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September 5, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Shippers enjoy lower east-west contract rates with a 6pc price drop
  • Evergreen link up with Singapore's MEL to boost its intra-Asia network
  • Maersk registers US$978 million H1 profit to take lead from 17 big carriers
  • Biofouling, ballast water treatment to impose new regulatory compliance costs
  • Asleep at the wheel, UK trucker jailed 8 years after killing 2 charity cyclists
  • Eco-compliance costs darken future of Baltic shortsea shipping
  • EU short sea service in dire straits without additional eco subsidies: LD Lines
  • Danish railway intermodal traffic declines 0.6pc to 256,881 TEU in 2013
  • Portland's OIA Global boosts presence in Asia by opening new Mumbai office
  • BIFA objects to new airline surcharge on its low-tech members
  • IATA: Global July air cargo rises 5.8pc, Asia-Pacific up 7.1pc, but EU lags
  • British Airports Commission drops Thames Estuary option in its latest report
  • Changi to slash apron parking fees 50pc in cost-sharing GAIN scheme

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • AMTOI re-elects office-bearers at 15th AGM
  • Better times seen for box shipping
  • Goodrich Maritime to inaugurate new office building in Gandhidham today
  • Rising demand for LPG shipping driving VLGC ordering frenzy
  • U-Freight welcomes Taiwan's decision on multi-destination export consolidations
  • UK tonnage tax training initiative welcomed
  • GatewayRail's Faridabad ICD moves first export-laden rake to Mundra Port
  • Govt should provide more funds to encourage private sector participation in BOT road projects: ICRA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More LHV field trials in Germany
  • P&O Ferrymasters raises CEE trailer capacity
  • 1,000 C-17 missions supported by Boeing
  • Union Pacific's Ken Hunt heads to California
  • Wabtec acquires railway signal service provider
  • FPS Sri Lanka revamps management
  • Taiwan allows multi-destination export consolidations
  • Seaintel: decline in liner schedule reliability
  • New Rotterdam - Bad Bentheim/Coevorden shuttle train
  • Panalpina prepares plan B for Bardarbunga
  • Lappin promoted to board at Harland and Wolff
  • LetMeShip Online augments dispatch offer with Hermes and DPD
  • Teilprivatisierung der Aena - Zu einem guten Zeitpunkt
  • Port of Long Beach budget approved
  • SAL Heavy Lift strengthens engineering team

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Workboat whacks windmill: Master fined
  • Vancouver Shipyards starts work on cable ferry
  • FMC's Doyle: "Plenty of LNG for marine fuel"
  • Another busy day for Eastern Shipbuilding
  • China white lists 51 shipyards
  • SIU of Canada says trade pact threatens cabotage laws

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Port of Coos Bay adding number of new staff members
  • Coast Guard leading cleanup of Lake Washington oil spill
  • Troy Container Line names new sales rep
  • Cement shipments return to Port of Everett terminal
  • Condor Airlines announces Portland to Frankfurt flights

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Asia-Europe box volumes rise more than 7% in July
    On-year growth defies sluggish economies, providing a welcome surprise for carriers
  • Marinakis sworn in as Piraeus councillor
    Shipowner and Olympiacos owner has vowed to fight Piraeus Port Authority sell-off
  • Dynagas Partners launches $250m bond offering
    Proceeds will fund next LNG drop-down, says owner
  • Tradition meets revolution at BW LPG
    Gleeson discusses ethane carriers, fiscal prudence and transatlantic image differences
  • Can Rongsheng pull it off?
