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February 26, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line profit up 50pc to US$2.3 billion as sales rise 4.5pc in 2014
  • Near normal US west coast work flow, customs 'shutdown' fear baseless
  • Japan's ClassNK to probe safety of steel used to build 20,000-TEU ships
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 0.5pc as revenues rise 1.9pc in 2014
  • Malta Freeport facilities attract calls from 2M and Ocean Three ships
  • Singapore GDP up 2.9pc on financial services as most other sectors slip
  • Matson Line profit up 31.8pc to US$70.8 million as revenue rises 4.7pc
  • CSAV-ordered 9,324-TEU Cochrane delivered to merger partner Hapag-Lloyd
  • Cosco combines Greek and Turk feeders to and from its Athens Piraeus hub
  • TNT faces headwinds, but quarterly operating profit up 28pc as sales fall 3pc
  • CMA CGM to be leading port developer in Cameroon with new CT
  • Algeciras may lose box traffic to new West Africa ports
  • Cash rich Westports on prowl for southeast Asian assets to acquire
  • Coldharbour gets nod from UK regulator for ballast water treatment
  • ICTSI adds muscle to Manila operations with new Kalmar reach stackers
  • Visakhapatnam flies thrice weekly to KL, airport now open 24/7
  • Fifty tons of equipment to Uzbekistan wins Volga-Dnepr partner
  • Asia is Canada's No 1 export destination for fresh lobster, seafood

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Dachser changes legal form to SE
  • ITIC launches ship management e-learning seminar
  • Oil price collapse should not impact dual-fuel LNG carriers, says analyst
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty conferred Belgian Royalty's highest civilian honour
  • Wishlist of the logistics industry from Budget 2015
  • Govt to spend INR 50K cr. to build smart cities at Major Ports
  • Gulf Petrochem commissions liquid cargo storage terminal at Pipavav Port
  • Obama cuts back funds for ports in proposed budget
  • Service providers at Vallarpadam ICTT call for concerted action to improve handling
  • FIMI wants export duty on iron ore fines scrapped
  • Increase import duty on tyres at par with natural rubber, ATMA urges govt
  • India, Afghanistan & Iran may sign pact enabling sea trade

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Night Star Express cuts CH transit times
  • Lyon-Turin rail link gets go ahead
  • Maersk's logistics backyard Damco suffering
  • Top tier change at Hermes Fulfilment
  • Yes to bigger rail network in Switzerland
  • LPG shipping earnings benefit from cheap oil
  • Finnair Cargo joins IAG's partner plus programme
  • Gaining momentum
  • DB Schenker Americas names new regional CEO
  • Maersk Line: 50% profit increase in 2014
  • G&W acquires Freightliner
  • Johannesburg airport aims to become logistics hub
  • Shipping migrating to Asia says HSH Nordbank

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • GenMar, Navig8 crude fleets merged
    General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers have finalised a merger agreement that will create a new industry giant called Gener8 Maritime. The combined fleet will comprise 46 tankers with more than 11 million dwt in capacity, including 28 VLCCs (seven on the water, plus 21 newbuilds), 11 Suezmaxes,
  • Samsung unlikely to realise 2015 order target
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is unlikely to achieve its 2015 order target given current offshore market conditions, an analyst said in her research note. Korea Investment & Securities analyst Kyungja Lee said, "Although SHI management's new order target for 2015 is USD15
  • Harris CapRock offers 'multi-medium' connectivity service
    Harris CapRock Communications has launched the maritime industry's first unified, fully managed satellite, wireless and terrestrial connectivity service called Harris CapRock One. It is designed to reduce customers' voice, data and equipment management costs by offering an "intelligent,
  • Portuscale drops out of classic cruise market
    Lisbon-based Portuscale Cruises has told IHS Maritime that it has given up its attempt to establish itself as an operator of classic cruises. Company founder Rui Alegre said that, in future, the company would concentrate on finding employment for its four vessels through long-term charter to other
  • HSH kicks off another box ship portfolio
    Hamburg ship manager Ahrenkiel and institutional investors have taken over eight distressed container ships financed by HSH Nordbank. The transaction, involving four baby Panamax 4,300 teu and four feeder/Handysize vessels with intakes of between 1,300 and 2,500 teu, is based on the bank's Nautilus
  • Seafarers crushed in Australian port
