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BRIEFS
March 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • APL launches three new Asia to Latin America services
  • Seaspan back in black with US$175 million profit after $139 million loss
  • DP World's volumes globally up 10pc to 70 million TEU, remains big on Canada
  • DHL Express: Cross-border online B2B will rise to US$1.2 trillion
  • US recyclable exporters head to alternate markets after China ban
  • US holds talks on steel imports with Chinese economic official
  • Development of terminal 3 to start at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port
  • Maersk bullish on North American box trade as economy strengthens
  • Perishable sector fears reefer box shortage will persist in 2018
  • SF Express secures regulatory approval for Ezhou Airport project
  • China Southern Airlines to launch London-Wuhan service in May
  • Sydney-Dallas flight may be chopped if codeshare not approved

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More trains head west
  • Three new Fusos boost Berlin delivery fleet
  • Heppner gains foothold in the Netherlands
  • Grant received for eco-friendly locomotive
  • WCA world conference - a magnet for Air Partner
  • Hertzog & Partner reinforced in Austria
  • K Line and Uyeno Group push for LNG
  • Digital platform launched by K+N
  • Jacobs' new and old VP global operations
  • Airbus rolls out first ultra-long range A350
  • DP DHL introduces new fee
  • Trial train runs between Ndola and Dar es Salaam
  • Rail shippers elect new representatives
  • Hush hush service for Jaguar Land Rover
  • Axing jobs and reinforcing wagon load traffic
  • Faster processing for Emirates' cargo clients in Dubai
  • Merger a major driver for Hapag-Lloyd

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US Tri-State cluster outlook: more rivals, higher taxes
  • Team Tankers enters MR sector with USD206 million deal
  • MPC Container Ships books USD2.5 million 'start-up' loss
  • Blockchain: Is shipping prepared?
  • Australia-Timor-Leste LNG deal on the horizon, but obstacles remain
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding profit up 67% in 2017
  • Human factor remains critical in cyber-security insurance policies
  • 'Horror ship' detained in Australian port
  • Autonomous shipping a 'huge opportunity' for UK
  • Bahri profits again in retreat following lower spot rates
  • COSCO makes domestic energy play through PetroChina acquisition
  • Danish shipping voices concerns over global sulphur cap enforcement
  • Pacific Basin Shipping returns to profitability in 2017

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Capacity increases may put transpacific container rates under more pressure
  • February air freight rates hit by 'demand lull' after strong start to 2018
  • Boxship owner Seaspan looks to second-hand vessels to boost its bottom line
  • Evolution due for automotive logistics as manufacturers drive changes
  • Air Partner appoints Romain Vasset to French freight sales team
  • Bob Bandos takes over from Lars Heisselberg at GAC Americas

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • GE to develop world's largest offshore wind turbine
  • Navy takes delivery of LCS 14
  • Cloud based solution helps SolstadFarstad save fuel
  • SEA\LNG coalition adds two more Japanese members
  • World Fuel Services to open Tampa Bay fuel supply location
  • BAE Systems set to close Mobile shipyard
  • Bob Bandos named GAC Group VP Americas
  • Subsea 7 to acquire Siem subsidiary and two vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Obituary: Shipping stalwart Captain Cecil 'Cess' Smylie dies, age 83
    Career stretched from P&O officer to Fairdeal's UK manager and master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
  • New SevenSeas fund targets bulkers up to ultramax size
    Fund backed by Greek duo Diamantis Pateras and Nautilus offers investors high capital protection
  • D'Amico remains positive despite wider losses
    Update: DIS may take a 'wait and see' approach towards scrubber installation, says chief executive Marco Fiori
  • A well matured port
    As BIMCO reveals its second dry bulk terminal vetting report, we ought to see 'good' terminals boasting about their achievements
  • Howe Robinson launches dry index
    The Howe Robinson Dry Index represents deadweight fleet share and will be reviewed annually
  • Pyxis counts benefits from $27m refinancing
    Greek tanker owner wins $4.3m debt write-off as new banking relationship replaces Commerzbank facility
  • KR says delay in IMO 2020 sulphur regulation implausible
    Slim chances of a postponement, says Korean Register's executive director Kim Yeon-tae
  • MPC Container Ships upbeat despite loss in first-ever fourth-quarter results
    Hamburg-based, but Oslo-listed, outfit now operating 58 ships, from a standing start
  • UK eyes hi-tech future for shipping
    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hails 'new era' of shipping and pledges to do 'everything possible' to create a thriving hi-tech...
