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April 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Dockers seek redress from super boss Li Ka-shing as strike drags on
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase Far East-Red Sea rate US$300/TEU on May 15
  • Long Beach up 5.4pc to 487,000 TEU - LA off 22.6pc to 503,000 TEU
  • Charleston box volume up 10pc in first 9 months of current fiscal year
  • Ningbo quarterly container volume rises 9.3pc to 4.04 million TEU
  • US east and Gulf coast employers ratify new 6-year longshore contract
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine re-bulbs containership bows for slow steaming
  • Moody's joins Fitch in downgrading China outlook as local debt soars
  • Drewry: Coscon, CSCL need strong remedial action to stay in business
  • Troubled CSCL to boost container volume 6pc through cost control
  • Guangxi's first privately owned 1,398-TEU ship starts short feeder loop
  • Xiamen Customs to commence electronic, paper-free clearance in May
  • Jiaxing terminal on Grand Canal sets 200,000 TEU as long term goal
  • Cosco joins Regional Container Line's Thailand, Nansha, Shanghai loop
  • Singapore puts megabucks in marine R&D, awards top students internships
  • Nordic Cold Storage starts on US$30 million Savannah cargo fridge
  • Mayor Boris Johnson gets preview of London Gateway on Jebel Ali visit
  • Cathay and Dragonair March cargo declines 5.3pc to 136,504 tonnes
  • Sichuan to offer three or more international flight services this year
  • Brazil creates largest air freight merger for express package sector
  • Polar Air Cargo Worldwide to offer daily Cincinnati-Tokyo service

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • FFFAI's 21st Biennial Convention in Delhi from June 14-16
  • Exports to Pakistan rise 15 pc to $1.6 bn
  • Ennore Port s throughput surges 19.58 pc
  • French port of Dunkirk projected as new European hub for Indian trade
  • New bentonite loading record set at Kandla Port
  • PPT may set up LNG terminal, in talks with IOC
  • VCTPL celebrates fire services week
  • Eastern Railway s freight traffic up 4.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk gets new logistics area
  • European Parliament rejects controversial ship recycling...
  • New head of marketing for Krone's vehicle manufacturing...
  • Lebanon's national carrier eyes up Cyprus Airways
  • Crew mainly to blame for cargo aircraft crash in Sharjah in...
  • Central America's first Aviation Day
  • Mitsubishi Electric Europe renews with Yusen Logistics
  • Ceva to manage e-commerce logistics activities for Liu-Jo
  • Global product development at Cargosoft in new hands
  • Modern container solution for bulk shipments
  • New HGV plant in Russia
  • US railroads ready for more intermodal traffic from Panama...
  • STI Freight Management augments transport service

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Overhaul inspection of ME-GI engine draws U.S. operators
  • Noble gets contracts for newbuild drillships
  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock still committed to ATB dredge
  • SCA announces 2012 Safety Awards
  • GE Power Conversion gets major MSC contract
  • Wärtsilä "cautious" on shipbuilding outlook
  • Neptune newbuilds to have Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion
  • Delivery of LNG-fueled cruise ferry delayed
  • Amarcon and GTT cooperate on LNG sloshing prevention

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Port Metro Vancouver predicts cruise growth for upcoming season
  • US Maritime Alliance Oks labor pact with ILA
  • Catholic Seafarers' Centerschedules annual shipboard lunch
  • USITC wants input on US-EU import deal
  • BNSF honors seven employees for outstanding safety efforts

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Diana Containerships unloads first elderly panamax
    Maersk Madrid was projected to lose money after initial two-year charter
  • Offshore windfarms open opportunities for owners
    Companies that do their homework can cash in on renewable energy projects
  • Qatar eyes North American gas
    Emirate seeks new partners to boost position
  • Critics slam Costa Concordia 'blame games'
    Cruise firm's plea bargain undermines ISM code, says Skaggerak Foundation
  • How has the casualty changed the cruise industry?
