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May 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 11.7pc in April to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore off 5.7pc
  • Carrier building spree produces US$80 billion debt mountain
  • MITT docks MCC Transport ship on Shanghai-Ningbo-Yangon loop
  • Infectious trend of more and bigger box ships unstoppable: Braemar
  • India's 12 big state-owned ports post 3.9pc box volume increase in April
  • Virginia ports post 4.6pc April increase to 210,177 TEU
  • US trade bill clears Senate hurdle in boost to Pacific trade pact
  • Defence minister: Greece in advanced talks with Cosco on Piraeus port
  • Iranian ship shooting violates international law, says Saudi Arabia
  • Dnata wins Virgin Atlantic Cargo handling contract in Australia
  • Dutch courts defers to EC on what air cartel info is confidential
  • Cash-rich WFS plans acquisitions after private equity takeover

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • CaroTrans adds direct Montreal to Le Havre service
  • China-Surabaya service to commence May 20
  • DP World launches 5-year bond
  • Dry bulk shipping seen not recovering until 2017
  • LNG carrier for Osaka Gas named LNG Mars
  • MOL, Maersk Line, MSC in joint services between Asia & East Coast South America
  • MSC handles the highest volumes in Q1 2015
  • NYK concludes time-charter contract for two new LNG carriers for Cameron LNG project
  • SCFI spot rates see significant decline
  • China may resume rice imports from India after Modi visit
  • Low international prices to propel wheat imports
  • Veg. oil imports shoot up by 33 pc on higher palm oil shipments: SEA
  • BOT operators demand level playing field
  • Coal handling at Major Ports up 36 pc in April
  • Coal India subsidiary looking to operate berth at Paradip Port
  • Steady fall in utilisation of Plan funds by Shipping Ministry, says panel
  • CCEA extends 100 pc exit to pre-2009 highway developers
  • Rajsico sets up ICD in Jaipur
  • Govt urged to contain dumping of dairy products
  • Industrial growth slows to 5-month low of 2.1 pc in March
  • Kakinada SEZ signs MoU with China's Guizhou International Investment Corporation for setting up industrial park
  • Mongolia gets $ 1-bn Indian credit line for infra development
  • China overtakes US to become world's number one crude oil importer in April

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Global governance in the offshore sector
  • Penske spreading use of alternative fuel vehicles
  • Wanted: more HGV parking spots in Europe
  • Compass pointing to Germersheim
  • More cash for Switzerland's rail infrastructure
  • NYK charters two vessels for LNG project
  • Collett dolls up fleet
  • IAG Cargo augments German network
  • Gomultimodal teams up with geo-marketing experts
  • Conclusions and care in Malaga
  • Polzug strengthens domestic traffic
  • WCI surges - hopes sink
  • Omnimare sets up shop in Hamburg
  • Ambassador attending Tiaca summit
  • Rickmers - black ink for Q1 results

