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September 7, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Ex-Cathay chief Tony Tyler retires as IATA director general after five years
  • Asia-Europe box rate up 29pc to US$763/TEU mid-week, USWC down 1.7pc
  • OOCL to increase Asia-north Europe rate US$550/TEU from September 20
  • CSCL first half profit falls 97pc to US$2.2 million as revenue falls 9.2pc.
  • Despite downturn, IHS analysts expect mainline trade routes to thrive
  • Vladivostok first half box volume plummets 28pc to 174,600 TEU
  • Deutsche Post DHL CEO visits Africa to emphasise sub-Saharan focus
  • PANYNJ goes live with terminal information web portal on box availability
  • CaroTrans with Globelink WW India offer Mumbai-Charleston LCL service
  • Quality Monitoring gains Lloyd's Register okay for oil mist system
  • CEVA starts weekly LCL Singapore-NYC service - with D2D trucking
  • Ford India re-ups, extends contract with NYK auto logistics to Chennai
  • NYK has industry first auto camera for monitoring inside ship engines
  • Container vessel carries heavy project cargo from Mundra to Antwerp
  • Ahmedabad firm to start Madhya Pradesh-Gujarat flights from September 27
  • Global air cargo volumes flat in July up 0.7pc - Africa leads, China lags
  • United Airlines switches to RTS' cargo capacity and revenue management

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
  • Largest containership sailing under French flag enters CMA CGM fleet
  • Parshuram Bhikaji Logistics launches NVOCC service from Mundra to Middle East/Gulf
  • APM Terminals Pipavav berths 10,000-TEU vessel
  • Mumbai Port Trust registers increase in overall throughput, automobile handling till Aug. 31
  • Govt to add 50,000 km of NH by year end: Gadkari
  • ADB to provide $200 m loan for Vizag-Chennai industrial corridor
  • AIRIA seeks export promotion council for rubber products
  • Credit subsidy scheme for exporters may get delayed
  • Fall in global coffee prices hits exports by 7.59 pc in July
  • INR ends sharply weak at 66.46 against dollar
  • Anup Wadhawan is the new DGFT
  • Congratulations to the finalists & winners
  • It was a full house at MALA 2015

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gold for Immogate
  • More trucks cross into Denmark
  • Caro Trans adds India-US service
  • Pick and click in fully automatic warehouse
  • Le Havre greets world's largest PCTC
  • Expanding presence in the global rail market
  • Several carriers to face trial in USA
  • Customer carer Best to TFG Transfracht
  • High level changes at XPO Logistics Europe
  • General cargo service for China Intermodal / Strasse
  • Poachers watch out...
  • Pushing out the frontier in southern Brazil
  • Bati ranks African markets
  • Major box port pipes new commander on board
  • Enhancing rail services in Czechia
  • Swissport nets cargo handling contract
  • Small increase illustrates rate instability

