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February 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 5.1pc to US$1,003/TEU, transpac up 1pc to $2,265/FEU
  • NOL widens loss 241pc to US$260 million, APL narrows its loss 64pc
  • Leftist Greek regime intends to stop 'crime' of privatising ports
  • Crew repulses pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy assists
  • Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore revokes bunker supplier licences
  • Maersk containership docks again at New Orleans with new 2M service
  • Register for Goodman Interlink Magic Mile Charity run March 22
  • Global air freight rises 5pc in 2014, ACI data shows
  • New logistics hub opens at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
  • French Customs seize 19,000 seahorses bound for Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Adani Hazira Port & JBS Academy conduct training for Customs brokers' staff
  • Allcargo Logistics registers impressive increase in PAT for Q3 & nine months
  • AMTOI Day 2015 celebrated
  • BCHAA Knowledge Series seminar on Feb. 19
  • CMA CGM to induct 'connected' containers
  • Direct service from Cochin to Middle East inaugurated
  • ICS updates Flag State performance table
  • MoS eliminates DGS registration requirement for ship repair units
  • SCI registers profit for 4th consecutive quarter
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded the highest civilian honour by the Royalty of Belgium
  • JNPT & Antwerp Port Authority ink agreement to establish port training centre
  • Kandla dock workers union submits memorandum to Gadkari
  • Freight rates to Goa & Coimbatore go up
  • PFT Bawal commissioned
  • Railways carries 4.64 pc more freight in last 9 months
  • Commerce Ministry asks Jaitley to discontinue MAT & DDT on SEZs
  • Exports continue to decline in Jan.
  • Forex reserves at record high of $ 330.21 bn
  • INR ends weak at 62.20 against dollar despite fag-end recovery
  • Metal recyclers seek withdrawal of import duty on steel scrap

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Germany: road freight up, rail freight down
  • Ceva expands Vancouver BC operations
  • Volvo ends HGV production in Kaluga
  • Evraz to supply rails to Brazil
  • Tasma tackles Geodis sales in India
  • Transit traffic dives deep on northern sea route
  • More carloads for Genesee & Wyoming
  • Flights with flowers rush to Stansted
  • Logistics master plan reveals Namibia's potential
  • NOL reduces losses
  • More major management changes for K Line
  • Baltic Rail revamps Koper-Wroclaw service
  • DHL invests in new hub at Brussels airport
  • Arik Air to Abidjan
  • Grimaldi strengthens Italy-Greece link

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Losses deepen for Hercules Offshore
    Falling oil prices contributed to a USD154.1 million loss in 4Q14 for NYSE-listed Hercules Offshore, the drilling rig operator has revealed. The loss for Houston-based Hercules compares with one of USD100.8 million in 4Q13. The results include a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of USD117 million
  • MLC human rights convention 'myth' debunked
    Maritime welfare advocacy organisation Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has said that seafarers do not have human rights protections under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). A gap analysis made by the UK-based Human Rights at Sea organisation has found that just two human rights are explicitly
  • France 'will not abandon' Indian Ocean security
    Even after the expiry of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mandate in 2016, France will continue the fight against piracy and other maritime crime in the western Indian Ocean, it has been confirmed. Speaking after this week's African Union (AU) meeting on maritime security in Beau Vallon,
  • ASL Marine's profits plunge 78.4%
    ASL Marine's profits for the second quarter ended 31 December 2014 dived 78.4% year-on-year to SGD1.432 million (USD1.05 million). The Singapore-listed shipbuilder's plunge in profit was reflected in its revenue for 2Q15, which recorded a negative of SGD21 million due to a recognition of a revenue
  • Wilhelmsen profits slip, cautious on outlook
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the listed shipping and vehicle logistics unit in the company's Norwegian holding group, has reported a fall in both 4Q14 and full-year profit and the board warns unfavourable cargo mix would continue to hamper the business. Group net profit fell to USD54 million in 4Q14 from
  • NOL marks third consecutive yearly loss
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines today posted a USD260 million loss for 2014, a worse result than the USD76.3 million loss for 2013. The result also marked the third consecutive full-year loss for NOL, the parent company of APL, a situation that could put it on the Singapore Exchange's watch-list.
