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September 8, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe Loop 4 diverts to Antwerp to avoid Rotterdam congestion
  • Global box ports to handle 840 million TEU by 2018 as new players spark growth
  • China anti-monopoly probes not protectionism in disguise: regulatory chief
  • US imposes 100pc preliminary duties on Chinese steel wire rod imports
  • Backhaul on offer with DB Schenker's eastbound Hamburg-Zhengzhou freight train
  • US Horizon Lines names Steve Rubin president and chief executive officer
  • Survey shows US east coast winning popularity contest vis-a-vis west coast
  • Global use of freight and passenger rail grows, but not without risk: report
  • Great Expectations: Death of a national cargo carrier, Transmile Air Services
  • Air freight price recovery speeds up in July as global average rates rise
  • Cargolux increases service to Zhengzhou to thrice weekly with additional flight

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Bureau Veritas classed fleet crosses 100 million gross tonnes
  • CONCOR honours its customers in North West Region
  • Govt may exempt Customs duty on bunker for transhipment vessels
  • MOL establishes shipowning JV
  • NYK conducts crisis response drill on LNG vessel
  • Shipbuilding may get a boost from Ministry backing
  • Cotton imports rise on cheaper global prices
  • EEPC highlights jump in engg exports
  • Exports grew 7.3 pc in first four months of current fiscal, says Fieo
  • Food Ministry seeks CCEA nod on new raw sugar export subsidy formula
  • Kandla Port will lose cargo to private ports if revised SOR is implemented, says stakeholder
  • Rake shortage clogs Vizag Port as coal stocks pile up
  • New projects to boost eastern freight corridor
  • Fag-end recovery helps rupee end firm at 60.39 against dollar
  • Forex reserves recover by $ 60.5 m to $ 318.64 bn
  • Govt clears FDI proposals worth INR 3,249 cr.
  • India seeks support on food subsidy issue to resume talks on free trade
  • Indo-Asean deals on the anvil: Comm Secy
  • Spurt in mfg to boost GDP growth: Moody's
  • Need for private sector investment seen in grain storage infra
  • Bertling Logistics appointed sales agent for Antonov An-225 in the US
  • BIMCO's Heavy Lift Contracts Workshop on November 17
  • Heavy investment in equipment by Crane Rental Corporation
  • Rickmers-Linie appoints Interliner Agencies as agent for South Central Europe

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More parking spaces for trucks in Rotterdam
  • Container trade continues to grow
  • Network Rail awards renewal and enhancement contracts
  • AerOceaNetwork welcomes new member in Beijing
  • Lot is back in black
  • New forwarding/logistics committee chairwoman in Upper...
  • New director for Astag
  • RZD pushing for a new Eurasian transport corridor
  • China issues guidelines to help shipping industry
  • Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo dumping MD-11Fs
  • Hector Rail gets new owner
  • Vancouver records strong mid-year cargo volumes
  • Sparx makes debut in Latin America
  • Alice Marlowe joins Hamburg Süd North America
  • Lagerkapazität am Limit in Polen
  • DST Combitrans opens bonded warehouse in Rekingen
  • Panalpina picks director for new energy division

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • LNG Hybrid Barge successfully launched
  • Grounded laker successfully refloated
  • Bore Song to fit DeltaLangh scrubber
  • Horizon Lines names Rubin as President and CEO
  • Keppel set for second Moss FLNGV conversion
  • BP "grossly negligent" in Deepwater Horizon case
  • Coast Guard responds to grounded laker
  • Two receive Thomas Crowley awards
  • Huntington Ingalls gets $24 million for CVN 76 job

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Washington nets SBA grant to promote small business exports
  • US rail freight traffic count up during week, month, quarter
  • Crowley Maritime presents pair of Thomas Crowley awards
  • Department of Commerce releases July goods/services export numbers
  • Grant funds head to Port of Los Angeles to upgrade cargo handling equipment

