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BRIEFS
September 14, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL cancels Asia-Europe sailings for Golden Week holiday October 1-8
  • Hapag-Lloyd to levy US$5.94 per box fee for Malaysian export rollovers
  • Average ship size at ports grows 12.6pc worldwide except in Africa
  • Oakland posts best 2017 month, but August down 3.6pc to 212,692 TEU
  • Restructuring of Korea's shipping sector morphs into insolvent deals
  • Korea's Heung-A Shipping wins top on-time marks in intra-Asia trade
  • ShipServ signs MarTrust to simplify and make payments less costly
  • China blocks Oz coal imports to prop up local industry: report
  • Bangladesh gains on China's market share as top EU apparel supplier
  • CH Robinson grows, buys Montreal forwarder for US$50 million
  • London Heathrow air cargo jumps 13pc to 139,000 tonnes in August
  • China-Europe rail services cut into air cargo market share
  • Dnata cargo operations in Dubai to be digitised with Siemens software

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • APL recognised for safe working practices
  • India & Ukraine discuss potential partnership in shipbuilding
  • Maersk joins BoxTech container database
  • FIEO sees emerging opportunities for Indian exporters in Korean market
  • APM Terminals to divest Zeebrugge share
  • Kandla Port berth receives largest shipment
  • New container terminal coming up at Chittagong port
  • Continental Logistics Solutions handles first TBM of Mumbai Metro Corridor 3 at Mumbai Port
  • Poland seen offering tremendous business opportunities for India
  • IFLN Group launches new IFLN Global Projects network

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TFR sets new record in August
  • Dematic to build transport system for Siemens
  • Era ends at Canada's northernmost west coast port
  • Charter service from Colombo to Columbus
  • APL pockets award for safety at sea
  • Canadian Railway recognized for its sustainability
  • Logistics - a work of art for all
  • 2,000 new trucks to modernise long haul fleet
  • Bifa expands training team
  • Green light for Corpus Christi Ship channel project
  • Saudia to Mauritius
  • Blue Water Shipping names new CEO
  • New online transport marketplace in UK
  • Malaysia Airlines orders 16 Boeing aircraft
  • DMT to build facility in Dunkirk
  • New rail destinations across new Silk Road

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • Autonomous vessels pose as many questions as they resolve
  • Seadrill files for Chapter 11, unveils restructuring plan
  • DSME sells hospitality subsidiary Welliv to Bayside PE
  • Hong Kong, UK forge shipping collaboration
  • Tanker-dredger collision in Singapore Strait leaves 2 dead, 3 missing
  • Rickmers ship fetches firm scrap price in Pakistan
  • Flammable gas, glass lamps caused STX O&S blast, says pathologist

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • Container lines 'jostling for market share' could start a new freight rate war
  • North-south European rail freight traffic hits the buffers after Rastatt track closure
  • Integrators and e-commerce giants a real threat to air freight forwarders
  • 100 days of the big Gulf feud: now pick sides
  • Brazil's highest court approves new graft probe into President Temer
  • Shipping looks to government for help to meet seafarer shortage
  • As Amazon pushes forward with robots, workers find new roles
  • Graeme Wilkinson joins BIFA training team

