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August 10, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates fall 24.9pc to US$833/TEU, Asia-Med off 21.4pc
  • US Containerised imports expected to rise 3.6pc in August - Port Tracker
  • Hong Kong Marine Department issues warning after fatal barge loading
  • DHL profit down 29.3pc to US$357 million, but sales up 7.3pc
  • Seattle, Tacoma ports launch '3rd biggest cargo gateway in North America'
  • Bombardier beat 2 Chinese rivals to win Israeli electric locomotive deal
  • Quarterly Canada-US international railway box volume up 4.5pc
  • MSC looks set to be world's largest shipping line with 19,000+ TEUers
  • OOIL to sell 8,063-TEU ship to Global Ship Lease for US$53.6 million
  • EU, Vietnam reach 'finely tuned' deal on removing most tariffs
  • Kobe port's volumes rise 5pc to 893,425 TEU from January-April
  • Box Ship Inc. shares plunge 19pc in 4 weeks to negative rating
  • Global air cargo demand to 'disappoint' in 2015 after 1.2pc June rise
  • Middle Eastern carriers show strong steady growth in June
  • Iran Air awaits lifting of sanctions to update fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 9, 2015
  • AMTOI commences its Eastern Chapter in Kolkata
  • Expanded Suez Canal to boost traffic & revenue
  • Coal imports decline by 11 pc in July
  • Toyota to export more Etios cars to nine countries
  • Wheat imports hit by price volatility in Australia
  • APSEZ updates on Mundra rail movement
  • Break-bulk steel cargo of SAIL & JSPL being moved by sea from Kolkata to Chittagong
  • Kandla Port resumes container handling after 2 years
  • KPSAA felicitates Capt. H. K. Sibal for his distinguished services to Kandla Port
  • The impasse continues at GTI
  • Delhi Customs Clearing Agents Association elects office-bearers & Managing Committee members
  • Gateway Distriparks improves operating margin in Q1, but sees marginal drop in consolidated profits
  • Japan agrees to relax JICA loan terms for WDFC projects
  • Centre imposes 10 pc import duty on wheat
  • Forex reserves down $ 187.6 m to $ 353.46 bn
  • Govt to invest INR 30,552.45 cr. in 19 sectors: Sitharaman
  • Incentives to SEZs resulted in loss of INR 77,694.37 cr. revenue to govt
  • India to defer EU free trade talks
  • INR ends strong against dollar at 63.81
  • Steel makers seek imposition of safeguard duty on imports
  • China's manufacturing growth stalls in July

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • France widens search for MH370 debris
    Maritime patrols have increased their presence around the French island of La Réunion, where debris strongly suspected to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found last week. In the wake of criticism that the island's authorities were not doing enough to look for more floating
  • Wärtsilä to power world's first LNG dredger
    Finland-based Wärtsilä has confirmed it will supply dual-fuel LNG/diesel engines for Belgium dredging major DEME's 8,000m³ Antigoon class trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River. One of two dual-fuel (DF) TSHDs ordered by DEME, Scheldt River will be joined by the smaller Minerva, a
  • Suez Canal dredging plans still waiting
    Plans to dredge a further 9.5 km channel at Port Said as well as to develop the entire region surrounding the New Suez Canal remain on hold, reports suggest. The Cairo Post quoted Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairman Mohab Mamish as stating that the SCA had agreed to contract the 'Alliance of
  • Double blow for Adani's Australian coal port and mine
    Adani's port, mine and rail project in North East Australia suffered a double blow this week. A court overruled a government go ahead for its Carmichael mine and Australia's biggest bank withdrew funding support. On 5 August the Federal Court upheld a challenge by a local environmental group
  • MAN power for Van Oord dredgers
    Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has placed an order for complete MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages for two 17,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). Being built by Spanish yard Construcciones Navales del Norte in Bilbao, the comprehensive MAN packages consist of: 6L48/60CR engines;
  • Car carrier sector enjoying improved outlook
    The outlook in the car carrier sector appears to be brightening as slower fleet growth and rising demand have led to better vessel utilisation, according to shipping analysts at DNB Markets in Oslo. "Based upon our proprietary car market model we expect only slightly increasing utilisation of the
  • Japan escorts eight commercial ships off Somalia in July
    Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted eight commercial ships in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in July to protect them against pirate attacks, the Japanese transport ministry said on 7 August. The eight ships were all foreign-registered, including one vessel operated by a
