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June 25, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asian Shippers Council blasts carriers for resisting environmental rules
  • Maersk to probe shipboard fire with eye to misdeclared cargo causes
  • Salvager contracted to save cargo and hull of still floating MOL Comfort
  • Ships warned of this weekend's yacht races between Hong Kong and Macau
  • G6 carriers void sailings for oddly timed peak season vessel maintenance
  • US Coast Guard can jail seafarers 6 years for not reporting hazards: ISS
  • Shenzhen-HK border checkpoint station to start construction in November
  • Senate votes 93-4 to make Michael Froman next US Trade Representative
  • US diesel hits lowest price for a year, except on west and east coasts
  • Russia's Transcontainer Q1 profit down 7.5pc despite slight rise in revenue
  • Mozambique's Renamo guerrilla opposition party threatens coal rail line
  • Emerging market contract logistics comes with major country risk: Ti study
  • Soybean shippers find containerised beans increase quality and prices
  • Canadian Pacific shaves of 20 hours to 64-hour Toronto-Calgary transit
  • IATA: Cargo sector must ramp up e-customs, e-waybills, build up its IT
  • UAL orders twenty-five A350-1000s with options to buy ten more
  • FedEx buys regional logistics provider Supaswift in southern Africa
  • Volga moves Boeing 787 Dreamliner's wing section from Japan to US
  • Turkish Airlines wins 'Best Airline in Europe' award from Skytrax

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • APM Terminals to invest in & operate berths at Ningbo Port Group's Meishan terminal
  • Capacity increase on Asia-ECSA trade lane pulling rates down: Drewry
  • Freightliner acquires ERS Railways from Maersk Line
  • Govt to tackle shipping disasters off Indian Coast: Natrajan
  • Gulftainer acquires Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Co.; to assume full management of three terminals located in Jeddah & Jubail
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Asia-Australia rates to increase from July 1 & 15
  • ICS AGM deliberates on pressing international issues of concern
  • Long Beach port volume up 17.2 pc in May
  • Wilh. Loesch India offering tunnelling solutions for metro rail projects
  • Xiamen registers second fastest box throughput growth in China
  • ICE Awards completes 5 successful years of celebrating the power of the printed word
  • World Bank sees global GDP expanding 2.2 pc this year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Maritime insurance: Barbican Group acquires Seacurus
  • CEO of Geodis goes for Areva
  • Change at the head of Swiss Aviation Training
  • Korean Air stops carrying shark fins
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers mobile power plant to Sochi
  • DSV acquires Airmar Cargo SA in Colombia
  • Österreichische Post takes stake in Aras Kargo
  • Gulftainer to manage ports of Jeddah and Jubail
  • SSA concerned with hazy conditions in Strait of Malacca
  • UAL celebrates thrice over
  • Iveco and Gazprom focus on extending use of CNG
  • Euro 6 HGVs for Bertschi in Switzerland
  • Rail Cargo and Innofreight develop innovative freight car...
  • Railway business in Africa: the hidden champion is growing
  • Air India deploying B787 on Far East routes

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • Bollinger delivers fourth tug in series to Crowley
  • Damen delivers newbuild seismic support chasers
  • Campbell to christen two new towboats, dry dock
  • Color Line to retrofit Ropax with exhaust gas scrubbers
  • Aker Solutions and Statoil cancel Cat B contract
  • Japan: "PCTC cut fishing vessel in two"
  • Grandweld wins contract for four 42 m crewboats
  • HII's Barb Niland receives Virgina Business CFO Award

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma releases May box volume numbers
  • Schnitzer Steel earns honor of 'Scrap Company of the Year'
  • Deadline nears for nominations for WTC Tacoma Globe Awards
  • Tomorrow marks celebration of international Seafarer Day
  • Georgia Ports Authority names Jepson as chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • The P&I perspective
    Ocean Beyond Piracy report ignores the caring, sharing shipowner
  • New LNG opportunities come out of Africa
    LNG Consultancy sees Mozambique as one of the hottest prospects for gas shipping
  • Iridium reaches first base with GMDSS application
    Satellite provider aims to widen shipowners' choice of mandatory distress systems
  • A user's guide to Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems
    Mandatory system sends automated SOS calls for stricken ships
  • Iridium confronts Inmarsat in a clash of satellite giants
    Communications firms launch space race for shipowners' contracts
