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April 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Tracker: US Customs cuts minimal, April imports said to rise 2.7pc
  • Singapore will enforce UN Maritime Labour Convention rules in August
  • Jebel Ali Port decade-long dredging from 14 to 16 metres completed
  • Long Beach Harbour Commission backs BNSF on-dock rail yard project
  • Singapore's DBS Bank economist sees China's GDP growing 9pc in 2013
  • China, Russia and South Korea now resume "Xinlanhai" ferry service
  • Pipavav starts receiving vessels operating the Far East-India Express
  • BIFA calls on EU to reinstate Burma's duty- and quota-free status
  • Expert sees economic slowdown ahead, but China to surpass US by 2020
  • Mariners' warning: Singapore begins soil probe in Marina East area
  • CMA CGM's Med-north Europe FEMEX adds weekly Southampton call
  • Russian PM commits US$8 billion to rail, but rail chief says it won't pay
  • Brazilian March exports up 1.6pc, but trade surplus lowest since 2001
  • Strike action by Lufthansa ruled out until mid-April, union says
  • New IT offers connectivity between freight forwarders and airlines
  • Vietnam Airlines adds weekly flights from Moscow to Nha Trang resort
  • Golden Myanmar Air flies daily between Mandalay and Singapore's Changi

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Consolidation seen reducing global container shipping lines
  • Haldia-Farakka coal movement by barges postponed again
  • Maersk Group involved in research on finding alternative marine fuel
  • NYK launches tsunami alert system for vessels
  • Pak shipbreakers threaten closure
  • Rickmers-Linie to add another heavy-lift multipurpose vessel to fleet
  • Significant progress made, but a lot more needs to be done: Vasan
  • SPNM's summer networking event on April 12
  • Indo-Brazilian trade grew 10-fold in last decade
  • KPCT dedicated to the nation
  • Visakhapatnam Port breaks long-standing iron ore CLO loading record
  • INR rises further on increased dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Freja on the move in Sweden
  • BA's first A380 painted
  • DHL Express introduces enhanced Asian connections
  • WFS wins several contracts in North America
  • U-Freight handles ultra-long load in China
  • Menlo establishes new logistics hub for Fox Head in Europe
  • Maersk does not believe in near-sourcing
  • Dachser Schweiz: Samuel Haller becomes air and sea...
  • Unifeeder sold to Nordic Capital funds
  • Kuehne + Nagel Munich partnering 24plus
  • Lloyds Register presents global maritime trends for 2030
  • Rickmers-Linie adding another heavylift multi-purpose vessel
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Sultanate of Oman
  • More border crossings in North America
  • First rail production facility in Kazakhstan
  • 96.8% success rate for Fret SNCF

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Bourbon in 51 vessel $1.5 billion sale and charter back...
  • ABS and MPA fund Singapore professorship program
  • Total cost of piracy: $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion
  • Subsea 7 wins $350 million Petrobras contract
  • Odfjell and NCC to dissolve NOCT chemical tanker pool
  • USCG issues safety alert on surge protectors

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Port of Seattle adding UASC to service lineup
  • Greenbrier Companies delivers second fiscal quarter numbers
  • Diana Shipping subsidiary buying Capesize bulk vessel
  • Everett port board calls for shipyard cleanup project bids
  • Portland Port Commission sets budget public hearing

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Somalia rises from the ashes
    But what lies ahead for the country's offshore activities this year?
  • Shipping family scions voice misgivings about recovery
    Low interest rates and nation states' entry into shipping contribute to excess tonnage
  • Zodiac Tankers makes its debut
    Restructuring sees David Ofer head new Zodiac Maritime division
  • Shipping risk, anyone?
