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September 26, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH halves Asia-USEC service, sheds more sailings for Golden Week
  • Schenker Rail whisks cargo from fire-stricken ship at London Gateway
  • Hapag-Lloyd appoints Damco chief Rolf Habben-Jansen as new CEO
  • Puget Sound's Seattle-Tacoma container volume falls 5.5pc in August
  • Cosco exec's arrest on corruption charges sends chills through company
  • SIA, Qantas, Air NZ face Australian court, charged with price collusion
  • Malaysia AirAsia cargo executives suspended as price-fixing probed
  • Singapore conference learns China shifts from one paradigm to another
  • Global manufacturing growth edges higher in August: JPMorgan index
  • Russia Customs become difficult, seeking to repeal easy transit deal
  • DB Schenker Rail UK tests viability of switching Scotch from truck to train
  • IMB: Piracy chased from Far East to Somalia, now to West Africa
  • IATA downgrades global airline profitability by US$1 billion in 2013
  • Turkish Cargo opens a new storage area at Ataturk International Airport
  • Tianjin dry ports's 8-month container volume up 50pc to 180,000 TEU

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Aegis Logistics facilitates record loading of motor spirit for HPCL at Pir Pau
  • Bureau Veritas sharpens ice tools
  • Handysizes earn big on growing Chinese log imports
  • IMO passes rules on mandatory container weight verification
  • Shipowners call for sustainable regulation on IMO World Maritime Day
  • Two bids to move coal for NTPC s Bihar project
  • ZIM renewing its special containers fleet
  • BWNC meeting ends in deadlock
  • Cabinet approves leasing of land for 5 port projects
  • CCI begins investigation into IATA's cargo activities
  • Suzuki to make India its export base for Swift
  • Govt to boost investment through infra trust funds
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New full-train offers to Ludwigshafen and Basel
  • Shipping confidence holds firm
  • Le Havre welcomes new Director of operations
  • IAG "panda" plane arrives in Chengdu
  • Krone to focus on Cool Liner Duoplex Steel
  • Kögel's sales structure expanded
  • Major order from Italy for German trailer manufacturer
  • Emons takes over Logwin site in Kempten
  • ICS challenges proposed new accounting standards
  • Delta goes cold in Detroit
  • Rohlig welcomes new affiliate manager
  • BUAV urges airlines to stop primate transport
  • Global Ports' half-year profits contract
  • Kazakhstan temir zholy organizes shuttle transportation
  • Dietrich Honold expands health care logistics in Romania
  • Deutsche Bahn und Etihad Rail kurz vor der ersten Abfahrt

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • ASD to christen first large fishing vessel built in Alaska
  • BAE Norfolk gets another $18.2 million for LHD 3 PMA
  • Statoil awards contract for arctic drillship concept design
  • Scania showcases Tier 3 16-liter V8
  • Noble announces plan to split fleet
  • Damen offers fuel saving drydocking package
  • Maersk Drilling orders harsh environment jack-up at DSME
  • Electric Boat gets $152.4 million more for Virginia work

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • German cruise guide editors name Seattle as top cruise port
  • Coast Guard gets thumbs up to order new fast response cutters
  • Construction work progressing on Port of Vancouver Gateway project
  • Alaska Ship & Drydock to christen new longliner
  • CSX taps Bob Frulla as Northern Region VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • A thought for World Maritime Day
    The industry must work to make ocean transport development sustainable
  • CSAV share offering hits its target
    Carrier may call for a further capital increase
  • Scorpio raises another $300m in Norway for eco bulkers
    A second successful fundraiser leads Monaco owner to expect to clinch more berths
  • Seanergy posts reduced second-quarter loss
    Deal with final lending bank so far remains elusive
  • Gibraltar pays to repatriate IMTC crew
    Flag state meets its obligations under Maritime Labour Convention
  • In praise of the UK
    International Group lauds 'positive' response when it comes to major casualties
  • ICS calls for cost/benefit analysis of green rules
    Shipping must be sustainable, says Hinchliffe
  • LNG carrier owners put on oversupply alert
    Having 400 vessels trading and 100 on order at Asian yards drives down rates
  • Capital Product extends charters for three BP tankers
    Fleet is now fixed for an average of nine years
  • London Gateway handles first rail freight shipment
    DB Schenker transports boxes from fire-damaged Zim Rotterdam
  • Workers strike at China Merchants port in Shenzhen
    Shekou Port dry bulk terminal at centre of pay dispute
  • Drop in bookings leads Carnival to warn of possible fourth-quarter loss
    Cruise operator faces $810m Costa Concordia salvage bill
  • Eimskip demands information about raids
    Targeted carrier and trucker claim Iceland competition authority is withholding details
  • Tsakos secures period deal for last VLCC
    Millennium locked up for 18 months at rate reflecting changing prospects in crude sector
  • Teekay buys second Awilco LNG carrier
    US-listed firm hopes to secure long-term debt finance before delivery

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • TEN plots second preferred offering
