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August 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Group profit up 42pc to US$2.4 billion, as sales rise 2.3pc
  • Cosco International H1 profit up 45pc to US$24.5 million
  • TSA carriers to increase transpacific rate US$600/FEU from September
  • Hapag-Lloyd to raise Far East-Red Sea rate US$200/TEU from September
  • Oakland Gaza protest makes good threat, stops Zim loading
  • Hamburg first half import container volume up 7.4pc to 2.5 million TEU
  • Ukraine's Port of Odessa handles its first 9,400-TEU containership
  • Schenker sues raft of air carriers in old price fixing case
  • DHL Express Kenya attains EU air cargo security validation
  • Panalpina and Cargolux start San Juan to Europe freighter service
  • China's big 3 airlines to lose on RMB depreciation against US dollar
  • World freighter and bellyhold conference in Budapest September 21 - 23

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Maersk's Q2 net jumps to $ 2.3 bn on higher freight volume
  • MANSA welcomes new Chief Commissioner of JNCH
  • Farm goods' shipments hit as guargum exports decline
  • Honey exports shoot up to INR 444.98 cr. in 2013-14
  • Volkswagen to export 50 pc of cars made in 2014
  • Independence Day celebrated at JNPT
  • India & Czech Republic sign MoU on technical cooperation in rail sector
  • New method for highway project allocations soon
  • NHAI to float firm for buying out distressed road project loans
  • PM lays foundation for INR 1,394 cr. Haryana-Rajasthan highway project
  • Snowman Logistics IPO opens on Aug. 26
  • Govt increases minimum price for arecanut imports by INR 60/kg
  • Importers, retailers 'troubled' by FSSAI standards
  • India to stay within WTO food subsidies limit
  • India's rough diamond imports decline
  • Plastics expo generates biz worth $ 150 m
  • Trade pacts widening deficit in non-tyre products: Study
  • Vedanta criticises high duty on iron ore exports
  • Sheela Thomas appointed ANRPC Secy-Gen

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Millionenschwere Fussballfelder im Kanal
  • PKP Cargo buying new locomotives
  • India and Czechia to collaborate
  • Prologis close to 2 million sqm warehouse space in Germany
  • Change of presidency at Erfa is fait accompli
  • Port sees overall gain with jump in empty containers
  • 100 trucks and over 2,000 pallet slots per night
  • Executive changes for Ryder System in 2015
  • Singapore Post staking claim in Western Europe
  • Etihad Sky offers stabling aloft
  • Employed fleet growth at highest level since 2011
  • Volvo launches gas-powered truck
  • Pushing out the frontiers to Czechia
  • ICT on the move
  • Expeditors Americas president retiring
  • ACS proceeds with evacuation flights from Northern Iraq

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Border tracts attract lease sale bids
  • Star Bulk adds to fleet
  • Austal completes sale of 102 m trimaran
  • MacGregor subsea cranes ordered for two MPSVs
  • Cecon Pride completes sea trials
  • Navibulgar orders Bluetech 42 design bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma continues string of months with box volume growth
  • Evergreen Line container ship making first direct Boston call
  • YRC Freight expanding distribution center network
  • ATA truck tonnage index posts gains during July
  • CSX Transportation taps Jenkins as vice president for e-business

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Star Bulk scotches Eagle Bulk takeover scenario
    No Oaktree affiliates in the crosshairs but supersized bulker owner will continue to hunt 'good deals'
  • NOL mulls over sale or IPO of logistics arm
    UPDATE: Loss-making Singaporean firm to cash in profit-making business
  • Yard Talk | Strange silence over world's new largest boxships
    SHI and DSME quiet over new orders linked to MSC charter requirements
  • GasLog declares second-quarter profit in line with forecasts
    Owner remains 'bullish' on LNG prospects and own growth opportunities
  • Star Bulk posts small loss in last quarter before supersizing
    Pappas hails 'solid' performance, hints at interest in growing further
  • Restis and UANI 'in new talks'
    Washington intervenes in New York court case stemming from Iran allegations
  • Fleet weekly: first signs of increases in inactive fleet to come
    Inactive fleet continues at low levels, but first news of Golden Week lay-ups emerges
  • Maersk Line reveals Golden Week service changes
    AE7 and AE6 services will be adjusted to reflect a decrease in demand
  • Aronnax: Cutting the innovation path
    Hartmann, Ocean Yield, Sinopacific and Sabic in unique gas ship newbuild orders
  • StanChart takes 10% stake in Topaz
    $75m injection will fund expansion, says Renaissance subsidiary
  • STX Mumbai arrest was wrongful
    Singapore High Court orders inquiry into damages
  • Two seafarers dead after incident on Genco Challenger
    US authorities investigate claimed fight on Hong Kong-flag bulker off Delaware

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Death-trap container prompts insurance fears
