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June 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US agency lobbies for permanent 10-knot speed limit to save whales
  • CMA CGM's 16,000-TEU Alexander von Humboldt named in Hamburg
  • Global manufacturing experiences moderate growth in PMI: JP Morgan
  • Xinjiang checkpoint trade value to Kazakhstan up 26.9pc in first 4 months
  • Alataw Pass rail freight volume up 18.8pc to 7 million tonnes in 5 months
  • Guangdong customs trade volume drops slightly in first four months
  • DB Schenker Rail, Lithuanian railway in deal to expand freight service
  • Lanzhou city builds new out-of-town logistics distribution centre
  • Contargo joins Rotterdam's InlandLinks route planning software platform
  • Port of Salalah issues guidelines for June-September monsoon surges
  • New Khalifa Port expected to transform Abu Dhabi's local economy
  • Baltic Exchange sells choral music disc to raise funds for seafarers
  • Kenyan election calm prompts renewed hope for Mombasa port traffic
  • China Eastern's China Cargo becomes member of SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
  • Moscow Domodedovo Airport freight throughput increases 2pc in May
  • Chongqing to expand air logistics park, up capacity to 2 million tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • DHL supports entire automotive product cycle
  • Eastbound box volumes improve on Asia-Europe trade
  • GL debuts C-Dragon design concept at Nor-Shipping
  • Intercargo calls for transparent public reporting following ship casualties
  • Maersk Line wins two awards at 27th AFSCA
  • "Amsterdam has emerged as a global business hub, with over 2,200 international companies preferring to use it as a gateway to Europe"
  • Adani Ports & SEZ raises 1k cr. through IPP
  • Paradip Port registers highest monthly growth among Major Ports
  • VCT observes 'skip-a-lunch' on World Environment Day
  • No sovereign guarantee for Iranian crude imports, says govt
  • RBI measures help recover from record lows
  • SEZ units told to repatriate export revenue within a year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singaporean vice-chairman for International Chamber of...
  • Port of Gdansk renews management board
  • Top management changing at BVL
  • Will FE-Europe rate hikes stick?
  • Hamburg Süd: new South Africa - South America service
  • Kerry Logistics opens three new logistics centres in China
  • Gazeley's logistics park near Stuttgart finished
  • Asia Pacific airlines post higher earnings in 2012
  • Shipping activities on the rise in Ireland
  • BLS Cargo and ERS Railways collaborating
  • DB Schenker Rail and Lithuanian railway expand services
  • Border removal will improve road transport efficiency
  • Penske using Truck-Lite LED headlights on Freightliner...
  • Champ provides TAP Cargo with IT applications
  • Asiana adds capacity to Nagoya

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Staten Island Ferry gets federal funding for Sandy relief
  • Resolve opens new London office
  • Atlantic Offshore orders FSV at Spanish shipbuilder
  • Rolls-Royce to supply cranes for four Brazilian-built PSVs
  • Long range cat to patrol Great Barrier Reef
  • Management best practices top Intermanager agenda
  • GAC launches Android app
  • Clean Marine gets EGCS order for shuttle tankers
  • Atlantic Towing adds to offshore capabilities

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Pacific Northwest ports eye new diesel emission goals
  • Federal Maritime Commission taps Hill as managing director
  • Rail association releases Ten-Year Trends publication
  • Freight transport services index drops during month of April
  • Hamburg Sud adding new SABR service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Vardinoyannis steps down as chief of Hellenic Seaways
    Resignation follows more than a year of tension among major shareholders
  • Gain on bulker disposals lifts Seanergy into the black
    Restructuring talks drag on with final bank, says slimmed-down owner
  • We need the facts
    Swanland and Costa Concordia show need for consistent accident investigation reporting
  • Tsakos takes two product tanker charters at higher rates
    Deals bring new charterer into owner's portfolio
  • Tankers tap into Brazil's fledgling crude exports
    NYK FPSO will produce enough cargo to fill one aframax a week
  • Rickmers 'looks like a public company', says Widdows
    Listing is an option as company re-orients itself towards the capital markets
  • Most serious bulk carrier casualty reports go unpublished
    UPDATE Costa Concordia: Intercargo urges states to make investigation findings public
  • Viking Supply Ships set to issue new bond
    Denmark-based offshore supply and ice specialist seeks much-needed liquidity
  • Baltic Exchange posts $2.5m pre-tax profit
    But loss-making Baltex trading platform must expand and change
  • What next?
