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July 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Front end of MOL Comfort sinks after fire burns off deck containers
  • Maersk, MSC, CMA CMG await regulatory okay for super P3 alliance
  • Xiamen moves towards mega port status with takeover Zhangzhou facilities
  • MSC charters support orders for dozen 8,800-9,400 TEUers from CIMC
  • Evergreen partners Hanjin and UASC on new West Africa Service 2
  • Evergreen transpacific loop calls at Vladivostok for cheaper bunker
  • India port box volume off 4pc to 1.87 million TEU April through June
  • Shippers unmoved by factory deaths, Bangladesh garment exports up 13pc
  • Emirates and Hanjin Shipping work together in China-India slot swap
  • MSC assigns 1,344-TEUer to link Salalah, Oman to Mogadishu, Somalia
  • US customs broker jailed 37 months for evading tax on garments, tobacco
  • Vanguard extends Vietnamese presence by opening in Haiphong, Hanoi
  • Bologna container terminal joins Rotterdam's InlandLinks online platform
  • MPA cancels bunkering licence of Palmstone Petroleum in Singapore
  • OW Bunker launches second supply vessel to boost Singapore operation
  • Lufthansa Cargo load factor up to 70pc, but freight decline 3.5pc
  • Wrongful death suits arise from April's Bagram cargo plane crash
  • Etihad posts 8pc rise in quarterly revenue, driven by cargo growth
  • Chapman Freeborn offers air cargo service from Johannesburg to Lubumbashi

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Swire group's China Navigation Co takes complete control of Polynesia Line
  • Cochin Shipyard to spend up to 1,500 cr. for expansion
  • Kalmar raises the bar with new light range of forklift trucks
  • MLC to bring significant change in shipping operations
  • Samudra Marine Services facilitates first benzene export from Cochin Port
  • Ship prices surge to 8-month high; could rise further
  • Swire group's China Navigation Co takes complete control of Polynesia Line
  • West, Central African nations sign anti-piracy code
  • CMTL's ICD-Thimmapur clears first export reefer
  • Port connectivity projects in rail PPPs get most bids
  • US logistics sector to see marginal growth: Report
  • L&T bags project orders valued at INR 3,057 cr.
  • Prayer meet held in memory of Kothari Kaka

Marine Logweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • NSRP: Ottawa brings in a bean counter
  • Damen delivers wind farm vessels to MCS
  • Chris Stone named Bibby Ship Management COO
  • Brazil operations give Vard a red ink quarter
  • ABS fleet passes 200 million gt mark
  • MOL Comfort sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma welcomes largest container ship to Call WUT
  • Port of Seattle drayage trucks to convert to natural gas engines
  • Trucking group reports jump in driver turnover rate during quarter
  • Remaining section of MOL COMFORT sinks with 2,400 containers onboard
  • Port of Everett employee earns public buyer certification

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Navios Acquisition snaps up four more
    New $130m move underlines liking for MR2 space
  • Shipping remains a reliable partner for crisis-hit Greek economy
    Country's shipowners admit that industry slump may last three more years
  • Is it a teu - is it a feu?
    Boxing clever as Tworty's innovative container completes its maiden voyage
  • Capital Product sells OSG claim to Deutsche Bank
    US bankruptcy court will determine final amount payable on rejected charters
  • The Egypt effect
    Deepening crises in the Middle East drives bunker price spike
  • Forecast rosy?
