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October 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate falls to US$738/TEU - lowest since Oct 25, 2013
  • US import boxes expected to set October record, up 6.4pc: Port Tracker
  • INTTRA tests show MCC Transport quickest to respond to e-booking
  • Ports tighten Ebola security, cargo delays expected, supply chains disrupted
  • Box recovery will come via cost cutting and global alliances: Drewry
  • Moody's warns of continuing containership supply glut into 2016
  • China makes good on December's US$293 million fleet renewal subsidies
  • China, EU close to deal on telecom trade dispute over Beijing subsidies
  • Evergreen to offer Far East-East India service starting October 26
  • Hamburg Sud ends chassis provisioning in Memphis and Nashville
  • New shipment planning solutions from Hong Kong's Cargosmart software
  • FedEx unveils new global service to simplify goods return
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo wins a transport 'Oscar' on its 10th birthday
  • Smiths Detection boasts new cargo X-ray to meet 100pc mandate

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • 2M agreement clears FMC regulatory review
  • A different recovery seen for box carriers
  • Ashok Janakiram re-elected Chairman of FEDSAI
  • Asia-Europe box volume looks up
  • CMA CGM wins award for corporate social responsibility
  • Velji Dosabhai & Sons launches VDSPL Konnect smartphone app
  • Westwind Shipping & Logistics recognised as 'Freight Forwarder of the Year' at MALA 2014
  • Kamarajar Port inks MoU for Puducherry port
  • DHL expands multimodal rail service connecting China to Europe
  • Harpreet Singh takes charge as Managing Director of Central Warehousing Corporation
  • BHEL wins INR 359 cr. order from NMDC steel plant in Chhattisgarh
  • India to boost ex-im trade with easier Customs norms
  • Kerala wants import curbs as rubber price falls
  • To push investments, India sets up Japan team
  • AIAI organises event to highlight DMIC developments in Maharashtra
  • China's steel exports to fall next year: CISA
  • How does RBI regulate the export of goods and services from India?
  • Arkon Shipping, Best Logistics launch Baltic Cargo Shuttle
  • GPLN exhibits at Breakbulk Americas in Houston

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Weiterer globaler Schulterschluss
  • ERTMS for new railway line in Ethiopia
  • Two new Bossard board members
  • Unife and AIF say invest in railways in Romania
  • Streck running daily between Basel and Munich
  • Volga-Dnepr Gulf Easa part-145 certificated in Sharjah
  • Arcese upping Europe-Russia services
  • Kerkloh to pilot ADV for another term
  • London Gateway wins prestigious award
  • Port of Hueneme selects business development director
  • Virgin Atlantic first European operator of B787-9
  • Daewon Logipia adds heavylift expertise
  • UK: Argos going greener with gas-powered trucks
  • Small decline in 2013 ship operating costs
  • WCI still heading down

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Guardia Civil patrol boats to have Rolls-Royce waterjets
  • October 10, 2014 Cruise ship floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard
  • Austal gets another $7.2 million for LCS 8
  • October 10, 2014 ClassNK authorized to survey Canadian-flag ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Federal Maritime Commission Oks Maersk/MSC agreement
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to positive week
  • NYK Oks deal with Mitsui for liquefied natural gas carrier
  • Crowley joining Seaboard Marine in new vessel sharing pact
  • Final new tractor tug arrives at Panama Canal

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • TT Club in healthy place, says Fenton
    Gross written premiums top $120m in first nine months
  • Looking ahead to the next 50 years of LNG
    There are bright spot post 2016, but is LNG shipping is still an expensive choice for the energy industry
  • New yearly low for Asia-Europe rates
    Box prices halve in just two months, October GRIs look set to fail
  • Five things no one tells you about being a shipping chief executive
    Handy pointers for those eyeing the top job
  • Avance Gas unsure of 'expensive' Panama Canal for VLGCs
    Canal in sharp focus as US LPG exports climb
  • Aronnax@DMD: Choose your engine carefully
    Free content: Recent events are putting the spotlight on the engine makers
  • OOCL announces transatlantic low-sulphur fuel charge
    Hong Kong carrier reveals how much it plans to make customers pay to cover tougher environmental regulations
  • Shippers urge global carbon monitoring system for shipping
    Global Shippers' Forum calls on the IMO to makes progress on data collection as European Commission prepares its own proposals
  • Flagging capesizes in need of Atlantic revival
    Final quarter rally looks problematic, as shipowners bemoan lack of cargo out of Brazil and the Atlantic
