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September 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Danske Bank sacks ex-Maersk chief Kolding, 'lacks banking background'
  • LA August volume increases 0.4pc to 709,675 TEU, but imports fall 1.1pc
  • Asian Shippers Council quits Global Shippers Forum for diluting its vote
  • Shagang Shipping releases busted Chinese cruise ship after HNA pays up
  • MSC first to set 14,000-TEUers on transpacific, in joint CMA CGM loop
  • ICTSI reschedules US$178 million debt, extends bond maturity to 2025
  • Savannah annual volume slips from 2.98 million TEU to 2.94 million TEU
  • UN's IMO 'best placed to coordinate' socially-sensitive shipping system
  • Thamesport first to fall in port shakeup, victim of economies of scale
  • US$653 million Xuzhou-Prologis logistics park starts construction
  • Nautical Institute issues handbook on how to cope with pirates
  • SAECS members to merge loop into Med Shuttle/225 with bigger ships
  • OECD study says port throughput brings local and national prosperity
  • Canadian probe finds crude on Megantic train more flammable than labelled
  • Lethal risk of enclosed spaces requires attention, says Nautical Institute
  • China Southern flies 3 tonnes of hairy crabs for Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Saudia Cargo boosts capacity in Asia, Europe, Africa to meet demand
  • ACLA 2013 conference to look at growing e-commerce driven logistics

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Asia-Europe spot rate sees sharp decline
  • DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of new CEO in India
  • Handling dangerous goods improperly can be very dangerous indeed
  • Maiden vessel of OEL Singapore's IPS service calls at AMCT
  • Top corporates grace U M Khona & Co.'s Platinum Jubilee celebration
  • Bumper crop set to boost soyameal exports
  • Exports to cross 20 mkg this year, says Tea Board chief
  • Environment clearance not necessary for highway widening up to 100 km
  • MACCIA export-related seminar in Pune on Sept. 23, 24
  • WTO cuts global growth forecast

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Canada to reduce locomotive emissions
  • Long Beach: cargo volume in August hits six-year high
  • Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics
  • Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight
  • One in five inspected commercial vehicles unsuitable
  • ICTSI successfully concludes bond exchange
  • Navis collaborating with M&M in Turkey
  • United Wagon and Wabtec sign JV agreement
  • Geodis Wilson welcomes new CFO
  • Central Asian carrier returns to Volgograd
  • ITF urges action over container weights
  • Heavy hydro-power equipment hauled from China to Turkey
  • IRHA calls for action on alleged illegal haulage
  • Global care for IT
  • Ein Koloss auf Reisen
  • Tarros befährt neue Gewässer
  • Turkish Airlines increases Algiers service
  • Aipa elects new president

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead
  • China picks Wärtsilä propulsion for ocean rescue vessels
  • Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER
  • Costa Concordia wreck is upright

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Senators deliver new bill establishing maritime user fee
  • Port of Olympia changing commission meeting location
  • US international trade board releases trade changes analysis
  • Port of Kalama seeking dredge project sealed bids
  • Military Sealift Command boss relieves hospital ship captain

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Magic pipe not guilty verdict 'gives hope' to shipping firms, says lawyer
    Owners and operators of panamax bulker are cleared but chief engineer is convicted
  • August brings mixed fortunes for California box ports
    Long Beach reports volume surge as Los Angeles monthly growth stagnates
  • The pros and cons of black box underwriting
    Underwriters must embrace technology to remain relevant, but at what cost?
