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March 8, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL profit up 4.7pc, revenue down 8.7pc as boxes earn 10pc less
  • Premier Li targets China growth range of 6.5-7pc for 2016
  • Hapag-Lloyd focuses on special, out-of-gauge cargo on containerships
  • Indonesian logistics providers look to double-digit growth in 2016
  • US again hits China steel with 266pc duty after complaints of dumping
  • Cargo surges from mega ships to test US east and west coast ports in 2016
  • British UK freight firm DB Schenker Rail re-brands as DB Cargo UK
  • Caixin-Markit PMI slips from 52.4 in January to 51.2 in February
  • Intermodal rail freight makes 9.3pc gain between Hamburg and Austria in 2015
  • Indian Register of Shipping to open two more SE Asia offices within 2 years
  • United heralds return of CEO Oscar Munoz after heart transplant
  • US Commerce Department to place export restrictions on Shenzhen's ZTE
  • Air China to start thrice weekly Chongqing-Dubai flights April 2
  • Delta air cargo sales fall 12.6pc in February, 10.8pc year to date
  • Qatar Airways Cargo tonnage up 37.5pc to 1.52 million tonnes 2015
  • Hong Kong Airlines launches daily flights to fruit-growing Okayama, Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • CMA CGM deploys its flagship fleet between Asia & US West Coast
  • TNL Logistics wins Allcargo Premier League inter-companies football tournament
  • Electronics goods imports increase 15 pc
  • 'Mission Resurge-Chennai Port' yielding results
  • APM Terminals Pipavav collaborates with Tata Trust CSPC for Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana project in Rajula
  • Base oil storage tank terminal to come up at Chennai Port
  • Liquid cargo handling at JN Port's shallow draught berth crosses 1 mt mark
  • Mumbai Port handles record automobile throughput
  • South Korean Consul visits Mumbai Port to confer on MIS-2016
  • AMTOI's March 9 seminar to discuss implications of service tax on cargo fraternity
  • Highway construction rose 61 pc during April-Dec. 2015
  • Major freight corridor contract awarded
  • Budget 2016-17 - Changes in Customs duties w.e.f. April 1, 2016
  • Gammon Infrastructure completes first tranche of stake sale in nine projects
  • Govt plans to spend INR 2.67 lakh cr. under Bharatmala project
  • Govt to impose anti-dumping duty on chemical from 6 countries
  • Growth in eight core sectors jumps to three-month high of 2.9 pc in Jan
  • Tax changes proposed in Union Budget 2016-17

International Transport Journalweb site
  • MOL to the rescue
  • Freight trains through the desert
  • Droog to chair new Tiaca group
  • More options from US railcar maker
  • And the winner is - ICTSI
  • Cargolux and Oman Air more often to India
  • Sievert sets up bigger shop in Netherlands
  • Standardisation - the name of the game
  • Building up network around Great Lakes
  • Handsome reimbursement for SAS
  • Ditlev Engel - DNV GL's new energy head
  • Driving round the clock
  • Multipurpose trailers join Dutch logistician's fleet
  • Support for Hamburg's maritime cluster
  • Singapore improves aircraft tracking
  • New office in Ankara
  • Braemar plumps for problem solver as MD

