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October 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe container volumes surge 10pc in August to 1.3 million TEU
  • Shipowners fear piracy, eco rules, international sanctions, say insurers
  • Twelve nations engaged in US free trade talks bedeviled by details
  • Drewry sees P3 cutting service options shipper choice in unexpected ways
  • Korea's September exports rise to China while US and EU's decline
  • NYK multipurpose ship rescues yacht in distress in South Pacific
  • AWC to begin exporting Ford cars and trucks to China from Portland
  • Union Pacific's expects quarterly profit below analysts expectations
  • Alianca names another 3,800-TEUer for Brazilian coastal service
  • Air Cargo into low gear pickup as US, European economies uptick
  • UN avoids trade war over air carbon tax by not acting until 2020
  • Better air cargo facilities to boost Singapore firms' competitiveness
  • UTair launches charter flights from Siberian cities to Hainan resorts

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • ADPC & EMAL sign ten year export logistics agreement
  • Arctic shipping shortcut seen opening up only in a decade or two
  • Box vessel capacity, size on the rise despite slack market
  • CSCMP organising second supply chain conference in Singapore
  • Legal issues, piracy & sanctions top shipowners' list of concerns
  • modernises cabotage fleet
  • MOL joining project in Uruguay to build & charter world's largest FSRU
  • NYK names new shuttle tanker Ingrid Knutsen
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics expands range of services after merger with Neptumar AB
  • UASC teams up with HHI & FutureShip for new super-efficient container vessels
  • Cochin Port becomes first Indian port to handle commercial explosives in containers
  • Major Ports to get advanced radioactive detectors soon
  • Union representatives & Major Port managements to meet again on Oct. 9 to break wage settlement deadlock
  • GHIAL signs new client for free trade zone at RGIA
  • Apparel exports may be valued at $ 17 bn by 2015: AEPC
  • Essar Projects secures 70 cr. sewage treatment project in Gujarat
  • LNG imports plunge on weak rupee, cheaper alternatives
  • Maharashtra industry policy seen detrimental to SEZs
  • Adani Foundation assists in successful 'Coastal Cleanup Day' at Dhrabudi beach in Kutch

International Transport Journalweb site
  • HHLA subsidiary Metrans serving Switzerland
  • Express Trailers Ltd now listed on Eudra GMDP database
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB and Neptumar AB merge
  • BNSF to improve and expand rail capacity in California
  • Boeing completes MD-11F conversion
  • New boss for European harbour masters' committee
  • Yusen Logistics sets up new subsidiary in Cambodia
  • MSC boosts capacity on transpacific service
  • GMC expands CNG offerings
  • SAS signs MoU for order of twelve long-haul Airbus aircraft
  • Safmarine reinforces activities in USA
  • DSV Air & Sea launches DSV Fresh in UK
  • Three bidders for Chennai's new container terminal
  • Waco System welcomes Norbert Dentressangle
  • Canada needs new air policy
  • Hill Dickinson expands to Hong Kong

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Cat unveils Tier 4 marine engines
  • Boatracs introduces new AIS applications
  • Atwood Oceanics sells a jack-up
  • Gulf Coast Shipyard Group consolidates branding
  • John Deere adds new Tier 3 engines
  • Research vessel gets its A-Frame

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Vigor changing names of two subsidiary companies
  • Drewry Maritime releases annual container market review
  • First McDonalds opening at Portland International Airport
  • Pacific Northwest Waterways Association names Distinguished Service Award winners
  • Coast Guard helicopter crew hoists injured man from bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Chinese cabotage rules benefit Hong Kong, says HPH executive
    Barring foreign-flagged ships from coastal shipping supports city state's transhipment
  • Spain antitrust agency fines Valencia box truckers
    Probe reveals price-fixing at port
  • Diana seals new capesize purchase
    Greece-based owner to pay $52m for Korean bulker
