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April 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison: Hong Kong docks 'returning to normal' as strike continues
  • CSAV to buy seven containerships from Samsung for US$570 million
  • Tianjin targets port container throughput of 13 million TEU in 2013
  • EPA issues tougher Vessel General Permits to take effect in December
  • MOL seafarer training moves from theory to practice on 6 working ships
  • Despite territorial disputes, South Korea, Japan, China begin FTA talks
  • Global Port Tracker: Don't expect European economies to recover in 2013
  • Tacoma up 47pc in February to 195,743 TEU, imports surge 62pc
  • Singapore Maritime Week opens with conferences, networking activities
  • Malaysian February exports fall to 3-year low, hit by Chinese New Year
  • Russia bans most Canadian, Mexican meat suppliers over feed additive
  • Krishnapatnam Port expects cargo and revenue to grow 40pc this year
  • Israel's Ashdod profit up tenfold due to absence of previous expense
  • Beirut transshipments boost volume 15.1pc to 173,288 TEU in 2012
  • Jordan's ACT completes phase 1 of US$140 million terminal expansion
  • Singapore-Zurich daily flights offered by Swiss WorldCargo May 12
  • DHL to develop US$50 million multi-user hub in Sagamihara, Tokyo
  • Missouri votes for rebates for forwarders moving exports out of state

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Asia-Australia loops consolidated by partners
  • CaroTrans expands Shanghai to US LCL service network with direct Atlanta service & a second weekly service to New York
  • FreightOSTM announces new era of automation for global freight industry
  • Hanjin won't be building new container terminal in Jacksonville
  • MSC to sell 35 pc of terminal division to Global Infrastructure Partners
  • JN Port handles 4.26 m TEUs, 64.50 mt in 2012-13
  • KoPT traffic dips 7.8 pc in FY13
  • KPT handles a stupendous 93.63 mt in 2012-13
  • NMPT completes civil works on petro products berth
  • South Central Railway posts 8 pc growth in freight
  • Govt asks Customs to clear perishable farm products fast
  • St. Britto's College signs MoU with Bharathiar University

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singapore enhances connectivity to Myanmar
  • SAS opens door to the US west coast for Scandinavia
  • FCS and Leisure Cargo become business partners
  • DHL invests in logistics hub outside Tokyo
  • Damco expands activities in Cambodia
  • Österreichische Post increases stake in M&BM Express in...
  • Romania's freight railway for sale
  • Maritime industry heads to Singapore
  • No agreement in Hong Kong
  • Change in management of the Volga-Dnepr Group
  • Maersk Line exceeds expectations
  • New highway security initiative in Mexico
  • Europe: only UK noting more truck registrations
  • Globaltrans and Metalloinvest sign new transport contract

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Ingalls achieves DDG 1001 hangar milestone
  • Ensco goes back to Keppel FELS for another Bigfoot
  • Teekay Tankers orders LR2 product tankers at STX
  • Indonesia releases Skaugen vessel after six months detention
  • New ownership structure for Cecon's Davie newbuilds
  • Wärtsilä to supply design and equipment for four MPSVs
  • Topaz AHTS newbuilds have MAN L27/38 power

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Port of Vancouver, USA warns of possible rate hikes
  • US goods/services exports post gains during February
  • Portland Airport program feeds hungry Portlanders
  • Coos Bay Short Line wins rail association honor
  • General Motors taps Maersk as top supplier for 2013

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Somali piracy has not gone away, says Hinchliffe
    Pirates have changed tactics in Indian Ocean but they are still a threat to shipping, warns ICS secretary-general
  • Salvors seek better equipment and systems for Arctic shipping
    ISU calls on experts developing polar code to make towing brackets and oil recovery systems mandatory on all ships
  • Agreement on search and rescue is key
    Shipowners keen to look at either voluntary or mandatory reporting systems as ice melt allows activity outside Russia's exclusive economic zone
  • Russia warned over decision to drop NSR ice class requirements
    Drive to attract larger dry bulk shipments in the northern sea route sees Russia plan for transit of vessels with no ice class notation
  • Pondering the Polar Code
    A set of rules to help stipulate the shape of Arctic shipping is taking too long to be finalised
  • Historic moment for LNG as Umm Slal docks in Singapore
    Delivery by Qatari vessel set to spark new trade lane in region
  • MISC reported to have sold two VLCCs as tanker business slumps
    Malaysian owner hampered by low freight rates and overcapacity
  • Global commons, please
    The LR, Quinetiq and Strathclyde study offers a cautionary tale of a protectionist future
  • Potential for chaos as Europe ponders tighter supply chain security rules
