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February 24, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine has bank's backing in liquidity crisis, appeals for time
  • Build-up to Chinese New Year fails to drive up air freight demand
  • Vancouver sees container traffic rise 5pc in 2015 to record 3.1 million TEU
  • CMA CGM adds St Petersburg shuttle service to Hamburg and Rotterdam
  • Panama Canal expansion nears end as sill reinforcements done
  • Zimbabwe to meet half of food staple needs from Zambia, Ukraine
  • Canadian National to buy its shares under repurchase scheme
  • 58,500 American bridges 'structurally deficient', new analysis finds
  • MacGregor to deliver Pusnes bow loading systems to Cosco shipyard
  • United Mechanics reject company contract offer as deadlock continues
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3pc in 2015, slow growth blamed
  • Mobile app for cargo goes into operation at Delhi International Airport
  • XPO dumps 7 Con-way terminals but keeps truckload shipping business unit

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Accidents & Knee - Jerk Reactions
  • Container service reliability takes a dip in 2016
  • Moore Stephens alerts shipping employers to High Court decision on UK pension rules
  • Sea-Land reunion held at Yacht Club, Mumbai
  • Gadkari outlines plans to develop logistics hubs, ports
  • KPT Chairman to meet a cross-section of people, including the general public, every Wednesday from March 2
  • Shipping Ministry to issue tenders for roping in consultant for Colachel port by March
  • Reduced logistics cost seen imperative for 'Make in India'
  • Fiscal incentives, exemption from service tax sought for MSME sector in Budget
  • Govt to reduce export duty on iron ore to 10 pc
  • Jharkhand inks MoUs worth INR 62,000 cr.
  • USTDA signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh to help develop Vizag as Smart City
  • Chinese iron ore imports drop after New Year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wagon hire company goes from success to success
  • Building materials raise SHT sales
  • New railfreight corridors go into service
  • Stowage-planning now available in real-time
  • Swissport - all-rounder in Anchorage
  • Bank reinforces shipping management team
  • Solving planning puzzle with new software
  • DB wagons whispering across Europe
  • Clear View attendees call for 100% e-freight adoption
  • Teesport: quay reconstruction completed
  • Handheld tablets for warehouse staff and couriers
  • Icao bans lithium-ion cargo shipments on pax planes
  • Belgian HGV maker clocks up half century
  • Message from Singapore
  • Vendor manager joins GAC
  • NOL tables last-ever (?) results

