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June 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 12.7pc in May, Singapore off 10.9pc, Shanghai up 4.7pc
  • Goldman Sachs: Rate decline caused by 37pc bunker price drop
  • Demurrage complaints surge putting pressure on officials to act
  • Shippers say costs trump environmental concerns: PwC survey
  • New ship building standards arise from MOL Comfort splitting in two
  • Piraeus box terminal orders 9 more electric RTGs from Kalmar
  • Two Oklahoma cattle trucks overturn 220 head on highways
  • Globe Express Services names Mustapha Kawam as president and CEO
  • Truck, driver shortage, renewed red tape hinder Nepal relief efforts
  • Budapest airport to become air cargo hub for Central, Eastern Europe
  • India opens long-sought domestic cargo terminal at Visakhapatnam
  • Sudan's air cargo exports plunge 39pc in 2014, but imports up 100pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Chemical shipping benefiting from swing ships
  • Kalmar unveils K-Motion for reachstackers
  • MSC announces direct mainline Hazira call on IPAK service
  • The Dragon at the Door
  • Centre imposes anti-dumping duties on steel imports from China, Malaysia & South Korea
  • Few incidents at box terminals are unpreventable, says TT Club Executive
  • Shipping Ministry to speed up Chabahar port project
  • Dangerous Goods by Road - India
  • IL&FS Engineering Services receives Taking-Over Certificate for Assam-19 road project
  • India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal ink motor vehicles pact

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Transcarga ready for the big leap Aviation
  • Slovenia: go-ahead for motorway network extension
  • P&O and SOL creating strong traffic triangle
  • Queen honours Chris Welsh
  • New platform up and running in Hungary
  • Ultra-light lorries for L.I.T.
  • Delta starts summer service to Zurich
  • Sector-specific hub in action
  • UWC lands major order for grain hopper cars
  • Voice from Augsburg giving advice
  • MOL established ACE as global brand
  • UAE carriers add new destinations in Pakistan
  • Qatar Airways simply loves B777s
  • New railway line phased in in Serbia
  • Massive box vessel order surge in H1/2015 Europe
  • Milano affiliate opens Forwarding & Logistics
  • Azy in charge of sales at DDS Logistics

