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October 6, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • DHL Freight increases less-than-truckload rates in Europe 6pc
  • Moore Stephens Shipping Confidence Survey hits year's high in August
  • China's slowdown puts containers and dry bulk most at risk in shipping
  • Port of New York/New Jersey lifts record number of boxes in August
  • European peak season fizzles, but US west coast enjoys record recovery
  • ISIS attack on Libyan oil port repulsed by leading government claimant
  • Hapag-Lloyd secures long-term financing for five 10,500-TEU new buildings
  • Shipboard internet access key to recruiting, retaining seamen, IMO told
  • Canada, Mexico relent on cars, auto parts in Pacific Rim trade talks
  • Squaring trade talks' freer flow of goods with anti-tobacco campaigns
  • Costly seawater-lubed prop withdrawals extended to 15 years from 5
  • IATA goal of 45pc of e-AWB usage not on in 2015 , but HK tops all
  • YTO Express launch customer for 737 conversions - makes its first flight
  • Cargolux to launch three-747F freighter Chinese airline serving transpac
  • Boeing plans to offer 737 freighter conversions as new planes emerge

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • CEVA slashes transit times for US LCL exports
  • CMA CGM India recognised by the shipping fraternity for its exemplary performance
  • Hamburg Süd christens another large-size container vessel
  • Hapag-Lloyd & Maersk Line to cooperate on dangerous goods safety
  • Kalmar celebrates delivery of 1,000th medium-range G-generation forklift truck
  • Shipping experts identify realities of risk in ITIC panel debate
  • Small decline in 2014 ship operating costs seen
  • Zim upgrades EMX & AME services
  • Thermal coal imports in H1 overtake China
  • Adani Hazira Port records highest container throughput
  • JNPT bags first prize of Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar
  • Proper policy a must for Sri Lankan maritime industry: Ranatunga
  • Centre to set up international arm of NHAI
  • CONCOR celebrates Customer Day
  • Transporters strike continues
  • Forex reserves slump by $2.04 bn to $349.97 bn
  • Govt not to extend export subsidy on raw sugar for 2015-16
  • INR surges further on heavy dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Emissions scandal: VW sets up information site
  • Polishing up Rotterdam - Budapest rail link
  • Adopting new logo
  • HGK augments logistics activities
  • Hercules crash in Afghanistan
  • Railway and logistics company team up in UAE
  • Carrier secures wherewithal for ships
  • PRPA director to retire
  • 3PL study underlines basic business change
  • Bombardier unveils launch customer name
  • Twin enrolment to support growth
  • New container service from Changsha to Hamburg
  • Ship operating costs declining

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Sulphur control enforcement draws industry criticism
    The enforcement of sulphur emission controls in northern Europe has been criticised by a leading shipping figure. Niels Bjorn Kristensen, head of regulatory affairs at Danish shipping giant AP Møller-Mærsk, said efforts to detect violations of sulphur emission control area (SECA) rules in northern
  • A2Sea looks to Far East for growth
    A2Sea, the Danish offshore wind farm installation vessel and cable-laying group, is looking at the Far East as a potential new market for growth of its business, said Hans Schneider, COO of the Fredericia-based company. In Europe, the volume of wind farm installation work has fluctuated from one
  • Everyone in maritime should be proactive says IMO
    All stakeholders in the maritime sector should take a proactive stance to the subject of environment, said Arsenio Dominguez, chairman of the IMO's marine environment protection committee, in a speech in Copenhagen today. He added that stakeholders also need to help the sector to reach stated
  • Shipping at risk of 'collateral damage' after Libyan port attack
    Risks to shipping using the Libyan ports of As Sidra and Ras Lanuf are currently at elevated risk of collateral damage, IHS Country Risk has reported. Following the Islamic State attack on major Libyan oil port As Sidra on 1 October, Richard Cochrane, senior IHS Middle East North Africa analyst,
  • U-turn on slow steaming contains rates
    Concerns about overcapacity in the dry bulk trades are growing as low bunker prices prompt owners to increase sailing speeds especially on ballast legs. Hamburg's Ernst Russ Shipbroker warned principals in its latest maritime overview report that the capesize spot market could be faced with a
  • Army Corps awards Delaware River contracts