    Insurers are studying the implications of last weekend's incident where one man died and 34 others were rescued from a container unloaded at Tilbury Docks in the UK. Shipping and haulage firms, concerned about future similar incidents, are looking hard at their insurance policies. Neil Smith head of
  • Indian shipping leader returns to profit
    India's biggest shipping company has reported a profit in 2Q14, ending five consecutive quarters of losses. State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) delivered a net profit of INR475M ($8M) for the quarter, against a loss of INR987M in the same period last year. Comparative pre-tax operational
  • Sungdong secures LR1 Tanker pair
    South Korean yard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured an order for two long range one (LR1) tankers from a European owner. The two 74,500dwt eco-vessels have improved fuel-efficiency by using the "G-Type" engine and eco-friendly ship design, which has a fuel economy effect of
  • Turkey to send powership to Gaza
    Turkish energy group Karadeniz plans to station a ship equipped with electricity generating capacity off Gaza to help the enclave meet its energy supply needs following damage sustained during recent Israeli bomb attacks. The group, which has already supplied "powerships" to Iraq, Lebanon and
  • ESL Shipping bottom line up
    Aspo's maritime subsidiary, ESL Shipping, announced an improved 1H 2014 operating profits yesterday. The Finland-based, Nasdaq OMX Helsink-listed Baltic dry bulk cargo carrier's 1H bottom line rose to €6M ($8M) yoy from €1.7M. Revenues crept up just €2.2M to €40.4M.
  • Shootings at sea caught on film
    A video showing four men gunned down at sea posted on YouTube on Monday by a Fijian University student has become the centre of a police investigation. In the 10-minute video an armed man shoots and kills four men clinging to wreckage in the water. Other fishing vessels appear nearby. The crew on
  • Concordia Maritime confirms spot market focus
    Concordia Maritime, the Swedish listed tanker owner, says it has revised its strategy to become a spot market operator instead of seeking long-term contracts to employ most of its tonnage. "We have in recent months worked to align the fleet with our new employment strategy. Ten out of the total 11
  • More migrants found in reefer
    UK police have reported a second incident in which migrants suffering from dehydration have been found inside a container. Avon and Somerset police said they found 15 people inside a refrigerated container lorry at a service station at Ilminster, Somerset. Police arrested the truck's German driver
  • Arrium profits up 83%, BHP 23%
    Whyalla-based Australian miner and steel manufacturer Arrium listed a $296M net profit for FY14 yesterday, up 83% on the previous year. The BHP company OneSteel's reported earnings reflected increased mining growth, which despite falling ore prices, offset its depressed steel manufacturing industry.
  • Changhang Phoenix profited $30M in 1H14
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans&CSC, reported today that it returned to the black with profits of CNY186M ($30M) in the 1H14. Revenues fell 30% year on year to CNY527M due to cuts in capacity under restructuring, a stock filing of the company said today. During
  • Fortescue profits up 56%, more ships on order
    Fortescue today announced a $2.74Bn profit for FY14, record shipments of 124.2M tonnes, up 53% on FY13 and a new order of four VLOCs, bringing its fleet to eight ships by 2018. Company debt was reduced from $12Bn to $7.2Bn and shipping volumes for FY15 are forecast at 155M to 160M tonnes. The June
  • Boustead signs MoU with Malaysian government
    Malaysia-listed investment holding company Boustead Holdings's subsidiary Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Malaysia to develop local businesses. Under the MoU, BNS will train local entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and services
  • Port Kembla reopens after shutdown
    Port Kembla on Australia's southeast coast reopened operations at 08.30 AEST today, after severe winds and heavy swell had closed the port on Sunday morning. All waiting ships, including four bulk carriers are scheduled to be cleared by 21.00 EST, according to Harbour Master Kell Dillon. "The port's
  • Victims' families oppose Sewol bill
    A South Korean government bill on how the Sewol tragedy should be investigated and giving student victims preferential university entry is meeting resistance from their families. The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition party, New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), have agreed to
  • Wheat cargoes lift Supramax rates
    The Supramax market is seeing a long-awaited uptick in freight rates, as a surge in wheat cargoes from the Black Sea is raising shipowners' hopes. The Cannakkale-Singapore-Japan rate gained $156 to $14,525/day on the Baltic Supramax Index yesterday, helping to lift average timecharter rates to
  • Evergreen, Yang Ming return to black in 2Q
