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May 8, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • PSA Panama starts US$400 million Pacific Panama expansion to feed feeders
  • Utah State delegates at OOCL's 8,888-TEUer naming in Shanghai
  • CULines launches quick link China-Indian subcontinent service May 17
  • CEVA quarterly profit up 18.6pc to US$51 million, revenues rise 4.6pc
  • TNT posts US$21 million loss, despite sales gain as it awaits FedEx word
  • Hapag-Lloyd starts new Med service, new rotations of 2 existing loops
  • Black Sea annual port container volume stands at 2.6 million TEU
  • Getting goods to market holds up Tasmania's farm exports: report
  • MAST: Don't be complacent in protecting assets, crew from piracy
  • Lufthansa Cargo ups profit 108pc, while group cuts loss 50.6pc
  • UN air panel seeks safe packaging for lithium batteries on aircraft
  • Heathrow to use Morpho explosive detection system to screen cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Confidence in UK logistics sector remains high despite intensifying competition & no let-up in pressure on margins
  • Kalmar invests 3 m euros to enhance testing in customer projects
  • Shipping industry seen facing major dilemma on ballast water management
  • Sudhir Agarwal elected NCHAA President
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia celebrates Global Safety Day 2015
  • India signs MoU with Iran on Chabahar Port
  • Proposed Kakinada SEZ envisages new port
  • Future Supply to invest INR 200 cr. to expand warehousing operations
  • Truckers maintain rentals on arrival of fruits, vegetables
  • Core sector contracts 0.1 pc in March on poor show by steel & cement
  • Export orders down 35 pc, says Fieo survey
  • INR plunges to below 64, to 20-month low against dollar
  • Jaitley seeks deeper engagement with ADB for smart cities, industrial corridors
  • World Bank pegs India's growth at 7.5 pc in FY16

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Americans discover Europe
  • Diversity - no unity
  • First autonomous truck licenced in USA
  • Waberer's places huge order for new trailers
  • Hapag-Lloyd enhances Med service network
  • Gold for Menlo Logistics
  • Mouse click for terminal and loading site information
  • Rickmers to manage Masterbulk fleet
  • Safe rail transport for LNG
  • DTC - solid support for cosmetics producer
  • Mahan more to Munich
  • Tibbett prospering in Q1
  • Port of Antwerp investing in its future
  • Errac elects new chairman and vice-chairmen
  • Ethiopian to North America via the green isle

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Two killed in Pemex offshore accident
    Mexican government-owned oil company Pemex has confirmed that two offshore oil platform workers were killed after a jack-up rig collapsed in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. It said that the accident on 5 May occurred when one of the legs of the jack-up rig Troll Solution, operated by
  • IM Skaugen cuts loss and continues to drive direction change
    IM Skaugen (IMSK), an Oslo-listed small LPG carrier and lighterage tanker operator, has cut its losses and continues to drive a strategic change of direction. Group net losses for the first quarter were reduced to in 1Q15 to USD4.6 million from USD6.7 million in 1Q14. The operating result (EBIT)
  • Maersk Tigris leaving Iran's waters
    A container ship arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on 28 April is today on the move, IHS' AISLive data confirmed. Maersk Tigris was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 28 April. "The Maersk container ship was released and it has left Iranian
  • Two Hong Kong marine officers to face trial over collision
    Two Hong Kong maritime officials facing charges over a vessel collision which claimed 39 lives in 2012 will go on trial on 26 May. Ping-chi So, 58, Hong Kong Marine Department assistant director, was charged with one count of misconduct in public office, while retired senior boat inspector,
  • Celestyal Cruises goes for growth in Cuba
    The Louis Group's Celestyal Cruises has increased its holding in the recently created Cuban cruise operator Cuba Cruises in the wake of the recent thaw in relations between the US and the Caribbean island. Celestyal Cruises told IHS Maritime that it was already the majority partner in Cuba Cruises,
  • Korea Line hit by USD37 million compensation order
    South Korean dry bulk shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) has been ordered to pay an amount equivalent to 8.15% of its equity capital in compensation to Greek shipowner Carras Hellas. The London Maritime Arbitrators Association has ordered the payment of USD37,642,862 to Carras Hellas in
  • Costamare offers preferred equity
    US-listed shipping companies are increasingly shifting to sales of perpetual preferred shares as opposed to common equity, with yet another preferred deal just announced. On 6 May, container-ship lessor Costamare priced the sale of four million perpetual preferred shares at a dividend rate of
  • Box ship in collision leaves Yangon port
    Officials have allowed a container ship involved in a collision with a sand carrier in Yangon port to leave the port. Singapore-flagged Panja Bhum collided with sand carrier Zwe Myint Myat Tun 3 near Ahlone dockyard on 26 April. The impact of the collision caused the sand carrier to break up into
  • Two Sainty Marine executives resign
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine's general manager and deputy general manager have ended their stints at the company recently, as the company had defaulted on a CNY63 million (USD10 million) bill of exchange. Wang Junmin, general manager, and Li Jiu, deputy general manager, resigned from their
  • KR to enhance safety of domestic ferry operations
    The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has started providing guidance on domestic ferry safety to South Korean government agencies. The South Korean classification society has established an online service, called KR-KORPASS, to provide information about the kinds of classification KR has performed,
  • Evergreen Line to launch VSM service in May
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp will launch a Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia (VSM) service on 10 May to enhance its Southeast Asian shipping network. Two 1,164 teu box ships will be deployed for this new service, and the voyage will take 14 days. The VSM service is expected to commence from
  • Mixed signals for port development in Thailand
    Port development in Thailand is getting mixed reactions from the local people and businesses, a government official said. Plans to build a port at Pak Bara in Thailand's west coast to be linked by road to an expanded port at Songkhla on the east or gulf coast of the country have become a "problem".
