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January 7, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Big east-west shippers see 2015 contract rates fall as much as 14pc: Drewry
  • Baltic Dry index slides to all-time low as China bulk imports slacken
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port creeps up on Hong Kong - tops 20 million TEU in 2015
  • Beijing to spend US$460 billion on new railways over next 5 years
  • Kuehne + Nagel picks Singapore as base to serve ASEAN region
  • Danes check out business deals in Iran, Maersk in talks, MSC makes move
  • China's November services trade deficit widens to US$15.6 billion
  • Taiwan opposition leader says cross-strait semiconductor deal too risky
  • New York-New Jersey November box volume up 3.3pc to 500,608 TEU
  • Hong Kong-listed builder to study feasibility of Nova Scotia box shop
  • Big challenges loom in British forwarding in 2016, BIFA chief warns
  • CP-NS railway bid part of renewed trend of cross-border mergers
  • CN and CP fined US$6.4 million for overcharging for grain haul
  • Israel creates first aviation cyber innovation security centre
  • IATA expects weak demand for air freight to continue into 2016
  • Top Nigerian aviation consultant says sector restructuring long overdue
  • FedEx Freight changes booking system to base rates on US zip codes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • ASSOCHAM conference to deliberate on Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways as Catalysts for Maritime Development
  • Spot rates see all-round surge
  • Adani Ports & MSC's Terminal Investment to jointly develop major transhipment hub at Mundra Port
  • Ravi Parmar appointed full-time Chairman of Kandla Port Trust
  • Truck rentals down by 2-2.5 pc in Dec. 2015
  • INR falls sharply against dollar
  • Manufacturing PMI contracts for first time since Oct. 2013
  • Assocham Conference Programme
  • Businesses expect to recover in global trade, says survey

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hawaiian names new rep for South Korea
  • Algerian forwarder invests in trucks
  • Semitrailer starts life with a cruise
  • Eco ISO for Lan Cargo
  • Gecas selects SVP for cargo programs
  • Leviathan in London
  • New CSO for freight car provider
  • Single shelter for rail forwarders
  • Latin American cargo decline continues in November
  • Congratulations to ISS
  • Agility collars contract in Japan
  • Trailer maker names successor for sales division
  • Saudi Arabia suspends services to/from Iran
  • Marked modal shift in Switzerland
  • Container carrier back to Iran
  • Imperial snaps up Van den Anker

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Multi-purpose survey vessel coated with Ecospeed in Poland
    In November Ecospeed was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel Imor in Gdansk, Poland. The 32,5-meter catamaran is owned by the Maritime Institute in Gdansk and was designed to perform a range of tasks such as oceanographic measurements, hydrographic or geophysical operations and bottom inspection. Due to...
  • Fishers Pulse 8X metal detector rated #1 by Homeland Security
    JW Fishers Pulse 8X has been rated the best underwater metal detector by the US Department of Homeland Security's SAVER program. The System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program was established to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. Located within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, the SAVER...
  • Surprise Gift: Port Everglades Breaks Its Own Single-Day Passenger World Record
    BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- Officials at Broward County's Port Everglades knew Sunday, December 20,2015, was a busy cruise day, but they didn't realize how busy. Port Everglades actually broke its own world record for the most cruise passengers to embark and debark in a single day - 53,485 guests. The...
  • APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles Sets New Record with the Largest Container Ship Call ever at a US Port
    The newly launched 18,000 TEU-class capacity CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin deployed on maiden voyage for French-based line's trans-Pacific Pearl River Express Service linking major ports in China with US West Coast. - 11,200 containers handled during 56 hours of port operations, including one shift of nine cranes at 29 gross moves...
  • Small, Thin Genset Muffler Fits In The Tightest Of Spaces
    Fitting a generator and its exhaust system into a new build or a retrofit can be challenging, especially in a confined engine room. Marine Exhaust Systems solves the space problem with its new whisper-quiet Series 4 Thinline Wall Pack Generator Muffler. Currently designed for up to 35 kW gensets, the muffler...
