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August 31, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe up 26pc to US$591/TEU, off 6.6pc to USWC, 4pc to USEC
  • Fire breaks out in cardboard packed FEU in USAC 13,500-TEUer in Hamburg
  • Top box maker CMIC profit up 120pc to US$111 million as revenues rise 8.5pc
  • Sino-French consortium to built Cameroon container terminal at Kribi
  • Low water on Gatun Lake restrict Panama transits to 12 metres
  • Auckland to open 1.4-hectare intermodal freight hub near Tauranga by 2016
  • Container terminal operators forced to invest more to boost capacity
  • Hong Kong's OOCL awarded for environmental achievement in Singapore
  • Stifel Indices shows fall for air/sea freight as market demand shrinks
  • FedEx launches TNT takeover bid, confident regulatory approval from EU
  • Chile's Puerto terminal in San Antonio expands with new Kalmar equipment
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo volume up 33pc ex Dubai in H1 amid USWC port crisis
  • ATSG needs to capitalise on organic growth to meet new challenges: analysis
  • ACP Worldwide new South Africa cargo GSA for Saudia Cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 30, 2015
  • GDL aims at handling a million boxes, says CMD
  • Hans Infomatic & WIN launch e-Airway Bill service
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT recognised with Five Star Excellence Award by DNV GL
  • Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) opens office in Abu Dhabi
  • Vanguard's significant presence in South America a boon to customers in India
  • All-time high veg oil import in July to put pressure on local prices: SEA
  • Dhamra port volumes up in 2014-15
  • JN Port taking steps to alleviate congestion & ease procedures
  • Major Ports likely to be impacted by trade union stir on Sept. 2
  • Radhakrishnan appreciates performance of Chennai Port
  • First half warehousing space occupation up by 60 pc
  • Forex reserves firm up by $920.6 m to $355.35 bn
  • Increase in import duty on aluminium to hit small players: Mines Ministry
  • Punjab gets 198 investment offers worth INR 13,458 cr.
  • TN business chamber wants GST rate capped at 18 pc
  • Adani to invest INR 25K cr. in two projects in Chhattisgarh
  • IL&FS Engineering wins INR 190.88 cr. projects in UP
  • SECI to set up 4 solar parks in UP

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The empire strikes back Forwarding & Logistics
  • European leasing Intermodal / Strasse
  • Expediting to Canada
  • Another carrier plumps for Prince Rupert
  • Bigger and better cross docking facilities
  • Westjet's world getting wider
  • Arnold Schwerlast - a top German SME
  • Torrent of words, no real investment
  • ULCV deliveries accelerating
  • New connections to Fyrom and Georgia
  • Public telecom provider serving down under railway
  • Transaero says cargo traffic recovering
  • Veteran to drive port operator's growth
  • Canadian logistics base for new link to China
  • Beefing up international traffic
  • Rotterdam names new head of breakbulk
  • Delicate laser technology flies to Japan
  • New task force to tackle piracy in SE Asia
  • Bolloré bullish

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Florida ports prepare for Erika
    Gale force winds generated by Tropical Storm Erika could force Florida container ports to close, US officials have warned. Austin Gould, the US Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COPT) for the Port of Miami, on 27 August set port readiness at 'Whiskey' - a condition in which gale force winds are
  • Bollore consortium wins Kribi box terminal concession
    A consortium comprising Bolloré Africa Logistics, CMA CGM, and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been awarded the coveted 20-year concession to operate the new container terminal at the deepwater port of Kribi in Cameroon. A source close to the consortium told IHS Maritime that
  • Restructured Team Tankers seeks growth
    Oslo-listed chemical carrier group Team Tankers International says it is seeking growth opportunities after restructuring its business and gaining a strong balance sheet. "As a result of the restructuring on 27 January 2015, the debt leverage of the company's balance sheet is currently one of the
  • US exports lift bullish BW LPG's interims
    BW LPG, the world's largest VLGC operator, has reported a rise in interim results on the back of strong US exports and Asian imports, while the outlook remains bullish, the company said in a statement. Group net profit in 2Q15 rose to USD80.6 million from USD72.4 million in the same period last
  • CSSC Holdings profit up 43% yoy in 1H15
    Shanghai-listed CSSC Holdings, the flagship listed unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), posted a 43% rise in profit to CNY171.7 million (USD26.8 million) in the first six months in 2015 from a year ago. This increase was largely due to higher revenues from newbuildings. Revenues
  • Sundo Shipping files for receivership
    South Korean general cargo ship operator Sundo Shipping has filed for receivership. The company made the application to Seoul Central District Court on 25 August, and to secure an injunction to deter creditors from seizing its assets. Sundo obtained a licence from Korean authorities to run an