  • Australia, PNG hunt for slave ships
    Australian and Papua New Guinea authorities this week launched a joint operation to hunt down vessels in the Torres Strait suspected of human trafficking and exploiting slave labour. The operation follows the rescue of indentured crew from the Honduran flagged Blissful Reefer in Papua New Guinea
  • Hanjin Shipping posts continued profit
    Hanjin Shipping has continued profitability for the second quarter of 2015, posting a net profit of KRW104.3 billion (USD94 million), reversing its second-quarter 2014 loss of KRW199.7 billion. The biggest container shipping company in South Korea had already returned to black for the first quarter
  • LNG Power places order for 200 LNG-powered ships at Honghua
    Shanghai-based shipping company LNG Power on 7 August placed an order for 200 LNG-powered vessels at Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas, according to Chinese shipping news site Eworldship.com. These 200 vessels include 100 750 dwt ships, 50 950 dwt ships, and 50 1,350 dwt ships, with a total investment of
  • Hutchison Australian terminals shut down, 100 workers sacked
    Hutchison Port Holdings locked its gates at its Sydney and Brisbane terminals on 7 August, after sacking 100 out of their total workforce of 224 dockworkers by text and email in the middle of the night. As angry workers protested outside its gates, security guards, border patrol, and police were
  • South Korean shipping fund gets go-ahead
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on 6 August the establishment of a shipping guarantee agency to assist shipping companies that have been struggling in the country. Through a press statement, the MOF said, "Approximately 40 domestic shipping companies agreed on
  • Sainty Marine's seven bank accounts still frozen
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine said on 7 August that seven bank accounts of the company and its subsidiaries were still frozen by applications of its creditors. The creditors comprise the Bank of Suzhou, the Jiangsu Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank, and Wuxi Hualian Technology, a stock filing of

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • GRI farce goes on as Asia-Europe carriers are forced to discount rates to fill ships
  • Lufthansa Cargo claims simpler pricing structure is easier and more realistic
  • KTZE and DHL sign up to give China-Europe rail freight a Kazakhstan boost

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Tanker demand for crude and residuals to rise
  • New paddlewheeler launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding
  • T&T Salvage responds quickly to barge collision, fire
  • BSEE inspectors keep sharp eye on Shell
  • Coast Guard captures cocaine-laden semi-submersible
  • Fincantieri Marine, Gibbs & Cox in joint R&D effort

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver settles lawsuit covering Vancouver Energy lease
  • Executive lineup changing for VT Halter Marine, Inc.
  • Alaska Air Group buying back up to $1 billion in stock shares
  • Washington State Ferries begins Mukilteo tank farm pier demolition
  • New app displays artworks from Seattle-Tacoma Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Benchmark VLCC spot rate lowest in eight and a half months
    Middle East-East Asia earnings have more than halved since July 20 due to weak August charter demand
  • Cosco and China Shipping to speed up consolidation with joint reform group
    Full integration is expected around 2017
  • Ship boarded after sailing in wrong lane in Channel
    Musketier now under French marine gendarme tug escort
  • Big logistics cluster project takes shape in Oakland
    Former army base to expand cargo operations at US shipping gateway
  • Carriers fail to make August GRIs stick
    Asia-Europe and Transpacific rates fall as supply/demand imbalance continues to hinder GRI longevity
  • Dynagas seals deal to take over five Yamal LNG carriers
    Ships were to have been owned by Sovcomflot but financing barriers forced change
  • Hanjin Shipping reports $89m profit in second quarter
    Result is boosted by one-off gains in share sales and forex gains
  • Bulker owner Courage Marine warns of loss
    Hong Kong company, hit by low rates, to take impairments on vessel values

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • US imports forecast to rise moderately in August
    Import cargo volumes at the largest U.S. container gateways are forecast to rise 3.6 percent year-over-year this month as shippers gear up for the beginning of the peak season. Imports for the year are expected to be up 4.2 percent over 2014 figures, according to the most recent Global Port Tracker...
