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March 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC won't book backhaul Europe-Asia cargo, blames lack of capacity
  • Hutchison buys Asia Container Terminals from DP World, Singapore's PSA
  • New York dockers and employers reach deal, but 'tweaking' still remains
  • Shandong provincial seaport volume up 15pc to 1.78 million TEU in January
  • OOCL makes Laem Chabang-Yokohama KTX service changes from March 26
  • German chancellor Merkel urges rapid trade deal with Indonesia and EU
  • Chongqing Liangjiang New Area's 2012 trade value triples 2011's sum
  • China to lend US$1.7 billion for Sri Lankan port, airport and rail line
  • 13pc rail rate hike damages Xinjiang's competitive product strength
  • High growth Panama fuels canal expansion, but more funding needed
  • United February air cargo declines 15.7pc, passenger revenue rises 7.5pc
  • China Southern launches LA-Zhengzhou-Guangzhou all-cargo flights
  • ESC wins anti-terror rule delay till April 29 after air shipper fuss
  • Drewry: Air and ocean freight rates at opposite ends of the scale

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Breakbulk China 2013 begins tomorrow
  • Dry bulk segment to see less new deliveries
  • Idle boxships up to 5.3 pc of global fleet above 500 TEUs
  • Govt may allow Major Ports to fix market-linked tariffs
  • JN Port s INR 2,000-cr., tax-free bond issue opens today
  • KPCHAA seeks local MP s support against proposal to make certain Customs Act violations non-bailable
  • Work commences on grid linking waterways, ports, roads
  • "We are exceptionally proud of the fast turnaround times and the congestion-free operations that we offer making the entire process hassle-free"
  • INR rallies on heavy fund inflow, ends 62 paise up at 54.29
  • CARGOTEC s Kalmar gets large port equipment order from Venezuela
  • SCS moves, positions heavy press frame
  • Steder Group Djibouti transports heavy power plant parts through Ethiopia

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Gefco opens new national subsidiary in UAE
    The French transport and logistics company Gefco has opened a new logistics hub and a new subsidiary in Dubai (UAE) to strengthen its activities in the region. The facility will se...
  • DHL investing heavily in Indonesia
    DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 40 million over the next few years to strengthen its position in Indonesia. The announcement was made at the launch of its latest 17,000 sqm wareh...
  • Euro-Leasing adds Pharmaliners to portfolio
    Euro-Leasing GmbH, a service provider owned by MAN Truck & Bus AG, is augmenting its rental fleet by new Pharmaliners. These special refrigerated trailers comply with the EU's ...
  • Safer territory roads for truck drivers in Australia
    The Australian federal and Northern Territory governments have teamed up with the transport industry to provide AUD 10.3 million (EUR 8.03 million) to improve road facilities for l...
  • Alstom and Kamkor to produce 10,000 points in Kazakhstan
    KazElectroPrivod, a joint venture, equally owned by Alstom and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth EUR 90 million with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhst...
  • Russian Railways Logistics starts vehicle delivery
    Russian Railways Logistics has started transporting GW Wingle 5 vehicles produced by the Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) from China to Russia. The first 48 pickups were forw...
  • Transitional period for approval of known consignors amended
    On 5 March, the European Commission implemented (EU) No 185/2010. This order, which amends regulation (EU) No. 185/2010, prolongs the transitional period for known consignors until...
  • KLM set to commence biofuel-powered flights
    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is starting biofuel-powered transatlantic B777 trial flights from JFK airport in New York to Schiphol Amsterdam airport. The Schiphol Group, the US carrier...
  • Imo takes step forward towards solution for GHG emissions
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a workshop at its headquarters from 26 February to 1 March. At the event, attended by more than one hundred participants from Imo...
  • Buenaventura Container Terminal invests in cargo verification system
    The Buenaventura Container Terminal (TCBuen) in Colombia, part of Grup Maritim TCB, is investing about USD 3.5 million in new optical character recognition (OCR) systems for quay a...
  • Etihad Airways and Airberlin align maintenance operations in Chicago
    Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago's O'Hare international airport (USA). The new facility is equipped with the latest technology and will perform all sche...