    Three deals in Asia have stalled on a low appetite for risk
  • Time to deflate the cost of UK lighthouses
    Light dues must shrink as a proportion of shipping costs
  • Spelling out exclusions or limits of liability can be crucial
    Decision in Kudos case contains helpful guidance for parties in offshore contracts
  • Déjà vu as second rating agency downgrades Ceva Group
    'Solid' 5% increase in annual revenues fails to reassure Moody's and S&P
  • TMT pledges tanker to release arrested vessels
    EXCLUSIVE: Taiwanese company is negotiating with bankers, agent tells cargo interests
  • Diana buys Tamou for $27m
    Japan-built capesize joins growing Palios stable
  • HPH claims return to 80% of daily box volumes
    Day 13 of the strike sees Hong Kong port giant struggle to meet demand
  • Baltic aframaxes reap record daily earnings of $130,000
    Ice restrictions push spot market to peak
  • Top box lines lost $239m last year
    Failure to return to profit bodes ill for prospects, Alphaliner warns
  • Six Dr Peters boxships declared insolvent
    Single-ship KG casualties now top 150
  • STX Group asks KDB to buy stake in Pan Ocean
    Bank's private equity arm hires team to carry out due diligence on dry bulk giant
  • Owners phase out smaller boxships
    Clarksons forecasts fleet decline as orders shrink and demolition gathers pace
  • Box trade imbalances could last several more years
    Macquarie challenges consensus view that better times are in sight
  • Carriers to post mixed first-quarter results
    Price hikes will not boost box lines' profits because the market is so poor, says ICAP
  • Cost of individual Somali pirate attacks trebled last year
    Incidents cost the world economy $6bn annually, says study
  • Fools and their money
    Beware a stampede of owners rushing to place orders inspired by Shell's latest deals
  • Hear him out
    Beijing must heed China Shipping chairman's call for more generous seafarers' tax credits
  • Teekay orders four aframax tankers at STX Shipbuilding
    Orders will be built to a collaborative design by yard and owner
  • Boskalis lands Elbe dredging deal
    Three-year contract will boost connections to Hamburg
  • Data Hub: Shipper Sentiment Survey, Europe
    European shippers highlight the difficulties they had in container availability on the Asia trade routes over the Chinese New Year period, as well as poor ocean carrier communication with customers. Sarah Bennett reports
  • Data Hub: More of the same for 2013
    Globally, MDS Transmodal estimates that total loaded maritime teu volume grew 4% in 2012, with a similar rise predicted in 2013. Containerisational International reports
  • Data Hub: Box update: Tough times beckon
    The output of new boxes slipped in fourth quarter 2012 and prices softened too, with prospects for 2013 uncertain. Containerisation International presents the latest update on the dry freight box business
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators: On a knife edge
    Freight rate jitters plagued the main east-west trades in fourth quarter 2012, with further uncertainty expected. Containerisation International reports
  • Boxlines turn their attention to south-south trade prospects
    Top carriers see opportunity in intra-Asia, China-Africa and Latin America routes
  • Hyundai Mipo strikes another 10-tanker deal with Shell lessor
    Sinokor will charter at least 30 50,000 dwt product tankers to Shell
  • Three top brokers leave Galbraith's to join rival SSY
    Defectors from crude desk include tanker department chief

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Syndicated loans remain muted
    JUST over $13Bn in 1Q13 syndicated marine finance loans were reported by Dealogic today, in line with the moderate activity seen last year
  • Box volume rise eases rates yo-yo
    YO-YO box rates are being stabilised somewhat by a pick-up in volumes, Sydbank said today
  • US ballast rules seen hobbling Canadians
    CANADA'S ships are being hobbled on the Great Lakes by ruinous US ballast water rules, according to the Canadian Shipowners' Association
  • Delhi approves coverage from two Iranian P&Is
    DELHI has approved operations by two Iranian P&I clubs to help India's shipping groups gain insurance coverage for trade with Iran
  • Teekay points to yard price rise
    PRICES for newbuilding product tankers are rising in response to demand growth, according to an Oslo shipping analyst
  • Subsea 7 wins $350M PETROBRAS deal
    SUBSEA 7 said today it has won a contract from PETROBRAS worth more than $350M
  • Pareto tracks rises in product tanker sector
    PRICES of newbuilding product tankers and secondhand values of ships in their modern 'eco' design are both rising, Pareto Securities has said
  • Keppel wins $225M repeat ENSCO deal
    KEPPEL FELS said today it has secured a repeat order worth $225M from London-headquartered ENSCO
  • Indonesia frees tanker
    A TANKER held in Indonesia for six months following a collision has been released, its owner confirmed today
  • TCC eyes Aframax orders
    HONG KONG'S bulker and tanker owner TCC hopes to order Aframax tankers this year, its CEO Kenneth Koo told Fairplay today
  • Teekay bolsters eco-newbuilding momentum
    TODAY's orders by Teekay Tankers represents the culmination of the long-discussed 'One Spirit' project and yet another acceleration of the eco-newbuilding trend
  • FESCO turns profits into FY12 losses
    FESCO has reported FY12 losses of $17M, a reversal on the previous year's $29M in profits
  • Japanese yards stall for higher ship prices
    THORESEN Shipping Singapore told Fairplay it plans to order four Supramax newbuildings this year, but Japanese yards are refusing to take orders at current prices

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • India Container Volume Flat in Fiscal 2012-13
    Container throughput at India's major ports stayed relatively flat year-over-year in fiscal year 2012-13, which ended March 31, 2013, according to the latest provisional figures released by the Indian Ports Association. Throughput at the 12 state-owned ports, which account for the majority of India's exports and imports of containerized goods, was...