  • Union condemns 'bloodlust' Schettino sentence
    Safety and welfare advocates have condemned the sentencing of Captain Francesco Schettino as "bloodlust". After a 19-month trial, the captain of the Costa Concordia has been found guilty of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He had been charged with manslaughter,
  • Pressure mounts on MH370 search
    As pressure grows from families of those on board missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, questions are being raised on whether the search can be completed on schedule and if further resources will become available. Chinese relatives of missing passengers flew into Kuala Lumpur yesterday to
  • IHS Maritime & Trade Piracy in 2014
    Source: ICC International Maritime Bureau Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, report for the period 1 Jan-31 Dec 2014. Credit Hannah Kidd/Shutterstock. Copyright: IHS. To view the infographic in a larger form, and also to view 2013 and 2012 versions, click here: http://tinyurl.com/pxlcq7r
  • ReCAAP ISC reports rise in sea robberies
    Singapore anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported 10 incidents of robberies onboard ships in January 2015, a slight increase as compared with eight incidents in January 2014. According to the report, two of the 10 incidents were classified as Category 1 (CAT 1)
  • Gwadar, Zhuhai become twin ports
    Pakistan's Gwadar port and China's Zhuhai port inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 11 February, declaring the two cities twin ports. This deal makes Gwadar the first foreign port of China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, which aims to link China with Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia
  • Cruise Line Incident Reporting Statistics from the Coast Guard Investigative Service
    The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010 aims to make cruise vessels safer and more secure for passengers who set sail to and from the United States. It is applicable to all US-flagged cruise ships that carry at least 250 passengers, have onboard overnight passenger/crew sleeping
  • Viking O&M profit dives 49%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Viking Offshore & Marine (Viking O&M) saw a 49% profit dive to SGD1 million (USD738,000) for the financial year that ended on 31 December 2014. Viking O&M's revenue for the fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014) hiked 12% to SGD79 million in 2014, compared with
  • HMD bleeds despite Q4 2014 profit
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) returned to the black for the fourth quarter of 2014, but losses for the rest of the year made a full-year deficit inevitable. The shipbuilder, which specialises in product tankers and mid-sized LPG carriers, posted a net profit of KRW19 billion
  • Major Chinese ship repair yards output up 14.5%
    The output of 13 major Chinese repair yards rose 14.5% year on year (y/y) to CNY12.5 billion (USD2 billion) in 2014, due to high-tech and high value-added ship repair orders. The output bottomed out after four consecutive y/y decreases since 2010, according to the Shiprepair Periodical Coordination
  • Westports revenue drops 23% y/y
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holding (Westports) recorded a 23% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to MYR384.5 million (USD106.4 million) for the fourth quarter that ended on 31 December 2014. The company recorded an increase of 6% in its net profit, while its gross profit rose 6% to
  • Zhongchang Marine to raise USD33 million
    Shanghai-listed Zhongchang Marine, a Chinese operator of bulk carriers in cabotage trade, plans to raise approximately CNY208 million (USD33 million) by selling two of its loss-making subsidiaries to its parent company. The two subsidiaries were identified as Zhongchang Marine (Shanghai) and Putuo
  • Australian port probe comes under fire
    An Australian tribunal decision to embark on an inquiry into the wharf and port sector of the trucking industry came under fire this week, with a Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) director claiming it is as 'a waste of time'. Speaking with IHS Maritime, CTAA director Gerard Langes said
  • Arbitrage opens for US styrene monomer shipments into Asia
    Firming prices of styrene monomer in Asia Pacific has created an arbitrage for imports from the US Gulf. Chemical tanker brokers told IHS Maritime that freight rates for a 5,000-tonne parcel are about USD62 per tonne, slightly up from USD60 per tonne in December 2014. Styrene monomer is usually
  • Sembcorp Marine revenue down 15%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine posted a 15% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to SGD1.445 billion (USD1.06 billion) for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014. The lower turnover has caused a 5% y/y drop in Sembcorp Marine's net profit to SGD174 million in the