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • DHS extends Jones Act waiver
  • Kirby completes S&S acquisition, reports on impact of hurricanes
  • Inmarsat introduces new Fleet Secure service
  • Port Everglades is open with no restrictions
  • VIDEO: ICS adopts a new brand identity
  • Ribcraft USA introduces its newest, largest model
  • MAN unveils powerful new four-stroke flag ship
  • USACE takes delivery of foil assisted survey vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • Kugs das blog
    Life on the inside... the making of a maritime journalist
  • Next year will be payback year for dry cargo industry
    Better days are coming for a battered sector but the banks get to be paid first
  • Transport Bureau to assess impact of Hong Kong antitrust changes
    Secretary Frank Chan believes in Hong Kong players' ability to adjust as city remains top maritime hub
  • Sulphur cap will lead to 'outrageous' fuel prices and shortages in 2020
    Panel argues for pragmatism on expected early non-compliance issues
  • Atlantic MR tanker rates lose steam as US Gulf recovers
    Effects of US hurricanes are still reverberating through Asian long range tanker markets, says OFE
  • Decarbonisation strategy consensus remains elusive
    Panellists disagree on best way to reduce shipping emissions
  • Crude tanker market to take off by end-2018
    Owners are betting on longer-haul trades and China's strategic reserve to uphold demand
  • Wallem shuns consolidation in favour of quality
    Company sees small shipping fund managers as a growing market for shipmanagement services
  • Who will fund the Belt and Road Initiative?
    Chinese policy banks, state-owned commercial lenders and multinationals are financing Xi Jinping's grand project
  • Speak truth to power on Brexit
    Delegations to Downing Street are not enough - shipping players need to raise their voices
  • Daily Briefing
    Körtum forced out of full control of H Schuldt
  • Brexit casts long shadow over UK's £40bn maritime industries
    Update: A new analysis showing the contribution of shipping, ports and other related businesses to the UK economy forecasts sluggish...
  • Sulphur regulations offer owners bad set of options
    With just over two years to go until the 0.5% sulphur cap on fuel is introduced, owners are being forced...
  • Shipping should overcome branding scepticism, Poulsson urges
    International Chamber of Shipping launches new logo at London International Shipping Week
  • No point supporting doomed companies, says new KDB chairman
    Firms with 'no hope' not worth trying to save, no matter how important it is to save jobs, says Lee ...
  • Panamax earnings soar on improved demand and tighter tonnage
    The average Baltic Panamax Index in 2017 outperformed the supramax index for the first time since 2010
  • Ship Finance to take 30% hit on Seadrill rig charters
    Reduction in contractual charter hire will take place over a five-year period from 2018
  • NTSB schedules December meeting to determine cause of El Faro tragedy
    US transportation board to look at probable cause of vessel sinking as well as other contributing factors
  • LNG carrier spot rates poised for surge as market tightens
    Healthy gas trading volumes that have pushed spot LNG prices to their highest since July
  • Dryships commences five-year time charter deal with oil major
    Options to increase the employment period by up to three years, the company said after taking delivery of the vessel...
  • Vale continues charter contracts with Polaris Shipping
    Deal sees Vale extending existing time charter agreement for three converted Polaris vessels
  • Five missing after collision between tanker and dredger near Singapore
    No disruptions to shipping traffic in the Singapore Strait so far
  • Korean civil groups call for government investigation into Hanjin collapse
    Busan-based protest also demands that government lays out workable plans to bolster shipping industry
  • Danish investors to sue IPO banks over OW Bunker prospectus
    Institutional investors suffered $123m loss
  • Seadrill files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    Struggling offshore-drilling giant will get $1.06 billion in fresh capital
  • Jamaica and Malta ratify Ballast Water Management Convention
    There are now 65 signatories of the convention, more than 70% of the world fleet
  • Euroseas cuts deal to acquire Euromar containerships
    Nasdaq-listed owner to purchase up to four ships and buy out private equity partners in affiliate
  • Dry bulk owners enjoying a good run
    Panel members upbeat but remain cautious on future market volatility
  • Cargo industry participants call for CTU code enforcement
    Cultural change needed to ensure safer cargo stowage
  • London and Hong Kong to strengthen maritime ties
    Maritime London and Hong Kong Maritime Port & Board sign MoU to co-operate in various areas
  • Digitalisation should be a strategy issue, not an IT project
    Internal friction at companies impedes digitalisation, say panelists
  • China to remain a key demand driver for crude tankers
    The world's top seaborne crude importing nation has low oil consumption per capita and is seeing continued refinery expansion, says...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • US Southeast shippers grapple with post-Irma rail delays
  • XPO Logistics doubling last-mile footprint
  • Irma freight recovery hinges on fuel availability
  • Maersk joins free container weight database
  • Port Saint John gains rail service to US Northeast
  • Slack season, closed China factories inject rate volatility
  • JNPT crane productivity shines despite dwell time pressure
  • Chassis providers crack down on unpaid Chicago dray tolls

