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July 28, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL quarterly revenue rises 6.8pc, but per box rate falls 4pc
  • HPH Trust first half profit up 16pc to US$119.6 million, revenues up 2pc
  • Reliability deteriorates as box carriers cut costs, keep rates low
  • Hamburg Sud ups rate US$150/box from US to Mideast, India/Pakistan
  • US truck tonnage index rises 2.3pc in June but not as fast as May
  • Westports quarterly profit up 2pc as box throughput surging 14pc
  • Bolder and more numerous pirate attacks haunt South China Seas
  • Drewry and WACO forwarders expand air freight market cooperation
  • Crowley claims location edge being next to Florida's new rail facility
  • Agility to continue providing logistics services to Gastech
  • Toll opens US$160.6 million express facility north west of Sydney
  • Surge of 6pc in cargo volume at Hong Kong International Airport
  • Delta quarterly profit rises 16.8pc to US$801 million, revenue up 9pc
  • Air cargo trucker Forward Air profits up 24pc, revenues rise 21.3pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Hamburg Süd to acquire container liner activities of CCNI
  • Transworld Group organises special music & dance programme to mark founder's anniversary
  • Crude oil imports from Iran increase to 2,81,000 bpd in H1
  • Rise in prices push cashew kernel exports: CEPCI
  • DP World reports 9.3 pc volume growth in first half of 2014
  • JSW Jaigarh Port & POSCO-ISDC commence steel coil handling at the port
  • MbPT celebrates International Mangrove Day
  • Pipavav Port's net profit more than doubles in Q2 2014
  • Private ports in Gujarat better than Major Ports in land development: Aswani
  • First rice consignment sent to Tripura via Bangladesh
  • Banks stay away from funding ppp projects: Gadkari
  • Forex reserves rise for seventh consecutive week
  • INR ends marginally higher at 60.11
  • Power projects worth INR 36,150 cr. crippled due to coal shortage, says Minister
  • SEZs may have to export 51 pc of products: Govt
  • A new transport solution for wind towers
  • Abu Dhabi ports handling more break-bulk
  • DB Schenker transports cylinder weighing 141 t from Berlin to Canada by ship, truck & plane
  • Heavy concrete components handled at Florida University

Marine Logweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Salvage veteran back at Titan
  • Gulf Island, Bechtel ink offshore project cooperation pact
  • TSB Canada reports on fatal incident involving WWII era tug
  • Coastal tanker hijackings continue
  • HII gets $13.7 million mod to CVN 76 contract
  • Crowley christens ocean class DP tugboat

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Vancouver freight access project listed among Washington's best
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of May
  • US rail freight traffic rises during week
  • Refloated COSTA CONCORDIA wreck heading to dismantling site in Genoa
  • Study shows possible rail traffic jump for proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Hamburg Süd to acquire CCNI
    UPDATED: German carrier says deal will strengthen South American liner network
  • Hamburg court rules for ER Schiffahrt in dispute with MPC
    Further litigation likely in battle over sale of panamax fleet
  • Suezmax hauls controversial cargo of Kurdish crude
    Shipment angers Baghdad
  • Bad reception on China state TV for 2M plans
    Influential state broadcaster reports the alliance could mean price hikes for consumers and more challenges for carriers in China
  • Iran shipping sanctions could go by year-end
    The move would open the way for P&I and oil-cargo insurance
  • Maersk plans August general rate increase as price push gathers pace
    Shipping giant joins the growing list of lines planning a price hike from next week
  • Box congestion in Europe creates surcharges and a scramble for staff
    Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp face container bottlenecks this month
  • Panamax boxship charter rates show weekly decline
    Recent optimism receding, says broker
  • Mediterranean Shipping Co leads the race to expand boxship fleets
    The top three lines pull away from the rest in the battle to increase capacity
  • OOCL reports load factors up, revenues per teu down
    Hong Kong shipping line's second-quarter volumes rise 11.2% to 1.5m teu
  • Capital Maritime Partners boosts operating profits
    Revenues climb due to bigger fleet as owner plots boxship and tanker additions
  • DVB Bank study pours cold water on suezmax hopes
    Report argues that despite the positives, real recovery will materialise only from 2017
  • Hyundai Glovis reports six-month growth in net profit of 55%
    Automotive and dry bulk growth boosts Seoul-listed logistics firm's earnings
  • ICTSI secures $350m credit facility
    Proceeds to be used for strategic investments and acquisitions, says Philippine operator
  • Week on Wall Street | July 25
    Scorpio's access to Kexim funding highlights a bifurcated financing market
  • Samsung Heavy Industries back in the black
    South Korean shipbuilder posts net profits of $201m but sales fall
  • Suezmax earnings cool as West African chartering slows
