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March 27, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Kerry Logistics profit up 10pc to US$125 million as revenues rise 6pc
  • Panama Canal reports 'unusual increase' in ships waiting to transit
  • Shanghai's SIPG wins 25-year container terminal concession in Haifa
  • Shippers warned of major changes afoot on trucking landscape
  • Pacific International Line buys 55pc of Mariana Express Lines
  • Militant ILWU wants contract offer rejected, demands more pay, less work
  • Increased trucking in Los Angeles port sign of ending container backlog
  • West coast dockers of ILWU to vote on perk-filled labour contract
  • RCL ups capacity of ships on Singapore, Manila, Vietnam services
  • Second severe winter has US railways scrambling to normality
  • Gdynia's volume down 3pc in first two months of 2015 to 69,034 TEU
  • Ho Chi Minh City Maritime Vocational College buys VSTEP Class A simulator
  • GAC to provide shipping agency services to Thorco in Singapore
  • FMC commissioner demands congestion information from carrier alliances
  • Mumbai tops with 33pc of Indian air cargo, Delhi has 25pc, Chennai has 14pc
  • Thai Airways to end all freighter services on March 29 in restructuring
  • Air New Zealand and Air China to launch Beijing-Auckland service

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Cabinet approves declaring 101 additional inland waterways as National Waterways
  • InterManager President outlines ship management mantra to navigate shipping industry challenges
  • Salvage & wreck removal seen beset by chronic problems
  • Coal imports likely to shoot up by 19 pc
  • Dairy products may be exported to Russia soon
  • APM Terminals Mumbai welcomes China Shipping vessel
  • Cabinet okays Major Ports rail linkage
  • CONCOR's perishable cargo centre launched
  • EoIs invited for infrastructure projects at Kandla/Tuna
  • Sagarmala Project receives 'in-principle' approval from Cabinet
  • CONCOR recognised as 'Most Efficient Miniratna'
  • Govt awards contracts for 17 projects to develop mega food parks
  • Indian economy to grow 7.8 pc in 2015-16, faster than China: ADB
  • INR plunges on month-end dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The skies are ablaze
  • Wabco cooperates with Hendricksen
  • Tarros enhances GPS service
  • CSAV CFO following Hapag-Lloyd's Peter Ganz
  • UK extends grant to help refuel gas-powered trucks
  • Maersk Line orders ice-class containerships - again
  • GE delivers first RH locomotives to Australia
  • Andrew Kemp first "Fiata fellow"
  • Takeover in Poland
  • Rwandair adds Lusaka on Kigali-Jo'burg string
  • One head for two brands in France
  • La Spezia's new cranes arrive
  • SBB Cargo steaming deeper into profit zone
  • Shippers going global
  • JAL delivering cool food to France
  • Chinese company sets up shop in Duisburg
  • SIPG to build new Haifa port

