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December 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • High and low sulphur fuel prices plunge, falling 40pc since September
  • Pearl River Delta boxes up 12.8pc, trumping Yangtze River Delta's 1.2pc
  • Transport strike hits Belgium to protest state austerity measures
  • Risk of national dock strike looms in Nigeria over storage fee cuts
  • Ningbo claims fifth place among world busiest box ports, edging out Busan
  • SingPost buys courier in Oz for e-commerce last mile capability
  • China's price driven courier market can expect consolidation
  • ExactEarth adds 3 satellites to boost global vessel monitoring
  • Cargolux has record month, now looks to creating 'Cargolux China' JV
  • Early decision needed if Air Force One is to be a 747 next time round
  • Pennsylvania's Pilot Freight opens stations in Vancouver and Mexico City

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Capt. P. V. K. Mohan first Indian to be elected President of International Billiards & Snooker Federation
  • NYK to team up with ClassNK & others to develop technologically advanced exhaust gas cleaning system
  • APM Terminals Mumbai leads the way in safely & efficiently serving the ex-im trade
  • Indian business leader hails 'visionary' Liverpool port development
  • Mundra International Container Terminal handles 1 m TEUs in 2014
  • Visakha Container Terminal becomes first container port in India to be certified as AEO
  • Hike import duty on edible oils to 12.5 pc: Paswan
  • Import tariff value for gold & silver up
  • INR recovers early losses against dollar, but still below 63
  • SAFEGUARD DUTY NOTIFICATION

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Cuba shift to buoy maritime sector
    US President Barack Obama's landmark decision to begin normalising relations with Cuba has major implications for the cruise, ferry, cargo vessel and port sectors. In a special address on 17 December, Obama announced "historic steps to chart a new course" with Cuba, conceding that "decades of US
  • Royal IHC launch Easydredge 2700
    Royal IHC has successfully launched Easydredge 2700, the first vessel in its range of competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), it was announced yesterday. The launch took place at IHC's partner, MTG Dolphin shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria where "The construction of the
  • Scorpio shuffles the deck
    The Scorpio Group has pared its exposure to dry bulk and upped its bet on product tankers via a related-party newbuild swap. NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers announced on 17 December that it has reached agreement with yards to convert six of its Capesize bulker newbuild contracts into six LR2 product
  • 2015 SECA brings windfall to tank cleaners
    New Year's Day sees the MARPOL Tier III Sulphur Emmission Control Area with its new 0.1%S fuel content limit come into force, which has had shipowners and exporters complain of extra costs. The ship cleaning service sector is set to do well out of the introduction on 1 January of the MARPOL Tier
  • Wärtsilä agrees L-3 MSI purchase
    Wärtsilä Ship Power has agreed a price of €285M ($355.67M) to buy L-3 Marine Systems International from its American parent L-3 Communications Holdings, a NYSE-listed company that specialises in communications and electronics systems and products. The deal is expected to be finalised in the
  • ICS changes position on BWMC
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has modified its stance towards the ratification by governments of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), it said in a press release today. The Convention has still not yet entered into force having been adopted more than 10 years ago. The
  • BigRoll orders two more module carriers
    Dutch heavy lift operator BigRoll Shipping has taken up an option for two additional vessels from China's COSCO Dalian Shipyard. The company told IHS Maritime that the two vessels, which are for delivery in mid-2016 and early 2017, would be identical to the two vessels it already has under
  • 'Lack of evidence' frees piracy suspects in Seychelles
    The recent run of challenges to piracy prosecutions continued on Friday when Seychelles Court of Appeal acquitted three Somalis because of a lack of evidence proving they were pirates. The court overturned the Supreme Court's sentences of 21 years imprisonment for two of the men and 14 years for a
  • 'Overloaded' ferry sinks on Lake Tanganyika
    At least 132 people are now feared to have died following the sinking of the ferry Mutambala on Lake Tanganyika. On Monday, the Waterways Authority (RVF) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stated that 129 bodies had been recovered, but others may still be trapped in the sunken vessel. The
  • Suez collision death toll rises to 17
    The death toll from last Sunday's collision in Egypt's Gulf of Suez between a container ship and a fishing boat rose to 17 today after rescue teams retrieved four more bodies from the sunken fishing vessel. Eleven fishermen remain unaccounted for, however, according to Eygptian website Ahram
  • ITF video highlights continuing Black Sea maritime abuse
