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January 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • ILWU, PMA reach chassis deal, but terms undisclosed
  • Cosco Group declares 2014 profit after 3 years of losses
  • Cosco Piraeus expansion underway as hostile Greek government takes helm
  • 2015 containership fleet to increase 7.8pc as orders keep rising
  • Eastern US braces for transport shutdown in face of blizzard
  • UASC buys 2,000 reefer boxes to own youngest fleet afloat
  • Ubercab moves into UberCargo in HK, enraging vested interests
  • Old Oakland army base forges rail link to containerise bulk
  • US denies Bangladesh duty-free status because of poor factory safety
  • Kuehne + Nagel, British American Tobacco extend logistics collaboration
  • CMA CGM to start academy to instil values and corporate culture
  • Sluggish German exports, production shrink in for 2nd month
  • South Korea's air cargo increases 5.4pc to 369 tons in 2014
  • Price war: GoAir slashes fare to vie Air India and Jet Airways
  • Etihad Cargo deploys Hermes Logistics IT for real time transparency
  • Chinese funds to help build two airports in Djibouti
  • Centurion Air Cargo and AWAS settle debt dispute out of court

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Dangerous Goods Transport Information
  • John McCain makes strong pitch for repealing US' Jones Act
  • Maersk Line gets new AEO number
  • Port of Amsterdam signs MoU with Gujarat Maritime Board
  • Sanghi to develop port facilities in Gujarat
  • Huge potential for trade between India & US: Obama
  • India to surpass Chinese GDP growth in FY17: IMF
  • PHDCCI expects Indo-US trade to hit $ 100 bn by 2018
  • Pakistani manufacturers demand 15 pc duty on Indian cotton yarn imports
  • Ravi Parmar to be Chief Guest at Gujarat Junction 2015 Cargo & Logistics Awards
  • TSSIA's export-import training course from Feb. 2

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DSV Road places massive trailer order
  • Project Partners and CSS expand cooperation
  • Yusen Logistics delivering to Russia
  • Romcargo inaugurates Black Sea ferry service
  • Homtrans now 100% Rieck group subsidiary
  • Basel-Mulhouse: new cargo terminal up and running
  • Rolls-Royce powering Chinese traction
  • Wincanton wins BAE contract
  • ECA compliant thanks to new KR software
  • New IAG offer for Aer Lingus
  • Takeover of Sersa Total Track completed
  • Ceva and DHL bigger in Chicago
  • CEO retires after 33 years with CSA

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Box shipping groups attacked for beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) claimed today that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year were sent to
  • NewLead doubles its fleet
    Greece's NewLead Holdings has announced the addition of five bitumen tankers to its fleet through purchases and leasing agreements. Three chemical/bitumen tankers - the 2009-built, 5,887dwt Captain Nikolas I and 3,416dwt Nepheli and the 2008-built, 2,888dwt Sofia - were purchased for an aggregate
  • Concordia captain risks 26-year sentence
    Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has denied he might try to flee Italy, where prosecutors are seeking to jail him for 26 years over his role in the cruise ship's loss in January 2012. Italian press agency ANSA quoted Schettino as saying that he was "definitely not" a potential
  • Box shipping groups attacked for beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) claimed today that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year
  • News insight: Libya - risks to shipping escalates
    The continued fighting in Libya between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Islamist militias have been see-sawing along the strategic coastal road and ports of the country. Unable to shift the militias effectively on the ground, the LNA, as part of its anti-Islamist 'Operation Dignity',
  • Strong tanker market keeps old ships afloat
    A strong VLCC market could reduce tanker demolitions and see orders for other ship types converted into tankers, according to a shipbroker. Two units now earmarked for storage had previously been reported as sold for demolition, said US-based tanker broker Charles R. Weber in its weekly market
  • DCT Gdansk begins building $325M terminal
    Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk has officially handed over to Belgian construction major Besix the site of a new terminal that will raise its capacity to 3M teu. The project, already under way at Poland's largest container terminal for two years, is financed by a group of commercial
  • Three injured in Surabaya cargo ship fire
    Three men were injured in a fire onboard an Indonesia-flagged cargo vessel while docking at a shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia. The 5,276 dwt, 2005-bulit Mentari Pratama, owned by Mentari Sejati Perkasa PT, had one of its gas cylinders exploded during welding work on Saturday. The three men were
  • Shipbuilder JES International unveils new shareholders
    Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder JES International said today that two investors have subscribed to new shares it is issuing to them. JES, which owns the Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry shipyard in China, said Brilliant Choice International and one Sun Yiyi would buy a total of 183M new ordinary
  • China's wheat, corn imports dive in 2014
    China, the world's largest wheat consumer and the second-largest corn consumer, has recorded less imports of wheat and corn for the whole of 2014, official customs data showed. The nation imported a total of 2.97M tonnes of wheat and 2.6M tonnes of maize in 2014, down by 46% and 20.4% year on year
  • Ulsan Port aims to cut loading accidents
    South Korea's Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) is launched a risk assessment consultation to further reduce accidents during loading and unloading cargoes, the port announced on 23 January. Ulsan Port mainly handles oil, chemicals, and other liquid cargo. The consultation will run from March to
  • VLGC rates heading towards $100/tonne mark again
    Shipbrokers predict that rates to transport LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGC) will hit the $100/tonne mark soon. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Gulf-Far East route at $87.375/tonne, up from $73.188/tonne a week ago. At current bunker prices in
  • South Korea to probe raising of Sewol ferry
    South Korea began an underwater probe to decide whether to lift up Sewol, which capsized during a routine Incheon-Jeju trip on 16 April 2014, leaving 304 of 476 passengers either dead or missing. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, a 2,000-tonne barge Hyundai Boryung carrying experts
  • US box port crisis worsens
    Congestion and delays at US West Coast container terminals could last well beyond a labour contract settlement, a prominent shipper group representative has warned. Bruce Carlton, president of the Virginia-based National Industrial Transportation League, maintained that operations on the waterfront
  • Emergency dredging begins off Hong Kong's Lamma Island
    An emergency dredging operation has been kicked off at Hong Kong's Lamma Power Station Navigation Channel. A small fleet of vessels, including two grab dredgers, four hopper barges, two tugs and one survey boat, are deployed for the three-month project, a statement of the Hong Kong Marine
  • China's ore, LNG imports up more than 10% in 2014
    China imported a total of 933M tonnes of iron ore and 19.89M tonnes of LNG in 2014, up 13.8% and 10.3% year on year respectively, data from Chinese customs showed. Iron ore imports in December climbed 29% y/y to 86.85M tonnes, according to customs data. The tumbling iron ore prices have led to the
  • Falcon Energy extends bid for CH Offshore
    Falcon Energy Group has extended its bid to acquire all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital of CH Offshore. CIMB Bank Singapore branch has acted on behalf of the Singapore-listed offshore services provider for the extension of its voluntary conditional cash offer from 17.30 on 26
  • JGC wins award to expand Petronas LNG facility
    Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation has clinched a $502M contract to expand Petronas' LNG shipping and storage complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Petronas' LNG complex is one of the world's largest LNG production facilities and currently has eight production trains with a

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Crowley scholarships help three SUNY Maritime students
  • Offshore leasing plan gets few industry cheers
  • Bollinger Shipyards announces key promotion
  • Cruise giant Carnival in MOU with China Merchants
  • Schettino: I won't run away
  • Italian operator orders Damen ASD 2810 for Ancona

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of closed East Coast ports
  • Coast Guard rescue teams search for plane crash survivors
  • Iconic carpet being replaced at Portland International Airport
  • Log shipments to Japan resume at Port of Everett
  • Washington state grant funds heading to Port of Moses Lake

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Bank ship finance to bounce back in 2016, says Petrofin
    Meanwhile non-traditional lenders are plugging part of the gap
  • Greek shipping waits as Tsipras unveils new government
    Shipping is part of a new 'super-ministry' including economy, infrastructure and tourism
  • Market awaits DHT's take on aframax crude tankers
    Company's results are likely to offer an insight into vessels' earning power
  • Carnival and China Merchants form alliance to expand in Chinese cruise market
    Companies to explore opportunities in jointly owning ships and developing terminals
  • Illegal weapons rental widespread, say PMSCs
    Cost-cutting practice common after price collapse
  • Eitzen secures $100m loan as part of restructuring
    Chemical tanker owner tells Lloyd's List it plans to increase loan to $150m shortly
  • DSME expects strong newbuilding demand for giant boxships and LNG carriers in 2015
    But South Korean giant has dim outlook over offshore shipbuilding, due to falling oil prices
  • IRISL court ruling changes nothing, say lawyers
    EU expected to redesignate Iranian shipowner