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Euronav acquires four VLCC resales for USD384 million
    Euronav, the listed Belgian tanker owner, says it has acquired four VLCCs for a total price of USD384 million in a resale deal it describes as in line with three core objectives and that includes four options. It bought the ships, which are under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South
  • China to complete land reclamation on Nansha islands
    The land reclamation project on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha islands (also known as the Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea will be completed in the upcoming days as planned, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang on 16 June. "Apart from satisfying the need of
  • Migrant flow data will aid maritime intelligence
    Data on migration flows could help commercial shipping predict where rescue situations are likely, IHS Maritime has been told. Professor Brad Blitz, who is leading the Mediterranean Observatory on Migration, Protection, and Asylum (MOMPA), which was launched this week, said data collected by MOMPA
  • Despite weak demand side, some optimism in dry bulk
    Weak demand in dry bulk shipping is likely to plague the sector for quite some time, but other factors give reason to mild optimism about the outlook, shipping analysts said. "The market conditions are devastating and volume growth in 2015 on key trades is negative. The lack of coal imports into
  • COSCO Corp receives order for research vessel
    Singapore-listed COSCO Corporation, the shipbuilding arm of the COSCO group, said on 16 June that its subsidiary COSCO Guangdong Shipyard has won an order to build a research vessel. The contract, worth CNY129 million (USD20.8 million), is from an Asian buyer. The contract will become effective
  • Analyst: Samsung Heavy Industries' FLNG expertise a plus
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is the most attractive shipbuilder in the sector, although the market consensus expects SHI to be the biggest victim of low crude prices, said analysts in their research note. Korea Investment & Securities analysts Kyungja Lee and Hyungjun Ahn
  • Coal price collapse fuels Australian lawsuits
    The collapse of the coal price has taken its toll on Australian industry, with AUD354 million (USD274 million) writs flying between Monadelphous Muhibbah Marine (MMM) and the new Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) in Gladstone. On 15 June both WICET and Monadelphous, which holds a 50%
  • False alarm triggers erroneous missing report for tanker
    The captain of a Malaysian-flagged LPG carrier that was thought to have gone missing on 10 June has clarified how the erroneous report arose. Silverline Maritime-owned Teknogas had accidentally issued a distress signal at 02:30 h local time that day, as it sailed from Hai Phong, Vietnam to
  • Mercator Lines fixes Kamsarmax bulker to Clearlake
    The Singapore unit of Indian bulker owner Mercator Lines said on 15 June that it has fixed one of its Kamsarmax bulkers to Gunvor subsidiary Clearlake Shipping. The 82,459 dwt 2007-built Sri Prem Veena has been fixed to Clearlake for 16 months at USD7,050 a day, representing a 23% premium over the
  • LPG rates could face downward pressure in 2016
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) may be heading north, but the situation could change from 2016, a shipbroker cautioned. Speaking at IHS Asia LPG Seminar in Singapore on 16 June, Lorentzen & Stemoco's Gas Department director Anders Lalim said, "The fleet utilisation rate now is
  • PNG LNG marks 100th shipment
    PNG LNG, a joint venture (JV) of four oil and gas majors, has marked its 100th shipment with LNG tanker Methane Spirit en route through the Singapore Strait 16 June for Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc (TEPCO). TEPCO was also the same customer that received the project's first LNG shipment in May
  • Beijing puts COSCO and CSIC on anti-corruption list
    China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the country's top corruption watchdog, announced on 12 June that shipping giants COSCO and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) were found to have corruption issues. The central inspection team have found corruption and
  • Thailand expands port development
    Thailand's prime minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, detailed some of the port buildings and initiatives the Thai government is undertaking, in his weekly TV broadcast. These are all to support Thailand's special economic zones (SEZs) development project. Of those developments already under way,
  • Shipowners cave in to falling scrap prices
    With no signs of recovery in dry bulk freight rates, ship owners have caved in and sold vessels for recycling despite scrap prices going south. Scrap prices are falling in tandem with freight rates as more and more ships are being offered for recycling. IHS Maritime Sea-web.com data shows that
  • VLGC rates cross $110/tonne mark
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have exceeded USD110/tonne as charterers have been fixing ships in both the east and west of Suez. As of 15 June, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Gulf-Asia Pacific rate at USD116/tonne, up from USD108.063/tonne on 8 June. At current
  • Japan escorts 15 commercial ships off Somalia in May
    Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 15 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in May to protect them from pirate attacks, the Japanese transport ministry said. The 15 commercial ships escorted by the SDF vessels on seven occasions under Japan's Anti-Piracy Law were all

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Martinair pilots launch last-stand legal battle to force KLM to save their jobs
  • Carriers need to shave more costs from box shipping as rates continue to fall
  • MSC returns to port of Southampton as the Luciana joins 2M's Condor service
  • The right people in the right place is how we manage supply chains of the future

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Brodosplit delivers heavy lift ship to Jumbo
  • Austal wins another crew boat contract
  • HII gets $27.8 million for CVN 70 work
  • ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds
  • Euronav swoops on four VLCC newbuild resales
  • Innovative escort tug winch system gains U.S. patent

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • DOT makes decision final for Delta's Seattle/Haneda run
  • G6 Alliance member carriers boost Asia/North America service
  • SkyWest Airlines adding new Embraer E175 aircraft
  • May container numbers rise for Port of Los Angeles
  • Boeing nets EVA order for five 777 Freighters

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Sergey Frank elected president of his old university
    SCF chief executive honoured after signing of agreement that will involve state-owned tanker giant in boosting seafarers' training
  • CTM supramax alliance doubles member vessels
    Navios and Nautical Bulk join scheme as RSA outperforms Baltic index
  • Norden to switch all ships to Lloyd's Register class
    Deal covers owned fleet and externally-managed vessels
  • MSC teams up with Hamburg Süd and NYK in Latin America trades
    New partnerships formed as service shake-ups and ship cascading continue
  • Aframax earning power doubled in a year
    Limited fleet growth major factor for aframaxes, which could even see fleet shrink
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    Overcapacity weakens transatlantic utilisation
  • Shippers' champion Chris Welsh awarded MBE
    Campaigner recognised for his services to shippers and shipping
  • Empty boxes push up west coast throughput figures
    Empty repositioning shows that ports are still rebalancing containers dislocated by winter trade slowdowns
  • Guide to current tanker and gas carriers markets
    Snapshot of current tanker and gas carriers markets including forecasts
  • UASC's entrance into the big ship league fuels LNG debate
    Carrier's new LNG-ready giants are likely to fulfil their clean fuel potential
  • Cosco Corp wins $21m research vessel order
    Vessel is expected to be delivered in late 2017
  • Dorian adds new VLGC to Helios pool
    New York-listed player also signs new time charters
  • Euronav in $392m deal for Metrostar VLCCs
    Update: Deal gives Euronav the option to acquire up to a further four sister VLCCs at $98m
  • Capital Product locks in rising product tanker rates
    Kalogiratos steps up to chief executive of Nasdaq-listed partnership

