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February 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Panamax ships face gloomy employment prospects after 2015
  • Jiangsu's 558-kilometre Lianyungang-Shanghai ship channel completed
  • Qingdao simplified customs clearance rules extend to 26 provinces
  • Jiangxi rail freight falls 6.6pc to 45.9 million tonnes in first 11 months
  • Nanjing to build 26-square kilometre Yangtze Shipping Logistics Centre
  • Khorgas rail checkpoint handles 1.5 million tonnes in 11 months
  • Gansu, Khorgas checkpoint build agricultural export service
  • China Railway Changchun freight centre offers LTL service to Yanji
  • Guangxi revises Beibu Gulf policy to speed port, shipping development
  • Inner Mongolia trade value up 6.5pc to US$12 billion in 2013
  • 56 Chinese border posts adopt 'only once 3-in-1' inspection regime
  • Ro-ro shipping conference to be held at Gothenburg on February 20
  • Cool Logistics Africa conference returns to Cape Town from March 4-6
  • China Postal Airlines launches Hangzhou-Beijing-Guangzhou service
  • UTair's new route between Krasnodar, Russia and Yerevan, Armenia
  • ATK and Airbus sign deal on A350 XWB-1000 for parts production

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • UASC cements its largest ever newbuilding order by exercising options for six 14,000-TEU vessels
  • ABG Shipyard delivers India's first indigenously built oceanographic research vessel
  • Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' mooring & loading systems unit
  • CMA CGM launches PANAMA 2 (PAD 2) service from Oceania to US
  • Govt incentivising coastal shipping
  • HAROPA emerges as a winning port system
  • National Waterway-4 project launched
  • NYK & Puninar Jaya launch venture offering total automotive logistics solutions in Indonesia
  • Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) increases Europe-Asia rate from March 1
  • Cochin Port launches trailer booking through internet & sms
  • Kandla Port & dock workers union submits memorandum of demands to Vasan
  • NMPT bags Greentech Environment-2013 award in Gold category
  • Thar Dry Port adjudged ICD of the Year at Gujarat Junction 2014
  • Subsidiaries pitch to take up Rlys' projects
  • ADB to provide loan to encourage infrastructure investment
  • CIL floats fresh tender for coal import
  • INR eases further on increased dollar demand
  • IRCON bags top award for project export

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line sees leap in profits but poor container results
  • Kombiverkehr shifts more trucks to rails
  • DTC and Hellmann East Europe to collaborate
  • UASC confirms option for six additional ULCVs
  • GLS receives ISO certification for entire group
  • CER: road legislation harms intermodality
  • Record volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
  • Aeroflot expands fleet with new B777-300ER and SSH-100
  • CSX achieves place on SCPLI index
  • DB Schenker Logistics: first Tapa certified firm at Charles...
  • Drewry: big ships too expensive to lay up
  • New record market share for DAF trucks
  • Garbe Logistic inaugurates new office in Frankfurt am Main
  • Changes to supervisory board at port of Le Havre
  • Schwieriges Marktumfeld
  • Boeing's special support of Super Bowl winner Seattle...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Edison Chouest acquires Bee Mar Platform Supply Vessels
  • February 03, 2014 EBDG to design new car ferry for The Steamship Authority
  • MAN EcoCam retrofit allows low-load optimization
  • Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design
  • Zamakona Shipyard launches Field Support Vessel
  • Boutique shipping bank set to start operations in April
  • Fourth GPA 696 delivered to Bourbon
  • Newest Mobile Landing Platform ship named for John Glenn
  • UASC ups order with HHI to 16 containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • TT Club offering learning course on proper container packing practices
  • Crowley Guatemala logistics/liner units move to new Guatemala City office
  • Port of Olympia readies for annual boating/chowder event
  • Coast Guard medevacs tug crewman injured while working in Elliott Bay
  • General Dynamics NASSCO christens new MLP vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Shipping leader slams EU regulatory interference
    UK Chamber president urges industry to be more vocal on business matters
  • See you in Piccadilly
    Future of LNG shipping to be aired at Informa's LNG shipping conference
  • StealthGas clinches bank finance for growing LPG orderbook
    Two more vessels ordered as owner charters six with purchase options to unidentified owner-operator
  • US civil engineers sound warning over 'mediocre' ports
    Influential professional body calls for federal investment and a national freight strategy
  • Euronav denies OSG tankers deal
    Belgian owner refutes talk of $260m VLCC and aframax purchases
  • Steady as she goes for scrapping sales
    Brokers report a busy week despite fickle sentiment in the subcontinent
  • Panama peace talks extended
    Canal authority and building consortium seek to avert threatened suspension of works
  • Goldenport reduces loss in 2013 as dry bulk optimism rises
    London-listed owner eyes bulkers but says containership recovery 'unpredictable'
  • Customers could face fines under tougher China export rules, warn box lines
    New rate and contract regulations take effect on February 15
  • US box imports hit a six-year high
    Mediterranean Shipping Co was the largest carrier of US-bound boxes in 2013 bringing in more than 2.5m teu
  • Rotterdam does not expect to lose volume to P3 tie-up
    Northern range port plays down impact of the allies' planned service reduction
