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August 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • US beef exporters cry foul of being shut out of lucrative China market
  • Container throughput slows down at southern California ports
  • Unilever uses Alibaba to reach into rural online China market
  • UASC emerges as front-runner to acquire loss-making NOL's fleet & 2.8pc market share
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds Halmstad, Sweden call to Sweden Denmark Express service
  • Pentalver opens new 5-acre container yard at DP World London Gateway
  • European Commission digs deeper into proposed buyout of TNT by FedEx
  • American truckers disappointed their recommendations ignored by Feds
  • PAI Partners sells air cargo handler Swissport to China's HNA July 30
  • Canada's busiest cargo airport to get busier with new freight terminal
  • Emergency gear maker may have lithium battery fire risk in the bag

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • New Suez Canal seen further facilitating global trade
  • NYK hosts fleet safety promotion conference
  • Shipping to be affected by weak global trade growth: India Ratings
  • ZIM ranked 1st in schedule reliability on Asia-US East Coast trade
  • Govt may import 210 mt of coal to meet demand
  • Go-slow by RTG operators adversely impacts operations at GTI
  • JN Port's operating income, profit before tax up in Q1
  • Mumbai Port registers overall growth in cargo handling
  • SSC toppers & scholarship winners of JNPT schools felicitated
  • Govt to develop 15,000 km of National Highways at INR 1.9 cr.
  • Railways won't be privatised but private investment is welcome, says Minister
  • CESC lines up mega investment plan for renewable energy
  • Fieo welcomes retroactive introduction of GSP benefit by US
  • INR firms up further against dollar after RBI keeps repo rate steady
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 7.25 pc
  • Brics business forum to be held in Dubai next month

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports strong quarter profits
    Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the world's third largest cruise shipping company, has reported an increase in 2Q15 net profit on the previous year. The company also said it will base a ship of its mass market Norwegian Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2016-17 season. Group net
  • Precious upbeat despite quarterly loss
    Precious Shipping are maintaining a confident outlook despite increased second quarter losses. Net losses for 2Q15 for the Thai dry bulker rose to USD12.03 million against losses of USD1.62 million in same quarter last year. Average earnings per ship per day were sharply down at USD5,757 from
  • Viking Offshore profits up 94%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Viking Offshore posted profits of SGD173 million (USD125.8 million), up 94% year-on-year for the second quarter this year as a result of higher revenue. Revenue surged 32% to SGD21.6 million in 2Q15 compared to SGD16.3 million in 2Q14, due to order book
  • MISC doubles profit in 2Q15
    Malaysia-listed shipowner, MISC has more than doubled its profit to MYR766.4 million (USD198.9 million) for the second quarter of 2015 from MYR319 million in 2Q14, as a result of improved freight rates in petroleum business. Revenue was up slightly by 2% to MYR2.6 billion in 2Q15 as compared to
  • Shanghai Salvage-led consortium seals Sewol job
    A consortium led by Chinese state-owned Shanghai Salvage signed a contract with the South Korean government on 4 August to hoist the capsized Sewol ferry. The contract signing follows two weeks of negotiations, after the consortium was chosen on 15 July as the preferred bidder following an open
  • Dry bulk sentiment and rates improve
    Spot freight rates for Capesize dry bulkers surged on 3 August and shipping analysts note the fundamentals of the sector were not as bad as the freight market had indicated in 1H15. "Capesize rates rose 9% yesterday and stand now at USD17,162/day. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has now risen by 95% to
  • Taiwanese liners expect better 3Q performance
    Taiwanese container carriers are expected to do better in the 3Q15 amid rebounding freight rates and decreasing bunker prices, local analysts said on 3 August. Rates for Asia-Europe services surged 177% week-on-week (w/w) from USD400/teu to USD1,109/teu last week, according InfoTimes, while rates
  • Product tanker catches fire off Shanghai
    A China Shipping Tanker-owned product tanker caught fire off Dayangshan Island, Shanghai, on 3 August, killing one crew member and injuring five others, announced the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration. Ye Chi, ferrying 29,000 tonnes of diesel from Jinshan, Shanghai, to Singapore, was sailing
  • Sainty Marine likely to refund $129m of advance payments and interest
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine estimated that it would have to refund CNY800 million (USD129 million) of advance payments and interest to shipowners in the worst-case scenario following the bankruptcy of its partner Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI). The worst-case scenario would materialise if
  • Fujian Guohang raises $6.5m in private placement
    Chinese dry bulk carrier owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) has raised CNY40 million (USD6.5 million) in a private placement to replenish its working capital. Fujian-based Lianjie Investment Group, which owned 2.5% of Fujian Guohang before the private placement, subscribed in June for 20
  • SapuraKencana forms JV to enter Brunei oil and gas industry
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum has formed a joint-venture (JV) company to enter the oil and gas industry in Brunei. According to its filing to Bursa Malaysia, the shareholder agreement was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary SapuraKencana Brunei and
  • SBI Offshore invests $10.2m for 51% stake in solar power assets
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has invested SGD13.97 million (USD10.2 million) to obtain 51% stake in solar power assets from its German partner Gräss Group for business diversification. The proposed acquisition includes four revenue-generating solar photovoltaic power
  • CMHI raises $700m from bonds
    China Merchants Holdings (International) (CMHI) has raised USD700 million by selling bonds to support the development of its port business. CMHI issued USD700 million fixed-coupon guaranteed notes, consisting of two tranches including a 5-year tranche of USD200 million and a 10-year tranche of

