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October 3, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM increases Asia-Mediterranean rates from October 15
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases Asia-Oz rate US$300/TEU from November 1
  • Maersk, Shell and Cargill join UN's 'zero' decarbonisation initiative
  • Speculation mounts APM Terminals will sell Rotterdam terminal
  • Saudi crude exports unaffected, because reserves covered losses
  • US seeks to curb Chinese dominance in lithium and cobalt supply
  • Hapag-Lloyd to start two new loops to India, Mideast and Africa
  • Drop in demand, container rates prompt carriers to cancel sailings
  • Europe's biggest hospital group awards CEVA 5-year London contract
  • Vietnam's growth forecasts upgraded as GDP touches 7pc
  • Munich Airport moves to fifth place among world's major airports
  • WestJet places temporary embargo on batteries containing lithium
  • Hong Kong Airlines opens crew training academy near city airport
  • Etihad Cargo adds freighter services and hires new US manager
  • Japan's ANA to text drone delivery in Zambia and Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Car carrier shipping seen continuing recovery
  • Chad Call to be new CFO of ZEAMARINE
  • Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) strengthens South Asia presence with new office in Bangladesh
  • Keyur Tharani elected Chairman of BOFBA at 66th AGM
  • Transhipment needs to be more friendly
  • PSA Chennai celebrates 10th anniversary
  • North-East seen as a major thrust area for agri exports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • M&M expands in Serbia
  • Wordwide GSSA network goes Down Under
  • New software for Europart
  • Chad Call steps up as CFO of Zeamarine
  • Japan - Europe over land in just 23 days
  • UECC snaps up award for sustainability
  • Rémi Julien takes the helm at MGI
  • Heavy haul freight train runs by itself in the USA
  • Automated distribution hub for Dillewijn Zwapak
  • LOT improves pharma transport options
  • The next MLO LNG carrier for Yamal is ready
  • Turning assistant to become compulsory for long trucks
  • EUR 2 billion for digital transformation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AHS: two women at the top
  • Veterinary vaccines from A(rgentina) to B(olivia)
  • First LNG transaction with the BLNG3 assessment

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Containership charter rate boom peters out as carriers sail into slack season
  • Delta-LATAM link-up creates turbulence, but will air cargo benefit?
  • Dover aims for business as usual after Brexit, but no-deal will hit trade, Tories told
  • Amazon eyes US civil reserve air fleet as defence contracts are awarded
  • Car-carrying lines are eyeing investment in ports to boost profitability
  • Ex-Maersk chief Nils Andersen takes the chair at WFS
  • Labour protest blocks some airfreight traffic at LAX
  • China's empire-building - as seen from the middle of nowhere
  • Analysis: FedEx - on the road to a break-up...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Lucas Vos takes helm at Stolt Tankers
    Lucas Vos is to become President of Stolt Tankers, with effect from October 11, 2019. Vos, who was most recently CEO at Royal FloraHolland, succeeds Mark Martecchini, who will assume management of
  • VIDEO: TSB Canada warns on girding risks facing tugs
    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today released its its investigation report (M18P0230) on the August 2018 girding and capsizing of the tug George H Ledcor. The TSB says that its report
  • OSG hopes for U.S.-flag future for two Korean-built newbuilds
    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt class product and chemical tankers from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. The Overseas Gulf Coast and
  • Bourbon Rhode: Death toll mounts
    Bourbon Offshore today reported the death of another crew member following the sinking of the tug Bourbon Rhode in the Atlantic Ocean on September 26. The Bourbon Rhode had 14 crew on board
  • Response to capsized car carrier continues
    Salvage workers are continuing to lighter the car carrier Golden Ray, the vessel that capsized Sunday, September 8, in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia. The capsize was followed by a dramatic rescue of
  • Svitzer selects Schottel for tug trio building at ASL
    Two tractor tugs and one ASD tug currently under construction at ASL Shipyard, Singapore for Svitzer will be equipped with rudderpropellers from Spay, Germany, based Schottel, the German propulsion expert. All three
  • Eidesvik picks Wärtsilä for hybrid upgrade project
    Norway's Eidesvik AS is to upgrade its 2015-built construction vessel Viking Neptune. It has selected Wärtsilä to engineer, supply, and commission a hybrid propulsion system for the vessel. Wärtsilä says this latest
  • Banner year for Port of Beaumont
    The Port of Beaumont, Texas, has recorded what Port Director Chris Fisher calls a "banner year." For the first time in the port's 103-year history, more than 6.5 million tons of cargo

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Iran to build two oil refineries in Gulf of Oman port
    The two refineries will have a total daily refining capacity of up to 450,000 barrels per day
  • UK's revised Brexit plan calls for intra-customs clearance on Irish Sea
    'We will potentially need to create border infrastructure and complexity at even more UK ports than we're currently anticipating. None...
