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November 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • US Federal Maritime Commission doubts legality of congestion surcharge
  • MSC joins Hamburg Sud and CSAV calling at DP World's London Gateway
  • Wan Hai 9-month profit up 297pc to US$115 million as revenue rises 10pc
  • Terrorists fire on Egyptian Navy near Suez, killing and wounding sailors
  • Sixth 10,000-TEU containership is received by Seaspan for MOL service
  • US west coast labour disruption drives shippers to air cargo as Xmas nears
  • Hapag-Lloyd losses mount ahead of CSAV merger, despite higher volumes
  • After OW Bunker scandal, BIMCO drafts new standard bunker contract
  • IMO meets to make Polar Code mandatory, and consider new rules to live by
  • Low-cost AirAsia carrier brings low-cost courier Redbox to Singapore
  • India gets its way on food subsidies, but WTO trade deal looks good to go
  • Small but cool: Hanjin Heavy wins contract for two 1,900-TEU reefer ships
  • Hactl marches on after loss of 40pc of its business with Cathay departure
  • Hong Kong International Airport rated best in China for eighth time
  • AirbridgeCargo boosts flights to Europe, Asia Pacific, North America

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Volkswagen investing in Poland
  • Hill Dickinson further expands global shipping team
  • More boxes on roads and railways
  • HL sails into the red but remains optimistic
  • Fatal cargo carrier crash in South Sudan
  • FuoriMuro picks up top freight operator award
  • Moldovan railway heading for overdue face-lift
  • Copal-Systems now available in Nordic countries
  • FedEx Express reshuffles Asia Pacific team
  • Ruscon to expand Pacific to Moscow service
  • Globalisation and digitalisation - vital factors for...
  • EU Commission clears Alitalia-Etihad deal
  • Port of Long Beach supports chassis circulation
  • New association to facilitate wind propulsion for ships

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Interactive film explores Somali piracy
    An interactive documentary on Somali piracy has been released online. Produced by Submarine Channel, Last Hijack Interactive delivers an immersive experience of a vessel hijacking in Somalia. The documentary covers the incident from both Western and the Somali perspectives via a pirate, a captain,
  • Dynamar forecasts steady Med growth
    Dynamar has forecast that intra-Mediterranean trade will continue to pick up from 14.9M teu last year to 15.6M teu in 2015 and 17.1M teu in 2017. In a new near-term forecast the Netherlands-based shipping analyst estimates that throughput across the 95 main ports involved in the intra-Med container
  • Nigeria counts cost of port strike
    Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, has re-opened after a two-week strike that cost an estimated NGN60Bn ($350M) and leaves a risk of further disruption. Freight forwarders, customs agents, shippers, and truckers had acted over what they see as excessive charges from shipping companies and terminal
  • Nigeria could revive state shipbuilder
    Nigeria's government may seek to revive the country's state shipowner as part of its efforts to develop a sustainable maritime industry, according to the website Shipping Position. President Goodluck Jonathan was last week reported to be considering the re-establishment of Nigeria National Shipping
  • China's Maritime Silk Road alarms India
    A row in the Maldives has highlighted Indian anxiety over China's Maritime Silk Road (MSR), a multibillion-dollar maritime corridor scheme announced by President Xi Jinping last year. In September, when Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen enthusiastically accepted China's invitation to join the MSR,
  • Drug ship tried to escape to Zanzibar
    A court in Mombasa heard how cargo vessel Amin Darya tried to alter course for Zanzibar after being intercepted by Kenyan naval ships, which escorted it to Mombasa port on 2 July. Also known as Al Noor, the Iranian-registered ship was found to contain 377kg of heroin worth up to $20M - some of it
  • Nigerian masters call for more training
    The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) last week joined calls for urgent action to get more Nigerians working on the nation's shipping. NAMM president Capt Ade Olopoenia said master mariners are "greatly worried by the dearth of indigenous seafarers", according to the National Mirror.
