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May 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim joins G6 Alliance on three transpacific services - NP1/2/3
  • Box ship reliability expected to suffer as alliances reshuffle services
  • EU presents Philippines ultimatum on seafarer training standards
  • China lifts 2007 Virginia poultry import ban sparked by avian flu case
  • Fujian port container volume up 9.9pc to 3.83 million TEU in 4 months
  • Damco targets apparel makers with 3PL based at new Haiphong warehouse
  • Logwin's quarterly profit flat US$11.1 million, revenues down 13pc
  • FedEx Freight to increase fuel surcharge 3pc in June
  • X-Press Feeders to start London Gateway-Dublin-Rotterdam service
  • Ruscon starts Moscow-Russian Far East 154-TEU block train service
  • Safety meeting June 3 on best practice in packing for transport units
  • Alabama port authority approves land acquisitions for Mobile
  • Asia Pacific airlines suffer 55pc profit decline in 2013 on soft demand
  • Cargolux revenue increases 14.4pc in 2013 as tonnage flown rises 16pc
  • Onshoring and protectionism drive air-to-sea modal shift: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Allcargo Avvashya Group cricket team is runner-up in Milan Memorial 40-40 cricket tournament
  • Bankruptcy tonnage unleashed
  • CMA CGM Group reaffirms its commitment to Africa trade
  • Govt may offer alternate plan to Indian shipping lines
  • HMM opens Global Documentation Center in Mumbai
  • InterRail & KTZE decide on closer cooperation
  • Rishi Shipping commences export box rake service from Morbi to Mundra
  • Snowman to get listed on stock markets in eight months
  • Transpacific peak season surcharge from June 15
  • ZIM announces new service structure between Asia & West Coast of North America
  • German arm of Bharat Forge bags 250-m euro contract
  • Rise in US prices, Ukraine crisis may boost India's wheat exports
  • Subsidy delay deters buyers, hits sugar exports
  • M. T. Krishna Babu takes charge as VPT Chairman
  • Forex reserves rise further to $ 311.857 bn
  • INR hits 10-month high of 59.51 against dollar
  • IRB Infra clinches INR 2,300-cr. Haryana road project
  • Must achieve 7-7.5 pc growth at our investment rate, says Montek
  • Adani's investment in Queensland moves ahead with recommendation from the State on environmental approval
  • China's trade back on recovery path

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hupac reinforces market position
  • GB Railfreight augments wagon fleet
  • Five wholesalers plump for STEF Seafood logistics
  • Cargojet leasing two ATSG freighters
  • DSV Road expands transport services for Tullis Russell
  • Klaipeda opening up for box boom
  • Reliance opens office in Doha
  • AA Cargo flies rally cars to Argentina and back
  • Change of CEO at London Heathrow
  • Waberer's enhances revenue and efficiency
  • Messina offering new Med-North Europe connection

Marine Logweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Rolls-Royce names Makinen President of marine biz
  • Teekay opens simulator training center in Glasgow
  • BAE Norfolk gets $30.8 million more for DDG 55 work
  • CoCo Yachts delivers first of two high speed ferries
  • WESMAR bow thruster does the job for Turkish research vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Zim adding new service covering Asia/North America
  • NYK Oks contract for new LNG carrier
  • Crowley awards scholarships to Williams-Mystic students
  • Customs officers nab drugs at Washington port of entry
  • Port of Olympia prepares for Boatswap & Chowder Challenge

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Genco equity holders plan appeal
    Group hires attorney familiar with judge
  • Zim locks workers out of head office as workers take control of ship
    Tensions between the shipping line and workers mount as restructuring deal continues to move forward
  • Vessel delivery signals a geopolitical milestone for LNG
    Aptly named FSRU Independence allows Lithuania to rely less on Russian piped gas
  • US associations urge early conclusion to dockers' contract negotiations
    Group of 67 trade bodies warns port and union bosses of strike action consequences
  • Carriers set for June Asia-Europe GRI as rates increase again
    Brokers say Maersk plans an early June increase and Hapag-Lloyd confirms $750 rise
  • Höegh FSRU to enable Egypt to import liquefied natural gas this year