  • More capesizes sent for scrap
    Ten sales in past fortnight and more units are being touted in the market
  • Hellenic Carriers chief executive increases shareholding
    Brother disposes of 26.2% stake to pursue political career
  • Eight more VLCCs taken on time charters
    Latest tankers could be used for crude storage, reducing the number of VLCCs competing to carry cargoes
  • GSI will post a full-year profit of around $24m
    Gain is due to proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
  • Work begins on expanding Cosco's Piraeus terminal
    Port likely to be hot topic for new Greek government
  • HNA arm closes deal with Cronos, continuing container leasing expansion drive
    Deal brings Bohai Leasing Co 80% of Cronos, building on earlier acquisition of Seaco
  • Boxship scrapping set to remain high after near-record level in 2014
    More than 1m teu removed from the fleet through demolition in the past three years, Clarkson Research estimates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Manitoulin Transport Buys LTL business, expands in Alberta
    Canadian trucking operator Manitoulin Transport made its second acquisition in Alberta in the past six months, buying the less-than-truckload division of Hi-Way 13, Camrose, Alberta. The acquisition is part of a long-term strategic effort by Mississauga, Ontario-based Manitoulin to expand in energy-rich Western Canada, especially in Alberta and Manitoba. Manitoulin has been...
  • Fast-growing logistics company TQL expands in North Carolina
    Total Quality Logistics, one of the largest U.S. logistics companies and truckload freight brokers, is expanding in North Carolina. The opening of the second TQL office in North Carolina follows rapid expansion in 2014, when the company's revenue topped $2.1 billion. The third-party logistics provider will invest $750,000 in its new...
  • ILWU Local 8 shuts down Portland container terminal Tuesday
    Dockworkers at the Port of Portland, Ore. shut down the port's only container terminal on Tuesday to protest the firing of some longshoremen last week. Elvis Ganda, North American CEO of ICTSI, which operates Portland's Terminal 6, said International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8 refused to provide vessel, yard and...
  • Box shipping owners attacked over unsafe beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) said on Tuesday that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year were sent to such beach-based facilities in India,...
  • UASC orders 2,000 reefer containers on eve of South America debut
    UASC will expand its reefer fleet by 2,000 containers to capture a greater share of the north-south trade.United Arab Shipping Co. has ordered 2,000 refrigerated containers as it prepares to expand into the South American liner trades. The Dubai-based carrier is set to launch services from Europe and Asia to the...
  • Northeast blizzard delays rail, truck shipments
    Railroads and trucking companies said shipping delays would be unavoidable Tuesday in the wake of severe winter weather that dropped as much as 2 feet of snow in some corners of the Northeast. Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation, which together have a duopoly over all east-west freight rail traffic east...
  • West Coast congestion leads carriers to add tonnage to the trans-Pacific
    Congestion on the West Coast, which has led to delays of one to three weeks on nearly all trans-Pacific services, has led carriers to inject significant additional tonnage into the trans-Pacific to maintain a semblance of schedule reliability, Alphaliner said. Alphaliner said on Monday that the ongoing port congestion has led...
  • Indian logistics provider Gati rides e-commerce growth to robust profits
    Gati Ltd., India's leading express distribution and supply chain solutions provider, on Tuesday said the growth of e-commerce helped increase net earnings by 60 percent in its third fiscal quarter, which ended on Dec. 31. Net earnings reached Rs. 14 crore (about $2.3 million), compared with $1.4 million for the same...
  • US retains status as Japan's largest export market
    In a sea change in Asia-Pacific trade among the world's three largest economies, the United States retained its status as Japan's biggest export market for the second year in a row in 2014, edging out China. Japan is the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China and is heavily dependent...
  • NS says it's turned a corner on rail service
    Norfolk Southern Railway said poor network velocity cost it some domestic intermodal volume in the fourth quarter, but the railroad said overall service has turned a corner, allowing it to better handle expected domestic and international intermodal traffic growth this year. The railroad told investors Monday morning that its efforts to...
  • Chinese New Year tailwind lifting Asia air freight demand
    HONG KONG - Air freight on the Asia-North America trade is riding a tailwind that filled freighters and bellies in the last quarter of 2014, and after a brief holiday dip the volumes are again on the rise.Shippers are trying to get their cargo out of China before a later...
