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April 2, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen suffers US$49 million net loss in 2013, imploding rates blamed
  • Yang Ming widens loss to US$95 million loss, blames falling rates
  • Shagang's demands for US$66 million in fees are ignored' by HNA
  • Ningxia to spend US$1.57 billion on road building in 2014
  • Shanxi's Wusu comprehensive bonded zone cargo value hit US$31.6 million
  • Wenzhou customs checkpoint gains State Council's approval to expand
  • China turns away more genetically-modified US corn shipments
  • Panalpina's heavylift project division enjoyed 20pc growth in 2013
  • Breakbulk China in Shanghai showcases rising logistics stars
  • Canadian transport minister prepared to fight tax on US-bound cargo
  • Emirates Skycargo to start Dubai-Atlanta Boeing 777 freighter service
  • Worldwide Flight Services wins 4 French ground handling contracts
  • Air China to commence new Beijing-Vladivostok service in June

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Bahri receives fifth dry bulk carrier
  • CMA CGM's net profit up 22.8 pc in 2013; volumes increase 7.5 pc
  • ICC warns shipowners of spurious oil fraud claims
  • MOL Group introduces new midterm management plan - 'STEER FOR 2020'
  • SAL Heavy Lift transports & installs 1,250-t shiploader off Australian coast for Adani Mining
  • High domestic prices impact sugar exports
  • Adani's Mundra Port handles over 100 mt of cargo in 2013-14
  • HAROPA-Port du Havre receives world's largest reefer vessel
  • Fieo lauds RBI's relaxing of merchanting trade provisions
  • INR ends above 60 for the first time in eight months
  • L&T bags housing contracts worth INR 1,981 cr.
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 8 pc
  • Ukrainian crisis could hit Asian LNG supplies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ELL to order up to 50 Siemens Vectron locomotives
  • Haropa welcomes world's biggest reefer ship
  • Dubai now fifth biggest cargo airport in the world
  • RZDL delivers stone to port of Ust-Luga
  • Schirm appoints COO
  • Executive board enlarged
  • 20 European retailers on GT Nexus platform
  • Leyland Trucks produces 5,000th factory bodied truck
  • AAT now AEO
  • Planzer strengthens position in Central Switzerland
  • Shipowners support EU for liner consortia block exemption
  • Switzerland investing in motorway network
  • Reinforcement for packaging printing shop
  • Emirates to serve third Scandinavian destination
  • Liner shipping poised for further consolidation

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Conrad Industries adds to order book
  • Singapore cancels Coteam Petroleum bunkering licenses
  • Aker Philly sells profit share in tanker pair to Crowley
  • USCG places $497 million order for NSC 7
  • BIW gets another $24.3 million for DDG 1000 work
  • Eastern Shipbuilding lands hopper dredge ATB order

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Port of Seattle to continue ship emissions reduction incentives
  • Drewry Shipping Market Review predicts modest growth for 2014
  • Coast Guard faces busy week with repatriation of over 200 migrants
  • Hapag-Lloyd sees gains in financial picture for 2013
  • Corps responders tackle emergency seawall repairs

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Scramble to buy shipping debt buoys prices as banks unload
    Hedge funds seek to control restructured companies, warns CIT Maritime's Engh
  • Company results round-up
    Free to read: Hamburg Süd, Anek and Euronav results reflect a year of cutting costs
  • StealthGas finalises bank finance for 17 newbuildings
    Vafias sees more bank interest albeit for gas shipping and offshore sectors
  • Private equity owner will keep hold of Wrist for the foreseeable future
    Altor has no plans for a listing or an exit, Kledal tells Lloyd's List
  • Top Evergreen executive defends fleet-expansion strategy
    Marcel Chang defends orders for 8,500 teu ships as competitors opted for larger tonnage
  • Hamburg Süd posts drop in annual revenues as overcapacity takes its toll
    German group blames weak freight rates and devalued dollar and expects more of the same
  • MPC Group and Thien & Heyenga take over struggling Ahrenkiel
    Pressure mounts on family firms as merger creates a top 10 managing owner
  • Hansen to replace Jacobsohn at Skuld
    New chief executive at P&I club from February 2015
  • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard sells interests in new hulls to Crowley
    Shareholders are promised a payout as $40m cash deal generates 'significant' profit
  • Bunker association's new chairman slams fuel quality
    Off-spec bunkers are a serious problem, says Oldendorff's Jorgensen
  • Five years on, Japan's shipowners are still singing the tonnage-tax blues
