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February 6, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA's 15 member lines to impose series of major rate hikes
  • US west coast employers go public with offer, but dockers say little
  • Costamare profit up 11.6pc to US$115 million as revenues rise 16.8pc
  • United Arab Shipping Company takes delivery of 14,993-TEUer
  • Oz health 'n safety scolds ban Indonesian ships from ports
  • Canadians suffer dissolving schedules as US west coast trouble moves north
  • Turkey's Arkas Line up 30pc to one million TEU from Black Sea to West Africa
  • Maritime casualties set to rise in 2015 with expanding fleet: IHS
  • Berlin eases wage rule on foreign truckers driving through but not to Germany
  • New Zealand's CentrePort prepares to dredge Wellington harbour
  • BIFA questions new rules by CERRE on rail freight development
  • Qatar Airways buys 9.99pc stake in IAG, will ponder larger holding
  • FedEx opens distribution hub at Central Illinois regional airport
  • AMI freight wholesaler adds Amsterdam to 24 branch network worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Global idle box fleet sees significant fall
  • India & Iran mull direct shipping route
  • Kalmar introduces new Gloria reachstacker to boost empty & semi-laden container handling performance
  • New South-East Asian petro-piracy cover launched
  • VOC Port bags gold for outstanding environment management
  • VOC Port planning shipping services to Kollam
  • DB Schenker opens logistics centre in Patna
  • CIL to identify projects to boost coal output
  • INR recovers from early losses against dollar
  • Stable INR preventing importers from hedging currency risks
  • Stainless steel sector to tap mega infra projects for growth
  • Sugar mills banking on export subsidies as production booms
  • eBL & shipper
  • Leading lights from ports, shipping & logistics to grace Gujarat Junction 2015 CEO Roundtable & Cargo & Logistics Awards at Kandla tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Krone acquires 100% stake in Turkish JV
  • VDB chooses successor for Pörner
  • Freightliner expecting Dragons
  • From Paris to Dunkirk
  • HHLA nails good results to flagpole
  • Fiamm plumps for Ceva in Italy
  • ECL makes hefty contribution to modal shift
  • EU flying aid to Ukrainian city
  • Global sulphur cap sooner than expected?
  • Rickmers Maritime piping new CEO on board
  • Car maker invests in hybrid shunters
  • Iata upbeat about air cargo
  • Leonardo forging on to success
  • Piracy in Asia hits record levels

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • DNB warns of further slowing of NCS investment
    Norwegian financial services giant DNB has warned that investment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) would slow down further in the coming years after a dip in 2014 due to low oil prices. "Reduced oil prices are reflected in a lower level of activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with
  • Dockworker lockout looms over US West Coast ports
    US West Coast box terminals have made a last-ditch effort to settle their labour dispute to avoid a dockworker lockout that could be five to 10 days away, the terminals' lead negotiator has warned. While Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) CEO Jim McKenna said he is not yet considering locking out
  • Greece's Attica group joins the bidding for SNCM
    Greece's Attica group, parent of Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries, is understood to have joined the bidding for French Mediterranean ferry operator SNCM. There was no immediate confirmation from Attica but SNCM announced this afternoon that an unnamed Greek company had submitted a bid. The
  • Norman Atlantic death toll rises to 10
    A charred body has been found on board the fire-ravaged ferry Norman Atlantic, taking the death toll aboard the vessel to 10. The latest body was found in the cabin of a lorry on one of the vessel's vehicle decks, according to Italian news agency ANSA. It was found in the course of an inspection
  • HHIC loss worsens to $275.46M
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's (HHIC's) full-year loss worsened to almost KRW300Bn ($275.46M) for 2014, compared with a KRW190.19Bn loss for 2013. The South Korea's fourth-biggest shipbuilder said in a Korea Exchange filing today that it made heavy provisions for
  • Technics bags $5.34M GRE contract
    Singapore-listed oil exploration equipment supplier Technics Oil and Gas has secured a glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) contract worth SGD7.2M ($5.34M) from a Singapore-based customer. The contract was signed by Wecom Engineering, a subsidiary of Norr Offshore Group, which is a 40.21% associate
  • China's AIS data open to public
    The AIS Information Service Platform by China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) was officially launched yesterday, and real-time AIS data in China's coastal areas and rivers are now traceable. AIS data of around 35,000 ships are available for the public every day, according to China MSA, and
  • Bankers expect more M&A activities in 2015
    The offshore market is expected to see more mergers and acquisition (M&A) activities in 2015 due to the plummeting oil prices. Bankers assembled in the recent Singapore Offshore Finance Forum highlighted the trend and advised investors to look for opportunities in the physical assets and capital
  • CIMB bearish on Precious Shipping's stock
    CIMB Securities is urging investors to be cautious with the stocks of Thai bulker owner Precious Shipping, expecting a tough year ahead. "[Precious] is likely to be faced this year with the combined impact of a very weak freight rate market, plus the much higher depreciation and interests expense
  • Cyclonic seas halt search for MH370
