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BRIEFS
August 16, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk CEO sees 5 - 6 survivors after merger spree plays out
  • Cosco's Hamburg-bound 14,074-TEUer runs aground out of Antwerp
  • Trump to launch WTO hostilities against China over IP violations
  • Top North American ports achieve 8.9pc box growth in first half
  • Defiant Qatar does end run around Arab blockade via Turkey and Iran
  • Gebruder Weiss takes over Tyrolean Kapeller forwarder
  • Savannah's January-July volume increases 10.8pc to 2.33 million TEU
  • Multi-purpose terminal to be developed at Ghana's Takoradi port
  • Panalpina scores 5-year Iraqi gas deal with undisclosed client
  • HK Airport July cargo rises 11pc to 422,000 tonnes, exports up 15pc
  • HNA buys 82.5pc of Frankfurt-Hahn airport for US$17.8 million
  • Turkish cop stabbed to death by suicide bomber - killer shot dead
  • American Airline's stellar July boosts London Heathrow cargo 15pc
  • TNT Express struggles to recover data from June's cyberattack

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 15, 2017
  • Block exemption in Hong Kong for VSAs
  • First MSC containers arrive in Oman's Duqm port from Europe
  • S&P Global affirms Britannia P&I's ratings & enhances its liquidity rating
  • South Asia seen among drivers of improved Asia-Europe container trade this year
  • Tanker shipping freight rates not seen rising despite increasing long-haul exports of crude oil
  • Two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels built under IRClass rules launched
  • Yang Ming registers much improved performance in Q2 & H1 2017
  • ZIM's Asia-America lines top schedule reliability ranking
  • Logistics Kart makes a soft launch
  • ECGC pays dividend of INR 72.50 cr.
  • Interactive session clarifies issues on zero rated supplies to SEZ & impact of GST on EOUs
  • Value of exports increases nearly 4 pc in July
  • GCCI elects new office-bearers
  • Global economy seeing cyclical recovery in investment, manufacturing & trade, says analysis

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Good intentions
  • First e-highway for electric trucks in Germany
  • IAG Cargo selects another US gateway
  • Silamas inaugurates office in Myanmar
  • Another step towards an express service from China
  • Swiss World Cargo's new approach to American market
  • Davies Turner emphasizes transpacific services
  • Stable ro-ro volumes in Europe's northern range
  • Major contract lands in Kerry Logistics' net
  • New direct Vancouver - Detroit rail service
  • Mathematician doing the sums for Noerpel
  • Delta gets approval to carry Envirotainer RAP e2
  • Port of Long Beach feels the US west coast beat
  • Chengdu - Pruszkow rail service up and running
  • Pinger takes charge of transport at Pharmaserv
  • Belly landing on Assumption Day

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • Concordia outperforms market in first half of 2017
  • Concordia Maritime sees product tanker demand exceeding supply growth by 2018
  • Western Bulk optimistic as it posts positive first half results
  • Transocean makes USD1.2 billion offer to acquire Songa Offshore
  • Singapore's PIL silent on COSCO takeover talk
  • SITC books feeder ships from Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering
  • Swissco to liquidate subsidiary, which co-owns rigs with Ezion
  • KG fund pursues Essar Shipping for unpaid charter-hire
  • MPA revokes licence of bunker operator

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 15, 2017
  • Another mega-containership runs aground, pushing salvors to their limits
  • Forwarders urge US lawmakers to 'get real' on cargo security
  • Delamode goes public to fund major bid for expansion in new markets
  • Cathay Pacific faces more belt-tightening as HK$1.2bn loss looms
  • Freight train derailment hits services in East Anglia
  • Cynthia Earhart new exec-VP and CFO at Norfolk Southern

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • American Queen christens newest addition to its fleet
  • Whistleblower to get $1.59 million in shipyard overbilling case
  • Next generation walk-to-work gangway now operational
  • APS delivers second Catalina island ship-to-shore boat
  • New Sanmar terminal tugs to have MTU engines
  • Stena ferry saves fuel, rolls less after ABB software upgrade
  • Two more Fat Leonard case defendants get prison terms

