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May 15, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • P3 Alliance work to re-think services before unifying network offering
  • Hapag-Lloyd, having swallowed CSAV, widens net loss to US$163 million
  • Hard times, drydock costs put Box Ships US$1.5 million in the red
  • Three Gorges cargo volume hits monthly record 10.33 million tonnes in April
  • Horizon widens quarterly loss 30pc to US$26.3 million as sales fall 3pc
  • Matson profit plunges 167pc to US$3.4 million as revenue falls 0.56pc
  • IMO legal panel okays application of fair seafarer treatment rules
  • Chinese, Vietnamese vessels ram and deploy water cannon in disputed waters
  • PIL to buy slots on US Pacific SW-Australia-NZ Oceania service
  • Sluggish economy slows Pipavav port's box, bulk terminal expansion
  • Taiwan's ever-independent Evergreen sets its own course to growth
  • Tianjin quarterly auto imports up 47.2pc to 118,615 vehicles
  • Brazil's stimulus funds now exhausted, April auto output stagnates
  • Hainan Airlines makes deal with Kenya cargo airline, Astral Aviation
  • KEB Enterprises wraps up acquisition of US cargo carrier Alpine Air
  • American Airlines volume up 12pc to 197.2 million ton miles in 4 months
  • Cold storage facility at airport near Mangalore, India opens
  • Canadian aviation inspectors fear major accident ahead, says survey

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Allcargo Susheela loads heavy lift & over-dimensional project cargo from JN Port's shallow berth
  • Freight market seen recovering in few months
  • Logistics sector could be worth $ 200 bn by 2020, say analysts
  • Report expects more consolidation as overcapacity impacts container shipping
  • Apparel exports surge by 14 pc in April
  • Onion exports surge on higher unit value
  • Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal commences operations at VOC Port
  • Port of New Orleans berths longest container vessel
  • Phase 1 of CONCOR's Vizag multimodal logistics park inaugurated
  • TNT Express appoints Stephen Badger as Managing Director for India
  • Exporters concerned as INR hits 10-month high
  • L&T receives orders worth INR 1,137 cr. in various segments
  • NHAI & NHBF jointly form new mechanism to cut cost
  • NHAI to award road projects worth INR 55K cr. this fiscal
  • RBI likely to allow credit enhancement to support infra bonds

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Azerbaijan Railways renews locomotive fleet
  • IRU and UIC teaming up to reduce accidents
  • UTI opens Houston facility
  • NOL posts first quarter net loss
  • DHL honoured by US Environmental Protection Agency
  • PIA ends service to Leeds/Bradford airport
  • S.T.C. offers new Libyan groupage service
  • CMA CGM appoints new directors to GSL board
  • US air charter company changes majority shareholder
  • Increase in Far East traffic driving growth for HHLA
  • Toll Group opens new freight facility in Queensland
  • Kanalausbau zieht weite Kreise
  • Business as usual again at Zim offices
  • New assistant managing director at Long Beach

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • White House honors TOTE's Chiarello as Champion of Change
  • Gillnetter has Tier 3 MAN high speed engine
  • GasLog reports on first quarter
  • ABS to class Petronas LNG newbuilds
  • Canada announces new tanker safety measures
  • DNV GL carries out HAZID on methanol fueled newbuilds
  • HII gets $12 million more for DDG 51 follow yard services
  • Thai shipyard's fast patrol craft have crew boat roots

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • AAPA praises senate committee for release of MAP-21 reauthorization
  • Port Metro Vancouver opening Delta community office
  • Alaska Air Cargo Delivers 9/11 item to Seattle memorial
  • Matson releases numbers for first fiscal quarter of 2014
  • Evergreen celebrates naming of new L-type container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Genco seeks to disband equity group
    Chapter 11 case heats up
  • Diana Shipping losses surge 87% to $6m
    Dry bulk operator's chief Palios warns of 'soft market' ahead
  • Is Kenya moving to create a new tanker trade?