  • Noble plunges to $5bn loss amid rescue talks
    Majority of losses came from exceptional items, such as losses on non-performing trade receivables
  • Fatal explosion on general cargo carrier
    Vessel was carrying coal from Russia to Turkey
  • Kidnapped Seatrade crew released in Nigeria
    Four seafarers on their way home following Gulf of Guinea kidnapping
  • Why it's time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages
    New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it's a tool to help us transform a...
  • China chasing South Korea on vessel order numbers
    Seoul-based think-tank cited increasing number of domestic orders in China as well as government support as reasons for threat to...
  • Yangzijiang profits jump on reduced impairment losses
    Shipbuilding margin declined due to a $190m provision made for expected losses on construction contracts
  • SSME probed on alleged bribery links to former president
    The shipbuilder is accused of handing over about $736,000 to former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak in exchange for favours
  • Bahri sees 53% drop in net profit on weak spot market rates
    Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia saw revenue for 2017 fall 11%
  • MPC Container Ships continues vessel acquisitions on improved outlook
    Group still considers current secondhand vessels values attractive despite rising prices
  • Prime Tanker buys HSH Nordbank's stake in FSL Trust
    Move follows sale of HSH Nordbank to buyout consortium headed by two US private equity players for $1.2bn
  • Seaspan charts new strategic course
    Growth opportunities amid a changing but still fragmented landscape for independent lessors
  • Bunker suppliers to face financing and insurance challenges over sulphur cap rules
    Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Molholt warns of consolidation due to fuel price hikes
  • Stellar Acquisition III fund in merger deal with tech company
    Shipping sponsors of latest maritime-flavoured 'spac' tell Lloyd's List why they are putting their money into a non-shipping business

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Logistec expands in US Gulf market with acquisition
  • TRAC shifting chassis to Chicago to alleviate congestion
  • Mexican shippers shift goods from Pacific to Gulf ports
  • US truckload rates post double-digit rise in 12 months
  • Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast
  • Savannah dredging halfway complete, inner harbor is next
  • Cost reductions aid RCL's return to profitability in 2017

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Global Ship Lease to buy boxship for $11.3m
    Vessel will be renamed and go on one-year charter with CMA CGM.
  • Fitch: Improved boxship profits may be tough to maintain
    Overcapacity may keep freight rates down, impeding profit growth, the credit ratings agency says.
  • Talk of multi-ship order for LNG carriers goes round market
    Mystery surrounds the names in the frame for up to 12 vessels and whether concrete orders will emerge
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Hemmingsen defends sales of Maersk Energy units
  • Tanker market blues can be rosy for futures
  • Vettosi writes an alternative script for Italian shipping 'horror movie'
    Advisor reacts to withdrawal of banks with plans for $180m shipping fund and Gestioni restructuring
  • Norwegian bareboat proposals to offer certainty, not questions
    Concerns over new rules to allow separate flag registration for bareboat ships are unfounded, writes Mats Sather of Nordisk Defence Club
  • Aegean Marine defends HEC Europe buy
  • Aegean activists may find courts as only recourse
    But legal experts say hurdles are high to questions of board judgement as fallout continues over HEC acquisition and related share offering
  • Georgiopoulos set to exit Gener8 with $8m payday
    Handsome rewards for top executives as Euronav prepares to take control
  • Fredriksen committed to righting Seadrill
    John Fredriksen expects to be 'cleaning up' the 'madness' of Seadrill for another five years despite clearing a bondholder hurdle this week
  • Zhejiang Ouhua fights to prevent shipyard closure
    Local government said to have stepped in to assist with Ouhua's cash issues
  • Torp takes over the helm at Thor Dahl
  • Maersk gambles on Baltic feeders
    A new generation of super-large feeder vessels into the Baltic has raised overcapacity fears
  • Car carriers pay a heavy price for years of bar-room collusion

    Europe sends a positive signal as leading car carrier companies are stung with damage to their reputations and heavy fines for years of price fixing and market manipulation
  • Skou wants to take on FedEx and UPS - but can Maersk deliver?
