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June 25, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA delays by 2 weeks PSS for Pacific NW/SW, USEC carriage
  • Minister denounces shipowners for low-sulphur compliance slowdown
  • South Africa port box volume rises 8pc to 4.69 million TEU in 2013
  • New Zealand urges US to be uncompromising with Japan on free trade
  • Small ship capacity squeeze, as idles drop to 1.4pc of total fleet
  • Brazil's big agricultural Paranagua port takes in 4 big box cranes
  • South Carolina ports spending focuses more on infrastructure
  • Ten years of monolithic containerships ordering unbalances market
  • TIACA praises United States for shelving 100pc air cargo screening
  • FedEx sees strong second half lead by Asia, as e-commerce fuels demand
  • Shanghai Pudong airport wins 3-year freight security certification
  • China Eastern makes biggest order of single-aisle Boeing planes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • 'Maritime education & training' is World Maritime Day theme for 2015
  • APL delegation visits ICD-Pithampur
  • Bahri to become third largest global owner of VLCCs
  • Container volumes looking up on Asia-Europe trade
  • Tata Steel imports more iron ore
  • JN Port celebrating 25th anniversary today
  • Record coal discharge at GMB's Bhavnagar port
  • Two main line vessels simultaneously call at ICTT
  • Economy under pressure as crude prices rise
  • Govt extends ban on import of milk from China till June 2015
  • Govt to expedite roads & defence projects on priority basis, says Javadekar
  • Impose 30 pc export duty on iron ore pellets, Assocham tells govt
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Metrans raising train frequencies
  • New leadership at United Airlines
  • Gulftainer expands into USA
  • Intermodal solutions between Skane and Stockholm
  • Today: AN-225 flying from Leipzig to Canada
  • GAC: new top executive in Asia-Pacific region
  • Movianto Benelux extends temperature-controlled fleet
  • Afrinat to start intercontinental services
  • New communications director for Dachser Switzerland
  • Redhead opens new facility in Midlands
  • KR authorized to deliver statutory services to Oman
  • Damco starts CFS operation in Myanmar
  • Two new cargo services from Seattle to Asia
  • World trade softening
  • Russian Post and Transaero Airlines to cooperate

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Fincantieri floats out first of Viking Ocean cruise ship trio
  • Korean Coast Guard erases parts of ferry disaster tapes
  • LR confirms that Wärtsilä seals meet VGP requirements
  • Scandlines completes three more hybrid ferry conversions
  • KNOP buys two more shuttle tankers from KNOT
  • Strategic delivers Ashmore Reef vessel to ACBP
  • NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • TSA member carriers push back surcharge date
  • Bancroft-Jones nets third term on Vancouver Fraser port board
  • Coast Guard, WSF crew rescue man overboard in Elliott Bay
  • Alaska Airlines adding Tampa service at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
  • Georgia Ports Authority Board names Walters as chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • WSC welcomes Brussels consortia extension
    Council says vessel-sharing deals are established and essential to liner shipping
  • No US crude exports on tankers before 2017, says DNB Markets
    Analyst's meetings with energy giants suggest players are reluctant to invest
  • Brussels strengthens Europe's maritime security
    Damanaki says rekindling the maritime economy will also require tougher measures
  • Gulftainer enters the US market
    UAE-based operator wins the 35-year concession to operate Florida terminal
  • OW Bunkers acquires Wilhelmsen's fuel broker service
    Copenhagen-listed supplier seeks to increase its market share
  • European banks can fight their corner in Asia, says SocGen
    Lower funding costs and expertise will fight off threat, says Hong Kong asset finance boss
  • Aronnax: Any way the wind blows
    At last, a tech cluster sees the need to put its money where its mouth is
  • Wind gets a backer
    Shipowners back Finnish flettner cleantech start-up
  • VLGCs are shipping's star earners
    Average daily rate of $60,000 for the year so far put very large gas carriers ahead
  • Scorpio Tankers to raise $250m to buy back shares and stocks
    US-listed tanker company also plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes
  • Brussels to extend liner consortia rules
    Carrier alliances will benefit from antitrust immunity for a further five years