    Two seafarers have been hospitalised after being crushed between a 1.5-tonne load and the bulkhead of a heavy lift vessel in Port Hedland, Australia, on 23 February. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) yesterday released an initial report on the casualties with the final report due after
  • Maybulk full-year profits down 60%
    Malaysia-listed drybulk shipowner Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) posted full-year net profit of MYR17.46 million (USD4.8 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, down 60% from MYR44.4 million in fiscal year 2013. The decline in net profit in FY 2014 was attributed to a weaker
  • Maersk Line 2014 profit soars 50%
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit in AP Moller-Maersk (APM) group in Copenhagen, has reported a 50% rise in 2014 profit and the parent company board forecasts a further rise this year. Maersk Line net profit rose to USD2.34 billion in 2014 from USD1.51 billion the preceding year. "The EBIT
  • K+N posts 7% cargo growth
    The world's largest ocean freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), continued to grow faster than the market last year but negative exchange rate effects took their toll on earnings. The volume of cargo it handled increased by 7% to more than 3.8 million teu, whereas global loaded container traffic
  • Shortsea dry cargo market holding up
    Freight rates in the intra-European shortsea bulk and breakbulk trades are defying the slump in the deepsea dry cargo sector, with tonnage supply particularly tight in the Baltic Sea. Spot market earnings for larger coasters and general cargo ships of 3,500 and 6,500 dwt are at their highest levels
  • Russian ship tries to jump arrest in India
    Sevastopol, the Russian cargo vessel that unsuccessfully tried to jump arrest in India last week, is involved in litigation with a local logistics company that has been awarded damages of INR14M (USD224,715), IHS Maritime has learned. The Madras High Court heard a petition from Chennai (formerly
  • Brightoil Petroleum profits up 3%
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum's profits rose 3% year on year (y/y) to HKD561.1 million (USD63.6 million) in the six months ended 31 December, 2014, due to gains in fair value of derivative financial instruments. Its revenues also increased 11% y/y to HKD44.9 billion during the same period, a
  • Analyst: 'Buy' for Hanjin Shipping stocks
    There is currently an opportunity to buy Hanjin Shipping stocks as investors can take advantage of dips caused by seasonally weak freight, said an analyst in his research note. KDB Daewoo Securities analyst Jay Ryu said, "Hanjin Shipping's 4Q14 earnings beat our expectations." Hanjin Shipping
  • 'Difficult' negotiations ahead for Greece
    Speakers at the 6th Greek Shipping Forum in Athens welcomed the spirit of compromise between the Greek government and its international lenders last week, making possible a four-month extension of its loan deal. "It's good that the two sides have come closer together, that a short-term
  • Netwave VDR receives German agency approval
    Netwave Systems BV announced that its new NW-6000 VDR (voyage data recorder) has received a Type Approval Certificate from BSH in Hamburg [the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency]. The NW-6000 is certified to meet MSC 333 (90) requirements and can be installed on vessels requiring a VDR
  • CSSC raises USD575 mil.
    China State Shipbuilding (CSSC) has raised EUR500 million (USD575 million) by selling three-year term bonds to replenish its working capital. The euro bond has a coupon of 1.7% per year, a statement of CSSC said. It was the first time that the group had raised funds by issuing euro bonds. The bond
  • Vallianz doubles net profit in FY 2014
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Vallianz Holdings (Vallianz) has doubled its full-year net profit to USD20.4 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 as compared with USD10.3 million in FY 2013. The strong net profit was backed by the company's revenue, which surged 669% to
  • South Korea strengthens maritime safety inspection
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has assigned 22 safety inspection officers at the headquarters of the ministry and regional offices of maritime affairs as a follow-up measure after the Sewol disaster. Through a press statement on 16 February, the ministry said, "The newly appointed
  • Missing tanker found off Mati City, Philippines
    Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP information sharing centre has reported that missing tanker MT Rehobot had been found off Mati City, Philippines. According to the report, the Philippines Coast Guard received information about a grounded ship in Barangay Cabuaya, Mati City, on 23

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • McDermott and Petrofacs in SURF marketing alliance
  • HOS sells four OSVs to MSC
  • Conrad Shipyard to build first LNG bunker barge in U.S.
