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July 9, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 Alliance to void four Asia-Europe sailings in July and August
  • G6 Alliance carriers drop Oakland on in face of rising congestion
  • Drewry's LA-Shanghai rate hits year's record low - US$611/FEU
  • CMA CGM buys short-sea operator OPDR to merge with MacAndrews
  • Within a year, UN rules dictate box weights must be verified: WSC
  • Surge in tonnage tightens around Far East-South American rates
  • Maersk's APMT folds in Florida and Texas, but beefs up Alabama box shop
  • US 3PLs transport 1.2pc less and suffer 7.8pc revenue decline
  • London truckers may need expert help to comply with safety rules: FTA
  • Probe follows Tennessee acrylonitrile train fire that forced 5,000 to flee
  • Cargolux adds extra London flight as ferry strike hits Calais-Dover link
  • Cargolux begins Turkmenbashi service, part of Central Asian expansion
  • Hawaiian Airlines launches paperless SmartKargo to power revenue

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints new SHEQ Director
  • CMA CGM Group's largest vessel & largest UK flag containership in the world calls Southampton for the first time
  • IRClass Academy, Lloyd's Maritime Academy & IBC Academy sign MoU to deliver high-value courses in India
  • Korean Register launches overhauled software solution to support Harmonized Common Structural Rules
  • New Far East-Latin America service commences today
  • New Galex service from Vallarpadam ICTT
  • OPDR joins CMA CGM Group
  • South Korea to buy 24,000 t of rapeseed meal from India
  • HAROPA recognised as 'Best Green Seaport' in the world
  • Iran to develop multi-purpose port at Qeshm
  • NMPT invites e-tenders for infrastructure work
  • UK logistics needs real investment, warns BIFA
  • Core sector output expands by 4.4 pc in May
  • Customs clearance & facilitation committees at ports/airports to enable ease of doing business
  • Exporters, importers can make payment by credit & debit cards
  • Govt asks refiners to build up dollar & euro balance
  • Govt ready to help exporters, Jaitley tells Fieo
  • Govt to find way to implement WTO order
  • INR declines further sharply against dollar
  • Karnataka to allot 100 acres of land for Chinese industrial park
  • BRICS to sign economic agreement in 5 years

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wanted: six-axle trucks
  • Double double to Hamburg
  • WFS snaps up majority stake in FCS
  • AAC powering up sales in Central Europe
  • Road haulage sector sees sturdiest growth
  • MGI: Ci5 instead of AP+
  • Alibaba partnering for growth
  • Flying Dutchman for SPPAL
  • Hauling coal, coal and more coal
  • Rotating between two capital Ts
  • Box costs hit all-time low
  • Passing Calais airborne
  • Macfarlane takes SHEQ initiatives in hand
  • Feasibility studies for new rail links in Australia
  • Sea change in Italian ports
  • Ethiopian today to Manila, tomorrow to Goma

