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August 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL suffers US$15.3 million net loss after $166 million profit last year
  • Carriers move to raise freight rates in many trades with immediate effect
  • NOL narrows operational loss to US$120 million, revenues decline 6pc
  • Horizon Lines narrows quarterly loss despite 6pc fewer containers
  • Matson pre-tax profit up 9.9pc to US$34 million, revenues rise 3.5pc
  • Asia-Europe supply and demand remains weak despite July freight rate hikes
  • Xinjiang Korgas checkpoint first half up 30.4pc to 9.82 million tonnes
  • Hong Kong environmentalists call for more stringent vehicle inspections
  • Provincial authorities launch, coordinate logistics development schemes
  • Guangzhou Sunshine Logistics moves heavy hydro electric gear to Turkey
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau daily truck loads hit 4,000 after month of reform
  • Agility's second quarter net profit surges 50pc to US$40.2 million
  • 'K' Line starts truck milk run service to collect autoparts in India
  • BILK Kombiterminal first Hungarian terminal to join InlandLinks
  • Singapore MPA clarifies who are seafarers under UN's new labour rules
  • South Carolina county to slow-poke terminal planners: Speed up or else
  • Lufthansa Cargo profit up 27pc despite less cargo and 9.9pc fewer sales
  • Fire guts Nairobi airport, domestic terminal untouched, cargo to resume
  • Air France-KLM reduces cargo loss, 200 freight handlers expected to go
  • Air Partner evacuates oil workers from Cairo as danger mounts in Egypt
  • Embraer E2 extends wingspan to cut fuel, lengthens to boost payload

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Britain issues security alert to shipping cos operating off Yemeni coast
  • Essar Shipping registers consolidated net profit of 19.41 cr. in Q1
  • Liberia launches online MLC complaints resolution form for seafarers
  • Panama Canal expansion to be more than 60 pc complete this month
  • ADANI Vapi trade apprised of the advantages of Hazira Port
  • Afghanistan strikes port deal with Iran to avoid Pakistan
  • Day-long strike hits operations at Kakinada ports
  • MTHL fails to attract bidders yet again
  • Concern over mispricing of goods to stash dollars abroad
  • Govt mulls cut in iron ore export duty to boost exports
  • Govt not to ban onion exports, says domestic price rise due to other factors
  • Govt removes import duty on rice bran oil
  • INR pares early losses after govt action, still lower than Tuesday
  • IFFCO plants trees as part of I-Day celebrations

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • New deepwater oil discovery for Petrobras
  • Brazilian yard building three Incat Crowther DSVs
  • CIT Maritime Finance in third deal with Alterna
  • SPP Shipbuilding adds two more for Irish owner
  • Dockwise Vanguard gets drydocking gig
  • EMAS AMC lands first job for new flagship
  • Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Move may spell trouble for Everett Port Commissioner
  • Goods, services export numbers climb during month of June
  • Trucking group pleased with FMCSA clarification of ruling
  • Tacoma named top port for ease of doing business
  • Matson quarterly totals up over previous year

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • P3 is cost-focused just like G6, says OOCL's Alan Tung
    Mega-alliance is essentially no different from its rival, claims acting chief financial officer
  • UK gives go ahead for floating armouries
    Government issues 50 licences but acceptable standard remains unclear, says BIMCO
  • Charter expiries hit Teekay Tankers' second quarter
    Owner is optimistic of ultimately recovering loss on Nobu Su loan but records provision
  • Ardmore executes fleet expansion plan
    Two product tankers now on option from SSP, South Korea, bringing total to eight
  • Great Eastern Shipping boosted by product tankers and offshore trade
    Indian carrier's product tanker time charter yield jumps 37% year on year
  • Teekay LNG remains upbeat despite revenue drop
    Higher number of offhire days blamed for distributable cashflows of $55.4m
  • Thamesport loses three deepsea services
    Transatlantic express shift to Southampton 'will improve schedule reliability'
  • Cash-rich Sinotrans Shipping stays in black due to deposits gain
    Dry bulk unit's net profit amounts to $1.6m, thanks to $11.9m finance income
  • ICTSI posts first-half 20% rise in revenue
    New operations in Pakistan and Indonesia help lift port terminals' throughput to 3m teu
  • North P&I and Sunderland Marine merger mooted
    Possible union would create one of the largest mutual marine insurers, say firms
  • Matson moving forward with ship replacement plans
    Jones Act 2,800 teu boxships expected to cost $200m apiece
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen deepsea ro-ro volumes rebound
    Optimising and adjusting tonnage to market demand remains a key focus, says chief
  • EU Chamber of Commerce slams unequal VAT treatment in China
    New Chinese tax regime creating 'highest concern' in European shipping community, says trade group
  • OOCL slips into red with $22.6m loss
    Hong Kong carrier confident of peak season
  • Eagle Bulk narrows losses in second quarter
    Nasdaq-listed operator hit by tough supramax market, but scores gains on operating costs