    Firms claim they face a heavier burden than rivals from other major shipping states
  • Seaspan takes four more 10,000 teu boxships
    New York-listed company exercises options at two Yangzijiang Shipbuilding yards
  • Southampton opens $166m box berth
    UK hub port can now berth three ultra-large container carriers at the same time
  • Anek posts smaller loss thanks to reduced costs
    Ferry firm in the red predicts further improvement this year
  • Improving crude markets help Euronav to reduce its annual losses
    Fresh capital helps Antwerp-based tanker owner to add Maersk tonnage to its fleet
  • MPA bans Coteam from bunker trading in Singapore
    Supplier violated bunker licence, says port authority

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • 'Quintana 2.0' plots IPO
    The second incarnation of bulker owner Quintana has filed a registration for an initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'QSP'
  • Hamburg Süd sheds market share
    Booking volumes were down 1% to 3.3M teu in 2013, while turnover slipped by almost 4% to €5.3Bn ($7.29Bn), weighed down by weaker freight rates and the depreciation of the dollar against the euro
  • Eagle Bulk debt buyers revealed
    Eagle Bulk's annual report confirms ongoing losses and discloses who took over the company's bank debt in late 2013
  • Klaveness orders Kamsarmax and combo options
    Norwegian Torvald Klaveness group has exercised three options at two Chinese shipyards, which includes two Kamsarmax bulkers at Jiangsu Newyangzi Shipbuilding and one combination carrier at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding
  • MOL seeks stability via LNG and offshore
    Mitsui OSK Lines said today it wanted to stabilise its earnings by focusing on the LNG and offshore sectors, which rely more on long-term contracts
  • Evergreen predicts better 1H14
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine is expecting a better first half in 2014 because of dropping bunker prices and a rate increase for Asia-Europe services
  • Singapore strikes out another bunker supplier
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cancelled the bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licences of Coteam Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd with effect from today for contravening the terms and conditions of the bunkering licences
  • Bank Mandiri branches into Singapore
    Two subsidiaries of Indonesian bank PT Bank Mandiri Tbk have opened offices in Singapore, targeting the commodities and export businesses
  • Pacific Radiance fixes $100M contract for offshore vessel
    Singapore-based offshore oilfield service provider Pacific Radiance has bagged a contract worth up to $100M for its latest maintenance work vessel (MWV)
  • Shagang arrests another HNA Group ship
    Hong Kong company Shagang Shipping has arrested another ship owned by HNA Group
  • Genco in final bid to avert bankruptcy
    Peter Georgiopoulos-chaired Genco has received waivers from lenders allowing it to a avert Chapter 11 bankruptcy - but that relief will only last a single day

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Vancouver Trucker Settlement Sets Up Big Reforms
    Port Metro Vancouver is confident that the revised 14-point action plan that convinced truck drivers in late March to end their four-week strike will establish the framework for a long-term solution to the port's frustrating drayage problems. If the agreement reached by truckers, the federal and provincial governments and the port...
  • STB to Hold Hearing Addressing Shippers' Rail Service Complaints
    WASHINGTON - Following many shippers' complaints of poor rail service, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board said today it will hear on April 10 from Class I carriers and their customers on what can done to improve service. Carload shippers have suffered more in recent months than their intermodal counterparts, as the...
  • Descartes Acquires US-Based Air Freight Solutions Firm
    Descartes Systems Group has acquired Computer Management USA to expand its software-as-a-service offering for logistics clients, particularly those in the U.S. air freight industry. Descartes, a global logistics technology solutions provider, purchased Computer Management USA for $6.6 million. Computer Management, which has offices in Florida and New York, provides security information...
  • Interroll Revamps Distribution As e-Commerce Grows
    Tim McGillInterroll, a maker of pallet rollers, drives, conveyors and other components that keep products flowing through modern distribution centers, is expanding its own distribution network to meet growing e-commerce-fueled demand from its customers. The Swiss company last month opened a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Hiram, Ga., just outside...
