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February 18, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 6.1pc in January to 1.83 million TEU, Singapore up 3.6pc
  • FMC to see if demurrage fees for port congestion are unreasonable
  • CMA CGM, Hamburg Sud, UASC offer Asia-USEC Europe loop in May
  • Canadian Pacific locomotive engineers end strike -agree to arbitration
  • Insurer: Ship collisions and groundings still too frequent
  • OOCL levies US$225/TEU-$375/FEU transatlantic peak surcharge March 6
  • US launches WTO challenge against 'illegal' Chinese export subsidies
  • Jennifer shows way forward for young people in UK freight industry
  • California port truck drivers approve new labour contract
  • Six-week operation to remove wreck in Hong Kong waters
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo volumes rise 12.5pc in January
  • Mobile app from Cathay for forwarders, agents and customers
  • DHL Global Forwarding finalises US$18.2 million Shanghai expansion
  • US Air Force Ebola support winds down in Senegal, Monrovia and Liberia

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Hamburg Süd receives Panalpina award
  • No let up in navigational claims
  • Shipping services providers urged to explore private equity funding
  • TAMP gives a boost to Major Ports
  • WISTA India successfully holds 2nd Annual Forum in Mumbai
  • World's largest private residential vessel visits India
  • VOC Port creates new record in single day handling
  • 125 road toll plazas to be scrapped: Gadkari
  • Railway Ministry sets up panel to review freight & passenger traffic growth
  • Duty drawback for rice exports restored
  • Industrial output grows by 1.7pc on better manufacturing growth
  • Gujarat Junction 2015 CEO Roundtable and Cargo & Logistics Awards has the fraternity in Kandla/Gandhidham engrossed

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Six VTL laureates this year
  • Fresh fields for financial stalwart
  • ITS upgrades Long Beach terminal
  • Belarus to install electronic road toll system
  • Barcelona best at beating records
  • World Bank loan for Uzbek rail project
  • New Year boosts Cathay Pacific's cargo business
  • Surprise departure of CP's CFO
  • ExceL London plumps for Agility
  • ECS calls on competition authorities to cooperate
  • FAA: even drones must obey
  • Work begins on Murray Basin rail project
  • Geodis Wilson seeks innovation from within
  • Air Canada faster to Deep South
  • Hamburg Süd and CCNI ink sale/purchase pact

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Hamburg Süd seals CCNI deal
    German liner company Hamburg Süd has confirmed the long-awaited signing of its purchase agreement for the container line business of Chilean shipping group CCNI. The takeover, confirmed on 17 February, includes the general agency functions of Agunsa Agencias Universales on behalf of CCNI. Subject
  • Winland seeks bankruptcy protection
    Winland Ocean Shipping, a Dalian, China-based owner, has filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas. According to court documents reviewed by IHS Maritime, Winland Ocean and its affiliates own three vessels: the 860 teu container ship Winland Dalian, the 56,928 dwt bulker Rui Lee and
  • Canada rail strike ends quickly
    A national rail strike that threatened to shut down a large segment of Canada's container, bulk and breakbulk traffic ended just a day after it began. On 16 February, Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced that they would submit to mediated arbitration. The
  • CMA beats Hapag, says Moody's
    French liner company CMA CGM may have an advantage over its German peer Hapag-Lloyd when tapping the capital markets for future fleet investments, assessments by rating agency Moody's suggest. In a report entitled 'Shipping: CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd: Peer comparison', the agency points out that the
  • Madagascar to host maritime information centre
    Work is to start next month on a regional maritime information centre (RMIC) for the western Indian Ocean. The European Union-funded project, initiated by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), will be located in Madagascar, it was decided at last week's African Union (AU) maritime security meeting in
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry to raise USD8 million
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry has reached an agreement with three individuals to raise HKD60 million (USD8 million) by selling convertible bonds. About HKD31.1 million of the net proceeds will be used to fund the development and investment of the group's financial leasing
  • Impairment charge hits reforming Eitzen Chemical
    A heavy impairment charge in 4Q14 dragged Eitzen Chemical deep in the red, according to the listed Norwegian chemical carrier group. Group net loss in 4Q14 deepened to USD114.1 million from USD23.7 million in the same period in 2013, with a USD74.5 million impairment charge being the main cause,
  • Kintetsu World Express to buy APL Logistics
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said today that its logistics arm APL Logistics will be sold to Japanese airfreight forwarding company Kintetsu World Express (KWE) for a fee of USD1.2 billion. APL Logistics was put on sale last year as NOL sought to raise funds amid a poor container shipping market.