    The brave new dawn of integrated 'container logistics' would put the Danish shipowner into competition not only with the US parcel giants, but tech heavyweights such as Amazon
  • Small boxship price surge as demand drives sales
    Sub-3,000 teu ships have seen values rise around 10% as flurry of deals reflect outlook
  • Sovcomflot campaigns its new green credentials
  • Edison closes in on small-scale LNG ships
  • Experts chart their courses for LNG growth during the next three years
  • Exmar's barge-based FSRU begins its journey to Bangladesh via Singapore
  • Naftomar purchases first LPG ship in three years
    Greek owner boosts fleet with fully pressurised gas carrier
  • Kumiai Navigation enters small LPG carrier sector
    Japanese firm adds another vessel size in effort to diversify portfolio
  • TMS Cardiff Gas stealthily slides up LNG newbuild tally
    Company has added at least one newbuilding at a rival yard as it cements business for three of its ships
  • Growing liquidity set to transform LNG industry
    Producer Cheniere and trader Vitol lead discussions on dramatic changes under way in the industry
  • Aase questions future of laid-up anchor handlers as class expires
    Improvements in offshore mean DOF is relearning how to use the word 'positive' about market prospects
  • SolstadFarstad believes slow recovery under way
  • DOF chief pinpoints three reasons to be cheerful despite Q4 loss
  • Methanol is 2020 ready, but faces questions of practicality and scale
    Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping is pushing methanol as a marine fuel and has the MR newbuildings to prove it, but questions of viability remain
  • Ships built of composite materials found to have significant fire risks
    Report calls for safety rethink with growing use of lighter materials in shipbuilding
  • Nautisk links with Japanese firm in global Ecdis deal
  • NYK technology keeps an ear out for machinery safety
  • Optimarin records its best year yet
  • Stink bugs blighting car deliveries to New Zealand
  • Binnacle to guide Noonan in new life after Chembulk
    Nautical name sets consultancy direction for outgoing CMA commodore
  • Fairdeal Group pays tribute to 'true gentleman' Cecil Smylie
  • LOOP VLCC loading may only be 'stopgap' solution
    Other terminals will be better located to cope with flood of US crude exports
  • Suezmax rates stay flat despite fixing activity
  • LR1s fixed amid volatile spot market
  • Howe Robinson adds brokers to chem-tank desk
  • Aeolos scraps two VLCCs as demo market bursts into life
  • Lomar reduces its chemical tanker exposure
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Seaspire confirms handy bulker buys
  • LMZ Shipping orders kamsarmax bulker newbuildings
  • S-Bulkers resurrects fleet growth
  • Falcon sinks talons into handysize sale profits
  • Indonesia coal drives another panamax deal
  • Dianik and SteelShips disclose S&P activity
  • Green changes can save shipping from its own greed, Pappas says
    Dry bulk players are already over-ordering but new rules will put a lid on ship supply, Star Bulk CEO tells Cyprus conference

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • NEWS FLASH: Trump says 'Section 232' tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week
    President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press on Thursday that he will assess 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
  • New CTPAT requirements to be rolled out in May or later
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won't announce new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) until ...
  • Seaspan: Second-hand containerships may be more attractive than newbuilds
    The new chief executive officer of the containership lessor Seaspan Corp., which in the past, has primarily invested in new ships that it c...