  • Gloomy Outlook for Asian Air Cargo
    HONG KONG - Forget about steady growth in the air cargo markets. That was the blunt advice given by Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines, at an air cargo conference in Hong Kong today. In the best-case scenario, growth is going to be flat. This gloomy outlook was shared by other...
  • Hamburg Süd's Revenue Declines on Sluggish Traffic Growth, Lower Rates
    Hamburg Süd's revenue declined 3.9 percent in 2013 on subdued demand in its key South American market, falling freight rates and a weaker US dollar. The German container and bulk shipping company posted revenue of €5.3 billion (US$7.3 billion) as its liner shipping division grew traffic by just 1 percent from...
  • Knowler to Expand JOC's Asia Coverage
    Greg KnowlerVeteran transportation journalist Greg Knowler joined the JOC today as senior editor for Asia. Knowler's responsibilities will mainly focus on enhancing JOC.com's timeliness and scope of Asia-sourced news and analysis relating to the container shipping, logistics and freight transportation industries. His coverage will also appear in The Journal of Commerce...
  • MPC Takeover of Ahrenkiel Creates Top 10 Container Ship Manager
    MPC Group and Thien & Heyenga, the leading German ship management companies, have taken over the financially troubled Ahrenkiel Group in the latest consolidation in the nation's crisis-ridden charter shipping sector. MPC didn't release financial details of the takeover of the family-owned group, which has a 40-strong fleet of container ships,...
  • Werner Enterprises Named to Forbes 2014 Most Trustworthy Companies List
    OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 31, 2014-- For the second time in five years, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics company, has earned a spot on the Forbes list of America's Most Trustworthy Companies. Companies featured on the prestigious list earned the top 100 highest scores for trustworthy conduct over the four quarters...
  • Triton Overseas Transport Appoints New Office Manager
    HOUSTON, TX (Mar. 31, 2014) - Triton Overseas Transport, an industry-leading non-vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC) and international freight service provider, today announces the promotion of Vicki Matthews to the position of office manager. In her new role, Matthews will further Triton's commitment to unparalleled customer service and tailored transportation solutions...
  • Kane Is Able Recognized By PPL Electric for Energy Savings
    SCRANTON, PA - March 31, 2014 - Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE -- www.kaneisable.com) has been listed on the E-Power Energy-Smart Business Honor Roll by Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) Electric Utilities Corporation of Allentown, Pennsylvania. This award notes KANE's recent measures to make its Scranton campus distribution centers more energy...
  • Carrier Transicold Program Focuses on Refrigerant Quality
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (USA), April 1, 2014 - To help raise standards of service and quality in refrigerant-handling operations for the container shipping industry, Carrier Transicold has launched the CareMAXTM program, a comprehensive refrigerant management recognition program for its authorized service centers. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping of temperature-controlled cargoes...
  • Agricultural Shippers Told to Prepare for US West Coast Port Disruptions
    WASHINGTON - A group representing agricultural shippers and forwarders has warned members to prepare for labor disruptions and slowdowns at U.S West Coast ports starting in June and to make contingency plans Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Washington-based Agriculture Transportation Coalition, said he doesn't expect the International Longshore and Warehouse...
  • BMW's $1 Billion Expansion Seen Boosting Charleston Volume
    South Carolina's new inland port at Greer will get a big increase in the volume of autos and containers it handles for rail shipment to and from the Port of Charleston over the next couple of years. The leg up will come from the $1 billion investment that BMW announced...
  • US Auto Parts Imports Inch Up
    Containerized auto parts imported through U.S. ports reached 205,139 TEUs in the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing 1.0 percent year-over-year, according to PIERS, the data division of JOC Group. U.S. waterborne containerized imports of auto parts in the fourth quarter rose 1.0 percent year-over-year. Full-size image The increase marked a rebound from the...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: CenterPoint Properties
    Adam Roth, director of NAI Global Logistics, discusses projected changes in capacity, especially in trucking; rapid growth in Mexico and the transportation network for moving cargo from that nation; rising use of intermodal and railroads; and anticipated increases in the cost of transportation versus the cost of real estate....
