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April 5, 2019
Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Allcargo Logistics appoints Mathew Cyriac & Eddy Bruyninckx as Independent Directors on Allcargo Logistics & ECU Worldwide Boards
  • Amendment to Consortia Block Exemption Regulation sought
  • APL boosts services on key trade lane
  • Avoiding overcapacity & unsustainably low freight rates still remain major challenges in shipping, summit told
  • Hapag-Lloyd to optimise rotations of few services
  • Alternative container handling capacity possible post-Brexit, says study
  • GMB ports handle 400 mmt of cargo in 2018-19
  • Kolkata Port achieves highest-ever cargo throughput in 2018-19
  • Vamaship joins hands with PikMyBox to strengthen e-commerce exports through India Post
  • CBIC constitutes Working Groups to study & recommend measures to facilitate trade, promote exports & improve compliance
  • Exports expected to touch $ 32.38 bn in March: Minister
  • RBI goes in for second consecutive rate cut under new Governor

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singaporean foot in Gdansk
  • Railfreight goes from strength to strength in Europe
  • Prologis enlarges portfolio in Sweden
  • Sass takes on MD role at KDS
  • RMI: 15 years of qualship 21 certification
  • UK haulier boosts bulk commodity chemical business
  • Azul - strong enough to go it alone
  • Spot unveils new tracking service
  • Jonas S. Fredriksen moves to Greensteam
  • ABC adds second weekly service to Ohio
  • Blocktrain carries storm-damaged timber over Brenner
  • Svitzer for Suez
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New headquarters in Zaandam
  • Go launches Go freight
  • Cosco also goes for Anfield
  • Regular China-Europe trucking service launched
  • New light transport aircraft in the East

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • OOCL launches e-commerce platform joint-venture with JD Logistics
  • MacAndrews sinks after almost 250 years as it becomes part of Containerships
  • Schiphol 'local rule' may debut in winter, with freighters landing cancelled slots
  • Strong calls to stamp out huge disparities in foreign mail delivery charges
  • Poor infrastructure hobbles improvements in West Africa container terminals
  • NEW Loadstar LongRead: Chasing animals
  • No wall yet, but wait times worsen at the US border: 10 hours to cross
  • Qantas switches 747-400Fs for 747-8Fs in new deal with Atlas Air
  • Air Partner appoints Oscar Thwin vice-president of freight in Asia Pacific
  • Over the hedge - Ceva & DSV/Panalpina share movements don't prove traders interest in logistics
  • Supply chain radar: Headhunting Panalpina staff - bulls vs bears

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Foss newbuild tugs feature MTU Tier 4 diesels
    Nichols Brothers Boat Builders has set an aggressive time table to deliver four 90-short ton bollard pull tugs to Foss Maritime that represent the company's push to enhance its fleet with vessels
  • Giant Brazil repair yard project moves ahead
    Plans to open a major new shipyard in Brasil have taken another step forward. In a ceremony held Tuesday, a Protocol of Intention was signed by Governor João Azevedo on behalf of
  • Aegean emerges from Chapter 11 as Minerva Bunkering
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a fully-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group Limited and will now operate as Minerva Bunkering, a leading global physical supplier
  • Mark Ford promoted to IMCA Technical Director
    IMCA, the International Marine Contractors Association, has promoted Mark Ford from Technical Manager to Technical Director of the global organisation. "Mark has been with IMCA for the last seven years and knows
  • Wärtsilä and Samsung JDP targets LNG carriers and shuttle tankers
    Wärtsilä Corporation has signed a joint development project agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) aimed at finding a more efficient solution for LNG carriers and shuttle tankers. An important
  • BIMCO looks to open Athens office
    BIMCO is the world's largest international shipping association, with around 1,900 members, and Greek owners control more tonnage than any other group of BIMCO members. Now BIMCO plans to open an office
  • Christopher Drees takes helm at Mercury Marine
    Mettawa, Ill., based Brunswick Corporation has promoted Christopher Drees, president - marine parts and accessories, to president - Mercury Marine. Drees will report to Brunswick Chief Executive Officer David M. Foulkes. The
  • Ex-NOAA vessel to become Experimental Craft - Electric
    A former NOAA marine sanctuary research vessel is to have a new life-as advanced technology demonstrator Experimental Craft - Electric (XC-E). The vessel has been purchased by Anacortes, Wash., headquartered Lavle USA
  • Yara scrubber on 80 MW ship engine sets new record
    Oslo, Norway, headquartered Yara Marine Technologies reports that an in-line hybrid scrubber system installed on vessel with an 80 MW two stroke main engine has successfully completed MARPOL testing. This is the