  • Amended European proposals for CO2 monitoring and reporting draw closer
    Parliament agrees to include smaller ships and NOx in regional MRV scheme
  • Maran Gas exercises DSME options for two LNG ships
    Greek owner named as the buyer behind the newly announced contracts
  • Norway says yes to new shipping bank
    M&M prepares a capital issue having secured its private trading licence
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators
    The fourth quarter was a freight rate rollercoaster as prices went from low to high
  • Bread for everybody
    Mediterranean operators are facing up to the challenge of weaker volume growth and vessel cascading
  • TEN offering tops $86m
    Tanker owner's stock bucks the Dow's downward trend with successful offering
  • DSME books two liquefied natural gas carriers in $404m deal
    Order for unnamed European owner will be delivered in 2016
  • Ruling reshapes steel damage claims
    English court judgment grants cargo interests a new weapon in rust disputes
  • UASC exercises options for six more 14,000 teu boxships
    Dubai-based carrier's 20-vessel fleet upgrade is worth more than $2bn
  • More costly loans could be around the corner
    European Central Bank to scrutinise shipping books
  • Cruising for a bruising
    As passengerships grow ever bigger, will port residents continue to welcome them?

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • StealthGas tops off fleet expansion
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas has acquired two more 'eco' LPG newbuilds and provided an update on expansion financing and management changes
  • Scorpio Bulkers adds charter-ins
    NYSE-listed newcomer Scorpio Bulkers has complemented its newbuild programme with five charter-ins
  • Indonesian trade minister targets presidency
    Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan announced he was standing down on 31 January and joining the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidential election in July
  • Diver dies at Costa Concordia salvage site
    The Italian prosecution service has begun an investigation into the death of a Spanish diver working on the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from the island of Giglio on 1 February
  • Tax bill leads to net loss for Havila
    A tax bill that Havila Shipping contested led to a net loss for the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel owner in the final quarter of 2013
  • Oil spill after VLCC collides with pipelines
    A major oil spill has occurred off Yosu, South Korea on 31 January, after a VLCC collided with oil pipelines, said the Korea Coast Guard
  • UASC places largest ever newbuilding order
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised its options for six more 14,000 TEU vessels at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) bringing the total order to 16 ships
  • Philippines STCW derecognition could result in 80,000 job losses
    Philippines senate leader Franklin Drilon has warned that 80,000 Filipino seafarers could lose their jobs if the European Union (EU) carries out its threat to derecognise their Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certification
  • EU project looks at 'self-healing' coatings
    An EU-funded research project at the Center of Maritime Technologies in Hamburg, Germany, is exploring new approaches to through-life asset management
  • Frontline issued 8.8M new shares in January
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said it had issued 8M in shares in January under an 'at the market' programme it launched in June 2013
  • Cyclone Fletcher crosses Australia's Gulf
    Australia's Gulf ports remained open today (3 February) as Tropical Cyclone Fletcher approached the second cyclone in as many weeks
  • Abbot Point dredging gets the final nod
    Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has approved the dumping of 3M tonnes of dredged material at sea during the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port on the Queensland coast
  • Indonesia to ratify MLC by presidential decree
    A 40-person delegation from the Indonesian Maritime Council met last week with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the country's Minister for Transport to call for the immediate ratification of the Seafarer's Bill of Rights (MLC)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Saia Boosts Revenue and Profit, Sees Rising Demand
    Less-than-truckload carrier Saia rolls into 2014 with stronger revenue and profit, thanks to shipping demand that continued to increase in January, despite disruptions caused by winter storms. Saia's revenue, 2008-2013The John's Creek, Ga.-based carrier's LTL tonnage was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in January, following a 7.4 percent increase in December and...
  • JAL's Profit Sinks
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit tumbled in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite increased revenues from both passenger and cargo operations. JAL posted a net profit of ¥123.5 billion yen (US$1.2...
  • ANA's Net Profit Tumbles
    Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit nosedived in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite a sharp rise in international cargo revenue. A recovery...
  • Profitable ABF Prepares for Stronger Shipping Demand
    Stronger shipping demand, higher truck rates and savings from a new five-year labor agreement combined to deliver a solid increase in revenue and return to profit in 2013 for Arkansas Best and its less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight System, the sixth-largest LTL trucking company. ABF's return to profitability Full-size chart ABF ended 2013 with...
