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May 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk quarterly profits soar 53pc despite 5pc lower freight rates
  • China-wide port box volume increases 7.2pc to 190 million TEU in 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd to list, shareholder Tui reveals in financial report
  • Zim creditors settle on complex US$3 billion restructuring deal
  • Guangzhou Railway Group to spend US$912 million on China super hub
  • China's Xiamen tops LA in 2013 box volume and makes world's top 20
  • Tianjin volume to hit 600 million tonnes in 2017 with 23 dry ports built
  • Hamburg Q1 box volume up 9pc, North Range market share now 26.8pc
  • Singapore gives credit to manufacturing as quarterly GDP growth up 4.9pc
  • Singapore offers free garbage pickup from ships with fees for excess
  • Georgia Ports Authority buys 24 cranes as monthly box volumes rise
  • Marks & Spencer hopes to leverage e-commerce to expand overseas sales
  • BMW reportedly building its first assembly automotive plant in Mexico
  • Hong Kong airport April cargo up 6pc as transshipments increase 18pc
  • Air freight logistics confidence rises for first time in 4 months
  • Cargo airline Ameriflight to move to HQ, operation to Dallas-FW Airport
  • Long time company man takes helm as chief of cargo at Air Malta

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • BCHAA delegation meets Maharashtra Revenue Minister on Stamp Duty issues
  • On the Transpacific, G6 will spend 3.4 pc more time in port, but increase average vessel capacity by 8 pc, says SeaIntel
  • Bumper litchi crop to help exports this year
  • Shipments of Basmati to grow at a faster pace this year: exporters
  • APSEZ to add 12 berths, including a container terminal at Dhamra Port
  • JNPT observes Anti-Terrorism Day
  • Ravi Parmar takes charge as Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • Strong chemistry between Port ofAmsterdam & Innovation Lab Chemistry
  • ...to set up 200-mw plant in Indonesia
  • BHEL's INR 2,731-cr. Vidarbha project approved
  • Exporters can avail long-term loans from banks, says RBI
  • Govt to boost power capacity with 4 UMPPs
  • INR declines further on increased dollar buying
  • SC bans mining activities in Odisha
  • Tobacco Board sets export target of INR 7K cr. for FY15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Union Pacific modernising Nebraska's rail infrastructure
  • Russia and Bulgaria cooperate closer on rail transport
  • Major milestone for DP World London Gateway
  • Slower growing Germany retains pilot seat in aviation market
  • Change of regional responsibility at Turkish Cargo
  • An upgrade for CMA CGM's Rhino Express
  • Dachser reinforces overland road network in northern Europe
  • Norbert Dentressangle to launch new Russia service
  • Contract with Ramboll signed and sealed
  • Ruslan moves giant high loader
  • Chin takes top slot at Singapore Airlines Cargo
  • PPG Industries expands fleet with Iveco Trucks
  • 2013 results: LHG subsidiaries save the day

Marine Logweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Carl Smith joins Foss Maritime
  • CIT Maritime does its first bareboat charter financing
  • Cape May - Lewes Ferry to celebrate 50th Anniversary
  • Arab Ship Management fined, hit with two-year ban from U.S.
  • Hercules wins Maersk contract, orders jack-up
  • Ezra books subsea and offshore contracts worth $95 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index registers gains during April
  • OOCL celebrates christening of 13,208 TEU containership
  • Alaska Airlines requests Ok for Portland to Los Cabos flights
  • Port association pleased with House passage of WRRDA
  • BNSF Railway joining Ferromex in Chicago to Mexico service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Dry bulk rates help Navios Maritime Holdings swing to profit
    Stock responds in trading
  • Maersk Line to move away from long-term ship charters
    Carrier's lower cost of capital will dictate future fleet ownership structure
  • A question of timing
    Was Maersk right to sell its VLCCs this year?
  • P3 delays start date from July until the autumn
    UPDATE: Postponement should have no impact on 2014 results, says Maersk's Nils Andersen
  • A dating service for PMSCs
    Can the internet revolutionise maritime security?
