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June 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL Comfort forward section rolling, flooding, losing deck boxes to sea
  • Shenzhen 'to top Hong Kong as world's third largest port this year'
  • Zim said set for spin off as Israel Corp readies to give lender assets
  • Anglo-Eastern's Peter Cremers receives award for outstanding contribution
  • US first quarter GDP increases 1.8pc, misses official 2.4pc forecast
  • Xiamen's Taiwan fruit imports up 82pc to US$6.98 million in 5 months
  • Fujian Mawei now China's first cold chain service standardised pilot
  • Beihai port handles 35,400 TEU in 5 months, overall tonnage up 11.3pc
  • Cotton traders make use of Maersk's lower costs, supply chain services
  • Evergreen, Cosco replace 4,000-TEUers with 8,000-TEUers on ECSA loop
  • System glitch backs up trucks 2 miles at New Jersey's Maher Terminal
  • Singapore's APL takes delivery of 9,200-TEU, third of 12 vessels
  • Singapore revokes 2 bunkering licences for breaching terms, conditions
  • Hong Kong May air freight volume up 1.8pc, sets record at 339,000 tonnes
  • China's air cargo volume increases 2.7pc to 467,800 tonnes in May
  • TIACA welcomes EU measures to hasten Single European Sky policy
  • Korean Air joins Cathay Pacific, Air NZ curtailing shark fin shipments
  • Florida's Spirit Airlines orders 20 new Airbus A321s for 2015-17

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China gains technology advantage in race to build LNG-fuelled boxships
  • Delayed implementation of ballast water rule welcomed
  • InterManager puts management best practice on top of agenda
  • Jamaica urges seafarers to pay keen attention to MLC
  • Maersk Line wins environment protection award
  • MASSA to popularise merchant navy career among youth
  • Guar gum continues to lead India's agricultural exports for second year
  • Port & dock workers oppose Major Ports implementing projects through PPP
  • Pvt. player can take call on mode of project development at Ennore Port
  • DICT all set for grand opening
  • Unviable highways can now be built on EPC basis
  • Incentives for MSME exporters soon
  • INR falling to below 60 a serious matter, says Fieo
  • INR recovers marginally, still above 60
  • Essar Projects secures $ 50 m contract in Papua New Guinea
  • Petronas to export LNG to Asia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ipsen Logistics reorganising project cargo division
  • New executive for Dachser
  • Reeder müssen zahlen
  • Cargolux to serve Muscat
  • Jebel Ali rolls out red carpet
  • Agility and H. Essers to work for Actavis
  • Goodman leases logistics centre near Berlin to Amazon
  • Rotterdam addresses modal shift
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
  • Aft part of "MOL Comfort" sinks
  • Ford celebrates production of seven millionth Transit van
  • Pall-Ex searching for Scandinavian partner
  • Xrail extends network to Northern Italy
  • BNSF honours shippers for safe transport
  • IAG Cargo participates in Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil
  • Jubba Airways to launch Mogadishu-Dubai service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary
  • Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV
  • Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
  • Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
  • Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Carter as new chief financial officer
  • Port of Seattle names Fly Quiet Award winners
  • Union Pacific investing millions in Portland main line siding project
  • Port of Vancouver, USA earns clean audit report
  • Mitsui plans to upgrade vessels in same class as MOL COMFORT

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • A Whale master issues fresh plea for help
    Liberian Registry gives TMT seven days to deliver bunkers and supplies to stranded crew
  • Automation brings a waterfront revolution
    DP World boasts a 'quantum leap' in terminal technology
  • Devil in the detail
    Customers are waiting for the P3 alliance to explain how it will operate
  • M&S deal highlights why the supply chain matters
    London Gateway is not just any distribution hub
  • The hinterland is ports' new war zone
    Rotterdam adds Contargo to InlandLinks intermodal platform
