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April 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai March off 0.7pc to 2.94 million TEU, but up 6.1pc year to date
  • US Federal Maritime Commission probes alliances from behind closed doors
  • G6 cracks show as too-many-chiefs syndrome besets weakest alliance
  • International Chamber of Shipping seeks cost benefit analysis on new rules
  • NTSB tells tale of Maersk tanker collision, spill in Houston Ship Channel
  • Single weekly mega ship call can make or break Euro port: Belgian study
  • United Nations' IMO beefs up pirate catchers in east and west Africa
  • 20 pistol wielding pirates siphon petrol, diesel cargo off Singapore
  • Japan offers Iran shipping insurance as doubts cloud western sanctions
  • Pactl Pudong quarterly cargo up 12pc, as international imports rise 16pc
  • Luxembourg union seeks mediation after Cargolux relocates third freighter
  • Indian detectives bust private air cargo security chief for gold smuggling
  • Aviation Africa 2015 exhibition to take place in Dubai on May 10-11

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A sense of security
  • Deliveries up in Western Europe
  • Tougher trucks for terrible terrain
  • Acquisition in Europe's far west
  • PIL, Hanjin and K Line launch intra-Asia service
  • Logistics centre open for business in Serbia
  • Ceva chooses new global automotive head
  • Catch a unique moment and win a unique journey
  • Innovative container for plant and flower shipments
  • Ukraine seaports searching for way out of crisis
  • Expansion in Australia
  • One stop shop for moving boxes from A to Z
  • Project cargo specialists even stronger in Germany
  • India's first private airport to start operations
  • Rickmers betters results and greens up ships

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • CMA CGM heightens Caribbean focus
    CMA CGM is upgrading service in the Caribbean shortly after signing a concession for a transhipment terminal in Kingston, Jamaica. On 13 April, CMA CGM announced an upgrade of its Gulfbridge service between New Orleans, the Caribbean and South America, by decreasing the transit time to Colombia. In
  • Bremen forwarders see cargo markets in flux
    Currency fluctuations, the commodity price slump, and geopolitical tensions have caused significant shifts in trade flows into and out of Europe, according to the Bremen Freight Forwarders' Association (VBSp). Board member Uwe Bielang, a regional director with global forwarder Kuehne + Nagel, said
  • Maritime court opens in Seychelles
    A dedicated maritime crime court in Seychelles was formally opened yesterday. The two-storey annexe to Seychelles' Supreme Court building on Île du Port - comprising two large courtrooms, detention cells, witness waiting area, judges' chambers, and lawyers' meeting rooms - will hear cases of piracy
  • Sea Asia 2015 preview reveals oil industry concerns
    Offshore industry experts have stressed the importance of technologically advanced vessels in the future of oil exploration and production activities. Prior to the Sea Asia 2015 conference on 21-23 April in Singapore, Alessandro Ciocchi, Vice President Offshore of V Group, raised the need for the
  • Pan Ocean executes new round of debt-to-equity swaps
    Pan Ocean is executing another round of debt-for-equity swaps with creditors. The South Korean bulker operator disclosed its paid-in capital plan on 13 April in a Korea Exchange filing. The company will issue 757,844 new shares that are scheduled to be listed on 29 April. This round of
  • Two dead after China ship attacks
    Two seafarers are reported to have been stabbed to death and a third critically injured on board a Chinese-owned, Liberian-registered ship off the Philippines. It is alleged that another crew member, was responsible.