  • Crowley and Seaboard Marine extend vessel-sharing agreement
    New arrangement to start mid-November and cover Panama, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic services
  • Top US ports risk permanent cargo loss without new labour contract
    Retailers puts pressure on ILWU and PMA to quickly conclude negotiations
  • Intercargo appoints new secretary-general
    Former ICS head of regulatory affairs David Tongue takes post with immediate effect
  • Week on Wall Street | October 10
    Earnings estimates lowered for Navios Maritime despite the bulk company's cast-iron beliefs

Sea-webweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Hempel announces Hempaguard coating at lower temperatures
    Hempel Group announced yesterday at the Danish Maritime Fair that Hempaguard, its 'Actigard'-based antifouling coating, can now be applied to hulls at temperatures as low as 0'C. Previously, for best results, the coating was applied at temperatures over 10°C, said Claes Skat-Rørdam, marketing
  • NYK to start inland transportation service in Myanmar
    Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) will start an inland transportation service for finished automobiles in Myanmar on 14 October 2014. The automobile market in Myanmar, traditionally dominated by used-car imports from Japan, has changed dramatically in 2014 after the rapid
  • Port issues to drive record US box imports
    Port congestion and concerns over dockworker contract negotiations will lead to a monthly record for US container imports, a retail group predicts. In its latest monthly forecast released 10 October, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said a final surge of imports by retailers filling inventory
  • Australia releases ship management plan for Great Barrier Reef
    Australia's North East Shipping Management Plan, released this week, is set to strengthen regulations governing its multibillion dollar coal and liquid bulk shipments out through the Great Barrier Reef. Shipping on the reef is already provided with electronic navigation charts, given mandatory
  • Bawat ballast water system approved
    Danish company Bawat announced at the Danish Maritime Fair that its ballast water treatment system has successfully completed all IMO required tests and that it has been verified by DNV GL. A release of the system is planned imminently. Bawat's system differs from those which use in line systems
  • Zhejiang Ouhua secures eight feeder ships
    Chinese shipyard Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding has secured an order for up to eight feeder ships from Hong Kong-based Mandarin Shipping founded by former shipbroker Tim Huxley. Sources indicate that a firm order was placed some time ago for six 1,700teu vessels, but this has only recently been
  • First Valemax since 2013 to call at Chinese port
    Valemax Shandong Da Ren entered the Chinese port of Dongjiakou, Qingdao last week, making it the first such vessel to dock in China since April 2013, IHS Maritime Sea-web.com's AISLive has indicated. The 402,285dwt bulk carrier, formerly known as Vale Malaysia, entered Dongjiakou Port, which is
  • Tanker trade told to collaborate on risk
    Geopolitical risk for the tanker trade must be tackled "collectively", a speaker told the Capital Link Forum in Athens today. Richard Paniguian, non-executive director of Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation, told the conference that no single agency is large enough to take on challenges such as piracy
  • Franbo Lines goes public in Taipei
    Franbo Lines, a Kaohsiung-based bulk carrier, yesterday got listed in the Taipei Stock Exchange, closing at TWD$13.15 ($0.43) per share, up 6.1% from its listing price of TWD$13. Established in 1998, Franbo Lines now owns a fleet of seven vessels; two of which it operates, four with long-term
  • Australian coal takes another hit
    Shockwaves have gone through the Australian coal industry today in reaction to China's decision to impose new tariffs just as both countries were finalising a free trade agreement. Only a few weeks ago, Beijing announced strict caps on ash and sulphur content, which come into effect in the new
  • US retailers warn of peak season risk
    Containers full of Christmas merchandise piling up at US west coast ports could be further delayed without a prompt end to dockworker contract negotiations, a US importer group has warned. In a 9 October letter to the heads of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents west coast
  • South Korean shipbuilding shares oversold
    South Korean shipbuilding shares could be oversold as the valuation hovers near a historic low, said Samsung Securities in a research note. These shipbuilders include Hyundai HI (HHI), Samsung HI (SHI), Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and Hanjin HI &
  • Swissco seals $17.3M chartering contracts
