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May 15, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore's NOL narrows quarterly loss 64pc, but oversupply clouds boxes
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port now accessible to world's biggest 18,000-TEUers
  • Hutchison's Felixstowe port named Best Container Terminal in Europe
  • Vessels prohibited at anchor during monsoon period at Porbandar in Gujarat
  • Shandong's April short sea volume rises 15.6pc, boxes up 18.5pc
  • Chongqing plans to develop highways to ASEAN to speed delivery
  • Kerry Logistics expands in Vietnam, buys most of JV express company
  • Ron Widdows takes his place in International Maritime Hall of Fame
  • Maersk Line Limited reflags to US eight second-hand vessels
  • US Senate bill would extend ban on big trucks on all US highways
  • China Construction Bank lends US$812 million to Jinjiang dry port plan
  • Oil-rich Iraq buys Chinese trains in plodding railway reconstruction
  • AA Cargo expands global network with Dallas/Fort Worth to Seoul service
  • LATAM Airlines saves US$3.2 million in fuel with Kelvar light containers
  • American Airlines on track for merger with US Airways in Q3

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Bahri conferred global performer award
  • Grampus Shipping & Logistics successfully handles project cargo movement to Bahrain
  • IMO's legal panel approves draft guidelines on crime at sea
  • Sharp drop in key Drewry transpacific spot rate
  • Tighter discharge regulations should reduce damage to the marine environment
  • Antwerp Port Authority sets an example in green logistics
  • MERC conducts hearing at JN Port on re-categorising electricity tariff
  • EU air freight security regulations expected to increase costs for shippers
  • Govt doubles import duty on cashew to 70 pc
  • INR turns sharply weak on fresh dollar demand
  • RBI panel recommends steps to boost exports
  • The two faces of our 'dabba' movement

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shippers unwilling to reward innovation
  • Geodis and Coruscant install new solar power plants in...
  • Ceva opens City of Pharma in Italy
  • Honold Logistik Group building 44,000 sqm logistics centre...
  • GAC Taiwan wins China Airlines' airfreight award
  • Boeing delivers first direct purchased B767-300ER to MIAT
  • First A350 XWB painting completed in Toulouse
  • Good first quarter for ICTSI
  • Port of Los Angeles awards new contract to Ports America
  • 4flow supervisory board augmented
  • Bison Transport purchases Searcy Trucking
  • Russian Railways' network loads less freight
  • Spedition Bode takes delivery of 50 new Kögel Cargo Rail...
  • Canadian Pacific increases 2013 capital investment...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Victor Restis denies allegations of Iran ties
  • Study: OSV and MODU fleets set for growth
  • Kings Point announces commencement speaker
  • EC antitrust officials raid oil company offices
  • Subsea vessels fuel Vard order intake
  • Marcon brokers sale of 1995-built Alaska tug

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Port of Coos Bay schedules marina master plan town hall
  • NOL Group releases first quarter 2013 numbers
  • Evergreen Line receives top carrier recognition
  • Greenbrier Companies retiring majority of 2026 senior notes
  • Trucking group praises NTSB for impaired driving recommendations

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Restis dismisses claim of Iran link to former bank
    US lobby group targets Greek owner, citing pitch last year by blacklisted compatriot
  • Do Singapore's rig builders need an export credit agency?