  • Commercial ruling clarifies perils of the seas cover
    Shipowner wins on perils of the sea but loses claim due to fraudulent device
  • Maersk to up November rates increase to $950 per teu
    Move is needed to counteract rapid rate declines, says shipping line
  • Retailers predict 9% hike in US-bound box imports
    October will bring a container boom ahead of the holidays, predicts NRF
  • Salvors must adapt and change as maritime salvage hits a turning point
    Fewer, more complex incidents make a case for pre-arranged contracts, says Svitzer
  • Svitzer urges industry to support boxship emergencies system
    Design breakthrough tailored for unloading big containerships
  • Asia shift from Panama Canal to Suez boosts east coast US and Canada ports
    SeaIntel reports 7% increase in volumes since 2006 for biggest box terminals
  • Unipec charters Teekay and Ya-Sa tonnage to carry Russian crude to Asia
    Kozmino employs tankers despite hurdles
  • Owners can secure finance - at a price
    Lunde and Roos tell Maritime Cyprus that shipping must accept higher borrowing costs
  • Where there's a way but no will
    The shipping industry must get behind Svitzer's groundbreaking salvage solution
  • Banks eye shipping investment as loan requests routinely fail
    With few exceptions, even desirable business cannot be processed in time, says Petropoulos
  • G6 reveals winter void sailings
    Alliance says eight cancellations are part of vessel maintenance scheme
  • Genting Hong Kong books $960m cruiseship
    Owner of Norwegian Cruise Line and Star Cruises expands fleet to meet increased Asian demand
  • König quits Marenave and König & Cie
    Influential KG boss to step down after US investors' takeover
  • Star Bulk raises $71m for newbuildings
    Fundraiser closes with $9.2m from underwriters' over-allotment option
  • Seaspan launches fundraising drive after vessel purchases
    Owner could raise more than $260m in public offerings of shares and convertible notes

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Seaspan raids capital markets
    SEASPAN plans to raise an estimated minimum of $250M for fleet expansion, via concurrent issues of shares and convertible notes
  • STX O&S unveils wide shuffle
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it has restructured its high command
  • MSC to aid Angola shipping
    ANGOLA has signed a deal with second-ranked liner MSC to help revive the Angolan flag
  • Swissco grabs charter deals worth $7M
    SINGAPORE-listed Swissco Holdings said today it has secured two-year charter contracts for two anchor-handling tugs in a deal worth $7.17M
  • Drewry sees 'saturation' on box cascading
    LINERS are paying "a high price" for shifting tonnage to north/south routes, from the east/west sector, a box shipping consultancy warned today
  • Vinashin sells almost all ships
    BANKRUPT Vinashin Lines has sold six of its seven ships
  • STX Corp sells off more shares in STX PO
    STX CORP said today it has sold more of its shares in subsidiary shipowner STX Pan Ocean
  • Tanker towed to safety amid Typhoon Fitow
    A CHEMICAL and products tanker was towed to safe waters off China's Zhejiang province after an engine failure amid Typhoon Fitow
  • Hansa Brandenburg leaves for recycling
    FIRE-ravaged container ship Hansa Brandenburg has left Mauritius for recycling, owner Leonhardt & Blumberg confirmed today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • AirBridgeCargo's Freight Traffic Rises 4 Percent
    AirBridgeCargo's Boeing 747 freighter.AirBridgeCargo Airlines transported 223,732 tons of cargo in the first eight months of 2013, a 4 percent increase year-over-year. The Russian air cargo carrier's punctuality indicator averaged 80 percent from January to August, while the regularity of services measure was 97 percent. In August, AirBridgeCargo moved 30,538 tons, rising...
  • Tokyo Container Trade Inches Up
    View of Tokyo.The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Tokyo edged up 0.3 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 2.089 million 20-foot equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Tokyo metropolitan government. In the January-June period, the Port...