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Large claims, lower returns hit Skuld
    Protection and indemnity (P&I) club Skuld saw its net result deteriorate to USD13.5 million last year, from USD29million in 2013. The Oslo-based member of the International Group of P&I Clubs said the fall was due to a combination of reduced investment returns and high claims in its charterers' P&I
  • Russian sanctions hit Hamburg transhipments
    Cargo throughput at the port of Hamburg remained unchanged in the first quarter at 35.6 million tonnes (+0.1% year on year) as gains in dry bulk liftings were offset by a drop in containers. Bulk traffic was up 12.3% to 11.7 million tonnes in the first three months driven by higher grain and coal
  • Updated: Daewoo or Fincantieri to buy STX France
    South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has confirmed its long-rumoured interest in buying STX France from the wreckage of compatriot STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The French yards are specialists in building passenger and naval vessels and are currently majority-owned by STX
  • China to complete multi-million dollar Namibia port project by 2017
    China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is working on the container terminal at Walvis Bay in Namibia, said that the project can be completed by 2017. The Chinese company won the contract to extend the NAD3 billion (USD250 million) bulk container terminal by reclaiming land from the
  • UMW Oil & Gas profit down 39%
    Malaysia-listed drilling and oilfield services company UMW Oil & Gas posted a profit of MYR32.15 million (USD9.16 million) for the first quarter that ended on 31 March 2015, down 39% from profit of MYR54.15 million in the corresponding period in 2014. The company's revenue hiked 59.8% to MYR312.5
  • Freight Management Holding profit dip 22%
    Malaysia-listed freight service provider Freight Management Holding posted profit of MYR4.73 million (USD1.33 million) for the third quarter that ended on 31 March 2015, down 22% from profit of MYR6.13 million in corresponding period last year. Revenue increased slightly by 5% to MYR101.7 million
  • Tribunal dismisses patent suit against DSME
    The Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal has dismissed a patent suit brought against Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME's) fuel gas supply system. The suit was filed by DSME's compatriot rivals Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries, which sought to nullify DSME's
  • Pirates hijack tanker off East Malaysia
    Armed robbers hijacked Malaysia-flagged tanker Oriental Glory and siphoned off its fuel off Bruit Island, East Malaysia, on 15 May. The incident marked the seventh fuel siphoning case reported since January 2015, according to the Singapore-based anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Service
  • Myanmar declines talk on Rohingya issue
    Myanmar has signalled it will not take part in Thailand's plans to host a conference on the crisis of Rohingya boat people. "We are unlikely to attend... we do not accept it if they [Thailand] are inviting us just to ease the pressure they are facing," Myanmar's presidential office director Zaw
  • South Korea to develop Colombia's Buenaventura port
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) will co-operate with the Colombian government to upgrade the port of Buenaventura. The MOF said in a press statement, "We will support the Colombian government's port of Buenaventura development by conducting a business feasibility study and
  • DSME sinks to red ink from 1Q15 loss
    The financial result of South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has deteriorated into red ink for the first quarter of 2015. DSME, the country's third-biggest shipbuilder, had an operating loss of KRW43.3 billion (USD39.6 million) and a net loss of KRW172.4 billion
  • Shipbreaking market slow with falling prices
    The sale of ships for recycling slowed last week as more shipowners refused to accept anything less than USD400 per ldt for their vessels. The deluge of Capesizes and other dry bulk carriers being offered for scrap has forced prices down as scrap yards began exploiting the situation. Prices are
  • Port Klang completes South Channel dredging
    Malaysia's Port Klang Authority said on 15 May it has completed dredging works to deepen the South Channel entrance from 16.5 m to 18.5 m. The works, which began in November 2014, was completed at end of April, two weeks ahead of schedule. "The project is aimed to ensure that Port Klang is able to
  • Angelicoussis orders two more tankers at DSME
    The Angelicoussis Group has ordered another two Suezmax tankers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). DSME said on 18 May that Angelicoussis had ordered two 156,000 dwt oil tankers, adding to its outstanding orders at South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder. The contract was signed
  • Australia's Fremantle port up for sale
    Plummeting ore prices and lost royalties have forced the Western Australian government to include its prized container terminal and general cargo port of Fremantle in a AUD5 billion (USD4 billion) state assets fire sale. The proposed sale was announced as part of the state budget on 15 May. Last
  • STX O&S bags order for up to eight LR1 tankers
    South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S) said on 18 May that it has won an order for up to eight LR1 tankers for a long-term charter deal with Royal Dutch Shell. STX O&S did not reveal the shipowner's identity, but market sources said Sinokor Merchant Marine is behind the
  • Iran tanker shooting worries Singapore
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has expressed concern over an incident where a Singapore-flagged tanker was fired at by a number of Iranian vessels. On 14 May, oil products tanker Alpine Eternity was fired at by some small craft in international waters off the United Arab

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Indonesia unveils ambitions for 35 new ports and a place in shipping's big league
  • Road to higher box shipping rates long and bumpy as overcapacity increases
  • Economics can be 'just a detail' when Japanese firms pull the M&A trigger

Marine Logweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Rolls-Royce to shed 600 marine business jobs
  • Alpine Eternity: Singapore "deeply concerned"
  • Kuwait orders 29 fast interceptors from Tampa Yacht
  • Shuttle tanker newbuilds have Clean Marine hybrid scrubbers
  • Vigor transfers dry dock to Seattle

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Safety violations keep vessel from entering Columbia River
  • Port of Los Angeles sees drop in April container numbers
  • Mitsui celebrates naming of LNG carrier, LNG MARS
  • Drewry report eyes state of dry bulk shipping segment
  • NYK plans to build two new LNG carriers