  • Seafarers left facing financial hardship after pirate attacks
    Two-thirds of Filipinos are paid late and many are forced to sign quit-claims
  • Damco seeks longer contracts to make ocean freight rates less volatile
    Short-term thinking is an obstacle to making supply chains more efficient
  • Weight of responsibility
    If misdeclared boxes were a factor in the MOL Comfort casualty, this could be the accident people have been fearing
  • VLGC pulls in $60,000 per day
    LPG carrier Thetis Glory benefits from lack of available vessels in the Middle East Gulf
  • Monsoons dampen demolition rates
    Caution rules across Indian subcontinent and China benchmark loses new ground
  • Taiwan owner bets newbuildings on 2015 capesize recovery
    Chinese Maritime Transport has three capesize deliveries in the pipeline
  • US transport financier returns to ship lending
    CIT will offer billions of dollars in new loans, having exited the sector in the 1990s
  • Tugs to reach MOL Comfort today
    Recovery will speed up investigation into why structure failed, says Boardley
  • A Whale SOS
    As Day of the Seafarer dawns, TMT crew remain stranded off Suez
  • Box lines face 'make or break' peak season, says Drewry
    Carriers have 'narrow window of opportunity to get their act together or risk severe losses'
  • Owners tell refiners to come clean about bunkers
    Industry must clarify how much low-sulphur diesel fuel it will supply to shipping
  • A Whale crew stranded off Suez plead with TMT to pay up
    As hearing opens in Houston, master says Nobu Su firm has failed to keep its word
  • Trade finance shortage hampers recovery
    Companies still rely on overdrafts, ICC survey finds

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • BBC Chartering secures four newbuildings
    GERMAN multipurpose shipowners are starting to invest in tonnage again to support the fleet renewal of Leer-based BBC Chartering, the world's leading tramp project/breakbulk carrier
  • Storm sinks Chinese ships
    TWO general cargo vessels have sunk off China's Hainan Island due to tropical storm Bebinca, but no casualties were reported
  • Sailings suspended after ro-pax hits UK dock
    DFDS today suspended sailings from Harwich in Essex to Esbjerg in Denmark after a ro-pax with 489 passengers aboard briefly took on water after hitting a quay while docking
  • Yangzijiang sells stray feeders
    JIANGSU Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has sold three container ships whose orders were cancelled by Thomas Schulte Reederei
  • Changhang Phoenix to auction two bulkers
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix said today two loss-making bulkers will be auctioned to repay 370M yuan ($60M) in bank loans
  • CNPC taking Yamal stake
    CHINA National Petroleum has agreed to invest in Novatek's new Yamal gas field and LNG export plant in the Russian Far East
  • COSCO (Nantong) bags $340M conversion deal
    COSCO Corp (Singapore) said today one of its subsidiaries has closed a deal with a Singaporean client to convert two nearly completed hulls into high-end floating accommodation units
  • Breaking prices keep sliding
    PRICES of ships sold for demolition remain under pressure today, as the rupee plunged to a historic low of 58-59 against the US dollar last week
  • MPM stays on 'buy'
    DMG & Partners maintained "buy" ratings for Marco Polo Marine shares after the latter acquired an AHTS ship to be deployed in Indonesian offshore waters
  • Two Singapore bunker players lose licences
    TWO bunkering services providers have lost their licences to operate in Singapore effective today, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said
  • DMG maintains 'neutral' for Singapore yards
    DMG & Partners today maintained 'neutral' ratings for Singaporean rig builders Keppel and Sembcorp Marine, citing intense competition in their sector
  • Capesize S&P prices rise as BDI rallies
    CAPESIZES are getting firmer prices in the S&P market as Baltic Dry Index rallied last week, on the back of higher iron ore shipments to China
  • Box rates still sliding
    BOX RATES have continued to regress further into unprofitable territory, raising more doubts on the success of carriers' planned general rate increases for July
  • Two arrested TMT ships to be sold
    TWO SHIPS belonging to Taiwanese shipowner TMT will be auctioned in Singapore and Cape Town

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • CMA CGM Consolidates India Agency Operations
    CMA CGM has announced plans to consolidate operations in India by combining agency functions of its wholly-owned subsidiary ANL into CMA Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd. The French carrier in a trade notice said "CMA CGM India stands as the sole agent for ANL pan India, effective July 1, replacing existing third-party...
