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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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Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
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A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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