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October 30, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Too many big ships, too few chassis prime causes of Long Beach congestion
  • CIMC profit soars 66pc in first nine months of 2014 as revenues rise 20pc
  • Fire blazes after two box ships collide at Port Klang's Westport
  • ECB orders HSH Nordbank shipping book value cut without citing amount
  • UASC to expand with US$2 billion order for big ships, alliances
  • Iran says Bandar Abbas port to receive US$374.6 million upgrade
  • Cambodian authorities look to China to fund Phnom Penh port expansion
  • US issues antidumping duty orders on MSG from China, Indonesia
  • Inchcape Shipping Services unloads 7 RTGs at Port of Mombasa
  • Study examines Gdansk prospects as hub port for Baltic boxes
  • CIMC adopts Globe Tracker software to manufacture 'smart containers'
  • APAC e-commerce to boost FedEx holiday volume to record high
  • New York State unveils plans to upgrade its four big airports
  • IAG Cargo to expand business in Germany with 'Cargo Connector'

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • 'India presents huge opportunities for BDP International'
  • Chinese shippers press for closer examination of vessel sharing agreements
  • MTRF wins Education & Training Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards 2014
  • Hero to 'leap' into EU, US markets soon
  • Box volumes handled by world's ports to touch 1 bn TEUs by 2020: Drewry
  • Kandla Port gearing up to face impending storm
  • Major Ports likely to install thermal scanners to check for Ebola
  • MPT organises trade meet in Belgaum
  • China floats platform to set up SME clusters in India
  • Edible oils likely to attract higher import duty
  • INR recovers against dollar
  • Upgrade of South Korea CEPA unlikely
  • World Bank pegs India's GDP growth at 5.6 pc in FY15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Kosten und Kapazität
  • New safeguards to reform England's roads
  • Palletways in harness with Northegger
  • Color Line's Renneberg adds MD to duty roster
  • Elsen puts down roots in new warehouse
  • ATMS implementation about to roll out
  • New head of LH Cargo communications
  • Volga-Dnepr Technics performs first A-check in Leipzig
  • Unifor to strike St Lawrence Seaway
  • Jaxport upping the ante
  • RZD and Alstom to cooperate on transport infrastructure
  • Logistics companies migrating to Russian regions
  • Change at Ceva NA's automotive operations
  • Abu Dhabi Ports ponders on future maritime crew demand
  • Asian Pacific airlines note steady freight volume growth

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Scorpio Tankers back for more
    Despite its prodigious orderbook, Scorpio Tankers has tapped bond investors to raise funds for even more fleet acquisitions. The Emanuele Lauro-led, NYSE-listed company has priced a $45M public offering of so-called 'baby bonds' - bonds sold in lots of $25 each to attract retail investors as
  • SOLAS migrant rescues catch ships in political crossfire
    Recent European agreement on sea rescues of illegal or 'irregular' migrants in the Mediterranean has put the shipping industry in a precarious position. At a meeting of EU home affairs ministers, concerns were expressed that search-and-rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean were acting as "a
  • ClassNK gives air lubrication EEDI approval
    ClassNK has approved the EEDI appraisal of a vessel fitted with the Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS). The vessel, the Harvest Frost, is a Post-Panamax bulker (95,000dwt, 2014) built at Oshima Shipbuilding for US-based ADM Harvest Shipping according to ClassNK rules and guidance. Developed
  • IMB highlights extent of violence against ships
    There has been a drop in reported attacks (actual and attempted) on ships and crews by armed gangs and pirates to September 2014 (178), according to the International Maritime Bureau's (IMB's) Q3 2014 report released today (29 October). This represents a decrease of 5% compared with the figures for
  • VLCC rates boosted by Gulf activity
    Spot freight rates for VLCCs have risen sharply as activity in the Gulf, in particular, has picked up, shipping analysts have reported. "The very large crude carrier [VLCC] market has shown strong form over the past week with current rates at around $46,000/day - up from $27,000/day only a week
  • Daehan Shipbuilding rescue plan approved
