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November 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's London Gateway opens 5,000-TEU MOL Caledon docks
  • Inspectors find MOL Comfort hull rupture amidships in disaster probe
  • Nigerian pride stymies cooperation with neighbours in fighting piracy
  • P3 says it will deploy 19,200-TEUers in US trades within a decade
  • Shanghai's Japan trade drops 8.7pc in first nine months as autos fall
  • Meat importers and exports hail DP World's London Gateway facility
  • Bangladesh board urges 77pc pay hike, 'too high', say garment exporters
  • BNSF profit quarterly up 5.6pc to US$989 million, revenue rises 5.8pc
  • Yusen Logistics profit off 79pc to US$2.8 million, but sales rise 23pc
  • Second CN freight derails within two weeks, no one hurt, little damage
  • South Carolina Ports launch clean truck programme to reduce emissions
  • World Bank weighs in, despite EU reversal, Oz plan to dump carbon tax
  • Roads rebuilt for heavy mining gear discharged, transported in Namibia
  • JAL profit declines 17.8pc to US$800 million despite 4pc revenue rise
  • ANA posts 46pc profit decline to US$203.5 million as revenues rise 5.9pc
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Siem Reap, Cambodia from December 1
  • Cebu Pacific takes holiday cargo on new planes on Dubai-Incheon routes
  • Schenker blue on near-term air cargo, but cheered by Asian e-commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Bahri announces receiving delivery of new general cargo vessel
  • FMC Chairman proposes global regulatory summit on P3 Alliance
  • ICS launches new web-based resource for ILO MLC
  • India Shipping Summit 2013 outlines plans to bring the sector back on track
  • International Bunkering acquires one of the oldest bunker brokering companies in the US
  • Maersk appoints CEOs for Services & Other Shipping, Damco
  • NOL reports $ 20 million third quarter profit
  • Rhenus Group, Western Arya form Rhenus Logistics India
  • SCI observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • UK P&I Club announces general increase for 2014 policy year
  • WISTA India President participates in WISTA International Conference
  • Xiamen's 9-month box throughput ups China's national average growth rate
  • CBI acts against illegal iron ore exporters
  • Chinese paracetamol subjected to anti-dumping duty
  • Japan imported 80 pc of cashew from India in 2012
  • USFDA finds imported spices contaminated
  • JN Port participates in maritime & logistics event
  • KoPT invites bids for mechanised cargo handling at NSD
  • Panel to look into high handling charges at Cochin Port
  • Kribhco's rail-linked logistics park inaugurated at Rewari
  • EAC postpones clearance to several power projects
  • Manufacturing norms in SEZs eased to boost exports
  • CTL 2013 mega expo & conference from Nov. 28-30

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Harsco awarded railway track maintenance contract by SBB
  • European freight figures show timid growth in September
  • BDP confirms renewal of partnership with Dubai Exports
  • RVR relaunches key Kenya - Uganda trade route
  • Rotterdam records decline in container volumes
  • Panalpina upgrading IT department
  • PSA gets active in Lianyungang
  • More new routes for Qatar Airways Cargo
  • Damco Indonesia opens new Semarang warehouse
  • Terminal hoppers with sockets in Hamburg
  • Economic impact of Dallas/Fort Worth airport
  • ICS opposes France's new CO2 reporting demands
  • Swisslog receives order from Swiss department store Manor
  • Krone delivers 20 Profi Liners
  • Geography of freight traffic
  • Export ohne Schädlinge und Korrosion
  • Logistics Initiative Hamburg is expanding

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • London P&I Club warns against complacency on the bridge
  • RO/RO containership fire extinguished
  • Tidewater reports second quarter earnings
  • KNMR rescue craft passes capsize tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma marks 75th Anniversary
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps firm for asbestos cleanup
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeks help with Christmas event
  • Maersk Line containership loses boxes in Bay of Biscay
  • Charges dropped against picketer at ILWU demonstration

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Seaspan looks for new stock offering
    Plans to offer Series D preferred shares in a public offering worth up to $260m
  • Textainer allows $4.7m for smaller customers' bad debts
    But chief executive says underlying business fundamentals have been solid
  • Safe Bulkers stakes near-term future on spot market
    Hajioannou-led bulk owner raises dividend for first time in a year
  • Taylor named Topaz managing director
    Former Drydocks World boss takes top job at Dubai engineering firm
  • Ocean Rig plans new master limited partnership
    Drilling firm will launch quarterly dividend next year, says Economou
  • Cosco Corp reports sharp drop in quarterly profits
