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June 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's Modern Terminals celebrates its 100 millionth TEU
  • Maersk to start Sino-Australia service with Cosco, ANL slot charter
  • Ex-APL man Gene Seroka named Port of Los Angeles executive director
  • Intra-Europe container traffic rises, but fails to boost sagging rates
  • British PM David Cameron tours Liverpool2 - gateway to the North
  • China's logistics business volume index slips 2.5 to score 55.2 in May
  • China-made 53-foot containers still subject to US anti-dumping probe
  • Suzhou-Manzhouli-Europe rail export cargo value hits US$28.8 million
  • Atlantic Container Line makes Port of Liverpool its conro hub
  • UK's Neptune Maritime Security attains associate membership in BIMCO
  • Colombo box terminal expansion is to propel nation into regional port
  • Second set of locks arrive for Atlantic gate arrive on Panama Canal
  • Terminal ownership, layout, changes with advent of mega shipping
  • Asia-Europe box cargo is up, with W Med, N Africa as frontrunners
  • Bad quarter has World Bank cut poor nation GDP growth 5.3pc to 4.8pc
  • Indonesia Pelindo III buy 11 auto-RTGs for Tanjung Emas Port, Java
  • Cathay cargo rises 13.9pc in May to 138,448 tonnes, passengers up 10.9pc
  • Air Canada CEO takes rotating chairmanship of IATA at Doha AGM
  • UPS opens new hub at Taiwan airport for Asia, US and European trade
  • Helsinki's airport volume falls 4.6pc in May to 14,710 tonnes
  • Air cargo needs to manage capacity better, cut costs in tough times

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • New ISSA President elected amidst unprecedented membership growth
  • Dighi port simultaneously handles 2 gearless Panamax vessels
  • Pipavav Port leads marine exports volumes among ports; VPT earns highest revenue
  • DHL Express inaugurates new, modern service centre in Sriperumbudur
  • Eastern Railway's loading up 21 pc in May
  • ComMin in favour of levying anti-dumping duty on solar cells
  • Exports rise by impressive 12.4 pc in May; trade deficit narrows
  • FinMin to boost infra investment with twin approach
  • Govt to continue export subsidy on raw sugar at INR 3,300/t
  • Indo-US trade talks likely in July
  • INR slips further on increased dollar buying

International Transport Journalweb site
  • United Wagon establishes freight car specialist
  • TNT Express tests trial train in London
  • Study spots liquidity potential in supply chains
  • Executive director now fully confirmed
  • DTC and TransFargo team up
  • JAL starts second daily Narita - Jakarta service
  • Logistics provider creates forwarding brand
  • New head of sales for Eastern Europe
  • Denholm Transport modernizes fleet
  • Saudia Cargo to return to Houston
  • AmCham award goes to Kazakh company
  • NCSP Group posts Q1/2014 net loss

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Marcon issues new Tugboat Market Report
  • Diversified Marine starts construction of Harley tugs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Washington governor to lead trade mission to England/Finland
  • Port of Portland Commission Oks third runway for Hillsboro Airport
  • Port of Everett schedules National Marina Day event
  • China Eastern Airlines adding freighter service to Sea-Tac Airport
  • Drewry Manning Report finds shortage of seafarer officers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Terminals that weigh boxes will have a commercial advantage, says TT Club
    Carriers will require ports to weigh containers to update stowage plans
  • G6 carriers set up Singapore joint service centre
    Move has little similarity to P3 network centre despite shared aim to optimise operations
  • Summer boost for owners as VLGC rates rise for the 15th day in a row
    Daily earnings head back towards $100,000 on key Middle East Gulf-Asia trade
  • Inmarsat plans new maritime safety system
    Product using FleetBroadband network awaits IMO approval
  • Watchdog urges review of US port cyber security
    Report notes limited action taken to address cyber security concerns
  • Missing product tanker contacts owners
    Fair Artemis Seafarers are safe after Gulf of Guinea pirate attack
  • Aframax tanker lands lucrative lightering work
    Aframax Delta Star rakes in $18,500 per day for three-day contract
  • OOCL postpones delivery of two boxships
    Second time that delivery from Hudong Zhonghua has been pushed back
  • Seroka confirmed LA director as west coast labour talks continue
    ILWU and PMA deny temporary suspension of dialogue
  • Local court approves STX Dalian receivership
    Creditors sought rehabilitation decision in May after failing to find investors
  • Tanker fears as Kurdish fighters take the Northern Iraq oil city of Kirkuk
