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April 21, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shippers get Asia-Europe rates as low as US$350 per TEU: report
  • APL, MOL, NYK launch weekly loop between Asia and Latin America
  • Wan Hai Lines, Cosco, 'K' Line offer new transpacific deals
  • Panama beats Suez transits to US east coast ports, says Hong Kong study
  • Florida governor crows as Nestle's shifts SoCal cargo to Jacksonville
  • Major shipping groups work to develop enhanced cyber security standards
  • Hanjin Heavy wins US$320 million order for four MSC 11,000-TEU vessels
  • Intra-Asia's value and volume booms as rising middle class demand grows
  • After derailments, CN to spend US$408 million to upgrade feeder rail lines
  • US Coast Guard check ships that have called at Libya ports from April 24
  • Satellite shows China's runway in disputed Spratlys under construction
  • Container packing seminar held at ICHCA Durban conference May 19-21
  • BA, Iberian quit Association of European Airlines over its protectionism
  • 747s and A380s face uncertain future as twin-engine planes outclass them
  • Air Algerie to start cargo airline with two B737-700Cs

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Aliança's cabotage fleet continues to grow
  • CMA CGM Group improves offering between US & Caribbean by upgrading Gulfbridge & Hispaniola lines
  • MOL, APL, NYK launch joint service between Asia & South America
  • MSC's AES makes maiden call at Chennai
  • Regional maritime regulations can result in chaos, ICS warns
  • SCFI's Asia-North Europe, Med rate down, US coasts up
  • Guargum exports may take a beating
  • Rains likely to dampen grape exports
  • Dighi Port & RVNL sign MoU to connect the port by rail
  • Dredging to help Chennai Port handle larger cellular container vessels
  • Kamarajar Port to develop 100-acre FTWZ
  • Oman emerging as new regional logistics centre, says APM Terminals CEO
  • Port & dock workers may launch nationwide strike against corporatisation of Major Ports
  • Smart transportation is key to build smart cities: Prabhu
  • WTO revises global trade forecasts for FY15 & FY16

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New road links for moving freight in Africa
  • Three major cargo thefts per day
  • BTK sees logistics business grow
  • Bifa adds consultant
  • Çelebi's new warehouse opens for business
  • More freight on western Canada rail tracks
  • PIL revamps Far East to Ecsa service
  • Sisa and Kendox harness forces
  • C.H. Robinson expands operations to Vietnam
  • Argentina nationalises railways
  • Box trade blooming at SC Ports
  • ITX undergoes SQAS assessment
  • PAL axing Dubai link
  • Carriers fritter away billion dollar bonanza

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Mobster sentenced for dockworker extortion
    Stephen Depiro, a soldier within the Genovese organised crime family, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for extorting payments from fellow dockworkers on the New Jersey waterfront. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release by US district judge Claire Cecchi Newark, New
  • Hapag-Lloyd signs 10,500 teu newbuilding series
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd plans to bring a new string of 10,500 teu container vessels to the East Coast South America (ECSA) trades by 2017. The Hamburg-based carrier today announced the signing of a newbuilding contract for five such vessels with Korean builder Hyundai Samho Heavy
  • Royal Caribbean cuts 2015 profit outlook
    Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises fell sharply after the cruise company reduced its 2015 profit outlook, citing rising fuel prices and a strong US dollar. The company reported net income of USD45.2 million for 1Q15, up from USD26.5 million in 1Q14. However, adjusted net income was USD45.2 million
  • New ClassNK research centre to promote smarter and greener shipping
    The maritime industry has two main challenges today, says Japanese classification society ClassNK, and its new research centre in Singapore aims to address both. The society has opened the Global Research and Innovation Centre (GRIC) to join industry, academia, and government agencies in Singapore
  • Arkon rejigs heavy lift and bulk chartering
    German shipbroker and operator Arkon Shipping & Projects is restructuring its deepsea dry cargo operations. The company's heavy lift chartering services are being relocated to Hamburg where they will be integrated with newly established operator United Heavy Lift. The latter has been nominated as
  • LR Rail sold to Ricardo for $63.5m
    Lloyd's Register Group has sold its rail division, LR Rail, to global strategic, technical, and environmental consultancy Ricardo plc for GBP42.5 million (USD63.5 million). The buyout was announced by LR's adviser on the sale, Livingstone Business Services. LR Rail is an international specialist
  • China eases cabotage rules for five more ports
    Five more Chinese ports can now allow access to overseas-flagged vessels entering China's cabotage box shipping trade. Tianjin port; Jiangyin Port Area in Fuzhou; Haicang Port Area in Xiamen; Mawan, Chiwan, and Shekou port areas in West Shenzhen port; and Nansha port in Guangzhou all now have the
  • Wan Hai opens new trans-Pacific services
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai has announced that it will jointly operate a trans-Pacific service, called SEA service, from South China to the US Pacific Southwest with COSCO Container Lines and 'K' Line. It will also operate a trans-Pacific service from Central China to US Pacific Southwest with 'K'
  • Sewol protest turns violent
    South Korean riot police were compelled to spray pepper and fire water cannons at protesters demanding a more forceful response from the government to the Sewol ferry disaster that left more than 300 dead or missing. Just days after commemorating the first anniversary of the disaster on 16 April,
  • Nanjing Tanker predicts return to the black
    Nanjing Tanker predicted it would return to the black in the first half of 2015 due to reduction in finance cost, lower bunker fuel cost, and a recovery in the oil shipping market. Revenue would also grow in the first half of 2015, according to a stock filing of Nanjing Tanker. In the first half of
  • MPA signs MOU with Port of Rotterdam Authority
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Netherlands-based Port of Rotterdam Authority on 20 April. The MOU calls for the exchange of marine services information and a joint collaboration in research and development (R&D) projects.
