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BRIEFS
April 1, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 Alliance voids sailings in Loop 6 due to changes in market demand
  • Shanghai Port Group profit falls 3pc, but throughput up 3.5pc in 2015
  • Troubled Hyundai Merchant Marine edges from brink, reports improvement
  • China Cosco profit fell 22pc to US$43.8 million, subsidy saves it from loss
  • CSCL ends independent life with 97.5pc plunge into US$448.5 million loss
  • Factories to shutdown for Hangzhou G20 summit to cut air pollution
  • Hutchison Port Holdings stock on 'hold' rating by OCBC Investment Research
  • Long delayed Pyrenees-Calais piggyback truck-train finally gets underway
  • Made in China only 4pc cheaper than made in US: Oxford Economics report
  • Mumbai needs no cabotage relaxation as transshipments mean so little
  • Low oil prices cut US, Mexico, Canada trade value 7.7pc to US$82.4 billion
  • JAXPORT seeks bids for cargo sales and business contracts
  • Wilhelmsen Ships Service launches lifejacket suited to offshore service
  • Two mega ships run aground days apart, but refloated without incident
  • Analysts expect strong showing from Matson on Alaska trade gains
  • Brazil rejects UPS appeal, FedEx-TNT merger deal is good to go
  • Kenya cancels US$653 million replacement terminal at Nairobi airport
  • Air cargo rates fall for fourth consecutive month in February: Drewry
  • IAG Cargo extends reach to South Africa, boosting fresh fruit load
  • 'Aeroshell' wins US patent for lifting heavier payloads than zeppelins

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • CKYHE reaffirm their presence at Le Havre
  • InterManager places human element at the top in shipping
  • MOL to implement business structural reforms in dry bulker & containership businesses
  • PIL extends Red Sea Gulf Service to Nhava Sheva
  • Russian market set to open up for Indian dairy products
  • Govt taking steps to make shipping industry attractive & more competitive
  • JN Port registers 4.47 m TEUs in 2015-16
  • Kandla Port creates history by becoming first Major Port to cross 100 mt in throughput
  • DICT a boon for industries in Himachal Pradesh
  • Adani Group forays into defence
  • FinMin clarifies excise duty on gold in Budget
  • Oceans, caught between the devil & the deep blue sea... - Part IV

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ticks overtaking Brics
  • Shuttle for urban logistics in Paris
  • Air Mauritius stepping up Madagascar frequency
  • East World Express connects Europe and Asia
  • Veteran to manage Twin Cities' airports
  • VICT supporting local communities again
  • Air China to serve Dubai from Chongqing
  • Schuon gearing up for digital era
  • CKYHE members stick to Le Havre
  • Another former Menlo man finds new job
  • Delta adds capacity between Atlanta and Lima
  • Russia: freight turnover heading for 2.6 trillion tkm
  • Codognotto offering express clearance service
  • Dalibard replacing Sita's Violante
  • Almost 3 million shipments delivered in Europe
  • Nordana now represented in China
  • Air Canada Cargo eases rate structure
  • Zufall extending geographic presence

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • Norwegian shipowners expect second year of falling turnover
  • Dredging beneath the radar
  • Cold stacking a better option than scrapping, jack-up rig owners told
  • New dredgers - class of 2016
  • News from the Dredging associations: Almost WODCON!; WEDA's Pacific Chapter meeting; IADC's Safety Award
  • Freight forwarders maintain margins despite rate slump
  • Shipbuilder DSME to go 'all out' to deliver outstanding orders
  • MOL and 'K' Line tweak dry bulk operations in Singapore
  • Salvors tackle toxic cargo on Taiwan wreck
  • Hyundai Engineering-MHI JV wins Kuwait LNG terminal job
  • China's merging state-owned carriers post poor 2015 results
  • Mermaid Maritime bags ROV contract
  • Mercator Lines sells bulker number nine, this one for USD2.93 million

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • National Air Cargo claims United Airlines was offered $145m military contract unlawfully
  • MSC links up with INTTRA to help shippers comply with new container weight verification rules
  • Slow-steaming still cheaper for container shipping carriers, despite record low bunker prices
  • XPO signs up for 'breakthrough' rail-road Paris city logistics project
  • 4PLs: collaboration among logistics service providers creating more value for shippers
  • Trump declares war on the American supply chain
  • Logistics partner's failure to compensate workers costs Amazon $80,000