  • BHP profits dive 86.2% as Australia wins ore war
    BHP Billiton recorded an 86.2% profit plunge this week in its FY 2015 report, down USD1.91 billion. Following on similar profit slumps from miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue earlier this month, the company blamed the fall on lower commodity prices. However, it remained upbeat on weathering the storm,
  • Mitsubishi's investment in Olam reflects growing food demand
    Mitsubishi Corporation's decision to buy 20% of Singapore-based commodity trader Olam International reflects growing food demand in emerging markets, IHS Maritime has been told. Japan's biggest trading house will buy 12% of Olam through subscribing to 332.2 million new shares for USD915 million. It
  • ASL Marine wins USD100 million contract haul
    Singapore shipbuilder ASL Marine has revealed it has won SGD140 million (USD100 million) worth of contracts. The contracts, announced on 27 August, are to build tugs and barges for overseas customers in the mining and marine infrastructure sectors. The vessels will be built in ASL's yards in
  • Hutchison, MUA resolve to strike a deal
    Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) on 28 August agreed to return to the negotiating table, adjourning a court hearing scheduled for next week. In a statement from the Australian Fair Work Commission, deputy president Anna Booth announced the parties had put
  • Wan Hai forms JV in Peru
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines has partnered with Transtotal Agencia Maritima to set up a joint-venture (JV) company in Lima, Peru. Wan Hai Lines Peru SAC, operative since August, will provide direct services to local clients, said Wan Hai. The company chose Peru for the JV because the country
  • Uni-Asia forms JVs to grow dry bulk fleet
    Singapore-listed investment company Uni-Asia Holdings has formed four new joint ventures (JVs) with its major shareholder Yamasa to acquire four newbuilding Handysize bulk carriers. All four JV companies are incorporated in Panama and are known as Stella Bulkship, Tiara Bulkship, Unicorn Bulkship,
  • CIMC's offshore engineering unit 1H profit down 62%
    China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC)'s offshore engineering unit's profit has slumped 62% year on year (y/y) to CNY18.7 million (USD2.9 million) in the first six months in 2015 because of the slowdown in the international offshore market. The unit's revenues also decreased 11% y/y to
  • CIMC Enric to acquire Nantong Sinopacific Offshore Engineering for at least $109m
    CIMC Enric has struck a deal with Evergreen Holding and its subsidiaries to acquire Nantong Sinopacific Offshore Engineering (SOE) for at least CNY700 million (USD109 million) in cash and shares. The minimum value of the deal works out to be 71% of SOE's net asset as of end of 2014, a stock filing
  • Erika closes Puerto Rico ports
    Eastern and northern ports in Puerto Rico were closed early on 27 August by the US Coast Guard (USCG) due to the passing of Tropical Storm Erika. Ports that are affected by closure conditions, known as Port Condition Zulu, must suspend operations and are closed to all inbound and outbound vessel
  • SIPG's 1H15 profit up 5.65%
    Shanghai-listed Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) posted a profit of CNY3.1 billon for the first half of 2015, up 5.65% on a year ago. The company's revenue and earnings per share also improved in the January-June period. Its revenue climbed 7.08% year on year (y/y) to CNY14.8 billion, while
  • Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping plans to expand into oil shipping
    Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group), a Chinese dry bulk carrier owner, plans to expand into the oil shipping business by setting up an oil carrier in Tianjin, China. The company said it has taken into consideration its management experience, client resources, and the overall situation of the oil

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Airlines struggle to limit capacity as drop in ex-Asia traffic prolongs weak market
  • Small rise in Asia-Europe container rates, but analysts now fear for September GRIs
  • Analysis: Hanjin 'back to black' in Q2 - but is it enough for smooth sailing?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Aircraft carrier overhaul at NNS marks another milestone
  • R/V Neil Armstrong completes acceptance trials
  • Finnlines orders Wartsila scrubbers for three more vessels
  • Cyprus owner loses EUR 565,000 to hackers
  • LR finds cargo stowing answers for box giants
  • Elcano LNG carriers to be largest to transit Panama Canal

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Panama Canal Authority cancels draft restriction
  • Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter medivacs injured fisherman
  • CBP agents nab counterfeit bags with a value of over $1 million
  • Trade between NAFTA partners down during month of June
  • Drought hits water levels at Lakes Washington, Union

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Wan Hai sets up subsidiary in Peru
    Lima-based joint venture with Ultramar will watch over Taiwanese box carrier's operation in Latin America
  • CSSC Holdings net profit up 43% in the first half