    Letter of intent sets up a new LNG trade lane
  • Hamburg CSAV staff fear for jobs
    Works council asks regional government for assurance about post-merger employment
  • Ports in disputed Crimea could lose cargo to their Kiev-loyal rivals
    Yugoslavia precedent suggests peninsula may struggle to regain lost volumes, says lawyer
  • American Shipping hires new numbers boss to target change
    Magnussen will drive the company to a master limited partnership and possible US listing
  • United Arab Chemical Carriers lands $300m loan
    Credit will finance Dubai owner's five newbuildings and general growth
  • Hyundai Glovis orders four vehicle carriers
    Seoul-listed logistics company places $298m orders at an unnamed yard
  • Samsung Heavy Industries wins $409m order for two LNG carriers
    GasLog last week placed a similar order with options with the South Korea-based yard
  • Mediterranean ports continue on growth trajectory
    Box volumes at leading terminals jumped by more than 4% last year, buoyed by economic recovery and transhipment
  • Data Hub: Load Factors - Asia
    Asia to West Africa utilisation levels to be boosted by strong volume growth

Sea-webweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Nordic American returns to black
    Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NATS) has reported its first quarterly net profit in four years, crediting the performance to a "strong winter market". The NYSE-listed Suezmax spot market specialist said the market has weakened again in the second quarter, but "there are indications that after the
  • Gothenburg approves LNG port project
    The City of Gothenburg council has approved the plans for the city-owned port to go ahead with construction of its LNG terminal. The construction phase will begin with the demolition of buildings on the Skarvik site. In addition, a new company has been established by Swedegas and Vopak that will
  • MHI sees lower ship sales
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) saw lower operating profit for its shipbuilding business for FY13, even as its other business units pulled up overall profit. Japan's second biggest shipbuilder said its shipbuilding unit posted operating income of JPY5.5Bn ($54M) for FY13, down 17% year on year.
  • Baltiyskiy in line for icebreaker pair
    Russian shipbuilder Baltiyskiy Zavod, which is part of United Shipbuilding Corp, is in line to win an order for two more multipurpose nuclear-powered icebreakers at a cost of RUB84.4Bn ($2.4Bn). These latest two newbuildings will have an overall length of 173.3m, beam 34m, and are part of Project
  • DSME's 1Q profit "disappoints"
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) posted 1Q14 earnings that were better year on year, but disappointing by market expectations. South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder posted 1Q14 earnings of KRW63Bn ($61.4M), which missed market consensus by 26% but was 29% higher year on year. As a
  • First foreign shipmanager registers in Shanghai FTZ
    The first wholly foreign-owned shipmanagement company has been officially registered in Shanghai's free trade zone, ramping up Shanghai's efforts to become an international maritime centre. The Shanghai Run Yuan Shipping Management, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Yangzijiang Shipping, has completed
  • Chonghaejin Marine family defy court summons
    Prosecutors in South Korea could issue warrants of arrest for members of the family behind Chonghaejin Marine, the company that operated the Sewol ferry. Yoo Dae-Kyun, eldest son of Yoo Byung-Un, who is the owner of Chonghaejin Marine and also a chairman of Semo Group, failed to respond to the
  • Bad weather interrupts Sewol search
    The search for the missing passengers of the Sewol ferry disaster has been suspended since 8 May due to bad weather. This week marks a month since the vessel capsized on 16 April and so far 275 bodies have been recovered with 29 still missing. Of the 476 passengers and crew, 172 were rescued. Of
  • Uncertain outlook for MISC's LNG business
    With Petronas' decision to own and operate ships for its LNG business, Malaysian shipping company, Malaysian International Shipping Corporation, can no longer count on its parent for LNG-related revenue. MISC had been owning and chartering LNG carriers to Petronas until the Malaysian oil and gas
  • UMW-OG goes on aggressive fleet expansion mode