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Breaking the bottleneck: Egypt's president opens expanded Suez Canal this week
  • No end to trend as Asian imports switch from US west coast ports to the east
  • Dachser expands its Asia Pacific network as regional supply chains gain strength

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • U.S. Coast Guard celebrates anniversary with stamp
  • Meyer Turku starts production of LNG fueled Tallink ferry
  • Navy crew moves aboard Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
  • Molasses settlement hits Matson earnings
  • Italian PM steps in to block Monfalcone prosecutor
  • Australia announces A$89.billion shipbuilding plan
  • BAE San Francisco wins $11.2 million T-AKE 14 contract
  • USCG updates policy guidance on casualty reporting
  • Damen gives French research vessel a new lease on life

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • US Coast Guard celebrates 225 years of operations
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $1,227,500 in civil penalties
  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security taps Gena Lovett as Operations VP
  • Coast Guard conducting investigation of possible Willamette River collision
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of new Guyanamax container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Good timing for Ardmore as fleet renewal programme nears completion
    Company looking to increase dividends as last newbuildings hit the water later this year
  • Global Ship Lease 'milestone' as dividend payments start
    Update: Shipowner seeks more acquisitions after $54m sale and leaseback deal for OOCL Ningbo
  • SinOceanic signs for five 11,500 teu boxships
    HNA affiliate based in Norway returns to sister yard Jinhai Heavy Industry
  • Better rates on redeployed ships boost FSL profit
    Three additional tankers to take up new charters in second-half
  • FMC fines UASC and seven others
    Penalties totalling $1.2m levied for alleged Shipping Act violations
  • US blacklists Turkish shipowner in drive to cut Syrian energy supplies
    Panama-registered Milenyum Energy is accused of delivering gasoil and LPG to Syria
  • Institutions expect to fund German fleet growth, PwC finds
    Three out of four local owners planning to buy ships in year ahead, according to annual survey
  • MISC more than doubles net profit
    Higher rates for its crude tankers and new revenues from an FPSO boost result
  • China Shipping tanker catches fire near Shanghai
    Fire kills one seafarer and injures four
  • Danaos triples second-quarter earnings
    Results benefit from lower debt and ongoing winding up of expensive swaps
  • Navigator reports record second quarter
    Leader in handysize LPG carriers sees profits rise by one-third