  • State of Coast Guard? Under heavy strain
  • Rolls-Royce to power 17 Qatar Coastguard patrol craft
  • Gladding-Hearn books order for high-speed ferry
  • Maersk Group turns in record profit

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Randy Lewis as environmental, engineering services boss
  • American Trucking Associations releases January tonnage index
  • Crowley Liner Services group adding chassis, ISO tanks, boxes
  • Port of Seattle CEO discusses plans for future of organization
  • Matson reports numbers for fourth quarter, full year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Shipowners' claims 99% renewal retention
    Net gain in members and premiums for small vessel specialist
  • US rail firm buys Freightliner
    UK largest container rail operator acquired in a deal worth $755m
  • Maersk Tankers hits profit while oil division struggles
    Long range two product tankers are the saviours for Maersk Tankers, but picture is less promising for Maersk Oil
  • Ahrenkiel picks up eight boxships from HSH distressed debtors
    German bank looking for more platform deals in 2015
  • Spanish ports brace for industrial action
    Ports fear strike action as negotiations between the Spanish government and unions over port employment reforms get underway tomorrow
  • Siem cuts quarterly losses but warns of uncertain future
    Dramatic fall in oil prices and Russian sanctions of grave concern for reefer industry, says Norwegian operator
  • China State Shipbuilding Corp's bond sales in euro are more than five times oversubscribed
    Chinese state yard group raises $567m for working capital amid falling financing costs in Europe
  • Banks nervous about lending to offshore supply sector
    Oil price crash is making banks think twice about providing finance to offshore supply industry
  • Gard sees biggest renewal gains since 2007
    Double-digit growth in owners' tonnage, says P&I club
  • Kuehne+Nagel ocean volumes continue to grow ahead of market
    Meanwhile ocean profits come under pressure from currency fluctuations and freight rate pressure
  • Nigerian pirates free three VLCC hostages
    Kalamos crew members held since February 3 to be repatriated after hospital check-up
  • APM Terminals net profit jumps nearly 17%
    Virginia sale and healthy volume growth helps profits climb to $900m
  • MOL prepares for big impact of Panama Canal on its growing LNG fleet
    Canal will be cheaper than other routes but challenges exist for LNG carriers transiting the expanded canal next year
  • Tough year for Damco
    Freight forwarding unit records worst return on invested capital performance of all Maersk businesses
  • Genco and Navig8 Crude Tankers agree to merge to form tanker giant
    Georgiopoulos to lead new company, which will have 28 VLCCs once newbuildings are delivered
  • Maersk Line raises the bar with record fourth quarter as full-year profit soars
    Update: Danish carrier signals even stronger 2015 performance: no plans to increase vessel speeds despite lower fuel prices
  • Surplus tonnage will eventually be soaked up by wave of new LNG cargoes
    'Don't panic' says senior LNG expert at Informa LNG conference
  • Maersk group posts record $5.2bn profit as container line powers ahead
    Update: Divestments, shipping and ports underpin group result as oil business slips into red, record fourth quarter for container sector
  • Matson posts 31% profit growth in 2014
    Market growth in Hawaii and Guam underpinned results
  • Seaspan sets terms for 18,000 teu charters
    Lines would have to commit for at least 15 years because of greater risk, says Gerry Wang

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Fitch says disruptions will lead to permanent loss for West Coast ports
    The credit ratings of major West Coast ports will not be significantly impacted in the short to medium term by the cargo-handling disruptions that occurred during the protracted dockworker contract negotiations, but continued labor problems would cast the ports as unreliable, and would likely lead to permanent cargo diversion, Fitch...
  • US short line acquires largest UK container on rail firm
    Genesse & Wyoming has agreed to acquire 95 percent of the shares of Freightliner, the UK's second largest rail freight company, in a £490 million ($760 million) deal that significantly expands the US rail operator's European footprint. Freightliner, which is majority owned by Bahrain-based Arcapita, is the UK's largest hauler of...
  • Kuehne+Nagel now the largest NVO in U.S. import trades
    Kuehne+Nagel in 2014 became the largest non-vessel operating common carrier serving the overall U.S. import market, knocking longtime leader Expeditors International out of the top spot, according to PIERS, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS. K+N, the Swiss-based third-party logistics provider that is the world's largest ocean freight forwarder, handled...
  • Marad: Loose lips could sink Jones Act ship orders
    Merely suggesting that U.S. domestic ships might be built overseas is enough to jeopardize U.S. orders for ships in Jones Act trades, U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen told a congressional budget hearing Wednesday. "Even the discussion of potentially changing the build requirement is enough" to make financiers wary of backing...
