“The port of La Spezia is growing, but action must be taken on the docks” / INTERVIEW
La Spezia - Laghezza: “There have been no investments for twenty years. We need new infrastructure”
Shipowners
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China’s small factories fear “rail Armageddon” with orders to ditch trucks
Beijing - Government orders factories to boost rail use in war on smog , follows truck bans in some major ports
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Scorpio Tankers in the red for the quarter
Monaco - Scorpio Tankers listed $32.5 million in costs on their balance sheet in supportof the transaction associated with the acquisition of Navig8 Product Tankers. The finalisation of the agreement made the company the leading group in the product tankers sector
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Grimaldi: “Marebonus is running aground”
Rome - “The ‘Marebonus’ is running aground.And doing incalculable damage to Italy’s economy. The road haulage companies believed in the ‘Marebonus’ [i.e. Sea Bonus] to such an extent that they directed their investments to more and more intermodal transportation”
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Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel agree to forge Europe’s No. 2 steelmaker
Essen - Companies sign memorandum of understanding: expect annual synergies of 400 mln-600 mln euros. Expect up to 4,000 job cuts, 8 pct of joint workforce.
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Cruise traffic drops in Italy but grows in La Spezia
Soon to be unveiled an integrated hub with Marina di Carrara
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MSC, negotiations with Fincantieri over new orders
Rome - The construction of at least a couple of new ships seems firmly on the table, but the “MSC dossier” is still under wraps.
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CMA CGM sees calmer waters for container shipping, looks landwards
Paris - Container lines, which transport everything from televisions to fresh fruit and dominate global freight volumes, are emerging from a severe downturn that culminated in last year’s collapse of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping.
