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November 14, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Industry moves to clean house after OW Bunker scandal
  • LA-Long Beach harbour congestion continues to build as crisis mounts
  • Chinese sand carrier sinks after colliding with German boxship off Xiamen
  • Threat of 'indy' truckers strike looms larger at ports of LA-Long Beach
  • RCL back in black, posts US$1.8 million profit despite 8pc revenue decline
  • DHL quarterly profit up 17.3pc to US$582 million, as revenue rises 4pc
  • CEVA profit down 33pc to US$60 million as revenue falls 9.3pc
  • Lower bunker fuel prices are unlikely to impact vessel speeds
  • BNSF quarterly profit up 4.7pc to US$1.03 billion as sales rise 1pc
  • Drewry, CargoSmart boost shipping data intelligence gathering
  • Famous Pacific Dalian moves electric passenger trains to Brazil
  • Maersk to order ten 3,400-TEU low-sulphur, ice-strengthened feeder ships
  • Stena line installs fuel energy saving equipment on 4 more ships
  • Canadian Pacific's Bill Ackman hints at buyout of Norfolk Southern
  • Atlanta to study how to improve Hartsfield-Jackson air cargo performance
  • DHL Express ups frequencies, strengthens intra-Asia cargo network
  • SkyTeam Alliance to gain Garuda Indonesia Cargo as new member
  • Falling fuel prices help air profit, but growing dollar value lessens impact

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Baltic sea freight index drops on weakness in large vessel segment
  • Bureau Veritas launches Underwater Radiated Noise notation
  • BVC Brinks launches new logo
  • Maersk Line focusing on sustaining schedule reliability
  • OneMarket announces world's first exchange for ocean containers
  • Recognition for seafarers' welfare
  • Roadwings International bags mobile harbour crane contract at Chennai Port
  • Adani Enterprises' consolidated EBIDTA up 53 pc
  • FTP to make export promotion schemes for services more attractive
  • Govt may trim export duty on iron ore
  • INR remains marginally higher against dollar
  • Maharashtra mulls new policy on SEZs
  • WTO impasse ends with India, US agreement on food stockpiling
  • Eastern Star Awards gets record nominations

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Alle Akteure am Tisch
  • Scania delivering huge number of biodiesel trucks
  • General cargo alliances link up
  • Transporeon adds force to be reckoned with
  • Blue Sky Aviation searching for more freighters
  • Kuehne + Nagel extends front line in Sydney
  • Rickmers bond vaults to EUR 275 million
  • Uni Darmstadt and Deutsche Bahn start research project
  • Hellmann recruits Chinese logistics expert
  • ABC awards Hactl for outstanding service
  • Airbus begins big Lion Air delivery
  • Two IFA members father new Italy/Spain groupage service
  • ICTSI posts star-studded 9M results
  • Fleet growing, usage rate rising
  • US VP says plough money into ports

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Profit warning from Lauritzen, sees tough trading continue
    J. Lauritzen, the Danish dry bulker and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier owner, warns that its 2014 results will be weaker than earlier forecast due to continued challenging trading conditions that will extend to 2015. The privately owned company whose bonds are listed on the Oslo stock
  • Fall in coal price adds uncertainty to 2015 dry bulk recovery
    The price of coal has fallen to its lowest level for years, mainly due to weak demand from China, which adds concerns about the recovery of dry bulk markets in 2015, shipping analysts at DNB Markets in Oslo said. "A lack of Chinese demand has pushed coal prices to a multiyear low, adding an element
  • DNV GL innovating to improve safety and efficiency in high risk operations
    Dynamic positioning (DP) in the offshore industry takes a lot of power and therefore fuel. It is one reason why operators, seeking alternatives to high fuel bills, have seriously considered dual fuel vessels able to run either LNG or liquid fuel as required. The trend towards diesel electric
  • East African orders cheer ferry-builders
    A "huge surge in passenger numbers" is behind Kenya Ferry Services' quest for two new vessels. KFS has been struggling to meet demand after the government decommissioned two elderly ferries, Mvita and Pwani, in 2012. Passenger numbers have doubled over the past five years and KFS's five ferries now
