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January 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai is 2014's world top box port with 35 million TEU
  • MSC charters today's biggest box ship - 19,224-TEU MSC Oscar
  • Horizon wins waiver from low sulphur rule until 2017 to install scrubber
  • Canada imposes low sulphur fuel rule in its emission control area
  • 2M operations start with Dalian loading of 18,270-TEU Munkebo Maersk
  • With federal mediator on site, PMA and ILWU openly trade barbs
  • HHI names two 10,000-TEU box ships for Oceanbulk at Ulsan yard
  • Hong Kong Customs seizes US$541,708 in motorbikes in 3 containers
  • Critics and supporters of Atlantic and Pacific trade deals gird for battle
  • LA port truck drivers become employees and vote to join Teamsters union
  • US trade groups see Cuba as America's soya export bonanza
  • Lower grain prices means more world consumption and profit for agri-biz
  • Major oil traders charter tankers to store oil awaiting better prices
  • Air cargo growth up 16pc at Shanghai's Pactl; Hactl up 8.7pc
  • Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane crash lands at Accra airport
  • New York welcomes Air China's new generation B747-8i Intercontinental
  • American, Haiwaiian airlines vy for Delta's little-used Tokyo-Haneda slot

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Marking & Labelling of Dangerous Goods
  • Nikhil Logistics adroitly handles export vehicle units at Mumbai Port
  • Amsterdam port region posts record 1.7 pc transhipment increase in 2014
  • Vizag Port achieves 12.5-m draught in inner harbour
  • Govt needs to support stainless steel sector: Industry
  • India, Australia to sign CECA by Dec.
  • Move allowing dual use of infra to help SEZs
  • Texprocil wants process to avail duty sops simplified
  • SARJAK Container Lines adds one more award to its roster

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Itterbeek Verkehr hauling the green way
  • More sweeping changes at Swisslog
  • PKP Cargo shopping for traction
  • APMT continues investing in Algeciras and Apapa
  • Feinberg to administer US railroads
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens own Moscow location
  • 2014 - auspicious for Airbus
  • New freight shuttles for Eurotunnel
  • UPS expanding express freight offer
  • City of LA veteran new port CFO
  • Swiss and ground handlers forms quality alliance
  • Going intermodal on major transport artery
  • Asia-Europe gains momentum
  • Tension rising between ILWU and PMA

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Non-traditional banks retreat from futures
    The rush of non-traditional banks to the futures market has slowed and hedge funds have been jostling to absorb the slack, brokers told IHS Maritime today. "Banks in the FFA [forward freight agreement] market have pulled back and their volume has been taken up by hedge fund traders," SSY senior
  • Aegean Marine to raise $42M
    Piraeus-based bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise $42M in a public offering. The size of the offering, announced on 13 January, had been increased from an initial aggregate principal amount of $40M announced on 12 January. The new notes are priced at 111.0% plus any
  • China Shipping sees slot cost curve falling
    Slot costs on ultra-large container vessels in the Far East-Europe trade have dropped significantly and are now well below average spot freights, according to a senior manager at China Shipping Group. Speaking today at a ceremony for the maiden call of the 19,100teu CSCL Globe at Hamburg in
  • Marseille to spend EUR360M on growth plan
    Marseille has announced plans to spend EUR360M ($424M) over the next five years to support a strategic plan aimed at boosting its annual traffic throughput by 11% to 86.5M tonnes by 2018. The French port, which wants to become Europe's principal southern freight gateway, plans to spend the bulk of
  • Indian state accepts Alang upgrade loan
    The Alang ship recycling facility in Gujarat, India will upgrade 70 ship-breaking yards over the next four years with a $180.28M loan, it has been confirmed. Speaking to IHS Maritime today, Atul Sharma of the Gujarat Maritime Board said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide 85% of
  • News insight: Shipping industry slams Norman Atlantic charges
    The pressing of charges against crew members of the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry, which suffered a devastating and fatal fire on 28 December, has been strongly criticised by some in the shipping industry. President of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Association (IFSMA), Captain Hans
  • China's Lianyungang port opens route to West Africa
    China's Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province has launched a breakbulk service to West Africa operated by carrier Topsheen Shipping. The 47,000dwt bulk carrier Postojna departed Lianyungang on the first voyage on 8 January, and another bulk carrier of the same size chosen for the route, Orion
  • VLCCs booked to store over 30M barrels of crude
    Oil traders have booked at least 17 VLCCs (each with a capacity to carry 2M barrels) to store crude oil in anticipation of a recovery in oil prices later this year. Tonnage lists sent by tanker brokers to IHS Maritime show that Shell has booked five VLCCs while Swiss trader Vitol has booked four VLCCs. Other charterers include Koch,
  • Four injured in South Korean ship explosion
    An explosion on a South Korean chemical tanker off the country's southeast coast left four people injured. According to the Korea Coast Guard's safety office in Ulsan, Hanyang Ace exploded at about 02.39 local time on 11 January while moored in the city's port.