    Rickmers may signal a new direction for German ship finance
  • Long Beach names its interim boss
    Moro steps in as port seeks permanent replacement for Lytle
  • Union calls for Swanland operators to face corporate manslaughter charges
    UK must end flagging out and ban 'ships of shame' from its waters, says RMT
  • Carriers push for Asia-Mediterranean July price increases
    Hapag-Lloyd announcement followed by rises from Coscon, MSC, OOCL and Maersk Line
  • Regional Container Lines agrees intra-Asia tie-up with MOL
    Slot-exchange deal supports Thai firm's drive to forge regional and global alliances
  • Structural failure blamed for six deaths in Swanland sinking
    MAIB says overloading and cost-cutting contributed to casualty

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Yard price rises withstand weaker yen
    JAPAN'S quantitative easing has sent the yen below ¥100 to $1 for the first time in five years, but newbuilding prices continue to rise anyway, a Norwegian investment bank and shipbroker reported
  • Iran oil exports rise 66%
    IRAN exported 66% more crude in May than in April, the International Energy Agency said today
  • Schemes to make Lagos 'giant of Africa'
    LAGOS - Nigeria's most populous port region and the second-fastest-growing city in Africa - plans to build trans-state highways, along with its deepsea port scheme
  • Viking Supply returning with $13M in notes
    VIKING Supply Ships said today it will issue short maturity notes worth 100M kroner ($13M) on the Norwegian market
  • Hamburg Süd, NileDutch set up Africa loop
    GERMAN container line Hamburg Süd and Dutch carrier NileDutch have agreed to set up a joint Africa/East Coast South America loop
  • Excelerate picked for FSRU scheme in UAE
    EMIRATES LNG has picked Excelerate Energy of the US to build floating storage & regasification units as part of an LNG import terminal at Fujairah, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Suspects charged in £5.2M drug seizure
    TWO MEN have been charged with trying to smuggle cocaine with street value of £5.2M ($8.1M) through Portsmouth's ferry port, according to the UK Border Force
  • Shortsea carriers face summer lull
    THE FREIGHT slump for European shortsea general cargo is expected to get worse, after a dismal first quarter and a brief spike in April, brokers warned today
  • Japan offers Iraq loan
    TOKYO has reportedly offered its biggest ever loan to Iraq, which would use the money to rebuild an oil port and construct a gas liquefaction refinery
  • Waratah hits 5-month high
    NEWCASTLE Port Corp said its weekly coal exports have reached a five-month high, even though workers staged two eight-hour strikes during the period
  • Arrested ship released
    BOX SHIP Vinalines Pioneer has been released since being arrested in Singapore by the local group Allen & Gledhill, Fairplay was told today
  • Ezion ups stake in JV
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings has increased its shares in a joint venture with Germany's BBC Chartering & Logistic
  • Jaya sells second AHTS
    JAYA Holdings, Singapore's offshore vessel builder and owner, said today it is selling its second AHTS to Canada's Atlantic Towing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Senate Panel Approves Froman as US Trade Representative
    The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved Mike Froman, a senior Obama administration adviser, as U.S. trade representative. The committee considered Froman's nomination at a recent hearing, during which Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said the U.S. needs a strong trade representative for ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and free trade agreement talks with...
  • NS Opens Greencastle, Pa., Intermodal Terminal
    Norfolk Southern has officially unveiled its Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Pennsylvania. Wick Moorman, NS's CEO, and Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., joined federal, state and local officials to dedicate the facility. The $97 million terminal, located on 200 acres south of Greencastle, Pa., near Interstate 81, connects Central Pennsylvania, western Maryland...
  • Panama Canal Container Ship Transits Down in May
    Container Ships Passing through the Panama Canal Full-size image The number of container ships passing through the Panama Canal continued to slide in May, down 9 percent year-over-year. The pace of the decline has accelerated over the past two months. The total number of all types of ships moving through the canal...
  • Applications for 2013 TIGER Grants Exceed $9 Billion
    "Strong demand" for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants continues as the number of applications has once again surpassed available funding, according to Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary. Applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for TIGER 2013 grants totaled more than $9 billion, exceeding the $474 million set aside for...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Set Emissions-Reduction Goals
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., along with British Columbia's Port Metro Vancouver, have set collective goals to reduce diesel emissions by 75 percent per ton of cargo by 2015 and by 80 percent by 2020. The goals are part of the draft 2013 Update on the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy....
  • Railway Association of Canada Backs Safety Initiative
    The Railway Association of Canada has applauded the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's request for installation of in-cab video cameras and voice recorders in all mainline controlling locomotives in the nation. "Our railway members are anxious to install these devices in locomotives. We have been on record for some time now...
  • Maher Continues to Work on Truck Processing Issues
    Maher Terminals has announced that it is continuing to work on the system-related issues that are affecting truck processing at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Over the last few days, the terminal has intermittently closed its gates after experiencing computer glitches during its changeover to a new operating...