    Baltic Dry Index is at an 18-month high, having risen about 60% since the start of the year
  • China Navigation swoops on Polynesia Line
    Swire deepsea shipping arm takes over US-Pacific Islands specialist
  • Maritime Innovation Japan plans to expand
    Joint venture aims to lead country's research and development
  • King Coal holds his throne
    Australian production supports dry bulk
  • RasGas makes its Mexico LNG debut
    Shipment shows RasGas' desire to extend its customer base
  • 'Illegal' blockade thwarts Nigeria's LNG exports
    Nimasa ignores Lagos court ruling in dispute over unpaid port levies
  • Qatar makes Pakistan an offer it cannot refuse
    Incentive to Islamabad to build LNG import terminals as new trades lead to new ships
  • Vantage orders high-spec drillship
    New York-listed firm will use $75m bond for initial payment to DSME
  • US box imports expected to strengthen after weak summer
    But Port Tracker warns that interest rate rise could weaken consumption
  • Vard reports $7.2m second quarter loss
    Brazilian operations continue to hamper company's bottom line
  • South Korea's Big Three set their sights on LNG
    Analyst forecasts 40-carrier bonanza for Daewoo, Hyundai and Samsung
  • Cosco Shipping expects first-half loss
    Multipurpose vessel unit slips into the red due to higher bunker expenses
  • Shipowners urged to reduce reefer claims exposure
    North P&I Club advises on need to understand cargoes being transported
  • Fred Olsen Energy posts $90m second-quarter profit
    Balance sheet boosted by healthy ultra deepwater drilling activity
  • MOL Comfort fore section sinks
    Mitsui OSK Lines retains salvors to monitor for oil spills and floating boxes
  • Lifeboats spotted 14 miles from sunken Albedo
    But EU Navfor saw no crew or pirates near the two beached craft
  • South Korean shipyard orders surge 60% in first half
    Deals total $18.5bn for 6m compensated gross tonnes, beating China's $10.5m for 6.6m cgt
  • Indonesia's thwarted export drive
    Ageing refineries, few new reserves and a lack of investment hamper Jakarta's ambitions
  • Shipowners welcome Brussels' move to ease red tape
    Plan for uniform electronic manifest will support drive to increase intra-EU sea transport

Fairplayweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Rest of MOL Comfort sinks
    MOL COMFORT's bow section sank early today, Mitsui OSK Lines told Fairplay
  • Navios Acquisition takes four
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Acquisition today announced the purchase of four newbuilding tankers for an aggregate price of $130.2M
  • Greens allege US ballast rules stop too short
    US BALLAST water regulations issued earlier this year do not go far enough in reducing the risk of invasive species, an environmental group is alleging
  • Coal, fertilisers drive Russian port gains
    CARGOES of coal and fertilisers were the drivers of Russian port growth in 1H13, the Association of Commercial Seaports (ASOP) said
  • VARD bottom line slips
    PROBLEMS continuing at its Brazilian yards have hurt Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder VARD
  • LNG export approvals urged
    EXPEDITED permits for a backlog of US LNG export applications will boost US political and economic interests overseas, a bipartisan group of senators predicted
  • Korea yard orders rise 60%
    SOUTH Korean shipyards overcame difficult market conditions in 1H13, with new orders up 60.4% year on year
  • Seadrill gains Venezuela contract for jack-up
    SEADRILL said today it has secured a contract off Venezuela for its LT-Super 116E jack-up rig West Freedom
  • DNB unveils more impairment losses from shipping
    NORWAY'S financial services group DNB said today impairment losses from its shipping, offshore and logistics units rose sharply in 1H13
  • COSCOL's losses triple
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL said today its losses more than tripled to 78M yuan ($13M) in the first half of 2013 from a year ago
  • June's Taiwan exports surge
    TAIWAN'S exports of mineral products jumped 39.4% in June, IHS Global Insight reported
  • Taiwan to cut NZ agricultural tariffs
    TAIWAN said it would reduce its tariffs on New Zealand agricultural imports in stages over 2- 12 years, economy minister Chang Chia-juch said
  • Harbor Star defers IPO
    PHILIPPINE tug operator Harbor Star Shipping has deferred its planned IPO of up to 182M stocks to September
  • Changhang Phoenix debtors seek $2M
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix said today two suppliers have applied to a bankruptcy court over a combined $2M in debts
  • IEA: Iran's crude exports fell by 36%
    IRAN'S crude exports in June crashed by 36% month on month, the IEA said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Work Begins on Toll Group's New Intermodal Terminal in Tasmania
    Toll Group has started construction on a $24 million intermodal freight terminal in the new Brighton Transport Hub in Hobart, Tasmania. Lara Giddings, Tasmania's premier, and Tony Foster, mayor of Brighton, joined Tony Stewart, Toll's general manager in Tasmania, to break ground on the construction of the Toll facility, the first...
  • GENCO Establishes Contract Packaging Business Unit
    GENCO has formalized its existing contract packaging capabilities into a new business unit. The new unit is being led by Dave Mabon, who will serve as its president. Mabon was previously chief operating officer and chief customer officer within the supply chain solutions and reverse logistics company. GENCO's contract packaging unit currently...