    Seoul Central District Court announced on Tuesday (28th October) that it has approved a turnaround plan from Daehan Shipbuilding, giving the South Korean shipbuilder, which has been in receivership since 7 July, a chance to revive its business. At a shareholders meeting held on 24 October, a rescue
  • Container ships catch fire in Port Klang
    Fire broke out on board two container ships after they collided at Port Klang, Malaysia.The Marshall Islands-flagged container ship, San Felipe, was alleged to have collided with the Malta-flagged Al Riffa on 28 October 2014, at approximately 20.00 hours local time, while approaching the berth at
  • Hyundai Glovis momentum remains limited
    The upside momentum of Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) for 4Q14 is limited, after its 3Q14 profit fell 41% year on year to KRW88.5Bn ($84.5M), said KDB Daewoo Securities in a research note. KDB Daewoo Securities analysts, Jay JH Ryu and Choong-hyun Kim
  • Crew members abandon grounded ship
    Twelve crew members of the containership Hui Hong 3 that ran aground off Shantou Port, Guangdong, last week had to abandon the vessel yesterday, reported local maritime officials. The ship grounded at the breakwater of Shantou Port en route from Zhangzhou, Fujian, to Xiamen on 24 October. The
  • Bocimar cancels six more bulkers at Samjin
    Belgian drybulk carrier owner Bocimar has cancelled six more 35,700dwt Handysize bulkers it had ordered at troubled Samjin Shipbuilding Industries. South Korean-owned Samjin, whose shipyard is in Weihai, China, had confirmed to IHS Maritime last month that it is in discussions to sell itself within

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Shipyard pays, whistleblowers collect
  • Canada buys replacement ferry for Bay of Fundy service
  • Cruise ships calling Halifax can now plug in to shore power
  • Electric Boat gets $83.7 mod to Ohio Replacement contract
  • Former Semcorp Marine finance director jailed
  • Piracy trends down, but oil thefts continue
  • ADM takes delivery of bulker with air lubed hull
  • Wärtsilä design and equipment picked for AHOSV duo
  • Rolls-Royce books its largest single subsea contract yet

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Longview port board Oks takeover of Willow Grove Park
  • Schnitzer Steel releases fourth quarter numbers
  • Alaska taps Savitt, Fonseca as new members of board
  • PNWA names 2014 winners of Distinguished Service Awards
  • FESCO adding two ships to Vladivostok container service

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach cut the number of waiting boxships
    Congested ports handle four vessels overnight, reducing those at anchor to six
  • Blaze extinguished on two boxships
    UASC and BSM confirm that fires have been put out after the two ships collide
  • A new name for Rongsheng marks shift from shipbuilding to energy
    Rebranded China Huanrong Energy gives a sweetheart share deal to a lone investor
  • Lithuania receives its first LNG cargo
    Golar Seal arrival marks Vilnius' bid to break its dependence on Russian piped gas
  • Steamship opts not to raise its premium
    Claims in the current year are below budget, Rynsard says
  • Subsidies deliver a profitable third quarter for China Shipping Development
    Dry bulk, tanker and LNG player expects full-year profit
  • Fredriksen books two LNG carriers at Daewoo
    South Korean builder continues recent run of orders in the sector
  • Developing south Mediterranean ports will make European logistics more sustainable
    Intermed Gateways promotes a regional alternative to the northern range gateways
  • International Group slams 1971 pollution fund wind-up
    Compensation body the IOPC insists its decision is appropriate
  • Further VLCC rates rises on horizon
    More balanced tonnage list boosts rates
  • CAI sees revenues and profits increase
    But container lessor is keeping a watchful eye on economic developments
  • Scorpio Bulkers posts loss as low charter rates persist
    Update: Company stresses its priority is securing debt needed to fulfill its 80 newbuilding orders
  • Dockers stay out in row over APM Terminals' Moin concession win
    ITF backs Costa Rica waterfront strike amid reports of tens of arrests and drafted-in labour
  • Southeast Asia tanker hijackings reach worrying levels
    FREE CONTENT: a rise in targeted regional attacks bucks a global decline in piracy
  • Cyprus Shipping Chamber backs Chrysostomou for top job at the IMO
    Kazakos backs Department of Merchant Shipping acting director to replace Sekimizu
  • G6 hit hardest by Los Angeles-Long Beach delays
    Some 15 ships at anchor off San Pedro Bay because of overcrowding in port
  • Qatar Navigation sees profits rise