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Volumes Down in February
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume declined for the first time in 13 months in February on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 6.3 percent to 39,787 tons. ANA's domestic cargo volume also fell for the first in five months in February on a year-on-year basis, dropping...
  • Trade Tech to Host Seminar Series With NACCS to Help Shipping Community Prepare for Japan's New 24-Hour Rule
    ELLEVUE, Wash. - Trade Tech, a global supplier of cloud-based solutions for the logistics industry, is taking the lead in promoting compliance with Japan's Advance Filing Rules by co-hosting a series of seminars on the new requirements with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS), the Japanese government entity...
  • Stevedores Reportedly Back to Work in Chile
    Nearly all stevedores from ports in Chile are back at work, following a port strike that halted labor activities and delayed shipments of copper, fruit and wood pulp, ABC News reports. Other media outlets have reported that scattered protests continue at San Antonio. Stevedores at Angamos port suspended stopped working on March 16,...
  • New Singapore Initiatives to Promote Maritime Sector
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will launch new initiatives to drive maritime research and development, productivity improvements and manpower development to strengthen the nation's maritime sector. The new initiatives were announced by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for finance, at the opening of the Sea Asia...
  • Lineage Logistics Buys Seattle Cold Storage
    Lineage Logistics has acquired the assets of Seattle Cold Storage and its facilities located in the Port of Tacoma and Algona, Wash. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. SCS is one of the Puget Sound's largest public refrigerated warehousing companies. Its warehouses comprise 420,000 square feet and 11 million...
  • American Airlines' Cargo Volume Dropped in March
    The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corporation, reported March cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing a slump to 161,063 million ton miles, down 4.6 percent from the 168,775 million ton miles reported in March 2012. For the three months to March 31, ton miles dropped to 410,130 million, a 7.8...
  • US Container Imports Rise 1.4 Percent
    U.S. containerized imports through January 2013 Full-size image U.S. containerized imports are modestly recovering according to advance figures from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Total U.S. containerized imports rose 1.4 percent in January 2013 compared to January 2012, to a total of 1.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Imports jumped 12.2 percent in January...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires Majority Share of Universal Freight Services
    Kuehne + Nagel has acquired more than 70 percent of the shares of Universal Freight Services from the Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman. The transaction enables the logistics company to enter the Omani market as the majority shareholder of a joint venture. Since 1999, Kuehne + Nagel has been represented in Oman...
  • Key Lane Increases Bolster US Intermodal Rates
    U.S. intermodal rates rose 1.2 percent or $24 during the week of April 8, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. This increase follows five weeks of declines due in part to falling diesel prices. Diesel prices fell again this week,...
  • Graybar Opens Branch in Pennsylvania
    Graybar has opened a new branch in Williamsport, Pa., and expanded its existing sales office in Hudson Valley, N.Y., to include on-site inventory and a customer counter. The Williamsport branch is the fourth new location the electrical communications products distributor has opened in 2013. The full-service branch, led by Mike Schaefer,...
  • Penske Logistics Completes Data Center Upgrade
    Penske Logistics has completed the multimillion-dollar upgrade of its data center, which serves all of its supply chain customers. The data center was previously housed on-site at a Penske Logistics facility in Beachwood, Ohio. The new center is located a few miles away off-site and has increased square footage available for...
  • Valley Cartage Promotes Two to VP Posts
    Valley Cartage has promoted Jim Mortensen as vice president of supply chain logistics and Bruce Anderson as vice president of operations, in conjunction with the opening of its supply chain service center in Lake Elmo, Minn., in May. Mortensen will lead the transportation and logistics company's efforts to create end-to-end freight...
  • Dachser USA Opens Bonded Container Freight Station in Miami
    Dachser Transport of America's Miami division has opened a bonded container freight station, I.B.E.C. and Bonded Warehouse, the first of its kind for Dachser USA. The new service offerings will serve clients in the South Florida market and Latin America hubs. With the rollout of the Export Gateway in Miami, the...