  • North American freight market 'increasingly positive' in January
    The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in January 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight In...
  • TRAC expands U.S. Gulf Coast chassis fleet
    Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the ...
  • SimpliShip offers instant freight interface for forwarders
    The freight forwarding marketplace technology provider SimpliShip on Thursday told American Shipper it has begun offering an instant freigh...
  • Another liner shipping crypto-token emerges
    A new crypto-currency-backed platform for the shipping industry this week said it would begin offering crypto-tokens in April to transact o...
  • State owners sell HSH Nordbank to private investors
    The German federal state owners of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, have agreed ...
  • Port of Virginia rolls out truck reservation system to handle rising volumes
    The Port of Virginia today officially launched the first phase of implementation for its new motor carrier appointment system, dubbed the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US DATA: EIA says Dec residual fuel oil exports to Panama jump 36.6% on month
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 683,000 barrels in December, up 36.6% from 500,000 barrels a month earlier.
  • Oil weakens after Trump vows tariffs on steel, aluminum
    NYMEX April crude fell 65 cents Thursday to $60.99/b, as equities pulled oil lower for the third straight day.
  • Malaysia Pengerang to boost demand for tankers: experts
    Incremental demand from upcoming refineries, such as the one in Pengerang, will help absorb some of the surplus tonnage.
  • TANKERS: Direct VLCC load at LOOP expected again as early as March: sources
    "I am not sure what the next one will be, but I am confident it will happen in March," a shipping source said.
  • SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts discontinues Saudi Aramco Posted Bunker Prices
    The prices will be discontinued effective March 1.
  • FUTURES: Crude largely steady post EIA data
    Refinery rates also fell, signaling the maintenance season is still in full swing, ANZ Research said Thursday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2%
Naples
In the fourth quarter alone, increases of +0.4% and +8.4% were recorded respectively.
SHIPPING
Significant growth in ZIM's annual financial results but also in the number of containers transported by the fleet
Haifa
In 2024, over 3.7 million TEUs were loaded on the Israeli company's ships (+14.3%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming's 2024 financial year was very positive
Keelung
Revenues grew by +58.4%. Profit of almost two billion US dollars
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
CSIS Urges US Government to Counter Civil-Military Dual-Use System Adopted by Chinese Shipyards
Washington
Concerns over USTR's proposed port fee system, but not over its introduction that would cost the top ten companies calling at US ports over eight billion dollars a year
MARITIME SERVICES
Keppel Infrastructure Fund acquires Global Marine Group
Singapore/New York
The company has a fleet of six vessels for laying submarine cables
CRUISES
Viking Cruise Group's Economic Performance Improves Significantly
PORTS
Global Ports Holding to manage cruise terminal at Scottish port of Clydeport
Liverpool/London
Peel Ports Signs 50-Year Concession Agreement
PORTS
Work begins in the port of Oristano on the new Multifunctional Service Centre for Agri-food Logistics
PORTS
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires 60% of the company that operates the Terminal de l'Atlantique in Le Havre
Hamburg/Le Havre
40% remains with the French Seafrigo
COMPANIES
Triton buys container shipping company Global Container International
Hamilton
It has a fleet of approximately 500 thousand TEUs
COMPANIES
Bureau Veritas closes 2024 with a series of records
Neuilly-sur-Seine/Milan
Strong growth (+58%) of new orders in the Marine & Offshore segment
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
ABB Ability™ Marine Remote Diagnostic System
Always on board with you
LOGISTICS
MOL continues acquisitions in the liquid bulk logistics segment
Tokyo/Rotterdam
It will buy the Dutch LBC Tank Terminals which has a storage capacity of 3.3 million cubic meters
PORTS
Jeddah South Container Terminal expansion work begins
Riyadh
Investment of 800 million dollars. Traffic capacity will increase to four million teu
LOGISTICS
DHL Group revenues grew by +3.0% in 2024
Bonn
Significant improvement in performance in the last quarter
SHIPPING
CMA CGM pledges $20 billion in US investment
Marseille
The US-flagged fleet is expected to increase from 10 to 30 ships, develop port and logistics activities and create 10,000 new jobs
PORTS
Annunziata appointed commissioner of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port System Authority
Naples
His term as president ended on February 2.