  • Eitzen's losses worsen on first-quarter delays
    Oslo-listed chemical tanker owner remains sanguine about future prospects
  • DHT secures financing for four VLCC newbuildings
    New York-listed owner says it is supported by ship lending community
  • CSSC and Mitsui Engineering to co-operate in LNG shipping and offshore
    Chinese and Japanese shipbuilders to seek opportunities for mutual benefit
  • Stephen Hammond to address Containerisation International's Liverpool debate
    UK shipping minister to join business leaders to discuss Merseyside's maritime future
  • Polar Code milestone reached
    Latest IMO approval is step towards completion of key piece of regulation, says Danish Maritime Authority
  • Italy's antitrust authority sees shipping agency fines rejected
    Country's highest administrative court throws out appeal to have previous ruling overturned
  • American Phoenix rises to record earnings in redhot Jones Act market
    All-time high of $120,000 per day for this booming trade
  • CMA CGM orders three 2,500 teu boxships
    Brokers say French line is paying Jinhai Heavy Industry $33.5m apiece for 2016 delivery
  • Maersk Tankers returns to the black
    But resounding vote of confidence still lacking from group chief
  • Maersk Line shines amid flat group revenues for AP Moller-Maersk
    Lower bunker costs, cost cutting and $72m impairment reversal boost liner firm's profits

Sea-webweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Passage is near for US port bill
    American ports and dredging contractors are a step closer to reaping approximately $12Bn in project authorisations after an agreement among US lawmakers on funding. On 20 May, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan conference report to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act,
  • Jordanian operator pleads guilty
    Arab Ship Management has been fined $500,000 in a US federal court for illegally dumping oil sludge. The Jordan-based company pled guilty on 20 May in a Wilmington, Delaware district court to one count of violating MARPOL regulations. The violation was discovered after US Coast Guard (USCG)
  • Navios takes over Asian JV
    Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Holdings has taken over the remaining stake in the Navios Asia joint venture and purchased a Capesize newbuilding resale. Navios Asia was formed in May 2013 as "an acquisition vehicle for Japanese-built dry cargo vessels". Navios Holdings initially owned 51% of the JV,
  • Bramer and ACM announce merger
    The merger between Braemar and ACM is a "great fit" providing lots of new opportunities, ACM's finance director, Ian Hartley, told IHS Maritime yesterday. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM, will include approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be operating by the end of
  • Ferry safety lags in developing countries
    Not enough headway is being made to make domestic ferry operations safe in developing countries, Interferry's CEO Len Roueche told IHS Maritime yesterday. Interferry and the IMO are partners in a 10-year initiative called the Ferry Safety Forum, established in 2006. But Roueche told IHS Maritime:
  • Mein Schiff 5 for STX Turku?
    German ship owner TUI Cruises is thought to be close to ordering another cruise ship from STX Finland, which would be Mein Schiff 5. Mein Schiff 3 is due to be delivered by the end of this month, and Mein Schiff 4 is scheduled for delivery in April 2015. Both are being built at the Turku yard, and
  • Orion to dredge Houston Ship Channel in Q3
    The Port of Houston Authority has awarded a $68 million contract to Orion Marine Group to deepen and widen the navigation channels and berthing areas for both the Barbour's Cut and Bayport container terminals along the Houston Ship Channel. Orion Marine said the work would start in Q3 2014 and would
  • Cummins adds QSK60 C Power genset to portfolio
    US based manufacturer of diesel engines, Cummins, has launched the QSK60 C Power genset that will service the offshore market and is compliant with the latest EPA and IMO emissions regulation. The 60-litre genset is driven by the QSK60 marine auxiliary engine with the MCRS fuel system. "With an
  • Rongsheng completes bond issue
    Hong Kong-listed China Rongsheng Heavy Industries (Rongsheng), China's largest private shipbuilder, completed the issuing of HKD470M ($60.6M) 7.0% convertible bonds due in 2016. All the conditions precedent to the issue of the first convertible bonds under the first subscription agreement have been
  • Australian dockworker killed in Melbourne
    An Australian dockworker was crushed to death on board the Toll Shipping vessel Tasmanian Achiever in Port Melbourne, yesterday. Anthony Attard, 42, was unloading cargo on the ro-ro vessel berthed at Webb Dock East around lunchtime yesterday when he was run over by a trailer loaded with two 20 ft
  • EMAS wins $95M worth of contracts
