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July 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Hong Kong port down 12.9pc in June to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore down 7.8pc
  • No sign of peak season space shortage as rates remain low
  • UN makes Libyan deal, ISIL falls back, 30 warships crowd Yemeni coast
  • CSX quarterly profit up 4.5pc to US$553 million as revenue falls 4.5pc
  • India sees economic slowdown in EU bringing freight rates crashing down
  • China Shipping, Cosco rely on parent companies bail out sinking stock
  • Forwarders catch legal liability for providing verifiable box weights
  • CEVA extends customs brokerage to Volvo in North America for 2 more years
  • Paris MOU ship inspections increase 9pc for first time since 2011
  • Rethinking engine maintenance means ships suffer less downtime: Watsila
  • Shifting cargo caused 2013 crash at Afghan air base killing all 7 crew
  • Brussels first half air cargo up 10pc to 245,000 tonnes, rises 16pc in June
  • Tobruk blocs Tripoli seizure of private Libyan jets stranded in Malta
  • E-commerce spawns boom in narrow body, multi-stop air freighters

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • MSC extends Australia Express service to North Europe
  • NYK to jointly participate in Stones ultra deep-water oil & gas project in Gulf of Mexico
  • Shreyas Shipping & Logistics acquires two more containerships, taking fleet strength to eight
  • Vegetable oil imports increase by 15 pc in June
  • APSEZ receives 'Letter of Award' for Vizhinjam port project in Kerala
  • Navis N4 Terminal Operating System & 'Intelligent' AutoGates open at Port of Liverpool
  • AP to go for $500 m credit from ADB for Chennai-Vizag Industrial Corridor
  • Govt should engage with stakeholders, reintroduce interest subvention & support export marketing to steer exports, says Fieo President
  • INR falls sharply on heavy dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Going through a restructuring process Aviation
  • A Hamburg-Singapore connection Shipping
  • Collecting pharma certification worldwide
  • US laurels for Indian entrepreneur
  • Cargo handler digging in deeper in Austria
  • Losing weight to green up
  • Fostering race track from China
  • A great Kate for Duluth
  • Over a gross of 7 t vans replacing trucks Intermodal / Strasse
  • A hearty "prost" to Munich's third runway
  • Where were the boxes in June?
  • Three cheers: first anniversary and volumes up
  • GSF tables twelve month appraisal
  • Jan de Rijk assists Xiamen Airlines in Europe
  • From Coca Cola to Domino's Pizza
  • First Ospreys to be operated outside the US
  • Wtransnet sets up private freight exchange
  • Infringing EU antitrust rules costs a bomb
  • Struggling along till 2018
  • Arkas Egypt represents DAL
  • Shipbuilder in choppy waters

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Fercam starts second ro-ro service to Tunisia
    Italian logistics provider Fercam has started a second service to Tunisia to supplement its well-established ro-ro service from Genoa. The twice-weekly ro-ro service will start from Livorno and call at Civitavecchia and Salerno before heading for Tunis. It will use vessels belonging to Grimaldi and
  • China's soyabean imports rise 26.6% y/y in June
    China has imported 8.09 million tonnes of soyabean in June, up 26.6% from 2014 and 32% from May, according to data released by customs on 14 July. The country has imported a total of 35.16 million tonnes of soyabean for the period of January to June, rising 2.8% year on year (y/y), and the value
  • ReCAAP ISC posts 18% rise of incidents in 1H15
    Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy organisation ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) has recorded 106 piracy incidents in Southeast Asia in the first half of 2015 (1H15), an increase of 18% year on year. Out of the 106 incidents, six cases were classified as attempted incidents, while
  • ZPMC clinches $700m port machinery order from DP World
    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has won a USD700 million order from DP World to supply port machineries for the company's automated container terminal in Dubai. The order mainly covers quay cranes and rail cranes, which are scheduled to be delivered in phases within three years, a
  • Singapore to address shortage of marine engineers
    The Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) has introduced a new programme to encourage Singaporeans to pursue careers as marine engineers. Having worked for years to address the shortage of Singaporean seafarers, the SMOU and its training arm, Wavelink Maritime Institute, will team up with the
