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November 14, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag posts quarterly profit decline to US$82 million, sales off 5pc
  • Asia-Europe box volumes rise 8pc in 3Q, and 3.4pc in first 9 months
  • Hebei ports box volume up 57.7pc to 1.07 million TEU in first 10 months
  • Sinotrans bond sale to raise US$328.2 million to build working capital
  • China's October rail freight volume up 7.4pc to 348.1 million tonnes
  • MacAndrews switches to London Thamesport
  • Viability of extending 14,000-TEU ships to 16,000-TEUers tempts owners
  • BMW to open spare part centre in Hebei under JV with property group
  • Transport Corporation of India revenue up 6pc, but profit flattens
  • MOL lauds Singapore's importance at party attended by high officials
  • Damco launches air cargo charter service from Zhuhai to Amsterdam
  • Buenos Aires' Aerolineas Cargo 12th member of SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
  • FedEx to employ local staff in Asia Pacific to better serve SMEs

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Asia-Europe box capacity projected to increase in 2014
  • Box service to Russia launched for Sochi Winter Olympics
  • DB Schenker Logistics improves temperature monitoring in warehouses & pharmaceutical transport
  • DP World London Gateway, Britain's new high-tech port & Europe's largest logistics hub, hosts first vessel
  • G. K. Vasan, Japanese counterpart discuss long-term maritime cooperation
  • Limited seats remain for Krabbendam Heavy Lifting & Transport Masterclass 2013 in Mumbai
  • NYK receives top environmental technology award
  • DP World's global container volume up 2.4 pc in Q3
  • PPT records 26.7 pc traffic growth in April-Oct.
  • PSA to operate Lianyungang container terminal
  • EEPC says export rebound is genuine
  • Exports to see further growth in coming months, says Fieo President
  • Zero point border market proposed at Wagah-Attari

International Transport Journalweb site
  • EU to co-finance study on Spanish intermodal hub
  • US Airways and American Airlines allowed to merge
  • Slovakia: launch of freight car casting production plant
  • DB Schenker Logistics - Prague terminal opened
  • More boxes in Basel's Rhine ports
  • Contship investing in new equipment in La Spezia
  • Freja reinforces project and heavylift department
  • Improvements in the pipeline for tachograph
  • FPS Group adds two new members
  • US charter company seeks bankruptcy protection - again
  • Veteran going ashore
  • Etihad Airways turns ten
  • Scania inaugurates climate test facility in Sweden
  • Ceva lands new contract with Terex in Brazil
  • Global containerised volumes on the rise
  • Wieder freie Fahrt?
  • Reshuffle on Irish and British isles
  • Port of LA starts incentive programme to attract cargo

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Wärtsilä to retrofit Ro-Pax with scrubber system
  • Maersk Line Ltd MSC contract is worth potential $143 million
  • Strategic launches first vessel from its Vietnam shipyard
  • Aegean swoops on Hess bunkering business
  • Norwegian Cruise Line opts for Resolve simulator training

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Washington state trade team begins six-day mission in Beijing
  • First canola seed shipment arrives at Port of Warden facility
  • Crowley presents scholarships to University of Alaska Fairbanks students
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Lisbon strike action
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets order for new LNG vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Navios Logistics inks 20-year deal with Vale
    Contract from iron ore giant worth up to $1.5bn in operating profits
  • DnB sells out of Genco position ahead of 2014 amortisation payment
    EXCLUSIVE: Unknown group of buyers snap up $520m stake
  • Yangzijiang posts a healthy shipbuilding profit margin
    Revenue and gross profits increase as Singapore-listed yard targets offshore orders
  • Overseas Shipholding Group turns a profit
    Result reflects reduced interest expenses
  • Dynagas takes a haircut to trade on Nasdaq
    Prokopiou's new LNG vehicle raises $225m despite small discount
  • HMM rights offering crosses the finish line
    Box carrier reins in its money-raising bid to service debt and support operations
  • Owners look to December loadings as VLCC rates surge grinds to a halt
