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October 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Airport chief Stanley Hui resigns amid talk of retail tender tinkering
  • Profit warning: OOCL quarterly revenue falls 10pc to US$1.43 billion
  • Panalpina quarterly pre-tax profit up 60pc to US$54 million on flat sales
  • Shanghai's Yangshan Phase 4 will create a 'fully automated' terminal
  • New York Waterfront Commission probes charges of white male hiring
  • Ship eco-recycling lobby cheers EU for providing conscript customers
  • Fujian exempts Jiangxi farm produce exports from inspection
  • Hunan to build biggest truck port in southern China at Xiangtan city
  • North American recovery still leaves westbound Med trade in doldrums
  • US Customs and Border Protection extends air cargo pilot until July
  • Cargolux starts second 787F freighter run from Hong Kong to Vienna
  • Hainan Airlines cargo up 6.2pc in September, passengers up 24.7pc
  • CAPA expects China air reform to bring big change to budget carriers

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Cargo Incident Notification System wins CSR award
  • Essar Shipping registers quarterly consolidated revenue of INR 516.08 cr.
  • ICS launches new website
  • Maersk Line inaugurates new office in Chennai
  • Multraship's Muller appointed President of International Salvage Union
  • TT Club pinpoints operating risks for forwarders in Dubai
  • 'Go slow' by trailer operators at GTI
  • APM Terminals Inland Services South Asia gains 'Star of the Industry' recognition
  • Customs launches export processing centre at ICTT Vallarpadam
  • Kolkata Port feeder operators suffer due to draught cut
  • Major Port worker federations & managements ink revised wage settlement
  • SOS... Stern, immediate measures required
  • Stalemate continues at NSICT
  • Highway connecting India, Myanmar & Thailand may soon become reality, says Sharma
  • India & Bangladesh to boost capacities at Land Customs Stations
  • Serene Logix Park to commence CFS operations at ICD Hazira
  • Harsher food labelling norms hit imports
  • INR falls by 19 paise to 61.46 on month-end dollar buying
  • Nafed ready to import onions at short notice: Pawar
  • Shipping industry should be free for the nation's well-being
  • DHL Global Forwarding, Industrial Projects gets new CEO
  • Govt stiffens rules for shortlisting bidders under PPP for infra projects
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT obtains ISO management & environmental accreditation
  • Kuebler Spedition deftly handles heavy & outsized Airbus transport

International Transport Journalweb site
  • IRU opens permanent delegation to UN
  • Korean orders long-haul Boeing aircraft
  • Belarus expands its digital road toll collection
  • Europorte sees continued revenue growth
  • Amazon building new logistics centres in Czechia
  • One freighter crashes, another one loses propeller
  • Port of Antwerp steps up fight against cybercrime
  • Teleshopping company QVC prolongs contract with Hermes
  • US Airways to expand international reach of Charlotte
  • Air France-KLM-Martinair - Schranken am Himmel
  • Reducing coal train congestion at port of Newcastle
  • DGX emphasises Middle East activities

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Signet Maritime opts for Castleman ASD tug design
  • Seafarers struggle with paperwork burden
  • CSA: BWT won't work in cold, will cost Canada $1.1 B
  • Cleveland and Spliethoff plan Seaway service to Europe
  • Brazil rig project involves major logistics moves

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma sets pair of budget meetings
  • Pollution response teams monitoring abandoned fishing vessel in Seattle
  • Survey finds seafarers frustrated by repetitive administrative tasks
  • Evergreen celebrates naming of new L-type container ship
  • Crystal Cruises earns top spot on Conde Nast readers best list

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Multraship chief takes helm at ISU
    John Witte, of Don John Marine is confirmed as vice president
  • Don't kill the product tanker recovery
    Stop ordering or halt the upturn, Banchero Costa warns owners
  • Pirates kidnap two US crew from supply vessel off Brass, Nigeria