  • Distressed asset specialist keen to buy Daebo's debts
    A specialist in distressed assets has expressed interest in buying over some debts of troubled South Korean dry bulk shipping outfit Daebo International Shipping. Robert Southey, co-founder of UK-based Trench Capital Partners, told IHS Maritime that his firm is contacting as many of Daebo's

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • €50m fine for forwarders that 'hijacked' rail freight services by forming a cartel
  • Bailout agreement could help ailing Greek supply chains back to business as usual
  • How to solve port congestion the biggest question facing global trade, says FMC

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Cunard's doggy guests get their fire hydrant back
  • Hyundai Heavy to put ships on "Internet of Things"
  • NSC 5 sails away from Ingalls
  • American Club makes promotions and appointments
  • Time running out for many product tankers to carry biofuels
  • Aker Philly to change name, sell shipping assets

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Port of Portland names new PDX fire chief, port police chief
  • Port of Los Angeles sees drop in cargo volumes for June
  • NYK Line chip carrier rescues nine fishermen
  • US rail freight traffic numbers come up short during week
  • Repair work to two ferries forces WSF to change lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Schoeller steps down from Steamship board
  • Europe-US gasoline trade approaches record spot rate high
    Earnings moving closer to $36,000 per day peak amid high demand for gasoline cargoes
  • Canada wins more traffic from US rivals
    Traffic from Asia returns to the Pacific coast after US west coast dispute is resolved, but heads north to Canada
  • How can eight product tankers fetch $1bn?
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard values its tankers at a significantly higher price than non-Jones Act vessels
  • Force majeure still in place at Ras Lanuf
    Internationally recognised government threatens to detain vessels calling at Libyan oil port
  • Migrant rescue guidelines updated
    But governments still need to take on responsibilities, trade associations argue
  • No respite for west coast ports
    June throughput figures show decline
  • CMA CGM boosts West Africa service
    EURAF 4 loop will make additional Mediterranean port calls, adding Malta, Livorno, Genoa, Fos-sur-Mer, Barcelona and Valencia
  • London P&I hits $3.2m deficit after heavy claims year
    14 casualties topped $1m mark, with two falling on IG pool
  • Single windows: customs turf war ends in major own goal for Europe
    System designed to simplify maritime trade has created an 'administrative nightmare'
  • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard divests $1bn shipping assets
    Move to streamline company and create shareholder value
  • Rio Tinto boosts Australian exports
    The mining behemoth is looking to maximise asset efficiency after reporting strong quarterly and half-yearly exports
  • DSME hands Songa Offshore an arbitration notice
    Move appears to be connected with recouping losses associated with construction of four semi-submersibles at South Korean yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Acquisition enhances UPS's luxury item shipping business
    UPS expanded the insurance and logistics services it offers shippers of high-value cargo such as jewelry by acquiring Insured Parcel Services from G4S, a global integrated security company. The IPS purchase, made by UPS Capital, follows the acquisition of Parcel Pro, a logistics provider specializing in high-value goods such as jewelry...
  • 'Working together is key to improving supply chain', says GSF report
    'Working together is key to improving the transport and logistics supply chain' is the headline message from the 2015 Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) Annual Report. As the GSF concludes its first financial trading year 2014-15, its Annual Report reflects on the achievements of the past 12 months including how it has...
  • A.N. Deringer, Inc. Extends Commitment to CargoSphere Rate Technology
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina - CargoSphere, the leading, cloud-based global rate management solution, featuring confidential Rate Mesh, today announces that longstanding client, A.N. Deringer, Inc., a well-established Customs House Broker (CHB) and global freight forwarder (FF), recently renewed their commitment to the CargoSphere rate technology platform. By extending their business...
