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May 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen, CSCL join Cosco in intra-Asia loop as vessel operators
  • Zim back in black with US$53 million profit despite 9.4pc revenue fall
  • 'K' Line accepts 2nd 13,870-TEUer from Japan's Imabari shipyard
  • Singapore April exports increase 2.2pc thanks to European demand
  • NDRC announces six rail projects worth almost US$40.2 billion
  • OOCL levies transatlantic trade westbound Montreal Low Water Surcharge
  • ICTSI Laguna dry port expands facilities to revive Filipino intermodality
  • Philippines needs to spend more on infrastructure: Ti report
  • New Mombasa box shop to be ready ahead of schedule in 2016
  • HK's AAT inspections of dangerous goods, lithium batteries begin
  • Hactl re-architects storage network with Brocade Fibre Channel
  • Kansas City airport volumes rise 3.4pc in March to 15.8 million pounds

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Conference on International North South Transport Corridor in Mumbai on June 12
  • Containership reliability at new high
  • Indian Register of Shipping celebrates four decades of excellence
  • Korean Shipowners' Association supports World Maritime University with $ 50K donation
  • LPG coaster shipping seen remaining weak in 2015
  • NYK updates English version of investor relations website
  • Orchid Shipping successfully handles superfast attack crafts for BSF at Mundra Port
  • SCI registers profit after three years
  • Shipyards ready for technological tie-ups with foreign cos
  • Transporters seek solutions to several burning issues
  • INR recovers smartly against US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A high seas roller coaster ride
  • Algerian company investing in new trucks
  • Distributor for northeast and eastern China
  • Three forwarders receive part load quality award
  • New authorised signatory at L.I.T.
  • Award for Boluda
  • Valiram choses logistics partner
  • AAE fuels VTG growth
  • Avianca Brasil to join Star Alliance
  • ITF strengthens corporate partnership board
  • New blocktrain to/from Poland
  • Reappointment of UK transport secretary welcome
  • Saudia Cargo adds Paris CdG to network
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts encouraging Q1 results
  • Cleaner ships cost less in Antwerp

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Diana prices bond offering
    Diana Shipping has raised USD55 million through a bond offering, although industry bonds issuances remain sharply lower so far this year. NYSE-listed Diana will pay an 8.5% annual interest rate on the senior unsecured notes, which will mature in 2020. Underwriters have the option to purchase an
  • Panama Canal chief unfazed by competition
    The Suez Canal is scheduled to be wider and deeper by the end of the northern summer, but the potential time and cost savings for shippers and carriers is not a concern for Panama Canal Authority CEO Jorge Quijano. Quijano, who views the Suez as a primary competitor with the Panama Canal for US
  • Bulker blocks Argentine soyabean exports
    The grounding of a bulker owned by Norden has temporarily closed a crucial shipping channel for Argentine soyabean exports. A Norden representative confirmed to IHS Maritime that the 2014-built, 77,134 dwt Panamax Nord Hydra, which is on long-term charter, went aground at 1940 on 18 May. "The ship
  • Standard Club chief urges diversification
    The chief executive of managers for the Standard P&I club said its policy of diversification remains vital in its efforts to peg P&I premium rates. Speaking as the club issued its full-year results for 2014/15, Jeremy Grose, chief executive of Charles Taylor & Co, said the launch of its Lloyd's
  • DFDS raises forecast after strong 1Q15
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics group, has raised its full-year operating profit forecast after cutting net loss in 1Q15 on economic recovery on its key markets and cheaper bunkers, the company said in a statement. Group net loss narrowed to DKK23 million (USD3.4 million) in 1Q15 from
  • Lloyd's Register CEO resigns
    Lloyd's Register CEO Richard Sadler has resigned, the classification society has announced. Sadler had been in the role for eight years and will be replaced by the current CFO Alastair Marsh at the end of 2015. Sadler's tenure has seen LR's yearly turnover reach GBP1 billion (USD1.5 billion).
  • Barge capsizes off Singapore, 14 missing
    Fourteen seafarers are today missing after a Bolivian-registered sand-carrier has capsized in Singapore waters. The incident happened yesterday (20 May) at around 04:20 h local time.