  • Analyst: SHI needs to win offshore orders
    The lack of offshore orders would hurt Samsung Heavy Industries' (SHI's) earnings as South Korea's second-biggest shipbuilder is unlikely to hit its 2015 order target, said an analyst. In the first quarter of 2015, SHI has clinched USD2.3 billion worth of orders, amounting to 15% of its 2015 order
  • High seas ruling sinks pirate pair's appeal
    Somalia's exclusive economic zone counts as the high seas for the purposes of piracy law. That was the conclusion reached in last week's appeal by Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar against their August 2013 conviction for piracy. The pair were handed multiple life sentences by a
  • Bumi Armada sells FPSO, forms subsidiaries in Malta
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Bumi Armada is expected to book a gain of around USD250 million through sale of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit. The company has also incorporated three subsidiaries. Bumi Armada sold Armada Madura FPSO to PT Armada Gema
  • POSH acquires two shipping firms
    Singapore-listed operator of offshore support vessels and services, PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), has acquired two companies registered in the British Virgin Islands for a total consideration value of USD2.00. Pacific Cosmo Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of POSH, was acquired on 10
  • Chevron requests change to Rosebank FPSO
    US oil major Chevron has requested an alteration to the Rosebank FPSO under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). This was confirmed by HHI, the world's biggest shipbuilder, in a Korea Exchange filing on 10 April. HHI clinched the Rosebank FPSO order in April 2013 and was due to be ready
  • Mercator Lines appoints independent adviser to fix financial woes
    Singapore-listed shipping company Mercator Lines has appointed an independent financial adviser to assist with an assessment of its financial position amid the depressed dry bulk shipping market. Mercator Lines stated in its filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that the independent financial
  • Chinese coal imports down 45.3%
    China's coal imports plunged 45.3% year on year (y/y) to 32 million tonnes in the first quarter in 2015 due to weak demand amid the slowing economy. The national coal stock continues to hover aloft around the high levels, with the stock volume amounted to over 3.9 billion tonnes for the past 39
  • Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March
    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted 13 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in March to protect them against pirate attacks, the country's transport ministry said on 10 April. Ever since Japan's Anti-Piracy Law took effect on 24 July 2009, the JSDF forces have escorted
  • Yokohama's cargo traffic drops in January
    Cargo traffic at the Port of Yokohama sank 4.2% in January from a year earlier to 9.173 million tonnes, according to preliminary figures released by the Yokohama municipal government. Of the 9.173 million tonnes, 5.695 million tonnes came from foreign trade, up 2.3% from a year earlier, and the
  • China to cut iron ore resource tax to 40%
    China announced on 8 April that it will reduce the resource tax on iron ore to 40% from 80% of the tax payment base starting 1 May. The move aims to improve the operations of mining companies, promote structural adjustments in mining sector, support the development and upgrading of related

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • Foss christens first of three Arctic Class tugs
  • Second 144-car ferry readied for Washington State
  • MSHS expands engine offerings through new distributorship
  • And the survey shows: Most seafarers content
  • Liberia still Greek owners' top open registry choice
  • Incat Crowther opens European office
  • Bergen Group sells Hanøytangen rig service business

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • Washington State Ferries receives new Olympic Class ferry SAMISH
  • TOP Ships takes delivery of new 'ECO' MR tanker
  • Department of Transportation releases annual transportation statistics report
  • Coast Guard cutter back home following Eastern Pacific deployment
  • "K" Line adds new vessel to Corona-series coal carrier lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • Diversions away from Yemen LNG plant raise prospect of exports stopping
    Development would reduce vessel utilisation and be a risk for LNG carrier spot market freight rates
  • Large vessels threaten liner operator flexibility
    Mixed picture on choice of ship sizes for blanked sailings
  • Euroseas sees continued improvement in charter markets for feeder boxships
    Greece-based, Nasdaq-listed owner reckons small number of newbuilding deliveries would support rates
  • Shenzhen launches cleaner-fuel scheme with seven liner giants on board
    City will spend $32m annually in covering up to 100% of the extra costs incurred in at-berth fuel switch
  • Pan Ocean swaps more equity for debt with creditors
    Dry bulk operator issues 757,844 common shares to its creditors, with Merrill Lynch International taking the lion's share
  • Maersk Tankers modernises fleet as trade dynamics change
    Out with the old, in with the new for the Danish product tanker company as fresh cargoes develop and new trade patterns emerge
  • $1m ecoship retrofit can save $40m loan, says DNV GL
    Argument now settled in favour of design improvements, argues Hubner
  • Top container lines at risk of cyber-jacking
    CyberKeel estimates that 90%of global carriers vulnerable to attack
  • CMA CGM upgrades Caribbean services
    French carrier to boost number links following 30-year Kingston concession deal
  • Milaha and United Arab Chemical Carriers plan tanker fleet merger
    Merger would strengthen product and chemical carrier operations of both Middle Eastern companies
  • Bahri signs 10-year South Korean CoA for VLCC cargoes
    S-Oil Corp agreement, worth $670m, will guarantee cargoes as newbuildings start to flood market
  • Mercator, hit by low rates, looks to financial advisor
    Company says it is assessing financial options as dry bulk market collapse and declines in asset values may impact some loan covenants
  • Shipbuilding demand is now unpredictable due to speculative funds, says GSI
    But policy banks' deep pockets are also to blame

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • NASSTRAC shippers urged to help 'mitigate' truck driver shortage
    ORLANDO, Florida -- A year ago, Werner Enterprises set up a special e-mail "hotline" connecting its 9,000 truck drivers and President and Chief Operating Officer Derek Leathers. The goal: Identify shippers and receivers whose dock operations were not "driver friendly." Truck drivers have long complained about being detained for hours at...