  • RINA - QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award
    Innovation is key to success in all sectors of the maritime industry, and such innovation will stem from the development of research carried out by engineers and scientists in universities and industry, pushing forward the boundaries of design, construction and operation of marine vessels and structures. The Royal Institution of...
  • Cruise ship Marco Polo leaves Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen after 10th Special Survey
    Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Launched in 1964 as the Aleksandr Pushkin, she was in for her 10th special survey and general...
  • Adani to expand its JV terminal with MSC outfit at Mundra Port
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has announced expansion of the container terminal it runs at Mundra port in India's northwestern state of Gujarat through an equal joint venture with Terminal Investment Ltd S A and convert it into a transhipment hub for the Middle East and South...
  • Jaya settles dispute with MMA
    Singapore-listed Jaya Holding has entered a settlement deed with MMA Offshore Asia (MMA) over alleged breach of warranties in the purchase of its offshore marine businesses. Both parties have reached a full and final settlement of the arbitration proceedings, effective today. According to Jaya's filing to Singapore stock exchange, the company and...
  • Havila Shipping seeks way out of financial difficulties
    Havila Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services company, has entered into an agreement with its secured and unsecured bank lenders to reduce amortisation for three years, postpone maturities and replace all existing covenants, subject to bondholder approval and a minimum NOK 200 million equity issue. The agreement calls to cut annual...
  • NYK to shed assets as volatile markets bite
    Credit: Daniel FerroJapan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha could sell or scrap more ships as its chief Tadaaki Naito declared the company would keep assets light in volatile businesses, in his New Year message. Naito alluded to the container and dry bulk sectors, which are grappling with structural overcapacity. He said, "The outlook for...
  • Weaker Chinese fuel oil demand to weigh on tankers
    A VLCC, pictured. Photo: Southern Cross MaritimeVolumes of fuel oil imported to China are expected to continue to fall, reducing long-haul fuel oil trades on VLCCs and suezmax tankers, according to a report issued by Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. China is the third-largest global importer of fuel oil but imports have...
  • Oriental Energy sets up Singapore office
    Chinese LPG importer Oriental Energy has opened an office in Singapore as it looks to expand trading and chartering operations. China is set to import high amounts of LPG to feed its propane dehydrogenation plants, with imports expected to top 8 million tonnes of LPG for 2015. Representatives of LPG shipping companies and trading...
  • Chinese shipyard declared bankrupt
    State-run shipyard Zhoushan Wuzhou Ship Repairing & Building Co Ltd has been declared bankrupt by a local court in Zhejiang province. According to sources, Zhoushan Immediate People's Court has accepted a filing by Zhejiang Shipping Group regarding the bankruptcy of its subsidiary shipyard, following an accumulation of debts of about RMB911...
  • MSC restarts Iran service
    Photo: AffeldtMediterranean Shipping Co has resumed calls to Iran after suspending services in 2012 in response to trade sanctions imposed on Tehran for its nuclear programme. The Geneva-based carrier partially restarted operations in April 2014, using a third-party feeder service that enabled cargo to be transhipped at Jebel Ali, Dubai...
  • Port productivity not a priority for lines, says terminal operator
    Photo: PAShipping lines are showing more interest in working with terminals to improve port productivity but it is not prioritised and there is a huge opportunity for improvement in the area, according to a major multi-location terminal operator. The operator introduced pricing incentives for better productivity to its commercial contracts with...
  • Crew is safe and ship ready to go, says Swiber
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings has confirmed with IHS Fairplay that no crew was injured from its ship running aground in Mexico. Moreover, Swiber told IHS Fairplay that the 1,475 dwt anchor handling tug supply, Swiber Torunn, did not sustain any damages after encountering strong winds and rough sea swells on...
  • China's Honghua enters Middle Eastern market with rig order
    Hong Kong-listed rig-builder Honghua Group has secured an order of an ultra-deep drilling rig with Kuwait Drilling Company (KDC) worth HKD194 million (USD25 million). The contractual price for the construction of the rig is relatively low after taking account of its specification and capability for operating in harsh environments. The contract...