  • SCI records Q2 net profit of INR185.9M SCI records Q2 net profit at INR185.9M
    India's state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) posted a net profit of INR185.9M ($3M) in the quarter ended September, from a loss of INR1.2M a year earlier. India's biggest ocean carrier has slowly returned to profitability on the back of cost cuts and service restructurings initiated from
  • Odfjell cautiously optimistic amid challenges
    Norwegian tankers-to-terminals business Odfjell has reported further losses but is constantly optimistic about the future. The Bergen-based listed chemical and gas carrier plus tank terminals group noted challenging trading conditions, when reportedly a net loss of $9M in 3Q14. This was smaller
  • Regulatory costs hit DVB
    Shipping and transportation lender DVB suffered an almost 25% drop in its pre-tax profit to €72.6M ($90.4M) in the first nine months of the year. New business activity in shipping and other transport sectors so far this year was ramped up by about 50% to '4Bn in loan volumes while net
  • COSCOL to invest in TOTAL Lubricant China
    Shanghai-listed COSCO Shipping (COSCOL), the special carrier unit of Cosco Group, will take a 20% stake in TOTAL Lubricant China through a subsidiary. Guangzhou Ocean Shipping, a wholly-owned subsidiary of COSCOL, will make the investment in TOTAL Lubricant China in two separate phases, a stock
  • Colombo port gives access to development site
    Sri Lanka Ports Authority said it will open Colombo Port's internal roads to transport five million cubic metres of rock, to avoid traffic congestion in the city, when reclaiming land next to the harbour for the $1.3Bn Chinese-funded 'port city' project. All supplies for the project, just named
  • Indonesia to develop 24 ports in next five years
    Indonesia plans to develop 24 seaports in the next five years, President Joko Widodo said. The President, usually referred to as Jokowi, made his remarks during a visit to Tianjin in China, which is seemingly a template for Indonesian plans. "Yes, we plan to develop 24 seaports in the next five
  • ReCAAP piracy incidents report in October 2014
    The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reported two cases of siphoning of ship fuel/oil in October 2014, bringing the total number of such incidents to 11 so far this year. ReCAAP's Information Sharing Centre said that it is concerned
  • Swiber profits down $22.9M in 3Q14
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings (Swiber) posted a loss of $22.9M in 3Q14 against a profit of $14.5M in the corresponding period last year. Revenue dropped 60.9% to $107.3M at 30 September 2014 from $235M at 30 September 2013. The loss was mainly attributed to the 60.9%
  • KOGAS welcomes US shale gas boom
    The shale gas boom that began in the United States will benefit Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), the world's largest LNG importer, according to a panelist at Offshore Korea Technical Conference in Busan, South Korea, today. Si-Ho Ryu, senior researcher at KOGAS said low price and reliability of the
  • China VLCC to take over Nanjing Tanker vessels
    China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC, will take over four VLCCs operated by Nanjing Tanker. The four VLCCs are identified as 2008-built Yangtze Pearl, 2009-built Yangtze Spring, 2011-built Yangtze Star and 2011-built Yangtze Crown, a stock
  • Swissco profits up 78%
    Singapore-listed integrated marine services provider Swissco Holdings (Swissco) reported 3Q14 net profit year on year increase of 78% to SGD10.4M ($8.08M). "The group has benefited from the acquisition of the rig business of Scott and English Energy, which greatly boosted our financial
  • Potable water rules tighten for ships
    Misunderstood or overlooked requirements are driving up violations of drinking water regulations on ships, according to providers of sanitation systems. Last year's introduction of the Marine Labour Convention's standards for Food and Catering lays down regular documented inspections of drinking

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • HHI books $1.94 billion Abu Dhabi offshore contract
  • Imtech systems and hardware aboard LNG hybrid barge
  • New York maritime union votes to merge with IOMM&P
  • Crowley vessels rack up environmental awards
  • Vigor and Jensen to unveil advanced fishing vessel design
  • Obama withdraws controversial Navy nomination
  • New FPSO will be first able to produce hydrogen for fuel