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Dry bulk players shun ebola countries
    Crews reluctant to call in stricken region, says leading Thai rice exporter
  • UK detentions plunge to lowest recorded level
    Just one ship held by port state control last month, MCA figures reveal
  • US exports keep MR product tanker sector busy
    Oil product exports from US have risen more than 500,000 barrels per day
  • World Shipholding slashes its stake in Golar LNG
    Fredriksen firm's share will fall from 36% to around 2%
  • Modest freight rate rises as GRIs brought in
    Prices in Latin American trades remain under pressure
  • Minority reform
    Why voting yes for Scottish independence will have dire consequences for shipping
  • CSSC and CSIC post stronger first-half earnings
    Chinese state shipbuilding giants improve operating profits as newbuild prices recover
  • MMS faces lawsuit threat from Iraq
    Update: United Kalavryta operator says any action by Baghdad 'misdirected'
  • Suezmax fixture highlights war-torn Libya's bid to boost exports
    Tripoli needs to sell its crude and segment's rate-pressed shipowners need the business
  • Jens-Peter Schlüter
    German owner sold the family business but started a new venture within the year
  • Keppel pays $50 for 10% in Golar-owned LNG unit
    Deal underscores strategic relationship between Keppel and Golar in FLNG sector
  • Week on Wall Street | September 5
    A dry bulk optimist initiates coverage on Genco, while the Eagle Bulk reorganisation plan looks set to skirt any roadblocks

