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March 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 8.8pc in February to 1.5 million TEU, Singapore up 0.7pc
  • FMC to allow G6 shipping lines to open Asia-US east coast services
  • Cosco Logistics to be sold to parent to bolster China Cosco books
  • Maersk to pull older ships to cope with excess capacity of mega ships
  • Port congestion keeps logistics cost high, twice that of developed world
  • Appeals court upholds right of ships not to be thwarted by eco-warriors
  • Neglected, decaying Kiel Canal wreaks havoc with Baltic box schedules
  • Singapore heartens Canada's export bank on overall Asian prospects
  • Port of Virginia February container volume up 7.9pc to 96,404 TEU
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens Pruszcz Gdanski facility south of Gdansk
  • ICTSI: Africa should learn from India's box experience - good and bad
  • Eight Nobel Prize winners urge Obama to support EU-like carbon tax
  • LATAM's February cargo up 0.6pc, load factor 55.6pc, more bellyhold
  • China Postal Airlines , PEMCO re-deliver 747 freighter conversion

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Allcargo-Avvashya Group Sports Club enters quarter finals of Shipping Shield Tournament
  • Bangladesh makes its mark in global ship construction
  • Braemar Engineering announces new one-stop shop for LNG fuelling
  • China Shipping Terminal takes stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge
  • CKYH-the Green Alliance to reorganise service network for Asia-North Europe & Asia-Mediterranean trades
  • Evergreen, Hanjin, Simatech launch Persian Gulf, East Africa service connecting Mundra
  • launches new South-East Asia-Australia service
  • MAERSK LINE, MCC Transport to open branch office in Myanmar
  • NYK holds fuel-saving seminars for shipowners & ship management companies
  • Ocean & airfreight rates moved in opposite directions in Jan.: Drewry
  • International Women s Day celebrated at KPT
  • Proposed withdrawal of Kolkata Port s dredging subsidy seen as disastrous
  • Road developers may get easier exit option
  • India needs to benefit more from its FTAs: Economic Survey
  • Presentation of trade promotion awards & felicitation of Adi Godrej mark AILBIEA s 12th anniversary celebration

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • K Line to deploy new generation eco-friendly ULCVs
  • G6 Alliance announces port rotations of new service product...
  • Maersk Line meets energy efficiency targets early
  • Railway between China and Asean states now operational
  • Hanjin Logistics expanding in Vietnam and India
  • Collision in Castres
  • C.A.L. Cargo Airlines becomes first Israeli airline to gain...
  • AirBridgeCargo extends ULD management partnership with Chep...
  • EASA's new executive director to start in September
  • New business development manager for Gefco Germany
  • Hellmann UK announces new road freight partnership with...
  • New app improves road freight services flexibility
  • Honold's patriarch celebrates "round" birthday

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Rand Logistics starts 2013 sailing season
  • Wärtsilä GasReformer converts waste gas to fuel
  • Vancouver Shipyards starts OFSV design work
  • Schumer demands cruise passenger "bill of rights"
  • Lexie shootings: India slaps travel ban on ambassador

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • G6 Alliance members unveil new service menu port rotations
  • Columbia navigation locks reopened ahead of schedule
  • 'K' Line orders thee vessels to expand containership fleet
  • Port of Vancouver, USA reports grade separation work nearly complete
  • Carriers combining services covering Asia/Australia trades

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Owners denied state aid for SOx compliance
    Brussels opens way for EU nations to support emission control area compliance, but only Finland does so
  • Aida Cruises commissions LNG cold-ironing barge
    Becker Marine develops response to in-port emissions
  • Miami takes a bite
    Florida port is hungry for more reefer cargo
  • Cruise industry welcomes proposed passenger bill of rights
    Clia seeks to review senator's suggestions
  • Torm pushes ahead with sale of five product tankers
    Struggling company makes a grab for cash
  • Lunde forecasts hundreds more KG collapses
    Many companies 'under water on their loans', top DVB banker warns
  • US sanctions 'unreasonable and unsubstantiated', says Kish P&I
    No foreign state has right to deprive crew of a safe working environment, says insurer
  • Smarter shipping
    Takeovers by non-maritime players can inject both cash and expertise
  • Ships are being hijacked to order in Southeast Asia, says Dryad
    Insider information sees vessels targeted for cargo or hull for pre-arranged customers
  • Blohm+Voss engineering sale highlights moves to consolidate
    SKF brings huge industrial business into the maritime supply sector
  • Ningbo Marine to ship 12m tonnes of coal for sister firm
    Takeover by Zhejiang Provincial Energy benefits Shanghai-listed dry bulk operator