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Unifor files lawsuit seeking Vancouver drayage wages
    Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has filed a lawsuit to force Vancouver drayage firms to pay back wages to drivers that were part of a 2014 agreement to end a month-long strike at Port Metro Vancouver. Unifor, which represents around 400 of the port's 1,450 drayage drivers, claims that Container...
  • Global logistics M&A spend skyrockets as cross-border deals heat up
    XPO Logistics' $3.5 billion acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle was one of the mega-deals of the second quarter. Major logistics and transportation mergers and acquisitions not only increased in number in the second quarter, they rocketed in value, as companies crossed oceans and borders to buy businesses that would open new markets...
  • CMA CGM adds reefer capacity to Europe-Caribbean lane
    CMA CGM MarseilleCMA CGM plans to deploy three 2,100 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container ships with heavy refrigerated capacity on the North Europe-Caribbean trade lane to handle forecasted rising demand. The French carrier's reception of the three Guyanamax ships, each with roughly 530 TEUs of reefer capacity, comes as carriers fight for market...
  • FMC fines six companies $1.2 million
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has collected $1.2 million in civil penalties from six companies for alleged Shipping Act violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Agreements were reached with seven non-vessel-operating common carriers and one vessel-operating common carrier. As is often the case, the parties agreed to penalties but did...
  • Butler announces retirement from NS
    In the latest leadership change at Norfolk Southern Corporation, the company announced Tuesday that Deborah Butler, chief information officer and executive vice president of planning, will be retiring October 1. Butler has spent the past 37 years with the Norfolk, Virginia-based business, parent company to Norfolk Southern Railway. She joined NS...
  • Expanded Suez Canal promises shippers more efficiency, lower costs
    Suez Canal. Credit: jgmorardEgyptian armed forces are on high alert ahead of the ceremony to open the $8 billion, 44.7 mile extension to the Suez Canal on August 6, which will for the first time allow two-way traffic on the canal, creating economic benefits for both international shippers and the...
  • USA Truck plans truckload capacity cut to bolster profits
    By cutting 800 high-cost tractors from its fleet this year, USA Truck hopes to make more money with less capacity. The truckload carrier will replace only half of the older tractors it plans to retire, the company said. The result will be a smaller but more efficient, younger fleet of...
  • Beef. It's what's driving Itapoa's double-digit gains
    Port ItapoaPort Itapoa is expecting an 11 percent jump in container traffic this year, thanks to robust chicken and beef exports to China, new services and better road connections. The container terminal marked its 1 millionth container move after opening slightly more than four years ago. Container throughput Port Itapoa -...
  • Inadequate Mediterranean access threatens Suez project
    The Suez CanalEgypt should deliver on a commitment to dredge a new Mediterranean access channel to the Suez Canal as soon as possible or it risks derailing the goals of its ambitious Suez-centered development plans. Speaking ahead of the Aug. 6 opening of an extension to the canal that will facilitate...
  • Court rejects new bid to kill Jones Act cabotage
    Port of HonoluluHawaiian shippers frustrated with high freight rates had their hopes for change dashed last week after a U.S. federal court rejected their bid to strike cabotage provisions from the U.S. Merchant Marine Act. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the six Hawaiian shippers who filed suit...
  • Strong overseas revenue lifts Nippon Express' profit
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, saw its group net profit soar in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 on the back of robust international revenue growth driven by the weak yen and increased air cargo traffic. The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 8.199 billion yen ($66.1 million)...
  • Maersk reefer exec sees slow-steaming staying, GPS track growing
    As the world's largest container carrier - and reefer carrier, too, with a fleet of 230,000 refrigerated containers - Maersk Line is well-versed in the details of shipping temperature-controlled cargoes. William "Bill" Duggan, vice president of North American refrigerated services, recently shared his thoughts on key challenges and opportunities confronting...
  • Paltry trans-Pacific eastbound rates could hit triple-digits
    Gary FerrulliA year ago, we were watching the beginning of what turned out to be a nine-month debacle between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association. The hope was that the early start of discussions in April would increase the chances of success by late July....
  • DSV boosts Q2 profit on strong air, ocean performance
    LONDON - Danish trucker and freight forwarder DSV posted a better-than-expected increase in second-quarter earnings, driven by sharply higher air and ocean container profits, leading it to upgrade its full-year earnings forecast. Operating profit before special items grew to 809 million Danish crowns ($119 million) from 701 million crowns in the...
  • Jhippers gain new containerized rail route linking China to Central Asia
    Shippers moving containerized cargo between China and Central Europe and Central Asia can soon tap a new transport corridor connecting China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan via rail and a new seaport in the Azeri capital of Baku. The rail route, launched by the governments of China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, is the latest...
  • Westbound trans-Atlantic trade transformed from sleepy to dynamic
    At a time when east-west container shipping trades are being pummeled by what Drewry Maritime Research calls a toxic mix of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive pricing, the trans-Atlantic is standing out as a lone, and surprising, stalwart. Driven by a combination of the euro's slide against the dollar and strengthening...
  • Gateway Distriparks Ltd. rapidly expanding on India's southeastern coast
    The port-based logistics provider said it has acquired 48 acres adjacent to the Krishnapatnam port, near Chennai, for the construction of a new container freight station a month after the company kicked off a plan to build an inland container depot center at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat State. "Krishnapatnam is...
  • Danaos Q2 earnings soar on lower financing costs
