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January 31, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • London Gateway bags Hamburg Sud and Hapag-Lloyd from Tilbury Docks
  • Ships advised to steer clear of Hong Kong-Macau yacht race
  • Baltimore dockers' union fined US$3.8 million in damages for 3-day strike
  • Faced with bumper domestic crop to sell, China blocks US grain imports
  • Savannah posts 7.4pc December box growth, targets 3 million TEU by July
  • CP Rail profits up 80.7pc to US$782.5 million as revenues rise 8pc
  • EU MPs seek stricter nitric dioxide reporting from smaller vessels
  • Guizhou's expressways now total 3,281 kilometres in 2013
  • Inner Mongolia's expressway links with eight big neighbouring cities
  • Jiangsu's Nantong port volume up 10.6pc to 205 million tonnes
  • Weihai port box volume up 16.6pc to 650,000 TEU in 2013
  • Shandong coastal port volume up 8.1pc to 12.1 million TEU in 2013
  • Beijing-Hangzhou Canal north Suzhou section cargo traffic breaks record
  • Wuzhou becomes largest container river port in Guangxi
  • Manila's ICTSI sells 25pc of Nigeria Lekki box shop to CMA Terminals
  • No one hurt when Canadian National freight derails in New Brunswick
  • CMA CGM offers Mozambique feeder serving Quelimane and Pemba
  • ATA truckers celebrate 2013 as best year for-hire tonnage in 15 years
  • Damco upgrades Suzhou and Hangzhou offices, plans 8 more in north Asia
  • Charleston mulls collaboration with rivals to accommodate bigger ships
  • China's first 10,000-tonne heavy rail freight line to open this year
  • Changi handles record number of passengers, flight movements in 2013
  • Bombardier increases aircraft delivery, orders despite slow economy
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo achieves 5pc higher volumes in 2013
  • FedEx offers SMEs New Year's Resolutions on winning global sales

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Arun Kumar Gupta assumes charge as SCI CMD
  • DNV GL's position paper sees LNG, hybrid propulsion solutions among the alternative fuel mix for global shipping in future
  • SRS Business Conclave 2014 strategises on promoting liner business across geographies
  • Facilities would be provided at Bhaucha Dhakka, says Deora
  • France's Dunkirk port sees record box cargo volume in 2013
  • Cargo train linking East China & Central Asia commences operation
  • CWC seeks strategic alliance partner for its Dronagiri facility
  • Grape exports to increase despite fall in production
  • INR turns weak after US Federal Reserve announcement
  • Six firms to set up mega solar power project in Rajasthan
  • South Korea seeks drastic cut in import duties

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Arcole Industries raises offer for Mory Ducros
  • PKP Cargo studying link between Poland and Luxembourg
  • TNT Express to retain its domestic Brazil business
  • Port Corpus Christi strengthens intermodal trade
  • "Yes" to closer technical collaboration
  • JAL reduces international cargo surcharge
  • New director for CMA CGM South Africa
  • ID Logistics reports impressive turnover growth in 2013
  • CMA CGM reinforces Middle East to Somalia link
  • Switzerland and Italy ink railway agreement
  • Single fee for all Air Canada screenings in UK
  • Cargolux straightening out CEO nomination matters
  • Prize for president of Zim Americas
  • Stabile Seitwärtsbewegung
  • BTK phases in new logistics centre in southern Germany
  • Leclerc investing in fleet
  • Ein Blick zurück - der Schifffahrtsmarkt 1939 und heute
  • Iran and China said to be planning common cargo airline
  • SBB reinforced in French-speaking region

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • BAE Systems launches first Jackson Offshore PSV
  • Detyens wins $9.65 million Navy contract
  • Sea ice delays delivery of first Davie Cecon newbuild
  • Kongsberg to be major supplier for Petrofac newbuild
  • MSRC in Alaska NTV support alliance
  • Kirby reports record earnings
  • Vigor Marine wins $6.6 million MSC contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Port association pleased with President's stand on transportation
  • Six U.S. maritime acadamies net Maritime Administration funds
  • Boeing honoring Seahawks with special 747-8 livery
  • Spill resonders teaming up for coverage of Western Alaska
  • Change of command today for Sitka Coast Guard Cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Too squeezed to pay the fees
    Downturn drives three small players to quit Dutch shipowner group
  • Stolt-Nielsen warns of excessive orders for chemical carrier
    Easy access to equity raises new threat of oversupply
  • Gas and chemical tankers boost Stolt-Nielsen
    Strong spring for VLGC owners, says chief executive
  • Nakilat secures $669m to double Maran joint venture's LNG fleet
    UPDATED: Lloyd's List understands that Nakilat is acquiring a participation in two recently built Maran Gas newbuildings
  • Problems with refrigerated containers? Perish the thought
    TT Club's claims executive, Mike Yarwood, outlines the key elements in managing risk and minimising claims
