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July 16, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • UN's official labour federation plans global campaign against DP World
  • Chinawide container throughput via major maritime ports up 10pc in June
  • US beef exports up 56pc to Hong Kong, but Russian meat boycott hits hard
  • Crowley muscled out of Bahamas by MSC: local port development chief
  • Grand Alliance adds northern Europe service to Port Everglades
  • Jamaica seeks operator for 2.2 million-TEU Kingston Container Terminal
  • UPS issues profit warning, but still expects 3-7pc earnings growth
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach confident they can handle P3 mega ships
  • Debate on Oz tobacco packaging rules focus on trademark WTO restrictions
  • Construction begins at Toll's US$24 million intermodal terminal in Hobart
  • Maersk runs boxes raw cashews to south Indian ports from West Africa
  • Cathay-Dragonair cargo slips 4.3pc in June but passengers up 2.9pc
  • Fraport posts 2pc cargo hike to 205,119 tonnes in June at its 5 airports
  • Asia Pacific airports air cargo volume declines 2.2pc January to May
  • Azerbaijan's Silk Way Airlines expands, ordering two 747-8 freighters

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints Chris Stone as COO
  • Demand for large crude carriers up in July
  • Evergreen Line, Hanjin, UASC in new West Africa service
  • GL releases new guidelines for complex data networks
  • MSC commences fortnightly box service between Salalah & Mogadishu
  • Port accidents are avoidable: TT Club
  • Rear Admiral Thomas Ernst takes command of NATO Maritime Air Forces
  • Ruscon launches dedicated train from Ust-Luga to carry Volkswagen CKD parts
  • Shanghai port s June throughput remains flat at 2.77 m TEUs
  • UK shipping companies to be hit hard by cost of addressing MNOPF funding shortfall
  • Paradip Port to enhance capacity by 6.5 mt in current fiscal
  • Pipavav Port leads seafood exports in volume, Vizag in value
  • Xiamen port completes Zhangzhou takeover; all set to become mega port
  • ICD-Wardha ready for ex-im operations
  • Centre removes excise duty on steel for shipbuilding
  • INR falls below 60 on heavy dollar demand
  • May industrial production output declines 1.6 pc

Marine Logweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • $1.2 billion patrol boat deal with Saudis is in the works
  • Carnival names four to technical review board
  • Albedo crew "still alive"
  • West Africa pirates target more ships
  • Seadrill orders four more newbuild drillships
  • Keppel FELS adds another jack-up for Mexico to order book

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma earns honor for commitment to environment
  • US metropolitan areas see rise in export totals during past year
  • Boeing nets new order for 747-8 freighter planes
  • Port of Los Angeles releases June cargo volume numbers
  • Three carriers come together to start new West Africa service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • World's largest containership makes its maiden call at Busan
    Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller enters commercial service
  • Dealogic figures point to higher first half marine lending
    But the average shipowner is still likely to feel the squeeze, experts say
  • Brownrigg announces his departure from UK Chamber of Shipping
    Successor will combine director-general and chief executive roles
  • Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding wins six capesize orders in a week
    U-Ming fixes four 186,300 dwt bulkers at $46.8m apiece
  • Kuehne+Nagel expects P3 alliance to go ahead
    Tie-up will have little short-term impact on freight rates, says giant forwarder
  • Beijing issues guidelines to ports for handling 18,000 teu vessels
    Trading giant braces itself for Maersk's Triple-E ships
  • Oceanbulk and Oaktree ink bulker orders with Nacks
    Pappas says spree is 'almost finished' but joint venture could pursue secondhand buys
  • Isacson - an insurance reformer with a zest for life
    Colleagues of the influential Gard chief remember his charm, determination and vision
  • Derivative loss erodes Nakilat's profits
    Company stresses that its liquidity is unaffected
  • Gulf of Guinea pirates target new vessel types
    Threat escalates in West Africa as Somali attacks hit a seven-year low
  • Suezmax sold for demolition at $9.6m
    Deal defies market caution over weak rupee and fall in Indian steel plate prices
  • Los Angeles box volumes slip again
    Port loses traffic to Long Beach after service switch
