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May 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • UN agency okays steps to mandatory box weigh-ins over shipper opposition
  • Vietnam cheaper and better, say manufacturers who will stay despite riots
  • Jiangsu's Zhenjiang cargo volume up 7.5pc to 8.9 million tonnes in 4 months
  • Shandong's quarterly trade with Japan declines 1.1pc to US$5.22 billion
  • Panama's four new lock gates at sea aboard heavy lift ship from Italy
  • US shippers lose millions over winter rail freight, truck shortage
  • Railways save Britain US$2.5 billion a year by relieving roads: study
  • DHL trendicator study says big changes coming to logistics industry
  • Lost Malaysian jet prompts ICAO, IATA to fast track flight tracking
  • China Eastern cargo selects Unisys Logistics Management System
  • Brazil Post plans to buy minority stake in cargo airline

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Emirates Logistics India launches Air Freight division
  • EU unhappy with Philippines' maritime training & monitoring standards
  • Indian Register of Shipping announces three new senior appointments
  • TT Club announces strong financial results & maintains AM Best A- (Excellent) rating
  • BPCL to import 7 mt of crude from Kuwait & UAE in 2014-15
  • Gold jewellery exports up 14.69 pc in April
  • Mango exports to US likely to surge on rising demand
  • Kamarajar Port planning SEZ on 650-acre area
  • Suyog Merchandise Shipping proficiently clears heavy cargo at Mundra Port
  • Adani Enterprises' Q4 net profit surges to INR 2,847 cr.
  • AIAI signs MoU with Bahrain Chamber to promote bilateral trade
  • EU rep to India feels retrospective taxation & GAAR provisions ward off investors
  • Exports of fuel products up, but agri & engg dull in a decade
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports
  • INR turns weak after four-day rise on fresh dollar buying

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk issues invitation to submit expression of...
  • Rhine-Neckar shuttle now running five times per week
  • Continued cargo growth in Hong Kong
  • United Wagon Company sets up tank car production
  • First Dreamliner for Air Canada
  • Three senior appointments from India
  • EIB supports construction of Beskyd railway tunnel
  • IJS Global gets new owner
  • FPS launches temp-controlled LCL to Dubai and Japan
  • Gebrüder Weiss expands Wels site
  • TWS reinforces staff
  • Demand for commercial vehicles rising in Europe
  • Giant pandas flying today with MASkargo
  • Fercam will Kundennähe
  • Türkei investiert in die Schiene
  • ADPC maritime training centre certified by Lloyd's Register

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta
  • Wind Server gets its legs at Nordic Yards
  • Cummins offers emergency genset for offshore applications
  • May 20, 2014 Carnival expanding its presence in Australasia cruise market
  • Rolls-Royce to support Mercy Ships
  • Damen Brest books tenth LNG carrier repair contract
  • BW Group goes on tanker buying binge
  • BAE Norfolk gets $12.3 million more for Mason job

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma releases container numbers for April
  • Requests for TIGER grants far exceed program allotment
  • Port of Olympia names winners of annual Chowder Challenge event
  • AMERICAN EMPRESS riverboat to call Vancouver Landing home
  • Maritime Administration changing makeup of National Security office

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • UACC returns to Straits Tankers pool
    Middle Eastern owner places four long range one product tankers in pool
  • Teekay Offshore shoots for a $250m bond
    Price talk for coupon is around 6%
  • Being led down the road to ship automation
    Industry is already taking the first steps to accepting unmanned ships
  • Shippers' leader welcomes container weight check agreement
    GSF's Chris Welsh pleased with IMO compromise
  • 'We're changing the face of shipbroking'
    Will Braemar's dominance create problems for the new merged company Braemar ACM?
  • Talis acquires fifth bulk carrier
    Deal takes private equity-owned fleet to five
  • STX O&S returns to the black
    South Korean yard in recovery mode after being taken over by lenders
  • ICTSI gets Beijing's nod to take over Yantai terminal
    Philippines company joins restructuring of North China port
  • BW Group buys 10 chemical tankers
    Expansion continues with two secondhand vessels and eight newbuildings
  • M&S backs out of London Gateway development
    UK retailer decides not to develop 900,000 sq ft distribution centre at port's logistics park
  • Braemar acquires ACM Shipping
    Deal will give ACM shareholders 28% of merged company

