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April 23, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Experts: China's Q1 trade statistics show signs of falsification
  • Hongkong International Terminals makes appeal with advertising blitz
  • CMA CGM's 16,000-TEU Alexander Von Humboldt joins Asia-Europe trade
  • Stifel index shows forwarders' volumes declines as confidence wavers
  • Hebei port spending hits US$27 million in first quarter, 10.5pc over budget
  • Hefei quarterly box volume up 34.8pc to 18,903 TEU, March sets record
  • Ningxia Huinong overland checkpoint box volume hits 100,000 TEU
  • Alataw Pass rail freight volume increases 23.2pc in first quarter
  • SeaSpan orders ChartCo to install navigation software suite fleet-wide
  • Manchester Ship Canal expands role as conveyor of Kellogg's cereal
  • Schenker sets up freight forwarding and logistics company in Panama
  • US Grains Council supports US approval of Japan entry into TPP
  • Boeing lowers 747-8 production rate from 2 to 1.75 aircraft a month
  • Air Cargo Germany stops flight operations, says suspension temporary
  • Missouri's Lambert-St Louis Airport's has best first quarter since 2011

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • "K" Line (India) forays into coastal shipping operations
  • Allcargo Logistics & HANSA HEAVY LIFT jointly move first cargo for a petrochemical major
  • Bahri announces mobile applications for smart phone & tablet users
  • Boston port security enhanced following bombing
  • DCI to raise euro loan worth 400 cr.
  • Global shipping industry slams unworkable European Parliament proposals on ship recycling
  • Hong Kong dock strike continues, though smaller union drops out
  • Jamaica joins National Maritime Day celebrations
  • Marine hull insurance segment seeing slack growth
  • New Asia-South America service from May
  • OOCL s 13,208-TEU newbuild embraces innovative designs, latest green technologies
  • SSA strengthens call for a unified 'Asian Voice' in shipping
  • UK War Risks Club awarded 'Excellent' financial rating by AM Best
  • Weak spot market forces lines to delay Asia-Europe rate hikes
  • ZIM upgrades its Asia-South America East Coast (ASE) service
  • APSEZ advisory asks for box vessels to be berthed Port Side during monsoon
  • IATA stresses focus on safety, security & sustainability
  • Difficult to achieve export target: Assocham

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Roll-out at Volkswerft Stralsund
  • Carriers to further expand services to South America
  • New duo for Groeneveld in Benelux
  • Iata appoints Warren Jones as head of Cargo Network Service
  • Ports America appoints vice-president breakbulk
  • Damco: new CCO responsible for West Europe region
  • Daily movement record but monthly cargo decrease in Hong...
  • Southwest Airlines Cargo expands service to AirTran network
  • SriLankan Cargo on course for record-breaking year
  • Norbert Dentressangle extends partnership with Birds Eye
  • Zim and Cosmed restructure Tyrrhenian Sea service
  • Union Pacific Railroad to strengthen transport...
  • New IRU TIR-EPD application improves user interface and...
  • InterRail scoops up another wagon fleet operator
  • Financial support for Tanzania-Kenya road project

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Navios to acquire 10 ships from HSH Nordbank debtors
  • Raytheon Anschütz books OSV bridge orders
  • Leadership change at Tognum AG
  • Island Offshore wins major contract extension
  • Keppel gets into ocean mining
  • Petrobras contracts 23 newbuild OSVs

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Department of Transportation eyes next round of TIGER grants
  • IMO Legal Committee Oks draft guidelines regarding crime
  • Port of Bellingham sponsors annual CharterFest event
  • Boeing receives FAA nod on 787 battery modifications
  • Port of Tacoma installs earth-friendly downspout boxes

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Torm forced to sell five MR tankers to Oaktree
    Vessels to be placed under Torm commercial management
  • Casualty reporting
    Lack of international repercussions means lagging states are unlikely to change
  • Ten-ship deal with HSH takes Navios into box business
    Joint venture could target new distressed deals
  • Angola's new angle
    Luanda investment brings new dynamism to West Africa's energy and shipping sectors
  • Small LPG carriers in favour as intra-regional trade grows
    Africa seen as driver of demand for ships
  • Adopt the brace position
    The threat of war on the Korean Peninsula has legal consequences for shipbuilding
  • The battle for herd immunity
    As in the fight against measles, we need high, stable levels of resistance to wipe out piracy
  • China LNG Shipping posts $24.5m annual net profit
    Specialist BP Shipping crew stay on after joint venture expires
  • German navy to patrol Gulf of Aden for another year
    Over 300 soldiers currently deployed for Operation Atalanta
  • Paragon awaits offer approval after successful hop to Nasdaq