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • New Capesize pool highlights growing bulker trend
    When Capesize Chartering Ltd was born in February 2015, it was an information sharing-platform, not a pool. As of this month, it is a pool, the world's largest in the Capesize class. The story of how its four high-profile partners - Golden Ocean, Star Bulk,...
  • Navios tightens cost controls to weather slump
    NYSE-listed Navios Holdings has deferred payments on its two perpetual preferred stocks to further bolster its cash position and weather what it believes will be an extended slump. "We have adopted measures to reduce our cash requirements without having to sell off assets," said...
  • Hapag-Lloyd returns to profit
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd delivered on its promise to return to profitability after the integration of CSAV's container shipping business last year. Its preliminary unaudited results released today show operational earnings (EBIT) at EUR366.4 million (USD404 million) for 2015, against a loss of EUR382.8 million in 2014. The merged...
  • Safety the main focus for Singapore's MPA in 2016
    Safety and training are two large areas of focus for the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for 2016. Speaking at a media briefing, Lucien Wong, chairman of MPA, highlighted that although the port of Singapore retained the 'Best Seaport in Asia' for the 27th time in...
  • HSH ship finance leader heading to DVB
    German state bank HSH Nordbank is losing its global head of ship finance, Ingmar Loges, to its Frankfurt-based competitor DVB Bank. The 52-year old will join DVB as co-division head of global shipping at its Amsterdam office as per 15 April. Serving alongside co-division head Frans van...
  • Data: Year-to-date newbuilding orders in freefall
    January and February 2015 were not great months for shipyards. Only 161 vessels of more than 10,000 dwt were ordered. By comparison, nearly 500 orders were placed in the same period in 2014, and 2013 saw 306 newbuildings registered by yards across the world in January and February. In the year...
  • NOL back in the black after logistics unit sale
    Neptune Orient Lines posted a USD707 million net profit for 2015 as the sale of its logistics unit lifted annual earnings by USD888 million, but collapsing freight rates in the fourth quarter and...
  • Container volumes surge at India's Vallarpadam port
    Container volumes handled by International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Cochin port in southern India has exceeded last year's volumes, with 42 days still remaining for the completion of the current financial year (2015-16) on 31 March. Last year (2014-15) the facility operated by Dubai's...
  • 'Business as usual' for struggling Japanese carrier United Ocean Enterprises
    Japanese tonnage provider United Ocean Enterprises, which filed for bankruptcy protection last November, has pledged to continue business as usual, according to its trustee. Lawyer Hajime Shinji has been appointed as trustee for the company, which received permission from Tokyo courts to begin reorganisation in December 2015. United Ocean...
  • China's crude imports expected to stay firm in 2016
    China's oil imports, which hit a record 330.9 million tonnes in 2015, is expected to remain strong as the country continues to stockpile on crude, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. Notwithstanding a slowdown in economic growth, China's oil imports hit an amount that could fill more than 1,100...
  • Maersk: breaking yard pollution tests needed 'for level playing field'
    Maersk will carry out soil testing as one of its first efforts to introduce an international standard of shipbreaking at yards in Alang, India, where Maersk plans to break its...
  • Hindustan Petroleum books VLGC
    Indian LPG trader Hindustan Petroleum has chartered-in the newly built VLGC Gas Taurus for two years, brokers have told IHS Fairplay. They said HPCL took the vessel, which is owned by Wideshine Enterprises, the parent company of LPG tanker operator Tianjin Southwest Maritime, for...
  • Chinese coal mine closures could help dry bulk market
    Plans to close large numbers of mines producing low grade, highly-polluting coal in China could turn into good news for the dry bulk shipping market in case this leads to a reversal of recent sharp decline in Chinese coal imports, shipping analysts at Arctic in...
  • Stop ordering, scrap more ships and wait, Cremers advises dry bulk shipowners
    Dry bulk shipping clients of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group are losing USD10,000-12,000 a day with no respite in sight, according to Peter Cremers, executive chairman of the giant ship management company. "If you have 20 ships, you need deep, deep pockets. Our clients are losing money...
  • Damen CSD350 to create 200 km inland waterway in Nicaragua
    Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has sold a cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 to Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, the national port authority) and tourist agency INTUR that will create a 200 km waterway along a section of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. The first Damen CSD bought by INTUR, it...
  • Comment: Troubled Tianjin port finds positives in second car market
    There has been scant good news from the northern Chinese city of Tianjin since the deadly explosions of August 2015 that resulted in loss of life and took a heavy economic toll including a dramatic fall in cargo throughput at the city's port. The automotive sector suffered badly from the...
  • BHP Billiton posts USD5.7 billion loss
    Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted on 23 February its first loss in over a decade, as commodity price slumps across all commodities wiped USD7.8 billion off company profits. In the miner's first half fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) report for 1 July to 31 December 2015,...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • India eyes 20,000 new jobs in air cargo in logistics and infrastructure revamp
  • ICAO approves temporary ban on rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger aircraft from April
  • 'Something has to give', says Drewry, as container terminal operators face a 'critical turning point'
  • NOL racks up its third successive year of losses, reporting $181m of red ink in 2015
  • Crane Worldwide sees supply chain technology as the key to continued growth in Asia-Pacific
  • Shipping and steel in a dangerous deflationary dance

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Ottawa calls in help on shipbuilding strategy
  • Beacon Finland signs service deal with Rio Marine
  • BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV
  • VIDEO: Down Under Cruise & Dive adds Evolution
  • All American Marine to build survey vessel for Corps
  • Tor E. Svensen to step down from DNV GL role
  • Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS
  • Gibdock mobilizes giant wind farm installation jack-up