    Cyclonic weather brought the search for missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet MH370 to a halt this week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced yesterday. "Fugro Equator, Fugro Discovery and Fugro Supporter have suspended search operations owing to the effects of two tropical
  • Chinese freight exchange completes first capacity trade
    Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first trading of container shipping capacity in foreign trade included in a forward agreement contract. In January, Shanghai Weiqing Logistics, a Shanghai-based Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), bought a capacity of 6feu from De Well
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo genset for offshore installations
    MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced its new PA6 B OG gen set, based on a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at its St Nazaire, France facility. The base engine has been sold for many years, but this represents the first time the St Nazaire plant will assemble individual engines with an alternator
  • VLCC rates stall
    The bull run in VLCC freight rates has stalled. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East rate at Worldscale 53.11 or $54,187 a day. That compares against W60.36 a month ago. Tanker brokers attributed this to a combination of factors. "The oil prices
  • Oil shock slows urgency to retrofit ships
    Retrofitting of ships to enable slow steaming is still ongoing despite the collapse in bunker prices. However, the pace of retrofitting has slowed, said Rickmers Maritime Trust CEO Thomas Preben Hansen. Hansen told IHS Maritime that the Singapore-listed trust, an affiliate of the Rickmers Group,
  • China Shipping, Bank of China ink $14.4Bn deal
    China Shipping Group and Bank of China on Monday have inked a CNY90Bn ($14.4Bn) global strategic co-operation agreement. According to the agreement, both parties will enhance co-operation in loans and cash management, direct financing, financial consulting, investment and insurance. This

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Successful sea trials for first VLJ equipped vessel
  • DOT seeks funds for ferries as well as MARAD
  • NYC Mayor plans major expansion of ferry services
  • Postponement of 0.5% sulfur limit? Won't happen
  • GE Tier 4 marine diesel receives EPA certification
  • Havyard profits hit by fish and windmills
  • Wärtsilä to power world's first CNG carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Pacific Maritime Association gives 'all-in' offer to ILWU
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates maiden voyage call
  • U.S. railroads see gains in traffic numbers for January
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • CMA CGM joining Hamburg Sud in expansion of current cooperation

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Shipowners pledge help for Greece if industry's legal status preserved
    Veniamis says Greeks are 'daily' target of other EU and non-EU countries
  • Suez Canal Authority freezes most tolls for 2015
    Sole exception is reduction in LNG carrier discount
  • Further box line consolidation as Hamburg Süd and CMA CGM team up
    Update: Two lines extend co-operation agreements and will look for more joint opportunities
  • One dead and three abducted from Greek-owned VLCC
    Kalamos was waiting off Nigerian terminal when boarded by gunmen
  • Dorian LPG sees profit climb on higher rates
    Oil price decline has had no noticeable effect on LPG shipping, says Dorian
  • Seacurus develops niche cover for Southeast Asia piracy risks
    Cargo, bunkers and money on board insured as K&R bolt-on
  • Tanker demand is rising, says McQuilling
    As demand rises, rates strengthen across tanker classes, which bodes well for tankers in 2015
  • Consolidation in US domestic trades as Jones Act comes under renewed pressure
    Matson and Pasha prepare to take over Pacific trades of troubled Horizon
  • Aronnax: the benefits of blowing bubbles
    Air lubrication under the hull is getting some supporters, but still has a long way to go to be seen as an accepted fuel-saving technology
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    The Asia-Mediterranean trade lane is in a state of flux, as the newly arranged alliances shake up established routes and sharing arrangements
  • Great Eastern books third-quarter profit jump
    Revenue and ebitda also up at Indian tanker and bulker operator
  • Australian bauxite could offer fresh opportunities
    As shipping goes into a sluggish period ahead of the lunar new year, the discussion turns to new markets and cargoes
  • TSA says robust business necessitates $600 per feu rise next week
    Update: Box lines serving the Asia-US trades prepare for annual contract negotiations, with at least two spot rate increases over coming month
  • Scorpio Bulkers to convert three more capesizes
    Changes will be made to orders in a Korean yard. The converted LR2s will not be sold to Scorpio Tankers
  • MHI to consolidate five R&D facilities into one
    Move follows announcement of Nagasaki shipyard restructuring
  • Costamare proposes dividend increase from first quarter
    Future growth planned for 2015, says boxship owner
  • US west coast employers make all-in offer to ILWU
    After nine months of negotiations, PMA seeks to break deadlock with deal that meets union's two biggest demands, on pay and jurisdiction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Republicans rally for TPA but face stiff resistance from key Democrats
    WASHINGTON - A top Republican on Wednesday said he expects the new conservative Congress to pass trade promotion authority sometime this spring, potentially allowing President Obama to take a major trans-Pacific trade pact past the finish line this year. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,...