  • China the frontline in alliance fight for Asia-Europe market, Drewry says
    HONG KONG - China is the main battleground for the world's four mega shipping alliances, that collectively depart from 10 mainland ports every week to North Europe in 74 weekly voyages, according to Drewry Maritime Research.Of the vessel tie-ups, the 2M Alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. has...
  • Survey finds rail service improving for US grain exporters
    Farmers and grain handlers in the U.S. Midwest are experiencing improved rail service, according to a recent survey from a group that has been a vocal critic of rail delays, congestion and shipping rates in the past year. The survey of 42 grain handlers in Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and South...
  • Truckers, motorists renew call for US fuels tax hike
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the deadline for passing new federal highway spending legislation approaching May 31, the largest U.S. business lobby joined with groups representing truckers and motorists to urge the new Congress to raise the federal fuels tax. Calls for raising the fuels tax to restore the federal Highway Trust...
  • Procurement increasingly takes a back seat in BCO-carrier negotiations
    As the service contracting season in the eastbound trans-Pacific gears up, internal tensions within many large shipper organizations between a procurement and a logistics mentality will once again play out as contracts totaling billions of dollars are negotiated and signed between now and May 1. Yet interviews with shippers suggest that...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Reefer runs aground
    Authorities in the US are racing to free a Seatrade reefer that ran aground in the Delaware Bay early Tuesday morning.
  • Cal Dive critical
    Wall Street is rife with speculation that Cal Dive International is planning to pursue a Chapter 11 restructuring in the US.
  • Siem sheds reefers
    A leading Norwegian reefer operator is preparing to part ways with two of its eldest vessels.
  • Blizzard batters US coast
    A severe winter storm in the US has crippled much of the nation's north-eastern seaboard.
  • Kalavryta leaves US
    A tanker anchored for months off the US laden with 1m barrels of oil has started sailing towards Gibraltar.
  • Diana takes rate cut
    Greece's Diana Shipping has fixed out a panamax for up to a year at a slightly reduced daily rate.
  • NewLead takes five
    NewLead has taken its fleet to double figures after snapping up five tankers from private Greek owner Harmonia Shipping Management.
  • Antwerp in record growth
    Belgium's port of Antwerp has claimed record cargo growth in 2014 as volumes hit 199m tonnes, a rise of 4.3% year-on-year.
  • Danes unify operations
    Sister operations Nordic Tankers and Herning Shipping are merging their Danish offices as part of a new financial restructuring.
  • Syriza's new super-ministry
    Greek election winner Syriza has officially announced its plan for the new governmental scheme that will see the ministry of shipping and the Aegean under the umbrella of a so-called super-ministry.
  • Giants take Eitzen stakes
    Leading banks and hedge funds have emerged as major backers of Eitzen Chemical in the wake of an $850m restructuring.
  • GE adds PSV
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has added a new platform supply vessel to its tally through its wholly-owned subsidiary Greatship India.
  • NAP starts ahead
    Greece's Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP) has posted a profit of $2.55m in its first 44 days of operation since completing its US IPO.
  • Schettino facing 26 years?
    An Italian prosecutor has asked a court in Grosseto to impose a 26-year sentence on Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino, who is charged with multiple manslaughter.
  • Gas owners take a tumble
    A plunge in the share price of some of the world's largest VLGC owners may have opened the door for investors.
  • Eitzen loan confirmed
    Eitzen Chemical has confirmed a $100m loan that forms part of an $850m restructuring.
  • Drifting bulker towed
    A drifting Greek bulker has been towed safely into port after losing power in gales off Algeria.
  • TAS wins trio
    Malaysian shipbuilder TAS Offshore has sealed orders from a new client worth MYR 143.24m ($40m).
  • Profit in sight for DHT
    Wall Street expects its largest VLCC owner to book a positive finish to 2014.
  • Joshi in at SCI
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has a new government-appointed financial director.
  • Carnival in new China pact
    Carnival Corporation is furthering its Chinese expansion plans with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could see the company joining forces with China Merchants Group (CMG).
  • Fund enters GasLog MLP
    OppenheimerFunds has become a major investor in Peter Livanos-backed GasLog Partners.
  • HSH eyes $1.7bn cut
    HSH Nordbank is seeking to accelerate its disposal of bad shipping debt, a leading executive says.