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) was awarded the latest contract in the multiphase Delaware River Deepening project to dredge the river's main channel to 13.7 m (45 ft). The NASDAQ-listed contractor was awarded USD77 million to dredge 245,000 m³ (320,000 cubic yards) of rock and gravel in a
  • Pressure increases for charter box ship owners
    The downward trend in container ship period rates worsened considerably last week with leading market indices posting their sharpest drops in a long time. Excess spot availability and plummeting fixture rate levels especially for large gearless cellular vessels saw the Hamburg ConTex slip by 3.3%
  • Gothenburg switches to simpler call notification system
    Ships making calls at the largest port in the Nordic countries can now notify the relevant authorities through a new platform using Swedish Maritime Administration system Reportal. It replaces Port of Gothenburg's now redundant VTMS system. "It makes calls more efficient and it is easier to use
  • Deal on fees averts strike by Busan bunker tankers
    A strike by bunker tanker owners in Busan has been averted after South Korea's four oil refiners reached a deal with the shipowners' trade association. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has reported that the four national refiners - S-Oil, SK Innovation, Hyundai Oilbank and GS Caltex -
  • VLCC rates top USD100,000/day with Unipec fixtures
    VLCC rates hit a new year-to-date high as China's Unipec fixed a higher-than-usual number of tankers ahead of the week-long National Day holiday. The Baltic Exchange on 2 October assessed the benchmark Gulf-Far East rate at Worldscale 87, or USD104,256. That was more than nine points, or almost
  • Korea EXIM to inject more funds into Sungdong Shipbuilding
    Despite criticisms over underestimating troubled shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the Export-Import Bank of Korea has pledged to provide up to KRW420 billion (USD357.7 million) in funding to the latter until 2019. This year alone, the bank will provide KRW260 billion in
  • Denmark to present Hong Kong Convention road map early 2016
    The Danish government will present a road map regarding the IMO's Hong Kong Convention that concerns ship recycling early next year, said Berit Hallam, deputy head of division at the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food. A number of issues need to be clarified before the government can go ahead
  • JBIC to fund IMC's multipurpose vessels at Oshima
    Export credit agency Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and its syndicate partners will provide finance of up to USD120 million for four multipurpose vessels that Singapore-based IMC Holdings Limited is building at Oshima Shipbuilding. These loans are co-financed with Citibank Japan
  • Owner highlights need for ratification of Hong Kong Convention
    Governments have been urged to ratify the IMO's Hong Kong convention on ship recycling to simplify the process of responsible recycling of ships for owners, by Thomas Martinussen, head of legal affairs at the Clipper Group. His company, which owns and operates a large bulker fleet, recycled a 9,000
  • CMA CGM claims first for 'connected' box ship
    France's CMA CGM has claimed that its new 18,000 teu vessel, CMA CGM Bougainville, is the first container ship in the world to be equipped with new technology turning its payload of containers into "smart connected objects". The group said that the system it had installed on board the vessel
  • Lifesaving gear abundant on missing El Faro
    The 33 crew members on board missing container ship El Faro had access to ample lifesaving equipment when the vessel went missing, the ship's owners have confirmed. The ABS-classed, 1974-built ro-ro vessel was last heard from at 07.20 EST on 1 October after it began taking on water while in the
  • Bangladesh recyclers face challenges
    Recyclers in Bangladesh will face major challenges to enter the EU list of approved ship recyclers, said Emilien Gasc, Directorate-General for Environment policy officer at the European Commission. "There will be major issues that they [Bangladesh recyclers] need to deal with to enter the EU list
  • Republic of Marshall Islands Registry opens doors in Manila
    The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has opened its 27th branch in Manila, the Philippines, in support of its burgeoning client bases comprising owners, operators, and industry stakeholders. "Opening an office in Manila is a natural fit for the registry, as more than 35% of seafarers
  • Danish Maritime Days kicks off with sustainable shipping seminar
    Danish Maritime Days, now in its second year, will kick off in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 5 October with a seminar on sustainable shipping. At the same time, a trade show under the Danish Maritime Fair name that is part of the series of events under the Danish Maritime Days banner opens as well.