  • Police to probe 'indecent' fuel contract
    A 15-year monopoly contract to supply Mauritius with fuel has been terminated and will be subject to a criminal investigation, Roshi Badain, the country's financial services minister, has promised. The previous Labour administration of Navin Ramgoolam signed the deal in 2009 with Betamax, a company
  • Smuggler sentenced as more migrants leave Libya
    The Assize Court in Agrigento, Italy, has sentenced Somali national Mouhamud Elmi Muhidin to 30 years in prison for his part in the brutal Mediterranean migrant smuggling trade. After charging migrants - mostly Eritreans and Somalis - USD3,000 for their passage to Europe, Muhidin and his gang
  • Fortescue profits plunge 81%
    Australian Fortescue Metals Group announced today a slump of 81% in profits for the second half of 2014 despite pumping out record shipments - up 53%, as compared with the corresponding period the previous year. Profits were USD331 million, compared with USD1.7 billion for the first half last year,
  • Ship security man found dead in Seychelles port
    A member of a ship security team has been found floating in the harbour at Port Victoria commercial port in Seychelles. Kivi Meelis, an Estonian national, was working aboard box ship Julie Delmas as part of the security team provided by Poole, UK-based private maritime security company (PMSC)
  • DSME client converts LNG carrier orders into VLCCs
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said today that a customer that ordered two LNG carriers in October 2014 has asked to convert the orders into four very large crude carriers (VLCCs). South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder said the order came from an Oceania-registered shipowner. It
  • Ship master fined for navigating without a pilot
    An Australian court fined a master of a coal ship AUD8,500 (USD6,239) today for attempting to navigate the Great Barrier Reef without a pilot. Taiwanese national Lu Chih-Ming was nabbed in a joint operation between the Australian Federal Police and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
  • VLGC rates cross USD100/tonne mark
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGC) crossed the USD100 per tonne mark for the first time this year as growing cargo demand helped to absorb almost every available ship. The Baltic Exchange yesterday assessed the benchmark Gulf-Asia Pacific route at USD102.50/tonne, up
  • First case of fake explosive use in fuel siphoning
    A tanker fuel siphoning incident last week marked the first time fake explosives were used to threaten crew. IHS Maritime reported yesterday that Thailand-flagged tanker Lapin was boarded by eight men armed with pistols and knives on 13 February at 19:55 local
  • TS Lines to restart newbuilding plan
    TS Lines, Taiwan's fourth-largest container carrier, stated on Monday that the company is reconsidering its plan to order four 1,800 teu new box ships. The company planned to order four 1,800teu and four 4,700teu box ships in 2011. However, the plan was suspended since the carrier believed
  • Jiangsu Rongsheng potential restructuring still in progress
    The negotiations on the potential restructuring of Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a key shipbuilding subsidiary of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI), are still in progress with no specific terms being agreed. "No confirmed details on the potential restructuring are
  • HHI reaches wage agreement
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said today that it has reached an agreement with its labour union on the issue of salaries. The agreement provides for a 2% increment in monthly wages, payment of an incentive equivalent to 150% of monthly wages, KRW10,000 (USD9) increment in work environment

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • OSG makes senior VP appointment
  • CIT provides financing for post-Panamax gantry cranes
  • Kleven delivers Viking Neptune
  • Two Stena ferries to get in-line closed loop scrubbers
  • DOF Brazil unit sells five ships to private equity investor
  • BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Horizon Lines Oks settlement for merger class action complaint
  • CKYHE Alliance member carriers to reorganize Asia/Europe/Med trades
  • Port association offers program to cover energy project investment
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of two new container vessels
  • Alaska Airlines names Gupta managing director in IT Division

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • General increases are 'game over' for P&I, says Skuld
    Clubs cannot make general increases stick in current climate, argues Jacobsohn
  • Demolition rates head south as bulker deals falter on delivery