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • New call for Canada to rethink icebreaker building plans
  • Marcon brokers sale of 1980-built Foss tug
  • VIDEO: DARPA unveils sub-hunting super drone
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip stern trawler
  • Fincantieri books $478 million cruise ship order
  • Ship manager adds lay-up and recycling services
  • Ingalls awarded funding for DDG 123 construction

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • AAPA announces two winners for 'Port Person of the Year' honor
  • Coast Guard rescues surfer near Grays Harbor North Jetty
  • CMA CGM subsidiary company overseas transport of CALYPSO
  • US inks MOU with Cuba to boost maritime safety
  • Orion Marine awarded contract to build cofferdam around battleship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • 2M lines to start direct Asia-US Gulf link
    New MSC-Maersk loop will transit Panama Canal but use existing panamax class ships for now
  • Institute clauses contain pitfalls, Association of Average Adjusters warns
    'All risks' policies may not cover all risks, industry audience is told
  • Dynagas Partners inks long-term deals for two LNG carriers
    Tony Lauritzen-led owner doubles its revenue backlog, settling distribution 'concerns'
  • Empros Lines joins V.Ships in new bulker management unit
    Greece-based joint venture builds on Costamare model and starts with six vessels
  • GasLog takes first of eight 174,000 cu m newbuildings
    Samsung-built 'GasLog Greece' is among seven in the series that have long-term employment with Shell
  • Compressed peak seasons for US container shipping
    Strong cargo surge that does not last as long as in former years
  • China Merchants Holdings posts 6% growth in net profits
    Robust growth in overseas ports underpins volumes and earnings
  • China Oilfield Services hit by downturn and impairments
    Revenue declined mainly on lower contributions from drilling services segment
  • MOL to cut capesize bulker fleet by 10% and sell boxships
    Mitsui OSK Lines expects $1.6bn extraordinary loss from structural reforms, slightly less than previous forecast
  • Carnival Corp income jumps on healthy cruise demand
    Lower fuel expenses also contribute to earnings
  • Shipping rates for gas to remain low through 2016
    LNG projects to come online in Australia are expected to increase downward pressure on rates
  • Product tanker trade lacklustre after Easter holidays
    Market lacking activity except for MR trades in Atlantic basin
  • APM Terminals to build new 5m teu terminal in Tangier
    Focus on transhipment at Africa's first automated facility
  • China Shipping Container Lines posts net loss for 2015
    Results knocked by vessel writedowns and depressed freight rates in container shipping market
  • Mermaid Maritime unit awarded subsea services contract in Gulf of Thailand
    Two-year contract is worth around $10m and comes with a one-year extension option
  • Mercator sells another bulker to generate cash
    Bankrupt bulker owner disposes of a further vessel for $2.9m
  • Eagle Bulk in full restructuring mode
    New $60m loan facility leaves current shareholders with just 10% of recapitalised company
  • Why dry bulk vessel values are not what they seem
    Overstated accounting values threaten accuracy of dry cargo firms' financial statements

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • No major issues on first day of US Customs ACE rollout
  • Europe freight forwarders stand tall in daunting market
  • Maersk, MSC add all-water service to Houston, Mobile
  • Cosco, CSCL earnings illustrate need for merger
  • Collaboration held key to successful handling of mega-ships
  • Suez Canal offers steep discount, kind of
  • Russia's Bronka port starts price war for Baltic dominance
  • Highway permit denied, trucking company moves reactors over Lakes
  • G6 cancels more Asia-Europe sailings
  • Idle box ship fleet retreats from all-time high
  • APM Terminals to operate Africa's first automated terminal in Tangier

