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August 8, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Rotterdam, Hamburg congestion grows as Maersk adds own surcharge
  • CSAV raises US$108 million for seven boxships and Hapag-Lloyd merger
  • Egypt announces plans for parallel Suez Canal ending one-way convoys
  • CSCL must pay US$2 million after ship crashes into Genoa quay crane
  • DHL quarterly profit up 9pc to US$615 million as revenue rises 1pc
  • Port productivity up, but not enough to cope with big ships to come
  • North America spends US$2 billion on logistics M&As in single week
  • GE to invest US$2 billion to boost African energy, infrastructure
  • Marine online market Shipserv signs on Hong Kong's ID Shipmanagement
  • Singapore's RK Shipping launches Yangon-Port Klang box ship service
  • Moscow threatens EU with no-fly zone over Russia in face of sanctions
  • Lufthansa resumes flights to war-torn quasi-independent Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Hacis doubles business with its biggest customer Expeditors Hong Kong
  • Global June air cargo demand up 2.3pc as Asia-Pacific grows 4.9pc
  • Sheremetyevo worries EU sanctions may close its air cargo facilities

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Egypt to expand Suez Canal
  • India & Bangladesh agree on settlement of insurance claims, ship standards
  • Transpacific spot freight rates surge in early Aug.
  • India's exporters asked to take advantage of Russian ban on food, agri products from US & EU
  • Corporatisation of Major Ports likely to gather impetus in Parliament's winter session
  • Ministry of Shipping takes charge of ship breaking industry
  • Gati Ltd's Q1 consolidated net profit up 111 pc
  • PPP projects profitable for Railways
  • Sarr Freights partners FCI in transporting rice to North-East
  • India wants a permanent solution at WTO, says Sitharaman

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Deltamarin wins EUR 1.8 million icebreaker design contract
  • NTSB reports on Mobile barge fire and explosions
  • North Dakota (SSN-784) completes alpha sea trials
  • Tidewater orders Wärtsilä designed MPSV in Turkey
  • Austal USA launches LCS 8

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Port of Camas-Washougal sets contract for Hambleton Lumber Mill cleanup project
  • Boeing taps Ryan Hartman as Insitu president, CEO
  • United States, Kenya agree to Customs Mutual Assistance pact
  • Port of Kalama considering bids for TEMCO dredging project
  • Department of Commerce releases import/export numbers for June

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Don't be despondent, owners: product tanker earnings are set to rise
    Oil demand growth ahead of winter should have a knock-on effect on oil products
  • Western Bulk sees glimmer of hope in supramax sector
    Recent indications suggest some improvements, but no bonanza, says chief executive
  • Scorpio sets sights on 20,000 teu titans
    Industry opinion divided on whether new player is to enter boxship market
  • Diana Containerships acquires post-panamax pair
    Purchase of sisterships, currently employed by Yang Ming, follows equity injection by investors
  • Höegh LNG Partners prices IPO
    Offering priced at $20 per unit; trading starts today, IPO to close around August 12
  • Top Ships ekes small profit for second quarter
    Result reflects delivery of first tanker since fleet clean-out last year
  • Teekay Tankers narrows losses
    Rise in spot rates leads to improvement
  • Revenues up but profits down for box lessors
    Textainer and CAI both report increases in profits during the second quarter
  • Fortress agrees to buy $100m of Attica Group bonds
    Investment group's support comes as Greek ferry owner seals comprehensive deal with banks
  • India to reform state port tariffs
    Partial deregulation seen as step in right direction
  • Rotterdam forced to take action as cargo disruption escalates
    Port authority adopts three measures to alleviate congestion
  • NOL sees $54m second-quarter loss
    Half-year shortfall reaches $152m as Singapore-listed company is hit by bad rates environment, but makes gains in costs savings
  • Asia-Europe volumes continue to climb in June
    Volumes on the trade lane up 9.8% compared with a year ago
  • P3's Lars Mikael Jensen takes new Maersk role
    The man tasked with running the P3 joint fleet centre finds new home in Asia Pacific region
  • Investment in Kenyan port offers South Sudan alternative oil export route
    Could this be the start of an end to feud between South Sudan and Sudan?