  • Sewol captain appeals conviction
    The captain of the Sewol today joined other members of the ferry's crew in filing an appeal against his conviction over his role in the vessel's loss. Capt Lee Joon-seok was sentenced last week to 36 years in prison for gross negligence over the deaths of more than 300 people. All the vessel's 15
  • HHIC wins two ice-breaking box ships
    Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has won an order of two 1,900teu ice class container ships totalling about KRW74.9Bn ($68M). &quo;The ships ordered from an undisclosed European shipowner will be built at our Youngdo shipyard,&quo; said HHIC. "Each of the vessels will have an overall length
  • Second-hand dry bulkers to stay cheap
    Dry bulk carrier values are still sliding and recent transactions underline the soft market, say Erik Nikolai Stavseth and Kurt Waldeland, shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo. "According to shipbrokers, the 2010-built Newcastlemax 'First Ibis' fetched around $45M in the second-hand market last
  • China Shipping to sell Lianyungang stake
    China Shipping Terminal Development, a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, aims to sell its 49% stake in a terminal operator in Lianyungang port for at least CNY9.8M ($1.6M). Lianyungang Xindongrun Terminal - a 51/49 joint venture between Lianyungang Port and China Shipping Terminal Development -
  • ULCC influx to push down rates in 2015
    Delivery of an estimated 54 container ships of at least 10,000teu to Asia-Northern Europe services between October 2014 and December 2015 will transform the market, says London-based consultancy Drewry. In its weekly container shipping market overview, Drewry said the vessels could help bring
  • Box lines to levy $1,000 congestion fee
    Trans-Pacific container lines are to pass onto shippers their added costs from escalating congestion at US West Coast ports. From 17 November "a number" of box carriers among Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's (TSA's) 15 members intend to charge up to $1,000/feu for cargo moving via these
  • Korean shipbuilder HHIC posts $73.3M loss in 3Q14
    South Korean multinational shipbuilder Hanjin HI & Construction (HHIC) posted a KRW80.3Bn ($73.3M) loss in 3Q14, a widened figure by 74.5% compared to the KRW46Bn loss of 3Q13. The 3Q14 sales figure of KRW563Bn dropped compared to the same quarter last year of KRW592Bn. Operating loss of KRW61Bn in
  • Two tankers collide off Indonesia
    Two tankers have collided off Pulau Durian, Indonesia, on Friday morning. Indonesia-flagged Sinar Johor was involved in a collision with MT Orchid Marine in Selat Durian off Pulau Durian in Lat. 00 39N, Long. 103 43E at 04.00 hours local time on Friday. No injuries or pollution were reported from
  • KSS Line posts $6.1M profit
    South Korean gas and chemical shipping company, KSS Line, incurred a KRW6.7Bn ($6.1M) profit for 3Q14, a 60.6% increase from the same quarter last year. The sales figure for 3Q14 reached KRW33.7Bn, a 7.4% up from 2Q14. KSS Line said, &quo;The US shale gas boom and introducing two very large gas
  • HMM secures $221M profits for 3Q14
    Hyundai Merchant Marine posted a KRW242.7Bn ($221M) profit for 3Q14, reaching a turnaround after the company recorded a KRW10Bn loss for the previous quarter. HMM said through a press statement, "The turnaround was made thanks to selling LNG shipping business and stakes in Hyundai Logistics." South

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • As if a CPP control failure wasn't bad enough ...
  • Chemical tanker features cargo tank breakthrough
  • Industry goes pink
  • First year of MLC brings 113 Paris MoU detentions
  • Oilfield services giants agree $34.6 billion merger
  • Chinese ferries to have MAN propulsion packages
  • MEO acquires subsea vessel in Hallin assets sell-off
  • Guilty plea in magic pipe case

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Carriers plan to add congestion charges in wake of West Coast terminal delays
  • BNSF Railway locomotive changes will help reduce Washington emissions
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeking Old Salt nominations
  • Hamburg Sud marks christening of new 'San' class container ship
  • International Shipholding Corp. inks vessel deal with Tampa Electric

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • PB Sea-Tow Holdings in OMSA disposal
    Pacific Basin subsidiary in deal with Skilled Offshore to sell stake in joint venture
  • MOL Comfort casualty will not affect shipowner financially
    All damages are fully insured regardless of outcome of MOL-MHI lawsuit
  • ICAP and Howe Robinson rumoured to be in merger talks
    Speculation follows last week's news that Clarksons is planning to buy RS Platou
  • China will boost storage if oil price stays low, keeping tankers busy
    China to speed construction of extra reserve sites
  • Anger grows as shipping counts cost of OW bankruptcy
    Dozens of companies left to chase debts that, in many cases, 'look irrecoverable'
  • Paris MOU reports 113 vessel detentions for MLC deficiencies
    Figures cover the 12 months since the entry into force of the MLC in August 2013
  • Many companies likely to be caught up in OW fallout
    Owners and charterers that have received bunkers from OW Bunker, its affiliates or subsidiaries, could be a risk, warns Skuld
  • Supply chains will adapt as 3D printing evolves
    GT Nexus' Boris Felgendreher looks at the impact that the new manufacturing could have on supply chains
  • VLGC earnings dip but still high by historical standards
    Chartering activity west of Suez Canal has dried up
  • When lifeboats become death boats
    It is ironic that equipment put on board to save lives has probably harmed more people than it has ever saved in the past quarter century
  • China Shipping raises the stakes in game of survival
    The world's seventh-largest carrier has offloaded assets in order to avoid delisting, but is its future any brighter?
