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February 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • NYK transports six relief cars to Africa as part of aid works
  • Xinjiang to invest over US$5.63 billion in road construction in 2013
  • Beibu Gulf Port volume increases 13.8pc, surpasses throughput estimates
  • Indian defence minister 'concerned' over China running Pakistani port
  • Schedule reliability to be main focus of TOC Hong Kong March 12
  • CaroTrans boosts spot quote capabilities with Freightgate Logistics Cloud
  • Project forwarding course to be held in Shanghai at breakbulk exhibition
  • ISS Palumbo opens new UK offices as first step in global expansion
  • Dreamliner 787 battery cooling system remains under the spotlight
  • SBS Worldwide starts New York's JFK to Amsterdam air freight service
  • GACAG demands UN's ICAO set air cargo supply chain security standards
  • Drewry expects higher semiconductor sales to lift air freight volumes

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd announces two new India-China/Far East services
  • ICS Board reviews key issues at London meet
  • Unexpected fall in IIP data further pulls down INR
  • DP World's Dubai ports cross 100-million container handling milestone
  • Record loading of export boxes on main line vessel at New Mangalore Port
  • Railways registers 6 pc freight loading growth in Jan.
  • IIP shrinks by 0.6 pc in Dec.

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines operates first of a series of flights to Sochi
    One year before the Winter Olympics that will take place between 7 and 23 February 2014, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the largest Russian cargo carrier and part of Volga-Dnepr Group, h...
  • Safety processes at Samedan airfield comply with Icao guidelines
    Safety processes at Samedan airfield (Switzerland) comply with the standards of the international civil aviation organisation (Icao). Switzerland's Federal Office of Civil Aviation...
  • Antalis gets new logistics director
    Antalis GmbH, a major distributor of communications support materials, has chosen Jan Stevens as its new logistics director. In that position Stevens will have a seat on the board ...
  • XTRA Lease adds new trailers to fleet
    XTRA Lease, the St. Louis MO (USA)-based provider of semi-trailer rentals and leases, has ordered more than 2,000 new trailers for 2013. The units include dry vans, reefers, flatbe...
  • Railfreight transport loses market share in Germany
    According to the latest figures published by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), fewer goods were transported by rail in 2012. Destatis reported that the railway's tra...
  • Brazil's Brado Logistica augments wagon fleet
    Brado Logistica, a subsidiary of Latin American Logistics, has order 600 extra wagons from AmstedMaxion. The Brazilian transport provider Brado is thereby expanding its railcar fle...
  • Daimler Trucks expects worldwide truck sales to increase
    The German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Trucks sold 462,000 vehicles in 2012, 9% more than in the prior year. Revenue came to EUR 31.4 billion (+9%). Earnings were boosted by the p...
  • Boeing Shanghai celebrates door-cutting completion for first B737-300 PTF conversion
    Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co Ltd, a joint venture between Boeing, Shanghai Airport Authorities and China Eastern Airlines, held a door-cutting ceremony for the first Boeing...
  • Navitrans joins Project Partners network
    Turkey-based Navitrans Agency Services has become the new member of the Project Partners network. The latter is now represented in 68 countries with nearly 150 members' offices. I...
  • Geodis wins e-commerce logistics contract with Castorama
    The French company Geodis has won a call for bids issued by the DIY retailer Castorama. The work entails home deliveries of website orders in France. The new, three-year contract r...
  • Norbert Dentressangle secures warehousing contract with Ecolab
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has been awarded a major chemicals warehousing contract with Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technolog...
  • LTE Transport renamed In Time Thermo Sprint
    LTE Transport, a specialist for temperature-controlled direct transport services, began trading under the name In Time Thermo Sprint, with effect from 1 February. The name change f...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • Justice Department files civil suit against ATP
  • Colonna's wins $17.9 million Navy contract
  • USCG and NTSB to investigate Carnival Triumph fire
  • Carnival Triumph to be towed to Mobile, not Mexico
  • Shipboard carbon capture concept unveiled
  • Hyundai Heavy to build X-bow MOCV for Toisa
  • Alaskan wave energy project moves ahead
  • ABB to acquire APS Technology
  • Johnston replaces Arntzen at OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • Coast Guard holding investigation into CARNIVAL TRIUMPH fire
  • Portland International Airport tree thinning project underway
  • TITAN Salvage taps Johnson as business strategy vice president
  • Port of Seattle sets date for land deal public hearing
  • Vessel carbon capture project gets thumbs up from DNV/PSE

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • Brazil takes contradictory approach to seafarers' ID
    Confusion remains over which ILO Convention is actually in force
  • In-house recruitment increases legal competition
    P&I clubs moving to attract best shipping legal talent
  • P&I Clubs urge correspondents to take out insurance
    International Transport Intermediaries Club emphasises the importance of adequate cover
  • LNG shipping was doing all right before Fukushima
    While Japanese demand sent rates stratospheric, the market had already been strengthening nicely
  • CMA CGM closes its financial restructuring
    French line looks ahead to an IPO after cutting a deal with banks and finalises an equity infusion worth $250m from FSI and Yildirim
  • One restructuring even Arntzen couldn't handle
    Former investment banker has decades of relevant expertise
  • Severance package and class action defence elicit curiosity after Arntzen exit
    Bankruptcy court could be stage for new issues
  • Oil and gas exploration highlights need for better ports in East Africa
    Can lessons be learnt from Nigeria?
