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July 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China's warehousing put under microscope after scam discovered
  • Swiss industry boosted by China trade pact, better than for EU, US
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine takes in 3rd of five 13,100-TEUers for A/E
  • US retailers nervous as dockworkers talks at USWC ports drag on
  • Deutsche Bank to sell Maher Terminals in North America
  • DELO invests heavily in Russian shipping with NUTEP expansion
  • Beijing bails out Air China Cargo to tune of US$320 million
  • With such low rates, air freight is unsustainable and up in thin air
  • LAN mechanics in Peru, Argentinean cabin crew warn of strikes

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Allcargo Logistics conducts tree plantation drive under 'Save our Planet' initiative in tribal hamlets of Mumbai
  • BUDGET 2014-15 EXPECTATIONS
  • Caravel Logistics celebrates its 20th anniversary in style
  • CMA CGM changes rotation of its ASEA line to improve service reliability
  • Hamburg Süd recognised as 'Best Green Service Provider - Shipping Line' for third consecutive year
  • GMB seminar to highlight investment opportunities in Gujarat port sector on July 25
  • Odisha govt inks MoU for national waterway connecting Kalinganagar with Paradip & Dhamra ports
  • Truck rentals up 2-3 pc in June
  • Chinese industrial parks to get same sops as SEZs, NIMZs
  • Fieo President lists Budget challenges before Finance Minister
  • Fitch pegs India's growth at 5.5 pc in FY15
  • Govt imposes MEP of $500/t on onion to check rising domestic prices
  • INR pares early gains, remains sharply weak against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Progress on BAM and trans-Sib rail project
  • SBB investing in catenary maintenance vehicles
  • AAE parts company with CEO
  • Air Namibia introduces new quality assurance team
  • Algeciras overtakes Valencia
  • Iata: outlook for air cargo traffic stabilizes
  • Kizad welcomes packaging materials provider
  • UK brings in special scheme to help gather energy audits
  • TIR system to continue in Russia until 30 November 2014
  • New LNG distribution terminal for Rotterdam
  • On board courier specialist partners with Swiss
  • Anchorage airport welcomes Naniq Global Logistics
  • Weitermachen und abwarten
  • President elected for port of Bordeaux' development council
  • Israeli court eases conditions for Zim restructuring

Marine Logweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • ABS, Daewoo to jointly develop LNG-fueled drillship
  • MacGregor to supply deck equipment for AHTS vessels
  • Vigor shipyard to build fireboat for San Francisco
  • Keppel Shipyard inks $735 million deal for FLNGV conversion
  • Maersk to implement DNV GL ShipManager software

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Drewry Container Forecaster predicts freight rates to drop
  • NYK teams with Stolt Tankers to order two new parcel tankers
  • Change of command set for Port Angeles Coast Guard base
  • Corps holding public meetings to discuss Cherry Point dock addition
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines vessel reduces fuel use with waste heat

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Seanergy is on the up as it awaits the acquisition of four capesizes
    Restis sisters take a majority holding ahead of reboot for Nasdaq-listed owner
  • Right on time - liner reliability improves for the third month in a row
    But May's top carrier rankings show no improvements from K Line or MSC
  • IACS seeks more ship design data to understand casualties
    Work to begin on collecting potentially sensitive information to create database with the IMO
  • Epic Gas agrees two long-term charters with Siva Group
    Singapore operator continues its expansion drive
  • Shell agrees to supply LNG bunkers from Rotterdam Gate
    Fuel-supply infrastructure expands as a third commercial venture is announced this week
  • Overordering leaves VLGC market hanging in the balance, says Solvang
    Orderbook at 50% of live fleet is 'enough', says Norwegian owner
  • Carriers give away $200 per teu in Asia-Europe contract rates
    Drewry Container Forecaster predicts a widening profit gap between top 20 players
  • Court relaxes the terms of Zim's golden share
    Israel Corp is examining the implications of the change in provisions
  • Golar LNG signs $735m FLNG conversion deal with Keppel
    Fredriksen gas vehicle makes good its pledge to expand into floating liquefaction
  • Stolt Tankers dips and rises
    Profits down quarter on quarter but up year on year
  • Fredriksen sells shares from capes deal
    Frontline 2012 and Hemen Holding will sell 18.6m Knightsbridge Tankers shares
  • First gas-powered drillship being designed
    DSME and ABS collaboration highlights growing interest in using gas fuel in larger tonnage