    But mainly boosted by non-operating income and tax savings
  • Sovcomflot sheltered by long-term charter deals despite counterparty risks
    Russian state-owned tanker giant sees conservative strategy paying off
  • BW LPG earnings leap
    With positive market group turns down 10% stake in competitor Dorian LPG
  • Dynagas Partners eyes first potential FSRU investment
    Plans to convert a vessel have been readied but may not be utilised if LNG shipping rates rebound as partnership predicts
  • China Cosco expects no more scrapping subsidies in 2015
    Concerns mount over the company's ability to make a sustainable profit
  • Rates weaken amid slack China demand
    Iron ore miners still increasing production, with consequences for capesize fleet
  • Skittish investors missed the ride of their lives
    Those who clung on to their stocks ultimately came out on top in a wild market shake-up
  • Attica posts first-half operating profit after five years
    Greek ferry operator eyes further diversification after gaining US-Cuba approval
  • GRI relief for Asia-Europe carriers
    But lines unable to achieve the jump in freight rates they sought
  • Team Tankers on top of its game
    Restructuring and positive markets give former Eitzen Chemical a good run
  • New Cool Pool focuses on better scheduling
    Combining 14 vessels from three owners is unlikely to boost ailing spot rates, says Lauritzen
  • Bocimar posts a deeper loss in the first half
    Exposure in capesize and handysize markets adds to CMB's dry bulk woes
  • CIMC posts stronger results
    Profits supported by container and financing business, but performance of offshore businesses weakened

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • South Florida ports prepare for Tropical Storm Erika
    South Florida ports are readying themselves for gale force winds and a downpour of rain as Tropical Storm Erika prepares to make landfall in the Sunshine State this Monday. Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Friday, as the hard-to-predict storm system made its way over Hispaniola. The U.S. Coast...
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates hit 45-month low
    Just days before trans-Pacific ocean carriers aim to implement aggressive general rate increases on eastbound services to North America, average spot rates from Shanghai to the U.S. hit their lowest level in almost four years. Spot rates on average from Shanghai to the U.S. West Coast fell 7 percent, or $133,...
  • US transport job openings, hiring both rise
    U.S. demand for transportation, warehouse and utility workers dropped in June from May, but the number of transport-related job openings at was still substantially higher than a year ago, according to the latest data from the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, more of those transportation and warehouse...
  • Hutchison, Australian union pledge to strike deal over Brisbane, Sydney terminals
    Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia agreed Friday to return to the negotiating table, preventing a looming court action and paving the way to an end of a bitter fight over layoffs at Hutchinson's Brisbane and Sydney terminals. In a statement from the Australian Fair Work Commission, Deputy...
  • LA-LB port truckers: Terminal appointments must be backed by data
    The California Trucking Association tied its support of truck appointments at Los Angeles-Long Beach container terminals to creation of port-wide metrics to gauge the appointments' effectiveness. "Appointment systems are only as good as their performance and ability to be tracked and enforced," said Alex Cherin, executive director of the association's intermodal...
  • Amsterdam air cargo falls on weak Asian demand
    Weak Asian demand pulled down cargo traffic at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the first six months of the year, another sign of how China's slowing economy is curbing shipments of high-value products such as electronics and auto parts. Cargo volume through the third largest European air cargo hub slipped 2.1 percent...
  • Senior Tianjin port official dies after falling from building
    A senior transportation official in Tianjin, China was found dead Wednesday after falling from his office. The death of Dong Yongcun, director of the administrative approval department of Tianjin Transport Committee, comes in the midst of an investigation into the recent catastrophic explosions at the Tianjin port. The explosions at the...
  • Management shakeup signals future route for truckload carrier Werner
    Gregory L. Werner resigned as CEO of Werner Enterprises, handing the title over to his 78-year-old father and founder of the company, Chairman Clarence L. Werner. The resignation comes two weeks after another son, Gary Werner, surrendered the chairman's job. The $1.68 billion company said C.L. Werner will groom current President...
  • Questions of motive surround China's devaluation of yuan
    When China devalued its currency in mid-August after a 10-year run-up against the dollar, the People's Bank of China described the move as a natural step toward the creation of a market dominated Chinese exchange rate. No one in the market - not importers, exporters, manufacturers, investors or analysts -...