  • Idle fleet drops to lowest level since August 2011, Alphaliner says
    The idle container ship fleet has fallen to its lowest levels in more than three years, in large part because of the "worst-ever" congestion on the U.S. West Coast, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. Traffic at nearly 30 West Coast ports is on the verge of "complete gridlock" as labor negotiations...
  • Virginia Tech to conduct critical truck driver work hours study
    The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is preparing to begin a congressionally mandated study of truck driver hours of service rules, focusing on recently suspended restart provisions. The study will eventually be used to determine whether those restart rules should be scrapped or reinstated, or new U.S. regulations developed to better...
  • First higher road section installed on Bayonne Bridge
    Workers on Thursday installed the first of more than 1,000 concrete roadway segments that will provide the Bayonne Bridge with a roadway high enough to accommodate larger ships at container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge project has implications far beyond New...
  • UP taps Fritz as CEO
    Union Pacific Railroad's has promoted its president and chief operating officer to CEO. Lance Fritz, who will continue to service as president, was elected on Thursday by the U.S. western railroad's board of directors to succeed John Koraleski. Before joining UP, Fritz worked for Fiskars, a tool retailer; an electrical product...
  • Hub Group: US intermodal rail service to begin hitting mid-2013 levels this summer
    The Hub Group said U.S. intermodal rail service deteriorated further in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter, but it's now seeing improvement and service could start approaching levels last seen in mid-2013, before last year's harsh winter, as soon as this summer. The second-largest U.S. intermodal marketing company warned, however,...
  • Rite Aid to build South Carolina distribution center
    Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. plans to build a 900,000-square-foot distribution center in Spartanburg, South Carolina., that will consolidate three existing DCs and serve 1,000 stores in the Southeast U.S. The $90 million distribution center will employ nearly 600 people when it opens next year. It will be Rite Aid's first...
  • Shanghai exchange trades first non-domestic container capacity contract
    The Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first trading of container shipping capacity in foreign trade included in a forward agreement contract, but futures contracts in container shipping internationally have been very slow to take off. In January, Shanghai Weiqing Logistics, a Shanghai-based Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, or NVOCC, bought...
  • Virginia limits NIT access for trucks with export containers
    Trucks entering Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals will face new restrictions next month on when they can pull in with export-bound containers, a spokesman for the Virginia Port Authority has confirmed. Effective March 2, export containers arriving at NIT via truck will not be allowed to enter unless it is within 10...
  • Container lines face looming threat as 2020 low-sulfur fuel cap is affirmed
    The shipping industry - container carriers included - should prepare for a low-sulfur fuel requirement to be imposed on schedule in 2020, a development industry leaders have said will result in carriers incurring tens of billions of dollars annually in higher fuel costs, with no clear mechanism for recovering those costs...
  • CMA CGM, Hamburg Sud expand cooperation on multiple routes
    CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud are expanding their current cooperation agreement to several additional liner trade routes in the latest consolidation of global container networks. "In addition to the existing joint services between North Europe and both east and west coasts of South America, various new initiatives are in the final...