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • APMT to add cranes, capacity at Mobile port
    APM Terminals will add two super-post-Panamax cranes at its terminal at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, and expand the port's container terminal by 20 acres. The expansion will double the number of ship-to-shore cranes at the port and increase the terminal's annual capacity to 475,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units from the current 350,000...
  • Dagnese named president of Con-way Freight
    Joseph M. Dagnese is the new president of Con-way Freight, the second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier. A 20-year Con-way veteran, Dagnese replaces W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, who resigned to become CEO of a private-equity-owned company. "Joe brings an impressive array of lean management skills, strategic insight and leadership qualities to Con-way Freight," Douglas...
  • Containers for world's first LNG-powered container ships arrive at JAXPORT
    JACKSONVILLE - Stevedores at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal this week unloaded the first shipment of brand new 53-foot Wide-Top Pick (WTP) cargo containers for use on TOTE, Inc.'s new Marlin Class ships, the world's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered container ships. TOTE is the parent company of Jacksonville-based Sea Star...
  • CEVA launches 'TireCity' hub in Italy
    MILAN - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the launch of TireCity in Italy. The hub, which covers an area of 50,000 sq m, is strategically located in Somaglia, in the province of Lodi, and is fully dedicated to the warehousing, handling and cross...
  • Swaziland signs Tripartite FTA, growing area to 16 nations
    The Kingdom of Swaziland became the 16th State to sign the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement. His Majesty King Mswati III signed the FTA Agreement Monday 15 June 2015 five days after the official launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area by Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh...
  • Lower fuel prices benefit shippers as US freight volumes rise
    Freight shipments within the U.S. hit a 2015 high point in May, rising 2.3 percent from April, the fourth straight month of rising volumes, according to the Cass Freight Index. Shipper spending on transportation rose more slowly, climbing 1.5 percent from April, Cass reported. Both freight volumes and shipper expenditures were...
  • Virginia, corps to share cost of dredging feasibility study
    The Port of Virginia and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement to share the cost to study the feasibility of deepening Hampton Roads port channels to as much as 55 feet. The agreement starts the clock on a three-year schedule to complete the study of dredging the Norfolk...
  • How Collaboration Reduces Your Global Supplier Risks
    How Collaboration Reduces Your Global Supplier Risks Today's supply chains are increasingly complex, and companies must manage risks both proactively and reactively to avoid disruptions like quality issues, shipment delays, product shortages, and excessive expediting costs. Download this white paper to discover the strategies your organization can employ to minimize supply chain...
  • Maasvlakte receives three more mega-ship cranes
    The Port of Rotterdam continues to position itself as a pre-eminent European port of call for mega-ships with the arrival of three new cranes at the ECT Delta Terminal at Maasvlakte. The cranes have a lifting height of 50 meters (164 feet) and a reach of 24 containers wide. The new...
  • Brookings Institution calls for sweeping reforms in US freight policies
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. government needs to take on sweeping reforms and new national policies if it intends to address the mounting congestion at the nation's major port cities, the Brookings Institution said in a pair of new reports released today. According to the Washington, D.C.-based think tank, it is the...
  • Toys "R" Us opens French distribution center
    Toys"R"Us has opened a 550,000-square-foot distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France, to consolidate operations previously performed by three fulfillment centers in the country. The new DC is 47 kilometers (29 miles) south of Paris. It will serve 48 retail stores and e-commerce operations in France, along with order fulfillment to customers in...
  • FMCSA shuts down trucking companies in IL, GA
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in separate actions has ordered Payson, Illinois-based Rhino Displays, USDOT No. 1474447, and Hampton, Georgia-based Prudential Carriers, Inc., USDOT No. 248188, respectively, to immediately shut down following federal investigations that revealed numerous widespread violations of critical safe
  • Herfurth Logistics in Belgium and Turkey joins XLProjects
    Herfurth Logistics - a Herfurth Group Company - is an international freight forwarding and logistics company with European roots, active since more than 100 years. They have their own offices in 7 strategic locations and can count on the support of an extended worldwide network. This enables them to offer a complete...
  • AirBridgeCargo traffic soars, outpaces euro rivals
    LONDON - AirBridgeCargo's traffic soared 16 percent in the first five months of the year as Russia's largest all-cargo carrier continued to outperform its struggling European rivals. The increase to 180,605 tonnes (198,600 tons) was flanked by the launch of new services and additional frequencies on existing routes that saw traffic...
  • CMA CGM beefs up Turkish service
    CMA CGM has strengthened its services to Turkey by adding a call to the port of Iskenderun in order to serve rising demand for raw materials that are converted into industrial inputs and finished products. With the addition of Iskenderun, the French carrier now calls at 13 Turkish ports throughout its...
  • Indian exports and imports take steep tumble
    India's merchandise exports fell for the sixth consecutive month in May, the longest streak of declines since 2009, even as the Narendra Modi-led government rolled out a spate of schemes to stimulate manufacturing output and spur domestic demand. Exports in May tumbled 20.2 percent from a year earlier to $22.3 billion,...
  • EVA Air finally runs out its freighter order book
