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July 29, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Costamare 6-month profit hits US$50 million on $192 million in revenue
  • GPS-guided ships, planes can be taken over remotely with ease, says expert
  • TAL quarterly profit up 29pc to US$37.9 million on 15pc more sales
  • China Communications Construction wins 99-year lease of Colombo port site
  • Damietta dredging vital to stay in transshipments after G6 dumps port
  • Making Rome's Civitavecchia a super box hub sparks Italian interest
  • Panalpina back in black, profit up 44pc to US$25 million, sales rise 3.6pc
  • UPS quarterly profit of 2.8pc to US$1.7 billion while sales rise 1.2pc
  • Panama Canal expansion 60.4pc complete with arrival of new lock gates
  • Rotterdam's first half may signal trouble with loss of Baltic feeder trade
  • Hyundai automotive logistics provider sets up joint venture in Sichuan
  • UAL quarterly profit up 38pc to US$469 million as revenue rises 13.8pc
  • AA boosts services to Haiti for carnival after launch of Haiti Aviation
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo sees first half freight traffic rise 4pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Gujarat Council for Vocational Training recognises 8 courses offered by JBS Academy
  • Lines tightening capacity to boost freight rates, says report
  • NYK coal carrier honoured as 2012 'Ship of the Year'
  • Shipping lenders see end to slump
  • Major Ports may part-fund DCI dredger purchases
  • CONCOR commences export loaded container movement from ICD-Mulund (east) to JN Port
  • CONCOR to issue 1 bonus share per 2 held
  • Eco clearance now coming faster for road development projects
  • ICCI seeks govt intervention on Kerala truckers strike
  • Private cos ready to invest in freight terminals
  • Wagon maker eyes exports to boost margins
  • Deadlines set for key infrastructure project investments
  • Forex reserves dip to $ 279 bn
  • Govt commissions study on SEZs
  • India Ratings maintains negative outlook for infrastructure sector in H213
  • Industry pushes for renewal of GSP during US Vice-President's visit
  • INR firms up against dollar
  • Rigid labour laws hit garment exports
  • Bruce Hulings appointed UTi Worldwide s projects head
  • Chapman Freeborn & ACI charter Antonov AN-225 to deliver outsized cargo
  • Cosco Shipping Hong Kong orders four multipurpose vessels
  • Large boilers & furnace transported from Denmark to Bulgaria by Holleman
  • V.Alexander moves over-dimensional cargo from Germany to India

Marine Logweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Major ship repair award to BAE Systems Norfolk
  • Teekay LNG orders two more ME-GI engined LNG tankers
  • GAO report raises questions about LCS
  • Dynagas takes delivery of ice-class LNG tankers
  • Malaysia's Coastal wins OSV orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Ceremony marks completion of new Willamette River bridge
  • Port of Seattle reports June container numbers
  • New Portland Airport exhibit showcases local culinary standouts
  • Port of Newport schedules International Terminal ceremony
  • US rail freight traffic has up/down week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • West Africa Guardcon will be published in September
    Too many private maritime security firms deploy unsupervised local teams
  • Teekay reveals it is behind order for two LNG carriers at DSME
    The two high-specification ships are for 2016 delivery
  • Golar LNG secures $1.1bn for newbuildings
    South Korean export-credit agencies provide the lion's share of funding
  • Banging heads together over Torm
    White & Case tell how to get a restructuring deal when interests sometimes clash
  • Manson denies Oaktree 'cherry-picking' in tanker sales
    There was no prearranged deal whereby the ships would be sold at anything less than the best market price obtainable, says lawyer
  • A very public ordeal
    Countdown to Torm's crisis
  • Dynagas takes delivery of two ice-class LNG carriers
    Hyundai Heavy Industries hands over 155,000 cu m vessels suitable for Arctic
  • Canadian Pacific Railway is on track for record turnover
    Network outages during four-day flood fail to dampen train operator's prospects
  • UPS sees double-digit decline in supply chain and forwarding profits
    Falling transpacific demand and cost-conscious customers hit logistics giant
  • Höegh eyes North American LNG exports
    Norwegians conduct an early-stage study into jetty-moored floating liquefaction unit
  • Fuelish bets
    Given predictions of lower energy costs due to shale gas, will owning an eco ship make sense in 2020?
