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October 29, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk doubles Manila congestion surcharge to US$600/FEU
  • OOCL quarterly box volume up 5.3pc on Asia-Europe growth
  • Hutchison Port Holdings Trust posts 9pc profit decline, but revenue up 2pc
  • Ningbo on track to push Busan from number 5 spot in world port ranking
  • Carriers urged to make low sulphur fuel surcharges transparent
  • Global container shipping volumes to grow 5.5pc in 2015: Drewry
  • Japanese exports rebound, but sustainability questions cloud future
  • China's exports up 15.3pc, imports up 7pc in September
  • Kolkata up 7.9pc in 6 months, hits record 500,092 TEU in September
  • Old and new clash on Mogadishu docks as Turkey's Albayrak builds box shop
  • Retaking Somali roads from armed men needed to restore supply chains
  • Hyundai orders Clean Marine exhaust cleaning system for tankers
  • WTO backs Canada, Mexico over US country-of-origin meat labelling rules
  • Maritime Awareness Week November 10-16 at Hong Kong Maritime Museum
  • Teesport declares its best container throughput week ever - 12,000 TEU
  • CEVA to expand truck and trailer fleet in the United Kingdom
  • Russia's Transcontainer's rail box volume up 1.8pc in 9 months
  • Muscat International Airport handles 4pc more cargo - Salalah, 12pc less
  • Miami air cargo meet mixes optimism with industry's cares and woes
  • Steder sets up flights for 300 tons power gear to Shell Gabon
  • Innovation is vital to support growth in China's aviation sector

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • CKYHE Alliance files agreement & reports with relevant regulators on expanding cooperation in US trades
  • ITIC's post-fixture clause endorsed
  • Liberian Registry backs IMO advice on Ebola virus
  • Maersk to have fresh newbuildings in 2017
  • MOL tabletop drill prepares for serious incident
  • 10K t of rice sent to Tripura via Bangladesh
  • India seeks Pak transit for wheat supply to Afghanistan
  • Russia may import dairy products from India
  • Major Ports planning to go paperless to reduce logistics costs
  • New commercial office of Cochin Port CFS inaugurated
  • Port of Antwerp on course for new record year after strong third quarter
  • AgriMin wants import duty exemption for potatoes
  • GAIL (I) in search of partner for LNG import terminal at Paradip
  • GST, insurance next on govt's reform agenda
  • IDF manages to invest just INR 1,500 cr. in 2 years
  • L&T bags work order to construct prestigious 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat
  • PM to review progress in infra sectors
  • IFFCO Kandla observing Vigilance Awareness Week

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Swiss supermarket chain invests in biodiesel trucks
  • TNT Express invests in European road network
  • Official: Korean Register to deliver statutory services to...
  • Royal Jordanian installs acting CEO
  • RZD Logistics mulls over RCC/TMK collaboration
  • Vossloh's green locomotive family going into serial...
  • Etihad partners bonds with Avianca on new cargo route
  • Liberian Registry backs IMO advice on Ebola virus
  • Ceva and L'Oréal strengthen relationship under tropical sun
  • Mongolia approves extension of northern railway line
  • National Air Cargo files for bankruptcy protection
  • Port of Guadeloupe recognised for high standards
  • Lines need to go hunting for low sulphur fuel bargains