    Renewed conflict could disrupt aframax crude exports out of Ceyhan
  • Shipping's fuel fiasco
    Main trade artery wonders how it will afford to keep ships sailing under green-fuel rules
  • Lauritzen inks Japanese bulker deal
    Developing handysize presence key to Danish company's decision to secure two new ships
  • Feeder fortunes in flux
    Delphis managing director Alexander Saverys tells Containerisation International about the challenges faced by shortsea operators
  • Global Gateways: Europe
    Containerisation International looks at the challenges facing European ports
  • Data Hub: Trade Statistics - Americas
    Encouraging signs for the whole industry
  • Brazil steps on the gas ahead of World Cup 2014
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows LNG shipments surge ahead of global football fiesta power demand

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Forwarder UTi centralises dry cargo chartering
    US freight forwarder UTi Worldwide has centralised its project and dry cargo chartering operations in a bid to speed up processes. The Nasdaq-listed supply chain services group announced yesterday the set-up of ocean charter service centers in Amsterdam, Johannesburg, and Singapore, with a global
  • Fair Artemis makes contact after pirate attack
    A tanker reported hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of West Africa has made contact with its operator, IHS Maritime was told. Fair Artemis lost contact with its owner after 18.00hrs on 4 June, when the ship was about 50nm (90km) offshore from Ghana in international waters under the
  • Seafarer charity helped Albedo escape
    A seafarer charity played a leading role in the successful escape of 11 seafarers held by Somali pirates, a former senior UN crime official told IHS Maritime. Colonel John Steed (retd.), consultant to the UNODC's maritime crime programme, said that the UN was responsible for the operations and
  • Wärtsilä offers services to RCL
    Wärtsilä will provide marine equipment maintenance services for ten years to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL), which includes a subcontract with ABB Turbocharging. The agreement covers condition monitoring of the engines, individualised technical support, the development and design of new
  • DOF awards services deal to Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä will provide services for its marine equipment to the Norwegian offshore vessels and subsea services DOF Group under a three year deal to ensure minimal downtime of its fleet. The agreement covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion, as well as electrical
  • Hayvard to IPO in June
    Havyard Group, the Norwegian builder of offshore services vessels, says it expects trading in its shares to start on the Oslo Axess market on 26 June after a planned IPO. "In connection with the offering and the listing of the company there will be a public offering of the company's shares whereby
  • COSCO Dalian, GSI & CSTC inks MR trio
    A contract signing ceremony was held yesterday in Dalian between Chinese shipowner Dalian Ocean Shipping (COSCO Dalian), compatriot shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) for three MR tankers. The ship building contract for three 50,000dwt tankers
  • Wärtsilä to equip Finnish icebreaker
    Wärtsilä has been revealed as the supplier of dual-fuel engines that will be used on a new €123M Finnish icebreaker due for delivery in late 2015, marking it as the first LNG-powered icebreaker in the world. The engines, capable of operating on LNG and low sulphur diesel fuel, will enable the
  • Dalian Port partners with Maersk Line China
    Dalian Port has signed a strategic co-operation framework with Maersk Line China, eyeing wider co-operation on empty container transfers and containership switches. The partnership follows a similar agreement signed between the parties in 2012, that led to an empty container transshipment base at
  • Piracy worsens in Southeast Asia
    The piracy situation is worsening in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Ridzwan Rahmat, IHS Aerospace and Defense senior naval reporter, highlighted in the IHS Forum Singapore today. "Most of us are aware of the global piracy situation in East Africa, such as in Somalia. But not many are aware of
  • Search for Sewol owner and followers continues
    A total of 5,000 riot police troops, including 20 manoeuvre companies, have been stationed in the compound of a religious sect led by the fugitive owner of capsized ferry Sewol. Since yesterday, the troops have surrounded Geumsuwon, a religious compound of Gu Won Pa (Salvation Sect) in Anseong City,
  • Trada Maritime's stocks suspended
