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January 14, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL cancels sailings in response to slack time after Chinese New Year
  • Athens Stock Exchange suspends trade in Piraeus Port shares
  • Tug workers go on strike at Australia's 5 biggest east coast ports
  • ICHCA & FEPORT to sign MoU at the ICHCA conference this March in Spain
  • South Korea December exports fall 13.8pc, worst since 19pc drop in 2009
  • World's biggest co-ro ship makes inaugural call at Halifax
  • House Democrats urge rejection of CP bid for Norfolk Southern
  • FedEx launches mainland customised freight with China-wide delivery
  • Thailand set to emerge as ASEAN logistics hub, says Frost & Sullivan
  • PACTL breaks Pudong cargo record in 2015, up 6.47pc to 1.6 million tonnes
  • United posts 5.1pc increase in air freight in 2015, passengers up 1.5 pc
  • US Hellfire missile accidentally sent to Cuba by Madrid freight forwarder
  • Worldwide Flight Services to acquire NY's Consolidated Aviation Services

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Container shipping seen having a challenging 2016
  • Ministry of Shipping highlights initiatives taken & opportunities unveiled in 2015
  • Bengaluru-based co. to set up natural stone park near Krishnapatnam Port
  • CBEC launches online tracking of uncleared cargo
  • Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Mumbai Port's second liquid chemical berth at Pir Pau
  • India Inc urges govt to implement structural reforms to revitalise investments
  • India not to hurry imposing minimum import price on steel
  • Indonesia mulling importing rice from India & Pakistan
  • INR recovers marginally against dollar
  • Role of banks in foreign trade redefined by RBI in 2016

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Chéreau passes into Spanish hands
  • New trailers for truck lessor
  • UPS changes legal positions
  • 2015: freight up at Basel-Mulhouse airport
  • Extended ro-ro facilities ready in Klaipeda
  • Swiss forwarder withdraws from Mexican market
  • New intermodal service to Florida and Canada
  • Kersten spearheads Wolf's advance
  • Detra Mediterranean Shipping takes to the water
  • Private wagon owners call for better policies
  • Airbus delivers most aircraft ever
  • Sievert expands plastics industry activities
  • Ceva appoints SVP global healthcare operations
  • US railroad reorganizing coal routes
  • K Line expanding fleet
  • Hactl and Pactl break records
  • K + N arm in arm with Glaxo Smith Kline

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Traffic drops but Seaway plans toll increase
    The St Lawrence Seaway plans a 2% toll increase for 2016 even though it handled almost 9.5% less traffic by tonnage during 2015 than in 2014. The Seaway is retaining its existing toll incentive programmes and adding a new Gateway Incentive programme for traffic...
  • Saga confirms Meyer Werft cruise order
    Saga Cruises (UK) and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have confirmed a cruise ship order from last September, when they signed a memorandum of agreement. The 55,900 gt vessel will have an overall length of about 234 m and beam of 30.8 m with a scheduled completion date of summer 2019. The...
  • Record monthly Chinese iron ore imports fail to fire up Capesize market
    All-time high monthly iron ore imports to China failed to turn Capesize spot rates higher, highlighting the scale of overcapacity in the sector. China imported 96.2M tonnes of iron ore in December, which was 17% more than in the previous month and and...
  • Sinokor Merchant Marine, Dong-A Tanker access new Korean shipping fund
    The Korea Maritime Guarantee Insurance Co, South Korea's first shipping guarantee insurance scheme, has just completed its maiden ship financing deal. Local ship owners Sinokor Merchant Marine and Dong-A Tanker have secured KRW30 billion (USD24.8 million) in financing from the KMGIC. Launched in August 2015 as...
  • HHIC's Subic Bay yard undergoes due diligence
    The Subic Bay yard of South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC), which has filed to be managed by its main creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB), is now undergoing due diligence to see if its debts can be repaid. The yard executes the majority of HHIC's orders, due to...
  • Japan shipbuilders association head calls for government support
    Shipbuilders Association of Japan chairman Shigeru Murayama has urged the country's government to support the shipbuilding industry as he expects 2016 to be a tougher year for shipping. In his New Year's speech, Murayama said Japanese shipbuilders will also invest in energy-saving technologies to...
