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August 25, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Cash-strapped Athens may raise tonnage tax 4pc for Greek foreign-flag ships
  • Weak Chinese packaging demand causes plummeting US wastepaper exports
  • US Pacific ports win back trade from east coast rivals as old normal returns
  • Duisburg climbs up the box port volume rankings while others lack traction
  • China Exim Bank puts up US$690 million for ten Jinhai HI 10,000-TEUers
  • DP World reaffirms Indian commitment during Prime Minister Modi's UAE visit
  • DP World rubs off reports of Vallarpadam, Kochi terminal pull out
  • Lowest paid ILWU dockers earn more than lawyers, FBI agents and doctors
  • Terminal handling box fee hike to reap windfall for Westports and Northport
  • Now 4pc of seafarers, women look to London International Shipping Week
  • Qantas back in black with US$195.3 million profit after $1.9 billion loss
  • Oz Competition Consumer Commission okays Qantas-China Eastern deal
  • Born-again Air Djibouti takes flight to Somalia, soon to Paris and Mumbai
  • Finnair unveils 12 routes in greater Europe, Arctic and Asia

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • DNV GL releases new class notation for gas bunkering operation from ship-to-ship
  • Hapag-Lloyd betting big on reefers
  • Idle containership fleet up to 149 units totaling 3,77,000 TEUs
  • MISC Berhad to divest 50 pc shareholding in VTTI B.V.
  • MSC Australia Express Service begins calling DP World London Gateway
  • Rates continue to slump
  • Rising demand & bigger ships driving container port investment boom, says report
  • ZIM registers impressive Q2 results
  • Centre hikes onion MEP to $ 700 per tonne
  • Anil Diggikar is new Chairman of JNPT
  • Enigmatic Railways
  • Railways' now offering private freight terminals
  • Centre imposes anti-dumping duty on caustic soda from China & Korea
  • Centre not to sign protocol with Russia immediately to export dairy products
  • Goa miners seek 10 pc export duty reduction on low-grade iron ore
  • Govt plans to help boost exports
  • Govt to launch portal to help domestic steel producers from cheap imports
  • INR plunges to 66.72 against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Big gain for windy city
  • Surprising changes at Imperial
  • Cargomaster crash in Caribbean
  • Plague of trucks on German roads?
  • New hoisting gear for Bronka
  • General cargo alliance expanding
  • Zim upping earnings
  • Sizeable cargo gains ex Dubai
  • New structure to optimise operations
  • Two new leading lights for BSM
  • UK's NHS to curb logistics costs
  • Freight contributes to Air Serbia's growth
  • US agency president appointed
  • Full speed ahead with short line refurbishment
  • Fedex and TNT moving ever closer

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • Port of Oakland guarded on congestion scheme
    Limiting a congestion mitigation scheme to an initial one-year term may be the best way to assess its benefits for carriers and shippers, according to the Port of Oakland. In a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Port of Oakland executive director Chris Lytle said that the scheme
  • Recycling back in business
    Ship recycling markets largely returned to normal trading this week (week 34, commencing 17 August), with six vessels sold for recycling according to demolition records held by IHS Maritime. Three bulk carriers, one container/ro-ro ship, one general cargo ship and a vehicle carrier were snapped up
  • Indonesian coal output doubts adds to dry bulk woes
    Dark clouds are gathering again on the dry bulk market as analysts say Indonesian coal production could fall by a fifth and that dry bulk trade could only grow by 4.2% this year. "After collecting data from about 90 ports and terminals covering more than 80% of global trade in coal and iron ore, we
  • MISC sells 50% stake in VTTI for USD830 million
    Malaysia-listed shipowner MISC has disposed of its 50% stake in VTTI back to Vitol Group for USD830 million. MISC acquired 50% of VTTI for USD735 million in May 2010. The disposal agreement was signed by MISC's wholly owned subsidiary MTTI with Vitol Investment Partnership's wholly owned
  • Rig deliveries to peak in 2016
