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July 15, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 15, 2015
  • Maersk willing to dock at Yemeni port for US$530/TEU danger pay
  • China's major ports cargo volume up 4.3pc in June to 15.9 million TEU
  • Shanghai International Port Group moves to take over Jinjiang Shipping
  • 400 dockers arrive at Oakland to clear backlogged boxes, unload extra ships
  • Customs strike 450 kilometres from Buenos Aires called off till August
  • Profits squeezed by overcapacity, weak demand, tough pricing
  • Hapag-Lloyd to deploy CSAV's new 9,324-TEU Cisnes
  • Odd bird e-commerce start-up gears up to win US$1.5 million in PE funding
  • India's richest state eyes US$16 billion push to fix Mumbai infrastructure
  • Myanmar to get $50 billion ports and logistics boost to attract manufacturers
  • New information portal says what's hot and what's/not in African shipping
  • Mainland-Hong Kong air cargo rate war threatens carrier profitability
  • Frankfurt air cargo slips 1.8pc to 1.04 million tonnes in first half
  • LATAM Airlines Group June cargo down 9.9pc as freighter capacity falls
  • Lufthansa Cargo capacity rises on bellyhold plenty, but demand falls 0.9pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Aerosols - Classification & Danger
  • Steel imports in Q1 shoot up by 53.1 pc to 2.545 mt
  • 2014: A positive year for Port of Amsterdam
  • Cochin Port clarifies on its vessel related charges
  • Cochin Port joins deep draught club
  • Krishnapatnam Port wins 'Golden Peacock Environment Management Award'
  • Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
  • Thermal coal imports in Q1 shoot up by 23 pc
  • VOC Port achieves new single-day handling record
  • PFT Bawal handles specialised cargo
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty of $ 342.76/t on phenol from South Africa
  • INR firms up against dollar on fall in crude prices
  • China's exports up 2.8 pc in June

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 15, 2015
  • New vehicles to speed up cargo handling
  • Gotland orders LNG ferry in China
  • Railway refurbishment in deep south
  • How much is too much?
  • Stiff fines for Skywest Airlines Aviation
  • Hearty congratulations go to Douglas G. Beck
  • Big deal for more rail solutions
  • Successful purchase
  • East-west flow continues to grow Intermodal / Strasse
  • Antwerp sets up "One belt one road" taskforce
  • Sunshine lady has to wait
  • Martin Bencher France moves to new office
  • More by rail between India and Kazakhstan
  • Mixed bag of results for H1/2015
  • Fresh blood for Tiaca
  • Spreading Royal wings wider over Saudi Arabia
  • Danish eyes turn to Greek ports Shipping
  • New guardian for pallet pooler

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Scorpio buys more tankers
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers has tacked on two more newbuilding resale purchases to its already prodigious product carrier fleet. The Emanuele Lauro-led company is paying USD37 million for an MR product tanker newbuilding being built at South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for delivery in September
  • Dynagas prices preferred stock
    NYSE-listed Dynagas LNG Partners has priced an offering of perpetual preferred equity to fund a vessel acquisition from its private sponsor. The George Prokopiou-led partnership priced the USD75 million share sale at a dividend rate of 9%. If the underwriter option is fully exercised, gross
  • Somali pirate releases raise concerns
    The release of a group of Somali pirates from Kenyan prisons has sparked concerns about where they are likely to go next. Fourteen of the 164 Somali pirates currently serving time in Kenya prisons are to be released and repatriated next month. They follow 64 others recently sent back to Somalia
  • VLGC rates rebound as ships diverted to west-of-Suez
    Rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers rose again on 10 July as more ships were fixed to load in Algeria, west Africa, and the US Gulf. This is despite weak LPG demand in east Asia. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Gulf-Far East rate at USD135.50/tonne on 13 July, up USD1.50 from 10
  • Ningbo Marine president resigns
    Shanghai-listed Ningbo Marine announced on 13 July that its president Chu Min has resigned because of a job change. Chu has also quit as the director of strategic committee, and the board agreed that vice-president Yao Cheng will step up until a new president is selected. Born in 1956, Chu is a
  • Maersk urges Chinese ports to consolidate top slot
    A leading figure in Maersk China has praised China's port industry as the leader in the field, but has warned that some improvements are needed for it to keep that position. Jens Eskelund, senior director of Maersk China, is reported by Xinhua News Agency as telling the Maritime Silk Road
  • Italy reappoints Taranto port boss
    The Italian government has reappointed the president of Taranto port authority in a holding role ahead of the approval of national ports reform legislation that will make the authorities regional entities and reduce their number to 13. The mandate of Taranto port boss Sergio Prete is due to end
  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding seeks tanker and box ship orders
    Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding told IHS Maritime on 14 July it is trying to secure orders for tankers and container ships in addition to the dry bulk carriers that it specialises in. The shipbuilder confirmed it has recently won orders for six 106,000 dwt Aframax tankers that would be
  • One dead after two vessels collide
    Two general cargo ships collided in the early morning of 13 July near the Xiaoban Men channel of Zhoushan archipelago in China, leaving one dead and another missing. At 00:15 h local time on 13 July, China-flagged 4,071 dwt Wan Li 8 collided with Sierra Leone-flagged 5,287 dwt Heng Run, local
  • Nam Cheong issues $55.4m fixed-rate notes
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Nam Cheong has issued SGD75 million (USD55.4 million) worth of 6.5%, three-year, fixed-rate notes at par under its SGD600 million multicurrency medium-term note programme. The company has appointed Malaysia-headquartered CIMB Bank, Singapore-based DBS Bank, and RHB
  • Keppel FELS wins $85m liftboat contract
    Singapore-headquartered offshore services provider Keppel FELS has won a USD85 million contract to construct a high-specification liftboat for offshore oil and gas company Crystal Heights Holdings (Crystal Heights). This latest contract is the second liftboat Keppel has been contracted to build
  • New Asia-Latin America service launched
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming has teamed up with Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) to launch a new Asia Pacific-Latin America service. Ten 4,500-5,500 teu box ships will be deployed in the South America Loop 2 service, which began on July 11. The port rotation for the service will be
  • Seoul grants compensation to 46 Sewol claimants
    Seoul has granted compensation to the 46 survivors of Sewol disaster and families of its victims. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on 10 July that 96 Sewol-related claims, including for cargo loss and losses suffered by fishermen, had been approved. The ferry capsized

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • AirBridgeCargo eyeing new routes as Volga-Dnepr Group sets up UK firm
  • New competition laws could consign 'the golden age' of Hong Kong port to history
  • K+N flies high on increased H1 profits from air and gains market share at sea

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Great Lakes shipyard drydocks USCG cutter
  • Thrustmaster brown water Z-drives first with mechanical fuse
  • Bouchard christens huge ATB in New Orleans
  • Tenneco SCR gains key ABS certifications
  • American Cruise Lines reveals name of latest paddlewheeler
  • Bisso orders "same again" at Main Iron Works
  • Wärtsilä solutions chosen for Chinese super dredge
  • New offshore wind SOV design unveiled

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Everett port board taps Bergerson for Central Marina improvement project
  • Inchcape Shipping Services reports Argentina customs strike on hold
  • Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise passenger
  • Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Ok KPly remediation project contract
  • Crowley names Parker Harrison as procurement vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Marchen Maersk named in Felixstowe
    Ceremony comes as the last of Maersk's 20-ship Triple-E order was delivered this month and the line announces a fleet of second-generation Triple-Es
  • Robust aframax scrapping helps limit crude tanker fleet growth
    Around 45 aframaxes sold for scrap since Jan 2013, data shows
  • Tanker players to feel Iranian impact from winter
    Increased shipping demand could be offset by more Iranian tanker capacity and a possible fall in tonne-mile demand
  • Iran nuclear deal adds more pressure to oil prices
    The prospect of an influx of Iranian oil comes when there is already oversupply in the market
  • High Court finds for OW Bunker in Pappas test case
    Contract with collapsed trader valid even though another company was physical supplier
  • Asia-Europe volumes drop in May
    But global volumes continue to track above last year's levels
  • Judgment reserved in Pappas test case on bunkers double-charging
    But High Court judge promises to hand down verdict as soon as possible on claim against OW Bunker and ING
  • Maersk calls on China to open cabotage trade and improve its port navigation
    Liner shipping connectivity is crucial for Beijing's Maritime Silk Road strategy
  • New chapter opens for Torm as tanker owner completes restructuring
    Debt reduced to $561m and new A shares to be issued on Nasdaq Copenhagen
  • Scorpio Tankers buys two at South Korean yards
    Purchases worth a total of $95m add heft to product tanker fleet
  • European forwarding giant K+N posts better earnings
    K+N reports a mild boost in profits, supported by results in its sea freight division

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Konecranes gets order for automated RTG system for Indonesia container terminal
    Konecranes has received a repeat order for an automated RTG (ARTG) system from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) in Indonesia. The system includes nine automated RTG cranes. It will be delivered to Terminal Petikemas Semarang (TPKS), an operational terminal in Central Java, at the end of 2016. The order...
