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July 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • CSCL orders 14,000-TEU ships bound for Asia-US east coast service
  • 24/7 unmanned terminal operations debut in Sydney and Brisbane: Kalmar
  • LA-LB truck turn times back to 'normal', but nothing like they were in 2011
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port first half container volume up 9pc to 10.5 million TEU
  • Buenos Aires' major port of Necochea braces for customs officers pay strike
  • Daylight hour bunker operations only at Cape Town's Eastern Mole
  • Total's biggest Asia Pacific marine lubricant blending plant opens in Singapore
  • APL ranked No 1 in improving box schedule reliability in May
  • Diana containership wins timecharter extension, redelivery payback
  • Worldwide sea crime up 22pc in first half, spikes in southeast Asia: Dryad
  • Maersk to deploy 2,357-TEU Mia Schulte on its Far East-Alaska service
  • CaroTrans resumes Rotterdam/Antwerp to US west coast service
  • Shippers look to air freight to avoid extended cross-Channel blockages
  • IAG set to complete takeover of Aer Lingus and gain use of Dublin airport
  • First companies ready to sign up for leases at Trinidad Piarco AeroPark

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • APM Terminals Jacksonville ends lease
  • CaroTrans resumes Rotterdam/Antwerp to Los Angeles import service
  • DP World & Emirates Shipping Line launch Galex service from ICTT
  • NYK & MTI develop electronic UMS check system
  • SCFI's Asia-North Europe spot rates fall again
  • Seaways Africa Logistics handles project cargo to Hawange in Zimbabwe
  • TT Club urges immediate action on box weighing
  • HAROPA enhances its rail connections
  • Kerala govt hands over LoI to APSEZ for developing Vizhinjam Port
  • Ministry of Shipping to consolidate pension of retired Major Port employees
  • Report brings out performance, trends & challenges in African ports
  • Gateway Rail Freight to set up fourth ICD
  • MSRDC to raise funds for road development
  • Industrial output growth shows moderate gain of 2.7 pc in May
  • Maharashtra to spend $16 bn in 5-6 years to restore stalled infra projects: Fadnavis
  • NRL to build 450 km pipeline to Manipur for exporting fuel to Myanmar
  • Online payment through credit/debit cards will ease procedure & reduce transaction cost & time, says Fieo President

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • CSCL starts Baltic feeder
  • EU opening purse strings for Germany
  • Hazmat regulation breach costs hard-earned cash
  • And from Wincanton to Suttons
  • Gen up on cargo location with Coyne app
  • Makeover for Turkish terminal
  • Reinstating rail link in UK Midlands
  • Prime site in Stuttgart goes to Goodman Forwarding & Logistics
  • Winds of change blow from Serco to Wincanton People / Company
  • Grimaldi keeps ro-ro cargo rolling
  • Stepping up commitment to the railway
  • Ural opening second new Georgia - Russia route
  • Whirlpool takes up space in Italy
  • High level promotion at High Road
  • Ryanair OKs Aer Lingus flight to IAG
  • Seafarers' rights to improve
  • More rail connections to French ports

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Businesses back expressway to ease Manila congestion
    The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has expressed support for a proposed elevated expressway, hoping it will head off another congestion crisis at Manila port. "Our membership is concerned over the repeat of the 2014 port congestion that resulted in business losses amounting to
  • DSME on course for sale of golf subsidiary
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has announced that it is moving ahead with the sale of its golf course operating subsidiary, FLC. In a filing to the Korea Exchange 13 July, the country's third-biggest shipbuilder said, "We're in the midst of selling FLC in
  • SIPG to acquire 79.2% of Jinjiang Shipping for USD313.2 million
    Shanghai-listed Shanghai International Port (Group) (SIPG) plans to acquire 79.2% of Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) for as much as CNY1.9 billion (USD313.2 million). SIPG will acquire the stake from Shanghai International Group and Shanghai Jiushi Corporation, a stock filing of SIPG said today.