  • 65 percent of shippers in JOC survey say they'll divert from West Coast
    The last two months of U.S. West Coast congestion appear to have cemented many shippers' plans to divert cargo to other ports, according to a recent JOC.com survey. Sixty-five percent of 138 shippers surveyed this week said they plan to ship less cargo through U.S. West Coast ports this year and...
  • Home Depot adds $1 billion in e-commerce revenue
    Home Depot hammered home a big gain in e-commerce in 2014, increasing online sales by 36 percent or $1 billion after overhauling its e-commerce direct fulfillment network. The Atlanta-based retailer, No. 3 in JOC.com's ranking of the Top 100 U.S. Importers, opened two direct fulfillment centers dedicated to e-commerce last year,...
  • Rep. Hahn: FMC should investigate PMA actions
    Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., urged the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate the Pacific Maritime Association's "unilateral" curtailing of night, weekends and holiday hiring of dockworkers during recent West Coast longshore contract negotiations. The PMA suspended hiring of International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers for premium-pay shifts in response to what employers...
  • North American intermodal volumes plummet in runup to West Coast settlement
    North American intermodal volumes plummeted as U.S. West Coast port congestion came to a head last week before union and waterfront officials at last brokered a deal Friday evening. Intermodal traffic on U.S., Canadian and Mexican rail networks dropped 32,049 units last week, down 13.3 percent year-over-year, according to the Association...
  • Savannah continues investment with new rubber-tired gantries
    The port of Savannah will add 10 electric-powered rubber-tired gantry cranes this summer, increasing the number of RTGs in the port's container yard operations to 146. The RTGs continue a pattern of heavy investment that is credited with helping the port sidestep congestion that has plagued other U.S. ports over...
  • Brazil trucker blockades enter second week, disrupt soy exports
    A week of road blockades and protests by Brazilian truck drivers is delaying deliveries to ports, reportedly causing fuel shortages in some areas and threatening key exports. Protests over fuel tax hikes spread to 10 of Brazil's 26 states last week, with truckers using their rigs to block more than 70...
  • Kuehne+Nagel posts record results on strong air and ocean volumes
    Kuehne+Nagel posted a new record result in 2014 driven by a return to profit from its inland division and what it described as market-beating growth in sea and air freight traffic. The Swiss-based global freight forwarding and logistics group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization grew 4.5 percent to 17.5...
  • APM Terminals, most profitable Maersk Group unit, aims for $1 billion 2016 profit
    APM Terminals restated its target of booking a $1 billion net operating profit after tax in 2016 as it emerged as the Maersk Group's top performing division last year. The Hague-based company, which operates 64 container terminals around the world, achieved a 14.7 percent return on invested capital in 2014, compared...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • DRYS sees red
    DryShips racked up a loss in the fourth quarter but George Economou is confident that the diversified Greek operator will triumph over turbulence in key markets.
  • Suezmaxes sparkle
    Asset values are on the rise in many corners of the tanker market but some segments are seeing greater gains than others.
  • 'No value' in Copenship arms
    Copenship's subsidiaries, including its dry-bulk and multipurposeship (MPP) arms, have been written off as providing no value for the company as its bankruptcy continues in Denmark, the latest filings reveal.
  • Ridgebury's strong finish
    Ridgebury Crude Tankers (Ridgebury) made waves Wednesday after reporting a fourth-quarter profit that exceeded gains generated by some of its closest competitors in the same period.
  • Egos aside
    The big VLCC merger between General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers was not as driven by a common partnership with Oaktree Capital Management as might be assumed in the market.
  • Milaha makes more
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has posted a rise in profit for 2014 as its tankers and gas carriers improved.
  • Lauritzen slashes loss
    Danish bulker and gas carrier owner J Lauritzen has cut back its 2014 loss despite big one-off impairments and provisions in the final quarter.
  • ABG to be sold?
    The controlling shareholders of loss-making ABG Shipyard are in talks to sell the business, Indian reports claim.
  • Tankers boost FSL
    Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) has benefited from higher spot tanker rates to post stronger fourth quarter and full year earnings.
  • Rem held back in Q4
    Norway's Rem Offshore has seen profit fall in the fourth quarter as financial losses rose.