  • Navios Acquisition sees revenues rise 24% in 2012
    New York-listed tanker company has fixed 91.1% of available days this year already
  • Scrubber debate still a hot topic
    The cost of installing technology is steep - but ignoring the rules can be more costly
  • Sokhna goes back to work
    Labour dispute resolved at Egypt's Red Sea port
  • Putting a price on MISC
    The Petronas general offer for the remaining shares of MISC it doesn't already own has its supporters, plus a few detractors
  • Genmar hails 'exciting opportunity' for future growth
    Company sees two new tanker pools started with Unipec as the equivalent of growth through newbuildings or organic acquisitions
  • Strong performance forecast for intra-Asia box trades
    Asia to Europe volumes expected to return to modest growth
  • Mediterranean aframax market falls sharply
    Earnings for cross-Med voyages slashed by more than $1,500 overnight
  • Impaired
    The world fleet is not worth anything near as much as had hitherto been assumed
  • Carnival Triumph under tow off Mexico
    Cruiseship suffers engineroom fire
  • Danaos suffers impairment loss
    Coustas pessimistic on outlook
  • DryShips to sell further 3.8% of Ocean Rig
    Offering should gross more than $80m

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • Shell to tow drilling vessels to Asian yards
    SHELL told Fairplay today it will tow both vessels it had slated for Alaskan drilling this year to Asia for repairs
  • Arntzen resigns at OSG
    AT A CRUCIAL stage in OSG's extremely complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the tanker major's longtime CEO, president and director Morten Arntzen has resigned
  • Danaos books impairment charge on older ships
    NYSE-listed box ship lessor Danaos has booked a huge impairment charge related to its older tonnage, citing the weak spot market and slumping vessel values
  • Cargotec to move MacGregor to Singapore
    CARGOTEC, the Finnish port equipment maker, today said it would move its MacGregor unit to Singapore, while issuing disappointing 2012 financial results
  • Global box trade flatlined
    THE GLOBAL volume of sea containers, predicted during 2012 to be likely to rise 5% year on year, instead virtually flatlined
  • Groups that 'move the needle' sought
    INVESTOR interest is rising in shipping groups that operate fuel-efficient vessels and have sufficient financial strength for serious growth plans, an Oslo analyst has pointed out
  • NCL trumps rival yields
    NEWLY listed NCL has reported profits and industry-leading yield growth in its debut quarterly report as a public company
  • CMA CGM finishes debt restructuring
    CMA CGM said today that it has agreed with its banks on refinancing debt totalling €280M ($375M) due to come to maturity this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • US Steel Exports Extend Decline in December
    U.S. steel exports continued their slump in December 2012, down both year-over-year and month-to-month. They fell 2.9 percent compared with November and 19.3 percent compared with December 2011, according to government data. In November, steel exports had declined nearly 16 percent from the level seen in October. "Steel exports softened at the...
  • Walgreens to Upgrade Material Handling at Distribution Centers
    Walgreens is upgrading the system that manages material-handling vehicles at more than a dozen distribution centers across the United States. I.D. Systems, which provides wireless solutions for managing enterprise assets, has received a series of purchase orders from the drugstore chain for its PowerFleet wireless vehicle management system. The new system will...
  • TTS Merges With Walsh Transportation Group
    Third-party transportation and logistics provider TTS is merging with Walsh Transportation Group. Walsh Transportation Group, which is based in Exeter, N.H., has an asset-based trucking division, Atlantic Distribution Services, as well as a logistics segment, WTG Logistics. The merger is line with Dallas-based TTS's expansion strategy....
