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January 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA hikes rate US$600/FEU February 9 to cover Chinese New Year rush
  • Marseilles to spend US$424 million on bid to be top Asia-Europe gateway
  • ICTSI Manila terminal upgrades online box tracking to version 4.0
  • Pirate attacks fall 44pc, but hostage-taking up 38pc to 442 captives
  • South Korea 2014 exports rise 2.4pc to US$573.1 billion, December up 3.7pc
  • Port Equipment Manufacturers Association signs China's ZPMC and Nantong
  • Maltese investor ready to expand Baltic terminal footprint at Gdansk
  • Optimarin, Goltens sign deal ahead of ballast water treatment rule
  • Canadian National says Chicago railway acquisition transformed life for CN
  • Cathay, Dragonair 2014 cargo volumes rise 12pc
  • Anti-surcharge, all-in pricing gathers pace among Middle East carriers
  • New TSA air freighter security rules come too fast for TIACA's liking

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • ABD World Logistics commences operations in India
  • Allcargo Logistics launches Mundra-Cochin coastal container service
  • Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry appointed new World Maritime University President
  • KNOT Group concludes time charter contract for shuttle tanker with European oil major
  • Liberia now a party to Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention
  • MANSA bats for Mumbai Port
  • CONCOR's ICD-Nagpur felicitates leading customers on Foundation Day
  • CONCOR's Tuticorin CFS commences 24x7 operations
  • CWCNSL honours top customers at 9th anniversary celebration
  • After a rise in Nov., exports again contract in Dec.
  • Cotton prices decline on poor demand
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 319 bn
  • Goa to resume mining operations soon
  • India Ratings pegs FY16 growth at 6.5 pc
  • India-Asean FTA to be effective from July
  • INR rises to over one-month high
  • Merging of commercial invoice & packing list
  • Rate cut will boost manufacturing sector, says AIAI
  • Shell, GDF Suez to take stake in Gail (I) LNG project
  • Specify coal import requirements: CIL to buyers
  • Steel producers cut price to counter cheap imports
  • Bechtel completes heavy lift work on Australian LNG project
  • BNSF Logistics announces innovation in wind turbine logistics
  • PPG's first quarter project forwarding training schedule includes Africa & China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ceva recognised for innovation in Italy
  • Finalists for trucking industry awards announced
  • Hertzog & Partner adds to HR consulting team
  • IRU promotes road safety in China
  • UK's Mersey Maritime focuses on growth
  • Fiata welcomes "all-in" air freight rates
  • Mountain of cash for TEN-T core network
  • Airbus launches A321neo with long-haul capacity
  • Shipowners' Simon Swallow moves into exec role
  • Grimaldi with new Italy-North America link
  • UTC Overseas creates new service division
  • Fairbanks paves the way for future development
  • BNSF expanding and maintaining vast network
  • Hapag-Lloyd: order book depends on oil price

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • EPA unveils new penalty scheme
    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released penalty guidelines for ship operators who violate Emission Control Area (ECA) rules. Starting 1 January 2015, operators have been required to use 0.1% sulphur fuel within 370km of US shores. The new penalty policy "is intended to deter
  • Companies switch en masse to low-sulphur fuel
    The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) have released the results of a late 2014 survey to assess how shipping companies were planning to address the new sulphur emissions regime that began on 1 January. Of 39 shipping companies that responded to the first survey, which was concluded
  • Sustainable tanker rally predicted
    Evercore ISI analyst Jon Chappell has issued a bullish call on tanker stocks and dramatically increased his spot rate forecasts. "It seems like it has been an eternity, but the tanker markets are finally on solid footing again," Chappell maintained in a 15 January research note. "With minimal
  • Maritime law no clearer as Lexie trial further delayed
    Resolution of a long-running murder case in India against two members of an Italian ship protection team has been further delayed after one of the accused was allowed more time to recover from heart surgery. And although the case has been marked by confusion and competition between multiple
  • Missions wait to meet Cemfjord bereaved families
    Two seafarer charities are still waiting to offer assistance to the bereaved families of the eight seafarers lost in the Cemfjord disaster on 7 January. The Mission to Seafarers and The Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) issued a press release on 13 January with an offer to the ship's owners, Brise
  • Singapore's Jurong Port to install solar panels on warehouse
