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October 26, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL Q3 revenue slumps 12 pc with plummeting rates
  • Lukewarm reception to latest Hong Kong port congestion reduction efforts
  • Sluggish container trade outlook with slowdown in world trade
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) to invest US$1.2 bn in phase three expansion project
  • Evergreen signs order for ten 2,800-TEU ships from Japanese shipbuilder Imabari
  • Maersk fits out 12,900 boxes with Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE reefers
  • Iran plans to invest US$120 billion to expand its shipping fleet
  • South Carolina ports see September's container volumes rise 11pc to 167,549 TEU
  • Complications prompt India to re-tender Mumbai offshore box shop
  • Barge sinking near oil refinery closes Houston Ship Channel: USCG
  • Cathay Pacific's freight head has faith in new Cargo Services System
  • 12 freight forwarders qualify for Lithium Battery Certification for Air Transport scheme
  • UPS joins Tunisian airline to provide express service to African capitals

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2015
  • DNV GL releases new guideline on cargo liquefaction for safer bulk trade
  • Link Shipping's RoRo PCTC coastal service launched from New Mangalore Port
  • London P&I Club says digital cameras can provide vital evidence in defending claims
  • UASC reefer offering continues to expand
  • Vigilance still seen as crucial though piracy High Risk Area in Indian Ocean reduced
  • WISTA India holds its 3rd AGM after a successful year of growth
  • Cashew exports down in H1
  • General Motors exports 3,000 cars to Mexico
  • Apple exporting countries object to India's decision to import only via one port
  • Grand gala opening of Seabird CFS at KPCT
  • CCEA approves one-time fund infusion to revive & complete languishing National Highway projects
  • Railways, Adani Power sign power purchase agreement
  • Centre levies anti-dumping duty on several goods
  • FY15 sees highest coal import in India
  • India advised to enter into FTAs to protect textile & apparel industry
  • IOC's Paradip-Durgapur LPG pipeline to be ready next year
  • World Bank prescriptions for transaction cost reduction & ease of doing business
  • PM heaps praise on Gadkari

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Small unmanned aircraft - A Christmas nightmare?
  • Transport performance on a par with 2008
  • New branch founded in Colombia
  • Container terminals linked up online
  • Europe's biggest single B787-9 order
  • Week 44 flanked by spectacular events
  • Port of Tuticorin goes digital
  • Lower revenue and less freight for UP
  • EPA honours environmental and energy efficiency
  • Sunny skies for ABC in September
  • K+N taking up space in Zal
  • New rail terminal in Calais port
  • New rates for container trains from China to Iran
  • K + N opens office in Santo Domingo
  • UIA reports cargo traffic surge
  • Box rates still in free fall
  • Expectations show signs of wilting