    China and South Korea rivalry strengthens city state shipyards' need for support
  • Claims frequency will not rise for another year, says UK P&I club
    Combined ratio of 104% is higher than club would have liked
  • Update: Cambie appointment sees Ofers' Singapore hub plans take shape
    OOIL finance chief joins Quantum Pacific as shipping dynasty's fleet reshuffle continues
  • ICAP writes down dry chartering business by $12m
    Outlook is more positive for tankers
  • Pollution regulation sparks owners' concern
    UK P&I Club issues guidance on Marpol amendments after spate of inquiries
  • Shipping downturn sees guarantees used more widely
    Owners must distinguish between on-demand and performance guarantees, says Clyde & Co
  • China shipbuilders step up their quest for innovation
    Technical knowledge means power in today's cut-throat competitive environment
  • Collaboration is key to innovation in ship design
    As owners back drive to break new ground, yards must brace themselves to respond
  • Hapag-Lloyd declares $1,000 per teu Asia-north Europe rate hike
    Carrier plans a further peak-season surcharge from August to September
  • Braemar's broking profit falls below other divisions for the first time
    Firm expands to position itself for market recovery
  • PIB ban must fly
    Shipping is right to demand tighter rules after synthetic rubber discharge kills 4,000 birds
  • Sniffing gas
    Proposed system to monitor CO2 emissions has a whiff of market-based measure about it
  • North American crude exports will reshape global tanker shipping
    Trade patterns will shift as more countries opt for tight-oil drilling, says IEA
  • Headquarters sale pushes NOL back to black
    First-quarter net profit of $76m includes gain from Singapore disposal
  • Goldfield stands down at Dover
    Westminster stymied trust port chief executive's privatisation plans
  • Atlantic Cartier will return to service in June
    Experts assess fire damage to multipurpose ro-ro/boxship
  • Evergreen bemoans 'unfair attention' from Drewry over rates strategy
    Taiwanese carrier hits back at Container Insight Weekly report
  • DP DHL reports 'solid' first quarter after rise in ocean volumes
    Results highlight shift away from airfreight
  • HHLA sees first-quarter throughput rise as total revenue falls
    'Difficult' market offset by growth in Asia, Odessa and Baltic feeder trade

Fairplayweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Xstrata drops 'Reef' terminal
    GLENCORE Xstrata today announced it had dropped its Keppel Bay $1Bn Balaclava Island coal terminal on Australia's Great Barrier Reef coast
  • Matsuda leaving MarAd
    EMBATTLED US Maritime Administration chief David Matsuda will leave the agency at the end of May
  • Golden still in Capesize
    GOLDEN Ocean Group has acquired a 50% stake in a 180,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier for an undisclosed price, in a move regarded as highlighting the company's continued interest in this sector
  • Funding shortfall blamed for tower smash
    THE president of Italy's logistics association has linked the recent fatal incident at the port of Genoa to a chronic failure to invest in Italy's port infrastructure
  • VLGC freight rates continue upward momentum
    RATES to haul LPG on very large gas carriers touched a 2013 high at $57.875 per tonne yesterday, as lower LPG contract prices lifted market sentiment
  • Venezuela box imports dwindle
    CARIBBEAN container volumes are being hit by a sudden decline in Venezuelan imports, port and carrier executives have told Fairplay
  • Disconnect between cash and end-buyers
    CASH buyers continue to offer top dollar for elderly tonnage for demolition in India, despite weak fundamentals that have seen end-buyers refusing to pay high prices
  • VARD profits drop 30%
    VARD, the Fincantieri-owned former STX OSV of Norway, said today profits for the first quarter fell 30% to 188M kroner ($32M)
  • Evergreen named Best Trans-Pacific Shipping Line
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line has been awarded Best Ocean Carrier - Transpacific at the 27st Annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) on 9 May, the company announced yesterday
  • Offshore vessels soften shipbuilding slowdown
    A SWITCH in newbuilding orders towards specialised tonnage, such as offshore services vessels, has helped the shipbuilding industry to adapt to a lower pace of ordering, according to a senior shipping analyst
  • Classic cruise ships to return to service
    PORTUGUESE businessman Rui Alegre has confirmed that he plans to bring four former Classic International Cruises (CIC) ships back into operation under a new company
  • More VLGC newbuilding orders seen
    THE recent string of VLGC newbuilding orders is unlikely to stop anytime soon, the Argus LPG Asia conference heard today
  • NOL returns to black
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines said today it was able to swing to profits of $76M in the first quarter of the year from losses of $254M a year ago
  • MPM retains 'buy' rating
    MARCO Polo Marine of Singapore retained 'buy' ratings from DMG & Partners today amid "weaker-than-expected" first quarter results
  • Nam Cheong 'to outperform'
    NAM CHEONG shares are expected to 'outperform' in the short-term following order wins worth $110M this week, said securities analyst DMG & Partners

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Maersk to Raise Far East-Mediterranean Rates
    Maersk Line will boost rates on its trade route from the Mediterranean to the Far East, effective June 1: From the Mediterranean, excluding Syria, to the Far East, the increase will be $150 per dry and refrigerated container. From Syria to the Far East, the increase will be $115 per dry and...