    East African nation opens up to oil explorers after first commercial oil discovery
  • Gas shipping's quiet revolution
    Evergas carries the maiden shipment of US ethane to Europe
  • Navios Acquisition buys another very large crude carrier
    New York-listed outfit posts first-quarter loss after impairment charge on older tanker
  • NOL reports $98m first-quarter loss
    Group strives to control costs but takes a hit from weaker box rates
  • UK P&I boosts surplus and cuts combined ratio
    Standard & Poor's restores rating to A (stable)
  • New debt owners could benefit Torm as it works on new restructuring plan
    First quarter hit by $195m impairment following recent vessel sale
  • Menis Karageorgis, former Greek shipowners' president, dies aged 81
    Career spanned about 200 different ships, many of them newbuildings
  • OOCL goes on trial over Courtenay Allan death
    Hong Kong line faces manslaughter case in Le Havre after sons' decade-long campaign
  • ICTSI reports 29% higher first-quarter net profits
    Philippines port giant supported by asset sale and higher volume
  • Zim head office reopens after lockout
    Unions release boxship seized as tensions mount over company's restructuring plans
  • NSB to axe 50 shore jobs
    German shipmanager cites shipping downturn as reason for redundancies
  • Thoresen Shipping goes back to the black for January-March
    Fleet expansion and rate improvement support dry bulk player
  • Ardmore's new tankers boost time charter revenue
    Newly listed chemical and product tanker owner beats analysts' expectations
  • P3 lines will agree individual terminal deals
    Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM nominate a 'lead line' but will hold separate rates talks
  • Firmer VLCC and LPG rates should return tankers to profit, says MOL
    Japanese carrier forecasts market recovery this fiscal year
  • View from the Bridge: Toshiya K Konishi
    MOL's liner president and chief executive explains why he believes the worst is over for the box trades and talks about the fall-out from the MOL Comfort incident

Sea-webweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Damen dredger starts work in China
    A Damen-built cutter suction dredger has been pressed into service by Chinese customer CCCC Tianjin Dredging. Qing Jiang was commissioned by Dutch-based Damen Dredging Equipment and was deployed on a maintenance project in the Mao Wei Sea, an inland lake in the south of the country. Damen delivered
  • New UK maritime strategy revealed
    The UK's new National Strategy for Maritime Security was launched and presented at the UK Chamber of Shipping on 13 May. The document outlines the governance structure, which delegates were told should connect across key government departments, to strengthen security in the maritime domain. Stephen
  • GasLog warns of near-term LNG slowdown
    Expansive liquefied natural gas carrier operator GasLog expects short-term LNG ship charter rates to soften further in the second quarter, as newbuilding deliveries outpace available cargoes. This would follow a decline in short-term rates in 1Q14. However, the NYSE-listed company asserted: "We
  • Intellian expands innovation centre in Seoul
    Intellian will increase its production of antenna from Seoul, following the expansion of its facilities by 6,596 m², which will also allow it to carry out research & development of maritime satellite communication and entertainment systems. The newly opened centre has an additional two floors to
  • Diana Containerships slashes dividend
    Diana Containerships has slashed its quarterly dividend by two-thirds, but hinted that it would use the money saved to pursue ship acquisitions. The announcement came as the NASDAQ-listed company posted better-than-expected first quarter results with a net profit of $302,000, or $0.01 per share,
  • DS Torm deep in the red
    Listed Danish product tanker and dry bulk shipping company DS Torm has reported worsening losses following a $195M impairment charge from the sale of 13 ships that was close to the $200M ceiling it expected. Group net loss amounted to $222.6M in 1Q14, compared with a loss of $16.3M in the same
  • TTA's 2Q profit rockets 183%
    Thoresen Thai Agencies' net profit for 2Q14, rocketed 183% year-on-year to THB183M ($5.6M). Revenues rose a rose to THB4,902M. These are the best second quarter figures since 2008, the company said in a statement today. Strong performance has been driven by continued profitability in three out of
  • Ship pollution levy cut
    Shipping Australia has welcomed the government's announcement that it is abolishing a top up to the Protection of the Sea Levy as part of the 2014 federal budget announced on 13 May. The levy will drop from AUD0.14 ($0.13) per net registered tonne to AUD0.11 from July 1. Following the massive excess
  • Prosecution summons Chonghaejin owner
    Yoo Byung-eun, owner of Chonghaejin Marine, operator of the ill-fated Sewol ferry has been summoned by South Korean prosecutors. Incheon District Prosecutors' Office announced in a statement on 13 May that it told Yoo Byung-eun to show up at the Prosecutors' Office by 10.00 South Korea time on 16