    EVA Air is the last Asian carrier to use MD-11 freighters, but it plans to get rid of the gas-guzzling planes by 2017.HONG KONG - EVA Air has committed to purchase five Boeing 777 freighters at a list price of $1.5 billion at the Paris Air Show as the Taiwan...
  • New container ship design rules will push up price tag
    New global requirements on the construction of large container vessels aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic structural failure will likely increase the price tag for carriers, reducing the economies of scale carrier operators gain via massive ships. The International Association of Classifications Societies' adoption of new unified requirements comes...
  • China committed to reforming its state-dominated shipping sector
    HONG KONG - A look at the accompanying graphic reveals the integrated and complex nature of China's state-owned shipping ownership structure - a dizzying maze of companies and subsidiaries, many interconnected and several with dual listings on the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges.It is all administered by the State-owned Assets...
  • A dip in mid-2016 ship deliveries could boost carrier results, Goldman says
    HONG KONG - The second and third quarter of 2016 could provide a sweet spot with fewer vessel deliveries enabling container lines to improve load factors and profitability on the battered Asia-Europe trade.From April through September, 15 vessels with a capacity greater than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units will come online, compared...
  • UPS Capital buys jewelry logistics firm
    UPS Capital, a subsidiary of the same-named parcel carrier, recently announced its acquisition of Parcel Pro, the leading independent logistics provider for the jewelry, wristwatch and collectibles industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both firms have hailed the acquisition as a boon for customers in the luxury accessories industry,...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Courage returning to Germany
    An American Roll-On Roll-Off Carriers (ARC) car carrier is returning to Germany after suffering a fire off the United Kingdom earlier this month.
  • Houston channel shuttered
    The Houston Ship Channel is likely to remain fully closed until late night Wednesday for outbound traffic as a result of Tropical Storm Bill.
  • Fredriksen grows GOGL stake
    John Fredriksen's holding in bulker owner Golden Ocean has been boosted following a special dividend from sibling Frontline 2012.
  • LR scoops Norden fleet
    Denmark's Norden has transferred its entire fleet of owned and managed vessels to Lloyd's Register (LR).
  • CTM pool on the rise
    A supramax alliance formed last year starts 2015 by outperforming the Baltic Exchange index.
  • Cash was king for Euronav
    Paddy Rodgers says cash was key to helping Euronav secure the much-admired Metrostar VLCC newbuilding fleet.
  • Maersk tries for rate rise
    Denmark's Maersk Line is aiming for a substantial rate rise between Asia and northern Europe.
  • Yard mulls legal fight
    A Canadian yard is considering legal action after missing out on a CAD 40m ($32m) state ferry contract.
  • GMI in pool push
    Global Maritime Investments is opening its doors to third party owners with the launch of the industry's "first serious panamax and kamsarmax pool".
  • Sincere earnings slip
    Sincere Navigation of Taiwan has seen profit cut in the first quarter as costs rose.
  • No more wounds for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers's latest call on investors may have hurt its share price but a leading Wall Street analyst believes it has secured the shipowner's survival for the next few tough years.
  • SapKen makes less
    Malaysian offshore owner sees revenue and profit drop during first quarter.
  • New Suez Canal to open
    Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on 6 August after an $8bn expansion project.
  • Neste sells last tankers
    Finland's Neste Oil has exited shipowning as it sold its two last chemical/products tankers to Sweden's Donsotank.
  • Duo jailed for 12 years
    The master and first officer of a North Korean cargoship have been jailed for 12 years for arms trafficking.
  • Dry rates 'devastating'
    A momentous over supply in the dry cargo market will require owners to adapt in order to restore profitability, Bimco says.
  • Austal wins offshore order
    Australian shipbuilder Austal has won an AUD 20m ($26m) contract for a new crew catamaran.
  • Donsotank snaps up duo
    Sweden's Donsotank has returned to the second-hand market after two years with the acquisition of two chemical/products tankers from Neste Oil of Finland.
  • Dorian deals stronger
    Dorian LPG has secured two VLGC time charters at better than expected rates, Wells Fargo Securities says.
  • Euronav's bargain quartet
    Euronav has completed the purchase of four VLCCs from Metrostar at a price below what tanker experts believed it was set to shell out for the ships.
  • Ferry strike threat
    Scottish ferry workers could strike over a new £1bn ($1.55bn) tender for west coast services.
  • GA called on Maersk fires
    General average (GA) has been declared on two recent shipboard fires involving Maersk Line containerships.
  • ADM adds agency
    Commodities group Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has snapped up a Brazilian port and shipping agency.
  • MMHE scoops conversion
    Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has won contracts including LNG carrier repairs and an FSO conversion.
  • Cosco books research order
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has secured another small offshore-related newbuilding contract worth CNY 129m ($20.8m).
  • Third time lucky for Dalian
    The receivers of bankrupt shipyard STX Dalian are set to hold a third auction after two previous attempts to sell its assets failed.
  • Statoil opts for Odfjell
    Statoil has awarded Odfjell Drilling two contracts for drilling wells on the Johan Sverdrup field in deals worth NOK 4.35bn ($560m).
  • Geden bulker arrested
    A Geden Lines-controlled handymax bulker has reportedly been arrested in Singapore, TradeWinds has learnt.
  • Spliethoff sues over damage
    Spliethoff is suing a US terminal operator and an equipment operator after a locomotive being offloaded from a vessel dropped onto a dock in Gabon.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Port of Virginia takes aim at 55-foot channel
  • Cloud Logistics upgrade address KPIs, appointment setting