  • Hydrographical survey begins in Malacca and Singapore straits
    A joint hydrographical survey in the straits of Malacca and Singapore will be started on 6 October 2015 as part of the 8th Co-operation Forum being held in Singapore on 5-6 October. The hydrographical survey will be jointly conducted by three littoral states - Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore -

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Shippers must prepare for bleak winter programme of Asia-Europe service cuts
  • Lack of recent investment is pushing UK warehouse capacity towards crisis point
  • Air cargo still waits for the breakthrough: lightweight pallets that don't break easy

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • NNS switches its steam plant from HFO to gas
  • Crowley gets $130 million MSC contract
  • Bio-UV supplies skid mounted BWTS for French Navy vessels
  • Rotterdam could get LNG Hybrid Barge
  • Coast Guard believes El Faro sank, searches for survivors
  • Debris field found near missing El Faro's last position
  • Incat Tasmania wins super ferry order from Denmark

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • MarAd partnering with TOTE in vessel conversion to LNG project
  • Coast Guard Cutter ACTIVE returns from counter-narcotics duty
  • Matson issues $75 million in senior unsecured notes
  • Northwest Seaport Alliance sets public budget meetings
  • Customs nabs wanted man at Peace Arch Port of Entry

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Commissioner Vestager backs global alliances as shippers question benefits
    Europe's competition chief says consortia deliver efficiencies and economies of scale that could not be attained by individual lines
  • Two Danish class actions against OW Bunker on hold
    Retail investors waiting on institutional investors formally to file suit prior to proceeding with own case
  • El Faro assumed sunk, says USCG
    Three US Coast Guard cutters and three commercial tugs are focusing on two areas with debris for possible survivors
  • Eletson inks LR2 orders at SWS
    Greece-based owner eyes eventual replacement of older units
  • Updates: USCG search for El Faro
    USCG press conference: 'assuming vessel has sunk'
  • D'Amico eyes joint venture tanker opportunities in Asia
    Inorganic growth through joint ventures in Asia looks to be on the horizon for Milan-listed product tanker owner
  • New hires conclude Lloyd's List investment drive
    Two new reporters boost our global news team
  • Handies continue slide as China's Golden Week kicks off
    BHSI eases to 12-week low despite some strength shown in Southeast Asia and Mediterranean trades
  • Es Sider hit by Islamist attack
    Calls at Libyan port moderate risk, Dryad argues
  • Steamship Mutual to confirm El Faro entry
    Further debris found as search for missing ro-ro continues in Caribbean
  • Winter season service cuts begin
    More action needed to reduce capacity, says Drewry
  • Marshall Islands Registry surpasses 125m gross tons
    Growth marks 25% rise in tonnage since January 2014's 100m gross ton mark
  • Mitsui OSK Lines takes over world's largest FSRU project
    Uraguay project's FSRU is now being built at DSME's yard and is expected to commence operations in mid-2017
  • End in sight for EU box line price signalling probe
    Exclusive: Settlement could bring an end to GRIs as lines told to publish actual freight rates
  • Rolls-Royce cuts 400 marine business jobs
    Additional job losses come after the company announced plans earlier this year to axe 600 positions
  • Farstad adds five to North Sea lay-up fleet
    Around 100 offshore employees to lose jobs
  • Teekay Offshore and Teekay LNG declare quarterly cash distributions
    Teekay Offshore increases cash distribution by 4% while Teekay LNG distribution remains unchanged
  • Aker Philadelphia starts construction of two Aloha Class containerships for Matson
    The two 3,600 teu vessels will be the largest containerships ever built for the US Jones Act trade
  • Low-sulphur limits need to be enforced, urge Danish shipowners
    Ignoring sulphur emission control area requirements will impact the competitiveness of Danish vessels, owners say
  • Incat wins a fourth Mols-Linien vehicle ferry order
    New catamaran will hold up to 1,000 tonnes of cargo, or 1,000 passengers and 417 cars
  • Panama Canal faces transit backlog
    Measures for super-sized vessels are being taken to cut waiting times
  • Important partners
    The relationship between class and the regulators is likely to become even closer

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Late hours at DCs may be key to resolving NY-NJ port congestion
    As the Port of New York and New Jersey tries to reduce chronically long lines for the 86 percent of its containers that move by truck, there are growing cries to extend gate hours. But there's a problem - many distribution centers aren't open late to receive the cargo. "We run...