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • CMA CGM profits dip 3% in 2015
    French container line operator CMA CGM saw consolidated net profits dip nearly 3% year on year to USD567 million in 2015 as the group was hit by the industry-wide slump in freight rates. CMA...
  • Belgium ratifies Ballast Water Convention
    Belgium today became the 49th country to ratify the Ballast Water Management Convention, bringing the treaty one step closer to entering into force in 2017. In order for the treaty to take effect, 30 states, representing 35% of world merchant shipping tonnage, must ratify it. With...
  • Brittany Ferries reports 'significantly positive' 2015
    Leading French ferry operator Brittany Ferries registered "significantly positive" results in its latest financial year after strong growth in freight and passenger revenues. Revenues rose by 12% to EUR476.7 million (USD524.4 million) in the financial year ended 31 October but the company...
  • DEME tests laser cladding to boost cutter teeth
    Belgian dredging major DEME has signed a three-year co-operation agreement with Flanders-based research and technology organisation VITO's spin-off laser cladding venture (LCV) to explore laser cladding technology to strengthen cutterhead teeth used by heavy-duty cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). The deal follows a successful pilot project...
  • What maritime Millennials need to know
    Human resource managers have long been worried about how to keep their best people. Engineering businesses seem to have no idea how to attract school leavers to their discipline. Shipping companies are fed up when they watch talented high-achievers walk away for just a few dollars more. Understanding why the...
  • Boskalis to take over VolkerWessels offshore and marine businesses
    Dutch dredging and marine services group Boskalis has signed a letter of intent to acquire the offshore and marine energy activities of Dutch construction group VolkerWessels. The transaction, which Boskalis hopes to be complete during the second quarter, involves the takeover of three VolkerWessels companies. Boskalis...
  • Epic Gas seals time-charter with Shell
    Singapore-based pressurised gas carrier owner Epic Gas has secured a time-charter with Royal Dutch Shell for a newly built vessel. Market sources told IHS Fairplay that the 7,500m3 Epic Borinquen, which was delivered to Epic Gas on 29 February from Sasaki Shipbuilding in Japan, is due to commence...
  • Shipbuilder DSME suffers USD4.2 billion loss
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has posted a record loss of KRW5.1 trillion (USD4.2 billion) for 2015, reversing a KRW33 billion profit for 2014. The massive loss was widely expected after the shipbuilder admitted in July 2015 to concealing KRW3 trillion in losses from offshore plants and is restructuring...
  • China Navigation fined USD129,500 for air pollution breach in Californian waters
    Singapore-based ship manager, China Navigation was fined USD129,500 after failing to comply with California Air Resources Board (CARB) in switching to low sulphur fuel bunker when entering coastal waters. According to CARB, Chenan, a...
  • Adani Bunkering eyes Singapore bunker market
    Fresh from exiting a joint venture, the renamed Adani Bunkering has set its sights on Singapore, the world's biggest bunkering port by sales volumes. Formerly known as Chemoil-Adani, the company was set up in 2008 as a...
  • Colombo Dockyard renegotiates newbuilding orders
    Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard says it is renegotiating newbuilding orders with customers hit by the sharp drop in oil prices. The yard's orderbook consists of several multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSVs) and anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The yard, which books profits on vessel delivery, said in...
  • Hyundai survival may depend on Hanjin merger, analyst says
    Hyundai Merchant Marine and Hanjin Shipping would stand a better chance of surviving their crushing debts if the carriers were merged, something that maritime consultancy Drewry believes is now a distinct possibility.The London-based analyst said in its Container...
  • Melbourne port privatisation set to go ahead
    The privatisation of Australia's biggest container terminal, the Port of Melbourne, is finally expected to go ahead in the coming days following news that a political impasse blocking the long-term lease has been broken. An announcement is expected to be made in the Victorian state parliament on...
  • Rising consumption and exports to drive Djibouti throughput growth
    Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) expects throughput at Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) to expand by 3% in 2016 to just over 861,000 teus, driven primarily by expanding domestic consumption in Ethiopia and Djibouti. The government body that oversees the development and promotion of port operations and...
  • Solid 2015 result shows G6 alliance works for OOCL, says CFO Tung
    Hong Kong-listed OOCL is committed to remaining with the G6 Alliance, said chief financial officer Alan Tung, but "everyone is talking to everyone" as two huge M&A deals threaten to redraw the alliance structures by the end of the year. "Are industry leaders talking to each other? Of course...

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Middle-class consumers will keep tradelanes moving as the globalisation trend weakens
  • US agrees to remove air cargo veteran Jaideep Mirchandani from list of restricted exporters
  • Disastrous fourth-quarter for container shipping has 'dramatic' effect on OOCL financial results
  • EU court upholds €169m antitrust fines for multinational forwarders
  • TIACA's new forum to hear the 'missing' voice of the shipper
  • UPS pilots challenge cargo exclusion from rest rule in court

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • VIDEO: LPD 26 completes builder's trials
  • Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team
  • Siemens solution for Finnish battery powered ferry
  • Cyprus Maritime Academy gets access to BSM training center
  • CARB fine follows failure to switch fuels
  • MTU to power largest yacht yet built in Turkey
  • Senators introduce icebreaker bill
  • Wartsila: "deviations" in some fuel tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • International Trade Administration reports drop in goods/services numbers
  • Alaska Air Cargo changing freight shipment pricing scheme
  • Coast Guard honors pair with Person of the Year awards
  • Cargill taps Jan Dieleman as Ocean Transportation boss
  • CBP releases 2015 totals for U.S. imports, exports