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Letter from the Editors: Richard Clayton and Neil Wiese
    Dear Readers, For over 130 years IHS Fairplay magazine has delivered news and analysis focused on the shipping industry to enable readers to make informed decisions about everything from day-to-day operations to long-term financial investments. Now we are taking an important next step in the
  • Pullmantur impairs Royal Caribbean
    Royal Caribbean has posted better than expected results as Caribbean sales by North American brands outweighed Latin American weakness for Spain's Pullmantur brand. The cruise major reported net income of USD228.8 million in 3Q15 versus USD490.2 million in 3Q14. Excluding a USD299.3 million
  • Stevedore killed in Helsinki port
    A stevedore died after becoming trapped between two containers in the port of Helsinki. The incident happened on 22 October at Vuosaari Harbour: the main cargo handler, dealing with box and ro-ro operations, at the Port of Helsinki, which consists of three harbours. The unnamed stevedore was
  • Icon Offshore clinches contract with ExxonMobil
    Icon Offshore has secured a short-term contract to supply two anchor-handling tug/supply vessels (AHTSs) to oil major ExxonMobil. The contract is worth MYR7.7 million (USD1.8 million). According to the Malaysia-listed offshore services provider's filing to Bursa Malaysia, ExxonMobil Exploration &
  • China to keep importing bauxite as aluminium demand grows
    China is expected to remain the world's largest consumer of aluminium and will thus continue importing huge amounts of bauxite. China is both the largest consumer and importer of bauxite in the world, accounting for approximately half of global imports of the aluminium-making ingredient. Italian
  • South Korea helps develop overseas ports
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Korea on providing financial assistance for port development in developing countries. This would encourage greater exports and imports to and from South Korea
  • Tianjin blast continues to affect ports' throughput
    Throughput at China's top eight container ports showed a modest fall in September as the after-effects of the deadly August blasts at Tianjin port continue to weigh on the numbers. Volumes at Tianjin, which is China's sixth-largest container port and the tenth-largest in the world, dropped by more
  • EMS Energy signs LoI worth USD570 million
    Singapore-listed marine solutions company EMS Energy signed a binding letter of intent (LoI) worth USD570 million for the supply, testing, and commissioning of up to six sets of major equipment package (MEP) for rigs. According to its filing to the Singapore Exchange, the LoI was signed by newly
  • KDB offers help to DSME, with strings attached
    The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has voted to assist beleaguered shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), but has imposed conditions. KDB on 23 October said it would provide a KRW4 trillion (USD3.5 billion) injection into the struggling company but DSME would have to undertake
  • APM shares slip to 52-week low
    Shares in Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk (APM) slipped by 7% to a 52-week low after the company on 23 October issued a profit warning due to weaker-than-foreseen container shipping development. By mid-morning local time, APM shares traded at DKK9,740 (USD1,450.20), down 7% from the opening
  • Belships records more losses
    Belships, the listed Norwegian owner of four dry bulk carriers, has reported a deepening of loss for both the third quarter of 2015 and the first nine months of the year on weak markets and impairment charges. Group net loss in third quarter of 2015 amounted to USD4.1 million, compared with USD2.6
  • APM issues profit warning on worse than anticipated container market
    A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish shipping giant, has issued a profit warning on worse than foreseen development of the container shipping market, which impacts its Maersk Line unit, the company said in a statement. "The container shipping market has deteriorated beyond the Group's expectations
  • Sembcorp Marine 3Q15 profit down 77% on sinking offshore rig market
    Singapore-listed Sembcorp Marine's third quarter of 2015 profits plunged 77.4% on a year ago amid a deepening slump in the offshore rig building business and higher finance costs. The offshore services provider posted a profit of SGD31.5 million (USD 22.75 million) for the third quarter that ended
  • Ezra posts 24% increase in profit after tax
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezra Holdings' profit after tax increased 24% year on year (y/y) to USD67 million for the financial year (FY) 2015 that ended on 31 August 2015. However, the company's net profit for the FY 2015 dropped 3% y/y to USD43.7 million, although the company's

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Maersk issues profit warning as container line feels the ripples of weak peak season
  • Cargo crime is on the increase in Europe, with truck hijacks becoming more violent

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • German owner to convert containership to LNG fueling
  • Swiftships gets $10.9 million Iraq award
  • PSV to be converted to wind farm service vessel
  • DryShips to acquire Nautilus Offshore Services
  • Fednav takes delivery of first BWTS equipped Laker
  • Maersk trims profit guidance, sees shares fall

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Sea-Tac Airport breaks records with summer passenger totals
  • Federal Maritime Commission Oks new OTI licensing rules
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases updated transport numbers
  • Coast Guard suspends search for reported man overboard
  • International Shipholding places hold on scheduled stock dividend payments

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Capesize shows 'promise' as BCI rises 11%
    More interest in Brazil-China route although some say the uptick will not be sustained
  • Maersk to re-flag six UK boxships
    Maersk to have no UK-flagged container vessels 'within a few years'
  • Bunker buster: OW test case goes nuclear
    ING says pay, Pappas wants to take it all the way
  • OW Bunker ruling: U O ING $1bn
    Whatever the legal position, the outcome is unfair to shipping and bunkering
  • Impairment loss weighs on Belships
    Delivered fleet remains on time charter at 'favourable' rates
  • Asia-Europe carriers pin hopes on November price push
    Latest GRIs cannot come soon enough as spot market continues to bring little joy for lines
  • Nanjing Tanker posts stronger results
    Net profit topped $75m in first nine months
  • Plentiful VLGC availability chips away at owners' sentiment
    Market looks well supplied with vessels for November loading programme
  • OOCL Asia-Europe revenue slumps 32.2%
    Trans-Pacific and Intra-Asia volumes emerge as bright spots as Asia-Europe plummets
  • Cosco Singapore says FPSO delivery delayed by nearly two years
    Delay due to changes in technical requirements
  • Maersk Line full-year forecast cut by $600m
    Continuing freight rate crisis knocks liner business contribution to group
  • China slowdown threatens container securities
    Weaker Chinese growth may raise lessee default risk for struggling global shipping lines
  • Inmarsat inks strategic pact with China
    Partnership will see company's satellite communications used in China's One Belt, One Road project
  • Cosco Singapore warns of loss in the third quarter
    Falling oil prices, shipbuilding slump and weak dry bulk market hurt shipbuilder
  • Wessels Reederei converts feedership to LNG fuel
    The company received a seven-figure government grant for the project
  • DryShips buys six-ship fleet from Nautilus Offshore Services
    All six vessels are on time charter to Petrobras through 2017

