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March 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe low ebb, US$708/TEU - Transpac off 4.5pc to $1,835/FEU
  • Hong Kong fuel warning; Fines, jail await those not using low-sulphur fuel
  • Oakland dock peace restored, operations resume after lockout
  • India-wide dock strike averted when minister vows not to privatise ports
  • One-car spill as 4th Canadian National oil train derails
  • Yokohama port's box throughput falls 1.3pc in December
  • Cyberattacks threaten major container ocean carriers, experts warn
  • Gansu's new 6,000-kilometre railway to open by year-end
  • Capacity at Port Elizabeth's Ngqura box terminal doubles
  • Naviland Cargo ties up with Port of Le Havre with Swiss rail runs
  • TT Club identifies 5 generic causes for transport industry claims
  • New European Commission guidelines for road cargo security
  • Canada's Cargojet profit drops 26pc, but revenue rises 9.7pc
  • Liberty Logistics, Fast Logistic to expand in US, Europe, Mideast
  • Ethiopian Airlines wins brand award at South African cargo conference

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 15, 2015
  • ITIC warns on fraudulent diversion of funds
  • Mahesh Sivaswamy-The driving force behind Transworld Group Singapore
  • Malaysian flag approves IRClass as Recognised Security Organisation
  • New customised service to help ships unveiled
  • Anti-dumping duty to be levied on steel imports from three countries
  • Ban on shark fin exports unlikely to hit seafood shipments
  • India to begin exporting buffalo meat to Russia in May
  • Major Port labour federations not to go ahead with proposed strike from today
  • Prakash Tulsiani steps down
  • Tariff-setting reforms at Major Ports gathering momentum as govt takes crucial steps on policy front, says ICRA
  • Goods transport thro' rail could boost Indo-Pak trade
  • Reduced diesel prices lower truck rentals
  • Clarification regarding place of removal
  • DRI unearths export fraud cases
  • Feb. exports drop by 15.02 pc; sharp fall in imports helps reduce trade deficit
  • Forex reserves decline by $ 286.3 m to $ 337.79 bn
  • Govt abolishes compulsory registration rule for groundnut exports
  • Govt considering quality checks to curb steel imports from EU, Asia
  • INR plunges by 81 paise to end at 62.97 against dollar
  • Only 3 documents now needed for ex-im trade
  • Rubber import duty likely to be raised
  • Sugar millers not ready to export; aver subsidy came late
  • Three Indian cos on US defaulter list for maintaining energy ties with Iran
  • US recovery likely to give India's exports moderate boost
  • Industry stalwarts to make their presence felt at CONquest 2015 tomorrow
  • St. Britto's College celebrates Women's Day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The sceptre passes to Asia
  • Beneficial liaison for Chinese market
  • Route fixed for Tenterfield HV bypass
  • New CEO for Rijeka container terminal operator
  • More cargo pilfering in the States
  • Cutting edge radar simply loves screening
  • El Al takes over 50th Boeing aircraft
  • Iran augmenting port capacity on Caspian Sea
  • 25,000th blocktrain steams out of Gyor
  • SWA Cargo rated top US domestic carrier again
  • Flydubai adding Iranian cities to network
  • Plans for regional hub in Sri Lanka
  • Singapore splurging out on staff
  • More rails for BNSF in California
  • Scaling career ladder to executive VP
  • Iraqi to Manchester, Kuwait back to Munich
  • Long Beach prolongs life at congestion relief depot

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Port of Virginia works to cut congestion
    Lost productivity due to weather-related closures has forced the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to adjust operations at Port of Virginia to reduce congestion at one of the US east coast's largest box terminals. VPA announced that, starting on 13 March, it had reduced the number of days export
  • HHI's Suezmax orderbook boosted
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI has won new orders for three Suezmax tankers from two Greek shipowners. Firstly, Arcadia Shipmanagement has booked two 158,000dwt units to add to four vessels it contracted in 1H14, which are due for delivery during 2017. Meanwhile, Thenamaris has penned a
  • Ex-NCL CEO sues Branson's Virgin
    Colin Veitch, former CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), has filed suit against Richard Branson's Virgin Cruises, alleging breach of contract and misappropriation of business ideas. The Virgin Group officially confirmed plans to order newbuilds and enter the cruise sector in December 2014. Veitch's
  • Jiangzhou Union secure MPP vessels
    China's Jiangzhou Union shipbuilding yard has signed contracts for two 12,500dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels from returning German owners. The vessels were ordered by Hamburg based Auerbach Schifffahrt Gmbh and will be built under hull numbers JZ1067 and JZ1068 with deliveries pencilled in from
  • Hyundai Samho secure two Aframax vessels
    Korea's Hyundai Samho shipyard has won an order for a pair of Aframax tankers. The 115,000dwt tankers were booked by Belgian owners Transpetrol with deliveries slated for late 2016. No price was reported but brokers are indicating a price of USD55 million each. The Belgian owners have a 84,000cbm
  • Long-term visibility key for offshore sector
    The supply of increasingly sophisticated vessels, needed to support offshore wind energy projects, could contract unless policy-makers inject more certainty and standardisation into the industry.