  • Costamare eyes expansion after profit jumps nearly 15 percent
    Costamare, the Greece-based container ship owner, is eying further expansion of its 59-vessel fleet this year after reporting a 15 percent year-over-year increase in fourth quarter profit. The NYSE-listed company's net income rose to $30.8 million in the three months through December from $26.85 million in the same period in 2013,...
  • As ocean business grows, C.H. Robinson charts new trade lanes
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the largest U.S. truck broker, is finding its sea legs. The logistics operator says it wants to expand its ocean forwarding business to new markets. "We do feel like there is great opportunity for us to continue to expand globally and to really focus on some significant trade...
  • US imports drive trans-Atlantic growth
    U.S. trade moving on container ships directly via European ports, including transshipments, increased 2.1 percent year-over-year to 4.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the 12 months ending September 2014, according to PIERS, the data division of JOC Group. U.S. exports declined 3.4 percent to nearly 2 million TEUs, while U.S. imports,...
  • In search of a game changer
    At the beginning of any new year it seems the standard theme for most business articles is one of predictions, and this year has been no different. I enjoy reading these articles as an opportunity to catch a glimpse of that next thing that has the ability to be a...
  • ICTSI's Iraqi gateway starts bringing in the boxes
    HONG KONG - Operations are fully underway at Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), that opened in the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr in November.Phillip Marsham, BGT chief executive officer, said ship-to-shore container crane performance at the terminal was currently...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • 10 points from the worst
    The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell today to a level that was within 10 points of a record low for the benchmark bulker market indicator.
  • CMRE 'in growth mode' in 2015
    Costamare is looking to expand its fleet further in 2015 but still has an eye toward increasing its payout to shareholders, an executive said today.
  • BlueMountain takes more Scorpio Bulkers shares but stake drops
    BlueMountain Capital Management has continued to buy up Scorpio Bulkers stock, although its stake has still decreased as a result of a rising overall share count.
  • Dimensional builds Matson holding
    Dimensional Fund Advisors has added to its sizeable stake in containership and conro owner Matson.
  • Bourgas Shipyard bust
    Bulgarian court declares former state-owned shipbuilder insolvent over debts.
  • Marubeni's Motohashi dies
    Well-known LNG shipping name Kuniaki Motohashi died on Wednesday aged 61 after a tough battle against cancer.
  • Sinking ship saved
    Divers have plugged two leaks that put a Maldivian cargoship in danger off India on Thursday.
  • "Respect the law"
    The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) warned the country's incoming leftist government to refrain from altering the shipping tax regime.
  • Bond shortfall shrinks
    A red-hot tanker market has taken John Fredriksen's Frontline to within touching distance of meeting a bond repayment, RS Platou Markets believes.
  • Meriaura goes eco-friendly
    Finland's Meriaura has revealed plans to use a hull form and machinery optimisation that will allow its two newbuildings to halve fuel consumption.
  • France relents on flag
    France has brought a European Commission tax probe to an end by pledging that shipowners flag at least 25% of all vessels benefiting from the tonnage tax in European states.
  • Platou Markets shaves dry view
    Dry bulk is on a razor's edge RS Platou Markets said as it dialled down its freight rate expectations for the sector.
  • Seven vie for SNCM
    Seven bids have been lodged for bankrupt French ro-pax group SNCM.
  • Tamai builds up profit
    Japan's Tamai Steamship has improved its earnings for the nine-month period ended December as revenue rose.
  • Laden LNG ship under repair
    A laden LNG vessel is being repaired afloat after suffering turbine bearing problems shortly after loading a cargo.
  • Quantum sells another
    Quantum Pacific Shipping, the holding company of Idan Ofer, has sold yet another capesize bulker for scrap.
  • Newbuildings boost Dorian
    John Hadjipateras' Dorian LPG has posted a rise in third quarter profit as it measured up to Wall Street expectations for the period.
  • GE in the money
    India's Great Eastern Shipping has been boosted in the third quarter by an upturn in crude and products carrier rates.
  • Havyard in profit warning
    Havyard braced investors for fourth quarter red ink today as it suffered cost overruns on several projects.
  • Rand strong in Q3
    Bulker owner Rand Logistics has posted a strong third quarter result as it saw net income rise thanks to lower vessel operating costs.