    Million-barrel crude tankers continue to secure respectable daily rates
  • Panalpina volumes rise but profits slide
    Swiss forwarder blames volatile rates and currency effects
  • From P3 to 2M: a China story
    Scaled-down ambition of Maersk and MSC means Beijing's rejection would be unprecedented, but not unthinkable
  • Capesize market stalls despite lower iron ore prices feeding China demand
    Brokers await a pronounced push in any basin amid new fears over excess capacity
  • Guangzhou Shipyard extends trading suspension as plans unfold for restructuring
    Parent China State Shipbuilding will inject military assets as GSI negotiates with a third party to buy new assets
  • Capital Product buys five ships from its sponsor company
    Deal worth $312m includes three boxships to be chartered by CMA CGM and two product tankers on charter to Capital Maritime and Trading
  • Vale reports record iron ore production in second quarter
    Better weather and production ramp-ups lead to output of 79.5m tonnes

Sea-webweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Finns try automatic visa check
    A system to automatically process visa-holding passengers leaving and entering Helsinki's West Harbour terminal has begun a five-month trial. This is being carried out by the Finnish Border Guard and includes the operation of upgraded equipment and software. Large numbers of Russians disembark from
  • GTT lands orders for Yamal LNG carriers
    French LNG tank specialist GTT (Gaztransport & Technigas) is to supply its NO 96 membrane containment system for the world's first 10 icebreaking LNG carriers. The company received an initial one-ship order for the system from Sovcomflot in March. This has now been followed with a decision to use
  • Jiangnan wins more Tianjin Southwest VLGCs
    Jiangnan Shipyard Group in China has won an order for two more very large gas carriers (VLGCs) from returning compatriot shipowner Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM). Delivery of the two 83,000m³ vessels is scheduled for the end of 2016 and early 2017. They bring the owner's total on order at the yard
  • Taizhou Sanfu secures chemical sisters
    Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering has secured an order for two chemical tankers from a Singaporean owner. The 34,500dwt vessels will have an overall length of 180m, 30m beam, and depth of 15.4m. A delivery schedule was not revealed but estimates suggest the second half of 2016 is
  • Longxue to build COSCOL heavy-lift
    CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has received an order from COSCO Shipping Co (COSCOL) for a semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel to be built at Guangzhou Longxue. A delivery schedule for the 50,000dwt vessel has not been revealed but estimates have put the date at early 2017. It will be co-designed
  • Independent maritime investigation agency launched
    Globus Intelligence, an international forensic investigation consultancy, has joined up with the Human Rights At Sea organisation to provide independent maritime investigations. David Hammond, founder of Human Rights At Sea and author of the "100 Series Rules for the Use of Force" maritime security
  • Costa Concordia passes halfway mark
    Costa Concordia, having passed the halfway point on its 190nm journey, is expected to arrive in the port of Genoa on Saturday night. The Italian civil protection service said the convoy accompanying the former cruise ship reached the 100nm mark at 08.00 local time today. By late morning it was off
  • EMS Seven Seas leaves stock market
    Today is the last trading day in the shares of EMS Seven Seas, the ship chandler and maritime services company, on the Oslo stock market. Supreme, a Dutch investment company, increased its holding in EMS to 90.04% in June, which triggered a Norwegian legal requirement that it launch a mandatory
  • Italian police smash cocaine ring
    Drugs busts by Italian police have led to the arrest of a number of current and former employees of the port of Gioia Tauro. Italy's finance police say they have smashed a gang importing Latin American cocaine through the container port. So far 13 individuals are under arrest, some of whom are said
  • Australian miners help Capesizes
    A spate of fixtures in the Western Australia-China iron ore route provided some positive news for Capesizes this week. Australian iron ore miners Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group have been more active than in recent weeks, brokers report. IHS Maritime data shows that the companies
  • Vessels collide in Korea Strait
    A Japanese fishing vessel capsized and sank after colliding with a feeder ship yesterday about 10km northeast of Tsushima Island, Japan, in the Korea Strait. The 706teu Bohai Star, owned and operated by South Korean company Nam Sung Shipping, collided with the fishing vessel at about 05.30 local
  • Dredging boost for Chinese islands
    All shipping channels around the Yongle Islands in south China's Hainan Province have reopened after dredging there has been completed. "It allows boats to leave or reach the islands at any time," said Jiang Weiquan, chief of the Yongle Islands administrative committee. Boats used to take chance to