  • Airlines in desperate need of help to do business in India
    Delhi - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for the development of a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with the Indian Government's stated intention to make it easier to do business in India. The objective is to allow India to derive maximum social and economic benefits as its...
  • Congress winds up to kick can again on US highway bill
    WASHINGTON - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation to extend federal highway funding through the end of the year to buy time to find funding and votes for the six-year long-term bill that both the GOP and Democrats want. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan...
  • R+L Carriers announces new service center
    Wilmington, Ohio - Global transportation provider R+L Carriers is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Kennesaw, Georgia (KES) Service Center. This facility will provide easy access to the I-75, I-575 and I-285 shipping corridors and will allow for Guaranteed AM delivery and Guaranteed Hourly Window delivery into regions where Expedited...
  • Gulfport cancels study of deeper channel
    The Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, has encountered a setback to its hopes of dredging a channel large enough to match the port's growth ambitions. Gulfport officials withdrew their request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study enlarging of the port's 36-foot-deep channel to as much as 47 feet and widening...
  • US trucking companies keep more drivers, but need more
    A year of driver pay hikes may have paid off for trucking companies. The number of drivers quitting one carrier and leaving for another - called driver turnover - dropped significantly in early 2015, according to the American Trucking Associations. However, it's difficult to say exactly why more truck drivers decided to stick with their companies...
  • Port of Long Beach appoints communications director
    Noelia Rodriguez, a veteran communications executive with local and national experience, has been named to the newly-created position of director of communications at the Port of Long Beach. She will oversee the harbor department's communications, government relations and marketing divisions. Rodriguez served most recently as chief communications officer for Metro Los...
  • US highway bill's freight funding formula comes up short
    WASHINGTON - A new six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill in the U.S. includes more than a quarter-trillion dollars in infrastructure investment and designated funding for freight corridors. The formula that divvies up that funding among states, however, is intrinsically flawed, according to analysts at the Brookings Institution. Although the bill would channel funds...
  • Oakland import growth bodes well for peak season
    Port of OaklandThe Port of Oakland in June recorded its fourth straight month of growth in containerized imports since the signing of a tentative coastwide longshore contract in late February, boding well for the peak-shipping season in late summer to fall. Click to EnlargeLoaded import containers in June increased 2.6 percent...
  • Sanctions clobber Russian containerized trucking
    ST. PETERSBURG - The Russian trucking industry hauling containers is in crisis with demand plummeting because of Western sanctions on food imports and weak oil prices, but there's no help from Moscow on the way. The volume of containerized cargo hauled by Russian trucks fell by 15 percent year-over-year in the first...
  • US truckload carriers lure drivers with new trucks, technologies
    In the struggle to hire and keep truck drivers, trucking companies increasingly are using new, highly sophisticated, fuel-efficient trucks with the latest safety technology as incentives. They're also throwing in the latest "aftermarket" devices -- such as satellite televisions -- to make those drivers that do spend weeks on the road...
  • Kuehne + Nagel earnings up in second quarter
    LONDON - Kuehne + Nagel's net earnings rose 6.8 percent in the second quarter as strong growth in air freight tonnage offset lower ocean container volumes. The Swiss freight forwarding and logistics giant earned 173 francs ($183.4 million) in the three months through June compared with 162 million francs in the...
  • India's deep-sea Vizhinjam port project moves forward
    India's Kerala state authority on Monday issued a letter of intent to domestic port infrastructure developer Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone for the development of its long-planned deep-water, container transshipment terminal at Vizhinjam, paving the way for construction on the green-field site to begin by November. APSEZ's lone bid on...
  • Flat growth, rising capacity as air cargo runs out of steam
    Cathay Pacific has 13 Boeing 747-8 freighters in its fleet.HONG KONG - The air freight momentum generated by a solid first quarter has been well and truly lost with the world's market leader reporting flat growth in June and falling load factors.Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair carried 141,136...
