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April 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg Sud details disappointing year, outlines future east-west plans
  • Union Pacific profit up 5.5pc to US$1.15 billion as revenue rises 0.53pc
  • Carriers refuse to speed ships, despite shippers' pleas based on low oil
  • Shanghai port company SIPG considers stake in Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping
  • Busan March volumes rise 1.9pc 1.63 million TEU - 7.2pc up on February
  • APMT opens 'first fully automated' box shop at Rotterdam's Maasvlakte II
  • No need to cut bunker quality via blending with oil prices so low: IBIA
  • Mega ships to hit ports with demands for new costly upgrades: TT Club
  • Intra-Asia ships to speed up as low oil cut costs: BIMCO analyst
  • Brussels Airport volume up 9.7pc to 120,000 tonnes, March rises 8.2pc
  • West coast congestion brings fed-up shippers to Ohio's Rickenbacker field
  • Korean Air wins Airbus bid as provider of wingtips for Airbus A330neo

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Terminal officially opens
  • Asia-ECSA service launched
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders five new containerships
  • Indian yards to demolish more vessels for scrap metal supply
  • MoS highlights govt initiatives to promote ship repair industry
  • MSC to add new direct service to transatlantic network
  • No vanillas any more: Ways to employer branding for logistics companies
  • SCFI Asia-North Europe spot rates keep falling
  • Shipping schedule reliability improving, but could do much better
  • Strong tanker market extends peak season high earnings
  • Transworld Group Chairman selected winner in Outstanding Category of the prestigious Asia & The Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
  • Car exports drop 1.66 pc in FY15
  • India to sign MoU with Iran to develop Chabahar port
  • Coal Ministry told to keep tabs on rail-link projects
  • Theme paper for FFFAI's Biennial Convention at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai during May 21-23, 2015
  • Exports to remain weak in 2015-16 on poor global demand: Fieo
  • INR recovers against dollar after three-session falling streak

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pushing out the frontiers in Eastern Europe and Asia
  • Piles and piles of wood to haul
  • New temperature-controlled offer to Amsterdam
  • Luxport invests in heavylift facilities
  • DB Schenker Rail UK retains Royal Mail contract
  • Susanne Sorg reinforcing GS1 Germany
  • Geis sees turnover jump
  • Volga-Dnepr begins validating ACC3 status
  • First stone laid for new Dunkirk terminal
  • Europa's new technology to the aid of operators
  • Boeing picks last year's best suppliers
  • Contship's Milano rail hub up and running
  • Airnautic lands in Nantes
  • Maasvlakte II officially opens with a bang

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio Tankers building on strong quarter
    Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Tankers generated USD40.7 million in net income in 1Q15 on USD106.7 million in revenues. While net income represented a 23.6% drop from 1Q14, Scorpio's earnings on an adjusted basis, which excludes special items, increased from USD1.9 million last year to USD39.3 million
  • News insight: Master recounts migrant rescue
    A Campbell Shipping fleet ship recently plucked to safety three fishermen who were stranded on their capsized vessel in South Africa. It is the type of rescue that commercial ships routinely carry out, and the obligation for which is written into maritime regulations. But on 22 October 2014,
  • Golden Ocean sells ships, leases ones back, and postpones deliveries
    Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has sold eight Capesize vessels and leased them back. It has also sold a further six units and postponed deliveries of newbuildings to raise cash in a weak market. The company has sold eight ships to
  • Wilson in refinancing deal
    Listed Norwegian shortsea bulk carrier operator Wilson has entered into a refinancing agreement worth EUR175 million (USD192 million) that includes EUR20 million to cover costs of new projects. The agreement, which was signed with DNB and SR Bank, will replace an existing mortgage finance-based
  • Carriers in last-ditch effort to restore rates
    Container lines have their backs against the wall as they rally behind sharp general rate increases (GRI) for the Far East and Europe trade later this week. Following three unsuccessful attempts over the past months, carriers will be pushing for hikes of between USD730 and USD1,300 teu on spot
  • HPH Trust posts losses in 2014
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holding Trust (HPH Trust) posted a loss of HKD16 million (USD2.06 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. This represents a huge tumble compared with its HKD3 million profit in 2013, due to the recognition of one-off impairment loss.
