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April 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV agree to merge, creating 4th biggest box carrier
  • LA March box volume up 42pc, Long Beach down 1.9pc on customer loss
  • UASC to team up with CSCL on Asia-Europe with CMA CGM's departure
  • Yantai port container volume up 21.8pc to 553,000 TEU in first quarter
  • Ports of LA and Long Beach battle for market share using tools they have
  • Severe North American winter storms cause railways to run weeks late
  • DB Schenker to handle store distribution for Norwegian fashion chain
  • NYK provides free transport for picture books for Asian refugee children
  • Cathay, Dragonair in March see cargo rise 14pc, passengers up 2pc
  • India mulls naming aviation ombudsman as number of disputes rise
  • Etihad's trainee female engineers attend women's aviation conference
  • Boeing hastens end of C-17 Globemaster III production at Long Beach

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • TGE Marine books LNG fuel system packages
  • MPT's Amy Beavers appointed MERPAC Vice Chair
  • Chief engineer gets jail term for Singapore bunker scam
  • Royal Caribbean to homeport Quantum in Shanghai

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd inks binding contract to merge CSAV container business
  • Port of Los Angeles releases March containerized cargo tally
  • Coast Guard suspends search for crewmember reported overboard
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission eyes adding recreation areas
  • Red Arrow Logistics taps Bradham as Global Markets vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Wreck removal may cost owners dear despite convention coming into force
    Be careful where your ship is wrecked from April 2015 as new regulations have loopholes
  • New book documents Maersk's 40 years in container shipping
    How latecomer to box trades rose to the top in four decades
  • Quintana said to have 'delayed' $100m IPO
    Unconfirmed report comes amid fears 'window' may have closed for now
  • Oceanbulk and Oaktree add two containership newbuildings
    Joint venture expands its orders in the sector to 10 with bookings at Subic Bay shipyard
  • Italian class society Rina could list in three years
    New investors will take up to 29% stake as Italian class society seeks acquisitions
  • MSC launches new Asia-West Africa service
    More direct calls will cut out the need to tranship and aims to reduce transit times
  • Shipbuilder rejects responsibility for MOL Comfort casualty
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says operational issues could have led large boxship to sink
  • Safe Bulkers dismisses panamax sale rumour
    Owner of 38 bulkers will continue renewing fleet but 'not in a hurry' to sell
  • A crowded Pacific holds down capesize rates
    Low rates are expected to persist through the next week
  • Transatlantic box volumes and rates fall in February
    Container Trades Statistics data reveals impact of a dip in European imports
  • Shipowners will lose control as HSH Nordbank gets tough on nonperforming loans
    Bank facing Brussels scrutiny is repackaging assets to sell to interested investors
  • Which way forward for Germany's second-largest container line?
    Oetker family split as Hamburg Süd rival Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV box arm agree merger
  • Los Angeles strikes back
    US west coast port sees March volumes increase 34% year on year
  • Brussels rejects NOx inclusion in greenhouse gas monitoring plans
    Parliament reverts to move towards a global means to measure shipping CO2 emissions
  • Industry viewpoint: Charterers may have to pay hire on the arrest of their chartered vessel
    English Court of Appeal rules on NYK Bulkship versus Cargill International

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • ClassNK approves Kobe Steel's welding consumable
    Japanese classification society ClassNK announced today that it has granted type approval for the new MX-200F welding consumable that was developed by Kobe Steel Co Ltd (KOBELCO)
  • Fortescue iron ore exports up 59%
    Fortescue Metals Group's iron ore exports for the March quarter rose 15% from the December quarter and 59% year-on-year, the Australian miner announced yesterday
  • Marine engineer convicted of bunker fraud
  • U-Ming takes delivery of two Capesizes
    Taiwanese carrier U-Ming Marine announced today to take delivery of two 188,000dwt bulk carriers Cape Europe and Cape India
  • Ezion issues 100M new shares to Hong Leong
    Ezion has announced that it is placing out 100M new shares to Hong Leong at SGD1.94 ( $1.54) per share, and bringing in Quek Leng Chan as a strategic investor
  • PACC Offshore launches $310M IPO
    Singapore-based PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), a subsidiary of Malaysia's Kuok Group, today launched its initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange's main board
  • Nine confirmed dead in S Korea ferry tragedy
    Nine people have now been confirmed dead after a ferry capsized in South Korea yesterday morning
  • Shenzhen LNG terminal leads to doubt
    PetroChina's LNG terminal in Shenzhen is going through the hearing of environmental impact assessment today, facing strong challenges from the public
  • Japan yard orders drop in March
    Japanese shipbuilders saw orders dropping both year on year and month on month in March, suggesting that their recovery may be peaking
  • Keppel's 1Q14 earnings down
    Keppel's 1Q14 core net profit remained unchanged at S$331M($264M) year on year, with strong showing from its core offshore and marine (O&M) business, which delivered earnings of S$230M, up 11% y/y with a 9% increase in revenue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Rising European Exports Boost Kuehne + Nagel Maritime Traffic
    A rise in European exports helped lift Kuehne + Nagel's ocean freight traffic by a market-beating 6.9 percent in the first quarter. Ocean freight traffic volume growth outpaced market growth of 3 to 4 percent, to 896,000 20-foot-equivalent units, driven by a significant increase in European exports to North America and...