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • 'New' Suez Canal to open in early August
    Waterway will be connected to Suez Canal via four small channels.
  • US Navy, Australia discuss biofuel plant project
    Three potential sites identified.
  • Freight rates 'failing to cover bunker costs'
    'Unless by a miracle demand grows, we are up for heavy losses.'
  • Cheap bunkers undermine China's LNG ambitions
    As does the lack of conversion subsidies, analysts say.
  • DFDS fuel use at record monthly low
    Switch to MGO in ECAs has helped but was not a major actor.
  • Handymax held at Singapore
    Reasons for detention unclear.
  • Kuala Lumpur-listed firm narrows bunkering losses
    Notes purchase of a MFM bunkering system for operations at Sapangar Bay in 2014.
  • Environment agency wants ships to switch to shorter route
    Using 200-year old canal 'can save fuel and cut GHG emissions'.
  • US Navy and Australia discuss biofuel plant project
    Three potential sites identified.
  • Bunker prices under pressure, say Singapore traders
    'The market is flooded with oil and everyone is desperate to sell quickly.'
  • European shipowner buys hybrid scrubber
    To meet European ECA sulphur rules.
  • Brightoil expanding into e-commerce operations
    Based on Chinese government policy to modernise traditional industries, it says.
  • 'Hijacked' tanker search complicated by delayed reporting
    Shipowner 'waited too long' to alert Malaysian authorities.
  • China fuel oil imports expected to fall
    BP starts moving fuel oil cargo to Shenzhen as part of JV arrangements.
  • NSW sulphur regulation to impact 'only 3%' of ship activity
    Targeting only cruise sector means majority of ships can continue to burn high sulphur fuel.
  • Mobil update: Bunkering possible at Tauranga Harbour
    But fuel oil pipeline remains closed.
  • 'Highjacked' tanker search complicated by delayed reporting
    Shipowner 'waited too long' to advise Malaysian authorities.

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Hamburg
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Leghorn
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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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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