  • Ahrenkiel buys eight
    Hamburg's Ahrenkiel Steamship has taken on eight boxships from the distressed loan portfolio of HSH Nordbank.
  • Gener8 ready to roll
    General Maritime (Genmar) and Navig8 Crude Tankers have confirmed a tie-up that will run 46 ships, including 28 VLCCs.
  • Algoma on the rise
    Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation has posted stronger fourth-quarter earnings as profit jumped for products tankers and domestic bulkers.
  • DFDS ups earnings
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has posted an improved profit for 2014 as North Sea freight operations boosted its bottom line.
  • Kalamos crew freed
    Three seafarers kidnapped from a Greek VLCC off West Africa earlier this month have been released.
  • Wisdom ordering again
    Taiwan's Wisdom Marine has lined up another bulker newbuilding contract in Japan.
  • Maersk to sell bank stake
    AP Moller-Maersk is lining up another huge asset disposal as it finally decides to cash in on its holding in Danske Bank.
  • Maersk posts record profit
    Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has unveiled its best-ever annual profit in 2014 as Maersk Line prospered and Maersk Tankers rebounded from a loss in 2013.
  • Write-downs dog DESS
    Deep Sea Supply (DESS) has sunk to a loss of $12.2m in the last quarter of 2014 hurt by over vessel impairment costs.
  • Golar LNG posts loss
    Golar LNG has reported a fourth quarter loss of $38m driven mainly by write-downs of $32.7m, the company confirmed Wednesday.
  • Tanker giant born
    General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers have finalised terms of a merger that will create one of the world's largest owners of VLCCs, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Diamond six dumped
    Diamond Offshore has received notices to cancel up to six long-term rig charters in a move that could cost it $750m in lost revenues.
  • Solstad ends in the red
    Foreign exchange losses have pushed Solstad Offshore to a fourth quarter loss of NOK 363.4m ($48m), figures just released show.
  • Bunkers to be unloaded
    Work to remove bunkers from a DFDS general cargo vessel that ran aground off Scotland last week is expected to begin Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Port Disruption Damage Ticker
  • A.P. Moller Maersk reports record $5.2 billion profit for 2014
  • Kuehne + Nagel meets 'ambitious' financial targets for 2014
  • Seabury forecasts annual ocean freight growth at 5.3% through 2018
  • Matson reports higher profits in 2014
  • FPS introduces new LCL service connecting the Netherlands with Russia
  • JDA study finds lack of usage in inventory, transportation systems
  • Air freight market heats up as West coast port congestion worsens
  • Service Announcements: Hyster, Finnair Cargo and CEVA Logistics

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • GAC Trinidad & Tobago receives latest ISO certification
    Firm awarded with ISO 9001:2008 certification.
  • Qatar Coastguard opts for Rolls-Royce high-speed engines
    $24.5-million contract also includes waterjets propulsion systems.
  • Military port deal struck between Russia, Cyprus
    Agreement allows Russian military ships to dock at Cypriot ports.
  • Research institute bags EPA contract for emissions testing
    Scope of $20-million deal includes evaluation of all types of fuels and additives.
  • Price hike for dock services imminent at Houston oil storage facility
    Despite alleged complaint.
  • WesPac signs LNG bunker barge contract
    Envisages building additional vessels.
  • Maersk Line efficiences cut bunker spending by $98 million
    Sustainability Report repeats fears that ECAs are being weakly enforced.
  • MPA to enforce revised bunker regulations from September
    Changes to SS600 and SS524 were announced last year.
  • DFDS sees profit rise
    CEO calls results a 'solid performance'.
  • Maersk Line reaps the benefits of falling bunker costs
    Annual profits up by 50%.
  • Analyst: Team approach best way to minimise credit risk
    Can Ertem speaks at Gibraltar conference on Thursday.
  • Bunkers pumped off DFDS ship
    Thought to involve 150 metric tonnes of fuel.
  • Qatari fuels supplier stays in black
    Company had disposed its bunkering facility in 2013.
  • Finnlines in profit for 2014
    Company reduces fuel consumption by 7%.
  • Brightoil books H2 profit growth
    Company benefits from OW Bunker's fall.
  • Dan-Bunkering head leaves Singapore branch
    No comments over the move which has been reported by Danish media as a 'dismissal'.
  • South Korea market facing limited bunker avails
    Offers from majority of suppliers to start from March onwards.

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