  • Hactl passes GDP annual audit
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - Hong Kong's largest cargo handler - has successfully passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance audit. The audit is required in order to maintain GDP accreditation. Hactl achieved GDP accreditation - covering the provision of handling, logistics and...
  • Dennis Daggett in line for ILA's No. 2 post
    Dennis A. Daggett, son of International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett, is expected to win election next week to the union's second-ranking office. As executive vice president, the younger Daggett is seen as a likely eventual successor to his father, who will seek a second four-year term at the ILA's quadrennial...
  • MSC tests the Iranian waters
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is testing the waters in Iran as it appears more likely United Nations sanctions will be lifted as part of a new nuclear agreement between the West and the pariah state. Even before the tentative deal was announced earlier this week, World Trade Services, a sister product of...
  • Marseille Fos container volume grows as port expands
    Port of Marseille FosThe French port of Marseille Fos is off to a strong start in 2015, with overall cargo volumes up 6 percent and containerized traffic at the deep-sea port up 10 percent. In the first half of 2015, the port saw its overall volume of 20-foot-equivalent units grow 8...
  • CMA CGM strengthens Med-West Africa service
    CMA CGM is beefing its Mediterranean to West Africa service less than a week after announcing a general rate increase from East Asia to West Africa, suggesting that container volumes in the region are growing. Effective July 18, the EURAF 4 service will gain six new calls, bringing the total to...
  • Industrial European shippers gain access to CEVA spare parts hub
    European shippers needing industrial spare parts to prevent the stalling of production lines will be able to take advantage of a new global distribution hub. CEVA Logistics new 129,000 square foot facility in Born, the Netherlands, has 28,000 bin locations, 32,000 square feet of floor storage and a 108,000 square foot...
  • Senate to consider US port productivity bill
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. Senate committee Wednesday voted to send new legislation requiring U.S. ports to provide monthly productivity reports to the federal government to the Senate floor. The bill, an effort to avoid a repeat of the crippling congestion that plagued West Coast ports earlier this year, sparked a partisan...
  • US freight shipments slow, shipper spending rises in June
    Freight shipments within the U.S. slowed in June, rising only 0.2 percent from May, after climbing 2.3 percent that month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index. Freight payments by shippers rose 2.4 percent last month, compared with 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent in May and April. Shipments and expenditures are down...
  • Improving Supply Chain Data: Technology Innovations in Transportation with Madison Jordan
    DDC FPO's Madison Jordan discusses ways all companies can reduce errors and gain better data, as well as tips on working successfully with a technology partner. DDC FPO processes 135,000 bills of lading each night and 20 percent of all less-than-truckload bills in the U.S. For more podcasts and editorial...
  • Five-month highway stopgap heads to US Senate after House passage
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an $8 billion measure to extend federal highway funding through the end of the year. It's enough time, Republicans say, to find a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund's chronic shortfalls. The 312-119 vote Wednesday will leave the next move in the...
  • Moving Outside the Firewall: Technology Innovations in Transportation with Scott Nelson
    Senior Content Editor Alessandra Barrett interviews Trax Technologies' Founder Scott Nelson, a pioneer in automated freight processing, on where the evolution of technology will next bring transportation and logistics services. Nelson also gives advice on focusing on the right problem, improving data in-house, and increasing its usefulness. ...
  • US transport job openings spike 59 percent, but hiring lags
    Moderate second-quarter economic growth in the U.S. is generating strong demand for transportation workers, from truck drivers to receiving coordinators to warehouse laborers. Employers are having a tough time finding workers willing to take those jobs. At the end of May, there were 100,000 more job openings at U.S. transportation, warehousing...
