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May 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line joins INTTRA network's multi-carrier e-commerce platform
  • Rotterdam's first quarter containers up 4pc, but empties dominate
  • CMA CGM receives 16,000-TEUer for Asia-Europe FAL 1 service
  • China's logistics industry fixed assets surge 173.7pc February-March
  • Chongqing's first quarter trade shipments up 7pc to 2.05 million tonnes
  • China's purchasing managers' April index slips from 50.9 to 50.6
  • More than 200 ports and shipping majors attend LA port conference
  • British defence agency publishes new set of Asian danger zone charts
  • California levies rate hike on harbour users as ports lose market share
  • Shippers on their own, Hamburg Sud ends chassis supply at Norfolk
  • Deadline looms for declaration of correct box weights, seminar told
  • Virginia hopes to cooperate with Port of Tianjin on trade and logistics
  • Volga-Dnepr flies 90 tons of oil gear from Singapore to Turkmenistan
  • ACMG: Freighter fleet to increase over 20 years despite recent contraction
  • Famous Pacific ships world's last airworthy Mosquito from NZ to US
  • China Southern offers first class air cargo for high-end shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • $ 6 bn spent to check Somali piracy in 2012
  • Express Global Logistics acknowledged as one of India's top 100 SME
  • FIF constituents meeting today to address issues concerning ocean transportation
  • International Labour Day celebrated with enthusiasm at Allcargo CFS, Mundra
  • Worldwide Project Consortium's membership conference in Prague this week
  • FCI wheat up for private export
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on soda ash imported from Russia & Turkey
  • India to upgrade Iran's Chabahar port, says Khurshid
  • Port of Antwerp announces another significant step forward in its LNG policy
  • INR rebounds against dollar to close at 53.94
  • RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 pc
  • 'Momento Mori'
  • WCO introduces mobile version of anti-counterfeiting tool
  • FPS NZ thinks outside the box
  • Rickmers-Linie adds tenth vessel on Pearl String Service

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Industry veteran Lutz Ehrhardt turns 70
  • «24-Stunden Regel» für Ladung nach Japan
  • La Quinta Trade Gateway makes progress
  • DFDS confirms bidding for Scandlines
  • Greencarrier Freight Services acquires Trana Spedition
  • Transmec expanding in Romania
  • Italy's new minister of transport comes from an alien field
  • Air China temporarily reduces operations with North Korea
  • Rickmers-Linie adds tenth vessel to Pearl String service
  • Zufall reinforces management
  • Seville becomes centre of OPDR activities on Iberian...
  • New Northern and Eastern Europe director for Goodman
  • DB Systemtechnik now independent railway undertaking
  • Performance of road haulage sector shrinks slightly in...
  • Australia: safer trucks to save lives
  • Ethiopian signs agreement with Djibouti airport
  • LuxairCargo joins Cargo 2000

Marine Logweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf in new $540 million fleet expansion
  • Crowley christens final ATB in $1 billion program
  • IHC Merwede launches Subsea 7 pipelayer
  • Seacor enters the LPG arena
  • Panama Canal shipyard back in operation
  • Goltens opens new Dubai Maritime City facility
  • Kongsberg to supply back deck system for Kleven newbuild
  • Sembcorp Marine reports increased profits

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Port of Seattle sets meeting to discuss Sea-Tac Airport noise
  • US rail freight traffic sees high/low week
  • Panama Canal Authority in line for Asturias Award
  • Launch of articulated tug-barge marks end of Crowley build program
  • Mitsui joining new service calling Mozambique, Indian Ocean

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • CSAV volumes and rates both rise
    Carrier's container rate index climbs to 1918.4 versus its benchmark figure of 2,000
  • Q&A: Shanghai Municipal People's Government
    World's largest container port faces up to shortcomings and challenges
  • Platform supply vessels are safe bet
    Good offshore prospects raises demand for PSVs
  • Shanghai admits shortcomings
    Officials admit port city must try harder to become a world-class maritime service hub
  • World Fleet Update: Back on the right track
    March saw a return to fleet growth as ocean carriers took delivery of many new ships. The first of Maersk Line's 18,000 teu Triple E-class series is due in June
  • Asia-Latin America trades absorb bigger boxships
    North-south trades hold key to industry's future
  • Varun aframax arrested in Singapore
    Heidmar tanker pool vessel Amba Bhargavi held since April 29
  • Cosco Corp profits fall 65%
    Downturn shrinks revenue flow from shipyards
  • Trade Statistics: Stuck in the slow lane
    MDS Transmodal's focus this month is on Asia's main trades, notably those to/ from North America and Europe which account for 12% of global box traffic
  • STX ponders pull-out from Europe
    Cash-strapped South Korea conglomerate could sell its overseas assets
  • Shipper Sentiment survey: Asia
    Ocean carriers' scores have shifted dramatically. Meanwhile, Asian shippers' concerns include voided sailings and capacity constraints
  • MOL and PIL collaborate between Asia and East Africa
    Weekly Indian Ocean Islands Express service to be launched