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Sailors' Society launches app for port chaplains
    Port chaplains can now track and follow up on care given to seafarers using a new phone app. Launched by the charity Sailors' Society, the Chapplaincy Android phone app will also collect data on mariner health and welfare. "The app will be used initially by our port chaplains to track ships
  • Nigeria to deploy drones to combat oil theft
    Nigeria is to deploy drones to monitor the movement of ships in an attempt to curb oil theft. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it wants to end crude theft in under a year. In a statement, the new head of NNPC Ibe Kachikwu said they planned to deploy drones to curb illegal
  • Passengers trapped as migrants try to storm Greek ferry
    The Greek Coast Guard in the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos was forced to use even stun grenades to push back an angry crowd of refugees demanding to sail to Athens. About 1,000 refugees, mainly from Afghanistan, attempted to embark on the Blue Star 1 ferry shouting "Athens, Athens". The same time
  • Bharati shipyard revival plan unveiled
    Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) has revealed its priorities for reviving India's Bharati Shipyard, which is looking to complete 21 orders over the next 18 months. Edelweiss ARC has taken more than 70% of the shipyard's INR50 billion (USD800 million) debt, partly drawn by the ailing
  • Manila launches booking system to curb congestion
    Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has soft launched a vehicle appointment system to alleviate congestion. Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is an electronic platform for selected user groups to book containers at Manila's two international ports, said MICT's parent company
  • KSS Line seals 7-year charter with Gyxis
    KSS Line has secured a seven-year charter contract with Japanese LPG trading outfit Gyxis Corporation. The KRW165 billion (USD138.63 million) contract starts in July 2017, the South Korean LPG and chemical shipping specialist said on 4 September. To service the contract, KSS Line has ordered an
  • NYK establishes first ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
    NYK has established its first exclusive roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) terminal in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah port (KAP). KAP RORO Terminal is a joint-venture initiative between the Japan-headquartered shipping company and Saudi Arabia-based Ports Development Company (PDC). Scheduled to start full
  • Arbitration dismisses claim against COSCO Corp
    COSCO Corporation has been cleared from making additional payments to Dalian Deepwater Developer over a cancelled drillship order, says the shipbuilder. On 4 September, COSCO Corporation said a London arbitral tribunal had ruled it is not liable to further claims over the USD500 million order,
  • China holidays push up LPG freight rates
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have risen by USD10/tonne since 27 August. Rates on the benchmark Gulf-to-Far East route averaged USD86.75/tonne on 3 September, up from USD76.75/tonne on 27 August. Based on bunker prices in Fujairah, the latest rate works out to daily
  • MPA, NUS form Centre for Maritime Law in Singapore
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered the National University of Singapore's (NUS') law faculty to establish the Centre for Maritime Law (CML) and MPA Professorship in Maritime Law. The establishments aim to boost Singapore's expertise in maritime law research and thought
  • Australia-Indonesia border tensions thaw
    Australia and Indonesia shook hands and made up last week, with the launch of a joint maritime enforcement training capability at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). It is the first thaw after two years of tensions arising from Australia's unilateral policy of towing back

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Bullish UTi Worldwide warns 'tight-margin shippers' to expect rate increases in 2016
  • DHL Global Forwarding: a top employer or is it run with an 'Iron Fist of Negligence'?
  • O3 cuts Asia-Europe services from four to three as laid-up containership fleet grows

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Mississippi Rive closure continues
  • Jotun celebrates 10,000th SeaQuantum application
  • Schulte to retrofit eleven containerships with BWMS
  • Knut E. Hansen unveils design for expedition cruise ship
  • Slurry oil spill causes Mississippi River closure

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Port of Seattle welcomes largest box ship to call Puget Sound
  • Coast Guard wants public comment on proposed Whidbey Island bridge
  • Alaska Airlines boosts partnership with University of Washington
  • CMA CGM Group containership largest to operate under French flag
  • Curlew Boarder Patrol agents keep wildfire from destroying home

