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August 19, 2014
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • APM Terminals invests to expand Turkish trade
  • Bulk carrier under MOL's operation is world's first to adopt highly ductile steel plate to ensure superior collision safety
  • CSAV announces new Galex services
  • CSL in talks with global firms for GAIL's LNG vessels contract
  • DB Schenker organises first transportation of freight by train, truck & plane from China to Brazil
  • Hamburg Süd opens office in Nanjing
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase Asia-Europe rate from Aug. 18
  • Intermodal Africa on Oct. 23, 24 in Durban
  • Rotterdam's H1 box traffic shows marginal increase
  • Safmarine among top five carriers providing highest quality of shipment data
  • Sethusamudram project without damaging 'Ram Setu', says Gadkari
  • Yang Ming to upgrade vessel capacity on India service
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on chemical imported from China & Switzerland
  • ...dedicates to the nation four-lane Pune-Solapur highway & 765 kV Raichur-Solapur transmission line
  • Cargo handling at Vizag Port up by 5 pc in four months to 20.64 mt
  • Govt to grant INR 4,575 cr. for capacity boost at 5 Major Ports
  • PM lays foundation stone for JN Port SEZ, key road connectivity project
  • Toll collection only after project completion: Gadkari
  • 27 SEZs cancelled; 18 given time to execute projects
  • Govt sets timelines for SEZ development
  • India to grow at 5 pc in 2014: Moody's
  • Stress on timely completion of Indo-Myanmarese connectivity projects to push 'Look East' policy
  • Tata Power to double capacity in eight years
  • Fieo to hold India show in Moscow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • GRAND PORT MARITIME DU HAVRE
  • Thirty-nine rail freight projects approved for state funding
  • Logistics across three continents to Brazil
  • HHLA intermodal entities haul more boxes
  • Port of Hamburg: gains and worries
  • SAS Group's head of HR and communication resigns
  • Green light for South African air cargo security systems
  • Rotterdam and Bayernhafen collaborating
  • Freightliner investing in truck fleet
  • Boosting quality management at Germany's QSL
  • Imperial in der Neuen Welt
  • Seko systematizes rate management and FMC tariff publishing
  • Contract logistics for Scandinavian fashion
  • IAG orders new aircraft for Iberia
  • Lievens for Lotus
  • Austrian Post records parcel logistics upsurge

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • One dead in tanker engine room fire
  • Crude offloading suspended at LOOP
  • Ebola virus impacts ship sailings
  • Quantum of the Seas floated out at Meyer Werft
  • Wärtsilä secures contract for Gulf of Mexico LNG facility

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Freight Transportation Services Index drops for first time in four months
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo volume numbers for July
  • Con-way Freight driver named national truck driving champion
  • Coast Guard teams assist crew of damaged chemical tanker
  • Panama Canal celebrates 100 years of operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • California box ports see growth slow in July
    Los Angeles and Long Beach report increases of 0.25% and 3.7% respectively
  • Hamburg on course for record year
    German port reports above average growth for half-year box traffic
  • Commodity shipping depends on Indian import demand
    The country will be as critical as China in the battle to find employment for newbuildings
  • Qingdao port faces lawsuits amid loan fraud probe
    Cargo interests sue dry bulk terminal as Chinese authorities detain metal products
  • Molaris-led Product Shipping eyes IPO
    Backed by AMCI Poseidon Fund and Maas Capital, company starts with 10 tankers
  • Bank of Communications linked to order for 19,000 teu MSC pair
    Deal would boost line's ultra-large boxship fleet to 11 and position it to take top spot from Maersk
  • Gulftainer looks to expand its US footprint beyond Canaveral
    The UAE terminal operator also hopes to enter the European market
  • NYK, MOL warned of downgrade risks due to LNG investments
    Moody's: expansion means high debts and slow deleveraging despite long-term benefits
  • Demolition buyers bullish despite India's slump
    Speculation over a fourth-quarter rebound fuels 'astonishing' levels, says GMS
  • Clarksons profits rise in challenging markets
    Shipbroker reports a half-year profit of $26m despite stagnant boxes and dry bulk

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Three dead after stabbing aboard bulker