  • Freight Forecaster: Labour dispute resolution boosts Asia-USEC trades
    Containerisation International's research predicts load factors picking up from their low point of 75% in first quarter 2013 to 82% and 95% in the second and third quarter periods, respectively
  • Cancellations fail to halt rate slide
    Prices fall as low as $725 per teu on Asia-northern Europe trade
  • HHI returns to the black in first quarter
    South Korean shipbuilding giant tipped to win CSCL deal to build five 18,000 teu vessels
  • Seacor orders up to five gas carriers from Hyundai
    Newbuildings will join Dorian Hellas pool
  • Fleet Quarterly: The chasm widens
    Top carriers marginally increased their share of the fleet in first quarter 2013 and this is expected to continue throughout the rest of the year. Containerisation International reviews the latest numbers
  • Capesize crusaders
    DVB outlines a no-win scenario for market prospects
  • Charter Market: A corner has been turned
    Containerisation International notes that the long decline in charter rates was halted in first quarter 2013, but this does not mean an end to the industry's problems
  • Sentiment over ultra-large boxship orders is hitting rates, says Drewry
    Yet-to-be-delivered tonnage hinders efforts to balance supply and demand
  • Six HSH executives face trial for embezzlement
    Former chief executives Nonnenmacher and Berger in the dock in July
  • Cambie resigns as OOIL chief financial officer
    Tung named temporary replacement from June
  • ACL seeks replacement for damaged Atlantic Cartier
    Ship to be repaired after fire on car deck
  • Tsakos raises $50m in preferred stock issue
    Proceeds from non-dilutive issue believed to be earmarked for LNG construction
  • Box Leasing Rates: Bumping along the bottom
    The first quarter of 2013 saw lease rates slip again, but lessors expect a pick up later in the year. However, any recovery in per diem rates in 2013 will be modest. Containerisation International reports
  • Ceva completes recapitalisation
    Logistics firm raises investment cash and halves its net debt and annual interest costs
  • TMT challenges F Elephant arrest
    Bulk carrier faces sale at auction on Monday

Fairplayweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • BLG to buy Lloyd Werft shareholding
    GERMANY'S Bremen state said today it is selling a 13.16% shareholding in Bremerhaven's Lloyd Werft to port group BLG Logistic
  • Sabine LNG construction runs ahead of schedule
    CONSTRUCTION is ahead of schedule on the first two trains of the Sabine Pass LNG export project, Cheniere Energy confirmed today
  • Capesize slump seen extending to 2015
    ASSET values and earnings in the capesize bulk carrier sector are "expected to continue trending lower until at least 2014", German transport financier DVB Bank said today
  • Rickmers-Linie adds 10th ship to round-the-world service
    PROJECT shipping line Rickmers-Linie is increasing capacity in east/west trades with the addition of a 10th vessel to its eastbound round-the-world service
  • COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard's conversion contract effective
    COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard said today its contract is effective with Japan's Modec to convert the VLCC Alga into an FPSO
  • SMM sees 'intense' competition
    SEMBCORP Marine said today competition across diverse business segments such as rig building and ship repairs is "intense", knocking the yard's margins
  • Greencarrier buys Trana
    SWEDEN'S Greencarrier Freight Service has acquired all shares in Trana Spedition, a compatriot haulage company
  • France to contest SNCM aid repayment
    PARIS plans to contest the EC's order to reclaim €220M ($289M) in government aid to Mediterranean ferry company SNCM
  • HK company looks to overturn arbitration ruling
    HONG KONG-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry said today it will seek to reverse an arbitration ruling ordering a $39M refund by its subsidiary to a shipowner in a shipbuilding contract dispute
  • GDF Suez to operate China's first FSRU
    FRENCH utility company GDF Suez has signed a deal to charter in Hoegh LNG's GDF Suez Cape Ann LNG carrier
  • TEN raises $50M
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation has become the latest public shipping company to raise money by selling perpetual preferred shares, an increasingly popular strategy
  • Charterers shun STX Pan Ocean bulkers
    STX PAN Ocean's woes have made charterers turn their backs on fixing any ships linked to South Korea's biggest bulker owner
  • Hyundai HI profits plunge
    HYUNDAI HI said today net profits for 1Q13 were 318.4Bn won ($288.5M), down 36% year on year
  • Asciano axes costs, jobs
    AUSTRALIA'S ports and rail operator Asciano said it plans to slash jobs and spending, as a downturn in volumes bites
  • Hanjin's liquidity risks linger
    HANJIN Shipping still faces liquidity risks, despite issuing bonds with warrants worth 300Bn won ($272

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Building Completions Nearly Triple in US Industrial Real Estate Markets
    U.S. industrial real estate saw continued growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to data and analysis provided by commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle. The U.S. markets the firm tracks experienced mid-to-low vacancy rates and healthy rental numbers, said Craig Meyer, president of JLL Industrial, Americas. Total...