  • EPA provides funding for tugboat repower

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Port of Vancouver nears completion of West Vancouver Freight Access work
  • Last four gates arrive for Panama Canal expansion
  • New Jensen, Vigor fishing vessel on display at Pacific Marine Expo
  • Horizon Lines plans to end service from US to Puerto Rico
  • New instruction manual to provide help for ports to plan infrastructure projects

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Navios Maritime Midstream prices its IPO
    Master Limited Partnership offering of 8.1m units will raise $121.5m
  • Concordia Maritime slides to third-quarter loss
    Hopes remain for full-year profit as product tanker market rates improve
  • Box overcapacity to ease from 2016
    Demand growth and a slowdown in deliveries set to ease oversupply
  • China to double LNG import terminals, boosting shipments
    Significant import requirements as domestic gas production slows
  • Southampton completes $63m dredging project
    Widening and deepening of approach channel allows UK port to welcome world's largest boxships
  • Decline in passengers dents Tallink's third quarter
    Estonian cruise ferry operator posts lower revenues and higher expenses
  • Supreme Court refuses Sovcomflot appeal in Novoship case
    Decision marks end to long-running legal battle
  • HHLA Hamburg volumes suffer from decline in feeder traffic
    But overall revenues and profits increase as higher margin deepsea volumes increase
  • G6 enhances US east coast-north Europe loop
    Charleston call and fifth vessel added to AX1 service
  • Halifax: Small port with big ambitions
    President and chief executive Karen Oldfield talks about ensuring Nova Scotia port stays in the game without a large city on its doorstep to guarantee inclusion in global operators' schedules
  • HSH Nordbank to axe 500 jobs
    One in five positions to go at world number two shipping lender
  • Signs of life on supramax routes
    But don't get too excited, it is unlikely to last, say experts
  • Odfjell upbeat as chemical tanker market improves
    Market improvements, lower bunker costs and cost cutting put positive colour on final quarter
  • DP World plans $2.6bn purchase of Jebel Ali FEZ assets
    Dubai-based port firm seeks to expand and improve profitability
  • CSAV posts third-quarter loss of $35.4m
    Chilean line joins merger partner Hapag-Lloyd in the red

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Maersk Line says more Triple-E vessel orders likely on the way
    Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou said today the world's largest container line will likely order more Triple-E ships over the next six months. Maersk is planning over the next three years to deploy more mega-ships, namely 18,000 TEU Triple-E vessels, Skou told the Wall Street Journal. The carrier already took delivery...
  • Class I rails draw line on reporting more metrics to US regulators
    WASHINGTON - The seven U.S.- and Canada-based Class I railroads told U.S. regulators they shouldn't have to provide any more data on their operations than they are already sending unless the Surface Transportation Board begins a rule-making process. On behalf of its Class I members, the Association of American Railroads told the...
  • Hanjin slaps $1,000 per container surcharge on West Coast shipments
    Hanjin Shipping levied a hefty port congestion surcharge on shipments to the West Coast of North America to help combat rising costs due to congestion, one of a handful of upcoming surcharges tied to the gridlock that has affected Southern California since September and which has now spread up the...
  • APL suspends shipments from India to Manila as congestion mounts
    Singapore-based ocean carrier APL has temporarily suspended acceptance of shipments from India to Manila, as congestion at the Philippines port shows no sign of wavering. The move follows months-long port clogging problems at Manila, leading to increased vessel turn times and higher operating costs for shipping lines. "Opening up for fresh...
  • Containers help boost profit at Shipping Corp. of India
    A significant turnaround in the liner segment coupled with tight cost controls helped state-owned Shipping Corporation of India report a modest net profit of Rs. 18.59 crore (about $3 million) in its second fiscal quarter, reversing a $20.13 million loss a year earlier. Total revenue from July through September was $178.2...
