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October 15, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • By 2020, US east coast will equal west coast in Asia imports: Zim chief
  • Authorities plan to expand Incheon port to handle bigger ships with new terminals
  • Much doubt promise of ASEAN community will ever bear fruit
  • Santos Brasil extends concession of Tecon Santos terminal to 2047
  • MacGregor signs deck machinery deal with Guangzhou Shunhai Shipyard
  • Cuba resumes US chicken imports after two-month bird flu suspension
  • Panama Canal tonnage hits new high, driven by box ships transits
  • Panalpina ready, willing and able to exploit opportunities in Iran
  • New Mangalore Port Trust tell cashew traders to use new port facilities
  • OIA Global expands Southwest Express LCL services from SE Asia to 9 new US destinations
  • IAG Cargo, Exelsius offer pharma course on quality India distribution
  • CAL Cargo Airlines receives IATA's CEIV Pharma certification
  • Forwarders gear up for launch of Emirates' B777 flights to Panama City
  • Air Partner flies 90 tonnes of UN food relief to Central African Republic
  • Nigerian official: Exchange rate chokes air cargo flow, lay-offs expected

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Cosco Container Line to participate in MINA service
  • Gadkari hails approval for redrawing of High Risk Area in Indian Ocean
  • logitrans International Transport Logistics Exhibition from Nov. 18-20 in Istanbul
  • MOL moves to enhance corporate governance structure
  • Ongoing war impacts commercial maritime industry in Yemen
  • SCI presented Best Enterprise Award by Forum of Women in Public Sector
  • Users of water transit facilities have to pay a fee: Bangladesh Minister
  • Gadkari hints at significant investment in Iran's Chabahar port infra
  • KPT opens revenue collection centre in Gandhidham
  • Cabinet takes forward Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar
  • INR recovers smartly against dollar
  • Statutory Declaration Form (SDF) subsumed in Shipping Bill in EDI ports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Inspection service at Dunkirk inaugurated
  • Shortage of qualified truck drivers in US
  • New BMW spare parts warehouse
  • Tristar Air loses aircraft in Somalia
  • One quarter less goods hauled in Estonia
  • Kögel Trailer Russia driven by Milan Strmecki
  • PSA gets started on fourth box terminal in Mumbai
  • Chemical plant equipment to Russia
  • Indonesian government supporting transport sector
  • Coal headwinds to continue in 2016
  • Missiles cause safety concerns
  • Michel Segain presides over Le Havre port association
  • Container traffic rise at Barcelona railfreight terminal
  • Hexham train-support facility operational
  • Kaptein strengthens Detra management

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Finland and Estonia apply for LNG pipeline funding
    Baltic neighbours Estonia and Finland have applied jointly for up to 75% of the cost of a submarine natural gas carrying pipeline linking the two. This evens out spikes in supply and demand during peak periods such as winter - mainly for Finland. The Balticconnector, as the project has been named,
  • Port of Hamilton secures new grain terminal
    The Port of Hamilton has secured a new 50,000 tonne grain terminal that will ship Ontario-grown grains and oilseeds to export terminals on the St. Lawrence River. The facility will be built by G3 Canada Ltd, the company formed to take over the former Canadian Wheat Board. The new facility is part
  • PIL back for more box ships
    Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) has returned to Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Newyangzi Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, with an order for eight container ships. The 11,800 teu vessels are scheduled for delivery from June 2018 until August 2018.