IHS Maritimeweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk confirms box ship order
    Maersk Line of Denmark has contracted South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI (HHI) to build a new series of 14,000 teu box ships. With pricing at USD137.5 million per vessel, the order covers nine firm ships and eight options. The newbuilding contract was signed today (8 July) at Maersk's head office
  • Sewol compensation claims pick up
    Survivors of the Sewol ferry disaster and relatives of its victims have filed more than 100 applications for compensation from the South Korean government. But submissions are set to accelerate ahead of a deadline on 28 September, said the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). "We expect more
  • Box ship sinks off Thailand
    A Cambodia-flagged container ship sank off Phuket, Thailand, in bad weather on 8 July. Sinaran Andaman, with IMO registration number 8654998, sustained engine failure, causing the vessel to drift and into rocks. The 1,591 dwt, 2005-bulit vessel then took in water and sank in the Andaman Sea off
  • SBI Offshore ventures into renewable energy business
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has partnered GSS Renewables (GSSR) to pursue a solar photovoltaic energy business. The two companies have incorporated a joint-venture company - Graess Energy - in Singapore with an initial paid-up capital of USD100 divided into 100 ordinary
  • Bumi Armada clinches $755m loan facility
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Bumi Armada has clinched a syndicated term-loan facility and a standby letter of credit facility for a maximum aggregate principal amount of USD755 million. The loan facility was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary Armada Kraken Private Limited,
  • Ezra clinches offshore contract in Middle East
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezra Holdings has inked a deal with oil company Saudi Aramco for an offshore project in the Middle East. The long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco was signed by Ezra's subsea services division EMAS AMC in a consortium with Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon
  • CSBC to build two 1,800 teu box ships for TS Lines
    Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC has inked a deal to build two 1,800 teu container ships with an option for another two with compatriot carrier TS Lines. This deal is CSBC's first order for 2015. The first ship is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2017. However, the price of the
  • Nandong Mingde Heavy Industry restructuring in doubt
    The restructuring of Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI) is uncertain as the company has failed to deliver a restructuring plan to its receiver Sainty Marine as scheduled. As of end of June, Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine in its stock filing on 8 July said it had not received a restructuring plan
  • Cargo carriers collide off Southeast China
    Two cargo carriers collided off Ningde, Fujian province, in the evening of 6 July. Chang Fu Xing, a 5,107 dwt vessel carrying ferronickel with 13 crew members, and 15,500 dwt Hong Wei 298 ferrying anthracite coal with 18 crew members collided at Guanjingyang, east off Ningde. The fore peak of
  • Tauranga appoints Rohde Nielsen for dredging
    Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has clinched the tender to carry out dredging works for Tauranga port's expansion. Rohde Nielsen is to deepen and widen the access channels from 12.9 m to 14.5 m inside Tauranga's harbour, and from 12.9 m to 15.8 m outside the harbour. Tauranga, New Zealand's
  • Ship safety centre opens in Vancouver
    A shipping safety centre has been established in Vancouver, Canada, to promote research into the highest standards for safe and responsible maritime transportation. The Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping has received contributions of more than USD3 million each from the Canadian
  • Analysts: Ezion making synergistic investment in Rotating Offshore Solutions
    Singapore-based offshore oilfield service provider Ezion's plan to acquire 30% of compatriot marine engineering solution provider Rotating Offshore Solutions would bring synergies for the former, said analysts. Ezion made the announcement on 6 July. Rotating Offshore Solutions' key products

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk Line places order for 14,000 teu "utility" vessels
  • WFS spreads its wings and acquires a majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services
  • Now bigger containerships join the idle fleet at anchor as voyages are cancelled
  • Agility goes up a gear with its Asian road services to compete with air and ocean

Marine Logweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Three months prison for chief engineer in dumping case
  • Maersk Line inks $1.1 billion newbuild contract with HHI
  • Deepwater Horizon restoration projects set to start rolling
  • Greeks lead in bulker scrapping
  • First female divers crew and operate DMUV
  • Wärtsilä propulsion picked for newbuild fishing vessel
  • BAE Hawaii awarded $13.7 million for O'Kane work

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver sets public events to discuss two waterfront projects
  • G6 Alliance member carriers plan changes to service loops
  • CMA CGM Group's buy of OPDR nets European Commission approval
  • Port of Seattle taps Chan Edelstein as senior human resources director
  • Drewry report predicts slide in shipping industry profits

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Canal expansion to shake up US trade patterns
    When the enlarged Panama Canal opens next year, shippers transporting goods to the US Midwest will face new choices over speed and cost
  • Busy Middle Eastern VLCCs have 23 cargoes still to come
    With 29 ships available for those cargoes, owners have the power and so spot rates will rise
  • DFDS and Forth ports invest in Scotland's last remaining direct ro-ro link to Europe
    Companies say infrastructure and environmental technology investments show support for Rosyth-Zeebrugge service
  • Baltic Exchange to seek non-dom U-turn
    Updated: Penn pledges to seek reversal of decision to scrap shipowner tax break
  • Mingde Heavy Industry restructuring faces uncertainty
    Sainty looks to be pulling back from its debtor's reorganisation scheme
  • Samsun Logix files for court rehabilitation again
    Weak dry bulk market forces South Korean carrier to scrap existing debt repayment plan
  • Maersk orders up to 17 14,000 teu boxships at HHI
    Update: Danish giant does not intend to deploy them on Asia-Europe routes
  • Shipowners demand stronger EU response to migrants crisis
    Ecsa and NSA delegates address key European Parliament committee
  • Container equipment prices hit 10-year low
    Falling material and production costs are main drivers behind drop