  • Jinhui boss looking for an easing of oversupply
    A tighter environment for lending money for shipping projects may aid the dry bulk recovery, says Raymond Ching
  • West coast congestion surcharges roll in
    Shipping lines begin to announce the introduction of surcharges as congestion at US ports continues
  • Berge Bulk in no hurry to place orders after recent expansion
    Chief executive James Marshall sees no need to book newbuildings unless demand from cargo owners emerge
  • The experiment is over: gas fuel is commercial
    Lloyd's List Webinar offers the market leaders to answer your questions on stepping into LNG powered shipping
  • Economou eyes mergers between public and private fleets
    Magnate seeks to expand DryShips as pure bulker play, but dismisses talk of consolidation in shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • TSA Lines announce whopping December rate increase
    Sensing a potential capacity crunch in the run-up to Chinese New Year, member container lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement are recommending a $1,000-per-40-foot container rate increase to take effect on Dec. 15. It is the largest single GRI sought in years in the trans-Pacific and reflects stronger volumes and...
  • LA-Long Beach container throughput slowed in October
    Container throughput growth at the largest port complex in the Americas slowed in October following a strong September, driven by a decline in exports that partially offset a gain in imports. Full-size imageTotal container volume at Los Angeles-Long Beach in October was up 3 percent year-over-year, fueled by a 6 percent increase...
  • Savannah's TEU growth outpaces US average, with no congestion
    As Los Angeles-Long Beach remains mired in congestion, Savannah is in cruise control, handling double-digit increases in imports, much faster growth than the national U.S. average, and doing so with nary a sign of delays. "We're busy right now for sure, but it's business as usual. All of our service metrics...
  • Transplace upgrades 'Customs Portal' to speed US-Mexico border freight
    Transplace is deploying technology that helps shippers get goods across the U.S.-Mexican border more quickly, cutting truck transit times by improving the customs process. The third-party logistics company last week said it is upgrading its Customs Portal, a proprietary system that automates transactions between shippers, importers and customs. "Leveraging the portal can...
  • Trans-Russia container rail operator may double capacity
    The operator of a fixed-day weekly container train recently launched between the Russian Far East and Moscow, which has handled just 1,800 TEUs to date, says heavy demand is leading it to consider doubling capacity with a second service. The announcement comes as Asia-Europe container rail routes connecting China to...
  • Teamsters expand trucker protests at LA-LB ports
    A Teamsters-affiliated organization on Monday expanded its week-long protests at Los Angeles-Long Beach against three drayage companies, by targeting three additional ones. The drivers are picketing six marine terminals as well as the yards of the three new targets. The drivers are protesting alleged wage theft and misclassification of their...
  • Cargolux posts best ever October figures
    Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo carrier, posted its best ever October, with its fleet of 22 Boeing 747 freighters breaking records for tonnage, revenue and block hours. Tonnage grew 6.7 percent and net revenue was up 9.9 percent from a year ago, making October the second-best month in the Luxembourg-based airline's history...
  • Flood of mega-ships may alter dynamics of Asia-Europe trade, Drewry says
    The Asia-North Europe trade faces a "huge" impact from the influx of more than 50 ultra-large container vessels over the next 15 months, matching that of the formation of new carrier alliances, according to Drewry shipping consultants. The deployment of an estimated 54 new ships of at least 10,000 TEUs capacity...