    Singapore-listed integrated marine services provider, Swissco Holdings has secured three chartering contracts with options worth $17.3M for offshore support vessels (OSV). The chartering contracts comprise of two new workboats and one anchor handling tug supply vessel, and will be deployed in the
  • Listed dry bulker owners 'face uncertain future'
    All listed owners of dry bulk carriers are unlikely to survive, but this should provide an opportunity for consolidation in the sector, a senior shipbroker said. Particularly in the Capesize class, personal relationships between the owner and customers are very important, but not all owners of such
  • Knowledge key in brokers' future success
    Shipbrokers will have a bright future provided that they move on with times and focus on knowledge rather than information in relationships with customers, a senior shipbroker said. The Internet has changed the landscape of shipbroking as information is now widely available to everyone and a lot of
  • Six more Lanhai bulkers for auction
    A total of six additional bulk carriers owned by Guangdong Lanhai Shipping, a Chinese bulker operator, will be put on auction block to repay bank loans. The vessels are identified as five Supramaxes of Lan Hai Chuang Ye, Lan Hai Tuo Zhan, Lan Hai Li Liang, Lan Hai Fen Jin and Lan Hai Fa Zhan,
  • Danish shipowners cut CO2 emissions by 50%
    The global financial crisis and the rise in oil prices caused Danish shipowners to examine ways to reduce fuel consumption. From 2008-13, Danish shipowners have reduced CO2 emissions by 50%, said Maria Bruun Skipper, senior adviser to the Danish Shipowners' Association. Since then, Danish
  • Wallem-Nanjing Tankers JV called off
    Hong Kong-based ship management group Wallem has ended its joint venture with financially troubled Chinese tanker operator Nanjing Tanker Corporation, IHS Maritime has learnt. Speaking to IHS Maritime during Danish Maritime Days in Copenhagen, Wallem MD Simon Doughty confirmed the breakup of the
  • Ezra secures triple signings with Noble Energy
    Singapore-listed offshore solution provider, Ezra Holdings, has secured three contracts with Noble Energy valued collectively at over $300M. The contracts are signed by EMAS AMC, Ezra's Subsea Service division, and the project works involved engineering, procurement, construction and installation
  • China to reinstate coal tariff
    China, the largest coal importer in the world, announced on Thursday to end zero duty on five coal products by 15 October. China's tariff committee decided to reintroduce the most-favoured nation tariffs, varying from 3% to 6%. The tariffs for anthracite and coking coal will be set at 3%, bitumite
  • Keppel unhindered by volatile oil prices
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Keppel Corporation's operational performance shows relatively low correlation with oil prices, according to Lee Yue Jer, an analyst from DMG & Partners Securities. Lee felt that the volatile oil prices did not stop Keppel from clinching new orders for

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • STB pressed to accelerate US freight rail reforms
    In the latest step toward possible regulatory action, three U.S. senators have called on the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to implement freight rail reforms as quickly as possible in order to increase rail competition and address shippers' concerns. In a letter to the regulatory agency, U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Al Franken, D-Minn.;...
  • Long Beach chassis lessors to beef up fleets
    Two chassis-leasing companies, DCLI and TRAC Intermodal, will add 3,000 chassis to their Southern California fleets in response to a request by the Port of Long Beach that the private sector step up its efforts to help relieve the growing chassis problem in the harbor. Chassis shortages and dislocations are believed...
  • Brazil's TCP box terminal set to invest $453 million on expansion
    Terminal de Containeres do Paranagua is the latest container terminal in Brazil set to be granted an extension to its long concession, and has therefore declared its intention to invest another 1.1 billion reasis (US$452.9 million) in the facility. First Antaq (the National Agency for Waterborne Transport) granted a 25-year extension...
  • Investment firm BB&T notes upturn in air cargo sector
    The air cargo market is improving based on evidence from a number of fronts - a situation that "we have not been able to talk about in years," the investment firm BB&T said a report. With global cargo traffic improving 4.4 percent year-over-year in the first seven months of 2014, "the...
  • Severe cyclone heads for Bay of Bengal ports
    Photo courtesy of NASAA devastating storm in the Bay of Bengal could impact ports in India and Sri Lanka. Cyclone Hudhud, a storm with wind speeds that could reach up to 90 miles per hour, is taking up residence in the Bay of Bengal. India's weather office issued a squall warning...
