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April 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong falls 8.5pc in March to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore off 0.2pc
  • Striking dockers want 12pc hike, stevedoring contractors offer 7pc
  • Los Angeles March box volume hit by Chinese New Year, declines 22.6pc
  • China Customs probes, but denies fakery - export anomaly can be explained
  • Transport Intelligence claims to see light in China's murky trade figures
  • Evergreen ups capacity on FE-South America service, adds to rotation
  • Wan Hai joins PIL, EMC and Coscon to relaunch Asia-WCSA service
  • Owners face hard times as ship values plunge in flood of overcapacity
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit increases 97pc to US$144 million, sales up 5pc
  • New Orleans 2012 box volume down 2.9pc as breakbulk throughput rises
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index rises after three-month decline
  • Maersk adds capacity, tightens focus on India, Europe-east coast US routes
  • Singapore Customs refreshes strategy to cope with changes up to 2015
  • V Alexander ships compressors stations from Hamburg to Izhevsk
  • MOL re-listed on ESG/RI Index for high social responsibility rating
  • GAC opens new offshore logistics supply base in Caspian Sea region
  • Korean Air and Myanmar Airways enter into code-sharing agreement
  • FedEx joins Indian printer to open retail 'copy, print and ship shops'
  • Dulles Airport cargo down 11.5pc in 2012, but expansion still on schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Bahri's January-March net profit increases 98 pc compared to prior quarter
  • CMA CGM s FEMEX service adds weekly Southampton call
  • Container trade in Europe seen stagnant this year
  • MoS seeks sops to rejuvenate domestic shipbuilding
  • Petronet to have 26 pc stake in LNG shipping venture
  • Rickmers-Linie carries first ferry made in Bangladesh for Denmark
  • VLCC glut curbing returns for owners: OPEC
  • Kandla trade considering forming Port users' association
  • Major Ports see lowest cargo handling in 4 yrs
  • NM Port handles largest parcel of coal
  • Single vendor pharmacy inaugurated for Kandla Port-run hospitals
  • Strike-hit HIT getting back to normal
  • Art of facing an interview

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shipowners urge industry to lay up vessels
  • Far East-Europe spot rates spiral reaches lowest level in...
  • Five-year high for exports in Long Beach
  • Rail organisations opposed to cross-border use of LHVs
  • Van der Vlist terminal Moerdijk receives AEO accreditation
  • PT GAC Samudera Logistics celebrates in Indonesia
  • Raben Group opens logistics centre in Sosnowiec
  • Hermes Fulfilment: management duo complete again
  • Veteran trailer manufacturer celebrates 80th birthday
  • Australian Logistics Council: railfreight must not be...
  • Volga-Dnepr passes EU emission trading scheme with flying...
  • WIN and Champ form partnership for e-freight
  • Big truck order for MAN in UK
  • ITD Company of the Year is from Northern Jutland

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
  • BIW gets $12.6 million LCS design services award
  • Braemar opens ship broking operation in Houston
  • MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
  • Polarcus names Duncan Eley COO
  • USCG lists BWTS gaining AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Astoria Port Commission seeking new budget committee members
  • MarAd accepting applications for Small Shipyard Grant Program
  • NYK car carrier rescues stranded team of rowers
  • Washington governor shows support for transportation improvement projects
  • AAPA representative testifies before House transport committee

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • K Line eyes Indian coastal shipping
    Iron ore exemption ushers Japanese giant into protected market
  • Settling the bill
    Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
  • Chinese port takes in 400,000 dwt valemax
    Beijing's VLOC ban in question as Vale Malaysia calls at Lianyungang
  • Greece holds steady in a shifting world
    New survey shows fleet carrying capacity little changed since onset of markets crisis
  • Greek flag weakens grip
    Just 23% of country's ships fly the sky blue and white
  • SHI seals $568m CSAV boxships deal
    South Korean shipbuilder finalises order for seven 9,300 teu boxships
  • Policy banks lead funding drive for Marubeni-SK Shipping LNG project
    Joint venture borrows more than newbuilding costs from South Korea banks
  • Sale and purchase ruling leaves buyers liable for unpaid deposits
    An accrued right under a contract is lost only if there are clear words to the contrary
  • Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
    Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs
  • Greeks launch capesize spree
    Big bulker interest boosts first-quarter orders, says Golden Destiny
  • Maersk risks fine for low throughput at JadeWeserPort
    Carrier falls short on 700,000 teu annual commitment
  • Carriers warned to remove capacity or face losses
    Fall in Asia-Europe rates blamed on failure to match tonnage supply with weak demand
  • Record earnings in Baltic Sea drive owners back to shipyards
    Recent spike sees Lundqvist order aframax
  • Exam week in Manila
    Emsa inspectors are reviewing Marina's maritime training standards shake-up
  • Biting back