  • China ship orders slumped 72.6% y/y in 1H15
    Orders at Chinese shipyards slumped 72.6% year-on-year to 11.19 million dwt in the first six months of 2015, a China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on 13 July. New orders for sea-going vessels totalled 4.13 million compound gross tonnage (CGT) during the same period,
  • China's iron ore price slumped 17% in two weeks
    Chinese iron ore prices have fallen by 17% in the last two weeks, as iron ore futures price stood at CNY364.50 (USD58.70) per tonne on the Dalian Commodity Exchange as of 10 July. Price of iron ore 62% Fe delivered to Qingdao dropped 10% to USD44.59/tonne on 8 July, according to Metal Bulletin,
  • Filipino lawmaker calls for lower no-sail duration in bad weather
    A Filipino lawmaker is urging an easing of the no-sail rule for ships, from 36 hours to 24 hours, during bad weather. Representative Rene L. Relampagos (1st District, Bohol) filed a resolution 13 July urging the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to review the Philippine Coast
  • Court rules against Australian sailors' sit-in
    Australia's Fairwork Commission has ruled in favour of Teekay Shipping that crew on board the Caltex-chartered tanker Alexander Spirit must sail to Singapore. The tanker had been carrying fuel on the Australian coast, but will now be replaced by international ships carrying fuel imports into
  • JES' ex-CEO disputes resignation
    Embattled Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder JES International has entered into another legal row over the resignation of its former chief executive officer Jin Xin. "The company has since received a letter from law firm Colin Ng & Partners who is writing on behalf of Mr Jin Xin, dated 2 July
  • Box ship catches fire off Japan
    A container ship burst into flames on 12 July in waters off Japan. The 1999-built Kamala, a 2,011teu ship, had just set sail from Okpo when it caught fire some 220 miles west of Kuchinoshima in the East China Sea around midnight that day. The Japan Coast Guard took action after receiving a
  • Lianyungang Port Group confident on Valemax access by 2017
    China's Lianyungang Port Group, the largest operator of the port of Lianyungang, showed confidence that it would be granted permission by China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) to be docked by 400,000 dwt class ore carriers, or Valemaxes, in about two years. Lianyungang Port Group will secure the
  • Vallianz wins contract worth up USD300 million in the Middle East
    Singapore-listed offshore oilfield services provider, Vallianz Holdings (Vallianz) has been awarded a contract win worth up to USD300 million to supply two self-elevating platforms in the Middle East. The contract win marked the first time that Vallianz entered long-term charter agreement in
  • Astomos Energy and ENEOS Globe to cooperate in LPG sphere
    Japanese LPG importers Astomos Energy and ENEOS Globe have allied in an arrangement that could expand their operations of very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The cooperation between Astomos Energy and ENEOS Globe, announced on 6 July, aims to realise synergy in LPG procurement, imports and shipping.
  • Samsung HI hit by another deferment
    Yet another customer has sought to delay the delivery of a drillship at Samsung Heavy Industries. South Korea's second biggest shipbuilder said in a Korea Exchange filing on 10 July that a European customer had asked to delay the delivery of the drillship from 15 August 2015 to 28 February 2017.
  • Japan escorts 12 commercial ships off Somalia in June
    Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 12 commercial ships in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in June to protect them against pirate attacks, the Japanese transport ministry said on 10 July. The 12 commercial ships escorted by the SDF vessels on eight occasions under Japan's
  • Yokohama's cargo traffic tumbles in April
    Yokohama port in Japan saw its cargo traffic plunge 9.8% in April from a year earlier to 9.487 million tonnes as both foreign and domestic trade sank, according to preliminary figures released by the Yokohama municipal government. Of the 9.487 million tonnes, 6.257 million tonnes came from foreign

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Air cargo rate wars squeeze margins, with Chinese carriers grabbing market share
  • Drewry: 'Grabbing cargo at any price will lead to carriers destroying the market'
  • Fear of anticompetitive behaviour spurs FMC to act on carrier-terminal data-share

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Cruise industry appoints its first American female captain
  • ClassNK releases new version of PrimeShip-HULL
  • Horizon delivers third 80 ft towboat to FMC
  • Made in Michigan ferry christened in Mackinaw City
  • Keppel FELS wins $85 million liftboat contract
  • LR: Time to apply for BWMS extension is now

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma pleased with passage of new transportation package
  • Port of Camas-Washougal Oks sale of first Steigerwald Commerce Center lot
  • Ceremony marks command change at Coast Guard Station Umpqua River
  • Port of Everett places RFQ for Waterfront Place project
  • Maersk Line inks contract for nine 14,000 TEU box ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • China Shipping Development expects fivefold increase in first-half net profits
    Tanker and bulker arm of CSG rides on bullish oil shipping rates, lower tax and expenses