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Fredriksen cashes out of Golar LNG
    Shipping magnate John Fredriksen is resigning as chairman of Golar LNG Ltd and selling most of his personal stake in the NASDAQ-listed company. On 5 September, Fredriksen-controlled World Shipholding Ltd priced a sale of 27,826,087 common shares of Golar LNG Ltd at $58.50/share. An additional
  • GLDD to widen Freeport Ship Channel
    NASDAQ-listed dredging contactor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $30M contract to widen sections of the Freeport Ship Channel on the US Gulf of Mexico. Under the deal, GLDD will widen about 7.2km of channel by 61m to allow larger ships to safely navigate the 183m-wide channel, said GLDD.
  • LD Lines prepares to halt 'sea motorway'
    French shipping company LD Lines has confirmed it is preparing to suspend from 18 September its three weekly "motorway of the sea" services between Nantes-Saint Nazaire in France and Gijon in northern Spain. Chief executive Christophe Santini told IHS Maritime that the suspension of the line was
  • Spain's Navantia returns to civil shipbuilding
    Spanish naval shipbuilder Navantia said today it was "satisfied" with a European Commission announcement that restrictions on its civil shipbuilding and repair activity will be lifted at year-end. Navantia's non-naval activities have been capped since 2004 at no more than 20% of its revenues. The
  • Pemex buys nine new Voith Water Tractors
    Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico's state-owned petroleum company, is buying nine Voith Water Tractors (VWTs) to safeguard oil tankers entering and clearing debris-affected terminals. PEMEX's Madero, Tuxpan, and Pajaritos oil transhipment terminals in the Gulf of Mexico and Topolobampo on the
  • BV-classed fleet tops 100M gt
    Rising transfers of ships into Bureau Veritas (BV) lifted the BV-classed fleet by mid-2014 to more than 100M gt. A BV spokesperson told IHS Maritime: "The increase in transfers-in was from companies that had tried the BV service with some of their vessels and subsequently chose to move more of their
  • Chile's Puerto Central buys seven Kalmar cranes
    Puerto Central (PCE) has ordered seven environment-friendly Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) under a $14M contract with delivery in July 2015. The Chilean terminal has an expansion programme under way to add 450,000teu. "Besides a fast delivery time, it was vital for PCE to have the
  • Changhang Phoenix raises $38M
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans&CSC, has raised CNY232M ($38M) by selling shares to repay its debts and replenish its working capital. The company's receiver sold about 73M shares to three Chinese individuals at between CNY3.06 and CNY3.58 per share, according to
  • Trieste signs logistics terminal deal
    Trieste Port Authority has signed a contract for the construction of a multi-user logistics terminal. The agreement - with a consortium of local shipping company Francesco Parisi, Bologna intermodal port, and Venetian construction company Cosmo Ambiente - covers building a 125,000m2 platform out
  • Philippines mulls nickel ore export ban
    The Philippines could be poised to join Indonesia in blocking exports of raw nickel ore. Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino has proposed all minerals be processed before export, mirroring a ban Indonesia imposed in January. Supramax owners and brokers, already hit by Indonesia's embargo, are watching
  • Algeria aims to buy 27 merchant ships
    Algeria has announced plans to spend DZD120Bn ($1.48Bn) on revamping its merchant fleet with the purchase of 27 vessels, including six this year. Transport minister Amar Ghoul announced the initiative this week at a ceremony in the Port of Algiers for the arrival of a first acquisition - the
  • Kalmar wins €40M contract from Melbourne
    Cargotec subsidiary Kalmar has announced a "significant contract" from Port of Melbourne's new container terminal worth more than EUR40M ($52.3M) and covering 12 automated stacking cranes and 11 automated shuttle carriers. Along with associated automation technology, the equipment will be delivered
  • China closes over 60,000 maritime disputes
    Chinese maritime courts have closed 64,747 cases, valuing a total of over CNY80Bn ($13.03Bn), according to China's Maritime Adjudication, a white paper published by China's top court on Tuesday. The white paper summarised the maritime trial records in Chinese maritime over the past 30 years, and
  • Senate inquiry stops dredge dumping on reef
    An Australian Senate inquiry yesterday called for a ban on the dumping of any dredging sediment in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, until further studies. The enquiry also called for a freeze on any further funding cuts to government agencies in charge of protecting the reef, since the $2.8M cuts
  • China to increase local fleet cargo volume
    China is looking to increase the percentage of cargo-transport volume of its locally owned fleet in the country's foreign trade to 40%, according to a senior transport official. Approximately 40% of cargo volumes in China's foreign trade will be shipped by fleets owned by Chinese companies, stated
  • Keppel to acquire shares in Golar Hilli
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Keppel Corporation, announced that KSI Production (KSI), its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to acquire 10% shareholding interests of Golar Hilli Corporation. Keppel believes that the investment will
  • China-Japan rate drop may affect SITC earnings
    Hong Kong-listed SITC International, an intra-Asia box carrier, could see its 2H earnings affected by the sharp drop in China-Japan spot freight rates since May 2014, a research note of CIMB Securities said. The 40% drop in China-Japan spot rates started in April, quickened paces from May and
  • Twenty one Chinese yards left to be standardised
    A total of 21 Chinese shipyards have yet to enter the first batch of shipbuilders meeting the standardised requirements set by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, according to the ministry. The first batch of the shipyards approved by the ministry comprises 51 Chinese shipyards,
  • Rising LPG exports to support VLGC rates
    Expanding LPG exports, especially out of the US Gulf, would support freight rates for very large gas carriers at over $100/tonne, said IHS Waterborne Energy. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed freight rates for the benchmark Gulf-East Asia route at $104.857/tonne, up about 29 cents from
  • Capesize owners seek period hires
    Some owners are seeking to charter out Capesizes for period hires, amid uncertainty that freight rates would see the usual rally towards year-end. This week, the commodities trading arm of Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual fixed Cosco's Tian Lu Hai for $23,000/day for four to six months. In
  • One dead, another missing in vessel sinking
    A Cambodian-registered general cargo vessel sank in the Sea of Japan yesterday, with one crew dead and another missing. The 1981-bulit Poline was loaded with timber en route from Russia's port of Plastun in the Primorsky Territory to China when it encountered a heavy storm and overturned. The 3,085