    Ten voluntary policies adopted after Costa Concordia operational safety review
  • Angola fights back
    Foreign investment lifts crude exports from a nation recovering from a long civil war
  • Skou warns of all-out Asia-Europe price war risk
    Another downwards spiral imminent unless carriers come to their senses fast
  • Skou calls for consolidation
    Building new companies achieves economies of scale, says Maersk boss
  • Déjà vu
    The Asia-Europe trades appear on the brink of another price war
  • Seanergy sells another handysize as restructuring talks continue
    Restis-backed firm slashes debt but lands in the red
  • Hong Kong shippers work around the strike
    Industry groups say delays are shorter and more predictable
  • Pacific Basin ships outdo spot market rates
    Hong Kong-listed company continues its search for new tonnage
  • Ship finance exodus is a short-term problem
    Nordea's Kjelsrud predicts return of capital
  • Bilinder Marine to ship gasoil from world's biggest refinery
    Product trade booms out of Jamnagar
  • Freight forwarders welcome carrier moves to improve service levels
    K+N chief sees reforms as strengthening forwarders' value proposition to customers
  • Keep calm and carry on
    LNG spot rates have fallen to under $100,000 per day, but shipowners should remain confident
  • KG house MPC sells stake in rival
    Move leaves Döhle as largest shareholder in HCI
  • European Parliament rejects ship recycling fund
    Proposals for tighter EU demolition rules to be passed to Council
  • Smaller owners may struggle to secure ship mortgages
    Return on capital a challenge for container industry, says HSBC's Long
  • Sliding yen
    Devaluation is helping shipowners, but the easing cannot last forever
  • LNG sails into uncharted waters
    Industry questions whether six-figure earnings will become a thing of the past
  • Most container contracts to be index-linked by 2020
    Shippers' demand will continue to grow, Global Liner Conference Workshop is told
  • Wärtsilä sees signs of shipping recovery
    Enginemaker cancels temporary layoffs as ship-power orders rise 60%
  • Feeder operators struggle as deepsea rivals steal a march on their trades
    As players fight for share, Unifeeder owner eyes new acquisitions
  • Major shakeout on the cards for ship finance
    'Five or six' specialist players will survive changes to global banking, say observers
  • Many an obstacle can mar a box-line merger
    The proposed tie-up between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd may seem perfect on paper but talks to formalise the union have broken down again
  • Tanker sector remains fragmented
    A predicted surge in consolidation has failed to bear fruit
  • Vale Malaysia said to have avoided China ban by revising capacity
    Owner thought to have reported ship as 299,000 dwt upon entering Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Wärtsilä Ship Power fires on all cylinders
    ORDER intake at Wärtsilä's Ship Power business rose 60% in this year's first quarter, the Finnish power system and marine technology group said today
  • Keppel's profits slip 56%
    KEPPEL said today profits dropped 56% to S$331M ($268M) during 1Q13, mainly because of the absence of "one-time gains" from its property segment
  • From mining boom to 'dining boom'
    AUSTRALIA is poised to ride a food boom, with Asia projected to consume 71% of future growth in demand, a food forum in Melbourne heard today
  • Essar Ports turns losses into profits of $17M
    ESSAR Ports said today it turned losses into profits in 1Q13
  • Yard's profits plummet
    CHINESE private shipbuilder New Century Shipbuilding said today its profits tumbled 71% year on year to 1.1Bn yuan in 2012
  • HHI diversifies further
    HYUNDAI HI told Fairplay today it will start to supply compaction equipment through its partnership with Germany's Atlas Weyhausen
  • Frontline to adjust shares
    FRONTLINE, the VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, has called an emergency general meeting for 8 May to adjust the company's shares
  • Bestway profits fall 81%
    OFFSHORE and ship designer Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design today reported net profits of 3.02M yuan ($488,100) in 1Q13
  • LNG spot rates drift
    SPOT RATES for LNG carriers have drifted below $100,000 per day on low volumes, but even at such a level owners can expect decent payback on investments, a shipping analyst said
  • LNG ro-pax debut put off
    FJORD Line of Norway said today the first voyage of one of the two LNG-powered ro-paxes it is having build has been postponed by three weeks
  • Yard's loans guaranteed
    TAIZHOU CATIC Shipbuilding HI of Jiangsu has secured guarantees for 120M yuan in bank loans with a term of one year
  • Nickel ore bulker grounded
    INVESTIGATORS are today looking at why a new bulker loaded with nickel ore grounded in Indonesia
  • Valemax finally docks in China
    THE FIRST Valemax to dock in China since its government barred VLOCs has arrived in Lianyungang, AISLive data has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Hub Group Reports Record First Quarter Income
    Hub Group today reported a record income of $15.4 million for first quarter 2013, an increase of 12 percent compared with $13.7 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue rose 4 percent from $739.9 million in 2012 to $769 million in 2013. The Hub segment's first quarter revenue was $592.7 million, rising...