  • Capacity cuts boost Asia-Europe spot prices
    SCFI shows $120 increase this week ahead of carriers' August rates hike
  • Panalpina's rising ocean freight volumes outpace the market
    Global logistics operator posts 5% rise in second-quarter sea freight
  • First Ship Lease Trust reports $7.2m quarterly loss
    Geden defaults hit Singapore-listed shipping trust's results
  • Fake reefer gases are still a threat
    Carriers must not be complacent about explosion risk, warns TT Club
  • Zim and CSCL upgrade Asia-Europe service
    More, larger boxships add new calls to AEX1
  • World Maritime University turns 30
    Knowledge hub for shipping has built itself a reputation for academic excellence
  • Shipping digs itself into a deeper hole
    Investment decisions are too inward-looking as world trade becomes increasingly bleak
  • BG Group posts a stronger LNG performance
    Energy firm overcomes disputes, damaged pipelines and disruption in Egypt and Nigeria
  • Exmar's profits disappoint
    Owner misses out on robust LPG spot market due to high contract coverage for its fleet
  • Daehan Shipbuilding to get fresh injection from creditors
    Troubled DSME-managed shipyard will put $116m to work on building LR2 tanker for Scorpio
  • STX shipbuilding and dry bulk units edge closer to financial rescue
    Shares rally as creditors said to be near a decision on $1.9bn package
  • MOL Comfort sisterships to resume service with strengthened hulls
    Upgrades will enable two boxships to return to service next month
  • Star Bulk clinches $80m from offering
    Proceeds from backstopped rights issue to partly go to eco-newbuildings
  • Piracy figures do not add up
    Records of Asian pirate attacks are showing either a fall or a sharp increase, depending on the source
  • Sembcorp Marine wins appeal against PPL Holdings ruling
    Victory gives rig builder control of shipyard's board and right to appoint top managers

Fairplayweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • ISC prices preferred shares
    NYSE-listed International Shipholding Corp today priced a perpetual preferred share offering that was upsized by 35% due to high investor interest
  • Golar LNG lines up newbuild financing
    NASDAQ-listed Golar LNG Ltd. today announced a $1.125Bn finance package for eight of its 13 LNG and FSRU newbuilds
  • Obama vows to bolster ports
    CONGRESS will not stand in the way of funding US port expansion projects aimed at accommodating larger ships, President Barrack Obama has insisted
  • RMT's profit down 14%
    RICKMERS Maritime Trust today reported net profit of $7.7M for 2Q13, down 14% year on year
  • Star Bulk seals rights offering
    NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk closed its backstopped rights offering yesterday, raising just over the minimum potential proceeds
  • Exmar profits boosted by Teekay deal
    LISTED Belgian gas carrier operator Exmar has reported increased 1H13 profits of $90.9M, up from $33.6M last year
  • CCCC to build 'port city' in Sri Lanka
    CHINA Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) will invest $1.43Bn to build a 'port city' at Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to a deal with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)
  • China's new oceanic administration in operation
    CHINA'S restructured State Oceanic Administration (SOA) went into formal operation on Monday
  • STX Pan Ocean mulling box shipping exit
    STX Pan Ocean clarified with Fairplay today that it is still thinking over whether to continue with its container shipping business and that it has not made a firm decision yet
  • Mercator Lines (Singapore) posts loss
    THE Singapore-listed subsidiary of Mercator Lines announced a $6.7M loss for 1Q13 today, reversing a $370,000 profit in the same period in FY12
  • LR2 tankers seek better rates in West
    LR2 products tankers are ballasting to the West to seek arbitrage naphtha cargoes, as freight rates for Arabian Gulf-Far East trips have deteriorated for more than three months now, brokers told Fairplay
  • Changhang Phoenix' trio set for auction
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix's three bulk carriers will be put on auction block after a court ruling, a stock filing by the company said today
  • SMM wins appeal case on PPL shares
    SEMBCORP Marine said the Singapore court of appeal has ruled in its favour against investment firm PPL Holdings
  • Capesize rates offset by coal squeeze
    A GOOD number of iron ore fixtures came to the market this week, but a drop in coal shipments resulted in a week-on-week drop in Capesize rates
  • STX Pan Ocean sells two chemical tankers
    CASH-strapped STX Pan Ocean has sold two 2009-built chemical tankers, said brokers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • NY-NJ Port Chief Defends Bridge Toll Plan
    NEW YORK - The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey defended the agency's bridge and tunnel toll increases and said toll revenue is not being diverted to the over-budget World Trade Center rebuilding or other port authority real estate projects. Patrick J. Foye, the port...