  • Trading platform could improve box booking
    White paper calls for open online booking system to help carriers visualise demand and stabilise load factors and rates
  • Maersk said to be considering sale of Rotterdam terminal
    Maasvlakte I is the older of two terminals at the Dutch port owned and operated by APM Terminals, which opened...
  • Hapag-Lloyd rules out Arctic shipping
    The box carrier claims use of Arctic passages is currently 'out of the question' due to environmental risks
  • Management club underlines loyalty to Cyprus
    Cyprus has long been a major shipmanagement centre and managers tend to have remained true to the island for many...
  • CSSC Shipping seals four ice class post-panamax bulker deal with Pangaea
    The new vessels will be used in support of Pangaea subsidiary Nordic Bulk Carriers' 10-year contract with Baffinland to utilise...
  • Carriers caught between higher costs and lower earnings
    Charter rates rise for larger vessels as scrubber installations take ships out of service
  • Greek-owned fleet continues to dominate
    According to LLI data, Greeks control more than 18.8% of the world dry bulk fleet and 19.8% of the world...
  • Athens - the hub that never had to try too hard
    The maritime cluster of Athens has existed for 2,000 years, but it has never been officially recognised until now
  • Avenir joint venture wins $28m LNG bunker tanker contract from Petronas LNG
    The joint venture between MISC and Avenir will provide inroads into the LNG bunkering market here as other companies in...
  • The interview: Theodore Veniamis
    Others need to speak up on a 'potentially catastrophic' implementation of sulphur cap, says Greek shipowners' leader
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Cosco parent begins marine insurance exit from London as sanctions bite | Veniamis: 'It's not too late to...
  • GTT ties up with DSEC for LNG hybrid vessel
    Ponant, the owner backing construction of Le Commandant Charcot, touted this newbuild as the world's first hybrid electric ship propelled by liquefied...
  • Novatek ramping up LNG shipments via NSR to Asia
    'Developing further the navigational efficiency via the NSR combined with the construction of LNG transhipment complexes in Kamchatka and Murmansk...
  • Sempra Energy agrees to supply LNG to China Three Gorges Corp
    'This initial agreement with CTG represents an opportunity to support strong growth in natural gas demand in Asia, with future...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • New Orleans port improves rail flow as traffic jumps
  • AAL gearing up as market improves
  • Zeamarine appoints Chad Call CFO
  • Lack of visibility delays US-Mexico truck freight
  • Dynamic pricing allows for forward shipping contracts: Drewry
  • Global air cargo rates fall to four-year low
  • Soaring Shanghai-Europe air freight prices buck downward trend
  • India mulls port pricing overhaul to lure mainline calls

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Pangaea confirms China pair with financing twist
    Ed Coll-led niche specialist is turning to Chinese leasing company and a Connecticut private equity partner to bankroll latest fleet additions in Arctic trade.
  • Underwriter B Riley FBR is buyer as well as seller in GSL follow-on deal
    Global Ship Lease happy with $55m windfall and with its bankers, who supported upsizing sale by buying $15m of the stock
  • Idan Ofer fixes LPG newbuild into three-year, $27m charter
    Midsize spot rates climbing, with more period activity
  • Investor unhappy with Brookfield's Teekay Offshore bid
    JDP Capital Management argues that Brookfield Business Partners is trying to take Teekay Offshore on the cheap
  • Data shows Iran-linked dark operations and STS transfers continue despite sanctions
    Data analysis firm Wandward says new STS hubs for suspected Iranian shipments are emerging
  • Webber: tanker tailwinds 'among strongest in a decade'
    One of shipping's most influential equity analysts has returned to coverage of the sector, but under his own shingle this time. Veteran researcher Michael Webber is back and so is his trademark "corporate governance scorecard," which examines the management practices of shipowners. And as Webber promised before he "hopped off the stagecoach" - allusion to the logo of former employer Wells Fargo
  • Aissot set for sizeable profit by reletting Evalend tanker newbuildings
    Dubai-based owner charters out two of its 11 VLCCs from Greek owners
  • Cosco Shipping Energy needs to be transparent if it wants to stay afloat
    Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Cosco's prized tanker subsidiary must do much more to reassure shareholders and business partners
  • Death toll mounts after Bourbon anchor-handler sinking
    Fourth body found following loss of Bourbon Rhode in the Atlantic
  • SD turns eye-catching $2.4m profit on PSV sale
    Oslo-listed owner sells large ship for much more than it paid for the unit in weaker markets
  • Watch the moment Stolt tanker exploded
    Camera captures devastating blast on Stolt Groenland in South Korea
  • Greece's Leon Shipping linked to purchase of GEM tanker