  • Union Pacific Names Betsworth Intermodal VP
    Class I railroad Union Pacific has promoted Kate Betsworth to vice president of intermodal operations. Betsworth will direct UP's intermodal facilities and network operations and will be responsible for meeting customer service requirements for the segment. She has more than 18 years of experience with UP and most recently served as...
  • Judge Rules in Favor of Port Mackenzie Rail Extension
    U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline has denied environmental groups' request to block construction on the Port Mackenzie Rail Extension, a 32-mile link from the main line of the Alaska Railroad to Port Mackenzie in Alaska. Cook Inlet Keeper, Sierra Club and Alaska Survival objected to the U.S. Army Corps' decision to...
  • Indian Railways' Freight Traffic Rises 6.4 Percent
    Indian Railways hauled 92.6 million metric tons of revenue-earning freight in January, up 6.4 percent from the total in January 2012. For the 10 months from April 2012 to January 2013, Indian Railways reported 827.9 million metric tons of revenue-earning freight traffic, up 4.6 percent from the total hauled from April...
  • XPO Logistics Acquires East Coast Air Charter
    XPO Logistics has acquired the operating assets of East Coast Air Charter, a third-party logistics business specializing in expedited air charter brokerage. The cash purchase price was $9.25 million, with no assumption of debt, excluding any working capital adjustments. XPO Logistics said the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings....
  • Hapag-Lloyd Hikes Asia-Americas Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates on its trade route from East Asia to Mexico and the west coasts of Central America and South America. The German ocean carrier said rates will go up by by $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, effective March 15....
  • ACI Figures Show Air Freight Decline
    More than half of the world's top freight airports saw traffic declines last year, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International. Total freight movements contracted 0.2 percent last year compared to 2011, with the 0.4 percent expansion in freight tonnage experienced on domestic routes overwhelmed by the 0.7 percent...
  • Cosco Announces Senior Appointments
    Liu Hanbo, president of Cosco Americas, has announced two appointments within management of both Cosco Container Lines Americas and its parent company Cosco Americas. Timothy E. Marsh Timothy E. Marsh has been promoted to executive vice president of Cosco Container Lines America and will head the trade division. He was formerly the...
  • Tom Dowd, Port Industry Consultant and Academic, Dies
    Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Bridget Parish in Seattle for Tom Dowd, a port industry consultant and professor at the University of Washington. Dowd died Friday after a short illness. Dowd combined a background in naval intelligence and the financial world with a keen interest...
  • CenterPoint Buys Barnes & Noble's Primary DC
    Barnes & Noble's facility was sold to CenterPoint Properties. Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $83 million sale of bookseller Barnes & Noble's primary distribution center, a 1.1 million-square-foot facility situated on 73 acres in Monroe Township, N.J. The seller, a pension fund advisory firm, was represented...
  • Asian Container Volumes Drop
    Asia's total containerized trade volumes saw both exports and imports contract year-on-year in 2012, according to the latest figures from Container Trade Statistics. Excluding intra-Asia shipments, exports from Asia fell 0.86 percent to 44.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units, while imports dropped 3.35 percent to 21.6 million TEUs. After seeing year-on-year growth in the...
  • US Agencies Seize Lead-Contaminated Toys in Puerto Rico
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized multiple shipments of nearly 30,000 toys imported into the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico. The toys contained levels of lead that exceeded legal limits, the agencies said. The total domestic value for the shipments is...
  • Jim Brieger, Veteran Maritime Executive, Dies at 76
    Jim Brieger, 76, a longtime executive in the maritime industry, died on Feb. 4 in Roanoke, Va., from heart-related issues. Brieger had 40 years of industry experience in senior management roles for ocean carriers such as Sea-Land, Crowley Maritime, Westwood Shipping Lines, Amazon Line and Century Bridge Container Line. He also...
  • UP Puts Cold Cash Into Reefers
    For the first time in a decade, a U.S. railroad is adding refrigerated railcars to its fleet. Union Pacific Railroad is receiving the first of 225 72-foot boxcars it ordered from Greenbrier Industries. The mechanical reefers cost about $270,000 each, making it a capital investment of about $60.8 million, but the...
  • TT Club Sees Rise in Logistics Innovation
    London-based TT Club, an insurer that provides cargo, property and liability coverage to freight forwarders and logistics companies, reports that innovation in the logistics sector is on the rise. The company has observed that the adoption of technology capability and tailored supply chain processes is increasing, trending away from rate-driven commoditization. "Many...
  • SDV Opens Branch in Colombia
    SDV has opened SDV Colombia in the capital city of Bogota. In the last four months, the supply chain management company also opened branches in Norway and Switzerland. SDV already has South American offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. SDV Colombia plans to focus on the oil and gas, mining, aerospace...