    Container lines, shippers and forwarders are becoming increasingly alarmed about plans for a new European Union advance cargo information regime and the way it may be implemented
  • Box lines urge Europe to re-think cargo screening rules
    World Shipping Council spells out risks of over-complex freight data requirements
  • Crystal clear
    As Lloyd's Register produces its Global Marine Trends 2030, the growth in Asian prosperity is evident
  • German transport minister backs shipping
    Tax breaks and subsidies will continue, Ramsauer confirms
  • Ceva Logistics downgraded by S&P
    Despite a rise in revenue, Netherlands-based company missed scheduled interest payments
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: suezmaxes to suffer as VLCCs get an Asian boost
    Lloyd's Register report maps out the energy shipping sector's future
  • Los Angeles completes 10-year dredging project
    Port's main channel deepened to enable it to handle super-post panamax boxships
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: bigger boxships with Intra-Asian growth to dominate
    Lloyd's register report shows Intra-Asian transhipments will grow at a faster pace than Europe
  • Lloyd Fonds books $3m annual loss
    Extraordinary general meeting due on Wednesday
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: emerging nations to reap benefits of next shipbuilding boom
    South Korea seen as in danger of falling behind
  • Damco expands in Cambodia
    AP Moller-Maersk arm opens second container freight station warehouse
  • Jebel Ali now ready for multiple 18,000 teu boxships
    Dredging project will allow 10 Triple-E size vessels to berth simultaneously
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: setting three scenes
    Researchers look at potential shipping trends from 2010 to 2030
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: one-off incidents that could affect global trade
    Predictions warn of major disruptive forces that could have a profound impact on shipping
  • Global Marine Trends: China to own more than a third of world's merchant tonnage by 2030
    Lloyd's Register-led forecast for future marine trade paints positive outlook for maritime trade as economies grow
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: Asia to take lion's share
    By 2030, the region's economic dominance will be assured, but a protectionist future would greatly curb its potential for maritime trade growth

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Chinese cargo boom seen multiplying through 2030
    SEABORNE trade from China is likely to increase markedly by 2030, a report published by three UK organisations predicted today, giving the country ever more importance in shipping
  • Paragon returns to NASDAQ
    MICHAEL Bodouroglou-led Paragon Shipping has confirmed that it will switch back from the New York Stock Exchange to NASDAQ later this month
  • 'Very poor return', but box profits return
    SLIM GAINS, but profits nonetheless, returned to the box sector in FY12, which sparked mild optimism from a London-based consultancy
  • PEMEX agrees to oil cargoes to China
    MEXICO has agreed to export 30,000 barrels per day of crude to China for two years beginning this month, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • HOSCO ship arrested in US
    AN ARREST warrant has been issued for the HOSCO-owned bulker Hebei Shijiazhuang in Norfolk, Virginia, over allegations of unpaid bunker bills
  • STX O&S confirms orders from Teekay and Norden
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding today confirmed that Teekay Tankers has ordered four 113,000dwt Aframax tankers
  • Singapore investment rises for LNG schemes
    TEMASEK Holdings, the investment vehicle of the Singapore government, has set up a company to tap growing LNG demand in the Asia Pacific
  • Fund mulls STX Pan Ocean acquisition
    A PRIVATE equity fund led by Korea Development Bank has taken the first steps towards acquiring a controlling stake in STX Pan Ocean, the country's biggest drybulk carrier
  • Indian Ocean route unveiled
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line said it plans to start a new Indian Ocean service with United Africa Feeder Line, beginning later this month
  • Profits rebound seen for Chinese box liners
    CHINA'S box carriers will return to profits in 2Q13, a survey by Shanghai International Shipping Institute has predicted
  • ASL contests claim over BLT asset
    SINGAPORE-listed ASL Marine Holdings said it will "vigorously challenge" a Batam court order restricting transfer of ownership or lease of a BLT asset

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • LCL Logistix Launches India-Europe Service
    LCL Logistix has launched a new less-than-containerload groupage service from India to the Baltics and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The service operates from LCL Logistix's container freight station in India's Nhava Sheva container port, using weekly sailings to Klaipeda, Lithuania's Baltic port. On arrival, containers are transferred to the capital,...
