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BRIEFS
May 9, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Greece to seek increased Chinese investments in port projects
  • One CMA CGM vessel leaves China every 3 hours within OCEAN Alliance
  • Expanded Panama Canal welcomes biggest box ship to date
  • US trade deficits with Mexico and Japan in goods hit decade high
  • Malaysia's Wesport to spend US$180 on building out new terminal at Port Klang
  • Indonesia's New Priok terminal set to transform south-east Asian shipping
  • Somali piracy returns costing shipping US$1.7 billion
  • Maersk innovation pioneer to drive disruptive sustainability for Nor-Shipping
  • UPS names Mark Vale as growth and emerging markets president
  • HK mobile smuggling racket busted in India, 11 officers transferred
  • Cargo plane carrying UPS packages crash in West Virginia killing two
  • Schiphol Cargo handles record volumes in Q1

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • 'No hiding place' for sub-standard shipping
  • Baltic Dry Index falls 10 points
  • Business restructuring at COSCO Shipping International (Singapore)
  • Dachser introduces weekly LCL railway service from China to Europe
  • DP World wins Dubai Quality Award
  • Global maritime piracy up in first quarter of 2017
  • InterManager expandsglobal membership, including first ship registry member
  • International publication lists Ganga cruise as one of the 'six river cruises to take in 2017'
  • New CMA CGM agency in Iran
  • SCFI rates fall
  • NMPT saves life of ship crew
  • Roundtable discusses ways to expand US-India collaboration in supply chain & infrastructure initiatives
  • Finance Minister calls upon Japanese companies to set up facilities in India
  • India & Georgia to complete feasibility study for proposed Free Trade Agreement in 6 months
  • Mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy to be completed early to synchronise roll out with GST
  • Monitoring of export obligation fulfilment under EPCG & Advance Authorisation Schemes
  • Update on GST roll out

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "In times of change"
  • Foundations for digitalisation in place
  • Expanded intermodal service capabilities in UK
  • Four times larger
  • Chinese investing in wagon plant in Canada
  • Thome opens new training grounds
  • New rail competence centre in Stuttgart
  • Two new long-term leases signed
  • Budapest airport to open new express freight facilities
  • Hugo Trumpy on the move for Intermarine
  • Saddle Creek adds new business development director
  • Presenting favourable figures for 2016
  • Up to 120 freight trains per day
  • EIB warehousing loan for Barcelona port
  • Air Cargo Europe starts under good auspices
  • Opening up in Munich

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • North Korean shipping sanctions take on urgency in US
  • Goldin portfolio management platform seals its first deal
  • New player shakes up the e-procurement pricing model
  • RCCL confirms two Icon-class orders from Meyer Turku
  • Cracks found on another Polaris ore carrier
  • Crew fears prompt benchmarking move
  • DP World launches investigation into Jebel Ali accident
  • Marine sector warned of physical cyber threat
  • Nordic American Tankers swings to loss in Q1 2017
  • DHT board rejects Frontline offer - again
  • Regional port overcapacity a necessity to beat congestion, says Erasmus professor
  • US maritime commission clarifies Big Three merger decision
  • Vallianz Holdings issues profit warning for 2016, Q1 2017
  • Samsung HI resumes work partially, DSME, HMD continue with cost cuts
  • COSCO Shipping International widens losses, sells yards to parent
  • Pan Ocean pursues Sinoriches for USD1.4 million
  • Baltic Dry Index marks third consecutive week of falls

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Contship Italia eyes growing intermodal business as Gioia Tauro battles for transhipment traffic
  • Nerves jangle as shippers and forwarders wait to hear who is bankrolling Yang Ming
  • CarPal helps logistics operators break into e-commerce last-mile services
  • KLIA Customs seizes record haul of pangolin scales from Africa
  • Training gears up as port of Liverpool eyes a return to its glory days
  • Etihad calls up Ray Gammell as interim CEO to replace Hogan
  • VIDEO: Quay crane collapse at Jebel Ali causes only minor injuries