  • Dryships posts $18.2m loss in second quarter
    George Economou-led owner pledges shares in Ocean Rig to ease payment terms on loans
  • Students scale new heights in shipbroking exams
    Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers celebrates a milestone as 300 students complete exams

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Wilhelmsen: volume drop levelling out
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen, the listed vehicle carrier and logistics company controlled by Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, said today a year-long drop in vehicle volume has levelled off
  • Yemen port threat now seen as exaggeration
    YEMEN'S government exaggerated its report that it broke up a plot by Al-Qaeda to seize the southern port of Mukalla, an IHS Global Insight assessment concluded today
  • OOIL drops into the red in 1H13
    HONG KONG-listed OOIL, parent of OOCL, said today it sank into the red in 1H13, mainly because box volume, freight income per teu and non-shipping business have all dropped
  • US approves LNG exports
    THE US LNG sector is expected to benefit from a third export facility that has been approved by the Obama administration
  • Matson posts profits of $20.1M
    HONOLULU-based Matson nearly tripled its profits year on year in 2Q13
  • GLDD loses $25.2M
    DREDGING operator Great Lakes Dredge & Dock said today it lost $25.2M in 2Q13, primarily because of losses within its demolition unit
  • Ardmore expands fleet
    ARDMORE Shipping, the newly minted 'eco' design tanker specialist that started trading on the NYSE after its IPO last week, confirmed today its first newbuilding orders as a public company
  • GE Shipping profits rise 35%
    GREAT Eastern Shipping said today lower expenses helped it to 35.4% more profits for its April-June quarter year on year
  • Ocean Rig surges
    OCEAN Rig UDW turned in bumper 2Q13 net profits of $38.76M, a reversal from $2.8M in net losses from a year ago
  • Rio's profits crash by 71%
    RIO TINTO said its profits were 71% lower in 1H13 than in the first half of 2012, but pointed out that iron ore shipments out of its Pilbara port remain at record levels
  • CIT loan backs Alterna deal
    PRIVATE equity group Alterna Capital Partners has secured a five-year senior secured facility of $61
  • China tests polar route
    COSCO Shipping is today beginning the first test sailing of a Chinese cargo ship over a 2,936nm polar route to Europe
  • Modec raises forecast
    MODEC, the Japanese floating production systems contractor, today increased its forecast for 1H13 profits by 42.5% to ¥5.7Bn ($59M)
  • SCS wins Tenaga deal
    SHANGHAI Changhang Shipping, the bulker-operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, said today it has signed a $45M coal contract of affreightment with Malaysian electricity company Tenaga Nasional
  • China's commodity imports soared in July
    CHINA's commodity imports posted mostly double-digit rises in July, customs statistics showed today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Analysts Downplay Impact of Colombo's New Container Terminal
    The opening of a new container terminal at Colombo in Sri Lanka, designed to attract transshipment traffic, is unlikely to have a serious impact on the dynamics of liner shipping in the Indian Ocean, analysts say. The $500 million Colombo International Container Terminal started operations Monday. With its deep draft and...
  • Study: Deficient Language Skills Hurting New Zealand Exporters
    New Zealand exporters are operating at a serious disadvantage because of a lack of language and cultural awareness skills, according to a new study. The DHL Express NZ exporter survey found that exporters faced serious business challenges because, where English is not the primary language of the market they export to,...
  • Master Plan Approved for Port of Los Angeles
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners today approved a new port master plan, updating the Port of Los Angeles's development policies and procedures for the first time in more than three decades. The new plan incorporates previous amendments and anticipated future changes to the use of property within the coastal...
  • CEVA's Profit Up, Revenue Down in Second Quarter
    CEVA Holdings today reported net income in the second quarter of 2013 of $197 million, up from $106 million in the second quarter of 2012. The gain was partially driven by a debt exchange transaction and the reversal of accrued interest expenses of $93 million that had been waived as part of...
  • It's Really Happening: Customs' ACE Nears the Home Stretch
    WASHINGTON - It's still more than three years away, but completion of Customs and Border Protection's long-delayed major cargo-processing system appears to be in sight. The agency plans on fully implementing the Automated Commercial Environment on Oct. 1, 2016, but that's largely dependent on Congress giving Customs roughly $420 million to finish...
  • US Customs Releases Schedule for ACE Deployment
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a schedule for completing trade processing capabilities in its automated commercial environment by the end of 2016. ACE consolidates, automates and modernizes border processing, and when complete, will provide a single access point to connect the trade community with Customs and partner government agencies....