  • Caribbean product tanker earnings hit four-month high
    Busy US Gulf boosts regional volumes
  • 'We're not just sitting back waiting for things to happen'
    Energy shipping brokers expand now to position themselves for the upturn
  • Diverse uses of gas support LNG shipping growth
    Growing interest in gas as an alternative bunker fuel
  • BIMCO study shows how US coal export growth boosts dry bulk trades
    Tonne-mile demand is going through the roof
  • Seadrill raises stake in Sevan Drilling
    Fredriksen outfit eyes remaining shares
  • Power and politics in Japan
    Key Asian importer rethinks its energy mix
  • Maersk sells Broström Singapore
    Commercial platform sale confirmed as negotiations continue over tankers
  • Shipping alliances force port operators to follow suit
    New tie-ups mean terminals will have to co-operate closely too
  • MOL Comfort stern section sinks
    About 1,700 containers lost and 1,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil
  • Maersk's next move
    Selling its tanker operation in Singapore could hint at more such sales
  • Shippers must treat carriers' alliances and vessel sharing with care
    Limited operational control can take on-time delivery out of a line's hands, says Drewry
  • Daily Maersk will stay
    Carrier says P3 alliance does not affect its service pledge
  • UK major ports report 38% growth in five-year investment
    Study reveals sharp rise in spend as Osborne budgets fresh infrastructure plans
  • Horizon to convert steam-powered boxships
    Jones Act carrier requests pricing to switch to a dual-fuel oil and LNG system
  • MOL Comfort sister vessels withdrawn from G6 service
    Shipowner will enhance hull structures as a precaution
  • RBS hits back at TMT claim of inflated value for Iron Monger 3
    Nobu Su firm says valuation prevented it selling tanker, leaving caretaker crew distressed

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China lifts Capesizes
    A DECLINE in China's coal stockpiles has provided further support to Capesize rates
  • Conti seeks to salvage charters with STX PO
    GERMAN KG house and shipowner Conti Reederei is continuing to honour its period charter obligations to insolvent Korean operator STX Pan Ocean
  • VLCC rates fall again
    VLCC rates are succumbing to oversupply again, after rallying over the past fortnight
  • Cross-strait traffic rises
    MAINLAND China has shipped 75,000 passengers to Taiwan in the first five months this year, up by 45.6% year on year
  • Post-2008 lows seen for China cabotage rates
    CHINA's bulk freight rates on domestic coastal trade routes have fallen to their lowest levels since 2008
  • KfW IPEX funds Olsen WTIV
    NORWAY'S shipowner Fred. Olsen has secured post-delivery financing for its new wind turbine installation vessels from a consortium led by Germany's government-run development bank KfW IPEX
  • EU breaking protocol voted
    EU COUNTRIES today gave final approval to a breaking protocol under which the EC will list safe and approved recycling facilities
  • Crude supply boosts Jones Act capacity
    SHARP increases in US crude production is supporting Jones Act tanker capacity, according to a sector analysis
  • Accused officers distracted in fatal crash
    THE FIRST mate and master of a ferry were discussing a movie when it fatally collided with another vessel in the Channel, a French court has reportedly heard
  • Global keeps in red
    MALAYSIA's tanker operator Global Carriers Bhd declared further losses of 4.2M ringgit ($1.3M) in the first quarter ended 31 March
  • Coastal Contracts sees 38% drop in profits
    MALAYSIA's Coastal Contracts said today its 2012 net profits dropped 38%, the result of narrow margins from its shipbuilding segment
  • Another 'old' VLGC sold
    WOODSTREET has sold its 1991-built VLGC Maple 2, adding the ship to a list of 20-year-old VLGCs that have changed hands this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • BDP International Focuses on Asia
    BDP International will continue to target growth in Asia's fastest growing markets and expects much of its volume expansion to be linked to rising intra-Asia movements and increased supply chain complexity. Rich Bolte, chairman and CEO of BDP International, said 'Abeconomics' in Japan is boosting volumes and, even though GDP growth...
