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September 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Carriers profits okay with low oil, because costs fall faster than rates: Drewry
  • USN admiral warns Senate of worrying Chinese moves in South China Sea
  • Savannah container volume up 16.6pc since January to 2.55 million TEU
  • Qatar to spend US$40 billion on air, sea port and road network expansion
  • Global Ship Lease charters 8,063-TEU OOCL Ningbo back to OOCL
  • Autumn Festival yacht races from Hong Kong to Macau September 26-28
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas hits all-time box high of 800,000 TEU in August
  • APM Terminals to double capacity at Liberia's Monrovia box terminal
  • DB unit to offer parcel service as GLS expands freight offering in 2016
  • Express sector finds ways to upgrade its delivery in e-commerce surge
  • AAT installs X-ray machine amid global air cargo security fears
  • Finnair takes in first Airbus A350 XWB October 7 for Shanghai flights
  • Latvia in talks over cooperation with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Wouter Huybrechts is new President & CEO of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc.
  • Apples can be imported only through Nhava Sheva
  • Barge handling facilities need to be upgraded to support transloading operations at Kandla Port, says B. K. Mansukhani
  • Stevedores call off stir at Paradip Port
  • Weekly coal stocks at Major Ports down by 4 pc to 12.42 mt
  • Fag-end recovery fails to cheer rupee sentiment
  • Recent Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures
  • Steel industry seeks anti-dumping duty instead of safeguard duty
  • Bloomberg to telecast MALA 2015 on Sept. 26 & 27
  • Seafood Exporters' Association elects office-bearers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Over 90,000 t of freight
  • Hüttemann signs on with Seifert
  • More PSVs to keep supplies flowing Shipping
  • SOL steps up Baltic Sea offer
  • D-Day in Lausanne
  • Asian tiger casts eye on San Francisco
  • Chartering director Europe selected
  • Terminal open for more intermodal traffic
  • Iberia's ERTMS upgrade shaping up
  • PTP hits all time high
  • Rickmers-Linie (America) installs new president/CEO
  • Remove snow and ice...or else!
  • Going for sea, air, China and USA in a big way
  • Istra chops transit time from Asia
  • More live wires in the east
  • Skyteam Cargo upgrades track and trace tool
  • Reinforcements for regional industrial projects arm

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • VARD secures bareboat charter for PSV
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder VARD Holdings has won a bareboat charter contract for one of two platform supply vessels that had their original shipbuilding contracts terminated early this year. The vessels, of VARD 1 08 design, were delivered from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam and
  • DSME bosses deny corruption fuelled huge losses
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME's) CEO and his two predecessors are denying that misconduct led to its recently announced loss of KRW3 trillion (USD2.5 billion) from offshore plant orders. CEO Jung Sung-leep has been testifying, along with Ko Jae-ho and Nam Sang-tae, to an enquiry
  • Exmar-Flex LNG merger falls through
    A plan to merge the LNG carrier interests of Exmar, Flex LNG, and Geveran Trading has been scrapped, according to a statement from Flex LNG. Although the tie-up had been announced in July, it has now fallen through because the parties have failed to agree on terms, said the Oslo-listed company, in
  • Sinopacific clears up Dayang Shipyard wage dispute
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has resolved a confrontation with subcontracted workers at Dayang Shipyard over unpaid wages, says the shipbuilder. Due to the company's recent equity restricting and overhaul of management procedures, the workers had experienced an unannounced delay of a few days in
  • Wild weather disrupts Port Botany shipping
    Wild weather and heavy seas shut down Australia's Port Botany terminal today (23 September) with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issuing a marine wind warning for the Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra coasts until midnight tomorrow. NSW Ports Authority suspended pilotage for Port Botany and Sydney
  • Q4 shortsea expectations rising
    Operators of minibulkers and general cargo vessels in the intra-European trades see some light at the end of the tunnel after a slump in freight rates since the earlier part of the year. "Last week really showed significant improvement in both volume and general activity with owners suddenly seeing
  • Nicaragua Canal start delayed again
    Construction on the USD50 billion Nicaragua Canal will not begin until the first quarter of 2016 due to new environmental mitigation measures, according to a high-ranking government official. Paul Oquist, executive director of the Nicaragua Grand Canal Commission, said that UK-based Environmental
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping, Dynagas, Sinotrans Shipping to build Arctic LNG carriers
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) on 21 September announced that its subsidiary China LNG Shipping (CLNG) has teamed up with Greek-based Dynagas and compatriot Sinotrans Shipping to build five Arctic LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project. Dynagas, CLNG, and Sinotrans Shipping have a shared
  • Brightoil Petroleum profit up 131%
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum's profit increased 131% year on year (y/y) to HKD1.39 billion (USD179.4 million) for the year ended 30 June because of gains on derivative financial instruments. During the period, Brightoil Petroleum gained HKD1.24 billion on fair value change of derivative

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Gefco eyes more expansion as it wards off major competition to acquire IJS Global
  • Shipping supply and demand set to strike a better balance, says Hapag-Lloyd chief

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • LNG fueling a "slam dunk" for local air quality, but ...