    Leon Shipping & Trading, a low-profile tanker owner from Greece, is believed to be behind one of several tanker sales reportedly carried out by Dubai-based player Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM). Gulf Energy Maritime linked to string of LR1 tanker sales Gulf Energy Maritime tied to $64m LR2 market exit
  • Peninsula prepares for IMO 2020 with $800m cash pot
    Bunker and tanker group adds to Asian finance facility led by HSBC
  • Charter rate of Avenir LNG's first small-scale ship emerges
    Level could set new benchmark for growing LNG bunker vessel supply market
  • Bugbee strikes for more Scorpio Tankers stock options
    President adds potential 100,000 shares to options for 150,000 acquired last week
  • Ostensjo and Foss team up for US offshore push
    Norwegian owner teams with US partner to focus on wind projects
  • Ince adds first shipping partner in Gibraltar
    Anne Rose tasked with developing practice in important shipping hub
  • Beazely claims war risk rates need to rise
    Senior underwriter says premiums are not high enough to cover worsening risk picture, particularly in the Middle East Gulf
  • Owners buying IMO 2020 'cheat devices?' No, just scrubbers
    Another week, another mainstream media outlet discovery of dastardly exhaust gas cleaning plot
  • Greece's Thenamaris offloads 18-year-old MR product carrier
    Diversified Greek shipping giant Thenamaris has sold its oldest tanker, an 18-year-old MR. US brokers said the Martinos family company's 39,000-dwt Searambler (built 2001), which has an ice-class 1A notation, has gone to a Russian buyer for $7.9m. Aframax earnings to heat up on Russia and Norway crude supply Peter Weernink takes back control of operator SwissMarine Thenamaris did not reply to
  • Karadeniz denies buying aframax for fleet of power stations
    Karadeniz Holding has denied reports that it has bought an aframax tanker to add to its rapidly growing fleet of floating power stations. Several broker reports earlier this week identified the Turkish company as the buyer of the 105,300-dwt Happy Century (built 2001) for $12.5m, with the intent to convert the vessel. FSRU for world's first LNG-to-power project near completion Karadeniz to co
  • Navig8 unveils plan for free online fuel benchmarking site
    Group with fingers in every piece of the IMO 2020 pie is poised to go live with platform for bunker pricing and quality reports
  • Graig Shipping marks centenary with 100km charity cycling event
    The Tour de France it was not - but that did not stop some of London's top sale-and-purchase brokers from donning their Lycra for a bike ride in the Welsh countryside in aid of charity. The event, which raised more than £30,000 ($36,830), was held to mark the 100th anniversary of UK-based shipowner Graig Shipping. A wet and windy September morning saw 75 riders embark on the 100km ride on a rout
  • UECC adds third battery hybrid car carrier
    Owner declares option for another vessel at Jiangnan Shipyard in China
  • Chad Call steps up to CFO role at Zeamarine
    Former Intermarine man succeeds another as Michael Dumas resigns
  • Cobas continues shipping push with Hoegh LNG buy
    Spanish fund builds stake to more than 10% in Norwegian operation
  • Bulker damaged after hitting pier in Brazil
    Port of Imbituba operational after incident involving Wisdom Marine vessel .
  • Hong Lam Marine books four small tankers in China
    Singapore bunker tanker owner expected to take delivery of first ships by 2021
  • Sri Lanka files 7,573 charges over alleged arms transfers
    Ukrainian master is finally indicted, four years after vessel was seized
  • Sempra Energy eyes potential China LNG supply deal
    US firm says agreement is an opportunity to support strong growth in Asia's natural gas demand
  • China's one-party rule struggles to catch up to economic miracle
    Sanctions and Hong Kong protests show how country's outmoded politics stand in the way of commercial gains
  • Vortexa: Euronav's ULCC Oceania arrives off Malaysia
    Ship adds to at least 3.5mt of IMO 2020 compliant bunker fuel said to be floating in tankers in region

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Ocean Rate Report: Sanctions still stoking supertankers
    Crude tanker rates continue to surge, driven by geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, container rates remain weak.
  • Canadian National truckers ratify new contract
    Unionized Canadian drivers for CNTL approve four-year agreement that increases rates for wait times and mileage.
  • Loss of Parcel Select business could hit USPS hard, consultancy says
    USPS faces big revenue, volume erosion from loss of big Parcel Select customers, ShipMatrix says
  • Third quarter carload declines worst yet in 2019
    Heading into earnings season, the railroads clearly have a revenue headwind as carloads declined again in the latest week.
  • Surface Transportation Board issues two proposed rulemakings
    The rulemakings address cost of capital calculations and rail performance data for chemicals and plastics traffic; shippers also press Board to act on fuel surcharges.
  • Searcy Specialized president voices opinion on hours of service debate
    Dan Doran suggests the industry should've focused on HOS revisions before discussing ELDs.