  • Rickmers-Linie Adds 10th Ship to Pearl String Service
    Rickmers Savannah is the 10th vessel in the round-the-world Pearl String Service.Rickmers-Linie has added a 10th vessel on its eastbound round-the-world Pearl String Service, which connects Europe, Asia and North America, as part of its continuing investment program. The carrier has taken the Rickmers Savannah, a 30,000-deadweight-ton vessel, on long-term charter....
  • Norfolk Southern Resumes Operations in Midwest Flood Areas
    As conditions along the Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and Wabash rivers have improved, following flooding in the Midwest, Norfolk Southern has recommenced operations on some of the impacted routes. Trains will be metered over the area as track conditions allow and will be returned to normal schedules over the weekend, the Class...
  • Rederi AB TransAtlantic Names Bergendahl CFO
    Tomas Bergendahl, Rederi AB TransAtlantic's new CFO.Rederi AB TransAtlantic has appointed Tomas Bergendahl as CFO, succeeding the interim CFO, Erik Hansen. Hansen was appointed to the interim role at the Swedish shipping company in January 2013. Bergendahl is currently the senior vice president and CFO of GKN Aerospace Engine Systems, formerly Volvo...
  • ISM Manufacturing Index Slips to 2013 Low
    The PMI Composite Index registered 50.7 percent for April 2013, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Fourteen of the 18 manufacturing industries saw growth in April. ISM Manufacturing: PMI Composite Index through April 2013 Full-size image This is the lowest index level of 2013 so far, but still indicates expansion as it...
  • Kansas City Southern Promotes Selby to VP Position
    Kansas City Southern has named Darin P. Selby its new vice president of energy markets and short line partner relations. In this role, he is responsible for the coal business unit, relationships with short lines and developing business in the emerging energy markets. Selby has 20 years of transportation experience. He was...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index Hits 2013 Low
    JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index, week of May 3, 2013 Full-size image A closely watched indicator of inflation posted its lowest index of 2013 but remained ahead of its one-year average for the 22nd consecutive week. This was the third straight week-to-week decline. The Journal of Commerce-Economic Cycle Research Institute index registered 125.97 for...
  • Kim Joins AIT Worldwide as Business Development Director
    Myung Kim, AIT Worldwide Logistics' new business development director.AIT Worldwide Logistics has hired Myung Kim as business development director. Based at the transportation and supply chain provider's Los Angeles facility, Kim will manage direct sales efforts in southern California. He will also be responsible for strengthening the company's customer base by...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders in April Top 23,000 Units
    North America's Class 8 truck net orders in April totaled 23,026 units, rising 6 percent from the previous month and increasing 37 percent from April 2012, according to FTR Associates' preliminary data. Orders for Class 8 trucks have now been above 20,000 for five consecutive months. "Orders continue to remain at a...
  • CEVA Logistics Posts a Loss of Nearly $900 Million
    CEVA Logistics reported a loss of €681 million (about US$892.6 million) in 2012, growing from a loss of $283.1 million in 2011. Loss before income tax was $876.7 million in 2012, versus $250.3 million in the previous year. However, yearly revenue was $9.5 billion, rising 4.8 percent year-over-year from $9.0 billion. Earnings...
  • United Grain, ILWU File Complaints With NLRB
    A total of six charges have been filed with the National Labor Relations Board by union dockworkers and United Grain Corp. at Washington's Port of Vancouver, The Columbian reports. Four of the charges were filed against United Grain by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on March 4, 18 and 21...