  • Truck Capacity Squeezed at Mexican Border
    More than 5 million commercial trucks crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011 that set a new record. Unfortunately, Troy Ryley says, too many tractor-trailers were headed in one direction - north. The imbalance in north-south truck traffic threatens to create a severe capacity shortage in...
  • Werner Enterprises's First Quarter Profit Shrinks
    Werner Enterprises reported a net income of $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 18 percent from $21.2 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue fell 1 percent from $498.4 million in 2012 to $492.9 million in 2013. Trucking revenue, net of fuel surcharge, decreased 2 percent year-over-year...
  • India's Exports Up, Imports Down in March
    India's trade deficit from April 2012 to March 2013 was $190.9 billion, widening from $183.4 billion during the same period in the previous year. India's exports in March were valued at $30.8 billion, increasing 7 percent from $28.8 billion in March 2012. From April 2012 to March 2013, exports fell 1.8...
  • Brisbane to Raise Port Fees in July
    The Port of Brisbane will increase trade charges, on average, by 2.5 percent, starting July 1. Trade charges include harbor dues, wharfage fees, security charges and port access charges, the Australian port said....
  • UASC Names Two to Executive Management Team
    United Arab Shipping Company has appointed Lars Christiansen chief trade officer and Uffe Østergaard chief commercial officer, as part of its new transformation and investment program. The new executives will join the existing executive management team of Waleed Al Dawood, chief operating officer; Basil Al-Zaid, CFO; and Jorn Hinge, president and...
  • US Ports See Little Impact From HIT Strike in Hong Kong
    A strike by dockworkers at Hongkong International Terminals is entering its third week, but, despite the size and importance of Hong Kong as a gateway to China, the job action so far has had minimal impact on imports and exports at U.S. ports. Shipping lines that would normally call at facilities...
  • Portland, Ore.'s March TEU Volume Up 12 Percent
    Oregon's Port of Portland reported container traffic totaled 16,917 20-foot-equivalent units in March, an increase of 12 percent from March 2012 and 2 percent from February. Of the total container traffic in March, export containers totaled 10,471 TEUs, up from 8,911 TEUs in March 2012, while import containers accounted for 6,446...
  • Report: Global Beef Exports to Drop in 2013
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service has predicted global beef production in 2013 will reach 57.5 million tons, "virtually unchanged" from its October 2012 estimate, despite a sharp downward revision for India, which was offset by increases for a number of other countries. Although still forecast to be a record,...
  • Canadian Carload Volume Hits 28-Week High
    Canadian rail volumes through April 13, 2013 Full-size image Canadian carload volume rose 1.2 percent year-over-year to 82,077 carloads, according to the Association of American Railroads. This is the highest volume since September 2012. In the week ending April 13, combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched...
  • Antwerp's EuroFruitPorts Terminal Opens Cold Storage Warehouse
    EuroFruitPort's new cold store warehouse.EuroFruitPorts, the refrigerated fruit terminal that recently opened in Belgium's Port of Antwerp, has opened its cold storage facilities. The 38,700 square meter (about 416,563 square foot) terminal now has a cold storage warehouse of approximately 146,389 square feet. Construction of the site began in September 2012,...