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation announced today that it will issue a new series of perpetual preferred shares, adding to a wave of such offerings this year
  • Eimskip units seek access to raid data
    EIMSKIP, the Icelandic shipping and logistics group, said today three of its companies are seeking access to data seized in dawn raids earlier this month
  • Three resign as Seanergy losses continue
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy Maritime today reported more quarterly losses and announced three resignation
  • CSAV hits $330M target
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has completed its rights offering, with the Luksic Group further solidifying its grip
  • Awilco LNG, Teekay agree on sale/leaseback
    AWILCO LNG of Norway said today it had concluded a sale-leaseback deal with Teekay LNG Partners
  • Rising asset prices deter Precious fleet expansion
    PRECIOUS Shipping, Thailand's biggest bulker owner, will watch and wait before buying any more secondhand ships
  • OSG reveals 2013-18 financial projections
    BANKRUPT Overseas Shipholding Group has disclosed forecasts for its US-flag and international tanker divisions in an effort to speed restructuring
  • Maersk Drilling books $650M rig at DSME
    MAERSK Drilling has ordered a new ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
  • Shanghai sea-rail transport rise sought
    SHANGHAI Port Logistics today called on China's biggest port to raise sea-rail transit throughput nearer to international norms
  • Robbery on VLCC foiled
    A ROBBERY attempt by three armed men off an Indonesian anchorage has been foiled by crew members of the VLCC Armada Ali, ReCAAP ISC reported today
  • Portsmouth suspects deny drug smuggling
    TWO MEN have denied smuggling cocaine with street value of £5.2M ($8.1M) through Portsmouth harbour
  • Hapag hires logistician to succeed CEO Behrendt
    GERMAN liner Hapag-Lloyd has selected a top executive from the ocean freight-forwarding and logistics sector as its future CEO
  • Carnival shares dumped
    NYSE-listed stock of Carnival Corp fell today in extremely heavy trading after the cruise major confirmed continued weakness for its CCL brand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Miller, Former Kansas DOT Secretary, Tapped for STB
    President Obama has nominated Deb Miller for a seat on the three-member U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which oversees the U.S. rail industry. The position still requires approval from the Senate. Miller would take the spot of Francis Mulvey, whose term expired. Notably, STB Chairman Daniel Elliott's term will also expire at...
  • Truckload Carriers Steer for Higher Rates, Volumes
    Slow but steady growth in freight-generating sectors of the economy is raising trucking executives' expectations for higher rates and increased shipment volume. Sixty-six percent of the truckload carriers surveyed by Transport Capital Partners in the third quarter said they expect rates to rise over the next 12 months. Carriers with more than...
  • CTS: Europe's Containerized Exports to North America Hit High
    Europe: Containerized exports to North America through June 2013 Full-size image Containerized exports from Europe to North America reached a high since the JOC began collecting this data in January 2011, according to data from Container Trades Statistics. European exports rose year-over-year to all regions, with the exception of exports to the...
  • Walker Supply Chain Management Hires Laccona as COO
    Giorgio Laccona (left), Walker SCM's new COO, with Emmett Walker (right), Walker SCM's CEO.Walker Supply Chain Management has hired Giorgio Laccona as chief operating officer and partner. In his new role at the transportation and logistics firm, Laccona, a 37-year industry veteran, will be responsible for the daily operations, lead procurement...
  • US Peaches, Nectarines Allowed to Enter Australia
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that peaches and nectarines from California and the Pacific Northwest are now allowed entry into all Australian states. "The first shipments of peaches and nectarines from California successfully landed in Australia, passed inspection and are on their way...
  • Report: World Trade Increased 2.2 Percent in July
    World trade volume index from July 2012 to July 2013. Full-size image Based on preliminary data, the volume of world trade increased2.2 percent month-over-month in July, following a 0.5 percent slip in June, according to latest World Trade Monitor report by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. Import and export volumes in...
  • Canada's Rail Freight Traffic Slid 1.8 Percent in July
    The Canadian railway industry carried 27.0 million metric tons of freight in July, a 1.8 percent year-over-year decline, according to Statistics Canada. Canada Rail Freight Traffic from July 2012 to July 2013. Full-size image The drop occurred despite a rise in traffic from the U.S., Canada's national statistical agency said in a...
  • Boxer Says Scrap US Fuels Tax, Tax Oil at Refineries
    WASHINGTON -The chair of a major U.S. Senate transportation committee wants to replace the federal fuels tax with a sales tax on oil at refineries, a move she says will provide a better way to boost construction of the nation's roads, bridges and highways and avoid the bankruptcy of the Highway...