  • Long Beach launch "Peel Off" program
    Loaded export containers on the US west coast will be getting more priority as a box expediting programme spreads throughout the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. The Port of LA's "Peel Off" program, which launched on 25 February, is helping clear a backlog of import boxes at port terminals that
  • Abbot Point expansion gets the go ahead
    Indian conglomerate Adani's previously aborted plan to dredge and expand Australia's northern Queensland coal port of Abbot Point has finally got the go ahead. A new proposal put forward by Queensland Bulk Terminals to place sediment on spare port land, known as the T2 site, instead of on the
  • Australian ports reopen following Cyclone Olwyn
    Australia's Pilbara ports of Dampier and Ashburton reopened today as category 3 tropical Cyclone Olwyn headed south. Woodside, Pluto, Mermaid Marine Supply Base, Burrup Materials private berths, the Rio Tinto iron ore terminal, and Dampier salt terminal were reopened at midday local time. "There
  • Taiwan's February exports down by 6.7%
    Taiwan recorded exports of USD19.86 billion in February, down 6.7% year on year (y/y), data released by the Ministry of Finance on 9 March showed. The Lunar New Year holiday reduced the working days of February and the falling crude prices sapped demand for petrochemical products, which accounted
  • CHEC to suffer loss on suspended port project
    China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the company engaged in a port city project in Sri Lanka, is to suffer the loss of USD380,000 per day since the suspension of the project, according to a statement from the company on 11 March. The subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company
  • Sainty Marine sues compatriot over USD8 mil.
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine has filed a lawsuit against a compatriot steel supplier over CNY50 million (USD8 million) in prepayment for steel. In April 2013, Sainty Marine signed a contract with Shanxi Zhongyang Iron and Steel to purchase 15,384.62 tonnes of steel for CNY50 million, a stock
  • Malaysia authorises IRClass as RSO
    The Malaysian Marine Department (MMD) has given the green light for Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) to act as a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for ships operating under Malaysian Flag Administration. As an RSO, IRClass will carry out verification and approval of ship security plans,
  • 'K' Line scraps young Capesize
    Japan's third-biggest shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has sold a 15-year-old Capesize bulker for demolition. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show that 2000-built Cape Flora was sold for recycling last week. The Baltic Dry Index's plunge to a historic low this year has catalysed
  • Bearish short-term outlook for Supramaxes
    A heavy orderbook and sluggish commodities demand mean Supramax bulkers, including Ultramaxes, will struggle in the short term. Italian broker Banchero Costa, which examined the fleet of 40,000-64,999 dwt bulkers, noted that the active fleet consists of 2,807 units - equivalent to about 151 million

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Robert E. Derecktor Inc. now a Damen licensee
  • New ECA-compliant fuel oil has viscosity similar to HFO
  • NPCC picks Wärtsilä solutions for jack-up barges
  • LNG fueled Harvey Energy now fully in service
  • NNS gets $8.4 million award for CVN 68 class work

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Department of Transportation releases TSI numbers for January
  • Port Metro Vancouver joins team funding Fraser River dredging
  • Troy Container Line adding Malaysia to New York City run
  • Coast Guard honors tug crew for rescue of pair from burning boat
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics opening Tianjin vehicle processing center

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Maersk Line appoints new chief financial officer
    Hewlett Packard's Pierre Danet to take over from Jakob Stausholm who moves strategy role
  • Russian oil production dips leave tankers unscathed... for now
    Russia's problems with sanctions mean tanker sector will keep a close eye on developments
  • China CSSC Holdings posts $7m profit for 2014
    But operating losses at $42.4m as the company books a huge amount of one-off gains
  • Capital Product Partners shelves bond offering
    Owner says that the refinancing plan was 'opportunistic' in nature
  • Opec lays into North America in new oil diatribe
    Oil cartel pulls no punches as it blames North America for current oil market chaos
  • GRIs delayed as rates slide again
    Carriers with services from Asia to northern Europe are now targeting price increases to come into force in April
  • Portland dispute rumbles on
    Court rules in terminal operator's favour on productivity slowdowns until August 2013 but says it hasn't been proved they continued beyond this date
  • Fully LNG-fuelled containership 'not in my lifetime', says Gerry Wang