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • UAE bulk port orders Damen ASD 2913 tug
  • VIDEO: OSU picks Gulf Island to build research vessels
  • FMC clarifies why it rejected Tripartite Agreement
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo steps up cooperation with Mitsui
  • OSV fleet's DCF value is 2.5 times its market value
  • Wartsila invests in turbocharger service capabilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • NAT's difference of opinion
    Nordic American Tankers' annual report and first-quarter results make for two very different reads
  • Merchant ship fired upon by skiffs off Iran
    Attack followed by suspicious approach on second vessel in same area
  • Onassis buys new suezmax duo from Arcadia
    Legendary tanker name takes 2017 spending to about $275m as seller welcomes fourth of six-ship HHI tanker series
  • Scorpio Tankers sells another two MR product tankers
    Continued asset disposal by bullish owner could raise eyebrows as total sold this year hits 10 vessels
  • Capital Maritime fixes first of five ex-Hanjin containerships
    Neo-panamax Hanjin China is renamed Athenian and fixed for four to six months at $33,000 per day
  • Handysize bulker earnings post weekly loss again amid weak Pacific demand
    Weighted average at 19-day low but some trades could recover later this month
  • Data Hub: Charter Rates
    Fixture activity on the wane and rates stagnating, but owners will go into the quiet summer period better prepared than last year
  • NAT posts first-quarter net loss
    But result is substantially improved from the fourth quarter of last year
  • Trafigura unlocks Myanmar market for bigger product tankers
    Subsidiary Puma Energy opens the country's largest fuel terminal and largest marine jetty for MR tankers
  • SHI to unveil comprehensive safety plan by June
    Move comes as shipbuilder resumes partial operations after crane accident that claimed six lives
  • Rotterdam port authorities take over container rail service
    Goal is to boost service competitiveness and ensure further environmental sustainability
  • Vopak inks joint venture to develop gas terminal in Canada
    Location will allow shorter shipping times for gas carriers to Asia as compared with the US Gulf coast
  • Algoma net losses widen on a lack of vessel contract gains
    Weaker seasonal demand and vessel dry docking schedule also to blame
  • DHT shoots down latest Frontline offer
    DHT walks Frontline through its reasoning to show 'just how off the mark' the offer was
  • FMC clarifies stance on Japanese lines' pre-merger talks
    Proposed tripartite agreement falls outside the Shipping Act's scope

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Amazon, CVS, DollarTree fuel Kansas City distribution boom
  • Fewer 'no shows' key to service contract evolution
  • E-commerce imbalance tips ArcBest into loss
  • Japanese container trade shows signs of improvement
  • Panamax ship values jump on rising charter rates
  • Shippers partly to blame for port congestion, report argues
  • DP World probes Jebel Ali crane collapse
  • Maersk adds Pipavav to North Europe service
  • March air freight growth hits seven-year high