  • Kansas City Southern Partners With Mexican Steel Industry
    Kansas City Southern has partnered with CANACERO, the national chamber of the iron and steel industry in Mexico, to prepare for the growth of the Mexican steel industry and develop strategies for dealing with international markets. "The growth of near shoring has created new automotive and appliance factories in Mexico," said...
  • Days Long Ship Delays Reported at Hong Kong's HIT
    Strikes by dockworkers for better pay and conditions at the Port of Hong Kong have now entered their 13th day with little sign of resolution. Shipment delays to and from Hong Kong are ongoing as productivity at facilities run by Hongkong International Terminals - a subsidiary of global port giant Hutchison...
  • Google, LinkedIn and Adobe to Focus on Revenue Generation at TMSA Conference
    PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA), a leading resource for professional development, networking, business intelligence and best practices for professionals in the transportation and logistics industry, will hold its Annual Conference June 9-11, 2013 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Spa, in Ponte Vedra Beach,...
  • Security Industry Association and ASIS International to Sign MOU
    SILVER SPRING, Md. - Senior leadership of ASIS International (ASIS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will formally announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at ISC West. The objective of the MOU is to...
  • Teletrac Embraces FMCSA's Final Rule With a Fully Compliant Hours of Service Solution
    GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Teletrac Inc., a 25-year veteran award-winning GPS fleet tracking and telematics software provider, is happy to announce that its long-running hours of service (HOS) software solution will be fully compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) final rule beginning July 2013. Teletrac's all-inclusive solution will...
  • Nichols Named Director of MoDOT
    Dave Nichols, MoDOT's new director.The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named Dave Nichols director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Nichols has served as interim MoDOT director since March 21. He assumed the interim director position after the resignation of Kevin Keith, who left MoDOT for a medical leave of...
  • Caribbean Shipowners Association Postpones April Rate Hike
    Member carriers of the Caribbean Shipowners Association have postponed the rate increase scheduled for April 28 to June 16. The increase is applicable to all contract and tariff rates, northbound and southbound, between the U.S. and all CSA Caribbean Basin service destinations. The hike will be $75 per 20-foot container and $150...
  • US Gains Parity With Mexico in Near-Sourcing Shifts
    The U.S. has become equally attractive as Mexico to shippers looking to near-shore production, or shift manufacturing closer to the American consumption market, according to a global consulting firm. Thirty-seven percent of the roughly 140 manufacturers surveyed this year named Mexico and the U.S. as the most attractive near-soucing location, followed...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Prices Show Slight Shifts
    Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high sulfur bunker fuel in Rotterdam rose 0.1 percent or 80 cents in the week of April 5, while low sulfur spot rates inched down 0.04 percent or 23 cents, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM...
  • U.S. Imports From Southeast Asia Jump
    U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports Full-size image U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports from Southeast Asia jumped by 6.7 percent in January 2013 to 150,879 20-foot equivalent containers from 141,426 in January 2012, according to preliminary data from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Overall U.S. trans-Pacific imports, including those from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the...
  • No Talks in Sight as Hong Kong Port Strike Continues
    A strike at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in the Port of Hong Kong has entered a 12th day, with no negotiations planned to resolve the dispute, BBC reports. Dockworkers and crane operators are requesting a pay increase of nearly 20 percent to keep up with inflation over the past decade....
  • DP World Completes Dredging Project at Jebel Ali
    DP World has completed its dredging project at Jebel Ali port, which deepened the draft, allowing the port to handle bigger ships. The dredging added to the expansion work currently under way at the United Arab Emirates port, which will add 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units of new capacity to Container Terminal...