  • Univan Opens New Philippines Headquarters in Manila
    Univan has opened its new office in Manila, reflecting the important role the Philippines plays in the company's global operations. "We are celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2013, and this investment in Manila, lays the foundation for the next 40 years as we have a long term commitment to our business...
  • ANL Singapore and Agility to Launch Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea
    ANL Singapore - part of CMA CGM - and Agility, a logistics provider, will launch a new joint venture, ANL Agencies PNG Ltd., in Papua New Guinea on July 1, 2013. "The establishment of ANL Agencies PNG Ltd will allow both companies to take advantage of significant synergies for both companies...
  • Troy Container Line Enhances South America Services
    roy Container Line will open new services to and from Bolivia; San Antonio, Chile; Callao, Peru; and Paraguay, via its partnership with the Argentina-based agent MSL. The American-owned non-vessel-operating common carrier will begin the new South America services with a maiden voyage on June 25. "Troy Container Line is committed to expanding...
  • Haze Limits Visibility Around Malaysia's Kertih Port
    Visibility in the waters around Kertih Port in Malaysia could be significantly reduced as a result of haze coming from forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, according to Inchcape Shipping Services. During periods of restricted visibility, Inchcape has recommended that shipmasters keep a proper lookout and navigate the area with caution, in...
  • New York-New Jersey Ranked Top Port for Industrial Real Estate
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was judged the leading gateway for developers and users of industrial real estate in 2012 based upon its consistent cargo volumes and available blocks of industrial space within the immediate port area, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle. New York-New...
  • Port Canaveral to Develop Inland Port in Eastern Florida
    Port Canaveral is pursuing the development of an inland port near the north end of Brevard County, Fla., in conjunction with the start this fall of the widening and deepening of the Florida port's 3½-mile channel. Dedicated barges would carry cargo from Port Canaveral to inland transfer points and connect to...
  • Tampa Port Authority Re-Elects All Board Officers
    William "Hoe" Brown will continue as chairman of the Tampa Port Authority.The board of Florida's Tampa Port Authority has agreed to maintain its already existing slate of officers with William "Hoe" Brown as chairman, Stephen Swindal as vice chairman and Carl Lindell Jr. as secretary and treasurer. Other board members include...
  • Jepson to Serve Second Term as Georgia Ports Authority's Chairman
    The Georgia Ports Authority's board of directors has elected Robert S. Jepson, Jr., to serve a second term as chairman of the board. Jepson was first appointed to the board of directors in 2008 and previously served as vice chairman. James A. Walters was also appointed as the vice chairman and...
  • Panama Canal Expands Tugboat Fleet
    The names of the two new tugboats were taken from different landmarks around Panama.The Panama Canal has received the first two of 14 tugboats that will help strengthen the waterway's capacity for the operation of its third set of locks. Cerro Itamut and Cerro Picacho are part of the new fleet...
  • FedEx's Profit Dropped 23 Percent in FY2013
    FedEx reported net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending May 31, 2013, was $303 million, down from $550 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year, ending May 31, 2012. The quarterly drop included an impairment charge of $100 million to retire 10 aircraft, as well...
  • Massport to Invest More in Container Operations in FY2014
    The Massachusetts Port Authority has approved a business plan and budget for fiscal year 2014 of $592 million, up 2.5 percent or $14.4 million compared with the previous year. About 70 percent of the budget, valued at $403 million, will go to fund the daily operations of the aviation, maritime and...
  • CMA CGM to Add South Africa Call to Asia-Africa Service
    CMA CGM has added a weekly westbound call at Durban, South Africa, to its MIDAS service, connecting India and the Persian Gulf with southern and western Africa. The first sailing of the new rotation is the Albert Rickmers, voyage MU655W. The container line has also merged its two services connecting the Persian...
  • DAT Freight Index Down 13 Percent in May
    DAT North American Freight Index Full-size image The DAT North American Freight Index dropped to 1571 in May 2013, down 13.3 percent year-over-year, compared with an all-time high in May 2012, according to the latest release from DAT. This is the fourth straight month of declines. The current spot market freight volume rose 5.6...