  • Nanjing Port's profit up 27.9% in 2014
    Shenzhen-listed Nanjing Port Group on 18 April reported a profit of CNY24.14 million (USD3.89 million) for 2014, rising 27.9% year on year (y/y). The port recorded revenue of CNY150.3 million last year, down by 11.28% y/y, and handled a total of 12.71 million tonnes of cargo in 2014, an increase of
  • Influx of Capesizes to weaken ship scrap prices
    Ship scrap prices in South Asia are set to go down again as increasing number of owners are recycling Capesize bulkers. Amid the ongoing downturn in the freight market, owners are choosing to recycle more of their older Capesizes to minimise losses. However, with more ships being offered to cash
  • Hong Kong dredging begins
    Dredging operations has commenced at Hong Kong's Hung Hom Fairway, and will be carried out for a period of approximately one month until mid-May, a notice from the Hong Kong Marine Department said. The dredging works are within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Shenzhen Green Convention
    German carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced last week that it voluntarily joined the Green Convention of Port of Shenzhen in China to cut sulphur oxide emissions. The carrier promises to use fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.5% while its ships are docked at the terminal, according to the
  • Noble gets shareholders' approval on its accounts
    Singapore-listed energy and commodities trading firm Noble Group has received the approval of its shareholders on the company's accounts in its 2015 annual general meeting. The annual general meeting was held on 17 April, where a voting poll was conducted on the resolutions presented to the
  • CCS awards approval in principal to MAN's medium-speed engine
    MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (MDT) has been awarded an approval in principle for its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for its entire medium-speed engine portfolio, which fulfils IMO Tier III regulations, by the China Classification Society (CCS). Testing took place on an MAN 8L21/31 auxiliary
  • Abbot Point expansion to create jobs
    Thousands of jobs could be created if Abbot Point, Australia's northernmost deepwater coal port located 25 km north of Bowen, Queensland, is expanded. The referral to expand the port has been handed to federal environment minister Greg Hunt, who is tasked to perform due diligence before approving

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Asia - N Europe carriers must consider 'nuclear option' of big ship lay-ups
  • Malaysia invests $86.2m in access to Port Klang as vessel size increases

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Vane takes delivery of another tug from Chesapeake Shipbuilding
  • First of three towboats for Tidewater Transportation
  • Marshall Islands calls for IMO action on ship GHG emissions
  • Gibbs & Cox names Hans VP Platform Solutions Group
  • Mexico selects Kongsberg simulators for offshore training
  • Ultra Deep Solutions orders DSCV trio at China Merchants
  • NASSCO launches world's first LNG fueled containership

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma see gains in container totals for month of March
  • Drewry releases numbers for March service reliability
  • Evergreen celebrates naming of new L-type container ship
  • Port of Olympia calling for applications for commission post
  • CMA CGM Group adding 17,722 TEU ship to lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 10,500 teu quintet for South American trades
    German line focuses on north-south trades after CSAV merger
  • Neptune buys Vroon car carrier duo
    Expanding Greek operator expects to transport more than 1m units for the first time this year
  • ICS slates 'fanciful' claims by environmentalists that ship designs have not improved
    T&E and Seas at Risk conclusions from CE Delft report are selective and unhelpful, says the International Chamber of Shipping
  • Top maritime regulators prepare for second summit to review box line alliances
    Update: Competition authorities from the US, Europe and China to get together in coming weeks to review changing industry landscape
  • VLGC daily spot earnings forecast to hit more than $80,000 in coming days
    Such good spot market earnings make owners reluctant to sign longer-term charters
  • China's state-owned shipping giants seek to shoot down merger talks
    China Cosco, CSCL and CMES says no consolidation between them and Sinotrans & CSC has been initiated
  • MOL, APL and NYK launch joint Asia-Latin America service
    Route features transit between Hong Kong and Mexico in 17 days
  • Stena seals three-year charter for its LNG carrier Stena Blue Sky
    Vessel will carry cargoes out of Australia's North West Shelf project, as that country makes a big impact this year on new cargo supply
  • Nakilat profit rises amid focus on long-term charter contracts for Qatargas and RasGas
    Qatari LNG giant avoids vagaries of spot market, reflected by profit rise in first quarter
  • Name-calling bullies
    NGO Shipbreaking Platform activists fail to give credit to practical measures that are already being taken to improve the industry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • C.H. Robinson expands in Vietnam, Belgium
    Third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has opened the doors at two new global forwarding offices: one in Ho Chi Minh City and another in Antwerp. The company has had a presence in Vietnam since 2009, when it opened its first office in the capital city there, designed to serve as...