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Rights offerings, corporate governance and shareholders' rights
    Rights offerings provide a cost effective & equitable way to raise new capital for smaller companies, unlike public offerings
  • Preservation technology drives demand for reefer shipping, says APL
    Improved atmospheric control has made the once far off markets become reachable
  • Lloyd's List launches The Intelligence
    Publication represents just one part of an unprecedented global expansion of reporting and analytical resources that will significantly increase the depth and scope of our coverage
  • Swedish Club unveils $6.3m first-half deficit
    International Group member hit by five total losses
  • Dorothea Ioannou given global role for American Club
    Greece-based manager given job of co-ordinating club's business efforts across all regions
  • North Europe ports "congested and under-used both at same time"
    Ultra large containerships and unreliable schedules play havoc with port operations, says Dynamar
  • Shipping professionals confirm UK as globally competitive for shipping
    Maritime cluster, political stability and location all favour Britain, CoS survey finds
  • David Dingle appointed Maritime UK chairman
    Praise given to outgoing chairman Lord Mountevans for raising profile of maritime industry within government
  • Cosco Singapore unit settles $500m shipbuilding dispute
    Subsidiary Dalian Shipyard resolves longstanding arbitration over terminated contract
  • NYK to establish ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
    First exclusive ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia will be operational by the third quarter of 2016
  • Singapore's NUS and MPA set up Centre for Maritime Law
    Singapore's NUS and maritime authority act to strengthen city state's expertise
  • Dry bulk shipping recovery likely in 2017
    Slow, gradual improvement to result from limited fleet expansion and rising demand growth, Drewry says
  • VLGC spot market rallies
    Spate of fixtures injects new life back into VLGC spot trade
  • Greek connection hangs by a non-dom thread
    Service industries do not generally survive the absolute disappearance of their biggest and most accessible customers, and this may include the UK maritime industry
  • Dealing with China's invisible hand
    The state is an invasive force in strategic industries. What lessons can shipowners draw to guide their business in this essential nation to shipping?
  • Beijing's scrap-and-build subsidy scheme turns out to be 'members only'
    The door is closed to small and medium-sized shipping enterprises, which aren't on the beneficiary list
  • Bulker evolution: the bigger, the better?
    This century's bulker fleet development has confirmed the No 1 principle in shipping: size matters. But does going large really benefit shipowners?
  • Will shipping benefit from fluctuations in oil supply and demand?
    The oil price, rate of demand, the country of origin and a lifting of the US oil ban may well play a role in future oil tanker movements
  • UK shipping looks for its cool Britannia moment
    Heritage and international branding are important ingredients in Britain's shipping play, but there must be substance behind the style as international competition hots up
  • Safe at sea with Britain
    Freedom, fairness and free trade are essential to the British maritime spirit
  • Get used to it
    Shipping must grapple with doing business in China on Chinese terms
  • Tale of two cities
    There is a huge difference in the gravity of the threat facing both London and Athens
  • Box lines going large must exercise some scrapping virtue
    Ultra large containerships offer greater fuel efficiency and lower slot costs but the equation only works if they are full
  • Middle Eastern promise delights the product sector
    Refinery expansion has quadrupled long range tankers' earning power, but there's still more in the pipeline
  • Homeland insecurity
    What are the chances of a shipping 'Grexit' that could redraw the map for competing maritime hubs?
  • Car carriers must face up to a shifting future
    Analysts predict base growth in waterborne car shipments, but not to the degree seen before the 2008 economic crash