    Delayed deliveries of rigs completed in 2015 indicate a possible peak in 2016. The oil shock and the subsequent plunge in demand for newly built rigs and drillships has resulted in drilling companies pushing back deliveries or cancelling orders. IHS Maritime's Sea-Web.com data show that 72 rigs
  • Two dead, seven injured in DSME Fire
    Two workers died and seven others were injured when a fire broke out in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME's) yard in Okpo, South Korea, on 24 August. A very large gas carrier (VLGC) under construction at Dock No 2 had burst into flames at 09:45 local time, said DSME. The flames
  • Busan eyes LNG bunkering by 2020
    An LNG bunkering terminal will be up and running in Busan New Port by 2020. South Korean shipping company Polaris Shipping will build the facility with a KRW600 billion (USD500 million) investment. The terminal will occupy a 185,700 m² site in Busan New Port and is to have four berths and two LNG
  • Tianjin port's 1H15 profit up 11% y/y
    Shanghai-listed Tianjin port posted profit of CNY665.6 million (USD104.75 million) for the January-June 2015 period, an increase of 10.67% year on a year (y/y). The company's revenue for the same period declined 19.5% y/y to CNY8.6 billion, while its earnings per share increased 11% y/y to CNY0.40.
  • Fortescue Metals' profit plummets 88%
    Fortescue Metals recorded an 88% drop in profit in its financial year (FY) 2015 report released on 24 August. Net profit after tax fell from USD2.74 billion in FY 2014 to USD316 million in FY 2015. Fortescue iron ore shipped out of Australia's Pilbara rose from 118.4 million tonnes in FY 2014 to
  • Wan Hai posts $97.3m profit for 1H15
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines recorded profit of TWD3.2 billion (USD97.3 million) for the January-June 2015 period, a surge of 82.47% on a year ago. The carrier's revenue for the same period was TWD33.7 billion, while its earnings per share nearly doubled to TWD1.42 from a year earlier. Wan Hai
  • SITC profits rise 27.3% in 1H15
    Hong Kong-listed box carrier SITC International Holdings' profits rose 27.3% year on year (y/y) to USD71.3 million in the first six months of 2015, mainly because of a cut in fuel costs. Revenues dropped 1.0% y/y to USD651.2 million during the same period, as a result of a decrease in container
  • Jaya plunges to full-year loss of $1.04m
    Singapore-listed shipowner Jaya Holdings posted a full-year loss of SGD1.67 million (USD1.04 million) for the financial year 2015, compared with a full-year loss of SGD19.5 million a year earlier. Jaya stated that it has completed the disposal of all its subsidiaries to Mermaid Marine Australia on
  • Six piracy incidents in straits of Singapore, Malacca in two days
    There were six piracy incidents in the straits of Malacca and Singapore on 21 and 22 August, according to the Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy organisation ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). Authorities believe the same group, comprising four to five perpetrators armed with knives,
  • Qingdao Port International's profit up 26.9% y/y in 1H15
    Hong Kong-listed Qingdao Port International, a listed unit of Qingdao Port Group, said its profits grew 26.9% year on year (y/y) to CNY1.1 billion (USD171.9 million) in the first six months of 2015 on cost cuts. The company's revenues also rose 0.4% y/y to CNY3.6 billion owing to growth in

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • Container terminals are a better bet for investors than their box line customers
  • Analysis: ATSG needs organic growth, and lots of it, to deliver more value to investors

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • RoPax aborts delivery voyage to get new engine installed
  • EcoCoasters to have seawater lubed propeller shaft bearings
  • BMT Designers & Planners has new President
  • MARAD approves $12 million Title XI guarantee
  • Six ships hit in string of Straits TSS pirate attacks

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • MarAd program backs construction of three oceangoing deck barges
  • ZIM releases numbers for second quarter 2015
  • Washington border ports of entry remain open despite multiple wildfires
  • Port of Olympia Commission to meet in small Thurston County cities
  • Panama Canal Authority shelves second draft restriction

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • Marine insurers face huge Tianjin blast exposure
    Overall bill likely to be in the $2bn ballpark, although split with other lines