    Taiwanese carriers Evergreen Marine Corp and Yang Ming Marine recorded profits in the second quarter of 2014, returning to black from losses from the previous quarter and the same period last year. Evergreen posted a net profit of TWD150.2M ($5M) in 2Q14, compared to a loss of TWD400M in 2Q13 and a
  • Bumi Armada to supply FPSO worth $1.18Bn
    Malaysia-listed offshore oilfield services provider Bumi Armada has been appointed as the FPSO lease contractor for the Madura BD Field, Offshore Indonesia, via a letter of intent issued by Husky-CNOOC Madura (HCM). Bumi Armada's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bumi Armada Offshore Holdings (BAOH), with
  • SBI Offshore clinches $24M rig contract
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solution provider, SBI Offshore, has secured a $24M contract to provide design and engineering services for a jack-up drilling rig that can operate in water depths of up to 110m. SBI Offshore's wholly-owned subisidiary SBI O&M signed the contract with a Middle
  • OOIL could lose growth momentum in 2015
    Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas International (OOIL), the parent of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), is estimated to lose its profit growth momentum in 2015 due to fewer deliveries of new tonnage, a research note of CIMB Securities said. "With fewer newbuildings left to deliver, it will be
  • Manila acts to cut congestion in ports
    As part of an ongoing bid to decongest Manila ports, the office of the president has cut port charges at Batangas, a statement on the website of the Philippines Port Authority said. There was no immediate confirmation on President Benigno Aquino's website. The move is to attract more direct callers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • New Orleans expanding intermodal terminal
    The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded to a Louisiana-based construction company.The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded...
  • Damco expects to end 2014 in red after big 2Q loss
    Damco expects to end the year in the red after the logistics arm of Maersk Group lost $32 million in the second quarter, grappling with a restructuring effort and less forwarding business. Damco said the restructuring that began in 2013 has been trickier than anticipated, resulting in delays of productivity gains....
  • 'Uber'-like truck, load-matching system being tested in NY-NJ market
    Cargomatic is in a New York state of mind. The Venice, California-based firm is testing its "Uber"-like truck and shipment matching technology - currently offered in Southern California - in the tri-state trucking market of New York, northern New Jersey and Connecticut. "We are moving east," Brett Parker, chief operating officer...
  • Maersk Lines' latest earnings show it pulling farther away from the pack
    In reporting its second-quarter and first-half 2014 results this week, Maersk Line again showed how its financial fortunes are diverging from most of the rest of the container shipping industry. And Maersk is diverging in another way: Its outlook for the year is bullish, while those of other major carriers that...
  • Air transport fears of Icelandic volcano eruption grow
    There are increasing signs that an Icelandic volcano could erupt, potentially disrupting shippers transporting goods via the freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes - much like an eruption on the island did in 2010. Roughly 1,000 small earthquakes were detected in the vicinity of Baroarbunga, one of the northern...
  • CKYH Alliance membership pays dividends for Evergreen
    The cost benefits of Evergreen Marine joining the CKYH Alliance were reflected in its second-quarter earnings, which saw the Taipei-based carrier returning to profitability. Taiwan's largest container shipping line joined up with Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping in March just as it posted a first-quarter loss of $56...
  • Expanded services boost container traffic at NC Port of Wilmington
    Containers at the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.The North Carolina State Ports Authority's fiscal year is off to a strong start its fiscal year is off to a strong start, thanks to increasing container volume at the Port of Wilmington resulting from carriers' service expansions. July container volumes at Wilmington were...
  • Automakers, imports, housing starts boost US truck tonnage
    Strong gains in factory output, especially automotive manufacturing, helped drive U.S. truck tonnage up in July, the American Trucking Associations said. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.3 percent in July from June, and 3.6 percent year-over-year. The trucking association's index supports claims by motor carrier executives such as Eric...
  • Brazil approves $1.7 billion for port infrastructure
    Brazilian waterways regulator Antaq approved $1.73 billion in upgrades for ports in Rio de Janeiro and Santos. BN Americas reported the plan will allow local steel company CSN to extend its port terminal concession contract in Rio de Janeiro, and will also extend Santos' port contract in São Paulo. Both contracts...