    Shipping acts fast to oppose Brussels' planned regional ship recycling fund
  • Evergreen, Cosco and Zim treble Asia-South America service capacity
    Partners will upgrade the fleet from 3,000 teu to 8,500 teu vessels
  • Long Beach closes the gap with Los Angeles
    Monthly volume at top US box port dives 23%

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Ballast systems accepted
    NINE SYSTEMS for treating ballast water have been accepted in the US to enable shipowners to comply with new regulations
  • New Rome-Delhi fight erupts on guards
    ROME is protesting Delhi's decision to assign its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen by armed Italian ship guards
  • Forwarders predict shipping growth
    OCEAN freight forwarders in Europe today predicted steady growth in seaborne exports and imports over the coming two months
  • Far East/Europe box rates hit new low
    SPOT RATES in the Far East/Europe box trade have dropped to their lowest level since February last year, according to a French liner analyst
  • STX progresses on Dalian yard sale
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it is moving ahead with talks to sell its yard in Dalian, as part of its parent chaebol's restructuring
  • Greeks hold 144 in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 144 people in connection with the past week's migrant-smuggling cases
  • Nokta replaces Boyden at GHS
    VETERAN analyst Omar Nokta has taken over shipping analysis at Global Hunter Securities, supplanting Natasha Boyden, the company confirmed today
  • Shipping strike grips Greece
    CREWS on Greek ferries, cabotage vessels, cargo ships and tugs are holding a 24-hour strike today
  • COSCOL loses $7.28M
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL has unveiled year on year net losses of 45.07M yuan ($7.28M) in 1Q13
  • LDA and CGG set up JV
    LOUIS Dreyfus Armateurs and the geophysical services group CGG, both of France, have set up a 50:50 venture to manage high-capacity 3D seismic survey vessels
  • Fortescue boosts trading in yuan
    AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals has ramped up transactions in yuan with China after the countries struck a landmark accord last week in Beijing
  • China Exim Bank providing ship financing
    CHINA Exim Bank is to provide 1.4Bn yuan ($226M) in credit facilities and 1Bn yuan in loans to private shipping enterprises in China
  • Ships sinks off South Korea
    A GENERAL cargo ship has sunk off South Korea, but its crew was recovered safely, China's Xinhua news reported
  • East Asia/WCSA service set
    COSCON said today that Evergreen, PIL and Wan Hai would join it in starting a new weekly box service from Kaohsiung and other East Asian ports to the West Coast of South America

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • House Criticizes Obama's Food Aid Overhaul
    WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday criticized President Obama's proposal to dramatically reduce how much U.S. agriculture cargo can be shipped by the Merchant Marine, suggesting the fight over how food aid is given to developing countries is just beginning. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal to cut...
  • ATA, Port of LA Clash at Supreme Court
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Port of Los Angeles defended its drayage concession program in the U.S. Supreme Court today, while the American Trucking Associations, backed by the federal government, said the concession program is illegal and should be scrapped faster than a smoke-belching 1990s-model truck. Do the program's requirements amount to...
  • House Wants to Pick WRDA Projects But Not Sure How
    WASHINGTON - House Republicans want a larger role in determining which port and inland waterway projects go forward, but it's not clear how they will regain their authority with an earmark ban in place. Like the Senate, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to speed up the completion of feasibility...
  • China Shipping Opens Office in South Africa
    China Shipping Container Lines has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a Chinese language press release. This investment in Africa emphasizes the company's ambition for development in Africa and provides opportunities of trading and logistics between the two regions, the carrier said....
  • CSX's First Quarter Profit Rose 2 Percent
    CSX today reported first quarter net income of $459 million, up 2 percent from $449 million in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue totaled nearly $3.0 billion, basically flat compared with 2012, as gains in merchandise, intermodal and other revenue offset declines in the Class I railroad's coal business. These revenues,...
  • India Escalates Plans for Highway Projects
    C.P. Joshi, India's union minister of road transport and highways, has reviewed the plan for award and completion of road works during the current 2013-2014 fiscal year, which identifies steps for restoring the pace of award of road projects in the coming year and includes scheme-wise targets for each month. The...
  • AAPA Offers Advice for Water Resources Legislation
    Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director and chairman of American Association of Port Authorities' U.S. delegation, today testified for the AAPA before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in a hearing titled "Foundation for a New Water Resources Development Act." Ojard laid out...