    Recent spike has proved robust after three weaker years
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition buys three modern Chinese VLCCs
    Purchase confirmed as tanker owner reports a third-quarter loss
  • Maersk beats weak markets to lift third-quarter net profits to $554m
    UPDATE: Return on invested capital soars to 11% as fleet costs slashed
  • Concordia Maritime sails into the black
    Third-quarter spot freight rates improved
  • West Africa pirates release C-Retriever seafarers
    US State Department refuses to say whether the kidnappers received a ransom payment
  • Top shipping bankers expect brighter 2014
    Petrofin charts surge of confidence in market despite shrinking lending
  • Asia-Europe capacity set for 6.5% increase next year
    Rise is equivalent to an extra 2.4 Asia-Europe services, if launched at the start of 2014
  • Gas Natural extends charter for Höegh's LNG Libra
    The 13-month deal will generate around $16m
  • Preparing for a new world order
    Maersk and MSC fight for pole position as the top container line
  • Banks will get tougher on loan defaults, Citi shipping boss warns
    European Central Bank review will stop lenders 'kicking the can down road'
  • Moving on up
    The second tier of shipping lines are continuing to expand their fleets despite tough market conditions brought on by the cascading of tonnage
  • Shipowners alerted to looming regulatory threats
    World Shipping Council's Koch warns of talk to impose operational efficiency standards
  • Norden extends dry bulk charter coverage to 2016
    UPDATE: Confidence is high on dry bulk market balance despite third quarter dip in profit
  • Aegean acquires Hess' US east coast bunker business
    Move marks company's Stateside customer supply debut
  • Data Hub: Shipper and freight forwarder survey 2013
    Shippers and freight forwarders have expressed their views on a range of topics, from the P3 Network to cargo safety
  • Eitzen Chemical reduces its losses
    Norwegian firm predicts a rosy longer-term outlook for chemtankers
  • Safe Bulkers launches $50m fundraiser
    More vessel acquisitions on the agenda but deals could wait until next quarter
  • Yangzijiang sets up first shipmanagement firm in Shanghai free trade zone
    Shanghai Run Yuan to manage 11 bulk carriers under Yangzijiang Shipping
  • Ports America heads effort to make US ports world-class
    Gap will close in five years, says CEO Michael Hassing

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Baltic Trading goes 'eco'
    BALTIC Trading wasted no time today putting follow-on proceeds to work, announcing a deal to acquire two fuel-efficient newbuild resales and secure two options
  • BG sells Curtis stake for $2Bn
    UK LNG trader BG Group has sold more of its stake in the Queensland Curtis LNG project to China National Offshore Oil Corp for $1.93Bn
  • Norden adds bulkers
    NORDEN, the listed Danish drybulker and product tankers group, today said it has ordered five newbuilding drybulkers
  • Uni-Asia earnings rise 19%
    TONNAGE provider and investment company Uni-Asia said today net profits for 3Q13 rose 19% year on year to $2.5M
  • Follow-on pricing pressures Safe Bulkers
    SHARES of Safe Bulkers are falling today after pricing was revealed on its overnight follow-on offering
  • Baltic Trading prices its follow-on offering
    PETER Georgiopoulos-chaired Baltic Trading today priced a follow-on offering to raise proceeds for potential Ultramax acquisitions
  • Frangou seals Vale deal
    NAVIOS Logistics today confirmed a 20-year contract with Brazil's Vale, with a positive EBITDA effect of up to $1.5Bn over the lifetime of the deal
  • Dynagas LNG misses goal
    GEORGE Prokopiou's Dynagas LNG Partners has succeeded in its quest to go public, albeit at lower pricing than hoped
  • Navios Acquisition buys three VLCCs
    NYSE-listed Navios Acquisition today announced higher quarter losses and the purchase of three Chinese-built VLCCs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Long Beach Mayor's Actions Seen Threat to Port
    Shipping lines and terminal operators at the Port of Long Beach are concerned that an apparent attempt by the city's mayor to remove the president of the harbor commission from the port's governing body will have a long-term impact on Long Beach's competitive position in the industry. "Our members are stunned...