  • Thordon Bearings wins milestone deal
    Canada-based Thordon Bearings has signed a landmark US contract - its first major container ship deal and the largest commercial ship propeller shafts to be fitted with its COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings. They will be supplied for two container ships under construction at Aker
  • MOL posts gains from charter terminations
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on 14 October that it had realised some net gains after cancelling some charter contracts for dry bulk carriers. Japan's biggest shipowner was responding to media reports that it would incur an operating loss of JPY5 billion (USD41.7 million) as a result of the financial
  • Korea Line seals six-year TC contract with Hyundai Glovis
    South Korean shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) said on 14 October that it had signed a long-term timecharter (TC) contract with compatriot logistics firm Hyundai Glovis, part of Hyundai Motor Group. Effective immediately, the KRW31.246 billion (USD27.25 million) contract will last until
  • China to drive box trade 'for years to come'
    China will remain the driving force in global container trades for years to come, with scant possibility of another region emerging to challenge its dominant position, according to a senior industry-watcher. "There is no doubt that China is slowing down, but Asia is responsible for 50% of all
  • Jinzhou Port to go for shareholding change
    Shanghai-listed Jinzhou Port has halted trading as its controlling shareholder Dalian Port Group is planning for a major restructuring deal involving a shareholding change in the company. Currently, the China-based port operator Dalian Port Group owns about 20% equity interest in Jinzhou Port and
  • Singapore's bunker sales up 9%, throughput falls 13.6%
    Singapore's bunker sales saw an increase of 9% year-on-year to 3.8 million tonnes for September 2015, according to preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The world's largest bunkering hub's September 2015 sales result marked the fourth highest ever monthly sales
  • Rich countries call for IMO emissions accountability
    In the run-up to the UN's climate change conference in December, an international economic organisation representing developed nations has called for drastic measures to curb shipping emissions. The International Transport Forum (ITF), the transport division of the Organisation for Economic
  • K+N lifts profits despite market headwinds
    Leading global ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) today reported a substantial increase in earnings for the first nine months despite lacklustre cargo volumes and heightened exchange rate volatility. The Swiss-based group's gross profit (turnover less duties, carrier rates, and

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Good news for frustrated forwarders as Heathrow gets set to 'transform' air cargo
  • Malaysia and Taiwan overtake China as the world's top manufacturing locations
  • What are the chances of a merger between Hanjin and Hyundai?

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Lawsuit alleges negligence by TOTE and El Faro captain
  • Metal Shark delivers 75 ft port security fireboat
  • JMS Naval Architects designs research vessel
  • Silver Ships delivers multi-mission boat
  • Harley newbuild will be first with Cat marine Tier 4 engines
  • Davie set to start box ship to fleet oiler conversion
  • Heavy well intervention vessel punches above its weight

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks paid parental leave program
  • Celebration begins for Portland Airport Anniversary
  • Coast Guard Motor Life Boat assists in medical emergency
  • Snohomish River dredging work scheduled to start October 19
  • American Trucking Associations releases driver turnover numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Burgeoning US economy drives transpacific traffic
    Third consecutive month of double-digit growth in Asian imports to the US
  • UN Security Council resolution targets human trafficking by sea
    States authorised to intercept, inspect and seize migrant smuggling ships
  • Singapore maritime veteran to be honoured
    SMF chief David Chin wins recognition at the upcoming Lloyd's List Asia Awards
  • Crew from detained Russian product tanker released
    Crew had been held in Libya on suspicion of smuggling oil
  • Long Beach volumes bounce back
    West coast port heading for pre-recession throughput figures as shippers return
  • View from the Bridge: Andrey Naraevskiy
    Ruscon director on how Russia's economy is struggling to cope with weak oil prices, a devalued rouble, trade sanctions ... and a shortage of containers
  • Naraevskiy on fuelling up
    Low bunker prices an added draw at Russian ports
  • Interpleader action may offer way out of double demands for OW receivables, says American Club
    But the procedure is only possible under US jurisdiction
  • Korean shipbuilders aim to standardise offshore design
    Big three South Korean shipbuilders aim to complete the standardisation project by the first half of 2016
  • Shipper Survey reveals customers blame megaships for unstable global container trades
    The results of the annual Containerisation International Shipper Sentiment Survey are out and make grim reading for the operators of container lines
  • Korea Line enters car carrier market
    Dry bulk owner charters first PCTC from Hyundai Glovis
  • Mitsui OSK announces key corporate governance efforts
    Among the measures, the president selection process will be reformed
  • ICS challenges call for $25 per tonne CO2 levy
    Rhetoric ahead of Paris climate talks heats up as shipping industry brands proposed carbon price as excessive
  • Hanjin Shipping mulls Busan terminal stake sale
    Company has not set a firm date for when the sale could take place
  • Singapore bunker sales volume drops 10% in September
    Levels are still about 9.3% higher year on year
  • Singapore box throughput drops in first nine months
    September containers down 13.6% from a year earlier
  • Genco Shipping's fourth ultramax newbuilding on spot market
    The vessel is the last of four ultramax ships delivered to the company under Baltic Trading's previous deals with Yangfan Group
  • Samudera Indonesia wins $70m LNG shipping deal
    The company aims to commence LNG supplying in 2016
  • China's oil product exports highest in over 2.5 years
    Product tanker companies can expect strong China diesel exports to continue amid slowing local demand
  • Diana Shipping charters out panamax bulker to Cargill
    Contract to generate $2.4m in gross revenue for the minimum scheduled time charter period
  • Panama Canal hits tonnage record
    Containerships registered the highest total tonnage passing through the canal
  • CMA CGM and Marfret add New Zealand to Australia and Europe container route
    The new international service will transport New Zealand goods directly to the Americas and Europe

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Modest intermodal gains not enough to offset third-quarter CSX loss
    CSX Transportation won back cargo lost to over-the-road competitors and made modest intermodal gains in the third quarter, but it was still not enough to stem the flow of money out of the company. Over the past three months, the Jacksonville, Florida-based railway has been battered by diminishing demand for coal,...