Sea-webweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Jaccar Holdings bids for Bourbon
    Jacques de Chateauvieux-led investment company Jaccar Holdings will launch its bid for control of listed French offshore vessel operator Bourbon today. The offer, first announced on 17 March, is set to run until 23 June and hinges on whether Luxembourg-based Jaccar can increase its existing 26%
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM" with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit" providing many new
  • ZIM strikes $3Bn restructuring deal
    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has finalised the terms of its $3Bn financial restructuring plan, including a $1.4Bn debt equity conversion with its creditors, after complex and protracted negotiations. The Israeli container shipping company, owned by the industrial holding company Israel
  • U-Ming's Q1 income soars
    Taiwan's U-Ming Marine Transport, a bulk shipper and member of the Far Eastern Group, has announced TWD360.39M ($12M) in net income over the first quarter of 2014, up more than 80% from TWD197.54M in the same quarter of 2013. Higher freight rates during the past two quarters triggered the surge in
  • Tsuneishi secures Santoku Senpaku options
    Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding has clinched an order for two Kamsarmax bulker options from returning family-owned Japanese shipowner and operator Santoku Senpaku. The two 81,552dwt 'eco' bulkers - each with an overall length of 229m, beam 32.26m, depth 20m, and draught 14.4m - are scheduled
  • Weak tanker rates lifted by Asia-Pacific
    Continuing growth in Asia-Pacific products trade is brightening the outlook for the tanker market, currently weak for both crude carriers and product tankers, say shipping analysts and brokers. "Spot earnings in the MR [medium-range] market have been fairly disappointing this year," said E A Gibson,
  • Royal opening for DP World's Brisbane auto terminal
    DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Sulayem flew to Australia from Dubai for the grand opening of Brisbane's third semi-automated terminal today. The AUD$250M ($232M) terminal features automated stacking cranes and state-of-the-art operating and control systems. Under the new system, dockworkers operate
  • UK competition authority prepares new MyFerryLink ban
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority has said that it intends to give Eurotunnel-backed English Channel ferry operation MyFerryLink six months to close its Dover-Calais service. The authority, which last month succeeded the Competition Commission, said today that it was provisionally confirming
  • BW to buy 10 chemical tankers
    BW Group will buy 10 chemical tankers comprising two ships built in 2008 and 2010, and eight newbuildings to be delivered between 2015 and 2018 from Stream Tankers. The two chemical tankers are from Japanese shipyards Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Shitanoe Shipbuilding. The newbuildings are being built
  • Taiwanese steelmakers on US anti-dumping duties list
    Anti-dumping duties were levied on Taiwanese non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) manufacturers by the US Department of Commerce last week. Leicong Industrial, a Chungli-based steelmaker, was ordered to pay an anti-dumping tariff of 52.23%, the highest among the Taiwanese firms in the case,
  • Offshore business is 'long-term plus' for Korean shipbuilders
    South Korea's Hyundai HI, Samsung HI and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will keep taking orders for offshore production facilities as high per-unit prices for large offshore projects, particularly production equipment, are their best options. Samsung Securities analyst Han Young Soo said
  • VLGC rates continue decline
    Freight rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers continue to decline as the tonnage supply grows. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba rate at $78.938/tonne, a $1.062 drop from yesterday. Current bunker prices in Fujairah, UAE, which works out to $60,309/day, is still
  • Chinese yards' new orders up 160% in Jan-April
    Chinese shipyards' new orders surged 160% year on year to 30.3Mdwt in the first four months in 2014, the China National Association of Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said today. During the same period, the newbuilding orders placed at Chinese yards for exports rose 174% y/y to 29.0Mdwt. The orderbook
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit"
  • Intra-Asia paraxylene shipments weaken long-haul trade
    Growing paraxylene (PX) exports from Northeast Asia to China are contributing to the fast growth of intra-Asia coastal trade, but they are undermining long-haul seaborne trade, according to Drewry's recently published Chemical Forecaster report. China's consumption of PX has emerged as a key driver
  • Adani takes over Dhamra Port for $917M
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone told local stock exchanges today that it has closed the Rs 5,500 crore ($917M) deal to take over Dhamra port on India's east coast. APSEZ executed a definitive agreement with two promoters of Dhamra Port Company Limited - L&T Infrastructure Development Projects
  • Japan yard orders down again
    Japanese shipbuilders saw orders dropping both year on year and month on month in March, suggesting that their recovery may be peaking. Having seen orders languishing before 2013 due to a strong yen, their fortunes have been recovering since the pro-business premier Shinzo Abe returned to power in
  • Tallinn opens new cruise quay
    Estonia's Port of Tallin welcomed the 330m Royal Princess, the largest cruise ship ever to visit the country, along with her 3,000 passengers when economic affairs and communications minister Urve Palo officially opened the quay on Saturday, 16 May. Costing €9.34M, the new quay "was the port's
  • French pupils to use Kongsberg engine room simulator
    French maritime vocational school Lycée Maritime Jacques Cassard in Nantes will use Kongsberg Maritime's advanced engine room simulator to train its students on marine engine operations from 750kW to at least 3000kW engineer level. Instructors have free reign to create engine failure scenarios based