  • What's the Cost of Drayage? It Depends
    Pricing for drayage is like many other aspects of the business - chaotic. "No one seems to have a handle on what standard pricing for drayage should be. It's tough to find a formula that a shipper can use as a guide," said Charles W. Clowdis Jr., managing director for global trade...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Investor unveils Genco stake
    A distressed investment firm has unveiled a sizeable minority stake in Peter Georgiopoulos' Genco Shipping & Trading.
  • Quintana reveals finances
    Quintana Shipping revealed in initial public offering (IPO) papers that it narrowed its annual loss in 2013 as revenue rose.
  • Scorpio rejigs newbuilding loan
    Scorpio Tankers has struck a deal to convert a $92m term loan into a revolving credit facility.
  • Sovcomflot under review
    Moody's Investors Service has placed the credit ratings of Sovcomflot (SCF) under review for a potential downgrade over what the agency views as the Russian tanker giant's deteriorating financial position.
  • Quintana back in $100m IPO
    Corbin Robertson has confirmed plans to take the Quintana name back to the US capital markets with the first stateside dry cargo IPO in almost four years.
  • The TW+ guide to...
    The Eighty-Eight
  • Never-ending story
    There are certain things you've come to expect from TradeWinds. How about "a rain-soaked night of passion", "a cursed sunken treasure", "long-hidden family secrets".
  • Transports of delight
    After 15 years of travelling to shipyards round Asia, a sudden rush of business for South Korea's shipbuilders gave me a chance to see more of the country.
  • Reborn from the ruins
    After being almost obliterated by Japan's most devastating natural disaster, Yamanishi shipyard is well and truly back in business, writes Adam Corbett
  • Anek losing less
    Greek ferry group Anek has reduced its 2013 deficit after cutting costs in tough markets.
  • Swissco in rig move
    Singapore-based offshore vessel owner Swissco is venturing into the rig arena through its latest acquisition.
  • Merger dream not dead
    Hamburg Sud may yet become part of the Hapag-Lloyd/CSAV containership merger, according to chief executive Ottmar Gast.
  • Keep the faith
    ICAP has issued a positive message to panamax bulker owners who have seen earnings collapse in the early part of the year.
  • Cadet jailed for smuggling
    A Jamaican cadet has been jailed for 13 years for drug trafficking on a Harren & Partner ship.
  • The family that ships together sticks together
    Singapore's efforts to expand in the shipping finance sector have not found much traction, mainly due to cultural issues.
  • Subsea 7 man helms Forland
    Forland Shipping has named Subsea 7 veteran Tore Larsen as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect.
  • Boxship sinks after clash
    An Indonesian feedership has sunk after a collision with a Pelni ferry early on Tuesday.
  • Tankers top the list
    Shipowners have invested over $7.7bn in second hand deals in the first quarter of 2014 at an average of almost $90m per day, according to data from VesselsValue.com.
  • Pirates and privations
    Running a radio ship when you're operating outside of the law isn't easy.
  • MPC buys Ahrenkiel
    Hamburg's MPC Group has taken over compatriot CF Ahrenkiel Group to create a new combined company with 62 boxships under technical management to see it through the prolonged downturn.
  • BWO inks Premier deal
    BW Offshore is set to order a new FPSO after clinching a charter contract in the UK North Sea.
  • Avance issue a hit
    Avance Gas has wasted no time in attracting investors to support its initial public offering (IPO) in Oslo.
  • Three dead in crash
    Three fishermen were killed and two more were missing after a collision off Spain involving a Wallenius Lines car carrier.
  • New CEO for Skuld
    Skuld chief executive, Douglas Jacobsohn, is to step down from the top job in the Norwegian marine insurance group with finance chief, Stale Hansen, taking the helm from February next year.
  • Aker Philly cashes out
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) of the US has sold its profit-sharing interest in two tankers it built for Crowley for $40m.
  • STNG execs' $90m slice
    Scorpio Tankers' top three executives are sitting on shares in the shipowner worth almost $90m today.
  • ABG wins debt battle
    India's ABG Shipyard has clinched its INR 110bn ($1.83bn) debt restructuring after a cash injection from its main shareholders.
  • Klaveness back for more
    Norway's Torvald Klaveness has confirmed a move for three more newbuildings in China and has resold contracts for two of the vessels on order.