  • Hanjin Shipping Explores Terminal Opportunities
    Hanjin Shipping will continue to seek out more opportunities for its terminal-handling business both to support its own global service network and to offer third party services. The Korean line's terminal business currently operates 14 different dedicated terminals in Asia, including at Busan, the world's fifth largest box port, plus Japan,...
  • Foxx Confirmed as US Secretary of Transportation
    The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation. The Charlotte, N.C., mayor, had been nominated in late April to succeed outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood. "I'd like to offer my heartiest congratulations to Secretary-to-be Foxx on his confirmation," American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in...
  • Rosalyn Wilson on the State of Logistics Report
    Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual State of Logistics Report, discusses the report's findings with the JOC's Joseph Bonney. Wilson is senior business analyst at Delcan Corp. Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com and follow him at twitter.com/JosephBonney....
  • International Cargo Volumes Climb at ANA, JAL
    International cargo moving on Japan's All Nippon Airways increased 7.9 percent to 47,053 tons in May, the third consecutive year-over-year gain. But domestic cargo volume fell 1.7 percent to 37,308 tons, the second consecutive year-over-year decline. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines said its international cargo volume grew 5.5 percent to 20,917 tons in...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Paita Call to Mexico-Peru Service
    Starting week 32, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new call at Paita, Peru, on its Mexico-Peru Service. The first call will be provided with the container line's Conti Salome, voyage 1330N, which is scheduled to arrive at Paita on Aug. 8. Hapag-Lloyd said the new Paita call will provide refrigerated cargo customers...
  • Schneider Installs New Tracking Technology on Van Trailers, Intermodal Containers
    Schneider National is installing tracking technology on its trailers and intermodal containers.Schneider National is installing new tracking technology across its fleet of van trailers and intermodal containers in order to provide continuous, real-time information about the location and load status of each trailer and container. The capability will help Schneider, which...
  • Mexican Intermodal Volume Falls for Second Straight Week
    Mexican rail volumes through June 22, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume declined year-over-year for a second week in the week ending June 22, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American intermodal volume overall continued to climb. Combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched up 0.5...
  • JOC Economist Boosts Container Volume Forecasts
    The outlook for U.S. container trade volumes this year is improving, according to Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno, who is raising his forecasts for overall imports and exports for 2013 after reviewing first quarter container volume results from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Moreno increased his forecast for year-over-year growth...
  • Somalia in Talks With EU to Improve Maritime Security, Economy
    Representatives from Somalia's government and the European Union met on the NRP Alvares Cabral and planned to conference for September in Brussels.Members from Somalia's government and representatives from the European Union have met on board the EU Naval Force Portugal-flag ship NRP Alvares Cabral to discuss how to strengthen maritime...
  • Paperless Air Cargo and Logistics Solutions to Boost Productivity Across Supply Chain
    Fourteen air cargo and logistics companies adopt new innovative e-freight@Singapore solutions to enhance productivity and accuracy in airfreight documentation processes across the supply chain. These solutions were developed by three consortia - Innosys Pte Ltd, Kewill Pte Ltd and vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd - which were selected by the Civil...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
    Singapore, June 26, 2013 - C&A, one of the world's leading fashion and apparel manufacturers, has extended its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel which started in 2006. According to the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will continue to handle the customer's retail logistics which includes quality inspections as well as intercontinental...
  • CEVA's CEO sets out challenge for the global logistics industry
    Maximum value in supply chain comes from collaborative process CEVA's consulting practice providing solutions to customers CEVA's Center of Logistics Excellence available for customer demonstrations. Chicago, USA, 26 June, 2013 - Marvin O. Schlanger, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading non-asset based supply chain management companies, spoke as...
  • Maersk Line honoured with Seatrade Asia Award
    Maersk Line won the 'Environment Protection Award' at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, held on 21 June, in Hong Kong. Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sales at Maersk Line South China, accepted the award on behalf of Maersk Line. "It is a great honour for us, which again demonstrates that...