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Zim Launches New US Gulf-Brazil Service
    Zim is launching a new U.S. Gulf-Brazil direct service in cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Co. as part of a streamlined inter-Americas operation. The new service and two upgraded services, which launch in mid-June, will cut transit times, add sailings and boost port coverage, the Israeli carrier said. Zim is cooperating with MSC...
  • Cyber-Warfare
    Cyber-warfare. The word causes shudders throughout the e-tailing business, and you need to look no further than Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus for the latest examples of significant consumer data theft. Unfortunately, cybersecurity and the thought of data being compromised haven't caused as much concern among other businesses. For those...
  • New Bajio-Chicago Service to Tap Cross-Border Growth
    U.S. and Mexican shippers later this month will gain better access to manufacturing growth in central Mexico through a joint service operated by BNSF Railway and Ferromex, the latest railroad partnership forged to tap growing cross-border trade. The five-days-a-week service will link Ferromex's intermodal terminal at the inland port of Guanajuato...
  • Four-Year High in US Shipper Optimism Regarding Freight Growth
    U.S. shippers haven't been this optimistic about volume growth in the coming 12 months since The Hurt Locker won the Academy Award for Best Picture and an Icelandic volcano disrupted flights to and from Europe. Shippers surveyed by Wolfe Research in March and April on average expect their volume to rise...
  • Best Practices for Shipping Perishable Goods Coast-to-Coast
    The food industry has made great strides in bringing perishable goods from the West Coast to East Coast markets in a safe and timely fashion. Yet even with today's network of refrigerated rail cars, trucks, and intermodal containers, shippers of fresh produce, frozen foods, temperature-sensitive liquids, and other perishable goods...
  • Robust April Imports Point To ILWU Impact
    Robust April imports through several U.S. ports are at least partly related to initial effects of shippers accelerating import shipments to avoid potential disruption at West Coast ports tied to longshore labor negotiations. Fifty-one percent of respondents to a quarterly survey of shippers by Wolfe Research, which conducts investment research, "have...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Commits to IPO in 2015
    Hapag-Lloyd, currently preparing to take over Chile's CSAV, has committed to a stock market flotation of the enlarged ocean carrier in 2015. The Hamburg-based carrier's shareholders have signed a binding agreement to float the newly formed company next year, according to TUI, the German tourism group, which has a 22 percent...
  • Hamburg Outperforms Sluggish Rivals Rotterdam, Antwerp
    The Port of Hamburg's container traffic grew by a market-beating 8 percent in the first quarter, as the port moved up on Europe's top box hub, Rotterdam, and widened its lead over third-ranked Antwerp. Germany's largest port handled 2.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units through March 31, with China and Hong Kong accounting...
  • Southern Asian Hub Ports Invest in a Bigger Future
    Transshipment hubs in South and Southeast Asia are pouring investment into expanding facilities and adding new equipment to handle the increasing size of container vessels, the new alliance groupings and steadily improving trade. Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is investing $430 million as it prepares for the arrival of the P3...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • $250m cruise commitment
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is investing $250m to elevate its fleet to the levels of its newest ships, the Norwegian Breakaway and its biggest vessel yet the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Getaway delivered in January.
  • TOO builds warchest
    Tanker and FPSO owner Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO) is selling new notes to pay for existing newbuildings and to fund future fleet expansion.
  • Jaya pays off loan
    Singapore's Jaya Holdings has paid off debt obligations as part of its takeover by Mermaid Marine Australia.
  • Devil in ditched plan
    The Liberal Government says it will upgrade existing passenger ferries rather than allow TT-Line to buy two freight-only ships for the Bass Strait crossing, and the change in plan is angering Tasmanian farmers and food exporters.
  • Braemar to quit church, shares fall
    Shipbroker Braemar Shipping Services is to move later this summer from its distinctive home in a central London church to bigger offices after its forthcoming merger with London rival ACM Shipping.
  • In and out at GOS
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has performed a quick S&P deal on an accommodation barge.
  • Swanland action call
    Britain's RMT is calling for those responsible for the loss of the 3,150-dwt Swanland off Wales in November 2011 to be prosecuted, and for the government to take action to prevent any repetition.
  • Solstad strengthens
    Norway's Solstad Offshore has increased first quarter earnings as revenue increased.
  • Zim goes to Brazil
    Israeli container line Zim is launching a new service to enhance links between South America and the US Gulf.
  • Eitzen Chem takes a hit
    Eitzen Chemical, the Oslo-listed tanker firm which is struggling with a heavy debt overhang, has reported first quarter earnings that were heavily impacted by bad weather.
  • Dover ferry ban upheld
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will bar Eurotunnel ferries from Dover before the end of 2014.
  • Braemar earnings cut
    UK broking group Braemar Shipping Services has posted reduced annual profit on the day it announced a merger with compatriot ACM.
  • BW buys ten more
    BW Group just can't seem to stop buying tankers, it seems, following the disclosure Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire another ten.
  • One injured in blast
    A crew member has been severely injured in a boiler explosion on a Yang Ming containership.
  • PRGN plots buyback
    Greek bulker operator Paragon Shipping announced plans to repurchase shares Monday evening after turning in a first-quarter loss.
  • Brokers agree merger
    UK-listed shipbrokers Braemar Shipping Services and ACM Shipping announced Tuesday that they intend to merge.
  • Ferry double for Exeter
    UK shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) has won a contract to build two ferries for a Maltese owner.
  • Paragon sheds boxship
    Paragon Shipping of Greece has offloaded a post-panamax containership under construction at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China.
  • Nigerian cash untouched
    A $308m fund aimed at boosting Nigeria's shipping industry has yet to be handed out to owners.
  • Carnival's Asia pivot
    US president Barack Obama is having one and now it appears so is Micky Arison - an Asian pivot that is.
  • Vallianz back for more
    Vallianz Holdings has returned to the bond market for a second fund raiser in less than three months.
  • California dreaming
    The two major US west coast ports have both seen April container volumes increase by 10% compared to a year ago.
  • Aloha!
    Cargo shipments between Honolulu and other Hawaiian islands appear to be on the rise.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • SeaIntel: G6 will require ports to handle more containers per ship
    SeaIntel says the ships of the carriers in the new G6 Alliance will spend 3.4 percent more time in port, but increase average vessel capacity 8 percent when compared to the New World Alliance and Grand alliances.
  • Expeditors outlines new strategy
    Peter Rose's early departure from the board of Expeditors International may have come as a surprise, but in comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission, company officials present the outline of a company undergoing a change in outlook.
  • LaHood joins infrastructure firm
    Paris-based infrastructure firm Meridiam has hired former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as a senior adviser.
  • ZIM details Latin America, Caribbean services
  • Cargolux adds Hong Kong-Ohio frequency
  • Amerijet launches domestic freighter service
  • Descartes releases driver's license compliance program
  • U.S. sees progress in ag exports to Mexico
  • Air Canada flies first Boeing 787
  • Washington Notebook: Inchcape loses protest of U.S. Navy award to competitor
  • IMO approves container weight verification changes
    The Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO on Monday approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea convention that will require verification of container weights as a condition for loading packed export containers aboard ships.
  • Survey: Ex-Im Bank clients satisfied
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans IPO for 2015
  • IMO offers guidance on navigating straits