  • Hoegh LNG cuts loss and eyes more FSRUs
    Hoegh LNG (HLNG), the Oslo-based listed gas carrier company controlled by the Leif Hoegh group, has cut its loss in 1Q15 and says it plans to continue to grow its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) business. Group net loss narrowed to USD2.4 million in 1Q15 from USD4.5 million in the
  • Political risk seen in dredging
    Political risks arising from vested interests and regime changes could affect dredging projects, and contractors need to calculate the risks before committing to these. The Abbot Point expansion project in Australia is an example of this
  • Maersk Line hires new East and Central China head
    Maersk Line announced on 21 May that Mike Fang will be the company's new head for East and Central China effective 1 July. "I am excited to take on this new role and to return to Shanghai," Fang commented on his new position. "East and Central China is an important market for Maersk Line, occupying
  • ICBC introduces new newbuilding funding method
    The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has introduced a new financial instrument to help finance newbuildings that can be bareboat chartered to shipping companies, with the financing coming from private investors. The new method has been applied in a deal between a Chinese state-owned
  • APL's new service to boost North-South American trade
    Singapore-headquartered shipping liner APL has launched a new weekly service to enhance its network coverage in North and South America. According to APL's corporate statement, the new America Caribbean Express (ACX) service will link Central America with the US East Coast, and will be operated
  • Israel's Zim returns to profit
    Israel-based container carrier Zim returned to profitability in 1Q15 with its EBIT numbers improving dramatically, reaching USD61 million compared with USD5 million in the last quarter of 2014, and a USD16 million negative EBIT in the same quarter last year. In GAAP terms, the Q115 EBIT was USD40
  • CMES, COSCO sign deals with Brazil's Vale
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and COSCO have signed financial and transport co-operation pacts with Brazilian miner Vale. The firms signed two three-party memorandums of understandings (MOUs) with Vale, while CMES also inked an expanded framework agreement with the miner for co-operation on seaborne cargo transportation and a long-term integrated logistics on 19 May.
  • MOL sees rise in eco-friendly equipment sales
    Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said that its subsidiary has succeeded in clinching orders of its energy-saving propeller boss cap fins (PBCFs) for as many as 3,000 vessels. The PBCF is installed at the propeller of the vessel

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Shippers call for more liberalisation as Dutch restrict Gulf carriers at Schiphol
  • Carrier schedule reliability improves in April, but do shippers really care?
  • Privatisation paying dividends for Penang as productivity rises and more lines call

Marine Logweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Theriot joins Conrad Industries' management team
  • Migrant crisis: Ships said to need on board security teams
  • Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry
  • Transocean, Halliburton report Deepwater Horizon settlements
  • Anglo-Eastern inks PrimeServ turbocharger contract
  • Alastair Marsh to be LR's next CEO

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Drewry schedule reliability report sees performance gains during April
  • APL to add weekly service covering CentralAm/US East Coast
  • Energy-saving propeller cap sees global orders at 3,000 vessels
  • US rail freight traffic count rolls to negative weekly total
  • "K" Line inks contract to move new rail cars

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Can Doumbia-Henry revamp the WMU?
    Broadening the World Maritime University's scope will be difficult, but could raise shipping awareness. It might also solve the WMU's funding concerns
  • 'Differentiated and conservative approach' behind Pangaea Logistics' positive first-quarter results
    Nasdaq-listed dry bulk specialist adds new steel-shipping contract worth up to $135m
  • Navios Holdings beats analyst estimates but contends with '30-year low' for bulkers
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner posts first-quarter loss
  • NYK talks up its 'non-shipping' credentials
    Japanese giant says logistics and other non-shipping businesses account for 30% of group revenues
  • Improved operational efficiency and new sailings see Zim return to profit
    Israeli carrier posts $35m first-quarter profit
  • What US-Opec oil price war means for tankers
    Views on whether the US is now the world's swing producer vary but smart owners need to be aware of shifts in global crude dynamics, big or small
  • Dafni to spearhead new China shipping service between Southeast Asia and Indian subcontinent
    Min Sheng Shipping launches service loop between Bangkok and Yangon
  • APL and SeaLand join forces on intra-America trade
    Weekly service will link Central America with the US east coast
  • Standard Club breaks even on 2014 underwriting
    Combined ratio of 100% on back of 3% gain in tonnage
  • PMA ratifies five-year US west coast labour contract
    Outcome of ILWU vote on new agreement expected Friday
  • Hapag-Lloyd's turnaround ambitions
    The German shipping line reported weak financial results in 2014, but its new chief executive hopes 2015 will mark the start of a new era
  • Hoegh LNG reduces losses
    Oslo-listed gas player has new FSRUs in operation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • US Congress poised to deliver on US port funding promise
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress moved closer to hitting port funding goals set last year after a Senate committee this week passed a bill that would send $1.25 billion to ports in fiscal 2016. Although landmark water resources legislation passed in 2014 set increased funding targets, congressional appropriators missed the mark the...