  • US Surface Transportation Board Revises Arbitration Rules
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has approved final mediation and arbitration rules that establish a new arbitration program for shippers and railroads. The program allows shippers and railroads to voluntarily arbitrate certain types of disputes with defined liability limits in matters coming before the agency. The board has identified specific types...
  • Port of Virginia's Container Traffic Up in April
    The Port of Virginia handled 179,370 20-foot-equivalent units in April, rising 5.7 percent or 9,726 TEUs from April 2012. Export TEUs reached 96,261, up 6.1 percent year-over-year, while import TEUs were 83,109, up 5.3 percent. "Our year-to-date TEU volume is up 6.1 percent, a difference of nearly 40,000 TEUs," said Rodney W....
  • Salvage Conference to Discuss Non-Tank Vessel Response Plans
    New regulations for the non-tank vessel response plans will be discussed at the 2013 National Maritime Salvage Conference, taking place from Sept. 9-12 at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. On March 9, 2013, the OPA 90 Vessel Response Plan regulatory package outlining requirements for non-tank vessels trading in...
  • Cut in NY-NJ Port Assessments on Tap
    The New York Shipping Association expects within the next 30 to 60 days to announce a reduction in the per-container assessment that funds longshore benefits at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The planned reduction will be among the first visible savings to port users from the NYSA's recently...
  • Yusen Logistics to Open Warehouse in Chicago
    Yusen Logistics' Americas division will officially open its new 229,000 square foot warehouse in Chicago on May 20, 2013. "Chicago is a key market for Yusen Logistics," said Scott Corless, senior vice president and general manager of the international division, in a written statement. The facility, near the cargo entrance of O'Hare...
  • CSAV to Modify US Gulf Service Rotation in June
    CSAV's new U.S. Gulf service rotation.Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores will modify the northbound rotation of its U.S. Gulf service by introducing a direct call at Cartagena, Colombia, in replacement of Caucedo, Dominican Republic. The first sailing with the new port rotation will be the Suape Express, voyage 1316, with an...
  • Canada, Ghana to Pursue Trade Deal
    Canada intends to deepen trade and investment relations with Ghana, according to John Baird, Canada's foreign affairs minister. Baird and his Ghanaian counterpart, Hannah Tettah, agreed that finalizing a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement is a joint priority. "Our government is committed to increasing trade and diversifying our engagement with fast...
  • Energy, Intermodal Help Railroads Light It Up
    Anyone with doubts of the U.S. Class I railroad industry's pricing power and improved efficiency, should look at the major carriers' first quarter financials. The four publicly traded railroads - CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas City Southern Railway - expanded their total profit by 9.6 percent...
  • Report: Florida Ports' Economic Impact on the Rise
    Florida ports' total economic impact value for cargo activities rose 26 percent from $66 billion in 2008 to $90 billion in 2012, according to the Florida Ports Council's 2013-2017 Five-Year Florida Seaport Mission Plan. The report also showed that the ports now account for 13 percent of the state's gross domestic...
  • ASF Logistics Account Executive Appointed to Savannah Traffic Club Board
    MOBILE, Ala. - ASF Logistics today announced that Account Executive Ricky Stille has been appointed to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Savannah Traffic Club. In this role, Stille will play a leadership role in the organization's efforts to promote logistics in the Savannah area as...
  • Long Beach Named North America's Best Seaport
    The Port of Long Beach earned "best seaport in North America" honors at the 2013 Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards recently hosted in Beijing by the Cargonews Asia shipping trade publication. It's the 16th win in the past 18 years for Long Beach. The award recognizes the best ports as...
  • New Crane to Arrive for Australia's Port of Fremantle
    Fremantle Inner Harbour awaits new post-Panamax crane.A new post-Panamax container crane will arrive at the Fremantle Inner Harbour in Western Australia on May 15. The crane will delivered via the Zhen Hua 21. The ship will have four cranes on board. One of the cranes will be unloaded at the Patrick...
  • Report: US Import Growth to Reach Standstill by Summer
    Import volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to rise 3.3 percent in May compared with the same month last year, but growth could slow to a standstill by the end of the summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail...
