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July 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • New fuel scrubber technology tests on containership meet UN standards
  • Asia-Europe rates continue slide, Drewry expects brief rise in August
  • Hamburg Sud upgrades west coast-Med Cartagena transshipment hub
  • Seatrade orders two new reefer 'containerships' for new trades
  • Cargotec to keep MacGregor private, abandons plans for listing unit
  • CEVA opens City of Energy warehouse in Dubai's Jebel Ali port area
  • TNT Express, FedEx and Royal Mail target of French anti-trust probe
  • Vanguard Logistics Services expands network and brand into Turkey
  • Pirates drain Malaysian tanker of oil cargo in Malacca Strait
  • Doing business in the Crimea could be illegal warns UK insurer
  • New TAC air freight index based on air way bills readies for launch
  • Ethiopian flower market blooms in bid to trump Kenyan exports
  • DHL launches service for those needing extremely low temperatures
  • Frankfurt's Fraport Cargo Services opens temp-sensitive warehouse

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • DP World London Gateway announces new service connecting UK to West Africa
  • Hamburg Süd releases app
  • Hyundai Group to sell logistics unit to Japanese firm
  • Maersk Line highlights implications of the 2015 ECA sulphur regulation
  • Ministry of Shipping decides on issuing lifetime licences to Indian ships
  • TSA's $ 600/FEU GRI likely from Aug. 1
  • Vanguard Logistics Services expands operations & brand in Turkey
  • WWL firm awarded contract for BMW of North America in Baltimore
  • Australian move to help coal imports to India
  • Indo-Pak trade could double on easing of trade barriers
  • Port of Antwerp continues with growth in H1
  • Adani Mining & Posco E&C sign pact for rail project in Oz
  • CAG report censures Rlys' implementation of PPP projects
  • FCI, AP region uses 'new' multimodal route to move rice to North-East
  • MSRTC to get INR 570 cr.
  • Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor may cost around INR 63K cr.: Govt
  • CAG wants fuel prices benchmarked to exports
  • Pawar opposes ban on onion export
  • Survey lays stress on prioritising merchandise exports

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Daimler Trucks breaks ground for Portland headquarters building
  • New commanding officer for Corps of Engineers Seattle District
  • Evergreen celebrates naming of L-type vessel EVER LOADING
  • American Fast Freight taps Lorge as vice president, CFO and treasurer
  • DOT releases latest edition of U.S. transport atlas databases

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Governments are still not in step on low-sulphur controls, warns ICS
    Uniform approach to inspections is lacking with only six months to go until new regime starts
  • INTTRA appoints John Fay as chief executive
    Former Newedge Group man replaces Ken Bloom as head of world's largest e-shipping platform
  • US west coast labour talks heading into August
    ILWU and PMA promise no disruption to cargo operations
  • Highest ever VLGC spot rate reached
    Redhot market hits extraordinary new heights
  • PSA enters into $2m accord to spur new generation of port specialists
    MOU signed with Singapore's Institute of Technical Education to create opportunities
  • MSC Flaminia returns to service two years after mid-Atlantic catastrophe
    Repair and retrofit includes bulbous bow to improve fuel efficiency
  • Teekay suezmax sale points to firm values for segment
    Freight market promise supports secondhand suezmax values
  • Eastern Pacific buys fleet of six aframaxes from Blenheim for $210m
    Investment comes amid brighter prospects for aframax crude tankers
  • Milaha sees net profit dip
    Qatar's second-best known shipping company sees earnings slowdown
  • CSCL borrows $430m to improve liquidity
    State carrier in loan deals with parent and ANZ
  • Three dead as barge sinks near Batam
    PACC Offshore Services Holding semi-submersible was engaged in tests

Sea-webweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • ZIM restructure is complete
    Following 18 months of intensive negotiations with creditors, ZIM has announced the completion of its complex debt restructuring. The restructure saw the Israel Corporation invest $200 million of new equity into the company. Nissim Yochai, VP of corporate customer relations at ZIM, told IHS
  • Goldman Sachs buys into Turkey's Petlim port