    Malaysian offshore oilfield service provider, UMW Oil & Gas Corp, went on an aggressive expansion mode, according to the analyst from CIMB Bank, Norziana Mohd Inon. The firm thrived on high demand for jack-ups in Southeast Asia, as well as taking advantage of the shortage of Malaysian-flagged
  • Indian elections heat up ship recycling
    Cash buyers continue to offer high prices for vessels to be recycled in India, buoyed by expectations of opposition challenger Narendra Modi's victory and a strengthening of the rupee against the US dollar. Prices average $460/lt ldt for bulkers and $490/lt ldt for tankers, while Pakistan and
  • Courage Marine profits from scrapping Capesize
    Singapore-listed drybulk carrier operator Courage Marine has booked a profit from scrapping a 1995-built Capesize bulker. The company, part of Taiwanese shipping veteran Hsu Chih Chien's businesses, sold Cape Warrior for $8.70M. After deducting related expenses, the net proceeds are about $8.4M. IHS
  • Finnlines reports modest Q1 profit
    Finnish passenger ship operator Finnlines has reported a net profit of €300,000 for the first quarter of this year. This is despite revenue dipping 5.3% to '1.26M. EPS (earnings per share) for the Helsinki Stock Exchange-listed company improved from minus '0.23 to '0.01 as last
  • Nam Cheong sets for high growth
    Malaysian investment holding company, Nam Cheong Limited, is set for high growth, according to Lee Yue Jer, offshore and marine analyst from DMG & Partners Securities. Lee forecasted that the firm's 1Q14 shipbuilding revenue would hit around MYR405M ($125.2M), with assumption of 19% gross
  • Pilot ladder fatality findings released
    Australian Transport Safety Authority on Friday released its findings into a fatality off Wyalla in Spencer Gulf, South Australia, last July. The report said that pilot ladders are for pilots, with a strict safety code required for others accessing ships by ladder. A company representative fell to

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • New AA Cargo Facility Highlights Rising Demand in Pharma Sector
    It occupies only 300 square feet in the world's biggest international airport, but American Airlines Cargo's first European temperature-controlled facility, which opened in London Heathrow last week, underscores the rise of health care as a key driver of global transport demand. While the air freight market is flat-lining, pharma shipments, from...
  • Port Congestion Prompts Suspension of Manila Daytime Truck Ban
    Manila mayor Joseph Estrada on May 12 suspended the Philippine capital's deeply unpopular daytime truck ban for the next eight days in a bid to clear containers choking the port before a World Economic Forum summit begins on May 21. In an executive order, Estrada announced, "The national government needs around...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: CSX
    Bill Clement, CSX Transportation vice president, on misconceptions about intermodal's ability to reach smaller- and mid-tier markets, the ease of highway-to-rail cargo conversion and CSX expansions this year....
  • Huge Funding Increase Coming for US Ports
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will likely be required to send back to the ports all proceeds from the Harbor Maintenance Tax under soon-to-be-enacted legislation, eventually resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars per year in federal money flowing back to seaports. An agreed-upon compromise for a new Water Resources Reform...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: FedEx Trade Networks
    FedEx Trade Networks President/CEO Jack Muhs on the key components to getting your customers' product in the right network at the right price...
  • Truck Drivers: By the Numbers, 2013 [Infographic]
    Five years into the U.S. economic recovery, trucking companies say finding and hiring drivers is harder than ever. This driver shortage is a roadblock to expansion, limiting incremental growth in truck capacity, and a prime reason truck rates are set to increase at a faster pace in 2014. How big the...
  • Many Carriers Fail to Respond to Shipper CO2 Inquiries
    If you are a shipper and ask container lines what they are doing about CO2 emissions, expect several to disappoint you. But some may pleasantly surprise you. That is the finding of a recent investigative project by SeaIntel in which it posed as a shipper and emailed the head offices of...