  • German, Austrian firms fined $54 million for fixing rail freight rates
    LONDON - German logistics operator DB Schenker and Austria's Express Interfracht have been fined a combined 49 million euros ($54 million) by European Union trust busters for fixing freight rates for eight years. Kuehne+Nagel, the Swiss global forwarding and logistics company, was also guilty but was granted immunity and forgiven its...
  • Hapag-Lloyd IPO, NOL sale reports fuel merger speculation
    LONDON - Reports in the past twenty four hours that Hapag-Lloyd has hired investment banks to advise on an initial public offering and the Singapore government is selling its majority stake in Neptune Orient Lines have refuelled speculation of a merger between the two ocean carriers. The timing of the -...
  • The trickle-down effects of Alliance-omics
    The 1980s brought us Reaganomics. 2012 brought us Abenomics, the economic revitalization effort by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. And a year after China's surprising rejection of the P3 partnership among the world's three largest ocean carriers, it's clear container lines have adopted their own form of economics. Call it...
  • Port of Santos wary as new rival rears its head
    Port of SantosThe Brazilian port of São Sebasti'o is poised to receive 1 billion reais ($318.5 million) of investment which will involve new terminal concessions for containers and general cargo, putting its well established rival, the Port of Santos, on edge. S'o Sebasti'o is the nearest neighbor to the Port of...
  • APMT Mumbai still wracked by congestion
    There is still no sign of an end to the congestion and delays that have long plagued APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India in the Nhava Sheva port complex, India's largest container gateway. Citing long vessel wait times, CMA CGM in a trade advisory said its next voyage of the China-India-Middle East...
  • Hong Kong port hits 12 months of declining volumes
    HONG KONG - The port of Hong Kong reached a dismal milestone in June, posting its 12th consecutive monthly decline in throughput for the first time, handling just shy of 13 percent fewer containers than in the same month last year.Worst affected were the terminals at Kwai Tsing - operated...
  • Charleston volume growth forecast to slow after 'memorable' year
    The Port of Charleston's double-digit volume growth is expected to slow to about 5 percent during the coming year but will remain above the U.S. market average, said Jim Newsome, CEO at the South Carolina Ports Authority. Charleston posted increases of 12.3 percent in loaded 20-foot-equivalent units and 14.4 percent in...
  • Double-digit export plunge pulls down LA total traffic
    Port of Los AngelesContainerized cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles declined 2 percent in June compared to June 2014, with a 10.7 percent drop in loaded export containers accounting for much of the decline. According to numbers released by the port, loaded import containers declined 3.7 percent. Total loaded...
  • New poll: Port of Oakland good for the community and economy
    Port of Oakland neighbors strongly believe that the Port has a significant positive impact on jobs, the local economy and surrounding communities. Those are the key findings of survey results released today by an Oakland polling firm. "Our results show that for two years in a row, residents view the Port...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Iran VLCC on the move
    An Iranian-owned tanker has left floating storage after months in floating storage, making it the first of the country's VLCCs to end floating storage duties since the recent deal to ease sanctions.
  • Navios bulker finds charter
    Navios Maritime Partners secured a medium-term time-charter for a five-year-old capesize bulker.
  • HHI gets smart
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has partnered with consulting and technology services giant Accenture to design a "connected smart ship" that will use a network of sensors to improve fleet performance by collecting and analysing data from voyages.
  • Biofuel bar for tankers
    New regulations on the carriage of biofuels could limit the trading flexibility of products tankers from next January, because oil discharge monitoring equipment on board most vessels is not geared up to handle biofuels.
  • APL sale on again?
    NOL Group, the holding company for container line APL, is being touted for sale by 65% owner Singapore government agency Temasek, according to media reports citing people familiar with the situation.
  • Otto counter claims
    Otto Marine has set in motion a Singapore High Court writ of summons against guarantors of a loan to repay the full $650,000.
  • USC positive on profit
  • OSG buying $1bn fleet?
    As Kristian Rokke revealed sweeping changes at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard that are likely to see it sell its Jones Act tankers, analysts were pondering who could be on the other end of the deal.