  • Jaxport installs PORTS system
    Port of Jacksonville, Florida, has installed the $2.8M PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) decision-support program to save money, improve navigational safety and enhance research on the St Johns River. Developed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and inaugurated
  • LR tanker rates surge on frenetic naphtha buying
    A rush to stock up on naphtha has pushed up freight rates for long-range products tankers on the Gulf-Far East route for a second consecutive week. The Baltic Clean Tanker Index yesterday assessed the LR2 (75,000-119,999dwt) tanker rate at Worldscale 113.06 or $19,705/day, up from W97.05 or
  • Yinson sells off stake for $59.3M
    Malaysia-listed Yinson has sealed a share purchase agreement with BW Offshore's indirect subsidiary Prosafe Production Public Limited (PPPL)to dispose of its entire equity interest in Nautipa (NAS) to PPPL for a cash consideration of MYR187.98M ($59.1M). Previously, Yinson holds an indirect equity
  • VLCC rates surge as cargoes emerge
    Freight rates for the benchmark routes of very large crude carriers rose points from last week to average Worldscale 52.5 or $29,951/day yesterday. Exactly a week ago, the Baltic Dirty Tanker Index assessed the Gulf-Far East rate at W46 or $19,632/day. Freight rates for Gulf-Southeast Asia trips
  • CSDC to acquire another 20% stake in compatriot
    China Shipping Development (CSDC), a bulk-shipping arm of the China Shipping Group, plans to bid for a 20% stake in compatriot Shanghai North Sea Shipping for at least CNY830M ($133M). China Shipping Tanker, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSDC, will place a bid with a bottom rack price of CNY830M, a
  • Charter leads to Tallink fleet shake-up
    Estonian shipping company Tallink has announced the 14-month charter of the Baltic's largest ferry, the 59,914gt Silja Europa, to Bridgeman's Services of Canada, with an option for a further four years. Such charters may become commonplace as the 2015 deadline of MARPOL's Tier III Baltic sulphur
  • Keppel O&M ends 2Q14 in high note
    Singapore-headquartered Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) saw a surge of 17% quarter-to-quarter in its operating profit to SGD302M ($243.7M) in 2Q14. The company's profit before tax also rose 15% to SGD345M in 2Q14, following a 15% increase in EBITDA to SGD337M. Keppel O&M ended 2Q14 by
  • Four rescued after Typhoon Matmo grounds tanker
    Four oil tanker crewmen were rescued after their ship ran aground off the coast of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Wednesday due to Typhoon Matmo. The four men, two from China and two from Indonesia, were brought ashore by a rescue helicopter, unhurt and "in good condition", according to Taiwan's National
  • Indonesia's new government set to curb coal exports
    The election of Joko Widodo as Indonesia's new president could mean reduced coal exports from the country, said IHS McCloskey. Formerly the governor of Jakarta, Widodo has pledged to supply cheaper energy to Indonesians. Coal and gas are expected to support this. The outgoing government's 2014 plan
  • Crowley ships to have MES gas injection diesel engine
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has received the first order of its electronically controlled gas injection diesel engine. The MAN B&W 8S70ME-C8.2-GI will be installed on two container-ro-ro ships to be built by VT Halter Marine for US-owned Crowley Maritime Corporation. It is

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • OOCL results show strength in container shipping business
    Evidence of volume growth in east-west container shipping markets was revealed in Orient Overseas Container Line's most recent results: The carrier's total volume increased by 10 percent in the first half over the same period last year, and revenues grew by 4.3 percent. Asia-Europe volume registered the highest growth at the...
  • Ferro to leave FMCSA, but driver rules roll on
    Anne S. FerroAfter five years leading a broad and often controversial effort to reshape federal truck safety regulation, Anne S. Ferro is leaving the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Ferro, the Department of Transportation's top truck safety official since 2009, will join the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators as president...
  • SCFI: Europe, US spot rates fall
    The Shanghai-northern Europe spot rate slipped 2.2 percent to $1,203. Full-size chart Price drops continued to be reflected in the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index this week, as every major lane on the index saw spot rates fall. In the Shanghai to northern Europe lane, the rate per 20-foot container slipped 2.2 percent to...
  • Swift Transportation promises 'enhanced' driver pay as shortage crimps growth
    Year-over-year percentage changes in revenue, excluding fuel surcharges, for Swift's truckload and dedicated divisions are following divergent paths. Full-size chart Swift Transportation, the largest U.S. truckload operator, got even bigger in the second quarter, but potential growth was restrained, the company said, by a "challenging driver market." "Our driver turnover and unseated truck...