  • Design Accord Sets Stage for Novorossiysk Port Project
    The Federal Enterprise Rosmorport and companies of NCSP Group operating at the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia have signed a deal to cooperate on design and engineering works under the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Modernisation Programme. "This new agreement facilitates development of the port's marine infrastructure, including projects documentation for dredging...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Wary of RFID Tags
    Harbor truckers plan to meet with port and terminal officials next week to iron out questions about plans to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks entering New York-New Jersey marine terminals. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Sustainable Terminal Services, a consortium of terminal operators, agreed last...
  • New House Panel to Focus on Improving US Freight Transportation
    Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, and Nick Rahall, II, D-W.Va., ranking member of the committee, today announced the members of a special panel that will focus on improving freight transportation in the United States. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will chair...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...
  • LA-Long Beach First Quarter TEU Volumes Strong
    Container volumes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex declined in March compared to March 2012, as expected, because of an 18 percent drop in imports following the Chinese New Year celebrations in Asia. However, the nation's largest port complex had a strong first quarter, with total container volumes, including loaded...
  • Ship Lines to Introduce, Expand South American Services
    Starting May 4, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, PIL and Wan Hai Line will launch a new weekly service linking Asia and the west coast of South America, called Asia-South America Service, WSA2. The service will cover the following ports: Kaohsiung; Shekou; Hong Kong; Ningbo; Shanghai; Manzanillo; Lazaro Cardenas; Puerto Quetzal;...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Boost East Asia-Red Sea Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia to the Red Sea, starting May 15. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Also effective May 15, the carrier will revise its U.S. import and export inland tariff....
  • USDA, FAA Extend Aviation Biofuel Deal
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, signed the agreement with Ray LaHood, transportation secretary, at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord...
  • U.S. Lines Postpones Trans-Pacific Rate Hike
    U.S. Lines will postpone the previously announced rate increase for its westbound trans-Pacific trade, originally planned to take effect on April 21, until May 1. The rescheduling applies to cargo originating from the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, or moving via East Coast ports and inland points intermodal, to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Logistics Facility in Alabama
    Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Mobile, Ala., to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The new office will focus on offering logistics solutions to companies from the aerospace industry, as well as from the oil and gas and marine sectors. It is located near major interstates with...
  • Labor Department to Reinstate Maritime Safety Panel
    Seth D. Harris, acting secretary of labor of the U.S. Department of Labor, will re-establish the charter of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labor Department established MACOSH in 1995 to advise the secretary of labor, through the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,...
  • Carriers Delay Increases as Far East-Europe Spot Rates Plunge
    Ocean carriers are delaying planned freight rate increases from the Far East to Europe after spot rates plunged to a 14-month low amid a widening supply-demand gap driven by increasing numbers of new extra large container ships entering the world's biggest liner trade. Spot rates to ship a 20-foot container...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • APL torches four
    APL is looking to sell five of its oldest containerships for scrap after pulling the plug on a US-flag service that links North America to the Lion Republic via the Middle East.
  • Market reacts to Rodgers' rant
    A rare outburst from Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers appears to have ignited a spirited war of words in the tanker market.
  • Russian roulette
    Euronav carded a first-quarter loss Tuesday but the tanker owner's deficit was not as deep as many forecasters had feared.
  • Carisbrooke comes clean
    Carisbrooke Shipping of the UK has confirmed reports that one of its multipurpose bulkers was detained in the US after port inspectors uncovered a non-operational oily water separator.
  • Swing joy for big three
    A positive currency swing will provide Japan's big three with a $500m boost in their battle for profit, Barclays predicts.
  • Limarko asks for cash
    Directors at Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko Shipping want to cover losses with help from shareholders.
  • Vroon inks BP contract
    Vroon Offshore Services has secured a long-term contract with BP for platform supply and emergency response and rescue (ERRV) services in the UK North Sea.
  • Where there's smoke...
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has terminated an order for what has been billed as the largest hopper dredge in the US.
  • GHS gets its man
    Analyst Omar Nokta's decision to leave New York's Dahlman Rose was the result of a nine-year courtship finally hitting the market on the part of his new employer at Global Hunter Securities (GHS).
  • Pemex orders trio
    Mexican shipyard Servicios Portuarios (Serport) has clinched an order for three barges from state oil company Pemex.
  • Yard wins fraud case
    A Chinese court has backed a domestic shipyard in its row with Spliethoff and Wartsila over second-hand engines for newbuildings.
  • Germans call for lay-ups
    A group of German shipowners has called for collective action to boost rates by laying up vessels.
  • Global Hunter captures Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities has confirmed the high-profile signature of veteran equity analyst Omar Nokta.
  • Carnival to pay up
    Carnival Corp is to compensate the US government for the cost of help in dealing with two ship fires.
  • Evergreen in Latam push
    Evergreen Line has announced plans to boost its services to the West Coast of Latin America a day after it revealed it would do the same on the eastern side.