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Icebreaker Polar Star reaches trapped fishing vessel
  • Kvichak delivers crew/pilot boats
  • New Eastern diesel electric towboat has podded thrusters
  • Harvey Gulf marks another LNG fueling milestone
  • Viking Supply Ships to close Aberdeen office
  • Cummins creates dedicated Cummins Marine organization
  • Singapore revokes more bunker licenses

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma pleased with Washington Senate transport package
  • Rainier Truck Trailer Tank Repair moving operations to Port of Kalama
  • Port of Everett taps media firm to promote Waterfront Place Central
  • Vancouver USA Port Commission Oks land sale to Sunlight Supply
  • Port Metro Vancouver releases cargo numbers for past year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • European box imports increased more than 5% last year
    MDS Transmodal looks at demand increases on European trades in 2014
  • RBS flirted with Commerzbank-style shipping exit
    Future options still open after recent rethink by bank
  • US east coast ports grab market share as west coast issues drag on
    Total volumes on the transpacific trade lane jumped by 2.9% last year, with east coast ports being the major beneficiaries
  • We did not foresee floating storage coming, says Euronav's Paddy Rodgers
    World's biggest crude tanker player highlights importance of the oil price contango and floating storage in 2015 and beyond
  • Nordic American has positive take on suezmax tanker market
    One of the suezmax segment's big owners welcomes falling bunker prices and improved spot rates
  • Asia-US east coast rates break $5,000 per feu barrier
    US east coast carriers reap rewards of west coast instability as box prices soar to record highs
  • ICTSI committed to Portland
    The terminal operator blames union for Hanjin's decision to withdraw services.
  • Week on Wall Street | February 13
    This could be a milestone year for Navios Maritime Acquisitions
  • Industry Viewpoint: Shame on you, Italy
    The verdict in the Costa Concordia trial takes us back to the bad old days of playing the 'blame game'
  • Awilco LNG slides to loss in challenging short-term market
    Norwegian gas carrier owner expects new LNG production coming on stream to lift freight market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Australia to investigate link between port driver pay, safety
    The Australian government is launching an inquiry into the drayage industry practices at five major ports that could lead to higher mandated levels of driver pay or new work rules. Australia's Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal will look into pay and other practices related to container drayage at the ports of Adelaide,...
  • US files WTO case against China
    U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. Froman announced Wednesday that the Obama administration is filing a sweeping case at the World Trade Organization against a Chinese government program known as the National Auto and Auto Parts Export Base. The USTR alleged that through this program, China provides free and discounted services over...
  • Work resumes on 46-ship West Coast backlog
    West Coast ports resumed vessel loading and unloading Friday amid continuing labor strife and congestion that has left the tally of backlogged container ships at nearly four dozen and rising. Pacific Maritime Association members announced this week they would suspend vessel work on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday rather than pay...
  • Industrial real estate activity takes off in Kansas City
    After attracting only one tenants - a government agency - in roughly eight years, a former U.S. Air Force base turned logistics park in the Kansas City area has announced three new shipper tenants in a span of five months. UFP Harrisonville, a wood products manufacturer, and Really Good Stuff, a...
  • Pressure builds for US government action on West Coast
    The Obama administration is under growing pressure to prod negotiators to reach a deal on a West Coast labor contract, and to intervene if the ports' months-long congestion keeps edging toward a total shutdown. More than a dozen lawmakers from the West Coast and from states as far east as Iowa...
  • Obama's plan to lift Cuba sanctions raises hopes of US Gulf ports
    Amid weeds and willows on the Mississippi River levee at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, a curving row of weathered wooden pilings bears silent evidence to the once-thriving trade between U.S. Gulf ports and Cuba. The long-abandoned site on the river's west bank, 20 miles downstream from New Orleans, is the remnant of...