  • New CEO of DHL Freight Germany ending interim period
    DHL Freight has appointed Jeroen Eijsink as the new CEO of DHL Freight in Germany. On 1 March Eijsink assumed responsibility for the company's road and rail transport activities in...
  • DFDS Seaways names new director general for France
    The Danish group DFDS Seaways has selected Jean-Claude Charlo as its new director general for France and the Mediterranean. The move affects 750 employees and covers the Marseilles...
  • Milestone for Panama Canal expansion programme
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging to deepen and widen the navigational channels along Culebra Cut. The work, which started in March 2008, is part of the e...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Ulstein Verft gets new MD
  • ConocoPhillips to go ahead with Chukchi Sea drilling
  • Navy adds $65 million mod to Kennedy contract
  • Flagship adds another maritime academy grad to its team

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Los Angeles Harbor Commission Oks SCIG environmental impact report
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle expanding Sea-Tac Airport music program
  • Boeing targets Miami as 787 training center
  • Port association schedules cruise seminar for April 24-26

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Waning German shipping should consolidate now, top banker warns
    Decline in number of Germany's ships and shipowners will probably continue for another 10 years, says KfW IPEX finance chief
  • Mixed teams raise vetting concerns
    ISO 28007 will not discriminate on the basis of nationality or wage
  • Mixed messages
    Employing low-paid, non-British security guards opens a fresh can of worms
  • New York-New Jersey bosses and dockers agree tentative six-year deal
    NYSA-ILA pact sets stage for crucial wagescale meeting in Tampa
  • Choosing our battles
    Exposés on sustainable fishing should focus on mistreated third-world crew
  • KGs may face class action, lawyers warn
    Liability will hinge on the wording of funds' prospectuses
  • Firms that rely on state bailouts are 'hopeless', says China Shipping's Li
    Government urged to support industry through scrapping incentives
  • Vafias positions StealthGas for US shale gas 'game changer'
    LPG carrier makes debut port call after coastguard restrictions eased
  • Shippers slam MSC freeze on Europe-Asia bookings
    Critics call the move a 'ruse to raise prices'
  • Sinotrans Shipping posts $10m second-half operating loss
    Dry bulk firm holds cash for newbuildings
  • Asia-Europe spot box rates fall as backhaul index rises
    Carriers will struggle to make next week's general rate increase stick
  • Kühne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    Biggest shareholder seeks IPO in any circumstances
  • BLT plan falls short of secured-creditor support
    Jakarta judge schedules final vote for March 14
  • Hong Kong loses out to Singapore in shipmanagement cluster race
    But Anglo-Eastern chief praises territory's cost and labour advantage
  • Obstacles lift for capesize vessels
    Blocks to supply from Colombia and Australia ease at last
  • LNG in China's future
    Domestic production will come but the country will need shipping for some time

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Asian chemical demand still flat
    CHEMICAL demand in Asia has not picked up despite the resumption of business after Lunar New Year last month
  • China's exports surged in February
    CHINA'S exports surged 21.8% year-on-year to 875.1Bn yuan ($139.4Bn) in February, according to the customs data published today
  • Guangzhou Maritime Court cases surged
    CHINA's Guangzhou Maritime Court saw the number of new cases jump 79% year on year to 2,525 in 2012, it announced yesterday
  • DS Norden to order product tankers
    DS Norden, the listed Danish drybulk sand product tanker shipping company, says it plans to order three or four product tankers this year after the sale of three such vessels late last year
  • Uproar: Kiel canal closes for bigger vessels
    TRAFFIC through the Kiel Canal into the Baltic Sea is going to remain severely constrained for another two weeks following the closure of two locks in Brunsbüttel
  • CSSC-JNHI swung to losses
    SHANGHAI-listed CSSC-JNHI swung to losses of 76M yuan ($12M) in 2012 on decreased sales and money-losing orders
  • Sinotrans Shipping's profits tumbled
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping's profits fell 78.1% year on year to $20M in 2012, partly due to the addition of two dry bulk carriers to its fleet
  • BLT gets insufficient support from creditors
    BELEAGUERED chemical tanker operator PT Berlian Laju Tanker said today that only 57% of its secured creditors voted for its restructuring plan today
  • OSG jettisons five Diamond S charters
    BANKRTUPT OSG has rejected charters of five more product tankers owned by Wilbur Ross-financed Diamond S, according to newly filed court documents
  • Supramax market heats up in Pacific
    AN INFLUX of coal and iron ore cargoes is keeping Supramaxes busy in the Pacific realm as rates continue to rise for the third straight week
  • Cecon invites bondholders to subscribe for shares
    Cecon, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel company, has invited its bondholders to participate in an offering of up to 17,886,089 new shares at a subscription price of par value
  • Chinese shipping to 'recover' in 2015
    CHINA'S vice transport minister Zuyuan Xu believes it will take another two or three years for the shipping market to consume the present capacity, Xu told Xinhua News on Wednesday
  • HPH to reap 'long-term' benefits
    HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust's full acquisition of Asia Container Terminals spells "long-term" benefits for the group, said UOB Kay Hian today
  • Crude oil tanker tonne-miles to rise
    MORE crude oil could be moved from the Atlantic basin to feed growing demand in Asia, boosting tonne-miles for crude oil and products tankers, said UK broker ICAP Shipping in its February report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Is BNSF Rail Transfer Facility Green Enough to Go?