  • The changing power of Emsa
    European Maritime Safety Agency will help states enforce SOx and and CO2 rules, but is no policeman
  • Angola LNG to subcharter its seven ships
    Vessels to be offered in short-term market until export plant overhaul ends in 2015

Sea-webweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • DFDS interested in U.N. RoRo
    DFDS, the Copenhagen-based ferry and logistics company, says it is involved in the ongoing process by KKR, the US based private equity fund, to sell U.N. RoRo. The Turkish company that operates 12 freight ferries in the Eastern Mediterranean. "With reference to media reports concerning an ongoing
  • IACS promises better approach to ferry safety
    The International Association of Classification Societies intends to focus on the causes of passenger ferry accidents this year. Speaking at a press conference in London today, IACS' new chairman Philippe Donche-Gay said that more needed to be done to track passenger ship modifications and related
  • JMU selected for Reuben kamsarmax order
    Japan Marine United (JMU) has been selected for an order of kamsarmax bulkers from UK based Reuben Brothers. The exact number of 82,000dwt vessels has not been disclosed but sources indicate it will be up to four with delivery in 1H 2016. This latest order is part of the owner's fleet expansion
  • Höegh LNG Partners files for $150M IPO
    Oslo-listed Höegh LNG Holdings is firming up plans to tap the US public equity markets, filing this morning (3 July) for a proposed New York initial public offering (IPO) of its spin-off limited partnership Höegh LNG Partners. Initial plans call for gross proceeds of up to $150M. Today's prospectus
  • VSMC wins €110M cable contract
    Dredging and offshore contractor Boskalis and its cable-laying JV partner Volker Wessels have announced that each have a €55M ($75M) share of the contract awarded by Statoil and Statkraft for cabling works for the Dudgeon Offshore wind farm project. The development is located 32km off the UK's
  • Bulker operator guilty in 'magic pipe' case
    Marine Managers have pleaded guilty in the US to a two-count charge in a so-called 'magic pipe' oil pollution case involving one of its bulkers. The Piraeus, Greece-based vessel operator faces a maximum $500,000 fine for each of the counts that were announced on 27 June. In addition, Matthaios
  • Seanergy reveals Capesize delay
    Plans to revitalise operations at Greek drybulk operator Seanergy Maritime Holdings appear to have been delayed, following an announcement that the planned purchase of four Capesize ships did not close on 30 June as originally expected. NASDAQ-listed Seanergy's 1Q14 results announced today (July 3)
  • Fredriksen companies seek to cash in Knightsbridge stock
    John Fredriksen companies Frontline 2012 and Hemen Holding are aiming to monetise their shareholding in fellow Fredriksen-affiliated company Knightsbridge Tankers, through a public sale that could provide gross proceeds of up to $267M. The proposed sale that is documented in a US securities
  • Eagle Bulk lenders score another point
    Holders of Eagle Bulk Shipping's debt can now own up to 20% of the troubled company's shares immediately, after a three-step mechanism set up two years ago was scrapped. Sophocles Zoullas-led Eagle Bulk yesterday (2 July) signed an amendment with a representative chunk of the current owners of
  • Van Oord receives crew transfer vessel
    Van Oord has received a new FCS 2008 crew transfer vessel from Offshore Wind Services (OWS) to be used on its Luchterduinen offshore wind farm project. "A Dutch company has ordered a vessel that's being built at a Dutch yard, to work on a Dutch offshore wind farm for another Dutch company," Damen
  • CSSC-SSE loses $6.2M lawsuit
    Shanghai-listed CSSC Steel Structure Engineering (CSSC-SSE) has lost a $6.2M lawsuit involving disputes over steel supplies. The suit was filed in 2011. The company is actively preparing to appeal the ruling currently, a stock filing of the company said today. In December 2013, the company was sued
  • Epic Gas charters two ships from Siva Group
    Singapore-based Epic Gas has agreed to charter-in two 7,200m³ gas carriers from Siva Group. Epic, led by CEO Lars Vang Christensen, said the contracts come with purchase options and fixed monthly charter rates. The LPG gas carriers, both 2010-built, would be renamed Epic Bali and Epic Borneo upon
  • Average container rate predicted to fall in 2014
    Shipping consultancy Drewry says that the container shipping sector continues to face major challenges, with the average freight rate obtained due to fall this year, compared with those for 2013, a view shared by a senior shipping analyst in Denmark. "Drewry forecasts that once again, average
  • Minister slams Spain's vessel incursions
