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April 2, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Shipping warns industry outlook faces risks as 2018 profit halved
  • Automation adds to appeal of OOIL's LBCT for potential buyers
  • HMM's twelve newbuild 23,000 TEU mega-ships to be fitted with scrubbers
  • Clarksons inks agreement to buy Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering
  • Daimler invests in Torc Robotics to manufacture autonomous trucks
  • North American rail traffic falls 7.9pc, but boxes up 1.3pc
  • Kansas City airport breaks ground on new terminal to open in 2023
  • PIA makes arrangements to launch direct Faisalabad-Jeddah flights
  • 40,000 bees from Egypt arrive at UAE's Ras Al Khaimah airport

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • Aim to make MOL Group a collection of businesses that have clear advantage & boast the highest competitiveness, says President & CEO
  • CEVA appoints Global Head of OceanProcurement & Tradelane Management
  • COSCO SHIPPING Lines'TPEB Fuel Surcharge Adjustment Plan 2019-2020
  • IRClass Executive Chairman meets IMO Secretary-General
  • ISF-5 Enforcement by US Customs
  • Japan's Nisshin Shipping enteringgas shipping market
  • ONE celebrating 1st anniversary
  • Panalpina & DSV agree to join forces
  • SCFI Asia to US West Coastspot rates see notable increase
  • Deendayal Port is No. 1 again among Major Ports with over 115 mt handled in 2018-19
  • Rotterdam Port in key inland shipping initiative for container movement
  • Railways' freight handling heading for a new high
  • GST collection peaks in March
  • Iran approves double taxation avoidance agreement with India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Merger with brakes manufacturer
  • Elvis fosters warehousing
  • Green light for turning assistant
  • Volker Möller appointed sales manager for Opheo
  • Brussels and Montevideo set up pharma lane
  • New digital tool for the port of Strasbourg
  • China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway goes ahead
  • DB Schenker relocates to BUD Cargo City
  • New director for the port of Rouen
  • DSC Logistics promotes Ken Heller
  • Negotiations between Maritime Kuhn and Bolloré Ports France
  • EDI transactions surge in Thailand
  • Shuttle links Rostock with Lovosice
  • U-Freight strengthens partnership with Easyship
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Airline brings honeybees to Ras Al Khaimah
  • TIL to become sole owner of MCT in Gioia Tauro

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • DSV wins the battle to take over Panalpina in $4.72bn deal
  • Amazon spreads its wings in the air cargo sector as it buys into Atlas and ATSG
  • Sale of Gioia Tauro's Medcenter Container Terminal finalised
  • A year on, ONE now 'better equipped' to deliver on its pre-launch promises
  • Shippers' council slams block exemption rule and calls for liner consortia reform
  • Major players expand operations in South-east Asia with Vietnam the focus
  • Shipchain may allay fears over data control as digitalisation spreads
  • Marc Papenhoff is InstaFreight's new director of business development
  • Under the radar: Xpediator's last push to secure Intereuropa purchase
  • Supply chain radar: Panalpina agrees to increased DSV offer - here is the trouble DSV is buying into

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • Algoma takes delivery of 2010-built product tanker
    St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Tankers Limited, an operating unit of Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC), reports that it has taken delivery of the 16,500 DWT Algoterra, a 2010-built product tanker in
  • ClassNK spells out its basic approach to cyber security
    Classification society ClassNK has outlined its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships in the ClassNK Cyber Security Approach, released alongside its Guidelines for Designing Cyber Security Onboard Ships for
  • Enhanced Bio-UV BWTS cuts required holding time
    France's Bio-UV Group has successfully tested an enhanced Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system designed to reduce the time that treated water has to be held onboard ship prior to discharge overboard. Shipowners
  • Kongsberg completes Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine acquisition
    Following European Commission approval, Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen has today completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of Kongsberg Maritime, RRCM will operate under the Kongsberg brand and the Kongsberg
  • DMT Marine Equipment appoints U.S. sales partner
    Galati, Romania, headquartered DMT Marine Equipment has appointed Kurt W. Bullard as its U.S. partner in sales and after-sales. Dutch-owned DMT specializes in the design and manufacture of heavy-duty marine winches and
  • Wärtsilä expands its underwater servicing capabilities
    Wärtsilä's Trident subsidiary has extended its underwater-related servicing capabilities with the opening of a new diving center in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. This expansion into a major global shipping region will enhance

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • Bugbee predicts sulphur cap chaos
    Scorpio Bulkers president says fuel price spread and scrubber payback may be higher than generally expected
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings executive says scale is key for carriers
    Container shipping and port arm reported more than $180m in net profits for 2018, having received a large amount of...