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Drewry Tanker Forecaster sees freight rates holding steady
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of January
  • DOT calling for nominations for port statistics working group
  • Port of Portland schedules Troutdale Airport open house
  • Boeing selects Muilenburg as company's board chair

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • North loses further 2m gt in renewal round
    But club insists it is 'stronger' after 4% year-on-year gain
  • DVB poaches Loges from HSH Nordbank
    Industry veteran to relocate from Hamburg to Amsterdam
  • Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
    Preferred shareholders of Navios Maritime Holdings will be disappointed at the news that their dividends will be suspended, assuming they heard it, says Lambros Papaeconomou
  • Supramax rates supported by Pacific trade
    Rates surge as Asian players return from the lunar new year holidays
  • Forwarder association calls for clarity on new box weight data requirements
    Fiata complains about alarming lack of information from shipping lines
  • Doubt cast on 'uneconomic' US crude exports
    IEA medium-term outlook dampens sentiment, but tanker owners try to stay upbeat
  • Evergreen succession battle heats up as group chairman's post is abolished
    KW Chang ousted by half-brothers and Bronson Hsieh no longer holds vice-chairman title
  • Navios defers preferred dividend payments
    Move will boost savings from shareholder payouts to $41m as bulker owner braces against 'unprecedented' market
  • Panama Canal warns of El Niño draught restrictions
    Unusual dry season could lead to restrictions on vessel transits from April
  • Yilport completes Tertir acquisition
    Turkish terminal operator gains 10 terminals in $330m deal
  • Classification societies' work under scrutiny at El Faro hearing
    El Faro was on list of 10% of vessels most at risk under US compliance programme
  • First US LNG cargo looms as Asia Vision prepares to load
    US cargoes will change the face of global LNG trading
  • DNV GL's Tor Svensen to retire from class work in summer
    Champion of safety at sea will assume professorship role at Strathclyde University
  • CSAV merger boosts Hapag-Lloyd's financial result
    German line posts operating profit of $406m for 2015
  • Box line doldrums set to continue
    High demand growth will not return, Maersk says
  • NOL reports narrower fourth-quarter loss of $77m
    UPDATE: NOL incurs $707m 2015 profit due to gain from sale of logistics unit
  • Noble Group forecasts net loss
    But company's cash balance at end-2015 remains solid at $1.95bn
  • Vessel supply holds VLCC spot rate in check
    Charterers gain upper hand as mid-March loading dates materialise
  • Hopes for LNG cargo boost from Venezuela and Russia joint venture
    An LNG export project in Venezuela would have to compete with pipeline options
  • Sinotrans Shipping expects considerable loss for 2015
    Owner blames depressed dry bulk rates and slowdown in China
  • Brazilian police investigating Keppel unit's contracts inked with Petrobras
    Keppel reiterates zero tolerance position against any illegal activity
  • Golden Ocean Group gets approval to increase share capital
    Approval paves way for company to finalise private placement transaction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • US truck volume growth brakes on high inventories
  • SOLAS verified gross mass VGM IMO container weights
  • Ex-Sea Star president to ask Supreme Court to overturn price-fixing sentence
  • Port, freight project backers eye $500 million in TIGER grants
  • Shippers have fewer Africa liner service options
  • Evergreen's changes leave Chang succession unclear
  • Port of Nagoya remains Japan's top export hub by value
  • Turkey's Yilport closes Portugal port group acquisition
  • Forwarders want better container weight direction from lines
  • Hapag-Lloyd rides CSAV merger to profitability
  • India's Vallarpadam transshipment terminal on pace for record year
  • Coast Guard was planning to inspect El Faro month of sinking
  • Some solace for Tianjin in 'parallel market' for cars
  • Logistics unit sale lifts NOL but falling rates, volumes hit hard