  • Dramatic end to Australia's Portland dispute as security guards remove crew
    Security guards ordered five Australian crew members from the bulk carrier Portland in the early morning on Wednesday (13 January), ending a 60-day sit-in. The guards then escorted new crew onto the vessel, which is now en route to Singapore, where it is to be sold for scrap. The...
  • Commentary: Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder (VDR) - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that, in addition to a fixed casing...
  • Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that in addition to a fixed casing attached to the bridge, data must also be recorded in a 'float-free' capsule that can...
  • Transport and trade integration projects central to Asia's economic future
    China's transport infrastructure and trade-focused regional development plans, together with an increasing number of trade liberalisation agreements, will support Asia Pacific in remaining the fastest growing and most dynamic region in the world economy in 2016. New analysis from IHS chief Asia Pacific economist, Rajiv Biswas, notes that Asia Pacific...
  • Dispute arises over Singapore's first ship arrest of 2016
    Singapore's first vessel arrest in 2016 took a twist when the vessel's first owner claimed that the vessel was arrested without merit.Jascon 18 was seized on 7 January under the instruction of local law firm Rajah & Tann, according to Supreme Court of Singapore's records. The vessel's first owner, Nigeria-based oil...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Carrier ready to put in $75m to get Cargolux China off the ground in 2017
  • Maersk Line still the largest container line in 2016, but is not immune to overcapacity and weak demand
  • Act now to reduce aviation's $300m annual bill for damage to ULDs, call by IATA
  • India could edge China from top growth spot this year
  • Two key factors will dominate the consumer goods supply chain in 2016
  • Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Willard wins order Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Derecktor to build second hybrid research vessel
  • Former ST Marine execs face additional corruption charges
  • ABS Group to develop intelligent maintenance strategy for FLNG fleet
  • Wartsila develops zero-emission ferry concept
  • Organizers pull plug on SMM Istanbul 2016
  • Iran releases U.S. sailors after brief detention

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Port of Olympia sees savings by paying down 2008A bonds
  • Coast Guard Cape Disappointment base holds annual tribute to lost mariners
  • Willard Marine receives order for Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Fred Felleman sworn in as Seattle Port Commissioner
  • US rail freight traffic delivers negative week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Dutch container giant CARU acquires ECB Group and CCA
    Merger predicted to create a company that generates $32m-$43m in turnover in the Netherlands alone
  • Singapore to grant more port dues concessions for boxships
    New reduction to take effect for a year, starting on Friday
  • No help for panamax as index slides to record low
    Along with capes and supramaxes, panamax pushes Baltic Dry Index to fresh low
  • Maersk to appeal Russian antitrust decision on GRIs
    Move follows decision last month that five lines violated competition law
  • Real LNG production growth will occur after 2016, predicts Wood Mackenzie
    Pace of project start-ups, and threat of prolonged outage at Yemen, creates downside risk to LNG cargo supply this year, argues energy consultancy
  • Danieli leaves Zim in good shape to weather coming year
    Chief executive confident Israeli line has the right strategy as a global niche carrier
  • Andreas Sohmen-Pao tapped as chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation
    BW Group chairman replaces Michael Chia of Keppel Offshore & Marine, who has been SMF chairman for six years
  • Patrick box terminals across Australia face 24-hour strikes
    Union members ramp up industrial action
  • Product tanker rates buoyed up by gasoline and naphtha trade
    Middle distillates market helped by cold weather and improved River Rhine barge traffic
  • China imports record levels of iron ore in 2015
    Full-year imports rise by 2.2% to 952.7m tonnes
  • Shandong Shipping lists on China's over-the-counter equity exchange platform
    Depressed dry bulk market has eroded the company's profit
  • Dae Sun Shipbuilding secures Viken order for tanker pair
    Vessels to to be delivered in 2018
  • Dryad warns of growing threat by Islamic State to shipping along Libyan coast
    Three recent raids highlight IS threat especially east of Sirte
  • Petrobras cuts its five-year investment budget by 25%
    Brazilian oil producer reduces estimates for oil production

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • CSX sees flat intermodal volume ahead
    CSX Transportation forecasts flat intermodal growth in the first quarter, as the loss of international intermodal business to Norfolk Southern Railway is expected to offset domestic volume increases gained from highway conversions and a key customer shifting loads away from its eastern U.S. rail archrival. CSX Chief Sales and Marketing...