    Net profit for nine month period hits $225m
  • Port congestion keeps inactive fleet low
    Brokers say bottlenecks have kept the charter market firm and vessels in employment
  • Ridgebury Tankers lists its first bond on Nordic ABM
    US firm will issue $210m to mature in March 2017
  • Tanker Investments buys 1.4m of its shares for $15m
    Oslo-listed Teekay venture aims to repurchase $30m of its shares
  • Finnlines considers bidding as Polferries sale is relaunched
    Polish treasury looks to raise more than $14m from selling 91% interest
  • DNV GL urges shipping to cut deaths and accidents at sea by 90%
    Maritime casualties are 10 times higher than in land-based industries, says Svensen
  • Merger costs drag on Braemar results
    Redundancy payments in shipbroking business after ACM shipping merger lead to half-year loss
  • Precious reports a third-quarter dip
    Lower daily earnings, higher running expenses and an overall weak dry bulk market hit Thai company's performance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Maersk begins transitioning Americas customers to SeaLand
    With the launch of its SeaLand inter-Americas service approaching on Jan. 1, Maersk has begun transitioning its affected customer base from Maersk to the newly created, Florida-based SeaLand unit. Any customers whose freight has both an origin and destination among the U.S., Canada or Latin America including the Caribbean will be...
  • Amazon completes European distribution network
    Amazon's opening of three distribution centers in western Poland this week closes the remaining gap in the e-commerce giant's European network. To handle expected winter holiday demand, the company is adding 5,000 workers to the the three distribution centers, which will employ roughly 5,000 during non-peak period, according to The Associated...
  • China's S.F. Express is fastest-growing global transporter: SJ Consulting
    S.F. Express, a Chinese express package delivery company with 12,000 vehicles and nearly 290,000 employees was the fastest growing global transportation and logistics company in 2013, increasing revenue 40.6 percent from 2012, according to SJ Consulting Group. The Chinese company, founded in 1993, added more than $1 billion to its annual...
  • LA-LB congestion hurts inland distribution [Video]
    JOC Senior Trucking Editor William Cassidy describes the current congestion crisis at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and its impact on inland distribution in the following video from the JOC Inland Distribution Conference: Contact William B. Cassidy at wcassidy@joc.com and follow him on Twitter: @wbcassidy_joc....
  • US retailers want PierPass fee break worth millions of dollars
    U.S. retailers are pressuring PierPass to temporarily waive at least $9 million in fees to give shippers some relief from severe congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. In a letter to PierPass, the National Retail Federation said the suspension of fees for a short time would help restore terminal...
  • China to upgrade infrastructure, logistics network along Yangtze River
    A major new initiative has been launched to upgrade infrastructure and the logistics network along the Yangtze River, an undertaking that will impact almost half of the country's population. Launched in September, the initiative follows the State Council's analysis of the Yangtze River region as an economic super-zone, called the Golden...
  • Troubled Air France-KLM cargo unit sinks deeper into the red
    Air France-KLM's troubled cargo business sank deeper into the red in the third quarter as a two-week strike by pilots and weaker demand widened the loss to 102 million euros ($130 million) from 84 million euros a year ago. Revenue shrank 9.4 percent to 623 million euros in the three months...
  • Tanzania plans deep-water container port with Chinese aid
    Construction on a new seaport in Bagamoyo, Tanzania will begin in 2015, 45 miles north of Tanzania's capital and largest port in Dar es Salaam.Construction on a new seaport in the Indian Ocean town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania will begin in 2015, Tanzania announced Tuesday. The new port, which will be Chinese-funded,...
  • Third try for Philadelphia in developing Southport terminal
    Southport, which Philadelphia hopes to turn into a marine terminalThe Port of Philadelphia is making a third try at getting its long-contemplated and long-postponed Southport terminal off the ground. The project, originally designed as a container terminal, may evolve into a multi-use terminal this time around as the overseas market...