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report for BNSF's proposed Southern California International Gateway, a rail transfer facility that could be one of the most significant intermodal rail projects of the past 25 years. However, the SCIG must still be approved by the Los Angeles City Council,...
  • Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Crew
    Seventeen Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, were freed Friday following intense diplomatic negotiations. The Indian men were among 22 crew members aboard the Panama-flag MT Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by pirates March 2, 2012, off the coast of Oman. "The vessel is presently...
  • Port Logistics Group, Tagsys RFID Team Up
    Port Logistics Group and Tagsys RFID have partnered to provide radio-frequency identification solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities. The gateway logistics provider and inventory management company will team up on the development and deployment of Tagsys RFID solutions, integrated with Port Logistics Group proprietary EventTracker WMS,...
  • Sequestration Puts LA-Long Beach on Crash Course
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to cease overtime work for its personnel while Washington attempts to solve the sequestration issue will be a burden for all ports, but it could be disastrous for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That's because the...
  • Sequestration Blues
    The negative impacts of sequestration on the international trade community are looming for California's public ports, and what happens here will ripple through the national economy in a matter of weeks unless Congress takes quick action. California's ports and its goods movement system support hundreds of thousands of jobs, and result...
  • Venezuelan Port Operator Orders Equipment
    Bolivariana de Puertos, Venezuela's government-owned port operator, has ordered a large amount of port equipment from Cargotec's Kalmar. The parties have agreed not to disclose the exact value of the order. The order, which is scheduled for delivery starting in May 2013, includes 30 Kalmar reachstackers, four empty container handlers, eight heavy...
  • US Customs Seizes 1,500 Fake 'Hermés' Handbags
    If genuine, the seized handbags had an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of $14.1 million.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex have seized 1,500 high-fashion leather handbags bearing counterfeit "Hermés" trademarks. The merchandise arrived from China in two shipments. If the...
  • More April Rate Hikes for Maersk
    Maersk Line has announced several rate increases that will all take effect on April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from the Indian subcontinent to North Europe by $250 per 20-foot dry container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and 45-foot dry container. On its Southeast Asia to...
  • Textainer Promotes Chong, Sowry
    Textainer Group Holdings has named Alvin Chong vice president and head of the resale division, succeeding Stefan Mackula. Textainer also promoted Anthony C. Sowry to senior vice president of operations and acquisitions. Chong previously served as Textainer's director of resale for the Asia-Pacific region. He joined the intermodal container lessor in...
  • Wallenborn Transport, VIP Truck Team Up in Germany
    Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany. The new company, VIP Wallenborn, offers distribution services for airlines and forwarders in Germany, including scheduled connections between 15 German airports, scheduled international trucking services from Frankfurt Airport and Munich...
  • AMR's February Cargo Traffic Down 10.2 Percent
    AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, reported a 10.2 percent decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of February, to 126,053, down from 140,388 in the same month in 2012. Volume also decreased for the year-to-date, down 9.8 percent year-over-year to 249,067 ton miles, compared with 276,054 ton miles...