  • Guenther Succeeds Waterworth at Houston Port
    Roger Guenther, deputy director of operations at the Port of Houston Authority, has been named executive director following the abrupt retirement of Leonard Waterworh. Waterworth, a retired Army Corps of Engineers colonel, announced his retirement at the Jan. 31 port commission meeting. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities, including...
  • Panama Canal Exec Slams Nicaraguan Canal Idea
    SEA ISLAND, Ga. - A canal through Nicaragua connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cost double proponents' estimate and will likely never be built, the No. 2 official at the Panama Canal said today. "We don't see how that project will be ever constructed because it doesn't make economic sense,"...
  • STB to "Explore" Competitive Switching Issues in March
    WASHINGTON - The types of questions posed by Surface Transportation Board commissioners to railroads and shippers in late March could give some indication on how the trio, particularly its newest addition, views a controversial competitive switching proposal. The STB said it will hold a hearing on March 25-26 to "explore issues"...
  • Lifting Economic Clouds to Boost Asian Exports
    If, as Bob Dylan once famously croaked, "The answer is blowin' in the wind," then Asia's macroeconomic weather vanes are indicating fair to medium tailwinds, albeit with a risk of low pressure. The outlook certainly looks better now than it did a year ago. Fourth quarter 2013 data from major markets...
  • P3, G6 Alliances Slow Container Ship Lay-Ups
    The impending launches of the P3 and G6 alliances have contributed to fewer ships being laid up and services withdrawn despite weak demand as non-aligned carriers fear losing market share to their larger rivals, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Asia-Northern Europe sailings cancellations in the fourth quarter of 2012 versus the...
  • United Arab Shipping Co. Orders Six More Mega-Ships
    United Arab Shipping Co. today said it has exercised an option for six additional 14,000-TEU container ships, taking its total order book to 16 vessels worth more than $2 billion. The Kuwait-based carrier placed a firm order for 10 ships, including five 18,000-TEU vessels, at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries...
  • CMA CGM Upgrades Oceania-US Service
    CMA CGM has upgraded its Oceania-U.S. service to a weekly frequency with the addition of a second string to its PAD service, which will take effect in the beginning of March. Port rotation of CMA CGM's new PAD 2 service. Full-size image The new PAD 2 service will complement the existing fortnightly PAD...
  • C.H. Robinson Expands Welch's Grape Distribution Globally
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (January 30, 2014) - C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest produce and logistics companies, continues to expand Welch's' Fresh Grapes globally. To mark the occasion, Welch's® Fresh Grapes and other produce offerings will be showcased at the C.H. Robinson booth during the Fruit Logistica show in Berlin, Germany...
  • Kane Is Able Expands Distribution Operations to Detroit
    DETROIT, MI - January 30, 2014 - Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE -- www.kaneisable.com) will add a distribution center in Michigan to its national distribution network in early February, 2014. KANE is opening the operation to address growing customer demand in the Detroit market. KANE will be moving into a...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • SALT passes taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves on Wall Street Monday after adding chartered tonnage to its fleet of bulkers and many believe more contracts are going to materialise in the weeks to come.
  • Wells upgrades DSX
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging clients to accumulate shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping.
  • Boost for Piraeus
    Passenger traffic at the Greek port of Piraeus has fallen 1.7% in 2013, but container business is booming.
  • Onassis logs in
    The Alexander S Onassis Foundation paid out $30m last month to buy 1.9 million shares in Peter Livanos's Gaslog and take its holding to 6.9 million shares - equivalent to an 8.4% stake.
  • Dutch courage
    JR Ship Investments buys out Commerzbank mortgages with sweetened bond issue
  • Nanjing to lose more
    Shanghai-listed Nanjing Tanker is predicting a slight rise in its net loss for 2013.
  • FRO's wriggle-room
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured its continued operation through a recent share sale, DNB Markets says.
  • SALT hits the water
    Scorpio Bulkers, the Emanuele Lauro-led company which has raised some $900m to order 74 newbuildings, has suddenly leapt into the time-charter market.
  • Stealth fixes newbuilds
    Greece's StealthGas has found term employment for the first two of its series of Japanese eco-newbuildings.
  • Vafias steps in
    Stealthgas CEO Harry Vafias is taking over financial duties on a temporary basis after the company lost its CFO last year.
  • Naikai Zosen knocked
    Naikai Zosen has reported a JPY 1.7bn operating loss for the first nine months of 2013 compared with a JPY 3.1bn profit in the same period of the previous year.
  • Two more for StealthGas
    Harry Vafias-led StealthGas has added a couple of small gas carriers to its Japanese orderbook.
  • Mercator slashes loss
    Indian owner Mercator has reduced its deficit in the first nine months as costs fell and one-off expenses were lower.
  • UK tax break is handy
    An investment firm which specializes in the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is setting up a company to acquire and operate a handymax bulk carrier.