  • Intermodal Growth Depends on Rail Service Improvements
    How fast U.S. and Canadian railroads can improve their intermodal services over the next several weeks after a devastating winter will determine how much domestic volume growth they will see this year. The railroads are at a "critical crossroads" in which they will have the generally slower month of May to...
  • What Price Service?
    I've read several good articles recently about the level of service ocean carriers provide. A lot of what I read is accurate, to a point. I took particular note of a quote from a shipper in the JOC's April 14 Cover Story: "For a carrier that provides better service, I...
  • Horizon Expects Volume Growth, Weaker Pricing in 2014
    Horizon Lines expects moderate container traffic growth between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska this year but anticipates weaker container pricing than in 2013. Horizon's volume rose 7.6 percent year-over-year to 55,223 loads in the first quarter, largely because of traffic increases in its Puerto Rico and Hawaii...
  • Weekly Container Service Links Moscow, Far East
    A new fixed-day, weekly container rail service links Moscow to the Far East of Russia, and Ruscon, the operator, plans to dispatch more container trains between central and eastern Russia in the "near future." The subsidiary of intermodal company Global Container Service said a 154-TEU-capacity train will depart from southwest of...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • TEU hatches buyback
    Box Ships of Greece turned heads on Wall Street Monday after announcing plans to repurchase up to $5m worth of its own shares.
  • Place your bets
    Diana Shipping will likely turn in a deficit when it reports first-quarter earnings later this week, a leading analyst told investors Monday.
  • More capes canned
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with reports that another capesize bulker has been sold for recycling.
  • No no Nobu
    Shipowner Nobu Su's dream of reorganising his Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) died in a Texas courtroom this afternoon, as a bankruptcy judge found his plans to be unrealistic based on available funds and time.
  • Shanghai showdown
    Carnival Corporation of the US appears to be making progress in a campaign aimed at expanding its presence in the world's fastest growing cruise market.
  • Panning ups Baltic ante
    New York hedge fund Panning Capital has emerged as a dominant shareholder in Baltic Trading.
  • India's coastal cash
    India's shipping ministry is trying to win cash from the World Bank to promote coastal operations.
  • Licence revoked
    South Korea has stopped the owner of the Sewol from operating, citing gross violations of safety rules.
  • Diana newbuild fixed
    Diana Shipping has secured a period contract with Glencore for a newly-delivered panamax bulker.
  • No cover-up
    New Zealand's KiwiRail has denied covering up "serious incidents" involving their troubled ferries in the past week.
  • Global shuns DVB talk
    Indian owner Global Offshore has shredded reports DVB Bank is in talks to buy an additional 29% stake in the company.
  • Shreyas replaces veteran
    India's Shreyas Shipping has offloaded an elderly feedership and replaced it with a bigger version.
  • Strike three for Hoegh
    Hoegh LNG has secured a contract for the third of its four FSRU newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Hyoki turns to red
    Coastal cargoship operator Hyoki Kaiun Kaisha has fallen to a loss in the year to 31 March.
  • Messina launches new run
    Italy's Ignazio Messina is launching a new con-ro feeder run to link the Med to its African lines.
  • Danske boosts GOGL
    Expectation surrounding a strengthening of the dry cargo market has led Danske Bank to boost its rating on John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean.
  • Navig8's pool party
    Fast-growing Navig8 has added five more ships to its chemical carrier and LR2 pools in deals with UACC and Latsis.
  • NAT snaps red run
    Nordic American Tankers has broken a four-year losing streak to return to profit in the first quarter.
  • Aground in Galapagos
    An Ecuadorian reefer has suffered water ingress after hitting rocks off the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands.
  • Toei improves profit
    Japan's Toei Reefer Line has posted better earnings in the year to 31 March.
  • Intermarine adds 15
    US operator Intermarine is bringing in 15 new ships through long-term charters.
  • Fredriksen climbing fast
    John Fredriksen has leapfrogged Roman Abramovich in the London billionaire's league with the shipowner boasting one of the fastest growing fortunes in the city.
