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July 9, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Closing US Exim Bank divides general and special interest Republicans
  • Haba-Sped launches LCL service from Switzerland-China ports
  • Evergreen to take into fleet last of 20 x 8,500-TEU ships
  • PIL reveals financial losses, ahead of US$801 million bond market bid
  • Ghana port gets faster clearance from Ministry of Trade
  • LA-LB dockers legally free to support harbour truckers strike
  • CMA CGM & Adani Ports to build CT at Mundra port
  • Seaspan takes in charge 3rd 10,000-TEU SAVER box ship
  • Mercedes-Benz self-driving truck undergoes road tests in Germany
  • Freighters are vital for China-EU, US cargo, but costly
  • Shut down of DHL hub has hit Wilmington hard since 2009
  • India's Civil Aviation Ministry told to clear cargo now at Chennai

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • As freight rates keep declining, cost reduction is top priority for box carriers
  • Ethiopian Shipping Line starts triangular service calling Nhava Sheva, Mundra & Djibouti
  • MANSA pays homage to late union leader Dr Shanti Patel
  • Riding on shale gas revolution, "K" Line takes delivery of LPG carrier
  • Coal imports highest in June
  • DFCs will be closely monitored, says Gowda
  • Kerala highway projects may not get NHAI funding
  • Kerala trade wants green channels at checkposts
  • Rail Budget proposes prioritising connectivity projects to new & upcoming ports, developing private freight terminals through PPP
  • Banks, PSUs to buy stakes in stressed power projects
  • EEPC says engineering exports can cross $70 bn with interest subvention
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on Chinese insulators
  • INR turns firm on fresh dollar selling
  • RBI relaxes rules for diamond imports
  • An initiative to unearth football talent

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Green light for Daventry railfreight terminal expansion
  • Trident Alliance to enforce maritime sulphur regulations
  • InterRail augmenting activities in India again
  • Eurotunnel breaks new ground on Terminal 2015 project
  • ICS proposes solution for ballast water management
  • New team members for Imtech ICT Austria
  • AF- KLM-Martinair Cargo increases Jakarta operation
  • Port of Tauranga receives support for expansion
  • UK retail online sales fuels Seko investment
  • Brett Bissell new COO of contract logistics for Dutch firm
  • Tunnel to overcome congestion in Basel
  • Colombia to benefit from extra IAG Cargo summer flights
  • LetMeShip augments special services offer
  • European air cargo volume up 6.3% in May 2014

Marine Logweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • NTSB issues alert on passenger vessel stairway hazards
  • L-3 Marine Systems International promotes two
  • MHI 16-cylinder engines mark 10,000 unit milestone
  • Swedish Club gives heavy weather loss prevention advice
  • July 08, 2014 DNV GL leads JIP on small scale LNG fueling risks
  • Ulstein delivers latest Island Offshore subsea vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Transpacific Stabilization Agreement lines plan to continue with revenue recovery plan
  • Evergreen Line marks christening of 8,452 TEU L-type containership
  • Yang Ming takes delivery of 4,662 TEU container vessel
  • Port of Tacoma continues string of Green Supply Chain Parter awards
  • Diana Shipping Oks deal to charter Capesize bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Euronav grabs four VLCCs for $342m
    Taps private placement equity for $100m as it goes for "four of the best" from the secondhand market
  • German owners pessimistic on recovery
    HSH survey shows clear differences with recent poll by PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Hatching the LNG egg
    Securing LNG bunkering should alleviate supply concerns but many steps remain
  • Aframax tanker charter points to Canada's clout
    Canada is an intriguing source of cargoes for crude tankers that is poised to exert considerable influence on the tanker community
  • Trident Alliance members revealed
    Shipowner and operator group aims to create level playing field on sulphur regulations
  • Nicaragua canal route approved
    Project gets green light for route almost three times as long as its counterpart in Panama
  • Ukraine bans international shipping from Crimea ports
    Kiev cannot uphold safety obligations in breakaway region, government warns
  • Three-day break for west coast labour talks
    ILWU and PMA extend existing contract during interlude
  • TSA plans further rate hike next month
    Member lines to announce next GRI guideline in mid-July
  • Aronnax: Gas bunker right
    Let's not blow up a chance now the egg has hatched
  • China Shipping Development and MOL book Yamal LNG carriers
    Three 172,410 cu m vessels ordered at DSME for $932m
  • Brazil's oil exports disappointing for tankers
