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June 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • China's May growth rises 1pc, but June shows signs of slowing down
  • Singapore container volume increases 1.4pc to 2.8 million TEU in May
  • China's liking for US pork implies sophisticated food infrastructure
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index slips 1.6 to 53.2 points in May
  • Chongqing first quarter container volume up 29.7pc to 166,000 TEU
  • Suing LA eco-lobbies call building BNSF rail yard 'environmental racism'
  • DHL study foresees web driving massive global drug deliveries to end users
  • Panalpina joins Supply Chain Council to boost optimisation services
  • Oakland installs first maritime visibility sensor on US west coast
  • 40-ton superheater shipped from Italy to Saudi polypropylene plant
  • Indian express sector accuses air carriers of fixing fuel surcharges
  • Asia Pacific airlines' passenger leads profits in 2012, cargo still lags
  • Avient's UK unit faces bankruptcy, but hopes to keep AV Cargo going

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Coscon targetsimproved service standards in key areas
  • Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu to inaugurate Cargo Scope 2013
  • India & Australia to strengthen maritime & defence ties
  • Nicaragua planning bigger rival to Panama Canal
  • Norwest Venture Partners to invest 60 cr. in Snowman Logistics
  • NYK Group recognised for excellence at 40th Environmental Awards
  • NYK s TCX service makes 3rd call at KICT
  • Refiners undeterred by higher shipping costs of Latin American crude
  • Tips on ship arrest procedures in UAE
  • UK P&I Club announces new terms for hybrid capital
  • Hyundai's car exports growing smartly this year
  • Imports edge up by 0.3 pc to $491 bn in 2012-13
  • India seen gaining little from Japanese, Korean ban on US wheat
  • Leather exports rise 11.6 pc in April
  • Port access only after resolving Teesta issue: Dhaka
  • ECoR overtakes SECR in freight loading in May
  • Forex reserves increase by $1.78 bn to $289.67 bn
  • India s credit outlook upgraded to stable
  • INR recovers from heavy loss, ends weak at 57.53
  • MACCIA s business etiquette seminar on June 20
  • BBC Chartering strengthens Korean business
  • Esben Poulsson appointed ICS Vice-Chairman
  • Superheater moved from Italy to Saudi Arabia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rising confidence in shipping industry
  • Competition for Panama Canal
  • Shopping spree continues
  • DB Schenker's new logistics centre in Spain goes into...
  • Geodis Calberson and France Express open new site in...
  • New member of US national freight advisory committee
  • Vice-chairman for Ibia elected in Istanbul
  • A lift for DSV Road in exclusive new deal with Stannah UK
  • Anti-climbing system for hazmat transport by rail
  • DB Schenker Rail launching Bosporus shuttle in September
  • Dayco offering air springs for commercial vehicles
  • Emirates steps up Islamabad service
  • Air Malta starts flights to Algiers
  • Vietnam Airlines to increase Taiwan operations

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Maersk names first Triple-E containership
  • Ingalls gets $76.8 million funding for seventh NSC
  • Heads roll at KHI as board torpedoes Mitsui merger
  • Shipping industry confidence levels perk up
  • Wärtsilä gets European Investment Bank R&D loan
  • Swanland sinking report raises major concerns
  • Viking Ocean newbuilds get clean propulsion packages
  • $9.1 million more for McFaul overhaul
  • Metal Shark bites off a chunk of Navy business

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Port of Seattle begins Terminal 117 cleanup project
  • NYK joins team adding new Bengal Arabian Service
  • Crowley tug crew honored for assisting stranded vessel
  • Rail freight numbers rise during month of May
  • FESCO taps Alikhanov as new president, CEO

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Are bonds the future of German ship finance?
    Heaven helps those who help themselves, argues Rickmers boss
  • Expect recurrent minor shocks, says BIMCO
    Thesis confirmed by fast-moving week on markets
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller will load just 14,300 teu this year
    Arrival of mega boxship will not jeopardise efforts to stabilise troubled Asia-Europe trade
  • Product tanker orders rise
    General Dynamics Nassco lands fresh contract for four vessels
  • Reasons to be cheerful?
