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July 31, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk group eyes Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports in Greek fire sale
  • OOCL's early distant warning: Verifiable box weights a must in 11 months
  • Government makes start on port woes, but not nearly enough: HAFFA
  • China's live fire drills in South China Sea stoke fears among neighbours
  • Singapore's Senat Shipping US charges in North Korean ship deal
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals at Khalifa Port lift 3 million TEU after 3 years
  • Matson to post US$11.4 million special loss for Honolulu molasses spill
  • US Senate votes for Ex-Im Bank, but opposition lingers in the House
  • NYK car carrier rescues 336 from vessel in Mediterranean Sea
  • India's Mumbai port opens first private, offshore box/ro-ro facility
  • US$2 billon 1,000 hectare port with logistics zone seeks FDI in Algeria
  • Wal-Mart buys out Yihaodian e-tailer with Beijing's blessing
  • LAX cargo up 4pc in June, but 11pc year to date due to docker strife
  • IAG Cargo and Finnair share networks in freighter sharing deal
  • Changi Airport sees flat air freight volumes in June at 151,300 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Allcargo Logistics expands senior leadership team
  • Deutsche Bahn in 'extensive restructuring program'
  • FIATA award boosts young freight forwarders
  • MOL receives Vessel Speed Reduction award & Green Flag award from Los Angeles & Long Beach ports
  • Cheap imports from China hurt domestic steel industry
  • KIOCL to export 2 mt of high-quality iron ore pellets to Iran
  • Chilean delegation visits JN Port
  • JBS Academy hosts interactive session on port policy & concessions
  • Minister highlights freight marketing schemes of Railways
  • Cenvat credit alert
  • Govt urged to boost Coimbatore's economic potential

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Unveiling seventh African freighter destination
  • French following in Todd's footsteps
  • Boxes on time
  • No long and winding road between Salzburg and Iran
  • Firm step up career ladder
  • A smooth blend of...results not whisky
  • Another cargo pact grows carriers' networks
  • Plugging Pakistan into global economy
  • New guidelines on migrant rescue
  • All-cargo carrier building up new flight ops team
  • Farming equipment from China to Georgia
  • Dnata deepening footprint in Europe
  • Maritime capacity crunch in sight
  • Loan secures rail reform programme
  • New force for M&M
  • Financial health check for Indonesian carriers
  • New networks on the move
  • Radical restructuring after profit collapse
  • Rosy prospects for mergers and acquisitions
  • Delving ever deeper into oil reserves
  • Sweeping changes at DB
  • Biggest single B767F order to come

IHS Maritimeweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • India steps up support to cruise shipping
    India has stepped up financial assistance to ports for upgrading cruise terminal facilities, shipping minister Pon Radhakrishnan has told Parliament. The tourism ministry disburses cash grants to upgrading cruise related infrastructure that includes facilitating smooth operation of cruise liners
  • Matson settles molasses spill case
    US-based box carrier Matson has terminated its molasses operations in Honolulu as part of a settlement stemming from a 2013 spill in Honolulu Harbour. The settlement with the state of Hawaii, announced 29 July, includes an agreement to pay USD5.9 million to compensate for damaged coral, lost fish,
  • Spain's Navantia yard lands four Suezmax orders
    Spanish naval shipbuilder Navantia has landed an order for four Suezmax tankers with two others on option from Spain's Ibaizabal group. Navantia, which had its civil shipbuilding and repair activity capped at 20% of revenues until the end of last year on the orders of the European Commission, will
  • Pacific Basin returns to profit
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping recorded a profit of USD5.8 million in the first six months of 2015, due to unrealised derivative income. Excluding one-off items, the company's loss narrowed 32% year on year to USD14.6 million for the same period due to a decrease in its dry bulk revenue, a
  • Arctic raise 2015 VLCC earnings forecast 17%
    Arctic Securities in Oslo have raised their earnings forecast for VLCC tankers in 2015 to USD58,500 per day from USD50,000, shipping analysts Erik Nikolai Stavseth and Kurt Waldeland said. "We fail to see many clouds on the crude tanker skies for 2015 (the biggest risk being a compression in
  • Analysts upbeat about DHT after interim results
    Shipping analysts in Norway have greeted 2Q15 interim results of DHT Holding, the US listed tanker owner that is managed from Norway, with enthusiasm. Nicolay Dyvik, Petter Haugen and Oyvind Berle, shipping analysts at DNB Markets said that DHT has seen significant growth and we argue that the
  • Euronav sees positive tanker trend continuing into 2016
    Antwerp-based tanker operator Euronav has announced solid quarterly profits for the second time this year and says that it expects to benefit from current positive market trends until well into 2016. The company improved on its first quarter profits of USD80.86 million - its best since 3Q08 - with
  • NOL earns USD890 million in 2Q15