  • Kuwait sends two aid tankers to boost Egypt's ailing economy
    Diversions are unlikely to shape freight rates, says analyst
  • Seadrill orders four drillships
    Units will target deep waters off Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and West and East Africa
  • Brownrigg steps down from UK Chamber of Shipping
    Search begins for a successor to take on a new combined role
  • Charter market slips again despite activity in some sectors
    Braemar Seascope's BOXi index declined last week
  • CMA CGM upgrades its round-the-world service
    Panama Direct steps up from fortnightly to weekly
  • Addressing Aids
    ITF backs a resource pack for dockers
  • Hamburg roots
    More foreign investment in German shipping can't be a bad thing

Fairplayweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Ocean Rig refinances debt
    GEORGE Economou's Ocean Rig UDW, which is majority-owned by DryShips, today announced a new $1.8Bn credit facility to repay several existing loans
  • 22 rescued in tanker fire
    TWENTY-TWO mariners were rescued and one remained missing after their tanker caught fire off Johor, southern Malaysia, Fairplay was told today
  • Magna moves on NewLead
    NEW YORK'S Magna Group has acquired 9.92% of NewLead Holdings, complementing its rising stake in FreeSeas
  • Seadrill places orders worth $2Bn
    SAMSUNG HI and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said today Seadrill has ordered two ultra-deepwater drill ships from each of them
  • GEDEN returns tanker to FSLT
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust said today that Action, one of two Aframax tankers that suffered a default from Turkish carrier GEDEN Line, has been redelivered
  • Smugglers stubbed out
    THE SMOKING lantern was lit at Marsaxlokk Freeport in Malta over the weekend, but not in the usual way
  • NCSP mirrors its 2008 cargo collapse
    NCSP, the London-listed Russian port on the Black Sea, has reported its worst six months since the trade collapse of autumn 2008
  • Boy drowned, 8 sought in capsizing
    SEARCHERS are looking today for eight migrants missing since a capsizing off Australia's Christmas Island, where a boy of 8 was confirmed drowned
  • Chinese coal imports fall
    CHINA imported 22.31M tonnes of coal and lignite in June, down 17.9% year on year and a 19% drop from May totals, according to customs data
  • K+N's growth defies gloom
    KUEHNE + Nagel, the world's biggest ocean freight forwarder, said today it defied poor trade growth and volatile freights in 1H13
  • Sinokor gets financing for Shell charter deal
    KOREA Development Bank has arranged syndicated financing of $294M for 10 of the 20 MR tankers that Sinokor is building for a long-term charter to Royal Dutch Shell
  • Grindrod's shares spike
    SHARES in Grindrod, Africa's biggest shipping group, have spiked in value as much as 3.1% to 23.01 rand ($2), their highest since 8 September 2008
  • Oz recognises STX Pan Ocean's receivership
    STX PAN Ocean's ships will not be arrested in Australian waters, after a federal court Down Under recognised the South Korean company's application to protect its assets from arrest
  • Mariner sought in sinking
    SEARCH teams are looking today off Korea for a mariner missing since an explosion aboard a general cargo ship
  • Chinese steel rebound boosts scrap prices
    PRICES of ships sold for demolition into China showed some signs of life last week, as steel prices began firming after months of decline

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Work on Port of Long Beach Bridge Moves Forward
    Construction is progressing on the $1 billion Gerald Desmond Bridge at California's Port of Long Beach. Crews are demolishing the final sections of a U-shaped freeway off-ramp west of the existing Gerald Desmond Bridge. The ramp removal was needed to clear the path for the final sections of a six-lane bridge...
  • China's GDP Growth Continued to Slow in Second Quarter
    China's gross domestic product growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013 to 7.5 percent year-over-year, making it the ninth quarter in the last 10 quarters that China's growth has slackened, Reuters reports. The slowdown results from weak overseas demand impacting output and investment. Other figures also showed that industrial output...
  • Hot Summer at NY-NJ Port
    How bad has this summer been at the Port of New York and New Jersey? So bad that some truckers are comparing its impact with Hurricane Sandy. There's been no physical damage to compare with last year's hurricane, but container terminals' recent operating delays have taken a severe financial toll on...