    Survey finds shipping with a new spring in its step but the storm is not over yet
  • Nautilus urges UK to tackle seafarer certification fraud
    Large flag states 'dismally abrogate their responsibilities'
  • Jones Act product tankers in demand
    Export boom stems from shale oil and other hard-to-reach locations
  • APMT plans to raise stake in Ningbo terminal for giant boxships
    Ports arm of Maersk will hold 33% stake in 2.8m teu terminal
  • Kerry Logistics opens three distribution bases in China
    Hubs will support the automotive, pharmaceutical and hi-tech industries
  • Sovcomflot clings to first-quarter profit
    State-owned tanker giant predicts a grim 2013
  • Shipping confidence hits its highest level since 2010
    But concerns persist about over-supply of tonnage
  • FSL Trust seeks tanker redeliveries after Geden defaults on payments
    Returned tonnage will not affect FSL Trust's ability to service debt, says Fitch
  • IHI-led consortium buys 25% stake in Brazil shipyard
    Japanese firms position themselves to tap the country's offshore and energy boom
  • LNG spot rates expected to stabilise at $80,000 per day
    Shipping is still very profitable, says Morgan Stanley
  • BIMCO revises boxship scrapping forecast upwards
    Owners could send 4% of global cellular fleet to the breakers' yards this year
  • Motorola joins the rush to near-source
    Switch in smartphone assembly highlights the trend that threatens box shipping
  • Markets expect improved capesize rates to hold
    Restocking in China boosts demand
  • Timely warning
    Money has again become too easy
  • Korea Eximbank pledges further loans to country's shipyards
    Policy bank will lend $3.5bn towards construction costs this year
  • Beijing urged to focus on equal treatment of private and state yards
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding executive calls for level playing field and an end to subsidies
  • Dry bulk market will absorb STX
    Fallout from struggling South Korean owner will not hit the market too hard, say experts
  • Maersk grabs the headlines with launch of Triple-Es
    Carrier's 18,000 teu boxships usher in a new era for its tonnage and for its public relations stance
  • Family celebration for first Triple-E
    Uggla will name Maersk's first 18,000 teu ship after her father
  • Triple-E: Too costly to be competitive?
    The big question about Maersk Line's 18,000 teu Triple-E vessels

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Korean banks raise lending to country's shipyards
    KOREA EXIM Bank said it is expanding its loan facility to struggling compatriot yards by 500Bn won ($444M)
  • Chinese 'Green Fence' hits US exporters
    BEIJING'S green import crackdowns are sharply curtailing the leading US export commodity, a carrier representative has warned
  • Geden defaults on tanker
    GEDEN Lines has defaulted on charter hires for two tankers, whose owner, First Ship Lease Trust, is demanding their redelivery
  • GasLog taps Oslo bonds
    NYSE-listed GasLog has priced an offering of unsecured Norwegian bonds, securing proceeds for its LNG newbuilding programme
  • Shipping confidence rating rises to a new high
    A SURVEY said today shipping's overall confidence level rose to its highest level for two-and-a-half years in the three months ended May 2013
  • Russia creates yards tsar
    THE KREMLIN has created the new post of deputy minister of industry & trade to supervise the shipbuilding industry and appointed Sergei Shishkarev
  • LNG schemes raise LPG production in Oz
    AUSTRALIAN LPG production is expected to grow as new natural gas projects are being developed Down Under, the IHS Purvin & Gertz Asia LPG Seminar heard today
  • MISC plans LNG fleet expansion
    MISC officials told Fairplay today they plan to expand its LNG fleet by about eight new carriers, all to be secured with long-term charter agreements with PETRONAS
  • Weaker yen sparks gas carrier orders
    A RECENT spate of orders for pressurised gas carrier in Japanese yards suggests that the weaker yen is attracting business for vessel segments that these shipbuilders specialise in, said Norwegian broker Joachim Grieg & Co.