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Nigeria closes borders for election period
    Nigeria's sea and land borders are currently closed as the country enters lockdown for presidential elections. In a statement an Interior Ministry spokesman said yesterday: "President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all Nigeria's land and sea borders... to allow for peaceful conduct
  • Struggling South Korean port seeks out cargos
    South Korea's Masan Port is taking urgent steps to attract more cargo. The port, in Gyeongsang Province opened in January 2015, but is not seeing the hoped for business. A meeting between Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials and the port on 20 March sought ways of revitalising the port. This
  • Ports shut, oil price up as Yemen descends into chaos
    Yemen sank further into chaos as Saudi Arabia led an aerial assault on Houthi rebels this morning. All the country's ports have been closed. In its Operation Decisive Storm, the 10-state Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital, Sana'a. Reuters
  • New container terminal for Montreal
    The Port of Montreal has selected Termont Montreal Inc. to be a partner in the construction and the operator of a new 600,000 teu container terminal. Construction will begin this summer on the Viau container terminal and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. If the port's container traffic
  • Cosco Zhoushan wins up to seven Maersk boxships
    Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard has won an order for up to seven ice-class containerships from Denmark's Maersk Line, which will be a first for the shipbuilder in the construction of containerships. The order is for five 3,600 teu feederships with an overall length of 200 m and the
  • Salvage fund raises questions
    A fund where industry players all chip in to create a pool sufficient to subsidise the salvage industry to meet current risks, has received mixed reactions. Speaking at the International Salvage Union annual members' day in London yesterday, Reed Smith lawyer Richard Gunn said shipping stakeholders
  • Stolt-Nielsen bond placement exceeds floor by wide margin
    Stolt-Nielsen, the London based chemical carrier, tank terminal, and container operator, says it has placed senior unsecured notes with investors for an amount of NOK1.10 billion (USD143 million), well above the planned minimum amount. The five-year bonds carry a floating coupon at three month
  • Higher volumes drive CMP turnover, operating profit higher
    An increase in ro-ro, container and dry-bulk freight volumes helped Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), the Swedish-Danish port operator, to increase both turnover and operating profit last year. "In 2014 CMP increased its turnover by 7%. Its operating profit also improved, reaching SEK89.5 million
  • Terminal Link wins Kingston port concession
    After years of false starts, Jamaica will finally privatise operations at the Kingston container terminal, the country's prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller has confirmed. Terminal Link, the joint venture between CMA CGM and China Merchant Holdings International, has won the concession. During a
  • Korea P&I Club reveals innovation plan
    The Korea Protection & Indemnity Club (Korea P&I Club) announced a three-year plan for management innovation to overcome issues and increase growth. Through its press statement, Korea P&I Club said, "We have progressed rapidly in the 15 years since we began operating in January 2000. However, our
  • Australian pilots take a stake in company
    Award-winning Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) is now owned and run by a consortium of its employees. ARP, which won the IHS Safety at Sea new technology award in 2013, took over the business from Brisbane-based company Torres Industries on 20 March 2015. "It just made a lot of sense for employees to
  • HMM selling bulk business division
    South Korea's second-largest shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is selling its bulk business division to improve its financial status. According to the country's newspaper Seoul Economic Daily, Lazard, which handles all affairs related to selling HMM's bulk business division, has received
  • Chronic problems afflict salvage work
    Responses to marine casualties may be held back by rising costs, muddy legislation, and outdated contracts, said a salvage specialist. LOC Group shipping director Nick Haslam believes there is a need by stakeholders to discuss and support measures to improve salvage efforts. Haslam had issued a
  • KSS Line seals another deal with Trammo Gas
    South Korean LPG and chemical shipping specialist, KSS Line, said on 26 March that it has sealed another timecharter contract with a subsidiary of Houston-based ammonia trader, Trammo Gas. KSS Line, led by CEO Lee Dae-sung, said Trammo Gas' subsidiary, Trammo Navigation, has agreed to charter a
  • Yang Ming Marine back to profit in 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine reported a profit of TWD411 million (USD13 million) for the whole year of 2014, returning to black from the TWD2.9 billion loss in 2013, the stated company on 25 March. The carrier recorded TWD134.7 billion in revenue in 2014, up 13% year on year (y/y), and its
  • CSSC and CSIC swap top executives
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the two giant state-owned shipbuilding conglomerates, announced a swap of top executives. Hu Wenming, former chairman of CSSC, was appointed on 25 March to fill in CSIC's newly created chairman position,
  • Bankruptcy risks loom for container carriers
    A business advisory has warned that container carriers still face liquidity issues amid a race to build bigger and more fuel-efficient ships. In its annual outlook for the container shipping industry, AlixPartners noted that 15 listed container carriers' total debt declined 15% through the end of

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival splits nine new ships between Fincantieri and Meyer
  • Third K-Line exec cops plea, gets prison sentence
  • Plan for giant Trinidad ship repair yard moves ahead
  • Carisbrooke Shipping selects Wake Media for public relations
  • BAE San Diego gets $16.7 million for USS San Diego SRA
  • Rolls-Royce to power seabed mining vessel
  • Hull Vane yields fuel savings for super yacht
  • ITF task force backs Latin American, Caribbean cabotage
  • Maersk Line orders seven 3,600 TEU box ships
  • AWT in collaboration with Veson Nautical
  • Carnival Corporation makes two key appointments

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Port of Seattle numbers better than 2014 budget
  • Senate Oks William P. Doyle as Federal Maritime Commissioner
  • Drewry releases report covering multipurpose shipping market
  • Port of Tacoma honors trio with this year's Summit Awards
  • Carloads down, intermodal up in latest weekly rail traffic report

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shipping levy could give new lease of life to LOF
    Turning individual risk into a collective risk may help halt decline of use of Lloyd's Open Form
  • Daily rail shuttle to link Marseille terminals
    Direct service between Marseille and Fos box facilities to commence in May
  • Is NOL ripe for merger - again?
    The pared-down Singapore line suddenly looks like a good prospect for another hungry line
  • Shockwaves at Hapag-Lloyd as CSAV chooses new finance chief
    Peter Ganz steps down in favour of Nicolas Burr as new shareholder exercises right to pick executives
  • LA and Long Beach explore collaboration opportunities
    US rivals open talks on efficiency initiatives following FMC consent
  • Maersk kickstarts new round of orders with feeders for Seago
    Danish Line picks Cosco Shipyard to build seven 3,600 teu ships for Intra-Europe trades
  • Capesize rates still flat in a market without momentum
    Steady volumes in the Pacific fail to spark a break-out from loss-making levels
  • Speed should take precedence over confidentiality in refuge requests
    Sosrep says vessel and cargo owners and salvors must proactively share timely information when seeking refuge
  • Dunkirk dredging project gains EU funding
    EU pledges $600,000 to technical design studies into improving access to world's biggest boxships and capesize carriers
  • Support the restructuring or we go bust, Ipsen tells Torm stakeholders
    Plan to give Oaktree a controlling equity stake in Torm is the best we have, chairman tells AGM
  • CMA 2015: LNG-fuelled future for shipping presents risks and opportunities
    More owners are interested in using LNG as marine fuel but development of supply chain remains slow
  • CMA 2015: Ship Finance International eyes investments in large post-panamax boxships
    John Fredriksen-controlled lessor reluctant to put money into offshore sector
  • New VLGC pool run by Dorian and Phoenix Tankers to start next week
    Helios LPG pool begins operating on Wednesday from offices in London and Singapore