    Gibraltar's deputy chief minister has slammed Spain's incursions into the territory's waters, describing Spain's actions as "the bullying of a small country". Dr Joseph Garcia referred to "hundreds of incursions by the Spanish paramilitary Guardia Civil, the Spanish Navy and other official organs of
  • No significant export growth for Thailand
    Thailand will not see sharply increased export growth, a business group has told IHS Maritime. "We forecast that this year, the export growth will be under 3%," an official with the Thai National Shippers' Council told IHS Maritime yesterday. The official said low export growth reflected declines in
  • HMM gets $494M from LNG shipping business sale
    Hyundai Merchant Marine said today it will get KRW500Bn ($494M) from completing the sale of its LNG shipping business. It was announced early this year that IMM Consortium, a private equity fund, will buy HMM's LNG business as part of the latter's plan to improve liquidity. Of the KRW500Bn, KRW100Bn
  • Korea Coast Guard underestimated Sewol incident
    Even as more than 300 people were drowning when the Sewol ferry capsized, the Korea Coast Guard informed the country's president that 370 passengers and crew had been rescued. This came to light when phone conversation transcripts between the coast guard and President Park Geun-hye were revealed
  • New bunker start-up begins operating
    Bunker supplier Unicore Fuel, a subsidiary of Denmark's Bunker Holding Group, has commenced its operations in Singapore, the world's largest bunkering port. Unicore Fuel, incorporated in Singapore in March 2014, officially commenced business on 1 July said Bunker Holding in a statement. Its parent
  • Thailand to benefit from infrastructure
    Rail and port initiatives being planned by Thailand's military rulers will benefit the country even though exports are at risk from a slowdown in China and monetary squeezing, economic experts told IHS Maritime. Plans to double track the railways "have really serious spin-offs" in terms of boosting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Teamsters reportedly planning July 7 pickets at LA-LB
    Organizers backed by the Teamsters Union reportedly plan on July 7 to picket terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach and target the trucks of three drayage companies they have been trying to unionize. This action could have repercussions for cargo-handling at the nation's largest port complex because the International Longshore and Warehouse...
  • Roadrunner rounds out executive team
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems has appointed a president for each of its three business segments, completing the reshuffling of its executive team. Grant Crawford joins Roadrunner as president of the company's less-than-truckload segment, Patrick McKay has been promoted to president of the truckload logistics division, and Kevin Charlebois has been promoted to president...
  • Big shift expected in US cotton export ports
    Cotton harvesting in Texas. Source: USDA, ARS. Photo by David Nance.The widening of the Panama Canal could eventually lead to a 90 percent increase in cotton exports for U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, and a 66 percent reduction in cotton exports through West Coast ports, according to an...
  • Container lines' schedule reliability 'returning to a normal level'
    Global liner schedule reliability was down year-over-year in May but up month-to-month.The gap between global liner schedule reliability this year and last year has narrowed, although monthly performance in May was still down year-over-year, according to a new report from SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. Morten Berg Thomsen, a shipping analyst at SeaIntel,...
  • FTZs grow increasingly popular in the US
    Foreign trade zones in the U.S. are enjoying a boom, partly because shippers are increasingly using the zones for exports, and even for distribution of retail products without any domestic components. While manufacturing firms, especially automakers, have been the main users of FTZs, retailers are using the tool in greater numbers...
  • Railroads, trucking companies brace for hurricane
    U.S. surface transportation providers, ranging from railroads to trucking companies, are preparing for the approaching Hurricane Arthur, set to hit the East Coast this holiday weekend, with some carriers warning shippers of potential delays. CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway don't expect Arthur to have much of an impact on their...
  • Highest June total for North American Class 8 truck orders since 2005
    June Class 8 truck orders in North America were 41 percent higher than in June 2013. Full-size chart June Class 8 truck orders in North America were 41 percent higher than in June 2013, alleviating what analysts believed would be a slowdown for the summer months. FTR reported Class 8 truck orders totaled...
