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June 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US retailers look to 1.1pc growth in box imports in June: Port Tracker
  • CMA CGM in the market for six more 16,000-TEUers on Chinese charter
  • Long Beach's chief harbour engineer named caretaker executive director
  • Alibaba Group starts to unite delivery sector for 24/7 e-commerce
  • High-end EU automakers fear China will slap tariffs on luxury cars
  • Maersk's MCC Transport appoints Naresh Potty chief commercial officer
  • Starved Zeebrugge ZIP terminal gets first mainline call in two years
  • New dawn of reform expected for port Brazilian ports: Drewry analysts
  • Ports of Los Angeles and Hamburg sign five-year collaborative accord
  • Germanischer Lloyd unveils C-Dragon ship design at Nor-Shipping 2013
  • SoCal's UTi Worldwide quarterly profit off 7.4pc to US$347 million
  • Teamsters condemn US appeal court ruling allowing Mexican trucks
  • Senate quibbles, but gives US Trade Representative nominee easy ride
  • Etihad Cargo and Worldwide Flight Services sign 2-year global deal
  • Envirotainer adds 1,000th temp-controlled box to fleet
  • Etihad and Jettainer devise fuel-saving lightweight unit load device
  • Deutsche Post DHL, UNDP ready Manila airport for surge in relief aid

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • RCL in slot exchange with MOL on NKX service
  • TT Club celebrates 45 years of dedicated service
  • India, Myanmar to boost trade to $ 3 bn by 2015
  • US exempts India, 8 others from Iran-related sanctions
  • APSEZ & GPCB organise 'green seminar' in Mundra
  • KoPT's proposed Haldia Dock II attracts bidder interest
  • China may restart 'silk route' to develop transport passage
  • Global air freight market sees modest growth in April
  • Truck rentals up 1.5-2 pc in May on trunk routes
  • ...recovers marginally but still at historic low of 58.50
  • INR depreciation not good for exporters in long run: Fieo President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Metrans eröffnet modernen Hubterminal
  • TNT Express wants to axe 850 jobs in Italy
  • CMHI and CMA CGM complete Terminal Link transaction
  • Group7 boosts turnover in 2012
  • Port Corpus Christi wins communications award
  • Evergreen chooses Haropa
  • Transaero receives second Tu-204-100C
  • Hellmann issues road haulage tenders on Cargoclix
  • Freja Transport & Logistics expands executive board in...
  • Merkel-Wetzel Logistik welcomes new co-managing director
  • System Alliance Europe assigns awards and elects steering...
  • Xrail plans to extend network to Northern Italy
  • SAA Cargo welcomes arrival of new B737-400F
  • Sydney airport's master plan puts a focus on freight
  • AAE: first major client is ERS Railways
  • Waberer's strengthens position in Germany with Schmitz...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Topaz Marine shipyard delivers catamaran ferry
  • Excel Maritime plans to file for Chapter 11
  • Cargill charters new product tanker from Ardmore Shipping
  • Private equity firm buys life-saving equipment suppliers
  • Keppel FELS delivers 45th KFELS B class jack-up
  • SSA's Esben Poulsson elected ICS Vice Chairman

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Requests for new TIGER Grants far exceed available funding
  • Esben Poulsson named V.P. of International Chamber of Shipping
  • WWL honors Union Pacific as rail carrier of the year
  • Port of Olympia sets hearing to discuss General Obligation Bonds
  • United Seamen's Service names 2013 AOTOS winners

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Excel shares suspended in New York
    UPDATE: Delisting move initiated as owner unveils heavily impaired $1.5bn loss
  • We will grow at our own pace, says Thoresen Shipping's Claxton
    Thai bulk boss pins modest hopes on supramaxes and handysizes
  • CMA CGM eyes port growth through strategic China Merchants tie-up
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sale of Terminal Link share is a springboard for joint port projects around the world
  • Excel lines up support from banks
    Pre-Chapter 11 deal in principle offers relief as Panayotides agrees to chip in $50m
  • Safety agenda heats up amid calls for industry to rewrite Solas
    IMO Ship safety symposium to assess need for Solas II ahead of MSC, which focuses on passengership safety and crew competence