  • Global Ports box volumes rise 8%
    Russian growth outperformed fellow Bric nations last year, says Fejfer
  • Thailand's rising gas use spurs employment for 'old ladies'
    Siamgas said to have bought yet another vintage LPG carrier
  • Dry sales see overpriced purchases outstrip local demand
    Recent India deals make the market nervous
  • Opinion split over carriers' ability to make Asia-Europe rate hikes stick
    Indices divided over prospects for March 15 GRI
  • Sea Marshals claims first Cape Verde licence
    West African operations from St Vincent started this month
  • Modal shift
    Transfer of cargo from air to sea freight gives an advantage to cost-conscious carriers
  • G6 clarifies transpacific tie-up after FMC gives it the green light
    Alliance will split six routes between Suez and Panama canals
  • China Shipping Haisheng moves lending to parent
    State conglomerate helps Hainan-based subsidiary to cut its financing costs
  • K Line joins the ultra-large containership club at last
    Carrier follows CKYH partners to sign letters of intent for five 14,000 teu boxships
  • Capital Product buys two Marinakis boxship newbuilds
    Acquisition part-financed by private issue to Kayne Anderson and Oaktree funds
  • Sungdong Shipbuilding seals deals for 10 capesize bulkers
    South Korea yard confirms orders from Marmaras Navigation and Alcyon Shipping

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • China's crude steel production doubled in 2012
    CHINA doubled its crude steel production to 717M tonnes in 2012, from 356M tonnes in 2005, the International Drying Bulk Shipping 2013 conference heard today
  • Fleet supply/demand expected to flatline
    GROWTH in the global merchant fleet has been forecast to slow this year to roughly match the expected increase in demand for capacity
  • 'K' Line seals order for five ULCSs
    'K' LINE today joined the ultra-large container ship club
  • Shell signs 20-tanker deal
    SHELL has signed on for 20 MR product tankers, to be chartered in from South Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine
  • SMM wins $417M jack-up pair
    SEMBCORP Marine of Singapore said today it has clinched orders for two new jack-up rigs for a total $417M
  • Smaller bulkers seen outperforming Capesizes
    RATES for smaller drybulk carriers are expected to outperform the Capesize sector in the short term, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo said today
  • CPP doubles down on box ships
    NASDAQ-listed Capital Product Partners has confirmed acquiring two more box ships, as it further diversifies its fleet mix
  • Orders hit four-year low at Japan's yards
    ORDERS at Japanese shipbuilders hit a four-year low in February, with just five ships contracted
  • China Shipping to lend to Haisheng unit
    CHINA Shipping Haisheng said it plans to borrow 800M yuan ($127M) from parent group China Shipping for 180 days
  • Refinery turnaround seen boosting tanker rates
    A REVERSAL in refinery activity in 2Q13 should cause a rise in crude flows as the sector approaches this summer, a shipping analyst said today
  • For China, breakbulk boom or export drop?
    CHINA'S engineering, procurement and construction schemes in Asia, South America and Africa are likely to spark a breakbulk cargo boom
  • Semisubmersible chartered by COSL
    CHINA Oilfield Services has chartered in a semisubmersible drilling platform that is being towed to its South China Sea operations
  • Bulker kept from sinking
    QUICK thinking has saved a drybulker in danger of sinking after a collision in China
  • Ezion raises $10M
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings said today it raised S$12
  • Mercator Lines confirms third charter-in termination
    MERCATOR Lines (Singapore) today confirmed the termination of a third chartered-in vessel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Indian Court Says Italian Ambassador Has No Immunity in Ship Guard Case
    The Indian Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Italian ambassador to India cannot claim "diplomatic immunity" in a legal dispute over Rome's refusal to return two ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen. "A person who comes to court and gives an undertaking has no immunity," the Supreme...
  • India Aims for $100 Billion in Trade With Africa
    India is revising its goal for trade with Africa upward, according to Indian Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma. Despite an adverse global economic environment and contraction in India's trade with major trading blocs, Sharma told the African trade ministers that India's target is now at least $100...
  • Seaboard Marine Using Containers as Ro-Ro Alternative
    Seaboard Marine has begun using new bilevel automotive containers to handle shipments of automobiles to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. In January, the ocean carrier began testing the car containers as an alternative to roll-on, roll-off handling for automobiles. José Manuel Peña, general manager of Seaboard Marine Dominican Republic, said customer...