  • Box ship sales to pick up in January, says shipbroker
    London-headquartered shipbroker, Braemar ACM, expects sale and purchase activities of container ships to pick up in January. Braemar ACM said that the anticipated low pricing for the container vessel market will attract more buyers. According to the shipbroker, one of the telling signs for the increased activities is in the 2,000...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Protectionist tactics': Etihad anger at court ruling on airberlin codeshare flights
  • BIMCO's high hopes for 2016 already waning
  • Analysis: the 'Black Horses' that may find riding out a sluggish freight market difficult
  • ANA first Japanese carrier to buy 'non-cargo-friendly' A380s
  • Zim delays New York IPO due to weak market conditions
  • DB Schenker has competition concerns after ORR probe into box rail markets
  • Seoul-Incheon's Kwang-Soo Lee appointed to TIACA board

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • DNV GL issues update on Tier III NOX regs
  • First X-Stern hull arrives at Ulstein Verft
  • EU funded project develops new bridge designs
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Kerri McClellan
  • Polarcus to restructure, could still face impairment charges
  • Alfa Laval names Ross Glendinning Senior VP, Service
  • Denmark seeks tougher sulfur emission limit enforcement
  • W&O acquires EMI

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Longview Port Commission terminates current CEO
  • Drewry's Benchmark Club reports freight rates down during fourth quarter
  • Crowley Maritime names McClellan vice president/deputy general counsel
  • Port of Port Angeles cancels airport modification public meeting
  • Agreement with Chembulk Tankers expanded by Inchcape Shipping

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Panamax steady amid fresh BDI lows
    Despite slight rebound at end of 2015, fundamentals kick in to draw down rates
  • Prime Shipping orders two chemical tankers with Chinese shipyard
    Tanker company has an option to add two more to its orderbook
  • Baltic Dry Index hits record low second day in row
    Oversupplied markets drag overall index down
  • Product tanker rates mostly up on light distillates flows
    But market not yet in full action after holidays
  • CMES secures $76m time charters with BP and CPC
    China Merchants Group unit also sells six ageing handymax bulkers
  • Polarcus agrees debt restructuring with stakeholders
    Low case forecasts still see cash exhausted in 2017
  • Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group to complete restructuring
    Zhejiang province eyes further consolidation of the regional port industry
  • Challenging year blunts share traders' preferences
    Shipping companies' preferred shares fell during 2015 with most dry cargo issues ending at steep discounts to par value
  • Asian shipping lines resume calls to Iran
    Hanjin, HMM, Evergreen started Iran port calls in 2015
  • Lloyd's List most read stories 2015
    A strong showing by the ever-popular Lloyd's List Top 100 and Next Generation, while the world's biggest ship MSC Oscar continued to turn heads, the Costa Concordia master continued to raise eyebrows and Hoegh Osaka just simply turned over
  • Mitsubishi-led consortium sells stake in Brazil shipyard amid slowdown and scandals
    Price tag for sale of the 30% stake is said to be 'symbolic'
  • Angelicoussis confirmed as buyer of Star Bulk and Scorpio capes
    Fresh seven-vessel haul puts Greek owner at forefront of industry 'big guns' snapping up big bulkers in distress
  • Gener8 Maritime sells MR tanker for $17.5m
    Gener8 Consul will be delivered to buyer next month
  • North Europe container volumes forecast to continue decline in 2016
    The way only a few industries are still shifting sourcing and output to Asia may be contributing to the slowdown, says Hackett report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • US truck capacity still climbing toward peak, latest data show
  • Ports America to operate Baltimore intermodal facility
  • KCS 'cautious' going into 2016
  • West Coast ports' volume up in November
  • Teamsters file labor charges against New England trucking firm
  • JDA's transportation management software to use Inttra
  • Ukraine to drastically overhaul customs processes
  • Air France faces fresh strikes
  • Trans-Atlantic tops other container trades in profitability prospects
  • Adani Group and MSC aim to make Mundra India's largest port
  • Slide show: Trends poised to shape 2016
  • Lines need to cooperate with ports to boost productivity, terminal exec says
  • DP World: We are trying to restore normalcy at Nhava Sheva Terminal
  • Modest round of GRIs planned before Chinese New Year
  • Contract rates follow spot market decline on major trades, Drewry says

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Second export cargo loads at Enterprise
    Aframax tanker Angelica Schulte pulls up to Enterprise Product Partners dock in Texas.