  • Israeli court modifies state's veto power over Zim
    An Israeli court has modified key terms of the state's veto-wielding "golden share" in Zim Integrated Shipping Services that threatened to block the carrier's $3.4 billion restructuring. The court said the government's veto power would only apply to the sale or transfer of shares amounting to over 35 percent of Zim's...
  • Surge in imports adding to US West Coast port congestion
    Container volumes moving through West Coast ports in May were 4 percent higher than during the same month last year, lending support to the theory that higher-than usual cargo volumes are contributing to port congestion. In fact, according to statistics published on the website of the Pacific Maritime Association, total imports...
  • APMT's investment puts Algeciras at top of Med port ranks
    APM Terminals says its $78 million investment enabling its Algeciras terminal to handle regular calls by 18,000-TEU ships helped the Spanish port overtake domestic rival Valencia as the biggest container port in the Mediterranean. Southern Spain's Port of Algeciras saw traffic increase 6.6 percent in 2013 year-over-year to 4.33 million 20-foot-equivalent...
  • DFDS confirms interest in sale of Turkish carrier UN Ro-Ro
    DFDS, northern Europe's largest integrated shipping and logistics company, confirmed it is one of the companies participating in the sale of UN Ro-Ro, the Turkish roll-on, roll-off carrier. But the Danish group said it has not yet put in a firm bid for the Istanbul-based carrier, which is being sold by...
  • Bulk unit spinoff allows Hanjin to pare down debt
    Hanjin Shipping will rake in almost $300 million from the spin-off of its dry bulk business, allowing the loss-making Korean carrier to remove a significant portion of debt as it continues to restructure the company. The dry bulk business will move 36 vessels, including seven liquefied natural gas vessels, into a...
  • Indian Customs institutes new truck rules at Chennai Port
    Indian Customs has put in place at Chennai Port new regulations that authorities believe will help tackle truck congestion in the harbor and on roadways connecting the cargo terminals. The move came after the Chennai High Court intervened in response to a petition filed by local shippers' groups over port delays...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Asia shopping plan gets analysts talking
    A Hapag-Lloyd container in Singapore.The ink was hardly dry on Hapag-Lloyd's merger deal with Chilean carrier CSAV when departing chief executive Michael Behrendt raised the prospect of acquiring an Asian container line. Behrendt said the carrier would continue to search for scale once the CSAV deal was completed, making the comment...
  • Japanese container trade outlook worsens
    A major Tokyo-based research firm has painted a grim picture of Japanese container trade in the current fiscal year that started on April 1, citing weaker exports and imports than previously thought. Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc. (NRIC) predicted in a new report that Japan's containerized cargo trade will edge...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Warrant holders can strike
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has struck a deal with lenders that will open the door for them to exercise warrants for a further equity stake in the New York owner.
  • No Knightsbridge sale
    John Fredriksen-controlled interests are not selling shares in Knightsbridge Tankers despite a regulatory filing earlier this week that may have confused some investors.
  • Canada probes death
    Canada's government has sent investigators to Montreal after a crew member died onboard a China Shipping bulker.
  • Vallianz in COOEC tie-up
    Vallianz Holdings has struck a deal to supply offshore support vessels to Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC), China's largest offshore engineering contractor.
  • Deep Sea set fair
    John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply is set for a spike in both dividend and profit after purchasing a fleet of 10 vessels from its largest shareholder.
  • Genco set to exit Chapter 11
    Genco Shipping & Trading is set to complete a whistle-stop trip though Chapter 11 and emerge from bankruptcy protection next week.
  • Seanergy waits for ships
    The transfer of four Restis-owned capesizes to US-listed spin-off Seanergy has been delayed.
  • Hoegh MLP float launched
    Hoegh LNG Partners has filed IPO papers that will see the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • GE exits LPG
    India's Great Eastern Shipping has quit the LPG sector after selling its last gas carrier.
  • VSMC pens $150m deal
    A Royal Boskalis Westminster and VolkerWessels joint venture has landed a EUR 110m ($150m) cable-laying contract for a windfarm off the UK.
  • Gulf Nav opens up
    Dubai tanker owner Gulf Navigation has allowed overseas investors to control up to 49% of the company.
  • Double joy for Polarcus
    Polarcus has secured its second short term 3D marine seismic contract in a week.