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • Fincantieri bags record orders, posts 2015 loss
    Italian shipbuilder loses EUR 289m during year but logs EUR 10.1bn in new contracts.
  • Eagle Bulk's quarterly operating loss grows
    But without costs of 2014 restructuring, bottom line looks better for bulker owner.
  • Eagle Bulk shares sink over dilution concerns
    Stock price plunges 50% as restructuring deal to see swathe of new shares issued to participating investors.
  • China Cosco confirms Valemax set at SWS
    Series of 10 giant bulkers placed at leading China State Shipbuilding yard.
  • Zodiac linked to Mizuho capesize
    Brokers believe Eyal Ofer-backed owner could soon add to its capesize fleet.
  • Grounded Greek supramax refloated
    Navigation on the Parana River is now re-established as EastMed's bulker freed.
  • Clarksons pay stays flat as profit climbs
    Top executives see renumeration remain stable despite jump in underlying earnings in 2015.
  • Dynagas strikes duo of time charter deals
    LNG carrier owner locks two vessels under long-term agreements but steps back from increased dividend.
  • Norwegian inks $481m luxury cruiseship deal
    Fincantieri to build 738-berth sistership to Seven Seas Explorer with delivery slated for 2020.
  • Chang Myung scraps capesize in $6.4m sale
    South Korean owner sends one of its veteran bulkers for scrap.
  • Suez Canal launches 30% toll discount
    Waterway's authority reduces its tariff after companies started avoiding Egypt to save costs.
  • Tanker blast kills two in Germany
    Explosion on motor tanker claims the lives of two workers aboard a motor tanker at Duisburg's yard.
  • APM Terminals expands Moroccan facility
    AP Moller-Maersk division in $861.5m investment at the Tanger Port.
  • MOL warns of losses from restructuring
    Japanese giant outlines restructuring plan which will see its Singaporean business transferred to Tokyo.
  • GC Rieber finds new non-oil customer
    Oslo-listed company signs eight-month deal with Nexans Norway for trenching and cable laying work.
  • Sales talk surrounds Teekay suezmax pair
    Rumours linking NAT with two tanker purchase thought to be unfounded.
  • Fake bomb warning on Attica-owned ferry
    Nothing suspicious found on Greek passengership moored at Piraeus after anonymous phone call.
  • Wintermar Offshore breaches multiple loan covenants
    Loans affected amount to 73% of its total bank debt of $120m and 24 vessels used as security.
  • Former Hawaii Superferry set for US-Canada route
    High-speed ferry set for new life re-connecting Yarmouth-Portland after seven-year absence.
  • Mercator Lines close to further asset disposal
    Shipowner enters into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of one of its panamax bulkers.
  • GoldenTree wins perch on Eagle Bulk board
    Steven Tananbaum's hedge fund comes out of recapitalisation agreement with director position.
  • Mermaid Maritime ties up second small offshore deal
    Thai offshore vessel operator awarded a subsea ROV services contract in the Gulf of Thailand.
  • At long last, Eagle Bulk strikes deal on debt
    New York-listed bulker owner to receive $105m in new liquidity as part of comprehensive recapitalisation.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: 2M Alliance to launch new Asia-USEC service
  • Echo expands footprint in Chicago
  • FAA projects air cargo to grow 4.5% in 2016
  • Asian airlines post decline in February freight volumes
  • Oakland terminal shutdown first test of new arbitration system
  • OOIDA sues to block federal truck safety rule
  • Judge puts plan for BNSF railyard in Los Angeles on hold
  • K.C. logistics park adds spec warehouses

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 31, 2016
  • France's Bourbon acquires 3 gas transportation companies from Jaccar
    Buys leader in ethane transportation with greater than 50% market share.
  • Chinese trader PetroChina takes on fuel oil storage tanks at Port Klang
    Port has container activity growth potential.
  • Fujairah trading firm FNSA Fuel expands trading operations
    Moves to bigger office in Akron Building.
  • Singapore Q2 ex-wharf 380 CST bunker fuel term inked at $0.5-$1/mt premiums
    Tight availability in December, H1 Jan pushed up term premium for Q1.
  • US DATA: EIA says fuel oil stocks up slightly; imports, production down
    Domestic fuel oil stocks ended the week at 46.013 million barrels, a build of just 36,000 barrels from the previous reporting period.
  • Crude futures inch higher after EIA reports build in US crude stocks
    US commercial crude oil stocks increased 2.299 million barrels to 534.834 million barrels in the week that ended March 25.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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