    On 30 July Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines reported net profits of USD890 million for 2Q15, reversing a USD54 million loss for 2Q14. The earnings were largely due to the USD887 million gain from selling APL Logistics on 29 May. The supply chain management arm was sold to Japan's Kintetsu World
  • Subsea 7 warns of more pain ahead as profit falls
    Subsea 7, the London based seabed to surface construction company, has warned of further challenges ahead and reported a sharp reduction in interim profits. Group net profit in 2Q15 fell to USD88 million from USD266 million in the same period last year, while revenue decreased to USD1.35 billion
  • Ponant cruise company to be taken over by Pinault group
    Artémis, holding company of France's Pinault family, has announced that it is to acquire Marseilles-based luxury small cruise ship operator Ponant. Already the owner of auction house Christie's and other luxury brands, Artemis said that it had engaged in exclusive talks with a view to acquiring
  • Pan Ocean incurs net loss for 2Q
    An early repayment of debt resulted in South Korean bulker outfit Pan Ocean incurring a net loss for the second quarter of 2015. Pan Ocean went into receivership in June 2013 after incurring more than USD5.00 billion of debt. It has completed rehabilitation procedures after a consortium comprising
  • New chief for Busan Port Authority
    Woo Ye-jong has been appointed as the new president of Busan Port Authority. From 31 July, Woo, 56, will begin his new appointment, succeeding Lim Ki-tack who has been elected as the International Maritime Organisation's next secretary-general. In announcing Woo's appointment, South Korea's
  • VLGC rates cool as more tonnage enters market
    Rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) continue to soften. After reaching a 2015 high of USD137.938/tonne on 15 July, rates averaged USD115.875/tonne on 29 July, working out to USD117,540 in daily earnings at current bunker prices in Fujairah. A Singapore-based broker told IHS
  • CSCL orders eight 13,500 teu box ships
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has placed orders for eight 13,500 teu container ships at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding. The total cost of the newbuilds amounted to USD934.4 million, a stock filing of CSCL said on 29 July. They are scheduled for delivery from April 2018 to December
  • Samsung HI and DSME face tough times
    Analysts have cautioned against buying the stocks of Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), after both shipbuilders posted massive losses in the second quarter of 2015. On 29 July, SHI announced KRW1.15 trillion (USD987.14 million) loss for the second
  • Wreckage found off Madagascar could be from MH370
    Some 4,000 km from the official search zone off Australia's west coast, aircraft experts are currently examining aircraft wreckage believed to be that of the missing MH370 Boeing 777. The 2 m aircraft wing piece discovered on the French island of La Réunion off Madagascar is also approximately
  • Cash buyer believes ship recycling market bottoming out
    The CEO of Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping Corporation told IHS Maritime that he believes scrap prices of ships cannot fall any further and that the market should stabilise in August. Rakesh Khetan said, "It is a blood bath right now and prices are unlikely to drop further." Many yards
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange launches two indices on Belt and Road initiative
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) launched on 29 July two indices to track the trade volume and freights along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road), which were initiated by China. One of the indices, the Belt and Road Freight Trade Index (SRFTI), is
  • DP World-Toll JV to streamline container handling
    A new joint venture (JV) between DP World and Toll Logistics in Sydney, Australia could provide a container shuttle out of Port Botany and slash exports of empty boxes. The proposed 50/50 JV between Australia's biggest freight and logistics provider and its biggest stevedore announced this week

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • APL container line sails back into the black with a surprise $3m quarterly profit
  • Amazon launches drone conversation with proposals for air traffic controls
  • CH Robinson feels the Freightquote effect as LTL acquisition gives Q2 profits a boost
  • Carriers swift to join global players eyeing the trade potential in a sanction-free Iran
  • B2C and returns logistics the drivers of healthy growth for UK-based Clipper
  • Schneider fights back against cargo theft with holistic, layered approach

Marine Logweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • LR now certifying small Caribbean commercial ships
  • Bahamas Defence Force RoRo launched in Vietnam
  • Bollinger delivers FRC Heriberto Hernandez
  • ClassNK release guidelines for CNG carriers
  • MARAD chips in $500,000 for fuel cell powered ferry study
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $20.5 million for Nimitz works
  • Kirby gets what it expected

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Matson reaches settlement over Honolulu molasses spill
  • DHS announces funding for 2015 preparedness grants
  • "K" Line teaming with Chandris for pair of new LNG carriers
  • Port of Tacoma recognized with distinguished budget honor