  • Virginia inland port attracts furniture maker
    A manufacturer of custom office furniture is investing $17 million to establish a Virginia distribution center at the CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Suffolk, a boost for the Port of Virginia and CSX Transportation and another sign of growing momentum for inland ports served by rail. Friant & Associates, headquartered in Oakland,...
  • US retailer to install Orbcomm tracking devices on 16,000 trailers
    Global asset-tracking company Orbcomm will install 16,000 trailer-tracking devices in the privately owned fleet of a major U.S. retailer, the company said. The order, from an unidentified customer, is the largest to date for Orbcomm's dual-mode GT 1100 product, which tracks and monitors assets using low-earth-orbiting satellites and cellular networks. The...
  • Air freight index rises for fourth straight month, Drewry reports
    Air freight rates are on the rise heading into the peak season months of October and November, Drewry Maritime Research says. Drewry's East-West Air Freight Price Index was above 100 - the benchmark for growth - for the fourth straight month in September, growing 0.7 percentage points from August to an...
  • LTL truck freight tonnage still climbing in October, Saia says
    Saia sees no sign as yet of any slowdown in fast-paced growth in truck tonnage as the Southeastern less-than-truckload carrier rolls into the fourth quarter. "I am pleased to report that LTL tonnage growth continued in October at a similar pace of the growth seen during the third quarter," Rick O'Dell,...
  • Online consumer guru joins Freightos to automate freight pricing
    HONG KONG - Robert Mylod, the former Priceline CFO who played a major role in automating the online consumer travel market, has joined online freight pricing and quoting network Freightos, which plans to mimic the automated system that was such a game changer in the travel business. Freightos CEO Zvi Schreiber"Freightos...
  • BNSF's suspension of Quincy intermodal service leaves ag shippers out in the cold
    Fruit shippers in Central Washington hoping for refrigerated rail service to be reinstated at the Port of Quincy have a long wait. The port's intermodal terminal was home to Cold Train, an intermodal reefer service that operated between the port and Chicago. Cold Train discontinued the service in August and the...
  • Coming Soon: The Port of Seal Beach
    "I had to wait most of the day to deliver the bales, sitting there in my truck, watching stevedores load other cargo. It struck me that I was looking at a lot of wasted time and money." - Malcom McLean If you're ever in the Southern California region, give me a call...
  • New ACL ships on track for delivery next summer
    A new ACL Ro-Ro/Container ship currently under constructionAtlantic Container Line said the first of five new ships in a top-to-bottom fleet upgrade are on track to enter service next summer, followed with an additional delivery every two months until its current fleet of 1980s-era ships is replaced. The five new vessels...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • DRYS seals shares sale
    DryShips of Greece has raked in nearly $335m from its latest trip to the capital markets.
  • Top Ships lands loan
    Greek operator Top Ships has secured financing for a pair of product tankers that are under construction in Vietnam.
  • Hope for Hovensa
    Forecasters who track the tanker market were reeling this week in the wake of reports that Hess and PDVSA have lined up a buyer for a refinery that has been closed since 2012.
  • Grupo TMM plots expansion
    A diversified Mexican operator is gearing up for a campaign to expand its fleet of anchor-handlers and floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs).
  • End in sight for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers appears to be closing in on the final leg of a race to finance the rest of its newbuilding programme.
  • CSDC returns to profit
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has returned to profit for the third quarter despite increased financial expenses.
  • Damen seals FCS deal
    Naviera Integral of Mexico has returned to Dutch yard Damen for two more fast crew supply (FCS) vessels.
  • Rongsheng raising $416m
    Loss-making Chinese shipyard group Rongsheng has secured a cash injection worth up to $416.5m as it seeks to change its name.
  • Plumbe backs VLCC giant
    Johnny Plumbe has offered his support to the creation of a VLCC spot market giant via the union of Frontline and Tankers International.
  • Braemar's offshore ambition
    Braemar ACM has an eye on expending its offshore business, two of its leading executives say.
  • Milaha pushes up profit
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has recorded an improved performance during the first nine months of 2014, figures released today show.
  • Breakwater teams with fund
    Maritime finance company Breakwater Capital is hooking up with lending fund Hayfin Capital Management to offer loans to the shipping sector.