  • Marine hull market is a laughing stock, says Townsend
    The industry has only itself to blame for Groundhog Day pattern of losses
  • UK detains three ships in August
    Coastguard says port state control inspectors now hold six vessels
  • Seaspan reveals buy-back plan
    Directors authorise cash-funded share repurchase
  • Antwerp plans 2015 LNG bunkering launch
    Port develops alternative fuel provision through a strategic alliance with Exmar
  • Cargo insurers must work more closely with surveyors
    Co-operation will offset failings in disaster planning, Volante tells IUMI
  • Property insurers highlight the benefits of modelling static exposures
    Hurricane Sandy wiped out all the marine premium collected last year
  • Improved capacity outlook brings good news for capesize rates
    At least one analyst expects rally to continue into second quarter
  • Neptune Pacific Line takes stake in Samoan carrier
    Pacific island specialists will serve 12 regional markets
  • We want information-sharing, ReCapt tells insurers
    Hull underwriters need to collaborate on major losses and minor incidents, says Storvik
  • West African piracy could hit cargo market as hard as those in Somalia
    Shipowners and charterers need to work together to assess ships' vulnerability
  • Salvage teams winch Costa Concordia upright
    Ship is half-submerged on a platform after 19-hour parbuckling operation
  • STX Finland to close Rauma shipyard to cut costs
    Work will halt next year as shipbuilder consolidates at Turku amid heavy job cuts
  • STX O&S creditors ponder $1.5bn in cancellations
    Talks continue over proposal to terminate contracts for 10 ships and an offshore vessel
  • First Ship Lease reports another default on charterparty contracts
    Italy's OMNI unable to honour agreements for Stella Eltanin and Stella Fomalhaut
  • Kexim forecasts accelerated growth in orders for South Korean yards
    Policy bank revises up its estimate of yearly orders to $36bn

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • PERTAMINA confirms plans to buy 19 tankers
    INDONESIA's energy giant PERTAMINA confirmed to Fairplay today it plans to buy 19 tankers in line with long-term efforts to renew its ageing fleet
  • Odfjell raises $90M in bonds
    ODFJELL, the chemical carrier and tank terminals group, has sold 500M kroner ($90M) in bonds
  • Teekay: China will need VLCC newbuildings
    CHINA, expected to account for the most growth in crude imports in coming years, will need to have more VLCCs built, Teekay Tankers said today
  • Drewry: box rate rise will not last
    BOX RATES staged their second consecutive monthly increase in August, but it will not last, a report warned today
  • Record US sentence sought as deterrence
    SEEKING to deter future collusion, US prosecutors have asked that former Sea Star president Frank Peake be imprisoned for 87 months for his role in the 2003-8 Puerto Rico price-fixing conspiracy, court filings revealed
  • Newbuilding orders rise 86%
    NEWBUILDING orders rose 86% year on year in August, as 179 ships of 11.2M dwt were ordered, up from 96 ships in the same month last year
  • Long Beach boxes surge 19%
    IMPORTS at Long Beach jumped 19% year on year in August, helping the port achieve its busiest month in six years
  • Ezra issues S$25M in notes
    SINGAPORE's Ezra Holdings said today it has issued S$25M ($19.82M) in fixed-rate notes toward its general working capital
  • GCL sells its HK bulker operating unit
    CHINA's GCL has sold its subsidiary Grand China Shipping Hong Kong for $1 to a company unconnected with GCL, a company spokesman told Fairplay
  • China's coal imports climbed 27% in August
    CHINA's coal imports rose 27% year on year to 26M tonnes in August, customs statistics showed today
  • X-Press stays its course
    X-PRESS Feeders told Fairplay today it plans to continue to operate mainly chartered-in vessels, despite its recent purchases of secondhand feeder ships
  • Northport warns of lacklustre box movements
    MALAYSIA'S largest port operator Northport Malaysia told Fairplay today box throughput this year would be slower than in 2012 because of STX Pan Ocean's exit, among other factors
  • Nam Cheong keeps 'buy'
    DMG & PARTNERS has maintained a 'buy' rating for Malaysia's largest OSV builder Nam Cheong, amid a strong orderbook, consistent profitability and solid project prospects
  • Japan coal use hits record
    JAPANESE power utilities consumed 5.7M tonnes of coal in August, a monthly high
  • Japanese order growth ends
    JAPANESE shipbuilders suffered a year-on-year drop in order wins for August, halting five months of continual year-on-year growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Werner Enterprises Downgrades 3Q Expectations
    Werner Enterprises has announced that it expects its earnings per diluted share for the third quarter to be in the range of 27 cents to 30 cents, down from its earlier projection of 36 cents. Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus said Werner's "disappointing" results were surprising, and prior to this announcement...