    Seaspan chief executive thinks the concept of LNG ready ships needs to be clarified
  • Seaspan set for more boxship orders at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    New York-listed containership lessor plans to continue expansion in 10,000 teu and 14,000 teu sector
  • ITIC warns of increase in fraudulent diversion of payments
    View changes of account details with suspicion, says insurer
  • Industry viewpoint: The American Dream is still possible
    Recent union contract negotiations at the ports of LA and Long Beach show how
  • Black swans and Captain Ian Finley to keep product tanker industry gripped
    Fears over escalation of strikes at US refineries and new Middle Eastern capacity are sure to be hot topics at next week's conference - just watch out for grillings by the chairman
  • Abbot Point coal terminal gets the green light from state authorities
    Final approval from Australian federal government is still required
  • Hong Kong moves a step closer to low-sulphur legislation
    Regulation will come into force this July if lawmakers give it a go
  • Uneasy truce but no peace yet on US west coast
    Negotiating process broken but what is the alternative?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Truckload carriers Landstar, Covenant add capacity as freight demand grows
    Rising truckload freight demand lead Landstar System and Covenant Transportation to expand their available capacity in the first quarter, as the truckload carriers reported increased revenue and more loads compared with the storm-crippled quarter a year ago. "We continue to add truck capacity to the network and currently exceed 9,000 trucks...
  • Gov. Scott's effort to lure California cargo to Florida could backfire
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's attempt to lure shippers - from Bacardi to IKEA - away from California may not necessarily bring big business to the Sunshine State, but it will bring the national media attention that some say Florida ports need. It's that same national media attention that could produce the...
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates rise but reliability declines
    U.S. shippers importing goods from Asia to the West Coast are paying more in the spot market for ocean shipping but getting worse service in return, a function of carriers' pricing power gained from strong demand and the effects of the congestion. The average spot rate to move a 20-foot container...
  • Reopened Houston container terminal works on cargo backlog
    Longshoremen at Port of Houston's largest container terminal are digging through a backlog of containers and will work well into the weekend after two vessels collided on Monday in the Houston Ship Channel, forcing the closure of the facility and leaving dozens of ships stranded. "It's all hands on deck right...
  • Put the focus on modernization
    As the JOC Group held its 15th Annual TPM Conference in Long Beach, California, this month, it didn't require any imagination to see the results of nine months of contentious labor negotiations that led to slowdowns and crisis-level congestion at the ports. Even though a tentative contract had finally been reached...
  • A turning point for longshore labor?
    Standing on the stage at this month's TPM Conference, Matthew Shay delivered a pointed message to those responsible for months-worth of delays, millions of dollars in lost retail sales, and the loss of jobs and export opportunities: "Enough is enough! The interest of thousands" can no longer threaten the livelihood...
  • Dockworker negotiating process must change, TPM told; ILA reacts
    At the depths of the 2008-09 recession, Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers reached a landmark labor agreement that contributed to the rescue of one of the United States' largest and oldest automakers. Today, Ford not only is surviving, but also thriving. Speaking to more than 2,000 attendees at...
  • Job openings at US transport, warehouse firms rise 23 percent
    The number of job openings in the U.S. transportation and warehousing industries increased 23 percent year-over-year in January, but businesses in those industries lost more workers than they hired that month, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although the recent spike in separations is most likely seasonal...
  • TPM 2015 Keynote Address
    Karl Gernandt, chairman of the board of directors at Kuehne + Nagel International AG, the world's largest ocean forwarder, delivers the opening keynote address at the 15th annual TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif. on March 2. Introduced by Frank Mottek, business news anchor for CBS radio in Los Angeles,...
  • Barges face 'serious' bottlenecks in Rotterdam, Antwerp
    Rotterdam and Antwerp risk a return to the congestion that blighted the leading European container ports in 2014 after a major barge operator warned it might levy a surcharge in response to "serious" bottlenecks. Barges have to wait up to 92 hours to process cargoes in Rotterdam and face delays of...