    Move reverses switch to NYSE in 2010
  • Alliances could solve intra-Asia oversupply
    EXCLUSIVE: Market fragmentation is the biggest obstacle, says MCC chief
  • Study to examine potential for second JadeWeserPort box terminal
    Results to be presented in early 2015
  • Industry lobbies IMO over flag-state failure to submit casualty reports
    Shipowners and unions join forces to voice concern
  • India delays Enrica Lexie death penalty decision
    Supreme court will rule on Thursday whether marines could face capital punishment
  • Six buyers battle for larger product tankers
    Renewed interest reflects dearth of mid-size tonnage for sale
  • RCL gets closer to Cosco
    Intra-Asia carrier and Chinese liner form partnership to boost Thailand-China service
  • Maersk Line refuses to rule out Asia-Europe vessel sharing
    If we can offer same or better service at lower cost by deploying a VSA we will, says Skou
  • US rules to mandate green products
    The 2013 VGP requirements bring good news for some lubrication manufacturers
  • US gives first clearance for ballast water systems
    Approval granted to Cleanballast from Veolia Water subsidiary RWO
  • Wärtsilä sees services as key to future business
    Outsourcing maintenance will spread as marine engines become more complex
  • Global container trade faces single-digit growth
    Seabury Group highlights pockets of regional expansion despite widespread stagnation
  • Legal eagles flock to London
    Symposium marks IMO legal committee's 100th session
  • Petronas fails to delist MISC
    Malaysia energy giant needed 90% of tanker firm's shares to take control
  • Pacific Basin to cement leading handy position via newbuilding
    Hong Kong-listed handysize specialist targets ship types not available on secondhand market

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Taiwan shipping heats up
    TAIWAN'S shipping sector is heating up, with the first direct service to Taiwan from China's Guangxi province starting today and Evergreen adding two box ships
  • RMT's 1Q profits rise 30%
    RICKMERS Maritime Trust's 1Q13 profits rose 30% year on year to $10.74M
  • Woodside scraps Pluto LNG expansion
    WOODSIDE has decided to scrap plans to expand its Pluto LNG Project near Karratha in Western Australia
  • Drewry on boxes: 'seems like suicide' but look again
    BOX SHIPPING lines have raised capacity by 12% on the Asia/East Coast North America trade lane, even though capacity utlisation is dropping, Drewry has noted
  • MISC shares crash as PETRONAS deal fizzles
    MISC'S shares plunged by almost 14% today in reaction to PETRONAS withdrawing its offer to buy out and delist Malaysia's national shipping group
  • Asia/Europe box rates keep crumbling
    ASIA/NORTH Europe box rates continue to deteriorate, falling below the psychologically comfortable level of $1,000 per teu for the second straight week
  • Cyprus spurs bulker S&P
    CYPRUS'S financial crisis has apparently sparked a rush among Greek ship owners to put their cash in ships rather than in banks
  • 9M smuggled cigarettes seized in Felixstowe
    UK BORDER Force officers were reported today to have seized 9M smuggled cigarettes in a container at Felixstowe
  • CSA assails port call by Vale's VLOC
    VALE'S port call in Liangyugang last week by its 2012-built, 402,285dwt Vale Malaysia has raised a protest from the China Shipowners' Association
  • FSL Trust losses worsen
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust today unveiled losses of $7.07M for 1Q13, worse than $4.17M in losses in the same period last year
  • China's iron ore import price seen dropping
    THE PRICE of iron ore imported to China is expected to drop by $10-15 per tonne in 2013, the China Iron & Steel Association said
  • 'Tailwind' seen for Korean yards
    SOUTH Korea's three biggest shipbuilders should be spared serious blowback from the cancellation of Browse LNG's onshore liquefaction project, a sector analyst predicted today
  • Sainty Marine profits jump
    SHENZHEN-listed Sainty Marine, a Jiangsu-based shipbuilder, said its 1Q12 profits jumped 44% year on year on income from extending loans
  • SinOceanic unit restructuring
    SINOCEANIC Shipping said today its wholly owned unit SinOceanic II is restructuring its finances
  • Rosneft and Marubeni sign MoU on LNG schemes
    RUSSIAN oil and gas company Rosneft has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese trading house Marubeni on joint exploration and development of oil and gas fields and LNG project implementation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways Join Cargo Networks
    Southwest Airlines has started shipping cargo on AirTran Airways under the Southwest Airlines Cargo brand. In addition to broadening the overall cargo network across the two airlines, Southwest introduced four new cargo destinations to its route map: Charlotte, N.C.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Richmond, Va. Beginning May 1, Southwest Airlines Cargo will...