  • US-Iraq Trade, Investment Pact Likely to Take Effect This Year
    The bilateral U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter into force later this year, providing a bilateral forum to foster greater trade and investment between the two countries. The announcement by the U.S. and Iraq follows the Iraq Council of Representatives' recent ratification of...
  • US Customs Confiscates 122 Pounds of Narcotic Khat
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 122 pounds of khat at the Indianapolis FedEx facility. Hidden among computer parts, the large cache of khat was detected by Customs officers and intercepted. They discovered the shipment during a routine inspection of international air freight arriving from Britain. Upon...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Europe-Asia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types on its trade from North Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, starting April 1. The hike will be $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • US Jobs Report Bodes Well for Freight Growth
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and warehouse sector gained 3,100 jobs in February from January, but the most promising signs for increased freight transport came from sizable growth in the construction and manufacturing industries. "Job gains and interest rates at historical lows are helping a gradual recovery in the housing market,...
  • SCFI Rates to Europe Drop Below $1,000
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued its decline in the week of March 8 across all trade lanes, with European lanes dropping below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark, according to data issued by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Shanghai Containerized Freight IndexCompositeSource: Shanghai Shipping Exchange For a larger version of the chart,...
  • Lock Repairs in Germany to Impact Hapag-Lloyd's Baltic Services
    The large locks at the western end of the canal in Brunsbuettel, Germany, have to be repaired and will be out of service for about two to three weeks, authorities have said in a German-language announcement by the German Waterways Authorities. As a result, vessels with a length of more than 125...
  • US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Headphones, Unsafe ATVs
    In a partnership between U.S. Customs, EPA and the CTAC, "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones were seized as counterfeit products in Los Angeles.U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport have seized a shipment containing 445 counterfeit "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones and 28 all-terrain vehicles that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Kuhne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud
  • ND establishes footprint in Vietnam
    The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has established a representative office in Vietnam as part of its continued global expansion.A subsidiary ...
  • Shippers rage at Europe - Asia booking stop
    Still sore from the eastbound container block of a year ago, that caused untold damage to the supply chain, European shippers are railing against the decision this ...
  • Asia - Europe spot rates down again, but backhaul gains
    Container spot rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam fell by a further 4.9% this week, according to Drewry's World Container Index, however on the backhaul the index ...
  • NY&NJ dockers agree deal
    Just ahead of the March 8 extended deadline, 4,500 dock workers at the port of New York & New Jersey reached a tentative deal late Thursday night on local ...
  • China's export surge
    February saw Chinese exports jump by 21.8%, compared to the same month of 2012, against analysts' predictions of a 15% rise. Strong demand from the US and South ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Pac Basin wins chase
    Pacific Basin Shipping looks to have continued its spending spree with the addition of a Triton Navigation supramax.
  • NSRR admits defeat
    Start-up operator North Sea RoRo (NSRR) has given up on its England to Sweden run, but vowed to continue on in some form.
  • New space for Gagarin
    A statue of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin has found a new home in Greenwich thanks to the support of SCF Sovcomflot.
  • MISC bid backed
    Petronas' efforts to takeover MISC have won the support of financial advisors.
  • BLT must try again
    Struggling Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has failed to win approval from creditors for its restructuring plan.
  • Ulstein bags new boss
    Kristian Saetre has been drafted in to lead Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft.
  • Mols spares investors
    Danish ferry group Mols-Linien has enough cash to avoid asking shareholders for extra funds.
  • STNG gone, for now?
    Scorpio Tankers could finally lift off the gas on the expansion front having put its dry-powder to work, a leading analyst says.
  • Vitol happy with LSC
    Trading giant Vitol says Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has made significant progress in tough shipping markets.
  • Everything must go
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Everything must go
    Owners can't afford to dawdle while John Fredriksen is snapping up all the best yard slots.
  • Bulker bites dust
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has cancelled a supramax newbuilding booked way back in 2007.
  • Cammell eyes offshore
    UK shipyard Cammell Laird is planning a move into new sectors after 2012 profit edged up.
  • Kuhne: IPO still on
    Hapag-Lloyd shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne insists the company will carry out an IPO following its planned merger with Hamburg Sud.
  • Clarksons cuts three
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Fesco's bonus boost
    Directors of Russia's Far East Shipping Company (Fesco) are about to bank four years of bonuses.