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Oriental Energy to charter in another three VLGCs
    Chinese LPG trader Oriental Energy announced today (28 October) that it had signed a 10-year time charter contract with Petredec for three 84,000 m3 VLGCs. The chartered-in newbuilds will be delivered in 2016, a stock filing of the company said today. The chartering deal will result in a 13-VLGC
  • Jiangsu Hantong inks CNG carrier order
    Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Hantong has secured an order for the provision of a compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier. The 2200m3 carrier has been designed by China's CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute under the ownership of CIMC ENRIC SJZ GAS. The vessel, which is powered by natural
  • Frontline in $23M debt to equity conversion
    Frontline, the listed VLCC, has entered into a private agreement to exchange part of a $190M convertible bond to shares within Frontline in a move which partly tackles a key problem of the company. A total of $23.0M of the outstanding principal amount of the company's (a Suezmax operator from
  • Another body recovered from Sewol
    A body has been recovered from the capsized Sewol ferry today. The discovery now means that the total death toll from the disaster is 295, while nine people remain missing. Sewol, carrying 476 passengers and crew capsized during a routine Incheon-Jeju trip on 16 April, marking South Korea's worst
  • Precious posts net loss
    Thai dry bulker owner/operator Precious Shipping has reported a third quarter net loss of $4.56M. This is in contrast to a profit of $650,000 for the same period last year. Precious acknowledged the world economy was strengthening, noting an expected growth of 3% in the US economy next year and
  • SHI-Samsung Engineering merger approved
    The merger of Samsung Heavy Industries and its affiliate Samsung Engineering has been approved, following extraordinary general meetings the two units held yesterday. The merged entity will be officially launched on 1 December. SHI, the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, officially announced
  • CMES predicts substantial profits for 2014
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, is estimated to return to substantial profits in 2014 from heavy losses in 2013 due to improvement in the shipping markets in the first three quarters. The company had seized the market opportunities of fluctuating
  • China to import sorghum from Argentina
    China is to import sorghum from Argentina this year due to the increasing demand for the grain normally used to make alcohol, Chinese media reported. The two countries are expected to ink the deal during the Argentine minister of agriculture's visit to Beijing next month. At present, China is the
  • DSME stocks oversold
    The stock price of South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has fallen 31% in the past two months due to heavy selling and the situation should rebound, said Samsung Securities in a research note. Samsung Securities analyst Young-soo Han said, "The
  • Port of Tauranga calls for dredging tenders
    The Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, is calling for tenders to deepen its harbour channel to accommodate the next generation of container ships. The tenders will be called at any time over the next three months or so, according to Dan Kneebone, Port of Tauranga's property and infrastructure manager.
  • HPH profits down 9%
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's (HPH's) profits after tax dipped 9% year on year to HKD 883.6M ($114M) at 30 September 2014 from HKD 966.3M at the same time last year. However, revenue rose 2% to HKD3.4Bn in 3Q14 from HKD 3.36Bn in 3Q13, excluding the earnings of Asia
  • Chinese yard finds partner to develop LNGCs
    Jiangxi Jiangzhou United Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group, has teamed up with compatriot Jianglian HI (JHI) to develop liquefied natural gas carriers in the Jiangxi Province, China. According to a non-binding framework agreement, JHI may rent
  • Rizhao Port launches 300,000-tonne oil terminal
    Rizhao Port in China's Shandong Province yesterday launched a 300,000-tonne crude oil terminal. Together with its existing terminals, the port is able to handle 40M tonnes of crude oil per year, amounting to nearly 13% of China's total annual crude imports, according to the port authority. Located
  • Capesize rates up as more Brazilian exports surge
    Capesize rates have finally found support as the usual year-end surge in Brazilian iron ore exports is materialising. As of yesterday, the Brazil-China rate averaged $23.075/tonne, up from $17.60/tonne a week ago. Average daily rates stood at $20,988, up $3,297 from 24 October to more than double
  • Cargo ship runs aground near Dalian
    A total of 12 crew members were rescued after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off Dalian on 25 October. The Jia Cheng 399, en route from Yingkou to Yantai, ran aground near the Changxing Island off Dalian at about 16.25 hours local time on 25 October, the Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration
  • Cheap Chinese billets still hurting ship recycling
    The imports of cheap Chinese billets continue to affect scrap steel demand and in turn, ship recycling in India and Pakistan. Ship recycling prices have been flat at $450-460/lt ldt for bulkers and $480-490/lt ldt for tankers but the import of cheaper Chinese billets has started to undercut the

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Budget watchdog: Woes ahead for Canada's A/OPS program
  • Five companies receive Marine Safety Awards
  • Dr. Uwe Lauber named new MAN Diesel & Turbo CEO
  • Enterprise Marine invests in Z-drives
  • Great Lakes Shipyard gets $4.9 million order for two tugs
  • Chinese shipyard to build world's first CNG carrier
  • "Super pumper" will have Wesmar bow thruster