  • Suit challenges Mississippi River pilots' pay raises
    The Louisiana Chemical Association has filed suit to block raises for two groups of Mississippi River ship pilots that would boost their average annual pay more than $50,000 over four years, to $473,692 in 2019, according to a local report. The association alleges the Louisiana Pilotage Fee Commission violated "a multitude"...
  • Panama Canal plots logistics expansion
    The Panama Canal Authority is not only focused on expanding the waterway itself, but also on synergistic ancillary ventures that render the entire system more attractive. The highest-profile project in the ACP pipeline is the 5.3 million 20-foot-equivalent units per year container terminal at Corozal on the eastern bank of the...
  • Deepening project to allow Tauranga to handle larger ships begins
    The fast-growing port of Tauranga has begun widening and deepening its shipping channels to handle larger vessels after a more than four-year court battle over the project. The dredging, scheduled for an August completion, is the capstone to a $225 million project to help the port cope with an expected 17...
  • Volume at major Japan ports shrinks on domestic, global uncertainty
    Port of TokyoAll but one of Japan's five biggest ports saw their international container traffic shrink in the first half of this year amid growing economic uncertainty at home and abroad. The situation is likely to continue an economic slowdown in China, Japan's largest trading partner, and other emerging markets takes...
  • High inventories to dull, not destroy intermodal peak season
    Not since the Great Recession has the inventory to sales ratio been as high as it is today. Even in 2006, when upwards was the only direction, the inventory-to-sales ratio wasn't this high. So either a correction is necessary, or something has changed to allow such a phenomenon to persist....
  • Search for El Faro crew continues after body found
    A Coast Guard MH-60 refueling at sea during the El Faro search.A body of one crew member of the TOTE Maritime cargo ship El Faro has been found, the Coast Guard said, and the search continues for the remainder of the 33-member crew of the vessel, which sank during Hurricane...
  • Santos Brasil wins extension, $324 million investment to follow
    Santos Brasil by 2047 plans to invest $324.4 million to allow the Tecon Santos terminal to handle larger ships and boost capacity by one-fifth after South America's biggest container terminal operator received a 25-year concession extension at the busiest container gateway in Latin America. Shippers stand to gain the most from...
  • Coast Guard says El Faro sank; search for crew continues
    The U.S. Coast Guard said the TOTE Maritime cargo ship El Faro sank off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joachin, but that the search continues for the 33 people on board. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios said the Coast Guard and the ship's owner concluded Monday that ship had sunk,...
  • New booking system aims to eliminate Manila congestion
    Container trucks are confined to single lanes on Manila's congested main roads.HONG KONG - A container booking system has gone live at Manila International Container Terminal in what port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. believes will avoid a repeat of the chronic congestion that brought operations to a standstill...
  • TNT says profit down on volatile China, Brazil markets - but bullish on FedEx takeover
    LONDON - TNT Express said its third-quarter operating profit will be "materially lower" than last year due to economic volatility in China, Brazil and Australia. But the Dutch parcels company played down reports that European Union regulators could block its 4.4 billion euros (4.9 billion) acquisition by its larger U.S. rival...
  • Poste Italiane IPO set for next week
    LONDON - Poste Italiane, Italy's state-owned postal company is expected to start selling shares in its initial public offering next week and make its debut on the Milan stock exchange at the end of October or early November. The Italian government is aiming to raise around 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion)...
  • Adani Ports signs deal to run Kattupalli Container Terminal
    Kattupalli International Container TerminalAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone, which operates India's biggest non-government port complex at Mundra, is rapidly expanding its container-handling footprint to create a pan-India terminal network. The port infrastructure conglomerate said it has signed an agreement to manage and operate the Kattupalli International Container Terminal, a new,...