  • Insurgents capture Iraq's main oil refinery
    New fears over threat to tanker trades from southern ports as rebel groups advance
  • Class societies battle over price, not safety, says IACS
    Growth in competition will not threaten safety, argues outgoing chairman Cazzulo
  • Safe Bulkers raises $70m towards newbuildings
    Funds from preferred stock offering likely to be applied to 13-bulker programme
  • Former OSG chief takes the stand as an expert witness in Genco case
    Arntzen's valuation methodology attacked as case heads to the last day of the hearing
  • Transpacific lines delay peak season levy to July 1
    TSA says move is to coincide with expiration of various market rates
  • American Club gains tonnage and revenue
    P&I insurer makes new appointments to board
  • Shipowners' Club reports higher premiums for 2013 policy year
    Smaller vessel specialist clocks up 1.7m gt growth in entered tonnage

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Gulftainer signs Port Canaveral pact
    GT USA has signed a 35-year agreement with Port Canaveral that will be worth $100M in container and multipurpose cargo investments for the Central Florida port. The terminal operator, a subsidiary of United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer, said the agreement is expected to generate more than $280M in
  • Caribbean competition heats up
    Cruise giant Carnival Corp has reported better than expected results but voiced caution on escalating competition in the Caribbean. Carnival reported net income of $106M for 2Q14 versus $41M in 2Q13. Excluding non-cash items, adjusted net income was $80M versus $57M the year before. Adjusted profits
  • US considers counter-piracy weapons scheme
    Providing excess defence equipment to foreign governments is an option to be considered in reducing piracy in Africa, a US government report has recommended. The "United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan", issued on 20 June, updates a similar report issued in 2008 that did not
  • Perpetual share sales hit new peak
    Shipping's record-setting issuance of perpetual preferred equity continues to build, with another successful offering by Safe Bulkers. On 23 June, the Polys Hajioannou-led dry bulk owner priced 2.8M Series D perpetual shares at $25/share bearing an annual dividend rate of 8%. An additional 420,000
  • Box cargo growth slows
    Cargo volume growth in the global container trades is slowing down after a strong first quarter, according to a port throughput indicator by German economic research institutes ISL and RWI. Their monthly container handling index, derived from volume data from 75 ports across the globe, eased down
  • HMD secures West Africa LPG tanker option
    South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has secured an option for an LPG tanker from West Africa LPG. The 38,000m³ LPG tanker is booked for delivery in early 2017 and was declared less than a month after the original order for a similar vessel was placed. The duo will be classed with Lloyd's
  • CSSC Group new orders hit 8.7M dwt
    Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) received effective new orders of 8.7M dwt, equivalent to 2.4M adjusted gross tonnage, in the first five months of 2014. The market share of the new orders accounted for 16.5% and 13.4% of the global shipbuilding market in
  • Bergen Group in loan deal extension
    Listed Norwegian offshore yard and maritime services company Bergen Group and its banks have agreed to extend the maturity of a NOK180M ($30M) syndicated loan to the end of the year from 30 June, the company said in a statement yesterday. The loan, which was agreed at the beginning of the year, was
  • Pan Ocean orders two Capesizes
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean said today it had ordered two Capesize bulkers. Pan Ocean, led by Kim You Sik, told IHS Maritime that each of the 207,000dwt vessels would be built at Chinese shipyard New Times Shipbuilding. The ships, costing a total of KRW114.88Bn ($112.55M), are scheduled
  • Missing Taiwanese boat found
    A Taiwanese fishing boat that may have been hijacked has been located, Taiwan's representative office in Indonesia said yesterday. According to satellite data, the Kuo Rong 333 was located 64nm northwest off Pantar of Nusa Tenggara Timur, an island about 1,200km east of Java. Registered in Donggang,
  • Pacific Radiance enters JV with Mexican company