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • ILWU diversions help push Canadian intermodal volume to record high
    Intermodal volume on U.S. railroads is up 5.7 percent year-over-year in the first 35 weeks of 2014. Full-size chart The scope of U.S. shippers' diversion of cargo through western Canadian ports can be seen in August intermodal statistics, showing Canadian intermodal traffic last week outpacing U.S. traffic gains and hitting an all-time...
  • SCFI: Rates rise more than 6 percent worldwide
    The SCFI rate from Asia to North Europe was up 4.2 percent from last week to $1,129 per 20-foot container. Full-size chart Spot rates on major trade lanes worldwide increased this week, with peak shipping season to Europe and North America in full swing. Spot rates from Shanghai to northern Europe, the Mediterranean...
  • CP, BNSF push back against potential STB 'overreach'
    Canadian Pacific Railway and BNSF Railway said Thursday that requiring them to add railcars or allow other railroads to operate on their lines - as some officials and shippers have asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to require them to do - would hamper needed rail service improvements. The two railroads...
  • Teamsters, LA trucker clash over alleged firings
    A Teamsters-affiliated organization accused a Southern California drayage company of firing at least 33 drivers who filed wage and hour claims against the carrier, an accusation the company said is not truthful. Justice for Port Drivers, which is affiliated with the Teamsters, said Total Transportation Services Inc. fired the drivers on...
  • Port of Los Angeles receives grant to reduce emissions from equipment
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $469,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit 14 pieces of cargo-handling equipment with Level 3 diesel particulate filters. Los Angeles is receiving the grant on behalf of two of its terminals: SA Recycling and APM Terminals. The port...
  • Nine Santos terminals get new lease on life
    Nine marine terminals at Santos earmarked for a new concession process that would eliminate them may soon be given an official stay of execution following moves by Codesp, the local port authority. Abel Rodrigues Zillig, manager of the Deicmar multipurpose terminal in Santos, said the news was "very welcome" as the...
  • EU reportedly set to allow Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV merger
    Hapag-Lloyd and Compania Sud Americana de Vapores are one step closer to creating the world's fourth-largest ocean container line, with the European Union reportedly set to allow the merger. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the merger will win conditional approval from European regulators. The European Commission is...
  • Environmentalists renew criticism of Miami dredging
    Environmental groups remain unhappy with a channel deepening project that the Port of Miami is counting on to attract larger ships and expand the port's distribution reach. Several environmental groups, including Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper and the Tropical Audubon Society, have filed a required 60-day notice of a potential lawsuit against the...
  • More ships diverted from Rotterdam to Antwerp due to congestion
    Indicating that congestion problems are continuing at the Port of Rotterdam, Hapag-Lloyd announced on Friday that three additional ships on an Asia-Europe string would bypass the port and call at Antwerp instead. It said three consecutive weekly arrivals on its Asia Loop 4 service would call at the PSA Antwerp Deurganck...
  • Air France-KLM plans reduction in freighter fleet to cut losses
    Air France-KLM announced a major downsizing of its freighter fleet in the latest bid to return its cargo operation to profitability amid sagging global demand and increased competition from fast-growing Arab Gulf airlines. But Europe's largest cargo airline by revenue pulled back from selling Martinair Cargo, its Amsterdam-based freighter subsidiary. The Franco-Dutch...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Sept. 5
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in September and October, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Ocean carriers' operating margins in the first half of the year veered widely from top-ranked Maersk Line's positive 7.3 percent to...
  • Air to ocean shift may be slowing as economy improves
    A long-term shift from air to ocean freight by shippers looking to cut transport costs and willing to tolerate longer transit times may be slowing as economic conditions improve, according to recent comments from transportation executives. "I think we saw the bulk of the movement in the past several years when...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • New leader for Fesco
    Konstantin Sokolov has been appointed as president of Russia's Far Eastern Shipping (Fesco), following Ruslan Alikhanov's pre-agreed resignation.
  • Check your charters
    Law firm Hill Dickinson has warned owners and charterers they may have to draft additional clauses for charters that see ships calling in ebola-affected countries.
  • GE keeps promise
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has signed a contract to buy a 52,500-dwt supramax (built 2006) only a few days after announcing investment plans.
  • Veteran Laker grounds
    An American Steamship bulker has grounded near Mackinac Island in the US.
  • NAO ties up two
    New York-listed Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has fixed a pair of modern supply ships to a UK major for up to two years.
  • Swiss ship detained
    Safety issues contributed to the detention of a Malta-flagged vessel in the port of Grimsby, UK.
  • NEL Lines under fire
    Greece's Maritime Company of Lesvos (NEL Lines) has been blamed by traders on the small Greek island of Limnos for their suffering businesses.
  • Fredriksen to slash Golar LNG stake
    John Fredriksen has signalled his intention to almost completely sell his stake in LNG carrier company Golar LNG in a $1.9bn secondary share offering.
  • BV marks milestone
    Following a strong growth in the number of ships being transferred, French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has seen its fleet surpass the 100m gt mark.
  • MMS: no lawsuit
    Greek shipowner Marine Management Services (MMS) has said it is unaware of the Iraqi government taking legal action against the company over allegedly illegal exports of Kurdish crude.
  • Stena adds third
    Sweden's Stena Line is deploying a third freight ro-ro to build capacity between the UK and the Netherlands.
  • Bulker runs aground
    A Turkish-flagged bulk carrier has run aground off Astypalaia, Greece, with 22 crew members.
  • China opening up
    China is a step closer to allowing foreign shipowners to set up companies in Shanghai's free trade zone (FTZ).
  • New boss for Horizon
    US owner Horizon Lines has named Steve Rubin as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO) after two months in the role on an interim basis.
  • Furneaux quits
    Australian authorities are seeking an alternative after Furneaux Shipping said it was stopping its freight run to Flinders Island.
  • SCI must shape up
    India has told state owner Shipping Corp of India (SCI) to cut losses 10% or forfeit its financial autonomy.
  • One dead, one missing in sinking
    One man has died and another was missing after a Russian cargoship capsized and sank in the Sea of Japan.
  • MPA pulls bunker licences
    Northwest Resources has had its bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licences cancelled by Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).
  • Turbine prang costs master
    The master of a wind farm support boat has been fined in a UK court after colliding with a wind turbine off the Norfolk cost in 2012.
  • Keppel ties up number two
    Singapore's Keppel Corp is in the process of finalising contracts with Golar LNG for a second FLNG conversion.
  • ABS classes Japan ship
    A leading classification society's campaign to break into new markets appears to be bearing fruit.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • White House gathers business input on trade policies
    At a roundtable discussion at the White House, business leaders encouraged the pursuit of two multilateral free trade agreements with Pacific Rim and European partners to help reduce the cost and complexity of doing business in those markets.
  • BNSF confronts ag capacity issues
    BNSF officials expect a grain volume increase of between 10 percent and 15 percent during this year's agriculture peak season, but said it is "offering more capacity for the movement of grain than ever before."
  • Latin America needs more port investment
    Economic and population growth rate projections for Latin America have not been matched by infrastructure investment needed to accommodate increased logistics and trade demands, according to an APM Terminals official.
  • Panalpina streamlines energy logistics services
  • Horizon Lines names permanent CEO
  • St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments up 3%
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • BIS seeks comments on ag export licensing for Cuba
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Thursday published a notice requesting comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for agricultural commodity exports to Cuba.
  • U.S. July exports reach $198 billion