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Hurricane Patricia shuts Manzanillo, Mexico, port
    As the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere barrels toward Mexico's Pacific coast, the country's largest container port has suspended operations, thousands have fled the coastline and the nation is preparing for impact. Category 5 Hurricane Patricia was less than 100 miles southwest of the port of Manzanillo Friday...
  • Landstar revenue, profit increase despite headwinds
    Landstar System defied a drop in fuel surcharge revenue and a softer flatbed market by increasing total revenue and profit and raising truck capacity to record levels in the third quarter. With a weak freight outlook, however, Landstar may throttle back capacity expansion in 2016. Steady dry-van demand, increased truck revenue...
  • Savannah reports volume gains for September
    The Port of Savannah posted increases of 5.6 percent in full containers, 13.4 percent in full import containers, and 7.3 percent in total 20-foot-equivalent volume during September. The overall volume of 317,411 TEUs was the highest for any September at Georgia Ports Authority terminals, and represented Savannah's seventh consecutive month of...
  • US maritime regulators to re-examine contracting rules
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has voted to seek comments on possible changes to rules covering contracts that govern most ocean container shipments to and from the United States. The FMC plans later this year to propose changes to shipper-carrier service contracts and non-vessel-operating common carrier service arrangements. The commission said...
  • As talks continue, UPS pilots authorize strike
    After four years of negotiations, an overwhelming majority of 2,500 UPS pilots voted to authorize a strike against the largest U.S. transport operator. The 2,252-to-8 vote gives the Independent Pilots Association the authority to request a release from federally mediated negotiations with UPS and to call a strike once talks are...
  • US maritime regulators approve new rules for intermediaries
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission voted 4-1 to change licensing and financial responsibility requirements for ocean transportation intermediaries, despite objections from one commission member. The new rules, more than two years in the making, require OTIs to renew their licenses online every three years beginning in late 2016. The rules also...
  • Watch XPO's Jacobs talk strategy, logistics with JOC.com
    XPO Logistics Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs spoke with Alessandra Barrett, senior content editor, at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, about his company's fast growth through about $7 billion in acquisitions this year. Jacobs, a keynote speaker at the conference is close to completing the acquisition of...
  • Planned container hub aimed at easing Moscow congestion
    A planned $350 million container hub serving Moscow is aimed at handling increased cargo flows, reducing urban congestion and speeding distribution into central Russia. The 4.3 million square foot complex, dubbed Bely Rast, in the Dmitrov area, is intended to help shippers save on the estimated 10 to 12 percent in...
  • OOCL reports third-quarter drop in rates, revenue
    Credit: Nige BrownPlunging rates and excess capacity caused Orient Overseas Container Line's third-quarter revenue to fall 12.2 percent despite an uptick in volume. Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.'s latest quarterly operational update for its OOCL unit followed Maersk Group's announcement that it had cut its 2015 profit outlook by $600 million because...
  • Tianjin pulls down throughput at top China ports
    Throughput at China's top eight container ports showed a modest fall in September as the after-effects of the deadly August blasts at Tianjin port continue to weigh on the numbers. Volumes at Tianjin, which is China's sixth-largest container port and the 10th-largest in the world, dropped by more than 25 percent...
  • Saluting rail innovators, at a time innovation is needed
    Lawrence J. GrossI was saddened several weeks ago to hear the news of the major restructuring and downsizing of Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown Services, the sole remaining North American operator of the RoadRailer technology. I can't claim to be objective on the matter, because my involvement with RoadRailer spans the...
  • China-US spot rates decline with little appetite for GRIs
    HONG KONG - There was little to excite container shipping lines in the east-west trades in terms of spot rates this week, with the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing a weakening of Asia-U.S routes and flat prices on the China-Europe and Mediterranean lanes.Spot rates on the Shanghai-U.S. West Coast route...
  • Brad Jacobs' grand design for engineering growth
    For the last four years, Bradley S. Jacobs has been one of the more interesting people operating in the global freight supply chain. Like the portfolio of companies he's building, the XPO Logistics CEO is rapidly broadening that description to fit the global stage. Consider this: Since Jacobs and his private...
  • Blue Dart Express profit rockets on strong revenue, fuel cost savings
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading express air and logistics service provider, posted a 74.5 percent jump in net earnings in the second fiscal quarter, as operating revenue grew robustly, helped by lower fuel costs and new business strategies. The Deutsche Post DHL Group company earned approximately $8.3 million in the three...
  • Berth productivity: one way for carriers to keep cutting costs
    With container spot rates plummeting and contract rates weakening in their wake, ocean carriers, having essentially no control over pricing, are intensifying their efforts to uncover cost savings. That's why improving productivity at the berth, which allows lines to maximize slow-steaming while remaining on schedule, is taking on a higher...
  • APL drops Fujairah from India-Mideast feeder rotation
    Singapore-based container carrier APL announced it is discontinuing an existing call at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on its Middle East Express, or SMX, service, effective this month. As a result, the intra-regional loop now has the following port rotation: Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Sohar, Oman; Karachi, Pakistan; and back to...
  • AirBridgeCargo traffic growth continues to outpace Europe rivals
    LONDON - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines continues to outperform its European rivals with traffic soaring 28 percent in September despite the steep slump in its domestic economy. The all-cargo airline transported 46,826 tons last month taking traffic for the first three quarters of the year to 379,338 tons, an increase of around...
  • Auto parts import growth from Mexico drives steady recovery
    Cross-border shipments of auto parts from Mexico are outpacing growth in containerized imports through U.S. ports in a market roiled by West Coast port congestion and diversion to air freight during the first half of this year. Mexico's share of the value of U.S. auto parts imports rose to 33.8 percent...