    Singapore-based offshore oilfield service provider Pacific Radiance said today that its subsidiary, Radiance Offshore Holdings, has entered into a joint venture with a Mexican shipping company. Under the joint venture with Consultoria y Servicios Petroleros, both companies will incorporate a Mexican
  • Rights offering to cut HHIC fair value
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin HI & Construction's (HHIC) rights offering is likely to erode the firm's fair value, said Samsung Securities' analyst Youngsoo Han in a research note today. HHIC has seen its share price plunge 31% over the past month, during which it announced a KRW196Bn ($193M)
  • Ship sales mask flat recycling market
    Six ships were sold for recycling in India last week, even as average prices are being dragged down by the softening rupee. Prices in India continue to languish at $455/lt ldt for bulkers and $485/lt ldt for tankers. Prices in Pakistan and Bangladesh are lagging behind by $5/lt ldt due to the
  • 'Below consensus' profit for Hyundai Glovis
    KDB Daewoo Securities predicts that Hyundai Glovis' operating profit to total KRW175.1Bn ($171.9M), 4.9% below the market consensus of KRW183.7Bn. At current foreign exchange levels, it appears unlikely that operating profit will come in above consensus, believes KDB Daewoo securities. KDB Daewoo
  • Another L-Type ship joins Evergreen
    Ever Lissome, the fifth of Evergreen Marine Corp's 8,508teu containerships built by China Shipbuilding in Kaohsiung, has been delivered in May and is on its first voyage for Evergreen's Asia-North America East Coast (AUE) route. The ship is plying the AUE route via the Suez Canal calling at Xiamen,
  • Icon Offshore records jump in 1Q14 revenue
    Malaysia-listed Icon Offshore Icon Offshore recorded a surge of MYR14.8M ($4.6M) or a 22.7% quarter-on-quarter increase in its revenue for 1Q14 ended on 31 March 2014. The increase in revenue was primarily attributed to the additional revenue from new vessels acquired in subsequent nine months after
  • Damco starts business in Myanmar
    Third-party logistics provider Damco has started operating the first international standard warehouse and Container Freight Station (CFS) facility in Myanmar. "Damco is the first global logistics company in Myanmar," said Kiattichai Pitpreecha, MD of Damco's Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar cluster,
  • Manyplus 12 crew rescued
    The 11 crew of Malaysian-registered tug boat, Manyplus 12 were located and rescued by a fishing boat, about 100nm northwest of Kota Kinabalu on 22 June, after being lost since 9 June. Manyplus 12 had barge Hub 18 under its tow. The shipping company reported the missing tug boat on 16 June to ReCAAP
  • VLGC rates still heading north
    Ongoing tight tonnage supply has ensured that VLGC rates continue to face upward pressure. The Baltic LPG index yesterday assessed rates for the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East at $130.125/tonne, working out to daily earnings of $118,422, based on bunker prices in Fujairah. The index reached a
  • Nova Tankers pool disbands
    Nova Tankers, a VLCC pool that originally started with four member companies in 2012, will be disbanded from 30 June. The decision follows the gradual departure of three of the companies from the pool. The pool began operating in 2012 with 40 VLCCs from Maersk Tankers, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) unit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • US Customs issues guidelines for West Coast diversions
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued guidelines for ship and cargo contingency plans ahead of a possible West Coast trade disruption arising from the expiration of the longshore labor union contract. Less than a week remains until the current contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific...
  • NY-NJ port performance task force unveils report
    An industry group seeking ways to improve performance of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued 23 recommendations covering chassis, trucking, communication, performance indicators, and more. "Now the hard work begins," said John Nardi, president of the New York Shipping Association and vice chairman of the port performance...
  • Chinese Ports Lead the World in Berth Productivity, JOC Group Inc. Data Shows
    NEWARK, N.J., June 24, 2014 - Chinese container ports are the world's most productive, according to the 2013 JOC Port Productivity Data rankings released today. Last year's top three ports globally, in terms of berth productivity, were Tianjin, Qingdao and Ningbo. The top three terminals were APM Terminals Yokohama and...