  • Time is ripe for deals in LNG shipping
    In a market downturn, the strong stalk prey and the weak look to survive
  • Lloyd's List global awards 2015 finalists revealed
    Finalist line-up reveals a stellar cast of the industry's most innovative and outstanding companies
  • Vopak mulls sale of UK terminals
    Dutch terminal operator continues divestment of assets in developed nations
  • Tanker Investments must wait a little longer for its six suezmaxes
    With asset play the focus, those six will eventually be sold anyway
  • Shanghai's port operator takes equity in intra-Asia box carrier
    SIPG is to buy a 79.2% stake in Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping for $310m
  • First cargo is being shipped from Queensland Curtis' train two
    Maran Gas Posidonia scheduled to arrive in China in 10 days
  • RBS to finally bail out from Greek shipping
    UPDATED: Piraeus winding-down is set to spark a shake-up, even though many saw it coming
  • China's Mingde seeks new restructuring investors
    Shipbuilder says being in the shipping industry is an advantage but not a necessity
  • Odfjell loses head of tankers
    Departure of Morten Nystad marks latest change in management shake-up
  • Qatar Bank and Nakilat move to boost 'Qatar LNG Inc'
    The two Qatari institutions agree to encourage smaller local companies to enter maritime industry
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding mulling diversification into energy sales
    Possible deal with Hong Kong energy investor to sell oil and gas in China
  • Navig8 Product Tankers makes sale and leaseback deals worth $492m
    Agreements with Chinese and Norwegian owners complete funding for newbuilding programme without need to raise new equity
  • The doctors' dilemma
    Just as obesity has become almost endemic among people today, the shipping industry has inflicted corporate obesity on itself by failing to curb its constant desire for new ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Construction on Mombasa's second container terminal delayed
    Construction on phase two of Mombasa's second container terminal with a capacity of 450,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units has been held up by funding hurdles. The Kenyan government has not yet officially approved the $2.6 million loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency needed to begin the second phase of construction, according to...
  • Cleveland-Antwerp container service takes wing
    Port of ClevelandA niche liner service linking Europe with the Great Lakes port of Cleveland has quadrupled its container volume since adding a second monthly sailing, and port officials say the fledgling operation is starting to catch on. "We're very happy with how it is going, and we see room for...
  • Philippines pressed to fast-track expressway to port
    Port of ManilaAfter months of congestion that crippled the port of Manila and hurt shippers using the facility in 2014 and 2015, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing for the construction of an elevated expressway to forestall another crisis. The chronic congestion that defined the port through most...
  • Indian government approves new inland container depot
    Gateway Distriparks Ltd., India's leading port-based logistics provider, has received government approvals for the construction of a new inland container depot facility at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat State, allowing hinterland shippers improved rail access to the country's western gateway ports. "This will be a terminal on the confluence point of...
  • Plastic pallets could ease blow of new regulations on cold chain
    The heat is on for the cold supply chain industry as it prepares for the roll-out of new, more stringent federal regulations this fall. Now an Israeli company may have a solution to at least one of the challenges the industry will face when the Food and Drug Administration hands...
  • New CEO to keep USA Trucking rolling toward profits
    USA Truck is changing CEOs, but not the strategies that helped the carrier return to profit last year. John Simone, the CEO who in the last two years returned struggling truckload carrier USA Truck to profitability, retired last week to focus on improving his health. USA Truck's board of directors chose...
  • Plaintiffs in air cargo price-fixing suit awarded class-action status
    Shippers seeking damages from cargo airlines accused of price-fixing have been granted class-action status, allowing hundreds of thousands of people to seek damages against the airlines. The class-action status will apply to any shipper who used the air freight services of a number of companies from Jan. 1, 2000, to Sept....
  • Greek bailout to hit ports, shipping
    Cosco Terminal, Port of PiraeusLONDON - The bailout deal Greece struck with its creditors in the early hours of this morning in Brussels will have a major impact on the beleaguered nation's shipping industry and its ports. Any remaining doubts over the sale of the state's 67 percent stakes in the...
  • Container ship catches fire between South Korea and Japan
    The container ship Kamala caught fire in the East China Sea over the weekend. The 2,011 twenty-foot-equivalent unit capacity, Liberia-flag ship was carrying 23 crew and 796 TEUs when a fire broke out in one of the containers shortly around midnight July 12, shortly after setting sail from Okpo, South Korea. The...