    This week the International Trade Workers' Federation (ITF) released a documentary film on YouTube, "Black Sea - Dark side of the Black Sea - Seafaring in Substandard Vessels", claiming serious human rights abuses aboard regional ships. The issues have been ongoing for many years, spurring the ITF
  • Australian iron ore exports drop
    Iron ore exports out of Port Hedland in Australia's Pilbara, the world's biggest iron ore port, dropped 1.6Bn tonnes in November, according to government data. The fall followed prices tumbling to a five-year low as Chinese demand for the steel-making commodity slumped. Ship visits were down by 19
  • NYK joins study on exhaust cleaning system
    Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Japan's second biggest shipping company has joined compatriot Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI), and ship classification society ClassNK in a joint research project on exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS). They are partnering Singapore-based Nanyang
  • Analysts recommend DSME
    Although the offshore platform and merchant vessel markets are likely to remain depressed, LNG carriers are catalysing orders for Korean shipbuilders. Given this, South Korea's third-biggest shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has been chosen as a top pick, said an analyst in
  • China's soya bean imports up 13.7%
    China imported a total of 56.8M tonnes of soya beans from January to October this year, up 13.7% from the 50M tonnes in 2013, said Italian broker Banchero Costa in its recent report. Soya bean imports surged in 1Q14, recording a 33.2% increase year on year, and returned to mile growth in the
  • K-Sure provides $125M loan to Seajacks
    The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure), an export-import financial institution, has provided a $125M loan to UK-based Seajacks for a wind turbine installation vessel worth $250M that it has ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The vessel will be delivered in September 2015. Through
  • Coastal Contracts incorporates subsidiary in Singapore
    Malaysia-listed offshore support vessels (OSV) maker, Coastal Contracts has on 15 December incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore known as Coastal Drilling (CD) with issued and paid up capital of SGD50,000 ($38,000). The newly incorporated company is registered under the Companies Act
  • TIPC, SIPG ink MoU
    Taiwan International Ports (TIPC) and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cross-strait logistics and trade co-operation on 5 December. The MoU aims to promote cross-strait trade and enhance logistics services for Taiwan's agricultural products.
  • Vard clinches contract to build OSCV
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Vard Holdings has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping. "We appreciate the long-term relationship we have with Farstad, and this co-operation has once again resulted in a new and
  • Uncertainties over CSSC-SSE's disposal deal
    Shanghai-listed CSSC Steel Structure Engineering (CSSC-SSE) faces uncertainties over sale of its entire stake in a subsidiary, which is meant to help the company return to profits for 2014. As of 15 December, the company has yet to receive the authorities' approval on the transfer of land use right

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Kirby lowers earnings guidance
  • Chief Engineer found guilty in magic pipe case
  • CLIA CEO Duffy to be Carnival Cruise Line president
  • Obama announces major change in Cuba policy
  • World's largest box ship has Becker TLKSRs rudder
  • Tidewater crew/supply vessel finds European buyer
  • December 17, 2014 Scorpio converts bulker newbuild orders to LR2 tankers
  • Evoqua BWMS to start testing for full USCG Type Approval
  • Waterways Council applauds hike in barge diesel user fee
  • Wärtsilä swoops on L3's marine electronics business
  • Farstad goes to Vard for subsea/IMR vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Crowley Maritime management group nets Military Sealift Command contract
  • Boeing starts construction of St. Louis 777X parts facility
  • ICourt martial finds Coast Guardsman guilty of sexual assualt, making false statements
  • Marcon acts as sole broker in sale of crew/supply vessel
  • NYK joining technology team in exhaust gas cleaning system study

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • NewLead eyes expansion after settling with Ironridge
    Greek operator adds modern bitumen tankers to owned fleet
  • Star Bulk commits three newcastlemaxes to five-year 'partnership' with leading miner
    Newbuilding trio will each perform 45 Australia-China round trips
  • Rotterdam dockers unite in automation row
    Dutch dockers rally to voice concerns over potential loss of jobs due to new automated Maasvlakte 2 terminals
  • Scorpio swaps six capesize newbuildings for LR2 product tankers
    Swap reflects differing fortunes of dry bulkers and tankers
  • ICS makes second U-turn on ballast water rules
    Chamber shifts back to original position urging ratification of ballast water convention to bring it into force
  • What price bunkers?