  • DFDS's Bid to Buy Scandlines Rejected
    DFDS's bid to buy Scandlines, a German-Danish ferry operator, was not accepted, meaning DFDS is no longer part of the sales process. However, the Northern Europe shipping and logistics company said it plans to continue its strategy expansion through acquisitions. DFDS originally announced its participation in the sales process for Scandlines, which...
  • HNA Group to Acquire European Trailer Leasing Business
    HNA Group Co. of China has agreed to acquire GE Capital's TIP Trailer Services, a European trailer leasing and rental business, as part of its investment strategy. "The acquisition of TIP strategically fits within HNA Group's existing portfolio of logistics, airline, airport, financial services, real estate, tourism, shipping and retail companies,...
  • Russia Plans Large Transport Projects
    Russian president Vladimir Putin unveiled plans to spend nearly $14 billion on three large rail and road projects to ease transport bottlenecks and stimulate a slowing economy. The trans-Siberian railway, which links Moscow to the port of Vladivostok in Russia's Far East, will be upgraded to become the main artery linking...
  • NSCP Group's Container Throughput Rises 2.8 Percent
    Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group reported consolidated cargo turnover from January to May was 61.3 million metric tons, falling 10.4 percent from 68.4 million metric tons in the first five months of 2012. NSCP Group's total container throughput from January to May rose 2.8 percent from 262,000 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012...
  • Port of Le Havre Welcomes First Call by CMA CGM Jules Verne
    The CMA CGM Jules Verne calls at the Port of Le Havre.The CMA CGM Jules Verne has made its maiden call at the Terminal de France in Port 2000 in Le Havre, France, as part of its first rotation on the French Asia Line 1 service, connecting Northern Europe with...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • 'Not willful'
    A US federal judge has overturned a jury's finding that ION Geophysical willfully infringed the patents of seismic vessel owner WesternGeco for marine streamer technology.
  • Euronav loan extended
    Euronav has won a four-year extension on a $300m credit facility, despite the departure of Bank of America from the loan.
  • SwissMarine takes cape
    SwissMarine has hired a Deiulemar Shipping capesize on a short period deal at below the present spot market spike.
  • CSSC hands over Longxue
    Guangzhou Shipyard international (GSI) is to take control of sister shipyard Longxue Shipbuilding with cash from parent CSSC.
  • Atwood at it again
    Atwood Oceanics has exercised an option at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for a fourth ultra-deepwater drillship.
  • American Club in the red
    The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association incurred a $6m loss through last year bringing its free reserve down to $54.2m.
  • Tanker blaze out
    The crew of a Turkish chemical tanker have been rescued after the vessel caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.
  • Capes charge on
    A spike in chartering activity has lifted capesize spot rates by almost 50% in the past week.
  • OSX denies default
    Eike Batista's OSX has rubbished claims that its shipbuilding unit is at risk of bankruptcy after defaulting on over $200m worth of debt repayments.
  • Grandweld grabs four
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards has won a deal to build four crew vessels for a Mexican owner.
  • Seacurus sold to Barbican
    Niche marine broker Seacurus has been sold to the Lloyd's based Barbican underwriting group by its founding partners.
  • Chinese bulker cleared
    A Chinese bulker has not been up to anything illegal, despite failing to notify authorities of its arrival in Philippines waters, the coast guard said.
  • Pratibha ship arrested again
    A tanker belonging to troubled Indian owner Pratibha Shipping has been put up for auction after being arrested again over unpaid fees.
  • NOCC ship in probe
    A Norwegian Car Carriers ship is under investigation by Japanese authorities following an accident which sliced a fishing vessel in two.
  • GSI raising $400m
    Shares in Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) will resume trading after more than a month as it unveiled details of a big share sale.
  • Euroseas tied to bulker
    Euroseas of Greece has bought its second vessel in a week and its first bulker in almost half a decade, UK brokers believe.
  • DFDS ferry holed
    A DFDS ferry took on water at Harwich in the UK after smashing into the dock.
  • Cosco Sing not worth it
    Shares in Cosco Corp (Singapore) may not be worth a punt despite languishing at a 12-month low, a Lion City-based analyst says.