  • US Cameron decision to spur orders for 18 LNG tankers
    Mitsubishi and Mitsui ready to book vessels for US-Japan shipping requirement
  • Behind Pacific Basin's muted half year
    The Hong Kong-listed handysize specialist was hit by a big one-time loss, but underlying dry bulk earnings were weak
  • Teekay LNG Partners highlights strategic relationship with China
    US-listed gas shipping company looks east
  • Western Bulk sees gains in weak dry bulk market
    Profit includes $13m gain from sale of claim against Pan Ocean
  • Rio Tinto ships record volume of iron ore in first half
    Australian miner remains confident on China demand
  • ICTSI sees 9% growth in core profits in second quarter
    Philippines port operator's first half given a lift in volumes by new terminals in Mexico and Honduras
  • Tanker Investments stays focused on brighter prospects despite loss
    Greater volatility in spot tanker rates has been key difference from past few years, says TI boss William Hung
  • Restructuring costs knock Wilh. Wilhelmsen
    Slight increase in shipping activity likely to continue
  • Genco decision sets table for Eagle Bulk case
    Hedge fund creditors likely to gain upper hand in restructuring
  • The company results round-up
    Second-quarter figures from NOL, Top Ships, Teekay and others

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Höegh LNG Partners shares soar on debut
    Höegh LNG Partners debuted as a listed company on the NYSE today, after completing a $192M initial public offering (IPO) priced at $20 a share, the mid-point of the $19-21 intended range. The stock, trading under ticker symbol 'HMLP', elicited a buoyant and hectic initial market response. It was
  • Ships advised on how to deal with Ebola risk
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has provided a protocol for commercials ships encountering boatloads of migrants from parts of Africa affected by the Ebola virus. Depending on the area, preventive measures might differ, however "in places like Liberia, which have recently identified a
  • Top Ships posts profit
    Top Ships has begun the second phase of its life as a public company with a modest profit, reporting a 2Q14 bottom line of $0.21M to add to the delivery of its first eco-design MR tanker in late June. The Evangelos Pistiolis-led company eliminated its original fleet between 2011 and 2013, with the
  • Navigator unveils Borealis ethane transport deal
    Navigator Holdings has unveiled a 10-year timecharter with chemical and fertiliser major Borealis for one of its four 35,000m³ ethylene/ethane-capable semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers under construction at Jiangnan Shipyard in China. The deal underscores the potential of low-cost US ethane
  • Malta makes record cigarette haul
    Maltese customs officials have seized a record 64M cigarettes at the Marsaxlokk Freeport. The cigarettes were hidden in nine 12m-long containers that had been declared as carrying furniture and toys. They arrived from Asia and were bound for the EU. Customs officials scanned the containers after
  • Teekay group optimistic on tanker market prospects
    An accounting gain on the sale of two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) propelled NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers to a second-quarter profit. However, its Oslo-listed stablemate from the Teekay group, Tanker Investments Limited, remained in the red. The developments came as the companies' progenitor,
  • New Times wins Cargill Capesize pair
    Chinese shipyard New Times Shipbuilding has won an order for two Capesize bulkers from US-based commodity trader Cargill. The two 180,000dwt vessels will have an overall length of 291.90m, beam 45m, and depth 24.75m. They are scheduled for delivery in February and July 2016. The vessels will be
  • Tersan secures Tidewater MPSV
    Turkish yard Tersan has secured an order for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) from Houston-based offshore service provider Tidewater. The newbuilding will be designed by Wärtsilä and equipped to operate in Arctic conditions. It is scheduled for delivery in 2016 and there are options for
  • NOL posts 2Q14 loss, cost management improves
    Singapore-listed shipping container and shipping company Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) posted a net loss of $54M in 2Q14, compared with a loss of $35M in the corresponding period last year. The company's revenue saw a slight dip of 1% to $2.05Bn in 2Q14, from $2.06Bn in 2Q13. NOL did improve
  • Port of Rotterdam acts on congestion
    Top European container port Rotterdam has moved to tackle concerns about increasing congestion that have led shipping companies to divert calls to other ports and others imposing surcharges. The port has announced three measures aimed at eliminating congestion at the ECT Delta and Euromax terminals.