  • Zim names head of new US agency
    Move reflects shift in carrier's focus
  • BMT subsidiary to seek growth under Kai Skvarla
    New president to focus on developing fresh commercial markets
  • Gard appoints three new chief underwriting officers
    Promotions for Pettersen, Nilssen and Kroneberg
  • Bronka gets Liebherr gantry cranes
    First two of eventual four now delivered
  • One dead, one missing in DSME dry dock blaze
    Two LPG vessels were being built at the dock
  • Torm shareholders to overhaul board
    New directors likely to reflect changed ownership structure, with former J. Lauritzen head Janholt set to join
  • Weekend piracy attacks spike in Malacca and Singapore straits
    Pirates board five ships, stealing crew effects on one
  • SITC posts a 27% increase in profits as intra-Asia volumes rise
    Seafreight logistics revenues stay flat, but costs drop
  • Panama Canal postpones second draught restriction
    First restriction on September 8 remains in force
  • Bending ministers' ears
    London International Shipping Week will attract politicians and civil servants. Let us hope they learn something about our essential industry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • MOL (America) Inc. establishes shipment management center
    AUGUST 24, 2015 - MOL (America) Inc. is pleased to introduce the creation of a new Shipment Management Center (SMC). The new SMC functions will take effect on August 31, 2015 and are spread throughout existing office locations in Atlanta, Georgia and Lombard, Illinois. The SMC will be the single entry...
  • New cranes will allow Bronka to handle post-Panamax vessels better
    The cranes arriving at the Port of Bronka.Two cranes that arrived last week at Russia's new deep-sea Port of Bronka will allow the port serving nearby St. Petersburg to better handle post-Panamax vessels. The two cranes are the first of four that will be installed in time for the opening of...
  • More carriers may exit North America-to-Med trade, Drewry says
    Container shipping between the Mediterranean and North America has turned into a largely one-way trade, creating financial losses for carriers and forcing them to consider drastic capacity cuts. Westbound shipments from Europe to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico were up 4.6 percent year-to-year during the first half of this year, according...
  • George Goldman has been appointed as ZIM U.S.A agency president
    In line with ZIM's strategy to expand its Trans Pacific activities and the organizational structure in all other AREAS, ZIM has established an independent U.S.A. agency, which will increase focus and attention on the company's U.S.A. business. The new agency will be led by Mr. George Goldman, who has been...
  • ECM Training Services, LLC announces expert panel for upcoming LNG seminar
    Norwalk, CT -- ECM Training Services, LLC, in conjunction with Galway Group, will hold an interactive training seminar entitled "Pursuing ECA Compliance: Is LNG as a Marine Fuel Viable?" September 22 -23, 2015, at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX. A distinguished group of industry experts, who are influencing the way...
  • Logistics plus begins 20th year of operations
    ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA - Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, will be celebrating the company's 20th year of operations over the next twelve months. The company is planning a variety of customer promotions and employee events in the coming year in recognition of its forthcoming...
  • Bary, PR exec with an air freight focus, dies at 85
    Shura Bary, principal at The Bary Group, a public relations firm that represented some of the largest airfreight companies in the industry, died Aug. 6 in his San Francisco home from complications of Type 1 diabetes. He was 85. Bary was born in Brooklyn, New York, where his parents emigrated after...
  • Teamsters in Portland lose another bid to unionize Con-way terminal
    Con-way Freight workers in Portland, Oregon voted not to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters last week, marking the seventh outright defeat for the union in its attempt to organize workers at the second-largest stand-alone U.S. less-than-truckload carrier. The Teamsters have won National Labor Relations Board elections at three Con-way Freight...
