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BRIEFS
September 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate soars 37pc to US$949/TEU, drops 6.1pc to Med ports
  • CMA CGM posts US$109 million quarterly loss as revenues fall 18.6pc
  • 3 hurt as welders spark major fire aboard 9,030-TEUer docked at Hamburg
  • OOCL tells shippers their cargo will stay clear of Hanjin contamination
  • European shippers demand terminals release Hanjin boxes to consignees
  • Le Havre returns to normal after 24-hour wildcat strike by dockers
  • APM Terminals to invest US$70 million to expand New Jersey capacity
  • Oman's Sohar port grows 18pc in the first half to 313,000 TEU
  • ELIRON tracks LCL shipment all the way along the Silk Route
  • Freightos to buy WebCargoNet for its global air cargo rates database
  • CH Robinson to acquire forwarder APC Logistics for US$225 million
  • U-Freight invests in warehouse development to support e-commerce drive
  • Cathay goes to Boston and offers 17 weekly flights to Vancouver
  • Boeing delivers Dreamliner to Uzbekistan Airways loaded with relief supplies
  • Morrison Express partners with CFS facility at Ohio's Rickenbacker airport
  • Silk Way Airlines adds fourth Boeing 747-8F freighter to its fleet

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Are fleets shrinking?
  • Road improvements in Canada
  • New wagons to transport silica sand products
  • MOL still member of FTSE4 good index series
  • Family-owned Memphis-based forwarder selects CEO
  • Freight trains running on Angren-Pap railway
  • Pile drivers go into action in Mukran
  • Scary scenario: major cargo crimes double in H1
  • Pacific Northwest port CEO officially installed
  • Antwerp-African cooperation
  • Diagonal rail service across USA
  • U-Freight ploughing cash into e-commerce sector
  • Thai getting to know new longhaul flagship
  • Second try for Austrian Airline's 2nd Iran destination
  • Setting foot in Australia and New Zealand
  • Reinforcement for marine lawyer's Hong Kong office

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Exmar considers FSRU sale to Vopak
  • Relentless fleet growth wrecks dry bulk market
  • TSHD Taccola modified for offshore work
  • Hanjin collapse moves into legal waters as shippers go after their cargo
  • Yoo Chang-keun set to return as HMM CEO
  • DSME's normalisation to be carried out 'relentlessly', says FSC chief
  • CIMC fell into red for the first time in 22 years
  • Hanjin Shipping fall ramps up rates on Asia-Europe
  • Courts approve Hanjin Shipping's application for protection
  • Antwerp makes first West African port investment
  • China Merchants profit dives 39% as acquisitions boost throughput in double digits
  • HMM moves to plug capacity hole left by Hanji

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Blow for Chapman Freeborn as six US execs quit for AirX as it sets up cargo arm
  • GAC announces sweeping regional management changes
  • Fire at Gap distribution centre slows online orders
  • Shippers face soaring rates as they battle for alternative space after Hanjin collapse
  • Analysis: Amazon circles, ready to swoop as Clipper Logistics is set to fly?
  • Maersk seeks shipyard partnerships to build more ships in China
  • Logiters buy puts a spring in our step, says an ID Logistics in expansion mode

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Two companies, two engineers convicted in magic pipe case
  • China moves to limit shipping emissions
  • Seastreak to add 600 passenger cat to fleet
  • Vigor delivers new San Francisco fireboat