    Mend is in contact with pirate group and will visit hostages
  • Say it ain't so for capesize rally
    Rates continued to decline with a dearth of fixtures in the Atlantic and Pacific
  • Guangzhou Shipyard avoids red ink thanks to government subsidies
    But company reports a net loss when extraordinary items are excluded
  • Frangos family venture readies Norway fundraiser
    Maritime Investments targets dry bulk market
  • Nanjing Tanker losses continue
    Net loss up by 3% on-year to $165m in the first nine months
  • GE woos Asian yards to install its power systems
    US major targets growing demand for dual-fuelled LNG carriers
  • Nigeria needs an anti-piracy bill with teeth
    Expert says delayed legislation may not go far enough
  • BW Group plans initial public offering next month for LPG division
    The proceeds will go on newbuildings
  • Japan drafts PMSC regulations
    Ship operators bear main responsibility for vetting security firms
  • Panalpina increases its share of ocean-freight market
    Logistics firm handles record container volumes after 8% third-quarter growth
  • Asciano reports 6% liftings increase
    Australian firm regains market share and benefits from return to growth
  • Exmar result drops 42% in third quarter
    Belgian LPG and LNG specialist posts a decline in very large gas carrier rates
  • Costamare plans more boxship buys
    Zikos pledges transactions that generate sound returns
  • P3 threatens non-EU conferences
    Braakman questions regulatory challenges of super-alliance

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Ship Power pushes up Wärtsilä's results
    FINLAND'S Wärtsilä engineering group said today the outlook in its Ship Power unit is improving on the back of strong counter-cyclical ordering
  • GSI ties 52% profits to subsidies, investments
    PROFITS rose 52% year-on-year to 65.8M yuan ($10.7M) in 2013's first nine months, GSI said today
  • SHI's profits dive 39%
    SAMSUNG HI, South Korea's second-biggest shipbuilder, said today its 3Q13 earnings dropped 39% year on year due to orders taken at lower prices
  • Nanjing again predicts losses for full 2013
    NANJING Tanker today maintained its warning of full-year losses for 2013, citing depressed freight rates for oil shipping and high finance costs
  • FD&D insurer's numbers fall
    AN FD&D insurer in Hamburg said today the number of vessels it covers has dropped by 7.5% to 1,939 units since October 2012
  • Losses swell for Mercator (Singapore)
    MERCATOR Lines (Singapore) said today its losses for 2Q of its 2013 fiscal year swelled by 2,021% year-on-year
  • Rickmers expands bond scheme
    HAMBURG shipping company Rickmers Holding has launched a private follow-up offering to its €175M ($241.4M) corporate bond
  • Exmar doubles profits
    BELGIAN gas carrier operator Exmar more than doubled consolidated net profits for the first nine months to $96.8M, along with 3Q13 net profits of $6.6M
  • Adani profits climb 24%
    ADANI Ports & Special Economic Zone said today 3Q13 consolidated net profits rose 24% year-on-year
  • Skaugen cuts losses
    IM SKAUGEN, the Oslo-listed LPG carrier owner, cut its losses in 3Q13 and predicted that trading conditions are improving
  • China Shipping to issue bonds
    CHINA Shipping issued 2Bn yuan ($328M) super short-term commercial paper on 23 October, Shanghai Clearing House said yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • GATX Reports Little Change in 3Q Profit
    GATX reported its net income in the third quarter of 2013 was basically flat year-over-year at $53.8 million. The railcar leasing company's profit in the first nine months of 2013 was $116.0 million, up from $107.6 million in the same period last year. GATX's Rail North America segment profit was $57.9...
  • Profit, Revenue Rise at India's Adani Ports
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India's largest private port infrastructure developer, reported its consolidated net income in the second fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $56 million, rising 24 percent year-over-year. Total quarterly income jumped 81 percent from a year earlier to $230 million. The Ahmedabad-based group's various cargo terminals,...