  • "K" Line wins vessel speed reduciton awards both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) received awards for achievement of high compliance rate for their vessel speed reduction programs from both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in 2014. The Port Authorities have implemented the vessel speed reduction programs asking vessels to comply with the speed limit of...
  • Trial with free tire check in port of Rotterdam
    Drivers leaving the terminal of APM Terminals MVII on Maasvlakte 2 can check the tire pressure of their trucks quickly and free of charge. This free tire check uses sensors in the road. When a truck passes them at low speed, a smiley shows the driver that the tire pressure...
  • Trucking employment above pre-recession peak and rising
    U.S. trucking employment rose for the fourth straight month in July, as the U.S. economy and freight demand continued to expand at a moderate pace and trucking companies scrambled to hire drivers. At the same time, federal employment data show transportation firms, including truckload and less-than-truckload carriers, are struggling to find...
  • APMT terminal at NY-NJ closes after dockworker death
    APM Terminal's Elizabeth terminal at the Port of New York-New Jersey was closed Friday afternoon after a top loader struck and killed a female dockworker. The unnamed 40-year-old female employee died about 1:20 p.m., according to NJ.com. APMT Elizabeth sent out a notification that operations had halted roughly an hour later. The...
  • CEVA profit soars on new business model
    LONDON - CEVA's second-quarter earnings surged 25 percent as it continued to reap the benefits of a new business model and maintained ocean and air freight volumes in the face of uneven global demand. The Netherlands-based supply chain management company booked adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of $75...
  • Matson gains trans-Pacific market share, higher rates
    At a time when carriers complain that their industry has been commoditized, Matson's ability to grab market share on the China to West Coast market at a time when many shippers are continuing to avoid the West Coast shows the willingness of some shippers to pay higher rates for expedited...
  • Labor talks fail to reopen APMT Mumbai
    Trucks lined up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port TrustAll operations at Gateway Terminals India, or APMT Mumbai, continue to be shut down after conciliatory efforts by stakeholders to settle a prolonged labor contract dispute related to rubber-tired gantry crane operations collapsed Friday afternoon, forcing ocean carriers to reroute vessels and causing...
  • Orbcomm loses money after container tracking satellite trouble
    Orbcomm Inc. swung to a $12.2 million loss in the second quarter, after expenses mounted in the wake of recent acquisitions and the company lost communication with one of its low-earth-orbiting satellites. The New Jersey-based asset-tracking company posted a 971.4 percent year-over-year net loss in the second quarter. The firm, nevertheless,...
  • APMT Mumbai still shut down
    Trucks lined up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port TrustAll operations at Gateway Terminals India, or APMT Mumbai, continue to be shut down after conciliatory efforts by stakeholders to settle a prolonged labor contract dispute related to rubber-tired gantry crane operations collapsed Friday afternoon, forcing ocean carriers to reroute vessels and causing...
  • APM Terminals buys Italian reefer terminal
    Port Vado LigureLONDON - APM Terminals has acquired the Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal alongside its Vado container port on Italy's North West coast which is due to open in 2018. The Maersk group's port arm did not disclose how much it paid the GF Group, an Italian reefer ship operator and...
  • Hutchison to close Sydney terminal, locks out Brisbane workers
    Workers and police gather at Port Botany after HPH laid off dozens via text and email late at night. Hutchison Port Holdings will close its Sydney terminal three years after entering the Australian market, and has locked out workers at the facility and its Brisbane terminal. The company reportedly notified...
  • Marad seeks to change how it awards ship subsidy contracts
    The U.S. Maritime Administration is seeking public comment on proposed regulatory changes to implement recent statutory revisions in the Maritime Security Program, which subsidizes commercial operation of militarily useful U.S.-flag ships. Marad is proposing a new priority system for awarding contracts to operators of the 60 ships covered by MSP. First...
  • Cosco-China Shipping rumor again lifts markets
    It will not be easy to merge this spider web of China's state-owned shipping ownership.HONG KONG - The rumor that China's two main shipping lines, Cosco and China Shipping, planned to merge was again wreaking havoc with the financial markets today as stock prices for the state-owned companies soared enough...