  • Heidmar, TBS start bulker pool alliance
    Tanker pool operator Heidmar and New York-based TBS Ocean Logistics said on 7 May that they are working together to strengthen the latter's bulker pool operations. The agreement brings together the strengths of the two companies to service shipowner clients with a geared bulker pool. Heidmar will
  • Maersk moves China chairman office to Beijing
    Maersk Group announced on 6 May that it will relocate the office of the chairman of Maersk China and North Asia's group representative from Hong Kong to Beijing as of 1 July. Maersk China chairman Tim Smith will relinquish his other position as CEO of North Asia Region for Maersk Line as of 1 July
  • CH Offshore's profit drops 35.1% in Q3
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider CH Offshore posted lower profit of USD3.8 million, down 35.1% year on year (y/y) for the third quarter of financial year (FY) 2014/15. The decline in profit was followed by the lower revenue of USD7.79 million in third-quarter FY 2014/15, down 13.1%
  • Indonesian coal output to decline
    Indonesian coal miners may produce less coal this year in an attempt to turn around the drop in commodity prices, presenting another challenge to the depressed dry bulk shipping market. The Indonesian Coal Mining Association has said that it believes that coal production will total 350-400 million
  • Worst to come for FPSOs in 2015
    This year is not promising for new FPSO contracts as the corruption scandal engulfing Petrobras and weak oil prices are likely to discourage oil companies from going ahead with final investment decisions, said IHS Petrodata in a recent report. IHS Petrodata analysts Ang Ding-Li and Kelvin Sam

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Air cargo must have a digital strategy - 'not just for growth, but for survival'
  • Dachser seeking takeover targets in the US to reinforce its forwarding network
  • Logistics confidence remains high despite intense competition and skills shortage

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Royal Caribbean to order fourth Quantum class cruise ship
  • VT Halter Marine delivers second Pasha Hawaii ConRo
  • IRClass buoy tender delivered ahead of schedule
  • Aker Philly reports profitable first quarter
  • Hyundai Heavy Hi-Fin promises significant fuel savings
  • Maersk Line confirms release of Maersk Tigris

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Joint Seattle/Tacoma port meeting to discuss seaport alliance agreement
  • Bicycle assembly/disassembly station now open at Sea-Tac International Airport
  • MarAd sticks with existing regulations for reviewing deepwater port licenses
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • AAR releases freight numbers for four months, month, week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Liner alliances drive investment in ultra large boxship newbuildings
    Ship brokers estimate 500,000 teu in new capacity has been ordered in first quarter
  • OSG keeps tight-lipped on merger rumours and share offering but hints at growth
    US tanker company, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August, says scale is important to its business
  • OSG profit hits $43m on vigorous tanker market
    New York-listed tanker company's VLCC spot rates climb 54%
  • TSA targets consecutive monthly GRIs
    Carrier group recommends $600 per feu GRIs for June and July in response to peak season demand
  • Rickmers confirms Maersk Tigris released
    Iranian authorities end 10-day stand-off, allowing vessel to sail to Jebel Ali
  • Skaugen seeks refuge in LNG
    Company transforming itself into more of a liquefied natural gas carrier for the small-scale LNG regional markets because it sees lower demand in other areas
  • Rio Tinto defiant over its production tactics
    Short-term capacity production is expected to come from 'brownfield expansions' rather than new infrastructure
  • CSSC yard wins orders for six 11,000 teu boxships
    Waigaoqiao is to build the vessels for a European shipowner
  • Costamare scores $100m from preferred stock offering
    Proceeds may go towards acquisitions, says owner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Seattle, Tacoma port alliance behind schedule, but one step closer
    They're a few months behind schedule, but Seattle and Tacoma are one step closer to solidifying their Northwest Seaport Alliance, after submitting a final draft of their agreement this week. The draft was originally expected to be sent to the Federal Maritime Commission for approval in late March. The process, however,...