  • Top container lines' capacity continues to rise
    Overall capacity operated by the Top 21 container carriers increased 5.6 percent or 847,000 TEUs in the last 12 months, according to industry analyst Alphaliner's latest newsletter, furthering chronic overcapacity in the container shipping market. The Top 21 carriers, which control 86 percent of the total global liner capacity, received a...
  • NOL doesn't deny, but downplays reports that APL Logistics is for sale
    Neptune Orient Lines said Wednesday media reports that it plans to sell its logistics business, APL Logistics, for up to $900 million are "preliminary and exploratory in nature." Without specifically denying the reports, the shipping group said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange that there is "no assurance that any...
  • TMW Systems, 3GTMS to blend asset-, non-asset transport software
    Changing supply chains demand changing technology, and a more multimodal, integrated supply chain require a blend of asset- and non-asset-based transportation systems. That evolving demand led location-based technology firm Trimble and its TMW Systems subsidiary to partner with 3GTMS, which offers non-asset transportation management and optimization software. Trimble, a $2.3 billion company,...
  • APMT's facility investments drove 2Q growth
    APM Terminals saw volume and profit rise in its second quarter, thanks to some of its terminals becoming fully operational and the addition of new terminals in growth markets. The terminal operating division of Maersk Group reported container volume of 9.8 million TEUs in the April-to-June period, an increase of 8...
  • China's largest port is also the largest in world
    Shanghai port.For the first six years of The Journal of Commerce global container ports ranking, Hong Kong was king. When Singapore toppled Hong Kong in 2005, it began a five-year run at the top for the Southeast Asian giant. And now another juggernaut, Shanghai, has enjoyed a four-year run as...
  • Backing the bond
    Q: You've defended the new $75,000 bond requirement for motor carrier brokers in the past, and I disagree. I can assure you the bond hurts the small broker. I'm a commodity trader. We employ a lot of trucks, some through direct contact with the trucking company and others through brokers. I have...
  • Arctic passage for ships: Slow going
    The melting polar icecap is reheating ages-old dreams of cross-Arctic shortcuts for deep-draft ships sailing between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But logistics managers shouldn't count on it happening next year - or even in the next decade. The bulk carrier Nordic Orion grabbed headlines last September with a Vancouver-to-Finland voyage...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Purge continues
    IM Skaugen has agreed to sell another gas-carrier to one of its joint ventures under a broader bid to free up cash.
  • Icemen cometh
    What do Bill Gates, David Beckham, Justin Bieber and the chartering manager of Gemini Tankers have in common?
  • Progress for Restis?
    A long drawn out clash between Greek shipowner Victor Restis and US lobbying group United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) has once again bubbled to the surface.
  • Star shuts off Eagle swoop
    Star Bulk has ruled out the purchase of Eagle Bulk Shipping in the wake of its $634.91m move for Excel Maritime's fleet.
  • RWE takes another
    Greece's Diana Shipping has won another bulker charter from German company RWE.
  • Coal terminal ditched
    The construction of a coal terminal on the Columbia River in the US has been blocked by Oregon state regulators.
  • Star shines in Q2
    Star Bulk has reported a stronger than projected second quarter profit just 24 hours after the purchase of Excel Maritime.
  • Marine Stars hits again
    Bulk carrier Marine Stars hit a rock off the small island of Oinousses, Greece, yesterday - only two days after it ran aground in the Dardanelles, Turkey.
  • Sungdong adds one
    South Korean yard Sungdong has won an order for an LR1 tanker from an unnamed Asian owner.
  • GasLog profit grows
    GasLog has rounded off a busy second quarter by reporting an improved profit for the period.
  • State to the rescue?
    UK shipbuilder Ferguson, which entered administration last week, may be nationalised, according to Scottish finance secretary John Swinney.
  • FMG prices VLOC order
    Fortescue Metals Group paid $70m apiece for its second round of VLOC newbuildings placed at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, it revealed today.
  • Ananda turns owner
    Bangladesh's Ananda Shipyard and Slipways is planning to charter out two boxships cancelled by their previous owners in 2010.
  • Less profit for Vopak
    Netherland's Vopak has recorded a 15% decrease in its profit as revenue remained almost unchanged in the first half of 2014.
  • $100m for AOS
    Offshore company AOS Cyprus has had a $100m debt facility underwritten by Investec Shipping and Marine Finance.