  • Georgia aims to double container volume by 2020
    Port of BatumiST PETERSBURG - The Georgian government expects annual container traffic through the country's seaports to roughly double to 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units by 2020, due to growth in the region and the expansion of it two major seaports, Poti and Batumi. Container volume through Georgia's seaports will exceed 500,000 TEUs...
  • Frankfurt cargo declines continues
    Frankfurt AirportLONDON - Frankfurt airport, Europe's largest air freight hub, posted another monthly decline in traffic in June, tracking slowing growth at its largest customer, Lufthansa Cargo. The 2.5 percent year-over-year drop to 174,000 tonnes (191,802 tons) left first half-volume down 2.1 percent at 1.02 million tonnes. Lufthansa Cargo's volume dipped 0.8...
  • Asia-Europe rate records its biggest ever weekly fall
    HONG KONG - Any hope that spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade would hold on to last week's solid gains were dashed as the rate dropped by the largest weekly amount ever recorded by the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), falling by $276 to $833 per 20-foot container. Click to EnlargeAfter...
  • China's e-commerce giants target inland
    HONG KONG - The growth of e-commerce in China's rural areas is outpacing that in major cities with Alibaba Group estimating the potential market in the countryside could be as much as $70 billion by next year.This is attracting huge interest from online shopping giants such as Alibaba and its...
  • Normal service resumes as Asia-Europe GRIs fail to stick
    HONG KONG - Any hope that spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade would hold on to last week's solid gains were dashed as the rate dropped sharply to $833 per 20-foot container, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI).After a year of record lows and...
  • Hanjin turnaround on track with second profitable quarter
    HONG KONG - Hanjin Shipping became the latest container carrier to report a solid second quarter as lower bunker fuel prices, trimmed routes and an appreciating currency enabled the line to post a $94 million net profit.The positive result by the Korean giant follows profitable quarters from the big three...
  • The path to prosperity in Ulaanbaatar
    On Tuesday, 11 August 2015, the Economic Club of Ulaanbaatar will present Ken Schoolland, Associate Professor of Economics and Political Science from Hawaii, to speak on the topic of "Trade, Migration and Entrepreneurship: Path to Prosperity" from 12-2.00pm at the Tuushin Hotel. With experience as Associate Professor of Economics and Political...
  • Nation's top truckers to compete in St. Louis
    Arlington, Va. - Next week, more than 400 top professional truck drivers from across the country will head to St. Louis for the 78th annual "Super Bowl of Safety," the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships, hosted by American Trucking Associations. "Safety is the trucking industry's...
  • The CMA CGM Laperouse and CMA CGM Titan lead inaugural procession of the New Suez Canal
    The CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM LAPEROUSE and the CMA CGM TITAN are positioned at the head of the vessel procession during the New Suez Canal inauguration, on Thursday August, 6th. The CMA CGM Group, the third largest container shipping...
  • Con-way names Michael Kucinski director of sales
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Con-way Multimodal, the freight brokerage division of San Francisco-based Menlo Logistics, announced that Michael R. Kucinski has been named director of sales for the organization. In his new role, Kucinski becomes the sales leader for Con-way Multimodal. He will be responsible for developing sales and...
  • Philadelphia port moves forward on new cargo facility
    The Southport site the Port of Philadelphia is seeking to develop.The Port of Philadelphia, one of the fastest growing import ports in the U.S., is one step closer to building a cargo facility, container or otherwise, after it announced a request for qualifications. The development is slated for three parcels, totalling...
  • Chicago inland port gains logistics provider, shipper tenants
    One of the largest U.S. inland ports continues to grow, with one logistics provider planning to open a 1.1 million square foot distribution center and a grain shipper moving to the Chicago area site served by intermodal rail. The new Class-A facility in CenterPoint Intermodal Center, in Joliet, Illinois, will be...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Alaska alleges violations
    Alaska officials have alleged environmental violations against major cruise lines, Norwegian Cruise Line said.
  • TK arms 'on track'
    Teekay chief executive Peter Evensen said two daughter companies have what it takes to fund their capital commitments.
  • Nobu Su charged in Brazil
    Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) chairman Nobu Su was among six people charged as Brazil's bribery scandal rolls on.