  • AirBridgeCargo's Reports Cargo Growth
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines transported 92,000 tons of cargo in the third quarter of 2013, a 3 percent year-over-year increase, partially driven by "strong inbound growth" generated on its main routes. In September, the Russian air cargo carrier transported 31,000 tons of cargo, increasing 2 percent from the same period last year. The airline...
  • Shippers Turn More to Intermodal for Mexico-US Moves
    The share of U.S.-Mexico surface trade by value being transported via the rails is increasing, suggesting shippers are shifting more loads to intermodal transport from the highway. The share of overall surface trade between the two neighbors has risen from 14.8 percent in August 2009 to 17.8 percent this August, according...
  • DeHaan Takes the Helm of IWLA
    The International Warehouse Logistics Association's board of directors named Steve W. DeHaan as its new president and CEO. DeHaan replaces Joel Anderson, who is retiring from the position he held for more than seven years. Most recently, DeHaan served as CEO of the National Home Furnishings Association, where he worked for more...
  • Descartes Systems Group, InfoSky Form Alliance
    Descartes Systems Group and InfoSky have formed an alliance to streamline logistics messaging for the Chinese air cargo industry. The alliance between Descartes, a software-as-a-service solutions provider, and InfoSky, a division of China TravelSky Holding Co. that provides applications and IT services for China's Civil Aviation Administration, federates the two organizations'...
  • US Ports See Highest West Coast Market Share Since 2011
    Third Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares By Country Full-size image North American west coast container ports experienced a slight increase in year-over-year traffic in the third quarter of 2013. Overall throughput to major west coast ports in the U.S., Mexico and Canada rose 1.7 percent year-over-year to 6,283,238 TEUs. Among North American west...
  • Settlement Would Clear Skies for US Airways, American Merger
    The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a proposed settlement with US Airways and American Airlines to resolve its lawsuit challenging their planned merger. Six state attorneys general - Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia - and the District of Columbia joined in the department's proposed settlement, which was filed...
  • Asia-Europe Ocean Carriers Confident on Rate Hikes
    Conventional wisdom and economic logic, it seems, are two ideals shipping lines operating in the world's largest ocean trade really don't care to acknowledge. How else to explain Asia-Europe carriers' attempt to push through steep rate increases amid cargo growth that's advancing at a snail's pace, a persistent glut of...
  • Damco's Profit Collapsed in Third Quarter
    Damco's profit collapsed to $1 million in the third quarter of 2013, from $15 million a year ago, driven by higher restructuring and overhead costs. A.P. Moller-Maersk's freight forwarding and logistics unit booked quarterly revenue of $836 million, against $838 million last time. "The additional cost mainly relates to programs to adjust...
  • Drewry's Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rate Unchanged
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, Nov 13, 2013 Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles remained flat in the week of Nov. 13 at $1,736 per 40-foot-equivalent unit. The rate has been unchanged since falling to this level in the week of Oct. 16. "Drewry expects the...
  • APM Terminals' Profit, Revenue Rise on Improved Traffic
    Port of SantosAPM Terminals boosted third quarter profit to $203 million, from $156 million a year earlier, driven by sharply higher earnings at associated companies and joint ventures. The port operating arm of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk increased traffic by 4 percent, in line with global market growth, to 9.3 million 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Maersk Line Posts Higher Profit Despite Lower Freight Rates
    Maersk Line's third quarter profit rose to $554 million in the third quarter of 2013, from $498 million a year earlier, as steep cost cuts and double digit growth in container volume offset weaker ocean freight rates. The improved performance took the Danish carrier's nine month net income to $1.2 billion,...