  • The West Coast blame game
    So the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is solely responsible for the humongous mess our West Coast ports are in? It must be so because I read it on JOC.com. My first concern is that perhaps this blame is misplaced. To get at the truth, let's look at the background. First...
  • 'Rebuilt' USA Truck posts first full-year profit since 2008
    When John Simone joined USA Truck as president and CEO two years ago, the trucking company was staggering from the blow its business suffered in the recession and struggling to jumpstart a turnaround. USA Truck lost a combined $39 million from 2009 through 2012. After two years of redesigning and rebuilding...
  • Shipping Corporation of India reports fiscal 3Q profit
    Shipping Corporation of India swung to a Rs. 31.3 crore (about $5 million) net profit in its fiscal third quarter, which ended Dec. 31, from a $10.6 million loss in the same period of 2013, driven by cost savings and higher freight rates that helped offset a marginal decline in...
  • West Coast congestion hammers NOL earnings
    HONG KONG - Neptune Orient Line's container division APL recorded a before tax loss of $37 million in the fourth quarter as the U.S. West Coast port congestion saw volumes fall and forced the carrier to cut sailings on its most important trade.The challenges on the trans-Pacific helped drive its...
  • SCFI: U.S. East Coast spot rates break the $5,000 barrier
    HONG KONG - The U.S. East Coast spot rate hit $5,049 per FEU this week as rising demand for the all-water service pushed rates to record levels, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).With port congestion on the West Coast delaying ships for often weeks...
  • Charters laid on as Valentine's Day demand fills Nairobi-Schiphol freighters
    HONG KONG - Shippers between Nairobi and the global flower hub of Amsterdam chartered at least 1,500 tons of additional air freight capacity in the two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day to ship in flowers from Africa.Demand was so strong that 15 chartered freighters were required, even with 30...
  • DB Schenker grows Asia-Pacific footprint with India, Cambodia investment
    HONG KONG - DB Schenker strengthen its presence in Asia in January with the opening of a new company in Cambodia and a last-mile logistics centre in eastern India.The German logistics services provider opened its DB Schenker Logistics Centre (SLC) in India's eastern region of Patna that offers logistics and...
  • Brazil export plan on top of weak currency could boost exports
    Brazil will release a National Export Plan early in March and it can't come fast enough for shippers in the South American country, who were expecting it to launch this month. Last year Brazil, historically a strong exporting nation, posted its first annual trade deficit in more than 14 years but...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Spot storage
    Floating storage plays in the VLCC arena could expand to the spot market, Paddy Rodgers says.
  • Euroseas chops loss
    Greek bulker and containership owner Euroseas has reduced its deficit in 2014 after suffering a big impairment hit in the prior year.
  • AML to pay $800,000
    Germany's AML Ship Management has admitted to dumping oily bilge water into the sea while sailing off the Aleutian Islands near Alaska in August.
  • Diana ties up panamax
    Greece's Diana Shipping has secured continued employment for one of its panamaxes with Glencore Grain.
  • ESL goes higher
    Finland's ESL Shipping has posted better profit for the fourth quarter, lifting its annual figure.
  • Pervasive pessimism
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • DOT owed $329m
    The liquidator of the Singapore unit that plunged OW Bunker into bankruptcy says it is seeking to recover $329m owed to the company.
  • Seadrill writes off $1.1bn
    John Fredriksen's drilling arm Seadrill has removed contract extensions previously agreed with troubled Brazilian oil major Petrobras from its backlog.
  • AMSC remains steady
    Oslo-listed American Shipping Company (AMSC) has finished 2014 with a stable result.
  • Solus in at DHT
    Christopher Pucillo has bought a major slice of tanker owner DHT Holdings in the latest expansion of its shipping book.
  • Cosco scraps eight more
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has sent another eight vessels to breakers' beaches so far this year as its fleet renewal carries on apace.
  • GTT logs record year
    French LNG cargo containment designer GTT notched up 47 new orders during 2014 - the company's highest haul for 10 years.
  • Double bond boost for Fredriksen
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has purchased another chunk of its convertible bond amid increased confidence the tanker owner can hurdle an April payment without the need to sell assets or restructure.