    The US Coast Guard has found the body of a crew member who had apparently jumped overboard from a bulk carrier following a stabbing incident in which two of his shipmates were killed. Early on 15 August the service had responded to a report of a stabbing aboard the Genco-owned 28,428dwt Genco
  • Fire at Shanghai yard damages VLGC
    A fire damaged a VLGC under construction at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing HI, China, yesterday in the second such incident at the yard within five months. The fire broke out at 14.20 on the insulation layer of the VLGC, the Shanghai fire-fighting authorities said yesterday. As many as 19 fire-fighting
  • ABB lands $30M offshore cable contract
    Power and automation technology specialist ABB has won the $30M order from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system to transmit power from the UK's Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. ABB's project scope includes the design, engineering, supply, and commissioning of 25km of
  • Hamburg achieves record cargo figures
    In the first half of the year the Port of Hamburg handled 72.6M tonnes of cargo, up 6.6% year-on-year, while container cargo rose 6.8% to 50.7M tonnes and 4.8M teu. Exports of 2.3M teu and imports of 2.5M teu were described by Port of Hamburg Marketing (PHM) board member Axel Mattern as
  • Zhejiang Zengzhou wins Handysize quintet
    Chinese shipbuilder Zhejiang Zengzhou Shipyard has won an order for five Handysize bulkers from America-based finance company Marine Capital. The five 33,200dwt vessels will have an overall length of 179.9m, beam of 30m, and depth of 14.8m. Their delivery is scheduled for October and December 2015
  • Zhoushan Wuzhou wins PSV and cargo ship
    Chinese yard Zhoushan Wuzhou Ship Repairing & Building has won orders for a platform supply vessel (PSV) and a deck cargo ship from compatriot shipowner Guangdong Sunrise Shipping. The PSV - with an overall length of 54.5m, beam of 12m, and depth of 5.7m - has been allocated yard number WZ1310. Its
  • Wärtsilä makes LNG refuelling kit sale
    Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply equipment for refuelling Harvey Gulf's offshore supply fleet with LNG. The land-based facility - at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, in the US Gulf - will be the region's first such facility for supplying LNG as marine fuel. Harvey Gulf International Marine, which is a
  • UK firms seek independent transport body
    UK businesses are frustrated by delays in infrastructure projects that they blame on a lack of long-term planning caused by governments being focused on short-term political goals. The EEF manufacturers association has called for an independent body to be set up to fast-track the UK's most urgent
  • Ultrabulk cuts outlook on H1 figures
    Ultrabulk, the Denmark-based dry bulk shipping unit of the Chilean Ultramar group, has cut its full year earnings forecast following a weak first half. Despite increasing its revenues to $471.6M, up from $399.8M in the first half last year, Ultrabulk booked a net loss of $1.1M, down from a $10.4M
  • Lauritzen tempers forecast on bulk woes
    J. Lauritzen, the Danish bulk shipping company, has issued a profit warning on continued weakness in dry bulk. Net profit in the first quarter totalled $27.0M, compared with a loss of $238.5M in the same period last year, when an impairment charge of $133M weighed on the bottom line. Revenue for the
  • HMM posts $9.8M loss for 2Q14
    Hyundai Merchant Marine incurred a KRW10Bn ($9.8M) loss for 2Q14, reversing a KRW7Bn profit for the same period last year. HMM revealed that the 2Q14 sales figures decreased 7.62% year on year to KRW1.78Trn. Although HMM recorded an operating loss of KRW29.6Bn, it was better than the same quarter
  • Ship hits bridge in high winds
    Wild winds and rain lashing the coast of Western Australia caused two ships to break their moorings on 18 August, with one smashing into a railway bridge. At around 11pm local time, the Panamanian-flagged 58,947gt car carrier Grand Pioneer and Singapore-registered cargo ship AAL Fremantle broke free
  • Tanker fire kills one
    A crew member of chemical products tanker Pine Galaxy, which caught fire 700km off the Oregon coast, US, last week, has died. The 20,000dwt tanker left Los Angeles on 9 August bound for South Korea. However, fire occurred at its engine room on 13 August, and was later extinguished by the ship's
  • South Korea to support shipbuilding industry
    The South Korean government has pledged to support the country's shipbuilding industry, in co-operation with related governmental agencies. Yoon Sang Jik, South Korean minister of trade, industry and energy, made this pledge after meeting with the top players from the shipbuilding industry.