  • Pirates attack two container ships in Southeast Asia
    Maersk Lebu. Credit: FotofliteUnderscoring Southeast Asia's new role as the world's piracy hot spot, pirates attacked six vessels, including two container ships, in the straits of Malacca and Singapore Friday and Saturday Authorities believe the same group, comprising four to five perpetrators armed with knives, were behind all six incidents, according...
  • CEVA taps former Unilever exec as CFO
    Supply chain management company CEVA has named Arjan Kaaks, who has extensive executive experience at major retailers, including Unilever, as chief financial officer. Kaaks will replace retiring CFO Rubin McDougal, who's been with CEVA for the past six years. Kaaks joins the company from Maxeda DIY Group, a private equity-owned business...
  • Widespread inventory 'de-stocking' softens US freight markets
    An inventory correction or "de-stocking" is under way in the U.S., as manufacturers and retailers attempt to whittle down inventories of components and goods. That correction is cutting into freight volumes moving by rail and on highways this summer, as shippers pull from existing stocks before placing new orders, sources...
  • Livingston International executive appointed to AAEI Board of Governors
    CHICAGO - The American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI), an organization representing U.S. companies engaged in global trade, appointed Cora Di Pietro, vice president and general manager, consulting, for Livingston International to its newly elected Board of Governors. In her new position, Di Pietro will serve on the finance committee...
  • Global container terminals forecast to handle 168 million TEUs more by 2019
    Increasing container demand of 4.5 percent annually through 2019 and the cascading of larger ships on to smaller trades will require marine terminals to invest to handle another 168 million 20-foot equivalent units. The global shipping consultancy Drewry expects Asia will account for over 60 percent of this growth in global...
  • Panama Canal: Lock cracks unlikely to delay expansion schedule
    Discovery of cracks in one of the new Panama Canal locks is not expected to affect the waterway's scheduled mid-2016 opening to larger ships, the Panama Canal Authority said. "At this time and based on preliminary evaluations, the project's completion timeline as well as the expected date for commercial operations are...
  • Wan Hai Lines inches up despite softer pricing
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines second-quarter profit grew 0.9 percent to $33.4 million even as pricing softened. Wan Hai saw its second-quarter volume grow 7.1 percent year-over-year to 900,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units while revenue fell 1 percent to $500 million in the same period. The average freight rate of Wan Hai Lines' Asia...
  • Economic slumps, strikes and storms can't slow reefer trade growth
    HONG KONG - Global refrigerated container trade appears to be unstoppable, growing steadily over the past decade as the business shrugs off economic downturns, severe weather and port strikes, according to Drewry.Drewry said its latest Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review & Forecast revealed that worldwide perishable reefer trade increased by...
  • Profits up but revenue hard to find for intra-Asia's SITC
    Intra-Asia specialist carrier SITC.HONG KONG - Intra-Asia specialist shipping line SITC International Holdings reported a first-half net profit growth of 27 percent compared to the same period last year as container volumes increased by more than 6 percent and bunker prices scraped the bottom of the barrel.Yet even though the...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • US shipping stocks slide
    Depressed European shipping stock shares have passed on the baton to their US counterparts.
  • China buying more
    Australian miner Rio Tinto expects to deliver 240m tonnes of iron ore to China this year, up from 200m tonnes in 2014.
  • Diana in panamax deal
    Diana Shipping has secured employment for one of its panamaxes at a slightly lower price than the present spot market.
  • Tractor tows ferry
    A Norwegian ferry needed a tow from an unusual source after it broke down off Vaerlandet.
  • Two dead in DSME fire
    Two workers have died after a blaze broke out on a VLGC at South Korea's troubled shipbuilder DSME.
  • PSV rates dive again
    The poor North Sea platform supply vessel (PSV) market has taken another lurch for the worse as owners looked for work in the UK.
  • Shipping feels Chinese pain
    The Chinese Stock Exchange panic has spread into the European market, taking a toll on the share price of major shipping companies.