  • International shipping warned against fragmented rules
    The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping warned that regional maritime regulations on ships' emissions and ballast-water discharges threaten conflicts with global maritime rules. "Global rules for a global shipping industry is not just a slogan," ICS Chairman Masamichi Morooka said in a speech to the Singapore Shipping Association. Morooka criticized...
  • US moving slowly toward mandate limiting truck speeds
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The largest U.S. trucking lobbying organization wants federal regulators to speed up efforts to slow trucks down. The American Trucking Associations urged the Department of Transportation to move forward with a rulemaking that would require electronic speed limiters on all large trucks. That rulemaking, aimed at improving highway safety,...
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 10,500-TEU ships for South America trades
    The slowdown in South American economies isn't stopping container lines from beefing up their services to the continent, with Hapag-Lloyd being the latest, ordering five containers ships with capacities of 10,500 TEUs each for the market. To be constructed by Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Industries, the ships on order are aimed...
  • TOTE launches first LNG-powered container ship
    The first container ship designed to run on natural gas has been launched at General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego for operation by Sea Star Line in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade. The Isla Bella is the first of two Marlin-class vessels ordered by Seattle-based TOTE Shipholdings Inc. The ships have...
  • JOC economist: US containerized exports to South America to decline
    U.S. containerized exports to the east coast of South America will shrink in 2015 by 2.4 percent from the prior year, thanks to unfavorable exchange rates between the Brazilian real and dollar, and subdued demand from Latin America's biggest economic engine. Click to enlargeSouthbound shipments to the east coast of South...
  • Seattle, Tacoma port volumes surge as terminals recover from backlog
    Container volumes at the Seattle-Tacoma gateway in March surged by 21 percent compared to March 2014, demonstrating that the Pacific Northwest ports are quickly recovering from the port congestion that accompanied four months of work slowdowns. Click to enlargeIn a joint statement, the ports of Seattle and Tacoma stated that the...
  • Hit Rail and Raildata agree on cooperation to bring enhanced services to railway undertakings and freight users across Europe
    New interoperability benefits as European railway landscape is transformed by EU liberalisation measures and the introduction of telematic interoperability legislation (TAF/TAP TSI) Utrecht/Basel 20 April 2015 - Hit Rail b.v. and Raildata, two of Europe's leading railway organisations in the promotion of interoperability and cooperation between railways across borders, have signed...
  • TransForce, Inc. Acquires Davis Transportation Services in New England
    ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TransForce, Inc. the nation's leading staffing firm specializing in quality commercial truck drivers, has acquired the assets of Davis Transportation Services (DTS). DTS is a leading regional provider of high-quality commercial truck drivers serving New England with offices in Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts. DTS...
  • Lithium Battery Shipments Face Challenges as Regulators and Airlines Impose Additional Restrictions
    By Bob Richard, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Labelmaster There have been a number of recent news media accounts related to the transport of lithium batteries aboard aircraft. While the air transport of lithium cells and batteries is fundamentally safe, there have been occurrences that should raise concern. Almost all of...
  • Global container leasing recovery hinges on trade rebound
    A full recovery for the world container market is still a long time out, providing little short-term hope to the container lessing sector, say analysts at Drewry Maritime Research. According to the London-based group, the value of equity market participants - which include Textainer Group Holdings , TAL International and CAI International...