  • War of words escalates in US dockworkers dispute
    Despite the involvement of a federal mediator in contract negotiations over the past week, the US West Coast dockworkers are continuing their policy of work slowdowns. This, in addition to the withholding of skilled labour, is bringing West Coast ports to the brink of "complete gridlock", the
  • China coal imports down 10.9% y/y in 2014
    China's coal imports dropped 10.9% year on year to about 290M tonnes in 2014 due to competition from cheaper domestic coal and government restrictions on coal imports. The drop in coal imports widened in December from November 2014, according to China's latest customs statistics published today.
  • Pulau Tekong land reclamation works begin
    Land reclamation has begun around Pulau Tekong, one of Singapore's outlying islands. In a notice, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the works would last from 10 January to 10 July 2015. The reclamation works will involve 24-hour dredging, construction of revetment, soil
  • Crew saved as cargo ship sinks off The Philippines
    A cargo ship capsized off the shores of Bohol in the Philippines due to strong winds and waves. According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), vessel LCT 378 was on its way to deliver its cargo of 3,150 tonnes of limestone to the city of Cagayan de Oro after leaving Garcia Hernandez around 23.00
  • MOL-operated ship runs aground in Japan
    A container ship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) ran aground in Tateyama Harbour in Japan's Chiba Prefecture on Sunday. The 2003-built 4,600teu MOL Express was manoeuvring to an anchoring area within the harbour to undergo repairs on its main engines when it ran aground in shallow water around 19.00

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • BAE Systems names Joseph Campbell VP and GM Ship Repair
  • Alaska Class ferries to have Rolls-Royce propulsion system
  • Ulstein books first X-Stern order
  • Great Lakes bulker to get Belco exhaust gas scrubbers
  • Boston Harbor Cruises to repower high speed cat
  • SeaRiver christens second Aker Philadelphia newbuild
  • MOL operated containership runs aground

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Port of Olympia taps Faucher as Marine Terminal Director
  • Marla Bleavins named CFO for Port of Los Angeles
  • Feinberg named acting head of Federal Railroad Administration
  • Port of Portland slates hearing to discuss 2015 improvements plan
  • Diana Shipping adding vessel, sets charter for two others

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Aegean upsizes bond offering
    Greek fuel provider raises $42m as working capital for expansion moves
  • Helicopters airlift pumps on to Hoegh Osaka
    Salvors expect poor weather will mean curtailing operations from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday
  • Offen hires Klein and Bergert
    ER Schiffahrt to promote internally after two top executives decamp
  • TOP Ships enters sale and lease-back of two new MRs
    Deal with unidentified buyer will release equity, says Pistiolis
  • Rising US imports to increase pressure on west coast ports
    NRF reiterates importance of resolution to current docker dispute in light of latest forecast
  • US west coast ports on brink of gridlock, employers warn
    Ship queues grow while PMA and ILWU play blame game as mediator fails to make progress on new contract for longshore workers
  • Prospect of Pakistan tax on steel imports lifts demolition sector
    Market hopes India and Bangladesh will also move to curb impact of cheap Chinese billets
  • Condor agrees sale of catamaran pair to Greece's SeaJets
    Incat wavepiercers to be replaced on Channel Island routes by larger Austal unit
  • Baltic Sea ice-class aframax earnings up at $87,000 per day
    Ice restrictions and high Russian crude exports boost aframax tankers
  • Sisco appointed new Virginia International Gateway chairman
    Former Maersk man named head of former APMT facility
  • Oltmann signs management deal with Doric
    Investment company to handle AIFM directive issues
  • Freight rates dampen the need for speed in dry bulk sector
    Until there is a jump in freight rates, the dry bulk sector is unlikely to see any shift away from slow-steaming strategies
  • New refugee rescue guidelines issued to shipowners
    IMO issues updated guidance for vessels that encounter boatloads of migrants and refugees in distress
  • Grain trade and lower ore inventories bring new hope
    Some observers see gradual improvement in the supra and handy market this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US-Mexican trucking deal no panacea for cross-border woes
    Giving Mexican carriers U.S. operating authority may not directly solve a chronic imbalance in loads and equipment that plagues cross-border shippers, driving up transport costs and causing congestion on the Mexican side of the border and at U.S. docks. Those lines can be especially long during peak shipping periods, such as...