  • Inui in black for now
    Japan's Inui Steamship has returned to the black in 2013.
  • Krey adds MPP duo
    Germany's Krey Schiffahrts has declared options for two more MPP/heavy-lift ships at Nantong Hongqiang in China.
  • Rongsheng goes again
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries has brought in online gaming tycoon Shi Yuzhu as an investor with its second big bond issue in a week.
  • DESSC looks ripe in Q1
    Deep Sea Supply has seen its first quarter income improve when adjustments are made for the sale of its Brazilian business to a joint venture with BTG Pactual.
  • New CFO at AMSC
    Pal Lothe Magnussen has been named as the new chief financial officer at American Shipping Company (AMSC) effective 1 June 2014.
  • Avic Maritime in weak start
    Avic Maritime has seen a change in fortunes in the first quarter of 2014 with the company reporting a net loss.
  • Otto Marine predicts loss
    Otto Marine warned shareholders on Monday that it expects to post a loss for the first quarter of 2014.
  • Bugbee's big buy
    Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) president Robert Bugbee has bought 125,000 shares in his company in the open market at a cost of roughly $1m.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • CCNI looks at 'deepening cooperation' with other lines
    "The company does not rule out the possibility of deepening cooperation agreements with other players in order to achieve greater stability, both in fleet and in service coverage," CCNI's chairman, Beltran Felipe Urenda Salamanca, said.
  • China Airlines to pay $90 millon in price-fixing lawsuit
    The class-action suit has so far generated more than $848 million from 21 airlines including Lufthansa, Air France and American Airlines. Polar Air Cargo, Air New Zealand and Asiana Airlines are among the eight remaining defendants.
  • Amazon, USPS expand Sunday shipping
  • Senate panel set to produce transport bill
    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Monday will release the preliminary text for a six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. The committee will mark up the bill on May 15.
  • U.S. steel exports up significantly in March
  • ITC votes to continue Mexico sugar import investigation
  • U.S. steps up WTO dispute against Indonesia's ag import restrictions
  • April Great Lakes iron shipments jammed by ice
    "Lake Superior's ice was so challenging that the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards had to convoy freighters the entire month," the Lake Carriers' Association said, noting that vessels couldn't cross Lake Superior unescorted until May 2.
  • Shipco moves into West China
  • West Coast Longshore talks kick off today
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 12, 2014
  • Non-availability clause part of new EU sulphur regulation
    Draft UK regulation includes note on what vessels must do if they cannot buy compliant fuel.
  • Player sees bunker potential in Black Sea region
    'Georgia could become an important bunker supply point.'
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    South African bunker markets were soft.
  • Prices mainly soft across Europe
    Crude values up in Monday trading.
  • 'Oil shock' would affect Singapore bunker supplies, study finds
    New report highlights Asia's vulnerability to oil supply disruption.
  • Methanol pilot project planned for 2015
    Retrofitting cost 'a third' compared to LNG; easier distribution could keep cost competitive.
  • Nigerian energy sector reforms 'too complex'
    Petroleum Industry Bill should be broken into 'manageable' parts.
  • ECA means price hike on UK-Continental ferry route
    Cost of low sulphur fuel behind move, says operator.
  • Plans for a 'Singapore-style' hub port in India
    Gujarat state looking for potential sites.
  • Amendments made to draft UK sulphur regulation
    Mistake discovered by Bunkerworld regarding sulphur limits for passenger vessel has been corrected.
  • Delmas makes BAF announcements web-only
    Shipowner to discontinue monthly summaries.
  • Asia begins week with mostly lower bunker prices
    Supplies were fine at major Asian ports on Monday.
  • Vessel tech firm finds production base
    Testing taken out from lab into position 'where we can deliver', says spokesman.
  • Finnish firm confident on fuel system's performance
    Efficiency gains have independent verification, says system manufacturer.
  • Odfjell sees 'no relief' from bunker prices
    Major review of all aspects of business model underway.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
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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
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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
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
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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
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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
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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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