    US investment banker Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $250M for a 30% stake in leading Turkish port Petkim Limancilik (Petlim) in the Aegean province of Izmir. Petrochemicals group Petkim, which operates what is billed as being Turkey's biggest integrated port, said that it had reached preliminary
  • Southampton buys more Trelleborg fenders
    Associated British Ports has awarded a contract to Trelleborg Marine Systems for 74 UE1000 unit element fender systems for the DP World Southampton Container Terminal (SCT). The new fenders will take the total supplied to SCT by Trelleborg to over 110 and will allow it to berth the latest
  • Flaminia resumes MSC charter
    German post-panamax containership MSC Flaminia will rejoin its charterer Mediterranean Shipping Company this week after a two-year ordeal of salvage, repairs, and retrofitting. The ship, which was ravaged by a blaze on a transatlantic crossing in July 2012, will be delivered to its charterer on 23
  • French minister to observe passage of Costa Concordia
    French environment minister Ségoléne Royal said today that she intended to be aboard a French naval vessel that would be monitoring the passage of the wreck of Costa Concordia along the coast of the French island of Corsica this week. As salvors debated whether to give the order for the departure of
  • Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding joint venture
    Finnish power supplier Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture that will take over Wärtsilä's two-stroke engine business. The joint venture's HQ will be in Switzerland, and the head office will remain at the present two-stroke
  • Court renews arrest warrant for Sewol owner
    South Korea's courts today renewed an arrest warrant for the fugitive owner of the capsized Sewol ferry. At prosecutors' request, the warrant for the arrest of Yoo Byung Eun, the boss of Chonghaejin Marine, is valid for six months. The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office has been investigating the
  • Tanker detained for sailing Reef without charts
    A tribunal has upheld a decision by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to detain a tanker found to have sailed the Great Barrier Reef without appropriate navigational charts. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker, SCF Yenisei, was held for a day on 4 October 2013, in Mackay, Queensland, after
  • Sembawang clinches FPSO conversion contracts
    Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembawang Shipyard, has clinched a contract worth SGD600M ($483M) from French floating production systems specialist Saipem SA for the conversion of two floating production storage and offloading vesels (FPSOs) for the Kaombo Project in offshore Angola. "The award is a
  • Strong won and restructuring hurt Hanjin's and HMM's sales
    Sales of South Korea's two biggest shipping firms, Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine, look set to fall in 2Q14, said an analyst today. Samsung Securities' analyst Eun-kyung Park said in a research note that both companies are expected to see combined sales down 11% year on year in 2Q14,
  • Floatel International gets repurchase approval
    Floatel International, the Sweden-headquartered operator of semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels that is listed in Oslo, says it has received an 81% approval for a bond repurchase offer. On 9 July, the company offered to repurchase the bonds that carry an 8.00% coupon with
  • Three dead in POSH barge sinking
    Three died and six were rescued after a barge belonging to PACC Offshore Holdings (POSH) Semco capsized off Batam on 18 July. A statement from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore said the Singapore-flagged barge POSH Mogami sank 2nm northeast of Sekupang, Batam that night. There were
  • PSA inked MoU with ITE worth $2M
    Singapore-headquartered port operator, PSA International has pledged SGD2.5M ($2M) over the next five years to equip Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students with understanding of port operation and technology. This was done through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by PSA and ITE today.
  • More exports from Thai SMEs
    Thailand's exports from small and medium enterprises rose 7.5% between January and May this year compared to 2013, the country's Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) has said. "During January-May this year, exports by SMEs were worth THB757.52Bn ($23.67Bn), up 7.5% year on year.