  • First Ballast Water Treatment Deck Modules delivered
  • Egypt to buy Mistrals ordered by Russia from France
  • U.S. announces New Jersey offshore wind lease sale
  • Asian owner opts for Optimar for BWTS retrofits
  • Kirby back at Nichols for two twin screw tugboats
  • LNG: Frederiksen and Exmar call off the wedding
  • Viking Neptun gets a gig in Ghana
  • CVN 78 sea trials delayed
  • Bio-Sea BWTS chosen for 18,000 TEU containership

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Port of Bellingham gives update on downtown waterfront cleanup
  • Port Metro Vancouver continues work on Fraser River Improvement Initiative
  • Carnival will compensate passengers for fire-shortened Caribbean cruise
  • Northwest Seaport Alliance reports cargo numbers for month of August
  • Coast Guard protection unit holding training exercise today

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Panamax rates recover slightly on week
    Rates recovering from three-month low with futures in contango on anticipation of active start of US grains season.
  • Danaos Corporation purchases three Japanese post-panamaxes through joint venture
    The newly formed entity, Gemini Shipholdings Corp, is 49% owned by Danaos with the rest owned by John Coustas family
  • Torm sells last dry bulk vessels
    Dry bulk exit secured, 1,500:1 reverse stock split complete
  • Greece restores stand-alone shipping ministry
    Dritsas returns as minister but must immediately grasp bailout dilemmas
  • US to open new LNG shipping trade lane in December
    Cheniere confirms first cargo to be shipped out in December, as wider industry doubts over LNG demand swirl
  • Muddy waters for supramax vessels
    September slide continues but owners look for hope from US grain exports and Indian coal imports
  • Pacific ports winning the battle for transpacific trade
    Surge in US west coast traffic and slower box growth at Atlantic ports suggests that east-west split of transpacific trade is returning to 'normality'
  • Höegh confirms weapons found on car carrier in Kenya
    Undeclared UN weapons found in peacekeeping vehicles
  • China's One Belt, One Road initiative will drive port infrastructure development in Southeast Asia
    China's AIIB will complement the One Belt, One Road initiative
  • Seanergy scores fleet expansion loans with four banks
    Renascent owner posts small loss as equity and debt finance raised to support seven-ship acquisition
  • ACE gives Littooij small vessels responsibility
    New role for marine insurance veteran
  • AGCS unveils Kirwan as chief executive
    Promotion for London communications chief
  • Sinotrans & CSC to book two MR tankers
    Vessels will be bareboat chartered to Nanjing Tanker for five years
  • Contrast in fortunes for transatlantic trades
    Strong US dollar helps westbound volumes surge, as continuing weaknesses in the Eurozone dent eastbound box numbers
  • d'Amico firms LR1 options at Hyundai Mipo
    European owner orders tanker pair for $86.7m
  • Fredriksen might have backed away from LNG merger due Exmar's counter-party risks
    Arctic Securities says $2.3bn deal could have fallen through mainly on financial woes at Pacific Rubiales
  • Tianjin Port Development first-half profits rise 27%
    Drop in commodities sales volumes are mitigated by lower cost of sales
  • Incat Tasmania's Hobart Shipyard secures contract for six ferries
    Ferries will operate on Sydney's Inner Harbour
  • Swire Pacific Offshore announces changes in senior leadership
    Swire Pacific Offshore picks former Cathay Pacific executives to fill managing director, finance director roles
  • Wouter Huybrechts appointed as new head of Rickmers-Linie America
    Mr Huybrechts will retain his post as managing director of the company's Belgium operations along with his new role
  • Panama Marine Authority approves Transas e-Logbook
    Move means ships will be able to use the e-Logbook over the traditional paper logbook
  • Nordic American Tankers takes delivery of 2010-built suezmax
    Nordic Light is the first of two sistership suezmax tankers acquired en bloc for $122m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Tampa joins reefer pilot program
    Florida's Port Tampa Bay joins the ranks of other U.S. Southeast ports that will soon be able to handle direct imports of select cold-treated produce from South America, bringing new business to the Sunshine State and cutting logistics costs for produce shippers. Via a recent federal go-ahead, next month, Tampa will...
  • Driver shortage to get worse, Werner's Leathers warns shippers
    If there's a solution to the long-term shortage of truck drivers, it will take a supply chain to find it, a leading trucking executive suggested last week. Shippers and carriers need to work together to build a bigger driver pool, and they're facing serious demographic headwinds. "The problem is going to...
