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May 26, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China box makers Singamas, CIMC focus of US anti-dumping probe
  • Over zealous Italian anti-trust regulators reined in by two courts
  • BIFA: Mandatory container weigh-ins likely outcome as 20pc overweight
  • Truck duties spark new EU-Russia trade row as Crimea tensions rise
  • EU and China sign 'safe trader' customs accord to speed clearance
  • Oman's Sohar OCIT container terminal docks 10,000-TEU APL Savannah
  • American Trucking Associations tonnage index rises 4.8pc in April
  • South Carolina posts 12pc box hike, busiest Charleston month since 2008
  • Largest vessel - 4,300 TEU - handled by DP World Saigon terminal
  • Singapore Changi Airport's April cargo upticks 0.6pc to 151,100 tonnes
  • DHL charter demand for South America fruit exports to Asia, US surges
  • Revolution hits air cargo, Coyne warns as major change transforms market

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • ITIC issues fake agency accounts warning
  • Shipping cos find LNG carriers more attractive
  • Shipping Secretary commends activities of Seafarers' Home, Kandla
  • Bajaj likely to export 50,000 units in 2014-15
  • Tirupur knitwear exporters urge RBI to check further rise in INR
  • BCHAA delegation calls on new MbPT Chairman
  • DP World celebrates grand opening of automated Brisbane terminal
  • JN Port completes a glorious 25 years
  • Kattupalli International Container Terminal commences reefer exports
  • LDA's arbitration notice on Haldia port dispute rejected
  • US further postpones 100 pc container scanning
  • Assocham proposes several steps to enhance economic growth
  • Forex reserves up by $ 1.09 bn to $ 314.92 bn
  • FTAs may be tweaked to boost domestic manufacturing
  • INR ends strong at 58.50 on heavy fund inflow
  • MAT may be withdrawn to revive SEZs
  • Coastal security exercise in Gujarat and Daman & Diu
  • DHL outlines logistics wishlist for new government
  • Almajdouie moves massive cold boxes
  • CEE holds 5th Annual Membership Conference in Antwerp
  • DP World celebrates customer's Guinness world record movement of heavy load

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New chief officer cargo at Air Malta
  • Greenbrier lands large railcar orders
  • Reshuffle at Cargolux continues
  • Union Pacific invests in Missouri's rail infrastructure
  • British Airways' newest double decker and minibus touch down
  • TT Club welcomes new claims director
  • IDS sees winning start to year
  • K Line receives Port of Long Beach environmental award
  • WCA honours Qualitair & Sea
  • IT "made in Germany" for China's logistics market
  • Boeing twins for Eva Air
  • More trucks from UK to mainland Europe
  • IMO moves ahead with container weight verification
  • E-commerce and logistics set for global growth
  • Saudia Cargo directly from Europe to Doha
  • Upward trend in global trade continues

Marine Logweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Island Offshore back at Vard
  • ASD tug to have Cat power and propulsion
  • Critical waterways bill passed by U.S. Congress

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Port group praises congress for Water Resources bill passage
  • Oregon Iron Works merging with Vigor Industrial
  • Rail freight traffic count rolls to positive week
  • Greenbrier announces orders for 7,000 new railcar units
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names new senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • NYK and Knutsen expand their relationship into LNG shipping
    Japanese and Norwegian firms will jointly own ships tied to Gas Natural Fenosa contract
  • Iron ore bosses slam unions over Port Hedland strike vote
    MUA officials ponder their options as dispute with tug operator Teekay Shipping drags on
  • Sainty Marine wins London arbitration to terminate contracts
    Chinese yard cancels newbuilding and charter deals for six 64,000 dwt bulkers
  • East-west freight rates continue to fall
    Asia to Europe prices are down for a second week but remain ahead on-year
  • China Shipping Group signs $8bn deal with China Development Bank
    State-owned entities seal symbolic agreement for developing business
  • Concordia Maritime lands new charter contracts with oil major
    Shipowner pursues Asia-Pacific oil products trade with P-Max tankers
  • StealthGas aims to extend leading share in handysize LPG carriers
    Share price leaps after first-quarter profit increase
  • Israel Corp shareholders to vote on Zim restructuring next month
    Restructuring deal will see Israel Corp's shareholding in carrier reduced to 32%
  • Höegh LNG reduces its losses on lower project-financing costs
    Gas specialist is pleased with its performance as it looks to floating regasification
  • Flat spot market knocks Golden Ocean
    Fredriksen-controlled dry bulk operator at whim of weak market conditions
  • Seaspan announces new $75m fundraiser
    New York-listed company unveils an equity distribution agreement
  • DryShips secures relief from its banks in exchange for Ocean Rig shares
    Economou is bullish about prospects for his offshore drilling contractor
  • BW Group joins with Singapore's Pavilion Energy to buy LNG carriers
    Major step towards turning Singapore into gas hub
  • DFDS 'increasingly confident' of European and UK recovery
    Danish shortsea operator bullish despite loss in seasonally low first quarter
  • Week on Wall Street | May 23