  • Natural disasters continue to generate marine insurance losses
    Hurricane Florence and Typhoons Mangkhut and Jebi were singled out as resulting in major marine claims last year, while Hurricanes...
  • MPC Container Ships in share buy-back programme
    The 2017 start-up remains as yet unprofitable, but it has been gobbling up common shares
  • Carriers' capacity discipline keeps rates in check
    Supply cuts on the transpacific are already having an impact on the spot market, with rates to the US west...
  • Vitol chooses TMS Cardiff Gas for first long LNG charter
    Energy and commodities trader signs 10-year charter deal leaving only one of Greek owner's 11 newbuildings uncovered
  • IMO moves against fraudulent ship registrations
    Responsibility for monitoring and certifying ship registries shifts to individual governments
  • Japanese lines turn towards offshore in 2019
    Setting out priorities for the year, Mr Ikeda highlighted LNG fuel, data-driven autonomous vessels and workplace reforms as key areas...
  • Box shipping would remain competitive with further consolidation
    Fears of reduced competition on the majority of trades are unwarranted, even if further consolidation occurs
  • Joining China's economic drive could unlock Italy's port potential
    As part of a $2.8bn investment pledge under its memorandum of understanding with Italy, China will look to enhance the...
  • DSV agrees to buy Panalpina for $4.6bn
    Panalpina board advises shareholders to accept improved offer from DSV that will create the world's fourth-largest freight logistics company with...
  • Daily Briefing
    US urges marine insurers to adopt North Korea AIS switch-off clauses | Chinese rival challenges Singapore for bunkering business |...
  • Coal to gas switch - another bitter pill for dry bulk owners
    In addition to iron ore trade contracting in 2019, Stifel expects thermal coal trade, which makes up about 19% of...
  • China Merchants Port sees Chinese business 'squeezed'
    Global container trade slowed while Beijing stepped up efforts to reduce port charges from the second half of last year...
  • New York looks to bring tech innovators into maritime
    Data providers, academia, vessel managers and investors sponsored an event seeking the outside experts who can tackle the maritime industry's...
  • New Jersey pharma firm launches lawsuit over spilled containers
    The lost medication was valued at $209,220, but Heritage is seeking $220,802, a total that includes additional freight costs and...
  • LA port union elects new president ahead of APM Terminals talks
    Mr Familathe co-ordinated the relationship with International Longshore and Warehouse Union affiliates outside the US such as ILWU Canada and...
  • Sinapore LNG names former Vopak executive as chief
    Tan Soo Koong is a 30-year veteran in the energy and petrochemical sector. He was responsible for overseeing Vopak's five...
  • Seaspan commits to $200m rescue financing for Swiber
    Seaspan has signed a definitive investment agreement calling on the boxship player to pump equity into Swiber and its LNG-to-power...
  • Malaysia's Yinson emerges as white knight for Ezion
    Ezion's shares last changed hands at S$0.043 on February 26 before they were suspended but this deal will capitalise up...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • Asia-US schedule reliability falls to new low
  • Biggest US truckers grab larger market share
  • Ocean carriers offer demurrage dispute reforms
  • Standardization, security key to India port portal
  • DSV: Takeover deal puts Panalpina on profit track
  • Q&A: The evolution of project logistics

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • George Youroukos: trade war the best thing for container shipping in many years
    US-China tussle has put ship ordering 'in check', says Global Ship Lease executive chairman George Youroukos.
