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July 11, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk fixes Asia-N Europe network as P3 Alliance crumbles
  • TSA lines push for general rate hikes between now and August
  • West Coast ports contract expires and brings a surge in imports
  • Shanghai port's June box volumes rise 11pc to record 3.06m TEU
  • Economists' poll shows second quarter GDP growth steadies at 7.4pc
  • Trans-Pac Partnership talks to take grouping to final stages: Japan
  • Case over US$1.6bn in cost overruns at Panama Canal to begin
  • Sino-Global Shipping America to buy Longhe Ship Management HK
  • Freight rates enjoy summer rally: Alphaliner
  • 6,350-TEU Zim Hamburg joins Zim & MSCs' N Europe-Med (NE-1)
  • West Coast ports contract expires and brings a surge in imports
  • Sohar port handles first 10,000-TEU vessel
  • Israeli government goes to Supreme Court to keep Zim's golden share
  • KMTC takes in charge the 5,466-TEU 'mumbai'
  • Hactl first half volume up 13.6pc despite big Cathay cargo opening
  • India's government fast tracks air freight stations (AFS)
  • Alabama's Huntsville airport traffic jumps back in June
  • Panalpina strives to reduce environmental impact of air cargo lift
  • Fairbanks airport expands for more freighters, but pace is slow

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • London P&I Club Chairman calls for international action on ports of refuge
  • MSA Shipping successfully organises all-India managers meeting
  • MSC & Maersk Line enter into multi-trade vessel sharing agreement
  • Iron ore exports plunge 41 pc in Q1
  • Oilmeal exports plunge 31 pc in Q1
  • Budget 2014-15 proposes new port projects, comprehensive shipbuilding policy, reviving SEZs
  • GMB revives Parodiya jetty near Salaya
  • ICTSI terminates contract with L&T Shipbuilding to operate Kattupalli container terminal
  • Rating agency ICRA's reaction on port sector-specific proposals in the Budget
  • Govt scraps incentives on SMP exports
  • INR pares early gains against dollar
  • BRICS bank to be launched next week: Russia
  • MACCIA delegation meets CIDCO officials on infrastructure issues near JN Port

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New rail service between UK and Turkey
  • German-French cold chain goes into action for Bastille Day
  • Nicaragua unveils route for Atlantic-Panama canal
  • Western Bainoona Group to utilise Etihad Rail services
  • "Spirit of St Louis" crosses Atlantic once more
  • MOL and China Shipping cooperate on LNG newbuildings
  • Russian Railways starts developing Baikal-Amur mainline
  • Geis participates in parcel collection network in Czechia
  • Uzbekistan Airways returning to Ukraine
  • DP DHL retains existing CEO and names new one
  • System Alliance participating in EcoTransIT initiative
  • Beware - pirates in Southeast Asia, says Sami
  • Zetes supports DPD Ireland's delivery process optimisation
  • China Eastern stepping up South Korea operation too
  • Baltic Exchange honours Zodiac Group boss

Marine Logweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Teekay LNG inks contracts for six Yamal LNG carriers
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip stern trawler
  • Wilson Sons to built two Damen PSVs for Petrobras charter
  • NYK orders LNG bunkering vessel
  • Ezra to consolidate EMAS Marine and EOC
  • BAE San Diego shipyard gets $15.8 million contract mod
  • Southeast Asia piracy threat increases

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Port of Olympia eyes advisory for Marine Terminal Master Plan
  • Trucking association releases driver turnover rate numbers
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service gives update on Pacific Northwest grain talks
  • Port tracker report finds record-breaking import levels
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of port strike in Chile