    Free to read: Shipping's Letter from America
  • Why Joe Public is right to question passenger-shipping safety
    Casualties must teach us what went wrong and why and how to prevent future losses

Sea-webweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • DFDS narrows losses
    Strong demand for its services in the North Sea region helped DFDS, the Copenhagen-based listed freight ferry and logistics services group, to cut its interim loss, said the company in a statement. Group net loss narrowed to DK110M ($18M) in the first quarter on revenues of DK2.85Bn, up from a
  • IMO discusses designing 'unsinkable ship'
    Technical discussions are ongoing at the IMO on how design of international ro-ro passenger and other passenger ships could be refined to enhance their survivability after accidents. EU research has found that "probabilistic damage stability methodology" could help set requirements that could
  • Vard clinches another order in short succession
    Singapore-listed Vard Holdings Limited (Vard) has won a new contract with Island Offshore Group for constructing an offshore support vessel (OSV) of Rolls-Royce design, valued at excess of NOK1B ($168M). The OSV is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2016 from Vard Brevik in Norway,
  • Yangzhou Guoyu wins container quartet
    Chinese shipbuilder Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard has won an order for up to four dual-fuel container ships for German partners Guoyu Nordic Shipping (GNS Shipping) and Nordic Hamburg. Two firm 1,400teu vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and two options are attached to the order. The ships will be
  • Jinhai HI wins CMA CGM trio
    China's Zhoushan-based Jinhai Heavy Industry (HI) today said it had won an order from CMA CGM to build three 2,500teu box ships. The order for the container ships will help the yard optimise its product structure, lift its core competitiveness, and achieve strategic transfer, said the company in a
  • HMD wins West Africa LPG
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won an order for an LPG carrier from new shipowner West Africa LPG, founded last year and registered in the British Virgin Islands. The 38,000m³ vessel - with overall length of 174m, beam 30m, and depth 18.2m - is due for delivery in November
  • Finnlines orders new propulsion tech
    Finnlines has awarded a GBP3.8M ($6.4M) contract to Rolls-Royce to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Ro-Ro ships, which should make them more efficient yet let them maintain the speeds required on their routes in the Baltic Sea. Andrew Marsh, Rolls-Royce's president for services,
  • BW LPG tops Q1 forecasts
    BW LPG, the world's largest owner of VLGCs, has reported first-quarter results well above forecast, although the company sees the outlook beyond next year as hard to predict. Group net profit in the first quarter totalled $30.7M, reversing a loss of $13.7M in the same period last year. Revenues rose
  • Port Creation service aids 3D navigation
    Training provider ECDIS Ltd has created a service for ship crews to rehearse navigating in ports in three dimensions (3D). Port Creation will be launched on 11 June at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton, a company spokeswoman told IHS Maritime. Customers will be able to have a port's key
  • Italdraghe dredger for Ethiopia
    Italdraghe, the Italian dredger builder, has delivered and commissioned an SGT 250 cutter suction dredger for Lake Tana - the source of the Blue Nile - in Ethiopia. Bought by the country's National Ministry of Water and Energy, the vessel was assembled and launched in the port town Gorgora, on the
  • LNG America selects ABS to classify bunker barges
    ABS has landed the contract to classify LNG America's first LNG bunker barges, being designed by naval architecture firm Jensen Maritime. "We are pleased to be working with ABS on this important domestic initiative," said Keith Meyer, president and CEO of LNG America, a Houston-based LNG fuel supply
  • New propulsion system for SuperStar Virgo
    Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo has become the first cruise vessel in Southeast Asia with Rolls-Royce's Promas Lite propulsion system, designed to save fuel and enhance energy efficiency. Norwegian Spirit, operated by Star Cruises' subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line, was the first vessel in the fleet to
  • Rostock completes intermodal terminal
    It has taken two years, but today the German port of Rostock celebrated the completion of its intermodal terminal, which will "double the handling capacity to more than 140,000 units per year", said Rostock's managing director, Ulrich Bauermeister. Funded by the port - aided by 70% subsidies from
  • DNV GL offers advice on LNG bunkering in Middle East
    Middle East shipowners and operators can get advice on safe LNG bunkering in the Middle East and South Asia from classification society DNV GL's new Recommended Practice (RP), as Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council members gear up to supply LNG as a marine fuel. M Shahrin Osman, DNV GL regional
  • BW and Pavilion Energy form JV
    BW Group and Pavilion Energy have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture - BW Pavilion LNG - to acquire, manage, and charter maritime LNG assets, including LNG carriers. Pavilion Energy is a subsidiary of the Singapore government's investment company, Temasek Holdings. BW Group CEO