    The Indonesian Stock Exchange has suspended the trading of PT Trada Maritime (TRAM)'s shares after crew members from one of its ships were arrested for oil smuggling. In addition, the company is required to pay $30.57M in principal debt and other costs. The suspension is imposed as the result of MT
  • Thai military government keen to improve intermodal rail infrastructure
    Thailand's military government is keen on dual-tracking the railways, one of its officials said. Dual-tracking, which has been put forward as a way to improve Thailand's logistics, is "highly considered," Department of Information director-general Sek Wannamethee told reporters at the Foreign
  • IHS Forum reviews Singapore's port status
    Singapore's successful rise as a maritime hub was discussed at the IHS Forum Singapore 2014. Richard Clayton, chief maritime analyst from IHS, chaired the discussion and examined a few key elements relating to the port development over the years. Clayton identified the maritime hub as having at
  • Crew of ship stranded near Maldives rescued
    All 20 crew members on board the Vietnam-registered general cargo ship Viet Long, which was stranded near the Maldives, have been rescued by the Maldives Coast Guard. Viet Long was left stranded in the distress position of 04-33N 073-22E in the Laccadive Sea near the Ziyaaraiyfushi Island, 40 miles
  • Ship's master fined, ship detained
    A ship's master has been fined and his ship detained after failing to notify the New Zealand authorities of grounding off New Plymouth in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The master of the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Lake Triview, Rolando Valmeo Legaspi, was
  • China takes sea dispute to UN
    China sent a note to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday, underlining its stand on the Vietnam-China standoff near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. "China sent the note to tell the international community the truth and set straight their understanding on the issue," Wang Min,

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • NVOCCs: Rising from the depths
    Less than a year ago, the outlook wasn't so bright for non-vessel-operating common carriers, those ocean intermediaries who pool cargo, ostensibly for smaller shippers looking for any freight rate break available - breaks that typically go only to their larger brethren. "Why NVOs Are Controlling Less of This," the JOC's...
  • Non-vessel-operating common carriers staging a comeback
    Top 20 NVOCCs in the Asia-U.S. trade Full list Happy days are here again, at least for non-vessel-operating common carriers. After 2012 when their market share dropped in the trans-Pacific trade, NVOs are seeing that share rebound in line with the growth they are seeing on other global trade lanes. NVOs handled 5.2...
  • West Coast work stoppage poses long-term threat to US agriculture exports, group warns
    A port shutdown due to an impasse in ILWU contract negotiations would be disastrous for agricultural exporters in the short term, but the loss of business resulting from a failure to address persistent productivity issues would be even more damaging to West Coast ports and dockworkers in the long term,...
  • Canadian official hopes to head off another strike at Vancouver
    Canada's Minister of Labor Kellie Leitch is heading to Vancouver, British Columbia, tonight to mediate a labor dispute between Seaspan and two tugboat unions that guide ships into and out of the port, in the hopes of avoiding a strike. Earlier this week, members of the two unions - the International...
  • ILWU talks could lift air freight
    Those who wanted to get cargo shipments out ahead of potential work slowdowns and stoppages at U.S. West Coast ports have most likely already done so. Those who haven't may have contingency plans involving diversion of cargo to other ports. But industry experts who have been through labor negotiations in...
  • Oil barrel tax latest pitch to save US highway funding
    The U.S. Congress is considering taxing oil companies to pay for federal highway construction, as legislators debate whether to save the primary engine of surface transportation infrastructure funding with a short-term fix or something more ambitious. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., introduced a bill that would replace the 18.4-cent tax on each...
  • June surge in truckload, LTL freight squeezes pricing, 3PLs
    The U.S. freight economy is humming in June. Rising industrial demand is colliding with tight truckload capacity, sending spot market truck rates rising. Tight truckload capacity is shifting some heavier shipments to less-than-truckload carriers, and intermodal volumes are rising, too, driven by accelerating business at West Coast ports. "This June is...