  • ICTSI income climbs 23% to $101.7M
    Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) today announced that its 1H14 net income rose by 23% year-on-year to $101.7M. Overall port operations revenues also increased by 23%, from $413.7M in the first six months of 2013 to $510.3M in 1H14. Earnings before interest,
  • Rio Tinto 1H14 earnings up 21%
    Rio Tinto today reported its first-half underlying earnings rose by 21% year-on-year to $5.1Bn. Net earnings were up by 156%, to $4.4Bn. Debt had dropped to $16.1Bn on 30 June 2014, from $22.1Bn on 30 June 2013. Iron ore and thermal coal shipments were at record volumes because of increased capacity
  • Turkish companies to take over UN Ro-Ro
    US private equity firm KKR has agreed to sell Turkish ro-ro operator UN Ro-Ro to Turkish investment companies Esas Holding and Actera Partners. The terms of the sale, which has still to be approved by the Turkish competition authority, have not been disclosed but Bloomberg reported a source as
  • Sainty Marine to raise CNY1.6Bn for newbuild projects
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine announced yesterday that it plans to issue 187M shares to specific investors at CNY8.48 ($1.38) per share to raise CNY1.6Bn for newbuilding projects. The company has continued winning new orders this year, amounting to a total of $1.5Bn. To maximise its profit, it plans
  • Vard receives $31.8M Brazilian tax claim
    Singapore-listed offshore shipbuilder Vard Holdings, has received a tax claim for FY2010 from tax authorities in Brazil, and is looking at the need to make provisions for additional tax costs. Vard has been notified that the Brazilian authorities have concluded a tax assessment resulting in an
  • Adani Port quarterly net profit grows 36%
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, has reported a 36% year-on-year rise in quarterly net profit during April-June to INR5.68Bn ($94.6M). India's largest port developer's consolidated total income from port-related operations stood at INR1.43Bn,
  • 'Buy on dips' for Nam Cheong shares
    Singapore-listed offshore service provider Nam Cheong's shares were given 'buy on dips' recommendation. Lee Yue Jer, offshore and marine analyst from DMG & Partners expects Nam Cheong to continue to deliver sturdy quarterly earnings of around MYR55M ($17.1M) and forecast the company to perform
  • China Ocean in JV with Zhoushan partners
    In order to tap into the shipbuilding industry Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry has teamed up with a Chinese fund in Zhoushan, China. The company will invest CNY400M ($64.91M) in a joint venture under the name Zhoushan China Ocean Investment Fund, with the other two local partners
  • JLI to invest in US LNG project
    Japan LNG Investment (JLI), a joint venture between Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), announced on Tuesday that it will invest in Cameron LNG (CLNG), a natural gas liquefaction and export business in Louisiana, the US. The total expense of the project is expected
  • Vallianz records strong earnings for 2Q14
    Singapore-listed vessel and equipment owning company, Vallianz Holdings (Vallianz), saw a stellar rise in its profit for 2Q14 due to strong contributions from vessel chartering. The company's profit for 2Q14 surged 107% year-on-year to $6.8M from $2.8M from the corresponding period last year.
  • GAIL loyal to Indian yards
    A tender floated by GAIL (India) Ltd for timechartering nine new liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships has stipulated that three must be constructed in Indian shipyards. India's state-run natural gas firm floated the tender to shipowners/operators for their vessels to haul gas from the United States for

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • 40-foot container capacity tight across US in first half
    Inland 40-foot container capacity was at a premium in the United States in the first half of 2014, although space is becoming more available as the second half advances. In the first 26 weeks of 2014, demand outweighed availability at three of five inland points covered by the U.S. Department of...
  • Vancouver's TSI says it will keep US-bound cargo commitments
    REVISED: TSI Terminal Systems, the largest operator of container terminals at Port Metro Vancouver, says it will continue to accept U.S.-bound rail cargo at the Canadian port despite another terminal operator's announcement that it will turn down U.S.-inbound rail shipments. Today's statement by TSI follows an announcement on Wednesday by DP...
  • Cold Train ends intermodal service, citing poor BNSF performance
    Cold Train, a provider of refrigerated intermodal transport from Washington state throughout the rest of the country, has ended service, citing poor BNSF Railway performance. Cold Train said it was forced to suspend its service from Quincy to 24 U.S. states and Ontario because of BNSF's decreased on-time reliability, reduction in...
  • Maersk levies surcharges on US inland shipments
    Intermodal volumes have been on the rise for more than a year, and additional stressors and peak-season volume surges have pushed Maersk Line to announce new tariffs on U.S. inland import and export shipments. Maersk Line announced the tariffs Aug. 7 in a letter to customers. Although the increases in charges...
  • 'Optimistic' truckers want to add capacity, GE Capital says
    Growing optimism about the strength of the U.S. economy, freight demand and their ability to raise rates has more trucking companies thinking expansion. But tight profit margins, rising operating costs and a shortage of truck drivers are likely to check potential growth. In the second quarter, 45 percent of trucking companies...
  • Rickmers Maritime's profit more than doubles
    Rickmers Maritime's profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the Singapore-based container shipowner got a 20 percent discount on an early loan repayment. Net profit grew to $16 million in the three months through June from $7.7 million in the same period in 2013, for a first-half total of...