  • US Goods Trade Deficit Expanded in August
    The U.S. trade deficit in goods expanded to $58.2 billion in August, up $0.1 billion from July, as exports decreased by $0.3 billion to $132.4 billion and imports slipped $0.1 billion to $190.7 billion. Texas, California and Washington as single states were the Top 3 exporters in August. Full-size image The total deficit,...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Oct. 25
    Major container lines have announced planned rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in November and December. Asia-Europe United Arab Shipping Co. intends to boost rates for shipments from the Mediterranean to Asia by $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, effective Nov. 1. On the same date,...
  • UPS Reports 3Q Revenue Growth
    UPS reported its revenue in the third quarter of 2013 was $13.5 billion, up 3.4 percent year-over-year, driven primarily by U.S. e-commerce shipments and strong European export growth. UPS delivered more than 1 billion packages worldwide in the third quarter, increasing 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Daily...
  • Former MEBA President Jesse M. Calhoon Dies
    Jesse M. Calhoon with President Nixon.Jesse M. Calhoon, the longest-serving president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, died this week at the age of 90 in Naples, Fla. Calhoon was MEBA's top executive and chairman of the board of trustees for more than 20 years. He was the maritime labor union's longest-serving president. "Jesse...
  • NYSA, ILA Criticize Hiring Delays at NY-NJ Port
    The New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association said "bureaucratic delays" by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor are jeopardizing productivity at the East Coast's busiest port. The NYSA and ILA issued a joint statement criticizing the commission for "inaccurate statements" in advance of three hearings the agency...
  • Big Ships a Challenge - and Opportunity - for LA, Long Beach
    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together this year will spend more than $1 billion for deeper channels, taller cranes, terminal automation, intermodal connectors and environmental enhancements, and most of the record spend is being driven by bigger ships. "We are reacting to industry pressures as to where we...
  • DP World Warns Union About Nehru Strike as Delays Mount
    MUMBAI, India - DP World management at India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru is appealing to local labor groups and dockworkers to help restore normal operations at the terminal. "The management earnestly appeals to the trade union and all workmen in their own interest, as also in the overall interest of all...
  • Panalpina Continues to Increase Ocean, Air Market Shares
    Panalpina's profit in the third quarter of 2013 increased 6 percent year-over-year, as the Swiss global logistics giant continued to grow its ocean and air freight market shares. Quarterly gross profit rose to 403.1 million Swiss francs (about US$452 million), even as net forwarding revenue slipped 1.2 percent year-over-year to 1.7...
  • Echo Global Logistics Posts Record Profit, Revenue
    Echo Global Logistics reported record profit of $4.4 million in the third quarter of 2013, a 90.8 percent jump from $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the transportation and supply chain management company also reached an all-time high, totaling $234.8 million, compared with $192.7 million a...
  • Port of Antwerp's Container Traffic Declines
    Container terminal in Antwerp harbor.Despite the Port of Antwerp's cargo volume increase of 3 percent year-over-year in the first nine months of 2013, the gain was offset by a decline in its key container traffic. Total traffic was more than 143 million metric tons from January to September, buoyed by a...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Rates Down for Sixth Week
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week ending Oct. 25, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates Asia to the U.S. East and West coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index declined slightly in the week ending Oct. 25, a sixth straight weekly decline in these lanes. The spot rate from Shanghai...
  • Pacer's Profit Jumps Despite Slump in Revenue
    Pacer International, the Dublin, Ohio-based light-asset freight transportation and logistics services provider, overcame weak revenue to post third quarter profit of $2.8 million, up 155 percent from $1.7 million a year earlier. Revenue declined 28 percent year-over-year to $250.0 million, largely because of the company's revised cross-border agreement with Union Pacific, under which Pacer...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Spot Container Rates Inch Up
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Oct. 25, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose for the first time in 11 weeks in the week ending Oct. 25. The spot rate from Shanghai to Mediterranean ports edged up 0.4...
  • Knight Transportation's Profit Drops More Than 9 Percent
    Knight Transportation reported third quarter net income of $15.2 million, down 9.1 percent from a year earlier. Revenue at the truckload operator, which ranked 23rd on the JOC's list of Top 50 Trucking Companies for 2012, inched up 0.6 percent in the period to $239.3 million from $237.9 million in the third...