  • Cooney Joins UTi Worldwide as Asia-Pacific Sales, Marketing VP
    Pat Cooney, UTi Worldwide's new vice president of sales and marketing for the Asia-Pacific region.UTi Worldwide has hired Pat Cooney as regional vice president for sales and marketing in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining the supply chain management company, Cooney was vice president of sales and marketing for Paccess, a...
  • Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force Kicks Off
    The Clinton Global Initiative and the U.S. Conference of Mayors have launched the Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force, which is intended to support mayors in attracting investment into public infrastructure projects. Former president Bill Clinton will help lead the effort, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will serve as chair of...
  • NAFTA Weakness Dampens US Steel Exports
    U.S. steel exports reached 1.036 million tons in February, dropping 3.8 percent from 1.077 million tons in the previous month and 14.4 percent year-over-year, according to government data, the American Institute for International Steel reports. "Weakness in NAFTA markets showed up powerfully in the February data, with the decline to our...
  • Maersk Pledges to Neutralize Triple-E Capacity Impact
    LONDON - Maersk Line vowed the imminent deployment of the world's largest container ships in the Asia-Europe trade would have a neutral impact on capacity as it warned of the risk of an all-out rate war on the westbound leg of the biggest liner route. Maersk will offset the increased capacity...
  • Croatia Set to Join EU in July
    Croatia is on track to become the European Union's 28th member state on July 1, according to EU member states in their last resolution before the nation is scheduled to join. The member states highlighted Croatia's democracy, social market economy and capacity to fulfill its membership obligations and called on the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Navios shops for shipyards
    Navios South American Logistics of Uruguay is closing in on an order for six panamax products tankers but its chairman has pledged not to jump the gun.
  • Premuda profits dive
    Write-downs saw Italian shipowner Premuda hit by a EUR 47.9m ($62.6m) loss in 2012.
  • Bocimar sheds newbuildings
    Bocimar has offloaded a pair of handysize bulkers under construction at Samjin Shipbuilding Industries in Weihai, China.
  • Oryx cut loose
    Seanergy Maritime has continued to sell off ships as it fights to cut debt.
  • AMP eyes new bulkers
    Hong Kong's Asia Pacific Maritime (AMP) is lining up finance for a potential four-ship order in China.
  • Seanergy bathed in red
    Seanergy Maritime saw its bottom line slip almost $200m below zero in 2012 as it battled to restructure in a terrible market.
  • Schulte in bill of lading row
    A company associated with Bernhard Schulte today lost a London high court battle over liability for releasing a cargo of gasoil without production of the bill of lading.
  • Classic finds a hero
    George Economou's Classic Maritime has added a Greek-owned capesize to its fleet.
  • Ship scrapping levy ditched
    The European Parliament has kicked out a plan to impose a ship recycling levy on vessels calling at EU ports.
  • Crew "free to go"
    An overseas crew stuck on a detained cargoship in the UK are free to leave at any time, its owner has said.
  • PB eyes double figures
    Pacific Basin Shipping has expanded its acquisition drive to nine vessels and is looking to take the spending spree into double figures.
  • Nomikos wins $13m ruling
    The AM Nomikos group is heading for victory in a $13m dispute over a five year charter of a handymax bulker that went seriously wrong.
  • Wartsila to appeal
    Finland's Wartsila is to appeal a Chinese judgement that it defrauded a shipyard by supplying second-hand engines for Spliethoff newbuildings.
  • Slower start for LNG
    Production problems dragged down LNG spot rates by 14% in the first quarter, RS Platou Markets says.
  • KfW IPEX profit cut
    German lender KfW IPEX-Bank has posted a smaller profit for 2012 as the shipping slump dragged on.
  • Booked by BP
    Viking Supply Ships has won period charters from BP that takes its contract backlog to NOK 1.69bn ($292m).
  • Keppel net shrinks
    Keppel Corp has seen its first quarter profit cut in half as its shipyards' workload came down.
  • Counterfeit corsairs
    Western journalists are being duped into paying Kenyans cash for interviews with supposed Somali pirates who are really amateur actors.
  • Two of three to miss
    Deutsche Bank has cooled fears Korea's giant shipbuilders will follow the same path as compatriot construction companies and produce disappointing first quarter results.