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • VLCC spot rate soars $10,000 in one trading day
    This is the kind of volatility owners are looking for this year, hoping for spikes to bolster bottom lines
  • Mixed fortunes for east-west box volumes in January
    Transpacific traffic on the up as Asia-Europe volumes continue to disappoint
  • Strong volumes underpin CMA CGM results as freight rates slide
  • Belgium nudges Ballast Water Management Convention closer to ratification
    Fourth nation signs up to Hong Kong Convention
  • MCA promotes Katy Ware to safety director
    Senior civil servant retains IMO role
  • The final countdown
    Container weighing is coming, like it or not, and the US needs to get on board. Now
  • Wärtsilä in reputation battle following revelation of falsified fuel data
    Finnish engine maker says it is acting swiftly following news that staff falsified fuel consumption results ahead of engine deliveries to shipowners
  • Clarksons turns a profit but remains concerned about challenges
    Offshore and dry bulk continue to exert downward pressure, while tankers are buoyant
  • Ueda steps down at ClassNK
    Chairman's eight-year reign comes to an end in class society's management shuffle
  • North Korean ship held in Philippines as China bans port calls
    Further restrictions from Seoul expected tomorrow, as UN sanctions bite
  • Product tankers to deliver gasoline cargoes to Iran
    Early movers take advantage of risk premiums
  • ICBC Leasing to order 10 new valemaxes
    Newbuildings will be backed by a 25-year contract of affreightment with Vale
  • Malaysia's Petronas vies for world's first FLNG vessel deployment
    Petronas in stiff competition with a handful of other projects and is ahead by just a few quarters
  • Gard will not seek out P&I merger, Roppestad confirms
    But world's biggest club will consider approaches on merit, says chief executive
  • Qatargas makes first Q-Flex delivery to Pakistan under new deal
    Nakilat's 106,898 dwt Al Gattara carries cargo from Ras Laffan to Pakistan's Port Qasim
  • Peel Ports picks Richard Goffin as Great Yarmouth port director
    Appointment marks the start of an exciting period of growth at Great Yarmouth, says Peel Ports chief Mark Whitworth
  • Port of Tilbury to see major expansion project
    Operator Forth Ports looking to invest $142m to develop infrastructure and facilities
  • Port of Rotterdam inks international commodity pact with European authorities
    Move to help overcome barriers to residual and raw materials trade in Europe
  • APL pioneers premium-priced product on transpacific box trades
    Forthcoming annual contract negotiations will show if shippers are prepared to pay extra for an expedited service
  • Statoil to terminate rig contract with China Oilfield Services unit
    Oil major suspends one contract and terminates another, but says decision will not have impact on long term production at Troll field
  • Oakland fights back after Outer Harbor shock
    Executive director Chris Lytle hopes arrival of ULCs on Pacific could be opportunity to attract cargo from southern Californian ports
  • Industry divided as European Ports Directive gets third vote in parliament
    UK ports call for private port exemption from proposed EU rules
  • The big conversation
    Shipping's top diplomat insists that political consensus in shipping is only a conversation away. He may well be right
  • The last breath
    Deaths in enclosed spaces take a remorseless toll of human life in the shipping industry, so why isn't more being done to stop them?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Drayage firms bear brunt of supply chain cost increases
  • US Coast Guard, World Shipping Council work to clear up SOLAS confusion
  • Santos volume up, but labor strife looms as jobs are cut
  • Reefer shippers value quality service and equipment
  • CMA CGM posts higher volume, lower profit for 2015
  • Mega-ships come under fire for hiking supply chain costs
  • Major India ports post modest container growth
  • Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal benefits from domestic consumption
  • Alliance shakeup will produce year-long disruption, Maersk says
  • HMM, Hanjin have better odds surviving together, Drewry says
  • OOCL committed to G6 as liners discuss new alliances