  • Carrier reliability slips to two-year low
    SeaIntel flags a 'worrying' dip in box lines' on-time performance
  • Europe wants mandatory standards for armed guards
    ISO 28007 will not create a level playing field if member states remain unwilling
  • Dutch ban on private maritime security firms hurts local owners
    Hardline stance deters inward investment, says Netelenbos
  • Saudi Arabia opens new container gateway
    Low-key start for King Abdullah Port
  • Jeddah expands to meet demand
    The only way is up as volume growth feeds investment in infrastructure
  • Kirby posts record fourth-quarter earnings
    Tank barge operator books $643m
  • Brazil aims to boost its presence in offshore shipbuilding
    Petrobras partner is learning from experienced international players
  • Members give North and Sunderland Marine merger the go-ahead
    Sunderland will operate a subsidiary company
  • China Shipping Development takes the pain and looks to a better 2014
    Provisions against losses expected this year are already accounted for in fiscal 2013
  • Mexico will create new tanker trades
    Sweeping energy reforms will lead to rising tanker shipments to Europe and Asia
  • Legal grey area for lines as Brussels opens antitrust proceedings
    Commission to investigate whether freight rate announcements represent unlawful price signalling
  • Ballast convention's billion dollar bill
    Treatment type approval remains a problem
  • Navios Partners eyes more boxships
    Bullish owner is in no rush to recharter nine bulkers at 'very early' stage of recovery
  • Pacific & Atlantic buys one arrested panamax and ponders a second
    Sea Resolute becomes the largest vessel yet as Pateras returns to bulk
  • Second collision off Singapore as NYK boxship collides with barge
    MPA makes progress on clean-up after earlier incident with Cosco boxship and chemtanker

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Piracy suspects arrive in Seychelles
    Five suspected Somali pirates arrived in Seychelles last night.1473145.timg
  • Nordea staged strong 4Q
    Nordea says the profitability of its business staged a strong recovery in the final quarter of 2013 and the whole year's operating profit also increased significantly on 2012
  • Fuel savings for Clipper Group's modified ship
    Clipper Group, the Copenhagen-based diversified shipping group, said one of its ships has accrued substantial fuel savings after its bulbous bow and rudder bulb were replaced with ones of a new design
  • Stolt Tankers lift Stolt-Nielsen results
    Stolt-Nielson's chemical tanker unit helped the company to improve its performance both in the final quarter and the full financial year 2013
  • Baltic ro-ro and cargo trades remain subdued
    Ro-ro and general cargo liftings in the lower Baltic region remain subdued, according to the latest throughput figures from Germany's Baltic Sea ports
  • Fortescue exports up 40%, guidance down
    Fortescue shipments rose above 40% in 4Q13, but target output fell, according to the miner's report to the Australian Stock exchange today
  • NZ inspector injured on Korean fishing vessel
    A New Zealand government inspector has lost his arm after an accident on board the Korean fishing vessel Sur Este 700 south of Bluff
  • Vantage Drilling cancels drillship order at STX
    A drillship that US-based Vantage Drilling originally ordered at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding was cancelled, after attempts to transfer the order to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering fell through
  • Aurora emerges as the new kid on LPG block
    Yet another newcomer has emerged in LPG shipping
  • Supramax market still struggling in Asia
    Supramaxes in Asia continue to struggle amid an ongoing dearth of Indonesian ore cargoes
  • Kenya buys new offshore patrol vessel
    Kenya's maritime security will shortly be boosted by a new offshore patrol vessel
  • MISC profits could improve this year
    Malaysian shipping company MISC may see better 2014 profits, as earnings from its oil tanker, chemical tanker and LNG businesses are expected to improve, said an analyst today
  • Cash windfall for Mombasa port
    Infrastructure upgrades and customs streamlining at the port of Mombasa, Kenya have been made possible by a KSh2.5Bn ($1.5M) grant from the US government
  • NYK box ship collides with barge in Singapore
    A box ship has collided with a barge in Singapore this morning, the second such accident in the city-state in less than 24 hours
  • CSDC forecasts $344M losses for 2013
    China Shipping Development (CSDC), a bulk shipping arm of China Shipping Group, predicts it will sink to at least 2.1Bn yuan ($344M) in losses for 2013

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Volume, Pricing Gains Boost UPS Freight
    UPS Freight, the trucking arm of $55.4 billion package giant UPS, increased less-than-truckload revenue 5.3 percent or $125 million in 2013 to $2.5 billion. UPS Freight LTL revenue, 2008-2013 Full-size chart That's a higher growth rate than in 2012, when the fourth-largest LTL carrier as ranked by revenue increased its annual sales by 3.5...