    Maersk Oil exits Brazil as country fails to meet expectations, but hopes are alive for future exports

Sea-webweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Tanker engineer missing in US Gulf
    Coast Guard search and rescue crews in the US Gulf of Mexico continue to look for a chief engineer who has been missing from a tanker for two days. Corpus Christi, Texas watchstanders said that at 13.55 local time on 6 July the crew of the Aframax International-operated, 115,338dwt Elia reported the
  • Ocean Rig UDW aims for debt swap
    George Economou's drilling rig and drillship company Ocean Rig UDW has launched a new proposed $500M senior secured note offering in the US that the company expects to use to extinguish an existing term loan facility. NASDAQ-listed Ocean Rig UDW, controlled by Economou's separately listed DryShips,
  • German owners in the doldrums
    Sentiment in Germany's shipowning community has not recovered to the same extent as in other international shipping centres, a survey by ship financier HSH Nordbank has revealed. Only about 20% of all German respondents in its expert market survey said they expect profits to rise this year, versus
  • HMM moves on Hyundai Securities stake sale
    Hyundai Merchant Marine is proceeding with its plans to sell its entire stake in Hyundai Securities, it confirmed today (8 July). HMM's parent Hyundai Group needs to raise KRW3.3 trillion ($3Bn) to boost its liquidity and repay debts. So far, it has generated more than KRW2 trillion from selling a
  • Kattupalli Port and ICTSI split
    L&T Kattupalli Port and Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services India (ICTSI) have agreed to end their alliance just three years after signing a contract to develop a container terminal at the Tamil Nadu port. Kattupalli has already removed all mention of ICTSI from its website
  • Seadrill plans convertible bonds
    Seadrill, the listed London-based company at the centre of John Fredriksen drillship and rig operations, says it is planning to issue $1.0Bn in convertible bonds and to make a voluntary offer for holders of a $650M convertible bond issued earlier to convert their paper for shares in the company. The
  • China, Russia to co-develop Zarubino Port
    Russia's Summa Group will work with Chinese companies on the development of Zarubino Port in Russia to attract more business from China, stated Alexander Vinokurov, Summa Group CEO, at the first China-Russia Expo. The project is implemented by FESCO Group (controlled by Summa Group). The first phase
  • Strikebound SNCM ferry flees Corsican port
    An SNCM ferry was forced to flee the port of Porto-Vecchio in Corsica after striking seafarers came under attack from angry customers of the company. French radio station France Info reported that up to 200 local business people approached strikebound ro-pax vessel Jean Nicoli and began throwing
  • China vessel exports narrow fall
    China's vessel exports narrowed their year-on-year fall in the first five months of 2014 on market pickup. During this period the exports decreased 11.2% y/y to $10.7Bn, according to customs statistics. The reduction was four percentage points lower than that in the first four months of 2014, thanks
  • Thoresen Shipping buys another Supramax
    Thoresen Shipping Singapore has bought another secondhand Supramax bulker, bringing its total fleet size to 24 ships. The company, led by MD Ian Claxton, said in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand that it has bought Orient Rose, renaming it Thor Monadic. Thoresen Shipping Singapore is a
  • Icon Offshore incorporates new subsidiary
    Malaysia-listed offshore support vessel (OSV) provider, Icon Offshore (Icon) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Icon Fleet has incorporated a subsidiary company, Icon Bahtera, on its press release dated 7 July 2014. Icon Bahtera was incorporated in Brunei with the proposed principal
  • Paradip container terminal tender floated
    "All necessary formalities have been taken care of and I think the contract will be awarded in less than two months," Paradip Port Trust (PPT) chairman Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra told a press conference on 4 July. The new container terminal is part of PPT's overall expansion programme to enhance its
  • Damen ice-class PSVs for Atlantic Towing
    US company Atlantic Towing has ordered four newly-designed ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels from Damen Shipyards Group that will be put to work in the sub-Arctic waters of the Hibernia and Hebron oilfields, off Newfoundland and Labrador. Atlantic has a 10-year offshore support contract with
  • SapuraKencana to tap growth in Americas
    Malaysia-listed oil and gas services company SapuraKencana Petroleum is off to a flying start in Brazil, according to Norziana Mohd Inon, an analyst from CIMB Securities. She has forecast a target price of MYR7.00 ($2.19) per share price, while SapuraKencana's shares are currently traded at MYR4.40