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Shipping high-flyer Nobu Su jailed for contempt
    Taiwanese shipowner sent to Pentonville prison
  • Former Ince & Co offices join expanded firm
    Deal brings in 12 offices in seven countries, after former Ince & Co partnerships in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Greece...
  • India and China seen lifting imports of US-sanctioned crude
    The two countries are also the largest buyers of crude from Venezuela, whose national oil company has been subject to...
  • NordLB to exit ship finance after 'painful' losses
    'Ridding ourselves of bad loans from ship financing will give us a new start,' says chief executive Thomas Bürkle
  • Jera agrees Maran Gas newbuilding charter
    Jera, one of the largest buyers of LNG worldwide, has rarely tapped non Japanese-owned ships for such long contracts in the...
  • Maritime to face greater environmental demands
    Individual governments, lenders and shippers may use their positions to pressure the maritime industry on climate goals
  • US maritime colleges fret about the future while living in the past
    CMA Shipping 2019 has heard that US maritime education is turning out cadets for an industry in a state of...
  • BIMCO to open Athens office
    Move reflects a bid to expand an already significant Greek membership at the same time as strengthening organisation's appeal in...
  • Stolt-Nielsen feels impact of Houston Ship Channel fire
    First-quarter net profit slumps to $6.6m from $38.8m a year earlier
  • Scrubbers and new fuels are changing the business landscape
    Owners choosing to fit scrubbers on their vessels are risking a depreciation of the asset value as well as potential...
  • The Tung family: Dealmakers par excellence
    Hong Kong's OOIL is now owned by China's Cosco Shipping, but the group leaves a lasting legacy in the container...
  • British maritime's path to a zero emissions future needs energy
    A Clean Maritime Council working group has identified four key constraints on the development of the energy infrastructure needed to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Protectionist politics could yet plague LNG deals | China super-sizes LNG design | Cosco expands logistics reach | Brexit boost...
  • San Pedro Bay ports to see decreased throughput
    Robert Loya, vice-president, CMI West at CMI Transportation expressed his deepening concerns over the frustrations felt by truck drivers at...
  • Monjasa says Panama will struggle to supply all fuel types
    The 31 barges working the canal must adapt to new demand for an additional fuel type and there are simply...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • LA-LB: Battery, natural gas best fits for 2021 truck goals
  • Longtime NY-NJ trucking, port advocate Bader dies at 63
  • India cabotage reform accelerates cargo growth 04 Apr 2019
  • US-Mexico freight slows as potential shutdown looms
  • Terminal operators take action after Australia competition probe
  • Australian dockworkers call off DP World strike
  • Brazil truck strike spurs intermodal surge
  • Port truckers battle over 'detention' pay