    Next year, the price of fuel may well be uppermost in shipowners' thoughts
  • Greek banks still back national shipping
    Hellenic Shipping Association honours Lunde
  • Habben Jansen: new orders are 'not unlikely' from second-half 2015
    Fuel price is the X-factor when it comes to investing in ships, says Hapag-Lloyd chief
  • Harim's high bid for Pan Ocean ruffles investors' feathers
    Poultry group sees share-price plunge after bidding $968m for restructured dry bulk firm
  • Pick your winners in the 2015 Containerisation International awards
    Celebrating box excellence at a London ceremony in June
  • ECT president steps down
    Westerhoud leaves Rotterdam terminal operator after 10 years in charge
  • VLCC spot earnings rise $10,000 to $94,000 a day
    Six-figure daily earnings on the Middle East-Asia trade are ever more likely
  • Reality check as MOL sticks with VLCC streamlining strategy
    Japanese tanker owner ignores spot market spikes to pursue longer charter contracts and cut its fleet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • LA-LB container volume slips on congestion, alleged job actions
    Terminal congestion and alleged job actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union pulled down Los Angeles-Long Beach container volume by 1 percent on a year-over-year basis in November, according to statistics released by the ports. At the same time, East Coast ports have been announcing strong growth, due in part...
  • Charleston's November volume rises 8 percent
    Throughput at the port of Charleston rose 8 percent year-over-year in November. Ful size chart Container volume through the Port of Charleston last month rose 8 percent from November 2013 as the South Carolina Port Authority recorded across-the-board increases in cargo volume. Last month's volume reached 144,218 twenty-foot-equivalent units. Volume since the July...
  • Amid discord, ILWU, PMA to restart direct talks
    Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association will resume direct negotiations on Thursday, even as they disagree over the current state of the contract talks. The PMA stated today that rumors about the two sides being close to achieving a tentative agreement are untrue. "Even...
  • Alabama port posts record cargo, revenue
    Container volume handled by the Alabama State Port Authority rose 10 percent year-over-year in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, helping the authority post record revenue. The Port of Mobile handled 237,266 twenty-foot-equivalent units during the 12-month period and anticipates further growth. The port authority recently acquired property and has been...
  • DP World Mundra terminal surpasses 1 million TEU mark
    DP World's Indian facility, Mundra International Container Terminal, said it broke the one-million-TEU mark for the first time in its fiscal year that ends Dec. 30. MICT, which began operations in 2003, has capacity of 1.1 million TEUs a year. The strong growth could be partly tied to diversions from Nhava Sheva driven...
  • Spot rates skyrocket with December GRIs
    Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose 39.5 percent this week. Full size chart Spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific responded to carrier rate increase attempts by jumping about 40 percent this week, Drewry Maritime Research said. Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose 39.5...
  • TSA makes Jan. 15 GRI, peak surcharge official
    Another set of historic rate increases are on tap for the trans-Pacific, as the 15 members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement announced hikes totaling $1,000 per FEU. The rate hikes come in the form of a combined general rate increase and peak season surcharge. The $600 per 40-foot container and $400...
  • Diversified US truckload operator Dart raises pay for drivers
    Truckload operator The Dart Network is raising pay for its company drivers and owner-operators, joining a growing legion of carriers boosting pay to attract truck drivers. The parent of Dart Transit Company and Dart Intermodal said it is raising driver pay by 2 cents to 10 cents per mile, with an...
  • Japan's trade surplus with US surges 20.4 percent
    Japan's trade surplus with the United States expanded by a whopping 20.4 percent in November on a year-on-year basis, as exports grew relatively strongly while imports fell, according to preliminary trade figures released by the Japanese Finance Ministry on Wednesday. Japan's exports to the U.S. rose for the third straight month...