  • Iridium challenges Inmarsat monopoly
    US satellite firm plans rival maritime distress communication system
  • Sekimizu's stall
    The IMO secretary-general sets an agenda that includes new focus on safety
  • Croatian shipowner leads Baltic Sea aframax charge
    Tanker charter hits a six-week high amid rush to secure end-June dates
  • Coscon launches customer charter in China
    Five-point service enhancement plan to be followed by schemes for other Asian countries, the US and Europe
  • Weak peak expected for US box ports
    Retailers hold restocking for Christmas until later in the year, says Global Port Tracker
  • Creditors support STX shipyard until the end of July
    Fresh injection of emergency funds discussed as lenders carry out due diligence
  • BP Shipping sells China LNG joint venture stake to CNOOC
    Chinese oil major extends its shipping presence
  • Prospects improve for Asia-Europe rate rises, says Alphaliner
    Analyst sees good omens in start of summer peak season and withdrawn capacity
  • Rush-in roulette
    Low newbuilding prices trigger a risky new round of speculative orders
  • First Ship Lease lands second loan reprieve
    Singapore shipping trust extends covenants to year-end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • CMA CGM, China Merchants wind up deal
    CMA CGM today completed the sale of a 49% stake in subsidiary Terminal Link to China Merchants Holdings (International)
  • Box rise glass is half full
    FAR EAST/Europe box carriers are not likely to achieve more than half of the rate increases they mean to seek as of 1 July, liner trades analyst Alphaliner warned today
  • Herkules to take over Schat-Harding and Noreq
    PRIVATE equity fund Herkules is to acquire fellow Norwegian companies Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq to create a market leader in marine lifesaving equipment
  • Grand China sheds claims on Titan yard
    SHIPPING group Grand China Logistics is disposing of its entire 95% equity interest in Titan Quanzhou Shipyard
  • Global Marketing expands to Singapore
    DUBAI-based cash buyer Global Marketing Systems told Fairplay today it will set up an office in Singapore this month, as it taps on the city-state's growing maritime community
  • Thorco, Clipper Projects combining
    DENMARK'S Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping said today they have agreed to combine
  • Frontline sale of spinoff shares warned
    FRONTLINE might be forced to sell shares in spinoff Frontline 2012 to raise cash, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo warned today
  • Seoul seeks to unload DSME stakes
    SOUTH Korea's government is making another attempt to sell its stake in shipbuilder DSME
  • FSL Trust gets loan covenants relaxed
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust Management said today it has secured a temporary relaxation of two of its loan covenants from its lenders
  • VLCCs missing out
    SUEZMAX and Aframax tankers are enjoying a rise tonne-mile demand in 1H13, but demand keeps falling for VLCCs, a shipping analyst has calculated
  • US box imports slow
    ANEMIC US box import volumes will mirror the slow US economic recovery heading into the fall peak season, an import trade group warned
  • Russian grain exports drop by 75%
    RUSSIA'S grain exports dropped by 75% year on year in the five months to 31 May, a trade group said
  • Malaysia's Yinson seeks Norway's FOP
    MALAYSIAN OSV provider Yinson Holdings Berhad said it is bidding 996M kroner ($173M) for Norwegian shipping group Fred Olsen Production
  • PB buys 10 bulkers
    PACIFIC Basin will exercise purchase options on 10 Handysize bulkers that had been chartered in on bareboat basis
  • VLGC rates hit 2013 high
    RATES to haul LPG on very large gas carriers have hit a new 2013 high, amid bullish spot demand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Add OOCL to List of Those Planning July 1 GRIs
    OOCL will boost rates in its westbound trade from the Far East, including Japan, to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, starting July 1. The increase will be $650 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Mediterranean Shipping Co. and MOL have also planned similar Asia-to-Europe rate hikes for July 1, despite recent...