  • West Marine Selects MetricStream's Integrated Conflict Minerals Management Solution and Services
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- West Marine, Inc. (WMAR), a leading retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has selected MetricStream to provide a comprehensive conflict minerals software solution and a full range of services to enable and strengthen compliance with various conflict minerals reporting requirement in the...
  • ATA: Trucking to Remain Top Transportation Mode Through 2024
    Freight volume for all modes is expected to rise more than 20 percent by 2024, with trucking strengthening its position as the leading mode, holding 70.8 percent of the market by 2024, compared with 68.5 percent in 2012, according to the latest edition of "U.S. Freight Forecast to 2024" released...
  • Eastern Terminals Seen as Fastest Growing in Europe
    Russia and Eastern Europe are the only bright spots in an "otherwise gloomy" outlook for Europe's container market, according to APM Terminals. Eastern Europe is predicted to be the world's fastest growing container market in 2013, while Russia has plenty of potential to increase the current low volumes through its terminals,...
  • Israel Corp. Pledges to Continue Investing in Zim After Conglomerate Breakup
    Israel Corp. said it will continue to invest in Zim after it places its shipping unit and other subsidiaries into a separate company. The Israeli conglomerate unveiled plans to split in two separate listed companies, one containing its chemical business, ICL, and its refining operation ORL, the other grouping less profitable...
  • Aft Part of Split MOL Comfort Sinks
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the aft part of its fractured MOL Comfort container ship sank today in the open sea in the Indian Ocean, near 14'26"N 66'26"E, with water depth about 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet). About 1,700 containers aboard the aft part sank with this section of the vessel, although...
  • Truckers Beef About Delays at NY-NJ Port
    Port drayage companies say they're frustrated with a third consecutive week of delays that have caused long truck lines at Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals. Representatives of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers met today with ocean carriers and terminals to discuss problems that have snarled traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Matson hikes payout
    Matson has hiked its dividend by 6.7% in a bid to share the spoils of strong operating cash flow with shareholders.
  • Geden feud breaks out
    A legal brawl has erupted over one and potentially two of the Geden Lines tankers owned by New York hedge fund Octavian Maritime Holdings, which is trying to claw the ships back from Geden and place them with the private Scorpio Group.
  • Banks fund wind farm duo
    KfW IPEX-Bank and partner Danish Ship Finance have teamed up to provide a EUR 145m ($189m) loan to Fred Olsen Windcarrier for a pair of wind farm installation vessels.
  • Rickmers takes five
    Germany's Rickmers Group has swooped for five 2,200-teu containerships after noting a recent rise in short-term charter rates.
  • Gas STNG
    And then there was gas.
  • Stena trumpets savings
    Sweden's Stena Bulk is spending SEK 65m ($9.65) less on ship fuel per year as efficiencies improve.
  • Upgrade joy for WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has seen its shares head north today following an upgrade from DNB Markets.
  • NOCC crash confirmed
    A Norwegian Car Carriers vessel did collide with a fishing trawler on Sunday, Japanese authorities have confirmed.
  • Maersk gets retrofit
    Maersk Line has paid from its own pocket to retrofit 52 chartered containerships in an effort to improve their performance.
  • Store Norske COA stretched
    Norden has secured a five-year extension to one of its largest contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Yards eye Canadian cash
    Canadian shipbuilders will be fighting it out over as many as 21 vessel contracts for the country's coast guard.
  • MOL Comfort aft sinks
    The aft section of the stricken MOL Comfort has sunk, Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced.
  • Hornbeck books two more
    Hornbeck Offshore Services has returned to Eastern Shipbuiding for its latest pair of multipurpose support vessels (MPSVs).
  • Tianjin offloads oldie
    China's Tianjin Marine is banking $1m from the sale of a veteran boxship.