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Who will pay for port productivity?
    In a column nearly 10 years ago, I took note of the first ship to call at what was then called the Ceres Paragon Terminal in Amsterdam. A quantum leap in innovation and vision, it was the world's only container ship berth where the vessel pulls into a slip and...
  • Panama discusses new locks for 20,000-TEU ships
    A year before its scheduled completion of a $5 billion-plus expansion, the Panama Canal Authority is discussing the idea of building even larger locks to allow head-to-head competition with the Suez Canal. Workers are installing 22-story lock gates on new locks that are scheduled to begin operation April 1, 2016, and...
  • Nigeria closes ports, land borders until presidential election ends
    The Nigerian government has closed its ports, including Lagos, and land borders, and won't open them until midnight Saturday to allow for "the peaceful conduct of the (presidential) elections." The closure took effect midnight Thursday and will end once the polling for the election between President Jonathan Goodluck and Muhammadu Buhari...
  • Panama Canal works through vessel backlog after 'unusual' traffic increase
    Officials at the Panama Canal are working their way through a significant vessel backlog after an "unusual" increase in the number of ships awaiting transit began to back up on either side of the waterway weeks ago Thursday, there were 35 vessels active in the Panama Canal zone, 20 moving and...
  • Maersk Line kick-starts $15 billion capital program with seven ship order
    Maersk Line has kick started its $15 billion ship investment program with its first order in more than four years for seven ice-class container vessels. The Danish carrier didn't reveal how much it is paying for the 3,600-TEUs ships that will be built by China's Cosco shipyard. The ships, which are...
  • Aggressive investment yields growth for Gulftainer
    Gulftainer's goal to triple volume over the decade through aggressive investment came a step closer in 2014 after the terminal operator increased handling 8 percent year-over-year. The United Arab Emirates-based port management and logistics company achieved a total of 6.4 million TEUs across its global portfolio in 2014, a year marked...
  • To handle congestion, Virginia port shifts rubber-tire gantries to PMT
    The Port of Virginia is shifting three rubber-tire gantry cranes to the newly reopened Portsmouth Marine Terminal to handle overflow from larger terminals, and expected to have two of the the yard cranes ready for use today. The yard cranes are being moved by barge from Norfolk International Terminals, across the...
  • Baltimore ILA members approve local contract
    Members of Baltimore's largest International Longshoremen's Association voted to end 18 months of uncertainty by approving a local labor agreement that supplements the ILA's coastwide master contract. Local 333's approval of the contract followed rejection of the deal last month. Wednesday's vote totals were not immediately available but the margin reportedly...
  • No slowdown as data shows solid Asia-Pacific air cargo growth
    HONG KONG - Air freight carried by Asian carriers grew by a solid 12.8 percent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period in 2014, according to data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The pre-lunar new year shipment rush was early this year,...
  • Kerry Logistics hatching plan to enter 'chaotic' China courier market
    Edwardo Erni, Kerry Logistics executive director and managing director of China and North Asia, takes questions from reporters at the company's 2014 results announcement.HONG KONG - Kerry Logistics plans to build a regional express delivery platform in China and across the Asean region to capitalise on a rapidly growing segment...
  • Rumours of NOL-OOCL merger get industry talking
    HONG KONG - Speculation has been rife in the Singapore media about a possible tie-up between Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and fellow G6 Alliance member Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International Ltd. (OOIL), but a closer look at the business of the two carriers reveals that merging their operations would create...
  • Rapid progress from new Southern California chassis model
    Earlier this year before the three major equipment-leasing companies formed a gray chassis pool in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Direct ChassisLink Inc. was positioning 300 chassis into a marine terminal in Long Beach while Flexi-Van Leasing was pulling 280 of them out of the same facility. Thanks to the gray, or...
  • Diesel price drop threatens LTL carriers' profit
    The recent plunge in U.S. diesel fuel prices is mixed news for less-than-truckload carriers, who are spending less at the pump but getting less in fuel surcharges. With prices expected to continue to drop and remain low throughout the remainder of the year, LTL carriers stand to lose up to 8...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival readies spending spree
    Carnival Corp made waves today after unveiling a multibillion-dollar newbuilding campaign that will involve the construction of at least nine cruiseships over the next four years.
  • GasLog to extend options
    GasLog aims to extend options for six LNG carrier newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • These boots are made for walking out
    Workers at Italian shipyard group Fincantieri have gone on strike over the vexed question of microchips in their workbooots.
  • Bulker behemoth takes shape
    John Fredriksen's coronation as the capesize king of Wall Street was all but completed today with the approval of a merger between Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge Shipping.
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO quits
    Hapag-Lloyd is replacing CFO Peter Ganz with his opposite number at CSAV as the two container lines merge.
  • Torm explains final steps
    Torm is expecting to secure agreement by St George's Day on a restructuring deal that will see Oaktree Capital take control of the company by St George's Day.
  • Maersk orders seven
    Maersk Line has officially launched its five-year $15bn fleet renewal plan with an order for seven ice-class containerships.
  • Wightlink sells St Helen
    UK owner Wightlink has sold a veteran ro-pax into Italy less than a year after it suffered a deck collapse.
  • Rumours swirl around NOL
    Neptune Orient Lines is once again the subject of takeover rumours with Asian rival OOIL the favourite name in the frame.
  • Ferry stuck in Greece
    A passengership that grounded on Wednesday night at a Greek port is still stuck with 227 people on board.
  • Torm in final furlong
    Torm has won a short-term waiver from lenders as it reaches for the finishing line in a restructuring deal with Oaktree.
  • Scan Master refloated
    Three tugs have successfully pulled a tanker from a rocky Norwegian beach.
  • Franbo fixes finance
    Newly listed Taiwanese owner Franbo Lines has secured $32m of funds towards its bulker newbuildings.
  • Stolt smashes target
    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen has surpassed its fundraising target by selling bonds worth NOK 1.1bn ($141m).
  • Bibby to Burma
    Bibby Offshore has won a subsea contract for a support vessel in Myanmar.
  • MPPs feel crude pressure
    Lower oil prices are proving a double-edged sword for some shipping sectors, with multipurpose vessels being one of them.
  • Commodore Jr
    Captain Panagiotis Tsakos has worn the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA)'s commodore hat.
  • All in the family
    The sons and daughters of several prominent owners stole the spotlight at a conference in Stamford Wednesday during a session that offered a rare glimpse at the inner workings of family-controlled shipping companies.
  • RCL adds ship in China
    Royal Caribbean Cruises is to base another of its Quantum-class ships in China, the company has confirmed.
  • Indian double for Swiber
    Swiber has won a second major engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract in India.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shippers seek 'all-in' pricing, better cargo visibility
  • Former Commerce secretaries to Congress: Approve TPA
  • Winter storms cost Port of Virginia half a million dollars
  • NS increases profits 5% to $2b
  • Naturalized U.S. citizen arrested for illegal exports to Russia
  • Houston fares well in February container market
  • New Orleans' maritime cargo leaps up 28% in 2014
  • Maersk Line orders seven ice-class containerships
  • UPS doubles compensation for CEO
  • Hapag-Lloyd picks new CFO
  • Oil field company to pay $232.7-million fine for illegal exports
  • Oil, rail industries educate responders to crude oil derailments
  • Senators introduce Crude-By-Rail Safety Act
  • Sign of Great Lakes spring: Soo Locks are now open