  • Time running out for Highway Trust Fund extension
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate now has just more than a day to extend funding for the Highway Trust Fund before the money that maintains America's roads, bridges and other infrastructure runs out. The House of Representatives Tuesday approved a two-month extension for the fund, set to expire May 31. The extension...
  • US duties on Chinese container to be refunded after trade commission ruling
    Temporary duties placed on Chinese 53-foot domestic dry containers will be refunded after a U.S. trade commission ruled earlier this week that Chinese manufacturers did not have an unfair advantage over their North American competitors. The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Tuesday it would not to uphold lower courts' rulings that...
  • ODFL names Gantt president; CEO Congdon becomes vice chairman
    Old Dominion Freight Line has a new president: Greg C. Gannt, the less-than-truckload carrier's former executive vice president and chief operating officer. David S. Congdon, formerly president, will remain CEO and become vice chairman of the board of directors. His father, Earl E. Congdon, is chairman of the board. This will be...
  • Sunset Transportation's Mark Cammarata named CFO of the Year
    ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2015 - Sunset Transportation, a leader in third-party logistics and freight payment, announces that its chief financial officer, Mark Cammarata, has been named 2015 CFO of the Year by the St. Louis Business Journal. Cammarata is being honored in the small corporation category as one of the best financial stewards in St. Louis based on...
  • Logistics Plus opens offices in Egypt
    Logistics Plus, a global provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, has opened offices in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, and formed a Logistics Plus Eqypt operation that includes a warehouse in Badr City just outside of Cairo. Asser Amin will oversee the new Logistics Plus Egypt operation, with Ali Khater...
  • Scarbrough's NAFTA operations to expand via acquisitions
    In a deal expected to close on Aug. 1, Scarbrough International, a Kansas City-based logistics and customs brokerage firm, will expand its operations south and into Mexico. Scarbrough will acquire Laredo Becnel, a Laredo, Texas-based customs broker, in addition to Nuevo Laredo, a customs broker and logistics company based in Mexico. Scarbrough...
  • Savannah beefs up reefer capacity after strong 2014
    The Port of Savannah is ramping up its refrigerated cargo capacity after substantial year-over-year growth in reefer cargo at the Georgia port. Over the past five years, the compounded annual growth rate for reefer imports and exports was 5.6 percent at the Savannah port, according to data from PIERS, a sister...
  • After three years of losses, Shipping Corporation of India reports FY profit
    State-owned Shipping Corporation of India swung to a Rs. 201 crore (about $31.5 million) net profit in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31, from a Rs. 275 crore loss ($43.2 million) in the previous year, driven by continued cost-cutting and improved freight earnings that helped compensate for a marginal...
  • US contract truck rates rise as shippers pay for capacity
    Defying economic gravity, U.S. contract truckload rates rose 3.8 percent year-over-year in April, Cass Information Systems said in its latest Truckload Linehaul Index. The contract price hike for truckload shippers comes atop a 5.7 percent rate increase in April 2014 and a 5.1 percent gain in March. Contract rates are rising...
  • Small impact likely from NMFC changes
    Q: Supplement 1 to the National Motor Freight Classification, NMFC 100-AO, hit our radar this week. It provides for: (1) Reducing from 15 days to five the time for shippers and receivers to provide notice to carriers of concealed damage. (2) Establishing 180 days for the filing and collection of claims for...