  • North American Containerized Exports Fall
    Containerized exports from North America to overseas markets fell almost 8 percent month-to-month to 1,122,700 20-foot-equivalent units in January 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. Export volume was also down 4 percent from January 2012. All overseas markets showed both month-to-month and year-over year drops in January,...
  • Oakland Port Official to Join Trade Mission to China
    Deborah Ale Flint, Port of Oakland's acting executive director, will join the California state trade mission to China, which will be led by California's Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and coordinated by the Bay Area Council, of which the port is a member. Ale Flint will join the mission in Beijing...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • MISC backs bid
    Malaysian shipowner MISC has urged shareholders to accept an improved takeover offer for the company even though it believes it "not fair".
  • Paragon makes stock switch
    Greece's Paragon Shipping is switching its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to save money.
  • Doun Kisen sells duo
    Japan's Doun Kisen is tipped to have offloaded two bulkers, including a capesize, in deals worth almost $40m.
  • Teekay in no rush
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has 18 months to declare all its 12 optional LR2 tankers at STX in Korea.
  • Farstad joins the party
    Farstad has clinched a new long-term charter contract with Petrobras that will see one of its platform supply vessels leave the overcrowded North Sea.
  • Norgas Cathinka freed
    The IM Skaugen gas carrier involved in a fatal collision with an Indonesian ferry last year has finally been freed.
  • Sniff at a recovery
    Martin Stopford has compared shipping investors with drug addicts and alcoholics amid a warning industry dynamics could tempt owners to relapse into old habits.
  • Dutch ship sinks trawler
    A French trawler has sunk after being in a collision with a Dutch cargoship.
  • Strong growth ahead
    A new study into future trends in shipping has predicted strong growth in the sector up to 2030.
  • Rickmers Linie sees double
    Rickmers-Linie has chartered in a second multipurpose heavylift vessel for its Europe to India line.
  • Lloyd Fonds red again
    Impairment charges kept Lloyd Fonds in the red during 2012.
  • KDB to sell DSME stake?
    Korea Development Bank (KDB) could opt to sell its holding in shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), according to local business media reports.
  • Songa scoops tanker duo
    Croatian shipyard Brodotrogir says it has signed a deal with Arne Blystad's Songa Shipping to build two chemical carriers.
  • 25 capes in waiting
    Newbuilding orders in the first quarter of 2013 have come in 40% ahead of what depressed markets demand with at least 25 new capesizes believed imminent, RS Platou Markets says.
  • Jefferies sounds cape alarm
    Jefferies has warned owners about an upturn in capesize newbuilding activity as fresh contracts have outflanked deliveries so far this year.
  • Ferry probe extended
    The UK's investigation into Eurotunnel's ownership of former SeaFrance ferries has been extended.
  • Captain apologetic
    China Cosco bigwig Wei Jiafu has said sorry to shareholders and pledged the company will turn its fortunes around after two years in the red.
  • Norwegians score in Brazil
    Dof has joined two other major Norwegian owners in penning a long-term charter with Petrobras as part of the Brazilian oil giant's delayed platform supply vessel tender.
  • Bids in for Scandlines
    Three offers have been lodged for private equity-owned Baltic ferry operator Scandlines.
  • Duo depart ALG
    All Leisure Group is losing two top executives as part of move to cut out over $2m in costs.
  • Three die on cargoship
    Three Syrian crew have died of asphyxiation on a cargoship off Oman.
  • Capital's latest signing
    US financial heavyweight Oaktree Capital has taken a major chunk of Capital Product Partners following a private placement.
  • BWO stretches two
    BW Offshore (BWO) has agreed contract extensions for two of its floating production storage and offloading units off Nigeria.
  • Idan Ofer on the move?
    Speculation is mounting in Israel that shipping billionaire Idan Ofer is planning to move to London.
  • KDB spurs STX PO
    STX Pan Ocean was on the rise this morning after it emerged Korea Development Bank has begun looking into a takeover of the loss-making owner.
  • STX seals Teekay deal
    Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed the first four of Teekay Tankers' potential 16-ship order spree.
  • Wartsila wins Bumi quartet
    Finnish group Wartsila will design and power four new multipurpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Malaysia's Bumi Armada.