  • UPS, E-commerce and the 'Deferred' Economy
    The latest earnings from UPS reveal two trends that might at first seem contradictory: e-commerce is growing in leaps and bounds globally, and customers are choosing to defer delivery on packages to get greater savings. Surely, as the holiday delivery debacle at UPS seemed to show, people ordering online want their...
  • Maersk to Launch New Reefer Technology
    Maersk Container Industry has teamed up with Primaira, a Boston-based technology company, to develop a high ozone air cleaning system for refrigerated containers that will help ocean carriers capture more of the $14 billion-a-year market for transporting cut flowers from airlines. The A.P. Moller-Maersk subsidiary said test trials have shown that...
  • Executive and Congressional Support for Foreign Trade Zones Needed to Fulfill President's Call for Export Growth
    Daniel GriswoldPresident Obama's 2014 State of the Union address included welcome pledges of support for U.S. manufacturers and exporters. But there was no mention of the ambitious goal the president set in announcing the National Export Initiative just four years ago - to double U.S. exports by 2014. After an...
  • CP's Harrison Expects Rail Consolidation Within Six Years
    Canadian Pacific Railway CEO and President E. Hunter Harrison doesn't think the Class I industry will go another five to six year without some consolidation. One path would be a "merger across the Mississippi River," in which the each of the Western U.S-based Class I railroads merges with an Eastern counterpart,...
  • Despite Holiday Woes, UPS Revenue Rises on Strong Global Volume
    What did the holiday delivery debacle cost UPS? The company's fourth-quarter earnings results suggests a figure somewhere in the neighborhood of $178 million. Extraordinary increases in volume filled UPS package vans, trucks and planes in the 2013 fourth quarter, but higher costs took a bite out of earnings. Operating profit for the...
  • A New Take on Alliances
    I'm not sure the shipping world needs another article on the emergence of apparent super alliances such as the P3 and G6 (or 8). But I do have perspectives I haven't seen in writing, based on being in this industry for 40 years, seeing the industry turn over two or...
  • YRC, Lenders Work on Refinancing Plan
    With a $300 million debt-for-equity swap under way, YRC Worldwide is racing to clear one last hurdle to refinance its long-term debt before a February deadline. The company is negotiating with lenders to secure a new $450 million asset-based loan and a new $700 million term loan, for a total refinancing...
  • TNT Express to Keep Brazil Unit
    TNT Express today announced it will retain its domestic delivery operation in Brazil following the termination of talks with potential bidders for the business. "There was interest in the business, but ultimately not an acceptable price or conditions," the Dutch logistics and parcel delivery group said. "As a result of the turnaround...
  • Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' mooring and loading systems unit
    Cargotec's MacGregor has completed the acquisition of the mooring and loading systems unit from Aker Solutions. Cargotec announced the agreement to acquire the unit in October 2013 for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 180 million. The unit will be consolidated into MacGregor's results as of 1 February 2014. "The addition...
  • Canadian Pacific Looks to Domestic Intermodal for Growth
    CP locomotive with intermodal trainCanadian Pacific Railway is targeting domestic intermodal as one of the two biggest drivers of growth for the company in the coming years. The railroad said it has already gained market share though new services. "In my previous experiences, you've got to go out there and prove...