  • Better truck data needed to speed Mexico-US trade
    Mexican trucking companies will soon get a green light from the Department of Transportation to apply for U.S. operating authority, but that won't necessarily reduce congestion or solve capacity problems at the U.S. border, an expert on U.S.-Mexican trade told JOC.com. "Having more trucks at the border may bring costs down...
  • Yang Ming offers bill of lading for Richmond, Virginia, barge service
    Yang Ming Line has become the fourth carrier to offer a Richmond, Virginia, bill of lading for service on the James River container-on-barge service linking Richmond with Hampton Roads marine terminals. Zim Integrated Shipping Services, MOL and Mediterranean Shipping Co. already offer a Richmond bill of lading on the Express 64...
  • Norfolk Southern chief marketing officer Seale to retire
    The Norfolk Southern Railway chief marketing officer who was key in creating faster and more reliable intermodal services at the railroad will retire later this winter. Donald Seale, who also serves as executive vice president, will retire at the end of February. The NS board has yet to name his replacement....
  • Imports spike at Prince Rupert which says it can handle more
    The Port of Prince Rupert says it can handle more diversions of U.S-bound cargo after import traffic jumped 72 percent last month, a likely result of shippers rerouting cargo away from congested U.S. terminals. U.S. shippers' fears of a U.S. West Coast port lockout - like the one experienced for 10...
  • NY-NJ truckers: New year, same chassis problems
    New York-New Jersey port truckers say chassis shortages and dislocations have continued into 2015 while industry officials work to develop a portwide pool of interchangeable "gray" chassis by mid-year. Truckers at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers said chassis shortages have worsened since the holidays. Several drayage company...
  • PMA statement 'ominous' in pointing to possible lockout
    Could the industry be approaching a point of no return in West Coast longshore talks? The acrimony between employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has only grown worse since a federal mediator was called in on Jan. 5 with high hopes that the agency practiced in bringing warring sides...
  • New Yang Ming ship to sail in China-Pakistan service
    The YM Enlightenment, the third in a series of five identical 4,662-TEU container ships, was recently christened by Yang Ming Line at CSBC Corp. Taiwan's Kaohsiung shipyard in China. Following delivery on Jan. 5, the 259-meter YM Enlightenment will be phased into the weekly China-Pakistan Express (CPX) service, a vessel-sharing agreement...
  • Lufthansa Cargo cautiously optimistic for 2015 amid 'very fierce' market
    Lufthansa Cargo is "cautiously optimistic" about its performance in 2015 after filling nearly 70 percent of its capacity in a fiercely competitive market last year, CEO Peter Greber said. The German all-cargo carrier transported 1.67 million metric tons of freight in 2014, down 2.7 percent on the previous year, while the...
  • Big ships, poor terminal design plague ports in Asia
    The congestion that hit Asia hard in 2014 took many ports by surprise, and even as a new year begins there is no sense that terminal operators will find solutions soon to lengthy delays and productivity shortfalls. Manila was the first port to grind to a halt when an ill-considered daytime...
  • Heathrow sees 2014 cargo growth but capacity restraints threaten growth
    London Heathrow increased air freight traffic by 5.3 percent in 2014, driven by a surge in shipments to key emerging markets, but capacity restraints are threatening to slow growth at Europe's fourth-largest cargo hub. Traffic reached 1.5 million metric tons last year helped by a 6.2 percent surge in December to...
  • Truckers battle New York-New Jersey terminal fees
    Drayage companies are pressing their fight with New York-New Jersey marine terminals over a tariff change that allows terminals to refuse to compensate truckers for waiting time caused by late ships or other reasons beyond motor carriers' control. Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, said representatives of...