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • Concordia profits dive into the red
    Product tanker rates fall 40% while suezmaxes earn 47% less in soft market
  • Shipping is missing out on real benefits of data analysis
    Low-cost artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can unlock the value in data collected on board vessels
  • Post-Brexit customs revolution must meet maritime needs or risk chaos, industry warns
    'Very dangerous consequences' if free trade impeded, David Davis told
  • Bulk carrier feels the heat in Gran Canaria
    Salvors called to cool cargo hold after vessel refused entry to port
  • Supras fall further as vessels vie for employment
    Brokers expect the market to stabilise soon
  • Driller thriller: Transocean swallows Songa Offshore for $3.4bn
    Combined company will have a contracted backlog of $14.3bn, by far the largest in the world
  • Cheap VLCCs cannibalise smaller crude tanker trades
    With suezmax rates near bottom, VLCC competition just makes things worse
  • Navig8 Chemical swings to net loss amid soft tanker market
    But group expects supply growth for large chemical tankers to slow substantially over the next 12 months
  • Container trades on course for record growth
    Trade and throughput figures bounce back after two grim years
  • Strong US port volumes bode well for box lines
    July the best month on record for top US container ports
  • Debt restructuring key to Marco Polo Marine's long-term operations
    Company in advanced talks to raise fresh funds from potential investors
  • China bans shipment of coal and iron ore from North Korea following UN sanctions
    Ban to come into force from September 5 this year
  • Avic Maritime still downbeat on shipbuilding sector
    Shipbuilder working with associate companies to diversify vessel product mix
  • Jeremy Nixon warns of risks to container shipping's fragile recovery
    New chief executive of Ocean Network Express says industry still vulnerable to boom and bust cycles despite unprecedented consolidation
  • SITC orders four boxships from Daesun Shipbuilding for $68m
    Boxship operator growing fleet to meet operational requirements
  • Spot LNG freight rates hit a ceiling at $43,000 per day
    Egypt's plan to import fewer cargoes may hurt LNG vessel demand
  • Antwerp port authorities refloat grounded containership
    Updated: Vessel refloated at 2100 hrs on Monday
  • Asset writedowns drag Nam Cheong to $482m first half loss
    Offshore vessel builder had earlier decided to stop debt payments while restructuring
  • Daily Briefing
  • DSME returns to profitability in the first half
    Extensive restructuring and more high-value newbuilding vessel orders help boost operating profit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • MacroPoint deal accelerates drive for freight visibilty
  • South Brazilian ports reopen after harsh weather passes
  • JOC Top 50 Truckload Carriers: Larger fleets outperform market
  • For niche carriers, larger players deliver better reliability
  • Analysis: Pricing, not weight, hurting trucking profits
  • NVO targets rising Charleston-UK traffic with expedited product
  • PIL and PSA hook up with IBM in Singapore blockchain project
  • 2017 JOC Directory of Trucking Companies
  • Volumes surge at Adani Ports as capacity expands