  • As Real as It Gets, Even When Fake
    On the afternoon of Sept. 8, 1989, 50 employees of Wilhelmsen Shipping Lines, including half of the company's head office, board flight PAR 394 in Fornebu, Norway, for Hamburg, Germany. Wilhelmsen has chartered the plane so key employees can participate in the launching of the company's newest ship. At 3:59:50,...
  • KMTC to Open India Agency
    Ocean carrier Korea Marine Transport Co. is establishing its own shipping agency in India to help expand operations in the country. The new local subsidiary, KMTC (India) Pvt. Ltd., will start operating on Nov. 1. The carrier in a trade notice said the Indian unit will initially handle agency functions at Mumbai...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Diana tied to cape buy
    Diana Shipping has reportedly snapped up a year-old capesize bulker from Chinese's Henghou Industrial.
  • US irked by P3
    A late request by the P3 Global Alliance for permission to operate to the US may have grave repercussions, a leading US regulator says.
  • Siem back in profit
    Norwegian reefer owner Siem Shipping has edged back into profit in the third quarter as rates improved.
  • STX PO's rescue plan revealed
    Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean has unveiled its plan to emerge from rehabilitation by converting huge chunks of debt into new shares.
  • Samudera slips to red
    Indonesia owner Samudera Shipping Line slipped to a third quarter loss as its two biggest segments declined.
  • Varun's move pays off
    India's troubled Varun Shipping is turning around its offshore division by re-flagging vessels overseas.
  • Fredriksen's replacements
    John Fredriksen's latest capesize newbuilding move is being interpreted as replacement contracts for vessels at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.
  • Grangemouth reprieved
    Refiner Ineos is reopening its petrochemicals plant in Grangemouth, Scotland, after workers accepted a pay freeze and changes to pension terms.
  • Mercator sees turnaround
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) plunged deeper into the red in the second quarter of the year off the back of lower freight rates and the sale of one vessel.
  • Ardmore tipped to return
    Newly-listed Ardmore Shipping has stepped into the second hand market for the first time in a couple of years to buy a products tanker, brokers suggest.
  • Turk tucks into bulkers
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Antwerp volumes up 3%
    The key Belgian port of Antwerp has posted a 3% rise in cargo volumes in the first nine months as oil business soared.
  • GSI back in black
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) returned to profit in the third quarter of the year after slashing costs.
  • OEL seeks freedom
    Orient Express Lines (OEL) has filed a petition in India to avoid having a sistership arrested following an alleged clashed between its OEL Freedom and a fishing boat.
  • Prestige victory for P&I club
    A notable victory upholding the right to limit liability in the case of the costly Prestige tanker spill has been won by the London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association.
  • Earnings up at ESL
    Finland's ESL Shipping has cut fuel use to boost its nine-month profit.
  • GEMC firms VLCC order
    Global Energy Maritime Corp of Taiwan today signs a hotly-anticipated VLCC newbuilding contract at Japan Marine United.
  • Master missing
    A search has been launched for the captain of a bulker who fell overboard off Palau.
  • North to seek 7.5%
    A general increase of 7.5% has been set by the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association with the club to again defer payment of the final instalment to help shipowners' cash flow.
  • Rickmers back for more
    Rickmers Holding is returning to the capital markets for fresh investment after completing a fundraiser this summer.
  • BW sights $300m IPO
    BW LPG has laid out details of a potential $300m initial public offering which will cut the Sohmen-Pao family's stake in the company in half.
  • DNB's shipping pain eases
    Norway's DNB has reported lower impairment losses from shipping loans in the third quarter as rates improved.
  • Samsung weaker in third
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has posted lower profit in the third quarter as it failed to meet analysts' expectations.
  • Iran sanctions returning?
    European governments are plotting to reimpose sanctions on Iranian owner IRISL after a court freed its funds in September.
  • Frontrunning
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Norfield seals seismic deal
    Norway's Norfield has ordered two seismic support ships in Turkey.
  • Evercore ups VLCCF
    Knightsbridge Tankers has been upgraded by Evercore Partners on the back of its recent share offering.