  • US Diesel Prices Continue to Slide
    U.S. diesel prices through Nov. 11, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices decreased for a third straight week in the week ending Nov. 11, with the average price down roughly 15 cents over the three-week period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.832 per gallon, down 0.6...
  • SeaIntel Sees Continued Growth in Asia-Europe Capacity
    Capacity growth in the Asia-Europe liner trade will increase 6.5 percent in 2014 unless carriers cancel services or introduce more blank sailings, according to the latest analysis by SeaIntel. Sixty-one vessels with a capacity in excess of 10,000 20-foot-equivalent units are forecast to be delivered to ship lines next year, with...
  • Truckload Capacity Shifts as Big Carriers Acquire Competitors
    The Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index rose unexpectedly in the third quarter to a four-year high, but that doesn't mean more tractor-trailers rolled onto highways and up to shipper docks. Instead, the leap in the index reflects a gathering concentration of capacity at the top of trucking's food chain,...
  • Jumping to Conclusions
    We live in a society where jumping to conclusions without having all the facts is all too common. Case in point is another story about the bad boys of the National Football League, specifically, the behavior of the Miami Dolphins players and their conduct inside and outside the locker room. Clearly,...
  • China's Record Spending on 'Singles' Day' Puts Pressure on Local Logistics Providers
    China's domestic spending shot up this year on Nov. 11 in response to "Singles' Day" marketing promotions. For the fifth consecutive year, a massive wave of shopping nationwide has responded to big discounts offered online. Sales totaled RMB 35 billion (abount US$5.7 billlion) on Taobao.com and Tmall.com, the two key sales...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Baltic Trading books ultramax duo
    Baltic Trading has ordered a pair of ultramax bulkers at China's Yangfan Goup.
  • London P&I 'disappointed'
    The London P&I Club has expressed disappointment at what the insurer called a "baffling" decision on the 2002 spill from the tanker Prestige.
  • Maersk wins US charter
    Maersk Line has won a ro-ro contract from the US government worth as much as $143m.
  • d'Amico to fix four
    d'Amico International Shipping is hopeful of securing period contracts for four of its newbuildings shortly.
  • Varun slashes loss
    India's Varun Shipping has cut its third quarter loss despite seeing revenue tumble by more than half.
  • New deal for Zvezda
    Sovcomflot and DSME have been brought on board to develop Russia's big new far east shipyard.
  • NNA adds three VLCCs
    Greece's Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NNA) has revealed a deal to add three modern VLCCs to its growing fleet.
  • Safe Bulkers aims low
    Shares in Safe Bulkers fell today after the Greek owner priced its follow on equity offering at a discount.
  • Navios' billion-dollar deal
    Navios South American Logistics has scooped a 20-year iron ore contract with Vale worth $1bn.
  • Concordia sneaks a profit
    Sweden's Concordia Maritime has reported a drop in third quarter earnings as revenue fell.
  • SCI tears up two
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has cancelled two offshore newbuildings due to late delivery.
  • Siem Offshore sells one
    Siem Offshore and compatriot OH Meling have sold a jointly owned platform supply vessel.
  • Mangouras cleared over Prestige spill
    Spain has absolved a trio of defendants in the Prestige case of criminal responsibilities for pollution.
  • Fredriksen fixes four
    John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply has won long-term charters for three PSVs and an anchor-handler.
  • Gulf Nav seeks support
    Gulf Navigation has called a make or break meeting with shareholders after racking up losses that threaten its existence.
  • Hoegh's veteran in demand
    Hoegh LNG has stretched a charter for an elderly LNG carrier by another 13 months.
  • Procopiou prices low
    George Procopiou's first attempt to access the capital markets with Dynagas has seen the Greek owner price its shares below its initial expectations.
  • Loss mounts at SCI
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has seen its loss grow further in the second quarter of 2013 as boxships slipped into the red.
  • SCI cash in limbo
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) is facing a battle to get its hands on a refund for a cancelled boxship order in China.