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • MIQ Logistics named a top privately-held company for fifth time
    OVERLAND PARK - MIQ Logistics proudly announces that, for the fifth consecutive year, it is ranked on Ingram's list of Top 100 Privately Held Companies in the greater Kansas City area. The 2015 report again places MIQ Logistics in the list's top 40. "We are pleased by the results of Ingram's...
  • Diana Containerships Inc. continues charter of m/v Pucon
    ATHENS, GREECE - Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract for one of its Post-Panamax container vessels, the m/v Pucon, for a...
  • Kalmar to refurbish two ship-to-shore cranes for ACCHCO in Egypt
    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order to retrofit both electrically and mechanically two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co. (ACCHCO) at the Port of Alexandria, Egypt. The order was signed into Cargotec's 2015 second quarter order intake, and the project is planned to be...
  • NS to expand Columbus intermodal terminal
    Norfolk Southern Railway is planning a $34 million plan to expand its Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal outside of Columbus to meet growing distribution demand in central Ohio. The seven-year-old facility at the Rickenbacker International Airport supports roughly 210,000 "lifts" a year, but is now operating at or beyond its capacity, according to...
  • Container ship sinks off Thai coast
    This Royal Thai Navy photo shows the 65-metre Cambodian container ship being dashed on rocks about 3 miles south of the resort island of Phuket.A Phnom Penh-registered container ship sank off the coast of Phuket in Thailand during stormy weather about three miles from shore. The 65-metre Sinaran Andaman sank after...
  • Under Armour shifts US West Coast cargo to Baltimore
    Port of BaltimoreUnder Armour this week began receiving imports through Baltimore in yet another sign of the U.S. East Coast's market share gains following recent West Coast congestion. For years the Baltimore-based company supplied its Maryland distribution center with sports apparel, footwear and fitness devices routed through other ports. Under Armour...
  • Lagos importers see clearance times triple
    Importers using the Port of Lagos have seen their customs clearance times triple after equipment failures at the country's largest container terminals, according to a local report. Nigerian customs authorities have reverted to completely manual inspections after scanning equipment failures at the Tin Can Island and Apapa container terminals caused a...
  • The Internet of Things Supply Chain
    Imagine a world where physical objects exchange knowledge and cooperate together like teammates to achieve unparalleled business efficiency. From textile looms to shipping pallets to store shelves, everything in the supply chain would sync, automatically, to optimize operations. The Internet of Things is bringing about that world at a furious pace-very...
  • Back-to-school orders forecast to drive healthy US import gain
    Import volume at the busiest U.S. container gateways during July is expected to rise 7.3 percent from a year earlier as retailers prepare for back-to-school sales, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report. U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.9 percent in May, the largest increase since August 2009, the Commerce...
  • US cold storage expands at healthy clip
    The U.S. cold storage industry has grown at an average annual rate of 9.3 percent the past seven years, and further growth is anticipated as this niche industry mirrors the country's economic expansion, according to a report published by Cushman & Wakefield. Cold storage warehouses, which are specialized transit facilities for...
  • Ira Rosenfeld, ex-JOC editor, UPS spokesman, dies at 68
    Ira Rosenfeld, who covered transportation for The Journal of Commerce and later was spokesman for Overnite Transportation and UPS Freight, died Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, after a heart attack. He was 68. As a journalist, Rosenfeld was known for his no-nonsense reporting and wry commentary. His JOC column, Straight Talk, once...
  • WFS expands European air cargo reach with stake in German handler
    One of the world's largest air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services has announced plans to acquire a majority stake in the German Fraport Cargo Services, further expanding its reach into the European market. WFS announced the news Tuesday that it would be acquiring 51 percent shareholding in Fraport. Fraport is to...
  • T.S. Lines order two 1,800-TEU vessels for intra-Asia trade
    T.S. Lines has placed an order with CSBC for two ships with capacities of 1,800 TEUs to capitalize on its position as a niche carrier in the profitable and fast-growing intra-Asia trade. The order has an option for two more ships of the same size, but the price the Taiwanese carrier...
  • Tauranga moves forward on project to handle larger ships
    Port TaurangaTauranga, New Zealand's largest container gateway, has awarded a contract for dredging to Rohde Nielsen as the port seeks to deal with the cascading of larger ships on to smaller trades and maintain its position as the preeminent container port in the country. Tauranga's outer harbor will be deepened from...
  • Nhava Sheva users pressed to automate cargo documentation
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is stepping up its efforts to create a paperless system for all cargo-handling functions in an attempt to deal with growing delays at India's largest container gateway. The public port earlier this week issued a decree calling on shipping lines to automate the process related to issuing...
  • Idle box ship fleet grows on weak cargo demand
    LONDON - The number of idled container ships of over 500 20-foot-equivalent units has risen to 108 from 82 two weeks ago and the figure is set to rise amid weak cargo demand, according to Alphaliner. "The traditional peak summer season has so far failed to provide a boost to vessel...