  • ABS Appoints New Chief Technology Officer
    (Houston) ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, announces the appointment of Howard Fireman to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a move that strengthens alignment and generates further synergies across all of ABS' technical programs. Fireman, who will...
  • UASC now calling DP World London Gateway Port
    London, UK, Monday 20 April 2015: United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has started services to London Gateway on the South America 2 service (SAM2). The UASC offering is part of an existing fixed day weekly service from DP World London Gateway calling at leading ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The...
  • UASC now calling DP World London Gateway Port
    London, UK, Monday 20 April 2015: United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has started services to London Gateway on the South America 2 service (SAM2). The UASC offering is part of an existing fixed day weekly service from DP World London Gateway calling at leading ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The...
  • India misses fiscal 2014 export target after March volume fell
    In a major setback for the new Narendra Modi-led Indian government's aggressive effort to rev up the economy, the nation's merchandise exports for fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31, fell far short of the targeted $340 billion, according to preliminary trade figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and...
  • Five more Chinese ports get OK to receive foreign-flag cabotage services
    The sailing of Cosco Surabaya in late December marked the beginning of the easing of China's cabotage restrictions for foreign-flag carriers.Five more Chinese ports can now allow foreign-flag vessels to provide cabotage services to their container terminals. Tianjin port; Jiangyin Port Area in Fuzhou; Haicang Port Area in Xiamen; Mawan, Chiwan,...
  • Kerry Logistics jumps aboard China's trade strategy train
    HONG KONG - Kerry Logistics has formed a strategic partnership with China's state-owned rail operator as it begins to tap into Beijing's One Belt One Road national trade strategy that was announced in March.Kerry Logistics (China) signed an agreement with China Railway Import and Export Company, a foreign trade-focused unit...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • Polsteam bulker grounds
    A Polish Steamship (Polsteam) bulker was taking on water and listing today after running aground in the St Lawrence River.
  • Baltic litigation 'commenced'
    A law firm says it "has commenced" a class action lawsuit against the board of Baltic Trading over its proposed merger deal with Genco Shipping & Trading.
  • Trio launch ASA service
    Liner operators APL, Mitsui OSK Lines and NYK Line have announced the creation of a new 6,000-teu containership loop linking Asia with key ports in Mexico, Colombia and Panama.
  • Kite flies Eagle nest
    Eagle Bulk Shipping is said to have sold off the oldest bulker in its fleet.
  • Siem gives Daya time
    Siem Offshore has extended the deadline for the termination of an agreement with Daya Materials for the sale of two subsea construction vessels (OSCV).
  • Venezuela's new formula
    Venezuela is considering importing lighter African crudes to blend with its heavier grades in a bit to compete with US and Canadian supplies.
  • Hapag confirms quintet
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd has clinched a new order for five 10,500 boxships to boost its South American operations.
  • A new bellwether?
    A merger of Teekay Tankers and AET would amass a tanker fleet to surpass Wall Street bellwether Euronav, Wells Fargo says.
  • RCCL ahead in Q1
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) has kept its growth project on track by recording a "stronger than expected" performance for the first quarter of the year.
  • JMU scoops $291m order
    Japan Marine United (JMU) is to build 10 multi-purpose ships for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
  • Battery ro-pax readied
    Denmark's Knud E Hansen has designed a new battery-powered ro-pax for the Faroe Islands.
  • Angelicoussis scraps panamax
    John Angelicoussis has scrapped a panamax bulkers in a terrible dry cargo market.
  • UDS adds trio
    Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) of Singapore has inked an order for up to three ultra deepwater construction vessels in China.
  • Nakilat pushes up profit
    Qatar's Nakilat has carried its 2014 momentum into the first quarter of this year by posting an increase of 8% in its earnings.
  • Ferry grounds off Turkey
    All 188 passengers have been evacuated from a Turkish passenger ferry after it grounded off Gokceanda on Sunday.
  • Sloman signs for tanker duo
    Germany's Sloman Neptune has returned to Jiangzhou Union in China for two new tankers.
  • VV launching DCF price
    VesselsValue.com is set to launch a discounted cash flow (DCF) feature to its online service in what its experts say is one of the most important developments since its launch.
  • Kaalbye case dismissed
    Ukrainian owner Kaalbye Shipping International has failed in a US defamation bid after a row over arms shipping accusations.
  • Boskalis appeals ruling
    Boskalis has appealed a court decision which prevented the dredging company from reviewing an anti-takeover clause in Fugro's constitution.