  • Agreement Clears Way for South Carolina Inland Port
    Nordic Cold Storage has reached an agreement with South Carolina State Ports Authority to terminate the lease on its warehouse facility in Greer, S.C., clearing the way for a $43 million inland port to be built in its place. Condemnation proceedings had begun, and the settlement will end those proceedings. The...
  • 13 New Ships Delivered in April
    New post-Panamax ships account for most of the new container ships delivered so far this year. In April, shipping lines and shipowners took deliveries of 13 new container ships with a combined capacity of 108,142 20-foot-equivalent units, according to Clarksons. April deliveries included six vessels with more than 8,000 TEUs totaling a...
  • OOCL to Hike Asia-New Zealand Rates in July
    OOCL will boost freight rates for traffic from Asia to New Zealand, starting July 1. The increase will be $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said....
  • STTAS-Brazil to Host Reception for Van Andel Global Trade Center's Trade Mission to Brazil
    DETROIT, Mich. - Sandler and Travis Trade Advisory Services-Brazil will be hosting an evening reception May 14 for participants in a trade mission being conducted by the Van Andel Global Trade Center at Grand Valley State University in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The weeklong mission, taking place...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Restis fires back
    Greek shipowner Victor Restis has been accused of engaging in illicit dealings with Iran while serving as chairman of First Business Bank (FBB).
  • Buy bodes well for dry
    Golden Ocean caught the market off guard Tuesday after acquiring a capesize bulker through a joint venture with a strategic partner whose identity remains a mystery.
  • Solvang earnings bounce
    Norwegian gas carrier specialist Solvang has seen its bottom line given a huge boost by financial items.
  • UK Club in $9.5m surplus
    The free reserve of the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association edged up to a record $494m, following a surplus of $9.5m through the year to the 20 February renewal.
  • Five missing after smash
    Five fishermen have been reported missing after their boat was in collision with a chemical tanker off China.
  • Varun chops loss
    India's Varun Shipping has endured another tough quarter despite slashing its net loss.
  • Jaya edges up
    Jaya Holdings has posted improved first quarter numbers thanks to its growing ship chartering division.
  • Tale of two markets
    ICAP has taken an £8m writedown on its dry-cargo chartering division due to the bleak prospects facing the sector.
  • Better late than never
    Nisshin Shipping of Japan has succeeded in selling an MR tanker at the second time of asking for a useful $0.5m more.
  • Banking on share issue
    Germany's Commerzbank is selling EUR 2.5bn ($3.23bn) of new shares as it seeks to pay back the government for help during the financial crunch of 2008 and 2009.
  • Vard profit squeezed
    Norwegian offshore vessel shipbuilder Vard has seen its bottom line curtailed by lower margin work.
  • No cape alarm at Braemar
    Braemar Seascope has dismissed concerns about a potential over-ordering of capesize newbuildings during the early months of 2013.
  • Azuma result dips
    Azuma Shipping has posted slightly weaker profit and revenue figures for its financial year ending 31 March.
  • Tallink trims loss
    Estonian ro-pax group Tallink has cut its first-quarter loss despite falling passenger numbers.
  • HRG rooted in the red
    Norwegian ferry and cruiseship owner Hurtigruten has barely made a dent in its first quarter loss as higher financial costs wiped out operating gains.
  • INTL snaps up Cleartade
    Derivatives trading platform Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) has been taken over by Nasdaq-listed INTL FCStone.
  • Kuribayashi back in black
    Kuribayashi Steamship has made a resounding return to profit in the year to 31 March.
  • NOL saved by HQ sale
    Singapore's NOL Group has returned to profit in the first quarter thanks to selling its headquarters.
  • Oldendorff back in Japan
    Oldendorff Carriers has placed its first order at a Japanese shipyard in over 10 years.
  • SPP adds AHTS
    Italy's Rimorchiatori Riuniti has booked a new anchor-handler at SPP Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • DVB keeps losses low
    Shipping loan losses are being kept to a low level by German bank DVB so far this year.
  • GOGL pounces on cape
    Golden Ocean has made its first ever foray into the secondhand capesize market in a move that appears to have caught sale and purchase brokers off guard.
  • More Mexican money
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a second offshore contract for its Mexican joint venture.