  • Shipping Forecast set fair
    UK's Met Office to carry on providing data for iconic British broadcast to seafarers.
  • One dead in DSME fire
    A worker has died after a blaze broke out on a VLGC at South Korea's troubled shipbuilder DSME.
  • Tanker double for Yixing
    Singapore's Yixing Group has marked its entry into shipping with an order for two tankers in China.
  • Search suspended
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has suspended a search for a crewman lost overboard from a Great Lakes bulker near Ludington.
  • STNG boosts MR book
    Scorpio Tankers has boosted its medium range (MR) tanker newbuilding orderbook as it abandoned plans to build handymaxes.
  • Seven hurt in DSME fire
    Seven workers have been injured in a fire at South Korea's troubled shipbuilder DSME.
  • Communication breakdown
    A delay in summoning a medical team may have contributed to the death by drowning of a passenger on a Princess Cruise Line cruiseship.
  • d'Amico buys back
    Italy's d'Amico International Shipping has bought back 200,000 of its own shares, as part of its general repurchase scheme launched in 2011.
  • Fletcher bust then reborn
    Weak offshore market forces Scottish PSV owner into administration; Grovepoint steps in to take it over.
  • DSME tackles fire
    Blaze broke out in part of Geoje yard currently building vessels including LPG tankers.
  • Cost cutting buoys SITC
    SITC, the Chinese intra-Asian liner specialist, has seen interim profit increase by over a quarter thanks to reduced operating costs.
  • Swiber to redeem bond
    Swiber Holdings says that it intends to fully redeem its 9.75% senior perpetual securities on the first call date of 25 September 2015.
  • Singapore piracy blitz
    Maersk and Navig8 ships amongst those targeted, with potential for more to come.
  • Second restriction delayed
    The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has delayed a planned second draft restriction due to heavier than expected rainfall.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • HHLA reports steady first-half profits
  • Rise of a fallen star
  • Upcoming tsunami - Part 3: shippers
  • The more things change
  • Blowing in the wind
  • The plumbing behind e-commerce
  • Port parallels
  • Air cargo gridlock
  • GT Nexus goes ERP route
  • EU, Vietnam ink FTA
  • Commerce finds uncoated paper import dumping
  • Port Canaveral invests in warehousing to attract shippers
  • Industry officials oppose San Francisco Pilots rate increase

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 24, 2015
  • New head to lead Aegean Marine's US West Coast operations
    Keith Richardson is now based in Los Angeles.
  • Eco-bearings to be used on biofuel-powered ships
    EcoCoaster vessels will use seawater lubricated bearings instead of oil.
  • Board shake up for Torm
    Changes follow end of restructuring process.
  • Main bunker grade fuel oil hovers above $200
    China jitters and ample supply pull down price.
  • Main grade fuel oil hovers above $200
    China jitters and ample supply pull down price.
  • Vopak: Double-digit H1 growth with lower oil prices
    Global expansion underway.
  • Ridgebury books quarterly profit
    Reduced bunker fuel costs help lift performance.
  • Bunker fuel on wreck poses Rena-type pollution
    Despite sinking over 70 years ago.
  • Grindrod profits fall
    But marine fuel activities show improvement.
  • Bunkering operations resume at Tianjin
    Marine fuel deliveries back since August 21, source tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Law firm comments on 'no lien' bunker supplier case
    Bunker suppliers can have valid maritime lien despite 'no lien' clause and stamp, under certain conditions.
  • Grindrod profits take fall
    Increase in marine fuel activities pulled down by perfrmance in other segments.
  • Winners and losers
    As the OW bankruptcy continues to impact the bunker market, Ian Taylor considers who the eventual 'winners' and 'losers' will be.
  • MISC leaves VTTI joint-venture
    Exits with cash consideration of $830 million.
  • Malacca Strait: Pirates target six ships in 30-hour span
    Ships in area should use 'enhanced vigilance and take extra precautionary measures'.

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Leghorn
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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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