  • APM Terminals eyes Mexico expansion
    Cranes arriving at APM Terminals Lazaro CadenasLONDON - APM Terminals confirmed its interest in expanding its presence in Mexico as it starts the countdown to the opening of a container terminal at the port of Lazaro Cardenas on the country's Pacific coast. A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group's port unit has taken delivery of...
  • Cargo migration to US East Coast a long-term trend, Drewry says
    August imports through the Seattle-Tacoma port alliance soared by 22 percent year-over-year.HONG KONG - U.S. West Coast ports are expected to claw back market share lost to the East Coast during the congestion earlier this year, but the longer term trend is for cargo to migrate to the east, Drewry...
  • New booking system aims to eliminate Manila congestion
    Container trucks are confined to single lanes on Manila's congested main roads.HONG KONG - A container booking system has gone live at Manila International Container Terminal in what port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. believes will avoid a repeat of the chronic congestion that brought operations to a standstill...
  • Debris from missing El Faro found, but no crew or life rafts
    A Coast Guard aircraft searches for the missing El Faro container ship near the eye of Hurricane Joaquin.Coast Guard search-and-rescue teams have located debris that appears to belong to the ro-ro container ship El Faro, which has been missing in the eye of Hurricane Joaquin since Thursday, but there remains...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Panama bunker sales surge
    Panama recorded a 36.8% increase in bunker sales in August, the latest month for which data is available.
  • Panama joins Tokyo MOU
    The world's largest flag state has joined the Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • Coast Guard: El Faro sank
    The US Coast Guard says it believes a missing TOTE Maritime ro-ro sank in the Bahamas after its distress call late last week, but the search for the vessel's crew continues.
  • RBD Armatori assets seized
    Italy's finance police have seized assets worth around EUR 29m ($32.5m) that belong to the Bottiglieri family.
  • Bottiglieri assets seized
    Italian police take property owned by Naples-based shipping family over tax evasion.
  • Fatal errors
    Two seafarers died in the hold of a Carisbrooke Shipping cargoship because they failed to follow enclosed-space procedures, an accident report has found.
  • Coast Guard: El Faro sank
    The US Coast Guard has confirmed that the TOTE Maritime ro-ro EL Faro sank after its distress call late last week.
  • Frontline leads tanker rally
    Frontline led a rally in tanker equities today fuelled by VLCC rates hitting $100,000 per day.
  • EC decision pending
    Conference in Copenhagen hears European probe into price fixing set to rule imminently.
  • Container full of coke
    Mexican authorities find 168kg of drugs on Bernhard Schulte-managed boxship.
  • Frontline leads tanker rally
    Frontline led a rally in tanker equities today fuelled by VLCC rates hitting $100,000 per day.
  • NileDutch starts string
    West African specialist NileDutch is launching a new boxship run from the eastern Mediterranean.
  • TTA gets into property
    Thoresen Thai Agencies has bought into a property company at the same time as its chief executive took a slice.
  • 'Debris' discovery in ro-ro hunt
    More items have been discovered in the search for a missing TOTE Maritime ro-ro in the waters of the Bahamas.
  • Helsinki chases Finnlines
    Finnlines is facing legal action from the port of Helsinki, which is seeking a court order against its subsidiary Finnsteve.
  • ARS wins bulkers
    Argentinean shipbuilder Astilleros Rio Santiago (ARS) has clinched an order for four bulkers from a domestic owner, with more to follow.
  • Glovis in $500m deal
    South Korean owner wins contract for the shipment of aggregates from UAE and Oman to Qatar.
  • Distressed Daiichi not the last
    Pacific Basin says other owners could enter difficult territory if dry downturn continue.
  • MOL focuses on fires
    MOL of Japan has launched a fire safety campaign on its vessels.
  • Korean pain to continue
    Analysts in Asia are expecting another tough quarter for South Korean shipbuilders at a time when Chinese and Japanese rivals have outpaced them in terms of new orders.