  • ICTSI 1Q profit up 29%
    Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) said today that 1Q14 profit rose 29% year-on-year to $52.4M. The higher net income was mainly due to a one-time gain on the sale of a non-core asset. In January, ICTSI sold Cebu International Container Terminal, Inc., a
  • Sewol search interrupted this morning
    The search for the still-missing victims of the capsized ferry Sewol was interrupted this morning. Following the discovery of two bodies this morning, the tidal currents became too strong for rescue workers to continue searching, said South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. South Korean
  • JOSCO expands bulk carrier fleet
    Jiangsu Ocean Shipping is expanding its dry bulker fleet at prudent pace with recent newbuilding order for two 61,500dwt bulk carriers. The pair will be built at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering or NACKS, said JOSCO deputy general manager Sheng Chen today at the Asia Shipping Fortune forum in
  • South Korea's Big Three make progress on targets
    South Korea's Big Three shipbuilders are progressing well towards reaching their targets of order wins, based on their 1Q14 figures, according to financial investment company Samsung Securities. Analyst Han Young Soo based his Samsung Securities review on visits to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),
  • Weak Atlantic business puts pressure on Supramax rates
    South America's grain season has not boosted the Supramax market because Chinese buyers are defaulting on cargoes, brokers and chartering managers told IHS Maritime today. The Baltic Exchange assessed the West Africa via EC South America to Singapore-Japan rate at $11,783/day yesterday, down by $167
  • Vietnam condemns China oil exploration in disputed waters
    Vietnam has accused Chinese ships of ramming its patrol vessels and using water cannon in a dispute over oil exploration. The China Maritime Safety Administration has approved oil exploration in the South China Sea, around 16nm south of Triton Island, the most southwesterly of the disputed Paracel
  • VLGC freight rates continue to slide
    LPG freight rates for very large gas carriers have continued to slide. The Baltic Exchange yesterday assessed the rate on the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Asia Pacific route at $85.375/tonne, equating to $68,097/day at current bunker prices in Fujairah. Norwegian broker Lorentzen & Stemoco said in its
  • RMB FFA transactions reach $81M in March
    The Chinese yuan denominated freight forward agreement (RMB FFA) has recorded transactions of a total of 7,416 lots with a value of CNY499M ($81M) as of 31 March, 2014, since its launch in December 2012. The financial derivatives based on Baltic Exchange's indices are the first shipping financial
  • Kim Heng benefits from strong offshore demand
    Singapore offshore services provider, Kim Heng Offshore & Marine Holdings, has secured forward commitments with estimated value of over S$40M ($31.9M) for FY2014, buoyed by the robust outlook for the offshore oil and gas industry. The firm's 1Q14 result revealed more telling signs as revenue grew by
  • Indonesia tweaks limits on foreign investment
    The Indonesian government has changed the composition of foreign investment in the country's transportation and energy sectors. The government has issued Presidential Decree No. 39 of 2014 to raise foreign and domestic capital investment activities in Indonesia within the framework of implementing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • JOC Survey Suggests Widespread Diversions Due to ILWU Talks
    JOC Survey Results Full-size image Two-thirds of shippers who participated in a JOC survey this week plan to divert at least some cargo away from U.S. West Coast ports to avoid disruption that could emerge from contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coast employers. Negotiations began on May...
  • A Glimmer of Good News in DC Highway Funding Debacle
    WASHINGTON - There's plenty of bad news coming from Washington when it comes to long-term highway funding. With the federal Highway Trust Fund, the main engine of highway construction, set to dry up as soon as late August, states are already shelving long-term projects. In other words, trucking companies shouldn't...
  • Early Progress in Efforts to End Vancouver Port Congestion
    Port Metro Vancouver is capitalizing on a lull in cargo activity before the peak-shipping season begins this summer to implement key aspects of the most ambitious effort in North America to improve truck turn times. Canada's largest port has returned to normal now that striking truckers are working again and spring...
  • Truck Driver Coercion Rule Puts Spotlight on Shippers, Supply Chains
    For years, truck drivers have complained about being pushed by dispatchers and others to violate federal regulations to meet unrealistic delivery deadlines. Soon, truckers may have a way to push back. A proposal published in the May 13 Federal Register targets "coercion" against truckers and would hit offenders - including motor...