  • Maersk slashes 2015 profit outlook on weak container shipping market
    LONDON - The Maersk Group today slashed its 2015 profit outlook by $600 million due to a deteriorating global container shipping market. The owner of Maersk Line, the world's biggest ocean carrier, said it now expects a full-year underlying profit of $3.4 billion, down from a previous estimate of $4 billion. This...
  • Weak global trade drags down air cargo
    HONG KONG - Asia's air cargo markets weakened in the third quarter, hampered by slowing global trade and tough comparisons with last year, with the industry still holding thumbs for a pre-Christmas bump to push up full-year traffic figures. "The region's carriers experienced a 1.1 percent year-over-year decline in air cargo...
  • G6 suspends a trans-Atlantic service as spot rates fall
    G6 Alliance carriers have suspended a trans-Atlantic service, the latest sign liners are pulling back capacity after spot rates hit the lowest level in more than a year. The move follows the downgrading of a trans-Atlantic service by members of the 2M Alliance. G6 carriers - APL Logistics, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant...
  • Key Brazilian box port Itajai closed as heavy rain makes channel dangerous
    Shippers are facing delays at the port of Itajai after local pilots closed the southern Brazilian container gateway because of strong currents from the River Itajai-Açu and massive silting they caused. Itajai - Brazil's second-largest container port and a major chicken export gateway, with more than 1 million 20-foot equivalent units...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Firm orders Jones Act compliant vessels
    Green Shipping Line (GSL) orders vessels from US builder for cabotage trade
  • Ports brace for Patricia
    Mexico's Manzanillo Port remains open, but ship transits slow as hurricane nears.
  • Merkel votes for shipping support
    Shipowners welcome positive pledges from German chancellor at Bremerhaven national conference.
  • Fain says 'double-double' getting done
    Royal Caribbean chief executive says effort to bolster profitability is on track.
  • UK broker alleges fraud by Dubai outfit
    Century Marine goes to police after accusing Malin Marine of replicating website.
  • Savannah sees record September throughput
    Georgia port reports 7.3% increase in container volumes in strong year for facility.
  • Bahri buying VLCC pair in $157m swoop
    Saudi company set to pick up two tankers at a price which suggests firming asset values in the sector.
  • G6 suspends US run
    Group of lines halts AX4 service from Europe due to seasonal demand changes.
  • Bahri buying VLCC pair
    Saudi company picks up two tankers at a price which suggests firming asset values in the sector.
  • RCCL sees another profitable quarter
    Cruiseship owner posts strong Q3 result as it launches $500m share buyback.
  • RCCL profit keeps growing
    Cruiseship owner posts another strong quarterly result as it launches $500m share buyback.
  • Cable-layer for sale
    US marshall to auction off laid-up OPI offshore barge.
  • Tanker on the block
    Turkish vessel arrested in Malta will be sold by mortgagee.
  • Dolphin returns Sanco ships
    Oslo-listed company receives notice of termination for the charter of two seismic survey vessels.
  • Golar nets FSRU funds
    China Merchants Bank steps in with loan for newbuilding and refinancing package.
  • Monjasa adds hotel ship
    Danish owner reveals new offshore wind farm design being built at Fayard.
  • HNA boosts its Dorian stake with $7m buy
    Chinese group grows its holding in New York-listed VLGC owner with second major acquisition.
  • DryShips makes $120m offshore play
    George Economou lending his US-listed company $50m to buy six-ship fleet of Nautilus OffShore Services.
  • Ferry double for US shipyard
    All-American Marine to build two 150-pax vessels funded by Deepwater Horizon pay-out.
  • OW Bunker appeal fails
    UK Appeal court again turns down plea, leaving owners open to having to pay twice for fuel.
  • Jefferies hikes fourth quarter VLCC forecasts
    Analyst Doug Mavrinac's sums show Wall Street tanker giants will beat expectations in 2015.
  • Cosco agrees to FPSO delay
    Chinese shipbuilder says unit ordered in 2012 will be handed over in 2017 due to technical changes.
  • London Club seeks 5%
    A general increase of 5% is to be sought by the London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association, the second of the International Group protection and indemnity clubs to announce its renewal strategy.
  • OOCL revenue hit in Q3
    Asia Europe decline takes toll on Hong Kong-listed container line's third quarter income.
  • Icon ships out AHTSs
    Malaysian-listed offshore vessel owner enters short-term agreement for two ships with ExxonMobil.
  • Pelni in haze evacuation
    Worsening smoke levels in Indonesia could see state owner PT Pelni take children from most toxic areas.
  • Ezra finishes strongly
    Subsea vessel owner books positive annual result as it sees challenges and lower rates ahead.
  • Maersk issues profit warning; shares crash
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • Docker dies in Finland
    Finnlines says worker for stevedoring subsidiary trapped between two boxes on ship in Helsinki.
  • Boxship runs aground
    BF Fortaleza towed to Maloy, Norway, after incident on Thursday morning.
  • AP Moller-Maersk fires profit warning
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • Maersk fires profit warning amid box slump
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • TGS earnings shrink
    Seismic survey player hit by cuts to exploration spending in third quarter.
  • Fleet write-down bashes Belships
    Norwegian owner increases Q3 loss as it takes impairment hit on value of its bulkers.
  • Fire strikes Royal Caribbean's Splendour
    After engineroom blaze on cruiseship, 21 people are treated for smoke inhalation.
  • GATX preps sale of some shipping assets
    Railcar leasing company plans to divest much of marine portion of portfolio management division.
  • Panama reaffirms open date for widening
    All signs point to April startup for expansion of the Panama Canal, agency says.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Maersk fires profit warning
  • OOCL Q3 revenues drop 12.2% on Asia-Europe woes
  • NY/NJ Port Authority approves new intermodal rail terminal
  • Grimaldi to acquire remaining shares of Finnlines
  • Environmental review planned for Terminal 5 expansion in Seattle
  • Chinese automotive 3PL to use JDA for transportation solutions
  • South Carolina attracts more out-of-state manufacturers
  • UPS pilots vote to authorize strike
  • Debris washing up in Bahamas linked to El Faro
  • CMA CGM decreases frequency on Europe-Africa loop
  • K + N opens first office in Dominican Republic
  • FMC to examine service contracts, NSAs
  • House committee approves multi-year transport bill just one week ahead of deadline
  • Prologis net income skyrockets in Q3
  • Port of Savannah continues record run