  • Stifel raises rates view
    Bank ups fourth quarter estimates for largest crude and products tankers, sees stocks climbing.
  • Jumeirah makes debut
    Singapore offshore start-up orders first diving support vessel in China.
  • MOL seals new FSRU deal
    Japan's MOL has reached an agreement to continue a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project off Uruguay.
  • Cruise orders at record
    New phase of investment driven by potential in the east, Clarksons Research says.
  • Ince promotes Quandt in Hamburg
    Ince & Co has promoted Dr Christopher Quandt as a new partner in its Hamburg office.
  • P&O in record quarter
    P&O Ferries has reported its best single quarter since 2003 despite ongoing turmoil in the English Channel during the summer.
  • Party like its 2008
    As VLCC spot rates hit six figures for the first time since 2008 analysts struck a bullish note while noting the $100,000 per day level may not last for long.
  • Rolls-Royce axing 400
    Marine systems group to lay off more workers in addition to 600 redundancies in May.
  • Solid month for Tallink
    Tallink has seen its passenger volumes grow by nearly 7% for the second consecutive month.
  • Focus on shipping just as fierce as we prepare for next 25 years
  • Full exposure
    As TradeWinds turns 25 today relive some of the photographic highlights of the past quarter of a century.
  • Marshall flag grows 25%
    The Marshall Islands (RMI) ship register has grown 25% since the start of 2014.
  • Eimskip adds one
    Icelandic container line Eimskip will bring in an extra ship to add port calls in Denmark, Sweden and Poland.
  • Subsea 7 spends again
    Offshore owner Subsea 7 has spent another $10m on its convertible bonds.
  • Conti bulker arrested
    German shipowner Conti has seen one of its modern bulkers arrested in Singapore, latest court documents show.
  • NYK bulker in US spill
    A Japanese handysize bulker has reportedly spilled over 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel after colliding with a pier in Oregon.
  • Mols-Linien goes to Incat
    Australian fast ferry specialist secures large ship order from Danish ferry operator.
  • TOTE finds El Faro box
    TOTE Maritime says a container found earlier today appears to come from the ro-ro that went missing on Thursday during Hurricane Joaquin.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • APMT's new terminal in Lazaro Cardenas receives first cranes
  • Höegh selects SSL as its agent in Finland
  • Port of Rotterdam's ECT City Terminal ends operations
  • Coast Guard believes TOTE ship El Faro has sunk
  • GRI Roundup: Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and MOL
  • U.S. steel imports sink in August
  • Brookfield subsidiary acquires 13 warehouses in the Netherlands
  • NEWS FLASH: Trade delegates reach deal on Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2015
  • Fall in SOx attributed to stricter ECA rules
    'Our expectation is that sulphur dioxide emissions will be down by 50-60%,' says Danish official.
  • Singapore storage demand adds to buoyant VLCC rates
    $100,000 a day level reached.
  • Monjasa tanker lacked 'documentation, license or permit'
    Court in Nigeria begins hearing investigator's evidence.
  • Falmouth sees fewer bunkers calls
    'Our financial results from 2014 reflected the depressed level of commercial shipping movements in the port.'
  • Port's air quality 'best for almost a decade'
    Cruise ship emissions 'lowest for years'.
  • CPC mulls handover of fuels business
    As part of restructuring process.
  • Ship arrested at Singapore
    Believed to be linked to German shipping interests.
  • Sweden could adopt 'green' vessel programme
    Similar programme was launched at Norway earlier this year.
  • Setback for potential Indian bunkering port
    Due to changes in priority, says Managing Director of Kamarajar Port.
  • Barge strike at South Korean ports avoided
    Deal reached between barge operators and refining firms, says government statement.
  • Standstill for Sri Lankan bunkering plan
    Authority has been without a head over the past month, says report.
  • First steel cut for two Matson dual fuel boxships
    Vessels scheduled for delivery in 2018.
  • OceanConnect Marine adds bunker trader
    James Nash to lead Dubai office as Regional Director.

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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Bucharest
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London
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
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Washington
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London
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Barcelona
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Augusta
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Hamburg
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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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