  • World Shipping Council chief Koch to retire in spring
    World Shipping Council President and CEO Chris Koch in late July will hand over the reins of the trade group representing major container lines. John Butler, WSC senior vice president and general counsel, will take over the group - whose members control 90 percent of global container capacity - on July 31....
  • Alliances boosting capacity on Asia-Med trade, risking market share battle
    The launch of the 2M and 03 alliances in the New Year will boost capacity on the Far East-Mediterranean route by about 19 percent, triggering a battle for market share that could result in fresh rate reductions, according to Alphaliner. The seven alliance carriers will control 68 percent of total capacity...
  • FedEx profits rise ahead of rate hikes, dimensional pricing roll out
    Rising volumes propelled FedEx profit up 23 percent year-over-year to $616 million in its second quarter ended Nov. 30, the second-largest U.S. transport operator reported today. FedEx earnings and revenue, while higher than a year ago, fell short of analysts expectations, despite strong growth in FedEx Express, Freight and Ground domestic...
  • CSX opens $100 million intermodal terminal in Montreal area
    Montreal area shippers will now have improved access to the intermodal network of CSX Transportation after the railroad opened a $100 million terminal near Montreal at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. The 83-acre facility, the railroad's first intermodal terminal in Canada, will tap steadily growing cross-border trade between the North American Free Trade Agreement...
  • Maersk to combine India-US East Coast Services
    Maersk Line is merging its MECL1 and MECL2 services connecting the Middle East, India and the U.S. East Coast into a single weekly loop, beginning in mid-January 2015. In a customer advisory, the carrier said the merged service, rebranded the MECL, will include a new eastbound call at Salalah, Oman. The MECL...
  • New APMT Rotterdam terminal will have zero-emission footprint
    APM Terminals said one its nw Rotterdam terminals will be the first in the world to have a zero-emission footprint, thanks to a two-year contract to buy wind-generated electricity. The two-year, $6.2 million contract with NV Nuon Energy to power APMT's new Maasvlakte II terminal takes effect Jan. 1. Maasvlakte II...
  • India's ports left playing catch up as ship sizes grow
    HONG KONG - The largest container ship handled by an Indian port was the 14,000 TEU capacity vessel MSC Valeria at Mundra in 2013, a record that has little chance of being broken any time soon. India's infrastructure shortcomings are nothing new, but the snail's pace of investment in the nation's...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Kirby slashes guidance
    Kirby Corporation made waves on Wall Street Wednesday afternoon after taking a red pen to its fourth-quarter earnings forecast.
  • Dressed to impress
    Day rates for VLCCs trading in the spot market are closing in on a high that has not been seen in over five years.
  • SALT flunks taste test
    Shares of Scorpio Bulkers started to lose traction Wednesday after announcing plans to sell up to six newbuilding contracts to Scorpio Tankers.
  • Zim charts new course
    Zim is getting ready to embark on a campaign aimed at ensuring its longevity in the wake of a massive financial overhaul.
  • TEU takes off
    Greek containership owner Box Ships has emerged victorious in a race to shore up its balance sheet by overhauling a series of commercial loans with contentious covenants.
  • Veteran runs aground
    A cruise vessel ran aground in the Philippines as it was on its way to be scrapped last Friday.
  • Hitch for BSC
    Bangladesh's planning commission has knocked back a plan for state owner Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) to buy six ships.
  • Merger falling from menu?
    DNB Markets has dialled down expectations of a merger between John Fredriksen's Frontline and Frontline 2012.
  • Star Bulk charters trio
    Star Bulk Carriers has secured employment for three of its Newcastlemaxes under construction in China.
  • STNG fixes six
    Scorpio Tankers revealed details on Wednesday of charters for six newly delivered ships.
  • Scorpio switches from dry to wet
    The Scorpio group has converted six capesize newbuilding contracts into LR2 tankers, while selling three older ships.
  • Fredriksen gets two thirds
    John Fredriksen has taken his stake in Flex LNG past two thirds on a day that two major investors surrendered their stock in the LNG carrier owner.
  • Crewman injured
    A seafarer has been severely injured by a snapped line as a ro-pax broke its moorings in a storm.
  • Two held over collision
    A captain and first officer have been detained by Egyptian authorities after their containership collided with a fishing vessel, claiming the lives of at least 15 so far.