  • Brightoil eyes more oilfield acquisitions in China
    Hong Kong-headquartered marine bunker and transportation service provider, Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, is looking for another major upstream acquisition over the next 12 months. "We are trying to emulate what we have just done," said Bruce Yung, CEO of Brightoil, referring to its completion of
  • Changhang Phoenix to raise $25M
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, would raise at least CNY157M ($25M) by selling shares to repay debts and replenish work capital. The receiver of the company under restructuring will sell about 73M shares in Changhang Phoenix at least CNY2.16 per share, a
  • India's Modi for port-led development
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would pursue a port-led model of economic development that comprises ports, special economic zones (SEZs), rail, road, air and waterway connectivity with the hinterland. India's 13 ports owned by the central government have so far been
  • Speculative deals defy shipbreaking slump
    Notwithstanding the unexpected dive in recycled ship prices in the Indian sub-continent, cash buyers have been offering incredibly high prices in anticipation of market recovery. Prices average $450/lt ldt for bulkers and $480/lt ldt for tankers in India, up $5/lt ldt from the previous week, but

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • NHTSA advances study of vehicle-to-vehicle technology
    The U.S. government will study vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology that could form the backbone of future systems aimed at improving passenger car and truck safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that could eventually lead to a mandate for certain V2V technologies in light vehicles. Trucking...
  • Major forwarder expands at NY-NJ, LA-LB ports
    Livingston International, a major North American customs broker and forwarder, has further expanded its presence at the New York-New Jersey and Los Angeles-Long Beach port complexes through a recent acquisition. The Toronto-based company's acquisition of FPA Customers Brokers, based in New York, for an undisclosed sum will give it deeper expertise...
  • Trucking bankruptcies to squeeze US shippers as freight demand rises
    Company by company, truck by truck, motor carrier bankruptcies threaten to sap freight capacity from an already tight truckload shipping market in the U.S. as freight demand rises. As operating costs such as driver pay rise and federal regulations cut into productivity, hundreds of trucking companies are shutting their doors each...
  • Anti-Israel protest interrupts work on ship in Oakland
    Update of earlier report: Demonstrators protesting events in Gaza idled a Zim Integrated Shipping Services vessel at the Port of Oakland on Sunday, and the ship could not be worked on the day shift Monday because the terminal operator could not secure enough labor. Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gathered at the...
  • TSA carriers plan rate Sept. 1 rate hike
    With vessels to the U.S. East Coast filled to capacity, containerized imports to the West Coast also strong, and reports of cargo being left behind in Asia, carriers in the eastbound trans-Pacific plan to increase rates $600 per 40-foot container, effective Sept. 1. The results of trans-Pacific general rate increases year-to-date. Full-size...
  • 70-hour ship arrival delays in northern Europe
    Cargo is surging at northern European ports, but it's not without consequences. Delays topping 70 hours on arrival at major European ports are being reported amid congestion at Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; and Hamburg, Germany. From April through May, a report from the logistics technology firm CargoSmart reported the delays...
  • Canada reviewing transport law to enhance trade flow
    A statutory review of Canada Transportation Act dovetails with the country's recent success in negotiating free trade agreements with the European Union and South Korea, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt told port officials. "If we are doing all of these trade agreements across the world, we need to make sure we can...
  • Air shippers watch Iceland volcano as eruption risk rises
    Shippers transporting goods via freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes flying in the northern European are closely watching an Iceland volcano, as many recall how a 2010 eruption on the island seriously disrupted shipments for days. The Iceland Meteorological office on Monday raised the alert level for Baroarbunga, one...
  • Stronger east-west rates aren't sustainable, SeaIntel says
    Despite generally strengthening spot rates in the head-haul east-west trades, the trend is unlikely to last because underlying volatility is growing, especially in the Asia-Europe trade, according to SeaIntel. "Recently, we have seen strong rate increases on the main export trades from Asia to Europe and North America," SeaIntel said in...
  • The members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association (CSO) have adopted a voluntary guideline calling for the implementation of a 2014 Peak Season Surcharge (PSS).
    PEAK SEASON SURCHARGE: Effective September 28, 2014 through January 3, 2015: A temporary Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) of $175 per TEU will be applied without exception on southbound cargo to CSO Caribbean basin service destinations. The stress on availability of containers and space to serve exports from the United States is expected...
  • Shift to big ships in full swing, Drewry says
    A shift in the composition of the global container ship fleet from smaller ships to fewer but larger ones could result in a decline in the number of vessels on the water this year, the first decrease in 20 years, Drewry Maritime Research said. The number of container ships afloat declined...
  • Bunker prices decline across the board
    Nine straight weeks of steady declines in pricing of low-sulfur bunker fuel have brought the price per metric ton down to the lowest levels in more than three years. The price of low-sulfur fuel per metric ton in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a global indicator of bunker prices, has dropped weekly since...