  • Cruises cancelled
    The German administrator of bankrupt Peter Deilmann Reederei has cancelled all scheduled trips for the Deutschland cruiseship as a buyer remains elusive.
  • Suez Canal revenue up
    Revenues from the Suez Canal rose to $445.5m during December.
  • Egypt inks $2.2bn LNG deal
    Egypt's Egas has awarded contracts worth $2.2bn to import 75 LNG cargoes over two years.
  • Bohai bags Cronos
    China's Bohai Leasing Co has completed the acquisition of container leasing company Cronos Limited from two US hedge funds.
  • Apollo lifts Baltic stake
    Apollo Management has increased its stake in bulker owner Baltic Trading, latest regulatory filings show.
  • Pellets prompt expansion
    The UK's Port of Tyne is investing £25m ($38m) to expand its multi-functional deep-sea facility at South Shields.
  • CH Offshore bid extended
    Falcon Energy Group has given shareholders in CH Offshore another two weeks to accept its takeover offer for the company.
  • Osaka set for discharge
    Hoegh Autoliners says it is expecting to receive permission to begin unloading the Hoegh Osaka imminently.
  • RGL ups the ante
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with speculation that RGL Shipping of Singapore has exercised an option to construct another bulker at Bohai Shipbuilding in China.
  • High hopes for Tankships
    sTankships Investment Holdings only has ten ships to its name but a growing number of forecasters believe the tally will increase significantly in the months to come.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Winter storm threatens to snarl freight networks
  • Port of Antwerp announces 2014 freight volumes
  • NS reports fourth quarter and full-year 2014 financial results
  • U.S. cabinet secretaries pitch FTAs and Cuba trade
  • Meat trade groups press for TPA renewal
  • China will accept all U.S. apple exports
  • MSC to offer transatlantic service to Boston, Philadelphia
  • NS to close Roanoke office, relocate functions
  • UASC orders 2,000 reefer units
  • ILWU, PMA reach tentative chassis agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • New Greek government to stop Piraeus port sale
    Cosco deal will be 'reviewed'.
  • New York, New Jersey marine terminals to reopen Wednesday
    As 'historic' storm systems fizzles out.
  • Little demand for 'ultra low sulphur fuel oil'
    'While MGO prices are so low no shipowners are interested,' says European player.
  • Distillates storage terminal to start in next few weeks
    Facility is on UK's northeastern coast.
  • Rotterdam on track with LNG bunkering infrastructure
    Port sees opportunity to become LNG hub to mirror its conventional marine fuels hub status.
  • Arbitrage volumes will be 'trimmed'
    Traders have hired up to 20 VLCCs to store product while oil prices are low.
  • New York port remains closed Tuesday
    But weather not as severe as first thought.
  • Fujairah's storage capacity could grow faster than expected
    Conference warned that supply could outstrip demand.
  • Bunkering unlikely on US East Coast on Tuesday
    As stormy conditions take hold.
  • Dutch JV to launch LNG bunkering barge in 2016
    Plans to sell and supply LNG directly to ship in ARA region and nearby ports.
  • BDN declaration still in need of review
    But working group members at IMO sub-committee had divergent views on the best way forward.
  • Port to be developed as regional bunkering hub
    Facility to be extended by over two kilometres for increased maritime activities.
  • Shipyard launches 'world's first' hybrid superyacht
    Vessel is 30% more fuel efficient than similar sized counterparts, says yard.
  • Shipbuilding group to develop hybrid power systems
    Group takes controlling interest in engine manufacturer.
  • US shipping firm delays mass scrubber order
    Extends expiry for option to buy 40 scrubber units.
  • India may lift bunker tax on scrapped ships
    Applies to fuel left in vessels going to scrap yard.
  • UK bunker player extends supplies across Scotland
    Firm starts MGO supplies at Glasgow, Rosyth, Leith, Greenock.
  • Denmark's first LNG bunkering project wins EU backing
    Building work to complete by mid-year.
  • Bunker Holding employs support staff
    Staff to develop training and education programmes for group.
  • BP Marine to 'end fuel oil bunker sales' in US, Panama
    Following a review of its marine fuel oil retail sales activities in the Americas.
  • Oil spill recovery efforts continue in Hawaii
    After a 95-foot towing vessel sank last Thursday.

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Washington
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London
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Hamburg
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Hanover
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Leghorn
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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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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