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February 4, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • HPH Trust net profit up 6pc to US$374.2 million as revenues rise 5pc
  • Baltic dry index slips to new low as demand continues to fall
  • Cheap bunker may lead to faster vessels increasing capacity: BIMCO
  • TraPac may take part of Oakland's Outer Harbour after PA's exit
  • CMA CGM hikes rate from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka US$300/TEU March 3
  • Damco launches China B2C Logistics Programme for e-commerce
  • India must be more port centric to catch up to China: port manager
  • UPS quarterly profit up 193pc to US$1.33 billion as revenues rise 1pc
  • Aviation firms test drones for inspection of aircraft, infrastructure
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo extends re-ups with Frankfurt Cargo Services

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Centre to give priority to developing five waterways: Gadkari
  • Employers asked to be ready for STCW 2010
  • New service to commence soon between Chittagong & Kolkata under Indo-Bangla Coastal Shipping Agreement
  • World fleet doubled in last three years
  • ZIM announces organisational restructuring
  • Basic pension of Group 'C' & 'D' retirees of Major Port Trusts & Dock Labour Boards to increase by 5.69 pc
  • JNPT contributes to CM's relief fund
  • Ministry of Shipping focusing on mechanisation, efficiency, capacity at Major Ports
  • Dedicated warehouse for Toyota Tsusho India inaugurated at Adani Logistics Park, Patli
  • India to buy more crude oil from Africa: Pradhan
  • Turkish cos keen to invest in Indian infra sector

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Quick climb up career ladder
  • New members for CTL
  • BDB representative for Elbe advisory committee
  • First Dreamliner for Saudia
  • Stepping up Iran-Europe general cargo services
  • Reaching the magic 4,000 vessel mark
  • New communication director for supply chain specialist
  • Panalpina introducing new software
  • US railway invests in network and freight cars
  • Vinci participating in Iran airports' expansion
  • Fair winds for La Rochelle in 2015
  • Bench and Hellmann cooperate
  • New front man for Trans-o-flex
  • Pegg to lead Atlas Breakbulk Alliance
  • Airfreight growing - but only slowly
  • Cutting edge safety system for new Gotthard tunnel
  • East Timor port goes to Bollore