  • Slowing June volumes at world's top two container ports
    Port of SingaporeHONG KONG - Singapore became the second Asian hub port to declare slowing container throughput in June following weak growth reported by Shanghai last week in the run up to the peak season period from July to September.The port of Singapore handled 2.62 million 20-foot-equivalent units during June,...
  • Intra-Asia to rule global container trade
    HONG KONG - Manufacturing changes in the next 15 years will keep intra-Asia as the world's largest ocean container trade, representing 35 percent of global volumes, according to a study by the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.The regional circulation of mainly semi-finished products will change the approach and layout of manufacturing...
  • Flat growth and rising capacity as air cargo runs out of steam
    Cathay Pacific has 13 Boeing 747-8 freighters in its fleet.HONG KONG - The air freight momentum generated by a solid first quarter has been well and truly lost with the world's market leader reporting flat growth in June and falling load factors.Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair carried 141,136...
  • Slowing June volumes at world's top two container ports
    HONG KONG - Singapore became the second Asian hub port to declare slowing container throughput in June following weak growth reported by Shanghai last week in the run up to the peak season period from July to September.The port of Singapore handled 2.62 million 20-foot containers during June, a significant...
  • Intra-Asia to rule global container trade, Shanghai institute says
    HONG KONG - Manufacturing changes in the next 15 years will keep intra-Asia as the world's largest ocean container trade, representing 35 percent of global volumes, according to a study by the Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI).The regional circulation of mainly semi-finished products will change the approach and layout of...
  • Carload weakness forecast to blunt US major railroads' profit growth
    The profit train U.S-based Class I railroads have been riding is slowing, resulting in expectations for solid but unspectacular profit reports for the second quarter, according to industry analysts. CSX Transportation, the first Class I railroad to report second-quarter earnings, announced Tuesday that net income rose 4.5 percent year-over-year to $553...
  • ILWU man-hours, wages rise despite stagnant West Coast volume
    A disturbing and costly trend is underway at West Coast ports where the number of man-hours paid to move containers is increasing as volume stagnates, while at the same time the hourly cost of longshore labor is also increasing. The pressure is therefore on terminal operators to increase productivity. Those terminals...
  • US spot market truck volumes rise in June
    Demand for heavy truck equipment on the U.S. spot freight market shot upward in June, increasing 9 percent from May, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. The June increase followed a 1.7 percent decline in spot market truck freight volumes from April to May, as measured by the index,...
  • CMA CGM Colombia opens new inland corridors
    CMA CGM Colombia offers, effective July 1, in addition to its maritime services, a complete inland coverage in Colombia, connecting its main ports of call to any inland destination across the country. With inland terminals in Medellin, Cali and Bogotá, and a network of 4 strategically located offices across the country,...
  • Globe Express Services appoints new CCO
    Globe Express Services has announced the appointment of Poonam Datta as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). The industry expert will be responsible for developing the company's global commercial strategy and building a strong team to further expand its presence in the international market. An accomplished and experienced business leader,...
  • Dollar Tree to add East Coast DC in South Carolina
    Discount retailer Dollar Tree is branching out in South Carolina, building a $104.4 million distribution center near Spartanburg, on the I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Atlanta and a short truck dray from the intermodal facilities of the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer. The construction of the 1.5-million-square-foot distribution facility follows...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Pioneer goes with V
    Pankaj Khanna-led Pioneer Marine has hired V.Ships for technical management of its full operational fleet.
  • Maersk hikes box rates
    Maersk Line is increasing box rates for shipments from the Far East.
  • OW double jeopardy ruling
    An English High Court ruling has increased the likelihood of 'double jeopardy' to shipowners over payment of fuel supplied by OW Bunker, by upholding a tribunal's decision that the UK Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SOGA) did not apply.
  • FreeSeas back on track
    Nasdaq-listed FreeSeas has brought its share price back above $1 after a reverse stock split.
  • Milaha CEO steps down
    Milaha's chief executive has announced his intention to retire in September after serving for seven years as head of the diversified owner.
  • Three crew poisoned
    Three Vietnamese seafarers have died from reported gas inhalation on a cargo vessel off Malaysia.
  • Wilson takes duo
    Norway's Wilson has snapped up a duo of small bulkers from Dutch owner Vertom.
  • GMP kicks off Gener8 coverage
    GMP Securities has urged investors to buy up stock in newly quoted Gener8 Maritime, which is trading at a discount to its IPO price.