  • Walsh agrees to resign as Port Canaveral CEO
    John E. Walsh, who launched an ambitious expansion program but this month apologized for referring to local opponents of a rail line project as "Luddites", is being forced out as CEO of Port Canaveral. His last day at the Florida port will be Jan. 21. The resignation agreement was approved by port...
  • DHL Express USA expands US electric truck fleet
    Despite the low cost of diesel, despite the low cost of natural gas, interest in electric vehicles survives. DHL Express USA is ordering 45 all-electric delivery trucks from Zenith Motors, a manufacturer of electric shuttle vans, powered by a propulsion system from UQM Technologies. The electric truck purchase is a part...
  • Geodis names two project logistics heads
    Geodis, the 10th largest global third-party logistics provider, has appointed a new head for its industrial project operations in Southeast Asia and created a similar position in Europe. Igor Muniz, who was previously the head of industrial projects in Southeast Asia will assume the newly minted role of director industrial projects...
  • European shippers to gain as TNT recalibrates road service to Moscow
    TNT Express has launched a road service connecting Georgia to Moscow in a bid to cut up to 48 hours of transit time for shippers using the company's European road transit service to reach the Russian capital. The service is effective immediately and connects Russia to TNT's European road network via...
  • Container shipping future looks bright, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says
    HAMBURG, Germany - Container shipping has a bright future, despite the current rash of gloomy short-term forecasts, according to the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. "Don't get completely carried away by the forecasts" which are like stock markets, reacting instantly to every event, Rolf Habben Jansen told about 200 attendees at the JOC...
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port adds more trains to clear cargo backlog
    India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, which has been hit hard by a series of labor and other disruptions in the past few months, is turning things around with more intermodal services and the introduction of other proactive steps. In a notice to shipping lines and the trade, the country's biggest container...
  • Nicaragua Canal start delayed again
    Lake Nicaragua, which will be a major portion of the canal, and Ometepe Island volcanoes.Construction on the $50 billion Nicaragua Canal, which has been wracked by delays, will not begin until the first quarter of 2016 due to new environmental mitigation measures, according to a high-ranking government official. Paul Oquist, executive...
  • Solid passenger numbers upstage Asia's weak air cargo market
    HONG KONG - The sustained growth in passenger numbers carried by Asia's airlines is in stark contrast to air cargo traffic that remained weak through the month of August, according to the latest data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.In fact, the rising people numbers are contributing to the...
  • China manufacturing activity plunges to lowest level since 2009
    HONG KONG - China's factory output contracted further in September, falling to its lowest level in more than six years as weak external demand continues to put the brakes on the country's exports.Major container ports in China reported their slowest growth of the year in August, and the steady decline...
  • Squires to succeed Moorman as NS chairman
    Credit: vxlaWick Moorman, who retired as Norfolk Southern Railway's chief executive in June, will formally step down from the executive chairman post on Oct. 1. President and CEO Jim Squires, deemed Moorman's successor in all other capacities, will become the railroad company's chairman as well. Moorman will continue to serve as...
  • Insiders: 'respect' and 'communication' critical to ending drayage issues
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Drayage truck drivers are leaving the industry in droves and it's not just terminal congestion and poor pay that's driving them out, say industry experts. "A lot of it really is cultural," Jim Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, told attendees at the 2015 Intermodal...
  • Worker advocates turn sights on warehouse industry in Southern California
    Warehouse workers picketing at today's demonstration.In what could be the beginning of a larger effort to focus on working conditions and eventually organize the warehouse sector of the transportation industry, workers at a warehouse near the Port of Los Angeles walked off their jobs Tuesday, attracting the support of the...
  • Hours-of-service 'snapback' put in doubt
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - A representative from the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration eased concern that provisions of the agency's controversial hours-of-service rules suspended by Congress last December would be reinstated this year. His comments indicate the FMCSA will wait for Congress to review a report on the suspended 34-hour restart requirements...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Viking idles PSV trio
    Christen Sveaas-controlled Viking Supply Ships has placed three platform supply vessels (PSVs) into layup as the market slump in the North Sea drags on.
  • Failed deal drags stocks
    Failure of a $2.3bn merger sent shares in Nicolas Saverys' Exmar and John Fredriksen's Flex LNG spinning today.
  • Bank's candy crush saga
    JP Morgan has raised concerns about owners developing a sweet tooth for tanker newbuildings.
  • Suezmaxes take leap
    The suezmax spot market suddenly lurched skyward Wednesday, with average time-charter equivalent (TCE) rates jumping by 43.9% in one day.
  • SeaFreight in sights
    US operator Crowley Maritime Corp is buying its liner rival SeaFreight Agencies.