  • India's ports see 6.5 percent growth in fiscal first-half container traffic
    State-owned major ports in India recorded healthy levels of container throughput growth in the first half of the fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2015, according to preliminary figures released by the Indian Ports Association. April to September 2014 container volumes expanded 6.5 percent year-over-year to 4 million 20-foot-equivalent units, up...
  • Nile River navigational efforts hit roadblocks
    Efforts to convert the world's longest river into a shipping lane for landlocked sub-Saharan African countries are meeting with hurdles two years after the concept was introduced. According to the AL Monitor, Egypt is fronting an effort to convert the Nile River into a shipping lane, which would connect Lake Victoria...
  • FMC publishes details of new OTI rules
    The Federal Maritime Commission has posted details of its proposed changes in rules for licensing, financial responsibility and duties of ocean transportation intermediaries. The commission backed off from its original plan to raise financial responsibility levels for freight forwarders and licensed non-vessel-operating common carriers after OTIs complained the changes would unnecessarily...
  • 2nd NJ Senate panel votes to leave Waterfront Commission
    A second New Jersey Senate committee has approved a bill to allow the state to withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, despite warnings that the legislation would be struck down in court. Industry and union officials have accused the commission of slowing dockworker hiring at the East Coast's...
  • US import surge forecast through end of year
    The largest U.S. container ports are expected to see a final surge in imports, with shipments setting a monthly record in October, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "Increasing congestion at the nation's ports as well as the ongoing West Coast...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Oct. 10
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in October and November, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Asia-Europe Beginning Nov. 1, Hapag-Lloyd aims to boost rates on shipments from India's west coast to North Europe and the Mediterranean by...
  • DAT spot market truck rates rise as freight demand picks up
    Dry van rates inched up one cent to $2.03, according to DAT's weekly Trendlines. Full-size image The spot market for truck freight rebounded slightly in the first days of the fourth quarter, sending the DAT Solutions average dry van rate upward after two weeks of decline. The DAT national average spot rate for...
  • OOCL joins others in unveiling low sulfur trans-Atlantic surcharges
    OOCL has unveiled low sulfur surcharges of up to $110 per 20-foot container for Europe-North America voyages to cover the extra cost of burning cleaner fuels in 2015. The Hong Kong-based carrier said it will introduce a surcharge for all its BAF [bunker adjustment factor] Inclusive contracts from Jan. 1. All vessels...
  • US Gulf ports advancing projects to boost capacity
    As the Panama Canal marks its centennial this year, the Port of Houston is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Houston Ship Channel. And with an eye toward the 2016 expansion of the Panama Canal, Houston and other Gulf of Mexico ports are investing to expand their capacity...
  • Uruguay's plan for port east of Montevideo riles Brazilian interests
    Three years ago, Uruguay President Jose Mujica had a dream. In fact, it was quite a big dream because it involved building a massive $1 billion port that would, he hoped, one day become the hub port for the River Plate region and southern Brazil. Mujica, who is now 79 and...
  • Lufthansa Cargo upbeat despite drop in September traffic
    Lufthansa Cargo's volume shrank 2.9 percent in September from a year ago, but the carrier cautiously anticipates a seasonal uptick in demand in the fourth quarter. The German all-cargo carrier transported 140,000 metric tons of freight in September for a nine-month total of 1.23 million metric tons, down 3.2 percent on...
  • Crowley, Seaboard form Dominican VSA
    Cowley Maritime and Seaboard Marine have formed a vessel sharing agreement for the Dominican Republic trade and have revised their existing VSA that serves Panama and Costa Rica. The new VSA, which commences mid-November, will provide customers of both companies with weekly service on a larger ship moving directly between Port...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Interest evaporates
    There appears to be very few buyers interested in bulkers despite an ongoing abundance of tonnage in the sale-and-purchase market, a leading brokerage told clients Friday.
  • DRYS faces uphill battle
    Wall Street is rife with rumours that DryShips is struggling to complete the final leg of crusade aimed at refinancing convertible notes that mature in December.
  • Evercore shifts gears
    A leading US investment bank has discontinued research coverage of the offshore market.
  • Navios readies MLP IPO
    Angeliki Frangou has emerged as the architect of a new MLP that is looking to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in New York.