    Volatile currency movements, political upheaval and cheap steel imports from China continue to dampen sentiment
  • No 'blood and guts' in P&I renewal rounds, Aon predicts
    However, two major fleets likely to change hands by the end of the week
  • Hamburg Süd aims to complete CCNI takeover next month
    Update: German line says merging the workforces will help to create an even stronger organisation
  • Harper Petersen branches into bulk business
    Box broker takes control of ER Schiffahrt's bulk fleet
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries finally concludes wage talks
    Union passes salary deal after South Korean shipbuilder agrees to narrow pay gap between managers and those below
  • NOL sells logistics arm in $1.2bn to cut debt
    Update: APL Logistics to become part of Japanese freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express
  • Yangzijiang moves into LNG carriers with deal from Evergas
    Two vessels for Evergas ordered at Singapore-listed yard are worth $135m
  • Newbuilding orders drop as dry bulk slump takes toll
    Decline in new bulk carrier deals could ease capacity - but it may take two years
  • GSI reports $24m profit, bolstered by asset sales
    Operating loss for the unit of CSSC stood at $120m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • What is the White House's message to ILWU, PMA?
    U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez's meetings with West Coast longshore union and employer negotiators have generated hope, skepticism - and questions. The biggest questions: What did the White House authorize Perez to tell the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association? And how was his message received...
  • IANA offers bright forecast for 2015 intermodal growth
    Neither U.S. West Coast port congestion nor the East Coast winter weather could stop intermodal volume growth in 2014 and they won't be able to this year either, the Intermodal Association of North America says. Intermodal volume increased 4.8 percent in 2014 and will likely see similar-sized gains this year, thanks...
  • US regulators to study how truck driver pay affects safety
    The U.S. government's truck safety agency is pursuing plans to study whether the way truck drivers are paid leads to unsafe driving habits, rule-breaking and deadly crashes. The study could draw a line connecting truck driver pay methods in the U.S. and highway safety, opening a route for regulators to determine...
  • T.S. Lines reverses course, will build four ships
    With growing demand and difficulty in gaining shipbuilding capacity, Taiwan's fourth-largest container carrier announced plans Monday to order four 1,800-TEU vessels. T.S.Lines had suspended its 2001 plan to order the four vessels, along with four others, each with capacity 4,700 TEUs, because it believed construction prices would keep falling. But now...
  • Oakland blames 32 percent container traffic plunge on congestion
    Port of Oakland executives blame a dramatic container volume decline in January on congestion and the inability of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers to agree upon a new coastwide contract. Oakland reported that containerized imports plunged 39 percent from January 2014, and exports declined 26 percent. Total...
  • Brazilian marine pilots say big ships can't be safely navigated
    The Brazilian port of Santos recently handled the largest container ship in its history, the 10,900-TEU CMA CGM Tigris. But if Brazilian pilots have their way, neither it nor other big ships will be allowed to berth in Santos or other Brazilian ports. Citing safety concerns, Conapra, the Brazilian national pilots...
  • New Orleans upgrading infrastructure to keep up with growth
    The Port of New Orleans expects its container volume to top a half-million 20-foot-equivalent units this year, and CEO Gary LaGrange sees bigger things ahead. LaGrange said new services from Chiquita and CMA CGM, prospects for additional services this year, and a strengthening U.S. economy make him confident the port will...
  • Port of Nagoya keeps spot as Japan's top export hub
    Driven by firm auto shipments, the Port of Nagoya easily retained its status as the biggest export hub among Japan's airports and seaports in 2014 in terms of value, according to figures from customs authorities. The seaport grabbed that status from Narita International Airport near Tokyo for the first time in...
  • Greece risks financial meltdown but tops world fleet rankings by value
    While Greece struggles to escape financial ruin and an exit from the eurozone, it has cemented its position as the world's leading shipping nation. Greek ship-owners control a fleet worth $105.6 billion, up 4.5 percent from a year ago, according to VesselsValue.com. Second ranked Japan increased the value of its fleet...