  • Danaos gets boxship trio
    Danaos Corporation has teamed up with its controlling Coustas family to acquire three boxships through a new venture at a discount price.
  • Torm exits bulker ownership
    Danish owner Torm has completed its long-planned exit from dry cargo vessel ownership.
  • L&T pulls out
    Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has quit the race to construct LNG carriers for charter to Gail (India).
  • CFL takes six
    Dutch owner CFL has agreed a deal to operate a series of up to six new supply ships owned and built by Croatian tycoon Danko Koncar.
  • Looking to capitalise
    Seanergy reveals vessel financing details in Q2 report as it hopes for dry recovery.
  • Injured crewman rescued
    A crewman has been evacuated from a bulker off South Africa after lacerating his arm.
  • Seafarers stuck in UAE
    Seafarers on a general cargo vessel have been stranded off the Sharjah coastline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for eight months.
  • Tanker trouble
    West African crude oil trading has been slowed by a batch of new tenders and continuing confusion over permission for tankers to load cargoes.
  • Veder adds quartet
    Anthony Veder has added four vessels from LGR di Navigazione to its gas fleet.
  • Passengers stuck
    Police were called to angry protests at Poole in the UK after a Condor ferry left 70 passengers behind.
  • State solution for WSG
    UK group uses government plane to fly faulty seven-metre ferry shaft from Africa to England for repairs.
  • Huisman builds 100th crane
    Dutch heavylift specialist delivers milestone Chinese unit to be installed on Jumbo-owned vessel.
  • Moody's positive on OSG
    Ratings agency Moody's has tipped restructured US tanker owner OSG to buy more ships as it raised its outlook on the company to positive.
  • Eidesvik in Ghana deal
    Eidesvik Offshore has secured short term employment for its biggest and most modern vessel.
  • Reach fixes Edda Fonn
    Reach Subsea has won its first contract through its summer joint venture with Sweden's MMT.
  • Sinopacific slams wage rumours
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding has cleared the air regarding a wage dispute with workers that led some to down tools.
  • Mipo mops up two more
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has added another two products tankers to its market leading orderbook.
  • Matson in scrap pledge
    US owner Matson Navigation has said it will not send any more ships for scrapping in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
  • Flex LNG and Exmar pull merger
    The $2.3bn merger between John Fredriksen's Flex LNG and Nicolas Saverys' Exmar is over before it really began.
  • Incat wins Sydney order
    Incat Tasmania's Hobart Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build six new ferries to operate on Sydney's Inner Harbour.
  • Double departure at SPO
    Industry giant Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has named Ron Mathison as its new managing director with immediate effect.
  • Boxship order surge
    Containership orders have seen a dramatic spike this year as owners look to beat a major environmental deadline.
  • ULTR escapes downgrade
    Ultrapetrol has escaped a ratings downgrade by Moody's Investors Service despite recently losing three PSV charters to Petrobras.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Matson praised for pledging not to scrap ships in South Asia
  • AMSA bans cargo ship from Australian ports
  • TNT launches new road service between Georgia, Turkey
  • FTR: Trailer orders on the rise in August
  • IAG Cargo adds transatlantic route
  • Maersk sells $1b in U.S. bond offering
  • Benitez: Panama Canal cracks 'likely' to delay opening
  • Executive Moves: Sparrows Point Terminal and Fleetgistics

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Slow steaming 'hardwired' into mega-ships
    New generation of container carriers 'specifically designed' to operate at slower speeds.
  • New barge deployed by Jamaican supplier
    WIP Endeavour can carry 7,000 mt of IFO.
  • No space left at new fuel oil storage terminal
    Extra tanks 'fully booked'.
  • SCI: Gloomy outlook
    Profitable performance lacks staying power, says chairman.
  • Slow steaming 'hardwired' into megaships
    New generation of container carriers 'specifically designed' to operate at slower speeds.
  • Incat wins order
    For fuel-efficient ferries for Sydney area.
  • Key deal signed for Shell's LNG bunker tanker
    Newbuilding under construction at a South Korean shipyard.
  • More LNG-fuelled vessels planned for Shanghai
    Transport official: LNG-powered vessels ready by 2017.
  • EU backs Finnish bunkering project
    With 30% funding on total investment costs.
  • Certas grows bunkering business
    With the addition of a new MGO storage and refuelling point in UK.
  • Increase in LNG-fuelled vessels at Shanghai by 2017
    Transport official estimates 135 LNG-fuelled vessels to be operational.
  • Grounded vessel to be de-bunkered
    Vessel ran aground off Sweden's west coast on September 19.
  • Study highlights 'environmental trade-offs' for using LNG fuel
    'Shows the need for investments in low methane leakage infrastructure'.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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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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