  • McNair-Morgan accident reroutes trucking hours of service debate
    Debate over driver fatigue and how many hours truck drivers should spend behind the wheel exploded on the national stage this week after an accident claimed the life of one celebrity and injured another. The June 7 crash that killed comedian and writer James McNair and injured comedian and TV star...
  • Truck ban threatens growth at Chicago inland port
    Cargo growth at a major intermodal complex outside of Chicago has triggered a fight between the developer and users of the inland port and a village fearful of accidents caused by the increased congestion. The village of Elwood's effort to stop trucks using a route as a shortcut to the complex,...
  • Hub invests to boost intermodal fluidity
    OAK BROOK, Ill. - Hub Group is adding equipment, technology and drayage drivers in an effort to improve intermodal fluidity, as signs increasingly suggest rail capacity is in a delicate balance. The crippling of railroad networks last winter because of the brutal weather and an uptick in rail volume, both carload...
  • APM Terminals boosts Gothenburg rail capacity by 50 percent
    APM Terminals said container rail capacity at its Gothenburg facility will increase by 50 percent when a new rail track and two specialized rail cranes start operations in the fall. The new facilities are part of a $120 million investment program by the Maersk Group's port arm which won a 25-year...
  • Container throughput rises at India's major ports
    State-owned major ports in India recorded moderate levels of container throughput growth during April and May, the first two months of fiscal year 2014-15, compared with a year earlier, according to the latest traffic data released by the Indian Ports Association. Cumulative traffic for the two-month period was estimated at 1.28...
  • LA City Council confirms Seroka as port executive director
    The Los Angeles City Council today unanimously confirmed Gene Seroka as the new executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. Seroka was nominated to the position by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on May 27 and approved by the Harbor Board of Commissioners on June 5. In his new role,...
  • New MASkargo CEO faces difficult task
    The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has appointed an acting chief executive to replace Mohd Yunus Idris, who left the company this week, handing the new CEO a daunting task of improving profitability at the troubled carrier. Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi will shoulder that responsibility, taking over as acting CEO of...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Finneagle freed
    Authorities in Sweden have conducted an inspection of a Finnlines ferry that grounded in the port of Kapellskar Thursday morning.
  • Boxship purchases jump
    Second-hand containership purchases surged in May as overall sale-and-purchase (S&P) activity increased, according to a report from Golden Destiny.
  • Freight rates retreat
    Freight rates in the capesize segment continued to slide Thursday but, unlike other sub-sectors of the drybulk market, are still higher than levels seen a year ago.
  • LA confirms APL man
    The Los Angeles City Council has approved the appointment of an APL executive to serve as head of the city's port.
  • Top banks $20m
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships has brought in a fraction over $20m from an equity issue.
  • Pirates raid tanker
    Asian pirates have boarded a Malaysian tanker and stolen its fuel cargo after tying up the crew.
  • NewLead fights on
    Greek bulker owner NewLead Holdings is to sue a US fund for damages in a row over its shares after losing a court battle.
  • Exam failed
    A German tanker was damaged in a collision in the River Thames during a pilot's examination, a UK accident report has revealed.
  • Second quarter spur
    Western Bulk has delivered a double helping of positive news that bodes well for its second quarter performance.
  • Jewell heads home
    ACM Shipping's joint Dubai chief Mark Jewell has quit his role and is returning to London.
  • Navig8 lands LR2 loan
    Navig8 Product Tankers has secured funding for a series of eight newbuildings.
  • OOCL delays again
    Delivery of OOCL's first two Chinese newbuildings has been pushed back again, meaning they will be handed over nearly five years after their original due date.
  • Wan Hai wants $167m
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines is aiming to raise TWD 5bn ($167m) in a new bond sale.
  • Double joy for Lauritzen
    J Lauritzen has firmed up two handysize newbuidings in Japan at prices below today's level, a top executive says.