  • Logistics vs. procurement: Redrawing battle lines
    Logistics and procurement teams often end up in conflict about how ocean and air freight transport should be procured. Battle lines within major companies are being drawn between these internal groups as the contracting season gets into full swing shortly. But logistics and procurement teams should stop to consider what...
  • TNT Express sinks into the red on restructuring charges
    TNT Express slumped to a 137 million euro (US$156 million) net loss in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a 32 million euro profit in the same period in 2013, driven mainly by restructuring charges tied to an abortive takeover bid by its larger rival, UPS, two years ago. The Dutch...
  • Ferrulli named president-North America of Unicon Logistics
    Amir Maghami, CEO of Unicon Logistics, has announced the appointment of Gary Ferrulli as president of North America for the Los Angeles-based NVOCC and logistics services provider. "Naming Gary Ferrulli as president of North America gives us access to his vast experiences as a senior manager in the carrier world as...
  • ILWU, PMA talks resume with labor secretary
    U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez is scheduled to meet Tuesday with West Coast longshore union and management negotiators in an effort to end a bargaining standoff that's causing increasing pain across supply chains. The White House said last week that President Obama was sending Perez to join the nine-month-old negotiations...
  • New $130 million Brussels center to triple DHL capacity at air hub
    DHL Express has unveiled a 114 million euros [US $130million] investment to build a new sorting center at Brussels airport hub, allowing it to more than triple its handling capacity. New technology will allow the hub to boost its hourly handling capacity from 12,000 shipments to 39,500,the company said. The original...
  • Panalpina shifts more to charter via new Atlas Air deal
    Panalpina has signed a new five-year agreement with Atlas Air under which it will switch one of the two 747-8 freighters wet leased - an arrangement where crew, maintenance and insurance are also provided - from the U.S. firm to scheduled charters. Starting March, the Swiss global freight forwarder expects to...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Uncertainty haunts Golar
    An equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities is urging investors who intend to accumulate shares of Golar LNG (GLNG) to proceed with caution.
  • Cosco cans cape
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with speculation that a Cosco subsidiary has retired an ageing capesize bulker.
  • A place for private equity
    Private equity has penetrated many segments of the shipping industry but some are starting to run for cover.
  • BW bags ECA financing
    BW LPG of Singapore has lined up financing for seven very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that are under construction in South Korea.
  • Aristeia ups SALT intake
    Aristeia Capital has raised its interest in New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers.
  • Fairfax in $1.9bn Brit buy
    Canadian insurance group makes a takeover swoop for Brit Plc, one of the top underwriters in the Lloyd's of London market.
  • Cosig raising $9.5m
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group (Cosig) is selling convertible bonds to boost its financing business.
  • Ro-pax hits dock
    A Spanish ro-pax has hit a dock in Malaga, but no injuries were reported.
  • Rimau's storage debut
    Singapore's Rimau Shipping has fixed out a former OSG VLCC to Glencore for storage.
  • CDB linked to $1.5bn IPO
    State-owned lender China Development Bank (CDB) is reportedly plotting a Hong Kong IPO for its leasing business.
  • POSH makes less in 2014
    Pacc Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has logged a loss for the fourth quarter.
  • Winland Ocean files in US
    Winland Ocean Shipping Corp of China has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after two of its vessels were arrested.
  • Gorilla out of the mist
    Expectations Euronav will end a four-year losing streak and reintroduce a dividend in the second half of 2015 have seen Evercore ISI begin coverage of the company with a buy rating.
  • Bulker master fined
    The captain of a Chinese capesize has been fined AUD 8,000 ($6,250) for entering a restricted section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef without a pilot.
  • NOL in $1.2bn sale
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has sold its logistics business to Tokyo-based Kintetsu World Express (KWE) for $1.2bn.
  • Two more barred
    The Paris MoU port state control organisation has banned two more general cargoships from its ports.
  • HHI strikes pay pact
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has ended an eight-month wage dispute with yard workers.