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Report reveals economic impact of Port of Lewiston operations
  • Port association calls on congress to properly use dredging funds
  • Customs officers nab trucker with 4,661 pounds of marijuana
  • CBP names Kevin McAleenan as new deputy commissioner
  • Kinder Morgan sets meeting to vote on merging companies

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Industry viewpoint: alliance and compliance - can the twain ever meet?
    Beijing's rejection of the P3 box alliance and its consequences raise questions for shipping
  • Aronnax: is Polaris better than the Polar Code?
    A new system could clarify the risks involving Arctic voyages
  • Crude tanker market hots up as earnings climb
    Asian oil requirement boosts VLCC demand, while weather delays in Mexico generate demand for aframaxes
  • Scorpio Tankers seeks $25m-$50m from baby bonds
    Company looks to new or secondhand acquisitions
  • Fred. Olsen hit by $43m impairment charge
    Write-down on value of offshore unit in lay-up at Belfast yard
  • New capacity boosts DP World volumes
    Port operator is set to outperform the market as year-to-date volumes rise 10.1%
  • Cosco Pacific reports 9% volume growth for the third quarter
    Throughput falls in terminal operator's Yangtze River Delta, but grows elsewhere in China
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International widens its January-September losses
    CSSC unit's earnings take a hit after consolidation with Longxue Shipbuilding
  • BG Group stung by the higher cost of LNG spot cargo
    Global supplier posts a 4% dip in profit for its gas shipping and marketing division
  • Owners hold back on demolition sales
    Downbeat sentiment as market adjusts to new price levels
  • Fleet renewal puts CMES back in black
    Shanghai-listed energy and dry bulk shipping firm has scrapped 12 vessels this year
  • Adani seeks port advice from US banker
    Morgan Stanley will advise Indian mining company on asset sale to fund Abbot Point expansion
  • CIMC sees 15% rise in profits as container sales pick up pace
    US recovery and launching of new vessels led to increased demand
  • HPH Trust reports stronger earnings in January-September
    Terminals managed by Singapore-listed trust see handling volumes grow 7%
  • Congestion forces more boxships to anchor outside Californian ports
    Nine container vessels waiting to enter Los Angeles and Long Beach