  • India averts nationwide port strike threat
    An agreement between Indian dockworker union leaders and labor board officials was reached late Friday, averting a threatened indefinite nationwide strike that would have seriously disrupted operations at the country's major ports. The unions said they withdrew the strike notice after authorities agreed to address the workers' concerns over a planned...
  • Mergers, acquisitions, relaunch to reshape S. America box trade
    Full-size chartThe usually staid U.S.-South America ocean container trade is undergoing a shakeup, and it starts at the top of the carrier hierarchy. Maersk Group, which operates the world's largest container line, in January relaunched its SeaLand brand into the north-south trade, while two European ocean carriers each have acquired a...
  • APL Logistics to set up Sri Lanka hub
    HONG KONG - APL Logistics will establish a regional consolidation hub for South Asia in Sri Lanka by the second half of 2015, the Singapore-based forwarder has announced.In its first major announcement since being acquired by Kintetsu World World Express (KWE) for a premium $1.2 million, APL Logistics said it...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe spot rate hits 18-month low as slow season bites
    HONG KONG - Freight rates fell on all major east-west trades this week with Asia-Europe recording $708 per TEU, its lowest level in almost 18 months, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI).The slow season has arrived in earnest and slashed 13 percent off the...
  • CN derailment leads to delays at Port Metro Vancouver
    The derailment of a CN train carrying crude oil in Ontario on March 7, which closed a main line from Toronto to British Columbia, has led to delays to container movements at Port Metro Vancouver. "We continue to experience significant congestion issues in Vancouver. The backlog of rail traffic has resulted...
  • Bumpy, slow-motion recovery from West Coast labor standoff
    Operations at the SSA Marine terminal in Oakland returned to normal Thursday following a dock worker shutdown on Wednesday. Nevertheless Oakland, and other West Coast gateways, for the next two months at least will be digging out from the container and vessel backlogs that built up during coastwide labor negotiations...
  • Truckers serving Port of Virginia grapple with congestion
    For days now, trucks in Southeast Virginia have queued in hour-long lines, blocking highway exits and struggling to enter Virginia International Gateway, once prided as the most efficient container terminal in the state. Truckers on Thursday were comparing congestion in Virginia to the likes seen on the U.S. West Coast at...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • ER torches orders
    Affiliates of ER Offshore have terminated contracts to construct platform-supply vessels (PSVs) after filing for insolvency in Germany.
  • Oldendorff fixes newbuild
    Oldendorff is said to have chartered a new Ugland Bulk Transport supramax which has just been launched.
  • Ferry falls in dock
    A Scandlines ferry has suffered severe damage in a dock accident at the Remontowa shipyard in Poland.
  • Six figures in sight
    VLGC spot rates moved to within a fraction of $100,000 daily on Friday as earnings raced on at a traditionally weak time of year.
  • Captain held
    Master of Singapore-flagged tug detained in Indonesia for alleged illegal entry.
  • AVS buys manager
    Turkish chandler AVS Global Ship Supply has taken over Dutch shipmanager Q-Shipping.
  • Solvang ups stakes
    Norwegian owner Solvang has topped up its shareholding in three vessels.
  • Tripoli cries foul
    Libya's rival parliament based in Tripoli has accused forces in Es Sider of trying to sell and load crude outside of official channels.
  • Olympian heights
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Samsung's man of steel
    Samsung Heavy Industries is looking to cut material costs with the hire of a steel analyst.
  • Fleeing ship fired on
    Turkey's coast guard fired on a domestic cargoship as part of an operation to detain 337 mainly Syrian migrants on board.
  • Ships before shares
    Diana Shipping should place vessel purchases ahead of further investments in its own stock, Drewry Financial Research says.
  • CSL goes Dutch
    India's Cochin Shipyard has signed an agreement with Dutch yard IHC to collaborate on constructing dredgers for the domestic market.
  • Solomon tries again
    South Korea's Solomon Savings Bank and asset subsidiary Golden Bridge are again seeking to sell a panamax bulker as it rolls off charter, brokers say.
  • Galapagos glitch
    Pumping of contaminated water from a cargoship that grounded off the Galagapos Islands six weeks ago has been halted.
  • Bimco sees dry cap
    Depression in the dry cargo markets is set to stick around for the next couple of months with rates in all of the sub-sectors expected to remain below $10,000 daily, Bimco says.
  • Scrubbers no solution
    A German environmental group has said scrubbers - one of shipping companies' most popular solutions for regulation compliance - are "over-estimated".