  • Echo Global Logistics Announces Three Executive Promotions
    Echo Global Logistics has announced three promotions, naming Dave Menzel as chief operating officer, Kyle Sauers as chief financial officer and Evan Schumacher as chief commercial officer, effective immediately. Menzel, who was most recently CFO, is now responsible for generating increased productivity and continued process improvement at the Chicago-based supply chain...
  • Ford Cars to Head to China Via Port of Portland
    Auto Warehousing Co.'s facility at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 has received approval for export shipments to China following inspections by governmental auditors from that country. Exports are set to begin later this year; Ford cars and trucks from plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be shipped...
  • North American Exports to Latin America Jump
    Containerized exports from North America to South and Central America jumped 9.4 percent year-over-year in July, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd. This is the largest increase in this lane since June 2012. North America to Far East Asia North American exports to Far East Asia fell to 628,300 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Vanguard Logistics Eyes India Expansion
    Vanguard Logistics Services, a leading non-vessel-owning common carrier and ocean freight consolidator operating primarily in North America, has entered into a strategic alliance with Freight Systems India, a similar organization with offices at all major locations in the country. The alliance aims to provide increased shipping and logistics services at major...
  • American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Expands Atlantic Service
    American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier's expanded Atlantic Service.American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier has expanded its Atlantic Service with the addition of a fifth ro-ro vessel, the Freedom, expanding its regular ports of call to include Galveston, Texas, and Veracruz, Mexico. The Atlantic liner service will henceforth consist of five vessels on a 10-day...
  • OOCL Christens 13,208-TEU Container Ship
    The 13,208-TEU OOCL Bangkok, a sister ship of the NYK Hyperion.OOCL has christened a new 13,208-TEU vessel on Geoje Island in South Korea. Leased to NYK Line, the mega-ship was named by Harriet Tung, wife of C.C. Tung, chairman of OOCL, as the NYK Hyperion. It is the eighth of 10...
  • IMO's Container-Weighing Proposal Pits Carriers Against Shippers
    MSC Napoli in January 2007. Photo from Wikipedia by Tearlach.It sounds pretty straightforward and uncontroversial, but few issues have divided the shipping industry more deeply than the International Maritime Organization's proposal for a legal requirement to verify the weight of containers prior to loading on a ship. The draft proposal, a...
  • US Retail Imports Expected to Rise Despite Government Shutdown
    Import volume at major U.S. retail ports is expected to rise 9.1 percent month-over-month in October, despite concerns over the government shutdown, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker, published by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has furloughed 6,000 workers because of the government...
  • Peter Rose to Retire at Expeditors
    Peter Rose, CEO of Expeditors International of Washington Inc. since 1988, will retire in March after 35 years with the company. Rose will remain company chairman until May 2015 to help the transition for the new CEO. Announcement of a new CEO is expected in January to coincide with a managers'...
  • US Diesel Prices Extend Decline to Fourth Week
    U.S. diesel prices through Oct. 7, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices fell for a fourth straight week in the week ending Oct. 7, down a total of 8.4 cents during this period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices dropped in all U.S. regions for a second straight week. The national...
  • XenonFS Offers Unique Solution to Manage Challenges Associated With Drayage, Reducing Time and Associated Costs by Up to 90%
    LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XenonFS, a fullservice drayage technology management provider, announced today that itis offering a new approach to improve drayage service while reducingcosts. By carefully analyzing drayage operations, XenonFS is able toquantify the total time and costs associated with first and last-milecargo moves...
  • SDV Earns Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification
    SDV has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), for its four-story ramp-up new facility with nine floors of production and office space, located in Singapore. Certified Green Mark Platinum in March...