  • US yard group files
    US shipyard group Signal International has filed for bankruptcy five months after being slapped with a court fine in an alleged labour trafficking case.
  • NileDutch strikes VSA deal
    Netherlands owner NileDutch has joined a containership service between South America and Africa.
  • Hong Kong holds seven
    A Brazilian-operated platform supply vessel (PSV) was among seven ships detained in Hong Kong in June.
  • Iran impact 'neutral'
    Iran's pending return to the oil and tanker markets following the likely lifting of sanctions has received a largely positive welcome.
  • Ferry runs aground
    All passengers have been evacuated from a ferry that suffered power failure off Indonesia.
  • FMC checks ports deal
    US regulators are seeking more information on a containership cooperation agreement with US west coast terminals.
  • One dead after collision
    Another seafarer still missing following smash between general cargoships off Zhoushan.
  • Tong ups Seadrill ante
    Chinese billionaire Tong Jinquan has strengthened his position in John Fredriksen's Seadrill.
  • Dynagas Partners seeks $86m
    George Procopiou's Dynagas Partners is looking to raise over $86m from a preferred equity offering.
  • Tankers leave Ceyhan
    Nine vessels head from Turkish port after Iraq cancels crude loadings.
  • TNK stacks the shelf
    Teekay Tankers has positioned itself to sell securities worth up to $150m, according to a filling to US financial regulators.
  • Teekay aframax held
    A Teekay Tankers aframax was detained in Canada last month after being suspected of a discharge violation.
  • Icon fixes out duo
    Malaysia's Icon Offshore has announced two long-term charters for its anchor-handlers.
  • Epic closes fundraiser
    Epic Gas has completed its previously announced private placement to existing shareholders raising $50m in the process.
  • Scorpio goes shopping
    US-listed product tanker owner has picked up another couple of newbuilding resales.
  • Fennica heads for repair
    A Finnish multipurpose icebreaker damaged while on charter to Shell in Alaska is set to head to the US for repairs.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: FMC releases report on U.S. port congestion
  • Dollar Tree selects S.C. for massive distribution center
  • WLS: Carriers up capacity in east-west trades in advance of peak season
  • Report: Mega vessel arrival delays in Europe shorter than for all vessels on average
  • MSC changes terminals on two South America services
  • MacroPoint integrates tracking data with CarrierWeb solutions
  • Port Canaveral to break ground on new facility
  • Washington State Legislature funds key rail projects
  • Dublin Port Company's largest infrastructure project receives approval
  • BNSF Logistics acquires TTS
  • Great Lakes ore sinks in June
  • Yusen Logistics expands operations in Mexico
  • Fitch: U.S. transportation outlook 'stable' for second half 2015
  • Mass. court rules carriers can't be compelled to make drivers employees
  • Hanjin containership disabled off North Carolina

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Evergas names pair of new dual-fuel LNG carriers
    Vessels can transport ethane, LPG and LNG.
  • Owners lose out in OW court case
    Judge finds that bunker contract remains valid.
  • More detail on EU support for DFDS projects
    Four ECA routes, six scrubber installations and seven ports are beneficiaries, two bigger projects turned down.
  • Stena gains EU funding for scrubbers
    But application for developing LNG bunker supply infrastructure in Baltic turned down.
  • Endofa recruits trading manager
    New hire Peter Grunwaldt has shipping and bunkering background.
  • Singapore bunker conference for September
    Will cover regional market developments.
  • Japan: Bonded bunker sales down
    Volumes fall on month and on year, data shows.
  • Cold ironing arrives at Chinese port
    Move part-funded by local government.
  • Courts reach opposite conclusions in OW 'interpleader' cases
    Conflicting outcomes shows level of complexity of case, says Reed Smith.
  • Asian shipping firm adds to fleet
    In fuel-saving move.
  • Chinese port opens first shorepower connection
    System to cut GHG emissions by over 2,100 mt per year.
  • Brightoil founder increases ownership in firm
    Total of value of transaction at $2.34 million.
  • Courts reach opposite conclusions on OW Bunker case
    Conflicting outcomes shows level of difficulty and complexity of case, explains Reed Smith.
  • Asian shipping firm in fuel-saving move
    Company to add three vessels to fleet this year.
  • Klaipeda LNG reloading station project receives EU funding
    Receives $6.6 million in financial support.
  • Quebec commissions 'first North American LNG-fuelled ferry'
    Vessel is first of three LNG-powered ferries.

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Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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