  • Investment? Shipowners told they need to earn it
    There's not much mystery why stock buyers have turned their backs on shipping listings, but what can owners do to lure them back?
  • Dorian's John Lycouris: US LPG export supply capped by infrastructure
    The US is hitting the upper limit on LPG exports, Dorian LPG chief executive John Lycouris told attendees at the Capital Link International Shipping Forum in New York Monday. Issues at the Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania and at the port of Houston have effectively capped texports at the mid-30 million tonnes per annum range, he said. Dorian still looking at LPG fuel VLGC giant Dorian LPG
  • IMC-Yongyue to run repair yard for Valemaxes in Brazil
    A new US-funded Brazilian shipyard start-up is looking to China for technology. The planned Brasil Basin Drydock Co (BBDC) yard in the state of Paraiba, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Recife in the north-east of the country, will use the high-pressure water dry-docking methods developed at Zhoushan IMC-Yongyue Shipyard and Engineering Co (IMC-YY) from the start. The BBDC yard will contra
  • Scorpio's Bugbee: Eve of IMO 2020 will be 'chaos'
    Charterers will 'wait and see' before committing to one or the other by 2020, Scorpio Bulkers chief executive Robert Bugbee says.
  • Scorpio Bulkers secures more cash to fit scrubbers
    The shipowner now has a total of $52.8m in cash to finance exhaust gas cleaning systems on its vessels
  • Tanker and cruiseship damaged in collision
    A tanker has suffered damage above the waterline in a collision with a river cruiseship in the Netherlands. NOS reported that the incident in the early hours of Monday involved the 14,300-dwt Chemical Marketer (built 2004) and a vessel called Viking Idun, according to Safety Region Zeeland. The clash happened in the Westerschelde in Terneuzen. No injuries or pollution were reported. Chemical M
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition confirms VLCC sale price
    US-listed Navios Maritime Acquisition has confirmed the sale of its oldest tanker. Navios Maritime Acquisition sells oldest VLCC to Nathalin It said the 299,000-dwt VLCC C. Dream (built 2000) has gone for $21.75m. TradeWinds reported last week that Thai owner Nathalin was the buyer. Nathalin subsidiary Prima Marine now controls the ship as Crystal Star. Greek brokers had said the Hitachi Zose
  • How Abenomics could trump the rise of US protectionism
    Sino-US tensions have hit Japan's Big Three shipowners - but Tokyo's global ambitions could grow seaborne trade
  • EU clears Mercuria's Aegean takeover
    The European Commission has approved Mercuria Energy's takeover of restructured Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. It concluded that the proposed transaction would raise no competition concerns as the companies have a limited position in the markets where their activities overlap. Aegean Marine to exit Chapter 11 next week The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review proced
  • Navigator reveals new finance deals as result turns red
    US-listed Navigator Holdings has revealed new financing deals as it fell to a loss in the fourth quarter. The LPG carrier owner said the net deficit to 31 December was $3.9m, against a profit of $1.4m in 2017. Navigator Holdings to ride US ethane-based petrochemical boom with versatile fleet Revenue rose 2% to $78.2m, but interest costs increased by $2m. The average time charter equivalent rat
  • Borr Drilling buys half-price rig, gets long-term contracts
    Borr has bagged a bargain and has confirmed new employment for its other rigs
  • Cosco inks LSFO deal with Petro China
    Cosco is sourcing low-sulphur bunkers from Petro China subsidiary Double Rich. It has signed a deal for fuel not exceeding 0.5%, it said. The giant Chinese state shipowner said it is actively preparing for IMO 2020 and will achieve compliance by "multi-sourcing", according to Bunkerspot. This includes research and development, and the use of scrubbers. It has installed these exhaust cleaning
  • Kistefos boss Bengt Rem banks large bonus increase
    Kistefos owner Christen Sveaas is generously rewarding company boss Bengt Rem for the company's results for 2018. According to the just-released annual report for the Norwegian diversified investment company, Rem received remuneration of NOK 23.6m ($2.75m), up from NOK 8m for 2017. NOK 20m of last year's compensation to Rem was a bonus. Kistefos, which is wholly owned by Sveaas whose investment
  • NYK enters geophysical survey sector
    Japan's NYK has signed a domestic contract that will see it enter the geophysical survey sector. It has sealed a 10-year consignment service agreement for its Ocean Geo-Frontier (OGF) venture in a deal with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). PGS sells survey ship to Japan for $100m OGF was formed last year with Hitachi and Norwegian shipowner PGS Geophysical. PGS sold the
  • Piraeus Bank cuts bad loans by $6.2bn
    Greek shipping lender looking to reduce non-performing exposure by another $17bn by 2021.