    Shipyard and dry bulk shipping units come under pressure
  • Grimaldi takes chief executive role at Finnlines
    Chairman steps in as Bakosch returns to Germany
  • Scorpio bosses set the gas shipping agenda
    Bugbee and Lauro drive consolidation with daring Dorian deal
  • Torm treads water
    UPDATE: Market recovery is good, but company's huge debt still needs to be tackled
  • Dorian raises a further $250m in Oslo
    Funds will part-finance the company's burgeoning VLGC orderbook
  • London Gateway prepares to welcome its first scheduled service
    SAECS vessel makes debut scheduled call at DP World's newest box port
  • CSCL sells Lianyungang Port stakes to PSA and local port group
    Singapore terminal operator will end up with 49% and Lianyungang Port Group 51%
  • P3 rivals must form bigger, broader alliances, says Visser
    Dynamar warns carriers not to order larger tonnage to combat Big Three tie-up
  • Loss of Libyan and Syrian crude cuts Mediterranean aframax earnings
    Daily earnings plumb historic lows
  • Panamax fleet bears the brunt of boxship demolitions
    Segment under threat offers fewer economies of scale
  • DryShips wins beneficial deal with HSH syndicate
    Despite loss-making quarter, Economou sees light ahead for dry bulk
  • 3i Group takes control of Scandlines
    Private equity investor takes complete ownership after failure to find external buyer
  • Wisdom Marine to raise $99m in Singapore and London
    Taiwan-based bulker owner will sell convertible bonds and depositary receipts
  • CIMC recovers $95m from unfulfilled offshore contracts
    Offshore shipbuilding unit wins arbitration awards against Schahin in New York and London
  • Safe Bulkers books three panamaxes with Japanese builders
    Owner increases dividend despite a fall in profit as market sentiment improves
  • Rongsheng 'unlikely' to deliver panamax quartet, says DryShips
    Settlement talks already under way, according to Greek owner

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • DryShips cites 'severe' Rongsheng delays
    DRYSHIPS predicted today that Chinese builder Rongsheng will fail to perform on its contract, allowing the company to recoup progress payments
  • Seaspan plots another preferred sale
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan today announced a follow-on offering of perpetual preferred equity, despite a failed attempt to raise capital last month
  • China COSCO's return to black predicted
    CHINA'S Industrial Securities analysts have predicted that China COSCO will return to the black for full 2013
  • 164 held in Greek migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 164 people in connections with migrant smuggling cases of the past week
  • 3i buys Allianz Scandlines unit
    LONDON-based investor 3i said today it has signed a deal to acquire the stake in ferry operator Scandlines owned by Allianz Capital Partners
  • Two buys continue Baltic Trading fleet growth
    PETER Georgiopoulos-chaired Baltic Trading today confirmed agreements acquire two Capesizes, increasing the fleet's dwt capacity by 49%
  • Lianyunguang container facility acquired
    CHINA's Lianyungang Port Group and Singapore's PSA International today signed a deal to acquire all of Lianyunguang New Oriental International Container Wharf
  • Dorian LPG raises $250M in placement
    DORIAN LPG of Athens said today it raised $250M in a private placement of equity
  • TORM cuts losses
    TORM, DENMARK'S listed product tanker and drybulk shipping group, said today it reduced its losses in both 3Q13 and the first nine months of 2013
  • NOL still rated a 'buy'
    ANALYSTS have issued mixed ratings for NOL, parent of APL, in reaction to it reporting profits of $20M for 3Q13
  • JES veers into mining
    SINGAPORE-listed JES International said today it has entered into a conditional investment deal with a mining company as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio
  • Montenegro yard narrows losses in 9 months
    MONTENEGRO'S ship repair yard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela said it narrowed its net losses year on year during 2013's first nine months
  • STX Finland trims layoff total
    STX FINLAND today said it plans 670 layoffs, 80 fewer positions than earlier expected
  • Modec, Schahin awarded Carioca FPSO charter
    JAPAN'S FPSO specialist Modec and Brazil's Schahin have been awarded the Carioca FPSO charter contract from PETROBRAS and its partners in a consortium
  • SMM rig unit climbs 67%
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today its rig-building unit reported a 67% rise in 3Q13 turnover year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Profit Tumbles for Nippon Express
    ippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, said that its group net profit plunged 34.2 percent in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to ¥7.443 billion ($75.9 million) despite revenue growth. The Tokyo-based company's group revenue rose 4.6 percent in the...