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Celadon buys truckload, drayage carrier for $55 million
    Celadon Trucking acquired A&S Services Group, a regional truckload carrier and port drayage operator with about 500 tractors and 1,500 trailers in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. Indianapolis-based Celadon paid $55 million at closing and assumed $31.8 million in A&S operating leases, for a total cost of about $74.9 million, the company said...
  • FMC head pushes for PierPass waiver as LA-LB congestion builds
    WASHINGTON - With the nation's ability to move imports and exports "in crisis mode," U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Chairman Mario Cordero is urging PierPass to "seriously consider" calls for a moratorium on its fees as congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex builds. The FMC has received complaints that the...
  • Longer gate hours, extra labor fail to ease LA-LB jam
    Congestion continues to plague Los Angeles-Long Beach despite efforts by terminal operators to remain open longer and use all longshore labor at their disposal. "They're showing up to work," said Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime Association, the employers' organization that negotiates and administers the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...
  • Heartland Express pockets acquisition benefit, revenue surges 66 percent
    Heartland Express said it turned away more truckload freight in the third quarter than at any point since before the 2007-2009 recession and was extremely "overbooked" on the West Coast - meaning Heartland had more freight available at the start of the day than trucks. That unusually strong demand, coupled with...
  • Rail volumes out of LA-LB dry up amid congestion woes
    Chicago-area drayage drivers that handle containers are noticing an unusual shortage of volumes originating at Los Angeles-Long Beach, likely tied to the crushing congestion those ports are currently experiencing. Intermodal freight from the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex "is not moving at all," said Joe Tovo, president of DNJ Intermodal Services. But...
  • Two Con-way terminals reject Teamsters, LA terminal votes to join union
    Employees at two Con-way Freight terminals in California rejected calls to join the Teamsters union in National Labor Relations Board elections last week. However, employees at another facility voted for the union and the less-than-truckload carrier is likely to face more elections. The company won votes at facilities in Santa Fe...
  • Knight Transportation builds profit, adds drivers, trucks
    With strong profits, rising revenue and cash on hand, Knight Transportation is "well positioned" to grow organically and by acquisition, company officials said after releasing their third-quarter financial report. The carrier also expects truckload pricing to remain robust. That's hardly a surprise at Knight, which hasn't slowed since rolling out of...
  • DP World sees third quarter volume climb 9 percent
    DP World boosted third quarter container volume by nine percent from a year ago as it opened new terminals at London Gateway and in Brazil. The Dubai-based group handled 15.44 million 20-foot equivalent units in the three months through September compared with 14.17 million TEUs in the same period in 2013. The...
  • What is really going on at LA-LB?
    What is really going on at Los Angeles-Long Beach? The largest container gateway in the Americas has been severely disrupted in recent months. It's worth exploring what the root causes might be and how the port complex can get through this episode and return to normal operations. To date we...
  • Haifa workers strike for second time in a month
    For the second time this month, dockworkers in Haifa walked off the job protesting port privatization pushed by the national government, leaving the largest Israeli port at a standstill. Construction on a new port complex in Ashdod, 150 miles south, began today, and workers opposing additional competition walked off the job...
  • Cosco Pacific looking at a good year as throughput grows
    HONG KONG - Cosco Pacific terminals handled almost 9 percent more containers in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, pushing net profit for the period up by 8 percent to $90 million. The January through September profits were up 4.4 percent, driven by an increase in throughput...
  • New FDA rules could lead to rejected - and wasted- shipments
    In its first attempt to regulate transportation-related food safety, the Food and Drug Administration has confused quality with safety, a move that could force the automatic rejection of countless loads and push cargo claims and insurance rates up sharply, shippers, carriers and industry associations say. "I'm not sure how they got...
  • Asian airlines record solid September to extend cargo recovery
    TAIPEI - Steady growth in air freight demand was recorded by Asia's airlines during September as the industry continued to benefit from rising international trade. Preliminary traffic figures for the month of September released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further growth in exports from key Asian...
  • CIMC profit soars 66 percent as market perks up
    HONG KONG - The world's largest box maker, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), posted a 66 percent increase in net profit for January through September as the U.S. and European economies continued to recover and new vessels were launched, driving up the shipping industry demand for new containers. The Hong Kong-listed...
  • Taxman takes huge bite out of Hutchison port profits
    TAIPEI - The mainland taxman hit Hutchison Port Holdings Trust with a 131 percent tax increase in the third quarter, eroding the strong performance of terminals in Yantian and Hong Kong and pulling revenue for the period down by 9 percent. "Taxation was $30.56 million, 131.1 percent above last year as...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Boxships ablaze
    Containerships controlled by Ship Finance International (SFI) and United Arab Shipping Co erupted in flames Tuesday evening following an allision at a terminal in Malaysia.
  • Transgas in the clear