  • Scale of China's trade strategy begins to emerge
    DHL is one of several logistics operators that have established weekly rail freight services between China and Europe.HONG KONG - The benefits for containerized trade have not yet been clearly spelled out in China's One Belt, One Road plan, but the scale of the initiative and the economic figures involved...
  • India toys with cabotage reform
    Port of MumbaiThe government of India is considering changes to its cabotage law to temporarily allow foreign-owned and operated ships to move domestic cargo between ports on the country's east coast in an effort to drive up the region's container volumes and reduce congestion plaguing its west coast ports. A breakdown...
  • Maersk sees smooth Suez sailing as canal readies for August opening
    This image was from a promotional Suez Canal Auuthority video.HONG KONG - The world's largest container carrier does not expect any disruptions as the Suez Canal races to meet its August 6 opening deadline for the expanded waterway that is a critical link on the Asia-Europe and Mediterranean trades.Maersk Line...
  • Load factor fears behind rate-destroying liner actions
    Carrier profitability eroded as lines force down rates in fight over market share, Drewry tells carriers.HONG KONG - Average east-west load factors of 86 percent should not automatically be considered a disaster, yet it has had the effect of making container lines completely forget about any rational pricing strategies and...
  • Potato waste project set to grow Australia's Asia exports
    HONG KONG - The South Australian potato industry has embarked on a state-funded waste-reduction project that could save growers millions of dollars while boosting exports to China, India and Indonesia.Funding of $75,000 from the state's Advanced Food Manufacturing (AFM) grant program will enable the industry to use potatoes that are...
  • Scale of China's trade strategy begins to emerge
    DHL is one of several logistics operators that have established weekly rail freight services between China and Europe.HONG KONG - The benefits for containerized trade have not yet been clearly spelled out in China's One Belt, One Road plan, but the scale of the initiative and the economic figures involved...
  • New IMO leader must lead by listening
    It was a secret ballot, but the decision of the 40-strong International Maritime Organization Council was clear: Lim Ki-tack will be the next secretary-general of the IMO, if the IMO Assembly gives its approval in November. The president of Busan Port Authority is no stranger to Albert Embankment in London: he...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Torm completes restructuring
    Torm has completed a restructuring deal that will see US private equity giant Oaktree Capital Management take control of the Danish products tanker owner.
  • ADM sues over grain cargo
    An affiliate of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has secured a court order seizing a bulker's cargo in Louisiana after its buyer failed to deliver a letter of credit required in the transaction.
  • Dynagas LNG preps offering
    Dynagas LNG Partners has filed papers to issue preferred shares to buy an LNG carrier from its Greek parent company.
  • Belships charters newbuild
    Norway's Belships has secured employment for ta newbuilding slated for delivery this year.
  • Vela VLCCs boost Bahri
    Saudi Arabian tanker owner Bahri has posted stronger earnings in the second quarter as its fleet grew.
  • Shares follow ships
    Ocean Yield's top executives have picked up shares in the company on the same day as it entered a second sale-and-leaseback deal with Navig8.
  • 2Go eyes trio
    Philippines ferry owner 2Go Group is lining up new vessel acquisitions worth PHP 700m ($15.5m).
  • Diana panamaxes fixed
    Diana Shipping has secured period work for two of its vessels at a time when the dry cargo market continues to push year-to-date highs.
  • India extends guard's stay
    A ship guard is to stay in Italy for another six months ahead of his murder trial in India in a 2012 shooting case.
  • RBS selling Greek loans?
    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is putting its $5bn portfolio of Greek shipping loans up for sale, it is claimed.
  • Trafigura takes trio
    Trafigura has emerged as the charterer of a trio of tankers from Singapore's First Ship Lease.
  • Keppel lands $85m order
    Singaporean shipbuilder wins contract from Crystal Heights to build second liftboat in a year.
  • Captain kept quiet
    Carisbrooke master tried to conceal Spanish grounding six days after vessel hit Kiel Canal lock.
  • Dry demo helps counter arrivals
    A rush of ships to the breakers beaches in the first half of this year has helped offset nearly half of newbuilding capacity coming into the world fleet, Clarksons Research Services says.
  • Boxship catches fire
    A fire broke out on a boxship at the Fraser Surrey Docks, off Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday morning.