  • LTL pricing specialist SMC3 buys Transportation Costing Group
    SMC3, best known for its less-than-truckload pricing technology and supply-chain conferences, extended reach into the truckload market by acquiring Transportation Costing Group. The deal gives SMC3 activity-based cost modeling software and profitability management tools for both LTL and truckload carriers that complement SMC3's software line, which includes CzarLite pricing software and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd scales back size of planned IPO
    Hapag-Lloyd is scaling back plans for its initial public offering, and now plans to seek $300 million instead of the $500 million as it had previously announced. The world's fifth-largest carrier by container-carrying capacity is one of several German companies that have had to scale back their capital-raising efforts in an...
  • Mobile plans refrigerated warehouse for containerized poultry exports
    The Port of Mobile, Alabama, is working to build a near-dock refrigerated warehouse for transloading poultry into containers for export. "We think the business is there. Alabama is the second-largest producer of poultry in the U.S.," Jimmy Lyons, CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority, said in an interview with JOC.com. Just...
  • Lower surcharges cut J.B. Hunt revenue, but profit, volume rise
    J.B. Hunt Transport Services hauled more freight on road and rail in the third quarter than a year ago, charged higher rates for intermodal and trucking services, and added capacity to meet shipper demand. Even so, total revenue shrank year-over-year, thanks to lower fuel surcharges. The third quarter was the second quarter...
  • Mark Yeager resigns from Hub Group board
    Mark Yeager has stepped down from Hub Group's board, two months after resigning from his post as chief operating officer of the freight-shipping firm, according to the company. Yeager's resignation may yet add another element of instability to the firm, whose intermodal business has struggled over the past year thanks in...
  • Resin pellets to be transloaded at South Carolina facility
    Sea Pac LLC is building a 1.5 million-square-foot facility that the South Carolina Ports Authority hopes will help Charleston compete for plastic resin exports, a market that Houston now dominates. Sea Pac LLC will invest $32 million in a new bulk-to-containers transloading center 20 miles from the port, the South Carolina Department of Commerce said. The transloading operation...
  • Moody's, S&P reaffirm South Carolina port bond ratings
    Two financial ratings services have affirmed their debt ratings for the South Carolina Ports Authority, which is preparing to issue $290 million in revenue bonds for container terminal upgrades and other capital projects. Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services 's cited a citing a growing regional economy, significant...
  • Virginia port posts profit on higher volume
    The Port of Virginia posted its its busiest September on record for container volume, and CEO John Reinhart said a return to operating profit shows the port has "turned the corner" after years of losses. The port handled 215,520 20-foot-equivalent units of full and empty containers in September, a year-over-year increase...
  • Antwerp container volume up despite Asia-Europe slump
    LONDON - Antwerp's container traffic grew 8 percent in the first nine months of the year as the Belgian port boosted traffic on the troubled Asia-Europe route. Europe's second-largest container hub handled 7.265 million twenty-foot-equivalent units compared with 6.73 million TEUs in the first three quarters of 2014. The Antwerp Port Authority...
  • China will be global trade linchpin for forseeable future
    China will remain the driving force in global container trades for years to come with scant possibility of an alternative region emerging to challenge its dominant position. "There is no doubt that China is slowing down, but Asia is responsible for 50 percent of all containerized ocean exports and China's exports...