    Singapore's Jurong Port said today it will install solar panels on more than 95,000m² of warehouse roof space. It claims the installation would make it the largest port-based solar panel facility in the world and in a press release said the system is expected to generate 10MW of electricity at its
  • Helsinki sets 2014 passenger record
    Passenger numbers through Port of Helsinki's three harbours were up by 2% last year to a record total of 10.9M. The overwhelming majority, 75%, travelled on the Helsinki-Tallinn route, which is the world's second most popular ferry route. This route is served year-round by Estonia's Tallink in
  • Sri Lanka raises security concerns over Chinese project
    Sri Lanka's new government has voiced security and sovereignty concerns over a Chinese-funded $1.3Bn 'port city' reclamation project next to Colombo port. Investment promotion minister Kabir Hashim said they were concerned about the lack of transparency in the project and plans by
  • UN official: Asia needs infrastructure boost
    Asia Pacific needs to tackle its infrastructure deficit in order to reach its full economic potential, a senior UN official said at a press conference in Bangkok. "Despite improved prospects, many developing countries in the region face structural constraints which have kept them from realising
  • China's copper imports hit new high
    China's imports of unwrought copper and products reached a new high of 4.83M tonnes for the whole year of 2014, up 7.4% year on year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Wednesday. Chinese importers have booked a large number of long-term contracts of refined
  • More than 20 missing after tug capsizes
    A total of 22 people remain missing after a newly built tug capsized yesterday in the Yangtze River near Taizhou, in China's Jiangsu Province. Three others on board the vessel, JMS Delta, built by Anhui-based Bengbu Shenzhen Machinery were rescued, the Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration said today.
  • Third Fugro vessel joins MH370 search
    A third Fugro vessel, Fugro Supporter, has joined the search for missing Malaysian airlines passenger aircraft MH370, bringing the search fleet to four. A spokesperson for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) told IHS Maritime the vessel was brought in to cover the more mountainous areas
  • Analyst: Hyundai HI to see loss in 2015
    South Korea's Hyundai HI (HHI) is not expected to return to profitability this year, despite efforts to cut costs and streamline its businesses, said an analyst. In a research note issued today, Daishin Securities analyst Feynman Jeon predicts a KRW95Bn ($88M) loss for 4Q14, a full-year loss
  • Helsinki sets 2014 passenger record
    Passenger numbers through Port of Helsinki's three harbours were up by 2% last year to a record total of 10.9M. The overwhelming majority, 75%, travelled on the Helsinki-Tallinn route, which is the world's second most popular ferry route. This route is served year-round by
  • Seanergy scales back on rebirth
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy Maritime Holdings, controlled by Greece's Restis family, has delayed and downsized plans to repopulate its fleet. Following its March 2014 restructuring, Seanergy had no remaining vessels in operation. The company agreed in April to purchase four Capesizes from the
  • China's copper imports hit new high
    China's imports of unwrought copper and products reached a new high of 4.83M tonnes for the whole year of 2014, up 7.4% year on year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Wednesday. Chinese importers have booked a large number of long-term contracts of
  • UN official: Asia needs infrastructure boost
    Asia Pacific needs to tackle its infrastructure deficit in order to reach its full economic potential, a senior UN official said at a press conference in Bangkok. "Despite improved prospects, many developing countries in the region face structural constraints which have kept them from realising

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • Irving awarded AOPS build contract
  • Norway launches Green Coastal Shipping initiative
  • Anchor handlers to have MacGregor deck packages
  • Leonard Glenn Francis pleads guilty in Navy bribery case
  • Three rescued in China tugboat capsize
  • January 16, 2015 New boxship takes title of world's largest

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • Drewry containership reliability report finds on-time performance dropping
  • US rail freight traffic count posts gains during week
  • Washington Public Ports Assoc. accepting scholarship applications
  • Federal Maritime Commission to focus on port congestion in 2015
  • Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers Oks vessel time charter contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • Survey of sunken cement carrier Cemfjord to be carried out this weekend
    Underwater vehicle will aim to find out what went wrong on tragic wreck that cost the lives of all eight crew
  • Grimaldi sets up Italy-North America service