  • Fincantieri stable
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri's shares were unchanged on its first morning of trading following its Milan IPO.
  • Zim wins court battle
    Israeli container line Zim has won an important victory in court to decide its own future by forging shipping alliances and carrying out an IPO.
  • Stolt fears recovery flop
    A recovery in the parcel tanker market could have derailed Stolt-Nielsen warned as it reported a weaker than expected second quarter profit.
  • DFDS: no bid yet
    Danish shipowner DFDS has confirmed it is participating in the sale of Turkey's UN Ro-Ro, but it has not yet made a firm bid.
  • Deutsche down on boxes
    Germany's Deutsche Bank is expecting "deep losses" for Asian container lines as rates struggle.
  • Epic secures LPG pair
    Epic Gas has concluded long-term charter agreements for two modern 7,200-cbm LPG vessels from the Siva Group.
  • Billion-dollar boost
    Antwerp Port Authority (APA) has revealed ExxonMobil is to build a new $1bn refinery.
  • NYK and Stolt order duo
    NYK Stolt Shipholdings (NSSH), a joint venture between NYK and Stolt Tankers, has order two small parcel tankers in Japan.
  • OWS orders at Damen
    Dutch owner Offshore Wind Services (OWS) has ordered its second newbuilding this year at domestic yard group Damen.
  • Hilli conversion confirmed
    Golar LNG and Keppel have formally agreed to carry out the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating liquefaction vessel (FLNG).
  • Protestors target Concordia
    Greenpeace is sending a ship to the site of the Costa Concordia wreck in a protest at plans to move it to Genoa for scrapping.
  • LNG to fuel drillships
    DSME and class society ABS have teamed up to jointly develop a first LNG fueled drillship concept.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • PNCT adds new cranes
    The cranes, which are currently under assembly at the Newark, N.J., terminal, are only the most visible sign of a $500 million project to improve PNCT, with work extending throughout the facility.
  • Gerald Desmond Bridge may take 12-18 months longer to complete
    At a meeting of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on June 23, Al Moro, acting executive director, said the longer construction period may also raise the cost of the project, which the port had previously estimated at $1.2 billion.
  • ExxonMobil to invest $1B in Antwerp port
  • NYK Stolt Shipholdings orders 2 parcel tankers
  • COAC conducts trade efficiency survey
    Information gathered will be used to address potential trade bottlenecks, assess the economic impact of specific trade initiatives, and assist in creating metrics that explain the key benefits of partnerships with CBP and other agencies.
  • Study: Importers cite ports disruption as top concern
  • New Canadian maritime security rules in effect
    "These changes will ensure robust marine regulations and continued improvements to the security of the transportation system for Canadians," Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt said in a statement.
  • TransWorks, Raven form alliance
  • Aloha Air Cargo begins fleet upgrade
  • FMC reviews 16 OTI license applications
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 3, 2014
  • Softer trend in prices across Europe
    Falls remained within the single digit range.
  • IFO prices continue falling in Fujairah
    Prices have been falling for over a week.
  • LNG bunkering incident 'confirms urgent need' for guidelines
    Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel has held its second technical committee meeting.
  • Dubai: Ships to 'strictly comply' with emission regulations
    Some requirements going beyond MARPOL Annex VI, though UAE is not a signatory and has supplied some non-compliant fuels.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing in Singapore
    Fuel oil exports to South Korea and China climb week-on-week.
  • Sea-trials of emulsion fuel 'satisfy' Maersk
    Successful seaborne service tests open the way for 'commercial phase'.
  • Bunker prices easing across Asia
    Weak demand seen in Busan, Tokyo.
  • Shell to buy capacity from new LNG terminal
    Move brings LNG bunkering at Rotterdam closer to reality.
  • Bunker sales 'weak' in Chinese ports
    Demand for fuel oil imports has been thin.
  • Move to boost LNG bunker distribution in Europe
    Existing Rotterdam-based LNG terminal to be expanded.
  • Qatari shipyard seals European LNG retrofit deal
    Contract comes under a large scale LNG bunkering project.
  • LNG carrier owner adds tri-fuel electric duo to fleet
    Propulsion system claims higher environmental benefits compared to 'alternative solutions'.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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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
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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
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Leghorn
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The Hague
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
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Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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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
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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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
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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Piraeus
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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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