SHIPPING
With the new orders CMA CGM is preparing to become the second largest containerized maritime carrier in the world
Courbevoie
Currently, the Marseille company's orderbook is larger than that of Maersk
COMPANIES
Genoese Sirius Ship Management has acquired fellow citizen Generalmarine
Genoa
The company specializes in solutions for navigation electronics and maritime communications
ASSOCIATIONS
European Shipowners' Association Changes Name
Brussels
From today it is called ECSA European Shipowners
PORTS
EST has ordered a new mobile crane from Konecranes for its terminal in the Port of Augusta
SHIPPING
In January, ships transiting the Suez Canal decreased by -23.2%
Cairo/Ismailia
In 2024, goods passing through the Egyptian waterway dropped by -65.4%
ENVIRONMENT
Ships and boats, despite controls, continue to pollute the waters of the European Union
Luxembourg
This is denounced in a report by the European Court of Auditors
PORTS
TiL (MSC Group), with BlackRock and GIP, to acquire 80% of Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Also agreement to buy 90% of the capital of Panama Ports Company. The enterprise value is 22.8 billion dollars
PORTS
Pessina (Federagenti) asks for an examination of the usefulness of the new port terminals
Rome
A map highlighting the types of traffic and the actual market demand for these types of goods and services was requested
SHIPPING
CMA CGM orders 12 more new 18,000 TEU containerships, this time in China
Shanghai
They will be delivered by Jiangnan Shipyard between 2028 and 2029
PORTS
In January, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -10.7%, while in Savona-Vado it grew by +8.1%
Genoa
Containerized goods up +18.2%. Cruise passengers down
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel's financial results for the second half of 2024 show significant improvement
Schindellegi
In the fourth quarter, net sales increased by +18.8% and net profit by +11.3%
SHIPYARDS
The European Ship Recycling Regulation has achieved its objectives
Brussels
Too many shipowners - the latest assessment of the legislation denounces - still choose to demolish ships in South Asian shipyards
PORTS
Croce (Assagenti): the choice of the new president of the Western Liguria AdSP can no longer be postponed
Genoa
It is not acceptable - he denounced - that for more than a year the port system has been headless
SHIPPING
In 2024, CMA CGM revenues increased by +18% and net profit by +57%
Marseille
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +8%
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.9% thanks to containers
Bremen
Trend reversal in the last quarter when container loads decreased by -2.6%
SHIPPING
Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance Launches Second Low-Emission Maritime Shipping Competition
Washington
It is related to an activity lasting 3-5 years starting from 2027
SHIPPING
Costamare plans spin-off of dry bulk division
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Holdings will be created and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings posts record year
Miami
High demand for cruises scheduled for 2025 and 2026
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic AdSP decreased by -7.7%
Bari
TRANSPORTATION
ECSA fully appreciates the European Clean Industrial Deal
Brussels
T&E also expressed its support, but considered the decision to postpone the proposal for a climate target for 2040 to be very worrying.