  • Titan safe
    A bid to liquidate Hong Kong shipyard and FPSO group Titan Petrochemicals has been struck out of court.
  • Braemar takes a tumble
    Braemar Shipping Services has seen a 25% fall in operating profits at its shipbroking arm it emerged Tuesday.
  • Seagull stretches loss
    Vietnam's Seagull Shipping has sunk further into the red in the first quarter.
  • UK detains CO2 tanker
    A ship specialising in the transport of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) was stopped in the UK last month over ISM deficiencies.
  • Glencore dumps Oz port
    Glencore Xstrata has dropped plans for a $1bn coal export terminal in Queensland, Australia, the company has said.
  • Cambie to join Idan
    OOIL chief financial officer Ken Cambie is reportedly set to join Idan Ofer's Quantum Pacific Shipping Services in Singapore.
  • Bunker sales jump
    Singapore bunker sales saw a near 8.5% increase in sales in April compared to March, official data shows.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Long Beach issues revised EIR for grain transload facility
    The facility proposed by TTI would receive railcars with 53-foot domestic containers full of grain and dried distillers grain with solubles and transfer the contents to standard 40-foot international containers for export.
  • STB pushes arbitration with new rule
    "Changes to the arbitration rules are intended to consolidate and simplify formerly separate arbitration procedures and to encourage greater use of arbitration," the Surface Transportation Board said. The new rules take effect June 12.
  • U.S. import, export pricing fell in April
  • CEVA opens City of Pharma in Italy
  • Washington Notebook: British leader discusses trade deal with Obama
  • NOL halves 1Q liner losses
    Liner revenue for the APL parent company fell 2 percent to nearly $2 billion, falling in line with container volume which also dropped 2 percent to 772,000 TEUs. Logistics revenue increased 8 percent to $427 million.
  • Box ship sets depth mark in Virginia
    The Port of Virginia set a record Saturday for handling the heaviest containership on the U.S. East Coast when the MSC Chicago sailed through the 50-foot channel with export cargo at a draft of 49 feet.
  • DHL celebrates modest 1Q increases
  • Matsuda stepping down at MarAd
  • Old Dominion predicts 5% tonnage growth in 2Q

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2013
  • Shortsea services for Samskip Multimodal expand to Hull, UK
    Customers will benefit from reduced transit times and extended cut off times in both Hull and Tilbury.
  • Code of practice could boost Sri Lankan bunker sector
    Country's players need to be more price competitive.
  • NOL moves back into profit
    Fuel efficiencies help to boost operational performance.
  • Market dips in Fujairah
    Prices soft in South African ports.
  • Prices lose direction across Europe
    Demand at Gibraltar strong, say reports.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocates trader
    Move is second relocation this month.
  • US sees limited scope for emissions averaging scheme
    Acknowledges that there may not be support at IMO for including concept in guidelines for 'equivalent methods' for sulphur reduction.
  • Calls for tougher sanctions against Iran's oil sector
    A group of US lawmakers want to close remaining 'loopholes'.
  • NAT anticipates bunker savings
    Measures taken across company's fleet.
  • 'Bunker grade' product heading into Asia
    'Bulk of arbitrage inflow is 380 cSt material.'
  • Kanal Istanbul: work starts next month
    Start confirmed but details thin on the ground.
  • IFO, MGO prices down in Asia
    Average to high demand reported in Singapore.
  • Aegean to announce Q1 results on Wednesday
    Analysts expect revenues to be down year-on-year.
  • EPA includes marine engines in grant programme
    $9 million on table for emissions reducing projects.
  • Ulstein Verft delivers fourth PSV to investor
    PSVs were designed with an 'optimal combination of fuel-efficiency and deadweight'.
  • Chemoil profits lower for Q1 2013
    Chemoil expects slow economic growth and weak shipping markets to continue to affect bunker demand.
  • Titan winding-up petition to be 'struck out'
    KTL Camden Inc. to be substituted as the petitioner, says firm.
  • Milestone agreement for Suez Canal bunker terminal
    Port Said terminal seen as 'part of Egypt's national energy security policy'.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
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Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
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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
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
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Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
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TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Genoa
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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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
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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
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Madrid
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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
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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
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Paris
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Miami
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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
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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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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
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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
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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