  • China CSSC profits surge 350% in 1Q15
    Shanghai-listed China CSSC Holdings has announced net profits of CNY124 million (USD20 million) for the first quarter of 2015. This figure, announced 24 April, represents a jump of 349.9% from the previous year and more than the total CNY44.2 million net profit for the whole of 2014. The company's
  • Hanjin Shipping could return to black in Q1
    Hanjin Shipping could return to the black in the first quarter of 2015 as the power of cheap oil rubs off on the company, said an analyst. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analysts Yun Hee-do and Lee Chang-won have forecast a net profit of KRW30 billion (USD27.9 million) for first-quarter
  • Philippines replaces Indonesia to be China's top nickel trader
    The Philippines has replaced Indonesia as the biggest nickel ore exporter to China in 2015, as the result of an export ban on unprocessed nickel ore imposed in Indonesia. In the first two months, China's nickel ore imports from the Philippines jumped 25% year on year (y/y) to 1.97 million tonnes,
  • Think-tank shares reforms to curb Manila port congestion
    The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has proposed several policy and infrastructure reforms to tackle Manila ports' long-standing congestion. The government think-tank, in its policy note, has called for a directive that will divert cargoes bound for, or coming from, the south of
  • Otto Marine creditors file winding-up applications
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine stated in its filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that its creditor has filed a winding-up application against the company with the Singapore High Court. The creditor has made separate claims of approximately USD200,000 and EUR900,000
  • Scrap prices fall with oversupply, monsoon
    Ship recycling is increasingly becoming a buyer's market, as there is no let-up in the number of bulkers being sold for demolition while the imminent South Asian monsoon season would discourage breaking activity. Following the recent buying of Capesizes and with many vessels arriving for beaching
  • Dredging works off Hong Kong Coliseum begin
    Dredging operations are being carried out off Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, for approximately 10 months, a notice of Hong Kong Marine Department said. The dredging works that started on 23 April are being carried out by one grab dredger and one hopper barge. One tug will provide assistance. The

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Swiss WorldCargo caught in a crosswind as rate revaluation impacts supply chains
  • Gulf ports get ready for the big league as investment floods in to boost capacity
  • Royal salute as the hi-tech Maasvlakte II opens to give port of Rotterdam a boost

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Great Lakes Towing frees grounded bulker
  • Golden Ocean moves to strengthen its cash position
  • Maersk Line picks Sperry for 80 ship upgrades
  • Conrad starts construction of BHGI designed ATB
  • Horizon delivers second 80 ft towboat to FMT

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Port of Olympia funding program backs projects in four small cities
  • Yang Ming marks maiden voyage of new 14,000 TEU container ship
  • Coast Guard holds vessel for number of safety violations
  • Reconstruction work set to begin on Sea-Tac Airport center runway
  • Boeing taps John Shannon as Space Launch System VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio's Bugbee sees pools as its contribution to consolidation
    Pools would afford Scorpio the benefits of consolidation without the disruption of acquiring the vessels themselves
  • Low bunker costs protecting lines from sub-zero rates
    SeaIntel says rates situation is less dire than in 2011 or in 2013 due to falling oil prices
  • Scorpio Tankers expenses erode income
    Although there were some higher expenses, the fleet's earning power has increased dramatically
  • HPH Trust posts softer underlying performance in first quarter
    Singapore-listed trust dragged down by lacklustre throughput in Hong Kong
  • Euronav warns against speeding up tankers
    It serves little purpose to go faster, despite the temptation in a hot market to grab as many cargoes as possible, says owner
  • Cosco Pacific's first-quarter profit up 20%
    Port arm of Cosco Group enjoys 6.6% growth in box throughput
  • Ultra large boxships don't define the alliance, says APL president
    Kenneth Glenn says the company will focus more on land-side cost reduction
  • Heat stays in VLGC spot market
    Spot rates climb to $96 per tonne, with expectation of further rises this week
  • Shippers urge co-ordinated oversight of box line alliances as regulators prepare to meet
    Cargo interests split on future relations with the big four global liner shipping partnerships
  • SITC reports 74% hike in first-quarter profit
    Hong Kong-listed intra-Asia player benefits from lower bunker costs despite falls in freight rates
  • Staying on the line
    Avoid post-accident micro-managing because if you treat professionals as idiots, that is exactly who you will be soon employing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • ILWU to idle Bay Area ports to protest police killing of African Americans
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 in the Bay area will use its monthly stop-work meeting on Friday to idle the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to protest recent police killings of African Americans. The executive board and membership of Local 10 aligned its "Union Action to Stop Police...