  • Flooding Subsiding in Colorado, But Revving Up in Mexico
    @ColoradoDOT tweeted a photo of the bridge at 95th Street over Coal Creek in Louisville, Colo., that collapsed.Although flooding in Colorado is winding down as heavy rains have begun subsiding, Mexico has declared a state of emergency after being battered by storms from both the Gulf of Mexico and the...
  • Port of Charleston's Container Volume Hits Highest Level Since October 2008
    Port of Charleston's TEU throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image The South Carolina Ports Authority handled 144,649 20-foot-equivalent units in August, an increase of 5.6 percent year-over-year and the highest monthly volume since October 2008. The gain helped drive a 4.5 percent increase in container volume since the beginning of fiscal...
  • OIA Global Acquires Bellville International
    OIA Global has purchased majority control of Bellville International, a provider of freight forwarding and logistics services headquartered in London. Bellville International is the holding company for Bellville Rodair International in Europe, the United States, China and Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This acquisition is very strategic...
  • Jones Joins Ryder as Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer
    Karen Jones has joined Ryder System as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez. In this newly created role on Ryder's leadership team, Jones is responsible for leading both the Fleet Management Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions marketing departments and integrating the management of...
  • Finnair Ends Mumbai Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo will offer additional capacity between Helsinki and Madrid in September and October by deploying A330s on the flights.Finnair Cargo is dropping its weekly freighter service to and from Mumbai after nearly two years. The last round trip for the Helsinki-Mumbai-Helsinki freighter was the flight that departed Sept. 16 from...
  • LA-LB Container Volume Rose 7.2 Percent in August
    TEU throughput of Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the last 12 months. Full-size image The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex's total container volume in August was 1.34 million 20-foot-equivalent units, rising 7.2 percent from 1.25 million TEUs in August 2012. Loaded containers moving through the nation's largest port complex increased...
  • Lofty Goals, Little Action
    In too many cases, we've seen government representatives state laudable goals in laws while doing little or, in some cases, working against those goals from being achieved. This unfortunately appears to be the case with the federal transportation reauthorization act, known as MAP-21, when it comes to freight policy. In...
  • Weights and Balances - or Not
    The director of the upcoming Robert Redford film "All Is Lost" didn't invent the idea that a sailboat could hit a drifting shipping container at sea. In the film, to be released Oct. 18, such an accident precipitates a dramatic life-and-death struggle when the damaged yacht with its navigation systems...
  • US Diesel Prices Dip From Five-Month High
    U.S. diesel prices through September 16, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices inched down as of Sept. 16, following an 8.5 cent jump in the weeks before that brought the average to its highest level since April 1, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.974, down 0.2...
  • US Containerized Footwear Imports Climb for Second Straight Quarter
    Containers of footwear imports through U.S. ports experienced a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year volume growth in the second quarter of 2013, jumping 18.2 percent. Prior to first quarter 2013, footwear import volume declined for six quarters straight. "After two bad years, 2013 appears to be the year of recovery for...
  • Luxembourg in Talks to Sell Cargolux Stake
    The government of Luxembourg is negotiating with Chinese investors over the sale of its stake in Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Officials from Henan province and its investment arm, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co., visited Luxembourg's airport and Cargolux's offices on Sept. 16. The government of the Grand Duchy...
  • Mitchell 1 Awards 2013 SuperTech Grand Champion
    Pittsburgh, PA (September 16, 2013) - Mitchell 1 has awarded Mark McLean Jr. of Fed Ex Freight, the Grand Champion of TMC's SuperTech 2013 National Technician Skills Competition, a subscription that will allow him to access one of Mitchell 1's online service information products for Class 4-8 trucks for a full year....
  • China office for London's Baltic Exchange
    London headquartered bulk shipping exchange, the Baltic Exchange has today (17 September 2013) opened a new office in Shanghai. The exchange, whose members comprise the world's leading shipping, chartering and broking companies, provides data on the cost of moving bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and oil by sea. The...