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Matson profit slips but beats expectations
    US containership owner expects moderately lower volumes in 2016.
  • Brazil launches car carrier investigation
    Competition authority starts probe into nine ro-ro operators suspected of running 'international cartel'.
  • China's natural gas demand to grow 10%
    Crude imports will continue to grow, but more slowly.
  • FPSO outlook sours for Oslo-listed Bluewater
    Parent Aurelia sees annual floater results increase but braces for tough 2016.
  • Samos tipped to join capesize buying spree
    Inglessis family company said to have snapped up latest bulker bargain.
  • DSME assembles taskforce on ship orders
    Korean shipbuilder aiming to manage risks from contracts as losses mount.
  • Advantage ship released after Vafias seizure
    US lawsuit accuses Geden Lines of failing to redeliver, or pay charter hire, for CV Stealth.
  • Anchor-handler rates hit $140,000 per day
    Shortage of tonnage forces charterers to pay £100,000 and NOK 1m per day in North Sea.
  • Solvang reduces its share in VLGC
    Norwegian owner sells slice of vessel partnership company.
  • Navios sees green shoots amid red ink
    Angeliki Frangou finds some positives in unprecedented dry downturn.
  • North P&I Club pushes up tonnage by 4%
    Protection and indemnity firm says it has emerged stronger after "tough" renewal period.
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports strong operating result
    German boxship owner says it has reached its earnings targets for 2015 as CSAV deal pushed up revenue.
  • Yilport seals $330m deal for Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Filipino killed in fall on bulker
    44-year-old dies after 13-metre plunge on Transmed vessel off Malaysia.
  • UK Chamber endorses Cameron's new EU deal
    Shipping's representative body says "Brexit" supporters should do more to explain its impact on economy.
  • First Ship Lease sees profit spike in 2015
    Singapore-quoted owner's bottom line climbs despite slip in fourth quarter performance.
  • Hanjin 'eyes property and share sales'
    Korean shipowner reportedly lining up disposals of treasury stock and a London office building.
  • Ultrapetrol changes Nasdaq markets
    Buenos Aires-based owner says stock will now trade on Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Chang's Evergreen succession feud boils over
    Rival offspring make their moves against late Taiwanese billionaire's legal heir Chang Kuo-wei.
  • Sale saves NOL from fifth loss in succession
    Huge gain from logistics deal brings first annual profit since 2010.
  • Yilport seals $300m deal for Portugal's Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Loges looking west in new DVB role
    HSH's former global head of shipping to head rival's western hemisphere operations from Amsterdam.
  • Mercator Singapore bulker heads to beach
    Ship lined up for sale sent for disposal in India.
  • Eagle Bulk secures a few extra days for talks
    Latest forbearance period runs until the start of March.
  • Sanoyas reveals bulker orders
    Japanese yard confirms six deals for dry cargoships in the last nine months of 2015.
  • Noble Group profit warning braces for loss
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • Nord/LB, Offen team up on loan restructuring
    German bank and owner form joint venture with Caplantic to entice institutional investors into shipping.
  • Reach exceeds expectations with small profit
    Norwegian subsea shipowner stays in the black despite falling rates in challenging offshore market.
  • Noble Group expects to post Q4 and full-year losses
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • McDermott looks to tap Indian market with joint venture
    Tie-up builds on collaboration that saw duo win Vashishta Deepwater Greenfield development.
  • Yard group Austal sees mixed demand picture
    Australian shipbuilder points to European enquiry but Middle east slump as it reports lower first-half result.
  • Swiber obtains consent on covenant amendments
    Singapore-listed offshore-focused contractor latest company to see financial constraints eased.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • ICAO lithium battery ban on passenger planes set for April 1
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Red Sea container service
  • DOT seeks members for work group on port performance
  • Port Hueneme harbor deepening moves closer to start
  • Freight forwarder network to use CargoSmart on-demand services
  • UASC joins ISC/Mid East-ECNA loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Novorossiisk: Rail delays prompt firmer fuel prices
    Could last to mid-March, sources say.
  • Ecoslops raises capital to expand production of marine fuel from ships' oily waste
    Aims to accelerate production of the recycled fuel at a variety of locations throughout the EMEA.
  • Development of IMO in-use sampling guidelines hit snags
    Seen as 'incomplete' without dealing with sulfur verification aspect; safety concerns raised.
  • China Shipbuilding Industry transfers unprofitable units to parent
    CSIC is one of China's largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups.

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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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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
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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