  • Carriers to FMC: 'No simple answers' on demurrage
    The World Shipping Council urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission not to apply a broad regulatory brush to highly specific disputes over demurrage and detention fees for late pickup or return of containers at congested ports. "The question of whether a charge for detention or demurrage may be in violation of...
  • Bridging the Gap: The Role of Retail 3PLs in the Journey to "Shopping Redefined"
    Are you Omni-Channel Ready? Learn why retail 3PLs are uniquely positioned to help retailers bridge the gap to an omni-channel shopping environment with their expertise in these key capabilities: Inventory visibility Optimized fulfillment Perfect packing ...
  • German train drivers nix mediation, will strike until Sunday
    LONDON - German train drivers will continue their strike until Sunday after their union today rejected a proposal from Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway, for an independent mediator to help resolve their dispute. The GDL union dismissed the suggestion as a "PR stunt," claiming the company was attempting to "buy time." The...
  • Port Metro Vancouver takes step toward new container terminal
    Twin-terminal superport facility at Roberts Bank.Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest port, is a step closer to building a new container terminal. The port has submitted an environmental impact statement for a new three-berth container terminal in Delta, British Columbia. The terminal at Robert Banks, where the port already supports a twin-terminal...
  • Acquisitions, new customers fuel growth for asset-tracker Orbcomm
    Revenue at asset-tracking company Orbcomm shot well beyond the stratosphere in the first quarter, surging 149 percent to $42.3 million thanks to acquisitions and organic growth. Much of that growth was fueled by the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications, a Canadian-based competitor, which gave Orbcomm 250,000 new subscribers in the first...
  • GT USA hires commercial manager for U.S. headquarters at Port Canaveral
    Port Canaveral, Fla. - May 7, 2015 '- GT USA is pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Cruise as commercial manager at the company's new container and multipurpose cargo terminal. With more than three decades of experience in the international and domestic shipping and ports industry, Cruise will be responsible for leading...
  • Machine-to-machine technology brings visibility to reefer shipments
    The next frontier in refrigerated cargo visibility is here, and it doesn't involve just tracking a container. No, the latest technology, made possible by machine-to-machine communication and the Internet of Things, not only allows for that, but also for controlling a container remotely to protect its contents throughout the journey,...
  • Container ship lessors continue their buying
    Vessel acquisitions by U.S.-listed owners have dropped dramatically this year. The only public companies that are still buying in both the secondhand and newbuilding markets are container ship lessors. According to an analysis by IHS Maritime, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS Maritime and Trade, there have been just 29 ships...
  • APM Terminals Itaja' sets productivity record
    Itajaí, Brazil - APM Terminals Itaja' set a new productivity record by completing 125 berth moves per hour (BMPH) on April 26 while working the 8,600-TEU-capacity Maersk Lamanai. The vessel, part of the weekly Europe-east coast of South America Samba Service, docked at 2:00 p.m., with the terminal performing 1,106 container moves by the...
  • Waberer's expands in western Europe, adds trailers as revenue rises
    Waberer's International, one of Europe's largest trucking operators, is purchasing 500 new trailers as it expands business in Germany and its freight-hauling network in western Europe. The Hungarian full truckload carrier will purchase 500 trailers from German equipment maker Schmitz Cargobull, Gy-rgy Wáberer, founder, chairman and CEO of Waberer's, said May...
  • Evergreen launches Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service
    JERSEY CITY, NJ (May 7, 2015) - In light of the increasing capacity demand, Evergreen Line will launch its new Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service (VSM) this month. The dedicated feeder loop will utilize two A-type container ships of 1,164 TEU capacity. The first sailing of the weekly service will start from Haiphong on May 10 and call at Ho Chi Minh City,...
  • Trailer Bridge lawsuit claims Crowley violated patent
    Trailer Bridge has filed a lawsuit accusing Crowley Liner Services, a competitor in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade, of violating Trailer Bridge's patent on reach stackers for lifting containers on and off barges. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Juan claims Crowley infringed on Trailer Bridge's patented method of using...