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Maersk is mystery seller behind latest Euronav VLCC purchase
    Maersk Tankers buys four VLCCs that it bareboat charters, then sells them to Euronav
  • Baltic Exchange appoints new chairman
    China Navigation's Guy Campbell replaces Quentin Soanes
  • European shippers concerned over 2M Asia-Europe marketshare
    ESC also calls for monitoring programme for proposed new alliance
  • Shippers call for 'unreliable' shipping line service levels to improve
    Vessel-sharing agreements such as recently announced 2M could address shipper issues
  • Shipping losses hit DNB share price
    Shipping portfolio down by over a third, Norwegian bank admits
  • Lloyd's Register helps UK port become LNG bunkering hub
    Classification society promotes safe LNG bunkering
  • Maasvlakte2 legal dispute reaches crucial stage
    Judge given until September to assess ECT lawsuit
  • Teekay's $2.1bn order for six LNG ships 'solidifies' its role in Yamal project, says Evensen
    US-listed owner paying around $350m for each newbuilding
  • Iranian tanker sanctions remain despite EU court annulment
    NITC restrictions stay in place pending possible appeal, lawyer confirms
  • SHI wins $441m order for three tankers
    South Korean yard to build high-specification ships at $147m apiece for European company
  • Zim golden share saga takes fresh twist
    Israel's government appeals against court ruling on the future of its stake in the line
  • IRISL anticipates end of sanctions on Iranian shipping
    Issue set to be raised at Vienna talks
  • Brussels launches investigation into Dutch port tax regime
    France, Belgium and Germany also informed of concerns over port taxes
  • Maersk and MSC to be sole partners in east-west trades
    All other co-operative arrangements will end, says Maersk's Søren Skou, who puts overall 2M market share at below 30%
  • Thumbs up for 2M from Macquarie
    Bank says planned Maersk-MSC tie-up is best case alternative to P3
  • Three subsidiaries of Chinese state carriers head back into the black
    CMES, Cosco Shipping and CSC Phoenix expect to report net profits for January-June
  • VLCC earnings climb steadily, at last
    After two months in the doldrums, earnings are coming back
  • US Department of Energy downgrades Iraqi crude production
    Violence has introduced 'significant uncertainty into Iraqi oil outlook' says US