  • UMW OG on expansion path
    Malaysia-listed oil and gas services provider, UMW Oil and Gas Corporation (UMW OG) has plans for aggressive fleet expansion, according to Norizana Mohd Inon, an analyst from CIMB bank. Inon predicted UMW OG's share to hike to a target price of MYR5.18 ($1.62) from the current trading price of MYR
  • Firm prices belie weak ship recycling sentiment
    Despite the South Asian monsoon season, cash buyers have been offering firm prices for vessels bound for demolition in India. This is due to a slowdown in the number of vessels offered for sale by shipowners. Although bulkers are assessed at $450/lt ldt and tankers at $480/lt ldt for recycling in
  • VLGC rates back up again
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers have begun moving up again, after softening last week. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba rate at $129.688/tonne, up from $128.188/tonne a week ago and up 25 cents from 4 July. At current bunker prices in
  • HHI stocks least attractive among 'Big Three'
    Shares of South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI (HHI) would be the least attractive among the country's 'Big Three' shipbuilders due to weak profitability, said Samsung Securities' analyst Young-soo Han in a research note today. The Big Three refers to HHI, Samsung HI (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding &

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Employers sue Baltimore ILA local for $3.8 million
    Employers at the Port of Baltimore have asked a federal court to force an International Longshoremen's Association local to pay $3.8 million in damages for a three-day strike last October. The lawsuit adds a new dimension to a protracted dispute between ILA Local 333 and the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore...
  • Industry to study use, safety risks of liquefied natural gas
    Industry professionals will study the ramifications of liquefied natural gas leaks to get a better handle on the scope of accidental incidents. DNV GL Oil & Gas announced today that liquefied natural gas stakeholders and several exploration and production companies would work on a joint industry project to identify and develop...
  • Cosco to shutter regional US offices
    A major restructuring move at Cosco Container Lines Americas will result in most regional offices closing in favor of a larger, more centralized North American Operations Center to be opened early next year, the location of which is yet to be determined. Cosco Americas announced the move today, saying it would...
  • New US Customs' program meant to address C-TPAT criticism
    WASHINGTON - Think of it as C-TPAT on steroids. A new program by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's integrates its two largest trusted trader programs - Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and Importer Self Assessment - and includes additional perks meant to offer tangible benefits in return for the effort that...
  • Arbitrator rules ILWU workers must return to work at LA
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - An arbitrator has ruled that ILWU members at LA-Long Beach must return to work after refusing to cross picket lines set up by the Teamsters union at two terminals at the Port of Los Angeles, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. Members of the International Longshore...
  • Who's really eating the PNW's lunch?
    There's been no shortage of turbulence on the West Coast lately, and more is in store with the midnight June 30 expiration of the ILWU contract. In addition, there has been mounting pressure on Pacific Northwest ports, seemingly caught in a vise between the western Canadian ports to the north...
  • Rail option for temperature-controlled cargo deemed a success
    Rail is a long-distance transport alternative to road, ocean and air freight for temperature-controlled goods, according to the results of a two-year project that included a trial shipment from the Port of Antwerp to Kazakhstan. The Flanders Institute for Logistics measured and monitored the temperature, location and security of temperature-controlled products...
  • Israel Corp. backs Zim 'golden share' ruling
    Israel Corp., the parent of Zim Integrated Shipping Services, has backed a court ruling that modifies the scope of the state's "golden share" in the ocean carrier. A Haifa court ruled that approval of the Israeli government is only required when a transfer or sale of shares in Zim gives a...
  • Air France-KLM trims profit outlook on 'persistently weak' cargo demand
    Air France A380Air France-KLM trimmed its 2014 profit forecast by up to 12 percent, citing "persistently weak" cargo demand, as well as overcapacity and falling yields on North American and Asian passenger routes. The Franco-Dutch airline said it now expects earnings between €2.2 billion and €2.3 billion (US$3 to 3.1 billion)...