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Porto Alegre shippers happy to get Brazil box boost after six-year wait
    Container Terminal Santa ClaraAfter six years out of the game, Brazil's Container Terminal Santa Clara, or CONTESC, will return to handling containers starting October, according to its joint owners Wilson, Sons and Braskem, and a new container barge service will start up to serve it. Wilson, Sons - which also operates...
  • More about overcapacity, sliding Pacific rates don't negate peak season
    Freight rates on the spot markets continued their downward trend in early September, but shippers as well as carriers continue to say there will be a peak shipping season this year, and it will take place from October into early November. "The overall feeling we're getting is that importers are more...
  • AirBridgeCargo launches Singapore service
    AirBridgeCargo, which has so far outperformed its European rivals this year, has begun operations connecting Moscow to Singapore's Changi Airport. The service began Thursday and is an effort to capitalize on growing cargo volumes between Russia and Singapore, which have grown 16 percent annually between 2010 and 2014, according to AirBridgeCargo. That...
  • Saab enters port management technology market
    Belfast HarborAerospace and defense company Saab has entered the port management technology market in the United Kingdom. At the start of the month, Belfast Harbour Commission commenced live operations with the Swedish group's KleinPort system. The harbor is using KleinPort to manage and track vessel operations and services, record cargo data,...
  • XPO Logistics Europe CEO abruptly resigns
    Hervé Montjotin, who led Norbert Dentressangle before its acquisition by XPO Logistics earlier this year, has abruptly resigned from the position of CEO of XPO Logistics Europe. Troy CooperTroy Cooper, currently COO of XPO's global operations, will retain his position while also taking over the role of CEO of the European...
  • UTi lowers forecast as losses deepen
    Logistics provider UTi Worldwide lowered its earnings forecast for its current fiscal year as the company reported deeper second quarter losses caused by declining ocean and air freight volume. CEO Edward G. Feitzinger said the normal second quarter forwarding growth of about 5 percent in air freight kilos and 10 percent...
  • Greece seizes cargo ship carrying weapons to Libya
    Greek authorities seized a cargo ship carrying undeclared weapons to Libya this week in the Mediterranean, which has become a become a thoroughfare for refugees, migrants, smugglers and terrorists in recent months. According to the Greek coast guard, a Bolivia-flagged general cargo vessel off the coast of Crete was stopped Tuesday as...
  • CMA CGM raises rates on U.S.-Asia cargo
    CMA CGM will raise rates on cargo heading from the U.S. to Asia at a time of falling U.S. exports. The Oct 1. general rate increase will be $240 for 20-foot containers and $300 for 40-footers, 40-foot high cubes and 45-foot containers, according to a Tweet by Catapult International. U.S. exports...
  • OOCL joins other carriers in September GRI
    OOCL America departing Southampton Western docks. Credit: EDDIE Orient Overseas Container Line, or OOCL, has joined the ranks of carriers this month announcing general rate increases for goods moving from Asia to Europe, despite the persistently weak market on those lanes that has undercut monthly GRIs for most of 2015. Effective Sept....
  • Russia's Baltic ports can't escape falling volumes
    Port of St. PetersburgContainer traffic through Russia's Baltic seaports plummeted 32 percent in the first half, showing that even Russian ports that serve as gateways to the country's most important cities, like Moscow and St. Petersburg, will not be able to escape the wrath of the Russian recession. Russia's baltic ports...
  • MOL tests energy-saving container ship windshield
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is testing a container ship windshield that the Japanese carrier hopes will reduce wind resistance, save fuel, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 2 percent. The horseshoe-shaped windshield was installed on the bow of the MOL Marvel, a five-year-old ship that has capacity of 6,700...
  • Container ship sinks in Java Sea
    The KM Meratus Banjar 2 sank in the Java Sea, claiming the lives of two sailors. The ship, operated by Meratus Line, an Indonesian shipping company, sank around 10 a.m. local time Wednesday after taking on water in the engine room, according to MetroTVNews, an Indonesian media organization. The KM Meratus Banjar...
  • Maersk Line expands India-Africa service
    Maersk Line is upgrading its Middle East-South Africa-West Africa, or Mesawa, service by adding a direct call at Colombo, Sri Lanka, in an attempt to pick up additional cargo. The weekly service will begin calling at Colombo, a major transshipment hub in the region, on September 13, according to a company...
  • Two rises in a row for volatile Asia-Europe spot rates
    HONG KONG - Spot freight rates on trade lanes from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean held on to gains from the Sept. 1 general rate increase, rising for the second successive week, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The spot rate from Asia to North...
  • Logistics adds competitive edge in chemicals sector, DHL research finds
    HONG KONG - The world's chemical industry could significantly increase its competitive advantage by treating logistics as a key differentiator as other global industries do, according to research commissioned by DHL. In a white paper titled "Supply chain in the boardroom - 5 levers to boost a chemical company's bottom...
  • Two rises in a row for volatile Asia-Europe spot rates
    HONG KONG - Spot freight rates on trade lanes from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean held on to gains from the Sept. 1 general rate increase, rising for the second successive week, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The spot rate from Asia to North...
  • Not enough in-transit info from lines, Aussie fruit shipper complains
    HONG KONG - An Australian fruit exporter has complained at the lack of transparency provided by shipping lines following faulty in-transit cold disinfestation treatment, a problem that can lead to the costly redirection of cargo.The cold treatment, known as ICT, is required by many countries around the world to eradicate...
  • Port Tampa Bay CEO named chairman of Florida Ports Council
    Port Tampa BayPort Tampa Bay president and CEO Paul Anderson has been named chairman of Florida's ports council, where all 15 of the state's public seaports have been making a concerted effort of late to lure new business to the Sunshine State's marine gateways. A former federal maritime commissioner, Anderson brings...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Term fixtures for Peace
    Peace Ocean Shipping of China has locked away two panamax bulkers for up to six months, market data show.
  • Princess faces the torch
    A 29-year-old bulk carrier is poised to make its final journey after fetching $2.4m in a demolition sale.
  • Avance to dock newbuild
    Avance has found the condition of one of its two newbuildings at Jiangnan Shipyard is not acceptable and decided to dock the ship upon delivery.
  • Saverys bids to take CMB private
    Marc Saverys is looking to take Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) private in a EUR 279m ($310m) bid to make the company more competitive and efficient.
  • AHTS supply chopped
    Burst of fixing in North Sea gives owners small boost ahead of weekend.
  • CLdN orders ro-ro pair
    Shortsea specialist in expansion mode with two firm orders and plans for 10 more.
  • LNG ferry pushed back
    German shipbuilder Fassmer cites technical issues for the delay of AG Ems newbuilding.
  • Rieber scraps charter
    GC Rieber has terminated a charter agreement with the UK's Ceona Chartering for a multi-functional support vessel.
  • NYK launches ro-ro hub
    Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has established its first exclusive ro-ro terminal operating company in Saudi Arabia.
  • HHI workers walk out
    Unionised workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) staged a partial strike on Thursday in a row over pay.
  • LSC loss widens
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has seen its deficit grow in the second quarter as loans remained overdue.
  • Morning Glory for sale
    Libya is planning to sell a tanker that carried crude from a rebel-held oil terminal in March 2014.
  • Siem raises $100m
    Oslo-listed offshore owner completes issue of new shares to bring in fresh cash.
  • Salamis targets Russia
    Greece's Salamis Shipyards is in talks over a new joint venture in the annexed Russian territory of Crimea.
  • Marina eyes yard boost
    The Philippines' maritime industry authority (Marina) is in talks with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) over cash incentives for shipbuilders.
  • Schulte retrofits boxships
    German owner contracts Wartsila to install ballast water systems on 11 vessels.
  • Dingle heads Maritime UK
    Carnival UK chairman David Dingle is the new leader of industry coalition group Maritime UK.
  • ABG cuts back
    Struggling ABG Shipyard has suspended production on some vessels as its loss widened.
  • Iran output to rise 40%
    Iran's crude production will increase by at least 40% as sanctions are lifted, according to its oil minister.
  • UK courts back Cosco
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has successfully won an arbitration in London over alleged delays to a deepwater drillship newbuilding.
  • Fairview buys into GasLog
    A US-based hedge fund has emerged as the latest significant shareholder in the Peter Livanos-backed GasLog.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • NYK, PDC to establish ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
  • Saverco expands control over CMB
  • Jettainer manages ULDs for WestJet
  • Spot container rates rise for second straight week
  • Primark, Exel open distribution center in Bethlehem, Pa.
  • FRA makes grants available to improve highway-rail crossings
  • AirBridgeCargo commences new freighter service
  • Global air freight market loses altitude in July
  • Oil spill causes traffic jam on Mississippi River
  • U.S. exports reach $188.5b in July reach
  • NYK, MTI develop automatic camera for vessel engine monitoring
  • IAG sees cargo volumes sink 4.8% in August
  • Executive Moves: Florida Ports Council, Busan Port Authority and Con-way Freight
  • Chinese rail manufacturer CRRC breaks ground on U.S. plant
  • End of feed