  • China's actions sure to impact trade and transportation
    China is back. No, not in the economic sense, where until the past year, it was the envy of the world for the better part of this century. But China is definitely back at the top of the international business news scene, sending perhaps the biggest shockwaves through the financial, trade...
  • Tyler to leave IATA after five years at the stick
    Tony Tyler, IATA director general and CEO.HONG KONG - The International Air Transport Association director general and CEO Tony Tyler will retire in June next year after serving five years in the position. Tyler came to IATA in 2011 after serving as Cathay Pacific chief executive officer, in which capacity...
  • Vet your brokers as well as your carriers
    Q: We're being sued by a carrier for unpaid freight charges amounting to just under $6,000. We arranged for these two loads through a broker, and duly paid the broker. It appears, however, the broker didn't pay the carrier. We aren't sure how to handle this. It was our understanding that...
  • Russia cracking down on port corruption after bribery allegations
    ST. PETERSBURG - The Russian government said it's cracking down on port and customs corruption by dismissing several St. Petersburg customs officials tied to a bribery investigation and beginning internal port inspections next month. The action comes after German prosecutors in 2013 began investigating Ford Motor Co. and DB Schenker, a...
  • Mauritius' Port Louis expands to handle rising African trade
    The development of Port Louis will not only accommodate increasing container traffic, but also mitigate the likely impact of the cyclonic weather to which the country of Mauritius is prone, giving shippers more reliability. Eleven years ago the port was forced to halt operations at its container harbor for eight days...
  • Debt-ridden domestic China carrier suspends operations
    Pan Peicong, president of Nan Tsing Container Line.HONG KONG - China carrier Nan Tsing Container Lines told employees it has suspended all business operations and was preparing to dismiss staff because of mounting debts amid a slowdown in domestic shipping.The note to staff said five of the company's 47 vessels...
  • Asia-Europe rates rise ahead of September GRIs
    HONG KONG - The wild ride in Asia-Europe container pricing continued this week in advance of the Sept. 1 general rate increases, with the spot rate rising 26 percent compared to last week, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).It will cost $591 to ship...
  • Air cargo in Asia slumps in July, regional data shows
    Andrew Herdman, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.HONG KONG - Air cargo demand among Asian carriers weakened in July as demand for exports fell along with global trade, according to the latest data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.Traffic figures for the AAPA members showed that...
  • Turnaround for Air China Cargo on volume growth, cheap fuel
    An Air China Cargo freighter fills up in Anchorage. North America was one of the carrier's strongest markets in the first half of 2015.HONG KONG - Air China Cargo turned around its financial fortunes in the first half of the year with a 23.5 percent increase in freight carried on...
  • Anheuser-Busch expands CNG-powered truck fleet
    Diesel prices may be down 31 percent from a year ago this month, but that big drop isn't big enough to deter long-term investment in natural gas fueled vehicles. Anheuser-Busch this week said it is converting its 97-truck St. Louis, Missouri, delivery fleet to compressed natural gas. "Transitioning our entire St....
  • US economic uncertainty clouds outlook for shippers, truckers
    Shippers and truckers are traveling a bumpy road in the second half of 2015. Heightened economic anxiety, largely driven by events overseas, political uncertainty and the faster pace of regulatory activity all make forecasting truck capacity and freight demand more difficult, speakers said during a Journal of Commerce webcast on...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • CSDC beats own forecast
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has delivered a first half performance which saw its profit spike, exceeding the company's latest forecast.
  • Doehle rings changes
    India's Doehle Danuatic is renaming itself Elektrans Global Group to reflect its expansion.
  • WFW branches out
    UK shipping law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has launched an English-law litigation practice in Athens.
  • Results spur BW LPG stock
    Shares in BW LPG were on the rise today after the world's largest VLGC owner booked stronger than forecast second quarter numbers.
  • Olympic extends contract
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner stretches PSV deal with Statoil as Q2 profit takes a hit.
  • Offshore markets dip
    There was more bad news for offshore vessel owners in the North Sea on Friday as the devastating tonnage glut continued to force down rates.
  • Sovcomflot profit soars
    Russian owner Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has benefited from strong spot tanker markets to post a big increase in first half earnings.
  • Fesco mixed in first half
    Fesco has posted mixed results for the first half of the year as it saw shipping revenue up 45% but its liner division performance was weaker.
  • Missing man found dead
    A missing seafarer from a chemical tanker has been found dead in Greek waters.