  • Ferry action halted
    A Scottish ferry strike has been suspended after mates and bosses agreed to enter arbitration talks.
  • Aratere out of action
    A problem-plagued New Zealand ro-pax has suffered a new fault just months after returning from extensive repairs in Singapore.
  • Settlement welcomed
    NewLead Holdings is feeling more comfortable after it reached a full and final settlement with US fund Ironridge in a share spat.
  • Unhappy new year for capes
    An acceleration in fleet growth will contribute to a 10% fall in capesize income in 2015, Credit-Suisse believes.
  • Crewman charged
    A crewman has been charged with theft while working on a Holland America cruiseship in the US.
  • Bank backs Navios Midstream
    Credit-Suisse has kicked off coverage of shipping's latest MLP, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners, with a positive view on the company.
  • Pan Ocean confirms sale
    South Korea's Pan Ocean has confirmed chicken processor Harim has been selected as the preferred bidder for its fleet.
  • Brazilian boost
    Glander International Bunkering is expanding its Brazilian business by recruiting ex-OW Bunker staff.
  • Subsea 7 wins Hess work
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel giant Subsea 7 has clinched a new contract with Hess for work in the US Gulf.
  • SBM renews funding
    SBM Offshore, the Dutch FPSO specialist, said Wednesday that it had secured a new $1bn revolving credit facility.
  • Jefferies suffers OW loss
    Jefferies, the US investment bank, has made provisions of $52m related to debts incurred by the now bankrupt OW Bunker.
  • Nordic seals Indo job
    Nordic Maritime has been awarded the contract to provide 2D seismic survey work in Indonesia by MultiClient Geophysical.
  • Farstad back at Vard
    Vard Holdings has secured a newbuilding contract from Farstad Shipping for an offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV).
  • Moody's lifts US ports
    Moody's has changed its outlook for the US ports to stable from negative as container volumes continue to recover.
  • Mercuria hires 40
    Mercuria, the Swiss energy and commodities group, has confirmed that it has hired more than 40 ex-OW Bunker staff.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Newsflash: West Coast dockworkers and employers remain 'far apart'
  • Transpacific carriers want more rate hikes
  • Newsflash: FedEx says operations impacted by West Coast Port issues
  • ILWU ends caucus without contract agreement
  • FedEx acquires Bongo International
  • CMB buys containerships
  • Redwood City port completes first phase of dredging
  • CSX opens intermodal terminal near Montreal
  • UPS Singapore teams up with 7-Eleven
  • Port of Cleveland readies for 2015 investments
  • WSC head Koch to step down in July
  • Empty containers drive growth in Long Beach
  • U.S. Customs appoints Owen to head field operations
  • Senate approves barge diesel fuel user fee bill
  • Boeing Shanghai to work with AirBridgeCargo
  • IAG Cargo gets pharma distribution recognition
  • Italian carrier guilty in oily waste dumping case
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2014
  • Oil rebounds from yesterday's five-year low
    US crude oil inventories down by 0.8 million barrels from last week.
  • LNG carrier arrivals in the US to quadruple
    More terminals coming on line.
  • Bremen becomes latest port to explore LNG potential
    European Union funds to finance 'pilot terminal'.
  • IBIA looks ahead to a busy 2015
    Next year's events' programme its most 'ambitious ever'.
  • Hawaii considers LNG bulk supply
    Marine transport deemed potential demand area.
  • Oil prices resume their slide
    Singapore 380 cSt prices have fallen more than 13% in a week.
  • Intertanko writes ECA bunker clause
    To 'assist members in recouping actual amounts paid for bunkers'.
  • OW's IPO coming under fresh scrutiny
    Altor defends decision not to mention Dynamic Oil Trading.
  • Retrofit orders boost tech firm's income
    Demand strong ahead of ECA rule change.
  • ADB backs Chinese LNG bunkering pursuit
    Loans company $450 million to build 20 inland LNG bunkering stations, among others.
  • Italian shipping group fined for illegal oil dumping
    Crew members accused of 'deliberate concealment of vessel pollution'.
  • Former OW traders land jobs at GIB
    Company's South American team relocates to bigger office space.
  • Philippine bunkering depot set for closure
    Firms to relocate within next seven months.

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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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