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Antwerp player begins MGO supply
    Stem sizes up to 1,000 mt seen as owners need MGO for ECA operations, Ocean Energy Belgium tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Singapore supplies remain ample
    Furl oil stocks still 50% higher year-on-year.
  • Singapore: ExxonMobil's chartered barge starts work
    To expand company's low sulphur product deliveries.
  • New bunker barge for Sohar
    'Developing our physical infrastructure means more control over the end-to-end bunkering supply chain,' says supplier.
  • Drop-in biofuel makes commercial entry at US marina
    Gevo to expand sales of its blended marine biofuel to other US locations.
  • Senior executive leaves troubled bunker player
    Company allegedly missed one year of salary payments.
  • Bunker cutter stock spills into Mississippi river
    Closing section of waterway.
  • CFO leaves troubled bunker player
    Company allegedly missed one year of salary payments.
  • Bunker cutter stock spilled into Mississippi river
    As much as 250,000 gallons of slurry released from tug collision, says USCG.
  • US military in $289 million fuel supply deals
    Authorities, meanwhile, are also building more MGO delivery points for military fleet.
  • US military in $289 million fuel supply deal
    Authorities, meanwhile, are also building more MGO delivery points for military fleet.
  • Iranian Oil Minister: Crude at $80 would be 'fair'
    Says slump in oil prices will not slow nation's return to the market.
  • ConocoPhillips to cut 2,810 jobs
    Firm expected to reduce nearly 15% of its 19,100 workforce.

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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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