  • Eagle extends red run
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has posted a third successive annual loss in a run of red ink which extends to almost $190m.
  • Dorian lowers sights
    Dorian LPG has sliced more than $100m off the target for its initial public offering.
  • Dry double
    China's Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding has won its first new order since last November.
  • Bumi wins Kraken cash
    Bumi Armada has secured a $750m syndicated loan to help finance an FPSO for the Kraken oil and gas field in the North Sea.
  • Five more for Cosco
    China Cosco Holdings Co is continuing its order spree by lining up a deal for its biggest boxships yet.
  • Cape coup for Hanjin
    Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has won a deal to build a capesize costing KRW 60.44bn ($57.1m).
  • NYK eyes better margins
    NYK is to shift its investment emphasis towards the LNG and offshore sectors and downsize its bulker and containership activities.
  • Paragon secures funds
    Paragon Shipping says it has secured a firm commitment for a new $120m senior secured amortizing credit facility.
  • Genco talks extended
    Genco Shipping & Trading says it has has succeeded in securing more time for debt restructuring talks with its creditors.
  • Hedland faces strike
    Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export facility, could face disruption from possible industrial action.
  • Seaspan books four more
    Seaspan Corp has returned to China to exercise options for a further four 10,000-teu containerships.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • Lufthansa pilots to strike Wednesday
    Lufthansa is facing "one of the biggest walkouts" in history starting Wednesday, it said, forcing the carrier to cancel a reported 3,800 flights. According to Vereingung Cockpit, employees will hold a demonstration and rally Wednesday.
  • FMCSA shuts down Texas carrier
    The FMCSA has ordered Texas-based FTW Transport to shut down operations, declaring the trucking company an imminent hazard. Officials said they have shut down 75 bus and trucking companies so far this year.
  • AA Cargo, US Airways link up in Phoenix
    American Airlines Cargo and US Airways Cargo have linked operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, moving into one facility while still separate carriers, allowing customers to tender air waybills for both in one place.
  • XPO closes $335M Pacer deal
  • Evergreen joins CKYH alliance
  • Rep. Camp decides not to seek re-election
    Rep. David Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Monday he will not seek re-election in November, leaving uncertainty over his recent proposal for comprehensive tax reform.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S. Customs to add 2,000 officers, accept more local donations
  • Descartes purchases air cargo security solutions provider
  • Morton Salt to expand at Port Canaveral
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 1, 2014
  • US crude oil shipper faces fine
    Accused of shipping more than its permit allowed.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading expands Singapore team
    Suzanne Lim has four years of bunker trading experience.
  • Set back to Sinopec's storage ambitions
    Indonesian project delayed by a year.
  • Prices soft across Europe
    Main grade fuel oil down $5 in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah terminal to open on time
    Expected to come online at the end of the year.
  • Prices soften in Fujairah
    Demand average in Middle East hub.
  • MEPC 66 hears support for starting sulphur review
    Correspondence group to work on draft methodology, meaning study may get set in motion later this year.
  • Oil prices could tumble as market fundamentals shift
    Oil prices could fall to $75 per barrel over the next five years, according to Citigroup analyst.
  • Rotterdam: Shape of MGO demand to emerge before 2015
    Imported cargoes will meet ECA-derived demand.
  • Asian bunker prices falling
    Prices have softened across all ports.
  • Chemoil exit offer 'fair and reasonable'
    Delisting move reflects 'lack of a need for access to capital markets'.
  • Fuel distributor sees profits rise
    Distribution main business including some bunkers.
  • IBIA has 'commitment to quality'
    New chairman seeks collaboration on off-spec bunkers.
  • South China fuel oil imports drop in March
    Due to Brightoil delaying its 100,000 mt fuel oil cargo to April.
  • Andatee reports annual loss
    Fall cushioned by 30% increase in bunker sales volumes.
  • Seaspan exercises options for fuel efficient ships
    Firm orders four boxships to be built in China.
  • Bunker player struck off Singapore suppliers' list
    Port currently has 63 licensed suppliers.
  • Tests on hybrid bunker fuel show lower emissions
    However, the product has lower energy density and requires increased fuel consumption.

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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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