  • Anheuser-Busch charges into California electric truck demonstration race
    Anheuser-Busch is one of the biggest customers in line for hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks from Nikola Corp., iNow, it is jumping into California's electric...
  • Indiana short line, rail groups file lawsuit over Illinois' crew size law
    Groups say existing federal laws trump Illinois' mandate on train crew size.
  • IMO 2020: diesel - crude spread blows out to widest level this year
    Energy markets appear to believe that capacity constraints will raise diesel prices next year.
  • Food-delivery apps add more supermarkets to their routes
    Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores - all 174 of them - in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • Airbus issues stark warning on WTO tariffs
    WTO green-lights $7.5 billion of tariffs
  • Traton charges ahead with €2 billion investment in electric, autonomous vehicles
    Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen AG will split investment into electric vehicle and software development to speed introduction of alternative fuel and self-driving commercial vehicle options
  • Virgin Atlantic seeks to expand cargo footprint
    Tel Aviv is the carrier's latest destination
  • Officials in South Texas looking at China for new factories and jobs
    Officials with the McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will soon take a second tour of China to look for new partnership opportunities in that country....
  • YRC combines long-haul, regional operations in Michigan
    YRC merges terminals in northern Michigan in first step of network optimization plan since landing new financing
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/2
    After a lower contract roll, Freight Futures start looking to fundamentals.
  • Kriska buys two small Canadian carriers
    Ontario-based firm acquires Trailwood Transport, an automotive specialist located near two Honda plants, and nearby Nexus Freight, which will bolster local capacity.
  • Shifting freight demand from truck to rail will improve air quality, study finds
    Maintaining strict emissions regulations and levying a carbon tax on freight movement will help reduce mortality rates due to air pollution.
  • CBP presses continuing education for customs brokers
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop the education program.
  • Some small carriers still clinging to old telematics devices into fourth quarter
    Only 5% of carriers are still using automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs), according to a FreightWaves survey conducted in conjunction with EROAD and CarrierLists.
  • Delta projects strong 3Q despite cargo slump
    [Editor's Note: The photo has been updated to reflect a plane currently in service] Delta Air Lines' [NYSE: DAL] cargo volume fell 10.5% in September...
  • Civil construction equipment industry thrives in the face of slowing economy
    The civil equipment industry is thriving in the face of an overall manufacturing and industrial slowdown with demand for 5G fiber-optic cable installations and state-funded...
  • Today's Pickup: This drone could save your life
    Deliveries of automated defibrillators by drone beat paramedics by seven minutes to simulated cardiac arrest patients during round of test flights in Canada.
  • Food as Software
    Growing investment and consumer interest in laboratory-grown meat will change the dynamics of the industry.
  • Flood risk ongoing in Plains states today (forecast video)
    Several Plains states will have wet, slushy or snowy roads today with flash flooding likely in some areas.
  • Thomas Cook airport slots coveted by other carriers
    With Thomas Cook in liquidation, lucrative take-off and landing slots are highly prized
  • AvatarFleet President offers solutions to 'the driver problem'
    AvatarFleet is in the business of simplifying the process in which transportation companies find not just drivers, but safe drivers.
  • GE pays $2.7 million fine for Cuban sanctions violations
    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said three GE subsidiaries failed to use "reasonable care" by accepting payments from a Cuban entity...
  • Salesforce forecasts 13% holiday e-commerce growth in 2019 (with video)
    Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.
  • ChemDirect joins blockchain alliance
    ChemDirect, an online marketplace serving the chemical industry, announces it has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices...
  • TruckPark adding more than 10,000 truck parking spaces to reservation app
    TruckPark offers drivers the chance to reserve a parking space at dozens of locations throughout the country. A new partnership with Storemytruck.com will expand those...
  • Liner customers "bewildered" by new low-sulfur fuel charges
    From Oct. 1 new low-sulfur fuel charges are being levied by some container lines with more to follow through Q4. Use of the fuels is...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Rotterdam 0.1%, 0.5% bunker fuel spread narrows on rising 0.5% demand
    The price spread between Rotterdam 0.1% marine fuel oil and 0.5% marine fuel oil narrowed in September .
  • Bunker operations at Zhoushan to resume Thursday after typhoon
    Bunker delivery operations at the key Chinese bunkering port of Zhoushan will resume Thursday at 8 am (0000 GMT) after typhoon Minag moved out of the area.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Bunkering at S Korean Busan, Ulsan ports suspended on typhoon Mitag
    "The terminals are closed now and will open from October 4," a South Korean trader said.
  • Japan delivered Marine Fuel 0.5% bunker premium hits record high on growing demand
    Japanese companies gear up to supply 0.5% sulfur marine fuels.
  • Shipowner group BIMCO proposes IMO limit ship power to curb GHG emissions
    Focus should be on emissions and, by proxy, power, BIMCO said.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› 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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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