  • Idle fleet growing at fastest pace since 2009
    LONDON - The fleet of idle container ships over 500 twenty-foot equivalent units grew by 107,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unitss to 780, 000 TEUs in the past two weeks and is set to increase going into the slack cargo season, Alphaliner said. There were 245 vessels without work on Oct. 5, up from...
  • APL adds call to New Zealand Express service
    Container carrier APL announced it is upgrading its New Zealand Express, or NZE, service by adding a direct northbound call at Brisbane, Australia. The change will take effect with the arrival of the Kota Lestari, voyage 033, at Port Klang on Nov. 23, the Singapore-based company said in a notice to...
  • Alliances cause members to over-order capacity, analyst says
    SHENZHEN - Container shipping alliances are causing more capacity to be generated than they are able to fill, Rod Riseborough, CEO of Container Trades Statistics, told delegates at JOC's TPM Asia conference in Shenzhen Wednesday. "No one wants to build a ship of less than 13,000 TEU, but in an alliance...
  • ZIM CEO: US East Coast port volume to gain parity with West Coast by 2020
    SHENZHEN, China - U.S. East Coast ports will increase their share of containerized trade from 35 percent to roughly half by 2020, putting them on parity with the West Coast, according to Rafi Danieli, CEO and president of Zim Integrated Shipping Services. In a keynote address to approximately 600 attendees of...
  • Savannah builds on reefer growth with first shipment of Latin America citrus imports
    The first cold-treated citrus imports from Latin America have arrived at the port of Savannah under a U.S. pilot program that aims to cut logistics costs for produce shippers. It's the start of something that could be the stimulus Savannah needs to accelerate already strong overall refrigerated import growth and...
  • UPS said it will get holiday deliveries right this year
    After underestimating e-commerce delivery requirements during the 2013 holiday season, and over-committing assets during the 2014 holiday season, UPS believes it will get it right this year, said Noel Massie, president of the Southern California district at the largest U.S. transport operator. UPS has learned from the mistakes of the past...
  • US trucker ODFL, 3PL Mallory Alexander forge ocean-freight alliance
    Multimodal collaboration got a boost last week when trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line and Mallory Alexander International Logistics entered an ocean forwarding alliance. The alliance was announced while both companies participated in the JOC Inland Distribution Conference. Under the alliance, Mallory Alexander will perform all ocean freight forwarding back office...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Orders to hit tanker rates
    JP Morgan cut its estimates for crude tanker rates in the 2017 and 2018 on predictions that a growing newbuilding orderbook will take a bite out of earnings.
  • El Faro suit filed
    The family of a crew member on a TOTE Maritime ro-ro that sank off the Bahamas has reportedly filed a $100m lawsuit over the incident.
  • Merger talks 'advanced'
    Merger talks between China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco Group) and China Shipping Group have reportedly reached advanced stages.
  • Panic to prosper
    More misery is needed in the dry cargo market to ensure the sector will eventually revive, a senior manager of notoriously bearish Diana Shipping told a Marine Money conference in Athens.
  • Hapag lowers IPO sights
    German carrier targets $300m windfall from listing at difficult time for global markets.
  • Sanfu discount for Precious
    Bangkok-based Precious Shipping announced this week that China's Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding has agreed to a $2m discount on the contract price on each of the first two of 10 super-eco ultramaxes under construction at the yard.
  • NAT slips on lower dividend
    Tanker owner's shares trade down today after a couple of pennies drop of dividend.
  • Antwerp volumes rise
    The key Belgian port of Antwerp handled 156.51m tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2015.
  • Pittas more afraid of banks
    Private equity will not rush to quit shipping, but lenders could be a risk, owner says.
  • Rasmussen leaving Ultragas
    Anders Rasmussen has resigned as the chief executive of Ultragas and will leave early next year.
  • Captain evacuated
    An unconscious master has been taken off his cargoship in rough seas off Italy.
  • Drillship heads to Senegal
    Australia's FAR and partners are bringing in an Ocean Rig drillship for well work off Senegal.
  • G3 eyes wheat terminal
    G3 Canada is planning a new year-round shipping terminal in Hamilton, Lake Ontario.