  • Kerry Logistics Opens Three More Facilities in China
    Kerry Logistics' new Chongqing center.Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, continuing its expansion in the nation. The three facilities total 140,000 square meters combined. The 86,800-square-meter Chongqing center serves western China, offering logistics services for multiple industry sectors, including automotive parts and accessories,...
  • East- and Westbound Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. east-west spot rates, week of June 10, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates for shipments east-to-west and west-to-east increased slightly this week, although a larger drop in the south-north index kept the overall U.S. index - now at $1,978,61 - down 14 cents below where it stood last week, according to data on...
  • China Railway Corp. Launches Express Cargo Service
    The China Railway Corp., a spinoff of China's former Ministry of Railways, has launched a new express cargo service to allow it to better compete in the logistics market, Global Times reports. The company will start delivery of freight door-to-door via its express service on June 15, allowing clients to...
  • Logistics Providers DJ Powers, Maritime International Merge
    D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah. With the addition of Maritime International and the recent opening of its Norfolk, Va., office, D.J. Powers has further established its footprint in the Southeast, with plans to continue expansion...
  • KiwiRail Plans to Name New Chief Executive in 2014
    John Spencer, chairman of KiwiRail, along with the KiwiRail's board, have announced that they will not renew KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn's five-year contract when it expires in February 2014. "With the KiwiRail turnaround plan well initiated, the KiwiRail board feel [sic] it is time for a new CE to implement...
  • CSAV Expands Intra-Asia Galex Sling 1 Service
    CSAV's new Galex 1 rotation.Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores will introduce regular calls at Port Klang, Malaysia; Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Qingdao, China, to its Galex Sling 1 service. The changes will take effect with the sailing of the Hanjin Budapest, voyage 40 westbound, starting its rotation...
  • US East Coast Ports Suffer ILA Hangover
    U.S. East Coast ports experienced widely varying impacts from the months-long threat of labor strife that began last year with the breakdown of talks for a new International Longshoremen's Association contract. Because the ILA contract was not settled until early this year, cargo diversions continued into the first quarter of 2013...
  • Report: Global Air Freight Traffic Inched Up in April
    Total air freight traffic worldwide in April increased 1 percent year-over-year, although growth continued to be mixed across airports because about half of the world's Top 20 air freight hubs registered declines for the month, according to Airports Council International. Monthly international freight rose 1.1 percent compared to April 2012, while...
  • AMR Names Board, Leadership Team of Merged Company
    AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways Group, has named the 12 members of the board of directors of the combined company, American Airlines Group, as well as the senior leadership team, effective after the closing the companies' expected merger. Thomas Horton, chairman, president and CEO of...
  • Panalpina's Ocean Freight division introduces new order management system
    Panalpina is introducing MyPanalpina+, an order management system based on the latest version of the customer-facing application, LOG-NET. Customers will benefit from its enhanced order processing capabilities, including better freight management services and improved visibility of their supply chains. The deployment of the new system demonstrates Panalpina's continuing commitment to...
  • Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0
    June 11, 2013 (Dallas, TX) - Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the release of Freight Allocation ModuleTM (FAM) 2.0, a web-based application that optimizes transportation by allowing shippers to auction freight with approved carrier partners. With its enhanced functionality, FAM 2.0 offers authorized carrier...
  • PeopleNet Certifies and Introduces Motorola Commercial-Grade Handheld that Supports PeopleNet's Fleet Mobility Applications
    MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2013 - PeopleNet®, the leading provider of fleet mobility solutions that reduce cost per mile, improve safety/compliance and enable profitable growth, today announced support for Motorola's MC75A Mobile Computer (Motorola MC75A - Motorola Solutions USA ) to be compatible with PeopleNet's fleet mobility applications. "This announcement kicks off...
  • HELP Inc. Welcomes National Freight Advisory Committee Applauds Inclusion of Senior HELP Advisors
    Phoenix (JUNE 11, 2013) - HELP Inc. applauds the establishment of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC). The committee's diverse membership of 47 includes Major Mark Savage, HELP board member from Colorado and Dr. C. M. Walton, HELP's senior policy advisor from the University of...