    The ro-ro operator is launching a direct service from Civitavecchia to Baltimore and Halifax
  • Diana eyes another two years of pain - and expansion
    Famously bearish owner set to continue counter-cyclical investment strategy that has doubled its fleet
  • Seanergy agrees $17.3m purchase of first vessel in new fleet
    But falling asset prices delay deal to buy four capesizes from controlling Restis family
  • Carriers suspend mid-January price push in bid to fill slots
    Despite slight rise, Asia-north Europe freight rates still down 39% on-year
  • Cosco lands $1.75bn loan from Cexim to finance 53 newbuilds
    Vessels include six 300,000 dwt very large crude carriers, five 9,400 teu boxships and dozens of eco-design bulkers
  • Europe to North America volumes surge
    However, volumes in the opposite direction continue to lag behind the 2013 level
  • China Shipping Development scraps 10 old bulkers
    The ships are at an average age of 20.6 years and weigh 387,000 dwt in total
  • CSAV raises 89% of target in pre-emptive offer
    Hapag-Lloyd chief executive says IPO not likely before November
  • Newly-reported West Africa-Europe suezmax spot trade performing well for owners
    Daily earnings at $54,000 on West Africa-Europe suezmax trade
  • Week on Wall Street | January 16
    Taking stock of the fallout from Star Bulk's secondary offering
  • Avance Gas extends share buy-back programme
    Gas carrier owner invests in itself as spot market picks back up

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • Trans-Pacific carriers to attempt new GRI in early February
    Carriers in the eastbound trans-Pacific are leveraging what they think will be strong pre-Chinese New Year volumes to implement a $600-per 40 foot container rate increase set to take effect on Feb. 9. The increase will apply to all origins and destinations, the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a carrier group, said...
  • Big increase in number of trade groups urging ILWU-PMA resolution
    A growing number of trade associations that have signed their names to a series of letters calling for a resolution to West Coast longshore talks points to the widening economic impact of port delays that have now lasted for months. The latest letter to the head of the Pacific Maritime Association...
  • US truckborne trade with Canada increases, spot market surges
    Economic recovery in the U.S. is generating manufacturing and freight demand in Canada, pushing up spot market truck volumes and freight traffic crossing the U.S. border. Truckload volume on the Canadian spot market increased 11 percent from November to December, the biggest month-to-month change since March and third highest last year....
  • India's trade deficit narrows to 10-month low
    India's trade deficit with the rest of the world narrowed to a 10-month low in December, as imports declined more than exports, according to the latest trade data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Exports in December slipped nearly 3.8 percent year-over-year to $25.4 billion, partly because of a...
  • Port Metro Vancouver drayage drivers to decide in two weeks whether to strike
    Union and non-union drayage drivers serving Port Metro Vancouver will likely strike at Canada's largest container port as soon as Feb. 1 if the provincial government doesn't meet their demands. There was no resolution to drayage drivers' complaints that an agreed upon 14-point deal, which ended a strike last March, had...
  • Fuel savings not enough to lure intermodal shippers back to trucking
    Lower truck fuel surcharges, the result of the dramatic fall in oil prices over the past three months, on their own won't prompt many shippers to shift cargo from intermodal trains back to the highway, because the savings aren't that great and trucking capacity is tight in most markets. That could...
  • Hapag-Lloyd targets CSAV integration, profit before IPO
    Hapag-Lloyd will concentrate on integrating CSAV, the Chilean carrier it merged with in December, and returning to profitability, before proceeding with an initial public offering, the chief executive of Germany's biggest container shipping line said. "We believe in our plan, that is why we are not in a rush," Rolf Habben...
  • Ex-ILA official Cernadas avoids prison for extortion
    Albert Cernadas Sr., a former high-ranking officer in the International Longshoremen's Association, was sentenced Friday to three years' probation and fined $50,000 for his role in a decades-long mob extortion racket on the New Jersey waterfront. Cernadas pleaded guilty Dec. 19 to extortion conspiracy and admitted collecting annual "Christmas tribute" payments...
  • NJ court ruling could affect trucker unionization
    Efforts to unionize owner-operator drivers in New Jersey could get a boost from a state Supreme Court ruling that limits companies' ability to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees. In a unanimous decision this week, the court ruled that a mattress retailer's delivery drivers are presumed to be employees...