  • ICAO, TIACA Team Up for Air Cargo Security
    The International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Cargo Association have signed a declaration of intent to strengthen their cooperation on technical matters. The agreement was signed in Dallas at TIACA's 2013 Executive Summit by Michael Steen, TIACA's chairman, and Raymond Benjamin, ICAO's secretary general. Under the terms of the deal,...
  • Canadian National's First Quarter Profit Plummets
    Canadian National today reported net income in the first quarter of 2013 totaling C$555 million (about US$540.8 million), a decline of 28 percent from $755.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. First quarter of 2013 profit results included an after-tax gain of $35.1 million, and first quarter 2012 included an...
  • Terrorist Plot Targeting Toronto-New York Train Thwarted
    Canadian police and intelligence agencies have thwarted a plot to carry out an al-Qaeda-supported terrorist attack on a passenger train between Toronto and New York City, according to James Malizia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police's assistant commissioner, in a press conference, CBC News reports. Two suspects have been arrested and charged with...
  • Steep Declines for Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices
    Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high and low sulfur bunker fuel experienced a second week of steep declines in the week of April 19, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services, Inc. High sulfur bunker fuel fell by 4.8...
  • Court Rejects US Truckers' Challenges of Mexican Pilot Program
    U.S. trucking groups have lost an appeals court challenge to a federal pilot program that allows Mexican truck drivers to cross the border and deliver goods in the U.S., Bloomberg reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., rejected an argument by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association that Mexican commercial...
  • Trinity Industries Acquires Forjas Metálicas
    Trinity Industries has acquired the assets of Forjas Metálicas for about $23 million, plus assumption of certain specific liabilities. Forjas Met'licas, also known as Formet, is based in Monterrey, Mexico, and designs, manufactures and sells galvanized and corrugated steel products for the electricity transmission and highway products markets. Trinity Industries, headquartered...
  • Mississippi River Reopens at Vicksburg After Barge Crash
    The Mississippi River has reopened at Vicksburg, Miss., today, after officials determined there was enough water covering a barge that sank over the weekend to allow other vessels to safely navigate through, The Washington Post reports. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the river yesterday after the U.S. Highway 80 railroad bridge...
  • Kuryla Named Jaxport Director
    Juan Kuryla, deputy port director at Miami, has been chosen the new CEO at the Port of Jacksonville. The Jaxport board unanimously voted for Kuryla over two other finalists - interim CEO Roy Schleicher and Michael E. Moore, the former CEO of Global Container Terminals. The selection came after the board interviewed...
  • Pepsi Logistics Launches Revamped Shipments App
    Blue Stingray Digital Ad Agency has launched a revamped logistics application for Pepsi Logistics, replacing the transportation provider's previous desktop application for tracking shipments and deliveries. The new HTML5 app allows delivery drivers to access shipment data and check deliveries from smartphones or tablets as they arrive at a destination. The app...
  • Brown Transfer Outsources Billing
    DDC FPO, a freight process outsourcing provider, has completed the rollout phrase of bill data capture operations for Brown Transfer Company. Brown Transfer, a less-than-truckload carrier based in the Midwest, looked to outsource its data to eliminate unnecessary time and costs, according to Trevor Aden, the company's director of business development. "Operationally,...
  • TCB Railway Expects 11 Percent Increase in 2013 Container Traffic
    TCB Railways has reached a monthly transportation capacity of 17,000 20-foot-equivalent units between the Port of Barcelona and hinterland intermodal terminals in Zaragoza, Vitoria, Selgua, Azuqueca de Henares, Burgos and Valladolid in Spain. Last year, the Grup TCB subsidiary handled 117,000 TEUs, and the forecast for 2013 is 130,000 TEUs annually,...
  • Globe Express Services Names Cross US Compliance Leader, Northeast VP
    Globe Express Services has appointed Regina Cross as vice president of the U.S. Northeast region and U.S. compliance leader. Cross will be based in New York City and will report directly to Oliver Huber, president of the North American region, with dotted line responsibility to Michael C. Hughes, president and CEO. Cross,...
