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September 16, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Rates off 10pc to US$966/TEU on A-E, transpac off 3.7pc to $1,916/FEU
  • Major carriers announce rate increases for September and October
  • French navy saves 10 tonnes of cannabis as crew fails to burn evidence
  • Tianjin's duplex navigational channel soon to start sea trials run
  • Royal Mail to privatise with IPO expected in weeks despite strike threat
  • Changsha to offer big tax breaks and subsidies to logistics industry
  • Taiwan's Formosa Plastics moves freight into Pearl bypassing Hong Kong
  • Fuel efficient eco ships cheaper to run, but add needless capacity
  • Electronic EU customs system expected to take effect from November 1
  • Technical breakdown delays levy of French GPS-powered anti-truck tax
  • Wal-Mart and Benetton no show at Bangladesh factory compensation talks
  • Bumped from east-west trade lanes, bigger ships cascade into intra-Asia
  • Miami sells leveraged bonds to fund port expansion, Moody's downgrades
  • 97-kilometre Qinhuai River channel upgrade expected to begin soon
  • Med-North America up 8pc Q1 to Q2, but may be false hope: Drewry
  • Hyundai Heavy to install ballast tank gas monitor in off-loading vessel
  • IAG looks to perishables, pharma, IT to sustain Mideast, African flights
  • DHL to manage inbound retail merchandise for Gatwick Airport shops
  • After bad first half, hopes linger for fourth quarter air cargo rebound

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Maersk Line adds Black Sea string to ME3 service, includes Novorossisk
  • Seacurus wins award for seafarers abandonment insurance policy
  • Young professionals identify challenges to Londons shipping role
  • Automobile exports up by 25 pc in Aug.
  • Guava shipments headed to West Asia
  • ICT & Höegh Autoliners sign MoU for handling RoRo carriers
  • KoPT Chairman R.P.S. Kahlon takes additional charge as Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust
  • MPA Singapore introduces consolidated monthly billing arrangement
  • Exporters want easy credit to maintain growth
  • Govt to take hard decisions to curb imports of non-essential items: Chidambaram
  • OIL wants to invest in Petronets AP terminal
  • PFC to invite bids for two mega power plants soon
  • Countdown for project forwarders to invest in New Orleans training
  • High oil tanks relocated from Port of Hamina by Nurminen Logistics
  • Roll-Lift inks contract for Scheuerle modular transporter
  • Steder Group provides different solutions to move heavy marine equipment from Rotterdam to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Union Pacific Railroad to strengthen transport...
  • Schneckenreither expanding in Austria
  • Zurich notes more airfreight in August
  • KR signs cooperation pact with Panama Maritime Authority
  • Half of Danish-owned vehicles registered abroad
  • Continuity ensured at Lufthansa Cargo
  • Röhlig takes over South American partner Procargo
  • Loxx adds Nantes to general cargo service network
  • A.P. Moller disposes of DFDS shares
  • Ruslan moves giant rotor from China to Lithuania
  • New general director in Moscow
  • Norbert Dentressangle ships temporary road to Switzerland
  • Delivery of last US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III
  • UNIFE signs MoU with Russia's railway sectors
  • Täglich direkt von/nach München
  • New Russia link from port of Dunkirk
  • Maschinenteile aus aller Welt für ein neues Zellstoffwerk
  • Kiel's Port Award 2013 goes to Hamburg

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding starts fabrication on DDG 114
  • Rolls-Royce unveils first in new line of patrol craft
  • Lamprell wins jack-up conversion contract
  • BigRoll orders Module Carriers
  • COSCO Shipyard Group books orders worth $566 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Squalicum Creek restoration work to begin next month in Bellingham
  • Cargill taps David MacLennan as new chief operating officer
  • Crowley's TITAN Salvage subsidiary parbuckling COSTA CONCORDIA today
  • Town hall meeting scheduled to discuss Coos Bay wind project
  • PDX community advisory board sets Sept. 18 public meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • A political animal
    The International Union of Marine Insurance bares its teeth
  • Shipbuilding undergoing 'renaissance'
    Lloyd's Register marine director hails the way yards have reacted to new design requirements
  • The sky does not have to be the limit
    Giant boxships result in a concentration of values and risks that may not be sustainable
  • Eimskip confirms competition authority raid
    North Atlantic shipping line requests access to information behind Competition Authority's request for court ruling
  • ICS blasts growing cost of 'green' compliance
    Cost benefit analysis must occur before further environmental regulations are devised, says Hinchliffe
  • Evergreen takes first Enesel 13,800 teu vessel
    Taiwanese carrier may gain $1bn in savings from eco-series versus competitors
  • Cosco Shipyard secures $566m offshore and bulk orders