  • China-US East Coast spot fall suggests West Coast diversions easing
    Spot rates in the China-U.S. East Coast lane are falling back down to historical levels, a sign that vessel diversions driven by West Coast congestion may be easing. Click to enlargeEastbound spot rates on the China-East Coast lane were down 9 percent Monday from the prior week, according to the Shanghai...
  • West Coast diversions help NY-NJ hit record volume
    The Port of New York and New Jersey's container volume in March set records for container lifts and 20-foot-equivalent units, aided by the lingering impact of labor disruptions on the U.S. West Coast. Click to enlargeNew York-New Jersey handled 559,264 twenty-foot-equivalent units of full and empty containers in March, surpassing the...
  • Trial of ex-Crowley official enters third week
    The trial of Thomas Farmer, a former Crowley Liner Services executive accused of antitrust conspiracy, has entered its third week in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Farmer, a former vice president, price and yield management, at Crowley, was charged two years ago in an indictment alleging he participated...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics Welcomes 47th Location to Its Global Network
    ITASCA, ILLINOIS - AIT Worldwide Logistics has added a new office in Rochester, New York, to its expanding global network. The 28,000-square-foot facility is led by Branch Manager Tom Iuppa who joins AIT with nearly three decades of international supply chain experience. Iuppa, a licensed customs broker, oversees a team of...
  • General Mills plans multimodal British distribution hub
    International food shipper General Mills plans to speed distribution of its goods to British customers by moving into a multimodal logistics facility near Manchester, England. The $18 billion foods company is expanding in Europe, where net sales increased 3 percent in the fiscal quarter that ended Feb. 28, accounting for fluctuating...
  • CEVA adds senior sector operations talent to propel customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy
    Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, 27 April, 2015 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the appointment of two senior executives with deep sector-specific operations expertise to further drive its customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy. In its Contract Logistics business line, CEVA has established an industry sector and...
  • National Private Truck Council Names Fleet Advantage Recipient of the 'Member of the Year Award'
    Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management today announced it was named the 2015 Allied Member of the Year by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Fleet Advantage received the award during the NPTC's Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held...
  • LARRY COYNE HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    London, UK, 27th April 2015 - Larry Coyne, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Coyne, who founded Coyne Airways 22 years ago, picked up the Cargo Airline of the Year award at a dinner in central London, UK,...
  • US ports move toward truck appointment model
    Rich Ceci starts work at 4:30 a.m., but others arrive even earlier. In recent weeks, truck drivers have lined up before midnight outside the GCT Bayonne container terminal in New Jersey. Some mornings, the queue has stretched for miles. When gates open at 6 a.m., the traffic jam moves into the...
  • US logistics real estate markets get tighter, pushing up rents
    Shippers' capacity worries aren't confined to transportation modes. Warehousing and logistics space is getting tight in key U.S. markets as well, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Demand for logistics facilities exceeded supply in those markets in the first quarter of 2015, the property management company said in a report on...
  • Intermodal services to Virginia port delayed, cut after barge hits bridge
    The Port of Virginia's efforts to curb congestion took a literal hit Sunday morning after a barge struck a rail bridge, forcing Norfolk Southern Railway to delay five intermodal services and end two. According to the railroad, a barge on the Elizabeth River struck an NS railroad bridge, knocking it out...
  • Container terminal opens at Saudi Arabia's King Abdul Aziz Port
    Saudi Global Ports has opened its newest container terminal in Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Port. A joint venture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, global port terminal operator PSA International and the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund, the SGP terminal welcomed its first vessel last Thursday. The terminal on the Arabian Gulf...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: James Hertwig, Florida East Coast Railway
    Florida East Coast Railway's President and CEO proposes solutions to facing shippers for 2015, namely port congestion and truck driver shortages. ...