  • Oakland gains volume but delays spike in the process
    Despite worsening delays the Port of Oakland said it achieved record container volume in 2014 aided by strong import volumes in December stoked by diversions from Southern California. Oakland is both benefiting and hurting from the continuing gridlock in Southern California. With all of Oakland's 22 to 25 trans-Pacific services -...
  • Cold chain specialist Lineage Logistics expands in US Northwest
    Cold-chain specialist Lineage Logistics expanded in the Pacific Northwest by acquiring warehousing and logistics company Columbia Colstor in Moses Lake, Washington. The acquisition gives Lineage, one of the largest temperature-controlled logistics companies in the U.S., a total of 11 warehousing and shipping locations in the Pacific Northwest. Columbia provides temperature-controlled facilities for...
  • Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
    Eric A. Sisco has been named chairman of Virginia International Gateway, Inc., the new owner of the semi-automated container terminal that APM Terminals developed at Portsmouth, Virginia. Sisco had been president of APM Terminals Americas. Sisco was associated with the A.P. Moller-Maersk group for more than 30 years until December. Initially,...
  • APM Terminals upgrades, expands Algeciras, Apapa terminals
    APM Terminals has ordered 16 rubber-tired gantry cranes for its terminals in Algeciras, Spain, and Apapa, Nigeria, as part of an ongoing program to boost capacity and productivity across its global network. Konecranes, the Finnish crane manufacturer, will deliver 12 of the wheeled gantries to Algeciras, Spain's largest container port, and...
  • Japanese container trade in line for good year, research shows
    A major Tokyo-based research firm has painted an upbeat picture of Japanese container trade in the next fiscal year that starts in April, despite flagging domestic demand and growing uncertainty over the global economy. Japanese container trade will grow moderately in fiscal 2015 after remaining almost flat in 2014, as exports...
  • Time healing supplier pain as China's Go West policy gathers momentum
    HONG KONG - Challenges remain for second-tier suppliers of major manufacturers in China's inland production centres more than 14 years after the Go West policy was introduced to shift factories away from the wealthier coastal areas and boost the economies of its poorer central provinces. The extended supply chain, costly alternatives...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Opportunity knocks
    If you love to gamble but don't have time for a trip to Las Vegas you may be in luck.
  • Eric Hallman, war vet and former high-profile shipbroker, dies at 71
    Eric Hallman, a Vietnam War veteran who went on to become a high-profile sale-and-purchase (S&P) broker, has died at the age of 71.
  • Ulstein lands order
    Ulstein Verft has lined up a contract to construct a pair of service operation vessels for an affiliate of diversified German operator Bernhard Schulte.
  • TEU in the clear
    A containership controlled by Box Ships has landed at the centre of a legal battle with OW Bunker but the Greek operator does not appear to be fazed.
  • For VLCCs, hope floats
    A growing number of forecasters believe VLCCs trading in the spot market are poised to cash in on the recent surge in floating storage fixtures with some even hinting income of $100,000 per day could be around the corner.
  • Irving lays off 83
    Canada's Irving Shipbuilding has made 83 staff redundant, but this is likely to be a temporary measure.
  • Aegean raising $42m
    Aegean Maritime Petroleum Network has priced its new notes issue, increasing the value to $42m.
  • Teekay hunts LNG STS ship
    Teekay LNG is searching for a suitable LNG carrier that will be able to get near enough to its grounded and laden LNG carrier Magellan Spirit (built 2009) to offload its cargo.
  • MMG goes in-house
    Chinese mining company MMG has struck a deal with an affiliated shipowner for cargo transport in 2015.
  • Chelverton boosts stake
    One of the major shareholders in Braemar Shipping Services has raised its stake in the London-listed shipbroker.
  • All change at ER
    ER Schiffahrt has been quick in making changes to management after two senior executives agreed to join rival German owner Claus-Peter Offen.
  • CSL bulker grounds
    A Canadian bulker has grounded on a sandbar off Nova Scotia.
  • Storage rush sparks stocks
    A rush of excitement surrounding floating storage contracts and a strong VLCC market have helped tanker shares fly.
  • Fearnley rings VLGC changes
    Falling energy prices and pending newbuilding arrivals have led Fearnley Securities to downgrade its VLGC forecasts and ratings on some of the sector's leading owners.