  • CMA CGM to Debut Marseilles-Algeria Shuttle
    CMA CGM on March 25 will launch a new service linking Marseilles, France, with the Port of Bejaia, Algeria. The new Marseille-Bejaia Shuttle will depart from Marseilles on Monday evenings, arriving in Bejaia on Wednesdays, and depart from Bejaia on Saturdays, with arrival in Marseilles on Monday mornings. Cargo from Italy and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Plans Asia-Europe Rate Hikes
    Hapag-Lloyd is planning two rounds of rate increases from the Far East to Europe and the Mediterranean. The first hike is scheduled to take effect on April 15, with the second following approximately a month later, on May 13. The increase will be $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit in each round, the...
  • Battery Makers Urge Single Standard for Air Cargo
    An organization representing makers of rechargeable batteries is urging the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to bring U.S. regulations on air transport of lithium batteries in alignment with international standards for such shipments. PRBA-The Rechargeable Battery Association has filed comments stating its support for proposed harmonization but decrying a...
  • Tepper Acquires Majority Stake in FastFrate
    Tepper Holdings has acquired a majority interest in Fastfrate Holdings, which controls Consolidated Fastfrate, Canada Drayage and related trucking and logistics operations, from a fund managed by Fenway Partners. The transaction, completed on Monday, was unanimously supported by its board, Fastfrate said. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "I am thrilled...
  • Work Begins on Melbourne Port Project
    Construction has begun on a project to boost capacity at Australia's Port of Melbourne. The A$1.6 billion (approximately US$1.7 billion) project includes additional shipping berths and on-dock inspection facilities to support the port's growing vehicle trade and other improvements. Victorian Minister for Ports David Hodgett said the competitive bidding by private parties...
  • Bridge the Gaps in Your GTM Operations with Gartner Research
    As organizations expand their global presence, many are implementing Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions for financial gain and risk mitigation. To help improve GTM operations, Gartner designed a GTM Maturity Model outlining the defining characteristics of companies in each of the four stages of maturity: Stage 1: Market-Focused Stage 2: Cost-Focused Stage 3: Demand-Driven Stage...
  • Consolidation Cooking in European Short Sea Shipping
    Shipping lines on the busy North Sea and Baltic routes are jostling for position ahead of another round of consolidation as the private equity funds and buyout firms that rushed into the market during the boom days of easily available capital and debt finance and strong traffic growth are bowing...
  • Canada-Panama FTA Set to Take Effect
    The Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on April 1. Diane Ablonczy, Canada's minister of state of foreign affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) made the announcement in Panama City, Panama, on March 17. She was joined by Fernando Núñez Fábrega, Panama's minister of foreign affairs, and by several representatives...
  • SBS Worldwide Promotes Kloch
    Lars Kloch, new CEO - Freight Division for SBS WorldwideLars Kloch has taken on a larger role at SBS Worldwide. Kloch, formerly US CEO for the London-based freight forwarder and supply chain company, has been named CEO of its freight division, with responsibility for global freight operations. In this new capacity,...
  • G6 Alliance Details Trans-Pacific Routes
    The G6 Alliance, which recently announced its expansion into the Trans-Pacific trade, has now provided details on the port rotations of the new services. Beginning in May, the alliance's six member lines will offer six coordinated services in the Asia-to-North America East Coast trade. They will deploy more than 50 vessels...
  • Port of Oakland Adds to Leadership Team
    The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved hiring a new Social Responsibility Division director and a new chief technology officer. As SRD director, Amy Tharpe will partner with community and businesses to promote positive social and economic changes and develop a social responsibility strategy for the port. Tharpe managed San...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Asia-Europe, Asia-Australia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates on its westbound trade from India and Pakistan to North Europe and the Mediterranean by $225 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, starting April 1. The carrier will also hike rates on its trade from northeast Asia to Australia by $300 per TEU, starting April 15...
  • Drewry: Carriers Could Absorb Suez Canal Closure
    If the current civil unrest in Egypt forces the closure of the Suez Canal, ocean shipping lines would be able to absorb most of the shock of diverting Asia-Europe shipments around the Cape of Good Hope by increasing vessel speeds. "Closure of the Suez Canal tomorrow would not be a train...
  • FMC Seeks Info on Chassis Pool Request
    The Federal Maritime Commission has asked Consolidated Chassis Management to provide more information on its request to permit lessors, truckers and other equipment contributors to serve on the boards of CCM and its regional pools. CCM, created in 2004, operates six regional chassis pools that include more than one-fifth of the...