  • Troubled New England trucker no longer in TRNet carrier group
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Land Air Express of New England is no longer a member of The Reliance Network, a coast-to-coast alliance of regional LTL trucking companies. The Williston, Vermont-based carrier and the The Reliance Network are parting ways as Land Air Express shrinks its LTL network after being shut down for...
  • Virginia port container volume up, despite December dip
    The Port of Virginia's container volume topped 2.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units for the first time as its terminals posted a 6.5 percent increase in TEUs during 2015, despite a decline in December volume. Virginia's container volume for the year 2015 totaled 2,549,270 TEUs, including empty boxes, compared with 2,393,038 TEUs in...
  • Long Beach free time proposal highlights congestion threat
    A proposal by the Port of Long Beach to reduce the amount of time allowed for the storage of containers at marine terminals from four days at present to six work shifts has brought into sharp focus the congestion issues that cargo interests face not only in Southern California, but at all major gateways...
  • New company established to run Yokohama container operations
    The municipal government of Yokohama in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture has set up a new company to operate the prefecture's ports in Yokohama and Kawasaki in an integrated manner. The new company will seek to make the operations of the two ports' container terminals more efficient and boost their international competitiveness, the Yokohama...
  • Port Canaveral lands first container service
    Seatrade Group's StreamLines, N.V. plans to add a call at Port Canaveral to its weekly Blue Stream container ship service between the Caribbean and Central America and Europe, giving the Florida port its first regular container service. The vessels will call Canaveral on their way from Central America to Europe, and...
  • NS and CP battle for shareholder support
    Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways clashed again over a proposed merger, with the former making another case for consolidation and the latter showing off again how it's boosting efficiency independently by combining operations. CP's release of a white paper detailing synergies to be gained at Chicago via the tie-up of...
  • 'Bloated' inventories blamed for freight shipment decline
    Stubbornly high inventories, contraction in manufacturing and consumers who spent fuel savings in restaurants and bars rather than on holiday gifts pushed freight volumes down in December, the Cass Freight Index shows. Truck and rail freight volumes measured by the index dropped 4.9 percent from November and 3.7 percent year-over-year. That...
  • Shipping outsider targets last Brazilian-owned container line
    A new player in the shipping business is making a move to take a majority stake in Log-In Logistica, leaving the three largest global container lines that were interested in the Brazilian coastal carrier and terminal operator out in the cold. Manubi SA, which is a new player in the iron...
  • Class action complaint to FMC targets ro-ro lines
    A class-action complaint filed with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission seeks damages for alleged shipping act violations by 10 roll-on, roll-off carriers already entangled in criminal and civil price-fixing investigations. Cargo Agents Inc., International Transport Management Corp. and RCL Agencies filed the FMC case in the wake of guilty pleas by...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Elman boosts Noble stake
    Commodity giant's founder increases his holdings in wake of credit rating downgrades.
  • Chile files lawsuit over LR Mimosa spill
    Government lawyers demanding that affiliate of Greece's Empire Navigation cover costs
  • Economou's stake in DryShips rises
    George Economou takes more of DryShips through loan conversion; reverse split eyed.
  • VLCCs sink to less than half of 2015 peak
    Rates plunge as West Africa help fails to materialise in January; TD3 at $51,000 per day.
  • DNB Markets places buy rating on Frontline
    Analysts upgrade tanker owner after stock falls, suggesting profit of over $300m for this year.
  • Svenning: 15-year-old ships not for scrap
    Fearnley Consultants managing director says history shows vessels of this age won't be demolished.
  • US energy exports grow from gases
    Forecast from government agency sees LNG and LPG as growth play for US energy exports.
  • Fire hits Strahlmann ship
    Firefighters tackle blaze in accommodation block of German vessel off UK.