  • TruStar Energy Awarded Contracts to Install 15 UPS CNG Fueling Stations throughout U.S.
    ATLANTA, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TruStar Energy, one of the nation's largest designers and builders of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure, is excited to announce the awarding of 15 high capacity fueling stations for UPS. The CNG fueling stations, planned for 11 states and configured to fast-fill and time-fill their...
  • Intermarine, LLC Expands to Turkey; Opens Istanbul Office
    HOUSTON (APR. 13, 2015) - Intermarine, LLC, a global leader in the transport of project, breakbulk and heavy lift cargo, has established a physical presence in Turkey with the opening of an office in Istanbul. The new branch will operate as part of the company's Worldwide division, offering identical breakbulk, heavy-lift cargo...
  • Norfolk Southern expects to report earnings of $1.00 per share, 15% below 2014
    NORFOLK, Va., April 13, 2015 - Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE: NSC) first quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share are expected to be $1.00 per share, 15% below the same quarter 2014. The reduction in earnings is primarily due to lower than expected revenues, although certain expense items also affected the comparison....
  • Norfolk Southern expects to report earnings of $1.00 per share, 15% below 2014
    NORFOLK, Va., April 13, 2015 - Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE: NSC) first quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share are expected to be $1.00 per share, 15% below the same quarter 2014. The reduction in earnings is primarily due to lower than expected revenues, although certain expense items also affected the comparison....
  • Favorable bond rating to help Long Beach port raise project funding
    Fitch Ratings assigned an "AA" rating to the Port of Long Beach's $194 million renewable and refunding bonds, citing the second-largest U.S. port's strong market position and its long-term contractual guarantees of revenue from tenants. Also, Fitch reaffirmed its "AA" rating on $860 million in outstanding senior lien harbor revenue bonds...
  • Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Names CN Railroad Company of the Year
    JERSEY CITY, N.J., and MONTREAL, April 13, 2015 - Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) today named CN as its 2014 Railroad Company of the Year in recognition of CN's "consistent high level of performance." Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) serves as North American general agent for Evergreen Line. Evergreen is a global ocean carrier that serves all continents...
  • US footwear importers shift production from China to Vietnam
    Click to enlargeChina is losing traction as the largest supplier of U.S. footwear imports, thanks to rising labor cost and employee shortages in its coastal areas. In 2014, China accounted for 65.6 percent of all U.S. footwear imports by dollar value, down from 71.8 percent in 2012, according to Global Trade...
  • Regulators ask for evidence of unreasonable demurrage, detention fees
    A U.S. Federal Maritime Commission report on port congestion impact on demurrage and detention fees stopped short of recommending agency action and invited the industry to provide evidence of allegedly unreasonable practices. "I am hopeful that the report becomes a discussion paper among industry stakeholders and helps stimulate solutions to problems...
  • Volume, spot rate rise show US East Coast diversions' staying power
    Spot rates and volume from China to the U.S. East Coast continued to rise through March, signs that West Coast congestion is still driving cargo owners to other ports. Eastbound spot rates on the China-East Coast lane were up almost 11 percent in March year-over-year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight...
  • West Coast congestion kept 2014 US containerized trade from reaching full potential
    When congestion last fall forced dozens of ships to anchor off the West Coast and crippled the flow of cargo through the nation's largest ports, it couldn't have come at a worse time for beneficial cargo owners racing to get their goods to store shelves in time for the holidays....