  • VTTI backs Cyprus
    VTTI has reaffirmed its support and commitment to Cyprus where it is establishing a major oil storage terminal.
  • Laliotis tanker targeted
    A Laliotis-controlled MR products tanker has reportedly been attacked by robbers off the coast of Nigeria.
  • Petrobras extends trio
    Petrobras has agreed to extend the charters on a series of three PSVs owned by Norwegian shipowners.
  • Temasek targets LNG
    Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has established a new investment unit that will focus on LNG.
  • Evergreen in reshuffle
    Taiwanese liner giant Evergreen says it is looking to improve its service in the Eastern Mediterranean area.
  • Miclyn builds backlog
    Miclyn Express Offshore has tied up two of its offshore support vessels on two-year charters in Thailand.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures up in March
    Freight volume jumped significantly in March, both year-over-year and from February, continuing a trend of strong growth in the first half of the year, though Cass warned of recent historically softening in the second half
  • Progress coming on International Services Agreement
    Trade advocates encouraged by discussion between 47 nations over long-needed international services pact, which will center on market access and rules for cross-border data flow in the digital age
  • Hong Kong dockworker strike continues into 11th day
    Strike at Hutchison container terminal in Hong Kong continues as government steps in to try to resolve problems between 500 dockworkers and employers, with service providers suggesting strike is affecting cargo operations
  • Detector dogs to help U.S. FSW search for smuggled wildlife
    U.S. wildlife agency to use detector dogs to sniff out goods from threatened animals, like elephant ivory and rhino horn, at key port of entry, extending the program from its traditional uses, like preventing bombs and drugs
  • Action apparel retailer Fox to use Menlo in Europe
  • Carriers plan rate hike from U.S. to Australia, New Zealand
  • Chinese flu no threat to trade
  • FAA delays tower closure date
  • Drewry: 2013 carrier profits rest on cost cutting, price discipline
  • Hapag-Lloyd to launch Med-U.S. East Coast string
  • BCO fleets shouldn't be hampered by HOS changes
  • Supply chain growth drives real estate investment
  • Boeing finishes final battery test
  • U.S. exports reach $186 billion in February
  • Chinese shipper guilty of illegal rhino horn imports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Dynamic Oil Trading hires three new bunker traders
    All three traders took up their roles with Dynamic Oil Trading on April 8.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah bunker hub
    Players report tight avails.
  • Crude supports Rotterdam market
    Mediterranean ports see most prices soften.
  • Shipping markets can expect long term growth
    The rise of emerging countries and new consumer classes will transform the sector by 2030.
  • Bunker sales in Singapore not expected to fall further
    SSA executive expects bunker sales to remain stable.
  • WFS files for ship arrest over 'unpaid' bunker bill
    Fuel was delivered to Chinese bulk carrier.
  • EU allays ports' ECA concerns
    Funds available to support innovative projects.
  • Slow steaming hits bunker demand in Americas
    Market sources point to role of efficiency measures in weakening demand.
  • South Korea's largest oil storage terminal starts operations
    $500 million facility took two years to build and has a total capacity of 1.3 million cubic metres.
  • Asian bunker markets lack direction
    The price of 380 cSt material fell in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
  • DNVPS establishes new R&D laboratory
    Singapore laboratory with focus on R&D will 'delve deeper into fuel related issues onboard ships'.
  • Arrested bunker tankers up for sale in Singapore
    The vessels will be sold by the Singapore Supreme Court on April 17 via a sealed-bid auction.
  • Yujin Shipping sells bunker tanker
    Part of proceeds will help repay an existing bank loan.
  • New LNG firm set up in Singapore
    Firm to focus on trading and exploration, storage, processing and shipping of LNG.
  • SK Energy to supply 500 cSt product
    SK Energy will focus on supplying vessels plying between the US West Coast, China and South Korea.
  • Baltic Sea may be first to adopt LNG bunkering
    Norwegian government to 'conduct research in the sphere of LNG fuels and introduce corresponding technologies'.
  • Bunker spill detected along Sao Paulo coast
    Beaches affected but clean up operation underway.

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Venice
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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
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US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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Copenhagen
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Rome
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Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
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Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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Bern
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Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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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