  • ICS, ITF Concerned About IMO Casualty Reporting Compliance
    The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers' Federation have made a joint submission to the International Maritime Organization expressing concern about the apparent failure of some flag states to submit maritime casualty reports to the agency, which is required under several international maritime conventions. In accordance with the...
  • Navios Acquires Container Ships From HSH Nordbank
    Navios Maritime Holdings, a NYSE-listed tanker and dry bulk vessel owner, has moved into container shipping, acquiring five vessels from debtors of HSH Nordbank. The five ships, with capacity ranging from 2,007 to 3,498 20-foot-equivalent units, were acquired along with five product tankers, in a $130 million cash deal with the...
  • Turkey's EVYAP Port Receives Electric RTG
    Koncranes' fully electric RTG.Konecranes has delivered a busbar-powered, fully electric rubber-tire gantry crane to EVYAP Port in Istanbul. It is the first in a series of eight RTGs ordered in 2012 by the Turkish port operator. The RTGs, also equipped with network braking, will run on electricity drawn from the local grid....
  • OOCL Announces Ship Change in Gulf Mexico Service
    OOCL has announced that the container ship Norfolk Express in its Gulf Mexico Service, GMX, will be replaced on its current voyage by another vessel, Irenes Rainbow, effective immediately. The container carrier has arranged for all westbound cargo previously loaded onboard the Norfolk Express 033W in Thamesport, England; Antwerp, Belgium; and...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Attention turns to liner raid
    The price tag tied to the ten vessels that Navios Group (Naivos) has acquired from HSH Nordbank implies the deal may have included time charters, according to Omar Nokta of Global Hunter Securities.
  • All eyes on HSH
  • Clarksons changes sums
    Owners opening Clarksons' weekly report to find benchmark rates for their vessels have jumped up or fallen down may have no need for a change in heart rate.
  • DESSC bags Malaysia job
    John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply has bagged a contract for an anchor handler in Malaysia.
  • Four more for Wintermar
    Indonesia's Wintermar Offshore Marine has turned to a Chinese shipyard for up to four offshore support newbuildings.
  • Gard hits the jackpot
    The Gard marine insurance group continued to power ahead last year delivering a $99m surplus in a difficult year.
  • Teekay starts press
    Teekay Offshore is seeking to collect up to $140m from the printing of preferred shares.
  • Frangou: more to come
    Greece's Navios Group hinted at further distressed vessel deals with HSH Nordbank after sealing a 10-ship purchase on Monday.
  • Rickmers' double joy
    Rickmers Maritime has two reasons to celebrate today after booking an improved first quarter profit at the same time as investors waved through an $80m rights issue.
  • Kleven hits high note
    Norwegian offshore support vessel builder Kleven has posted record numbers for last year as it handed over more high-end vessels.
  • A model for the future?
    German lender HSH Nordbank is planning more than EUR 1bn ($1.3m) of further distressed vessel sales after clinching a breakthrough deal with Greece's Navios Group.
  • Navios buying idle 10
    Greece's Navios Group is teaming up with HSH Nordbank to buy and reactivate at least 10 idle or under-performing vessels from the lender's portfolio of bad loans.
  • Nothing super about eco
    Nikolas Tsakos has rubbished super eco newbuildings as the flavour of the month and ruled out his company Tsakos Energy Navigation jumping on the order bandwagon.
  • Nanjing Tanker suspended
    Trading of shares in Nanjing Tanker was halted on Monday in Shanghai after the owner racked up a third year of losses.
  • Nobu Su dodges bullet
    Nobu Su has been handed a rare bit of good news after finding out he won't be spending 18 months in an English jail.
  • DCI "unprofessional"
    Dredging Corp of India (DCI) has been criticised for not taking action to limit fuel bills up to 2011.
  • Torm drain for FSL
    Exposure to Torm helped send Singapore's First Ship Lease to a loss in the first three months of 2013.
  • Lorenzo profit soars
    Philippines feedership owner Lorenzo Shipping Corporation has posted a 458% jump in 2012 earnings.
  • Mizuho plays a new hand
    Mizuho Sangyo of Japan has cashed in its smallest bulker, brokers believe.
  • Songa scores in Vietnam
    Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore has tied up a semi-submersible drilling rig on a short term deal.
  • Seastar tipped for cape
    Hong Kong's Seastar has been linked to a deal to buy a modern MOL capesize.
  • KHI denies merger talk
    Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has denied a report that it will start merger talks with a rival.
  • ABG changes chiefs
    Dhananjay Datar is stepping down as CFO of India's ABG Shipyard after more than six years in the job.