  • Geodis Wilson Names India, Southeast Asia Directors
    Leif Voelcker, managing director of Geodis India.Rene Bach-Larsen, managing director of Singapore and Southeast Asia.Geodis Wilson has appointed Leif Voelcker as managing director of Geodis India and Rene Bach-Larsen as cluster managing director of Singapore and Southeast Asia. Bach-Larsen joined Geodis Calberson Denmark in 1995, and was named managing director of...
  • The Infrastructure President?
    There are two President Obamas when it comes to infrastructure spending. There is the Obama who at the Port of Jacksonville on Thursday extolled the virtues of deepening port harbors so post-Panamax ships able to fit through the expanded Panama Canal can call on the East Coast. And then there...
  • Supply Chain Solutions Acquires Vanik International
    Supply Chain Solutions, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based transportation, logistics and supply chain management company, has acquired Vanik International, a Westmont, Ill.-based freight forwarder. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "As we expand our offerings and grow our company, Vanik provides a key service for SCS customers," Supply Chain Solutions CEO Les Brand...
  • DB Schenker Logistics Names Gay as CEO
    Effective Sept. 1, Lluís Gay will assume the position of CEO of Schenker Logistics, replacing Jaume Ballester. Ballester will retire after decades with Deutsche Bahn. He will continue to hold responsibility as the head of land transport in DB Schenker Logistics' Western Europe region until further notice. Gay has been the head...
  • OSCAR: No 20-Foot Containers Available in Kansas City
    Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report, July 24 Full-size image For the first time since mid-April, there were no 20-foot containers available for export in Kansas City in the week of July 24, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report. Carrier data used in the report indicates...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for July 26
    Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in August and September: Asia-Europe Starting Aug. 1, Evergreen Line will boost rates in its trade from the Far East, including Japan, and the Indian subcontinent, to Europe and the Mediterranean. The hike...
  • STB Directs BNSF Asset Revaluation Over 7-Year Period
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has taken actions to delay the revaluation of BNSF Railway's assets, in part because of Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of BNSF in 2010 without prior board authorization. The board reaffirmed that generally accepted accounting principles must be followed in rail carrier acquisitions, which permit the revaluation of...
  • Port of Vancouver USA Approves Tesoro-Savage Lease
    An aerial view of the Port of Vancouver USA.The Port of Vancouver USA's board of commissioners has unanimously approved a 10-year lease with the Tesoro-Savage Joint Venture for a crude oil handling facility at the port. The project, proposed by the port's longtime tenant Tesoro in partnership with the logistics company...
  • TAL International Reports 29.4 Percent Profit Jump
    TAL International Group reported a profit of $37.9 million for the second quarter of 2013, a jump of 29.4 percent from $29.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly leasing revenue for intermodal freight container and chassis lessor totaled $139.5 million, up 9.1 percent year-over-year. "TAL continued to achieve outstanding operational...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Container Rates Weaken
    Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index declined in the week ending July 26, ahead of a planned Aug. 1 general rate increase. "The U.S. routes have shown a weaker development when compared to the European trades. We cannot yet categorically...
  • Pacer Reports Second Quarter Profit Growth
    Pacer International reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 totaled $1.9 million, compared with $1.3 million in the same quarter in 2012. Quarterly revenue for the asset-light North American freight transportation and logistics services provider totaled $238.0 million, slumping 35.4 percent year-over-year from $368.3 million. The decrease was...
  • It's Official: Brian W. Taylor Is Jaxport's New CEO
    Brian W. Taylor, Jaxport's new CEO.The Jacksonville Port Authority has named Brian W. Taylor as its new CEO, effective July 29, according to Joe York, chairman of the Florida port authority's board of directors. The board of directors had voted unanimously in June to offer the position to Taylor. Taylor, a long-time...
  • SCFI: Asia-Northern Europe Rates Jump Ahead of GRI
    Spot container rates from Asia to northern European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index jumped nearly 10 percent in the week ending July 26. "It seems as if the reports last week about a lack of capacity on the key Asia-Europe route are beginning to have an effect. The...