    Singapore-based offshore service provider EMAS Group said today it has won contracts around the world worth more than $95M across subsea services and offshore support services. The company's subsea service arm, EMAS AMC, was on winning streaks of securing contracts in the North Sea and Gulf of
  • IMO brings container weight verification closer
    Shippers will be compelled to have their container weights verified under changes to the SOLAS convention agreed on 20 May that will come into effect in July 2016 with the hope that these new measures will reduce accidents at sea, ports, and on roads. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO
  • Joint venture to meet growing demand
    Offshore service demand is growing rapidly in the Middle East, Unique Maritime Group director told IHS Maritime today. Integrated offshore solutions company Unique Maritime has signed a joint venture deal with offshore equipment company OEG in the Middle East to meet growth. Sahil Gandhi, director
  • Hanjin Shipping's restructuring has been stalled
    Hanjin Shipping's self-rescue plans, such as the sale of overseas real estate properties and vessel assets and the liquidation of the terminal division, are moving along too slowly, an analyst said today. Daishin Securities analyst Katie Yu said the company is forecast to continue losing money in
  • Safe Passage pamphlet aimed at improving navigation
    A guide entitled 'Safe Passage: The Straits of Singapore and Malacca' was launched with the intention of being a handbook on Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) navigational guidelines and best practices. First proposed by BIMCO, the guidelines in the Safe Passage pamphlet adhere to the
  • UMW OG off to a strong start
    Malaysian-listed UMW Oil and Gas (UMW OG) started the year strongly with high utilisation from its four rigs, according to Noriziana Mohd Inon, analyst from CIMB Group. The company generated a net profit up 17% of CIMB's full-year forecast and 19% of the consensus number. The company, however, saw a
  • Ningbo maritime court closes 4,000 cases
    China's Ningbo maritime court closed a total of 4,363 cases during 2013, up 11.13% year on year, according to Zhejiang Maritime Trial Report 2013 published on Sunday. Ningbo maritime court accepted 4,317 cases in 2013, 7.31% more than the year before, among which 1,631 cases were maritime contract
  • Sewol owner's followers obstruct arrest
    Followers of a religious sect led by the owner of the South Korean ferry Sewol, Yoo Byung Eun, have been obstructing police attempts to arrest him. Today, hundreds of followers gathered at Gu Won Pa's (Salvation Sect) premises in Geumsuwon in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province. Yoo, owner of Chonghaejin
  • Jurong Shipyard signs contract with Hercules
    Singapore-based company Jurong Shipyard was awarded a $236M contract to build a high-specification, tailor-made jack-up rig for new customer Hercules North Sea. The rig is scheduled for delivery in the 2Q16, designed for North Sea operations with 2,000,000lbs drilling capacity, 6,000 barrels mud
  • Charterers hesitant to fix Pan Ocean bulkers
    Despite winning legal protection against creditors' actions, some charterers are still unwilling to fix Pan Ocean's bulkers. Pan Ocean, formerly STX Pan Ocean, went into receivership in June 2013 after incurring over $5Bn in debt. Its management had to file applications in several jurisdictions like
  • Outlook looks bright for LNG shipping
    The long-term prospects for LNG shipping rates are looking positive after some bumps following a surge in vessel orders in 2011-12, said Italian broker Banchero Costa. In the wake of a post-earthquake surge in Japan's LNG demand and the controversy surrounding nuclear power after the March 2011

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Drewry: GRI Raises Trans-Pacific Rates
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark Full-size chart The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose by $150 in the week of May 21, the first movement in the rate in three weeks. Following a proposed $300 general rate increase from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers scheduled...
  • Charleston CEO: Port Cooperation Ahead?
    Rising capital needs in an era of carrier alliances and huge ships may force neighboring ports to put aside their differences and cooperate, said CEO James Newsome of the South Carolina Port Authority. Such cooperation could eventually happen even between longtime rivals South Carolina and Georgia, Newsome said in the keynote...
  • US Shippers Slow Intermodal Conversion After Rail Delays
    Severe intermodal delays during the harsh winter appear to have burned U.S. shippers, causing them to slow down on how much volume they will shift from the highway to the rails over the next 12 months. Shippers surveyed by Wolfe Research said they plan to shift 1.4 percent of their volume...