  • Retailers Not Too Worried About Sequestration Impact
    Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is predicted to rise 2.7 percent in April compared with the same month last year, despite federal spending cuts that took effect in March, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker study released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "The...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Revamps Trans-Pacific Services
    Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new trans-Pacific service between Asia and the U.S. West Coast. The Pacific China Express, PCX, has the following port rotation: Ningbo and Shanghai, China; Kwangyang and Busan, South Korea; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; and back to Busan, Kwangyang and Ningbo. The first eastbound sailing will be the Hyundai...
  • House Committee Plans WRDA Roundtable
    The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a bipartisan roundtable discussion on April 10 regarding the development of a Water Resources Development Act. The roundtable will focus on maximizing the benefits of developing water resources in the U.S. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission includes...
  • South Carolina Ports Authority Report Shows Air Quality Improvement
    Newer engines and cleaner fuels have helped reduce total pollutants from port equipment and trucks, according to an air emissions inventory commissioned by the South Carolina Ports Authority. The inventory, which measured all port-related emissions in the tri-county area during 2011, is a follow-up to the port's baseline study that quantified...
  • New Locks for Panama Canal Almost Halfway Done
    About 42 percent of the work on the new locks for the Panama Canal expansion has been completed, the Miami Herald reports. The locks are the most costly and complicated part of the $5.25 billion project to expand the nearly century-old canal to handle larger vessels. Most of the rest of the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Bourbon bags billions
    Bourbon has struck a $2.5bn deal with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) aimed at strengthening the offshore owner's finances.
  • Chile ports return 'gradually'
    Activity is slowly returning to normal after a three-week strike across Chile's key ports.
  • Huber tops 10% at Cal Dive
    Financial firm Huber Capital Management has taken its stake in Cal Dive International past the 10% mark.
  • NNA not done yet
    Navios Maritime Acquisition still has the dry powder to add three more MR tankers despite its $140m swoop in the sector last week, analysts say.
  • Coscol ups volumes
    China's Cosco Shipping (Coscol) carried 9% more cargo in the first three months, it said on Tuesday.
  • Ice nice for afras
    Baltic aframax rates have spiked to a two-year high thanks to icy conditions pushing up demand, analysts say.
  • Hamburg pushes merger
    The German city of Hamburg is trying to kickstart more merger talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud after a tie-up was called off last month.
  • Scandlines books record profit
    Baltic ferry operator Scandlines pushed up earnings to record levels in 2012 thanks to sales and debt reduction.
  • Diana ends cape wait
    Diana Shipping has stepped into the second-hand capesize market for the first time since the onset of the financial crisis.
  • Odfjell and NCC split
    Odfjell and National Chemical Carriers (NCC) are dissolving their 18-ship tanker pool after disagreeing on trading strategy.
  • Tanker masters jailed
    Two European tanker captains have been sentenced to three years in prison in Sao Tome in a "smuggling" case.
  • Phoenix back in action
    Phoenix Bulk Carriers has added a second handymax in as many weeks, brokers believe.
  • SCI tipped for six
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) could take possession of six of the seven vessels in the fleet of its defunct joint venture Irano Hind.
  • Transpetro handed fine
    Brazil's Transpetro has been slapped with a $5m fine over a spill that polluted 12 beaches near Sao Paulo.
  • India okays Iranian P&I
    India has approved two Iranian insurance groups to cover vessels bringing in Iranian crude.
  • Orders at three-year high
    Capesize newbuilding orders reached a three-year high in March, according to a leading analyst.
  • Fledgling owner takes off
    World Wide Supply is said to have picked up long-term charter contracts with Petrobras as part of the Brazilian oil company's huge platform supply vessels (PSV) tender.
  • Vega crew get cash
    Four seafarers stuck on a cargoship in a Danish port after its owner went bankrupt have now been paid.
  • Galbraith's trio jump ship
    Galbraith's has lost a trio of top tanker brokers to London rival SSY.
  • Cuba-US run halted
    A pioneering freight service between Cuba and the US has been grounded by lawsuits and mechanical problems.
  • New Venezuelan yard?
    Russia and Venezuela are considering establishing a new shipyard to build small tankers.
  • Dry deliveries miss mark
    Dry-cargo newbuilding orders may be running well ahead of the curve at the start of 2013, but it's a different story on the delivery front.
  • Five-year plan
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has scooped a five-year charter from Petrobras for a pipe-lay support vessel (PLSV).
  • Mipo reveals MR bonanza
    Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced it had won another order for 10 MR tankers on Tuesday.