  • Blue Water buys venerable W&K
    BLUE Water Shipping, Denmark's freight forwarding group, said today it has acquired Wikerstrom & Krogius of Finland
  • Petrochemical demand for LPG seen growing
    DEMAND for LPG as a petrochemical feedstock is set to grow as more crackers are built to run on naphtha or LPG or both, the IHS Purvin & Gertz Asia LPG Seminar heard today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • 300 Endangered Species Added to Illicit Trade List
    Nearly 180 countries participating in the global organization that regulates trade in endangered plants and animals this week began enforcement of illicit international movement of more than 300 new species. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora had agreed to the new listings, which include...
  • Container Volume Plunges at Los Angeles
    The Port of Los Angeles, the nation's largest container port, reported a 12.9 percent decline in cargo volume for May compared with a year earlier. Imports in the month fell 12.0 percent year-over-year to 326,115 20-foot-equivalent units. Exports fared even worse, diving 16.3 percent to 154,905 TEUs. Total loaded imports and exports fell 13.5...
  • Cargolux to Double Weekly Hong Kong-Ohio Flights
    Cargolux Airlines International has plans to double the frequency of its cargo flights from Hong Kong to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports. Cargolux will offer two flights a week, on Sundays and Thursdays. The move could reverse a decline in activity for Europe's largest all-cargo carrier...
  • L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa and Port of L.A. to Announce Urban Marine Research Center Project
    WHO: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, Port of Los Angeles officials, marine scientists, academic and business leaders will unveil new name, vision, and major funding commitment for a collaborative public/private partnership to transform a 100-year old port pier into a new world-class urban marine research and innovation...
  • Avian Flu Slams Mexican Poultry Exports
    Mexico's poultry market has suffered a "considerable loss" in production as the outbreak of avian flu that surfaced in 2012 shows no signs of ending soon, according to the U.S. Grains Council. "There is no question this will have an effect on imported feed grain products from the United States," Julio Hernandez, director...
  • Penske Truck Leasing Opens Iowa Facility
    Penske Truck Leasing, the Reading, Pa.-based equipment and maintenance provider, has opened its $4.2 million facility in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center in Davenport, Iowa. The 11,800-square-foot building is situated on nearly eight acres and provides full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract maintenance services. It has three service...
  • NYK Line Names Sheehy VP of Operating Services
    NYK Line has appointed Dan Sheehy vice president of operating services, effective immediately. Sheehy, a 21-year veteran manager with the container line in the commercial and operational segments, will be responsible for marine, terminal, rail and truck operations in North America, in addition to his current responsibility for customer service and...
  • May US Retail Sales Edged Up for Second Month
    Retail and Food Service Sales through May 2013 Full-size image U.S. retail and food service sales edged up 0.6 percent in May 2013 to $421 billion, according to the latest seasonally adjusted retail report from the Census Bureau. This accelerated from a 0.1 percent increase in April and extended growth to a second...
  • 4,600-TEU Container Ship Joins Seaspan Fleet
    Seaspan has accepted delivery of the MOL Excellence, a 4,600 20-foot-equivalent unit container ship. The vessel was constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2003 and expands the company's operating fleet to 70 vessels. The MOL Excellence is on charter to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines under a two-year, fixed-rate time charter. The ship is...
  • West Coast Ports in Search of Balance
    West Coast ports must seek a balance as they prepare for the onslaught of big ships carriers are bringing into the trans-Pacific. On the one hand, they need larger terminals to handle the big ships, but on the other, they don't want to build too much capacity. The Port of Long...
  • Roadrunner Opens Kansas City Service Center
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems' outbound, less-than-truckload service center operations have commenced in Kansas City, Mo. The expansion broadens the asset-light transportation and logistics service provider's footprint to include Kansas, Nebraska and western Missouri. Furthermore, beginning the week of June 17, Roadrunner, No. 22 on JOC's 2012 list of the Top 50 Trucking Companies,...
  • Far East Asia Exports to India Subcontinent Near Year High
    Containerized exports from Far East Asia to the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East reached 646,600 20-foot-equivalent units in April 2013, the most TEUs exported in a month in this lane since May 2012, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd. Exports increased marginally month-to-month and year-over-year. Far East Asia...