  • Baker Park Opening Celebration Planned for May 4
    Mayor Bob Foster, the Office of Councilmember James Johnson, and the Departments of Parks, Recreation and Marine, and Public Works, invite the public to attend an opening event for the Baker Park on Saturday, May 4, at 11 am. The new 1.25-acre park is located at 625 Baker Street at...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Drop Despite May 1 GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes continued to decline in the week of May 3, showing no achievement of a May 1 $800-per-FEU general rate increase to the West Coast proposed by Cosco, U.S. Lines and MOL. This was the fourth straight week of declines in Asia-U.S. lanes. "Although not all...
  • Cosco to Raise Asia-South America Rates in Mid-May
    Cosco Container Lines will boost rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, on its trade from the Far East to South America's west coast, starting May 15. The hike will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, the carrier said....
  • Yang Ming Takes Delivery of 8,626-TEU Ship 'Unicorn'
    The YM Unicorn was unveiled at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard in China.Yang Ming has received delivery of the YM Unicorn, an 8,626 20-foot-equivalent unit container vessel built by CSBC Taiwan. The ship was unveiled at a ceremony at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard in China, presided over by Frank Lu, chairman of Yang Ming...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe GRIs See Further Pushback
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index in Europe lanes continued to decline this week despite general rate increase attempts. The next GRIs in this trade lane are set for mid-May. Hapag-Lloyd, Cosco and UASC have proposed increases of between $500 and $600 per TEU. "The plan to postpone the previous April increase until...
  • DSV Road Introduces European Groupage Service
    DSV Road, the trucking division of DSV, has introduced DSV Daily Pallet, a new service offering daily pickup and departure with delivery of palletized groupage shipments between 35 kilograms (about 77 pounds) and 7,716 pounds to and from anywhere in Europe. DSV Daily Pallet will operate across the existing pan-European network...
  • MOL to Take Space in PIL's Mozambique Service
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will be taking space on Pacific International Lines' Mozambique Express Service. MOL will swap slots on the new Indian Ocean Islands service announced this week to get space on this weekly service, which PIL will operate with seven ships. The port rotation is as follows: Singapore; Maputo, Beira and Nacala, Mozambique; and returning...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • SBLK sitting pretty
    Star Bulk Carriers should have enough ammunition to acquire up to six supramaxes when it wraps up a rights offering, according to an analyst at Arctic Securities.
  • Moody's downs Navios
    Moody's Investors Service on Friday took a red pen to its outlook on the corporate family rating (CFR) of Navios Maritime Holdings (Navios) in response to ongoing concerns about the future of the dry-bulk market.
  • Claren swoops on NNA stock
    Claren Road Asset Management has bought into Navios Maritime Acquisition just a few days after the owner pulled off a landmark distressed deal.
  • Mercator adding MR
    India's Mercator has agreed to add another MR tanker to its fleet.
  • Danske's history lesson
    A spate of capesize contracts this year carry a worrying similarity to a poorly timed order run over three decades ago, Danske Bank says.
  • Siem cashes in
    An ongoing scarcity of anchor-handlers in the North Sea spot market has led to Statoil paying a whopping NOK 1.7m ($292,000) per day for a vessel on Friday.
  • DFDS eyes Scandlines
    Denmark's DFDS is going up against private equity funds in the battle to buy Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • Diana scraps a second
    Diana Containerships has sold its second vessel for demolition in under a month.
  • Sale boost for d'Amico
    Milan quoted d'Amico International Shipping has taken another step in its fleet rejuvenation programme with the sale of a handysided products carrier for $12.25.
  • Jinhui braces for fall
    A battered bulk market has led Jinhui Shipping & Transportation to fire a first quarter profit warning.
  • NorthLink's image problem
    Scottish ferry operator Serco NorthLink's new logo has come under fire for an alleged resemblance to Nazi imagery.
  • Flying Scorpio's kite
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • HHI profit squeezed
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has seen its first quarter profit sliced by more than a third as lower margins squeezed its bottom line.
  • Mipo starts off weaker
    Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has turned in an operating loss for the first quarter - and net earnings were also cut.
  • TMT tries to block sale
    Nobu Su's TMT is making a last ditch attempt to prevent the auction sale of an ore carrier detained by Chinese authorities for almost a year.
  • Tougher for Cosco Corp
    Shipyard group Cosco Corp (Singapore) is expecting a more difficult 2013 after first quarter profit dropped.
  • Island renews old ties
    Norway's Island Offshore has laid down close to $70m for a newbuilding at Vard Holdings.
  • Barreras bosses stay
    Spanish shipbuilder Hijos de J Barreras will retain its top management after being bought by Mexican oil group Pemex.
  • Eco titans to team up
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Key calls it quits
    Danish bulker operator Key Maritime Rederi has filed for bankruptcy in Copenhagen.