    Contracts include platform supply vessels, dry bulkers, module carriers and salvage lifting vessels
  • Capital Product seals takeover of three containerships
    Trio funded by new $200m facility from ING and HSH Nordbank plus offering proceeds
  • CSCL seeks $124m from sale of 55% stake in east China terminal
    Move cashes in on greenfield project
  • Tanker shipments from Iraq remain stable
    Aframax shipments fall, but VLCCs are steady and suezmaxes could be rising
  • CIMC leases two more 8,800 teu newbuildings to MSC
    Mediterranean Shipping Co continues chartering spree
  • Ninety per cent of everything
    An important book just launched will hopefully set people talking about shipping
  • IMO must approve good faith compromise on container checks
    There should be no further delay in solving the safety and customs problems associated with misdeclared box weights

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • White House picks Jaenichen to lead MarAd
    PRESIDENT Obama has nominated Paul Jaenichen to head the US Maritime Administration
  • Odfjell Drilling to go public
    ODFJELL Drilling, the Bergen drilling rig owner, said today it plans to go public with an IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • HSH resumes clear-out
    THE WORLD'S biggest ship financier, HSH Nordbank, IS continuing to cut back its exposure, with further en-bloc sales of distressed ships
  • Yangtze LNG switch seen
    CHINA plans to fuel all the vessels in the Yangtze River with LNG, aiming to cut emissions by up to 80%, a seminar was told
  • Changhang Phoenix sued to repay $64M
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix today said a Chinese bank had filed lawsuits against it and a subsidiary over repaying $64M in outstanding and overdue loans
  • Stena, Glovis plan Northeast Passage cargo
    STENA Bulk of Sweden and Hyundai Glovis plan to collaborate by shipping cargo via Asia's Northeast Passage
  • Harvey swallows ACO, and not done yet
    HARVEY Gulf International Marine has acquired Louisiana compatriot Abdon Callais Offshore
  • Taizhou Sanfu yard's 1H13 profits fall 32%
    TAIZHOU Sanfu Ship Engineering, a private Chinese shipyard, said today 1H13 profits fell 32% year on year to RMB100.7M ($16.4M)
  • APPEC meeting hits product tanker rates
    ATTENDANCE of traders at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore has led to a drop in chartering activity for long-range product tankers
  • MR tanker period hires continue bullish trend
    OPERATORS continue to be bullish toward the MR tanker sector, resulting in at least six period hires this week
  • Ningbo plans HK listing
    SHANGHAI-listed Ningbo port group plans to list at Hong Kong's bourse to raise capital, its president said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Sept. 13
    Major container lines have announced planned rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in September and October. Asia-Europe Starting Oct. 1, CMA CGM will attempt to increase rates in its trade from North Europe to the Far East by $200 per 20-foot container and $400...
  • Röhlig Logistics Buys South American Agent
    Bremen-based forwarder Röhlig Logistics has acquired 100 percent of its South American agent Procargo. The family-owned German company had acquired 50 percent ownership of Procargo in 2011. Business has increased considerably since then, Röhlig said, and it expected further growth. "South America is one of the major growth regions in the world....
  • Clouds Lift Over Ro-Ro Carriers
    The outlook for roll-on, roll-off shipping is suddenly looking brighter with its key European market showing signs of emerging from its deepest and longest recession in 50 years, encouraging major industry players to accelerate consolidation of a fragmented niche sector. The deep-sea ro-ro market is looking healthier, too, as growth in...
  • Ro-Ro Carriers to Pay More to Emit Less
    Roll-on, roll-off shipping has begun the 16-month countdown to an uncertain future of sharply higher operating costs, lower traffic, bankruptcies and shotgun mergers in their core markets. That's the grim forecast of the potential impact of a tougher environmental regime that will envelop shipping in the Baltic, North Sea and English...
  • Northeastern US Ports See Dip in Market Share
    Northeast U.S. ports saw their share of container traffic in the second quarter of 2013 dip 1.5 percentage points year-over-year among major ports on the east coast of the U.S. and Canada. Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. ports, as well as Canadian east coast ports, all picked up a piece of...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Offers Service to Saint John, New Brunswick
    Hapag-Lloyd will begin offering weekly service to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The German container ship line said the service, operated by Tropical Shipping, will connect to other Hapag-Lloyd services via Caucedo, Dominican Republic. The first sailing on the service southbound will be the Stadt Bremen, leaving Saint John on Sept. 18. The...