  • MPA in research boost
    Singapore is to roll out new initiatives to drive maritime research and development in a bid to strengthen the local maritime sector.
  • Alam builds backlog
    Alam Maritim Resources has secured charter work for three of its vessels potentially worth up to MYR85m ($28m).
  • Spotlight turns to TNK
    Teekay Tankers (Teekay) took centre stage on Wall Street Monday after confirming details of an order for up to 16 long-range-two (LR2) product tankers at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea.
  • No impact from cuts
    US federal spending cuts are unlikely to hurt inbound container flows into the US, a trade body has predicted.
  • Ensco back at Keppel
    US drilling rig company Ensco has returned to Keppel to order its twentieth offshore newbuilding at the Singapore group.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • UPS appeals EU's merger ruling
    TNT Express said the appeal by UPS isn't a reconsideration or a renewal of the previous merger offer. Officials reiterated that TNT withdrew the offer in January and will focus on its new profit improvement plan.
  • NY/NJ port to pay $3.5 million for airport safety violations
  • Container volume forecast to be up in April, despite sequestration concerns
    "The impact of sequestration isn't yet fully known, but Customs officials are working hard to manage their resources and keep cargo moving," NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said.
  • Hong Kong dockworkers to meet with mediator
    Unions representing Hong Kong dockworkers will hold talks with two contractors and mediators from Hong Kong's Labor Department on Wednesday, according to a report from Radio Television Hong Kong.
  • MSC's terminals sale makes sense for both sides, says Drewry analyst
  • Steel imports boost New Orleans port in 2012
  • INTTRA offers cargo insurance through platform
  • Flextronics uses Amber Road for restricted party screening
  • TMS provider expands availability of system
  • NYK to provide tsunami alert system to vessels
  • U.S. sees mixed rail results in March
    In March, intermodal traffic rose by 0.5 percent, year over year, to 933,208 containers, while the number of carloads declined by 0.5 percent to 1.117 million when compared to March 2012, Association of American Railroads said.
  • Rickmers-Linie adds new heavy-lift ship
  • Air France takes cargo hit in March
  • ILA members voting on new contract today
    About 14,500 rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Union who work at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are voting today on whether to ratify a new six-year master contract.
  • Dachser opens bonded warehouse in Miami
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Marine lubricant supplier wins power plant contract
    Total Lubmarine says it fought off competition from 'major oil companies worldwide'.
  • No clear price direction in Fujairah
    Prices show gains in Suez and South African ports.
  • Prices display mixed trend across Europe
    Little price movement with Piraeus showing biggest change on low sulphur 380 cSt.
  • Maersk Tankers goes ahead with retrofit programme
    Retrofits 'could produce bunker savings of up to 10%.'
  • Reports: Tight avails in Hong Kong
    180 centistoke material in short supply on delayed cargo.
  • Developing lubes for dual fuel engines a 'key' challenge
    Technical director of Total Lubmarine says lubes have to evole.
  • KPI appoints global sales director
    Director for marine lubricants will be Singapore based.
  • Bunker prices in Asia showing mixed signals
    Supplies still tight in Tokyo Bay but the avails have improved.
  • Gazprom backs LNG bunkering for Baltic
    Russian energy giant predicts million tonne demand for bunker alternative.
  • Quest for 'eco' ships sees surge in newbuilds
    Analyst says orders for capesize vessels are at three-year high.
  • 150 tonnes of bunkers onboard sunken vessel
    No signs of leak so far, said Omani maritime personnel.
  • Charleston port records better air quality
    'International fuel standards and efforts by the maritime community mean our air quality continues to improve.'
  • Transpetro completes bunker spill cleanup
    Petrobras fined $5 million for 'operational failure' during bunkering operations at a terminal.
  • Cost of environmental regulations should be 'openly discussed'
    Pragmatic approach best, says International Chamber of Shipping chairman.
  • Bad weather hinders bunkering operations at Las Palmas
    Alternative is to shift vessels to inner port anchorage, says notice from OceanConnect.
  • Petronas ups MISC buy out price
    On recommendations that the shipping industry will 'be hurt by unyielding bunker costs' and more.
  • Wartsila bags contract for four fuel-efficient MPSVs
    Engine maker will design vessels for Malaysia-based Armada Offshore MPSV.
  • Book review: New edition of 'Bunkers'
    Reference work on bunkers is detailed and thorough, richly illustrated and provides insightful predictions on developments up to 2030.

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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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