  • Lines join forces
    Finland's Containerships and Belgium's European Containers (ECS) have announced a cooperation beginning this month.
  • Reach eyes cost cuts
    Reach Subsea is mulling the option of lowering charter rates and is plotting expansion outside the North Sea as it seeks to counter the impact of a depressed oil price.
  • Twelve hurt in smash
    Twelve people have been injured after a Fullers Group ferry hit the side at Devonport in New Zealand.
  • Wightlink sold
    The UK's Wightlink Ferries has been sold by its private equity owner.
  • NITC slams EU sanctions
    A decision from the European Union (EU) to re-impose sanctions on National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has been slammed by the Iranian firm.
  • GulfMark held back
    US owner GulfMark Offshore has revealed a big drop in fourth quarter profit as it seeks to delay newbuilding deliveries.
  • Eitzen Chemical logs loss
    Writedowns pulled Eitzen Chemical deep into the red in the final quarter of 2014.
  • Dof cuts five free
    Dof's Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore has sold five ships to private equity funds as the company focuses on more advanced vessels.
  • DESSC ties up PSVs
    Deep Sea Supply has secured charterers for two of its modern PSVs, the company confirmed Tuesday.
  • Lapin bomb a fake
    An alleged bomb planted aboard a tanker while it was hijacked off Malaysia has turned out to be just a dummy.
  • Dae Sun wins boxship order
    Greece's Cosmoship Management has returned to Dae Sun Shipbuilding to order up to six 1,800-teu containerships.
  • Wan Hai upgraded
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has seen its credit rating upgraded by ratings agency Moody's to to Ba2 from Ba3.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Will Obama use emergency power to end port labor dispute?
  • Teamsters end strike against CP railroad
  • Hamburg Süd takes steps to acquire CCNI's container business
  • Crude oil train derails, causes large fire in West Virginia
  • ITS adding four large new container cranes to Long Beach terminal
  • Kintetsu buys APL Logistics in $1.2 billion deal
  • Service Announcements: CMA CGM and Murphy Logistics
  • NEWSFLASH: Perez has "productive meeting" with ILWU, PMA; Oakland says January cargo volumes off by nearly a third

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Vietnam eyes private investments to fund new ports
    Plan is part of an initiative to privatise roughly 432 state-owned enterprises.
  • BIMCO to offer free security workshops in Southeast Asia
    Will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
  • Short-lived CP Rail strike impacts Vancouver bunker supply
    But no impact felt so far from US West Coast port strike, says supplier.
  • Bunker firm acquires storage terminal in Nordenham, Germany
    The 21-unit tank farm currently being used for the transhipment of bitumen, HFO and gas oil.
  • New South Wales outlines strategy to curb marine emissions
    Says 'urgent action' is required.
  • Bureau Veritas to class Canadian dual-fuelled newbuilds
    Contracts with two operators to harness BV's 'extensive experience in handling LNG'.
  • Dry bulk recovery is in sight, says consultant
    Fuel efficient tonnage can charge higher rates.
  • NOL to sell APL Logisitics for $1.2 billion
    'This is a strategic move that will allow us to focus on improving our liner shipping business.'
  • Bunker hedging curbs 2015 outlook
    'Full benefit of current fuel pricing' won't be realised until 2016.
  • Swedish port 'bunkering like never before'
    'Low oil prices, an advantageous geographical location, high oil quality and a focus on safety are attracting vessels.'
  • Wartsila to supply 'closed-loop' scrubbers to Stena
    Says it is 'first ever order for an in-line closed loop scrubber system'.
  • US firm completes aquisition of Oiltanking Partners
    Merged with subsidiary of midstream energy services firm.
  • Insurer advises on non-availability of ECA compliant fuel
    Shipowners might be able to use provisions of Regulation 18.
  • Creditors confirm Dynamic Oil Trading liquidator
    KPMG confirmed for role as liquidator, says DOT.
  • TNCCI: Speed up India's east-west link canal project
    New ship canal anticipated to bring bunker savings with shorter route.
  • China fuel oil imports increase
    90,000 mt of fuel oil cargo heads to bonded bunker market at east China.

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Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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