  • US rail freight traffic count slows down during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Trend spotter: rising tanker company shares
    Company results are bullish and, thus far, tanker company share prices are up, after lagging behind booming freight market
  • Thenamaris doubles LPG orderbook at Hyundai Mipo
    Latest contract is for up to four gas carriers
  • Oil products lift Rotterdam throughput
    Container throughput growth subdued at 3.7%
  • Poseidon Containers aborts IPO bid
    Technomar- and Kelso-backed company tipped to return another time after pricing disappoints
  • Diana Containerships acquires two Synergy-linked boxships for $76m
    Greece-based owner stays in the black in second quarter
  • Capital Product boosts profits and payouts
    Better tanker market contributes $2m in profit-sharing to owner's bottom line
  • GasLog Partners proposes 10% distribution hike after strong growth
    Profits leap in second quarter as acquisitions contribute to earnings
  • Aden port now confined to aid vessels
    But Libyan government regains control of Derna, according to MAST
  • China Cosco expects $306m profit in first half
    Flagship unit still suffers losses excluding Beijing's subsidies
  • D'Amico's tankers reap benefits of new refinery capacity
    Milan-listed product tanker owner saw its spot vessels average $19,533 per day in second quarter
  • NOL confirms sale option still open
    Singapore line scrapes into black in second quarter
  • Nanjing Tanker posts $43 first half profit
    Strong tanker market and successful debt restructuring aid improvement
  • Matson settles with Hawaii
    Matson will pay $5.9m to the state as compensation for damaged coral and lost fish
  • Euronav hits $92m profit
    Daily spot earnings for the company's VLCCs came in at $55,570, up significantly from $21,464
  • Gerry Wang sticks to tough demands for 18,000 teu vessels
    Seaspan holds firm on requirements for charters of at least 15 years for ultra large boxships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Port of Miami keeps West Coast diversions to boost volume by double-digits
    The Port of Miami posted double-digit container volume growth in June, a testament to the port's concerted effort to boost organic growth and preserve business diverted from the U.S. West Coast during the port congestion crisis in late 2014 and early 2015. Miami container volumes jumped 16.3 percent year-over-year to 85,322...
  • Profit dips at Con-way as driver pay rises, surcharge revenue drops
    Higher costs and lower tonnage outstripped Con-way's ability to raise rates in the second-quarter, lowering revenue and profit at both of the $5.8 billion company's trucking subsidiaries. The reduction in profitability will place more emphasis on ongoing efforts to bring pricing and costs into balance at Con-way Freight, the second-largest U.S....
  • MOL to launch Laem Cabang-Bangkok container barge service
    SahaThai terminal.Mitsui OSK Lines this week said it is launching a barge terminal operation company in Bangkok aimed at moving goods more speedily and efficiently from Thailand's gateway port of Laem Chabang to the capital of Bangkok. Bangkok Barge Terminal Company will be a joint venture with local Thai company SahaThai...
  • US Congress to pass another highway bill stopgap
    WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have cornered themselves into another stopgap measure to fund the nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure. The U.S. Senate Thursday passed legislation authorizing federal highway funds for another six years, just a day before funding is set to run out. With the House of Representatives already on recess, however,...
  • Celadon strategy pushes fiscal-year revenue to record high
    A successful acquisition strategy, the opening of new driver schools and expanded capacity drove Celadon Group's revenue to a historic high mark in the 2015 fiscal year ending June 30. The Indianapolis-based truckload carrier saw profit tumble 22.6 percent year-over-year in its fiscal fourth quarter, to $12 million. Nevertheless, net income...
  • Cargo operations help JAL post record profit
    Credit: Kentaro IemotoJapan Airlines Corp.'s revenue from cargo operations grew faster than overall revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, helping the carrier's net profit surge 120.7 percent in the April-June quarter from the same three-month period last year to 32.6 billion yen ($263 million) on a consolidated basis. The...
  • Weak Asia-Europe rates force NOL to renegotiate shipper contacts
    Low Asia-Europe spot rates have forced NOL Group to renegotiate contract rates with some shippers. "We have seen enormous rate pressure in the Asia-Europe trade this year, as everyone knows, and that has had an impact on (beneficial cargo owner) rates we negotiated earlier this year," Kenneth Glenn, president of NOL...
  • Diana Containerships income edges up, buys two post-Panamax vessels
    LONDON - Diana Containerships, the Greek charter ship-owner, posted increased second-quarter net income of $891,000 against $633,000 a year ago. The NASDAQ-listed company simultaneously announced the acquisition of two 6,500 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container vessels for $76 million. Time charter revenue jumped to $17.3 million from $12.5 million in the second quarter of...