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Loans to Greek owners rise in 2014
    But Petrofin sees cooling off ahead as banks await sustained shipping recovery
  • Marine Environment Protection Committee 68: the report card
    There has been headway on collection of CO2 emission data and the fuel availability study but Sekimizu slams slow progress on ballast water ratification
  • CMA CGM profits jump fourfold
    Volumes rise but falling rates mean revenues climb by only 1.8%
  • Effort to boost LPG use in cars offers opportunities for transatlantic shipments
    US has an abundance of LPG to export
  • China Shipping Group to give up control of listed unit
    Coastal dry bulker operator China Shipping Haisheng has been struggling to stay profitable
  • 'Freak year' behind profit collapse at Skuld, says Hansen
    P&I club sustained 22 $1m-plus claims for no obvious reason
  • DSME wins LNG patent case against two leading domestic rivals
    South Korean yard keeps patented LNG-fuelled technology while slipping into the red during the first quarter
  • Pantheon and Maran ink new crude tanker orders
    Greece-based Pantheon orders two VLCCs as two suezmaxes are added to Angelicoussis group orderbook
  • Box lines losing big ship gamble
    Asia-Europe spot market rates stubbornly low and demand yet to materialise
  • Tanker Investments sticks to spot as rates soar
    Company itching to get its new suezmaxes earning in the red hot spot market
  • MOL joins 2M partners on Asia-South America vessel-sharing agreement
    First vessel will departure from Asia during the first week of July, replacing all other VSAs on this route
  • Volumes fall at Los Angeles
    April box throughput down 6.1% year on year
  • Bigger ships move into European-Middle East trades in support of eastbound volume growth
    Transatlantic profit declines in first quarter as lower freight rates cancel out cost cuts
  • The weakest link
    Total losses of ships have fallen to a historic low, yet danger still threatens from container blazes and the difficulty in fighting fire on ro-ro and ro-pax ferries