  • New service to bring more post-Panamax ships to Charleston
    The G6 Alliance carriers have added a call at the port of Charleston on one of its U.S. East Coast-North Europe services, increasing the frequency of weekly post-Panamax vessel calls to the South Carolina port. Beginning in late November, Charleston will be the final East Coast port of call for ships on...
  • LA-LB drayage drivers picketing terminals, drayage offices
    Southern California port truck drivers are picketing six Los Angeles-Long Beach marine terminals and the offices of two drayage companies this morning, but the ports report that cargo-handling is not being affected. The drivers at two harbor trucking companies are protesting what they say is the failure of Los Angeles Mayor...
  • Spot US truckload volume rises year-over-year, rates stable, DAT says
    A 15-month streak of record demand for spot market trucks carried into October, when spot market truckload volumes jumped 25 percent year-over-year, DAT Solutions said. On an annualized basis, spot freight volumes rose for all three equipment categories tracked by the U.S. load-matching service, with load availability for dry vans increasing...
  • HHLA traffic growth stalls on Russia sanctions, but profit, revenue rise
    HHLA's container traffic stalled in the first nine months of the year as Western sanctions against Moscow sharply pulled down feeder traffic from its Hamburg terminals to its key Russian market. But Hamburg's biggest container stevedore saw revenue rise six percent to 906.7 million euros [US $1.1 billion] and operating profit...
  • Hapag-Lloyd sinks into the red on eve of CSAV merger
    Hapag-Lloyd sank into the red in the third quarter on the eve of sealing a merger with CSAV that will create the world's fourth largest ocean container carrier. The German carrier's net loss of 50.7 million euros [$63.4million] in the three months through September contrasted with a 16.6 million euros profit...
  • Truck driver shortages challenge UK, European transport operators
    The British economy is expanding more quickly in 2014, putting more freight on motorways. Trucking or road transport operators in the United Kingdom, however, claim they aren't seeing the profit margins they need to reinvest in their businesses and hire truck or lorry drivers. "It is clear that this increase in...
  • DP World to buy operator of logistics complex adjoining its Jebel Ali Port
    DP World has agreed to buy Economic Zone World [EZW], a company that operates a logistics and industrial complex next to the global terminal operator's flagship Jebel Ali port, for $2.6 billion. Both companies are owned by Dubai World, the Gulf emirate's state-owned holding company that has been reshuffling its assets...
  • Shippers drive up Asia-US air cargo prices as port congestion worsens
    Port congestion on the West Coast has seen higher volumes of ocean freight shifting to air cargo, DHL says.HONG KONG - Shippers of trans-Pacific ocean freight trying to avoid crippling West Coast port congestion are turning to air cargo in such numbers that forwarders report space shortages and prices going...
  • CSAV reports reduced losses ahead of Hapag merger
    CSAV, nearing its merger with Hapag-Lloyd, cut its third quarter operating losses by 24 percent year-over-year but still ended the third quarter in the red, the Chilean carrier announced Wednesday. Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores reported a net profit loss of $35.4 million, 24.2 percent lower than the third quarter of 2013's...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • LNG on the Yangtze
    China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group has joined an initiative aimed at capitalising on rising demand for LNG fuel.
  • ING says 'pay us'
    ING Bank, a major secured lender for OW Bunker & Trading, is urging the collapsed fuel supplier's customers to pay their bills into accounts at the bank.
  • Mixed signals
    The shaky performance of a new master limited partnership IPO from the Navios group is likely to send mixed signals to others hoping to bring MLPs outside of traditional energy sectors.
  • Viking profit down
    Viking Line saw its bottom line slide during the third quarter despite lower bunker prices, which were not enough to prevent operating expenses from rising.
  • Navios MLP seals listing
    Navios Maritime Midstream Partners has emerged victorious in its crusade to raise cash by way of an initial public offering (IPO) in New York.