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • DHT tops estimates as it inks $300m loan
    New York-listed tanker owner sees smaller-than-expected dip in first-quarter earnings.
  • Eagle delivers slimmer-than-expected loss
    Supramax and ultramax specialist sees revenue rise on chartered-in ships.
  • Genco trims loss to just below estimates
    Chief executive John Wobensmith says New York-listed bulker owner ready to pursue growth.
  • Ocean Yield doubles profit in first quarter
    Kjell Inge Rokke-backed lessor eyes expansion despite weakness in offshore segment.
  • Is TEN's next buy in the VLCC sector?
    Maxim Group analyst speculates that next strategic alliance could translate into large tanker deals.
  • Drewry: vegoil and chemicals fleets rising
    Weak CPP rates push more of fleet to chemical and vegoil trades, but shakeout looms.
  • Analysts pull down NAT targets amid silence on dividend
    Credit Suisse and Maxim respond to tanker owner's quarterly report amid lender restrictions.
  • Bahri looks to team up with HHI on 'big data'
    Leading tanker owner plans deeper relationship with Korean yard for new technology.
  • Axia says size and capes key to dry recovery package
    Three buys and two hold ratings among the five new owners under coverage of Axia analyst.
  • Crane at Jebel Ali collapses after collision
    One man suffers a fractured leg and arm as CMA GMA-owned boxship hits a DP World port wall.
  • LNG carrier evades pirate attack
    Vessel came under fire after leaving Nigeria LNG's Bonny Island plant
  • Seabird secures two-month charter
    Oslo-listed seismic vessel owner set to deploy 1987-built ship in South America.
  • GasLog Partners to raise dropdown cash
    Analysts see potential for a third vessel drop-down before year's end as company raises cash.
  • Seven buyers circle HSH Nordbank
    Anbang Insurance linked to pursuit of restructuring shipping lender.
  • DNV GL in the red
    Shipping blamed for class society's first loss in 30 years.
  • DHT Holdings tipped for profitable quarter
    Analysts expect Frontline takeover target to log black numbers in opening three months of 2017.
  • LNG carrier evades piracy attack
    An LNG carrier and its crew has emerged unscathed from a piracy attack off Nigeria. The BW Group owned and managed 150,000-cbm LNG Lokoja (built 2006), which is on long-term charter to the Nigeria LNG project, is understood to have come under fire after leaving the Bonny LNG terminal at the end of April. A BW Group spokesman said: "I confirm that LNG Lokoja managed to evade pirates with defensiv
  • China hands over three Somali pirates
    Somalia to decide fate of men alleged to have attempted April bulker hijack.
  • Energean to tender for $500m FPSO
    Greek group wants unit for Karish gas project off Israel.
  • ASL Marine expects red third quarter
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner is set to report a net loss for the three-month period ended March.
  • Olympic buys brace of suezmax tankers
    Onassis company picks up pair of new tankers from fellow Greek owner, brokers say.
  • Vernicos expands with Middle Eastern tug
    Greek owner finalises first acquisition for 2017 with deal for 20-year-old ship.
  • Stoic reaction to DHT letter at Frontline
    Robert Hvide Macleod quotes 19th-century Norwegian playwright after opening latest rejection letter.
  • Baltmed reefer abandoned in South Atlantic
    Greek ship took on water after hitting iceberg; crew safe.
  • Scorpio Tankers confirms double sale
    Deal will see debt repaid and draw a writedown in the owner's second quarter numbers.
  • FMC: Big Three did not 'jump the gun'
    US commission clarifies reason for rejecting Japanese owners' boxship merger.
  • Four more ships targeted by robbers
    IMB reveals spate of boardings in Asia, Bangladesh and Venezuela.
  • Clarksons: S&P liquidity at post-crash high
    Rise in bulker, tanker and boxship deals contribute to new benchmark figures, brokerage says.
  • Parakou Shipping's CC Liu dies
    Hong Kong Shipowners Association pays tribute to founder of bulker and tanker group.
  • Analysts positive on dry cargo stock retreat
    Trio of leading analysts decline to ring alarm bells following pullback in bulker stocks and rates.
  • Crew rescued after cargoship sinks
    Oil sheen spotted after Fortuner developed crack off the Philippines.
  • Sea Trucks enters into liquidation
    Insolvency proceedings begin at Nigerian offshore group but operations continue as normal.
  • Nordic American Tankers starts 2017 in the red
    Suezmax specialist's adjusted numbers came in better than Wall Street analysts had anticipated.
  • H Vogemann heads to China for bulkers
    German owner reported to have booked four ships at Taizhou Kouan.
  • Chengxi Shipyard scoops KLC quartet
    Chinese yard wins four new bulkers from Korean owner.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • BNSF picks up steam in Q1
    Source: Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock BNSF's freight revenues from coal for the first quarter of 2017 rose 23.2 percent from last year's first ...
  • DP World inks MoU with India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
    Dubai-based port terminal operator and logistics company DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian National I...
  • European Commission approves Toyota-Vanderlande deal
    The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderlande by Toyota Industries Corp. under the EU Merger R...
  • Big containerships arrive on both coasts
    Both the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and the Virginia Port Authority have seen record size containerships call their term...
  • ATSG's net earnings, revenues soar in Q1
    Air Transport Services Group, Inc., (ATSG) a provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation, reported net earnings of $10 millio...
  • Great Lakes iron ore shipments rise in April
    Iron ore shipments in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.8 million tons in April 2017, an 8.8 percent increase from the same...
  • CargoLogicAir receives third Boeing 747 freighter
    British cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) has received its third Boeing 747 freighter in the last 18 months, the company said in a statemen...
  • FMC reviews 24 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 24 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...
  • Trump would 'certainly consider' raising gas tax
    President Donald Trump said he would "certainly consider" raising the federal gas taxto fund infrastructure development during an interview...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • ANALYSIS: Traders looking past US crude draws amid major selloff
    - Strong US refinery activity stokes oversupply concerns - Money managers bearish across oil futures complex - Traders downplaying streak of crude stock draws
  • Oil futures rise slightly on possible OPEC supply deal extension
    NYMEX June crude settled 21 cents higher at $46.43/b. ICE July Brent settled up 24 cents at $49.34/b.
  • Panama Canal Gatun locks maintenance postponed: authority
    Routine lock maintenance that had been tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday has been postponed. No date has been set for the maintenance.
  • St. Petersburg bunker prices hit 5-month low on falling crude
    The Russian Baltic port of St. Petersburg is experiencing the lowest price levels for 380 CST fuel oil, used as bunker fuel for shipping, for five months
  • ANALYSIS: Iraq's rising fuel oil exports a sign of refinery issues, growing militias
    - Iraq reduced fuel oil injection into crude stream this year - Now exporting 200,000 mt/month from Khor Al-Zubair - Fuel oil shipped to Fujairah and then Singapore
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude remains higher on Saudi minister's comments
  • ASIA FUEL OIL MOC: Fuel oil loadings completed for 3.037 mil mt traded in Mar
    The loading activity has taken place mostly at terminals in Singapore, and southern Malaysia, which are in the Straits region.
  • ANALYSIS: As prices fall, OPEC looks to Q3 for optimism
    - OPEC officials maintain market is rebalancing - Cut extension details still in flux - Market has priced in extension, say analysts
  • Saudi Oil Minister Falih confident output cut deal will be extended by 6 months or more
  • India's HPCL mid-May bunker stock arrival to ease Mumbai tightness
    About 10,000 mt of 380 CST bunker fuel was loaded from HPCL's refinery in Visakhapatnam Thursday.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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%
SHIPPING
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
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
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"
MEETINGS
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
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
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
PORTS
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.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
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
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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