Sea-webweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Genco emerges from bankruptcy
    Peter Georgiopoulos-chaired Genco has successfully exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a newly filed court document confirms. "On July 9, the effective date of the first amended prepack plan occurred and the plan was substantially consummated," wrote Genco's counsel. Genco announced the judge's
  • US anticipates record box volume
    Hedging by retailers against supply chain disruptions is causing a surge of US container imports, a shipper group has revealed. The National Retail Federation (NRF) on 9 July said it expects import box volume at major American container ports to hit 1.5M teu in July - the highest monthly tally in
  • European Commision launches port tax probe
    The European Commission has opened a series of investigations into fiscal practices at European Union ports. The commission's competition directorate has started an in-depth investigation into corporate tax exemptions at the Dutch ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Zeeland, Groningen, and Moerdijk but
  • ExxonMobil debuts ECA fuel
    ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has unveiled a new marine fuel category to ease compliance with the 0.1% sulphur cap within Emission Control Areas (ECAs) starting 1 January 2015. ExxonMobil Premium Heavy Distillate Marine ECA 50 (HDME 50) has been formulated to offer the low sulphur content
  • Samsung wins high-spec shuttle tankers
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured an order for three high-specification icebreaking shuttle tankers from an undisclosed European owner. The order is worth KRW 446Bn ($440M). Sources indicate that the three vessels are likely to be slightly larger than the 72,700dwt
  • French ferry workers suspend strike
    A strike by seafarers at French Mediterranean ferry company SNCM has been 'suspended'. Members of the unions involved voted to end the 17-day-old strike after winning an assurance that no attempt would be made to put the struggling company under court administration before the end of October. Union
  • COSCON to close eight US offices
    Cosco Container Lines (COSCON) Americas is to close most of its regional offices in the United States as it centralises its North American operations in 2015. The carrier will close offices in Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Henderson, New York, Norfolk, San Francisco and Seattle, and all business will
  • Ezra to expand offshore support business
    Singapore-listed offshore service provider, Ezra Holdings (Ezra) has plans to consolidate its offshore support services division, EMAS Marine, into its associated company, EOC, which is listed on the Oslo Bors, Norway. Upon completion of the transaction, the enlarged EOC group will be one of the
  • Yinson receives offer from BW Offshore
    Malaysia-listed floating production unit player, Yinson Holdings has received an offer from BW Offshore to either sell down or increase its stake in the Petroleo Nautipa FPSO, currently in Nigerian waters. BW Offshore had proposed to reach a mutual agreement over the eventual 100% ownership of the
  • Insight: German cruise ship showered with debris from Hamas rocket attack
    On 7 July, the German 69,000GT cruise ship AIDAdiva was hit by debris from a Hamas rocket which was intercepted by an Israeli 'Iron Dome' missile defence battery as it left the port of Ashod, a mere 29km from the Gaza strip. The debris did not cause any damage and was removed by the crew
  • Yamal LNG orders augur well for DSME
    Winning 10 LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project bodes well for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME's) long-term earnings, said a shipbuilding analyst today. DSME yesterday clinched nine of the orders from Teekay, Mitsui OSK Lines and China Shipping LNG, in addition to an earlier order
  • Maersk Line seals 10-year VSA with MSC
    Maersk Line has entered a 10-year vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on the Asia-Europe, Transatlantic and Transpacific trades. This comes after Chinese authorities rejected the proposed P3 Network last month. The VSA will be referred to as 2M and it differs
  • COSCOL returns to profit
    COSCO Shipping (COSCOL), the project cargo arm of China COSCO Group, has returned to profits of CNY11.4M ($1.9M) in the first half of 2014. Revenues fell 1.6% year-on-year to CNY3.6Bn during the period, a flash financial report of COSCOL stated today. Excluding on-off items, however, COSCL still
  • Dawei port developer silent on holding company
    Investors in Myanmar's Dawei port development have sidestepped a suggestion the mega-port project needs a holding company to spread the risk as the venture inches on. Dawei is currently being developed by the Myanmar and Thai governments who have established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company
  • Zhonggu Shipping gets financing for box ships
    Shanghai Guojin Leasing and Shanghai-based Zhonggu Shipping Tuesday inked an agreement on financing two of Zhonggu Shipping's 2,500teu box ships. Zhonggu has placed orders for 10 2,500teu eco box ships at Zhoushan Wuzhou Shipbuilding & Repairing in September, 2013, which are scheduled to be
  • ClassNK, Transas to collaborate on simulator standards
    Japanese classification society ClassNK and Russia-based Transas Marine signed a memorandum of understanding on 8 July to jointly develop new standards, rules, procedures and guidelines related to classification of maritime simulators. New regulatory requirements will need fine-tuning of both
  • Panamax rates pick up
    Panamax bulker rates have finally found a floor as owners' decision to idle some ships created upward pressure on the freight market. As of yesterday, daily timecharter rates averaged $5,677, compared to $3,890 a week ago. Brokers told IHS Maritime that more coal exports from Indonesia to India,