  • Oaktree wins green light
    Oaktree Capital is clear to become the major shareholder in Danish owner Torm after lenders offered support to the transaction.
  • Maersk boxship grounds
    Maersk Line has confirmed to TradeWinds that one of its containerships did run aground in the Suez Canal over the weekend.
  • Poles eye Asian orders
    Two Polish shipyards are vying for new orders in Indonesia.
  • Yara takes $112m hit
    Norwegian LPG owner Yara International has written down its Libyan fertiliser export venture due to the worsening security situation.
  • Vyborg edges into profit
    Russia's Vyborg Shipyard returned to the black in 2014 as revenue rose.
  • FSL Trust keeps buying
    First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) has made its third and largest purchase of its own stock in as many weeks.
  • Atwood takes a cut
    Atwood Oceanics has been forced to reduce the charter of one of its semi-submersible rigs damaged in a typhoon off Australia.
  • Yemen tries to ban ships
    Yemen's government in exile has reportedly issued a notice that seeks to ban vessels from entering its territorial waters.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • TOTE launches new LNG ship in San Diego
  • Obama: Trade deals benefit working-class Americans
  • Doyle says carrier alliances contribute to port congestion
  • ILA official sentenced to prison for role in "tribute" scheme
  • Portland 'should' be able to attract container carrier
  • New Jersey needs to invest in roads and rail to support port
  • MOL, APL, NYK launch joint service between Asia and South America
  • Wilhelmsen Ships Service defrauded by employee
  • DOT ramps up efforts to improve oil train safety
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders five 10,500-TEU containerships
  • ATA asks DOT to set max truck speed at 65 mph
  • FMC reviews 36 OTI license applications
  • Service Announcements: BAE Systems, Aliança, SEKO Logistics and GAC
  • Prologis acquires KTR Capital Partners

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 20, 2015
  • NASSCO launches 'world's first' LNG-powered boxship
    Firm says vessel is the largest dry cargo ship in the world to be powered by LNG.
  • Claims of worsening ship efficiency 'fanciful', says ICS
    Adds the industry has cut total CO2 emissions by more than 10% between 2007 and 2012.
  • Rough weather forces Australian port closure
    Port Kembla is experiencing winds in excess of 40 knots, report says.
  • Prospects clouded by firming bunker prices
    Royal Caribbean: 'Strengthening dollar and the rise in fuel prices are negatively affecting earnings.'
  • Malik Supply hires trader
    New recruit has several years' industry experience.
  • Arrests as China clamps down on illegal bunker trade
    Some 250 people have been detained as China moves against fuel oil smugglers.
  • Spain to investigate fuel oil spill
    Sunk fishing boat poses pollution threat.
  • Vopak sounds cautious note on UAE storage
    Continuing expansion could undermine success.
  • Singapore, Rotterdam join forces on LNG bunkering
    MoU seeks to speed up creation of a global LNG bunkering network, authorities tell Bunkerworld.
  • New fuel-efficient engine concept suitable for ships
    Researchers are developing 'pressure gain combustion' technology.
  • Law firm: ECA non-compliance 'not as bad as expected'
    Stakeholders should still protect themselves from 'teething problems', recommends Clyde & Co.
  • South Korean oil major sells bunker fuel to Chimbusco
    40,000 mt of 380 cSt grade bunker fuel schedule to arrive at Tianjin port in April.
  • 'New' ECA fuels offer benefits if challenges are understood
    VPS highlights cold flow properties and 'exceptional compatibility issues' in some products as critical areas.
  • Tesoro marine terminal: 'Green' review call
    Green groups seeking to halt 'dangerous' refinery operations.
  • DFDS bunker programme pays off
    Former OW technical manager helping company become a better bunker buyer.
  • Analyst: Bunker prices to stay soft
    For next three years.
  • Ultrapetrol posts annual loss
    But new CEO upbeat on longterm prospects.
  • LNG players note need for bunker infrastructure development
    Use of small scale LNG as a fuel for marine transportation discussed between Gasunie and Gazprom.
  • Fuel storage facility in Oman to open in November
    Facility will be located at Salalah port.
  • USCG releases interim-guidance for LNG barge design
    'Applies only to non self-propelled vessels on domestic routes'.

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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%
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
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
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
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
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
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
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
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
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
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
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
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.
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
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"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
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
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
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
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%
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%)
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
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%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
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
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
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
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
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
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.
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%
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
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
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
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
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
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
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
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
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
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
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
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
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%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
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%)
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
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
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
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
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.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
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
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
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
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
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
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
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"
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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