  • SCFI: Asia-to-US Spot Rates Hit 15-Month Lows
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of June 14, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes experienced further declines in the week of June 14, the third straight week of declines in these lanes. Rates have reached their lowest in more than 15 months, lost...
  • SCFI: Asia-Mediterranean Rates Dip Post GRI
    Asia-Mediterranean spot freight rates measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index gave back $20 in the week ending June 14, after gaining $462 from a June 1 general rate increase. UASC, CSCL and Maersk planned to increase rates by $500 to $750 per 20-foot container, while Cosco and MSC sought...
  • Truckload, Intermodal Rates Mixed in May, Cass Says
    North American truckload pricing in May increased 1.4 percent from the same month in 2012, but fell 2.4 percent from April, according to the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index. May marked the first year-over-year decline and lowest point for the year for truckload rates tracked by Cass. The truckload rate index, which...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Westgarth climbs
    Former Teekay man promoted to GasLog's chief operating officer job, as Dennis Houston joins board.
  • Hero flees Houston?
    Financier Icon Investments has accused a Geden Holdings tanker of leaving Texas waters despite a judge's order putting a hold on the ship's release in a lawsuit between the companies.
  • Solvang back for VLGCs
    Solvang has added two more VLGCs to its orderbook at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea.
  • Irish Judge completes sale
    An Irish Judge today completed the auction sale of a Liberian-owned cargoship which has been detained since March.
  • Small ships prove profitable
    Insuring small ships can bring in a big result with the Shipowners' Club again delivering higher than anticipated profitability.
  • Maersk names first giant
    Ane Maersk McKinney Uggla today named the first of Maersk Line's 20 giant Triple-E container vessels at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.
  • Huxley hunts bulkers
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Fire hits cruiseship
    A fire on a Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship during drydock has forced the cancellation of two cruises.
  • Snoozing into trouble
    A UK cargoship grounded on Spanish rocks at full speed as its chief officer slept alone on the bridge for more than an hour, an accident report has revealed.
  • Golden Ocean buys again
    Golden Ocean has potentially taken its recent expansion drive into double figures with a newbuilding order in China.
  • Angola LNG fires up
    Production has finally started at the much delayed Angola LNG plant with a first cargo rumoured to be loaded for shipment to Brazil.
  • SCF profit chopped
    Russian owner Sovcomflot (SCF) has seen earnings slashed in a "very challenging" first-quarter tanker market.
  • Safe secures cash
    Safe Bulkers has seen through a $40m equity issue in a week which has seen two listed rivals file for bankruptcy.
  • FSL demands duo back
    Singapore-listed First Ship Lease (FSL) is demanding the redelivery of two suezmaxes after it said Turkish charterer Geden defaulted on payments.
  • Vroon warns of fraud
    Dutch owner Vroon says a fraudulent company is using its name to lure job hopefuls into parting with cash.
  • SWS in PSV first
    China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has booked its first supply ship order.
  • A cracking read
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • GasLog nets notes cash
    GasLog has collected nearly $90m from a Norwegian paper issue which has seen its top brass dig into their own pockets.
  • More Vinalines execs held
    Three former Vinalines executives have been arrested in Vietnam over "abuse of power."
  • Lucky 13
    Dutch yard IHC Merwede has clinched an order worth EUR 125m ($166.68m) for new dredgers.
  • MBC seals China AHTS
    Marine Bulk Carriers (MBC), the Cape Town-based black empowerment shipowner, has ordered an anchor handler in China.
  • NYK eyes subcontinent
    NYK is looking to boost its links with India and the region through a new liner service to the emerging powerhouse.
  • Philippine ferry sinks
    Twenty-five people remain unaccounted for after a ferry sank off an island in the Philippines Friday morning.
  • Cargill expands eB/L use
    Cargill has expanded its use of electronic bills of lading (eB/L) to include agricultural cargoes from South America.
  • Traf funds port growth
    Trafigura has secured $200m in long-term bond financing to help expand a coal exporting terminal in the US state of Louisiana.
  • Tales of two filings
    STX Pan Ocean and Excel Maritime Carriers both suffered high-profile bankruptcy filings this week.