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Savannah port pilots change course on restrictions
    Ship pilots at the Port of Savannah, who said earlier this week that vessels wider than 142 feet must transit the Savannah River during flood tide, now say the ships may move at other times if they are assisted by two tractor tugs. The Savannah Pilots Association said it revised its rules...
  • Tacoma wins back long-time Seattle customer
    The Port of Tacoma sealed a new deal with with Washington-based carrier Westwood Shipping Lines for the line to move its Puget Sound port of call back to Tacoma. The announcement, reported by The News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington, means Westwood will return to the port after an absence of 31...
  • Teamsters take their case to city of LA - and a shipper
    The Teamsters union today promised to turn up the heat on trucking companies and marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor, although their efforts did not affect cargo-handling and gate operations in the nation's largest port complex. Justice for Port Truckers, which is affiliated with the Teamsters, continued to picket the...
  • Taking Stock of "2M" [Infographic]
    The world's two biggest container lines today announced plans to launch a 10-year vessel-sharing agreement, dubbed 2M, to cover more ports with direct services and improve efficiency through better utilization of vessel capacity and economies of scale. If approved by regulators, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. will deploy 185 vessels...
  • Truckers criticize NY-NJ task force report
    Two organizations representing New York-New Jersey port drayage companies are complaining that truckers' concerns got short shrift in an industry-side task force's recommendations of ways to make the port run more smoothly. The New Jersey Motor Truck Association and the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers issued separate statements criticizing several of...
  • Trucks get access to Chicago inland port shortcut through fall 2015
    A shortcut to a major intermodal complex in the Chicago area should be accessible to truckers until at least the autumn of 2015 now that a trial concerning a repealed ban isn't expected until then. That's a major relief to trucking companies and the shippers they serve, many of them grain...
  • Indian container volume rose in April-June quarter
    The volume of containers shipped via major ports in India climbed nearly 4 percent year-over-year from April to June, the first quarter of fiscal year 2014-15, showing signs of a slight turnaround in global trade. Total volume at the country's 12 state-owned gateway hubs reached 1.94 million 20-foot-equivalent units, up from...
  • Lower ship slot costs are pulling down rates, Drewry says
    The unit cost advantage container carriers are gaining by operating mega-ships is having the effect of dragging down freight rates at a time when all but the top lines are struggling to remain profitable. Martin Dixon, Drewry's director and head of research products, said freight rate development is being driven by...
  • Retailers expect continued growth in containerized imports
    With West Coast longshore contract negotiations still underway, U.S. retailers expect to bring in record levels of merchandise this month to protect against supply chain disruptions, pushing up container import projections for the first half of the year. Import volume at major U.S. container ports is forecast to total 1.5 million...
  • Lufthansa Cargo cuts capacity as volume slumps
    Lufthansa Cargo is cutting freighter capacity in response to continued weakness in global cargo demand that saw its volume slump by 8 percent year-on-year in June with no signs of a pickup in sight. The German all-cargo airline carried 137,000 tons of freight in June, taking the first-half total to 807,000...
  • Djibouti pulls DP World container terminal concession
    Djibouti has annulled DP World's operating concession at the Doraleh Container Terminal and has begun arbitration proceedings over alleged corruption. The government of the Horn of Africa nation said it rescinded the agreement after an investigation indicated the deal signed with DP World unfairly favored the Dubai port operator. The government will...
  • Chilean port workers strike disrupts container cargo
    Port workers in Chile have been on strike since July 8, according to maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping Services. The strike, organized by Union Portuaria, is primarily disrupting container and dry cargoes at multiple ports, including Iquique, Tocopilla, Caldera, Huasco, San Antonio, Lirquen, San Vincente, Coronel and Puerto Montt, according to...
  • Manila gives carriers 90 percent off to call elsewhere
    The Philippine government will give vessels that call at the nearby port of Batangas a 90 percent discount on docking fees over weekends from August in a desperate bid to clear the country's chronically clogged terminals. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Bureau of Customs (BoC), the Department of Trade and...
  • Maersk and MSC to attempt new east-west alliance
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. are planning a huge 10-year vessel-sharing agreement early next year in the Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades as the carriers strive to better utilize capacity in the wake of their failed bid to launch the P3 Network. The VSA, if it's approved by regulators, will...
  • North American freight volumes hit pre-recession high
    Cass Freight Index through June 2014 Full-size image Five straight months of growth have pushed North American freight shipments to a height not seen since the beginning of the recession, according to the Cass Freight Index. Cass reported its volume index rose yet again in June, coming in at 1.2, which is 2.4...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • New kid on the block
    A commercial lender headquartered in New York is mounting a campaign to break into the maritime shipping industry.
  • Loan losses rise
    DNB turned in a second-quarter profit Thursday but the gain was overshadowed by impairments and the lacklustre performance of its shipping portfolio.
  • Chevron takes two
    A leading US oil major appears to have hired a pair of suezmax tankers to transport crude from Russia to the Far East.
  • Kerr-Dineen returns to Baltic board
    The prospect of change at the Baltic Exchange has received a boost after shareholders backed its former chairman Peter Kerr-Dineen's bid for re-election to the board.
  • Maersk Tankers unmasked
    Maersk Tankers (Maersk) has emerged as the counterparty behind the recent sale of four VLCCs to Euronav in a transaction worth $342m.
  • Triyards lands order
    A Singaporean shipbuilding conglomerate has secured contracts to construct a pair of liftboats.
  • All eyes on China
    Chinese ship finance has "snowballed" in recent months as it supports its shipyard sector, according to Singapore lawyer Simon Spells.
  • Chowgule ups profit
    India's Chowgule Steamship has begun its financial year with a stronger showing despite lower revenue.
  • SNCM blockade ending?
    French unions have agreed to call off a strike at Corsican ferry company SNCM in a row over its future survival.
  • One killed in clash
    A Swedish fisherman has died after his boat was in collision with a Latvian general cargoship.
  • Samsung books trio
    Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has announced an order for what appears to be three very expensive new tankers for an unnamed European owner.
  • CMES heading for profit
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is expecting to return to profit for the first half of 2014.
  • Gdansk threat fades?
    The threat of bankruptcy hanging over Poland's Gdansk Shipyard looks to have receded.
  • Ugland offloads barges
    Norway's JJ Ugland has sold off two of its older barges.
  • Nobu opposes merger
    Nobu Su has said he objects to the proposed $1bn merger deal between Star Bulk Carriers Corp and Oceanbulk.
  • After P3...2M
    Maersk Line and MSC are teaming up on key trade routes through a vessel sharing agreement (VSA), less than a month after Chinese authorities killed their P3 Network alliance with CMA CGM.
  • EOC swallows EMAS
    Ezra Holdings is to inject its offshore support services division, EMAS Marine, into its Oslo-listed associated company EOC Ltd.
  • CCL stays at New Orleans
    Carnival Cruise Lines signed a new agreement with the Port of New Orleans that will see it continue to use the port until 2019.
  • Maersk exits BWTS firm
    AP Moller Maersk has sold its stake in ballast water treatment system (BWTS) company Desmi Ocean Guard.
  • Genco reborn
    One of the darkest chapters in the history of Genco Shipping & Trading appears to be drawing to a close.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Striking drivers promise 'widespread chaos' at LA/Long Beach ports
    "Long truck lines are expected at the ports ... as drivers and their allies picket Green Fleet Systems, Total Transportation Services, Inc., and Pacific 9 Transportation trucks," Justice for Port Truck Drivers said.
  • ILWU, grain companies meet with federal mediators
    The companies are seeking a contract with terms similar to those the ILWU signed with the new Export Grain Terminal that opened in Longview, Wash., in 2012.
  • United's June cargo activity tops Big 3 domestic carriers
  • U.S. steel exports dip in May
  • Great Lakes rising... but not yet enough
    U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers are grateful for the increased water levels in the lakes, however it has not yet resulted in full loads of iron ore, coal, limestone, cement and other cargoes.
  • Maersk, MSC enter 10-year VSA
    The vessel-sharing agreement, called 2M, replaces all existing VSAs and slot purchase agreements that the two liner carriers had with each other in these trades. Maersk explained the 2M VSA differs from the earlier proposed P3 Alliance.
  • Chassis Finder releases Android, iPhone apps
  • Ex-Im Bank president touts U.S. exports in China
  • Senate confirms Vetter as chief ag trade negotiator