  • FTR: New Trucking Rules Will Require 60,000 Extra Drivers
    Trucking companies may have to hire as many as 60,000 additional drivers in the second half of 2013 to compensate for constraints on productivity from new hours-of-service rules that took effect July 1, according to transportation consultant Noël Perry. "If you're a carrier, this is the time to ramp up your...
  • China Navigation Acquires Polynesia Line
    China Navigation has acquired Polynesia Line, which connects the U.S. West Coast with Tahiti, American Samoa, Western Samoa and other Pacific Islands. China Navigation, the shipping arm of the Swire group, already had held a minority interest of 13 percent in the California-based PLL since 1979, and it has now purchased...
  • Port Hueneme, Ports America Christen New Harbor Crane
    Ports America's new crane at the Port of Hueneme.Officials from Port of Hueneme in California and Ports America have formally christened the stevedoring company's new Liebherr LHM 420 Litronic mobile harbor crane. The new heavy-lift crane is the second Ports America crane to be employed at the Port of Hueneme, joining...
  • OHL Signs Lease for Florida Distribution Center
    OHL's new distribution center near Miami.Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has signed a 185,520 square foot industrial lease to fully occupy the Pan American North Distribution Center in Medley, Fla., near Miami. The newly built industrial development, located in Pan Am North Business Park near the Florida Turnpike Extension and Route 27, will be...
  • North American Intermodal Volume Resumes Climb
    North American intermodal volume increased 1.8 percent year-over-year in the week ending July 6, after breaking its recent upward trend and falling 1.4 percent last week, according to the Association of American Railroads. Prior to last week, North American intermodal volume had been up for 12 weeks straight. North American rail volumes through...
  • K+S Potash Canada, Canadian Pacific Sign Transportation Contract
    K+S Potash Canada and Canadian Pacific have signed a long-term, volume-based contract for the transportation of potash products from K+S's Legacy site. The contract, which was signed in K+S Potash Canada's headquarters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is for potash to be moved from the Legacy site, near Moose Jaw and Regina in...
  • Fraport's Cargo Traffic Rose Nearly 2 Percent in June
    In June, Fraport Group's five majority-owned airports handled 205,119 metric tons of cargo, an increase of 1.9 percent from June 2012. From January to June, the Fraport Group moved 1.15 million metric tons of cargo, rising 1.2 percent from the first half of last year. The German company operates the airports of...
  • Russia to Temporarily Ban Food Imports From Greece
    Russia is planning to introduce temporary restrictions on dairy, meat and seafood imports from Greece, starting July 15, according to the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service, The Moscow Times reports. Russian food safety inspectors, who discovered violations of hygiene standards in June, said the Greek Veterinary Service had overlooked...
  • Sub-Saharan African Exports to Latin America Rise
    Containerized exports from sub-Saharan Africa to Latin America jumped 16.7 percent in April. Exports to the other regional trades fell or remained flat year-over-year, with the largest drop being in containers exported to North America, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. Sub-Saharan Africa to Far East Asia Sub Saharan Africa...
  • MOL Comfort Wreck Helps Support Asia-Europe Rates
    Photo courtesy gCaptain.Average spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade held onto most of the general rate increase that took effect on July 1, in part because the wreck of the MOL Comfort has taken some vessel capacity out of the trade. After almost tripling to $2,622 per 40-foot-equivalent unit in the...
  • Chicago Sees Largest Deficit in 40-Foot Container Availability
    Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report, July 10 Full-size image The number of 40-foot containers available for export in Chicago in the week of July 10 was below zero for the fifth consecutive week, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report. Carrier data used in the report indicates...
  • Court Rules Alabama's Fuel Tax for Rail Carrier Purchases Discriminates
    CSX has won an appeal against the Alabama Department of Revenue regarding the agency's imposition of a sales and use tax on diesel fuel purchased by rail carriers. Citing the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, which prohibits certain discriminatory taxes, CSX Transportation said in the case, "CSX Transportation,...
  • FTR Trucking Index Reflects Positive Environment
    FTR Associates' Trucking Conditions Index for May, published in the July 2013 Trucking Update, was unchanged compared with the previous month, continuing to reflect a positive environment for trucking with a reading of 12.4. "The trucking industry has seemingly been stuck in a holding pattern for the last year or so,"...