  • China's HNA buys Swissport, world's largest cargo handler, for $2.8 billion
    LONDON - China's HNA Group has agreed to acquire Swissport International, the world's largest airport ground and cargo handling company, from PAI Partners, a Paris-based private equity firm, for 2.73 billion Swiss francs ($2.8 billion). HNA, which is active in air cargo, logistics and container leasing both in China and abroad,...
  • China Shipping orders eight 13,500 TEU ships
    China Shipping Container Lines has placed orders for eight 13,500 twenty-foot-equivalent container ships at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding, continuing the aggressive fleet expansion began last year. The total cost of the newbuilds, which will be deployed in the Asia-U.S. East Coast trade routes and are scheduled for delivery from April 2018...
  • East Coast builds on West Coast's problems
    Some of the most pivotal developments in U.S. container transportation, such as the first double-stack train in 1984 and the launch of the first post-Panamax vessel four years later (both APL innovations), helped fuel the rise of West Coast ports as the primary U.S. container gateways. Now we're witnessing another game-changing...
  • PSA Chennai terminal gains new intermodal service
    Officials inaugurating the new rail service at PSA Chennai.State-owned Container Corporation of India is expanding its intermodal services connecting the country's southeastern container ports, beginning its second rail service to a southeastern port in as many months. The logistics provider earlier this week kicked off a shuttle service from PSA International-operated...
  • Long Beach celebrates successes of green port program
    Ship-to-shore cranes arriving at Long Beach Container Terminal's near-zero emission Middle Harbor facility.Long Beach Container Terminal, which will open a terminal early next year the Port of Long Beach has billed as the world's greenest container terminal, received the Mayor's Green Port award Wednesday at ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of...
  • Strong revenue lifts Blue Dart Express' first-quarter profit
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics service provider, posted a big jump in net earnings in the first fiscal quarter, as income from operations increased significantly, driven by new business strategies. The logistics provider saw its net profit soar 33.5 percent in the April-June period from a year...
  • As buyout rumors swirl, NOL posts $890 million 2Q profit
    LONDON - NOL Group swung to a net profit of $890 million in the second quarter from a $54 million loss a year ago, almost entirely due to the gain from the sale of APL Logistics to Japan's Kintetsu World Express. Stripping out the $887 million contribution from the deal, the...
  • Lufthansa Cargo's five-year winning streak ends with 2Q loss
    LONDON - Lufthansa Cargo's five-year winning streak ended abruptly in the second quarter as it slumped to a 68 million euros ($74.8 million) operating loss from a 20 million euro profit a year ago. Revenue increased, however, by 2.6 percent to 593 million euros and freight volume grew 1.8 percent to...
  • Piraeus port concession could reshape European supply chains
    While politicians wrangle over the Greek debt crisis and economists speculate on the lasting impact to the European and global economy, a decision on who controls a container quay miles away from Athens could reshape European supply chains. Although Cosco Pacific is expected to win the concession for a third container...
  • First Saudi private container terminal pressures rival Jeddah
    King Abdullah Port, Saudi ArabiaA revolution is quietly under way in Saudi Arabia's ports sector, as the first facility to be run outside government control attracts the world's leading shipping alliance, piling pressure on the kingdom's premier west coast port, Jeddah Islamic Port. King Abdullah Port, near Rabigh, is a technological...
  • Bahrain port awaits flood of volume tied to construction boom
    The control tower at Khalifa bin Salman Port, Bahrain.Officials at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Hidd, Bahrain, predict a structural shift in the size of the Bahraini cargo market and forecast a dramatic increase in container throughput to 500,000 20-foot-equivalent units this year because of growth in government-led infrastructure and...
  • Roadrunner revenue outpaces fuel surcharge decline
    Multiple truckload and logistics acquisitions over the past year more than compensated for lower fuel surcharge intake at Roadrunner Transportation Systems, pushing total revenue up 12.5 percent in the second quarter to $517.9 million. The company's net profit increased 11.5 percent to $16.5 million, despite higher purchased transportation costs and...
  • Matson to spend $30 million on new containers, other equipment
    Matson plans to invest roughly $30 million in upgrades and new equipment into the new Alaska services it acquired from now-defunct Horizon Lines in May. Those upgrades, already planned by Horizon prior to the springtime acquisition, will be administered over the next three months, Matson said in a statement this week. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Ocean Rig drops dividend
    George Economou led Ocean Rig is suspending its quarterly dividend until the offshore drilling market improves.