  • EU, Armenia Strike Deal for Free Trade Area
    The European Union and Armenia have concluded negotiations for a deep and comprehensive trade area, which will create a new framework for trade relations between the two nations and boost bilateral economic benefits. Negotiators reached agreement at the seventh and final round of talks, held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia....
  • Barcelona Terminal Sets Container-Handling Record
    TCB handled 3,784 loading and unloading movements in 28 hours.Spain's Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona, part of Grup Marítim TCB, has set a company record for movements in handling a single ship. TCB completed handling of the CMA CGM Effingham, which is operated by CMA CGM and Maersk Line, with a...
  • American Maritime Industry Praises Pres. Obama and Sec. Foxx's Visit to Port of Jacksonville to Talk about Jobs & Economic Growth
    WASHINGTON - The American maritime industry today praised President Barack Obama and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for visiting the Port of Jacksonville, Florida to talk about jobs and economic growth. Thomas Allegretti, the Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership, noted that the Port of Jacksonville alone is homeport to four...
  • ConGlobal Awarded CCM Contract at TraPac Facility in Jacksonville
    ConGlobal Industries, Inc. was awarded the Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) contract to supply all ILA labor for out-of-service maintenance and repair operations at TraPac, a privately operated terminal facility in Jacksonville, FL. The contract encompasses approximately 2,000 chassis managed by CCM, the largest chassis pool provider in North America, and...
  • New Chairman for Port of Milford Haven
    One of the most senior figures in the UK Ports Industry, Peter Jones, has been appointed Chairman of the Port of Milford Haven. Mr Jones accepted the appointment following an open competition jointly led by the Port and the Department for Transport. Mr Jones has been appointed by the Secretary...
  • APM Terminals Apapa to Receive New RTG Cranes
    Ships docked at APM Terminals Apapa.APM Terminals Apapa in Nigeria is expected to receive five new rubber-tire gantry cranes out of a series of 10 in August as part of its third phase of a $135 million terminal upgrade. The remaining five RTGs will be delivered in November, enabling the terminal...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Geden sheds second resale
    Sale-and-purchase brokers in London and Athens are circulating reports that suggest Geden Lines of Turkey has offloaded another newbuilding.
  • Restis held
    Greek shipping and business magnate Victor Restis is being held in pre-trial custody after a marathon four-hour deposition before a fraud investigator and prosecutor.
  • Teekay seals LNG double
    Teekay LNG Partners (TGP) has confirmed a pair of LNG newbuildings and penned options for up to four more.
  • Buys a no brainer
    Debt repayments topping $200m over the next two years will not stand in the way of expansion at Costamare and its joint venture with private equity partner York Capital.
  • Zeeland edges up
    Dutch terminals group Zeeland Seaports has pushed up first-half volumes thanks largely to a rise in oil cargoes.
  • Rickmers spots reprieve
    Rickmers Maritime sounded a positive note for the containership market as it recorded a marginal fall in second quarter profit.
  • VLCCs bite Batista
    Eike Batista's swoop for a couple of Vela VLCCs has come back to haunt the Brazilian tycoon.
  • Samudera fires warning
    Indonesia's Samudera Shipping Line has braced investors for more red ink when it reports its second quarter results next week.
  • Golar grabs $1.12bn
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG has sealed a huge $1.125bn financing deal for its new gas carriers.
  • SAC's $100m in ships
    A giant hedge fund indicted in the US for insider trading has a shipping portfolio spanning seven companies.
  • Restis takes the stand
    Greek shipping magnate Victor Restis voluntarily deposited EUR 5.8m ($7.7m) in an escrow account before heading to the office of the prosecutor to defend himself on charges of money laundering today.
  • Greeks bearing gifts
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Mercator slumps to red
    The forced sale of a VLOC continued to hurt Singapore-listed Mercator Lines during the opening quarter of the year.
  • PSL cancels three more
    Thailand's Precious Shipping (PSL) is chasing $62m from ABG Shipyard after tearing up deals for three more bulker newbuildings.
  • Huge catch for Coastal
    Coastal Contracts of Malaysia has racked up another massive order for seven offshore support vessels.
  • Cargoes slim for BG
    BG Group delivered fewer cargoes in the last three months but saw its LNG Shipping & Marketing operating profit nudge up slightly.
  • Hitched on Hebridean Princess?
    Hollywood royalty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be following in the footsteps of British royalty by booking the Hebridean Princess cruiseship.