  • Teekay Tankers sells shares
    Teekay Tankers will bank $90.5m from share sales days after emerging the winner of the race for the Principal Maritime (Princimar) fleet.
  • Teekay's trump card
    Teekay Tankers' ability to swallow the Principal Maritime fleet in one bite pushed it to the front of the $662m takeover race, its chief executive confirmed.
  • Lauritzen in capesize exit?
    J Lauritzen of Denmark looks to have exited the capesize market.
  • Good times, bad times
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Seconds for SALT team
    Scorpio Bulkers executives have bought shares in the company for the second time in as many weeks.
  • Chinese merger in the making?
    Are Chinese giants Cosco and China Shipping finally set for a mega-merger?
  • Honghua in 200-vessel order
    China's LNG Power Shipping has placed a massive order for the construction of 200 LNG-powered vessels at Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas.
  • Vale scraps capesize
    Vale of Brazil has sold the 160,000-dwt bulker Ore Alegria (built 1997) for demolition, sources say.
  • Hadjipateras in TC hint
    Dorian LPG hinted at further time charter contracts for newbuildings following a couple of period deals in June.
  • Toei posts mixed numbers
    Toei Reefer Line has recorded a stronger first quarter profit.
  • Premuda sells panamax
    Italian owner Premuda has sold its oldest tanker as it posted a bigger loss for the first six months of the year.
  • Viking sees two tough years
    Viking Supply Ships predicted a difficult couple of years for the offshore support vessel sector as it reported its second quarter results today.
  • Hanjin swings to profit
    Hanjin Shipping sprang back into the black in the second quarter of 2015 and has high hopes for the remainder of the year.
  • Genting eyes Lloyd Werft
    Malaysian cruise giant wants stake in German shipbuilder.
  • Arctic JV goes ahead
    Paris-listed seismic giant CGG and Russia's largest shipowner, SCF Group (Sovcomflot), have formally registered a joint-venture company focused on coldwater surveys, despite tough times in the seismic market.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Suez container terminal expects more traffic from canal expansion
  • Container rates to Northwest Europe drop dramatically
  • APM Terminals acquires Italian reefer terminal
  • UK firms form joint freight forwarding venture in Romania
  • CEVA reports mixed Q2 results
  • Seago Line offers new rail connection
  • Multiple first in port pests discovered in Philadelphia
  • Lithium battery ground transportation regulations go into force
  • Deutsche Post Q2 earnings drop due to postal strike in Germany
  • GIP reportedly looks to sell London City Airport
  • Hanjin Shipping reports strong Q2 results

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2015
  • Diesel-electric icebreaker 'successfully passes ice-trials'
    New-generation Aker Arc130A designed to service the Arctic terminal at the Gazprom Neft Novoportovskoye field in Orenburg.
  • Typhoon damage restricts operations at Port of Saipan
    No vessels are permitted to dock or unload during the night.
  • Aegean analysts say 'buy'
    See big upside for the marine fuel supplier's share price.
  • European fuel oil stocks surge
    Inventories have jumped almost 20% week-on-week.
  • 'Super-algae' could unlock biofuel potential
    Scientists identify strains that are 'ideal sources of biofuel'.
  • Bunker company recording losses
    Founding partner blames failed West African venture but says other Endofa units are profitable.
  • Steady as she goes at Wilh. Wilhelmsen
    Good Q2 volumes in shipping segment offset by higher net bunker costs.
  • Chinese fuel oil demand up in June
    Bitumen blend imports almost triple on year, shows data.
  • Egypt: Suez canal projects to strengthen bunker activity
    'Clear message that Egypt is coming back strongly', says Minister.
  • Hybrid fuels have made purchasing 'more difficult'
    Bunker buyers should 'understand what they are buying', says MD of ship management company.
  • Shanghai-based firm orders 200 LNG-fuelled vessels
    Total number of LNG-powered orders at 400 to date, says report.
  • Bunker buyers should be 'very clear' on purchases, says shipmanager
    'Important' to know whole fuel chain, says Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement spokesman.
  • INTERTANKO worries Nigeria may ban more ships
    Organisation still waiting for a response from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

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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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