  • Second Meratus ship banned
    Australia has banned a second Meratus Line cargoship from its ports after a string of failed safety checks.
  • Drunk officer blamed
    A German cargoship hit mooring dolphins in the Kiel Canal after a drunk officer switched steering from manual to automatic.
  • Dof duo find work
    Dof Subsea has secured employment for two of its multi-purpose support vessels working in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Crewman dies in fall
    A Filipino seafarer has died in a fall off a German boxship off the Netherlands.
  • Short sellers stalk yards
    South Korean shipbuilders have become the favourite target for short sellers looking to cash in on difficulties in the market.
  • Prestige pulls IPO
    NCL-owned US cruiseship company Prestige Cruises has scrapped a plan for an IPO that could have raised $250m.
  • SSY marks new FFA record
    Dry cargo futures enjoyed another record year in 2014 despite depression in the physical market, according to data from SSY Futures.
  • Still stuck in the mud
    Initial attempts to refloat a grounded LNG carrier controlled by Teekay LNG Partners have so far been unsuccessful.
  • Panamax heads for scrap
    Sea Lion Ship Management of India has sent the last of its 1980s built bulkers for scrap.
  • Kerch volumes soar
    Passenger volumes across the Kerch Strait between Russia and the annexed region of Crimea jumped last year and are expected to double in 2015.
  • Ro-ro relief
    A Scottish ferry came to the aid of islanders who had been without power for nearly two days.
  • Offen looks to future
    German owner Claus-Peter Offen has poached two top executives from ER Schiffahrt to form a new holding company aimed at boosting its funding options.
  • German vessel under tow
    A general cargo vessel disabled off the Great Barrier Reef has been taken in tow by a locally-based tug and is heading to port.
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  • Aegean plans fund raiser
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise up to $40m from a medium-term bond issue, it has confirmed.
  • US box growth expected
    US container volumes are expected to post year-on-year growth in the first half of 2015, according to a major trade association.
  • Kayne lifts KNOP stake
    Kayne Anderson has increased its stake in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) following the acquisition of shares worth just over $10m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • FMCSA to award $30 million in state grants
  • U.S. poultry and eggs exports barred from China after flu detected
  • N.J. man sentenced to jail for illegal narwhal tusk imports
  • CTP: Highway fatalities reach 70-year low in Maine
  • Horizon Lines secures pollution waiver for Alaska ships
  • Work begins to salvage grounded container vessel
  • Salvors to use helicopters in Hoegh Osaka salvage
  • TOP, Europe Cargo merge into one
  • Eric Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
  • Feinberg named acting FRA administrator
  • Yang Ming to offer Richmond bill of lading
  • Employers warn West Coast ports 'approaching complete gridlock'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US ferries to use 'fuel efficient' Rolls-Royce propulsion system
    Integrated propeller and rudder system 'improves propulsion performance by means of increasing efficiency'.
  • Ex-OW subsidiary facing claims from group's banks
    Lawyer acting as executor for the Bergen Bunkers rejects claim for $570 million.
  • Evidence of strong growth in Russian Far East bunker market
    But price advantage continues to be eroded.
  • Power stations switch to IFO
    Europe's market for residual product is expected to see impact of ECAs.
  • Check fuel contract for ECA operations, says insurer
    Sulphur content not referred to in ISO standards.
  • Box ships speed up
    Maersk has increased speeds on some routes.
  • Crude oil: 'Market is in a bit of a panic now'
    OPEC producer says 'strategy will not change'.
  • VPS: Global bunker alerts on the rise
    South Asia saw highest increase in number of alerts issued over the year.
  • Cointainer sector facing 'huge problem'
    'The appetite for new Ultra Large Container Vessels is making it much harder for carriers to match supply with demand.'
  • US shipping firm to decrease bunker surcharge
    Shipping costs reduced by $80 to $140 per container.
  • Global logistics firm blacklists bunker supplier
    Cites OW bankruptcy as 'negatively affecting' the market.
  • US court seizes Greek boxship
    OW subsidiaries initiated arrest, says report.
  • US firm chooses scrubbers for ECA compliance
    After investing millions on HFO-powered engines.
  • Aegean in fund raising move
    Company to issue bonds.
  • LR to class world's first methanol-fuelled vessel
    Stena Germanica will soon undergo conversions in Poland.

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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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