  • APM Terminals refutes claims of Nhava Sheva GTI gate delays
    APM Terminals in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva) - India's busiest container port complex - strongly refuted a trade advisory by logistics providers blaming the deteriorating terminal gate activity for long truck queues outside its facility, known as Gateway Terminals India. "All the gates are functioning efficiently, and the dedicated...
  • A DNA change for West Coast shippers
    Data such as West Coast-East Coast market share, volumes and growth rates will ultimately tell the story of how damaging the months-long longshore labor standoff was for West Coast ports. Was the nearly year-long stretch of disruption and uncertainty a one-time episode in the minds of shippers that has now...
  • Costamare expects minimum of $100 million from stock offering
    LONDON - Costamare is set to pocket more than $100 million from an offering of preferred stock in the Greece-based container ship owner. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company said it plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including vessel acquisitions or investments. The offering of 4 million shares,...
  • Iran releases detained Maersk container ship
    Credit: AIS Live The Maersk Tigris is under way using engine at 18.5 knots, ETA Jebel Ali May 8. This is fast considering most ships in the strait sail at less than 15 knots. Iranian authorities released the container ship Maersk Tigris on Thursday, nine days after it was seized by Iranian...
  • Hopes grow for early end to German rail strike
    LONDON - A week-long strike by German locomotive drivers that is scheduled to run until Sunday could be called off earlier as their union considers calls for an independent mediator to settle the dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway company. The GDL union said it would decide this afternoon whether...
  • APL Logistics on the expansion trail while sale is sewn up
    HONG KONG - APL Logistics is not standing still while its acquisition by Kintetsu World Express is finalized and today announced plans to expand its presence in Indonesia, the second major investment since being sold.The logistics unit of Neptune Orient Overseas was sold to KWE for $1.2 billion earlier this...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Quantum quartet for Royal
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered its fourth Quantum-class cruiseship at German shipyard group Meyer Werft.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen gains
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) reported higher operating earnings in its shipping business as an improved cargo mix and cost reductions bolstered the Norwegian company's results.
  • Apollo selling Princimar
    Private-equity backer Apollo Global Management is ditching attempts to take suezmax owner Principal Maritime public and will seek a buyer for the company, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Mixed ruling for KGs
    A UK judge has thrown out claims by Harms Bergung Transport and Heavylift that six German limited partnership (KG) owners violated their partnership agreements when they sold offshore vessels to a company later taken over by Teekay.
  • Fiori sounds dividend hope
    Marco Fiori is confident d'Amico International Shipping will reintroduce a dividend for the coming year.
  • ESL Shipping holds steady
    ESL Shipping has maintained "good" profitability in tough first-quarter bulker markets.
  • Farstad sells and lays up
    Farstad Shipping has disposed of its oldest vessel for a NOK 15m ($2m) loss and laid up two more ships.
  • Mixed result for NCL
    The takeover of Prestige Cruises has turned Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' bottom line red for the first quarter but also made revenue surge.
  • Great Eastern prospers
    India's Great Eastern Shipping (GE) has seen profit increase sharply as revenue grew in the fourth quarter.
  • BLT turns negative
    Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has posted a loss for the full year 2014 as revenue declined.
  • Belships starts in red
    Norway's Belships has suffered a loss for the first quarter of the year, deleting the small profit posted in the corresponding period.
  • OSG sees profit surge
    Overseas Shipholding Group has reported a sharp rise in first quarter profit in the week it announced plans to return to the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Hildan heads for new role
    Respected Clarksons Platou shipping analyst Herman Hildan has this week jumped the fence to join the company's corporate finance team where he will focus on metals and mining.
  • Fund builds Siem stake
    Siem Offshore has revealed that hedge fund Spruce House Partnership has taken its stake in the company higher than 5%.
  • ENVC faces $329m bill
    Portugal's Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) shipyard will have to pay back EUR 290m ($329m) in illegal state aid.
  • Western Bulk still braced
    Western Bulk continues to brace itself for a bad market with a change in the demand picture needed to help rates recover from from 30-year-lows.
  • Who's next?
    The list of platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor-handlers laid up in a terrible North Sea market has reached 29.
  • Parakou parks Nasdaq drive
    Parakou Tankers' protracted efforts to reverse onto the Nasdaq Stock Exchange have today ended in failure.
  • Otto dismisses $9m claim
    Otto Marine has expressed its optimism that it will manage to avoid paying an $8.88m claim made by a holding company over the financing of two vessels.