  • VL deal to set marker
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • China yard profits slashed
    Chinese shipyards have recorded a 54% drop in first-half earnings as deliveries fell.
  • SSC profit leaps
    Singapore Shipping Corp posted a huge hike in first quarter earnings after adding a new string to its bow.
  • Reefer death revealed
    Norway's Siem Shipping is investigating how an officer died during mooring operations on one of its reefers.
  • Monarch denies dumping
    US owner Monarch Shipping has gone to court in a bid to release a ro-ro held in Florida in an oil dumping probe.
  • Arrest rocks Restis
    Jaws dropped in Greece as news of Victor Restis's arrest amid claims of money laundering emerged this week.
  • Moorhouse joins JFS
    James Fisher and Sons has appointed former Lloyd's Register executive chairman David Moorhouse to its board of directors.
  • Star issue sparkles
    Star Bulk has pocketed more than it hoped for from its trip to Wall Street in a move which attracted some blue-chip investors to the bulker owner.
  • DSME nets LNG duo
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured an order for two 173,400-cbm LNG carriers.
  • Siem Shipping on the up
    Kristian Siem's reefer operation posts bigger first half profit as revenue jumps.
  • Seadrill wants Sevan
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has launched a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in Sevan Drilling.
  • Nine crew missing
    Nine crew are missing feared dead after a barge sank to the east of Singapore.
  • ISC plots tanker play
    International Shipholding Corp of the US is looking to acquire a minority stake in a pair of chemical tankers that are due for delivery in 2014.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Back to School: Understanding the Value of a Supply Chain Education
    A growing number of targeted degree programs have been established to educate the next generation of industry leaders. This one-hour, interactive discussion will help you understand how to assess the value supply chain education presents to you and your organization:
  • Bill seeks Jones Act exemption for some Puerto Rico cargo
    Puerto Rico's representative to the U.S. House of Representatives said he has introduced legislation that would exempt vessels carrying fuel, agricultural products and other bulk cargo from provisions of the Jones Act.
  • Old Dominion sees 8% revenue increase in 2Q
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership talks progressing
  • New York lowering cargo assessment
    Effective August 1, the per container charge with a destination within 260 miles of the Port of New York and New Jersey will be reduced to $94 from $100 in all trades except in the Bermuda trade.
  • Saia's revenues inch up
  • Douglas Brittin in at TIACA
    Brittin, who spent the last six years ascending the air cargo ranks at the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, will replace Daniel Fernandez as secretary general on August 15.
  • U.S. intermodal volumes on the upswing
    U.S. carloads fell by 3 percent, year over year, to 277,933 units, and intermodal volume rose by 2.8 percent to 253,424 units for the week ending July 20, according to the Association of American Railroads.
  • Obama calls for maritime investment during JaxPort visit

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 26, 2013
  • Fuel prices lack direction in the Americas
    Demand was said to be slow in Cartagena on Friday.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • US ECA: Sharp drop in FONARs
    More ships able to source LSFO, but operators who repeatedly say they can't are likely to come under scrutiny.
  • Prices mainly flat in Rotterdam
    Weak demand seen in Hamburg.
  • Little movement in Fujairah
    Bunker prices flat in Suez.
  • Office move for Termoil
    Greek bunker trader has new address.
  • Asian IFO prices end week with little movement
    Strong demand noted in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Coastal shipping attracts new players
    Prospect of cheaper bunkering attracting interest to coastal trade.
  • LNG valve manufacturer expands North American operations
    Selects W&O Supply as exclusive distributor for LNG valves to marine firms.
  • Price key to adopting LNG as bunker fuel, study finds
    Korean Register presents feasibility study on dual-fuel containership.
  • Royal Caribbean regains positive momentum
    Firm managed to reduce fuel expenses while increasing revenues over the year.
  • Global Shippers back EC MRV system
    MRV system to provide verifiable greenhouse gas data from ocean carriers, says spokesman.
  • Star Bulk secures funding for fuel-efficient newbuilds
    Funds from $75 million backstopped equity rights offering and concurrent private placement programme.
  • Quarterly earnings up for US barge operator
    Kirby Corporation posts net profit of $63.1 million in Q2 2013.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
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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
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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
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A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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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
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Rome
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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
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Beijing
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Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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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
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
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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
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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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
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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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
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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