  • Ports of Virginia, Salalah to Exchange Best Practices
    Russell J. Held, the Virginia Port Authority's deputy executive director of development, and Peter Ford, CEO of the Port of Salalah, signed the memorandum of understanding in Portsmouth, Va.The Virginia Port Authority and the Port of Salalah have signed a memorandum of understanding to share information aimed at generating new...
  • Creditor Deal Lowers Integrated Freight's Outstanding Debt
    Integrated Freight Corp. has reached an agreement with its single largest creditor group, thereby reducing its total outstanding debt. The investment group, led by Tangiers Investors, reached a deal with Integrated Freight that lowered the motor freight company's outstanding debt by more than $5 million or about 35 percent of its...
  • Pacific Harbor Line, Union Sign Labor Deal
    Pacific Harbor Line, Inc., and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have signed a new five-year labor agreement covering the short line railroad's nearly 120 operating and maintenance of way employees. The pact, which was ratified and signed by PHL employees on July 4, includes wage increases; employee contribution to...
  • High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices Jump to 14-Week High
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high sulfur bunker fuel extended their surge in the week ending July 12, nearly touching the $600 per metric ton line, according to daily BunkerVision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services. The average price for high sulfur bunker...
  • German Canal Lock Strike Over
    A strike by canal lock workers that disrupted container and bulk shipping in large sectors of Germany's inland waterway network for more than a week is over. The remaining strikers returned to work this morning following colleagues who called off their industrial action over the weekend. The strike was called by the...
  • India's Trade Deficit Widened in June
    In June, India's exports were valued at $23.8 billion, falling 4.6 percent from $24.9 billion in June 2012, and imports were valued at $36.0 billion, down 0.4 percent from June 2012's $36.2 billion, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce & Industry. India's trade deficit in the first three months...
  • Drewry: US Export Target Won't Be Met for Years
    After a strong start in the first part of this decade, the slowdown in export growth means the U.S. will not meet President Obama's goal of doubling exports by 2015 from 2009 levels. Because export growth to its major overseas markets slowed so steeply last year and so far this year,...
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Services' Profit Rises 9 Percent
    J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported net earnings in the second quarter of 2013 were $87.70 million, improving 9 percent compared with $80.45 million in the second quarter of 2012. Total operating revenue in the second quarter for the No. 3 U.S. trucking carrier and top truckload carrier, according to JOC's 2012...
  • Freight Likely to Take Back Seat With New DHS Chief
    WASHINGTON - The next secretary of Department of Homeland Security will likely focus on immigration issues to the detriment of Customs and Border Protection's push to move goods and materials faster and more efficiently through ports of entry, an international trade attorney said on Monday. The successor to Janet Napolitano, who...
  • Lynden Air Cargo Names Zerkel President
    Lynden Air Cargo has promoted Richard Zerkel to president. Zerkel succeeds Judy McKenzie, who is retiring as president of the Alaska-based domestic and international cargo airline. Zerkel began his career with Lynden Air Cargo in 1999 as a first officer on the company's Hercules aircraft. He was promoted to captain and then...
  • GSC Logistics Adds Super Chassis to PNW Fleet
    GSC Logistics has added super chassis to its U.S. Pacific Northwest fleet to accommodate heavier load, 40-foot containers, according to Scott Taylor, president of the third-party logistics provider. "Since our acquisition of Seattle-based Best Way Trucking on June 1, 2011, we have seen enormous growth in that region and recognized the...
  • Container Volume Drops at Port of Los Angeles
    The Port of Los Angeles, the nation's largest container port, reported a 7.2 percent year-over-year decline in June cargo volume. Imports in June fell 7.2 percent year-over-year to 353,930 20-foot-equivalent units. Exports fared worse, diving 15 percent from 174,418 TEUs to 148,203 TEUs. Total loaded imports and exports dropped 9.8 percent in...