  • Wee jailed for fraud
    Sembcorp Marine's former group finance director Wee Sing Guan has been jailed in Singapore for fraud.
  • Soechi targets $169m IPO
    Indonesian tanker owner Soechi Lines is targeting fleet expansion as it lines up a November IPO in Jakarta.
  • OSV deal for Wartsila
    Finnish ship power group Wartsila has been awarded a contract for propulsion systems and ship design of two offshore support vessels under construction in Sri Lanka.
  • Perdana sells vessel
    Perdana Petroleum Berhad has continued its fleet renewal programme by selling one of its offshore support vessels to Hauston Limited.
  • Samsung splashing cash
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has seen its stock price jump as it said it would buy back its own shares.
  • PNSC profit slips
    Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) has made a weaker start to the first quarter of the year as it posted lower earnings.
  • DSME books LNG double
    DSME of Korea has revealed a new order for two LNG carriers worth KRW 428.6bn ($409m).
  • Yanez to stay in jail
    Oceanografia's chief executive must stay in jail, a Mexican court ruled on Tuesday.
  • Hegnar taking over
    Hurtigruten's media mogul chairman Trygve Hegnar has launched a bid for the ferry and cruiseship company that values it at NOK 2.94bn ($441.7m).
  • Dubai takes first Q-Max
    Dubai's floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has taken delivery of a part-cargo of LNG from the first Q-Max vessel to call at the Jebel Ali terminal.
  • Scorpio aims for $45m
    New York-listed Scorpio Tankers has revealed it is hoping to raise at least $45m from a notes issue that could see it target new ship purchases.
  • Braemar slips into the red
    UK shipbroker Braemar Shipping Services has fallen to a small loss in its first half, partly due to the costs of merging with compatriot ACM Shipping.
  • RR wins Wayfarer deal
    Rolls-Royce has signed a major contract to supply a complete module handling system for a subsea construction vessel.
  • Noble joins MLP stampede
    Noble Corp, the US-listed drilling rig operator, has announced plans to pursue a master limited partnership (MLP).
  • Rui Lee arrested again
    Winland Shipping has seen one of its supramax bulkers re-arrested in Singapore under an existing claim against the shipowner.
  • HPH Trust suffers in Q3
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has seen a 9% drop in its third quarter net profit as it was impacted by higher costs.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Strike could shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway starting Friday
  • ITC to investigate India's trade policy changes
  • CMA CGM revises services
  • FedEx expands international offering
  • UPS says busiest day will be Dec. 22
  • C.H. Robinson Q3 profit up 15 percent
  • Steel company will use new terminal on Delaware River
  • Florida ports buy larger cranes for container vessels

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2014
  • Crude gains as growth of US supplies slows
    US stockpiles climbed to 379.7 million barrels last week.
  • NSR sailing permit applications reach record high
    Over 600 applications received this year.
  • Class society to push LNG-powered shipping in Asia-Pacific
    Aim is to help region achieve 'an energy efficient, sustainable and low carbon transport future'.
  • Market for low sulphur IFO 'is getting smaller'
    Price differential between low and high sulphur IFO has been narrowing.
  • New setback for attempts to restrict offshore bunkering
    Russian court dismisses latest appeal by customs authorities.
  • Asian pirates targeting fuel oil and marine diesel cargoes
    'We advise small tankers in particular to remain vigilant,' says International Maritime Bureau.
  • Oil analyst: Bearish market to stick around
    Swing producer Saudi Arabia will ultimately set the price parameters, says DNB.
  • New Marine Manager at Petrogal
    Jose Carlos Roque takes over from Antonio Manso.
  • Trumf eyes Asian market
    New hire to raise company's profile in region.
  • Chinese yard enters third contract for LNG valves
    'The use of LNG as fuel for ships is rising rapidly in China', says Bestobell.
  • Bulker arrested at Singapore
    Third time vessel has been detained in 2014.
  • China should 'seriously consider' establishing ECA, report recommends
    Says poor regulation of bunker fuel emissions is contributing to the country's air pollution.
  • Ice class bulker to make Northern Sea Route trip
    NSR route reduces fuel costs and emissions, says CEO of PLS.

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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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