  • GMS tied to KG raid
    GMS has emerged as one of the participants in the recapitalization of Konig & Cie.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Truckers celebrate C-TPAT reporting changes
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has agreed to make suspension or removal from the program not immediate. DHS has also published a document outlining the measures it will take for security breaches.
  • Supreme Court strikes down parts of clean truck program
  • U.S. exporters confused over Mexican tax regulations
    "It's hard enough having to go through a NAFTA verification audit once, but being subjected to re-auditing when you've already passed with flying colors seems unduly harsh on business," trade attorney Elise Shibles said.
  • Bill to end Port NY/NJ fee advances
    In 2011, the port instituted a cargo facility charge (CFC) on all waterborne cargo, including empty containers. The fee is $4.95 for 20-foot containers, $9.90 for 40-foot containers, and $1.11 per unit for vehicle cargo.
  • CMA CGM announces rate hike
  • New airport slated for Toronto area
    The Canadian government has unveiled plans for a new airport, among other developments, at the federally-owned Pickering Lands site outside of Toronto. The new airport will replace the aging Buttonville Municipal Airport.
  • Impatex takes NetFreight to the cloud
  • Maersk holds naming ceremony for first Triple E ship
  • Ex-Im Bank helps small Tennessee exporters
  • GAO checks in on nation's bridges

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 14, 2013
  • Fuel prices end week higher in the Americas
    Demand was said to be soft in Houston on Friday.
  • Consultant outlines hiring trends in current bunker market
    Singapore remains main bunkering hub, with majority of vacancies having wider Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia market focus.
  • Survey shows rise in shipping confidence
    Survey showed evidence of increased enthusiasm for new investment, although doubts still persist about availability of bank financing.
  • Maersk unveils world's biggest ship
    'Hopefully the ships will help us to get closer to profitability on Asia to Europe,' says CEO.
  • Viking Ocean newbuilds to use clean propulsion packages
    Alfa Laval will supply accompanying exhaust gas treatment systems for sulphur dioxide removal.
  • Price outlook mixed in Fujairah
    Bunker prices make gains in Cape Town.
  • Prices move up in north Europe, mixed in the Med
    Rotterdam's MGO price up by nearly $20.
  • DFDS to install more scrubbers
    Investing close to $18 million to put tested system on three more ships.
  • IMO may revisit flash point limit
    US proposal to revise SOLAS and 'exclude certain low-flashpoint diesel fuels from the scope of the IGF Code' declined, for now.
  • Bulk carrier building 'fuel efficient ship'
    Golden Ocean will own a fleet 'of five to eight fuel efficient Supramax bulk carriers.'
  • Evergreen: We will cut costs to return to profit
    Box shipping company seeking 10% reduction in cost of filling a container.
  • Continued growth predicted for Turkish ports
    Potential for Turkish marine fuels market as country's seaborne trade grows faster than in other European countries and ports are developed.
  • Nicaragua grants canal concession
    Hong Kong-based firm lands deal.
  • Asian bunker prices end week higher
    MGO prices recorded double-digit gains in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Players reassure bunker market over supplies
    South Korean refiners will import bunker fuel to meet demand.
  • Tender out for LNG barge contracts
    Strong interest from yards to support Shell's LNG ambitions.
  • Developer updates commodity management software
    Software is designed to increase profitability by managing commodity risk, says Triple Point Technology.
  • Andatee now trading on Nasdaq Capital Market
    Firm's stock listing transferred from Nasdaq Global Market.
  • Andatee now trading on Nasdaq Capital Market
    Firm's stock listing transferred from Nasdaq Global Market.
  • DSME seeks patent for on-deck LNG bunker fuel tank
    Design consists of a deck, a fuel tank and a cover.
  • Oil spill response base opens in Singapore
    Oil Spill Response Limited working closely with MPA to enhance preparedness, says CEO.
  • Domestic bunker blending margins tighten in East China
    Bunker blending margins down due to lower product prices.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
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Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
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Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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Genoa
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ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Augusta
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Hamburg
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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Barcelona
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Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
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Piraeus
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Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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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