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Marine insurers call for car carrier re-design after Modern Express loss
    Marine insurers may well be on a collisions course with the maritime market after the Modern Express incident prompted further calls for action from underwriters. Insurers have expressed concern over the safety of car carriers following the accident earlier this week. It has seen the association that represents the world's marine insurers call...
  • Meyer Turku receives gantry crane as investment kicks in
    Meyer Turku, the Finnish subsidiary of Germany's Meyer Werft group, has said it will buy a new 1,200-tonne gantry crane at a cost of EUR30 million (USD32.7 million). The crane will be delivered in 2018. This is the...
  • Shipbuilder HHIC deteriorates into loss
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, which is being managed by its main creditor Korea Development Bank now, incurred a KRW228 billion (USD193.4 million) loss for 2015, reversing a KRW71.7 billion profit for 2014. HHIC attributed the loss to cancelled bulk carrier orders...
  • India's inland waterways authority promises assured depth dredging contracts
    Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the agency tasked with developing the country's vast network of unexploited waterways for moving cargo, will opt for assured depth dredging contracts. This is to assuage one of the main concerns of private investors looking to put money into inland water transport sector -...
  • Quiet VLCC market worries analysts
    Activity on the VLCC market is less than the beginning of last year and spot freight rates languish under USD 50,000 per day as a result, which is troubling shipping analysts at Pareto Securities in Oslo. "Despite decent activity last week rates...
  • Pacific Carriers asks to lower time-charter rates
    As the dry bulk freight market continues to worsen, Pacific Carriers Ltd, the holding company of Malaysian Bulk Carriers, has caused a stir among Japanese ship owners by unilaterally paying half the agreed rates on long-term chartered-in tonnage. Sources in Japan's shipping community told IHS...
  • Royal IHC building unique dredger for DEME
    The multifunctional 15,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger that Netherlands-based Royal IHC is building for Belgium dredging and offshore giant DEME Group will be able to work in shallow water, environmentally-vulnerable areas, and dredge hard soils. Named the Bonny River, it will be...
  • Dry bulk gloom hits China's shipbuilding industry
    The Baltic Dry Index's deterioration to a historic low in 2015, has battered China's ambitions to be the world's top shipbuilding nation. Figures compiled by Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa show that based on the mainstream deep sea ships (bulk carriers over 20,000 dwt, crude and product tankers...
  • Bolloré to build new Timor-Leste port
    Paris-listed Bolloré Group was selected to build and operate a new USD424 million port close to Dili, capital of Timor-Leste. The project involves construction of a container and general handling cargo port on the southwest side of Tibar Bay, around 10 km west of Dili. The...
  • Record 2015 throughput not enough to boost Westports profit
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holdings (Westports) posted a 1% drop in net profit in 2015 despite recording all-time high container throughput of 9.05 million teu for the year. The company's net profit reached MYR504.9 million (USD119.8 million), slightly below the 2014 figure. Revenue rose 7% to MYR1.68 billion in the...
  • Indonesian port operator to upgrade seven eastern ports
    Indonesia's state-owned port operator Pelindo III has budgeted IDR1 trillion (USD72.4 million) to upgrade and develop seven ports in the eastern part of the huge Southeast Asian archipelago. The ports are Kalabahi Port, Lorens Say Maumere Port, and Waingapu Port that are located in East Nusa Tenggara, Sape Port in West...
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding diversifies into FPSOs
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding which has specialised in bulk carriers, has diversified into FPSO chartering as new ship orders have declined. MES has 14 bulkers on order and it expects to complete the last of those orders in 2018. On 1 February, MES established an FPSO Business Section...
  • Songa Offshore SE closes offices, plans to cut 200 onshore jobs
    Songa Offshore SE has closed offices in South Korea and Aberdeen, Scotland, and plans to reduce 200 onshore jobs as part of its corporate restructuring programme. Bjornar Iversen, CEO of Songa Offshore SE, attributed the rationale of office closures and job cuts to the depressed offshore drilling market, owing to...
  • Lloyd's Register wins USD0.7 million Hambantota port inspection job
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has secured a contract worth GBP0.5 million (USD0.7 million) to handle key safety and quality checks at LAUGFS Gas' liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal at Hambantota port, Sri Lanka. Under the contract signed with Sri Lanka-based LAUGFS Holdings, the LR team will cover...
  • US Coast Guard authorisation seeks Obama sign-off
    Moving LNG on US-flag vessels, bolstering security at foreign ports, and enhancing Arctic navigation were some of the provisions included in a US Coast Guard bill that now awaits White House approval. The Coast Guard Authorisation Act, which provides USD9.1 billion to the...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • 'Whopping' yield decline brings a 'new normal' to global air cargo markets
  • Full ahead for IRISL as it prepares to rejoin global liner trades after sanctions are lifted
  • Kalitta Air falls foul of pilots calling for better conditions
  • Trucking revenue keeps CH Robinson on the road to growth
  • SeaLand Atlantico a maritime alternative for Mexican perishables exports to the US
  • ZIm announces regional reorganisation and executive promotions
  • Nadia Ribeiro rejoins CEVA as head of South America cluster

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • TSB Canada reports on foundering of self propelled barge
  • MacGregor claims major advance in handling loads at depth
  • DEME orders new generation trailing suction hopper dredge
  • High Pressure SCR completes certification testing
  • Nordbay has a bad day

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Jensen Maritime nets contract to design pair of escort tugs
  • Coast Guard Port Captain lifts Coos Bay restrictions
  • Department of Homeland Security expanding Coast Guard maternity leave
  • Retail federation calling for East Coast labor stability
  • Alaska Airlines adding flight between Spokane, Anchorage