  • JOC data points to strong gains in berth activity
    Many of the world's ports and terminals improved their berth productivity last year - some registered impressive gains - as they responded to the challenges of handling ever-larger container ships. Yesterday's second annual release of JOC Group Inc. Port Productivity Data, which measures the number of container moves per-vessel, per-hour at...
  • Charleston ILA threatens strike
    International Longshoremen's Association members at Charleston have authorized a strike, but the union has not attempted to halt work at the port. The ILA's longshore and checkers' locals in Charleston voted for the strike authorization last week. The vote was an apparent effort to pressure employers in negotiations for local contracts...
  • Port Canaveral, Gulftainer ink deal
    Port Canaveral CEO John E. Walsh, left, and Gulftainer's Badr H. JafarA new terminal slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2014 could be a game-changer for Port Canaveral's container shipping market. Gulftainer and officials at Port Canaveral made the partnership official yesterday with a well-attended signing ceremony. The company...
  • In port choice, shipper puts reliability before all else
    Beneficial cargo owners choose to route their shipments via those ports with excellent infrastructure, multiple ocean shipping and inland transportation options and a productive workforce, but the game-breaker is reliability, according to a Kuehne + Nagel executive. "Be consistent and stable, that is most important," Stefan Minder, vice president-West area, told...
  • Berth Productivity: The Trends, Outlook and Market Forces Impacting Ship Turnaround Times
    The JOC's Port Productivity whitepaper provides global rankings of key terminals and ports in the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia. The dataset behind this whitepaper consists of over 150,000 vessel calls during 2013, inclusive of 771 terminals operating at 483 global ports worldwide. The JOC's newest whitepaper, BERTH PRODUCTIVITY, The Trends,...
  • Future VSAs to lag P3's scope, SeaIntel analyst says
    Container lines will continue to look to vessel-sharing agreements to reduce their operational costs, but new alliances will likely be less ambitious following the Chinese rejection of the P3 Network, a noted shipping analyst says. Although Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will likely come back with major VSA...
  • LTL carriers building pricing power in 'strong' 2Q
    There's a buzz about less-than-truckload transportation these days, and it's not the sound of drones. Despite predictions that tiny, unmanned aircraft flown by Amazon and others may drop packages on doorsteps some day, "until drones are invented that can handle 2,000 pound shipments, we're stuck with trucks," James Welch, chairman and...
  • Southern California shippers can tap Uber-like trucking service
    The "Uberization" of trucking appears to be gaining momentum, with a Southern California company today launching a platform to connect local shippers with area drivers via their desktops and smartphones. Cargomatic, based in Venice, Calif., already can connect regional shippers with hundreds of local drivers and plans to be begin serving...
  • US private equity fund KKR set to sell Turkish short sea carrier - report
    U.S. private equity fund KKR is reportedly mulling the sale of UN Ro-Ro to its previous owners for around half of what it paid for the Turkish roll-on, roll-off shipping line seven years ago. The International Transporters Association of Turkey (UND), a trucker's cooperative, which sold UN Ro-Ro to New York-based...
  • European Commission extends antitrust exemption for liner consortia
    The European Union today extended by five years an antitrust exemption for liner shipping consortia, in the face of opposition from shippers. The regulation, which will now run through April 2020, allow carriers with a combined market share below 30 percent to enter into cooperation agreements to provide joint cargo services. The...
  • China boosts European gateway effort
    Even as it shot down an ambitious plan by Europe's three largest ocean carriers to join forces, China was beefing up its bid to create a continental gateway to distribute its products across its largest export market. The decision by Beijing's antitrust regulators to block the P3 Network alliance between Maersk...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Earnings joy for Carnival
    Cruise giant Carnival Corporation has reportedly significantly better than expected second quarter earnings on improved yields and lower costs.
  • Nautilus 16 hit Chapter 11
    Andreas Papathomas-led Nautilus Holdings and several affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a fleet of 16 containerships.
  • Damco expands in Myanmar
    Damco has started operating the first international standard warehouse and container freight station in Myanmar.