COMPANIES
80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs shipping and logistics group to InfraVia
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family will retain the remaining 20% of the capital
PORTS
Marsa Maroc will also manage the new West Terminal of the port of Nador West Med
Casablanca
Nearly two-thirds of the 1,440-meter quay will be dedicated to containers
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
In 2024, intermodal shipments handled by German Kombiverkehr decreased by -5%
Frankfurt am Main
Riedl: Intermodal transport must be supported also through incentives
TRADE
In the fourth quarter of 2024, G20 trade recorded a conjunctural decline
Paris
Mixed performance of trade in services
TRADE
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
Positive effect of temporary increase in trade possible in view of introduction of new trade policies
TRUCKING
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
COMPANIES
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
SHIPPING
Attica Reports Record Revenue and Operating Performance in 2024
Athens
Profits down due to costs of merger with Anek and purchase of emission allowances
ACCIDENTS
Man arrested in investigation into collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate
Southampton
The charge is manslaughter due to gross negligence
SHIPYARDS
Beijing: Measures to revive US shipbuilding industry won't work
Beijing
New duties and tariffs - the government underlines - are harmful for both parties
SHIPPING
Messina Gets $50M Funding to Support Full Container Investment
Genoa
Agreement with BPER Banca and Banca Popolare di Sondrio
MARITIME SERVICES
The tanker Sounion attacked in August in the Red Sea has passed through the Suez Canal
Ismailia
ACCIDENTS
Collision between two ships near the port of Hull
Southampton / Jacksonville / Rotterdam
Fires broke out on both units
PORTS
In January, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +7.6%
Ravenna
Dry bulk and general cargo on the rise. Liquid bulk declines
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's monthly revenue growth trend slows
Taipei/Keelung
In February, increases of +13.5%, +3.1% and +19.9% were recorded respectively
SHIPPING
In 2024, containers transported by the fleet of the Chinese SITC increased by +10.7%
Hong Kong
Annual revenues up +25.9%
NEWS
A shipment of 240 kg of cocaine was seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drug came from South America
ASSOCIATIONS
Assoporti presents new guidelines for inclusive communication
Rome
Giampieri: a valid tool for more effective, respectful and inclusive communication throughout the port area
COMPANIES
German Schmitz Cargobull to acquire 48% of Polish GT Trailers
Munsterland
Both produce semi-trailers and logistics equipment
LOGISTICS
AP Moller Capital to acquire 40% of Philippine AC Logistics
Copenhagen
Agreement with Ayala Corporation which holds the entire capital of the company
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings has sold the ro-pax ferry Kriti II built in 1979
Athens
Sold for $3.6 million, it will be dismantled at an EU-authorized shipyard
PORTS
New economic and operational records for the ICTSI terminal group
Manila
Last year, container traffic handled by port terminals grew by +2.5%
COMPANIES
Lauritzen Bulkers has bought Canadian Alexander & Blake
Copenhagen
The company operates ocean freight forwarding of dry bulk, break bulk and project cargo.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
COMPANIES
Royal HaskoningDHV has bought the Scottish Arch Henderson
Aberdeen/Amersfoort
The Aberdeen company specialises in the design of marine works
OFFSHORE
Collaboration agreement between Saipem and Divento for floating wind in Italy
Milan
It foresees the use of STAR 1 technology for the construction of semi-submersible foundations
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Annual and Quarterly Financial Results
Athens
Revenues increased by +5.4% in 2024
SHIPYARDS
Trump promises tax incentives for US shipbuilders
Washington
Creation of new Office of Shipbuilding announced
SHIPPING
CMB.TECH invests $1.18 billion to acquire 40.8% of Golden Ocean
Antwerp
The Belgian company will buy the stake held by John Fredriksen's Hemen Holding
FREIGHT TERMINALS
The partners of Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci inject ten million into the company
Leghorn
In November the Board of Directors prepared a restructuring plan
CRUISES
Seabourn has sold the Seabourn Sojourn cruise ship to Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Seattle/Tokyo
It will be transferred to the Japanese company in the second half of 2026
LOGISTICS
ECG adopts a program to increase the safety of vehicle delivery to dealers
Brussels
MOURNING
Cristoforo Canavese dies at 76
Savona
Prominent figure of the Ligurian port system
EDUCATION
The deed of acquisition of the historic building in Gaeta that will host the ITS Academy Caboto has been signed
ENVIRONMENT
At the PSA Venice - Vecon terminal, traditional diesel has been replaced with HVO biofuel
Genoa
Enables an 88.7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
PORTS
In the port of Augusta, two port cranes have been moved to restore their functioning
Augusta
They are owned by the Port System Authority
INFRASTRUCTURE
The last diaphragm of the Galleria Salerno Porta Ovest road infrastructure has been demolished
Salerno
It directly connects the commercial port of the Campania city to the motorway junction
PORTS
China's CMPort to Acquire 70% of Brazilian Terminal Operator Vast Infraestrutura
Hong Kong/Rio de Janeiro
Active in the port of Açu, it handles 30% of the national crude oil exports
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro, concession renewed to Heidelberg Materials Italia Cementi
Joy Taurus
The duration of the contract has been increased from four to ten years
CRUISES
Construction of a new cruise terminal has begun in Antigua
St. John's
It will be completed by the middle of next year
SHIPPING
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.7% in 2024
Helsinki
Pippingsköld confirms purchase of three additional new ro-pax vessels to enter service in 2028
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Confirmed to Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal the railway shunting activity in the Interporto of Padua
Padua
PORTS
Daniele Rossi appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic
COMPANIES
Tarros appoints its own agent in Germany
The Spice
It is Global Liner Agencies, a company based in Stuttgart.