  • Oceania expansion
    France's CMA CGM is adding a second string to its Oceania to US service.
  • Ro-ro trio released
    Three Indian crewmen have been freed after Nigerian forces carried out an operation against gunmen in Rivers state.
  • 12 crew feared dead
    Indian seafarers missing after grounded cargoship sinks off Yemen.
  • Goldenport to bulk up
    Goldenport Holdings chief executive John Dragnis says the company will acquire more bulk carriers and cut back on boxships in 2014 as the dry cargo sector has moved into profitably.
  • Stanford ties up PSV
    Dubai's Stanford Marine has fixed a supply ship into Angola for five years.
  • Kleven linked to Gdansk
    Norwegian shipbuilding group Kleven Verft is considering a move for Poland's struggling Gdansk Shipyard.
  • DSME inks LNG double
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has added two more LNG carriers to its orderbook for Greece's Maran Gas Maritime.
  • Swiber in strong start
    Swiber Holdings has made a promising start to 2014 with five contracts worth $235m for itself and its subsidiaries.
  • ZPMC plans conversion
    Shanghai Zhenhua Shipping Co (ZPMC) is to convert a LR2 product tanker into a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel.
  • VLCC in Yeosu prang
    An Ocean Tankers owned VLCC has collided with a jetty at the South Korean port of Yeosu.
  • Malaysian MPP freed
    Malaysia's Geniki Lines looks to have found the $45,000 necessary to secure the release of one of its ships arrested in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Stuck in neutral: CBP needs commissioner
  • Commentary: You get what you pay for
  • Commentary: 'TTIP-ing' point for logistics industry
  • Commentary: Tolling interstates impacts supply chains
  • FMCSA says study shows HOS restart provision 'effective'
    This recent research is considered one of the largest real-world studies ever conducted with commercial truck drivers, and included 106 participants, 1,260 days of data and nearly 415,000 miles of driving.
  • Panama Canal talks to continue through Tuesday
    The Panama Canal Authority announced Friday that discussions will continue until Feb. 4 with Grupo Unidos por el Canal in an effort to find a solution that will allow the canal expansion project to remain on track.
  • Guenther replaces Waterworth as Houston port director
    Leonard Waterworth caught city officials by surprise with his announcement Friday that he resigned as head of the Port of Houston Authority, effective immediately. Roger Guenther was named executive director.
  • GAO recommends study of mariner training
  • Ollie's to build big DC in Georgia
  • WRDA bill exemplifies ports' frustration with fed gridlock
  • Hyundai to build 6 more 14,000-TEU ships for UASC
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said the total order is worth more than $2 billion including all options. The containerships will be delivered later this year through the first half of 2015.
  • K+N partners with Commodity Forwarders
  • Drewry says carriers reluctant to lay up containerships
  • Moody's says U.S. ports face headwinds
  • Levin leads new IT consulting and services firm
  • CMA CGM's new service to Australia/New Zealand
  • duisport aims to hold 5 million TEUs
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Parties in Panama Canal dispute may reach deal by Tuesday
    Expansion project's guarantor joins negotiation process.
  • Total Lubmarine expands product avails in Mediterranean
    Lubes will be supplied in two Lebanese ports.
  • Bunker market quiet in Fujairah
    Prices mainly firm in South African ports.
  • Week starts soft across Europe
    Avails reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • LNG safety guidelines have become an 'urgent issue'
    New group wants role in changing perceptions of LNG bunkering.
  • Port projects bring increased risk of bunker spills
    Study has factored-in a likely increase in bunker barge traffic.
  • Vessel held under ECA regs
    US authorities detain ship for burning non-compliant fuel.
  • Flow meters 'not a plug and play' solution
    But OW Bunker says its use of mass flow meters 'has paid dividends'.
  • Danish player buys distillate bunker barge
    Firm expanding operations on Denmark's west coast.
  • MGO prices plunge in Singapore, Busan
    'Very tight' supplies reported by some Singapore-based players.
  • Oil spill could affect bunker deliveries
    Bunkering in South Korean ports may be affected, says trader.
  • LNG to account for 10% of bunker demand by 2030
    MGO demand to be 'hardest hit' by rising interest in LNG, energy consultant predicts.
  • IMO facing uphill task on black carbon
    Papers submitted to sub-committee meeting getting underway this week suggest progress could be difficult.
  • US port to look at LNG bunkering
    Pittsburgh study to cover feasibility of LNG production in the region.
  • Owner orders six with LNG-fuel capacity
    Ships can be retrofitted to burn LNG.
  • Update: Progress on Philippine oil spill cleanup
    Sunken vessel no longer leaking oil, coast guard confirms.
  • LNG-fuelled ferry gets industry going
    Ship recognised for 'highest standards' in technological innovation.

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Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
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The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
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
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› 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
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
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
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
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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