  • Senior pirate busted
    An important Somali pirate leader has been arrested by local security forces in the capital Mogadishu, African media report.
  • Lukoil extracts crude
    Russia's Lukoil has succeeded in loading its first cargo of crude from the new West Qurna-2 field in southern Iraq, despite the escalating violence in the country.
  • Waiting over for Cecon
    Norwegian owner Cecon's long wait has come to an end as the 10,000-dwt offshore support vessel Cecon Pride has completed its sea trials and will soon commence a 10-month contract.
  • Pan Ocean arrest lifted
    The high court of Singapore has rescinded the arrest of a Pan Ocean boxship held there since June 2013.
  • Clarksons fills a hole
    UK broker Clarksons has brought in Swire grandee James Hughes-Hallett as its new chairman.
  • Condor buys Austal ferry
    Australian shipbuilder Austal has finally succeeded in shifting a ferry built for stock that it has been marketing since 2010.
  • NOL ponders sale
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is plotting a potential sale of its logistics unit, but could also spin it off in an IPO.
  • Nuclear comeback
    The Russian government is planning to refurbish the 34,000-gt nuclear-powered LASH containership Sevmorput (built 1999) and return it to commercial service.
  • Tallink extends charter
    Estonian ferry owner and operator Tallink says it has extended the charter of its 30,285-gt ro-pax ferry Atlantic Vision (built 2002) to Marine Atlantic of St John's, Newfoundland.
  • Karadeniz in Gaza relief
    Turkish shipbuilder and energy producer Karadeniz Holdings will deploy one of its giant floating powerships to Gaza within the next three months.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • U.S. agencies conduct trade outreach in non-border states
    Much of the support for free trade agreements - such as the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership and U.S.-European Union trade pact currently being negotiated - comes from states that export a lot to the U.S.' neighbors.
  • STB to hold public rail service hearing
    Representatives from CP and BNSF have been directed to attend, and the Surface Transportation Board has invited shippers and other carriers to deliver testimony, provided they file their intentions with the board by Aug. 25.
  • Canada safety group releases Lac-Megantic findings
    The group found that 18 factors, including improperly applied hand brakes, played a role in the accident. It also reported that the railroad had a "weak" culture of safety and did not conduct enough reviews of its safety systems.
  • APL evaluating logistics business sale or IPO
    NOL said it "continually evaluates all available options to improve the strategic positioning and performance of its businesses. These include considerations of a potential sale or initial public offering."
  • Robots to soon help in airplane manufacturing
  • UPS expands BC operations
  • YRC Freight bestows DC status on three locations
  • Hide and seek on the Oakland waterfront

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Crude climbs as US inventories decline
    Supplies declined to 362.5 million barrels last week.
  • Some thoughts on mass flow meters
    If players think there will be a two-tier market as more MFMs are introduced, we have to ask why.
  • Mid-week prices firm across Europe
    Tight avails seen for HS product in Rotterdam.
  • Prices generally soft in Fujairah
    Markets mainly firm in South Africa.
  • 'Surge' in demand in Black Sea port
    Novorossiysk supplier has 'sold out all available prompt volumes'.
  • ExxonMobil passes a million mt on metered deliveries
    Company says majority of fuel delivered in Singapore is via mass flow metering.
  • Buyers 'holding off' in expection of further price falls
    'We are seeing really low demand amid ample supplies,' says South Korean player.
  • High bunker prices cloud cruise sector's prospects
    Fuel coasts could limit New Zealand's role as a cruise destination.
  • ECA costs 'bad for business' at Canadian port
    Expensive low sulphur bunker fuel means fewer cruise calls.
  • Asian IFO market stays relatively flat
    Smooth supplies reported across all key regional ports.
  • Vopak remains in profit for H1
    Period was characterised by stable demand for services, says CEO.
  • Japanese firm wins tri-fuel engine supply contract
    Vessel expected to provide 'excellent fuel efficiency', say systems provider.
  • Maersk: Bunker consumption 'reduced significantly' in Q2
    Savings help lift the forecast profit.
  • German firms introduce modern LEG carrier
    Vessel able to operate on HFO, MDO, gas oil, LNG, as well as ethylene.
  • Vancouver fuel prices lack clear direction
    Good avails reported at the Canadian West Coast port.

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Rome
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Naples
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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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
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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
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
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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
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London
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Hanover
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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
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› 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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