  • Ocean Carriers, Logistics Providers Target Electronic Billing
    Much of the attention paid to the container shipping industry in the last few years has focused on the relentless drive of carriers to cut costs by ordering bigger, more fuel-efficient ships. Now it's getting ready to tackle the next stage: automating the system by which carriers issue invoices and by...
  • Record Scrapping Won't Erase Oversupply on East-West Trades - Drewry
    The dramatic surge in the number of container ships scrapped in recent months is set to continue but will have minimal impact on the oversupply of vessels in the key East-West trades, according to Drewry Maritime Intelligence. Most of the ships sailing to demolition yards so far remain below 6,000 20-foot-equivalent...
  • UK Retail Giant Scraps London Gateway Logistics Hub
    The United Kingdom's largest retail food and clothing chain, Marks & Spencer, yesterday said it is not proceeding with plans for a $335 million distribution hub at London Gateway, dealing a major blow to the U.K.'s newest container port. M&S, which generated sales of $17.3 billion in the 2013/14 financial year,...
  • Maersk Line More Than Doubles Profit
    Maersk Line more than doubled its first quarter net operating profit to $454 million from $204 million a year earlier, as higher container volumes and lower unit costs offset softer freight rates. The world's largest ocean carrier said it now expects its full-year result to be "above" the $1.5 billion profit...
  • P3 Alliance Delayed Until Autumn
    The much anticipated alliance of Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will not start operations before September this year as it continues to wait for regulatory approval. "CMA CGM now expects P3 to start operations in Autumn 2014," the French line said in a statement, confirmed by Maersk Line...
  • Port Freeport Ties Crane Investment to Rising Demand
    Port Freeport's new cranes are on their way from Shanghai.No one could confuse Port Freeport, Texas, with a large, mainline port with direct services by mega-ships capable of carrying 8,000 20-foot container units. Yet the tiny Gulf port, with its 60,000-plus TEUs of trade last year, representing not even one-tenth...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Topaz sparkles
    An affiliate of UAE offshore contractor Topaz Energy & Marine appears to be gearing up for a campaign to expand its fleet.
  • Turmoil continues
    A growing number of VLCC operators are reluctant to trade tonnage at current levels, a leading brokerage told clients Wednesday.
  • Cape canned
    The sale-and-purchase market is awash with rumours that another capesize bulker has been sold for recycling.
  • Let there be light
    All eyes were on the Jones Act product tanker market this week amid reports that day rates have reached a new all-time high.
  • Crimea port warning
    Ukrainian port authorities have warned the International Maritime Organization (IMO) they cannot guarantee navigation safety of in waters around Crimean ports.
  • DBB fixes out newbuild
    Denmark's DBB Jack-Up has won a three-year charter for a windfarm service vessel being built at Nordic Yards.
  • Partial backing for Dorian
    Underwriters have bought less than a quarter of the extra shares they were offered after New York-listed Dorian LPG's IPO this month.
  • Bulk boost for Navios
    Navios Maritime Holdings, the bulk carrier operating and owning arm of the group, has gone into the black in the first quarter of 2014.
  • DHT finances four
    Expanding DHT Holdings has brought in three new banks to fund four of its VLCC newbuildings ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • CSC Jinling adds PCTC
    China's CSC Jinling Shipyard has won a second pure car truck carrier (PCTC) order from a domestic customer.
  • Essar losses rise again
    Increasing losses and low share prices at India's Essar Shipping are set to push its owners into delisting the company, according to reports from Mumbai.
  • Taiwan defends law change
    Taiwan's ministry of transport has defended a change to the rules governing transits by Chinese ships, after facing criticism that it would threaten national security.
  • Crew held over death
    Dutch police have arrested the 11 crew on a Greek tanker after a Ukrainian cook was lost overboard.
  • Sewol-linked sect raided
    South Korean authorities seeking the head of the family claimed to have operated the Sewol ferry raided a religious sect's rural commune today as part of their search for him.
  • Sealink pushes up profit
    Malaysia's Sealink International has improved first quarter earnings by keeping costs down.
  • TUI eyes new orders
    Germany group TUI is looking to add new cruiseships to its fleet.
  • Bergen falls to loss
    Norway's Bergen Group has recorded a loss in the first quarter as it nears an exit from conventional shipbuilding.