  • Port of NY-NJ Charts a New Course
    As the Port of New York and New Jersey enters 2014, everyone's trying to prevent a recurrence of 2013. Last year was one to forget for the port's customers. New York-New Jersey's reputation was battered by summer-long operational problems that produced tens of millions of dollars in losses for truckers, terminals...
  • Transport Corp. of India's Profit Surges
    Trucking and logistics giant Transport Corp. of India reported its net income in the third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2013, was $2.3 million, jumping 27 percent year-over-year from $1.8 million. Quarterly revenue climbed 4 percent from a year earlier to $82.4 million, the company said in a written statement. TCI's...
  • Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Demand Fell in 2013
    Asia's leading airlines saw international air cargo demand contract last year despite a partial recovery in the final quarter. Preliminary figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines revealed brisk growth in passenger numbers but a 0.6 percent contraction in international air cargo demand despite a 1.1 percent increase in capacity. Andrew...
  • Truck Efficiency -- Time to Get on Board
    "For the last eight years, the United States has reduced our carbon emissions more than any other nation on earth." - President Barack Obama, State of the Union, Jan. 2014 You may not have watched the 2014 State of the Union address by President Obama and, if you did, you may...
  • HSBC Economist: Weak Yen Could Lift Japan's Exports
    Japanese export volumes could finally surge this year after a disappointing 2013 as manufacturers start to reflect the decline of the yen in more competitive pricing in overseas markets, according to one leading economist. Japanese exports increased 15.3 percent year-on-year in December by value, with major gains seen in the auto,...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • Tsakos seeks extension
    Tsakos Energy Navigation does not appear to have abandoned plans to pen another LNG carrier at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
  • TEN taps Wall Street
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece has turned to the capital markets for the cash it needs to modernise and expand its fleet of tankers and LNG carriers.
  • MarAd shares the wealth
    The US Maritime Administration (MarAd) is ploughing cash into six of the nation's maritime academies.
  • Watching Capital for growth
    Dividend-hungry investors will be listening for hints about Capital Product Partners' growth strategy when it reports fourth-quarter earnings.
  • Finnlines reels in ro-ro
    Finnlines Plc (Finnlines) has assumed ownership of an ageing ro-ro controlled by its German subsidiary.
  • ISC locks away cape
    International Shipholding Corp (ISC) has put its only capsize bulker on a term-charter lasting through the year, executives revealed today.
  • Exmar in the money
    Exmar turned in a fourth-quarter profit Thursday thanks in part to the improved performance of its LPG division.
  • GranEnergia bags cash
    Brazilian owner GranEnergia has bagged $150m in financing from Mizuho Bank and Itau BBA International for a sophisticated offshore accomodation newbuilding.
  • Warwick ups DHT stake
    UK hedge fund Warwick Capital has emerged as a major investor in expanding crude tanker owner DHT Holdings.
  • Lack of liquidity
    Croatia's Tankerska Plovidba is going private because not enough of its shares are traded.
  • Knightsbridge in the frame
    John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge tankers is rumoured to have added a modern capesize bulker to its fleet.
  • VLCC rates falling fast
    VLCC rates are coming down hard this week amid intense competition for cargoes.
  • Gupta confirmed at SCI
    Arun Kumar Gupta has been confirmed as the new chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
  • JMU scoops AHTS
    K Line-backed OJC orders newbuilding to ABS class at Japanese yard.
  • Fourth quarter cleansing
    China Shipping has thrown the kitchen sink into its two listed subsidiaries during the fourth quarter to avoid a rerun of the pressure heaped on China Cosco this year, Barclays Capital says.
  • Kirby sets record
    US tank-barge giant Kirby Corporation has posted its best-ever earnings in the fourth quarter.
  • Big outbreak hits RCL
    An outbreak of a stomach virus on a Royal Caribbean (RCL) cruiseship has been called the worst for 20 years.
  • Capital cuts BW LPG stake
    Capital Group of the US has cashed in some of its chips in Oslo-listed VLGC heavyweight BW LPG.
  • CSDC digs deep
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is providing up to $500m to help its Hong Kong unit pay back offshore loans.
  • Sasebo cuts loss
    Japan's Sasebo Heavy Industries has reduced its loss in the first nine months, but is predicting a weak finish to the year.
  • Niini takes a back seat
    Aker Arctic managing director Mikko Niini is retiring as part of a management reshuffle which sees former Wartsila chief executive Ole Johansson installed as chairman.