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • IMO committee urged to make fuel quality risk 'top priority'
    Secretary General tells MSC the issue is 'really serious' and deserves special consideration.
  • Prices lack direction across Europe
    In Rotterdam, 380 cSt hadn't moved from Monday's level.
  • Bad weather drove-up operator's bunker consumption
    Debt-burdened Eitzen Chemical records more losses.
  • Shipowner takes up fuel efficient option
    BW Group's CEO sees the sense in buying eco tonnage.
  • IFO prices fall in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez.
  • Bunker conference for Hong Kong
    Chinese bonded bunker companies expected to attend event.
  • Tax on fuel oil exports could hit production
    Russian minister acknowledges that primary oil refining could fall.
  • Owner faces charges over slow response to bunker leak
    Shipping company pays 'compensatory damages' to local fishermen.
  • US port preparing for increased traffic
    Three 'super post-Panamax' shore cranes have arrived for installation at the Port Newark Container Terminal.
  • Indian shipowner banks on slow-steaming to cut costs
    SCI likely to make a loss for 2014.
  • Bunker prices largely down at Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • New customer for Alfa Laval's scrubbers
    Four RoRo vessels to be retrofitted with hybrid systems.
  • Titan court proceedings at Bermuda face new delay
    Hearing at Supreme Court of Bermuda adjourned to July 11, 2014.
  • Evergas orders more integrated LNG fuel supply systems
    Firm has extended orders for LNG/Multigas Carriers at Chinese yard.
  • East China fuel oil imports down as bunker demand falls
    Imports of fuel oil to east China are expected to fall by 46.7% in May.
  • Piraeus-based firm receives 'eco-type' tonnage
    Vessel is first to join fleet after firm's restructuring, says CEO.

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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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
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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
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
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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
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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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