  • Updated: Maher Extends Free Time, Demurrage Amid Backlog
    Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will extend container free time and freeze demurrage charges through Wednesday as it clears a backlog caused by computer glitches during the changeover to a new terminal operating system, CEO Gary Cross said. The charges have been suspended since Friday,...
  • MSC Offers Direct Houston-Brazil Service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is providing a new weekly direct container service between Houston and Brazil. The new service, which was launched in April, calls at Houston; Cristobal, Panama; Manaus, Navegantes, Santos, Pecem and Vila do Conde, Brazil; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Cristobal; and Houston. Its rotation is seven weeks...
  • Wanted: Bidders for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Project
    The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India's top container handler, has issued a new request for qualification from interested bidders for the development of its long-awaited fourth container terminal. The move follows the cancellation of Nehru's initial tender in September 2012 after top bidder PSA International failed to sign a...
  • US Beef Producers Warn of Labeling Rule Repercussions
    Following the Canadian government's disapproval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling program and subsequent release of a list of products for possible retaliatory tariffs, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has slammed the labeling requirement. "MCOOL is not market- or consumer-driven, and it does not fit within...
  • US Auto Parts Imports Grow But at Slower Pace
    US Auto Part Imports Full-size image Containers of auto parts imported through U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2013 were up year-over-year for a 14thstraight quarter. Although the rate inched up from 8.1 percent in fourth quarter 2012 to 8.3 percent in first quarter 2013, the rate of growth has formed an...
  • Hyundai Seeks to Expand Network in Asia
    Hyundai Merchant Marine is examining how best to restructure its network to tap into growing intra-Asia container volumes. "Expansion of output in intra-Asia countries is expected to become broad and accelerate steadily," the Korea-based line said in an e-mail exchange with the JOC. "China and India are key props to intra-Asia...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Who's next?
    The looming bankruptcy of Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime Carriers has reignited concerns about the future of some of its US-listed compatriots.
  • Excel gets the boot
    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seeking to delist the shares of restructuring Greek owner Excel Maritime.
  • Stohle takes stock
    Sveinung Stohle has put $40,000 of his own money into shares in Hoegh LNG.
  • TEN hits double
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has tied up period contracts for two more of its product tankers.
  • Excel's path to filing
    Read TradeWinds' guide to how Greece's Excel Maritime was hit by the shipping slump.
  • ABN Amro takes cape
    Dutch bank ABN Amro has assumed ownership of an Excel Maritime capesize to settle an outstanding loan.
  • Ismini steps in
    Excel ready to sell two supramaxes to Villy Panayotides' daughter to pay off Credit Suisse loan.
  • Excel reveals $1.5bn loss
    Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has unveiled a massive $1.51bn net loss as it published its long-overdue 2012 report.
  • Excel Maritime to file
    Troubled Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has confirmed it is planning a Chapter XI restructuring in the US.
  • Great Dane born
    Danish owners Thorco Shipping and Clipper Projects have merged to create the world's second largest multipurpose owner and operator.
  • Cauvery heads for scrap
    Pratibha Cauvery, the Indian tanker involved in a fatal grounding last year, is destined for demolition in Bangladesh.
  • Hat-trick for Olympic
    Greece's Onassis Group has taken its third VLCC from AET this year, brokers believe.
  • Bulker smash in Brazil
    Two bulkers operated by Hanjin Shipping and Norsul Navegacao have been damaged in a collision at the port of Santos in Brazil.
  • Tanker profit pinned down
    Profitability should return to the tanker market in 2015 as slowing fleet growth and improving demand haul up fleet utilization, RS Platou Markets says.
  • ULTR nets notes cash
    Ultrapetrol has completed a $200m notes issue with the aim of repaying debt.
  • Jahre inks LNG ship
    Norway's Jahre Marine is building an LNG bunker tanker at AVIC Dingheng Shipyard in China.