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 10, 2014
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Suez: IFO prices unchanged.
  • Prices continue softening in Rotterdam
    Good demand in Hamburg.
  • Maersk: ECA costs will be added to bunker surcharges
    Customers could face paying an extra $150 per forty foot container.
  • Oil firm in LNG ship supply deal
    LNG bunkering to be available to Danish ferry in 2015, expansion eyed.
  • UK port wants first mover status on LNG bunkering
    Hires class society to develop operational guidelines.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall in Singapore
    Inventories at seven week low.
  • Maersk and MSC in new bid to form alliance
    Agreement could become operational early next year.
  • Common ground sought on LNG bunkering guidelines
    Class societies to survey emerging guidelines on LNG bunkering.
  • Asian bunker prices slip further
    Small losses seen in Thursday's trade.
  • Fuel oil imports head to China's bunker sector
    'Teapot' refineries continue to use asphalt as their preferred feedstock.
  • Japanese tech firm targets Singapore, Myanmar markets
    Company claims its systems can generate bunker savings.
  • Caterpillar Marine Tier 4 engine enters market
    Engine incorporates selective catalyst reduction technology.
  • Ship operating efficiencies not universal, study finds
    'High savings potential is still waiting to be unlocked,' says analyst.
  • NewOcean Petroleum receives newbuild bunker tanker
    NPC barging capacity to surpass 14,000 dwt.

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Naples
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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London
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Hamburg
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Genoa
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Piraeus
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The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
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Rome
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Gothenburg
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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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