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BRIEFS
October 20, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Hong Kong operations hit 200 million TEU
  • Spot rates to US rise 6.5pc despite weaker Asia-Europe box rates
  • China to build US$800 million Sao Tome and Principe port
  • APM Terminals acquires cranes for Vado, Italy terminal that opens in January 2018
  • Family of drowned El Faro crewman sues for US$100 million
  • UPS rates rising - air by 5.2pc while ground and freight increase 4.9pc
  • Overcapacity to continue in box shipping industry for 3 years: Drewry
  • CMA CGM adds 5 Morocco services, targeting exports of citrus fruits, vegetables
  • ACI's vessel efficiency and fuel summit November 18-19 in Singapore
  • BIMCO turns industry spotlight on shipboard cyber-attacks and security needs
  • Belt and Road, e-commerce, Big Data focus of Nov 17-18 HK conference
  • Delta overall quarterly profit up 24.8pc, but cargo revenue down 19.7pc
  • Smoking lithium battery in hand-held device forces 737 landing in Buffalo
  • Taiwan's EVA to buy 26 Boeing Dreamliners and 777s for US$8 billion

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Aeromar Logistics & Esselworld sign MoU with AP govt
  • APL launches new US-flagged Guam Saipan Express
  • Century-old automotive business model overturned with tech sector convergence, says DHL report
  • CMA CGM Group upgrades services to Morocco
  • Consolidation between container shipping lines seen as necessary
  • Hanjin Shipping divests terminal
  • Hapag-Lloyd secures long-term financing for five 10,500-TEU newbuildings
  • IWAI eyeing domestic coal traffic
  • Ryder Shipping Lines gets a new address
  • SCFI spot rates continue to fall
  • Coffee exports remain low compared to previous year
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia introduces 'Mobile Reefer Warehousing' services in Mumbai
  • Gopalpur port likely to restart operations next month
  • Kattupalli Port receives maiden vessel call of Wan Hai Lines
  • Ministry of Shipping to develop 78 lighthouses as tourism centres
  • Govt to give financial help to revive incomplete NH projects
  • Expert panel suggests import of coal with higher ash content
  • Govt not to ban Basmati export
  • Import duty on ghee, butter & butter oil hiked

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Highway upgrade going ahead in Tasmania
  • Multimodal operator outperforms Russian market
  • Last ever US Airways flight; new runway in Chicago
  • New Terex CEO
  • Distributing tyres in Italy
  • Fiata Logistics Academy becomes more available
  • Volga-Dnepr acquires two AN-124s
  • Magsped management changes
  • Tradition over board in Hamburg?
  • Longest US train delivers sand
  • Hong Kong figures send out encouraging signals
  • Jason Holt turns to the cargo side of aviation
  • MSC withdraws Great Sea option
  • New terminal to get more freight onto rail in Sydney
  • New partnership in Brazil
  • Grimaldi increases stake in Finnlines

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • BW Pacific plans to go public in Oslo
    BW Pacific, the product tanker unit in the Singapore-based BW Maritime group, plans to go public on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the company has announced. The initial public offering (IPO) is expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to stock exchange approval and favourable
  • Finland's Hercules-2 marine engine project gets €16.8M from EU
    A major marine engine project has secured nearly EUR17 million (USD19 million) from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme to create an adaptable fuel-flexible large ship engine able to operate optimally according to the vessel's environment and conditions. Hercules-2 is a three-year project and involves
  • Rumoured sale of Ridgebury fleet could become tanker benchmark
    Shipping analysts at Arctic Securities in Oslo said that if rumours of US-based Ridgebury Tankers selling its 15-strong fleet are realised, it could become a new benchmark of valuation of tankers. The Ridgebury fleet comprises seven Suezmaxes, six medium-range product tankers, and two Aframaxes.
  • Sevan Marine says irregular payments likely in Petrobras contracts
    Sevan Marine, the listed Norwegian technology company that developed cylinder-shaped drilling rigs, says that irregular payments have likely taken place in contract negotiations with Petrobras and the Norwegian police has been alerted in the matter. The company commissioned a Norwegian law firm to
  • MPA launches new facility, commences training programme
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 19 October launched a new training facility in its academy. The new training facility is in PSA Building along with many other MPA's divisions, making the facility more accessible to MPA officers. "The new dedicated training facility at MPA
  • Technic Oil ventures into Indonesian oil and gas industry
    Singapore-listed offshore service provider Technic Oil & Gas (Technic Oil) has entered an agreement with Indonesia-based energy service company PT Elnusa Fabrikasi Konstruksi (Elnusa) to seek opportunities in Indonesian oil and gas industry. The agreement was signed by Technic Oil's wholly owned

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Airlines will continue to need ACMI options as they eye new markets
  • Call for help to make forwarders IT-aware as IATA makes waves with a new product
  • 2M Alliance axes Asia-Black Sea service due to low demand and ever-lower rates