  • HMM out of Iran
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has dropped a call at Bandar Abbas in Iran.
  • Rainbow wins PSV
    Nantong Rainbow of China has won an order for a new platform supply ship (PSV) from a domestic owner.
  • PE buys lifesaving firms
    Herkules Private Equity is to take over life-saving equipment manufacturers Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq.
  • Ezion stake raised
    Templeton International has increased its holdings in Ezion, the Singapore-listed liftboat company.
  • Seajacks orders newbuild
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build world's largest wind farm installation vessel.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Environmental groups sue over LA rail terminal
    "This project can be built away from where people live and children go to school, but the City of Los Angeles wants to put it in a low-income minority neighborhood," said David Pettit, attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • Boeing sees need for 35,000 planes by 2032
    The largest amount of demand will come in the single-aisle aircraft category, with 24,670 planes at a cost of $2.29 trillion. The manufacturer predicts the least amount of orders will be for large, wide-body planes.
  • Temporary I-5 bridge to open next week
    Construction crews, working around the clock, put the finishing touches Monday on the first of two temporary bridge spans over the Skagit River in Washington and have started work on the second one.
  • CMA CGM completes partial sale of Terminal Link
    China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd. today completed its purchase of a 49-percent equity stake in the French liner carrier's terminals business, which includes 15 facilities in eight countries, for 400 million euros.
  • Washington Notebook: Senate committee approves Commerce, DOT appointees
  • G20 lagging behind in trade, study finds
  • Maersk's 'Triple E' sea trials in pictures
  • Stockton barge delivers first containers to Oakland
  • EU makes progress on rail system
  • Great Lakes coal loads fall 11.3% in May
  • Panalpina rolls out LOG-NET order management system
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Intercargo calls for publicly accessible casualty reports
    Data from the GISIS often has either no investigation report attached or is not available for download.
  • Fujairah sees weak demand
    Little price movement in Middle East hub.
  • Outlook in Europe mainly soft
    Prices mixed in Mediterranean ports.
  • Shipping's CO2 output reduced by 20% 'before EEDI'
    IMO symposium hears call for balance between regulations and shipping's survival in economic climate that is 'worst in living memory'.
  • Drybulk shipper files for Chaper 11
    'Excel Maritime has been hit by volatility and overall declines in charter rates.'
  • Vopak eyes expansion
    Growth in LNG market is company's main focus.
  • State oil company 'struggling' to buy fuel oil cargoes
    Egypt's currency crisis raises credit concerns.
  • Company says STX Pan Ocean will hurt results
    J Lauritzen has two ships chartered to beleagured operator.
  • Focus on LNG bunkering at Europort
    Trade fair will have separate strand called Pioneering in LNG.
  • Asian bunker prices remain stable
    Players in South Korea expecting demand to pick up later in the week.
  • Algeciras is 'key bunkering location' says BP Marine
    Operations in Spanish port are 'latest step in BP Marine's expansion of its global footprint.'
  • US puts lower flash point limit proposal to IMO
    Wants SOLAS limit aligned with highway diesel fuels to give ship operators access to broader supply of low sulphur fuels.
  • 'Chicken and egg dilemma' of LNG bunkers gets US airing
    LNG bunker fuels conference to take place in Houston.
  • Chinese increase research in shipping and offshore
    Development aimed towards marine diesel engine, dual-fuel engine and LNG machinery.
  • Tribunal finds owner responsible for leaky bunker tank
    'Owners must understand the nature of their obligations in respect of maintenance and seaworthiness,' says lawyer.
  • Irish firm receives fuel efficient product tanker
    Ardmore Seaventure is equipped with mewis duct and hull performance coating, among other technologies.
  • New fuel-efficient engine set to enter marine market
    Wartsila X40 engine passes type approval test 'with flying colours', says spokesman.
  • Bunker tankers delivered to Singapore operator
    Sea Hub Tankers boosts fleet with new additions.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
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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