  • CSX Purchases Phosphate Export Facility in Florida
    CSX has acquired Eastern Associated Terminal in Tampa, Fla., from Ingram Barge. The phosphate export facility is adjacent to CSX Transportation's Rockport terminal on Tampa Bay, and the combined entity will be called Rockport Terminals. The deepwater port facilities on Tampa Bay will be used for exporting phosphate from Central Florida's Bone...
  • Rising Profits Power Swift Purchase of Central Refrigerated
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, expanded its refrigerated freight business by acquiring Central Refrigerated Service. Swift, a $3.5 billion company, paid $189 million in cash and assumed $36 million in capital lease obligations to acquire the $453 million temperature-controlled carrier. The acquisition gives Swift "immediate scale" in what the carrier...
  • Trucking Federation Honors YRC Worldwide's Kelley with Halladay Award
    Arlington, Va. - During their recent annual meeting the Trucking Association Executives Council honored J. Michael Kelley, chief sustainability officer and vice president of external affairs for YRC Worldwide Inc., with the distinguished J.R. "Bob" Halladay Award for his long time dedication to, and continued support of, the TAEC. The Halladay Award, named...
  • AirCargoGroup (ACG) joins Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as a main vendor sponsor to provide Global Wholesale Airfreight Services
    05 August, 2013 The Global Project Logistics Network is the largest and most recognized, non-exclusive, projects logistics network specializing in international project movements and specialized lifts. www.gpln.net "It is a win-win partnership, our enrolment to GPLN allows our offices access to the world of Projects and Heavy lift professionals, while ACG can now...
  • AVEVA explains how 3D laser scanning can help shipyards survive the downturn
    Manchester, UK - 8 August 2013: AVEVA today announced its publication of a new business paper - 'On the Beam: How 3D laser scanning technology brings new opportunities in ship refitting and conversion'. In this paper, AVEVA examines how rapid, accurate and non-intrusive 3D laser surveying can increase shipyard capabilities to meet the coming surge...
  • Matson's Profit Soared in Second Quarter
    Matson reported net income of $20.1 million for the second quarter of 2013, a jump from $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the Honolulu-based ocean carrier and logistics company was $416.6 million, increasing from $394.2 million in the same period last year. "We had another solid quarter, driven...
  • FMCSA Clarifies 'Short-Haul' Exemption to HOS Rules
    Following a federal court decision, regulators say they will "immediately" cease enforcing a rule requiring short-haul truck drivers to take daily 30-minute breaks. A federal appeals court Aug. 2 struck down the break requirement in new truck driver hours of service rules - but only for short-haul trucking operators. Other commercial truck...
  • Flatbed Hauler Daseke Buys Central Oregon Truck
    Daseke expanded its network of flatbed and specialized trucking companies by acquiring Central Oregon Truck Co., a Redmond, Ore.-based flatbed hauler. The acquisition of Central Oregon Truck follows the addition of Gaffney, S.C.-based carrier J. Grady Randolph in May. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Central Oregon Truck Co. is truly...
  • Q&A: Brokers' Higher Bond Worth Its Weight?
    Q: We're a small motor carrier 3PL, and we're very concerned about the new broker bond requirement in the so-called Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Under the law, brokers will need to carry a $75,000 bond as of Oct. 1, 2013, the effective date of MAP-21. That's...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Economou on stage
    DryShips may be forced to raise as much as $230m between now and 2014 to shore up its balance sheet if the shipping industry fails to stage a meaningful recovery, according to chairman and chief executive George Economou.
  • Signal sued again
    Five more lawsuits have been filed against US shipyard Signal International alleging human trafficking of Indian temporary workers.
  • TEN teams with Jefferies
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece is looking to offload 4 million shares in a bid to raise the cash it needs to reduce debt and pursue ship acquisitions.
  • 'Nothing terrible'
    Commerzbank continued to be plagued by provisions on its shipping book in the first six months of 2013.
  • Safe bulker locked in
    Safe Bulkers has found fresh period employment for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • TGP posts profit
    Teekay LNG Partners watched its bottom line climb in the second quarter but the result was overshadowed by a dip in distributable cash flow.
  • TNK loses more
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has posted a bigger second-quarter deficit as its revenue declined.
  • Teekay Corp loss grows
    Teekay Corp sank deeper into the red than Wall Street feared during the second quarter.
  • Ardmore adds MR double
    Ardmore Shipping Corporation is splashing some of its IPO cash on two optional products tankers at SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea.
  • Western Bulk goes Greek
    Ariston Shipping of Greece has announced a new charter for one of its bulkers.
  • Northern clubs to unite
    A merger that will create a substantially bigger force in the marine insurance market is planned by the North of England Club, already the second biggest of the protection and indemnity clubs and top fishing industry mutual Sunderland Marine.