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Darley named LR's Americas Regional Marine Manager
  • Alfa Laval EGR economizer is a fuel saver
  • NASSCO christens first Kinder Morgan ECO tanker
  • Davie partners with marine accommodations specialist
  • Judge suspends operator's merchant mariner credential
  • BW Marine's product tanker company plans Oslo IPO

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Joshua Berger selected to lead Washington maritime industry sector
  • Administative law judge suspends mariner's credentials
  • Trucking association economist predicts rise in freight volumes
  • Vancouver Port Commission President earns PNWA Distinguished Service Award
  • General Dynamics NASSCO delivers LNG box ship to TOTE

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • The curse of the economies of scale
    Ever-increasing ship sizes may be coming up against the laws of economics
  • GasLog completes $1.3bn debt financing for eight newbuildings
    Seven out of eight vessels chartered to BG Group for seven to 10 years with one vessel remaining open
  • Diana Shipping agrees capesize, panamax time charter contracts
    Third time-charter deal in a week with rates steady
  • Data hub: Freight rates
    Overcapacity continues to plague the spot market
  • Vale posts record quarterly iron ore production
    Miner reports best quarterly production of iron ore despite shutdown of some less efficient operations
  • CSSC to inject $99m capital in engine research unit
    The funds are expected to enhance the shipbuilder's competitiveness
  • Cruiseship industry sizzles in China but analysts warn of risk
    Chinese players consider orders at domestic yards to initiate competition with foreign cruise shipowners
  • Handysize rates drift lower
    Another week passes, with no improvements in handysize freight rates.
  • Asia-west coast South America trade offers cascading opportunities, say analysts
    SeaIntel highlights potential for Asia-Europe carriers to redeploy their 9,000-plus teu vessels on Asia-South America west coast routes
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    Transpacific trades benefit from increased demand
  • Between the Lines
    Product differentiation on Asia-US east coast
  • Australia's Coastal Trading Act 'a failure'
    Amending Bill could open coastal routes to foreign companies
  • More capacity cut as Asia demand falls
    Mediterranean Shipping Co cancels Black Sea service
  • Swire Pacific's marine services unit to incur loss in 2015
    Offshore division expects to book impairment charges due to cancelled contracts
  • Flinterstar stern tanks perforated
    Oil leak under control after cargo shift
  • BW Pacific plans IPO and listing on Oslo Stock Exchange
    Flotation will help fund company's newbuilding programme
  • Malaysian maritime forces foil tanker robbery in Singapore Strait
    No injuries were reported among the tanker's crew
  • General Dynamics Nassco delivers LNG-powered boxship to Tote
    Vessel was delivered two months ahead of schedule
  • Santos ships first cargo of LNG from $18.5bn Gladstone project
    South Korea-bound cargo being transported by 90,000 dwt MISC vessel
  • Greece to put off ports privatisation by one month
    Authorities push back bid submission dates for both Piraeus and Thessaloniki
  • Two tankers collide off western Japan
    Coast guard working to clear up 13 km oil slick
  • Epic Gas sees improvement in pressurised LPG markets for 2016
    Specialist in small-sized LPG carriers reckons overcapacity should ease