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Non-US marine insurers can now quote Iran business, IUMI confirms
    But ongoing Washington restrictions could hold back return by P&I clubs
  • Hyundai claims it is owed another $178m in bitter dispute with Fred. Olsen
    Hyundai's claims hold no merit and will be vigorously refuted, declares Norwegian offshore company
  • Panamax hits new record low
    South American grains moving east the only flicker of hope for market now
  • Product tanker rates soften amid chartering lull
    Despite dips this week, market is strong by historical standards
  • Tidewater cuts loss with a quarter of fleet in lay-up
    Loss eased by lower impairments as 70 vessels are stacked at end of 2015
  • The fall and rise of Euronav
    Anatomy of a transformed crude tanker company
  • Idle box fleet falls in lead-up to Chinese New Year
    But numbers will soon rise with analysts anticipating a post-new year deluge
  • Marine insurance faces challenging 2016, warns Dieter Berg
    IUMI conference will highlight effective underwriting in a changing environment
  • Navios Partners axes remaining cash distributions
    'Painful' but 'very viable' decision to redirect cash towards potential acquisitions, says Angeliki Frangou
  • Tianjin blast could cost marine insurers $3bn
    Assessment efforts hampered by attitude of Chinese authorities, IUMI warns
  • London Gateway reaps rewards of UK storms
    River Thames port has received 25 ad hoc calls diverted from Felixstowe in recent months due to high winds
  • Correction
    Photo error in tanker hijack story
  • Bourbon to keep up to a fifth of fleet stacked as 13 more ships are laid up
    Currency gains mask fall in full-year revenue in continued market slump
  • Iron ore exports from Port Hedland to China fall 12%
    Lower demand from China and cyclone port closure affect export volumes
  • Royal Caribbean sees 42% rise in 2015 adjusted net income
    Figure excludes $399.3m non-cash impairment charge incurred from Pullmantur brand refocus
  • Civmec completes purchase of Australian shipbuilder
    Acquisition to help strengthen company's presence on Australia's east coast
  • Hyundai Group unveils measures to help shipping line HMM
    Conglomerate to sell three financial subsidiaries via open bidding
  • Damen gets government approval to buy stake in Vietnam yard
    Partnership to gradually reduce Vietnamese authorities' share of the business
  • ABS inks pact with Cosco on trans-Arctic shipping
    Partners to expand Cosco's use of the Northeast Passage, explore navigational routes in the Northwest Passage and develop ice-class ships
  • Norway exempts annual fees for laid-up offshore support vessels
    Exemption expected to save the industry around $265,000
  • Maersk Line picks Hong Kong for Asia region HQ
    Carrier cuts number of regional offices to seven
  • Suezmax market sees mixed sentiment on week's fixtures
    Flurry of Middle Eastern inquiries contrasts with sluggish activity elsewhere

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Hub Group rounds out tumultuous year with double-digit profit
  • USA Truck profit up, revenue down
  • Ryder System to rein in leased fleet growth in 2016
  • Class 8 truck orders plunge
  • Truck pricing drops, volumes rise at CH Robinson
  • CP: NS merger would meet STB standards
  • Oakland bankruptcy won't deter Ports America investment elsewhere
  • Lynch to succeed Foltz as Georgia ports chief
  • Late sales kicks Brazil shoe exports up
  • Greece ports prepare for third strike this year
  • Container shortage forces Russia rail service cuts
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port relaxes customs process for exports
  • Europe, Asia-Pacific stalled air cargo growth in 2015
  • Bollore wins deep-sea concession in Timor-Leste
  • US East Coast ports grab nine-month 2015 container market lead
  • Container weight rules require new SOPs, shipper finds
  • Simonetti takes on Contship Italia VP role