  • uShip Innovates in LTL, Expands 'LTP' Business
    Over the past 10 years, online shipping marketplace uShip has helped arrange the transportation of everything from old armoires to vintage cars and even, on one occasion, a herd of white-tailed deer. Now uShip is moving deeper into what it calls "larger-than-parcel," or "LTP," freight through a partnership with the...
  • Vehicle Carriers Dominate Ro-Ro Market
    Vehicle carriers are increasing their share of the roll-on, roll-off market while conventional ro-ro vessels are in decline, according to a new report by the Dutch consulting firm Dynamar. During the last five years, 228 vehicle carriers have been built and 187 scrapped, for a net increase of 41, Dynamar said....
  • Virginia Port Board Overhauled - Again
    The Virginia Port Authority's board underwent its second shakeup in less than three years today when Gov. Terry McAuliffe replaced five of the board's 11 appointed members, saying he wanted to reverse the port's financial losses. McAuliffe's new appointees include John Milliken, an attorney who chaired the VPA board before July...
  • East Coast Problems Drive Interest in Great Lakes Container Service
    The Fortunagracht, which is being employed on the Cleveland-Europe Express.Interest in a container and breakbulk service between Cleveland and North Europe launching this month has been fueled by erratic service at U.S. East Coast ports and unreliable service via surface transportation, according to users of the service. The Cleveland-Europe Express service,...
  • KCS Confident Mexico Won't Strip Its Concession Agreement
    Kansas City Southern Railway appears confident the Mexican government won't require it to open up its track to competitors as legislation had threatened last fall. The Mexican Senate in September will send modified rail reform legislation to favorably counter a bill passed by the House that would strip the railroad of...
  • Shippers Want Good Price - and Service - From Carriers
    Shippers and carriers don't always see eye-to-eye, but they do agree on one thing as the 2014-15 shipping season rolls out: The advent of the P3 Network and other expanding vessel-sharing alliances are turning ocean transportation on the major east-west ocean trades into a commodity. In a market where one carrier's...
  • US Rail Traffic Returning to Normal
    U.S. rail traffic is returning to normal after one of the coldest winters in recent memory, Bradley Thrasher, vice president and general manager of industrial products at the Union Pacific Railroad, told the Los Angeles Transportation Club April 15. Home building, conversion of highway freight to rail, energy extraction and international...
  • Drewry: Asia-US Rate Gain Falls Short of Proposed Hike
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, April 16, 2014. Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose this week after three weeks in a row with no positive movement. The Hong Kong-to-Los Angeles rate climbed 7.0 percent or $129 per 40-foot container in the week of April 16,...
  • Jaxport Poised to Get Federal OK for Deepening
    The Port of Jacksonville is poised to get the congressional go-ahead to deepen its harbor in order to handle larger container ships, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a needed report. Jacksonville's share of the East Coast container trade was 5.5 percent in 2013, a year-over-year drop of 0.1...
  • Capacity Crunch Time?
    As much of North America thaws out from a brutal winter, the burning question in freight transportation is this: Was the heavy congestion experienced in many areas during the winter months solely a weather-related phenomenon, or is there something bigger going on? That would be this: Is the improving economy...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Boxships top demo list
    Containerships are dominating the demolition market for the first time in nearly ten years, according to Lion Shipbrokers.
  • IPO on the ropes?
    Wall Street was reeling Thursday amid speculation that Quintana Shipping may delay the pursuit of an initial public offering (IPO) in New York.
  • TOPS triggers share plan
    Nasdaq-listed Top Ships has pulled the trigger on a plan to revive its flagging share price through a reverse stock split.
  • Moody's unmoved by merger
    The union of Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's CSAV to form the world's fourth largest containerline has not convinced Moody's to change its negative credit ratings on the German company.