    Shipbuilder facing mounting debts and losing customers is to buy into central Asia oilfield
  • Beijing releases 'white list' of Chinese yards to tackle overcapacity
    Only shipbuilders that meet official standards can receive policy support
  • IMO calls for ebola-risk seafarers to be kept off ships
    United Nations maritime agency calls for exit checks at ports
  • China unveils blueprint for national shipping industry development
    State Council raises importance of maritime transport on a national level for first time
  • City Council approves Long Beach budget
    Two-thirds of spend allocated to modernising the port
  • StealthGas unveils fresh deals in pursuit of period chartering strategy
    Owner announces five new charters as it confirms extra two LPG newbuilds
  • Product tanker earnings rise $5,000 in a day
    Demand grows for European gasoline shipped to the US
  • UAE shipping services firm placed on Iran sanctions list
    Goldentex FZE named in latest Washington move
  • Stevedore shortage delaying Thai rice shipments
    Dock workers from Myanmar and Cambodia have fled the country in fear of tighter restrictions from military government

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Nigeria freight rates hiked over Ebola risk
    European shipowners have increased freight rates on vessels entering Nigeria in response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Ify Akerele, director-general of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS) in Lagos, confirmed the development, saying the situation had become a real challenge. "It is a tight
  • Ports of Stockholm sees big box rises
    Ports of Stockholm saw a 37% rise in box numbers in 2013 totalling 48,748teu. This trend has continued as in August this year the port reported an 8% rise in container numbers compared to the same period last year. "We are very pleased by the strong support shown by our customers and the fact that
  • Yard puts unfinanced ferry order on hold
    Shipbuilder STX France is reported to have 'suspended' a €270M order from Brittany Ferries for an LNG-powered car ferry that is as yet unfinanced. The shipbuilder's decision was revealed today by STX France union leaders who said that they had been given the information at a meeting with
  • European court confirms €200M SNCM fine
    The European Union Court of Justice has rejected appeals from the French government and French ferry company SNCM against a lower court decision order for the company to repay public funds totalling more than €200M it received between 2002 and 2006. These funds include €158M in the form
  • Dar lands Suez expansion contract
    Saudi Arabia-based Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Dar) has been awarded the prime consultancy contract for Egypt's $4Bn Suez Canal Regional Development Project. This includes a new 35km parallel canal and is scheduled for completion by 2016. Stressing the importance of the contract, the announcement
  • Hakata wins limestone carrier order
    Japan's Hakata Shipbuilding has won an order for a limestone carrier from domestic shipowner Nissen Kaiun. The 6,300dwt vessel will have an overall length of 111m, beam of 17.4m, depth of 8.35m and is scheduled for delivery in July 2015. It will be Japanese flagged and classed by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
  • Kongsberg wins turnkey offshore simulator contract
    Kongsberg Maritime announced today that international offshore drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW has awarded it a contract for a turnkey offshore and navigation simulator for a new ocean rig training centre. Ocean Rig owns and operates two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs and nine
  • HHI secures Petronas LNG option
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured an option for an LNG carrier from the Malaysian state oil company PETRONAS. The 150,200m³ Moss-type LNG carrier is the first of four options from an original order of four plus four placed in October 2013. Delivery of the four ordered last year is scheduled
  • SWS secures CSSC Jack-up order
    Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has secured an order for a jack-up from state owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) subsidiary CSSC Leasing. The F&G JU-2000E designed jack-up is scheduled for delivery in 1Q17. In June 2014 SWS delivered Prospector 5, which is the same design as this
  • Migrants try to storm cross-Channel ferry
    Several hundred migrants have attempted to storm a cross-Channel ferry at the port of Calais bound for Dover. Eye witnesses reported that immigrants invaded the port precinct in two separate waves shortly after 16:00 GMT yesterday. A first group of some 85 migrants tried to board a vessel but were
  • Seafarer missing in Humber River
    The UK coastguard is today searching for a seafarer who went missing from a cargo ship in the River Humber. "At 8pm Humber coastguard was alerted by Humber VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) that a crew member had gone overboard from the Netherlands registered cargo vessel Freya close to Grimsby on the
  • Gioia Tauro port suffers productivity setback
    Italy's leading container terminal of Gioia Tauro suffered a further setback in its attempts to improve throughput when port workers voted earlier this week to reject a productivity deal. The proposed agreement between stevedore unions and the terminal's owner Medcenter would have introduced 10