  • MISC shares battered
    Shares in Malaysian shipowner MISC tumbled today after Petronas unexpectedly pulled the plug on a $3bn takeover bid for the company.
  • NOCC takes a cut
    Norwegian Car Carriers has netted a new deal for one of its vessels at what appears to be a slightly lower rate.
  • Novoship wants cut
    Russian tanker owner Novoship is asking shareholders to pocket less of a dividend for last year.
  • Four barges sink
    Four barges have sunk after breaking loose from a tug on the Illinois River.
  • Petrobras building 23
    Brazilian oil producer Petrobras has signed for 23 new offshore vessels at domestic shipyards.
  • Peter Dohle books five
    Peter Dohle has ordered a series of up to five handysize bulkers at China's Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry.
  • LR1s on the block
    Lloyd Fonds looks to be in the process of selling off a series four LR1 tankers under pressure from its banks.
  • Petronas drops MISC bid
    Petronas has pulled its bid to take MISC private in a $3bn buyout offer after failing to win minority shareholder support.
  • Noble eyes Baht bonds
    Noble Group has unveiled plans for a further round of fund raising with a Thai baht denominated bond issue.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: Kuryla named new head at Jaxport
    Juan Kuryla, deputy director of Port of Miami since 2009 and a 17-year industry veteran, has been named as the new director of the Jacksonville Port Authority by a unanimous vote of the port's seven-member board.
  • Carriers adding 12% capacity to Asia-NA east coast lane
    "Where the cargo to fill the extra capacity is going to come from has not yet been defined," the London-based firm said, adding it appeared carriers expect to entice some cargo now moving through North America's west coast ports.
  • ABF, Teamsters agree on another contract extension
    The less-than-truckload carrier had been striving for cost reductions, and though the Teamsters recognized publicly the need to reduce costs, the union representatives have not accepted any of the carrier's offers.
  • Lufthansa cancels most flights due to union strike
  • Boeing readies 787s for flight after battery fixes
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has officially approved design modifications for the Boeing 787's lithium battery system after giving the go-ahead for Boeing's certification plan in early March.
  • FAA furloughs kick in, reducing airport capacity
  • Drewry Air Freight Index - A shaky March
  • Dutch firms initiate information-sharing network
  • U.K. eager for benefits of transatlantic trade deal
    Ambassador Peter Westmacott said during a briefing at the National Foreign Trade Council April 18 that his nation is hopeful for a quick commencement and conclusion of trade negotiations between the United States and European Union.
  • ASF expands in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 22, 2013
  • Prices soft in Northwest Europe
    Congestion reported in Piraeus.
  • Avails stay tigt in Fujairah and Suez
    Prices moving up in Durban.
  • Dover may benefit from ECA-related modal shift
    Could attract ro-ro and cargo throughput from other UK ports as it offers shortest route to Europe.
  • Eco advantage overdone, say shipowner
    Vice-chair of INTERTANKO and tanker owner unconvinced by 'eco' advantage.
  • Volatile oil prices strengthen case for biofuel
    US Navy will continue 'aggressive pursuit' of alternative energy.
  • Shipping industry not ready for scrubbers or LNG
    Shipping industry speakers at 'Fuelling the Future' conference expect to use MGO to comply in ECAs in 2015.
  • Triple-E vessels: Priority is to cut fuel consumption
    'We are not putting them in to reduce rates,' said Maersk Lines' CEO.
  • Quick sulphur results promised by onboard analysis system
    New product said to be easy to use and can give 'pass/fail' results for sulphur, cat fines.
  • Asia bunker prices mostly down
    The only exception was Busan, where bunker prices rose.
  • Dan-Bunkering sets up office in Beijing
    'Beijing is the first step in our expansion in China.'
  • Evergreen receives two L-type containerships
    Tenth and eleventh L-type containership launched at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
  • Dubai takes first step in Maritime Green Initiative
    Dubai to begin initiative by taking on 'LNG powered tug' project.
  • Scrubber-equipped fishing trawler delivered
    Tersan Shipyard delivered the vessel to Strand Fiskelsrap.
  • Fuel-efficient multipurpose ship to support Russian port
    Vessel's propulsion system gives up to 30% fuel savings.
  • COSCO Pride crowned 'most sustainable ship 2012'
    According to the Environmental Performance Index published by the Port of Rotterdam.
  • Start of Hambantota bunkering operations delayed
    Marine fuel operations at port to start from October, according

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Leghorn
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Venice
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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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