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • Kirby's earnings hit from Harvey and Irma
    US tug and barge owner will still be within earnings guidance but at lower end of estimates.
  • Teekay's board drops two, but adds three
    Two long-time insiders leave with financial expertise from Bain and Kattegat added.
  • Scorpio Bulkers plans $50m share buyback
    Move comes after gentle prodding from analyst about what it should do with cash.
  • Jones Act armada hits Florida in Irma's wake
    US Coast Guard sounds all clear on major ports in Florida as tankers get priority to resupply state.
  • Inmarsat launches ship cyber security system
    Maritime communications group offers vessel alert and infection-limiting product
  • Gibson: 'Keep a cap on tanker orders'
    Tanker investment window is compelling but over ordering of new ships is biggest risk today, Matthews says.
  • MP takes aim at Australia's Jones Act
    Australian politician makes push for easing cabotage laws due to high costs of domestic shipping.
  • Belt and Road is a 'massive opportunity'
    China's trade route aspirations will create huge demand for shipping
  • SOx compliance set to jack up freight rates
    But new rulings also likely to increase ship demolition and calls on bunker credit lines
  • Norddeutsche founder eyes financial partners
    Norddeutsche searches for backers to secure its future in bank-led move
  • CSIC buying stakes in DSIC and Wuhang
    Shanghai-listed group selling stock to reorganise yard assets.
  • Peter Anker cashes in $3.84m of Clarksons stock
    Broking and investment banking chief follows Andi Case and Jeff Woyda in disposing of valuable stakes.
  • Wight Shipyard wins second ferry order
    UK builder to construct passengership for Jacobite Cruises.
  • Cochin Shipyard pushes up profit
    Indian yard reveals growing earnings before it carried out $229m IPO.
  • Arne Fredly buys more Standard Drilling
    Director's Apollo Asset builds stake in distressed PSV specialist.
  • Is there a black swan in bulker recovery story?
    Top owners share recovery expectations as market gets a familiar feeling that failed to ring true in 2013.
  • Trouble ahead for boxship rates
    A year after Hanjin Shipping's departure, the container market is bracing for tough October, Alphaliner says.
  • Vroon fixes out accommodation newbuilding
    E.On takes VOS Stone for work at Arkona wind farm in Germany.
  • Cargo theft accounts for 10% of claims
    TT Club says tracking devices may eventually alleviate headache for owners.
  • Courage ditches the Marine
    Hong Kong owner changes its name as it focuses on diversification.
  • Hoegh Autoliners denies price-fixing
    South Africa accuses owner of colluding with MOL on freight rates.
  • Borr wins drilling deal off Gabon
    Tor Olav Troim-backed company sending jack-up to Africa.
  • Ship Finance takes 30% haircut on Seadrill rigs
    With restructuring deal struck done, company says it can now focus on new asset acquisitions
  • Pacific Drilling booted from NYSE
    Shares in Idan Ofer-backed deepwater drillship owner set to be traded over-the-counter.
  • Dredger capsizes after colliding with tanker
    Five crew missing following incident of Singapore's Sisters Island early on Wednesday.
  • Seadrill files for Chapter 11 restructuring
    John Fredriksen's offshore drilling company says deal provides it with five-year runway.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • LA's TraPac terminal launches on-dock rail management support system
    Southern California-based container terminal operator and stevedore TraPac, LLC has gone live with a new planning management system to supp...
  • USDOT, NHTSA release new guidance on autonomous driving systems
    The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released new federal guidan...
  • Report: Container lines back in black in Q2 2017
    Container carriers are increasingly in the black in the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest report from London-based maritime c...
  • NTSB schedules meeting to determine cause of El Faro sinking
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday it plans to meet on Dec. 12, 2017 in Washington to determine the probable caus...
  • Amber Road ramps up for PGA data mandates
    The global trade management software provider Amber Road said Wednesday that has expanded support on its platform to account for the new im...
  • Ex-Im Bank assists exporters in hurricane-ravaged areas
    The U.S. Export-Import Bank will extend financial assistance to exporters and financial institutions located in the Texas Gulf coast and Lo...
  • Commerce finds subsidies in Chinese tool chest imports
    The Commerce Department has determined that Chinese-made tool chests and cabinets imported into the United States receive unfair subsidies ...
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority makes $3.58b available for barge congestion solutions
    The Rotterdam Port Authority made 3 million euros (U.S. $3.58 billion) available to fund initiatives that will ease the barge congestion an...
  • Port of Oakland has busiest TEU month in a year
    Container volume reportedly rose at the Port of Oakland last month despite the number of vessels visiting falling 12.7 percent. August 2017...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
  • OPEC mulls adding new non-OPEC producers to output cut deal: Kuwait
  • US DATA: Product stocks plunge as Harvey knocks out refiners
    The impact of Hurricane Harvey was visible in US Energy Information Administration data Wednesday, as lost Gulf Coast refinery output yielded large draws in product inventories and a build in crude stocks.
  • Colombian government asks Ecopetrol for fuels with less sulfur content
    In a step towards national usage of fuels with less sulfur content, Colombia's attorney general, Fernando Carrillo, has asked state-run Ecopetrol to improve fuel quality in the Aburra Valley, a province in South-Central Colombia surrounded by the Andes mountains where the populated city of Medellin is located.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks down 4.2% on week at 18.983 mil barrels
    Fujairah's commercial stocks of refined oil products fell 4.2% to 18.983 million barrels in the week to Monday, remaining below 20 million barrels for a third week since large-scale refinery shutdowns in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey sent shock waves through global oil products markets.
  • Hamburg bunker fuel supplies run dry on refinery prioritization
    Buyers sourcing product from Hamburg have had to turn to other European ports as Hamburg bunker fuel supplies have run dry.
  • Gothenburg bunkering set for delays as storm intensifies: sources
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg is preparing to be battered by a strengthening storm that will cause high swells and temporary delays to bunker loadings.
  • Crude strengthens on higher demand outlook, product draws
    Crude futures rose Wednesday on a bullish demand forecast by the International Energy Agency and large draws in refined product stocks reported by the Energy Information Administration.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • IEA lifts 2017 demand growth number for third month in row, to 1.6 million b/d
    Hurricanes Harvey and Irma together would serve to cut US oil demand by 600,000-800,000 b/d in September, IEA said.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • FUTURES: Crude steady to lower ahead of expected US crude build
  • Indonesia-registered oil products tanker collides with dredger in Singapore waters
    The tanker reported damage to her starboard bow and the dredger lies partially submerged.
  • OPEC ups 2017 call on its crude to 32.7 mil b/d, 2018 to 32.8 mil
    - OPEC August output 32.76 mil b/d, first fall in four months - Saudi Arabia self-reports August output of 9.95 mil b/d - OECD oil stocks still 195 million barrels above 5-year average

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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
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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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