  • Siem in $2m scrap pact
    Siem Shipping has thrown its least efficient vessel on the scrap heap.
  • SCI loss grows
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has seen its loss grow in the first quarter as revenue fell away.
  • Pacific beats Street
    Pacific Drilling has turned in a stronger than expected set of second quarter numbers.
  • HSH puts up ports cash
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has continued to plough money into the ports sector with a new deal in the Netherlands.
  • Ill crew flown home
    Two crew who fell ill on TMT's stranded aframax Iron Monger 3 have been flown home to India from the UAE.
  • Dry scrapping sliced
    Dry-cargo demolition has dropped by over 50% this year, according to the latest data from Braemar.
  • GE splashing the cash
    India's Great Eastern Shipping will spend up to $46m on a share buy-back as its first quarter profit jumped.
  • 10 years later...
    Denmark has brought in a salvor to remove the last of the oil from a Cosco bulker that sank in 2003.
  • Modec expects more
    Favourable currency movements have led Modec to hike its full year profit forecast by a quarter.
  • TUI cruise loss jumps
    The cost of launching a new ship and a vessel fire have sent losses soaring at German cruise player TUI.
  • Shipping spurs WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has surprised investors with a stronger than forecast second quarter performance.
  • Dof prolongs pipe-laying
    Norway's Dof has extended a charter for a pipe-layer in Brazil by two years.
  • Majority back Yinson
    Nearly three-quarters of the investors In Fred Olsen Production (FOP) have backed a takeover by Malaysia's Yinson Holdings.
  • Costs dent SBM Offshore
    SBM Offshore has reported a weak set of second quarter results with profits down almost 90% on a year ago.
  • EMAS wins Gabon gig
    EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, the vessel brand of Ezra Holdings, has won a $120m contract from Gabon.
  • OOIL posts interim loss
    OOIL, the parent of Hong Kong liner giant OOCL, has posted a surprise loss for the first six months of 2013.
  • Eagle back in the red
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has returned to the red in the second quarter following its profitable first three months of 2013.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • CBP shifts program managers, Gina to retire
    The retirement of Al Gina, assistant commissioner for international trade, was among several personnel moves announced Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski at COAC.
  • FMCSA officially removes break provision from HOS
    The change in the agency's rules mirrors the result of a court opinion passed down on Aug. 2, which said drivers who operate within a 150-mile radius of their reporting location do not have to abide by the rest requirement.
  • OOIL's outlook: 'Margins to remain thin and volatile'
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (OOIL), parent company of container liner company OOCL, said it had a loss of $15 million in the first half of 2013 compared to a profit of $117 million in the first half of 2012.
  • U.S. Customs creates toll free number for CEEs
  • Chiquita saves from shipping reconfiguration
    The banana shipper, which operates Great White Fleet, reported in its second quarter results that reconfiguration of its European shipping system, initiated in the third quarter of 2011, provided more than $12 million in savings.
  • Obama talks ports on Leno show
  • July U.S. import volume reaches 6-year high
  • Freight shipments down, expense up in July
  • Matson says Hawaii volumes up modestly
  • Cargolux, unions agree on CWA
  • Cargo Airport Services buys IAS
  • New head at AirBridgeCargo
  • Maersk sells drayage company
  • October date penciled in for CBP's Trade Symposium
  • MOL TP reliability up in 2Q
  • Laufer Group opens at JFK
  • FMC reviews 34 OTI license applications
  • AIT expands to Toronto

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Technology firm's scrubber monitoring system gains ground
    Emsys system has the capability to measure multiple gases including SOx, NOx, CO2, CO, CH4 and PM.
  • Mixed outlook across region
    Prompt supplies could be affected by public holiday in Fujairah.
  • Weaker pricing seen across bunkering hubs
    Prices easing across the board.
  • Newly listed shipping company makes tanker order
    Irish company raised over $100 million from the capital markets.
  • Indian ship arrest reaches conclusion
    Korean traders were out-of-pocket for over a year.
  • SCI runs to quarterly loss
    Bigger loss compared to a year ago despite falling costs.
  • Norwegian marine tech companies tie the knot
    Research firm acquires marine equipment maker.
  • Asian bunker prices fall
    Offices in Singapore closed for public holiday.
  • O.W. Bunker expands Tolson's role
    Appointed Regional Manager for company's North American operation as it looks to expand.
  • Rand Logistics profits down on lower fuel costs
    Company made downward adjustments to fuel surcharges.
  • OOIL in the red for H1
    High bunker costs among challenges faced in the first half, chairman says.
  • Matson quarterly profit surges
    Revenue also up.
  • Fuel-saving ship in service on the Great Lakes
    The Thunder Bay uses 15% less fuel and releases fewer emissions.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
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
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
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
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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Trieste
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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