  • Poseidon adventure delayed
    Poseidon Containers is delaying its $283m IPO in New York after encountering tepid investor interest at its target price point, finance sources tell TradeWinds this morning.
  • Diana splashes out $76m
    Two post panamax containership that were once part of the fleet of Nautilus Holdings are to be acquired by Diana Containerships.
  • Capital on the money
    Capital Product Partners raised its investor payout for the second successive quarter as it posted a profit in line with expectations.
  • Navios misses consensus
    Navios Maritime Partners has seen its profit slip in the second quarter as it fell short of analysts' expectations.
  • GasLog Partners trebles profit
    Profitability of GasLog Partners jumped through the second quarter mainly as a result of growth in the fleet.
  • CMES firms $448m Valemax deal
    Vale has concluded a $448m deal to sell four of its giant Valemax bulkers to Chinese owner China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.
  • DSME sues Songa for $855m
    DSME has filed a huge $855m complaint against Songa Offshore with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
  • Suezmaxes next for Euronav?
    Euronav may switch its attention to the suezmax market having spent $1.7bn on VLCCs in the past 18 months, analysts say.
  • DIS toasts products rebound
    Marco Fiori predicted substantial profit this year for d'Amico International Shipping and its rivals after it reached the half way mark for 2015 with its best showing in seven years.
  • Sale sparks NOL profit
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines has booked a huge profit in the second quarter thanks to the sale of its supply chain management business.
  • Vale's exports delayed?
    An accident in a Mozambique port is putting obstacles in the way of coal exports by Brazilian mining company Vale.
  • PacBasin clings to profit
    Pacific Basin Shipping hung on to profit through the first half despite continuing tough times in the dry cargo market.
  • Subsea 7 wins BP contract
    Subsea 7 has penned a $500m contract with BP which will see two of its vessels conduct offshore installation work in Egypt.
  • Matson pays for molasses
    A spill of molasses in 2013 will cost Matson up to $15.4m according to a settlement reached between the company and the state of Hawaii.
  • Pan Ocean breaks free
    Pan Ocean has seen its application to exit rehabilitation approved by the Seoul central district court.
  • Hornbeck books strong Q2
    Hornbeck Offshore smashed Wall Street expectations with a strong second quarter performance.
  • Euronav in stellar Q2
    Euronav trumped Wall Street expectations during a second quarter in which it recorded a positive profit swing of more than $100m.
  • ISH sells PCTC, cuts outlook
    International Shipholding (ISH) revealed that it sold its oldest car carrier as it cut its 2015 outlook and reported a slimmer loss in the second quarter.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Sale of APL Logistics boosts NOL profits
  • Con-way Inc. profits fall 18.1%
  • Roadrunner hits highs on TL, TMS
  • HNA Group to purchase Swissport
  • SeaLand, APL update Americas service
  • Transport United buys N.C. freight broker
  • TNT launches new flight
  • Aljex to integrate with 'super load board' 10-4
  • Old Dominion reports record Q2 revenues
  • House passes 3-month transportation patch

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Q2 profit down for WFS
    Gross profit drops to $190.4 million from $191.5 million in Q2 2014.
  • Firm launches new Fuel Quality Monitor system
    Portable field kit can 'accurately' determine density, particulate and water content in marine fuels.
  • Air bubble technology's efficiency proven in trials
    Fully optimised system should achieve net efficiency gains in excess of 5%, says marine tech firm Silverstream.
  • Raffles Bunkering exits Singapore marine fuels market
    After two and a half years of operations.
  • Vessel caught using HFO inside ECA
    But it was not the one that got the highest fine of nearly $37,000.
  • Pacific Basin back in profit
    Aided by derivatives gain and bunker asset sale.
  • Methanol overlooked as alternative bunker fuel
    But tighter emission rules could change that, says maritime commentator.
  • VPS: Majority of flash point off-specs in Europe
    Industry 'needs to be careful' due to violation of SOLAS convention, warns ExxonMobil spokesman.
  • Finnlines sees gains from fuel efficiency programme
    Shipping group posts bigger H1 profits, despite smaller revenues.
  • Bunker market to be 'unaffected' by Iranian fuel oil
    'The market has already priced in the fact that fuel oil is over supplied,' says Broker at FIS Dubai.
  • VPS: Majority of flash point off-specs at Europe
    Industry 'need to be careful' due to violation of SOLAS convention, says ExxonMobil spokesman.
  • Crude rises as US supplies drop
    Inventories fell 4.2 million barrels last week, DOE says.
  • USCG responds to oil sheen spotted in California
    Source and size of spill yet to be determined.

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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
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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