  • Hoegh ships out old lady
    Hoegh LNG has sold a vessel which was spared the scrap heap last year.
  • Rokke rings the changes
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has announced a series of changes that will see the company divest its shipping assets, change name and appoint a new chief financial officer.
  • Cosco Corp heads for loss
    Chinese shipbuilder and owner Cosco Corp has warned of a loss in tough second quarter markets.
  • Sinopacific scoops nine
    Simon Liang's Sinopacific has won a large offshore contract from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
  • Six more for BSC?
    Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is planning to follow up a six-ship order with potential deals for six more vessels.
  • AKPS sells eight tankers
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has announced a series of changes that will see the company divest its shipping assets, change name and appoint a new chief financial officer.
  • Vinashin exec rigged prices
    Vietnamese police say a Vinashin executive blew $18.6m on houses and cars after rigging prices in sale and purchase (S&P) ship deals.
  • Boa to cancel PSVs?
    Boa Offshore could cancel two long-delayed multipurpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) newbuildings in China after winning an arbitration award.
  • Subsea 7 in second JV
    Oslo-listed offshore shipowner Subsea 7 has announced its second alliance in a week as it seeks to reduce project costs.
  • Philly eyes MR sales
    Philly Tankers could be about to offload its four 50,000-dwt Jones Act tanker newbuildings, according to disclosures made Thursday.
  • Daewoo chases Songa
    DSME looks to be trying to claw back huge cost overruns on a series of rigs building for Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore.
  • CSC Phoenix wins scrap help
    Chinese shipowner CSC Phoenix has recived CNY 55.4m ($9m) in state subsidies for scrapping elderly tonnage.
  • Japanese take FPSO stakes
    Mitsubishi Corp and NYK have agreed to take stakes in an SBM Offshore-owned FPSO to be chartered to Shell.
  • California ports mixed
    The Port of Los Angeles has reported a modest decline in container volumes for the month of June, latest figures show.
  • Box Ships stretches deal
    Box Ships revealed that it struck a deal with a private company owned by chief executive Michael Bodouroglou to make its executive services agreement "indefinite unless terminated".

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • House approves short-term patch for highway program
  • CSX reports record financial results in Q2 2015
  • U.S. retail sales dip 0.3%
  • Truckload rates up 3.6% in June
  • Intermodal rates drop again in June
  • Singapore putting APL parent NOL up for sale?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Seminar to focus on viability of LNG as a marine fuel
    Especially in emission control areas (ECAs).
  • Shipowner concern over OW test case outcome
    But insurer sees hope in appeal.
  • Fuel oil stocks at three week high
    'There is still a bunch of aframaxes waiting to discharge.'
  • More Russian fuel oil moving through Rotterdam
    Russian product is destined for Asia.
  • Cheaper bunkers favour Panama over Suez
    Over half of all-water trade opting for central American waterway.
  • Russian partner terminates oil terminal project
    But Summa's presence in the Rotterdam bunker market is set to continue.
  • Bunker trader sets sights on Russian market
    With new office in Kaliningrad.
  • Finnlines wins funds for scrubbers, efficiency measures
    Almost $11 million granted to projects including scrubbers on 10 ships, performance and environmental impact assessments.
  • Platts acquires Petromedia
    The purchase helps extend Platts coverage beyond traditional marine fuels and market fundamentals.
  • HHI: Eco marine fuels a growing market
    Launches new centre to spearhead development
  • Arrested bunker tanker finds new owner
    Vessel's seizure was linked to OW Bunker.
  • New 'kite propulsion' system makes debut
    System steps closer to market entry.
  • New facility to aid development of 'eco' marine fuels
    HHI opened new research center on Wednesday.
  • Crude drops as US inventories rise
    Supplies at Cushing, Oklahoma rose 438,000 barrels to 57.1 million in the week ended July 10.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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
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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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