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BRIEFS
February 11, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM hikes Mideast-Europe/Africa/Americas rate US$300/TEU Feb 28
  • Box volume through Gothenburg falls 2pc in 2015 to 820,000 TEU
  • Task force calls for shorter trucker wait times at Oakland
  • Cross-channel unaccompanied trailer plan shelved on migrant fear
  • Forwarders: More to fear than cheer in EU's new customs code
  • China wins appeal at WTO over EU on exports of screws, nuts & bolts
  • CEVA Logistics implements new US Customs brokerage IT system
  • Dacotrans merges with GH Transport and Key Logistics
  • Hactl and CKS join to develop PRD air cargo support services
  • Air freight forwarding market to grow at 3.6pc a year up to 2019
  • Indonesian air freight to surge 50pc thanks to ASEAN Open Skies

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • ASSOCHAM, Gandhidham Chamber organising Ports, Logistic & Warehousing Summit as part of Vibrant Kutch 2016 on Feb. 12
  • Baltic Dry Index falls again
  • Maersk Line reports $ 1.3 bn profit in 2015
  • NMT India welcomes Mr Frits Dix, President, NMT Group, on its 10th anniversary in India
  • Schedule reliability remains high in Dec. 2015
  • Coal imports down for seventh straight month in Jan.
  • Extending DPD facility to all ACP clients will reduce logistics cost, says JNPT Chairman
  • Kakinada Container Terminal handles first ex-im container vessel
  • Water transport workers raise concern over new Major Port Trusts Act
  • CWCNSL celebrates 10th anniversary of its Nhava Sheva CFS
  • Centre, corporates announce huge investments in Karnataka

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Logistics industry backs compulsory telematics
  • More for land freight, less for US Ports
  • Port of Hamburg reviews 2015
  • Growth potential for Europe's electronic toll services
  • Spotlight turns on lithium batteries once again
  • Martin Bencher moves to Bangkok
  • BDP stakes claim in Cairo
  • Alternative route for London's railfreight traffic
  • British Airways new to STN, Lufthansa later to San Jose
  • Dismissals and more at Roads Agency Limpopo
  • Takeover in Belgium
  • Shipowning shifts
  • New generation railcars for Russia and CIS
  • Massive breakbulk shipment from Iran to Uzbekistan
  • Warning issued by German trade associations
  • Boeing names top man in Japan
  • 2015: rock solid results for DSV