  • IATA Appoints Shane as General Counsel
    The International Air Transport Association has appointed Jeffrey N. Shane as general counsel. Shane will start on April 2 and will be based at IATA's headquarters in Montreal. He succeeds Gary Doernhoefer, who is leaving IATA. He joins IATA from the law firm of Hogan Lovells US, where has been a partner...
  • Rio Tinto Welcomes Regulator's Decision to Block Third-Party Access
    Rio Tinto, a British-Australian multinational metals and mining corporation based in London, has applauded the Australian Competition Tribunal's decision that its Hamersley and Robe rail lines in Western Australia should not be opened up to other users. Rio Tinto's railway, which is integrated with its port and mine operations, would be...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • CMA CGM closes its financial restructuring
  • Sokhna back to work
    A labour dispute that shuttered the Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna last week, forcing many ocean carriers to divert their ships, has been resolved with the hitherto ...
  • Danaos suffers impairment loss
    Greek shipowner Danaos' 2012 results took a hit from a $129.6 million write-down on 13 of its fleet of 64 containerships that are either in lay-up or have short-term ...
  • US trade gap shrinks
    America's trade deficit with the rest of the world shrank to $38.5 billion in December to its lowest level in almost three years.Exports were up a month-on-month ...
  • Antwerp seals pact with Rosmorport
    Belgian port Antwerp, Europe's second-largest by total cargo volumes, has signed a five-year collaboration agreement with Russia's state port infrastructure organisation, ...
  • Replacement found for damaged Emma Maersk

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • CSC slapped with fraud suit
    Changjiang Shipping Group Phoenix (CSC Phoenix) of China has been accused of concocting an elaborate scheme to shield its assets from creditors.
  • Unipec dials Delta
    Unipec appears to have chartered another VLCC from Delta Tankers of Greece.
  • Legatum buys more
    Dubai investor Legatum has upped its interest in Scorpio Tankers after joining in its latest trip to the capital markets.
  • DAC readies renewal drive
    Danaos appears to be lining up the launch of a fleet renewal campaign following the sale of an ageing containership.
  • Pipavav selling again
    India's Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering is in talks to bring in another new investor.
  • Hansson aims high
    Herbjon Hansson has moved to silence critics questioning Nordic American Tankers' ability to expand.
  • SCF: rates will fall
    Russian owner Sovcomflot is predicting a fall in LNG rates from 2014 due to deliveries of unfixed ships.
  • More wind work for Siem
    Siem Offshore has made further inroads into the wind energy space with a $100m contract for a project in the Baltic Sea.
  • DryShips hikes offer
    DryShips has today placed more Ocean Rig shares on the table as it looks to strengthen its balance sheet.
  • Tasmania's shipping pledge
    Tasmania's opposition Liberal party is ready to underwrite a new direct containership service to Asia.
  • Polarcus deeper in the red
    Polarcus has deepened its fourth quarter loss despite seeing revenue soar thanks to a larger fleet.
  • DryShips slows drain
    DryShips decision to sell a further slice of its stock in Ocean Rig will slow the company's cash drain by only a few months, analysts say.
  • NNA shifts a gear
    Navios Maritime Acquisition has surprised the market after turning in a profit in the final quarter of 2012.
  • Krasnoye lines up tankers
    Russian shipyard Krasnoye Sormovo has agreed a deal to build two more tankers for Turkmenistan.
  • ITF urges IMO action
    The ITF union has called on the IMO to quickly adopt new measures to prevent a repeat of the lifeboat tragedy that claimed five lives on the Thomson Majesty.
  • Veteran ro-pax scrapped
    Bankrupt Finnish owner RG Line's 1983-built RG 1 ferry is being sent for scrap in Denmark.
  • Arctic charts FRNT march
    Frontline 2012 could soon dip its toe into the containership market as it looks to swell its stable of fuel-efficient vessels, a leading analyst believes.
  • NCL back in black
    Newly-quoted Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has overturned a losing last quarter in 2011 to report a profit in the final leg of last year.
  • Crew claims rubbished
    Greece's FreeSeas has hit back at claims by seafarers on a bulker in Colombo that they had not been paid for six months.
  • HHI wins Toisa newbuild
    Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a breakthrough deal to build an offshore ship for Toisa of the UK.
  • CMA CGM closes out
    French container line CMA CGM has tied up the loose ends of a three-pronged financial restructuring that paves the way for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
  • NAT's payout poser
    Nordic American Tankers was again under the microscope last night after a disappointing fourth quarter showing which saw it raid a credit facility to sustain even its reduced dividend.