  • 'The fire was literally one step behind us'
    When Andreas and Elena Oikonomou escaped the blazing Norman Atlantic ferry with their young daughter, they thought they were safe. But their ordeal had just begun. Nick Roumpis reports
  • Sometimes you just have to let the music speak for itself
    From Lord Kitchener to Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Grace Jones, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna... Dave Martins belongs to a long line of Caribbean musical exports.
  • Hit the road
    Cars have loomed large for Excelerate boss Rob Bryngelson since he was a toddler, and not always in a good way.
  • Arty party
    When Clarksons closed its Geneva specialist products tankers desk in late 2012, Peter Cauro transferred to clean tankers but soon left to pursue other interests. Those 'other interests' turned out to be very interesting.
  • Norse things happen at sea
    Horned helmets, unkempt beards, murder, rape and looting: that's the picture conjured up for most people of Viking warriors spilling from dragon-headed longships.
  • The TW+ guide to...Tjipetir
  • Our new ferry, I presume?
    It seems as though the Ilala has been criss-crossing Lake Malawi since David Livingstone first explored these parts. But that's changing, as Janie Hampton discovers.
  • On the right course
    The right course for Jung Sung-Leep used to be the golf course. These days, he tells Irene Ang, it refers to the direction in which he is steering STX
  • The dhows of Dubai: Anchored in centuries of tradition
  • Is 20 February past its sell-by date?
    It may be time to look at scrapping the industry's annual scramble for P&I insurance, suggests Jim Mulrenan
  • Clowning glory
    John Fredriksen did it, but didn't have a lot to say. Gregory Hadjieleftheriadis did it, and said quite a bit.
  • Shipping will take a role in Greece's new politics
  • Taking on the world
    The Nakilat boss tells Lucy Hine how he plans to make the Qatari LNG carrier a global shipowning force.
  • Marinakis. The man behind The Legend
    Gillian Whittaker finds a new side to the Capital boss as they talk politics, football and, yes, a little shipping.
  • Kalakala for sale - in pieces
    Scrap pieces of the historic US art-deco ferry Kalakala are going on sale.
  • Bison comes home
    Boa Offshore has reflagged a vessel from Malta to Norway to take advantage of state incentives.
  • Clipper swaps HFO tanks
    Clipper Group has expanded the marine gas oil (MGO) storage capacity aboard a series of bulkers to help meet new sulphur regulations.
  • Seven for SCI
    State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has confirmed an order for five offshore ships at Cochin Shipyard, while also tendering to buy two LPG carriers.
  • NYK man faces US jail
    An NYK employee has been sentenced to 15 months in a US jail for his part in a ro-ro trade price fixing scandal.
  • Kwa lifts NOL stake
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) chairman Kwa Chiong Seng has increased his stake in the liner operator financial disclosures reveal.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Port of Oakland terminal reopens
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange says container spot rates down
  • OOIL sees profits increase more than five-fold in 2014
  • PSA profits fall despite increased revenue
  • Pallet firm sentenced for false treatment markings
  • Profits up 7.1% at SITC
  • Horizon takes a loss in 2014
  • Stifel updates EPS estimates for CN, CP
  • The case of the purloined pizza cheese
  • APL Logistics to establish Sri Lanka hub
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens vehicle processing center in Tianjin
  • Congestion flares up again at Port of Virginia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • India, Sri Lanka to develop oil storage facility
    At Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee.
  • Singapore records fall in monthly sales volumes
    All grades bar one down over previous month.
  • ADNOC to boost fuel oil exports
    But likely to be of short term duration.
  • Study questions scrubber sustainability
    NGO behind study says environmental risks have been ignored and economic benefits overestimated.
  • Russian refinery modernisation on track
    Soft crude values may slow down investments that cut fuel oil output.
  • Shipowner chooses MGO for ECA compliance
    Company fits MGO tanks onboard half a dozen vessels.
  • WFS leases US bunker storage facility
    Terminal space previously occupied by Morgan Stanley.
  • Bunker spill along Delaware river
    Bunkers overflowed during a refuelling operation, says USCG spokesperson.
  • Offshore vessel to feature fuel recovery separator system
    System a first in offshore industry, says Petrofac.
  • India: Tanker held in bunker bill dispute
    Dan-Bunkering moves to claim over $20,000 from shipowner.
  • Statoil: Storing crude on tankers not profitable 'yet'
    Demand has been decreasing in recent weeks.

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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Hanover/Trieste
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Beijing
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
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Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Barcelona
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Augusta
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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
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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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Madrid
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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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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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
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
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
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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