  • New Chinese alliance
    State giants China Shipping Group (CSG) and China Merchants Group have signed a new cooperation deal to boost their competitiveness.
  • Losses grow at Courage
    Courage Marine has been hit by low fleet utilisation and low demand in the dry bulk market during the third quarter.
  • SCI profitable again
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has returned to profit for the second quarter after a loss-making corresponding period in 2013.
  • Lauritzen loss grows
    Danish shipping group J Lauritzen has posted a bigger loss for the third quarter as revenue fell.
  • Misuga appoints CCO
    Captain Herbert Soanes has been appointed as the new chief commercial officer for Europe and the Americas by the Misuga group.
  • HSH Nordbank axing 500
    German shipping lender HSH Nordbank is to axe 500 workers as part of a cost-cutting drive.
  • DP World splashing cash
    Dubai's DP World has started the process of acquiring a huge logistics park next to the company's flagship Jebel Ali port for $2.6bn - and also said it plans to delist in London.
  • Rem reaps rewards
    Norway's Rem Offshore has pushed up third quarter earnings as revenue jumped.
  • Tallink profit slips
    Several route changes have seen Tallink book a smaller profit for the third quarter as revenue dropped.
  • Fisher tankers busier
    The products tanker fleet of UK owner James Fisher and Sons has enjoyed better utilisation in the latter part of 2014.
  • TTA filling bulker pool
    Singapore-based Thoresen Shipping is inviting supramax and ultramax owners to join a new pool aimed at increasing utilisation and earnings in a bid to push through sector consolidation.
  • Sewol crew appeal
    An appeal has been filed by eight of the 15 surviving crew members convicted of negligence over the sinking of the Sewol ferry in April.
  • Odfjell reports loss
    Norway's Odfjell has posted a loss even though revenue rose during a quarter which saw the formation of a new gas carrier joint venture.
  • Genco heads for big profit
    Resurrected Genco Shipping & Trading is expecting to post earnings of $870.7m for the third quarter thanks to its emergence from a $1.2bn Chapter 11 restructuring in July.
  • DVB cuts credit loss
    German lender says market remains "difficult" in some shipping sectors, but nine-month loan provisions fall.
  • Hapag-Lloyd back to red
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd has returned to the red in the third quarter as interest costs rose.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    All six crew have left an Erik Thun cargoship that was holed in a grounding off Sweden.
  • Koreans mull OW action
    South Korean refining heavyweights SK Energy and GS Caltex are considering legal action against bankrupt OW Bunker.
  • SBM plans MLP venture
    SBM Offshore, the Dutch FPSO specialist, has announced plans to pursue a master limited partnership (MLP).
  • LNG-fuelled LEG ships debut
    Two groundbreaking liquefied ethylene gas carriers designed to use LNG as a fuel will be named in the UK today.
  • ULTR dives into the red
    Ultrapetrol has seen a major deterioration in its financial performance posting a significant loss for the third quarter.
  • CSAV trims Q3 losses
    Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) has reported a third quarter loss of $35.4m, in figures released late Thursday.
  • Pac Radiance jumps in Q3
    Pacific Radiance is on track to post strong earnings for the financial year, after delivering robust third quarter results.
  • Hedland strike postponed
    Industrial action by marine engineers operating tugs in Port Hedland set for Wednesday failed to materialise.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • Newsflash: Some carriers pull the trigger on container congestion surcharges
  • Railroad group requests rulemaking on STB data submission
  • West Coast senators ask dockworkers and employers to reach settlement
  • Panama Canal receives final lock gates for expansion project
  • Hanson continues Chicago warehouse expansion
  • Shippers press Capitol Hill for renewed TPA
  • U.S., India make headway on WTO trade facilitation
  • XPO to use Catapult for rate management
  • Hapag-Lloyd expects to close CSAV deal 'in coming weeks'
  • More turmoil at California ports
  • MarAd releases first installment of port investment guide

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
  • US subsidiaries of OW Bunker file for bankruptcy
    Three OW Bunker units have filed Chapter 11 petitions in Connecticut.