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd wins 'Port Operator of the year' for Health, Safety and Quality
    Mumbai September 17, 2013: APM Terminals operated Gujarat Pipavav Port (APM Terminals Pipavav), one of Western India's fastest growing gateway ports won the "Port Operator of the year' for maintaining highest standards of Health, Safety and Quality" by - The Maritime and Logistics Award (MALA) organized by EXIM India. Thanking MALA...
  • BBC ICELAND Helps in Syrian Refugees Rescue Operation
    The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering reports its vessel BBC ICELAND assisted a rescue operation where more than 300 Syrian refugees were found floating in fishing boats off the Italian-Sicilian coast on September 13. Due to its proximity to the scene, the BBC...
  • MSC to Challenge Maersk Line as Top Carrier
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will challenge Maersk Line as the world's biggest ocean carrier over the coming four years, as it boasts the biggest order book for new vessels, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. With new orders totalling 572,000 20-foot-equivalent units since 2009, Swiss-based MSC will narrow the gap with Maersk Line...
  • Teamsters' Umbrella: From Truckers to Zookeepers
    What do flight simulator technicians, hearse drivers, cheese cooks and yogurt processors, locomotive engineers and graphic artists have in common with truck drivers? Depending on whom they work for, they all may be Teamsters. "I always say the Teamsters union is A to Z, airline pilots to zookeepers," Teamsters General President...
  • Teamsters Union Takes New Tack on Drayage Carriers
    When long-haul and local truck drivers at Toll Global Forwarding's Cartaret, N.J., location voted this summer in favor of representation by the Teamsters, it was the union's latest successful bid to organize workers on the waterfront. A month later, the union's primary vehicle to organize owner-operator drayage carriers first in Los...
  • The Road to Drayage Driver Independence
    In a 2003 interview with The Journal of Commerce, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa was asked why harbor truck drivers in the U.S. were at the bottom of the transportation industry food chain. "The short answer is truck deregulation," Hoffa said. Prior to federal deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980,...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Owners top up
    Goldenport's backer the Dragnis family has invested over $800,000 to boost its holding in the shipowner.
  • OMNI in Singapore filing
    OMNI Ships' double charter default with First Ship Lease comes with the Italian owner under court protection in Singapore.
  • AHTS rates soar
    Statoil has paid NOK 1.25m ($212,000) per day for a Farstad anchor-handler (AHTS) in a tight North Sea spot market.
  • Odfjell sells out
    Norway's Odfjell has completed a NOK 500m ($84.74m) bond sale in Oslo - and could have sold substantially more.
  • Kuwait: no Hormuz bypass
    Kuwait has dropped plans to build a crude export pipeline that would bypass Iranian shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • STX exile rides wave
    Star Bulk Carriers has taken advantage of a three-year high in capesize spot rates to fix a ship dropped by STX Pan Ocean on a fresh period contract.
  • WSF officers suspended
    Washington State Ferries (WSF) has taken a captain and second mate off duty following a collision with a sailboat.
  • Dorian begins at buy
    Fearnley Securities has initiated coverage of Dorian LPG with a buy rating on the newcomer to Oslo's over the counter market.
  • Three held in UK
    UK port state inspectors detained three vessels during August, including a Suardiaz ro-ro with deck cracking.
  • Stream swoops for five
    Norway's Stream Tankers has ordered up to five chemical tanker newbuildings in Japan.
  • RCCL axes 100 staff
    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) is laying off about 100 shore staff to increase efficiency.
  • Default a drag for FSL
    First Ship Lease shares slammed into reverse today following the latest charter defaults to hit the owner.
  • Harbor Star scales back
    Philippines tug and salvage group Harbor Star Shipping Services has knocked nearly 24% off the maximum share price for its imminent Manila IPO.
  • China packs a punch
    Chinese shipbuilders have this year captured a record share of large containership newbuilding orders, Clarksons says.
  • U-Ming funds trio
    Taiwan's U-Ming has clinched a new loan to finance three bulkers at Oshima Shipbuilding.