  • Global Ports' Profit Falls on Flat Revenue, Higher Container Traffic
    Global Ports' net profit for 2012 fell 16 percent from a year ago and revenue stalled even as the Russian group boosted container traffic by 8 percent to consolidate its near 30 percent share of the domestic market. The $23.5 million decline in net profit to $123.5 million reflected impairment charges,...
  • Maersk Does It Again
    You have to hand it to Soren Skou and the company he leads: They know how to command a stage. Before this month's three-day TPM Conference was an hour old, the CEO of Maersk Line had dropped at least three noteworthy bits of information that, if they didn't turn the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Busan expects box volume to grow to 22m teu in 2020
    BUSAN, the world's fifth-largest container port, has forecast its yearly throughput to grow to 22.4m teu in 2020 - a hike of more than 29%.The South Korea ...
  • Consolidation between Southeast Asia and AUS
    Effective April 19 two services from Southeast Asia to Australia will be combined into one to form a new ASAL loop on a fixed-day itinerary.Carriers operating the ...
  • Global Ports Investments sees annual box volumes rise 8%
    GLOBAL Ports Investments maintained its leadership in the Russian container terminal market in 2012, reporting an 8% year-on-year increase in volumes to 1.4m teu.APM ...
  • G6 clarifies transpacific tie-up after FMC gives it the green light
    THE G6 alliance has released more details of the new tie-up on the transpacific trades it announced last month, having secured approval for the plan from the US ...
  • K Line joins the ultra-large containership club at last
  • Jury out on GRIs
    Friday March 15 was a crucial date for ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe tradelane; it was the day when their profitability-setting ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Pappadakis primed
    Bulker newbuilding prices are unlikely to fall much below current market lows, according to industry veteran Nicholas "Nicky" Pappadakis.
  • Evensen uncensored
    The tanker market is in the fifth year of the downturn and the tides are unlikely to turn until 2014, according to Teekay Corp CEO Peter Evensen.
  • ClassNK targets US
    ClassNK, the world's largest class society, has signalled "dramatic" expansion in the US as it made its first, although modest, acquisition in its history which will take on ABS in the domestic US 'brown water' market.
  • Bahri eyes bonds
    Saudi shipowner Bahri is considering a debut Islamic bond issue to help pay for its $1.3bn takeover of compatriot owner Vela.
  • Prosafe flags Cyprus effect
    Prosafe has become the first Cyprus-based shipping related company to confirm it will take a hit if a government levy on savings comes into effect.
  • Back with a bang
    A sharp rise in criminal activity in the Niger Delta has led to fears of a return to a pre-amnesty level of pirate activity.
  • Freed crew to be paid
    The crew from a tanker released by Somali pirates earlier this month have struck a deal on wages owed to them.
  • Maersk's 100 cuts
    Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk could shed or shrink as many as 100 non-core units as it looks to reinvest cash.
  • ECA Crackdown continues
    A cruiseship managed by V. Ships Leisure has been identified as the latest target of what appears to be an increasingly aggresive US Coast Guard (USCG) crusade against air pollution.
  • New hope for Titan
    Embattled Titan Petrochemicals has won a postponement in its legal battle to avoid liquidation proceedings as a fresh cash injection appears to be around the corner.
  • NAT not involved
    Nordic American Tankers has distanced itself from reports linking it with a sale-and-leaseback deal with Euronav.
  • Failed bid clears the way
    STX OSV has greater clarity to move forward now that the uncertainty over a takeover bid by Fincantieri has come to an end, according to a Singapore-based analyst.
  • Havyard sets new record
    Saevik family controlled Havyard Group has warned of intensified competition in the offshore arena as it reported the best annual results in its history.
  • CSIC upbeat on orders
    China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) says global ship orders jumped 31% between December 2012 and January this year.
  • Stolt hopes to fire
    Stolt-Nielsen is firing on only two of three cylinders and is dependant on a recovery in the parcel tanker market to post a respectable profit, its top executives say.
  • Rate rises sticking
    Price hikes by container lines are boosting spot rates, according to figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE).
  • APT eyes debt action
    American Petroleum Tankers (APT) is planning to borrow $280m to pay off other debt as high interest costs swelled its 2012 loss.
  • Norden fights in Florida
    Norden has intensified its battle with Indian coal trader Bhatia over the failure of two contracts-of-affreightment.
  • Chinese yard on a roll
    Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard has followed up its recent success in attracting hard-to-come-by shiporders by making more headway in the offshore sector.