  • Trucking Groups, Lawmakers Call for Sleep Apnea Rulemaking
    What keeps truckers awake at night? Lately, the prospect of federal "guidance" on sleep apnea testing and treatment for truck drivers. Independent truck drivers added their voice to those demanding federal regulators conduct a rulemaking, rather than issue guidance, on sleep apnea testing for truck drivers. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-Europe Spot Container Rates in Freefall
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Sept. 13, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to Europe measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell more than $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit during the week ending Sept. 13. Rates have been decreasing for the past six weeks in these lanes,...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Rates Erode Post GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week ending Sept. 13, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West Coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index slipped in the week ending Sept. 13 after two consecutive weeks of increases following a partially successful Sept. 1 general rate...
  • FTR Trucking Index Jumps 30 Percent in July
    The FTR Trucking Conditions Index jumped 30 percent in July from June on expectations for a "modest" fall peak for shippers and carriers. The index rose to 8.41 in July. A reading above zero indicates a positive market for truckers, readings above 10 indicate pricing, volume and margins are "solidly favorable." FTR...
  • European, Asian Shippers Urge Rejection of Mandatory Weighing of Containers
    The European and Asian shippers' councils have urged UN maritime officials to reject proposals for the mandatory weighing and verification of ocean containers before they are loaded on board ship. The shippers' organizations launched their appeal on the eve of a key meeting of an International Maritime Organization committee that will...
  • UT Undergraduate Supply Chain Program Ranked in Top Five
    KNOXVILLE, TN-The undergraduate supply chain management and logistics program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is ranked fifth among the nation's public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2014 rankings released this week. The program ranked sixth among all institutions nationally, up one spot from 2013, according to the...
  • TPA completes major environmental restoration project, restores habitat
    Tampa, Fla.-The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce completion of a major environmental rehabilitation project at the Port of Tampa, greatly enhancing the quality of life for the flora and fauna in the area. The McKay Bay Mitigation Site (MBMS) is a 19' acre mitigation site located on...
  • DHL delivers Formula E across the globe
    DHL chosen as logistics supplier for FIA Formula E Championship Strategic partnership to accelerate innovative and environmentally friendly solutions for the future of e-mobility and city logistics DHL has today announced a multiyear global partnership with the FIA Formula E Championship, the world's first fully-electric car racing series beginning in September 2014....
  • Richie Hughes Learned Well
    Richard P. Hughes Jr.Richard P. Hughes Jr. liked to recall the negotiating advice he received as a young union official from the legendary Teddy Gleason, International Longshoremen's Association president from the 1960s to the 1980s. "There are two rules you need to remember," Gleason said. "The first one is, never reveal...
  • ABF Weighs Next Move After Lawsuit Dismissal
    A federal court in late August left ABF Freight System with a clear choice: the less-than-truckload carrier could drop its struggle to wring $750 million in damages from the Teamsters union and YRC Worldwide, or try to appeal again after having its lawsuit challenging three rounds of union concessions at...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • CSCL in port auction
    Chinese container line CSCL is selling off a 55% stake in a terminal company for at least CNY 760m ($124.2m).
  • Rocking the boat
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • TSW orders VLGC double
    China's Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSW) has continued its fleet expansion with an order for two VLGCs.
  • Cause for optimism
    DBS Vickers has upgraded its tags on two Chinese shipbuilders off the back of growing order momentum.
  • Crewman hurt in fall
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has airlifted a crewman from an Italian bulker after he fell 75 feet from its smokestack.
  • Strike two for Moundreas?
    NG Moundreas of Greece has been linked to the purchase of a second capesize vessel within the space of a month.
  • HSH selling 20 ships
    Germany's HSH Nordbank is lining up two more deals to cut its shipping exposure by selling 20 more distressed vessels whose owners are struggling in the slump.
  • Up in smoke
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Double for Chipolbrok
    Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping (Chipolbrok) has returned to the newbuilding arena with a deal for up to four heavy-lift ships.
  • Sincere slips
    Taiwan's Sincere Navigation has posted a lower profit in the first half as revenue declined.
  • Lady takes a bow
    Hoegh LNG is scrapping its oldest LNG carrier after 40 years of service.
  • Cruise crunch
    A German cruiseship has been damaged in Italy after being hit by a Superfast ferry that broke its moorings.