  • Changing of the Guard
    From left: James Capo, Brian Dugan, Joseph CurtoAnyone who followed the heated back-and-forth of the recent International Longshoremen's Association contract negotiations might wonder how the two sides could ever work together. Truth is, they have no choice. Tempers sometimes flare during bargaining, as we saw during the ILA talks. But the...
  • Crude-by-Rail Increasing in US, But Pace of Growth Has Slowed
    As U.S. crude oil production outpaces pipeline capacity, the U.S. is depending more on railroads to move crude oil to refineries and storage centers, although growth in such shipments has slowed recently, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on data from the Association of American Railroads. From May to...
  • FedEx Express Expands Presence in Italy, Germany
    FedEx Express has opened new stations in Bari, Italy, and Bergneustadt, Gescher, Wesel and Zülpich, Germany. The FedEx subsidiary chose Bari as its point of expansion in southern Italy because of rising export activity in the region, particularly from small and medium enterprises, said Renato Carrara, managing director and general manager...
  • State of Georgia names new Centers of Innovation leaders
    ATLANTA, July 10, 2013 - The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Page Siplon will serve as director of the Georgia Centers of Innovation (GCOI), and that Bo Warren, currently with the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), will become director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for...
  • Union Pacific Files Climate Change Data with CDP, Outlining Strategic Actions Related to Climate Change
    Omaha, Neb., July 10, 2013 - Union Pacific completed its 2013 submission of climate change data to CDP, illustrating concerted company efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "This annual climate change response is an affirmation to customers, employees, shareholders and communities that environmental sustainability is a vital consideration in Union Pacific's...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Egypt's silver lining
    Turmoil in Egypt could lead to increased Suez Canal disruption risk that may benefit more than just the crude tanker sector, an analyst said.
  • Vantage advantage
    Earnings estimates lifted after drillship order firmed by Houston-based Vantage Drilling.
  • OPEC sees shale threat
    Crude extracted from shale formations in the US and Canada is expected to erode demand for oil produced by nations affiliated with The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2014.
  • Coal woes may return
    Colombian coal miner strikes may once again impact the dry-bulk market by the end of this month, broker ICAP Shipping says.
  • Tyumen loses control
    Russia's Northern River Shipping Lines (NRSL) has said rival owner Reskom-Tyumen (RT) has lost control of the company.
  • Navios adds four more
    Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) has splashed out just over $130m on four more products carrier newbuildings.
  • Heated reflections
    A charity set up to help the victims of piracy has reacted angrily to reports over the fate of the sunken hijacked 1,022-teu containership Albedo.
  • Sinokor bags MR funds
    South Korea's Sinokor has netted a loan to finance part of its huge MR tanker splash at compatriot Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).
  • Chinese capacity down
    Chinese shipyard capacity has shrunk 36% year-on-year in the first half, with the orderbook also down.
  • Siem orders in Poland?
    Siem Offshore is tipped to have ordered a pair of offshore support vessel newbuildings at Remontowa.
  • Vard profit crumbles
    Ongoing problems at its Brazilian operations have seen Norway's Vard slump to a second quarter deficit.
  • Chinese chase TMT
    China Shipping Car Carrier has been left over $10m out of pocket following the financial troubles of TMT.
  • Rongsheng chases $103m
    Cash-strapped shipbuilder Rongsheng Heavy Industries is going to court to recover a big deposit paid during its aborted takeover of an engine maker.
  • More cash for STX
    Creditors of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding could provide KRW 2.1 trillion ($1.85bn) in financial aid by 2016.
  • Fund into Ocean Yield
    US hedge fund Brenner West Capital has emerged as an early investor in Aker shipping spin-off Ocean Yield.
  • DNB restores order
    DNB has unseated Nordea as the largest syndicated lender in the shipping and offshore business after just one quarter out of the top spot.
  • Coscol loss trebles
    Chinese shipowner Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has seen losses treble in the first half of 2012.
  • DNB cuts impairment
    DNB has logged a stronger than expected profit in the second quarter as impairments on the shipping book showed signs of slowing.
  • Blazing tanker abandoned
    A tanker crew have been rescued after jumping from their blazing vessel off Panama.
  • Ship sinks after smash
    The crew of a Chinese cargo vessel has been rescued after a collision with a Greek panamax off Korea.