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 15, 2017
  • TransAtlantic Lines ship under 'no sail' order
    Contractor to Military Sealift Command says ship is undergoing maintenance after completing charter.
  • Rand Logistics sinks deeper into the red
    But the Great Lakes-focused shipping specialist says contracted revenue backlog is better.
  • CSCL Jupiter grounded in known chokepoint
    Reenactment of CoscoCS bosxhip grounding shows difficulty of manoeuvring for large containerships.
  • Arne Blystad stays bullish as Songa Bulk strikes for $45m
    Chairman still likes the look of the risk reward mathematics in the dry cargo market.
  • Krasnoye Sormovo profit tumbles
    Russian shipbuilder makes less money from stable revenue in second quarter.
  • Boskalis splashes out $51.5m on Gardline
    Dutch dredging giant "fulfills strategic ambition" with takeover of UK-based marine survey specialist.
  • Tidewater: 'enough runway for a 747'
    Clarksons Platou says restructured owner is possibly offshore sector's strongest player.
  • Concordia Maritime chief sees tanker rates turning from 2018
    Gradual improvement in the market will be seen from next year, says Kim Ullman.
  • Taiwan Navigation back in black
    Bulker owner makes money again as revenue increases faster than costs.
  • Grindrod shipping arm above breakeven
    Bulker and tanker owner says improvement in dry rates will result in smaller loss for the first half.
  • ESL Shipping seeks bulkers for new venture
    Finnish owner to charter in ships to target new Baltic volumes.
  • Arctic retains hope for winter warming of VLCC rates
    Analysts say "all hope is not lost" for seasonal upturn in big tanker market.
  • Dof secures new charter from Siemens
    Norwegian owner will deploy one construction support vessel in the North Sea until the end of 2017.
  • Creditors squeeze more from Rickmers Maritime
    Recovery rate increases by $2m as price for Navios' acquisition of nine boxships finalised at $59m.
  • Vyborg Shipyard rebounds into profit
    Russian shipbuilder improves result as revenue grows in first six months.
  • Loss grows at Shih Wei Navigation
    Taiwanese bulker owner's costs outstripped revenue in second quarter.
  • Bibby bulker crew evacuated after cargo trouble
    Crew taken off ship off Gran Canaria after ammonium nitrate fertiliser cargo overheated.
  • Fjord 1 shares edge up on Oslo Bors bow
    Ferry owner's stock rises in early trading following transfer from Merkur Market.
  • Aframax rates decline amid Libyan turmoil
    Daily returns for oil tankers reach lowest level in a month as Leon Patitsas-owned tanker unable to finish loading.
  • CSCL Jupiter refloated in Antwerp
    Port re-opened to large ships after CoscoCS boxship moved from Scheldt river.
  • Panoil: impact of bunker tanker ban 'minimal'
    Singapore owner says it can continue to trade fuel despite MPA action.
  • Transocean agrees $1.2bn takeover of Songa Offshore
    Norwegian tanker owner and investor Frederik Mohn becomes largest shareholder as rig and drillship groups combine.
  • Nam Cheong loses $471m in second quarter
    Malaysian offshore shipbuilder does a bit of kitchen sinking as it battles to stay in business.
  • Impairments set to drag down ASL Marine
    Offshore shipbuilder says move prompted by protracted downturn and uncertainty of recovery.
  • Red ink surges at Marco Polo Marine
    Struggling Singapore-listed offshore player takes huge impairment charge.
  • Mermaid Maritime sees second quarter profit halved
    Thai offshore firm says dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia has impacted its operations.
  • Euroseas succeeds in slashing red ink
    Improving dry cargo rates help push US-listed bulker and boxship player closer to breakeven.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • Descartes bets big on MacroPoint
    The global logistics software provider Descartes has never been shy about making acquisitions. The company has built a mini-empire of user...
  • CP launches direct service from Vancouver, BC to Detroit
    Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) has launched a direct rail transportation service from Vancouver, British Columbia to Detr...
  • Mercator mulls splitting dredging ops from core business
    India-based Mercator Ltd. confirms that it's exploring the possibility of selling off its dredging unit. India-based conglomerate Mercator ...
  • Major port operators welcomed in Bangladesh as congestion continues
    Bangladesh has been battling rising volumes and shipping traffic, leading to additional congestion surcharges by feeder vessel operators an...
  • COSCO containership refloated near Antwerp
    Photo: Port of Antwerp The CSCL Jupiter was freed around 9:00 p.m. local time Monday and is back in Antwerp for inspection. The containersh...
  • Declining EU industrial production offset by rising energy market
    Industrial production in the European Union (EU) was down by 0.6 percent in June 2017 compared to May 2017, according to estimates from sta...
  • PSA, PIL partner with IBM on blockchain development
    Ocean carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International (PSA) and IBM Singapore (IBM) have agreed to utilize b...
  • 3GTMS to use project44 APIs
    Cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) provider 3GTMS has integrated real-time rate and transit time capabilities provided by t...
  • Target buys delivery technology provider
    Major U.S. retailer Target has acquired San Francisco-based technology provider Grand Junction to better arm itself with last-mile options ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 14, 2017
  • Oil futures nearly flat before weekly US data with gasoline in focus
    The US Dollar Index jumped Tuesday morning after government data showed US retail sales increased in July by the most since December.
  • NWE hilo FO swap falls to three month low on weakening LSFO: sources
    Competitive hilo offers in Platts Market on Close suggested players have a more bearish view of the LSFO market.
  • SHIPPING: Operations suspended at India Dhamra Port after workers killed
    The Dhamra is a major thermal and metallurgical coal receiving port on India's east coast.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Rotterdam to Singapore VLCC freight jumps on fuel oil fixture
    But traders were skeptical of any bullish tone spreading across the fuel oil market for better arbitrage opportunities.
  • Prospects of VLGC floating storages dim as Asian LPG flips into backwardation
    This was unlike the same time last year, when 14 ships were anchored in the Singapore Strait, amid a contango market.
  • Singapore's Sing Fuels starts operations in West Africa
    "Besides entering Africa, we are also exploring areas like Latin America," Singh said.
  • FUTURES: Crude rallies after bearish drivers spark overnight crash
  • Singapore's MPA revokes Panoil Petroleum's bunker craft operator license
    "Unauthorised alterations were made on the pipelines of the bunker tankers between the Mass Flow Meters and the flow boom," the MPA said.

›››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
PORTS
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
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
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