  • War on trade
    In his keynote address at the TPM Conference in Long Beach last March, FedEx Chairman, President and CEO Fred Smith railed away at the protectionist tide rolling through global markets. "The problem is not cyclical," Smith told TPM. "It's systemic, and it's spreading." If the news of the last several weeks...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Aug. 18
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in August, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Container terminals in gateway ports around the world may not be able to keep up with the ever-increasing sizes of ships because of...
  • Trucking enters new era of supply chain connectivity
    The commercial truck is entering a new stage in its hundred-year evolution. What was once a motorized horse wagon is about to become a rolling WiFi hotspot. Increasingly, the truck is a node in an always expanding "Internet of Things," the network of devices of all types - from that Class...
  • Growing container traffic bolsters Wan Hai earnings
    Intra-Asia specialist Wan Hai Lines reported a 7.2 percent increase in container volumes in the first half of 2014, pushing revenue up nearly 10 percent as the shipping industry continues to feel the effects of increased demand. The Taiwanese carrier, which generates the bulk of its business on intra-Asia routes, saw...
  • UASC relocating North America unit to Atlanta
    United Arab Shipping Co. is moving its North American business unit, United Arab Agencies, from Cranford, New Jersey, to Atlanta. The previously announced move has begun and will continue through September. When fully staffed, the Georgia office will have a staff of 160. UASC will maintain a Northeast sales office in...
  • Solid China growth gets Kerry Logistics' year 'off to a good start'
    Kerry Logistics chairman George Yeo and group managing director and executive director William Ma announce the company's results.Kerry Logistics reported an 8 percent increase in net profit for the first half as its integrated logistics segment showed solid growth in China and across ASEAN. Core net profit of the Hong Kong-listed...
  • Shanghai port seeks bidders for container terminal stake
    Shanghai International Port (Group) is calling for tenders as it prepares to offload a 20 percent stake in a container terminal joint venture with Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). SIPG holds a 50 percent equity interest in the deep-water Shanghai Mingdong Container Terminal, and HPH owns the other half. The 20 percent...
  • Indian trade deficit expands on slowing exports
    India's trade deficit in July rose to its highest level in a year as export growth weakened slightly after rising in the double digits for two consecutive months. India's exports expanded 7.3 percent year-over-year in July, and imports increased 4.3 percent. Full-size chart Exports in July expanded 7.3 percent from a year earlier...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Iberia abandons shipping
    A boutique US investment bank appears to have pulled the plug on a campaign to expand its presence in the shipping industry.
  • All eyes on AP Moller
    AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has secured a well-timed endorsement from an equity analyst at a leading investment bank.
  • GasLog loses appeal
    A leading European investment bank is no longer encouraging investors to accumulate shares of GasLog.
  • Evercore slashes GASS
    A leading equity analyst has downgraded shares of StealthGas, a Greek LPG-carrier operator led by chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • Pareto JGO in takeover
    Pareto JGO Shipbrokers has taken over Derrick Offshore in a deal that sees it strengthen its presence in the specialist offshore market.
  • Second fire hits Avance VLGCs
    Avance Gas has seen a second VLGC newbuilding hit by a fire while under construction at Jiangnan shipyard in China.
  • GSL wins discount
    New York-listed Global Ship Lease (GSL) is buying back its A-series preferred shares from CMA CGM at a discount.
  • Legal troubles for Varun
    Standard Chartered has sued Varun Shipping chairman and managing director Yudhishthir Khatau for $5.2m over a loan default in Singapore.
  • Scorpio adds another
    US-listed Scorpio Tankers has added another MR newbuilding to its fleet with a resale deal in Korea.
  • StealthGas guides for less
    StealthGas has warned its second quarter profit will come up short of what analysts had predicted.
  • Farstad on the rise
    Norway's Farstad Shipping has improved its net profit in the second quarter by clinching contract deals and expanding its activities beyond the North Sea.
  • Bergen bows out
    Norway's Bergen Group has sold its final holding in its former shipbuilding division to Ukraine's Zaliv Shipyard.
  • Sealink profit slips
    Malaysia's Sealink International saw its second quarter earnings fall.
  • Scrap cash for Yang Ming
    Yang Ming is believed to have collected almost $10m from its latest boxship demolition deal.
  • Outremer adds duo
    Zurich-based Suisse-Outremer has followed up a double tanker order in China in January with two more vessels.
  • Markets disappoint Eidesvik
    Eidesvik Offshore bemoaned a weaker than projected performance from its core markets as it reported a slip in second quarter profitability.
  • More money for Suez
    Egyptian finance minister Hany Kadry Dimian says revenue from the expanded Suez Canal will reach more than $13bn within four years.