  • European imports to US spike 11 percent
    Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the biggest beneficiaries of increased U.S. demand for European goods and materials, according to PIERS, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS Martime & Trade. Click to enlargeU.S. imports of European goods in the first three months jumped 11 percent year-over-year to about 460,000 TEUs....
  • Houston volume rockets as West Coast diversions hold for now
    The Port of Houston's loaded container volumes jumped 46 percent in April, boosted by cargo diversions from the U.S. West Coast that appear to have had more staying power than some originally anticipated. Click to EnlargeThe spike at Houston and at other U.S. East Coast ports last month - as seen...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: CargoSmart, Lionel Louie
    Better data allows for better negotiations. CargoSmart's Chief Commercial Officer Lionel Louie on the challenges that port congestions, labor issues and other disruptions create for sailing schedule management and the cost-savings potential of doing it well. ...
  • Trucking association serving LA, Long Beach ports creates chassis pool
    The Harbor Trucking Association of Southern California has formed its own chassis pool to ensure its member companies will have access to the equipment they need even when terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach are experiencing equipment shortages or dislocations. HTA President George Boyle told a membership meeting Wednesday the pool will...
  • Shippers welcome end of latest German rail strike
    LONDON - German locomotive drivers on Thursday called off their latest strike -the ninth in 10 months - and agreed to refer their dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway company, to arbitration. Germany's industrial supply chains and its leading ports were facing major disruptions as the drivers' union GDL had...
  • Shippers and truckers the losers in demurrage blame game
    Demurrage and per-diem detention fees at gridlocked U.S. ports have turned into a multimillion-dollar hot potato. Cargo interests, truckers, ocean carriers and marine terminals are locked in noisy, seemingly nonstop argument over responsibility for the fees. It's a complex problem with no easy solution - but plenty of finger-pointing. Chronic port...
  • Royal Mail profit up on cost savings
    LONDON - Royal Mail, the U.K. postal group, boosted full-year operating profit by 6 percent as cost cuts offset sluggish revenue in an increasingly competitive parcels market.Adjusted operating profit before "transformation "costs rose to £740 million ($1.15 billion) in the year to March 29 from £740 million in the previous...
  • DFDS cuts loss on volume growth, efficiency gains
    LONDON - DFDS, the short-sea shipping and logistics group, raised its full-year earnings outlook after operating profit surged 150 percent in the first quarter as higher freight traffic on its North European network offset lower volumes on Russian routes.The Danish group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization and special items...
  • UPS adds express and contract logistics to Myanmar business
    Global integrator UPS is expanding its portfolio of services in Myanmar, introducing express delivery and contract logistics services that complement the air and ocean freight services launched in August last year. Customers can now leverage a full range of logistics solutions as Myanmar engages in increased levels of global trade. "UPS...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Globus sells its Tiara
    Globus Maritime sold its oldest bulker as the company seeks to boost its balance sheet by offloading some of its assets.
  • Iran ship reaches Djibouti
    A multi-purposeship (MPP) at the heart of the latest Iran-related maritime tension has diverted to Djibouti.
  • BW target bolstered
    Wells Fargo Securities hiked its 2015 earnings estimates for BW LPG Thursday and increased its valuation of the company's Oslo-listed shares.
  • Duo explore selldown
    Two major shareholders in VLGC owner Avance Gas are looking to sell down their holdings in the Oslo-listed Company.
  • Lebanon seeks Suez cut
    Lebanon is looking to cut the cost of shipping its exports through the Suez Canal.
  • Shares instead of cash
    George Economou's DryShips has reached an agreement with its subsidiary Ocean Rig to exchange part of a recent loan for shares.
  • Varun readies two listings
    Indian LPG carrier owner Varun Shipping is close to listing two separate operating companies in Mumbai after winning new finance and restructuring its debts.
  • Navios red but ahead
    Navios Maritime Holdings has posted a smaller than projected deficit in the opening three months of 2015.
  • NAO buys back
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has launched a share buyback scheme that will see the company repurchase up to 2.5m of its common stock.
  • Dof hit by forex
    Norwegian offshore shipowner Dof has posted a slim loss in the first quarter after currency effects hurt the bottom line.