  • Philadelphia container volume up 29 percent
    Container volume at the Port of Philadelphia jumped 29 percent during the first half of the year, aided by two new services and a continuing shift of breakbulk to containers for shipments of imported fruit. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority said container volume from January to June totaled 219,060 20-foot-equivalent units,...
  • Hamburg Süd signs deal to acquire CCNI's container operations
    Hamburg Süd has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire the container operations of the Valparaiso, Chile-based Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica, or CCNI, effective Dec. 31, 2014. The deal would combine the No. 13 and No. 28 carriers in a merger that would reinforce Hamburg Süd's strength in north-south trades at a...
  • ABS & MPA Ink MOU to Collaborate on Maritime Research & Development
    (Singapore) ABS, a leading provider of global marine and offshore classification services, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation. Over the next five years, ABS and MPA will collaborate on maritime R&D in the...
  • BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Robert Keen as its new Director General to succeed Peter Quantrill who retires from the trade association in August.Mr Keen, joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was appointed an Executive...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for July 25
    Several container lines have planned general rate increases in multiple trade lanes in August, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. While the collapse of the P3 Network mega-alliance last month had some believing that rate volatility would continue, the new 2M vessel-sharing agreement...
  • Pantos Logistics Opens a 20,000m2 Logistics Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Pantos Logistics, a comprehensive logistics service provider operating more than 180 logistics networks around the world, plans to strengthen its warehouse logistics business in Europe. The company has acquired a warehouse of 20,000m2 on a 34,300m2 site in the port of Rotterdam(Maasvlakte), which is Europe's largest trade port and gateway. The company plans to expand its warehouse...
  • Washington governor pulls state trooper escorts for grain inspectors as labor dispute drags on
    A year-long contract dispute between United Grain Corp. and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union effectively shut down export operations at the Vancouver, Wash., facility this month following a decision by the governor of Washington to withdraw state trooper escorts for grain inspectors. The grain contract in the Pacific Northwest is...
  • Air France-KLM eyes restructuring or partnership for freighter unit
    Air France-KLM today said it is weighing a partnership or restructuring of its freighter business after booking cargo losses and charges of $205 million in the second quarter, but stressed it will remain a major player in the air freight market. Cargo losses narrowed to €45 million ($61 million) in the...
  • North American rail traffic hits new peaks
    Intermodal traffic on North American railroads is up 6.0 percent so far this year. Full-size chart Total rail traffic on North American railroads broke the 11-million-carload mark this week, posting year-to-date gains of 3 percent compared with 2013. The Associations of American Railroads' weekly traffic report showed railroads moved 398,145 carloads in the...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • CCNI to see gain
    Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI) says it will add $85m to its financial result through the sale of its liner business to Germany's Hamburg Sud.
  • Tanker Axios extended
    Capital Product Partners has signed a deal to extend the charter of a chemical and products tanker to sponsor Capital Maritime & Trading.
  • Orion monopoly to end
    Panama's new government has suspended the flag-state's officer licensing assessment programme, wresting it from a private company holding a controversial monopoly.
  • Sinokor, not scrap
    John Fredriksen may be unwilling to take VLCCs through a third special survey but others are prepared to take on the tankers.
  • Success for ER Schiffahrt
    Shipmanager ER Schiffahrt has won a crucial court victory in a $50m dispute linked to the sale of 14 container ships with issuing house MPC Capital.
  • Hamburg Sud strikes
    Hamburg Sud is set to follow in the footsteps of Hapag-Lloyd and complete the takeover of a Chilean line.
  • CMA CGM's Douala downer
    CMA CGM says its lines calling in Cameroon are experiencing skyrocketing operating costs as a result of congestion at the port of Douala.
  • Capital comes up short
    Capital Product Partners has disappointed the market with a smaller than expected second quarter profit.
  • Dorian in China coup
    Dorian LPG has opened the door to the Chinese gas market after striking a deal with HNA Logistics Group.
  • Kazakhs plan yard
    Kazakhstan is planning a new shipyard to build offshore vessels.
  • Mercator further into red
    Singapore-listed bulker owner Mercator Shipping Lines has posted a bigger first quarter loss as costs jumped.
  • Yemen pumps again
    Yemen has started pumping crude oil through its main export pipeline again after clashes between soldiers and tribesmen killed seven.
  • NRSL on block again
    Russia is trying again with a tender to sell its holding in Northern River Shipping Lines (NRSL).