  • Mars packing process blasts off with DHL automation
    HONG KONG - Automating labor intensive processes in China is gaining ground as manufacturers try to mitigate the rising costs of wages, with chocolate maker Mars the latest company to embrace a semi-automated solution.DHL Supply Chain has deployed semi-automated machinery in the company's Zhejiang Province warehouse that will enable Mars...
  • World customs body gets on board new advance cargo security
    HONG KONG - The International Air Cargo Association has welcomed the World Customs Organization's adoption of advance cargo information data that is aimed at improving the industry's risk profile by adding an additional layer of security.Known as "7+1", the data set is a requirement for risk data analysis and helps...
  • Mean season begins for air and ocean carriers
    A plane and cargo ship in Tokyo. Credit: Junpei AbeHONG KONG - Summer is known as the mean season in Florida, but that description could just as easily apply to the container shipping and air cargo industries as they face up to a gloomy third quarter.Capacity in both air and...
  • Alibaba pours $200 million into growing SingPost stake
    HONG KONG - Chinese online giant Alibaba Group will invest more than $200 million in its partnership with Singapore Post in a series of initiatives aimed at expanding its e-commerce logistics platform across Asia-Pacific.Alibaba will increase its equity stake in SingPost to 14.51 percent, buying an additional 5 percent of...
  • LA-LB terminals graded D-minus despite better truck turn times
    Trucker turn times in Los Angeles-Long Beach are back to where they were in the spring of 2014 before the ports were crippled by labor slowdowns, but industry analyst Val Noronha is giving terminal operators in the largest U.S. port complex a grade of only D-minus. "An argument can really be...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • SD board wants more
    SD Standard Drilling's board says an ongoing takeover offer by Saga Tankers undervalues the Oslo-listed company.
  • Greek slump shared in New York
    Shipping shares in New York have been suffering across the board amid the debt crisis in Athens, with investors doling out only slightly more punishment to Greece-linked shipowners, a TradeWinds analysis has found.
  • Teekay win appealed
    The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has appealed an order by the country's Fair Work Commission (FWC) declaring that a crew action on a Teekay products tanker must stop.
  • Greek slump shared by all
    Shipping shares in United States have been suffering across the board amid the debt crisis in Athens, with investors doling out only slightly more punishment to Greece-linked shipowners listed in New York, a TradeWinds analysis has found.
  • Diana boxship extended
    Diana Containerships has seen one of its charter agreements extended by German owner Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Iraq turns off the tap
    The Turkish port of Ceyhan has been told all Iraqi Kirkuk crude loadings have been cancelled due to a lack of oil.
  • Diana charter rate cut
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd will keep Greek post-panamax until 2016 for less money.
  • SSY brings in Frank Twigg
    UK shipbroker SSY has hired Shell's former global manager of VLCCs Frank Twigg.
  • Maersk Line inks $1.1bn deal
    Maersk Line has signed its third newbuilding contract of the year with a $1.1bn order at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Two delayed at Cosco
    Teekay-backed Sevan says a pair of accommodation units have been pushed back.
  • OSG sells MR tanker
    New York IPO hopeful Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has cashed in one of its older vessels, brokers say.
  • "Shipping cannot be taxed"
    The head of a US fund has described taxing the Greek shipping industry as a "risky gamble" which would be really difficult to pull off for the government.
  • Containership on the rocks
    Monsoon winds and seas have smashed a Malaysian boxship on to rocks off southern Thailand.
  • Safety focus
    Canada is funding a new organisation to research best practice and provide guidance for nationwide marine vessel safety.
  • Beware snap-back
    UK warns crews of dangers of UHMPE mooring lines after officer seriously injured on Nakilat LNG carrier.
  • Shell ship damaged
    A support ship of Royal Dutch Shell was found with a hole in its hull and had to return to port in Alaska.
  • Boa Offshore eyes bonds
    Norway's Boa Offshore is planning a bond issue worth up to $24m.
  • Tsipras urged to end perks
    Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has called on the wealthy to make a bigger contribution in the country's crisis, addressing the European parliament earlier today.
  • Egypt signs with Rosneft
    Egypt has signed deals with Russia's Rosneft to import LNG cargoes and oil products.
  • Fredriksen buys again
    John Fredriksen has potentially increased his stake in bulker owner Golden Ocean by snapping up more convertible bonds.
  • Damen deal backed
    Vietnam's transport ministry is backing the sale of a domestic shipyard to Dutch group Damen.
  • Crude output hits new high
    OPEC countries pumped the most oil for three years in June as volumes rose 5.5%.
  • Jaccar secures $900m
    Jaccar Holdings has clinched $900m of Chinese financing for its new very large ethane carriers (VLECs).
  • ECO buys Simek resale
    Edison Chouest Offshore has bought a PSV resale from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS, the yard has confirmed.
  • Samsun Logix seeks protection
    Samsun Logix has sought bankruptcy protection for a second time in six years as weak dry cargo markets take their toll.
  • MSC Cruises Cuba bound
    MSC Cruises will be the first major cruise line to homeport a vessel in Cuba, beating out rival Carnival.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Container imports to increase with back-to-school merchandise
  • Maersk Line orders 9 more 14,000-TEU containerships