  • Norden takes five
    Norden has continued its dry-cargo expansion drive with the addition of five more newbuildings to its catalogue.
  • AP Moller beats bets
    AP Moller-Maersk has raised its full year earnings forecast after surprising the market with a better than expected set of third quarter numbers.
  • Norden narrows range
    Norden has narrowed its full year forecast amid the expectation its dry-cargo division will make a positive contribution this year.
  • Krasnoye Sormovo drops
    Russian shipyard Krasnoye Sormovo has posted an 11% fall in nine-month net profit as revenue crashed.
  • Bharati further into red
    India's Bharati Shipyard has posted a bigger loss after third-quarter revenue collapsed.
  • Captive US duo freed
    Two US officers have been released by Nigerian pirates after being seized from a supply ship last month.
  • Eitzen trims losses
    Losses at Norwegian shipowner Eitzen Chemical saw its deficit improve in the third quarter, figures released Wednesday show.
  • Atlantic in the black
    Atlantic Navigation continues to improve its financial performance posting a positive result for the third quarter of 2013.
  • Aegean buys Hess arm
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has agreed to acquire Hess Corporation's US East Coast bunkering business for $30m.
  • GREE boosts war chest
    Greenship Bulk Trust has ordered two more ultramax bulkers at China's Dayang Shipyard taking its fleet to 18 ships.
  • Numbers up at Swiber
    Swiber Holdings has recorded a 15.4% increase in third quarter net income despite a sizeable jump in expenses.
  • Yangzijiang profit eases
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has seen its profit ease by only 6% in the third quarter, it emerged Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • With poor 3Q numbers, YRC enters contract negotiations
    Negotiations between YRC Worldwide and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are officially on, as the carrier is looking for a new five-year contract, which would help stem its losses and reduce its debt.
  • China's e-commerce race
  • Diversification helping truck broker industry expand
    Non-asset based companies that manage domestic freight moves are a growing force within the trucking sector as they move beyond dry-van truckload and become a go-to resource for smaller shippers, analysts say.
  • Maersk reports higher profit
    Quarterly revenue of $14.6 billion for the group was down less than 1 percent, and the company said increased profit was achieved at all its businesses except Maersk Oil and Damco.
  • Global Aviation Holdings enters Chapter 11
    In the bankruptcy filing, the company said the Air Mobility Command's decision to cancel expansion flying for next year will cut into revenues and create overcapacity in the military cargo charter industry.
  • AIIS taps new executive director
  • Adjusted revenues up for DHL
  • COSCO, Piraeus propose modification of agreement
  • Justice reaches settlement with American, US Airways
    The airlines will divest 52 slot pairs at Washington Reagan National Airport, 17 slot pairs at New York LaGuardia, and two slot pairs each at airports in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Miami.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
  • Prices struggle to find clear direction in Rotterdam
    Prices lacked direction in Northwest Europe.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Lacklustre market seen in Suez.
  • Singapore and Belgium hook up on LNG bunkering standards
    Move to facilitate development of global standards for LNG bunkering.
  • Big three in bid for market dominance
    Smaller players could be squeezed out of St. Petersburg if major players get their way.
  • Mid-week bunker prices down in Asia
    Supplies of bunker fuels tight at South Korea.
  • Hong Kong supplier entering Chinese bonded market in 2014
    Expects to add between 30,000 to 50,000 mt of bunker sales to total volume.
  • Maersk Triple-E vessels 'a work in progress'
    Last Maersk Triple-E ship will be different from the first.
  • US firm orders another environment friendly tanker
    Product tanker is also 'LNG-conversion-ready', says firm.
  • Titan Petrochemicals mulls venture into oil rig sector
    Enters into MOU with offshore oil rig manufacturer and undisclosed party.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
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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
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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
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Paris
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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
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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
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Rome
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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
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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
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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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
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London
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Hanover
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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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
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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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
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Piraeus
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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
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
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Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
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Bonn/Nashville
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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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