  • Airlines for America Congratulates Marion Blakey, Recipient of the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
    WASHINGTON, September 24, 2013 - Airlines for America (A4A) the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, congratulated Marion Blakey, former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator and current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), for receiving the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy for significant public service of enduring value...
  • ATA's Costello: Capacity Shortage Looms for Trucking
    Economic growth remains sluggish, but those sectors that are doing well - housing, automobile sales, manufacturing and energy - are big generators of freight for motor carriers, according to Bob Costello, chief economist and vice president of the American Trucking Associations. If the U.S. can register two consecutive quarters of 3...
  • Penske Logistics Names New Director for Mexico Expansion
    Penske Logistics has appointed Michael Casidy to its newly created position of managing director of Mexico. In his new role, Casidy is responsible for leading and growing logistics business in Mexico. He will be based in Saltillo, Mexico, which will now function as the Mexico headquarters for Penske Logistics, the supply...
  • First customer benefits from new 'Quick Docking/Fuel Saving' package at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion
    Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has developed a new innovative product, the 'Quick Docking/Fuel Saving' package. This offers owners a fast and low-cost additional docking with the sole aim of reducing fuel consumption in between the five-year statutory survey period. The first vessel booked under the new concept has docked at Damen...
  • Port Jersey Logistics Hires David Platt as Facility Manager
    Monroe Township, NJ - Port Jersey Logistics, a leading third party logistics service provider, has hired David Platt to the position of Facility Manager. For PJL, Mr. Platt brings nearly two decades of facility management experience, during which he has accrued leadership experience in a broad range of transportation and...
  • NYK-TDG Maritime Academy Graduates Its Class of 2013
    On September 23, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA) held a graduation ceremony at its campus in Canlubang, Calamba City, which is in the suburbs of Manila. Enrolled in 2009, the graduating class of 106 students completed three years of basic classes and training courses using operational simulators and an engine plant, and one year...
  • Heiligenstein to lead International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
    (Austin, Texas) - Mike Heiligenstein, Executive Director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, has been elected President of the International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them. The election took place at the IBTTA...
  • Port Powers Full Speed Ahead Into The Social Media Era
    CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - From the very beginning of the social media phenomena, Port Corpus Christi recognized the importance of using this new medium to expand its marketing reach. Now the Port has ramped up efforts in it's strategy to make the customer experience the latest and most user-friendly of...
  • Osaka Container Trade Rises
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan rose 1.8 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 1.036 million 20-foot-equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Osaka municipal government. In the January-June period, about 460,000 TEUs...
  • Samskip Multimodal to Launch Netherlands-Norway Service
    The short sea service will depart from Rotterdam on Tuesdays.On Sept. 30, Samskip Multimodal will launch a weekly short sea service from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Tananger, Bergen and Ålesund on the west coast of Norway, with the deployment of the 518-TEU vessel Pioneer Bay. Netherlands-Norway route. Full-size image The short sea service...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Excelerate logs STS tally
    Houston-based Excelerate Energy has notched up its 500 ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG.
  • Clearout at Seanergy
    Three top executives are stepping down at Seanergy Maritime Holdings after the Greek owner announced big second quarter losses.
  • TEN lines up offering
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is to sell redeemable shares to fund potential ship acquisitions.
  • Irving adds 140 workers
    Canada's Irving Shipbuilding has announced two new repair contracts that will create 140 new jobs.
  • Norden sounds dry hope
    Norden is hopeful of catching an upturn in the larger bulker market as iron ore production increases come online.
  • Seanergy loses less
    Victor Restis-controlled Seanergy Maritime Holdings has chopped its net loss in the second quarter but remains deep in financial trouble.
  • Norden nets funding
    Norden has secured loans worth $109m to support its major newbuilding expansion plans.
  • Harbor Star goes low
    Harbor Star Shipping Services has priced its Manila IPO well below the top of its range.
  • SMM's new yard joy
    A newly opened shiprepair yard will see Sembcorp Marine almost double revenue from the segment within a couple of years.
  • Six-pack for Sungdong
    Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has clinched a big new contract to build eco-friendly MR tankers.
  • India opens up
    The Indian government has cleared the way for river ships to operate at sea in a bid to boost coastal trade.
  • Overboard from Opera
    A search has been called off for an MSC crewman thought to have jumped from his cruiseship off the UK.
  • Eimskip fights ruling
    Eimskip of Iceland is fighting a decision to keep it in the dark over a series of dawn raids by the country's competition authorities.
  • Ridgebury backer in IPO
    A private equity investor behind Ridgebury Tankers is looking to list its energy division in London in a move which brings former BP chief executive Lord Browne back to the capital markets.