  • Kerry Logistics Acquires Brazilian Brokerage
    Kerry Logistics has acquired a majority stake in Braservice, a Brazilian logistics and customs brokerage, to expand its services in the South American nation and strengthen ties with China and Asia. Founded in 1991, Braservice focuses on the Brazilian and Latin American markets, specializing in fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, fashion and...
  • Somali Piracy Sinks to Seven-Year Low
    Somali pirate attacks have fallen to the lowest level since 2006, but ships face a surge in violent incidents off the coast of West Africa, the International Maritime Bureau said. The London-based IMB recorded 138 acts of piracy in the first six months of 2013, down from 177 in the same...
  • SBS Worldwide Appoints Chris Paulz as Regional Vice President South East
    SBS Worldwide has appointed Chris Paulz as its Regional Vice President South East, based in Atlanta. Paulz, who will report to Christian Marz, Director of Operations USA, will focus on the company business plan, ensuring growth targets are met in the south-eastern region of the United States. CEO of SBS Worldwide Lars Kloch...
  • New Penn Sets One-Year Injury-Free Safety Milestone at Three Terminals
    LEBANON, Pa., July 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) - Employees at New Penn terminals located in Rochester, N.Y.; Springfield, Mass. and Buffalo, N.Y. were recently honored for achieving new safety milestones. These facilities have all passed the one year mark injury-free--a record that continues to hold true today. These safety accomplishments were achieved by the attentive focus...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Obama unfulfilled
    US President Barack Obama's plan to double exports from the country over five years is poised to fall short of its target, a shipping consultancy says.
  • APL suit restored
    A federal appeals court has given APL the green light to continue its lawsuit against a US labour union over the hiring of longshoremen in Alaska.
  • Dockers decry 'safety' zone
    A dockers union holding an on-water protest at Portland have decried the US Coast Guard's proposal to set up a temporary safety zone as a move that would "all but eliminate" their free speech rights.
  • VL festival
    Forty years ago owners partied during the greatest summer of VLCC earnings on record - and the market has not got close to such red hot levels again, Clarksons says.
  • A dim view of Vard
    Analysts have downgraded Vard after the Norwegian offshore vessel builder delivered a below par set of financial results.
  • Bahri profit plunges
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has posted a big drop in second quarter earnings as rates fell.
  • OMC sells out?
    Switzerland's Overseas Maritime Carriers (OMC) has reportedly sold off its last ships - two asphalt/bitumen tankers.
  • Grandweld grabs another
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards is building another fast crew vessel for Zamil Offshore.
  • ORIG nets giant loan
    Ocean Rig has secured loans running to $1.8bn which which could have positive implications for its leading shareholder, DryShips.
  • Tanker crew held
    Nigerian soldiers have arrested 14 men on a domestic tanker alleged to have been conducting illegal bunkering operations.
  • Hoegh clearout goes on
    Hoegh Autoliners has sent another pure car truck carrier to breakers in China.
  • Brit buys Topaz wing
    Topaz Energy and Marine looks to be getting back to basics after its oil and gas business was bought by a British investor.
  • Round the world weekly
    French container line CMA CGM is stepping up the frequency of its round-the-world Panama Direct service.
  • Brownrigg departing
    Mark Brownrigg is to leave the UK Chamber of Shipping after a 40-year career with the association.
  • Nakilat suffers dip
    Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has reported a weaker start to the year as it was hurt by financial items.
  • SwissMarine took exile
    Star Bulk Carriers wasted no time in putting a capesize bulker to work in the spot market after its period deal with STX was shredded.
  • Albedo crew "alive"
    Eleven crew from the sunken boxship Albedo are still alive in Somalia after being moved from the vessel by their pirate captors.
  • Split strategy for FSL
    First Ship Lease is adopting a split strategy with two tankers taken back from Geden Lines.
  • Keppel rides rig wave
    Singaporean giant Keppel has bagged yet another order for a jack-up drilling rig from a Mexican owner.
  • One missing after blaze
    A seafarer is missing and feared dead off Malaysia following a fire on a tanker heading to a demolition yard.
  • Navibulgar bins another
    Navibulgar has scrapped its fourth bulker this year, brokers say.