  • Irtysh earnings trimmed
    Russia's Irtysh Shipping Company has posted a slim profit for 2012.
  • Beaute and the beach
    French ferry operator SNCM's veteran cruise-ferry Ile de Beaute (built 1979) has been sold for scrap in a tonnage clearout that is a result of a recent rescue package from the French government.
  • Pirates target tanker
    An unnamed tanker was attacked by pirates yesterday while it was approximately 12 nautical miles off Malaysia's Tioman Island.
  • Maribo refloated
    Norwegian cargoship undamaged after grounding.
  • Albedo crew fate uncertain
    The fate of the crew of the sunken Malaysian boxship Albedo (built 1993) remains a mystery as lifeboats from the ship were spotted on a Somali beach.
  • Emma back in action
    Maersk Line's 15,550-teu boxship Emma Maersk is set to return to service on 18 July after repairs lasting five months.
  • MOL Comfort sinks
    Hopes to find the cause of the catastrophic cracking of the Mitsui OSK Lines containership MOL Comfort have been dashed after its forward section sank in the Indian Ocean last night.
  • Princimar plotting pullout?
    Industry observers are keeping a close eye on Principal Maritime this week amid widespread speculation the US tanker owner's alliance with Stena Bulk and Sonangol may be drawing to a close.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Santos port strike expected today
    The National Stevedores Association in Brasilia is concerned about privatization at a new container terminal in Santos, with union longshoremen alleging the group behind the new terminal won't hire from a centralized agency.
  • Firm to convert Seattle drayage trucks to natural gas
  • Ryder opens 2 natural gas fueling stations
  • Chemical distributor to use Transplace TMS
  • OECD averages 1% of GDP on infrastructure spend
    While the 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation spend an average of 1 percent of GDP on transportation infrastructure, that percentage hasn't changed since 1995, according to recent ITF data.
  • Second half of MOL Comfort sinks
  • USDA awards export promotion funds
    The department said the past four years represent the strongest period for U.S. agricultural exports in the history of the country. Farm exports in fiscal year 2012 reached $135.8 billion and supported 1 million American jobs.
  • Retailers release Bangladesh factory safety guidelines
    Seventeen major retailers have banded together to form a work safety initiative in Bangladesh, demanding factory inspections, the development of common safety standards and the election of worker representatives.
  • Ex-Im Bank supports ag equipment exports to China
  • Georgia innovation centers get new directors
  • NewPort Tank, Sinochem enter common ownership
  • Swissport signs handling deals with Etihad SkyCargo
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 11, 2013
  • Order surge for product tankers could 'kill recovery'
    Sector may benefit from shipping sulphur regulation, but report warns too many orders 'is clearly unhelpful'.
  • MOL Update: Oil film seen at wreck site
    Over 1,000 mt of fuel oil onboard sunken ship, company says.
  • Prices display mixed signals in Fujairah
    Prices heading down in South African bunker hubs.
  • Prices head upward across Europe
    MGO prices at Piraeus stuck to yesterday's level.
  • Bunker tanker ablaze
    Crew abandon ship after engine room fire gets out of control.
  • EC proposal for MRV Regulation for shipping - Can we have a 'soft landing' please
    Time needed to test out some of the requirements and achieve the level of accuracy and detail the proposal envisages.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks show small decline
    Inventories expected to rebound in the coming weeks.
  • MOL: Fore section sinks
    Two halves of stricken container ship now sunk.
  • IFO prices inch up
    Mixed demand for bunker fuels reported at Singapore port.
  • Crowley acquires fuel company in Alaska
    Anderes Oil supplies marine fuel among other products at Alaska.
  • Coscol H1 losses triple
    'Depressed shipping market and high fuel price' were behind the losses, says analyst.
  • Dubai meetings showcase local bunkering industry
    Various departments from Dubai Maritime City Authority updated the bunker industry on latest changes.
  • Rolls-Royce: Ship propulsion entering transitionary phase
    Industry to use dimethyl ether, LNG and 'high-tech wind' for propulsion in the future.
  • Edison Chouest to build 17 'fuel-efficient' PSVs
    Newbuildings will feature a new hull form.
  • Cold ironing rates for port of Halifax under consideration
    Rates likely to be set in the $0.09 to $0.10 per kilowatt hour range.

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London
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Barcelona
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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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