  • Crude drops as Cushing stocks build
    Supplies climbed 1.7 million barrels to 22.5 million last week.
  • Report: Brightoil reshuffles Singapore trading ops
    Due to the alleged departure of two senior trading heads.
  • Claims from OW Bunker creditors could top $300 million
    Reports say over 100 firms have claims against defunct bunker player.
  • Tech firm in low sulphur fuel hard sell
    Company claiming to have low-cost desulphurising solution keen on finding bunker industry partners.
  • OW Bunker's impact on prices 'temporary'
    Prices for 380 cSt material in Singapore stopped climbing on Thursday.
  • Denmark's bunkering industry 'can get over image loss'
    Other Danish firms could keep part of market share left by OW Bunker, not just locally, says company head.
  • Maersk to pass on bunker savings, says CEO
    But ECA surcharge will have to be met.
  • New bunker contract given green light
    BIMCO's standard bunker terms to be published by year-end.
  • Singapore bunker sales drop 5% year-on-year
    But October sales have climbed month-on-month.
  • Ship released after seven months in detention
    The vessel has a new owner and new name.
  • Ex-OW staff take up free subscription offer
    Employees can get free access to Bunkerworld's information services.
  • Fuel oil: 'The whole market is on a credit lockdown'
    Fuel oil trading has slowed sharply in Singapore following OW Bunker's collapse.
  • Chinese LNG bunkering project wins state support
    Company to add a 'movable LNG refuelling system' along the Yangtze River.
  • South Korean refiners exploring legal action against OW
    Players seek to recoup losses.
  • Russian player sees market share grow
    Stronger bunker sales boosts Gazprom Neft's Q3 results.
  • Malaysian bunker supplier facing smuggling charges
    Company directors are bailed but ship's master confined to vessel.
  • LNG-fuelled 'low emission' gas carriers to reduce 'eco' footprint
    Will cut NOx emissions by over 85%, CO2 emissions by 20% and SOx emissions and soot particles by nearly 100%, says firm.

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Leghorn
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Rome
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Bucharest
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London
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Hamburg
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Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
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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
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Hong Kong
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Hamburg
New historical record of containers transported by the fleet
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Brussels
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The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector has not brought about significant changes in the shipping market
Brussels
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Barcelona
Containers down -4.2% due to -18.8% reduction in transhipped boxes
Complaint filed for fraud and corruption against Bolloré Group
Paris
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US FMC surveys seven major global maritime corridors
Washington
Federal agency threatens to ban Panamanian-flagged ships from US ports
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Wiesbaden
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London
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Milan
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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
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
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
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
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
››› 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
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%)
Accelleron revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Baden
Net profit up +63.1%
Fincantieri has delivered the new ship Norwegian Aqua to Norwegian Cruise Line
Trieste
It has a gross tonnage of 156,300 tons.
The tender for the first lot of the new electricity distribution network in the port of La Spezia has started
The Spice
Intervention worth 36.9 million euros
In 2024 d'Amico International Shipping recorded a decline in time charter revenues
Luxembourg
-7.6% decline on the previous record year
Global Ports Holding's port terminals handled record cruise traffic in 2024
Istanbul
The company's revenue increased by +21%
In the first two months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.7%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
Attica Reports Record Revenue and Operating Performance in 2024
Athens
Profits down due to costs of merger with Anek and purchase of emission allowances
Man arrested in investigation into collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate
Southampton
The charge is manslaughter due to gross negligence
Beijing: Measures to revive US shipbuilding industry won't work
Beijing
New duties and tariffs - the government underlines - are harmful for both parties
Messina Gets $50M Funding to Support Full Container Investment
Genoa
Agreement with BPER Banca and Banca Popolare di Sondrio
The tanker Sounion attacked in August in the Red Sea has passed through the Suez Canal
Ismailia
Collision between two ships near the port of Hull
Southampton / Jacksonville / Rotterdam
Fires broke out on both units
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