  • Bunker broker sold
    Denmark's OW Bunker has acquired marine fuel broker Wilhelmsen Marine Fuels for an undisclosed sum.
  • Scorpio notes for shares
    Scorpio Tankers is looking to raise some $250m in senior convertible notes in a private placement, largely to boost its existing shares-buyback programme, the company disclosed today.
  • More bonds for Yang Ming
    Yang Ming Marine has raised TWD3.85bn ($128m) from a bond issue aimed at replenish working capital and repaying bank debts.
  • Pan Ocean stumps up
    Singapore-listed Pan Ocean today confirmed it will invest KRW 114.9bn ($112m) on two capesize newbuildings.
  • Icon up six-fold in Q1
    Icon Offshore has seen first quarter profit jump by more than six-fold, according to newly released figures.
  • Hijacked crew rescued
    The crew of a tug that was suspected of being hijacked earlier this month off Borneo have been rescued authorities have confirmed.
  • KNOP gets two more
    KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) is expanding its fleet with the addition of two shuttle tanker newbuildings in deals worth $335m.
  • PIL tests money markets
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) is reportedly testing the waters for a potential SGD1bn ($800m) fund raising exercise, it has emerged.
  • NAO shares surge
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has seen its stock price surge by 13.3% in a single day's trading in New York.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Task Force offers recommentations to improve Port of NY/NJ
  • Zim reveals talks with strategic partners
    Zim's parent company said in a stock exchange filing last week that the liner company has held talks seeking a strategic partner, but said both its debt and the Israel government's "golden" share were obstacles in those negotiations.
  • Descartes to sell 9.5 million shares
  • Gulftainer to operate terminal at Port Canaveral
    Port Canaveral has signed a 35-year agreement with GT-USA, the U.S. arm of Gulftainer, a terminal operator headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, to operate and further develop its container and multi-purpose cargo terminal.
  • OW Bunker buys Wilhelmsen Marine Fuels
  • Ford uses special rail car to deliver vans
    Ford Motor Co. has modified standard bi-level rail cars used by auto manufacturers for finished vehicle shipments to transport its new full-size Transit cargo vans in the United States, the company said.
  • Yusen starts cold-chain LTL service in Indochina
  • TSA delays peak season surcharge until July 1
  • Damco sets up CFS in Myanmar
  • Old Dominion expands in Maine
  • French air traffic controller strike impacts shipments
  • Europe extends exemption for shipping consortia to 2020
  • Washington Notebook: U.S. agencies to test integrated trusted shipper program

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Softer pricing in evidence across Europe
    Suppliers can't agree on market direction in Rotterdam.
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    South African markets soft.
  • Russia put brakes on fuel oil tax hikes
    Draft law proposes delays of two years.
  • Fishing fleet fuel subsidies 'huge disservice' to mankind
    'Fuel subsidies opened the door to industrial-scale fleets that are fishing at an unsustainable pace.'
  • OW Bunker buys bunker broker
    Acquisition fits OW's integrated business model, says company.
  • Feeder operators fear new ECA rules
    Freight charges will inevitably rise, says Delphis boss.
  • SLPA facing questions over Hambantota bunker cargo
    'Questions are being raised as to what process was followed in the selection of trader and the supplier.'
  • Korean shipping company sells bunker stake
    Bunker company is Singapore-based.
  • More consolidation 'will be good'
    Less competition may allow for better quality suppliers.
  • Asian bunker prices softening
    Prices have ended the day lower at most key hubs.
  • New refinery terminal to be built at Fujairah
    Project includes fuel oil storage.
  • Shipping group questioned over flawed reporting
    Chinese state auditor uncovers missing records for bunker fuel purchases among other discrepancies.
  • Drive system enhances tanker performance
    System offers 9% efficiency boost.
  • Japanese shipowner buys modern duo
    Fuel-efficient newbuildings to join fleet in 2017.
  • DNV GL: Latest version of concept ship more fuel efficient
    Vessel makes several improvements over earlier model.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
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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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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
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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
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
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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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
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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
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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
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Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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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