  • US-Mexico Truck Pilot Just One Obstacle to NAFTA 2.0
    WASHINGTON - A key report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this fall will go a long way toward determining how committed politicians and business leaders are to taking the North American Free Trade Agreement to the next level. The FMCSA, the Department of Transportation agency responsible for regulating safety...
  • Drewry: Asia-US Rates Stagnant
    The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was flat again in the week of May 14. Full-size chart The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was flat again in the week of May 14, but the analyst expects a brief uptick following...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: FedEx Trade Networks 2
    FedEx Trade Networks' Janice Prezzato, managing director, marketing and customer experience, discusses customer expectations for international freight forwarders and the value of measurements and transparency....
  • Put Down the Duckie!
    Satish JindelPeople familiar with the children's show Sesame Street may remember the song, "Put down the duckie if you want to play the saxophone." The same advice applies to many less-than-truckload carriers that are still pulling 53-foot trailers, thinking "bigger is better" and wondering why profit margins aren't growing. To improve...
  • Reefers on Barges? You Bet, in California
    Meat and produce exporters looking to bypass California's 22-metric-ton weight limit on over-the-road shipments soon may be able to ship overweight containers to the Port of Oakland by barge. A businessman who owns a cold storage facility at the Port of Stockton says he's prepared to pay for reefer plugs on...
  • US Containerized Exports Continue to Slide
    U.S. containerized exports slipped 0.5 percent year-over-year in March. Full-size chart U.S. containerized exports edged down 0.5 percent year-over-year in March to 1,075,428 TEUs, the second consecutive month of declines, according to preliminary figures from PIERS, the Data Division of JOC Group. The first quarter of 2014 saw a 2.8 percent decline in...
  • Doubts Expressed on LNG As a Container Ship Fuel
    The widespread use of liquid natural gas (LNG) to power the main engines of container ships is a long way off, believes Seaspan co-founder and CEO Gerry Wang. That is in contrast with a growing view that due to its environmental benefits and at least currently lower costs versus fuel...
  • US Ports Take Market Share From West Coast Competitors
    Port of Los AngelesIn a down market, U.S. ports outpaced their Canadian and Mexican rivals during the first quarter, with solid growth at Los Angeles offsetting a drop at neighboring Long Beach and lifting the Southern California port complex further above its competition. The volume of all containers handled by North...
  • Barcelona's Auto Trade on a Roll
    Three trains a day travel between the SEAT plant and the Port of Barcelona.BARCELONA, Spain - In the middle of the rolling coastal mountains near this Mediterranean seaport a huge auto plant sprawls across an area equivalent to 400 fields for soccer, or "football," as it is called here. The...
  • MSC Moves to Bigger Antwerp Terminal to Handle Extra P3 Traffic
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is consolidating all its activities in Antwerp in a single terminal and quitting its current facility more than 15 years before its concession expires to handle an expected increase in traffic when it launches joint services with Maersk and CMA CGM in the P3 Network. The Antwerp Port...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • DCIX downgraded
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst has downgraded shares of Greek operator Diana Containerships (Diana).
  • Diana remains red
    Diana Shipping remained in the red for the first quarter but its performance edged ahead of expectations.
  • Navios nets VL
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Acquisition has confirmed its second VLCC purchase in as many months.
  • Nobu Su dreams on
    Asian shipowner Nobu Su is pressing ahead with plans to convert tankers into FPSOs and FLNGs, despite a US bankruptcy judge ruling against the move.
  • NNA a penny short
    A writedown on the scrapping of a VLCC contributed to a first quarter loss at Navios Maritime Acquisition.
  • RCL loses less
    Thailand's Regional Container Line (RCL) has reduced its deficit in the first quarter as revenue grew.
  • Finance curtails Farstad
    Financial costs have kept a lid on profit at Norway's Farstad Shipping, despite revenue reaching NOK 1bn.
  • GasLog falls short
    GasLog has fallen short of Wall Street expectations in the first quarter.
  • KNOT Offshore prospers
    New York-listed KNOT Offshore Partners has turned loss to profit in the first quarter as revenue grew.
  • Greeks mourn Karageorgis
    Aristomenis (Menis) Karageorgis, former head of Karageorgis Lines and president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) from 1981 to 1984, has died at the age of 81.
  • GSI to swallow yards
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is planning to transfer yard assets to Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) as part of its reorganisation.
  • NOL reduces loss
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has cut its loss in the first quarter as it continues to focus on costs.