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • VLCC market propels DHT Q4
    Tanker owner hits profit marks and says its shares are "attractive investment."
  • Capital Product charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.
  • Capital charters two boxships
    The diversified tanker and boxship firm announces new charters for redelivered vessels.
  • Ardmore share price plunges after miss
    New York-listed products tanker owner sees stock shed 13% as dividend declines.
  • Navios Partners drops after payout chopped
    MLP sees market value tumble after investor payout is iced but purchasing kitty well-stocked.
  • DNV and Russians signal detente
    Deal aims to push through rules for classing ships plying Arctic waters.
  • Petrobras exec faces 12 years in jail
    The $2.1bn "Lava Jato" case grinds on as TMT head remains out of reach.
  • Ship inspector lied to HK crash inquiry
    Wong Kam-ching convicted of perjury in trial relating to life-vests on board Lamma IV ferry.
  • Safe Bulkers pushes out debt again
    Greek owner wins deal from DNB to push back $145m loan by two years.
  • General strike to hit Greek ports
    Dockers to participate in industrial action against Syriza's new insurance and pension plans.
  • HMM creditors demand 30% charter cuts
    Korean owner needs to slash fleet costs if it wants to access fresh funds.
  • Navios Partners ends dividend as profit falls
    The bulker and boxship company said cash needed as dry powder for S&P deals.
  • Ardmore stays bullish despite earnings miss
    Anthony Gurnee-led owner falls short of forecasts in the final quarter of 2015.
  • Lyubov talks go on as crew wait
    14 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers still in limbo in Spain as cargoship manager changes.
  • Tidewater reduces third quarter loss
    New York-listed owner sees cost reduction programme bear fruit hot on the heels of payout suspension.
  • Drifting cargoship anchored off UK
    RNLI says Aasvik lost power south-east of Tenby on Monday.
  • WEC Lines launches new run
    Dutch feedership operator linking Iberia to northern Europe.
  • Subsea 7 renews long-term North Sea deal
    Offshore vessel owner clinches strategic agreement with six oil companies as it buys back more bonds.
  • Mitsui Engineering lowers 2016 forecast
    Big losses from the construction of four ships hurt the Japanese shipbuilder in the first nine months to December.
  • Vietnamese bulker burns off Haiphong
    Firefighters tackled blaze in accommodation block of South Star in Tonkin Bay.
  • Arpeni Pratama delays bond payments
    Indonesian shipowner keeping hold of cash until restructuring is complete.
  • Daiichi seeks cash from creditors
    Bankrupt Japanese owner delays rehabilitation plan as it chases new investment.
  • Bourbon lays up another 13 PSVs
    French owner says demand decreasing and more stacking could be carried out as it combats downturn.
  • BP cancels Oceaneering charter
    Oil major scraps deal for Houston company's offshore support vessel.
  • Jungerhans orders up to eight feeders
    German owner heads to China for four firm 1,000-teu ships, with options.
  • Bourbon lays up another 13 offshore supply ships
    French owner says demand decreasing and more stacking could be carried out as it combats downturn.
  • Maersk Line consolidates Asia HQ in Hong Kong
    Danish liner giant downsizes Singapore operation as it combines two Asian regions into one.
  • Maersk Line shifts Asia regional HQ to Hong Kong
    Danish liner giant downsizes Singapore operation as it consolidates two Asian regions into one.
  • Songa Offshore to slash staff and close offices
    Arne Blystad-backed drilling rig operator latest offshore company to announce staff cuts.
  • HPH Trust ends the financial year in the black
    Hong Kong and China port operator says to focus on tariffs and cost improvements in 2016.
  • Resolve recruits Costa Concordia salvage master
    Industry veteran joins Florida-headquartered company as part of its global expansion.
  • Subsea 7 set to exit Singapore for KL
    Rising costs of doing business in Lion Republic said to be behind decision to switch cities.
  • GSL to buy up $28.4m in bonds
    New York-listed containership owner to use excess cash flow to cut debt.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: GPA chief Foltz to step down
  • OOIDA rolls back N.Y. highway fee on truckers
  • Coast Guard bill heads to President
  • Yusen Logistics posts soaring profits
  • U.S.-flag lakers see decline in January volumes
  • Estes Express expands use of solar power
  • Executive moves: The Greenbrier Cos. and CargoTec
  • U.S. steel imports tumble 12.6% in 2015
  • Port of Gothenburg volumes rise 3% in 2015
  • Port of Los Angeles terminal fails to meet air quality standards
  • Port of Oakland task force seeks to reduce drayage wait times
  • Global air cargo growth slows in 2015
  • Kewill, INTTRA expand partnership
  • Aramex looking at additional acquisitions
  • Cargo flights suspended as airline workers in Brazil, Argentina go on strike

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • 180 CST fuel market shrinks on regulation, market economics
    Fuel becoming obsolete with just pockets of demand persisting.
  • US DATA: EIA says fuel oil stocks saw largest weekly build since November
    US residual fuel oil stocks rose nearly 1 million barrels in the week that ended Friday.
  • COSCO, ABS to work jointly on trans-Atlantic shipping developments
    Voyages between core Asian, European ports could be cut by 4,000 miles
  • Russian refineries cut January throughput on poor economics
    Attractiveness of Russian fuel oil exports deteriorated significantly due to weak fuel oil prices in NWE.
  • Egypt's EGPC opens $400 mil letter of credit for Q1 fuel imports: report
    500,000 mt of fuel oil is required monthly in Egypt.
  • ExxonMobil to bring 6 upstream projects online in 2016, add 250,000 boe/d capacity
    Refineries investments to generate higher value product yields: bunker fuel oil to ULSD
  • Novorossiisk bunker prices rebound as product overhang clears
    Earlier weather delays now cleared.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
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
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
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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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