  • India's port procedures need reform
    The reform of India's port sector must cover procedures at existing ports, a shipping line has told IHS Maritime. Hopes are high that India's incoming government will force through reforms, although shipping lines have outlined the big problems they face. "The only comment we have is the constrained
  • Eitzen Chemical losses rise in Q1
    Eitzen Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier company, has reported rising losses in the first quarter of 2014 on weak markets with bad weather hitting operations and an unrealised cost item, the company said in a statement. Group net loss widened to $25.8M in the first quarter from $21.1M
  • Maersk Line doubles Q1 profit
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit in the A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) group of Copenhagen, more than doubled its net profit in the first quarter and has raised its forecast for the full year, APM said in a statement. Maersk Line net income rose to $454M in the quarter, up from $204M in the same
  • Taiwan changes shipping rules for Chinese vessels
    Chinese vessels will be allowed to navigate the sea around Taiwan upon filing an application 24 hours in advance under a new amendment to the Regulations Governing the Approval and Administration of Direct Cross-Strait Sea Transport between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. The amendment would
  • Crane detained for illegal salvage
    A crane vessel has been detained for allegedly stripping shipwrecks off Penang Island for scrap metal. A pile of ship parts was on Hai Wei Gong 889 when officials from the Marine Department of Malaysia boarded the vessel off Kendi Island. The marine department was alerted following an investigative
  • Golden Ocean expects loss in Q2
    Golden Ocean Group, the Oslo-listed dry bulk carrier owner in John Fredriksen's business empire, forecasts a small loss for the second quarter of this year after positive market sentiment was damped by weaker rates, although these look likely to pick up. Group net profit rose year-on-year to $10.1M
  • MOL conducts safety drill to enhance its readiness
    Japanese shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has successfully conducted a safety tabletop drill on 22 May 2014, with the cooperation of Japan Coast Guard's 6th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. MOL held the drill with the goal of strengthening its emergency response structure in accordance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Tech-Savvy Truckers Search Big Data for Drivers
    PRINCETON, New Jersey - Trucking companies are turning to technology to recruit, train and keep truck drivers, as qualified job candidates become increasingly hard to find. Companies such as J.B. Hunt Transport are analyzing so-called Big Data - large amounts of information gathered from multiple sources - to better recruit and...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific Rates Drop
    The SCFI for North Europe fell 7.7 percent in the week of May 23. Full-size chart Spot container freight rates as measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index dropped on the Asia-Europe lane for the second straight week, and Asia-U.S. rates declined after a week of minimal gains. Spot rates from Shanghai to...
  • US Toy Imports Sag Further
    Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline in the first quarter of 2014. Full-size chart Though containerized toy imports coming to the United States are down, the toy industry's bottom line doesn't seem to be hurting. Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline...
  • North American Rail Volumes Continue to Rise
    North American intermodal traffic is up 5.3 percent so far this year on reporting railroads. Source: AAR. Full-size chart The volumes of both carloads and intermodal units on railroads in North America continued their upward trend in mid-May, according to the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending May 17, AAR reported...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for May 23
    Several carriers have planned general rate increases in multiple trade routes in June and July, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Shipping lines in their global operations have lost billions of dollars in four of the past five years because of overcapacity fostered...
  • Congress Sends WRRDA to Obama
    The Senate's vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has sent the long-delayed port and waterway bill to President Obama for his likely signature. The bill would authorize major port and inland waterway projects, accelerate harbor deepening by streamlining approvals, allow Harbor Maintenance Tax collections to be used for...
  • Six From ILA Admit 'Christmas' Extortion
    Six former International Longshoremen's Association officials and members have admitted participating in a "Christmas tribute" racket in which dockworkers were pressured into making annual payments that were funneled to organized crime. The six pleaded guilty this month in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to extortion conspiracy. They are scheduled...
  • 'P2' Alliance Takes Shape
    In the face of looming competition from new or expanded ocean shipping alliances among the biggest carriers, smaller lines are taking steps to ensure their own long-term survival. United Arab Shipping Co. is a case in point. In the last year it has ordered 17 new post-Panamax container ships to replace...