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk Line orders another tranche of newbuilds
    The 14,000 TEU ships 'will help make the fleet more flexible and efficient.'
  • LNG bunkering port to build its own production plant
    'It seems absurd to import LNG when we have everything needed to produce it ourselves.'
  • Terminal start-up date pushed back
    Oiltanking's new facility in Indonesia will be ready in October at the earliest.
  • Ship operators struggle to access funds to buy fuel
    'Up to a fifth of Greek domestic shipping fleet may have to be idled.'
  • Dan-Bunkering: Annual results 'very satisfactory'
    Expansion move proves 'positive', says CEO.
  • We are not after the same pot, lawyer tells shipowners
    As OW test case starts in London next week.
  • General cargo vessel arrested at Malta
    Vessel controlled by Greek interests.
  • P&I club: Rise in MARPOL violations
    Especially under the Annex I category within the United States.
  • First LNG bunkering operation for Dutch port
    Authorities are working to develop a 'future-proof LNG bunkering infrastructure'.
  • P&I club: 'General increase' in MARPOL violations
    Especially under the Annex I category within the US, says The Standard.
  • Dutch port sees first LNG bunkering operation
    Authorities are working to develop a 'future-proof LNG bunkering infrastructure'.
  • Philippines: Fuel oil import terminal to open
    Operations to start this Friday.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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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