  • West Coast congestion points to need for greater shipment visibility
    At its worst, the months of congestion and gridlock at West Coast ports left beneficial cargo owners nearly blind in trying to pinpoint where their shipments were in the supply chain. Unlike the visibility it has given industry stakeholders under normal conditions, technology couldn't even save the day. The sophisticated...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: Port Everglades, Jim Pyburn
    Labor and port congestion will continue to be top issues facing shippers this year, said Jim Pyburn, Director of Business Development, Port Everglades. At TPM 2015, he provides commentary on the year ahead as well as an update on intermodal investments and overall business at the port. ...
  • US to import more from Far East, export less
    U.S. consumer spending and new homebuilding are forecast to grow so steadily this year that imports from Far East Asia are likely to grow by a faster-than-expected 4.5 percent, year-over-year. At the same time, the lingering effects of West Coast port congestion, combined with the strong U.S. dollar and slowing Asian...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: C.H. Robinson, Sri Laxmana
    Sri Laxmana, Director of Global Forwarding, Ocean Services, C.H. Robinson, comments on challenges the shipping industry faced in 2014 and what is ahead, including thoughts on various ways the Panama Canal expansion may impact West Coast volumes. ...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: CargoSphere, Neil Barni
    At TPM 2015, MIT's Dr. Chris Caplice gave a TED-style talk on the future of transportation and touched on the basic human needs of collaboration and individuality. Neil Barni, president, CargoSphere, discusses the reasoning behind their sponsorship of this session and the paradigm change needed in contract management. ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Danaos profit surges
    Danaos has posted a first-quarter profit that was well ahead of analyst estimates as the company slashed costs amid a more modest revenue increase.
  • 'Be prepared' for migrants
    Shipowners should be prepared to deal with rescue operations when transiting waters where migrants are increasingly making dangerous crossings, the North of England Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club said today.
  • Waterway nears key milestone
    Crews are gearing up to carry out installation of the last of 16 lock gates on the expanded Panama Canal, marking a key milestone in the project.
  • Olympic in golden VLCC sale
    Onassis-backed Olympic Shipping has caused a flurry of excitement in the tanker market having sold one of its VLCCs at an eye-catching price.
  • CSSC into gas?
    The shipowning arm of Chinese state shipbuilder CSSC has reportedly added a couple of gas carriers to its orderbook at group shipyards.
  • Milaha boosts profit
    Qatar's Milaha has seen strong performance from all core segments boost the company's revenue and profit for the first quarter.
  • D'Amico into LR1s
    Italy's D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) is entering the LR1 sector with a new order in South Korea.
  • Scorpio Tankers starts strongly
    Scorpio Tankers inched up its dividend as it reported a strong first quarter profit in a rising market with the promise of more to come in the coming quarter.
  • Wilson fixes $189m loan
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has secured EUR 175m ($189.4m) of new loans that have refinanced virtually all its ship-mortgage debt.
  • Scorpio in $111m sale
    Scorpio Bulkers has continued moves to bolster its balance sheet with the sale of three additional newbuildings today.
  • CSCL on the rise
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has built on the annual profit of 2014 and saw its earnings surge during the first three months of 2015.
  • Varun Shipping on notice
    Varun Shipping of India has been given 30 days to respond to complaints from investors over delayed dividend payments.
  • Sembcorp weaker in Q1
    An increased number of repaired ships was not enough to prevent Sembcorp Marine's profit from sliding 15% during the first quarter.
  • Ferry sale probed
    A former Venezuelan minister has denied corruption connected to the purchase of three ferries in 2013.
  • Jefferies lowers dry forecast
    Jefferies has hauled down its dry bulk rate forecasts given further complications in demand.
  • Crewman dies
    A crewman found unconscious on a cargoship has died off Newport, Australia.
  • HMM cancels orders
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has torn up contracts for two bulkers only two weeks after reports that it was looking to sell its dry cargo division.
  • Passengers evacuated
    Passengers have been taken off an Indonesian ro-ro ferry that grounded in a storm off Sumatra.
  • Golden Ocean 'Doing the right thing'
    Shares in Golden Ocean posted modest gains in Oslo this morning after the owner sold 14 vessels and pushed back a series of newbuidlings.
  • Scorpio fixes duo
    Scorpio Tankers has fixed two of its recently delivered vessels at high daily rates as the tanker market continues to show signs of recovery.
  • Drug tug raided
    UK navy and border force officers have found cocaine on a tug off Aberdeen.