  • Sell-off boosts Wartsila
    Finnish ship engine giant Wartsila has posted a bigger first quarter profit thanks to asset disposals.
  • Mangalia breaks new ground
    Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries has entered new territory after securing a product tanker order from Eastern Mediterranean Maritime of Greece.
  • 100 ships, 100 days
    Around 100 ships have been beached for demolition in the first 100 days of 2013, according to cash buyer Star Matrix.
  • Haixia wants second route
    A Chinese ferry company is trying to launch a new crossing to Taiwan.
  • Palumbo "surprised"
    Italian shipyard chief Antonio Palumbo has protested his group's innocence after being accused of illegally disposing of hazardous waste.
  • Western wins duo
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has won a deal for two new boxships.
  • Ezion seals rig deal
    Ezion Holdings has won a third contract to supply a service rig for deployment in Central America.
  • UASC leaving London
    United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) is dumping London for Hamburg as the new headquarters for its European operation.
  • PACD in the dock
    Drilling rig giant Transocean has filed a complaint of patent infringement against competitor Pacific Drilling.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Maersk warns of possible rate war
    "Some other lines have chosen to respond to lower demand levels by lowering prices. Such a move risks resulting in a fully-fledged price war: a development that concerns us," said Vincent Clerc, Maerk's chief trade and marketing officer.
  • USMX ratifies new ILA master contract
    The approval, which came eight days after ILA members voted to ratify the contract, was made by representatives from 43 container carriers, terminal operators and port associations, who met in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday.
  • ILA maintenance and repair workers have tentative deal
    The agreement was announced Thursday by New York/New Jersey port Local 1804-1's president, Dennis A. Daggett, on the union's Facebook page. He said "we are in the process of fine tuning the language."
  • American reaches first quarterly net profit in 6 years
  • UASC announces executive appointments
  • Commerce unveils community investment plan
  • St. Louis airport sees cargo growth in 1Q
    Bringing a freighter operator to the Midwest airport, however, remains the main goal. An official said once one carrier joins up, it will be easier to convince the second and third airlines to fly in to St. Louis.
  • DHL prepares for new EU security rules
  • Petitions force Trendset into bankruptcy filing
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications
  • CEVA signs contract with fashion company
  • White paper outlines benefits of produce traceability initiative
  • U.S. steel exports lighter in February

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • GE awarded new contracts for electric power and propulsion systems
    In the last six months the company has signed contracts worth an estimated $80 million.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Suez continued to set a downward trend.
  • Rotterdam prices remain soft
    But crude values are picking up.
  • Turkish canal: preliminary plans approved
    Proposals to build a waterway linking the Black and Marmara Seas appear to be going ahead.
  • New warnings of 'tight avails'
    Growing demand and tight avails will have 'a snow-ball effect'.
  • More orders for Wartsila
    Finnish engine manufacturer chalks up 22% rise in orders during first quarter.
  • Bunker demand eats into fuel oil inventories
    Singapore's onshore stocks of fuel oil drop by 8.1%.
  • Bunker prices in Asia remain soft
    Low prices boost demand in Tokyo Bay.
  • LNG set to be 'fuel of choice' within next decade
    LNG-fuelled shipping is part of that picture, says CEO.
  • China tests first LNG-fuelled fishing vessel
    The vessel has six 375-litre LNG cylinders which can replace 70%-80% of gasoil.
  • Analyst estimates 380 cSt to average $650 in 2014
    Figure based on a crude oil price of $120 a barrel.
  • US Navy: Bunker cost savings, biofuel plans
    Fleet's newest amphibious assault ship has saved $15 million in fuel costs out of a budgeted $33 million.
  • Carnival Corporation managing fuel 'a lot better'
    Firm has benefited from 21% cumulative reduction in bunker consumption since 2007, says spokesman.
  • India considering duty-free bunkers for coastal shipping
    High bunker costs are a 'serious stumbling block' for Indian coastal shipping.
  • Environmental legislation could raise shipping costs by 50%
    Future likely to bring additional ECAs, says Senior Analyst at SSY.

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Leghorn
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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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