  • Evergreen aims to return to black in 3Q
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp said last Friday that it aimed to return to profit this quarter, as the freight rates between East Asia and Europe continue rising. The container carrier said the rates for Asia-Europe service have been high enough for it to make profit, according to local
  • Indonesian election bodes well for offshore sector
    The new Indonesian government should be positive for the oil and gas sector, said DBS Vickers Securities. DBS Vickers said: "We believe both presidential candidates, Jokowi and Prabowo, intend to increase domestic oil and gas production to meet domestic demand." Results of the polls will only be
  • ICBC Leasing strikes $1.1Bn rig deal with Schahin
    China's ICBC Leasing has struck a deal worth $1.1Bn with Brazil's Schahin Engenharia SA to lease two semi-submersible drilling rigs. The two semi-submersible drilling rigs, the SS Pantanal and SS Amazonia, are operated by Petrobras, according to a statement of the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore
  • LNG freight rates weaken amid growing fleet
    LNG shipping rates have dropped below $50,000 per day amid a growing fleet and the summer lull. The data show the active LNG shipping fleet now totals 392 ships with six deliveries in the past two months. The short-term charter market remains well supplied, with rates for a 138,000-145,000m³ steam
  • Damen builds smallest ever nozzle
    Damen Marine Components (DMC) has smashed its propeller nozzle world record by 33% downwards, building two nozzles each with an inside diameter of only 665mm. "They definitely offered a fine engineering and precision manufacturing challenge to our teams," commented DMC sales manager Aart Vogelaar.
  • Marseilles intermodal project green light
    Led by Marseilles Fos Port Authority, six partners have formed the Mourepiane Transport Terminal Company (MTTC) to finance and manage construction of the port's €60.5M ($82M) long-planned intermodal upgrade in the harbour area. Launched on 15 July, MTTC stems from the port authority's call for
  • CSSC forms engine JV with Wärtsilä
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Finland's Wärtsilä Corporation inked an agreement last Friday on the establishment of a joint venture (JV). The JV, to be located in Lingang, Shanghai, will focus on manufacturing medium- and large-bore medium-speed diesel and dual-fuel engines, and is

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Harbor truckers seek fix to broken drayage model
    When ports are hit with severe winter weather, chassis shortages, intermodal rail delays or an unexpected spike in container volume, life can be difficult for harbor truckers. When all of those factors converge at the same time, as they did this year, life is downright miserable in the drayage industry. Truckers...
  • Nhava Sheva special economic zone approved in India
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has won approval from the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Phase I of its long-planned port-based special economic zone project, paving the way for increased export volumes at India's largest container gateway. Officials said the project, a first-of-its-kind at a major port complex in the country,...
  • New Panama Canal lock gates moved to chambers
    Source: Panama Canal Authority.The first gates of the Panama Canal expansion program have been moved to the new locks complex on the Atlantic side, marking another milestone in the $5.25 billion project. "This is a very important operation because it involved the first movement of the gates from the special dock...
  • FedEx drug lawsuit threatens higher costs, analyst says
    The U.S. government "could add meaningful costs and delays to an already overburdened U.S. transportation network" if FedEx and other carriers are forced to stringently examine or refuse packages on the grounds they may may contain illegal goods, a Wall Street analyst warns. "Without sharper regulatory guidelines, imputing liability for failing...
  • Charleston's container volume beats fiscal forecast
    Container volume at the Port of Charleston increased 8 percent in the South Carolina Ports Authority's just-ended fiscal year. The port authority had projected a 6 percent increase. During the fiscal year ended June 30, container volume totaled 1,684,907 20-foot-equivalent units. Port facilities handled 149,183 TEUs in June, a 19 percent...
  • 2M just the first step? Drewry predicts more alliances
    China's rejection of the P3 alliance dealt a blow to the idea of a mega-alliance, but the aftermath has paved the way for a variety of smaller vessel-sharing agreements to enter the market. Drewry researchers touched on the topic in this week's Container Insight Weekly, noting that the 2M alliance between...
  • Alliances to improve service levels of carriers, Agility says
    Service reliability in the container shipping business is set to improve as carriers with lower standards joining the big alliances will be forced to raise their game. That's the belief of Chris Price, Agility CEO for Asia-Pacific, who told JOC.com in an exclusive interview that the homogenous product offering would compel...