  • Aegean secures $1bn
    Greece's Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has increased its syndicated borrowing deal to $1bn.
  • Cash boost for Jadroplov
    Croatia is ready to pump in more cash to state-owned bulker company Jadroplov.
  • Paragon boosts offering
    Greece's Paragon Shipping has increased the size of its share sale designed to fund bulker buys.
  • SCI shelves yard plan
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has ditched its scheme to buy into a domestic shipyard.
  • Maersk orders at Daewoo
    Maersk Drilling has gone to South Korea for its latest jack-up order in what is likely to prove a blow for Singapore rig builders.
  • Deiulemar bulker arrest
    Bankrupt Italian shipowner Deiulemar has had one of its ships arrested by Singapore's admiralty sheriff.
  • SALT raises $300m
    Scorpio Bulkers has raised around $300m from a private placement in Oslo, the company has confirmed in a statement.
  • BP extends CPLP trio
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended the charters of three of its handysize product tankers to BP for up to three years.
  • TGP back at Awilco
    Teekay LNG Partners has agreed a second sale and lease-back deal with Awilco LNG for one of its LNG newbuildings.
  • TEN ties-up VLCC
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured an eighteen month charter for one of its VLCC tankers.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Commentary: Avoiding self-defeating bid procurement
  • Hanging in the balance
  • Five feet more makes a difference
    America has fallen behind the rest of the world's developed economies in truck productivity - a fact that's largely unknown - and shippers and consumers should care because they are bearing the brunt of this shortfall through higher shipping costs, increased congestion, heightened emissions, less safe highways, and a diminished competitive position relative to foreign manufacturers...
  • Truck broker challenges
    The number of new truck broker registrations has declined for seven consecutive months this year, after first showing a decline in September 2012, according to analysis of U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data by MyCarrierResources.com and Interstate Transport, a brokerage in St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • House WRRDA bill dips into inland waterway issues
  • Charleston Freight Station meets new conditions
  • Cold train transload
  • Not without navigable inland waterways
    Neglect of the inland waterway system undermines the Midwest's ability to import and export heavy cargo, especially grain and oilseeds. Overlooking the importance of the inland waterway system is easy to do and may require a little imagination to understand...
  • If the space fits
  • Driver Shortage: Fact or fiction?
  • CombineNet buy caps year of big deals
  • Tubular logistics
    The stainless steel tubing manufactured by the Finnish company Stalatube is used for a variety of applications, such as building structures and facades, machinery to manufacture food and pharmaceuticals, offshore oil rigs, bus frames, and even sculptures.
  • Business case for TMS
  • Not your father's Mexico
  • Scrubbing away high cost fuel
  • Upwardly mobile
  • Steel and shipping
    When the most recent round of TIGER grants was announced in September, Duluth Seaway Port Authority in Wisconsin received $10 million to increase general cargo handling capacity by improving the 28-acre Garfield Pier and connecting it to roads and railroads.
  • Domestic cargo market variables
  • Waterfront risk management
  • Capturing trade facilitation's low-hanging fruit
    International components and inputs are key links in the supply chain for U.S. manufacturers, and effective trade facilitation will increase a U.S. operation's manufacturing activities, as well as its ability to export, import and invest...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • West coast ports see bunker sales fall year-on-year
    Sales in July down by 36%.
  • IFO prices climb in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez market.
  • Change mooted in EU LNG bunkering proposal
    There should be no investment in what might be underused facilities.
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    Quiet market in Hamburg.
  • Bunker prices plummet in Russian port
    Fuel oil prices drop by almost $100 pmt in a day.
  • Fujairah bunker market 'needs more regulation'
    'Five years back, ship engineers had no choice but to accept the quantity and quality of fuel they received.'
  • LNG bunkers cheaper, study finds
    Study reveals substantial savings.
  • Bunker row being looked at 'in parallel' with EC border mission
    Fact finding mission due in Gibraltar as tension with Spain continues.
  • Bunker prices up at key Asian ports
    Good avails in Asian ports.
  • Engine developer expands into Asian shipping market
    Scuderi Group to be exclusively represented by Sojitz Marine Engineering in South Korea and Japan.
  • Honeywell forms LNG alliance
    To serve growing demand for liquefied natural gas as a fuel for off-road applications, including marine sector.
  • Russian icebreakers choose ABB propulsion systems
    Integrated electrical and Azipod propulsion systems will 'maximise performance' of icebreakers, says ABB.
  • Study: IMO regulations 'insensitive' to short sea shipping sector
    Ballast water management, ECAs and EEDI conventions could be moving trade to rail and truck modes.
  • Indian-owned vessel released from arrest
    Desh Vaibhav has been released from arrest at Singapore on Saturday.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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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
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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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