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Exclusive Q&A: Top shipping banker addresses market turmoil
    As the value of US-listed shipping companies deteriorates, concerns about the industry's future access to Wall Street are rising. In an exclusive interview with IHS Fairplay conducted on 9 February, Jefferies' global head of maritime investment banking Jeff Pribor offered his assurances and outlined...
  • Precious Shipping MD warns of wave of dry bulk bankruptcies
    Thailand's Precious Shipping has warned of the potential for a wave of bankruptcies in the dry bulk sector as banks roll back doubtful loans to financially-troubled bulk players. Khalid Hashim, managing director of Precious Shipping, blamed falling rates for dry bulkers, as witnessed by the very low Baltic Dry Index (BDI)....
  • Mercator untouched by sale of Singapore unit
    Mumbai-listed Indian shipping and logistics company Mercator Ltd will not be adversely affected by the sale of its Singapore-listed dry bulk shipping unit for a token 3 Singapore dollars. Mercator sold its 66.17% stake aggregating 900.85 million shares in financially troubled Mercator Lines...
  • Safmarine MPV backtracks from South Africa
    The specialised breakbulk and projects carrier of the Maersk Group, Safmarine MPV, is withdrawing from the South Africa-West Africa trade. The Antwerp-headquartered operator has agreed the sale of its service on this route to South African bulk and breakbulk operator Fairseas International for an...
  • Hamburg suffers from lack of China cargoes
    The downturn in the Far East-Europe trade and Russian trade sanctions had a sharp effect on Hamburg's port throughput last year. Overall cargo handling volumes at the Hansestadt's terminals slipped by 5.4% to about 138 million tonnes in 2015 but container throughput suffered a drop of...
  • Container market balance improving after surprisingly weak 4Q15, says Maersk CEO
    Tonnage balance on the container shipping market appears to be improving after a very weak 4Q15, although it may be too early to say whether the improvement is sustainable, said Nils Smedegaard Andersen, CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish shipping giant,...
  • Singapore's PSA likely to buy part of HMM's Busan terminal
    Singapore's main container terminal operator PSA International is likely to acquire part of Hyundai Merchant Marine's terminal in Busan New Port, sources have told IHS Fairplay. Beleaguered HMM, which continues to sell assets to bolster its liquidity, has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding with...
  • China's LPG imports hit record high in 2015
    China's LPG imports for 2015 hit a record 11.9 million tonnes, according to data compiled by IHS Waterborne Energy, which tracks LPG shipments. This amount beat earlier expectation of 8 million tonnes. China has been importing more LPG to feed its...
  • Samsung HI unlikely to hit 2016 order target, says analyst
    Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea's second biggest shipbuilder, is not likely to achieve its 2016 order target of USD12.5 billion as a return of drillship orders is unexpected, explained CIMB Securities. SHI snared USD10 billion worth of orders in 2015, up 37% year-on-year. Following a briefing with...
  • Lyttelton port opens NZ$85 million, earthquake-resistant wharf
    The New Zealand South Island Lyttelton Port, in Christchurch, has rebuilt the 230 m-long Cashin Quay 2 wharf, which was severely damaged during the earthquakes of 2010 and especially 2011, as a stronger, deeper...
  • MSC Cruises to develop USD200 million Bahamas resort island
    Geneva-based global cruise line MSC Cruises is scheduled to start construction next month on 'Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve' in the Bahamas, the biggest Caribbean island development by any cruise company. The project follows the December 2015 signing of a 100-year lease by Bahamas...
  • Maersk 2015 profit tumbles 82% as oil price, freight rates crash
    Maersk Group's 2015 profit plunged 82% to USD925 million as low oil price expectations led to a huge impairment loss and container freight rates fell to record lows during the year.The Danish shipping company blamed a demand gap across most of its business units for severely impacting the group's...
  • VLCC rates to stabilise in near term