  • Nicaragua canal route gets official approval
    A Nicaraguan government committee today approved the route of a proposed $40 billion canal project that will bisect the country and rival the Panama Canal waterway linking the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. Environmental and social impact studies need to be completed, but both Nicaraguan government officials and HKND expect work...
  • 72-hour break briefly reinstates ILWU contract
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and U.S. West Coast waterfront employers have agreed to take a 72-hour break from negotiations to allow the union to attend "an unrelated negotiation" in the Pacific Northwest. The six-year contract, which expired July 1, was be extended during the break from 8 a.m. today...
  • Suez fails to see anticipated gains in traffic
    The number of container ships passing through the Suez in May was the highest since May 2013. Full-size chart The number of container ships passing through the Suez Canal in May was higher than in April but was down year-over-year for the 33rd straight month. The Suez Canal reported that 526 container ships...
  • Korean, Chinese export-import banks back Minsheng mega-ship deal
    Minsheng Financial Leasing will receive $295 million from the Korean and Chinese export-import banks to build three 18,400-TEU ships that will be leased to Mediterranean Shipping Co. in the second half of 2015. Korea EximBank and the China EximBank agreed to provide the financing to Minsheng in a deal signed before...
  • Teamsters actions fail to disrupt LA-LB cargo on July 7
    Cargo-handling and gate operations at marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach continued without interruption today despite threats by the Teamsters union to initiate an "indefinite strike" against three trucking companies that serve the United States' largest port complex. Protesters for Teamsters-affiliated Justice for Port Truck Drivers distributed informational flyers in the...
  • TSA carriers aim for second rate increase
    Carriers in the eastbound Pacific intend to increase their freight rates effective July 15 by $200 per 40-foot container for cargo moving from Asia to Los Angeles-Long Beach. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group of carriers in the eastbound Pacific, said the $200 general rate increase / peak-season surcharge is...
  • Drayage drivers again threaten to strike at Vancouver
    Roughly 400 unionized truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver are threatening to strike, alleging that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government, CBC.ca reports. Port Metro Vancouver told CBC that it is already taking steps to enforce minimum pay rates. In mid-June, the port authority and British...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Euronav strikes again
    Euronav made waves in the sale-and-purchase market Tuesday after announcing plans to acquire four more VLCCs.
  • EU backs scrubber initiative
    DFDS lines up state aid that will be applied toward the installation of exhaust scrubbers.
  • Longhe in the crosshairs
    Sino-Global Shipping closes in on acquisition of Qingdao Zhenghe's management unit.
  • Billion-dollar blunder
    AP Moller oil offshoot turns back on Brazil as it prepares to book $1.7bn write-down.
  • LSC sheds tonnage
    Lithuanian Shipping Company to book loss from the sale of ageing cargoship.
  • ORIG oils bond press
    Ocean Rig has lined up a fundraiser that will set the stage for the repayment of a billion-dollar loan facility.
  • Sinotrans buys from parent
    Hong Kong-listed shipowner Sinotrans is spending CNY 901m ($145.23m) on buying companies from its parent Sinotrans & CSC.
  • Canal plan on track
    Nicaragua has approved plans for a new $40bn canal linking the Pacific and Atlantic.
  • HSH: owners optimistic
    Germany's HSH Nordbank says shipowners are generally optimistic about their prospects this year, but remained concerned about vessel over-supply.
  • Ukraine "closing" Crimea
    Ukraine is aiming to close all Crimean ports after Russia seized the breakaway region earlier this year.
  • CSDC, MOL sign for three Yamal ships
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) and Japan's MOL have signed for three LNG newbuildings for the Yamal gas project worth a combined $932m.
  • Fjord Line banks loan
    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is handing over EUR 124m ($168.5m) to Fjord Line for its new cruise ferries.
  • Stena ferry holed
    A Stena ferry took on water after sustaining a five-metre crack in its hull in a collision with a breakwater in Denmark.
  • Gulf Nav clears decks
    Dubai's Securities & Commodities Authority has approved a $300m share reduction by restructuring tanker owner Gulf Navigation.
  • Greenship on the rise
    Jacques de Chateauvieux's Greenship Bulk Trust has recorded an improved profit for 2013.
  • CSDC to buy again?
    Another 20% of Chinese tanker owner Shanghai Northsea Shipping is up for grabs.