  • China allows foreign investment in free-trade zone
    China is to allow overseas investment in its pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai. New government guidelines permit foreign shipping businesses to set up in the zone, which was officially launched last September. Favourable taxation and fiscal policies within the FTZ will play an important role
  • Chinese shipbreaking sector suffers loss
    Chinese recycling yards recorded total revenue of CNY2.2Bn ($0.4Bn) for 1H14 and suffered a loss of more than CNY200M, according to a report by China National Shipbreaking Association (CNSA) last week. 136 vessels (1.12M lt) were scrapped in 1H14 - 0.56M lt was imported, down by 44.4% y/y, while the
  • Damen manufacture largest nozzles ever
    Damen Marine Components today announced a contract for eight 5,050mm Optima propeller nozzles - the largest DMC will have manufactured to date with its spinning machine technique. The order came from Caterpillar Propulsion of Gothenburg, which will supply complete main propulsion units for four
  • PDZ posts profits
    Malaysia-listed shipping liner, PDZ, rebounded to profit of MYR2.3M ($732,000) for its fourth quarter ended 30 June 2014 from a loss of MYR9.87M in the corresponding period last year. Revenue dropped 8% year on year to MYR43.82M on 30 June from MYR47.81M. The drop mirrored the lower business volume
  • RS Platou cautions on upside for dry bulk rates
    Norwegian shipbroker RS Platou has cautioned ship owners not to get too excited over an expectation that dry bulk freight rates will recover towards year-end. For much of this year, dry bulk freight rates have been depressed due to lower coal shipments to China and Europe, and Indonesia's ban on the
  • Extended grain season to support Panamaxes
    Panamax bulkers, currently suffering from oversupply, could get some support from an extended South American grain season. IHS Global Insight has increased the 2013/14 and 2014/15 world wheat production estimates by about 2M tonnes and 1M tonnes, respectively, due to higher production estimates for
  • Manila ports to clear overstaying cargo
    The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has given an 8 September deadline for importers and brokers to withdraw their overstaying customs-cleared cargo in Manila ports. After the deadline, any unclaimed cargo will be immediately transferred to the Subic and Batangas ports, or any other location
  • China vessel export recovery continues
    China's vessel exports continued to cut its year-on-year (y/y) falls in the first seven months in 2014 on the newbuilding market pickup. In the first seven months, the exports decreased 10.7% y/y to $15.2Bn, according to customs statistics. In July, the vessel exports rose by $6M from June to
  • Barakah Offshore enters agreement with Lundin Malaysia
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider, Barakah Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Lundin Malaysia for the provision of hook-up, commissioning and topside major maintenance services for offshore oil and gas fields. The contract was signed by Barakah Offshore's wholly owned subsidiary

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Trans-Pacific pact jeopardizes China's position as top US apparel source
    A pending free trade agreement involving the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries could jeopardize mainland China's dominance in producing apparel for U.S. consumers. Vietnam is the country best poised to gain apparel market share in the U.S. if the Trans-Pacific Partnership is completed, according to a Reuters analysis. The...
  • New Long Beach mayor names his first port commissioner, signaling new era
    Tracy Egoscue, an environmental attorney and former California deputy attorney general, was named to fill a vacant seat on the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. Egoscue is Mayor Robert Garcia's first appointment of a harbor commissioner since he became Long Beach mayor in July. Garcia said Egoscue's record of environmental...
  • Rubin no longer interim CEO at Horizon Lines
    Steven L. Rubin has been named president and CEO at Horizon Lines after serving in those posts on an interim basis for the last two months. Rubin succeeded Sam Woodward after Woodward resigned at the end of June with a year left on his contract. Horizon Chairman David N. Weinstein said...
  • WCI spot rates strengthen in trade from Europe
    Full-size chartSpot rates on nearly all lanes on the World Container Index moved this week as rates continue to fluctuate. WCI's spot rate from Shanghai to Rotterdam declined 9 percent in the most current reading. The rate stands at $2,148 per 40-foot container equivalent, $212 per FEU lower than last week...
  • Westbound Atlantic trade in 'vroom vroom' mode
    With economic conditions in the U.S. continuing to improve, the outlook for U.S. imports via ocean container from northern Europe remains highly favorable. After growing only 2.5 percent in 2013, the trade is expected to expand 9.2 percent this year - almost four times the growth rate of 2013 -...
  • Weak charter rates send Box Ships profit plummeting
    Weak charter rates cut into second-quarter profit of container ship owner-charterer Box Ships, which said vessel supply continues to exceed demand in a "challenging" market. The Athens-based company reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $7.9 million, down 30.6 percent year-over-year. Net income fell 80 percent, to $675,000....