  • Bunker suppliers busted
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cancelled the licenses of two bunker suppliers for contravening the terms and conditions of their licensing agreements.
  • Thai owner chops two
    World Wide Transport of Thailand is tipped to have thrown its two largest vessels on the scrap heap.
  • DFDS bows out
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has pulled out of the race to buy Baltic rival Scandlines.
  • Scorpio's big chance
    Scorpio Tankers has moved on a once in a generation opening with an order spree which has left rivals at least three years behind, a top executive says.
  • Chandris denies VLCC deal
    Greek owner Chandris says rumours of a new charter agreement for one of its VLCC's are false.
  • Star left hanging by STX
    Star Bulk Carriers has broken its silence over its exposure to bankrupt STX Pan Ocean to reveal it is owed over $750,000 by the South Korean owner.
  • Ship held over death
    Japan has arrested a Chinese cargoship in a probe into a fatal collision with a fishing vessel.
  • Jiangnan warns on losses
    CSSC's Jiangnan Heavy Industry is forecasting a loss in the first half as ship prices fell.
  • Cargoship lost in Med
  • Celebrity's Xpedition cleared to cruise
    Miami-based Celebrity Cruises has been allowed to resume its Galapagos cruising operations after a near one-month suspension.
  • Whales up for grabs
    Today Makes Tomorrow's (TMT) 320,000-dwt combination carrier (OBO) C Whale (built 2010) will come under the hammer in Singapore next month while sisterhip E Whale's fate is expected to be determined in Cape Town tomorrow.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • DSV acquires Colombian agent
  • House members visit Memphis to learn about logistics
  • FedEx continues efficiency push in truck fleet
    In March, less than five years after setting its goal, FedEx Express scored a 22 percent cumulative improvement in fuel economy for its vehicles and set a revised goal to improve the efficiency of its vehicle fleet 30 percent by 2020.
  • JDA outlines merged product roadmap
    "Instead of inward-facing analysis to determine the product roadmap, we put our customers at the center of every decision," said Jean-Francois Gagne, JDA's chief product officer. "The end result is an integration, innovation and development path."
  • Shippers concerned of possible change to rail cost measure
    The URCS is the STB's general purpose costing system that's used to estimate variable and total unit costs for Class I railroads, including making determinations on whether a railroad's rates are reasonable.
  • Mercury opens EMEA branch
  • Conexus expands in Laredo
  • Barbican buys specialist marine insurance broker
  • Froman sworn in as U.S. trade representative
    "I intend to use every tool to increase exports of Made-in-America goods and services, level the playing field for our people to compete and win in the global economy and fully enforce our trade rights," he said during his swearing-in ceremony.
  • MarAd details shipyard impact on economy

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 24, 2013
  • Asia-Pacific marine coatings market to record further growth
    Market recorded revenues of $4.84 billion in 2012 and is estimated to reach $6.69 billion in 2016.
  • New order for scrubbing system
    'Exhaust gas cleaning systems will enhance our striving for sustainable operations,' says Norwegian operator.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah, soft in Africa
    MGO in Cape Town lost $18 throughout the day's trading.
  • Double digit falls across Europe
    MGO down by $17 in Rotterdam.
  • Call to refiners: Start talking about 2015
    IBIA's vice-chairman wants debate between owners and refiners on LSFO supply post-2015.
  • China could retrofit 47,000 vessels to use LNG
    Programme would focus on inland waterways.
  • TMT files for bankruptcy
    Bunker suppliers among creditors listed in court papers.
  • Week starts with bunker prices down
    Earliest delivery dates for bunkers were between June 25 to 27 at key Asian ports.
  • MPA cancels licences of two bunkering firms
    Operating permit of Golden Lights HS Bunkering Pte Ltd and Shing Li Shipping Pte Ltd withdrawn.
  • Bunker spill from Manila-based oil storage depot
    Spill caused by a ruptured pipe from a storage tank, says Philippine media.
  • Sovcomflot upgrading engines of LNG carrier newbuilds
    The Velikiy Novgorod and Pskov will have ME-GI engines, says firm.
  • MAN Diesel starts turbocharger production at China
    China turbocharger business unit will support shipbuilding in country.

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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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