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • April container volume in L.A.-Long Beach is mediocre
    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach turned in a mediocre performance in April, with total container volume edging up one percent from April 2014. The 1,277,833 20-foot container units moving through the port complex includes empties. When empty containers are factored out, the performance of the largest U.S. port...
  • US labor data demonstrate increase in truck drivers, driver pay
    Trucking companies redoubled efforts to hire truck drivers last year, and their hard work delivered results, with the number of new drivers added rising nearly 40 percent. They'll have to try harder if they want to close the gap between the number of drivers behind the wheel and the number needed...
  • Mega-ships demanding change in port operations, McLaurin says
    The delivering system for moving containers from mega-ships operated by carrier alliances to cargo interests and truckers is antiquated and must change immediately if ports are to conquer their congestion problems, according to John McLaurin, president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. McLaurin's remarks to Southern California organizations during World Trade...
  • Western Canadian grain exports on smoother rail ride
    Grain is moving by rail at a steady pace from Canada's Prairie Provinces to export terminals in British Columbia's Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Thunder Bay. This marks a dramatic improvement from the winter of 2013-14, when transport jams hindered cargo flows. Exports via the Port of Metro Vancouver from Aug. 1,...
  • Weak Russian economy costs Hamburg spot as No. 2 European container port
    The Port of Hamburg can no longer claim to be Europe's second-largest container port. The German port has dropped to third-place, ceding its title to Antwerp, after economic sanctions and a weak economy in Russia drove down the port's substantial Russian container traffic in the first quarter of 2015. It was a...
  • Watco acquires two Texas railroads
    Pittsburg, KS, and Chicago, IL, MAY 18, 2015 - Watco Companies announced the purchase of the assets of two railroads from Iowa Pacific Holdings today. Watco's subsidiary, Watco Transportation Services (WTS), entered into a definitive agreement with Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC to acquire the two west Texas railroads. The Permian...
  • Chilean, Peruvian fruit exports rebounding
    Fruit exports from Chile and Peru are off to a promising start in 2015 thanks in large part to better weather and increasing demand from key overseas markets. Last year's weather conditions dealt a blow to Chile's overall production. Frost damage impaired stone fruit and kiwi fruit exports with lingering effects,...
  • Record Savannah volume suggests diversions becoming permanent
    The Port of Savannah posted record container volumes in April, a potential sign that shippers who were once looking for a temporary haven from U.S. West Coast port disruption may have found a more permanent home on the East Coast. Savannah container volumes jumped 25.8 percent year-over-year last month. The Georgia...
  • US reefer storage grows ahead of expanded Panana Canal opening
    The degree to which the Panama Canal expansion will alter the global cold chain is yet to be determined, but stakeholders are already seeing signs of a rise in business. Speculation in the United States surrounding the effect on seaports is a hot topic. For instance, will West Coast ports experience...
  • Truck traffic rises at top US border crossings
    The number of tractor-trailers that passed through the top five U.S. border crossings rose 2.4 percent in the first quarter, compared with a 4.1 percent increase a year ago, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The number of trucks crossing at Laredo, Texas, the largest U.S.-Mexican border...
  • Larger container ships force French river port to switch strategy
    France's River Seine port of Rouen has for a long time made a speciality of the north-south regular container trades, particularly those between northern Europe and west Africa. But the port no longer sees a future for itself as a major container port, not even as one specializing in the...
  • South Carolina Ports Authroity taps cloud-based billing service
    Billing Platform is excited to announce that they will be supporting South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), one of the nations leading port organizations. Billing Platform will be responsible for providing a cloud application that streamlines and modernizes their billing operations to promote efficient revenue recognition in a dynamic and evolving...
  • CMA CGM net profit quadruples on lower fuel prices, volume gain
    LONDON - CMA CGM's consolidated net profit soared to $406 million in the first quarter from $97 million a year ago as the French carrier capitalized on efficiency gains, cost cuts and sharply lower bunker prices, while seeing a double-digit rise in volume. Core earnings before interest and tax more...
  • Indian exports continue their descent
    India's exports got off to a disappointing start in fiscal year 2015-16, with shipments to the rest of the world in April - the first fiscal month - recording a 14 percent year-over-year decline, according to preliminary trade figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The latest data showed...
  • Strong US dollar awakens 'sleeping dog' North Atlantic container trade
    LONDON - Evidence continues to mount that the North Atlantic, for long the "sleeping dog" of container trades, is "waking up," as rising European imports on the back of a strong U.S. dollar lift freight rates and attract new services, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Volumes on the head-haul westbound leg...
  • Maersk, MSC team up with Japan's MOL on Asia-South America route
    LONDON - Maersk Line has entered into a vessel-sharing agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Co, its 2M Alliance partner, and Japan's MOL on the Asia to east coast of South America trade route. "The VSA will simplify the network and improve operational responsiveness on the route," the Danish carrier said. "It will...
  • Hutchison's IPS terminal in Dammam ramps up productivity
    DAMMAM, Saudi ArabiaI- International Ports Services (IPS) in King Abdul Aziz Port handled over 600,000 TEU in the first four months of the year, a year-over-year increase of 16 percent. The growth in volume has been attributed to the increase in trade activities in the Kingdom and IPS's capacity to move...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • US ballast move questioned