  • P3 delay confirmed
    P3 Network partners Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM have confirmed that their container shipping alliance will not start until the autumn at the earliest.
  • Worker crushed on ship
    A man has been crushed to death on board a ship at Toll Shipping's terminal in Port Melbourne.
  • Maersk profit tops a billion
    Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has lifted its first-quarter net profit to $1.02bn as Maersk Line improved its operations.
  • CSG sells another billion
    China Shipping Group (CSG) is plotting another short-term notes sale to raise CNY 1bn ($160m).
  • UACC rejoins Straits Tankers
    United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) has returned to the Straits Tankers Pool with their four LR1 product carriers.
  • Hercules in at Jurong
    Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard has secured a newbuilding order worth $236m for a jack-up rig from Hercules Offshore.
  • ASM cops magic pipe fine
    Arab Ship Management (ASM) has pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships in a US federal court.
  • Talis Capital goes large
    Talis Capital has carried out another raid on the second hand market making its second ship acquisition in 2014.
  • Euroseas halves losses
    Euroseas has seen a major improvement in its financial performance, but remained heavily in the red in the first quarter.
  • American hustle
    Day rates for US-flagged product tankers involved in the coastwise carriage of domestic crude appear to have hit a new high.
  • Eternally optimistic
    Freight rates for bulkers trading in the spot market are well below levels seen in the fourth-quarter of last year but Greek operator Paragon Shipping believes the tides are starting to turn.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Fall start now seen for P3 Network
    The P3 Network, an operational and vessel-sharing alliance planned by Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM in the major East-West trades, now expects to start operations in fall of 2014 instead of in the second quarter of this year.
  • Report: Bakken crude same as other crude oil
  • Panama Canal to receive new lock gates in June
  • Carrier Transicold's debuts anti-tamper seal system
  • Pilots: UPS doesn't mitigate fatigue risk
  • Maersk Line results boost parent's Q1 earnings
  • Water resources reauthorization sails through House
    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed water resources infrastructure legislation by an overwhelming margin of 412-4.
  • Customs chief: CEEs could take larger role
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection could eventually expand the role of its 10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise to include making decisions on how and when to release imported goods into U.S. commerce.
  • TPP negotiators to ramp up talks
    In the latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks last week, the heads of 12 countries involved focused on "making meaningful progress on market access" in addition to smoothing out differences among the assembled parties.
  • BNSF enters Mexico intermodal market
  • Jordan ship manager pleads guilty to oily bilge dumping

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Prices climb upwards across Europe
    Busy market reported in German port of Hamburg.
  • Mid-week prices show gains in Fujairah
    Suez IFO prices also climb.
  • European bunker demand 'slows'
    Turkish player says demand from cruise ships is 30% down on last year.
  • Danish bunker player adds team members
    Three new staff members join Monjasa.
  • P3 alliance start date delayed
    Approval still needed from a number of jurisdictions.
  • Norway navy ship goes electric
    Support vessel to operate hybrid system.
  • IBIA ready to participate in IMO quality debate
    'I am delighted that we are getting visibility on this issue,' says IBIA chairman.
  • Asian bunker demand is climbing, say analysts
    'We are seeing a steady growth in bunker demand in line with Asia's increasing trade with other regions.'
  • Bunker hedging could prove useful in a rising market
    Major commodity houses survey price control tools at their disposal.
  • Maersk Line reaps the benefits of fuel efficiency
    Freight volumes up and bunker consumption down as Q1 profits double.
  • TOTE: Investment in LNG-fuelled ships 'the right thing'
    'We knew we were in a unique position to create major change in the US transportation industry.'
  • Mid-week IFO prices largely up in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Dubai office
    Morten Langthjem 'was best person for the job'.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan to supply fishing fleets
    First time firm has won contracts for over 10,000 mt of MGO.
  • US Navy staffer makes guilty plea in bribery case
    Third to plead guilty in scheme involving Glenn Defense Marine Asia.
  • Malta: Bunker theft suspects named
    Stolen bunkers worth $103,000.

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Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
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Ginevra
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Keelung
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Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
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Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
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Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
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Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
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Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
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Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
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Los Angeles/Long Beach
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Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
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Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
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Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
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CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
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Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
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Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
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Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
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A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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