    London-based shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) predicted the spot rates for very large crude carriers (VLCC) to continue falling after the festive holidays, but suggested that the overcapacity situation may be contained in the near term. Since its dive at the start of 2016, the VLCC spot rates have stalled temporarily...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Amazon's 'Dragon Boat' supply chain plan would see the 'middlemen' go overboard
  • Maersk Line sails into the red in Q4's 'perfect storm', but Damco is back in the black
  • 'Exceptional profitability' from forwarding in 2015, but now DSV faces the bill for UTi integration
  • Lithium battery companies lobby US to 'protect American commerce'
  • Box lines offer to change pricing policy to appease EU antitrust probe
  • M&A surge in Q4 closed a busy year for logistics deal-making

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Navy budget: The game begins
  • Sail training ship to have MAN 6L21/31 engine
  • NTSB eyes Anthem of the Seas incident
  • BMT completes Australian cable ferry project
  • Greece tops shipowning nations by value
  • Denmark issues preliminary container weighing rule
  • Wartsila DF engines to power 16 Japanese gas carriers
  • Maersk Group sees another tough year head

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Everett port board directs staff to acquire Kimberly-Clark property
  • Port of Vancouver eyes Terminal 1 as location for new headquarters
  • US rail freight traffic count runs to negative side for week
  • Seattle Port Commission backing House Bill 2822
  • PNWA pleased with judge's ruling that dismisses Snake River lawsuit

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Hamburg's box numbers fall nearly 10% in 2015
    German port hit hard by slump in cargoes from key trading nations
  • Navios Acquisition meets expectations as profits rise
    Tanker owner will book $2.1m from MR sale
  • Odfjell improves as yard delays hinder fleet renewal
    Outlook brightens as costly bunker hedges are left behind
  • US agricultural exporters call for halt to container weighing implementation
    AgTC says rules will disadvantage US exports
  • APM Terminals and Maersk Line forge closer ties
    AP Moller-Maersk companies end impartial relationship as pair report slump in 2015 profits
  • Product tanker rates choppy, LR rates slip further
    Excess diesel inventories in Europe and gasoline inventories on US Gulf Coast impacting MR rates
  • Mercator sells off Singapore division for token S$3
    Company sells 900m shares of Mercator Lines to divest its Singapore-based bulk cargo division
  • Brussels poised to announce breakthrough in box line antitrust probe
    Lines agree to market-test new pricing practices in the hope of bringing case to a close
  • Global LPG demand growth underpins VLGCs
    Long-term health of liquefied petroleum gas shipping is robust, despite spot rate dips witnessed now
  • Scrap rates continue to fall amid increased demolition sales
    Year of the Fire Monkey brings no immediate break in weak sentiment vexing the market
  • Suezmax and aframax tanker rates hover at six-month lows
    Physical crude market differentials largely help explain weakness in West African crude market
  • Rand Logistics results weighed by customer bankruptcy
    Company cuts procurement expenses and streamlining operations to improve cost efficiencies
  • Maersk Group presents bleak full-year results
    Danish conglomerate's results show huge impact of low oil prices and freight rates
  • Maersk Line 2015 profit down 44% to $1.3bn with worse to come in 2016
    Update: World's largest containership operator slipped into the red in fourth quarter with loss of $165m
  • AAPA says proposed fiscal 2017 budget insufficient for US ports
    Budget would see funding for harbour maintenance, environmental protection and port security cut
  • Georgia awards port project to boost China to Europe trade
    Initiative aims to link up China and Europe on the maritime front and the historic land-based Silk Road
  • PIL calls for tougher action to curb exploitation of seafarers
    Carrier has adopted strict manning procedures to ensure full compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention
  • Navig8 Chemical Tankers posts strong fourth-quarter results as fleet grows
    Newbuilding programme lifts fourth-quarter profit to $9.1m versus $2m net loss a year ago
  • Port of Oakland makes plans to accommodate ships amid Ports America exit
    Ship using Outer Habor Terminal to relocate to adjacent terminals
  • Major US container ports to see retail imports grow 4.5% in first half of 2016
    But monthly comparisons to 2015 are skewed a year after west coast disruption