  • Drayage companies demand changes at NY-NJ port
    New York-New Jersey port truckers are demanding longer gate hours and more lenient demurrage rules to ease congestion that has kept drayage drivers waiting for hours in miles-long lines outside the GCT Bayonne container terminal. "We believe the extreme traffic conditions experienced over the past several days are a clear indication...
  • Virginia's March TEU volume a port monthly record
    The Port of Virginia reported March volume of 229,410 20-foot-equivalent units - an increase of 16 percent year-over-year, and a port monthly record - but the increased volume has strained operations at Hampton Roads terminals. Import volume in TEUs jumped 28 percent, while exports rose 5.8 percent. During the first two...
  • APL revamps port calls in intra-Asia service
    APL is reorganizing the port rotation of its intra-Asia service - West Asia Express, or WAX - effective this month. The changes include a new call at Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and suspension of the current eastbound calls at Bahrain as well as at Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. The new weekly WAX rotation...
  • Santos port tackles backlog after eight-day-long fire ends
    Click to enlageOperations at the port of Santos, Brazil, are expected to return to normal within the next couple of days as container terminals work through a backlog caused by the eight-day-long inferno at South America's largest container gateway. The fire burned out over the weekend. It will take three to...
  • US regulators to raise penalties for truck safety violations
    The penalties for violating truck safety rules are getting higher, as federal regulators adjust fines that haven't changed since 2007 or in some cases 2003 for inflation. On June 2, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will raise some fines by hundreds or thousands of dollars by applying a cost-of-living adjustment...
  • Double-digit growth era at an end for China's ports, Qingdao chief says
    HONG KONG - The days of rapid container terminal growth in China are over and the port business has entered a more "normal" stage of its development, according to Qingdao Port Chairman Zheng Minghui.Qingdao handled 16.48 million 20-foot containers last year, 7 percent more than in 2013, and this kind...
  • Asia-Med trade struggles to cope with capacity, market changes
    HONG KONG - Drewry expects Asia-Mediterranean spot rates to remain weak until the mid-June peak season, with significant changes affecting the market - headhaul demand growth has waned, slot supply has risen and rates have plummeted. Spot rates on the Asia-Mediterranean trade tumbled to just over $600 per 20-foot container last...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • Hedge fund cuts DryShips
    Hedge fund manager BlueMountain Capital Management has cut its stake in New York-listed DryShips to 5%, less than half the amount it owned in October.
  • Intermarine enters Turkey
    Intermarine has promoted an insider to run a newly-created office in Turkey.
  • RBD seeks US shield
    Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori (RBD Armatori) is asking a judge in Houston to block seizures of the company's assets.
  • Merger under attack
    The pending merger between two Peter Georgiopoulos dry-bulk companies has come under fire from a New York law firm seeking to represent shareholders of publicly listed Baltic Trading.
  • Avoiding rocks and docks
    The UK's North P&I Club has published a new guide to help bridge teams prevent costly smashes with fixed or floating objects (FFOs).
  • TOO tapping investors
    Teekay Offshore Partners is set for a preferred equity offering to help fund the dropdown of the group's most valuable asset.
  • Cosco cull continues
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has sold another 14 ships for scrap as it renews its fleet.
  • Frontline shares spring up
    Healthy upturn in VLCC rates sends owner's market value racing.
  • Distressed delight
    BW LPG's purchase of four VLGCs at a knockdown price has been greeted with approval by analysts tracking the company amid the belief the deal is not terrible news for asset values in the sector.
  • Hapag-Lloyd charters duo
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd has brought in two ships on short-term charters to help catch up on its schedule after a tough winter.
  • S5 buys Jardine Shipping
    Ship agency S5 North Europe has extended its reach into Asia with the acquisition of Jardine Shipping Services (JSS).
  • New name, new CEO
    Swedish containership, ro-ro and offshore group Rederi AB Transatlantic is changing its name as it appoints a new overall CEO.
  • Wan Hai rating safe
    Moody's has affirmed its rating on Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines on the back of a stellar year for the boxship owner.
  • Crew fall ill
    Food poisoning has been blamed for the hospitalisation of 14 crew from a Japanese bulker in Canada.
  • Tananbaum back for more
    Hedge fund tycoon Steven Tananbaum has grown his holding in Eagle Bulk Shipping.