  • Giant overweight
    One of Wall Street's most respected shipping analysts has taken up coverage of transformed owner Star Bulk with a favourable view on the stock.
  • Goldwin goes for trio
    Hong Kong's Goldwin Shipping has contracted up to three new MR tankers in China.
  • Wan Hai's outlook stable
    Taiwanese owner Wan Hai Lines' improved financial results for the first half of 2014 have supported its Ba3 corporate family rating and its B1 unsecured bond rating, says Moody's.
  • Yang Ming in black
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming has returned to profit in the second quarter as revenue edged ahead of costs.
  • Smaller brokers squeezed
    Clarksons believes it is becoming increasingly difficult for smaller shipbroking companies to compete in the market.
  • Vessel leaks fuel
    Three lifeboats were launched in order to aid a Danish support vessel which received some damage and leaked fuel into the sea while at anchor off Walney Island, UK, on Thursday.
  • ECB gets tough
    The European Central Bank (ECB) is hardening its stance on how shipping loans should be valued as part of its review into the continent's banking sector.
  • ESL on the rise
    Finland's ESL Shipping saw its operating profit grow in the second quarter of 2014.
  • Clarksons posts strong profit
    Profit from every division has pushed Clarksons to a strong first half performance.
  • Honghua lands six
    Chinese shipbuilder Honghua Offshore has announced a "significant" new order for six ships.
  • Dof wins Asia deals
    Norway's Dof Subsea has won contracts for offshore support ships in Asia and the Atlantic worth NOK 830m ($135m).
  • Fremantle bash up
    Damage is reportedly minimal after the Columbia Shipmanagement Singapore-controlled AAL Fremantle (built 2011) broke free from its moorings during high winds in the Australian port of Fremantle last night.
  • Tanker blaze kills one
    One crew member has now been confirmed dead as a result of the engine room fire on board Tokyo Marine Asia's 20,000-dwt chemical tanker Pine Galaxy (built 2004).
  • Death off Delaware
    Two sailors have died and another is seriously injured after a stabbing incident on board a Genco bulk carrier over the weekend.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Flat growth at Port of Los Angeles in July
    Inbound containers were 363,394 TEU, down about 2 percent from July 2013; outbound containers were 163,295 TEU, up 4 percent; and empties were 190,719 TEU, up 2 percent.
  • Two die in Union Pacific crash
    After the crash, which occurred Sunday morning, a fire erupted from one of the train engines, but the police said it wasn't threatening the train's cargo. Area residents had been evacuated, but most returned to their homes at around midday.
  • DOJ adds money laundering to FedEx charges
    A grand jury in San Francisco had handed down an indictment in July for conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances and mis-branded drugs, stemming from FedEx's alleged practice of illegally shipping Internet pharmacy orders.
  • Drewry: Trend toward fewer, but bigger, containerships
  • Port Canaveral confident Gulftainer deal will pass U.S. security review
  • Globe Tracker and reefer monitoring specialist partner on reefer visibility tool
  • Zim Line targeted in Oakland demonstration
  • Chit Chat, BCS join on logistics training and job placement
    Recently formed Chit Chat offers classes in general logistics education, as well as detailed topics such as air export, ships and shipping, customs brokerage, and Incoterms.
  • Turkish pharmaceutical shipper charged in cancer-drug smuggling
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Prices move in different directions
    Hamburg: MGO prices down in double digits.
  • Mixed price outlook in Fujairah
    Markets soften in South Africa.
  • Small-scale LNG project at Lithuanian port moves ahead
    Facility to reload LNG to trucks on the cards.
  • Bunker players on alert after 'phishing scam'
    Bunkerworld subscribers warned of fraudulent e-mail.
  • Bunker leak off UK coastline
    Ship refused entry by port over pollution fears.
  • LNG bunkering terminal to use Wartsila technology
    Entire fuelling process to be fully controlled from compatible PSVs.
  • Asian prices start week without direction
    Supplies were stable across all key regional hubs.
  • Brightoil: 'Major' upstream acquisition to come
    Company planning move by next August.
  • Italy 'favours' quicker implementation of emissions rule
    Government to issue official legislative decree, says source.
  • Dan-Bunkering promotes Dubai-based trader
    Personnel has worked with the firm for six years.
  • Bunker barge 'nudged' after ship breaks from moorings
    'Extreme' winds swung boxship into barge.
  • South China fuel oil imports to rise in August
    Sinopec and Brightoil importing bunker cargoes.

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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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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