  • Evercore cuts Safe Bulkers
    Analyst Jonathan Chappell suggests seasonal upturn is a chance to offload dry shares.
  • Turkish ship barred
    The Paris MoU organisation of port states has banned an elderly Turkish cargoship for three months.
  • ASRY on the up
    Bahrain shipyard says volume of repair work rises 9.5% year-on-year.
  • Hapag-Lloyd moves quickly
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd's $500m IPO could be completed as early as the end of this month.
  • Austal clinches finance
    Austal is closing in on a new financing agreement of around $232m with a syndicate of four banks.
  • Russian crew freed
    Ten crew members have been released by Libya following the seizure of their tanker in a row over oil smuggling in September.
  • Windfall for Indian owners?
    Indian shipowners could be about to receive a $60bn cargo bonanza thanks to new proposed legislation.
  • SK Shipping seeks gas cash
    Korean owner SK Shipping is looking to raise $600m for its new LNG carriers.
  • Subsea 7 wins Egypt job
    Norway's Subsea 7 has triumphed in a tender to install pipelines in Egypt.
  • Maersk, Conti trade claims
    Maersk Tankers and an affiliate of Conti Reederei have filed $36m worth of claims against each other over a March collision between a chemical tanker and a supramax bulker.
  • Bunkers and boxes see decline
    Singapore has seen declines in both its bunker sales and container throughput, according to data released by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).
  • Hodeidah port 'closed'
    Mixed reports over access at Yemen facility following latest round of Saudi air strikes.
  • Global piracy declines
    Piracy hotspots look to have had a quieter month following recent surge in incidents.
  • China log imports down
    Slowdown in nation's economy is starting to impact other sectors within the dry cargo market.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Ingram Micro to acquire e-commerce fulfillment business for $175m
  • FTA: Shippers should prepare for new container weight regulations
  • Wilhelmsen sounds alarm over black market refrigerants
  • G7 moves to address sustainable supply chains
  • Truckers applaud vet driver medical exam legislation
  • Port of Antwerp posts 5.5% growth in freight volumes
  • Port of Rotterdam, Kloosterboer invest in Rotterdam Cool Port
  • Fintyre begins using CEVA's TyreCity
  • Brussels Airport boosts September cargo volumes
  • Port of New Orleans establishes MOU with CORBA
  • DOJ sentences former Arrow Trucking CEO in multi-million dollar fraud case

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2015
  • Qatargas completes ME-GI gas fuel trials on Q-Max ship
    Firm calls the event a 'milestone'.
  • Climate change fears could cap oil price rises
    'Concerns about carbon emissions and climate change have increased materially,' says BP econmist.
  • Singapore trader: 'There is a lot of fuel oil in the market'
    Singapore price indications for 380 cSt bunker material have dropped almost 7% in the last two days.
  • OW: Don't pay bunker suppliers, says P&I club
    Instead, take the interpleader route if deal was in US.
  • 'Overcapacity crisis' in container shipping sector
    The size of the idled containership fleet has risen by 450,000 TEUs in the last three months.
  • China: State support leads way on LNG bunkering
    To make fuel more acceptable in the future.
  • Classification societies approval Bestobell valves
    Firm obtains full type approvals from 'big four', it says.
  • Ferries adopt fuel usage tracking technology
    Which can reduce vessel emissions.
  • New hire at OceanConnect
    Darrell Cardoza joins US team.
  • Singapore-flagged bunker tanker goes for auction
    Bunkers and cargo to be sold together.
  • Italian court rejects ship arrest case
    Development relates to OW Bunker.
  • Wartsila investigates ultra slow steaming with unmanned ships
    Single digit speeds will be explored.
  • Singapore-flagged bunker tanker to face auction
    Bunkers and cargo to be sold together, showed documents from the Sheriff's office.
  • Venice court rejects ship arrest case by supplier
    Development relates to OW Bunker.
  • Global Vision Bunkers hires staff
    New addition is a former Tramp Oil director.
  • Bahri posts quarterly profit
    Lower bunker costs support bottom line.
  • Wartsila explores unmanned ultra slow steaming concept
    Aim is to help customers reduce operational cost, says firm.
  • Global Vision Bunkers welcomes new staff
    New addition is a former Director at Tramp Oil.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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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
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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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