  • Milbank Advises Export Development Canada in $1 Billion Bond Offering
    NEW YORK/OTTAWA (October 7, 2013) -Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has acted as U.S. counsel to Canada's export credit agency Export Development Canada in an SEC-registered US$1 billion offering of 1.500% bonds due 2018. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. EDC is an agent of Canada and a Crown corporation established...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes $6.6 Million Sale of Southern CA Industrial Property
    90,000-square-foot facility was sold to furniture distributor ID USA Buyer will use it to relocate and expand from another facility in Commerce, Cal. COMMERCE, Cal., Oct. 7, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 6557 Flotilla Street, a 90,000-square-foot industrial facility in Commerce. The property traded for $6.6 million, which factors out to just...
  • McCorstin Named President of UPS Freight Forwarding in Asia-Pacific
    UPS has named Jeff McCorstin as president of UPS freight forwarding in the Asia-Pacific region. Now based in Singapore, McCorstin assumes responsibility for air, ocean, road and rail freight strategy; revenue growth; and specialized transportation services for industry verticals, including health care, high tech, retail and automotive in Asia-Pacific. His appointment...
  • Globe Tracker and Xmetra Announce Partnership
    Hamburg, Germany, October 8, 2013 - Globe Tracker International (GTI), a leader in global trade data sharing,autonomous asset tracking and monitoring, and related data analytics, announced today its partnership with Xmetra OU, a supplier of solutions for remote detection and tracking of leakages of Hazardous Materials during transportation and storage. The companies will deliver seamlessly integrated,...
  • Ryder Signs Pennsylvania Macaroni to Flex-to-Green Lease for Natural Gas Trucks
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has signed a new Flex-to-Green Lease agreement for 10 diesel-powered refrigerated straight trucks with Pennsylvania Macaroni Company, Inc. With a Flex-to-Green lease, Pennsylvania Macaroni receives all the maintenance and service benefits of a Ryder Full Service...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • TMT showdown underway
    An intense legal battle between Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) and creditors over the Taiwanese shipowner's US bankruptcy case has reignited in Houston.
  • Navios pair fixed
    Navios of Greece has found period employment for two bulkers in a rising market.
  • Myre men freed
    The seven remaining crewmen from the Myre Seadiver have been cleared of weapons smuggling in Nigeria.
  • Eight hurt in crash
    A Sydney Ferries ship has been moved to a repair yard as an investigation begins into a collision that injured eight people.
  • ER Offshore names new MD
    German owner ER Offshore has appointed a new managing director to help drive is development.
  • Diana bags cape
    Diana Shipping has confirmed the purchase of a capesize bulker in a deal which looks to have netted a tidy profit for the seller.
  • Leaking bulker adrift
    The leaking bulker Bright Royal has broken free from its grounding site and is adrift off Vietnam.
  • Poten plots pool pullback
    Pools are losing popularity among crude tanker owners despite a continuation of depressed rates which the alliances are established to counter, Poten & Partners says.
  • Tobias Konig quitting
    Konig & Cie and Marenave chief Tobias Konig will leave both companies by the end of the year.
  • New VLCC prices to rise
    VLCC newbuilding prices are set to rise despite next to no investment in fresh tonnage, Pareto Securities says.
  • First LNG tug launched
    Turkey's Sanmar shipyard is claiming a breakthrough in LNG-fuelled shipping.
  • Golden Energy inks charter
    Golden Energy Offshore has penned a long term charter agreement for a platform supply vessel (PSV).
  • Into Africa
    Singapore's Swissco Holdings has fixed two anchor-handling tugs (AHTs) to West Africa for two years.
  • Crewman killed by rope
    A Unifeeder seafarer has been killed by a snapped mooring rope in Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Tiger eyes stock sale
    Long-time Seaspan ally Tiger Group is looking to cash in some of its chips in the containership owner as part of a huge fundraising drive.
  • GSI rally rolls on
    Shares in Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have hit a 2013 high since the company completed the acquisition of a new yard.
  • ABG's debts mounting
    Liabilities are increasing at India's ABG Shipyard and interest repayments are being pushed back, its auditors have revealed.
  • EPD eyes second facility
    Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has unveiled plans to build a new VLGC-capable LPG export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Vancouver yard adds 10
    Vancouver Shipyards has clinched another deal to build more ships for the Canadian coast guard.