  • CMA CGM upgrades
    France's CMA CGM is upgrading its services from the US to the Caribbean with an enhanced feeder run.
  • Pan Ocean settles again
    Korea Line Corp (KLC) and Nordana are among the owners taking small stakes in restructured Korean shipping company Pan Ocean in return for debt.
  • Bergen sells division
    Norwegian shipbuilder Bergen Group is selling off its Hanoytangen-based rig services business.
  • Milaha and UACC in talks
    Middle Eastern owners Milaha and United Arab Chemical Carriers are in talks to merge their respective chemical tanker fleets.
  • Angelicoussis back in action
    Depressed asset prices have tempted major Greek shipowner John Angelicoussis into the dry cargo second hand market for the first time in almost half a decade.
  • Crewmen stabbed to death
    What appears to have been a violent argument on a US bulker has left two seafarers dead and another injured in the Philippines.
  • Anji back at Jinling
    China's Anji Automotive Logistics has returned to Jinling Shipyard for two more car carriers.
  • Subsea 7 lands $200m deal
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has renewed a charter in Brazil for two years in an extension worth $200m.
  • Mercator seeks help
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) has called in a financial advisor as it looks to battle the slump in dry cargo markets.
  • No dividend before 2016
    First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) has warned shareholders to not expect dividends to re-start before 2016 at the earliest.
  • Rickmers extends boxship duo
    Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) has secured a significant increase for the latest charter of its largest containership.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: FMC issues report on detention, demurrage and free time
  • Global Terminal extends hours in response to congestion
  • STB approves Indianapolis-Louisville rail corridor upgrade
  • Milaha, United Arab Chemical Carriers talk tanker fleet merger
  • U.S. beef and pork gain greater access to Mexico, Peru
  • NTSB releases details of 2014 Houston Ship Channel collision
  • Yang Ming commences CG2
  • EPA reaches settlement with importers of illegal off-road vehicles
  • Sourcing report finds Vietnam, Myanmar on the rise
  • U.S. considers Persian Gulf airline subsidy claims
  • Tech Bytes: WiseTech Global and DAT
  • Executive Moves: MOL and Finnair
  • Va. officials look to boost ag exports to Cuba

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 13, 2015
  • Ships banned from entering into Yemen's waters
    Only emergency food and medical aid vessels are getting through.
  • Cosco sheds more old ships
    Move boost overall fuel efficiency of its fleet.
  • Shipping line signs up to emission restrictions in Chinese port
    'By joining the Shenzhen Port Green Convention, Hapag-Lloyd has demonstrated its commitment to environment.'
  • Waste fuel recovery technology proves resilient
    As sales hold up in era of softer fuel prices.
  • Study: Ships efficiency has 'gone backwards' since 1990
    NGOs say the IMO's EEDI targets need to be made more ambitious at upcoming review.
  • Japan's fuel oil demand in decline
    Consumption drops 26% year-on-year.
  • Electric 'hybrid' vessels on the increase
    'Shipping industry is coming much closer to the man in the street in its thinking on the environment.'
  • Supplier and box ship operator in New York court clash
    Dispute goes back to bunkers supplied via OW subsidiary.
  • Singapore logs double-digit bunker sales growth
    Monthly LSMGO sales volumes jumped almost 5 times over the year.
  • Fishing vessels held in probe on fuel transfers
    Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency detains six boats.
  • Call for stricter rules on high seas fishing
    US federal agency proposes permit for fuel supplies.
  • Coast Guard spill response 'exceptional', says commissioner
    80% of spill contained with 36 hours.
  • German supplier launches two new ECA products
    Says its new distillate blends offer operational and price advantages.
  • Evergreen Line looks to new software for improved efficiency
    Fuel consumption could be cut by around 5%.
  • Maersk: 'We are definitely looking into LNG'
    'There are a number of elements in the equation which need to be settled, for example the accessibility of fuel and the price.'
  • Bank predicts improved dry bulk rates
    Current freight rates in the sector are 'unsustainably low'.
  • Russian port operator sinks deeper into red
    Annual bunker sales weaken.
  • Unions at Vopak issue strike call
    Potential impact of action on terminal operations unclear.

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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
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Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
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Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Augusta
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Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
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Genoa
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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
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Miami
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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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
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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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