  • Pateras pounces at auction
    Nikolas Pateras of Pacific & Atlantic has pounced on another panamax bulker as he continues to grow his fleet, this time a ship previously controlled by compatriot owner Alert Shipmanagement.
  • Tankers spur Stolt
    A continued recovery at its tanker division has helped Stolt-Nielsen to a stronger than anticipated fourth quarter showing.
  • Dof sells out
    Norway's Dof has sold out its NOK 700m ($113.39m) bond issue.
  • Duty-free in Iran
    Iran's Ports and Maritime Organisation is to exempt overseas container lines from paying duty on cargoes in a bid to lure them back.
  • Wallenius takes options
    Wallenius Lines has declared an option for two additional post-panamax car carrier newbuildings in China.
  • CSDC's costly charters
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is taking a $57.36m hit after calculating future losses from chartering in two VLCCs and a capesize.
  • Yards seal flotel deal
    Mexican oil company Pemex is spending $407m on two floating accommodation vessels in Spain.
  • North ties the knot
    Members of the North of England Club and Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance (SMMI) have voted in favour of a proposal to merge.
  • NADL drops on debut
    North Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL) has made a disappointing debut in New York with its share price ending the day down almost 8%.
  • Boxship bashes barge
    Singapore has seen a second collision between two ships in less than twenty four hours, it emerged Thursday.
  • Prang off Singapore
    A chemical tanker and a containership have collided in waters off Singapore, but pollution is said to be light.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • New JaxPort master plan focuses on rail, harbor access
    The plan includes recommendations for stepped-up efforts to develop direct intermodal rail access and deepen the harbor, as well as relocating some container operations from the Talleyrand Terminal to minimize maintenance dredging.
  • Panalpina adds product assembly to service offering
    Panalpina did not disclose the identity of the company, but said it is now managing the assembly of semi-knocked down units for base stations at cell phone towers.
  • NY/NJ Port Authority considering sale of rail assets
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed a report that it is "considering all options for the future of ExpressRail, including its future privatization." ExpressRail is the port's on-dock rail facility.
  • UPS reports fourth-quarter strain due to weather, volume
    "The increased volume put a strain on our network, causing delays. In response, UPS deployed additional people and equipment, placing a greater emphasis on service than cost," UPS' CEO said.
  • Arkansas Best ends 2013 with gain
  • African cargo carrier to launch in February
    Khuphuka Kings Airways will begin scheduled cargo flights from its base at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban, South Africa, to Lubumbashi, Congo, in February.
  • Canadian Pacific reports $6 billion record year
  • Drewry: Air freight rates cool in December
  • AutoInfo changes name to Sunteck
  • Maersk-Rickmers to 'flag out' breakbulk ship
  • C.H. Robinson moves into Austria
  • Executive moves
  • N.Y. importer of illegal piranhas 'driven by greed'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 30, 2014
  • More warnings of impact from sulphur regulations
    Ferry tickets will cost 33% more.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Avails for MGO reported tight in Cape Town.
  • Prices stick to upward trend across Europe
    Congestion reported at Gibraltar.
  • Sri Lanka's JHK posts group profit
    But bunkering business flounders in full year results.
  • EU Environment Committee under attack over SOx monitoring
    Committee's position makes 'little sense', says environmental campaign group.
  • Rotterdam sees another fall in bunker volumes
    Year-on-year sales down by 4.5%.
  • Stolt-Nielsen rides stronger tanker market
    But says, overall, recovery will be slow.
  • Singapore: 'Tight supply' in February
    February derivative 180 cSt price heads to three-month high.
  • Interest in LNG bunkering growing
    Studies on LNG bunkering need common approach.
  • Asian bunker prices marginally up
    Offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Busan will be closed on Friday.
  • South Korean bunker sales fall
    Sales volume has fallen by 16% in 2013.
  • Ideas on reducing emissions to attract government cash
    UK offering $7 million for proposals.
  • Another Singapore vessel collision causes fuel leak
    'The two vessels involved in the collision are currently safely anchored and in stable condition', says MPA.
  • Car carrier orders fuel-saving vessels
    Ship design marries large capacity with low fuel consumption.
  • 'Good progress' in bunker spill clean up at Singapore
    No further spillage of bunker fuel from Feihe, says MPA.

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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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