  • Awilco loss widens
    The LNG carrier company said the annual net deficit was $2.7m, against a profit of $1.2m in 2013.
  • NOL sees red
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has managed to cut its fourth quarter loss thanks to cost savings but this did not prevent it from posting a bigger deficit for the full year.
  • Mixed finish for WW ASA
    Norwegian shipowner Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA's fourth quarter profit has measured up well with market expectations.
  • MEDS takes support ship
    Bibby Line has sold a support ship it had been chartering to a UAE operator.
  • Costa facing legal action
    Lawyers representing British survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing plan to sue Costa Cruises following captain Francesco Schettino's conviction for manslaughter.
  • Daiichi meets charterers
    Japanese dry bulk operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen has asked for a meeting with its main business partners as its financial performance worsens as the result of the downturn in the trading market.
  • Worker critical
    Six people have been injured, one of them critically, in an explosion on an offshore vessel off Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Subsea 7 swoops
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has announced a new subsea contract in Australia for one of its diving construction ships.
  • PGS delays newbuilds
    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is delaying two newbuilding seismic survey vessels building in Japan due to weaker market conditions.
  • Belships slides in Q4
    Belships has booked a 40% decline in fourth quarter results, but still remained in profit compared to the preceding quarter.
  • Tankoil kicked out
    Tankoil Marine, the company which contributed to the collapse of OW Bunker, has lost its licence to sell bunkers within Singapore.
  • Elevate your game
    Size matters when you're a pool operator but Ben Ognibene, the chief executive of Heidmar, says this isn't the only key to success.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Gulf between spot rates from China to U.S. East, West Coast grows
  • Pricing discipline the focus for carriers in cheap fuel market
  • PMA and ILWU resume West Coast port contract talks
  • Senate introduces bill to reform sugar program
  • Ports of Seattle and Tacoma welcome $15 billion dollar transportation revenue package
  • BNSF details capital expenditure programs in six states totaling $1.63 billion
  • CMA CGM invests French technology startup TRAXENS
  • NOL benefits from larger, more efficient ships in APL fleet in 2014
  • Service Announcements: Cathay Pacific Services, CEVA Logistics and UTi Worldwide
  • Executive moves: CSX and Suttons Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Harvey Gulf claims another LNG milestone
    First USCG Certificate of Inspection for a vessel powered by LNG.
  • Report: Monjasa dominates West African market
    Risk of doing business in the region has driven away competitors.
  • MPA, ClassNK sign deal to enhance ship safety and eco sustainability
    Marine renewable energy among R&D focus.
  • Cruise terminal 'should have had cold ironing facilties'
    A report into an Australian cruise terminal is under fire for calling for ships to use low sulphur fuel.
  • DOT's dealings with Tankoil focus of bankruptcy investigation
    DOT: Owed over $300 million.
  • Shipping emissions targeted at Geneva climate talks
    Call for 'global sectoral emission reduction targets' emerge during UNFCCC meeting.
  • NOL posts quarterly loss
    But some benefit accrued from lower bunker prices.
  • Quadrise: Investor jitters as oil prices stay low
    But QFI say the economics of its emulsion fuel 'remain sound'.
  • Shipping should move faster on emissions
    Zero-emission vessels are the goal, says shipowner.
  • Patent granted for hybrid marine technology
    System can be applied on a variety of vessels to save fuel.
  • NGO pushes for fuel oil ban in Arctic
    Cites report validating the need for cleaner fuel use.
  • WFS: Bunker sales volume lifted by OW's exit
    Company logs highest quarterly volume in more than a year.
  • Scrubber installation possible at sea, claims firm
    Yara says its scrubber system is the smallest in the market.
  • Taiwan: Ship held over bunker spill
    Authorities holding ship while determining cost of damages.
  • WFS records rise in profit
    2014 'was a strong year' for the company.
  • Explosion kills 3 onboard Petrobras-leased ship
    Six workers have been reported missing.

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Naples
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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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%)
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Genoa
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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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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Hamburg
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Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
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
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Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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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
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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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