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Peace Boat Ecoship
    New concept ship project looking to become reality in 2020
  • The digital craze
    Where does the hype end and the reality begin with maritime digital services?
  • Hanjin-chartered vessel unable to get through Suez Canal
    Hanjin is $17.9m in arrears to Ciner Ship Management for four chartered vessels
  • Shipyards' gloom holds a silver lining for LNG shipping
    Korean crisis could lead to fewer newbuilding deliveries
  • Hanjin bankruptcy to drive freight rates upwards
    Carriers look to take full advantage of slot space shortage
  • Frontline waiting to pounce on bargain VLCCs
    Tanker giant licks its lips as low prices for newbuilding VLCC resales have further to fall, offering good investments
  • Suez extends boxship rebate
    Incentive offered to catch backhaul transits
  • Busan foots the bill to get Hanjin ships processed
    Guarantees allow eight Hanjin vessels to enter and berth at Busan
  • SBM Offshore-Petrobras corruption leniency deal rejected
    Brazilian court strikes down $340m agreement for immunity over corruption charges
  • Lines seek to reassure customers over Hanjin cargoes
    Contingency measures put in place to recover boxes
  • APM Terminals invests $70m in raising Port Elizabeth capacity
    New berth to take advantage of raised Bayonne Bridge and expanded Panama Canal
  • Algoma collects refund guarantee from Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries
    Refund to partly finance newbuilding deals inked in China and Croatia
  • 2M set to benefit from Hanjin carnage
    But CKYHE faces serious threat from failed Korean line
  • Five Stars Fujian resumes sailing
    Crew receives backpay, vessel receives bunkers and a 12 month ban from Australian ports
  • South Korea's history of shipping bankruptcies
    Can Hanjin emerge from receivership like Pan Ocean and Korea Line?
  • Zodiac Maritime and Eastern Pacific join legal action against Hanjin Shipping
    Lawsuits relate to charter hire payments owed
  • Hanjin court receivership application approved
    Update: 45 Hanjin vessels stuck at sea, of which 41 are containerships and four bulk carriers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • BNSF intermodal service to provide faster PNW-Texas transits
  • Hanjin bankruptcy fallout headed to inland warehouses
  • FMC issues guidelines for Hanjin-related assistance
  • Trans-Pacific spot rates spike as Hanjin flounders
  • Shipowners seeking Hanjin compensation take aim at customers
  • Storm halts port work as it moves up East Coast
  • CMA CGM slumps into the red as it integrates APL
  • US trucking firms hiring workers at faster pace
  • China Merchants Ports profit plunges despite double-digit volume gains
  • Danaos details exposure to Hanjin bankruptcy
  • NY-NJ port completes 50-foot channel project
  • Indian major ports largely unaffected by general strike
  • Claims against Hanjin flood in as customers seek their cargo
  • Asia-Europe spot rates rocket after Hanjin collapse
  • HMM deploys ships to pick up stranded Hanjin cargo