  • Saltchuk closes on Tropical acquisition
    Saltchuk Resources, owner of U.S. domestic carriers Totem Ocean Trailer Express and Sea Star Line, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Tropical Shipping, an international-flag carrier serving the Bahamas and Caribbean. AGL Resources said it would receive after-tax net proceeds and repatriated earnings totaling $220 million, subject to post-closing adjustments,...
  • Fresh EU sanctions on Russia threaten Baltic shipping market
    The once buoyant Baltic shipping market faces further declines in cargo volumes as the European Union prepares to tighten economic sanctions against Russia. The EU's 28 governments are due to decide on a new package of measures Friday in response to hardening evidence of Russian military intervention in the conflict in...
  • FTR Associates reports 29 percent jump in US heavy truck orders
    Heavy truck orders in the U.S. continued their long climb in August, rising 29 percent year-over-year as trucking operators replace aging equipment at a faster pace. Dealer incentive programs helped push net orders for Class 8 tractors to 24,947 units in August, according to preliminary data released by research firm FTR...
  • Ryder's UK customers test new trucks as European regulations boost costs
    Ryder Euro 6 trucksThe latest round of diesel emissions regulations is raising truck prices in Europe, adding as much as 15 to 20 percent to the ticket price of new straight trucks and tractors. That has many European truck fleet operators reluctant to be the first to invest in the...
  • World Bank wants 'task force' to fix Cambodia logistics
    Weak logistics have stood in the way of Cambodia's trade progress for years with its export costs at least 30 percent higher than those of Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand and Vietnam. Getting the goods from farmers to markets remains difficult, and exporters struggle to supply overseas companies, integrate into regional networks...
  • DCLI targets 53-foot domestic chassis
    U.S. marine container chassis lessor Direct ChassisLink Inc. plans to expand into ownership, management and leasing of 53-foot domestic equipment, and says newly acquired equipment and technology provider REZ-1 will play a key role. "For the most part, growth for DCLI going forward will come from the domestic market," CEO Bill...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • No risk, no reward
    Golar LNG Limited has cleared a major obstacle in the race to convert an ageing LNG carrier into a floating LNG (FLNG) production unit.
  • DLNG readies bond sale
    Dynagas LNG Partners is lining up a campaign to unlock the bond market under a broader bid to secure the cash it needs for further expansion.
  • Iraq sues MMS
    Iraq has taken legal action against Greece's Marine Management Services (MMS) over its role in an allegedly illegal export of crude from the autonomous Kurdistan region (KRG).
  • Seamec profits from oldie
    India's Seamec has fixed one of its veteran offshore vessels for a period of 145 days at $62,000 per day.
  • SMM gears up for opening
    A mobile crane has lifted a huge propeller into place at Hamburg's exhibition centre in readiness for the opening of SMM next week.
  • Drunk master jailed
    A master found to be drunk in charge of a 1,300-dwt cargo vessel was jailed for four months yesterday.
  • White list is key to shipyard finance
    Ship financiers in China's state-owned banks are the main intended readership for a newly released listing of approved shipyards by China's ministry of industry and information.
  • Crewman missing
    A seafarer was missing on Thursday after going overboard from a cargo vessel in the river Humber, UK.
  • Bumi bags $470m
    Malaysian offshore vessel and FPSO owner Bumi Armada has succeeded in selling its MYR 1.5bn ($472m) Islamic bond to boost its finances.
  • Tanker wanted
    India's Sesa Sterlite is on the hunt for a chemical carrier to fulfil a long-term charter.
  • Fogel in at Zim
    Israeli container line Zim has appointed finance and insurance specialist Aharon Fogel as chairman to strengthen its board.
  • Aegean Marine docks three
    Three vessels owned by Piraeus-based Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (AMPN) have been sent for repair works to Gibraltar yard Gibdock.
  • NNPC selling FSOs
    Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has opened a tender to sell two veteran floating oil storage (FSO) ships.
  • Pipavav profit falls
    India's Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering has posted smaller profit for the first quarter of its financial year as revenue dropped significantly.