  • Klaveness back at YZJ
    The Torvald Klaveness group of Norway has made a swift return to Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for another pair of vessels.
  • BigRoll reveals order
    Dutch owner BigRoll Shipping has confirmed it is behind the order for two heavy-lift ships at Cosco Dalian Shipyard.
  • Solstad in Petrobras deal
    Solstad Offshore has extended a charter contract with Petrobras for an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel.
  • More Rabaul Queen charges
    Three more people have been charged with manslaughter following the fatal sinking of the Rabaul Queen off Papua New Guinea last year.
  • Dawn raids at Eimskip
    Icelandic container line Eimskip is in the dark over why its offices were the subject of dawn raids by competition authority officials this week.
  • A sticky situation
    Matson Navigation has admitted having no plan in place to deal with a spill of molasses that has killed 2,000 fish in Hawaii.
  • Attica cuts loss
    Greek ferry group Attica has reduced its first-half deficit as costs were "contained."
  • Box stocks to slide
    Analysts at Drewry Maritime Equity Research says the recent rally in liner companies could be about to run out of steam.
  • MOL's double trouble
    A Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) product tanker has been targeted by robbers off Indonesia for the second time in as many weeks.
  • VL scrap fund proposal
    Frontline has proposed setting up a VLCC scrapping fund in a bid to encourage owners to scrap younger ships.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • U.S. flag shipping industry says enforce cargo preference
    Former Maritime Administrator William Schubert testified before Congress that "perhaps nothing is more important to the viability of the privately owned U.S. flag commercial fleet than adequate cargo preference enforcement."
  • Former ILA President Richard Hughes Jr. dead at 79
    Richard P. Hughes, Jr., served as the union's eighth president from July 2007 until July 2011. Prior to his election as ILA president, he served as both executive vice president of the ILA and secretary-treasurer of the ILA's ACD.
  • Shipper rift develops over container weights
  • Capital Product Partners buys three boxships
  • Molasses spills from Matson pipeline in Honolulu
    As much as 1,400 tons of molasses, or about 233,000 gallons of the liquid, may have entered the Honolulu Harbor, triggering a massive fishkill. Matson located a leak in their molasses pipeline near Pier 52 and patched it.
  • FAA creates research center for biofuel study
    The FAA has also awarded the center a $40 million grant, which will be paid out annually over the 10-year life of the program. Additional funding will come from academia and the airline industry.
  • Cass: Linehaul rates rose in August
  • CSX certifies N.C. industrial property as rail ready

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Americas fuel prices end week on high note
    Demand and avails were said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • IFO prices flat in Suez
    Prices stronger in Fujairah.
  • Prices end week on firm note across Europe
    380 cSt material gained $6 per metric tonne in Istanbul.
  • Chinese growth expected to continue
    Forecasts support predictions that Asian growth will be a major driver for shipping and bunker demand.
  • Ship financing picture 'getting grimmer'
    Stopford says shipping has been 'kicking the can down the road' since the start of global finical crisis.
  • New lubes comply with upcoming environmental rules
    US regulations target incidental discharges - including those involving lubes.
  • Hong Kong confirms 2015 sulphur deadline
    The 0.5% sulphur cap will apply to ocean-going ships, for coastal vessels the cap will be even tighter.
  • Shipping sees no need for MBMs to reduce CO2
    High fuel prices, now and in the future, enough incentive to spur efficiency improvements.
  • Operator says zero emission ferries still in the frame
    Scandlines counters media reports to the contrary.
  • IFO prices climb across Asia
    Meanwhile, MGO prices were lacking a definite direction.
  • Insurers act on 'cat fines'
    Ships' bunker management procedures under scrutiny.
  • Fine for over-loaded fuel oil barge
    Operator error sees company fined for minor spill.
  • Owners give feedback on using LNG as a bunker fuel
    Spokesmen of Viking Line and Deen Shipping share operational experiences.
  • Canadian response team conducts bunker spill drill
    Simulation involved 2,500 mt of fuel being spilled into waters at Howe Sound.
  • Imperial Oil stopping bunker deliveries from refinery
    Deliveries to stop from September 15 onwards, says Wilson Fuel.
  • Report: Ship operator could stop calling at Ust-Luga
    Minerva Marine may shift its fleet to the US market if bunkering obstacles persist.
  • Singapore gaining popularity as bunker arbitration centre
    Due to 'shift of gravity' in the shipping industry towards Asia Pacific, says the Executive Director of SCMA.

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Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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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
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
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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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