  • CSDC scraps three
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has binned three more bulkers as part of its ongoing scrapping drive.
  • Sewol cover limited to $300m
    Compensation for victims of the South Korean ferry disaster may be constrained as the vessel has relatively modest protection and indemnity cover from a domestic shipping association run insurance scheme.
  • TransAtlantic prices
    Troubled Swedish shipower Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) has revealed the terms of its upcoming share offering.
  • Bank holiday bonus
    TradeWinds has over 8,000 subscribers so sending each of you an Easter egg was sadly not possible.
  • POSH launches IPO
    PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) officially launched its IPO on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Thursday.
  • Essberger takes options
    John T Essberger has returned to China's Zhejiang Yangfan Shipyard to exercise options for two 2,200-teu containerships.
  • FMG eyes spring boost
    Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) says it plans to increase iron ore production by 35% over the next three months.
  • Gunvor numbers inch up
    Gunvor Group has reported a modest year-on-year increase in full-year profit as one-off costs ate into its bottom line.
  • Ezion gets new backer
    Singapore's Ezion Holdings has raised $155m from the sale of 100m new shares to help finance its expansion.
  • Pick up the pace
    Retailers are urging terminal operators and the union that represents US dockers who work at West Coast ports to pick up the pace of pending contract negotiations.
  • Cape inquisition
    An investment firm founded by Cargill has been tipped as the buyer of a capesize bulker controlled by Toyo Sango of Japan.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • AAR: Positive train control won't be installed by deadline
    Due to bureaucratic delays, the railroad industry will no longer be able to install positive train control on 40 percent of its nationwide network by Dec. 31, 2015, according to the Association of American Railroads.
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed a binding contract Wednesday to merge CSAV's entire container business with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Shipbuilder denies responsibility in MOL Comfort lawsuit
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it believes the breakup of the container ship MOL Comfort last year was not the result of the ship's design or construction. The ship owner, Mitsui O.S.K. Line, is seeking $135 million.
  • March results diverge for LA, Long Beach ports
    The volume of container cargo handled at the nation's two largest ports moved in different directions last month. Container volumes were down slightly at the Port of Long Beach, while the Port of Los Angeles showed strong gains.
  • Army Corps approves JaxPort dredging project
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved JaxPort's application for dredging Wednesday by issuing a signed Chief's Report.
  • Charleston posts 10% gain in box volume
  • PMA-ILWU contract talks to begin May 12
    A spokesman for the Pacific Maritime Association confirmed today that the employer group will begin contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on May 12.
  • Maersk to charter MSC slots to South America
  • 600 U.S. agriculture groups awarded funding to promote exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Endofa names new CEO
    Lars Hoffman to join firm's Dubai office on May 1, 2014.
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement
    Merged firm would be world's fourth largest container shipping company.
  • Prices steady in Middle East bunker hub
    In Suez too, prices remain stable.
  • Tight avails reported in Rotterdam
    No congestion in Gibraltar.
  • Questions remain about viability of ECA compliant LSFO
    'There is still a lot of testing and analysis being done before we know there will be a final product.'
  • Funding approved to combat pollution at sea
    Will allow EMSA to sign multi-annual contracts with response vessels, many of which are bunker barges.
  • Bunker player signs up to Maldives investment forum
    United Bunkering and Trading looking at opportunities generated by a series of 'mega projects'.
  • Chief engineer gets 18 months for bunker fraud
    Court had found him guilty of shortchanging vessel of 200 mt out of 500 mt delivery.
  • European navy looks to Omani port for bunker calls
    Visit was to 'test Duqm's ability to work with Britain's Royal Navy'.
  • WFS to discuss Q1 results
    Conference call will follow release of results at the end of April.
  • Asian market broadly stable ahead of holiday
    Offices in Singapore, Hong Kong to remain closed on Friday.
  • Denmark-based lube oil tech firm expanding to Singapore
    Firm manufactures cylinder lubricators for two-stroke marine diesel engines.
  • European Parliament move applauded by shipowners
    Decides to leave original emissions MRV proposal unchanged.
  • MSSCV ship to be built with diesel electric propulsion
    Integrated diesel electric system increases vessel propulsion efficiency and fuel efficiency.
  • Tribunal calls for clarity on bunkering in economic zones
    'The issue of bunkering of fishing vessels in the EEZ has not been dwelt upon, in depth, in any international case law.'
  • Technology company could benefit from MFM decision
    Ascenz controller provides shipowners with the means to remotely monitor bunker transcations.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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
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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
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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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