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Profits climb for cruise line
    Bunker costs down even as fuel purchases climb.
  • OW: Most assets tied up in oil deals
    Which will now go to company estate.
  • Maersk Line slashes earnings outlook
    'The container shipping market deteriorated beyond the group's expectations.'
  • OW: London appeal decision raises 'more questions than answers'
    P&I Club says industry deserves better.
  • MPA: LNG bunker licences linked to demand
    But can expect more than one to be issued in run up to pilot programme.
  • Dry bulk operator struggling despite emergency loans
    'The company is in a difficult situation, but it is operating and earning some money.'
  • Piraeus port strike: Bunkering unaffected.
    Two-day action having little impact on ship fuel supply.
  • Enagas developing LNG bunkering at Euskadi
    LNG bunkering tests currently being conducted, says company president.
  • Global Risk Management hires staff
    Fuel hedging firm adds to Danish team.
  • Firms eyeing Nigerian state bunkering contract
    NNPC starts bidding exercise.
  • Global Risk Management hires Controller
    Andri Stefansson is based in Middelfart, Denmark.
  • Greek, French bunker players team up
    'Our new operational scheme will be ready in November.'
  • EU MRV: 'Amount of data required is daunting'
    Shipping industry understands need for CO2 monitoring but fears documentation requirements will make it an expensive and onerous regulation.
  • No talk of cutting oil production at OPEC meeting
    Russia is 'not going to change position' and cut production, says OPEC delegate.

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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
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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