  • Zeebrugge container traffic growth outpaces larger rivals
    Zeebrugge's container volume rose 9.9 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2014 from 2013's 961,000 TEUs. Full-size chart The port of Zeebrugge boosted container volume by 9.9 percent in the first half of the year, easily outpacing growth at larger rivals in the Le Havre-Hamburg range. Container traffic reached 1.06 million 20-foot...
  • Russia bans agriculture exports from EU, US, others
    Russia is banning nearly all agricultural imports from countries supporting trade sanctions on Russia. President Vladimir Putin announced the sanctions Wednesday, but a full list of imports, including 11 products from Australia, Canada, the U.S., the European Union and Norway, was released today. The list of imports now barred from entry includes...
  • Thousands of empty containers still clogging Manila port
    Manila's container congestion saga is defying all efforts to resolve it. The Philippines Bureau of Customs estimates that 75,000 mostly empty 20-foot containers are waiting to be collected in the choked port. A target of clearing the boxes by Aug. 15 looks impossible, despite the urgency to free up the port...
  • Rotterdam moves to ease congestion
    The port of Rotterdam today announced a series of measures to eliminate congestion at two large container terminals and free up quay and labor capacity for oceangoing vessels. Inland waterway barges and feeder ships transporting export and import containers will be diverted from the congested ECT Delta and Euromax terminals to...
  • APL volume falls as carrier struggles to find profitability
    APL Gwangyang in Singapore.NOL Group today posted a second-quarter net loss of $54 million as container volume carried by its liner shipping division APL fell 6 percent, mainly due to the lower-yield backhaul and Asia-Middle East trades. The shipping and logistics group reported a first-half net loss of $152 million, but...
  • One-off gains drive up ICTSI's first-half results
    International Container Terminal Services saw profit, revenue and volumes increase at double-digit rates in the first half of 2014, but most of the gains were a result of non-recurring items or contributions from new terminals in Mexico and Honduras. The Manila-based port operator reported a net profit of $101.7 million in...
  • India's largest port developer boosts profit on higher cargo volumes, lower costs
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India's largest port infrastructure developer, reported a 36 percent jump in first-quarter net income, driven by higher throughput volumes and operational efficiency that helped cut costs. The company booked consolidated net income of Rs. 568 crore (about $92.6 million) for the three months to the...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Recycler plots expansion
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding of China is planning to triple the capacity of its recycling facility in Jiangsu Province.
  • Yangzijiang's evolution
    A crusade to expand Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's product line has ignited questions about the future of divisions that don't support its core business.
  • Yard targets new markets
    One of China's largest shipbuilding conglomerates appears to be mounting a crusade aimed at breaking into segments dominated by rival clans in South Korea.
  • YZJ clinches upgrade
    Forecasters at a leading Malaysian investment bank are urging clients to accumulate shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding on the back of its improved performance in the second quarter.
  • Aker hatches buy-back
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard of the US is moving forward with a campaign aimed at repurchasing up to 10% of it's owns shares.
  • DCIX expands its fleet
    Diana Containerships has agreed to the purchase of two post-panamax container vessels from Japanese owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha, at the price of $22.2m each.
  • Japan's eco lead
    Japanese eco bulkers are out performing vessels built in other nations by up to five tons of fuel per day, Western Bulk says.
  • Hoegh MLP in $192m IPO
    Hoegh LNG Partners could rake in up to $220.4m from its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Navigator newbuild fixed
    Wilbur Ross backed Navigator Holdings has secured a long term contract for one of its four ethylene/ethane carriers amid suggestions orders for very large ethane carriers (VLECs) could follow.
  • NOL records Q2 loss
    Neptune Orient Line (NOL)'s net loss for the second quarter of 2014 climbed 55% to $54m from the same period of 2013, when the net loss was $35m.
  • YZJ's stellar quarter
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has impressed the market with a "stellar" second quarter performance.
  • Western Bulk better
    A gain on the sale of its charter claims against Pan Ocean has helped Western Bulk to an improved second quarter performance.
  • TNK back in black
    US-listed Teekay Tankers (TNK) has returned to profit in the second quarter as it cut costs.
  • Viking aids Transatlantic
    An improved performance from its offshore division Viking Supply Ships has helped lift Rederi AB Transatlantic into the black in the second quarter.
  • Loan losses slashed
    German lender Commerzbank has cut back loan-loss provisions in the second quarter as it grew profit.
  • Tidewater orders MPSV
    US-based Tidewater has placed a new order for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV), which will be built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.
  • Temporary cash flow dip
    Tanker sales, dry dockings and the end of shuttle tanker contracts have led to a dip in second quarter cash flow at Teekay Offshore.