    Authorities in the US do not intend to take legal action against the owner of an LPG carrier that was detained by port inspectors in Houston nearly three months ago.
  • Petredec lines up charters
    Petredec appears to have secured employment for three very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that are under construction in South Korea.
  • Experience will count
    More Arctic traffic could provide the know-how for safer shipping in the region, a British former coastguard chief told the House of Lords today.
  • GSL seals acquisition
    Overseas Container Lines Limited (OOCL) has emerged as the counterparty behind a transaction that marks a milestone in Global Ship Lease's quest to diversify its revenue stream.
  • Finnlines offloads duo
    Finland's Finnlines has sold two loss-making ro-ros for a small profit to be booked in the fourth quarter.
  • VLCC rates rise
    Rates for VLCCs trading in the spot market are on the rise but it's unclear how long the rally will last.
  • Finnlines eyes Polferries
    Finnish ro-ro group Finnlines is considering making a move to buy into Polish Baltic Shipping Co (Polferries).
  • STNG wants more
    Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has unveiled a new notes offering in a bid to fund further ship acquisitions.
  • Frontline chips away
    Frontline has knocked another $23m off its looming bond bill with a debt-for-equity swap.
  • Erasmus bags resale
    Dutch manager Erasmus Shipinvest is buying a bulker resale due from China next month.
  • Cosco Pacific profit up
    Cosco Pacific has booked a rise in third quarter profit to continue its progress in 2014.
  • Crew "scapegoated"
    Seafarers union Nautilus International believes the crew of the sunken Korean ferry Sewol has been "scapegoated" for the tragedy.
  • Scorpio set for 'robust' upturn
    Scorpio Tankers is set for a swing in earnings as the arrival of its newbuildings dovetails with a recovery in the products tanker market, management and analysts agree.
  • Deltamarin wins FPSO job
    Finland's Deltamarin has won a deal to carry out engineering work on Teekay's FPSO conversion at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
  • GSI loss mounts
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has posted a jump in losses in the third quarter as operating costs rose steeply.
  • DP World volumes rise
    DP World has booked a 9% increase in container volumes for the third quarter, boosted by new terminals in London and Brazil.
  • GOS makes less
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has seen its profit slip for the three-month period ended 30 September due to higher costs.
  • Seacor beats Street forecasts
    Seacor Holdings has posted a strong set of third quarter accounts.
  • Gard passes billion mark
    Gard has become the first protection and indemnity club with a free reserve of more than $1bn following a highly profitable half year.
  • Hantong claims CNG first
    China's Jiangsu Hantong shipyard has won an order for what it says is the world's first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier.
  • Skaugen strikes Teekay deal
    Norwegian owner frees up cash in sale-and-leaseback trade with Teekay MLP.
  • ESL earnings jump
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has logged a big rise in profit for the third quarter as demand increased.
  • TIL targets half
    Tanker Investments Ltd has added an extra day to its share buyback initiative as it looks to complete the first half of the $30m scheme in double quick time.
  • Davie doubles up
    Shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada has formed a new partnership to boost its operations.
  • Brazil buoys cape rates
    Increased iron ore exports out of Brazil are behind the recent surge in capesize charter rates, a leading industry analyst has said.
  • Skipper faces death penalty
    Prosecutors in South Korea have called for the death penalty to be imposed on the captain of the ferry Sewol.
  • German feedership arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a German-owned feeder containership, according to court documents seen by TradeWinds.
  • Belships slips back
    Norwegian shipowner Belships has seen a deterioration in its third quarter results with the company posting a loss of $2.3m.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Hanjin expands in South Africa
  • U.S. steel imports continue monthly rise
  • TNT to make road network investment
  • CN to buy back more shares
  • ABF to raise rates
  • ARTEMUS and NY/NJ Maritime Association offer Shipping 101 course
  • More containerships waiting for berths at Los Angeles and Long Beach
  • COSCO Pacific reports higher profit
  • CIMC and Globe Tracker partner on tracking and monitoring products
  • Logistadvise starts owner-operator rate index

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • New website for Caribbean Fuels
    Firm is a physical supplier in the French Caribbean.
  • DFDS scrubber installation 'ready by December'
    Installation taking place over five month period.
  • Another investor backs away from OW Bunker
    'We do not own any more shares,' says SEB portfolio manager.
  • Bunker deliveries suspended in Taiwanese port
    Congestion stops loading operations.
  • Falling bunker prices boost carriers' bottom line
    NYK Line's container division back in profit.
  • Marseilles eyes ECA advantage
    While linking to Tangier is part of long term plan.
  • CNG vessel first claimed
    Compressed gas carrier to be built at Chinese yard.
  • ESL Shipping in profit
    Parent company investing in fuel efficiency.
  • Algeria sees potential in backing LNG
    Energy official says North African country could become an 'important player' in LNG bunker market.
  • Consortium: Domestic LNG-fuelled vessels face challenges
    Clean Fuels/Clean Rivers consortium speaks out at LNG Marine Forum.
  • Drewry: Carriers face 'difficult task' ahead on ECAs
    Transparent cost calculations will need to be provided to shippers.
  • 'Breakthrough' in combustion research for marine engines
    Technology is potential 'silver bullet' in emissions reduction.

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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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