  • Yard workers could walk
    Workers at UK shipyard Cammell Laird are threatening strike action in a dispute over pay.
  • Sewol crew "drunk beer"
    A Korean seafarer has admitted drinking alcohol while awaiting rescue as the South Korean ferry Sewol sank with hundreds of lives.
  • Scokin flies in
    Nasdaq-listed Ultrapetrol will have a new CEO from the airline industry after the Southern Cross fund completed its takeover.
  • Migrants storm P&O ferry
    A group of more than 100 migrants tried to storm a P&O ferry in France in a bid to get to the UK.
  • Jurong goes for $480m
    Singapore's Jurong Shipyard has launched a dual bond issue worth a combined SGD 600m ($479m).
  • Hedland hits another high
    Australia's Port Hedland has seen exports of iron ore reach a new record for a second consecutive month in August.
  • Tufton declares HMLP stake
    Tufton Oceanic has emerged as a significant shareholder in US-listed Hoegh LNG Partners, according to a US regulatory filing.
  • Traf sells terminal stake
    Commodities giant Trafigura has agreed to sell a majority stake in a marine terminal complex in the US for $860m.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • China seeks to boost shipping industry
    New guidelines issued by China's state council "aim to boost the deficit-plagued sector." Ten shipping companies listed in China reported a loss of $243 million in the first six months of this year, according to a Chinese newspaper.
  • Ebola dents West Africa shipping services
  • Descartes reports higher profit
    Descartes reported a profit of $3.6 million in the second quarter of its 2015 fiscal year, compared with $1.7 million in the same period last year. The Waterloo, Ontario-based industry software company's second quarter ended July 31.
  • Puerto Rican port tests waters for interested investors
    The Ponce Port Authority in Puerto Rico is seeking a private port operator to revive the fortunes of the Port of the Americas' mostly empty docks, according to a request for information released Wednesday to American Shipper.
  • USDA's new rules for dog imports
  • Class 8 truck orders up 29% in August
    Industry analyst FTR has released preliminary data showing large truck ordered in North America for August were up 29 percent year over year at 24,947 units. These orders have now had 19 consecutive months with year-over-year increases.
  • Fulton takes charge of ALAN
  • FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
  • Crude falls as US stockpiles drop
    Crude supplies declined 905,000 barrels to 359.6 million last week.
  • Prices head up across Europe
    Prompt product remain tight in Rotterdam.
  • Bank could cancel loans if operators break ECA rules
    'If we have customers who violate rules, we won't be positive in terms of financing.'
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Tight avails for IFO product in Durban.
  • Andatee appoints director
    Who is former head of CPC Corporation.
  • Aegean puts bunker tankers in for repair
    Vessels operate in Bay of Gibraltar.
  • ExxonMobil upgrades Norwegian plant
    Addition of new unit to replace HFO with VGO production.
  • Singapore's onshore fuel stocks falling
    Stocks down by more than 13% week-on-week.
  • Gazprom bunkers newly delivered LNG carrier at Nakhodka
    First time a GM&T time-chartered LNG vessel bunkered in a Russian port.
  • New chief executive at Ultrapetrol
    Appointment completes takeover of company by Southern Cross.
  • Asian bunker market ends day with gains
    Strong demand seen across most key ports.
  • ECA regulations 'will cut container traffic on shortsea routes'
    Volumes could take decades to recover.
  • Fuel testing firm expands ops to Morocco
    Laboratory supports clients at North African 'Tanger Med Free Zone' region.
  • Pertamina official under arrest in fuel smuggling investigation
    Fuel was allegedly sold to ships passing through international waters off the Indonesian coast.
  • Multipurpose oil facility planned for 2016 opening
    UAE-based facility to include 30 storage tanks for bunker fuel, LNG and other products.
  • NIOPDC: Iran bonded bunkering volume up
    Firm has sold more than one billion liters of bonded oil products to vessels.
  • India may remove cabotage trade bunker tax
    To bring more tonnage into cabotage trade.
  • IFO prices jump at Manila
    As local refinery stop produces fuel oil.
  • Evergreen chooses engine 'derating' modification
    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding will carry out the work.
  • MGO prices slip on the Panama Canal
    Good demand and avails reported at the Central American port.

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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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