  • Teekay LNG locks in $11bn
    New York-listed Teekay LNG Partners has bumped up its contracted forward revenue to $11bn with recent ship orders, it has revealed.
  • Teekay Corp a cent ahead
    Teekay Corp has reported a marginally smaller than projected second quarter loss and guided that a key FPSO project is on track.
  • d'Amico's double deal
    Italian owner d'Amico appears to have secured a firm price for two of its oldest bulkers - the Shanghai Shipyard Co-built, 37,000-dwt Cielo di Monfalcone and Cielo di Vancouver (both built 2002) - which are said to have fetched $12m each.
  • Nokta clocks on
    Star equity analyst Omar Nokta has officially opened the next stage of his career in the US offices of Clarkson Capital Markets (CCM).
  • TIL in the red
    Olso-listed Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) has continued to rack up losses in 2014 despite a boom in rates.
  • Wilhelmsen falls short
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has reported a weaker than expected second quarter profit.
  • Hedland strike averted
    The Australian Institute of Marine & Power Engineers (AIMPE) has called off a tugboat strike that could have severely disrupted shipping movements at Australia's largest iron-ore loading terminal.
  • Attica strikes debt deal
    Greek ferry group Attica Holdings has sealed an agreement with lenders to refinance its loans over the long-term.
  • Navigator in profit windfall
    US-listed gas player Navigator Holdings raked in the cash during the second quarter of its current financial year.
  • Tallship drug bust
    What was supposed to have been a triumphant return from a six-month voyage to the New World has ended in an embarrassing finish for the Spanish navy and its sail training ship Juan Sebastian Elcano.
  • Hedland strike looms
    Delays are expected at Australia's Port Hedland iron-ore export terminal as crews on board tugboats that service the port threaten industrial action.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Russia halts host of U.S., EU imports
  • Seaboard Marine already benefits from PortMiami Tunnel
    The company issued a statement on Sunday, the tunnel's first day open to traffic, saying that the first dozen containers to move on trucks on the dedicated roadway were from Seaboard.
  • U.S. exports reach record $195.9 billion in June
  • NOL reports $54 million loss for second quarter
    APL attributed a 3-percent increase in costs of sales per FEU "largely to a nation-wide trucking shortage in the U.S., port congestion issues in Southern California, as well as empty equipment repositioning costs."
  • July boost in limestone cargo for Great Lakes carriers
  • DOT releases $333.9 million for emergency road repairs
    "We are making good on our promise to help residents in states affected by natural disasters and other emergencies," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement.
  • U.S., Kenya ink customs mutual assistance agreement
  • Sunland, Artisan Logistics partner
  • MSU and PSU top Gartner undergrad supply chain program rankings
    The report suggested supply chain companies targeting new talent aim to recruit in the fall, not the spring, "or risk the near 100-percent placement rates shutting you out of that year's candidate pool."
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • Record container volumes in Port of New York/New Jersey

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2014
  • Mixed price movements across Europe
    Hamburg reports slow demand.
  • Avails remain tight in Fujairah
    South African markets remain soft.
  • Teekay LNG's net income up slightly
    CEO sees 'strong long-term fundamentals' for marine-based liquefied gas transportation.
  • Deltamarin bags LNG-fuelled icebreaker design contract
    Vessel's use of diesel and LNG expected to lower emissions and operating costs.
  • 'Prospects uncertain' as shipping group sees losses widen
    'Persistent oversupply is limiting the pace of liner freight rate recovery,' says NOL.
  • Stocks climb but 'on-spec product' tight
    Premiums for 380 cSt bunker fuel are widening.
  • Gibraltar claims EC ruling lifts threat to bunker policy
    European Commission findings are 'hugely significant'.
  • Asian prices remain soft
    Typhoon disrupting bunkering activities in Busan.
  • 'Bunker stations' part of Suez Canal project
    New channel is part of a larger project to expand the ports of Suez, Ismailia and Port Said.
  • Profits down for US terminal company
    Firm recorded an increase in marine storage revenue of $2.6 million.
  • Fishing giant reaps benefits from fleet renewal
    'Relatively steady' bunker costs aided top line growth in H1.
  • Typhoon hits South Korea bunkering operations
    Typhoon Halong is the third super typhoon in the Pacific.
  • Shipbuilder seeking financial support
    To finance construction of dual-fuel and modern vessels.
  • CARB starts 'sunset review' of OGV fuel regulation
    Rule may cease if North America ECA achieves equivalent emissions reductions.

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COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
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
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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