  • Senator out of its Shell
    Farstad Shipping has found period employment in Brazil for one of its newest spot-trading anchor-handlers.
  • Sterling sets sail
    New sale & purchase broking outfit Sterling Shipping Services has been launched in London.
  • Concordia reaches "degree zero"
    The battered cruiseship Costa Concordia is fully upright after a mammoth salvage operation was completed successfully in the early hours of Tuesday.
  • Matson pays for mess
    Hawaii container line Matson Navigation will cover the full costs of cleaning up a spill of molasses in Honolulu.
  • Exmar in Antwerp tie up
    Exmar has been named as strategic partner to Antwerp Port Authority as it looks to establish an LNG bunkering facility.
  • BFC buys veteran
    Russia's Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has bought a 1964-built ship for bunkering operations.
  • Zim ship reaches UK
    A Zim Lines containership has made its first port call since it suffered a blaze last month.
  • Ezra in fund raiser
    Ezra Holdings has bolstered its finances following a successful bond issue, the company confirmed Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Washington senators introduce bill to fight cargo diversion
    The so-called "Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century" was developed to eliminate incentives for shippers to bypass U.S. ports and move their goods through Canada and Mexico ports instead.
  • Shippers voice concerns over mega-ships, mega-alliances
  • Former Maersk Line head Kolding ousted at Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding became renowned in the container shipping industry, not just for heading the biggest single operator between 2006 and 2011, but for unveiling a bold set of directives aimed at improving customer service.
  • August containerized imports hit near-high for 2013
  • U.S. Commerce, AmCham Shanghai sign agreement
  • Washington Notebook: VP Biden makes infrastructure pitch at SE ports
  • Long Beach container surge continues in August
    The port's total volume surged 13.4 percent to 630,292 TEUs for the month, the highest total since October 2007, compared to the Port of Los Angeles, which saw total volume rise 0.4 percent in August to 709,676 TEUs.
  • Worries over EU air cargo security rules implementation
    The International Air Cargo Association said the new regulations, which take effect on July 1, 2014, fall outside industry goals of "a common, unified approach to global security standards."
  • Matson pledges to pay for molasses spill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • European prices show a mixed trend
    Rotterdam: Congestion at loading installations reported.
  • Bunker prices show little movement
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Spain renews warning of legal action over Gibraltar
    Bunker sector's floating-storage 'violates environmental law'.
  • Report: Kuwait drops pipeline bypass plan
    Plan to circumvent Hormuz Strait too costly.
  • Supplier to boost operations at Ceyhan
    Socar Marine to offer IFO blends and MGO.
  • Gothenburg terminal 'must find savings'
    DFDS boss says terminal should face 'new reality'.
  • Shell in new move to expand LNG bunkering
    MoU is part of the Dubai Maritime Green Initiative.
  • Exmar wins bid for LNG bunker tanker
    Exmar to help Antwerp promote LNG as marine fuel.
  • Bunker prices softening ahead of Asian holidays
    Offices in Busan will be closed from Wednesday to Friday.
  • Baltic Fuel buys river-sea class vessel
    Vessel to be used in bunkering operations
  • Florida-based firm installs sulphur testing equipment
    Technology allows for same day results on sulphur content in fuel.
  • IMO 'avoiding debate' about CO2 targets
    Shipping industry fears unrealistic targets and questions what very high demands on efficiency improvements would achieve.
  • Gunvor secures $675 million loan for Ust-Luga terminal
    Credit facility will allow for 'optimally leveraged' terminal, says Corporate Finance Director.
  • EU should help pay to install scrubbers
    Issue of ECA compliance after 2015 remains 'completely unresolved', says CEO.
  • Fuel efficiency software gets upgrade
    Fuel consumption calculator added to software among other upgrades.
  • Bunker surcharges should be falling faster, says analyst
    Fuel efficiency increasing with bigger vessels.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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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
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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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Washington
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London
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Hamburg
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Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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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
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Shanghai
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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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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
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
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
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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
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Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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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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