  • Facing Debt Deadlines, YRC Asks Teamsters for Help
    Once again, YRC Worldwide is turning to its most consistent supporters - its 32,000 employees and the Teamsters - for help getting out of a fiscal jam. YRC Worldwide is expected to ask its union employees to extend their current contract beyond 2015 in order to secure restructuring debt financing from...
  • Profit Grows at Expeditors International of Washington
    Expeditors International of Washington reported a $92.4 million profit for the third quarter of 2013, up 4.4 percent year-over-year. "Despite ongoing pricing volatility in the ocean markets and an air peak season that didn't commence in September, as anticipated, we executed well in our 2013 third quarter," said Peter J. Rose, Expeditors'...
  • Port of Tampa, Zim Celebrate 10-Year Milestone
    Port President and CEO Paul Anderson (left) with Lea Bogatch-Genossar, Zim president, and Tom Perdue, president of Ports America Stevedoring, at the 10-year anniversary reception at the Tampa Museum of Art.Officials from the Tampa Port Authority and terminal operator Ports America, as well as regional exporters and importers, celebrated the...
  • Mexican Military Takes Hold of Port of Lazaro Cardenas
    The Mexican military has taken the reins of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, one of the country's largest container ports, as Mexico attempts to crack down on surrounding drug war activity and the import of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine, according to the Associated Press. Navy personnel on Monday took...
  • Depressed Cargo Rates Hit Seaboard Revenue
    Decreased cargo rates and lower volume year-over-year drove revenue drops at Seaboard Marine in the third quarter of 2013, according to Seaboard Corp., the parent company. Seaboard Corp. said its marine segment posted quarterly revenue of $219.5 million, down 9.4 percent compared with the same period in 2012. Furthermore, Seaboard Marine's...
  • Reviewing the Invoice, Refining the Process
    This podcast examines the truth behind ocean freight invoice inaccuracies, including causes, current review procedures and the impact on the larger industry. Speaker Steve Ferreira has run Ocean Audit Inc. for 20 years and developed an in-depth understanding of the invoicing process nuances of the various ocean carriers. This is...
  • Oakland Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center
    The Port of Oakland at the weekend broke ground on its Trade and Logistics Center, an import, export and transshipment hub with intermodal rail service that will bring logistics activities on to port property. The project in the coming decade will redevelop the former Oakland Army Base in several phases, beginning...
  • Vitran Builds Defense Against Takeover Bids
    Vitran is putting a buffer between its Canadian trucking operations and any unwelcome suitors, adopting a "shareholder rights plan" designed to slow or ward off any unsolicited bids and give the company time to evaluate proposals. Since the sale of its ailing U.S. operations to Matthew Moroun, vice chairman of Detroit-based...
  • US Ag Exporters Have Ample Container Supplies - For Now
    Container shortages aren't expected to squeeze most U.S. grain and soybean exporters until early next year, but there are already signs of scarcity. Although inbound holiday goods are still delivering ample supplies of containers for Midwest exports, supplies will tighten as container carriers scale back their operations during the typically...
  • Bangladesh Political Violence Blocks Traffic Out of Top Port
    Bangladesh exporters are unable to get their goods out of the country via the Port of Chittagong, the country's busiest port, after trucking companies refused to deliver goods because of vandalism fears, according to reports. No containers were moved out of the port's 16 inland container depots and no trucks from...
  • Miami Targets Bigger Import Market Share
    Miami's new super-post-Panamax gantry cranes arrived in early October.Sometime this year or early next, Florida will replace New York to become the third-largest U.S. state in population. But even with that growing population, Florida still gets about 70 percent of its containerized imports from outside the state. They come in via...