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Solution to long-running dispute over Chicago logistic hub access in state hands
  • CP ready to abandon takeover bid if NS shareholders can't convince rail to talk
  • US Coast Guard to seek input on SOLAS container weight rule
  • New Zealand seeks industry input on SOLAS weight rule
  • Oakland throughput jump suggests trade patterns have normalized
  • Roadrunner expands LTL network, adds 'premium' service
  • Forwarder Damco posts profit as turnaround continues
  • Amazon's ocean shipping ambitions become clearer
  • Report: Carriers to revise pricing practices to avoid EU antitrust fines
  • APM Terminals net profit drops on divestments, weak demand
  • Volume decline costs Hamburg No. 2 spot in Europe
  • China Merchants to build deep-sea Lithuania port
  • Last-mile deliveries, automotive demand lift Pilot Freight revenue
  • Maersk Line sees demand and capacity more in tune
  • JNPT speeds import clearance through policy change
  • Maersk profit plunges on freight rate, oil price collapse

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Hajioannou takes three from Safe Bulkers
    CEO buys two ships and takes over newbuilding as company reports deeper-than-expected loss.
  • Safe Bulkers hands trio to Hajioannou
    In rare related-party deal, CEO buys two ships and takes over newbuilding
  • Soft ro-ro market lowers Wilhelmsen results
    Segment profits mixed as car carrier sets aside anti-trust provisions.
  • Wells Fargo chops Avance Gas rating
    Analyst says VLGC orderbook could finally push LPG rates downward.
  • Rand Logistics gets lender waivers
    Great Lakes bulk carrier owner breached debt covenants last year.
  • Boxships ready to settle with EU
    European authorities had been looking at allegations of price fixing among companies.
  • Wilhelmsen spin-off takes Treasure to OSE
    Norwegian shipowner reveals plans for new listed vehicle controlling valuable Hyundai Glovis stake.
  • Flaminia suit against NOT moves forward
    Judge dismisses some claims by Conti and NSB but leaves remainder in place.
  • VL arrivals accelerate amid supply warning
    Bimco raises concern as 2016 faces four-year high in fleet growth.
  • Golar LNG Partners takes on Tundra FSRU
    Asset dropdown from parent will mark Golar LNG spinoff's seventh FSRU.
  • VLCC arrivals accelerate amid supply warning
    Bimco raises concern as 2016 faces four-year high in fleet growth.
  • CNP boxship sails after contact with canal lock
    Hapag-Lloyd says no containers were damaged in Panama incident.
  • Shipping Corp of India boosts profit
    Containerships make bigger 3Q loss, but tanker earnings surge.
  • Ardmore continues refinancing drive
    New York-listed tanker owner wins $64m loan from Credit Agricole.
  • AP Moller switches on distressed deal radar
    Nils Andersen talks up the potential of counter-cyclical buys in perfect storm.
  • GTT teams with DSME on new LNG system
    French group using Korean shipyard to test more eco-friendly version of its NO96 kit.
  • Odfjell LPG ships delayed by a year
    Norwegian owner in talks with Chinese yard over new gas carriers; annual loss cut.
  • Hapag buys two boxships, charters six more
    German owner snaps up 3,500-teu ships from NileDutch, while adding other vessels to its fleet.
  • Navios Acquisition sells MR2, books profit
    New York-listed owner confirms $18.6m deal alongside strong fourth quarter.
  • Booth builds up stake in DHT Holdings
    Billionaire's investment fund reveals new shareholding in tanker owner.
  • Wartsila scoops Japan dual-fuel deals
    Finnish group supplying 61 engines for 16 gas carrier newbuildings.
  • Danish owners stand out among world top 10
    Nation's fleet value climbs by almost one fifth in past year, making it unique among leading maritime nations.
  • Saudi, Bahrain ban Iranian ships
    Arab countries bar Iranian-flagged vessels from entering territorial waters as tensions escalate.
  • Lloyd Fonds tanker funds see 40% return
    Hamburg finance house says payouts rose for wet trades in 2015, but boxships still struggling.
  • Mercator sells bulker unit for token $2
    Indian shipowner finds buyers for its court-managed Singapore subsidiary.
  • Herbjorn Hansson hits out at analysts
    Nordic American Tankers CEO says comments about the age of its fleet display lack of shipping knowledge.
  • Maersk warns profit will fall significantly in 2016
    Danish titan delivered disappointing guidance on the back of fourth quarter loss.
  • Ferry owner guilty of safety breach
    New Zealand's Fullers admits failing to ensure seats were stable before crash.
  • Bhagwan Marine buys Delta Subsea
    Australian offshore operator concludes second takeover this year as it grows fleet.
  • UN: N Korea's OMM evading sanctions
    Shipowner has switched flags on vessels to continue trading, UN panel says.
  • Clarksons ups Avance, Arctic trims outlook
    Morkedal gets more positive on Oslo-listed LPG owner; Stavseth puts sector under review.
  • Technip awarded subsea contract in the Gulf of Mexico
    French engineering giant to deploy deepwater pipelay vessel Deep Blue in project off New Orleans.
  • MISC shares get an upgrade following sell-off
    Analysts say Malaysian tanker owner is a 'buy' based on valuation mismatch in shipping.
  • US container volumes forecast to see early year decline
    Trade association does not expect volume levels to normalise until April in wake of ports dispute.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Ag shippers detail container weight regulation concerns
  • Obama budget request hits ports hard
  • Report: Possible settlement in EU probe into liner price signaling
  • Senate to vote on Customs reauthorization bill
  • NRF: U.S. container imports to grow in first half of 2015
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds wide beam ships
  • Port of Hamburg throughput declines 5.4% in 2015
  • Roadrunner expands LTL footprint in Texas, Tennessee
  • BLG Logistics signs operating contract with bremenports
  • Executive Moves: Aljex Software and Rico Logistics
  • ITC finds injury from uncoated paper imports
  • Port of Gothenburg continues major investments in 2016
  • Kemp joins PMSA as Long Beach VP
  • Maersk Group profits plunge in 2015
  • S.C. port authority looks to relocate HQ

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
  • Ship emissions must be curbed to meet Paris climate target: NGOs
    Call for the EU and IMO to introduce measures as there is 'no reasonable excuse to continue exempting the sector'.
  • Slow steaming to continue despite low bunker prices: Drewry
    Drive towards larger container vessels also seen continuing, but 'stay of execution' for smaller ships.
  • US DATA: EIA says US fuel oil stocks highest since 2010 on low demand
    US residual fuel oil stocks rose to their highest levels in nearly six years.
  • TANKERS: US shipping insurance now available to non-US persons for Iranian crude, product
    Primary US sanctions on Iran is still in place, however.
  • India's bulk freight traffic to grow 20%/year to 2025: McKinsey, AECOM
    Bulk freight traffic could reach 750 million tons per annum by 2025.
  • Nigerian authorities secure release of hijacked Singapore-registered ship: MPA
    All crew members are reported to be safe.
  • Bunker Holding, Danish Kosan Crisplant to build LNG plant at Frederikshavn
    Frederikshavn seen as ideal location because of high traffic.
  • Low oil prices delaying shipowner decisions on sulfur regulations: consultant
    "Refiners won't invest in producing more middle distillates to meet the inevitable shortfall in 2020" Tolson said.
  • Houston MGO bunker fuel price hits all-time low
    Houston MGO at $302/mt ex-wharf, the lowest price since Platts launched assessment in Sep 2012.
  • ICE Brent nears $30/b after oil complex weakens on IEA report
    Oil futures plummeted Tuesday after the International Energy Agency projected ongoing oversupply.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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%
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
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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 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"
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
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
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