  • Star rating
    Fearnley Securities has taken up coverage of Star Bulk with a buy rating amid expectations of a sharp rise in profit following its merger with Oceanbulk.
  • Google Sea View
    After photographing much of the known world from cameras strapped to the tops of their cars, Google's Street View team have tried out their sea legs.
  • Arson accused guilty
    A UK passenger has pleaded guilty to arson on a DFDS ferry after drunkenly trying to light a cannabis bong.
  • CSBC chases $600m order
    Taiwan's CSBC yard group is closing in on a deal for four new semi-submersible crane vessels.
  • GasLog takes a hit
    Shares in US-listed LNG company GasLog lost almost 10% of their value at one point in trading on Monday.
  • Trio hit off Indonesia
    Three more ships have been subjected to robbery attempts in Indonesian waters latest intelligence reveals.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • Breaking News: ILWU workers return to work after brief work stoppage
    The ILWU and PMA said Monday that they had agreed to extend their previous six-year contract for three days through 8 a.m. PDT on Friday while they suspended their negotiations on a new contract. The extension allows the ILWU to attend to other contract matters.
  • Miss. could stop transport construction projects this month
    If Congress doesn't come up with a plan to infuse the Highway Trust Fund with cash, Mississippi will pull all of its transportation projects currently up for bid, according to the executive director of the Mississippi DOT.
  • Swing Transport upgrades tracking technology
  • WLS: Transpacific capacity rebounds in Q2 2014
  • Washington Notebook: Sen. Rockefeller presses for oil-by-rail safety regs
  • Transpacific carriers: More rate hikes coming
    "With the overall uncertainty already seen in the eastbound freight market, the central issue for shippers and carriers alike is maintaining service and schedule reliability," explained TSA Executive Administrator Brian Conrad.
  • LA/Long Beach terminals continue to operate as Teamsters strike
  • Trident Alliance to shine light on vessel-emission rules
    The group held organizational meetings this spring and has now received commitments from the charter members to support the mission of ensuring industry-wide compliance with environmental air quality rules.
  • Israel Supreme Court to consider Zim 'golden share'
    In a filing with the Tel Aviv stock exchange, Israel Corp. said a district court agreed to change the terms of the Israel government's "golden share" so that state approval would be required only for transfers of more than 35 percent.
  • Hyundai takes delivery of another 13,100-TEU ship
  • SEKO celebrates new English facility
  • ILWU, employers to take break from contract talks
  • Envirotainer gets FAA approval for ULD

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 8, 2014
  • IFO prices on downward path in Fujairah
    Suez: No price movement reported.
  • Prices continue falling across Europe
    Hamburg market busy.
  • EU gives cash to help pay for scrubbers
    $8.6 million allocated to DFDS.
  • Oils Overseas is to 'cease bunker trading operations'
    Bunker player to gradually transfer operations to Integr8 Fuels.
  • Study to look at consequences of accidental LNG release
    DNV GL says uncertainties remain when trying to predict LNG behaviour in the event of a system failure.
  • Liner operator holds bunker consumption at last year's level
    Evergreen says overall tonnage increase has been matched by fuel efficiencies.
  • Operators advised to prepare fuel tanks for 2015
    Changing tank use from HFO to MGO requires cleaning to avoid potential filter blocking and non-compliance.
  • Supplier says 2013 revenue was hit by 'availability' issues
    But parent group of UK-based bunker and marine services supplier has seen annual profits climb.
  • Asian prices continue downward trend
    Mixed demand seen in Singapore.
  • Canadian firm buys diesel-electric quartet
    Vessel design promises lower bunker consumption.
  • Sri Lankan minister defends Hamabantota bunker project
    'Six ships have bunkered in the last two weeks.'
  • Chinese shipbuilder adds to 'eco' orderbook
    European shipowner orders up to six fuel-saving newbuildings.
  • Shipping companies team up on tri-fuel buys
    Four diesel electric newbuildings due for delivery from 2017-2019.
  • Chimbusco remains top Chinese bonded bunker supplier
    List highlights position of other players in the Chinese market in 2013.
  • New staff member at Dan-Bunkering (Singapore)
    Employee born and raised in Singapore.

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Leghorn
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Venice
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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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