  • All eyes on ExxonMobil
    ExxonMobil's US shipping division made waves this week amid speculation that it is getting ready to part ways with a pair of suezmax tankers.
  • Four for Nevsky
    Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has won a state tender to build four rescue tugs for domestic terminals.
  • The return of OSG
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) hailed an important milestone in its rehabilitation by re-listing in New York two years after filing for bankruptcy.
  • Kurds load again
    Another Greek vessel has been added to the list of tankers having lifted Kurdish oil from the Turkish port of Ceyhan, as Iraq issued a ban order against three ships.
  • Franbo plots growth path
    Franbo Lines of Taiwan is planning to expand its fleet following the successful completion of its Taipei IPO.
  • Vinalines selling
    Restructured Vietnamese national shipowner Vinalines is offloading its stake in one of the country's banks.
  • Keep on cruising
    Poseidon Expeditions has said it will continue to run North Pole cruises on the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy.
  • Bank takes another hit
    Norwegian lender Sparebanken Vest has revealed more loan losses for the third quarter.
  • Cargoship goes down
    Twelve crew have been taken from a general cargoship that sank after grounding outside the Romanian port of Sulina.
  • Fire not damaging
    Avance Gas today eased past third quarter profit forecasts and revealed a first VLGC newbuilding struck by fire will be only slightly delayed.
  • LNG carrier rescues three
    A Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) LNG carrier has saved three fishermen after their boat sank off Indonesia.
  • Heung-A books trio
    South Korea's Heung-A Shipping has ordered three new containerships to upgrade its fleet.
  • The ties that bind
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Owners share route
    Two US liner operators are teaming up in the Dominican Republic trade lane.
  • CMES scraps bulker
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has sent another elderly bulker for demolition, the shipowner has confirmed.
  • Heavy lifter arrested
    Fairmount Marine has had one of its heavy lift vessels arrested in Singapore, according to court documents seen by TradeWinds.
  • Gas takes a tumble
    Shares in Golar LNG closed down nearly 12% in US trading last night as the LNG sector was sucked into the sell-off in US shipping stocks.
  • 'I'm a believer'
    Private equity firms are looking for ways to penetrate the LNG sector but some of the most notable names in the space believe it would be a mistake for inexperienced players to take the plunge.
  • Angelicoussis unfazed
    John Angelicoussis does not appear to be fazed by the recent plot to attack compatriot Evangelos Marinakis.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Crowley and Seaboard provide vessel-sharing details
  • GSF says emissions data should be shipper friendly
  • OOCL announces low-sulfur surcharge
  • Port of Baltimore adds berth at auto terminal
  • Asia-Europe Container rates tumble to low for year
  • Panama Canal expands tug fleet
  • FAA facility to re-open Monday
  • Export-Import Bank turns profit in FY'14
  • DHL Global Forwarding fights capacity shortages
  • Chinese bleach ingredient imports harm U.S. industry
  • Commerce secretary to lead trade trip to Japan, Korea

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2014
  • Lukoil to offer new 'eco marine fuel' next year
    Up to 500,000 tonnes will be available.
  • WFS in court over insurance claim
    Company was duped and insurer is disputing the claim.
  • Bunkering vulnerable to cybercrime, says lawyer
    Sector experiencing more scams.
  • IBIA's quality control proposal to IMO facing resistance
    US response to industry papers show no appetite for making proposed control mechanisms mandatory.
  • Island Oil Ltd hires in Greece
    Bunker company has made a new addition to its sales team.
  • Bunker prices to remain 'stable', analyst predicts
    Higher fuel savings expected to outweigh impact of market imbalance.
  • 'Sliding scale' low sulphur subsidies planned for Shenzhen
    Size of subsidy to depend on sulphur content in fuels used at berth; shore power will also be subsidised.
  • Semi-submersible detained in Singapore
    Vessel detained late on October 8.
  • Lukoil develops 'intelligent' lube delivery system
    Automated system able to provide appropriate mix and feed rate to marine engine.
  • LNG carriers to be powered by cargo onboard
    French cryogenic system opted for newbuildings.
  • Progress on Indian bunker port project
    Port gets government approval for development.
  • Titan Bermuda court case adjourned
    Hearing pushed back to end of the month.
  • DNV GL reiterates fuel changeover issues
    Warns against low flash point in low sulphur fuels.

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Genoa
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London
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Hamburg
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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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
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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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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