  • Hamburg Süd Offers South Africa-South America Service
    Hamburg Süd will offer a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil, in cooperation with Nile Dutch. The fixed-day fortnightly service will provide shippers with a westbound link from South Africa to South America with connections to Europe and North America. The rotation will be as follows: Durban and Port...
  • Maersk Schedules Asia-Mediterranean Rate Hike
    Maersk Line will boost rates in its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, to the Mediterranean, starting July 1: From the Far East to the Mediterranean, excluding Portugal and Syria, the increase will be $400 per 20-foot container and $800 per 40-foot and 45-foot high-cube container. From the Far East to...
  • Container Tonnage Soars at Port Saint John
    Port Saint John in New Brunswick reported its container tonnage in the first five months of 2013 totaled 220,198 tons, jumping 102 percent from 109,218 tons in the same period in 2012. Throughput in terms of 20-foot-equivalent units from January to May was 32,823 units, rising 71 percent year-over-year from 19,213...
  • DHL Global Forwarding Service Targets Pharmaceuticals
    DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector. The global service is a new addition to DHL's network of life sciences and health care facilities, offering companies a platform to manage temperature-sensitive shipments of pharmaceutical products and medical...
  • US Turns to Shippers for Advice in Building National Freight Policy
    WASHINGTON - The federal government is turning to obvious but oft-neglected sources - shippers and transportation advisers - for advice on how to improve the national freight system and boost supply chain competitiveness. The recommendations from two groups - the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness and the National Freight Advisory...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Volume Slips
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image Air cargo handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. showed a slight year-over-year decrease in May 2013, resulting from a 1 percent drop in imports. Overall air cargo volume inched down 0.3 percent to 176.4 million kilograms from 176.9 million kilograms in May 2012. In May 2013,...
  • Americold Names Sheldon to Executive Post
    Todd Sheldon, Americold's new executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Sheldon will report to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of the temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company. Before joining Americold, Sheldon served as executive vice president, general...
  • Canada Safety Board Calls for Improved Rail Technology
    Train passengers and the family of one of the three engineers who died in last year's VIA Rail derailment in Burlington, Ontario, are joining the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's call for modernization of the nation's rail safety technology, Toronto Star reports. In addition to demands for voice and video recorders...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Remains Below $2,000
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, June 12, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark remained unchanged in the week of June 12, following major losses in the previous week that dropped overall achievement of the May 21 GRI to 14 percent or $57. The current spot rate held at $1,957...
  • Con-way Freight to Raise LTL Rates 5.9 Percent
    Con-way Freight will raise its less-than-truckload base rates 5.9 percent on average June 24, along with minimum charges and accessorial fees. The second-largest LTL carrier followed ABF Freight System, UPS Freight and market leader FedEx Freight, all of which announced general rate increases in recent weeks. Like Con-way, ABF, the sixth-largest LTL...
  • Amber Road Opens Regional HQ Office in Munich
    Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The new office will support and complement the activities of the global trade management software company's existing sales offices in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Britain. "With the EMEA headquarters coordinating our regionwide...
  • US Threatens Nigeria Ban on Ship Safety Concerns
    The U.S. has threatened to ban ships from entering Nigeria unless the sub-Saharan African nation improves security in its ports and waterways, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. U.S. authorities gave Nigeria a 90-day ultimatum to improve safety, according to Leke Oyewole, special adviser on maritime affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, at a conference...
  • Poor Cargo Performance Continues for Asia's Airlines
    Asia's airlines recorded a combined net profit of $5.2 billion last year as strong passenger growth offset weak cargo markets and high fuel prices. Net profit and operating revenue for the region's carriers in 2012 grew 6.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, compared to a year earlier, while passenger revenue rose...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • US shipyard seeks suitors
    The market is rife with rumours that a shipbuilder headquartered in the US Gulf is shopping for buyers.
  • Baltex pain for Baltic
    The Baltic Exchange has seen its full-year profit drop by a quarter.
  • Credit Suisse cuts ORIG
    A leading equity analyst downgraded shares of Ocean Rig Wednesday based on a bet the drillship owner is unlikely to distribute cash to shareholders anytime soon.
  • Decoupling causes concern
    A disparity between climbing asset values and depressed fright rates is causing alarm in the sale and purchase market, a top Greek broker says.
  • Hold the applause
    Rates tied to capesize bulkers have reached a four-month high and market sentiment is on the up but many industry researchers believe it's too soon to pop the champagne.
  • Two die on ER boxship
    An investigation has begun into the deaths of two crewmen on an ER Schiffahrt boxship in Brazil.
  • Zodiac bins boxship
    Zodiac Maritime has continued its demolition activity with the disposal of a laid-up container vessel.
  • Seanergy swings to black
    Restis group bulker owner Seanergy Maritime has made it back into profit for the first time since 2011.