  • GMP Securities dumps shipping unit
    Boutique Canadian bank likely not last to feel the sting of protracted slump in shipping equities.
  • Reinsurance rates drop
    Paul Jennings hails advantageous renewal that produces improved terms for all ships.
  • NITC wants 25 tankers
    National shipowner plots deals to buy or build ships to boost its capacity by 6m tonnes.
  • SBM clinches Falklands job
    Dutch FPSO owner to carry out preliminary work for Premier Oil's new venture off UK-run islands.
  • Prosafe rejigs $1.6bn debt
    Cyprus floatel company has option to skip two $65m payments after bank talks.
  • Ro-pax breaks moorings
    TT-Line's Spirit of Tasmania hits car ramp at Melbourne in high winds.
  • Cosco Corp takes yard
    Singapore-listed group buys repairer Cosco Xiamen from two sister companies.
  • Mixed bag of shipping stocks lead slump
    Though tankers pull back from top decliners' list, New York-listed shipping sees another plunge.
  • Fire strikes cruiseship at shipyard MHI
    Blaze breaks out on Aida Cruises newbuilding at Nagasaki yard.
  • Drillships delayed at DSME
    Korean shipbuilder and client agree to push back two units by up to three years.
  • SMM calls off Istanbul event
    Tense political situation and market downturn lead to cancellation of February conference.
  • Ship orders plunge 43%
    Clarksons figures show toll on shipyards' orderbooks in 2015 as shipping slump stretches on.
  • Wartsila goes greener
    Finnish group unveils design for zero-emissions battery-powered ferry.
  • Star Bulk makes its case
    Financial update reveals lower yard payments and reduced operating costs, with Deutsche Bank seeing figures as "modest positive."
  • Shipyard behind Jascon 18 arrest
    Unnamed Singapore shipyard said to be party behind arrest of newbuilding vessel.
  • Teekay expects boost from US crude exports
    New York-listed tanker giant says end of ban will increase demand in the long term.
  • Dorian director resigns
    The director joined Dorian as part of investment from Chinese firm and Jeb Bush-backed fund.
  • Dryad warns of more attacks
    IS likely to continue to carry out attacks along Libya coast to further its ambitions.
  • Singapore firms call for more help
    Local business group wants review of rising costs of doing business in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Obama highlights trade opportunities in State of Union
  • Port of Oakland container volumes fall 4.9% in 2015
  • 2M Alliance prepares for Chinese New Year
  • U.S. countervailing duties on hot-rolled steel from Brazil
  • CARU Containers acquires two container supplier companies
  • St. Lawrence Seaway handles 36m tons of cargo in 2015
  • Porto Itapoá takes delivery of additional cranes
  • Dachser begins operating under new trade name in U.S. market
  • Executive moves: Emirates SkyCargo, Troy Container Line and DHL
  • NS restructures regional divisions as opposition to CP takeover mounts
  • North American freight volumes down despite record online sales
  • K + N to partner with global healthcare company
  • Slumping coal shipments hit CSX's bottom line in 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Bunker fuel availability at Suez might return next week
    Tight Suez market could see relief next week.
  • Singapore bunker sales figures show impact of new sulfur limits
    Sales of ECA-compliant LSMGO up almost threefold, but remains small share of total sales.
  • Singapore clocks up new bunker sales record
    Preliminary figures for 2015 show total sales up 6.5% from 2014 at 45.2 million mt.
  • Australia: Industrial action hits ports
    Further stoppages planned.
  • Tanker firm: '2015 was a very good year'
    'I would note that a low oil price is good for NAT,' says CEO.
  • TOTE completes first Jacksonville LNG bunkering
    World's first LNG powered containership bunkered while undergoing cargo operations.
  • Wartsila cuts ferry emissions
    Vessels developed in line with Norway clean air rules.
  • IMO launches vessel energy efficiency training course
    Online course is free of charge.
  • Ship arrest without merit, says Sea Trucks
    Dispute between a group subsidiary company and shipyard, it says.
  • Bad weather disrupts bunkering at Turkey's Istanbul port: sources
    Situation expected to ease on Wednesday, say sources.

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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
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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