  • Muller to lead ISU
    Captain Leendert Muller has been named as the new president of the International Salvage Union (ISU).
  • Bulker held over MLC
    A Japanese-owned bulker has been detained in Quebec for flouting the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).
  • Exmar slides in Q3
    Exmar, the Belgian gas carrier specialist, has reported a near 27% decline in third quarter operating profits.
  • Jutha raises funds
    Thailand-based shipowner Jutha Maritime has raised THB 101m ($3.2m) from a private placement.
  • Belships books loss
    Belships' balance sheet was covered with red ink in the third quarter but the loss does not appear to have disrupted a campaign to expand its fleet of bulkers.
  • US 'monitoring' C-Retriever
    The administration of US President Barack Obama is closely monitoring the situation off Nigeria after two US seafarers were kidnapped from an Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) vessel.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Hearings to scrutinize NY/NJ longshore hiring
    The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor will hold November hearings on the New York Shipping Association and International Longshoremen's Association's request to add longshoremen, and checkers and clerks to area terminals.
  • Former MEBA president dead at 90
    The Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association said Jesse M. Calhoon, its longest-serving president "who is widely credited with ushering the union into the modern era," died October 22.
  • OOCL volume, revenue lower in third quarter
  • Panalpina profit grows 6% in 3Q
  • House and Senate water bills separated by key provisions
    Grant programs to assist with local levee safety and a loan guarantee for governments completing water infrastructure projects are just two differences between the Senate's water bill and the House version.
  • Forwarders warn of tight airfreight capacity from Asia
  • Port of Virginia to vote on new CEO
    The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting next Thursday to vote on the recommendation of its search committee for a new executive director. The VPA, in a statement, did not name the winner of the job search, but indicated that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Oliver, who has led the port on an interim basis for the past year, was not selected.
  • Wireless device distributors combined in bankruptcy deal
    Quality One Wireless, LLC, has acquired $2 billion competitor Personal Communications Devices, LLC, for more than $125 million through a bankruptcy auction.
  • FedEx, UPS project solid growth for peak-day numbers
  • Cargolux expands Hong Kong-Vienna service
  • Cold treatment allowed at MidAmerica-St.Louis airport
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Fuel prices continue falling in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average in Cartagena on Friday.
  • STX Pan Ocean files restructuring plan
    Part of deal will see debt converted into equity.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Product avails were tight due to cargo loading schedules in Fujairah.
  • Prices falling across Europe
    Avails were sufficient in Hamburg.
  • New trader for Monjasa Singapore
    Kristensen is being transferred from Monjasa headquarters in Denmark.
  • Security vessel formally charged
    Crew held and charged with illegally buying subsidised bunkers.
  • Owner cuts fuel use and pushes up profits
    Schedule and speed optimisation contribute to improved results.
  • Low viscosity IFO market tightening in Singapore
    Viscosity price differential widening in cargo trades.
  • Asian bunker prices end week on further falls
    Deliveries now fine at Tokyo Bay as typhoon makes shift in direction.
  • SSI: Sustainability 'won't fly' unless it makes business sense
    Industry can respond to regulations and market forces or be proactive while defending its bottom line, conference is told.
  • Wartsila eyes two-speed, dual fuel market
    Company to launch new product by end of the year.
  • Infrastructure for LNG bunkering 'lagging behind'
    Environmental regulations open potential for 'large' LNG marine fuel market.
  • Questions raised about 'eco' goals
    Normal ship life-cycle of 25 years may no longer be possible as industry strives toward more fuel efficiency.
  • Triple-E vessel to bunker in Russian Far East
    Operations to take place this Sunday.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China up
    Cargoes of bonded bunkers arrived at Zhoushan and Shanghai.
  • LNG carriers to use dual fuel electric propulsion
    Configuration will produce greater efficiency with lower emissions.
  • Chinese firm buys five dual fuel ships
    Ships to operate in South China.
  • Total's marine fuels restructure nearly complete
    Customers will see changes in billing details of invoices from November.

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London
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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