  • Crowley wins second LNG transport contract
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s liquefied natural gas services group has won a second multiyear contract to supply containerized, U.S.-sourced LNG to a major pharmaceutical company's manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company's Carib Energy subsidiary contracted to provide the LNG, which will be transported in 40-foot tank containers, each carrying...
  • EU OKs Etihad acquisition of 49 percent of Italy's Alitalia
    Etihad Airways expanded its cargo footprint in Europe's third-largest air freight market after European Union regulators approved the fast-growing Arab gulf airline's acquisition of a 49 percent stake in loss-making Italian-flag carrier Alitalia. The deal, waved through after the carriers agreed to surrender slots on the Rome-Belgrade route, paves the way...
  • Hamburg Sud christens second of three 9,000 TEU-class ships
    Hamburg Süd last week took delivery of the last of three 9,034-TEU ships and christened the second of them in Singapore and deployed it on its service between Asia and...
  • SingPost, UPS pour investment into e-commerce infrastructure
    HONG KONG - China's e-commerce business catches the headlines because of the sheer scale of internet shopping in the country, but the growing trend towards ordering goods online is seeing huge investment in infrastructure and technology being made outside its borders, both in Asia and in the U.S. Singapore Post (SingPost)...
  • US drives air cargo rebound, but crystal ball hazy into 2015
    HONG KONG - The strong rebound of trans-Pacific trade will ensure the air cargo industry enjoys a happy festive season this year, but few are prepared to forecast the robust growth will continue much past Chinese New Year. With up to three weeks remaining of the peak season, volumes remain buoyant....
  • Hong Kong posts fourth month of declining throughput
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong's container volumes continued to fall, down 3.5 percent in October and the fourth straight month the transshipment hub has recorded declining throughput. The total containers handled by the Kwai Ching terminals, mid-stream and river trade reached 1.79 million 20-foot containers in Oct., according to just released...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • GSL lands extension
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) of the UK has firmed up a time charter extension for one of its eldest containerships.
  • Genco names next president
    The long-time president of Genco Shipping & Trading, Robert Gerald Buchanan, is getting ready to retire.
  • SALT faces taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves Monday with a private placement that caught many equity analysts and investors off guard.
  • Pangaea seals COAs
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions of the US has firmed up two long-term contracts-of-affreightment (COAs) that will be serviced by its fleet of ice-class bulkers.
  • Crowley lines up LNG deal
    A campaign to expand Crowley Maritime's presence in the small-scale LNG segment appears to be bearing fruit.
  • Salvaging Sewol
    A South Korean taskforce is starting to work on how - or even whether - to salvage the sunken ferry Sewol.
  • Win for Western Bulk
    Western Bulk has come up trumps in a $12m legal dispute dating back almost a decade.
  • CMES scraps again
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has sold another bulker for scrap as it renews its fleet.
  • Pac Basin exits JV
    Pacific Basin has cashed out of an offshore joint venture as it focuses mainly on its dry bulk business.
  • Scorpio set for $150m
    Scorpio Bulkers is taking another stride in its newbuilding funding efforts with a $150m private placement.
  • Jadroplov for sale again
    Croatia is trying again with an attempt to sell off bulker owner Jadroplov.
  • Merger talk surrounds UK duo
    Hot on the heels of takeover talks between Clarksons and Platou, two UK shipbrokers are rumoured to be discussing their own deal.
  • Wan Hai profit soars
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has posted a big jump in third-quarter earnings as revenue strengthened.
  • Wilson turns loss
    Wilson Sons has been hurt by the third quarter performance of its logistics and oil and gas units, which led the company in booking a loss.
  • Deutschland for sale
    The only cruiseship of bankrupt German operator Peter Deilmann will now be sold after the company's liquidator changed tactics.
  • Great expectations
    Expectations are high as BW LPG prepares to report its third quarter results this week.
  • Fesco secures new loan
    Russia's Fesco Transportation Group has secured a new three-year loan with Sberbank to finance its operations.
  • MEO's bargain buy
    Hallin Marine's first vessel disposal after its closure could have secured a better price, industry sources say.
  • Hawkins' global mission
    Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Greek office partner Patrick Hawkins as its first head of global shipping.