  • 'Extreme' scrapping extends
    Muhieddine Shipping of Syria has scrapped its oldest bulker as dry cargo demolition continues at an extreme rate.
  • SITC builds profit
    Hong Kong containership owner SITC has been boosted by lower bunker prices as it posted higher earnings in the first quarter.
  • Golden Ocean rings changes
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean has bolstered its position in a loss-making dry cargo market with a series of sales deals and newbuilding delays.
  • Indian deal sealed
    India and Bangladesh have finally signed an agreement to run river-sea ships along the coast between the two countries.
  • New run to Oman
    Iran and Oman have agreed to start a new direct shipping line next month.
  • Jindal orders 10
    Jindal Steel of India has reactivated its newbuilding plans with an order for 10 mini-bulkers in Bangladesh.
  • Creditor move downs Otto
    Shares in Otto Marine fell almost 10% Monday after a creditor filed a court application to wind up the company over a $1.2m debt.
  • Fredriksen down £2bn
    John Fredriksen has lost £2bn ($3bn) of his fortune over the past year due to the collapse in the offshore and bulker sectors.
  • CHO suffers legal delay
    CH Offshore's legal proceedings against Venezuelan oil company PDVSA over unpaid charter hire have been delayed.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • AGOA, GSP make headway in Congress
  • Libyan crisis puts strain on marine shipping
  • Port of Sohar expands capacity to 6 million TEUs
  • iContainers starts door-to-door ocean service
  • Bangladesh factory tragedy remembered
  • Truckload rates up 5.1% in March
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Tacoma
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: American Waterways Operators and Deutsche Post DHL Group
  • Drivers strike at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Truckers plan strike at California ports' marine terminals
    Protest to take place at LA and Long Beach ports.
  • Scorpio Bulkers to sell newbuilds for $111 million
    Enters agreement for two Capesize vessels and one Ultramax dry bulk vessel.
  • Taming Emissions
    'Slow steaming is here to stay' was sounding a little less convincing at the beginning of 2015.
  • Singapore arrest for crude tanker
    Vessel is flagged to Singapore interests.
  • Sail as slowly as trade allows, says tanker operator
    Extra bunker costs involved in steaming fast are hard to recoup.
  • Contaminated crude oil cargo on the move
    Could end up as bunker fuel, says market expert.
  • New staff at Dan-Bunkering's Shanghai office
    Vivian Yu has been employed as finance and administration manager.
  • LNG bunkering planned for Canada's east coast
    Small-scale LNG project would include bunkering.
  • Big variations in discounts for alternative ECA fuels
    Biggest savings compared to LS MGO seen from Russian suppliers.
  • Hong Kong sets example with low sulphur rules
    'Landmark shipping legislation' could influence China's environmental policy.
  • Softer bunkers boost box line's profits
    Operating costs down by 6%.
  • Bunker spill reported in northern New Zealand
    Clean-up efforts hampered by bad weather, authorities said.
  • Authorities foil fuel smuggling plot
    Ship was bringing diesel fuel into Singapore.
  • USCG LNG bunkering guide may advance industry, lawyer says
    US law firms says guide extends USCG's jurisdiction beyond quayside facilities.
  • Japanese shipowner orders fuel-saving newbuildings
    With wind pressure reduction design.
  • Danish shipping firm in bunker saving move
    Company targets 3% cut in annual bunker bills.
  • GAC: MFM offers better control to bunker industry
    'You can never go wrong with transparency for long term customer relations,' says spokesman.
  • ECA lifts European refiner's bottom line
    Baltic bunker markets 'growing gradually'.
  • Container shipping: 'Hoping for better days won't work'
    Companies must 'ruthlessly target costs'.
  • Growing acceptance of alternative ECA fuels
    But operators need strong incentives to choose them over more widely available and familiar LS MGO.
  • Report: Demand for LPG as bunkers expected to grow
    Gas identified as a possible solution to 'stringent' environmental rules.
  • Djibouti to house NATO counter-piracy office
    Representatives from both sides signed an anti-piracy cooperation agreement last week.
  • Statoil prepares for 'crude price recovery'
    By cutting investments less than its rivals.
  • MPA signs technology agreement with R&D firm
    Agreement includes use of emission reduction technology for port vessels.

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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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