  • Scandlines sells five
    Baltic ferry operator Scandlines has announced a deal to sell one of its routes and five ro-paxes to a global asset manager.
  • Wartsila in CNG coup
    Finland's Wartsila has won a contract to equip the world's first ever compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier with a propulsion system.
  • Western "well-positioned"
    Reports linking bulker owner Western Bulk to the bankruptcy of Denmark's Copenship are completely unfounded, according to Western's CEO Jens Ismar.
  • DNB's shipping book better
    Norway's DNB saw shipping loan impairments fall in 2014, but overall profit fell in the fourth quarter.
  • Sanoyas wins bulker duo
    Japan's Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation has clinched deals to build two of its newly designed 89,000-dwt eco-bulkers.
  • Stena Line axes run
    Stena Line has ditched its fast ferry service from Wales to Ireland.
  • MCC boosts Myanmar links
    MCC Transport, Maersk Line's intra-Asia arm, has introduced a new direct liner service between China and Myanmar.
  • Reefer debut
    Chinese greenfield yard Zhoushan Hetai has won its first order for two reefers from a compatriot owner.
  • Exmar buys back shares
    Exmar has acquired 300,000 of its own shares in deals worth around EUR 2.35m ($2.7m), the company has disclosed.
  • Changes at the top
    Petrobras is on the hunt for a new boss after Maria das Graças Foster stood down as chief executive of the Brazilian oil major.
  • Lack of domestic talent
    The Prime Gold incident is exactly the sort of practice the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) legislation was intended to deal with, says a top maritime recruiter.
  • Lawyer warns over FCF
    Companies in Singapore have been warned of the dangers of falling foul of new anti-discriminatory practices introduced in late 2014.
  • VLCC rates retreat
    Day rates for VLCCs trading in the spot market continued to fall Wednesday but many forecasters are confident that the segment will remain strong in the foreseeable future.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • News Flash: CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd announce plans for further cooperation
  • World Shipping Council sees 'Ballast Water Conundrum'
  • Automated terminals remain deep-seated fear for ILWU
  • Port of New York/New Jersey cargo fee challenged on two fronts
  • Transpacific container carriers say more freight rate hikes ahead
  • IATA: Air cargo up 4.5 percent in 2014
  • TRAC Intermodal opens new chassis pool in Pacific Northwest
  • Canada's biggest software company to use Amber Road for export screening
  • Roadrunner Q4 operating profit up as company hopes to turn LTL corner
  • Improving yield drives Old Dominion profits, revenue in Q4
  • U.S. steel imports drop slightly in December
  • West Coast port labor talks reach impasse, lockout possible

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Meriaura newbuilds will cut fuel comsumption by half
    To dual fuel newbuildings.
  • Dry bulk owner: 'The market is collapsing'
    'If this goes on, shipping companies that haven't diversified can very well go belly-up.'
  • ICS accepts global sulphur cap deadline
    2020 most likely for introduction of sulphur cap on bunker fuel.
  • Shipowners hold back on 'scrubber investments'
    Low MGO prices have taken the 'urgency' out emission abatement decisions.
  • Bunker prices lose ground as stocks rise
    Crude oil prices tumble after four-day rally.
  • Indonesian CNG carrier to be powered by gas
    Indonesian government's policy is to promote natural gas as a marine fuel, says engine maker.
  • OW creditor closes Singapore office
    Turkish oil company Opet has 'suffered series of exposures to insolvent companies.'
  • Firm Counter makes marketing offer
    New product to suit digital age, says director.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Dubai team
    Johansen has worked in the bunkering industry for over seven years, says company.
  • Pollution rules updated
    Vessel oil record book will need to have entry of bunkering operations, notes Federal Register.
  • Asian navies team up to curb vessel hijacking
    Joint patrol to be launched in March, says Malaysian navy chief.
  • UASC fleet to install energy management system
    System has delivered 'verifiable fuel savings', says UASC spokesman.
  • ECA-compliant fuel on offer at Cartagena
    Fuel comes from group's Cartagena refinery.
  • More bunker hirings likely, says recruiter
    An 'uncertain' bunker market could make way for more hires this year, recruiter tells Bunkerworld.
  • Crude drops as inventories climb
    US stockpiles jumped by more than 30 million barrels in four weeks, says DOE.

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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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