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reacted with "dismay" to a manoeuvre by the United States in an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) committee meeting on ballast water rules.
  • US detains Eiko bulker
    US authorities have detained a Japanese-owned bulker for "significant" safety and environmental violations.
  • Born to run (the company)
    CMB is undergoing a managerial handover at a tricky time. But Ian Lewis finds the three Saverys brothers full of enthusiasm in dealing with their baptism of fire
  • African line debuts
    MNM African Shipping Line has started a new service to Europe with a chartered Greek boxship.
  • Ocean Rig pair find work
    George Economou's Ocean Rig has secured firm work for two of its drillships with ENI Angola.
  • MOL partners with 2M
    Japan's MOL has joined the giant 2M alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on the Asia - South America trade.
  • GSL wins pay rise
    New York-listed Global Ship Lease (GSL) has bumped up the rate for a 1996-built boxship as it clinched a charter extension of six months.
  • Pipavav teams with DSME
    Indian yard Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering is working with DSME of Korea to bid for LNG carrier newbuildings.
  • Wan Hai to sell oldie
    Wan Hai Lines is looking to offload its oldest containership.
  • Fearnleys takes shine to TIL
    A promise of meaty dividends has helped Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) win a buy rating from Fearnley Securities.
  • Siem pens OSCV deal
    Siem Offshore has secured long-term employment for one of its six subsea construction vessels.
  • Power failure hits ferry
    A passenger has died after an Indonesian ferry suffered a power failure.
  • RIFF enters wind sector
    USA's Rhode Island Fast Ferry (RIFF) has agreed to construct what it claims is the first US-built crew transfer vessel.
  • Fixing frenzy sparks VLCCs
    A rush in Middle East chartering activity lit the fuse of the VLCC market last week.
  • Bigger barrier for reef
    Australia is extending the area of the Great Barrier Reef afforded special protection from shipping.
  • Cape scrapped in India
    Indian breakers have won the race to scrap a former Vista shipping capesize bulker.
  • Strahlmann returns
    German owner Reederei Erwin Strahlmann is demanding new safety standards be maintained as it sends ships back to the scene of a serious grounding in North Wales in 2012.
  • MPA wants attack probe
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has called on the Iranian maritime authorities to investigate the attack on a Transpetrol-managed tanker.
  • Red start for TTA
    Thailand's Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) has posted a loss for the first three months of 2015 but its management is still satisfied.
  • PGS' seismic shift
    Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has won its first seismic survey deal off Mexico.
  • Wan Hai profit surges
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has seen earnings jump as revenue rose and costs were kept stable.
  • London needs a claims council
    A call for the London marine insurance market to establish a claims council to help resolve contentious matters has been made by Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) chairman Paul Rowland.
  • Polar rules tighten
    The IMO has brought in tougher safety and environmental rules for growing transits in the Arctic.
  • Eagle offloads Kite
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has confirmed the sale of the oldest vessel among its fleet of 45 supramax and handymax bulkers.
  • MOL linked to Honda trio
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has inked a new order for multipurpose ships at Honda Zosen in Japan.
  • TGS ties up four
    Oslo-listed TGS has won a new seismic survey contract involving four of its Seabird ships.
  • Maran back at Daewoo
    Maran Tankers has boosted its tanker orderbook after booking a fresh pair of suezmaxes at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
  • Dry recovery in 2017
    The dry bulk shipping market is not expected to return to profitability until 2017, a top consultancy has predicted.
  • Seventh ship attacked
    Southeast Asia waters have seen a seventh product tanker attacked and its cargo siphoned since the start of 2015.
  • Greek rig Vietnam bound
    A Metrostar majority-owned drilling rig has secured a short term charter in Vietnam, the rig's manager has confirmed.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • L.A. port cargo volumes down 6.1 percent in April
  • APMT: Container terminal Callao, Peru operating normally
  • Savannah sets new container record in April
  • Amber Road acquires Global Trade Academy
  • CMA CGM reports sharp increase in profit for first quarter
  • Evergreen, CSCL join COSCO intra-Asia loop
  • TMS provider Eyefreight releases new version
  • Long Beach approves cement terminal expansion
  • Dayton Freight adds Michigan facility
  • Congress considers 2-month extension for transport programs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 18, 2015
  • Container giant sees profits soar
    CMA CGM posts Q1 profits of $406 million.
  • Kochi has role in LNG bunkering
    Port has 'first move advantage', says executive.
  • 'U-turn' on cold-ironing
    'I don't think you'll see any shore power installations at US cruise ship ports.'
  • CMA CGM scores debt upgrade
    Cost cutting and lower bunkers put liner company debt in better light.
  • Indian bunkering has room to grow, conference told
    Kochi bunker conference hears range of views on state of market.
  • Further promotion at KPI Bridge Oil
    Team leader appointed at New York.
  • Engineering firm introduces new LNG bunkering unit
    Unit claims zero leakage of gas and a high bunkering speed.
  • South China fuel oil imports to fall
    Volume will be down by 40% on month, according to ICIS C1.
  • Uruguay keeping closer eye on bunkering procedures
    New rule governing vessels handling 'hazardous' materials took effect on Friday.
  • New venture for Malta's oil trading sector
    With eye to develop market.
  • Andatee to close oil resale business
    On back of poor markets and operational losses.
  • MyFerryLink decision reversed
    Eurotunnel's ferry operation may yet see the light of day.
  • IMO makes progress on fuel use data collection
    Should apply to ships above 5,000 gt, transport work to be considered in more detail.
  • Pirates siphon bunkers off product tanker
    The Oriental Glory was involved in an earlier similar incident.

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Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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