  • VLs near record low
    A new record low rate is approaching for VLCC owners.
  • Limarko looks up
    Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko is expecting a better 2013 as the supply-demand balance improves.
  • New focus for Samsung
    Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has said it intends to make subsea and wind power work core areas of its operations.
  • SH wins dredger deal
    Korea's SH Shipbuilding has announced a dredger order for an Iraqi shipowner.
  • BP nabs Freeport LNG
    Oil major BP has agreed a long-term deal to export LNG from the Freeport terminal in the US state of Texas.
  • Danaos ends on a loss
    Write downs on ship values have pushed Greek containership lessor to a $116.5m loss in the fourth quarter.
  • Costa costs irk Catlin
    Catlin is said to have criticised Italian authorities for insisting the wreck of the Costa Concordia be removed in one piece.
  • Arntzen exits OSG
    Morten Arntzen has resigned as chief executive of OSG with immediate effect, it was announced late Monday.
  • Volumes set to rise
    Container volumes coming into major US ports this month are expected to see a year-on-year rise of around 8.5%.
  • DRYS shaves ORIG stake
    George Economou's DryShips is getting ready to cash in a portion of its stake in offshore drilling spinoff Ocean Rig in a move that's caught many observers off guard.
  • DRYS shaves stake in ORIG
    Market questions motives and timing of DryShips' decision to offload shares.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • CMA CGM restructuring 'before contemplating an IPO'
    The French liner said it has finalized a major financial restructuring launched last year. It also had estimated revenue of $16 billion in 2012 and carried 10.6 million TEUs.
  • XPO expands wings with East Coast Air Charter buy
    The truck broker had been offering expedited air charter services, carried out by East Coast, for a number of years, but as demand from its customers increased, company management decided to cut out the middle man.
  • COSCO Americas promotes Marsh, Finkel
  • UP taps Betsworth to head intermodal
  • Textainer shows robust growth in 2012
  • Demystifying Liner Shipping Webinar: Understanding how carriers manage capacity and schedules, February 14, 2013, 11 AM EST
    This 60-minute session will explore how carriers manage capacity on their core trades, the impact of the new class of super-size vessels on those efforts, and tools you can use to track these developments.
  • Harley Davidson rides with Procurian
  • Pacer reports 'much improved' quarter
  • Philadelphia port sees 10% rise in cargo
  • Washington Notebook: CBP updates
    The agency recently announced that mutual recognition between C-TPAT and the European Union's AEO program was fully implemented Jan. 31. Also, later this month, CBP will be able to publish seizure and forfeiture notices on the Internet...
  • SDV opens Colombia office
  • ABB buys container port technology provider
    The power and automation technology company ABB has acquired San Diego-based APS Technology Group (APS), which develops and markets vision-based solutions for the port industry.
  • Maersk to switch an Asia-U.S. East Coast string from Panama to Suez canal
  • Australia predicts air, road employment growth
  • WTS in Houston aims at offshore market
  • Russia suspends U.S. meat imports
    "The United States calls on Russia to restore market access for U.S. meat and meat products immediately and to abide by its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization," U.S. trade officials responded.
  • Ex-Im Bank, ICICI Bank ink MOU

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
  • NYK recognised for environmental initiatives
    Company highlighted its Innovative Bunker and Idle-time Saving project, which aims to achieve optimal economic ship operations.
  • Small-scale LNG tech firm targets bunker market
    UK-based firm says technology is 'energy efficient and low cost'.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah, soft in South Africa
    180 cSt biggest riser, up by $3 a tonne.
  • Prices show losses across Europe
    Congestion reported at Gibraltar.
  • Danish supplier builds up barge fleet
    New addition will bolster company's Great Belt operations.
  • 'Bunker Prize' competition heats up
    First master dubbed 'the energy minister' and his team narrowly win after documenting big boiler fuel savings.
  • DNV: Reducing shipping's CO2 emissions 'technically feasible'
    New system claims 'up to 65%' reduction in CO2 emissions.
  • Bunker prices up in Busan, Tokyo
    Busan's prices for benchmark 380 cSt averaged $689.50 pmt this Tuesday.
  • High hopes that methanol will be included in IGF Code
    Sweden sees no reason for delay and has 'wholehearted support' from shipping organisation.
  • Argos expands bunker team
    Michael Schaap will be heading the sales team.
  • Tavlarios to make presentation tomorrow
    Company president will be speaking at BB&T Capital Markets in Florida.
  • New rules proposed for sailing under Bay Bridge
    Guidelines may be adopted Thursday.

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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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