  • Naikai wins ferry deal
    Japanese yard books order for ro-pax from domestic operator Nishinihon Miyajima.
  • Nystad exits Odfjell
    Odfjell Tankers' boss Morten Nystad has become the latest high-ranking executive to exit the Norwegian group.
  • SIPG makes boxship move
    Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) is buying the 13-strong containership fleet of Jinjiang Shipping.
  • CSDC earnings to jump
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is expecting a big spike in net profit in the first half from stronger markets.
  • Bosxhip catches fire
    A fire broke out on a boxship at the Fraser Surrey Docks, off Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday morning.
  • TIL waits on suezmax sextet
    Oslo-listed owner confirms third quarter arrival for tankers bought from George Economou.
  • No leak from boxship
    Thai marine officials have found no oil leaks from the grounded boxship Sinaran Andaman off Phuket.
  • BG Group ships Oz gas
    Maran Gas Maritime vessel loads first LNG cargo from Train 2 at Queensland Curtis LNG.
  • Jin denies quitting JES
    Chinese shipbuilder JES International Holdings has refuted a claim by former CEO Jin Xin that he did not quit in March.
  • Seven into One
    Norway's Subsea 7 is teaming up with a Cameron and Schlumberger company for global operations.
  • Vallianz builds backlog
    Vallianz Holdings has secured charters for two self-elevated platforms in the Middle East in deals worth a total of $300m.
  • Sales net Navig8 $500m
    Nicolas Busch-led product tanker outfit teams with Ocean Yield and Chinese shipbuilder.
  • Lauritzen eyes cape sale
    Lauritzen Bulkers has wasted little time hoisting the for sale sign above one of their last capesizes.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • GRI roundup: Maersk Line, CMA CGM, UASC, MOL, CSCL and "K" Line
  • Port of Necochea strike update
  • Trucking index down on easing of capacity tightness
  • Washington state legislature passes transportation package
  • MSC extends coverage to Ceuta
  • FAA bags hazmat shipment during luggage screening
  • Stena Line expands operations at Port of Rotterdam
  • U.S., UK customs authorities enhance partnership to stop illegal vehicle imports
  • Swiss companies partner with Matternet to test logistics drones
  • APMT looks to purchase two Greek ports
  • Oracle expands cloud quote-to-cash capabilities
  • Court ruling paves way for trial over air cargo price fixing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2015
  • Gunvor sells stake in Baltic oil terminal
    Sold to a Russian industrialist.
  • Residual fuel oil demand 'continues to decrease'
    Fuel oil industry has 'not caught a break this year and may not for the rest of 2015', says Poten & Partners.
  • DNV GL: Retrofits make economic sense
    Even at a lower bunker price.
  • Contango narrows in Singapore
    Fuel oil markets and lack of resupply moving market.
  • Energy sector holds opportunities, says Singapore firm
    Singapore-listed entity looks to grow in sector.
  • Hambantota port seeks bunkering advice
    New arrangements coming in the next few months, say media reports.
  • EU funding for DFDS projects
    Will partly pay for scrubbers on vessels operating in ECAs.
  • Energy sector holds opportunties, says Singapore firm
    Singapore-listed entity looks to grow in sector.
  • Singapore: Monthly bunker sales up on year
    LSMGO sales tripled over the year.
  • Vopak's UK assets to be sold
    Swedish assets offloaded in June.
  • Dutch bank targets ship over unpaid bunker bills
    Detained ship belongs to Middle East shipping company.
  • Bahri vessel targeted for OW Bunker claims
    ING seeking $5.77 million in unpaid bunker claims, says report.
  • Singapore firm to expand beyond energy trading business
    Company rebrands and hires new CEO as part of process.
  • Demant: Would we do it again? No!
    Bunker Holding has benefitted from OW's demise but wants to make sure it does not make the same mistakes.
  • New facility starts supply of bunker, fuel treatment devices
    Device claims to increase fuel efficiency.
  • Chinese firm confirms fuel-efficient tanker orders
    Vessels acquired from Greece-based company.
  • New barge for Energy Petrol
    'We achieved 20% growth in first half of 2015,' says Turkish supplier.
  • BC Ferries: Construction of third LNG-fuelled ferry underway
    Steel cutting has already taken place, says firm.
  • Unique fuel-saving tech 'not easy' to introduce
    Due to conservative nature of shipping industry, says CEO.

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ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
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London
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Hamburg
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Madrid
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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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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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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