  • Precious turns red
    Precious Shipping slipped to a narrow loss in the second quarter during a difficult stretch for the dry cargo market.
  • Near miss for Maersk
    A Maersk boxship needed a tow after a near miss with a sandbank off New Zealand.
  • Ship sinks off China
    A general cargoship has capsized and partially sunk off China, but all crew were rescued.
  • Siem slips in first half
    Political and operational issues proved a drag on first half profit at reefer owner Siem Shipping.
  • Not done yet
    Meyer Werft has not yet sealed the takeover of STX's Turku yard in Finland, despite claims in Korea.
  • MMA's strike threat
    Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA) is facing strike action from staff as it seeks a new pay deal.
  • More work, more money
    OOCL has secured stronger revenue in the second quarter on the back of higher volumes.
  • Samsung strong in second
    Samsung Heavy Industries has posted strong second quarter figures that flew past analysts' estimates.
  • Shipping tantrums
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Van Oord's Brazil boost
    Dutch dredging group Van Oord has won a EUR 100m-plus ($134.66m) contract to work on a new shipyard, as well as port upgrades.
  • Wenchong wins heavy-lift
    CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has announced a new order for a heavy-lift vessel.
  • Double for Sanfu
    China's Taizhou Sanfu has won its first chemical tanker order in eight years.
  • Growth boosts Logindo
    Logindo Samudramakmur has booked a 70% growth in second quarter net profit aided by higher revenue from its expanding fleet.
  • Otto taps bond investors
    Otto Marine is looking to tap the bond market for up to SGD 70m ($56m) in fresh funds, the company has confirmed.
  • Aussies find Zodiac guilty
    Zodiac Maritime Agencies has been fined over a pollution incident involving one of its vehicle carriers in Australian waters in 2012.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Hamburg Süd to acquire CCNI liner business
    The deal is subject to due diligence, execution of a sale and purchase agreement and approval by the competent authorities, and is scheduled to be executed by Dec. 31, at the latest.
  • Air France to further reduce freighter fleet
    "Faced with the slower-than-expected recovery of cargo demand, we will further decrease our full-freighter exposure but will remain a key player in the cargo business," Alexandre de Juniac, chair of Air France-KLM's board of directors, said.
  • Localities to pay for extra U.S. Customs service
  • Echo Global sees solid results, raises guidance
    "Echo's growth model delivered outstanding results, as we completed another record quarter of revenue and profitability, driven by strong organic growth and the impact of our recently completed acquisitions," Echo's CEO said.
  • FMCSA, OSHA work to combat retaliation against drivers
  • OOCL saw higher revenues, container volumes in Q2
    The Hong Kong-based liner company said it moved 1,453,193 TEU in the period ending June 30, 11.2-percent more than in the same 2013 period, while revenues were $1.5 billion, up 6.8 percent.
  • French company buys supply chain optimization company Quintiq
    Quintiq Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Victor Allis described his company as a "puzzle-solving" solutions provider, in a conversation with American Shipper in May.
  • Port of Oakland cargo volumes up in June
  • Qatar takes majority stake in UASC

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 25, 2014
  • Vancouver MGO prices end week on low note
    Good avails reported at the Canadian West Coast port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Becker Marine Systems to showcase LNG technology
    LNG Hybrid Barge to be christened at Hamburg maritime fair.
  • ClassNK hosts seminars on LNG as marine fuel
    Technical events held in Shanghai and Singapore.
  • Prices head down in major European ports
    Bunker prices following crude downwards.
  • Prices close week firm in Fujairah
    Avails tight for prompt deliveries.
  • Rotterdam LNG bunker project moving forward
    Contract awarded for the design and construction of LNG break bulk terminal.
  • Conservation group 'kicking itself' after bunker spill
    Sea Shepherd vessel polluted port waters.
  • Maersk ship in 'fuel flow' failure incident
    Details of failure emerged following questions in New Zealand Parliament.
  • Asian market ends week on stable note
    Narrow-range trading seen ahead of Singapore holiday.
  • Wind power is a 'no brainer'
    Singapore will be 'fertile ground' for Auxiliary Sail Propulsion System.
  • Barge owner fails to limit oil spill liability
    Series of court actions date back to 2008 spill.
  • US-listed shipowner renewing fleet
    Sells three vessels as part of process.
  • Greek shipowner adds 'eco' newbuilding to fleet
    Newbuilding is the first fuel-saving capsize vessel to join fleet.
  • JKH posts bigger quarterly profits
    Despite 'significantly' reduced earnings from bunkering arm.

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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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