  • Chowgule loss balloons
    Indian bulker owner Chowgule Steamships has posted a bigger deficit for the year to 31 March as revenue declined.
  • Viking loses more
    Viking Supply Ships has seen its net loss for the first quarter almost double, reflecting a tough time for offshore owners.
  • Box Ships stacks shelf
    US-listed Box Ships has registered to sell shares and securities worth up to $250m.
  • Maersk Tigris released
    The Maersk-chartered boxship Maersk Tigris seized by Iranian forces last week is heading out of Iranian waters.
  • Profit cut at AKPS
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has seen its profit almost erased during the first quarter due to currency losses.
  • Crewman jailed for murder
    A seafarer who beat a ship engineer to death with a log has been jailed for three and a half years in Singapore.
  • Vietnam's $2bn bill
    Vietnam needs to spend at least $2bn to modernise its fleet.
  • Skaugen cuts Q1 loss
    Norway's IM Skaugen Group has reduced its red ink in the first quarter as costs fell.
  • Cash for Wobensmith
    Genco Shipping & Trading president John Wobensmith is set to pick up a nice tidy bonus for his efforts last year.
  • CCL newbuild China bound
    Carnival Corporation says it is to send its first cruise ship newbuilding to be homeported in China starting from 2017.
  • ABP to mark VE Day
    ABP says it is supporting the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) initiative for Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
  • CPLP extends Alkiviadis
    Capital Product Partners has secured a further twelve months employment for one of its chemical/product tankers.
  • Heidmar enters dry
    New alliance with TBS Ocean to combine two players' operating strengths in geared bulker JV.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Carriers ask FMC not to make 'generalized judgment' about congestion costs
  • Transpacific liner companies seek hefty rate hikes
  • Customs agencies urged to form regional cooperative pacts
  • FMC should find some carrier practices unlawful, says attorney
  • Senators urge access to detailed oil train information
  • CBP system for air imports faces glitches
  • COSCO, YM launch Black Sea service
  • Port of Antwerp Q1 volumes up 5.9%
  • U.S. pork, beef exports start cooking in March
  • Great Lakes ore trade suffers from April ice
  • China drops rare earth export restrictions
  • Turkish oil refiner to use Amber Road restricted party screening
  • Executive Moves: Saddle Creek and Purolator International
  • Iranian authorities release Maersk Tigris

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • 'Pressing need' to establish LNG bunkering in South East Asia
    Asia has been 'slow to wake up to the potential for LNG as a marine fuel'.
  • Nor-Shipping announces 2015 award nominees
    Recognising fuel efficiency and innovative ship design.
  • IM Skaugen sets store by small-scale LNG
    Poor result prompts change of focus.
  • DFDS to share emissions data
    Live SOx and CO2 readings from scrubbers will be made available to the public.
  • Cargo ship in Singapore detention
    Vessel controlled by Polish/Chinese interests.
  • Alfa Laval seals RCL scrubber deal
    Includes space-saving, inline unit.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but overall, imports are down
    Sharp falls in Singapore arbitrage arrivals from Russia, the UAE and the United States.
  • Bunker player granted Fujairah licence
    Gulf Petrochem says move complements Group's growing global footprint.
  • Fuel purchasing software brings 'cloud' to shipping
    Inatech claims 5% fuel savings across fleet operations from cloud-based IT.
  • 'Demand for low-emission propulsion systems is increasing'
    Swiss technology company sees strong demand for compressors that supply fuel gas to marine engines.
  • Dan-Bunkering expands Middle East operations
    Employs Emad Alrifai as bunker trader at its Dubai office.
  • Low bunker prices are contributing to shipping glut
    Freight rates to remain weak for the next five years, or longer, says investment bank.
  • New credit risk manager at Brightoil
    Raymond Tan joins Brightoil from Ocean Intelligence Asia.
  • US shipyard launches fuel efficient OSV
    Vessel offers 'maximum cargo carriage and minimised fuel consumption', says designer.
  • Panama aiming to be LNG distribution hub
    Sector offers a 'big future' for Panama, says government spokesman.
  • Strike affects bunker avails at Hamburg
    Disruption expected to last until Saturday, says observer.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China marginally up
    Fuel oil volume at Shandong province hit 25-month high.
  • Crude firms as US stockpiles drop
    American supplies fell by 3.88 million barrels last week.
  • Matson to install scrubbers on Alaskan containerships
    But 'unlikely' to install systems on Hawaii Guam and China fleet.

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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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