  • SCI drops boxship order
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has cancelled its containership newbuilding at Rongcheng Shenfei Shipbuilding in China.
  • Master quits after smash
    A UK ferry captain has resigned after his ship was damaged in a collision.
  • Smart stern sunk
    Smit Salvage has completed the first major phase of the wreck removal of the stricken capesize bulker Smart.
  • Star Bulk hauls in $70.8m
    Star Bulk Carriers has raised gross proceeds of $70.8m following the completion of its previously announced public offering.
  • Hedland hits new high
    Iron ore exports from Australia's Port Hedland have risen for a second consecutive month to an all-time high of 29mt.
  • Vallianz raises $63m
    Vallianz Holdings has secured up to SGD 78m ($63m) in fresh capital from a combination of new and existing shareholders.
  • Royal Arctic confirms five
    Greenland's Royal Arctic Line (RAL) has finally confirmed orders for five small ice-classed containerships.
  • Seaspan readies fundraisers
    Seaspan of Hong Kong has returned to the capital markets for the cash it needs to finance fleet expansion.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • CaroTrans offers Hong Kong-to-Atlanta service
  • Cascading ships clobber North-South rates
    An influx of additional containership carrying capacity is hurting freight rates, especially the dynamics of the North-South trades, according to the London-based shipping consultants Drewry.
  • Truckload driver turnover on the rise
    Turnover at truckload carriers with more than $30 million in yearly revenues rose from 97 percent to 99 percent on an annualized basis from the first to the second quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations.
  • Cathay Pacific to increase U.S. routings
  • Government shutdown stops data flow
  • Washington Notebook: APEC ministers agree on pro-trade supply chain policies
  • California Shift: Study shows East Coast ports gaining market share
  • CN: Substantial Canadian grain harvest could challenge supply chain
    Shippers have told the railroad to expect a near-record harvest of more than 60 million tons, and that has CN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau stressing the importance of an efficient supply chain.
  • New technology provider releases drayage tool
    The solution is meant to reduce the time and cost associated with first- and last-mile moves, especially for global non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOs).
  • TMS developer Transwide provides solution to German tax regs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • 'Niche shipping bank' to provide loans for fuel-efficient ships
    New lender plans to be in operation next year.
  • Prices display mixed trend across Europe
    Rotterdam IFO prices show little change over yesterday's levels.
  • IFO prices continue softening in Fujairah
    South African bunker markets soft.
  • Greener fuels a burden for shipping, says IMO
    Cost of that burden should be shared by society.
  • Bunker player expands STS fleet
    In response to increasing demand at Danish port.
  • Verdict in Singapore bunker trial expected next month
    Lawyers acting for former Aegean trader have submitted their closing statements.
  • ARA gets electronic system for loading barges
    Refinery says that method is a first for the market.
  • Dual-fuel ship to debut in the Great Lakes
    Ship undergoing modifications to run on LNG and MDO.
  • Quadrise could sell shares to raise capital
    Company developing emulsion-based fuel oil substitute might need extra funds as technical trails take longer than expected.
  • IFO prices generally soft
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at ports.
  • Shipping line celebrates delivery of 'state of the art' newbuild
    Vessel features 'innovative designs and the latest green technologies', says owner.
  • Poly Shield to pick supplier for bunkering facility
    Deal involves the onshore supply of low sulphur marine fuel.
  • Russian lubricants supplier makes delivery at Primorsk
    The company says delivery from berth was 'a first'.
  • VLCC fuel efficiency increases after turbocharger retrofit
    Fuel consumption cut between 1.6% to 3.2% during slow steaming.
  • Fuel consumption 'single most important factor' for newbuilds
    UASC contracts firms to optimise design of vessels with tests at Hamburg Ship Model Basin.
  • Panama bunkering dispute goes to US court
    Case involves Dan-Bunkering and Chemoil.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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