  • TradeWinds first again
    TradeWinds has become the first international shipping news service to launch a Chinese language website.
  • Greek ferries grounded
    Greece's ferries were stuck in ports on Tuesday as a 24-hour crew strike began.
  • Cape sums still short
    Record first quarter iron ore production from Rio Tinto and an encouraging note on its Western Australia expansion plans can't mask the huge oversupply facing the capesize sector.
  • SCF sale in doubt
    The long-delayed privatisation of Sovcomflot could be postponed until at least 2014.
  • Arena to be torched
    A bulker stuck in India for three years is likely to be scrapped soon.
  • Rina spreading its wings
    Italian classification society Rina will continue to diversify as its marine business contributes less to income.
  • SHI seals CSAV swoop
    Samsung Heavy Industries has reafirmed a large boxship order by Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) after the Chilean liner outfit secured financing.
  • Red curtain to open
    Euronav is expected to kick off first quarter results season with a loss when its numbers are released to the market this afternoon.
  • Schettino "a scapegoat"
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was back in court on Tuesday in Italy as his lawyer sought to avoid a manslaughter trial.
  • OSG running in red
    OSG has continued to burn cash since it entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
  • Braemar's US tanker move
    Braemar Seascope has hired five experienced tanker brokers to launch a new large crude and products tanker division in Houston.
  • Murmansk cuts loss
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company (MSCo) has reduced its deficit in 2012 as it faces a government sell-off.
  • K Line goes coastal
    Japan's K Line is to step up iron ore shipments within Indian waters after its first coastal spot deal.
  • STX revival "likely"
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is very likely to come through its current restructuring, particularly after handing back the keys to its yard in Dalian, China.
  • Nordana orders in Italy
    Danish shipowner Nordana has gone to Italy to contract replacement ro-ro tonnage, the company has confirmed.
  • MPA backs scrubbers
    Singapore is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to encourage the wider use of SOx scrubber technology.
  • China Shipping boosted
    China Shipping has received a much needed boost after two of its affiliate companies were upgraded by Barclays.
  • HMM does nose job
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has recently completed a 'nose job' on one of its containerships at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Candidates line up for top job at Jaxport
    Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
  • House to create intermodal panel
    Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP inspectors look for illegal Land Rover shipments
  • FDA's 2014 budget request aims to boost food safety
    The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA's ability to oversee imported food.
  • USDA, FAA re-up biofuel agreement
  • Drewry says transpacific carriers in 'self-destruct mode'
    "Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity," the firm said.
  • APL taking 4 ships out of U.S.-flag service
  • Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs
  • Mohawk Global acquires OEC Freight Chicago
  • Total Customs signs on with Descartes
  • PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched
  • Shipco starts Korea joint venture
  • IAG to offer more capacity on Seattle-London route
  • OnTrac expands
  • Polar Air adds flights
  • Jones takes top job at CNS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Gas technology report issued by Lloyd's Register
    LNG bunkering guidance one of the key subjects addressed in company's latest Gas Technology Report.
  • IFO prices soft while MGO firm in Fujairah
    180 cSt at Cape Town lost $9 per mt.
  • Barge congestion in Rotterdam
    Prices soft on weaker crude values.
  • Kochi port to get bunker barge
    Move should see bunkering services in the port improve.
  • Rosneft in deal to sell 720,000 mt of straight-run fuel oil
    BP is expected to take delivery of two to three cargoes of around 30,000-40,000 mt each month.
  • Global Bunkering moves office
    Telephone and email addresses remain the same.
  • Big fines for polluting in Turkish waters
    Annual tariff increased for ships found polluting with oil or other discharges.
  • Slide in oil prices 'unlikely to continue'
    Vitol chief executive says markets have 'done what they are going to do.'
  • Distinct fuel quality differences seen in European ECAs
    FOBAS finds 'significant' variances in levels of abrasive cat fines in fuels from the Baltic, English Channel and North Sea.
  • Shipowner reconfigures hull to save fuel at slow speeds
    Hyundai Merchant Marine says new bow will cut bunker consumption by 3%.
  • Asia bunker prices slide further
    Supplies in Singapore remain tight due to 'terminal constraints'.
  • Energy efficiency better than bunker levy, says minister
    Comments in line with GSF core policy on maritime emissions which favours energy efficiency measures over a levy.
  • LNG uptake will be 'quicker for land-based transport'
    'Difficult' to retrofit vessels to use LNG as bunker fuel, says Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
  • Maersk Oil charters fuel efficient PSV
    PSV boasts higher cargo capacity and lower fuel consumption, claims Bourbon Offshore.
  • DNV to provide 'LNG ready' service
    Service will comprise 'class approved designs' which will ready vessels for retrofitting of LNG technology.

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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
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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