  • Crowley reportedly in talks to acquire Horizon's Puerto Rico assets
    Crowley Maritime Corp. is in talks to acquire the Puerto Rico ships, routes and San Juan port facilities of competitor Horizon Lines for about $80 million, according to a report in Caribbean Business. Caribbean Business said the carrier acquisition talks led by Goldman Sachs began three to four months ago, broke down,...
  • MSC Flaminia returns to sea, two years after fire
    The post-Panamax container ship MSC Flaminia will rejoin Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s fleet this week, two years after being heavily damaged in a mid-Atlantic fire that killed three crewmembers. Owner Reederi NSB said the vessel will re-enter MSC's service on July 23 in La Spezia, Italy. The ship, which has capacity of...
  • Port of Rotterdam risks profit decline as EU probes tax breaks
    The Netherlands' Port of Rotterdam Authority announced increased profit and revenue for the first half of the year, but risks a sharp decline in future earnings as the European Union investigates whether tax breaks for Dutch ports breach its state aid rules. Europe's largest port made a profit of €119.4 million...
  • Warehousing's Reach
    The Great Recession pressured corporations to increase initiatives on supply chain and warehouse operations efficiencies to reduce costs while maintaining competitive customer service levels. More recently, the pressures on supply chain and warehouse operations have grown more critical as e-commerce market dynamics have evolved, led by Amazon and Wal-Mart. Let's look...
  • Three largest US ports seek ways to resolve chassis crisis
    The busiest container gateways on the U.S. East and West coasts are trying to bring order to the chaos of intermodal chassis. It won't be quick or easy. Chassis have emerged as a top obstacle to improved productivity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and New York-New Jersey....
  • A Dark Outlook Gets Darker
    I've been arguing since early this year that international transportation is headed for trouble because of a variety of transportation-specific problems exacerbated by an improving economy that's driving faster volume growth and pushing capacity to the limit. With half the year over and the peak shipping season about to begin,...
  • CSCL gets $300 million loan from parent
    China Shipping has injected $300 million into its wholly owned subsidiary China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) to improve the troubled carrier's financial position. In a filing to the Hong Kong Exchange, CSCL announced that the funds were provided in the form of an entrusted loan via the group's CS Finance Company...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Something shaking
    New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) is set to announce major progress in financing the remainder of its massive orderbook of newbuildings, finance sources said today.
  • Teekay outlook upgraded
    Moody's has upgraded Teekay Corp's outlook on expectations that the US-listed tanker giant will make progress on cutting its $1.2bn debt load.
  • LR2s in two-month high
    Clean long-range-2 (LR2) products tankers are experiencing a firm spot market as eastern routes have seen rates rise to a two-month high.
  • Apollo unveils Genco slice
    Apollo Global Management owns just over 10% of Genco Shipping & Trading, the private equity powerhouse has revealed.
  • ICS seeks ECA harmony
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has urged the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure a harmonised approach to port state control enforcement of looming emissions regulations.
  • Shipping pays for Greece
    Better results from Greek shipowners have helped cut the country's current account deficit, according to Bank of Greece data.
  • Kexim's $1bn boost
    South Korea has hatched a plan to buy eco-ships to make it easier for domestic owners to operate efficient tonnage.
  • Martinac fetches $6m
    A US buyer has won the auction for indebted Tacoma yard JM Martinac Shipbuilding.
  • MSC Flaminia's eco rebirth
    The NSB boxship MSC Flaminia is now a fully repaired and upgraded eco vessel two years after the serious fire and explosions that killed three crew.
  • Vale bags China funds
    Vale is the latest company to sign a funding deal with Chinese lenders during a state visit.
  • Four hurt on ferry
    Four people were injured when a car deck collapsed on a UK ferry.
  • Polsteam sheds panamax
    Polish Steamship (Polsteam) has scrapped its third vessel in quick succession with the disposal of a panamax bulk carrier.
  • Two crew airlifted
    Two injured seafarers have been taken from an Ocean Tankers ship off India.
  • Spur for Seaspan
    Fleet expansion and a rising dividend have led Wells Fargo to upgrade shares in Seaspan.