  • Vroon wins walk-to-work contract with Total
    Total E&P Nederland has contracted one of Vroon Offshore Services' walk-to-work units for use in Dutch waters of the North Sea. The unit, VOS Start (built 2017), will provide accommodation for personnel while Total undertakes planned maintenance work at one of its offshore platforms. The vessel has a 50-tonne active-heave-compensated crane and is able to accommodate up to 60 people. Cancelled V
  • Bondholders forcing sale of Boa duo
    Bondholders of a Boa Offshore company are to sell its only two vessels. Norway's Boa SBL said on Monday that Nordic Trustee and the bondholders' legal advisors had informed it they are in the process of disposing of the 80-loa survey ships Boa Galatea (built 2009) and Boa Thalassa (built 2008). They have asked Boa to co-operate with the move, otherwise they will use an option in the bond agreeme
  • Clarksons: offshore dominoes falling into place?
    The North Sea OSV rate recovery is having a positive effect on the West African sector, but elsewhere the upturn is a matter of timing and geography, according to UK broker Clarksons. Analyst Calum Kennedy believes key offshore metrics are more varied than is sometimes realised, with some parts of the market having seen greater improvements than expected while others remained stubbornly weak. Ow
  • Seabury Maritime teams with BASS
    US shipping advisor Seabury Maritime is teaming up with Norway-based fleet management company BASS Software. It will advise BASS on strategy and business development, including a new focus on North America. Fernando Lehrer, Seabury Maritime's head of marine services, said: "The partnership between Seabury Maritime and BASS combines the best-in-breed solutions for our clients in the maritime indu
  • Golden Energy adds to charter backlog
    Norway's Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has revealed details of extra charter work for two of its ships. Golden Energy buying OSV owner GEOM The company said the large 5,300-dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) Energy Swan (built 2005) has signed an extension with Wintershall Norge. The vessel has been on a four-year term deal since 2013, with five years of options. It will now stay with W
  • CDB firms up four bulkers at New Dayang
    China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB FL) has signed contracts for another four bulkers at New Dayang Shipbuilding. Clarksons reported that the 63,500-dwt ultramaxes will be delivered in August and November 2020, as well as in 2021. CDB contracted six 82,000-dwt bulkers at the yard in January. New Dayang marks relaunch with China Development Bank Financial Leasing bulker dozen TradeWin
  • Ikeda resets MOL's focus in "rough seas"
    MOL CEO Junichiro Ikeda is focusing on competitiveness and environmental innovation as the Japanese company begins its new financial year. In an address to staff, he launched the shipowner's "rolling plan 2019", concentrating on developing the emissions-free business into one of its future core operations. The company will also "invest management resources in fields where we have the greatest st
  • Chairman Cho leaves Hanjin Heavy yard group
    Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction chairman Cho Nam-Ho has left the board following the company's takeover by creditors in a debt swap. The Korean yard said shareholders have approved a proposal to name a new president and CEO to replace Cho, who had said he would step down following its restructuring. Earlier this month it was reported that university professor Lee Byung-mo was being brough
  • UN tribunal looms for ABC tanker held in Nigeria
    Switzerland is to take legal action following the seizure of an ABC Maritime tanker in Nigeria in January 2018. Swiss media reported that talks have failed to secure the release of the 7,600-dwt San Padre Pio (built 2012), which is anchored near Port Harcourt. Gulf of Guinea piracy spike continues into 2019 A year ago, the Nigerian navy said in a statement that the vessel, with 16 Ukrainian cre
  • Fairfax India grabs 41% stake in Seven Islands Shipping
    Indian shipowner eyes further expansion following investment from Canadian firm.