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Wartsila approves use of ExxonMobil's 'advanced' cylinder oil
    Engine-maker grants Mobilgard 5100 an interim No Objection Letter.
  • Stena adds vessel on UK-Holland route
    Company expecting demand growth.
  • Price outlook mixed across European ports
    Bunker prices firm in Istanbul.
  • Fujairah prices move in different directions
    Overall price picture in the market remains uncertain.
  • Dan-Bunkering hires traders
    New employees will be based at company headquarters.
  • Shipyard claims first on fuel monitoring
    'Fuel cost matters a lot these days,' says yard president.
  • Asian IFO market closes week relatively flat
    Offices in Busan to close for a holiday from Monday to Wednesday.
  • Ship design: Everything to play for
    Design must retain flexibility to meet changing market dynamics.
  • LNG bunker tanker order finds designer
    Contract signed for design of vessel's cargo handling system.
  • New plant to produce biofuel for ships
    US government-backed facility due to complete in 2016.
  • Imperial Oil refinery starts decommissioning phase
    Facility used to supply marine fuel at port of Halifax.
  • Singapore bunker player loses licence over illegal practices
    Director of Northwest Resources facing sentence for corruption.
  • Fuel oil stocks at China up
    Total weekly volume amounted to 2.97 million mt.
  • Montreal MGO prices slip
    Good avails reported at the Canadian port.
  • FMC: US has 'plenty' of LNG for marine fuel
    World's largest supplier of natural gas has an estimated 100-year supply.

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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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