  • Latvian sells assets
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) is looking to dispose of non-core assets as part of its restructuring scheme.
  • $11bn for "bad bank"
    The owners of Germany's HSH Nordbank are considering spinning off more than half its struggling loans into a "bad bank" to win European Union approval for state aid.
  • Shidao orders ro-pax
    China's Shidao International Ferry has picked a domestic yard for a ferry newbuilding.
  • Cargoship grounds
    A general cargoship has run aground on stones in the Netherlands.
  • Fire on UASC boxship
    A container on a boxship owned by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) caught fire in Germany earlier this morning.
  • Eimskip hits new high
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has increased second quarter profit as it logged its best revenue figure since restructuring.
  • BWO strong in Q2
    BW Offshore (BWO) has performed in line with expectations during the second quarter as an impairment charge from an FPSO fire in February has yet to be booked.
  • HSH chops loan loss
    German lender HSH Nordbank has reduced its loan losses in the first half, but admitted its shipping loan book is still weighing heavily on its operations.
  • Finnlines cleans up
    Finnish ro-ro owner pens scrubber contract with Wartsila as it continues $113m environmental programme.
  • Krasnoye Sormovo prospers
    Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard has boosted earnings in the first six months despite a fall in revenue.
  • Dof ships PSV out
    Skandi Flora heading from North Sea to Canada for one-year deal.
  • Improved results at Team
    Team Tankers continued to build on its positive start to the year with a profit of $4.6m in the second quarter.
  • DP World sees profit grow
    DP World has seen first half profit increase 22.3% on the back of its acquisition of Economic Zone World (EZW).
  • Bumi Armada in the red
    Bumi Armada has sunk into the red in the second quarter as the company was forced to make a number of write-downs on vessel values.
  • ASL seals newbuild deal
    ASL Marine secured new shipbuilding contracts worth about SGD 140m ($100m) for the construction of a series of tugs and barges.
  • MacGregor cuts more jobs
    MacGregor is to make a further 100 people redundant as it continues to battle weak shipping markets.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Lower oil prices cause June pullback in NAFTA trade
  • Shanghai Containerized Freight Index inches up
  • APEC seeks better tools to combat illicit wildlife trade
  • FMC: Terminals should modify agreement to reflect appointment system
  • Amsterdam air cargo slips on Asia downturn
  • CMB increases profits despite lower revenues
  • GT Nexus deal could benefit Infor's fashion customers
  • Port of New York/New Jersey sets monthly container volume record
  • Walmart opens e-commerce fulfillment center in Indiana
  • Saudia Cargo returns to JFK
  • UASC containership catches fire in Port of Hamburg
  • China investigates 10 port officials, executives over Tianjin warehouse explosions

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 28, 2015
  • Scrubbers: Baltic operator places repeat order
    Finnlines moving ahead with plans to install scrubbers across its Baltic fleet.
  • Courts too lenient on unlicensed bunker suppliers
    Singapore fines 'not drastic enough to deter offenders.'
  • Crude rebound halts fuel oil slide
    Main grade bunker fuel moves back above $200 a tonne.
  • Firm receives second LNG fuel-reliant ship
    Vessels expected to achieve an '18% increase in fuel efficiency'.
  • Lower bunker costs help profits surge
    Irish Continental sees bunker costs drop by 22%, despite ECA compliance.
  • Earlier appeal date for OW test case
    London judgement to be heard mid-September.
  • Pressure increases to settle outstanding OW bills
    Making 'double payment' more likely.
  • Greek-Qatari JV grows fleet with tri-fuel newbuilds
    LNG vessel duo to be delivered this year.
  • Lubricant supplier 'reduces lead time' for Scandinavian ports
    Lukoil Marine Lubricants opens new warehouse in Gothenburg.
  • Singapore bunker supplier gathers feedback on MFM ops
    Universal Energy vessel has installed MFM solutions, it tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Stiff price competition for Sri Lankan bunkering market
    Lanka IOC looks to other sectors for earnings boost.
  • Titan Petrochemicals issues profit warning
    No revenue generated during restructuring period, it says.
  • Crude rallies on news of US economic growth
    'We're getting whiplash moves', asset manager says.
  • Lower fuel prices reducing demand for ultra-large boxships
    Demand has declined by 3.5% so far this year, according to a report.
  • LR to class dual-fuel LNG carrier pair
    Vessels will be 'largest of their kind' to transit the Panama Canal.

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Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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