  • MLC makes an impact
    Ship detentions under the new Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) have made up 17.4% of the total in the Paris MoU region during its first year in operation.
  • Lawyers hunt Horizon
    Horizon Lines could be the target of a class action suit being pieced together by New York lawyers.
  • Seasonal joy for ICG
    A positive summer has seen Irish Continental Group push up its third quarter performance.
  • Subsea 7's $35m slice
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has spent another $35m on reducing the number of its outstanding convertible bonds.
  • More action against OW
    Bankrupt fuel and tanker group OW Bunker is facing more legal action from investment funds.
  • MEO snares Windermere
    Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has acquired a subsea operations vessel from the fleet of collapsed company Hallin Marine.
  • Newbuilding finds work
    Pacific Radiance has secured a long-term charter for one of its newbuildings potentially worth over $140m.
  • Pellet boost for Lauritzen
    Lauritzen Bulkers has signed a new, larger deal with US based Green Circle Bio Energy to ship wood pellets across the Atlantic.
  • Chief in 'magic pipe' plea
    A chief engineer aboard an NYK car carrier has pleaded guilty to illegally discharging oily waste using a 'magic pipe'.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Long Beach to open overflow yard for empties
  • Employees reject union at Con-way Freight facility
  • Airbus launches new Beluga freighter program
  • BNSF outfits locomotives with green technology
  • Cathay Pacific achieves October cargo rise
  • FMC questions carriers' ability to impose surcharge on in-transit cargo
  • Strike by LA/Long Beach truck drivers spreads to more companies
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Denmark to form anti-piracy strategy to combat vessel attacks
    In a move to fight off pirates off West Africa, report says.
  • Indian fuel traders report boost in marine fuel demand
    Climbed by roughly 25% last week, sources say.
  • New body to promote wind power to shipping
    'Wind propulsion is a serious and increasingly proven option.'
  • BIMCO joins calls for 'tough' enforcement of sulphur regulations
    Failure to apply rules will expose shipowners to unfair competition.
  • Freight rates tumble as global economic outlook darkens
    'Clearly shipping lines have at this point lost control over freight rates.'
  • SK Energy starts early on 0.10% supply
    Refiner has capacity for 30,000 mt per month.
  • Trefoil expands its ARA team
    Former OW Bunker employee joins ARA player in Antwerp.
  • 'Volatile' oil prices see bunker buyers holding back
    Bunker prices remain at their lowest level for four years.
  • German cruiseship to be sold
    Company liquidator opts to sell.
  • Iran says bunker sales are 'on target'
    Iranian official says market has unrealised potential.
  • Players will be asked to pay '100% of debts' to OW
    But P&I club warns not to expect return of money owed by OW.
  • Cheaper bunkers lift profits at SCI
    Chairman says cost-cutting is the key to improving bottom line.
  • Chief engineer pleads guilty in marine oil pollution case
    Vidad was working onboard the cargo vessel M/V Selene Leader.
  • Chinese bunker supplier returns to black
    Expands into bulk commodity trading.
  • Russian President intervenes in bunker market
    Implementation report due in two weeks.
  • Andatee bunker sales volume up by half
    The firm swung back to profits in its Q3 2014 results.
  • ClassNK grants H2/CO2 FPSO design 'Approval in Principle'
    Unit can convert hydrogen into a stable liquid form called methylcyclohexane.
  • Belgium oil refinery wins banking support
    The Independent Belgian Refinery produces bunker fuel, among other products.
  • MAN Diesel wins contracts for Chinese ferries
    Propulsion systems to provide fuel savings and emissions reductions, says firm.
  • Market warned to beware of fake OW Bunker claims
    Fraudsters may take advantage of situation and confusion surrounding legal status of debts.
  • Report: OW Bunker assets under review
    Trustees are currently reviewing firm's assets to raise funds to repay creditors.
  • Bunker Holding could benefit 'significantly'
    'We have less outstanding with OW than we owe them, group CEO tells Bunkerworld.
  • US towboat to be converted into hybrid vessel
    To help reduce fuel consumption and diesel emissions.
  • Mauritius, Seychelles eye 'bigger share' of Indian Ocean bunker market
    Number of vessels bunkering in the region is increasing.
  • Coscol buys in to Chinese arm of Total Lubricants
    Consolidation taking place in Total's lubricant operation in China.

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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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