  • Want to lift your bottom line? Act like a lead logistics provider
    Distribution companies are having a difficult time adjusting their operating model to support the emergence of the omnichannel and some are turning to lead logistics providers to overcome these challenges. But how can companies that prefer to keep their operations in-house leverage some of the best practices used by lead...
  • Feds take closer look at Horizon-Pasha deal in Hawaii
    The Justice Department's antitrust division has requested additional information on Horizon Lines' plan to sell its Hawaii business to competitor Pasha Group as part of a broad shakeup of the U.S. domestic Jones Act trade. The request, which is not unusual, indicates antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at how...
  • US maritime regulator chief: Addressing port congestion is top 2015 priority
    Addressing U.S. port congestion will be the Federal Maritime Commission's top priority in 2015, FMC Chairman Mario Cordero has told commission staff. "Among the commission's statutory goals is the assurance of an efficient ocean transportation system," Cordero said in a statement. "The efficient operation of the nation's ports is squarely within...
  • Kerry Logistics forms joint venture to grow Indonesia network
    HONG KONG - Kerry Logistics has formed a joint venture with Indonesia's PT Puninar Saranaraya (Puninar Logistics) as it expands its business in Southeast Asia's largest economy. The joint venture aims to combine Kerry Logistics' global expertise and international freight forwarding network with Puninar Logistics' local capabilities and connections. Customers in...
  • SCFI: US East Coast rates rise as West Coast congestion escalates
    HONG KONG - Spot rates on the Asia-U.S. East Coast rose to their highest level in more than a year, evidence that the rapidly deteriorating labor talks on the West Coast is driving cargo owners in search of alternative gateways. The all-water spot rate from Asia to the East Coast rose...
  • Vietnam factories capture greater share of China's footwear market
    HONG KONG - U.S. footwear import data have revealed the extent of the shift in sourcing that last year saw manufacturers steadily expanding production in Vietnam at the direct expense of China's market share. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 1.767 billion pairs were imported...
  • Good year for Cosco Pacific as throughput grows 10 percent
    HONG KONG - Last year was good to Cosco Pacific as the port operating arm of China's largest shipping company saw its container throughput rising 10.6 percent in 2014 with 67.3 million TEUs crossing its busy wharves. All port segments reported growth in 2014 and while the lowest year-over-year increase was...
  • Ships back up at US West Coast ports after night vessel work ends
    Ships are backing up rapidly at the major West Coast gateways following a decision by employers to stop working vessels at night in order to concentrate on clearing out congested marine terminal yards. The Marine Exchange of Southern California reported today that 13 container ships were at anchor and awaiting berthing...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • GLNG seals fixtures
    Golar LNG has secured employment for two of the newest additions to its fleet of LNG carriers.
  • Bulker prices plunge
    The price tag tied to a handysize bulker that recently changed hands is being touted as a testament to how far asset values have fallen.
  • Owners plot conversions
    The industry is rife with rumours that a growing number of owners building bulkers in Asia are planning to replace these orders with contracts to construct tankers.
  • EPA unveils ECA penalties
    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled a much-anticipated penalties policy for the North American and US Caribbean emissions control areas (ECAs).
  • Quintana newbuild fixed
    Quintana Shipping has secured period employment for its sole capesize newbuilding, brokers say.
  • Mjolner CEO steps down
    Kevin Wise has emerged as the new president and chief executive of Mjolner Shipping, a tanker operator based in the US.
  • Vinalines cuts loss
    Vietnamese state shipowner Vinalines has slashed its annual loss despite a fall in revenue.
  • "It's finally happened"
    A sustainable tanker market recovery has finally arrived, one of Wall Street's most respected analysts has said.
  • 25 missing in sinking
    Rescuers in China are searching for 25 crew missing after a tug capsized in the Yangtze River.
  • Cosco fixes huge loan
    Chinese state owner Cosco has secured a $1.75bn loan from Export-Import Bank of China to finance its newbuilding spree.
  • SNP wants ferry link
    The Scottish government has been urged to encourage the reintroduction of a ferry route to Norway.
  • DSME sheds albatross
    Korean shipbuilder DSME has taken a swing at its non-core operations by offloading a golf course operator subsidiary.