  • Highrich Logistics handy sells for a bargain price
    Low auction price for Highrich Logistics's Long Bright is due to protracted spell in lay-up.
  • Wintermar Offshore Marine ends the year in the red
    Indonesian offshore vessel operator said 2018 was challenging year, despite good start.
  • Vitol breaks new ground with charter of TMS Cardiff Gas LNG carrier newbuilding
    Growing Greek gas carrier player left with just one open ship as it strikes debut deal with trader.
  • GIIGNL logs another bumper growth year for LNG in 2018
    Annual statistics for importers group show average LNG charter rates almost doubled last year compared to those recorded in 2017

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • DSV to acquire Panalpina for $4.6 billion
    DSV's will acquire Panalpina in an all-stock deal to create the world's fourth largest freight forwarder.
  • Amazon's air cargo hold strengthens
    Online retailer and supply chain services provider is expected to increase its ownership in cargo aircraft operators, Atlas Air and ATSG, with stock offerings that accompany additional plane leases.
  • Customs brokers on SW border brace for delays
    CBP's deployment of 750 officers to assist with the the immigration crisis has customs brokers along the Southwest border worried about backlogs of trucked imports.
  • Nearly 235,000 U.S. bridges need repair, study finds
  • Commentary: Signing the line on compliance commitment
  • Two execs indicted for defective dehumidifier imports
  • NRC clarifies nuclear export reporting requirements

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 1, 2019
  • Refinery utilization uptick likely eroded US crude supply overhang last week: survey
    US crude inventories likely edged lower last week amid a modest uptick in refinery utilization, according to analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts Monday.
  • OIL QUARTERLY: Fuel oil to remain strong as IMO 2020 preparations ramp up
    The high sulfur fuel oil market saw counter-seasonal strength in the first quarter due to increased demand from Asia for European cargoes.
  • TANKERS: The time is now for bunker buyers to find fuel: Capital Link Forum
    Bunker buyers should find their fuel suppliers as soon as possible, as compatibility and availability of compliant low sulfur fuel and scrubber-ready high sulfur fuel remains uncertain ahead of the January 1, 2020, implementation of the International Maritime Organization 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel regulation, panelists on the IMO 2020 & Beyond forum at Capital Link Forum said Monday.
  • Iraq's crude oil exports fall 6.7% on OPEC cuts, bad weather
    Iraq's crude oil exports fell 6.7% in March as output cuts and bad weather curbed supplies from OPEC's second-biggest producer.
  • Poland's Lotos has no plans to focus on 0.5% sulfur bunker market
    Polish refiner Grupa Lotos plans to focus on marine fuels with 0.1% sulfur content or less, rather than 0.5% sulfur fuel when the International Maritime Organization's new sulfur cap comes into force in January 2020.
  • FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Houston's shipping bottleneck could curb port's expansion
    An impasse has emerged between key operators on the Houston Ship Channel -- a critical lifeline for growing US energy exports -- as thriving activity in both tanker and container shipping has exacerbated competition for space.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Vopak Singapore to commission Sebarok terminal expansion by end-2019
    Petroleum storage company Royal Vopak is expanding its capacity in Singapore with the addition of four new tanks at its Sebarok terminal that will be commissioned by the end of 2019, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
  • FUTURES: Crude rises on supply concerns
  • ICE April Singapore HSFO open interest down 9.4% to 11.12 mil mt
  • External: Global Risk Management

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%
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
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
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
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
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
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
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
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
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
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
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
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.
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
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"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
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
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
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
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%
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%)
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
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%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
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
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
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
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
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
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.
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%
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
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.
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
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
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
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
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
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
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
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
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
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Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
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%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
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%)
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
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
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
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
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.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
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
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
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
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
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
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
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"
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
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
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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