  • Stanford fixes PSV
    Dubai's Stanford Marine has won a three-year charter for a platform supply vessel (PSV) in Mexico.
  • Crude tanker tonic
    Suezmax and aframax spot rates have shot to a six-month high after sharp climbs over the past week.
  • Cargoes flow again
    Indonesia has re-started ore concentrate exports, ending a six-month halt as it tries to improve margins.
  • Milaha profit slips
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has seen its first half profit cut by a tenth.
  • Luis Lesmes dies
    Luis Lesmes, who headed Glencore's LNG operations, has died.
  • Gadsby gets away
    Chris Gadsby has quit as group financial director at UK owner All Leisure Group.
  • Ib Kruse dies
    One of the key driving forces behind the growth of Maersk Line has died at 82.
  • Lines returning
    Four overseas container lines are due to resume services from Iran in the near future.
  • MacGregor IPO pulled
    Cargotec, the Finnish cargo handling company, has decided to reverse the listing of its marine business MacGregor.
  • SMM seals Saipem double
    Sembcorp Marine has won a contract worth SGD 600m ($482m) to convert two VLCCs into FPSOs for French contractor Saipem.
  • POSH barge sinks - three dead
    A PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) barge has sunk off Indonesia claiming the lives of three crew members.
  • ANL snaps up Perkins
    ANL Container Lines has agreed to acquire Toll Group's Perkins International Service effective early August 2014.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Confirmation for U.S. ICAO representative set
    The Senate will hold a voice vote Monday evening on the confirmation of Michael Lawson as ambassador to the U.S. for the International Civic Aviation Organization, according to the Senate's schedule.
  • FMC reviews 20 OTI license applications
  • PMA-ILWU schedule two breaks in talks
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association will take a break from negotiations on Monday and Tuesday.
  • Sen. Cantwell, DOT panel offer solutions for freight network
  • First gates moved to new locks for Panama Canal expansion
    "This is a very important operation because it involved the first movement of the gates from the special dock where they were unloaded to the lower chamber of the new locks," said Panama Canal Authority Administrator Jorge L. Quijano.
  • BNSF, RRVW form deal on new N.D. terminal
  • CMA CGM acquires stake in Marseille intermodal terminal
  • INTTRA picks Fay as new CEO
    Fay joins INTTRA after serving as senior managing director and global head of commodities and currencies for Newedge Group, a multi-asset brokerage and clearing services firm, where he also served as a member of its executive committee.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 21, 2014
  • Prices start week soft in Rotterdam
    Rotterdam bunker market was reported to be quiet.
  • Prices soften in Fujairah
    Markets firm in South Africa.
  • Wartime storage tanks could be used for MGO
    Sixty-year old tanks in 'remarkably good condition'.
  • BP Marine withdraws from Spanish port
    Lease expires on chartered bunker tanker.
  • Bureau Veritas publishes LNG bunkering guidelines
    Shipowners need confidence for LNG bunkering, and guidelines should help.
  • Fall in 'Cappuccino' bunker claims
    Marked drop in both the number and severity of claims for short-supply relating to the phenomenon.
  • LNG giant in Baltic port project
    'LNG allows shippers to meet environmental requirements.'
  • Concordia salvage operation triggers oil leak
    Authorities play down oil leaked during re-float.
  • Commentator blasts 'inflexible' authorities
    New ECA rules constitute 'cack-handed overkill'.
  • LNG-fuelled vessel faces 'suspicion' from port authorities
    Tug was refused permission to bunker due to 'safety concerns'.
  • Wartsila posts H1 profits
    Firm increases market share in medium-speed and low-speed engines.
  • Asian market softens at week's start
    Meanwhile, offices in Tokyo Bay remained closed for a holiday.
  • IBIA hires manager
    Experienced pair of hands to take over association's events' programme.
  • Bunker-saving vessel wins Qatari charter deal
    Vessel is fitted with the 'latest available energy efficiency enhancing devices', says charterer.
  • Canadian port calls for low sulphur fuel adoption
    Call made ahead of new ECA rules.

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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
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
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
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
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
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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