  • Gasoline moves push up clean tanker rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Crewman dies on Japanese bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Gasoline moves push rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Golar buys back shares
    The LNG carrier owner and operator said the buyback was part of swap agreement.
  • Two saved from sinking tug
    US Coast Guard rescues crew from capsized vessel off New Orleans.
  • Crewman dies on bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Ro-pax blocked in Marseille
    French workers target first call of Corsica Linea ship as ferry war with privatised SNCM hots up.
  • Stabbert buys pipe-layer
    US shipowner builds fleet by taking Deep Constructor from Technip.
  • China VLCC locks in pair on period deals
    Parent China Merchants also warns of small loss following disposal of veteran bulkers.
  • Mercator "quitting Singapore"
    Banks could take over assets of Indian owner's Lion City bulker subsidiary, TV report claims.
  • Polarcus seals $587m restructuring
    Middle East owner agrees debt and charter reduction package as it bolsters finances.
  • Greeks top second hand spending in 2015
    Allied data shows Hellenic owners outspent international rivals in each core area during 2015.
  • Berg in at Wilhelmsen
    Retiring CFO Nils Dyvik to be replaced by private equity executive.
  • Australian tug crews to go on strike next week
    Operations in the country's biggest ports likely to be disrupted if workers walk over labour agreement.
  • TAG Offshore adds AHTS
    Indian owner buys 1999-built vessel formerly operated by France's Bourbon.
  • Danske upgrades GasLog after falls
    Bank places buy rating on shipowner after "unjustified" selldown in December.
  • Riverside signs lease
    New ferry service to Vancouver is a step closer after deal with harbour authority.
  • Japanese pulling out
    Shipbuilders to give up stake in Brazilian yard Ecovix due to low oil price and Petrobras scandal.
  • Boxship delayed at Hanjin
    Korean shipbuilder pushes back $72m vessel by three months.
  • HAL no-brainer
    Federal judge overturns $21.5m judgment against Holland America Line.
  • Betting on big, Gener8 sells smallest ship
    Georgiopoulos says New York tanker owner focusing on larger vessels as it unloads MR.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Agreement in Principle' for recycling plant in Abidjan
    Ecoslops on course to meet its growth objectives.
  • Oil prices losing ground
    Brent touches an 11-year low.
  • Platts Report: China Oil Demand Grew 1.5% Year over Year in November
    Fuel oil, gasoil demand contracts.
  • Falling bunker prices help drag down freight rates
    But some of the fall was the result of carriers granting shippers reductions to secure cargo.
  • Japan's JX settles Q4 fuel oil prices down around 17-19% on lower costs
    JX's fuel oil prices are used as benchmarks by industrial buyers in Japan.
  • High sulfur fuel oil Med-North arbitrage seen open on weaker NWE
    Increased bunker demand in the Med to be partially covered by NWE cargoes, sources have said.
  • Port of Rotterdam sees record number of VLCCs for fuel oil in 2015
    'Demand for fuel oil is slightly lower.'
  • OW: Ship arrest denied
    US court spurns ING move.
  • Bomin's bid for to buy bankrupt bunker player collapses
    But Bomin has purchased some of the company's bunker inventory.
  • External: Global Risk Management
    Bunkerworld Latest News / 21h
  • Danish sniffer data suggest better ECA compliance than EU average
    However, data for EU non-compliance figures are calculated differently.
  • South Korea orders bunker tanker registration
    Vessels have until mid-2017 to comply.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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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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