  • ILWU Seeking Three-Year Contract
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is seeking a contract for just three years, according to Agriculture Transportation Coalition Executive Director Peter Friedmann, significantly shorter than shippers would like. Issues at the center of the negotiations include jurisdiction and health care, and the latter figures into the length of the contract....
  • Consolidation Ahead for China's Fragmented Express Market
    HONG KONG - The huge revenue being generated by China's fast-growing e-commerce business is masking a decline in the price per parcel that is expected to spur consolidation in the fragmented express courier market. There are an estimated 8,000 companies offering express delivery in China, ranging from one-man-and-a-moped outfits covering part...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Ardmore lands loan
    Irish product and chemical tanker operator Ardmore Shipping has lined up a $39m loan backed by Credit Agricole CIB.
  • SFL seals box charters
    Ship Finance International Ltd has lined up long-term charters for four containerships under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.
  • SFL buys bulkers
    Diversified Norwegian operator Ship Finance International Limited has acquired a pair of kamsarmax bulkers.
  • Riding high
    Emanuele Grimaldi - showjumping's loss, shipping's gain
  • The man with the golden run
    Lucy Hine talks to the Korean shipyard worker with the world at his feet
  • Officer class
    Dodging disaster at every turn, Julian Peter finds out if he has what it takes
  • Blockbuster will have you on the edge of your seat
    A high-tech maritime chair from a tiny Norwegian design company has become one of the hottest seats in Hollywood, thanks to the upcoming summer blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction.
  • The joy of sextant
    David Barrie first heard the word sextant as a nine-year-old watching Mutiny on the Bounty in a darkened cinema.
  • How Maersk nearly missed the bus
    The group took its time committing to containerisation before making the decision that changed the face of shipping. Paul Berrill traces the events that transformed the company into today's behemoth
  • Back to basics
    An island-hopping trip half the length of Indonesia recalls the delights and drawbacks of an earlier era of travel. By Jonathan Boonzaier
  • Samba night fever
    Sober shipping executive by day, Sergio Leal marches to a different drummer when he's off duty. Rob Ward reports from Rio de Janeiro
  • An 'inspector calls
    Eric Martin follows Coast Guard officer Rebecca Grimes as she runs the rule over a visiting Taiwanese ship
  • Buy, buy baby
    Owners who heeded Morten Arntzen's positive Posidonia message of 2012 are a collection $4.12bn in the black. Andy Pierce analyses the figures
  • Namura takes over Sasebo
    Namura Shipbuilding is set to take over Sasebo Heavy Industries in an acquisition that will create Japan's second largest shipbuilding group.
  • Barbaro sells to Rosneft
    Russian energy group Rosneft has signed a deal to take over Pietro Barbaro's Russian tanker business.
  • The TW+ guide to... Posidonia
  • A true brew, no bull
    What best-sellers with a maritime connection leave you wanting more? Well TradeWinds, the shipping news provider, of course, and also... the beer.
  • A gentleman bows out
    On the eve of his final Posidonia as RBS shipping boss, Lambros Varnavides reflects on four decades in the business. Joe Brady says the bank's recent travails should not be allowed to cloud a magnificent career
  • Going in for the krill
    The reefer trade may be in run-off mode, but it's a 'slow, profitable run-off', thanks in large part to Antarctica's billions of tons of plankton, Thanassis Laskaridis tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Traditions old and new
    Never be afraid to move with the times, but don't lose touch with the past, Captain Panagiotis Tsakos tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Behind every successful man you'll find...
    Well, in George Procopiou's case, you'll find three hard-working daughters. Gillian Whittaker talks to the proud father
  • It's all adding up nicely
    'I think in numbers,' admits Navios boss Angeliki Frangou. And as Gillian Whittaker explains, those numbers are looking pretty good
  • Remote run
    The UK is seeking a brave liner company ready to take on the challenge of serving one of the world's most remote islands.
  • Leave it to the professionals
    John Angelicoussis has trenchant views about the influx of new money into shipping, as Gillian Whittaker finds out
  • Accidents, waiting to happen
    The Sewol tragedy raises the question: are there better ways to rescue passengers at sea? Paul Berrill examines what is going wrong
  • Enjoy the party, but don't lose sight of the basics
    It's Posidonia time again. And thoughts turn towards the Greek shipping market as we approach the event where deals are done behind closed doors and its public face emerges at the multiple parties.
  • DFDS edges down
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS has blamed a late Easter break for a slight downturn in first quarter earnings.