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • HFO 'could disappear' from marine fuels market in 2025
    If output level from oil producers continues downward trend, says DNV GL business director for LNG-fuelled ships.
  • Transition to new rules in North American ECA 'relatively easy'
    Market better prepared for shift to 0.10% limit than previous ECA sulphur cap.
  • Firm releases video guide for shipowners switching to LSFO
    In Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
  • Cruise lines told to 'clean up your act' in bunker fuel protest
    Australian MP gets thrown out of parliament for heavy fuel oil stunt.
  • Ample supplies despite drawdown in Singapore fuel oil hub
    Chinese demand is down by 30%.
  • MPA says no evidence of Noble 'malpractices'
    Noble Group's market value has fallen by about $1.8 billion.
  • IMO's global bunker sulphur limit could face legal challenge
    1.00% a better option, says Refinery Automation Institute president.
  • Brightoil sees bright future
    Softer crude will stimulate demand for bunker fuel.
  • Fuel-saving electric propulsion system launched
    Systems maker says demand for electric propulsion has been growing.
  • Chinese oil trader closer to bunkering acquisition
    Company wants bigger slice of Hong Kong market.
  • Brightoil quashes buying rumours
    For commodities house Noble.
  • Petrobras sees disruption in bunker supplies
    Development affecting bunkering at the key Latin American port of Santos.
  • Crude advances to two-week high
    As US crude production last week recorded the smallest increase since January.

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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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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
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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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