  • Ironbridge triumphant
    US fund Ironridge Global said a judge has kicked out an injunction barring it from acquiring more convertible stock in Greek bulker owner NewLead Holdings.
  • New builds VLCC fleet
    Adam Polemis's New Shipping is tipped as the buyer of the 299,000-dwt tanker Neptune Glory (built 1998).
  • Havyard redraws IPO goal
    Havyard Group is looking to complete an initial public offering in Oslo by the end of June after returning with revised terms.
  • Hanjin confirms delay
    South Korean owner Hanjin Shipping has pushed back a convertible bond issue to the second half of 2014.
  • Finnlines ferry aground
    A ferry operated by Finnish ro-ro operator Finnlines has gone aground in the Swedish port of Kapellskar.
  • Dalian Ocean opts for MRs
    Cosco Dalian Ocean is moving into the MR sector with a new order in China.
  • Fair Artemis freed
    A Greek tanker that lost contact with its owner last week has been released from pirate control off West Africa.
  • Nordic prices IPO
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) looks set to raise gross proceeds of around $108m after pricing its initial public offering (IPO).
  • Indo eyes coal curbs
    Indonesia is reported to be considering restricting exports of another major commodity - this time its coal.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Ag Exporters tell ILWU, employers they are 'in the same boat'
    The Agriculture Transportation Coalition has urged the ILWU and employers to "take action to keep U.S. West Coast ports (and the cargo that is dependent upon them) viable."
  • 5 NY/NJ airports gain new leaders
  • Freight shipments inch up in April
  • Truck spot rates rise in June
  • L.A. City Council confirms Seroka as new port director
    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Gene Seroka, head of commercial in the Americas region for American President Lines, as the new executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Rahall opposes surface funding status quo
    "We need to be investing well above the current insufficient investment levels, or our nation is going to be stuck treading water," Nick Rahall, D-W. Va., said at the Rally for Roads event in Washington, D.C.
  • China plans development along Yangtze
    There are plans to dredge the Yangtze and increase the navigation capacity of the Three Gorges Dam. People's Daily reported China is also working on standardized ships for the Yangtze and developing energy-saving vessels.
  • Analyst: LTL industry could be heating up
  • C.R. England opens Calif. terminal
  • Shipco adds direct services from U.S.
    The services are New York direct to Tunis, Tunisia, and Atlanta direct to Karachi, Pakistan. The biweekly New York-Tunis service will have a transit time of 17 days. The weekly Atlanta-Karachi service will have a a 26-day transit time.
  • Newest domestic inland port opens in Tennessee
  • Ethane export facility coming to Houston channel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Long road ahead to make glycerine viable marine fuel
    Ticks all the boxes for environmental performance, safety and technical feasibility, but commercial elements are lacking.
  • Iraq crisis casts shadow over crude oil markets
    NYMEX oil futures hit nine-month high.
  • Prices firm across Europe
    Potential market impact of Iraq driving up prices.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez market.
  • Pirates strike off Malaysia
    Cargo of diesel fuel stolen in sea hijack.
  • IBIA chairman calls for more info on LS bunker avails
    Informing the market would keep a lid on prices, says IBIA chairman.
  • 'Weak bunker demand' sees fuel oil stocks climb
    Players say Singapore bunker market has been 'quiet'.
  • US port to waive docking fees for ships using shoreside power
    'This is designed to retain business and attract business,' says Long Beach official.
  • Fewer sulphur complaints against Dutch suppliers
    Inspectorate only considers fuel above 1.08% sulphur to breach current ECA limit.
  • Asian bunker market firming
    Prices across all bunker grades have ended the day higher.
  • Offshore company to float in US
    Funds to go to fleet renewal, company says.
  • Energy efficiency to lift shipowner's results
    Fleet renewal rate of U-Ming is already ahead of competition, says President.
  • Losses widen for Great Lakes shipping firm
    Lower fuel surcharges a factor.
  • UK MPs voice concerns over stricter ECA rules
    MP 'deeply worried' that legislation could decrease shipping traffic to Hull.
  • 'Real issue' of ECA is enforcement, says WWL
    Ship operator adds voice to ECA compliance debate.

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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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