  • HHLA volumes rise
    German terminals group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has revealed a rise in container throughput in the first quarter.
  • Kuribayashi falls
    Japan's Kuribayashi Steamship has logged a lower profit in the year to 31 March, despite rising revenue.
  • Azuma on the up
    Japanese owner Azuma Shipping has pushed up annual earnings as revenue increased.
  • Torm hunts waiver
    Torm has expressed confidence at achieving a waiver on debt of over $1.6bn from its traditional bank and hedge fund lenders.
  • Ceyhan exports rise
    Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar said it has shipped 9.7% more crude from the Turkish port of Ceyhan in April.
  • Four more for Split
    A Norwegian consortium has ordered four new heavy-cargo barges at Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard.
  • Turku talks speed up
    Finland's economy minister Jan Vapaavuori has said the country's efforts to buy the Turku yard from STX should move into the "next phase" within a matter of weeks.
  • Thoresen keeps improving
    Thoresen Shipping has built on its impressive start to the year with a strong second quarter, figures released Wednesday show.
  • Boxship demo surge
    The embattled liner sector is set to see a record amount of containerships scrapped this year, according to Alphaliner.
  • ODC and DSME eye LNG
    Oman Drydock Company is teaming up with DSME in an effort to secure more LNG vessel repair work.
  • Triple Bintan attack
    Three vessels were attacked within the space of a week off the Indonesian island of Bintan, according to security consultants.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • DHL envisions brave new logistics world
  • Zim says operations are back to normal
  • WRRDA to direct more money for dredging
    The bill provides appropriators and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with spending guidance for improving harbor channels and inland waterways for commercial traffic, as well as flood-control and environmental mitigation.
  • UTi expands work with oil and gas sector in Houston
  • Zim announces changes in U.S.-Mediterranean services
  • Brewer out as CEO at JDA
    Baljit Dal will replace Hamish Brewer as JDA's interim chief executive officer. No reason was given for Brewer's departure. He's spent the past 20 years with JDA, including more than a decade as its CEO.
  • NOL reports Q1 loss on weak freight rates
  • Commerce unveils next phase of National Export Initiative
    Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the next phase of the government's National Export Initiative, a data-based, customer service-oriented initiative to help businesses capitalize on demand from foreign markets.
  • Sea Star to use Tideworks operating systems in Jacksonville, San Juan
  • Canada introduces new tanker-safety measures
    Canada's transport minister announced the new proposals, offered up by the Tanker Safety Expert Panel, one year after the Canadian government first issued proposals to beef up its tanker security.
  • U.S. satellite exports move to Commerce Control List
  • New Broad Street service aimed at helping small companies double exports
  • FMC reviews 49 OTI license applications
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Ultra-steam turbine propulsion systems '15% more efficient'
    ABS awarded contract to classify two 'innovative' LNG carriers.
  • Mid-week bunker prices firming
    Prices made gains in the major European ports.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Avails 'fair' in Middle East hub.
  • 'Incredible' savings possible from fuel efficiency
    Top executive believes industry will follow Maersk's lead on cost control.
  • Singapore bunker sales at their highest level for two years
    Volumes up 20% month-on-month.
  • Class society explores saftey risks of 'methanol-fuelled tankers'
    'We're working with all parties to make improvements and safety recommendations early in the design phase.'
  • NOL books quarterly loss
    But says its making progress on controlling costs, including bunkers.
  • Cruise vessels will meet 'strict environmental regulations'
    Ships will use engines hybrid engines and be equipped 'to minimise exhaust pollution'.
  • Marseilles: Annual bunker sales down
    Marginal fall seen but sales hold steady at over 1 million mt.
  • Midweek bunker prices spot upward trend in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels fine at key Asian ports.
  • Sulphur compliance alliance meeting announced
    Trident Alliance initiative aims to bring about robust enforcement of sulphur regulation.
  • Yarmouth harbour completes bunker spill exercise
    Scenario revolves a vessel spilling 1,500 litres of fuel oil.
  • US Navy vessel receives bunkers in Georgia
    Vessel has received fuel from local supplier through a US-based contractor.
  • Heavylift firm adds modern newbuilds to fleet
    Orders 15 fuel-efficient vessels from Chinese yards.
  • LNG bunkering: Alternative to bunker barge mooted
    Solution would suit ports with low and infrequent demand for LNG.

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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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