  • 3i Buys Out Scandlines Partner for $223 Million
    U.K. private equity investor 3i has taken control of Scandlines, after buying out the co-owner of the ferry operator, and has refinanced its debt facilities. 3i said it paid Germany's Allianz Capital Partners €165 million (about US$223 million) for its 49 percent stake in the leading Baltic Sea roll-on, roll-off shipping...
  • Dubai Exports Renews Partnership with BDP
    Dubai, Philadelphia, Singapore, November 4, 2013 - BDP International (BDP) today announced that its partnership agreement with Dubai Exports has been renewed for another 12 months. BDP, along with a handful of other select logistics companies, was approved by Dubai Exports to provide world class, value added services and capabilities to exporters...
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Hires Incentives Expert Dan Breen
    PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 4, 2013 - Jones Lang LaSalle has hired Daniel Breen as an executive vice president at its Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., office. Breen will lead the firm's business and economic incentives practice throughout the Northeast, focusing on the New York metropolitan area with an emphasis on the New...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of 312,000-SF Chicago Industrial Building
    CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 4, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 2801 S. Western Ave. on the near south side of Chicago. The seller, Friedman Realty, was represented by Sally Macoicz of Cushman & Wakefield's Chicago office. The investment buyer was Venture One Real Estate LLC Friedman Realty is an affiliate of Dearborn Wholesale...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Hope on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines eked out a profit in the third quarter and continues to believe the bottom line will improve in the months ahead.
  • Uncertainty haunts yard
    A US shipyard on the brink of closure is poised to hand out more pink slips in the coming weeks even though it is has been approached with a proposal to construct up to eight Jones Act products tankers, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Now Safe to wait
    Safe Bulkers will sit on the sidelines of the newbuilding market this quarter after announcing orders for three vessels, the company's chief executive said.
  • DRYS: delays are 'severe'
    DryShips does not expect Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries to complete four panamax bulkers that are due for delivery in 2014, management warned investors Tuesday.
  • DLNG pulls the trigger
    Dynagas LNG Partners is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) in which it hopes to raise nearly $300m.
  • Lauritzen's OSG deal 'fair'
    J Lauritzen is pleased with a deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to reduce the size of a claim over a tanker charter cancellation.
  • Finnlines slips into red
    Finnish ro-ro owner Finnlines has fallen to a loss in the first nine months.
  • JES branches out
    Chinese shipyard JES International is branching out into the mining sector to help offset losses at its shipbuilding operations.
  • Seaspan tries again
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is back with another share sale less than a month after pulling a previous issue.
  • Export Credit hits record
    Export Credit Norway received a record number of applications in the third quarter as demand for offshore funding grew.
  • Grimaldi gets busier
    Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is the new CEO and president of Finnlines after Uwe Bakosch resigned.
  • Drugs found on tanker
    Belgian police have seized EUR 3m ($4m) of cocaine on a juice tanker that docked at Zeebrugge.
  • Animal instinct
    Baltic Trading has confirmed a $103m swoop for a pair of capesize vessels.
  • Swiber cashes in
    Singapore-listed Swiber Holdings is set for a $90m windfall after agreeing to sell its controlling stake in a subsea services provider.
  • Stohle makes his case
    Hoegh LNG's CEO Sveinung Stohle says he is "puzzled" by criticism of his company's floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project in Lithuania.
  • Ocean Yield readies divi
    Ocean Yield has cleared the way to introduce its first dividend before the end of the year.
  • Cosco profit slumps
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has seen a collapse in profit as low margin work ate away at its bottom line.
  • Bijela better so far
    Montenegrin shipyard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela has reduced its loss in 2013 as revenue climbed.
  • 3i takes control
    3i Group has bought out Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) to take full ownership of Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • STX PO raises $35m
    Restructuring STX Pan Ocean has freed $35m of cash by reducing the capital of its LNG subsidiary.
  • Repair aids Sembcorp
    A sharp rise in revenue from shiprepair has helped Sembcorp Marine to an improved third quarter showing.
  • Vard seals Caspian deal
    Vard has clinched a contract to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan-based owner Circle Maritime Invest (CMI).