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Disabled workers thrive in distribution centers
    The warehouse and distribution industry is hiring high-functioning adults with behavioral disabilities to address a looming labor shortage, and employers have discovered that for functions such as pick-and-pack, inventory storage, shipping, receiving, tagging and labeling, the new workers are performing at or above the level of the existing workforce. Driver shortages...
  • APM Terminals targets reefer growth in Costa Rica
    An artist's rendering of the Moin Container Terminal.APM Terminals is banking on a doubling of Costa Rica's refrigerated container exports over the next 15 years and improvements in reefer technology to fuel its ambitious investment in the deep-sea Moin container terminal. Phase 1 of the new terminal is slated to open...
  • Long Beach CEO: Cargo surges are ports' biggest issue
    PALM SPRINGS - Labor issues contributed to West Coast port congestion this past year, but it is the cargo surges from big ships and the "extraordinary randomness" of container discharges and truck visits to marine terminals that will be the longer-lasting problems for ports, according to Long Beach CEO Jon...
  • 2M cuts Asia-Black Sea capacity
    LONDON - Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Maersk Line today announced the withdrawal of direct services between Asia and the Black Sea as the 2M Alliance partners react to slumping traffic and plummeting freight rates. MSC said it is withdrawing its "Great Sea" service in response to "unexpectedly" low demand on the head-haul...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Team Tankers ups loan
    Loan facility increased by $50m as ABN Amro joins loan syndicate.
  • ISH halts preferred dividend amid talks
    US shipowner in discussion with lenders over compliance with loan requirements.
  • Spill probe narrows
    Australia close to identifying ship that caused 30km oil slick off Queensland in July.
  • Sunken barge slows Houston Ship Channel
    Deep-draught ships stopped at fuel dock.
  • Yard worker killed
    Sri Lankan inquest hears iron post fell on 46-year-old while he was working on Russian vessel.
  • Oil majors up interest in VLCC period deals
    Exxon Mobil and BP follow Shell in for period tanker contracts for AET and Greek vessels.
  • Containerships eyes another bond sale
    Finnish boxship owner considers second debt issue to fund further expansion.
  • Ferguson seals $150m ro-pax order
    Rejuvenated Scottish yard to build two large ferries for state-backed CalMac.
  • Maersk merges two services to the Med
    Nine vessels set loose after AE3 and AE15 services are brought together.
  • Avic halts Catic deal
    Chinese yard group scraps takeover of Shanghai logistics firm after getting tangled in red tape.
  • GasLog rakes in $1.3bn loan to fund newbuilds
    New York-listed owner says its orderbook is fully funded by giant debt facility.
  • Global Liman takes more
    Turkish ports operator snaps up company that owns stake in Valletta cruise terminal.
  • Almi Spirit cleared
    Greek-owned aframax continues its voyage as normal after pirate attack off Malaysia.
  • China VLCC selling duo
    CMES and Sinotrans joint venture agrees deal to offload 2008 and 2009-built tankers for $133m.
  • Seadrill distances itself from Sevan probe
    Oslo-listed driller stresses investigation into possible Petrobras bribes focuses on time before its investment.
  • Drugs worth $227m found on ship
    Italian authorities say 20 tons of hashish were hidden on Cook Islands-flagged general cargoship.
  • HMM misses deadline
    Reports claim Korean owner has not yet completed $580m sale of Hyundai Securities stake to Orix.
  • Pacific Basin brings end to buying drought
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping is said to have opened its cheque book for the first time since May 2014.
  • BW Pacific sets course for Oslo stock listing
    Products tanker owner with $1.6bn fleet plans to be first shipping listing in Norway this year.
  • Trogir stands alone
    Danko Koncar-owned yard hails end of state support two years after privatisation.
  • ZPMC fights Petrofac contract axe
    Chinese yard to contest oil and gas firm's decision to tear up deal for multipurpose offshore ship.
  • ZMPC fights cancellation
    Chinese yard to contest Petrofac's decision to tear up deal for multipurpose offshore ship.
  • Olympic laying up trio
    Norwegian owner making 60 staff redundant as it stacks two AHTSs and one PSV.
  • Shake-up at Great Lakes
    America's largest dredging company initiates review of potential strategic alternatives.
  • Swire Pacific in profit warning
    Oversupply of offshore tonnage set to impact full-year results at Hong Kong conglomerate.
  • GLNG ships first cargo
    MISC gas carrier lifts first LNG shipment from giant Santos project off eastern Australia.
  • Euroseas scraps boxship
    Aristides Pittas-led bulker and containership owner offloads vintage vessel.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • South Florida ports make regional pitch for Asia cargo
  • Transshipment business remains elusive
  • Inside and out
  • Exporter opportunities-what's the trend?
  • Vicarious liability

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2015
  • Study: Using Arctic sea route 'worse' for climate than sailing via Suez Canal
    Fuel and associated CO2 savings more than offset by warming potential of other emissions, even if using LNG.
  • German shipping firm retrofits box ship for LNG capability
    Government-backed project could mark the start of a series of vessel conversions.
  • Study: Using Arctic sea route 'worse' for climate than Suez Canal
    Fuel and associated CO2 savings more than offset by warming potential of other emissions, even if using LNG.
  • Mauritius eyes million tonne bunker market
    Bunkering development good for local economy, says IBIA's Peter Hall.
  • Marine anti-fouling paint wins award for innovation
    'This award is fantastic recognition of the pioneering work carried out by our scientists.'
  • Dubai: LNG Bunkering next year?
    Report of FSRU being equipped with small-parce, gas discharge facility.
  • Mauritius: Big potential for shipping and bunkering, says minister
    Speaking at IBIA event on Indian Ocean island.
  • Gibraltar: LNG bunkering will be offshore
    Government seeks to clarify plans.
  • Djibouti: Offshore bunkering to begin in November
    Deliveries will initially be of MGO and 380 cSt intermediate fuel oil.
  • New managing director at Veritas Petroleum Services
    'We are very pleased to have Ron,' says CEO of VPS.
  • NASSCO delivers 'world's first' LNG-powered boxship
    The ship will 'dramatically decrease emissions and increase fuel efficiency'.
  • Embracing change
    Singapore's requirement for mass flow meters could reshape the competitive landscape says Fratelli.
  • More MFM-equipped bunker tankers at Singapore
    Number of tankers using MFM technology increases to 35.
  • LNG bunkering stations planned for Iceland
    German and Icelandic authorities team up on project.
  • South American bunker player adds team member
    Leonardo Salame joins Oceanbat.
  • German shipping firm retrofits boxship for LNG capability
    Government-backed project could pave way for more vessel conversions.
  • Tanker firm takes delivery of modern newbuild
    'New standard for both cargo efficiency and bunkers consumption,' says Concordia Maritime.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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