  • Refund blow for Sea-Cargo
    The Norwegian shipping company Sea-Cargo has failed in an initial bid to claim a refund guarantee over a long delayed Bharati Shipyard newbuilding.
  • Lauritzen frees cash
    Denmark's Lauritzen Bulkers has sold its last bulker newbuilding to boost cashflow.
  • Skaugen in drop down
    Norway's IM Skaugen has sold a gas carrier to a Gulf-based joint venture to free up funds.
  • MOL pulls Comfort sisters
    Japan's MOL is withdrawing six sisterships of the stricken MOL Comfort to strengthen their hulls.
  • SinOceanic to delist
    China's HNA group has offered to take 100% control of Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic as part of its refinancing.
  • Sevan hits back
    Sevan Drilling says a takeover bid launched yesterday by Seadrill falls short of a realistic valuation.
  • Mercosul eyeing boom
    Brazil's Mercosul Line is expecting a 20% jump in volumes this year.
  • KSS fixes finance
    Korea's KSS Shipping has taken out a loan of KRW 73.6bn ($63.92m) to pay for its latest VLGC newbuilding.
  • Bogged down in Brazil
    Oslo-listed offshore group Subsea 7 is expecting a bigger loss from a delayed pipeline project in Brazil.
  • Germans in African drive
    German box player Hamburg Sud is starting up a second liner service linking the Far East with Africa.
  • MOL Comfort under tow
    Salvagers have managed to attach a towline to the forward section of the fractured boxship 8,110-teu MOL Comfort (built 2008) and are towing it towards the Arabian Gulf.
  • Varun gas carrier seized
    India's Varun Shipping has seen yet another of its vessels arrested by a trade creditor.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Sultan replaces Menen at Emirates SkyCargo
    Nabil Sultan has been with Emirates for more than two decades, most recently as divisional senior vice president for revenue optimization and distribution. American Shipper reported on Ram Menen's retirement in February.
  • OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd string drops Charleston
    The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston is expected to arrive July 29.
  • MOL Comfort's stern sinks, sister ships to be strengthened
  • Louisiana legislation to boost state ports
    The state bill-authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor-modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify for exemptions.
  • Houston's box growth drives record revenue in May
    Container volume at the Texas Gulf port rose 10.4 percent in May, part of a 9 percent increase in total cargo tonnage through its marine terminals that drove it to record $20 million in operating revenue during the month.
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Kansas City logistics park attracts home décor shipper
  • Executive moves
  • U.S. steel imports up 2.3% in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Maersk retrofits 52 containerships to improve performance
    Group willing to meet costs of upgrading chartered ships as 'a lot of the time the payback is within 12 months'.
  • Study: Hydrogen cells potential future of seaport power
    Study evaluated simple fuel cell strategy consisting of mounting a hydrogen-fuelled proton exchange membrane fuel cell on a floating barge.
  • Hamburg IFO prices flat for second consecutive day
    Outlook for prices mixed in Rotterdam.
  • Prices moving independently in Fujairah
    180 cSt lost just over $10 a tonne in Cape Town.
  • Bunker sales fall on US West Coast
    Player points to slow steaming and business going to Russian Far East.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand down 63%
    Power stations are using more coal and natural gas.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading in Gulf expansion move
    Move a response to 'growing demand', says CEO.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall for first time in five weeks
    Singapore's onshore residual fuel inventories down by 12%.
  • MOL ship sinks with bunkers onboard
    One half of stricken container ship sinks but no large spill seen.
  • Turkish supplier withdraws from market
    Anadolu is halting operations while it undergoes 're-organisation'.
  • Singapore on lookout for LNG bunkering partners
    'Viable business case' required for LNG bunkering jetty.
  • IFO prices largely down at major ports
    Supplies of bunkers generally fine at key Asian ports.
  • Fuel oil inventories in China record further gains
    Volume up 3% to 3.72 million mt, according to ICIS C1 data.

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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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