  • Wreck to be raised
    Salvors are planning a five-hour operation to refloat and remove the holed cargoship Siderfly in the Kiel Canal on Tuesday.
  • Torm narrows range
    Torm has trimmed its full-year loss estimates after a third quarter which saw it achieve a core operating profit while its bottom line stayed red.
  • NOCC stretches two
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) is set to earn more from two vessels after stretching time charter contracts on the pair.
  • Strike three for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a third successful raid on investors adding a further $300m to its expansion arsenal.
  • Dorian banks $250m
    Oslo-listed Dorian LPG has clinched a $250m share sale in a private placement on the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
  • Iran renews guarantees
    Iran has renewed state guarantees for domestic insurers covering tanker trips to India.
  • Kazakhs eye yards
    Kazakhstan is to construct a new Caspian Sea repair yard in the Mangistau region.
  • Sale gets green light
    The Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal exporting facilities, is to be sold under a long term lease.
  • Tidewater lifts earnings
    Tidewater has reported a strong second quarter to the year with net profit up over 30% year-on-year, it said Monday.
  • Safe books bulker trio
    Safe Bulkers has bolstered its newbuilding orderbook with deals for three new panamax ships at Japanese shipbuilders.
  • Safe suffers in third
    Safe Bulkers looks to have missed out on the recent spike in freight rates with a 40% drop in third quarter results.
  • Greek bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Greek-owned panamax bulk carrier court documents show.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Horizon Lines reports increase in profits
    Horizon's president said the improvement was "driven largely by reduced vessel charter expense, increased non-transportation revenue, lower dry-dock transit and crew-related expenses, and reduced overhead."
  • Q3 revenue growth 'significant' for XPO Logistics
    The company's freight brokerage business generated a revenue of $152.6 million, a 374.4-percent increase from the 2012 period, and revenue for the expedited transportation segment ticked up 5.7 percent to $25.1 million.
  • PSA investing in in Lianyungang container port
    The container terminal has a designed capacity of 2.8 million TEUs and is designed to service the world's mega container vessels. The terminal is expected to commence operations in 2014.
  • Expeditors reports 4% increase in profits
  • Justice in ongoing talks with American, US Airways
    If the carriers want the Department of Justice to drop its antitrust lawsuit opposing the carriers' $11 billion merger, the airlines will have to agree to a few concessions, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
  • LNG Fuel terminal planned in Jacksonville
  • Washington Notebook: CBP works on ACE, modifies simplified-entry pilot
  • NYK invests in Yang Ming Terminal
  • Old Dominion moves to new Albuquerque facility
  • Damco opens warehouse in Indonesia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Strike action to suspend Piraeus's bunkering ops
    Wednesday's protests will postpone same-day deliveries, says source.
  • LNG-fuelled barge wins award
    LNG-electric inland vessels have a bright future, says marine engineer.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Cape Town saw double digit falls on MGO.
  • Avails tight in Rotterdam
    Good activity was seen in the Gibraltar market.
  • China urged to back ECA in Pearl River Delta
    Hong Kong official says ECA status would improve air quality in a region 'shared by 50 million people'.
  • London terminal gets first ship call
    Owner expects rapid take up in first year of operation.
  • Iranian wants more fuel oil to be exported from Kharg
    'Export capacity will be increased to 16,000 barrels per hour', says official.
  • Current methods of verifying bunker deliveries are archaic, says ExxonMobil
    The bunker industry can do a lot better on reassuring customers that they get what they pay for.
  • Fujairah bank ready to support bunker projects
    Bank anticipates 'high funding needs' of projects linked improving bunker facilities and expounding the port.
  • Asian IFO rates mostly stable
    MGO prices, on the other hand, were lacking direction.
  • Aegean conference call
    Third quarter results will be followed by conference call.
  • Huge increase in bunker investigative work
    DNVPS reports about 70% increase in demand for detailed on-board checks 'to ensure that every drop of oil onboard is accounted for'.
  • Numerous tasks ahead for IBIA, says Chairman
    'Finding low sulphur fuel oil will be a challenge', says Neo.
  • Integrated system promises big bunker savings
    Fuel savings of 10% possible, study finds.

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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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