  • Union warns on training
    Crew union Nautilus International has warned the UK faces a skills shortage within a decade unless more state cash is spent on training seafarers.
  • DNB downs tanker quartet
    DNB Markets has downgraded four public tanker owners despite the first quarter euphoria in the market.
  • Double joy for Olympic
    Olympic Shipping of Norway has picked up contracts for a pair of subsea support vessels.
  • Coscol profit surges
    Chinese heavy-lift specialist Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has posted a 491% jump in earnings for 2014.
  • Strike two for Frontline
    John Fredriksen's Frontline is believed to have secured its second VLCC storage contract in a week.
  • No IPO rush
    Hapag-Lloyd is to focus on the integration of Chilean partner CSAV before moving ahead with an IPO.
  • Baltic eyes cape exit
    Peter Georgiopolos-led Baltic Trading appears to be seeking an exit from the capesize market.
  • CSAV in $350m boost
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has raised $357m during a capital increase which follows its merger with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Taking back-up
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Navig8 adds six more
    Navig8 has revealed it has secured six more tankers and bulkers for its pools in January.
  • CMES adds another
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has brought its VLCC orderbook to 15 ships with a new deal at Dalian Shipbuilding.
  • Finnlines buys again
    Finland's Finnlines has snapped up its third ro-ro in a week as it announced the purchase of a former UK ministry of defence stand-by ship.
  • Maltby to take Epic reins
    Epic Gas has a new chief executive after incumbent Lars Vang Christensen handed in his notice.
  • Saudis buy HMD stake
    Saudi Arabia has emerged as a significant shareholder in struggling South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co (HMD).
  • Seanergy buys cape
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings has snapped up an unnamed capesize bulker for $17.3m as it looks to rebuild its fleet post its financial restructuring.
  • GLMTF bashes McCain bill
    A grouping of US shipyard, shipowner and other maritime interests on the Great Lakes has spoken out against Senator John McCain's proposed repeal of the US Jones Act cabotage law.
  • Frontline's floating score
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has tapped into the red-hot VLCC floating storage trend and has eyes on further deals, a leading executive confirms.
  • Avance extends buy-back
    John Fredriksen-backed Avance Gas has extended the duration of a buy-back programme under a broader bid to boost its share price.
  • David versus Goliath
    MT Maritime Management (MTMM) has emerged as the winner of a costly feud with Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC).

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • ILWU to protest restricted night shift at Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach
  • CN reaches tentative labor agreement with rail traffic controllers
  • Kerry partners with Puninar
  • New financing helps Hansa Heavy Lift
  • Vanguard expands in Indonesia
  • Hoegh starts calling Port Freeport
  • New U.S. rules ease trade, travel with Cuba
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2015
  • Iranian crude being 'transferred ship to ship' at Khor Fakkan
    Insurer warns of smugglers conducting 'illegal activity'.
  • EPA: Stiff fines await violators of new ECA rules
    Penalty to remove the economic benefit of non-compliance and reflect violation's gravity.
  • Canadian ferry firm lowers fuel surcharge
    Move to become effectively immediately.
  • Wiljo seeks to exit bunker market
    Belgian bunker company to sell off bunkering business.
  • Sulphur cap good news for radical ship design
    'Vindskip' could be ready to launch in four years.
  • 'Some carriers' still voluntarily switching fuel in Hong Kong
    Incentive scheme still in place but covers only part of extra fuel cost, with many waiting for legislation to take effect.
  • Singapore's bunker volumes slide for third year running
    Sales fall, but by less than 1%.
  • Asian fuel oil imports to remain high
    Import volumes of more than 4 million mt for second month running could put more downward pressure on the market.
  • Global Risk: New office, new hires
    Move a response to rising demand for services.
  • OW: Counter moves in US courts continue
    In aftermath of OW Bunker bankruptcy.
  • UK port enjoying 'mini bunkering boom'
    Falmouth, in the southwest of the United Kingdom, lies on the western boundary of the European ECA.
  • Russian bunker player buys tanker
    Tanker acquired from Greek shipowner, says report.
  • EU pumps funds into Greek LNG bunkering study
    Project to complete by this year.
  • VLGC player receives 'eco' newbuilding
    Vessel is first of 15 deliveries it expects in 2015.

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Leghorn
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Venice
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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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