  • Early offer rejected
    Somali pirates agreed to accept a ransom of $3m to free six crew from Danish cargoship Leopard only two months into what would turn into a 28-month ordeal.
  • KOTC sells MR sisters
    Kuwait's KOTC has reportedly offloaded four veteran MR sisters into Nigeria.
  • Chamarel cut in two
    A French cable-layer has been cut in half as it awaits removal from a Namibian beach.
  • Cartier fire under control
    Fire crews have extinguished the blaze which broke out in the hold of an ACL con-ro in Hamburg.
  • STX yards to go?
    Troubled STX Offshore & Shipbuilding could sell its overseas yards as it battles to secure its future.
  • Atlantic's profits surge
    Atlantic Navigation, which only listed in Singapore late last year, has reported a 75% jump in first quarter profits.
  • MSC scraps boxship trio
    Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has reportedly sold three smaller containerships for demolition.
  • Varun tanker arrested
    India's Varun Shipping has had one of its aframax crude tankers arrested in Singapore court documents show.
  • Seacor books five VLGCs
    Seacor Holdings has ordered up to five VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries in a potential $360m newbuilding deal.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • ILA maintenance locals approve new contract
    Members voted in favor of a new six-year contract by a vote of 632-18, according to Dennis A. Daggett, president of Local 1804-1 and the chief negotiator for the maintenance locals. The ratification vote was held on April 30.
  • WWL bids for Melbourne auto dock
  • Pittsburgh port building wireless network
  • Rickmers adds 10th ship to eastbound Pearl String
  • 16,000-TEU CMA CGM ship enters service
  • Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures fall in April
  • Truckers: Ontario market still volatile
  • Business groups push Senate to act on WRDA
  • Hong Kong port strike drags on
    In the latest development, the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (UHKD) said that employees of Comcheung Ltd. at another of Hong Kong's terminals have joined the strike, according to reports from local media. About 530 workers are now on strike.
  • YRC sees first positive operating income in 6 years
    "These results are due to a rational pricing environment for both YRC Freight and the Regional segment, and the productivity improvements along with the customer mix management effort at YRC Freight specifically," YRC's James Welch said.
  • Con-way has disappointing 1Q
  • Cambie leaves CFO post at OOIL
  • Electronic shippers seek 'repairable' claim
    Recyclers in the United States and Europe are concerned about these proposed exemptions because their investments in businesses to dismantle or shred e-waste and transform it into commodities will be undermined.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • North American bunker prices rally to close out week
    Prices rise despite suggestions of below average demand for IFO product.
  • CIMAC guides operators through distillate pitfalls
    Identifies problems associated with fuel switching and operation of main engines on low sulphur distillates, and offers handling advice.
  • Ferry operator 'evaluating' LNG conversion bids
    Plan is to have WSF Issaquah-class ferries run on LNG.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Good demand in Middle East hub.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes set to fall in June
    Asia-based traders say markets are already showing signs of firming.
  • Markets strengthen on rising crude
    Piraeus quiet on public holiday.
  • Sale of Vinalines' ships slow going
    Three out of 23 sold so far.
  • MAN Diesel recommends high BN lubricant for super-slow steaming
    IBC 34 shown draft of new guidelines for cylinder lubrication choice for MAN B&W low speed engines.
  • Market wants 'bigger, more fuel efficient ships'
    Rickmers could be close to placing new orders.
  • Bank pushing for judicial sale of TMT ships
    Bulk carrier to come under auctioneer's hammer on Monday.
  • Singapore arrest for Indian-owned ship
    Failure to pay crew's wages sparked move.
  • Asian prices end week on firmer note
    Good demand seen in Hong Kong.
  • Fuel-saving vessels to service windfarm project
    Cwind says this is its 'largest vessel contract' win to date.
  • Endofa's business a 'copy and paste' from us, says Monjasa CEO
    Monjasa's management finds the way former employees have set up business with focus on same areas hard to accept.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocates bunker trader to Dubai
    Pooja Sangani relocated from Middelfart to Dubai.
  • 16,000 TEU newbuild begins its first rotation
    CMA CGM Jules Verne is equipped with 'all the latest environmental technologies'.
  • Navios Acquisition returns to black
    Firm has bought 'eco' tonnage.
  • Nakilat finds favour with LNG as bunker fuel
    Feasibility study prompted by cost of bunkers.
  • Seacor orders VLGCs with 'improved performance'
    Vessels will have new hull design and use MAN B&W G-type engines, says firm.

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Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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