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Oceanex sues over rival's Ottawa support
    Canadian shipowner files federal legal action against compatriot outfit's subsidies.
  • Eagle in fast lane as shipping rally rolls on
    Bulker owner's shares more than double on another day of skyrocketing shipping stocks.
  • Paragon boosts offering in bond effort
    Price of troubled bulker owner's Nasdaq-listed notes surge 24% after investors offered more to hand over senior notes.
  • Korea's mid-sized yards struggling
    Outside the big three, orderbooks are down to less than a year in deathly quiet market.
  • Vafias family buys bargain capesize
    Greek shipowner's deal said to be the lowest paid for such a ship since the early 1990s.
  • Ueda steps down at Class NK
    Japanese classification society replacing president with deputy Fujiwara.
  • Philippines yards cry out for tax breaks
    Politician Jesulito Manalo said domestic shipbuilders need incentives just like overseas rivals.
  • Judge refuses pre-trial win against Norfield
    Scandinavian Bunkering's claims against Vestland affiliate in Texas litigation not strong enough for judgment now.
  • SeaBird adds purchase option to contract
    Seismic vessel owner extends the leasing period for one of its vessels and includes acquisition clause.
  • Eagle Bulk wins two more days for talks
    Bulker owner continues to extend forbearance agreement with lenders.
  • DNB takes brighter view on Golden Ocean
    Norwegian finance house upgrades owner as China's new five-year plan shows new initiative.
  • Clive Palmer sells ultramax fleet
    Australian politician and mining tycoon's parliamentary register reveals disposal of four shipping companies owning ultramaxes.
  • Two crew die in tanker blast
    Indian nationals killed in boiler explosion on Panama-flagged ship off Oman.
  • MMS Maritime boosts tanker crew numbers
    Indian shipmanager sees 25% increase in seafarer roster in 2015; 90 crew still needed.
  • Thenamaris sells first tanker in five years
    Greek owner said to have offloaded a products tanker marketed for several months.
  • Five dead in Rafelia 2 sinking; master missing
    Indonesia halts search for missing captain after ferry capsized on Friday.
  • Boskalis bolsters offshore wind presence
    Dutch company acquires 100% of its compatriot joint venture partner VolkerWessels.
  • Irish Continental proposes bigger dividend
    Ro-pax and containership owner maintains optimistic outlook for 2016 after strong operational result last year.
  • Is 2016 set to be top of the demo charts?
    Clarksons' figures suggest new record could be in store for bulker scrapping.
  • Shipbuilder DSME books $4.3bn loss
    Korean yard looks to gas after offshore slump stains 2015 balance sheet.
  • Wartsila finds fuel test "deviations"
    Finnish ship power group blames rogue workers in Italy for influencing engine results.
  • Wisdom makes move into LPG shipping
    Taiwanese bulker owner diversifies into gas with vessel order at Murakami Hide in Japan.
  • Clarksons pushes up 2015 profit
    UK shipbroker also sees revenue rise as it finds ways to increase market share in the shipping slump.
  • Wisdom Marine makes move into LPG shipping
    Taiwanese bulker owner diversifies into gas with vessel order at Murakami Hide in Japan.
  • Aussie navy stops arms shipment reaching Somalia
    Close to 2,000 AK-47s destined for former piracy hot spot recovered from fishing boat off coast of Oman.
  • OOIL profit edges up, but it remains uncertain over 2016
    Year started well for Hong Kong owner, but supply and demand imbalance eventually took its toll.
  • Statoil opts to chop two more COSL rig charters
    Norwegian energy giant has cut short three contracts with Chinese operator in nine months.
  • Injured master airlifted from Almi tanker
    US Coast Guard called to the rescue after leg injury.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: CMA CGM earnings, revenues drop despite increased volumes
  • OOIL boosts profits in 2015 despite declining revenues
  • OHT closure causes congestion to grow in Oakland

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • European ferry operator DFDS' fuel use at all-time low in 2015
    Company also installed scrubbers on another six vessels
  • Wartsila audit reveals 'deviations' in fuel consumption tests
    Says 'a limited number of personnel' at Italian test center were responsible.
  • GAINN Project to support development of LNG bunkers in EU
    Partners from six EU countries participating in bid to identify both supply and ship solutions.
  • Singapore 380 CST HSFO cash differential flips to premium on tight April supply
    Supply from the West to East, including China and North Asia, is expected at around 2 million-4.3 million mt in April.
  • TANKERS: Worldscale rates rise at Vietnamese offshore terminals
    Higher rates due to introduction of navigation dues at terminals.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
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
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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
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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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