    LONDON - Greek container ship-owner Danaos more than doubled second-quarter earnings as it continued to cut financing costs and increased its charter revenue. The NYSE-listed company booked net income of $38.1 million in the three months through June 30 compared with $16.6 million in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income more than...
  • Reefer cargo helps propel Hueneme to record-breaking fiscal year
    For most ports on the U.S. West Coast, late 2014 and early 2015 was a year of seemingly-unending congestion and slumping cargo traffic. Not so at California's Port of Hueneme, which just reported its highest cargo year in its 78-year history. According to Hueneme port officials, total tonnage for the fiscal...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Ardmore target raised
    JP Morgan hiked its price target for shares of Ardmore Shipping after the New York-listed products tanker owner revealed plans to boost its payout to shareholders.
  • Golar invests in spinoff
    Golar LNG Ltd has unveiled plans to spend up to $25m to buy shares of its master limited partnership (MLP) spin-off.
  • Cape rate rises 10%
    Capesize bulker rates increased by more than 10% in one day, lifting the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to the highest level since 27 November.
  • SinOceanic takes five
    SinOceanic Shipping of Norway has inked a $435m newbuilding order.
  • Polarcus picks up work
    Dubai's Polarcus has clinched a new seismic survey contract as it builds its portfolio back up.
  • GSL in dividend debut
    Boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has declared its first dividend ever following a strong performance in the second quarter.
  • Noble guns down rumours
    Trader says bond issue talk is malicious and aimed aty driving down its shares.
  • UASC pays US fine
    Middle East line UASC has agreed to pay a penalty to a US regulator a little over a month since being praised by the same watchdog.
  • Twin deaths revealed
    Alcohol played a part in the deaths of a UK workboat master and mate in two separate accidents five months apart.
  • OSG's new faces
    IPO-bound US tanker owner adds three new members from investment firms to its board.
  • NCL stronger
    Cruiseship owner follows in footsteps of its rivals and posts higher profit in Q2.
  • Ardmore set for dividend hike
    Anthony Gurnee says board is mulling a payout increase after owner books strong second quarter.
  • Crew given all-clear
    A quarantine order has been lifted from an Italian tanker on which the cook died of an infectious disease.
  • FSL profit takes flight
    First Ship Lease Trust recorded a 500% rise in second quarter profit as a strong tanker market helped it to a fifth successive quarter in the black.
  • Mazumdar swaps flags
    The head of the ailing UK Ship Register (UKSR) is leaving after four years to run the St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Register (SKANReg) as CEO.
  • Maersk eager for Suez bypass
    Egypt may announce fresh plans to upgrade the Suez canal this week, hard on the heels of the waterway's recently completed $8.5bn expansion that will be formally launched on Thursday, a local shipping executive said.
  • Fain sells Royal Caribbean slice
    Royal Caribbean chief executive Richard Fain has sold off shares worth over $13m in the shipowner.
  • Commerzbank losses "low"
    German lender Commerzbank says loan-loss provisions are running at low levels as it continues to reduce its shipping exposure.
  • Low demand hits NAO
    New York-listed offshore owner posts small loss on lower revenue for the second quarter.
  • Korean boost for WW ASA?
    A four-year high in South Korean car exports is likely to drive a strong second quarter showing for Oslo-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA, analysts say.
  • TNG snaps up resale
    Croatia's Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) has added a sixth vessel to its growing fleet by taking over another contract at SPP Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • Body found after ferry fire
    The body of a missing crewman has been found following a fire on an MOL-managed ferry off Japan.
  • MISC makes more
    Malaysian owner MISC has logged stronger second quarter profit as clean tanker rates improved.
  • EGAS win for BW
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group has confirmed it has won a contract for Egypt's second FSRU project.
  • Hedland on a roll
    Australia's Port Hedland has seen iron ore exports expanded to an all-time high for the third month in a row, data from Pilbara Ports Authority shows.
  • Navigator ups profits
    New York-listed Navigator Holdings had a healthy second quarter for its 2015 financial year with net income climbing 33.8% over the same quarter in 2014 to $26.3m.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • CMA CGM to up capacity 18% on NEFGUI loop
  • FAA slaps shippers with hazmat penalties
  • Container rates rebound across Asia trade routes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • 'Engine problem' forces new cruise ship out of commission
    Viking Star has been operational for just four months.
  • Meyer Turku begins building LNG-powered fast ferry
    Vessel slated for early 2017 delivery.
  • Novorossiysk: MGO values move closer to regional hubs
    Having been out on a limb over July.
  • More details of 'third option' for ECA compliance
    US-based Triton to update the industry with new data in the near future.
  • Box trade buoyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Croatian owner takes eco option
    Resale move brings fleet to six.
  • Bunker prices at six-year low
    Prices slide in Singapore.
  • Smaller ports 'face bleak prospects'
    Handling the new generation of container ships will be a struggle.
  • Box trade bouyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Profit up for NYK
    Bottom line boosted by cutting fuel use.
  • China's problems cast shadow over shipping sector
    Drewry revises down its forecast for container traffic moving through Chinese ports.
  • Panama bunker sales volume up
    Region sold 310,000 mt of marine fuel in May.
  • AC Oil enters Singapore bunkering market
    Company will be able to supply up to 3,000 mt of MGO per month when fully operational, spokesperson tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Fuel storage facility planned for Australian port
    Land acquisition in progress.
  • IBIA office returns to London
    'It's great to be back in the city', says Chief Executive.
  • Singapore: Arrested vessel released after bunker bill payment
    Staroil Energy claims over $1 million in defaulted bill payments, court records show.

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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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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