  • Rand falls to a loss
    Great Lakes bulker owner Rand Logistics has posted a loss for the year to 31 March as costs increased.
  • Loading sank Swanland
    UK accident investigators have repeated a call for urgent action on general cargoship safety after a report revealed a loading error caused the sinking of the Swanland with the loss of six crew.
  • Viking's bond bid
    Oslo's bond market is being tapped yet again, with Viking Supply Ships aiming to raise NOK 100m ($17.31m).
  • Four years for Everest
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has fixed an anchor-handler on a long-term deal worth INR 284.5m ($4.9m) per year.
  • Floatel booked
    Floatel International (FI) has clinched a deal from Norway's Statoil to provide an accommodation and construction support vessel.
  • Tanker duo badly burned
    The Australian navy has evacuated two Filipino crew who were badly burned on a tanker in the Somali Basin.
  • Frangou stacks shelf
    Navios Maritime Holdings has laid the groundwork for further expansion with a $500m shelf registration.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    A Vinalines containership has been arrested by authorities in Singapore for the second time in less than twelve months.
  • Cochin eyes dredgers
    Cochin Shipyard is likely to win orders to build dredgers for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI).
  • 10 more for Sinokor?
    The Korean government has set up two new ship finance funds to order MR tankers for charter to Sinokor and Shell.
  • STX stretches debt
    Korea's restructuring STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is extending a loan awarded to its Norwegian yard unit.
  • Nakilat refinances
    Qatari LNG-shipowning giant Nakilat has arranged refinancing amounting to $917m with Qatar National Bank SAQ (QNB).
  • Jaya sells anchor handler
    Jaya Holdings has agreed a deal to sell a anchor handler to Canadian shipowner Atlantic Towing.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • FAA searching for unleaded jet fuel
    The administration is seeking a way to replace the current 100 octane low-lead fuel for most of the general aviation fleet by 2018. Parties have until July 1, 2014, to submit proposals. By September 2014, the FAA will choose 10 participants.
  • Delaware River deepening about 60% complete
    "After years of discussions and hurdles, it's wonderful to finally see steady progress on this critical project," said PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp. "A deeper shipping channel will allow us to welcome a wider variety of cargo vessels."
  • Long Beach names interim port director
    The SoCal port's Board of Harbor Commissioners last week appointed Al Moro, currently the chief harbor engineer, to replace Christopher Lytle, who recently was hired away to lead the Port of Oakland.
  • U.S. imports drop 2% in May
  • Management, ILA meet in Virginia
    The meeting was described as a "state of the port" briefing for longshoremen, who rejected a local contract seven weeks ago, but continue to work while negotiations continue. The Virginia Pilot reported the port will reopen at noon.
  • TIGER requests exceed available funding
  • Corpus Christi port moves ahead on rail yard
  • EU paves way to Single European Sky
  • Oakland adds visibility sensor at Seaside terminal
  • Amber Road opens European headquarters in Munich
  • Transplace releases freight allocation module update
  • New Service to connect South Africa, South America
  • Con-way to hike rates 5.9%
  • Old Dominion releases new Apple app
  • LATAM cargo flat in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Oil rises despite Middle Eastern tension
    Brent for July settlement rose by 0.8% per barrel. Volume was 0.8% below the 100-day average for the time of day.
  • Prices in Fujairah market firm
    Durban refinery back in market soon, say sources.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Rotterdam
    But stay soft in the Med and Hamburg.
  • Price proves major driver in bunkering port choices
    Maersk sending newbuild triple-E to Russia for lower-priced fuel and Oldendorff avoids bunkering in some ports due to high prices.
  • Ports put lower emissions in their sights
    Further reduction of diesel emissions based on success to date.
  • OW Bunker could be stock market listed
    It could be 'an attractive alternative', says equity fund managing director.
  • New storage terminal to be operational within two years
    Facility will provide an 'alternative to tightening storage in Singapore.'
  • Asian bunker prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong offices were closed for a public holiday.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    Struggling shipping company has ship held in Singapore.
  • O.W. Bunker seeking MPA approval for use of flow meters
    Completed its second physical delivery of bunkers using flow meters on June 9.
  • Arrests in Italian black market bunker investigation
    Targets accused of selling fuel stolen from ENI's Taranto refinery.
  • Ships 'will not run out of fuel' because of sulphur regulations
    But only if owners adopt scrubbers and LNG, says Draffin.
  • LNG Central to set up LNG bunkering firm
    Firm seeks to promote domestic use of LNG as a 'clean and economical alternative fuel choice'.
  • Singapore bunkering firm expands Hong Kong operations
    Sea Hub Energy sending Sea Tanker to support barging operations at Hong Kong.
  • Canadian bunker spill clean up completed
    Investigations underway to determine cause of spill.

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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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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
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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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