  • SCI stronger in fourth
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has posted a bigger profit in its fourth quarter as boxships, tankers and bulkers recovered from losses the year before.
  • Astra adds panamax
    Greek owner Astra Shipmanagement is boosting its managed fleet after clients purchased a Japanese-controlled panamax bulker.
  • Vista snaps up veteran
    Ukrainian owner linked to purchase of what would be its newest capesize, built in 1999.
  • Titan back in business
    Titan Petrochemical is looking to revive its shipbuilding business after striking deals with two energy companies.
  • Cosco, CSDC team on VLOCs
    Chinese shipping giants China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) and China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) have set up a joint venture company to operate four very large ore carriers (VLOCs) bought from Vale.
  • 14 lost in capsize
    Fourteen crew are feared drowned after a sand barge capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday.
  • Diana raising $55m
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping is selling $55m of unsecured notes and may spend the cash on new ships.
  • Hoegh LNG reduces red
    Hoegh LNG has cut its loss in the first quarter as costs fell, but it warned vessel over-supply will last for up to three years.
  • DFDS cuts loss
    Danish ro-ro and logistics group DFDS has reduced its loss in the first quarter as shipping markets improved.
  • Norden bulker aground
    A Norden panamax bulker remains aground in Parana River blocking commodity exports from the Argentine port of Rosario.
  • APL boosts US exposure
    Neptune Orient Line's container arm APL has introduced a new weekly service aimed at enhancing its network coverage in the Americas.
  • Savannah volumes surge
    The Port of Savannah saw container volumes jump by over 25% in April, figures from the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) show.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: TPA tiptoes closer to finish line
  • Retailers say West Coast port congestion pressured Q1 sales
  • Long Beach seeks bids for peak season chassis fleet
  • UPS study: High-tech exporters looking to right-shore supply chains
  • HTA announces new chassis pool
  • Evergreen reports first quarter profit
  • April box volumes up 10.8% at Port of Charleston
  • New independent liner service connects Southeast Asia with Indian subcontinent
  • "K" Line to bring Hitachi rail cars to UK
  • Port of Antwerp offers discounts to environmentally-friendly ships
  • Port Catoosa's volumes slip in April
  • GPA adds cold storage capacity
  • Salmon supplier to use Amber Road for restricted party screening
  • Browning rejoins Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg
  • Executive Moves: Envirotainer, UPS and V.Group
  • PMA members approve tentative longshore labor contract

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Lower bunker costs boost SCI's annual net profits
    Spurred by seven-fold net income increase in fourth quarter (Q4).
  • Imtech Marine to supply hybrid ferry propulsion system
    First ferry ordered with Imtech Marine systems 'achieved fuel savings of 38%'.
  • US Gulf fuel-oil stocks at record level
    Buying interest in US residual product had been declining for months.
  • Vancouver oil spill puts bunkering in spotlight
    Bunkering rule change deemed to increase chances of a repeat spill.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints new trader in Seattle office
    Daniel Chin has worked in Singapore, Korea and Pakistan.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks are up week-on-week
    Inventories at a four-week high.
  • DFDS reduces quarterly deficit
    But cost of installing scrubbers contributes to higher ship depreciation.
  • Cargill denies closing its Singapore trading desk
    'We will continue to be active in Singapore and in China.'
  • Firm enters project to build potential LNG bunkering site
    Facility to be built along the US south coast.
  • Zim books quarterly profit
    Lower bunker prices lift performance.
  • Canadian firm eyes LNG bunkering market
    Plans for a small scale LNG facility move a step closer.
  • VTTI marketing storage space at Tanjung Bin
    Capacity at Tanjung Bin terminal to grow by 30%.
  • Propellars for hybrid technology a 'key opportunity area'
    Research identifies growing market.
  • Mobil: Tauranga bunker pipeline to remain shut
    'We do not expect main wharf bunkering to be operational for several weeks yet,' says spokeswoman.
  • Singapore: Double-digit falls to wholesale bunkering trade
    Q1 trading activity slows on the back of lower oil prices.
  • Propeller boss cap sales rise
    On back of rising fuel price fears.
  • Crude rises as US supplies drop
    US crude supplies slid to 482.2 million barrels last week.

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Leghorn
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Venice
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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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