  • Greeks snap up Norqueen
    Finnish group Bore has sold a veteran ro-ro into Greece after its charter expired.
  • P&A adds tug
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an order for a new type of tug from Germany's Petersen & Alpers (P&A).
  • Three AHTS crew seized
    Three more seafarers have been kidnapped off Nigeria in another raid on a Bumi Armada offshore ship.
  • Thenamaris seals funds
    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has backed Thenamaris' LNG newbuilding orderbook with a $200m loan.
  • GC Rieber fixes newbuild
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured a potential ten-year charter for a newbuilding construction support vessel (CSV) on order in Norway.
  • Keppel in BWTS first
    Keppel has won a landmark deal to retrofit a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) aboard a Mitsui OSK Lines VLCC.
  • Sinotrans suffers in 2012
    Sinotrans Shipping will be glad to see the back of 2012 after the company reported a near 80% drop in full-year profits.
  • DeepOcean seals funds
    DeepOcean Group has strengthened its balance sheet after securing a new EUR125m ($164m) credit facility.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • House budget measure bites highway programs
    The continuing resolution legislation, introduced Wednesday, includes $586 million less for highway infrastructure and safety programs and $118 million less for transit programs than was authorized last summer in MAP-21.
  • Senators try again to raise minimum duty-free level
    The Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 489), sponsored by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is strongly supported by the express delivery and e-commerce industries.
  • BNSF chief concerned about effect of service switching
    "It is something that on the face of it sounds so logical, but, quite frankly, behind all this is a property rights question," said Matthew Rose, the Class I railroad's chairman and chief executive officer, at the TPM conference.
  • European, African shippers collaborate
  • CKYH provides details in Asia-Europe strings
  • Analyst: Air freight boost to follow economic recovery
    In past economic recoveries, air freight has been a driver toward prosperity, but according to Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, this business activity is likely to be a follower this time around.
  • Breakthrough: ILA, NYSA reach tentative agreement
    Jim McNamara, an ILA spokesman, said the agreement with employers represented by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) is "subject to some tweaking," but will be presented to local union officials next week.
  • LA Harbor Commission approves new railyard
  • NTSB to hold meetings on 787 fire
  • Forward Air buys Total Quality for $66 million
  • CBP, EPA stop unsafe shipments in LA
  • Goulet named American's integration officer
  • Martin Bencher expands in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Bunker prices end week mostly down
    Demand was poor across the Americas, players confirmed.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • PDVSA closed for holiday
    PDVSA will reopen on March 11.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Cape Town avails remain tight.
  • Crude pulls prices down at week's end
    But Mediterranean ports see prices firm.
  • Aegean 'laser focused' on selling older vessels
    Tanker used as floating storage off Fujairah to be sold.
  • BLT still struggling to win support for restructuring plan
    Shipping firm needs more backing from secured creditors.
  • Teekay mulling LNG bunker tanker designs
    Company leaning towards use of IMO type C LNG tanks.
  • Fuel testing agency continues to grow
    Guardian Marine Testing to take on more staff.
  • Belgian port expects 'breakthrough' in LNG bunkering
    Zeebrugge wants to be 'a front runner' in supplying LNG as a bunker fuel.
  • Tolson: Credit key to beating the competition
    'Credit cannot be done on the back of an envelope anymore.'
  • Asian bunker prices stay soft
    Weak demand in Tokyo and Busan.
  • Waterjets claimed to improve fuel efficiency
    Waterjets allowed a decade old vessel to improve performance without changing other equipment, says MJP.
  • Anti-whaling group running out of bunkers
    Vessels from Sea Shepherd will reach Melbourne port in two weeks time.
  • Bid to supply LNG carriers with fuel monitoring system
    WiFi Wireless bids to supply British Gas.
  • LNG bunkering designs get 'approval in principle' from GL
    Class society says regulatory framework key to future development.
  • Lukoil profits rise on higher oil prices
    Revenue gained to $139.2 billion.
  • STX Finland delivers multi-fuel deck cargo vessel
    The MS Meri can run on LNG, biodiesel and low sulphur marine diesel.
  • Sinotrans posts lower profits on 'subdued' market
    Firm spent $31.9 million on bunkers in 2012, compared to $22.31 million in 2011.

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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
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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