  • Kurdish crude coup
    The Kurdistan region of Iraq has exported its first crude cargo on a Greek suezmax from the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
  • Vards adds another
    Fincantieri-owned Vard Holdings has won another big new offshore order, its second in a week.
  • TMT ship on the block
    A car carrier owned by Nobu Su's embattled Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) is to be auctioned off next month in Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Rem ramps it up
    Norway's Rem Offshore has lifted earnings in the first quarter as the spot market improved.
  • Another delay for Eimskip
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has revealed another delay to its second newbuilding in China.
  • Fiori's high hopes
    d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has chartered out two eco-MR newbuildings launching this week in Vietnam.
  • Seaspan eyes new funds
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is plotting more fundraising after registering a potential share sale worth up to $75m.
  • BW teams with Temasek
    BW Group is teaming with the Singapore government to jointly invest in the maritime LNG sector, it emerged Friday.
  • Buy, buy baby
    Morten Arntzen cut a positive figure the last time the shipping world assembled for Posidonia.
  • Wishful thinking
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Golden eyes SGX exit
    Golden Ocean says it may consider de-listing from the Singapore Stock Exchange due to poor investor response.
  • BW LPG in clover
    BW LPG has made a strong start to 2014 with the strong VLGC freight rate environment helping it to post a net profit of $31m.
  • Headland strike averted
    Fears that Australia's Port Hedland may be brought to a standstill by a strike have been temporarily suspended.
  • Best in class
    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has landed a contract to class what will likely be the first LNG bunker barges in North America.
  • Cape deal sealed
    DryShips of Greece has completed the acquisition of capesize bulker that has been the subject of speculation for several months.
  • DRYS narrows loss
    DryShips turned in a first-quarter loss Thursday but the diversified Greek operator's chief executive remains confident that the tides will turn in the second-half of the year.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Lack of surge capacity could magnify West Coast port disruption
    North American supply chains will be strongly affected over the next three months by the negotiations for a new contract between the ILWU and employers, said Noël Perry, managing director and senior consultant at FTR.
  • Crude transport safety: Is it the oil or the mode?
    This week's report that oil harvested from the Bakken shale formation isn't more dangerous for rail transport than any other light, sweet crude stands in contrast to statements that Bakken light crude may be more flammable.
  • NYK Line expands Jacksonville ro/ro service
  • Sea Star implements chassis program in Southeast
    Sea Star Line, which operates a liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, said Thursday that effective June 2, it will introduce a new chassis program for shipments moving to and from the Southeast United States.
  • Protest ceases operations at Kenya port
  • Livingston International adds new CTO
  • WRRDA clears Senate
    Two days after an overwhelming vote in the House for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, the Senate voted 91-7 to send the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
  • AMPORTS being repurchased by Lincolnshire
  • Alphaliner: Number of idle containerships dropping
  • Group asks FMCSA for HOS wait-time exemption
  • FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
  • Weekly GRI roundup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly firm in Houston
    Tight avails reported at the US Gulf port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • OW Bunker restructures Asia operations
    Paul Bradshaw, General Manager for Asia, will be leaving the company.
  • Prices lacklustre in Fujairah
    Prices firm in Cape Town.
  • Rosneft acquires inland shipping company
    To build presence in river oil transport.
  • IFO prices close week on firm note
    Avails were reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • WSS highlights fuel quality issues
    Problems associated with HFOs and distillates will continue, but there are solutions, company says.
  • Marine lube in train to reduce ships' engine exhaust
    Formulation applies to slow-speed two-stroke diesel engines.
  • Refinery maintenance hits fuel oil exports
    Russian April refinery runs were down by over 6%, cutting fuel oil production by almost 8%.
  • Panama bunker sector 'seeing volumes fall'
    Fewer vessels calling at Panamanian ports, says Maritime Chamber official.
  • Cargo blending ban causes confusion
    Ambiguity in regulation already in force may have implications for the offshore bunker supply industry.
  • Chinese yard makes first foray in dual-fuel market
    Boxships on order for Finnish operator.
  • Week ends with IFO prices mostly up in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuel were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Calls for ECA in Pearl River Delta face 'hurdles'
    Questions raised over whether Chinese players would be prepared to 'pay the green bill'.
  • VTTI seeks stock exchange listing
    MISC and Vitol both in discussions for the development.
  • Demand for 'eco' vessels rising, says Italian group
    Charters for newbuilds going at 'very profitable levels'.
  • Company claims success in sea trials for fuel-saving ore carrier
    Fuel-saving technology can be applied to different ship types.

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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
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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