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Hanjin boxship arrested off California
    World Fuel gets Hanjin Montevideo in its clutches. Judge bats down another effort.
  • Exmar talks to Vopak to sell FSRU unit
    Moves comes as Exmar still looking to charter out small barge-based FSRU vessel.
  • Maersk intact from Hanjin; shippers fret
    Danish conglomerate has limited business exposure to South Korean owner with only six vessels.
  • Owners 'regret' but accept Bremer sale
    Mounting losses in shipping loan portfolio forces sale of 133-year old bank.
  • Greece says Russian ship flouted sanctions
  • Maersk intact from Hanjin but shippers worry
    Danish conglomerate has limited business exposure to South Korean owner with only six vessels.
  • Second owner targets Hanjin in US lawsuits
    Zodiac Maritime-linked company targets South Korean operator with asset seizure cases in Los Angeles and Baltimore.
  • Hanjin Shipping targeted in US lawsuit
    First US litigation after receivership filing seeks to seize assets in California over unpaid charter hire.
  • Russia could sell SCF stake by end 2016
    Economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev sees disposal of 25% slice in tanker owner taking place this year.
  • Weaker demand leads to Carnival downgrade
    Morgan Stanley cuts stock rating after survey brings signs of 'rough seas'.
  • Greek aframax lost propulsion in Turkey
    A tanker owned by New Shipping suffers engine problem in Bosphorus, obstructing traffic.
  • Ostensjo PSV wins Shell term deal
    Edda Fram chartered to oil major for at least three months.
  • Fire hits Seadream cruiseship off Italy
    Passengers evacuated safely after blaze breaks out in engine room.
  • Statoil deals drive AHTS rate rises
    Norwegian oil major reduces tonnage pool with spot charters of five ships.
  • Maridive moves PSV after Petrobras deal ends
    Egyptian owner shifting supply ship back home from Brazil.
  • Sincere offloads woodchip carrier
    Taiwanese owner to book loss on disposal of veteran vessel.
  • Eight Hanjin ships to berth in Busan
    Troubled Korean owner says barred vessels will finally be allowed to dock at key terminal.
  • U-Ming Marine makes another loss
    Taiwanese owner follows first quarter deficit with more red ink.
  • Team Tankers in large share repurchase
    Oslo-listed chemical tanker operator spends NOK 7.8m in latest round of stock buybacks.
  • Shipbreaker killed in fall from vessel
    Bangladeshi man dies in hospital after accident at KR Recycling Yard.
  • Algoma confirms collection of refund guarantees
    Great Lakes bulker owner brings failed Nantong Mingde newbuilding saga to a close.
  • Euromar steps in for failed Hanjin fixture
    South Korean shipowner's spare ships now being shunned by would-be charters, says Alphaliner.
  • Spot rates sky-rocket after Hanjin collapse
    Shippers should expect increasing freight costs and tight allocation for several weeks, warns Drewry.
  • US filing expected as Hanjin ships halted
    Chapter 15 filing predicted to be filed soon as ships wait just out of seizure range.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • Southeast U.S. ports prepare for Hurricane Hermine
    Deepwater seaports in the southeastern United States are bracing for expected severe weather Friday from Hurricane Hermine. The Georgia Por...
  • STB proposes 'streamlined' small rate dispute process
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) proposing a new "streamlined" procedure to...
  • UPS to raise delivery rates 4.9%
    UPS announced Thursday that rates for its U.S. Ground, U.S. Air and international package services, as well as for air freight between the ...
  • Canada Post, union workers agree to short-term labor deal
    Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have agreed to two new short-term labor contracts, according to statements from...
  • World ACD: Global airfreight market shows 'modest' growth in July
    Global airfreight volumes grew for the second straight month in July 2016, rising 1.8 percent from pared with the same 2015 period after a ...
  • NTSB investigates rail-car rupture in West Virginia
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a team to investigate the breach of a rail tank-car and the subsequent release...
  • Sand Springs Railway acquires Oklahoma steel mill site
    Sand Springs Railway Co. (SS), which offers freight service between Tulsa and Sand Springs, Okla., has acquired a 146-acre steel mill site ...
  • First ethane export departs new Houston terminal
    Enterprise Products Partners has opened a new ethane export terminal in the Port of Houston, one of many industrial developments on the shi...
  • AS Survey: Shippers highly exposed to Hanjin collapse
    More than 72 percent of beneficial cargo owners and ocean intermediaries surveyed by American Shipper Thursday and Friday said they current...
  • Under Armour reveals plans for new e-commerce distribution center
    Under Armour this week announced its plan to open a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution and warehouse facility at Sparrows Point in Baltim...
  • ATA: Driver turnover decline continues at truckload carriers
    Annualized driver turnover rates at large truckload fleets slipped another 6 percentage points to 83 percent during the second quarter of 2...
  • Spot freight rates soar in wake of Hanjin insolvency
    The Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) rose sharply this week, reflecting Hanjin Shipping's decisionto file for receivership , leaving...
  • Port of Longview names Krehbiel CEO
    Norm Krehbiel has been named the Port of Longview's new chief executive officer. He has served as interim CEO at the Washington state port...
  • Executive Moves: GAC Group and Virgin Atlantic Cargo
    Logistics and marine services provider GAC Group has appointed Erland Ebbersten , formerly group vice president for the Africa, Russia and ...
  • Pakistani man receives sentencing in U.S. for attempting to export military equipment
    The Justice Department on Thursday said Syed Vaqar Ashraf of Lahore, Pakistan was sentenced to 33 months in jail by U.S. District Judge Ros...
  • Port of New York/New Jersey's man channel deepening project reaches completion
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Thursday that the deepening of the port's main navi...
  • Sutter, 'father of the 747,' dies at 95
    Joseph F. Sutter, who is considered within the aviation industry as the "father of the 747," died Aug. 30 at the age of 95. Sutter led the...
  • Nearly three in four shippers have cargo on Hanjin ships
    More than 70 percent of beneficial cargo owners and ocean intermediaries surveyed by American Shipper Thursday said they currently have carg...
  • NEWS FLASH: Southeast U.S. ports brace for Hurricane Hermine
    Deepwater seaports in the southeastern United States are bracing for expected severe weather tomorrow from Hurricane Hermine. The Georgia...
  • BWR: Hanjin's impact on various trades
    Utilizing BlueWater Reporting's Carrier Trade Route Deployment Report, the chart below provides an overview of Hanjin's impact on the follo...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
  • USGC marine fuel prices improve relative to crude despite weak demand
    The Houston IFO 380 CST-Brent crack has narrowed roughly $1.25/b, or 10%, since the halfway point of August
  • Hanjin Shipping's bankruptcy to be felt across commodities markets
    The South Korean company, the world's seventh-biggest container shipping company, went into court receivership Thursday.
  • Oil complex recovers some ground after four-day slide
    NYMEX October light sweet crude settled $1.28 higher at $44.44/b, still $3.20 lower than last Friday's settle. ICE November Brent rose $1.38 to settle at $46.83/b.
  • Hurricane Hermine closes second USAC port; marine activities impacted: trade
    The Coast Guard closed the port of Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday.
  • External: Wired Bunkering

›››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
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
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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