  • GOS returns to Havyard
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) is expanding its fleet with a supply ship newbuilding.
  • RCL bags over a billion
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has tied up the funds for its third Oasis-class cruiseship.
  • Greek get-together
    Representatives from the Greek Shipowners Union are scheduled to meet the Prime Minister of Greece in Athens this afternoon.
  • Gold for Daewoo?
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has been linked to a sale of its gold mining business.
  • Petrobras pact in place
    SBM Offshore has seen a major FPSO project with Petrobras in Brazil come to life.
  • Pirates spread the net
    Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are targeting a wider variety of ships as activity in the area escalates, a new report warns.
  • Phoenix to cut loss
    Struggling Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has forecast a reduction in its loss in the first half.
  • Seadrill confirms four
    Seadrill has ordered four drillship newbuildings at yards in South Korea worth $2.4bn in total, the company confirmed Monday.
  • Cargoship lost after blast
    One crewman has been reported missing after an explosion sank a cargoship off Korea.
  • Greek tanker arrested
    Singapore authorities have reportedly detained an aframax tanker belonging to LL Energy.
  • Drill double for Samsung
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has signed up for two new drillships at Samsung in Korea.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • 787 Dreamliner fire raises new concerns
    A fire Friday aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked at London's Heathrow International immediately led to concerns that lithium battery problems on the new aircraft had resurfaced, but British investigators have ruled this out.
  • XPO acquires non-asset last mile-focused 3PL
    The truck brokerage and third-party logistics company said Monday it acquired 3PD Inc. in a deal worth $365 million. Based in Atlanta, 3PD was founded in 2001 to capitalize on the last-mile logistics segment serving retail shippers.
  • K+N achieves profitable first half
    The Swiss forwarding giant achieved a 3.3-percent, year-over-year revenue increase during the first half of 2013, ending the period at CHF 10.39 million ($10.94 million). For the second quarter, revenue increased 1.4 percent.
  • Analyst: HOS has lead to reduced utilization
    Some private fleets have seen a 10-percent degradation in utilization since the federal government's new hours of service regulations were imposed on July 1. The hit seems to have less of an impact on the over-the-road fleets.
  • CMA CGM upgrades round-the-world service
  • Silk Way to buy 747-8 freighters
  • Yusen starts Hong Kong-to-Rotterdam LCL service
  • First round of transatlantic trade talks concludes
  • LA volume falls again in June
  • U.S. brings dolphin-safe tuna labeling in line with WTO
  • Group takes aim at South African theft
  • DHL opens new base in Chile
  • CenterPoint buys Commerce facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 15, 2013
  • Steady market in Fujairah
    Soft market in Suez.
  • Rotterdam bunker prices climb in line with crude
    But bunker prices softer in Hamburg.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints team leader
    Company says it is a new position at its London office.
  • Singapore monthly bunker sales down
    But 500 centistokes material sees a rise in demand over last year.
  • Study: Hong Kong air quality getting worse
    Data suggest sulphur emissions from ships rose in first half of 2013, with 1,606 premature deaths attributed to air pollution.
  • Bankruptcy hangs over Chinese carrier
    Bunker supplier petitions court for company to start bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Argos Bunkering hires new trader
    Says latest addition is an expansion of its bunker team.
  • IFO prices move little at start of week
    Tokyo Bay offices were closed for a public holiday on Monday.
  • Bunkering firm arrests vessel in Malta
    Malta-flagged Blankenese owes a total of about $1.8 million to various companies.
  • Reports: Chinese shipping firm goes bust
    Several ships belonging to inland Anhui Wuhu Shihui Jianghai Shipping have received bankruptcy notices.
  • South China fuel oil production up during July
    South China based refiners are expected to produce 43% more fuel oil month-on-month.
  • CPC resumes bunkering ops at all Taiwan ports
    Typhoon Soulik left country on Saturday.
  • Vancouver-based firm considers methanol-fuelled engines
    Waterfront Shipping signs letter of intent for four MAN ME-LGI engines.

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Venice
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Geneva
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Genoa
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Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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Madrid
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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Venice
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Paris
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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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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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
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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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