  • Sardinian suspension
    Italy's Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) is scrapping its ro-pax route from Genoa to Olbia in Sardinia.
  • Vroon builds Fujian tally
    Dutch shipowner Vroon has returned to Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China with a new order for the second time this year.
  • Hakata seals KMTC duo
    Hakata Shipbuilding Co has confirmed orders for two 1,000-teu feeder containerships on the back of long-term charters.
  • High five for K Line
    K Line has placed a five-ship order for what will be the largest container vessels on its books.
  • Reindeer slaughter
    An unknown number of reindeer have been killed after a swimming herd was hit by a cargoship off Norway.
  • On the rocks
    A German cargoship faces two weeks aground in low tides unless a salvage operation frees it on Monday.
  • Mercator cans another
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) has terminated another long-term time charter - its fourth since the start of the year.
  • Yard deal torn up
    India has scrapped approval for a new shipyard proposed by Goodearth Maritime.
  • Sungdong in cape haul
    Sungdong Shipbuilding has won newbuilding orders for up to ten capesize bulker newbuildings from two Greek shipowners.
  • Plato in PSV prang
    Singapore has seen a fourth collision incident in less than a month despite a recent warning from local authorities.
  • PPL wins Mexico rigs
    SembCorp Marine's PPL Shipyard has won a repeat newbuilding order for two jack-up drilling rigs in a deal worth $417m.
  • DHT offloads Regal
    DHT Holdings has reportedly sold the oldest tanker in its fleet to Thai buyers, according to a number of brokers.
  • Capital drops down two
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Products Partners is to acquire two 5,000-teu containerships from his private company.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • ATA challenges hours of service rules in court
    The American Trucking Associations argued Friday in front of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the FMCSA's hours of service rule changes should not be implemented.
  • Antwerp seaport adds Descartes system
  • G6 reveals port rotations for Asia-U.S. East Coast
    The G6 Alliance, which announced earlier this year that it would expand beyond the Asia-Europe trade lane, has revealed port rotations for six services between East Asia and the U.S. East Coast, starting in May.
  • 'K' Line orders five 14,000-TEU containerships
    "K" Line has not yet decided if it will own the ships or charter them from another company. "There are several options but our basic idea is to create an off-balance-sheet scheme for these vessels," a "K" Line spokesman said.
  • Sharp rise in Asia-to-Europe box rates, softness in U.S.
  • Cathay, Hactl show depressed February results
  • U.S., Canada announce truck pre-clearance pilot
  • Maersk's Triple-Es to star in their own TV series
  • U.S. cites progress on FTA with South Korea
    Friday, March 15, marked the one-year anniversary of the entry into force of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement and, so far, the White House is pleased with the results. U.S. auto, chemical, services and ag exports make inroads.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Crude pull prices down in Rotterdam
    Supplies of 380 cSt remained tight in Hamburg.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah while avails remian tight
    Markets were firming in South Africa.
  • New catalytic cracker comes on-line in South Korea
    GS Caltex says it is 'adjusting to changes in demand in global oil market.'
  • OW brings in experienced trader to HK team
    New addition will be 'invaluable in developing our market leading offering', says company.
  • US detains second ship on ECA infringement
    Seen by some as further evidence of tougher stance.
  • Fuel efficiency key goal for the future, survey finds
    Two thirds of owners put using less fuel at the top of their business agendas.
  • Mixed trading across Asian ports
    Traders in Singapore reported average to 'slightly above average demand'.
  • EEA: Fuel efficiency the 'easiest way' to cut emissions
    Scrubbing technology will not address shipping's greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Call to improve Goa's inland bunkering facilities
    Move would boost growth in other sectors in the Indian state.
  • TOTE takes up fuel-efficient option
    Move to make way for more fuel-efficient ships.
  • DNV to develop LNG bunkering guidelines for Antwerp
    DNV will also provide a 'hazard assessment of the bulk transport of dangerous goods'.
  • LNG-fuelled fast ferry starts sea-trials
    Trials are being held on the Derwent River in Tasmania.
  • Bunker Holding welcomes new regional credit manager
    Linda Goh is an experienced credit manager and analyst.
  • AET takes delivery of eco-friendly VLCC
    320,000 dwt vessel fully compliant with IMO's ballast water management convention.
  • Total expands Singapore bunker division
    Jacky Hok was was earlier based in Geneva, Switzerland at Total Oil Trading S.A.

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Leghorn
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COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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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