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
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
MEETINGS
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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PORTS
ESPO: Clean Industrial Deal is an important first step towards decarbonisation
Brussels
The plan was presented today by the European Commission
PORTS
The TAR declares the appeal of Med Yacht Storage on the state concession in Vado Ligure inadmissible
Genoa
PORTS
In France, employers are calling for a public-private coordination unit to limit the impact of strikes at ports
Paris
The aim is to find solutions quickly
PORTS
The tender for the supply of temporary work in the ports of the Southern Adriatic AdSP has been completed
Bari
Leone: Ports will finally be able to count on a mutual assistance mechanism
FINANCING
The Central Adriatic Port Authority publishes the notice for incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti Youth Group Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Filippo Bongiovanni has been appointed president
SHIPPING
Augusta Due (Mednav group) returns to the newbuilding market with a 18,500 dwt tanker
Rome
It was built by the Chinese shipyard Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
PORTS
2025 has started very badly for Spanish ports
Madrid
In January 43 million tons of goods were moved (-6.4%)
PORTS
Infrastructure maintenance work begins in the port of Syracuse
Syracuse
Interventions with a total value of over 300 thousand euros
SAFETY & SECURITY
New Fincantieri-Edge agreement to develop solutions for the protection of underwater infrastructures
Abu Dhabi/Trieste
PORTS
In the first nine months of 2024, freight traffic in Italian ports grew by +0.5%
Naples/Rome
Solid bulk and conventional cargo decrease. Growth in other sectors
INDUSTRY
MAIRE, Eni and Iren begin the authorization process for a circular methanol and hydrogen plant
Milan
Fritelli (Nextchem): Italian ports will be among the first in the world to be able to use the new ecological fuel
PORTS
Maestripieri (CISL Liguria): the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado need a president
Genoa
The airports - he denounced - are forced to operate in an absolute emergency regime
COMPANIES
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten and Ership Acquire Maja Stuwadoors Groep
Lugano
The Dutch company operates a bulk terminal in the port of Amsterdam
PORTS
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by -0.5%
Algeciras/Valencia
The negative trend continued last month
SEAFARERS
Confitarma, maintenance of the simplified procedure for the enlistment of seafarers is a good thing
Rome
MOURNING
Neapolitan journalist Bianca D'Antonio dies at 83
Naples
Point of reference for courtesy and professionalism also for the shipping sector
PORTS
The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the National Observatory for the Protection of the Sea
Rome
The organization promotes the valorization of the sea resource
MEETINGS
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Hits New Container Traffic Peak for January
Los Angeles
PORTS
Port of Livorno, in 2024 rail traffic grew by +10.4%
Leghorn
Rail share of freight volumes moved rose to 19%
PORTS
Contract for the immersion in the Ancona reclamation basin of the dredging sediments of the ports of Fano and Numana
Ancona
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