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Nautilus Labs secures $11m in Microsoft-backed funding
    Maritime artificial intelligence developer Nautilus Labs has secured $11m in financing from a group of firms led by a Microsoft-backed fund. The New York-based start-up, which whose customers include Dorian LPG, Teekay and Eagle Bulk Shipping, announced the deal Tuesday, bringing their fundraising total to $14.5m. Shipping sails into age of digital transformation "Nautilus is creating an econom
  • US Coast Guard approves seafarer shoreside access rule
    In a rule years in the making, seafarers and others from adjacent organisations will have access to US facilities in a timely fashion at no cost. The US Coast Guard announced the new rule, which applies to seafarers with US visas, other covered individuals, representatives of seamen's welfare and labor organizations, Monday. It was mandated nine years ago by Congress and goes into effect 1 May.
  • Fears and opportunities at New York forum
    Key executives from across the shipping scene were highlighted on stage this week at New York's Metropolitan Club for the 13th annual instalment of the Capital Link International Shipping Forum. Organisers estimate some 900 turned up for the event. Paolo d'Amico 'extremely worried' about fuel compatibility under IMO 2020 As TradeWinds reported, d'Amico International Shipping chief executive Pao
  • John Fredriksen's Flex LNG set to sail onto New York Stock Exchange Spotify-style
    Flex LNG is set to become the latest company backed by shipping billionaire John Fredriksen to list in New York. Fredriksen's Flex inks time charter with super-major Flex LNG linked to Chevron charter in flurry of deal-making Flex, which already trades in Oslo, has filed a draft registration with US regulators to float in the world's largest capital market. The company will join siblings Front
  • Lloyd's Register officials sees HSFO availability as the 'bigger question' in North America
    Shipowners should let suppliers know how much high-sulphur fuel oil they will need and where, says Tim Wilson.\
  • International Windship executive: Shipowners want proof of savings
    Shipping industry needs 'third-party verification' that the alternative power cuts bunker costs by up to 60%, says International Windship Association official.
  • Meiji Shipping back at Hyundai Mipo for Shell product tankers
    Japanese owner's latest order makes it eight firm MRs at South Korean shipyard
  • Meghna Group purchase marks first physical step into ultramax bulker sector
    Bangladesh's Meghna Group continues to expand its bulker fleet, concluding a deal this week to acquire a modern ultramax from an Oslo Bulk affiliate. Meghna orders first bulk carrier newbuilding Meghna subsidiary United Shipping Lines has bought the 62,500-dwt Adventure II (built 2018). Prices quoted in different broking reports this week varied from $25.5m to $26.5m. The Oshima Shipbuilding-co
  • Peter Georgiopoulos targets shipping return with debt fund
    New York shipowner Peter Georgiopoulos is exploring a comeback to the sector as leader of a debt fund that would provide alternative financing. Work on the fund - to be called General Credit Corp - is understood to have been in the development stages for months, although there is no guarantee that it ultimately will be launched. Georgiopoulos is working with two trusted lieutenants from his days
  • LNG buyer landscape becoming more diverse and complex
    Analyst Wells Fargo Securities tracks how the market has changed and identifies the key players
  • GEV shortlists three yards for CNG quartet
    Australia-listed Global Energy Ventures (GEV) is ready to award shipbuilding contracts for four new compressed natural gas (CNG) carriers. It said it had received "comprehensive technical specifications" from three shortlisted shipyards to construct the new CNG 200 Optimum design. The unnamed yards had until the end of March to come back with their plans. GEV's shipping team, led by non-execu
  • Baltrader orders dual-fuel cement carrier duo
    Hamburg owner Baltrader Capital is expanding its fleet with an order for two eco-cement carriers in China. Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding will deliver the ships from the end of 2020. The units will be optimised for the European shortsea trade, Baltrader said. The CemCoaster and CemClipper will carry 4,650 tons of cargo and will be capable of running on gasoil or LNG. Brise helping out Designed
  • EU reveals no-deal shipping plans
    The European Union has unveiled plans to tackle the shipping elements of a no-deal Brexit by the UK. European Commission transport commissioner Violeta Bulc presented contingency and preparedness measures on Thursday. UK Club wins Dutch clearance for Brexit bolthole They have been agreed by member states and the European Parliament in record time and aim to limit the most significant disruption
  • Wartsila, Samsung team up on LNG carrier, shuttle tanker designs
    Finnish technology group Wartsila and Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries are teaming up to optimise LNG carrier and shuttle tanker costs with new designs. A joint development project will look to "establish a more efficient solution" for the vessels. Wartsila building bioLNG plant in Norway They want to lower capex and opex costs through the sharing of knowledge and experience. Jin-Ta
  • Atlantis hoax sounds as plausible as fish-powered ferries
    What would On Watch do without the noble tradition of April Fool's Day? Why scour the shipping world for daft stories when made-up stuff is staring you in the face? Hats off to the British Ports Association (BPA) for its press release claiming that the possible discovery of the Lost City of Atlantis off the coast of Cornwall will lead to the construction of a revolutionary new floating port. UK
  • Losses rise at Lloyd's for Standard and Skuld clubs
    P&I mutuals suffer worst year so far on their Lloyd's syndicate business, adding to already substantial accumulated losses
  • Marine insurance heading for further Lloyd's retrenchment
    Lloyd's of London insurance market to maintain pressure on poor-performing syndicates after £1bn loss, which could mean trouble for the marine sector
  • Maran Gas boosts LNG fleet after locking ship into JERA charter
    Greek owner has a further outstanding option at DSME that is due to be declared shortly
  • Maersk Line hedges bets with longer-term fixtures
    An improving charter market sees leading containership operator make its move by increasing the number of vessels taken on period contracts
  • Dorian LPG sees steady growth as VLGC spot rates mount short-term surge
    John Hadjipateras and John Lycouris see US infrastructure improvements bringing more volumes into next year.
  • Eastern Pacific places supramax fleet in CTM pool
    Idan Ofer's Eastern Pacific Shipping has placed its supramax bulker fleet in C Transport Maritime's (CTM) pool. CTM said it was "very happy to welcome Eastern Pacific Shipping back to the Supramax Revenue Sharing Agreement (RSA)". C Transport Maritime adds d'Amico Dry duo to supramax pool The Singapore company first joined the RSA for a year with one ship in June 2017. Nine months after leavin
  • Cruiseships lift agony as Saga takes stock market beating
    Shares plunge 32% because of tough insurance market but cruise activities remain bouyant
  • Alafouzos family hands Okeanis Eco Tankers options for fresh suezmaxes at Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Greece's Alafouzos family has paved the way to transfer two suezmax newbuildings it has ordered privately to public venture Okeanis Eco Tankers. Kyklades Maritime, controlled by Ioannis Alafouzos, has booked two 158,000-dwt crude tankers at Hyundai Heavy Industries with options for two more, TradeWinds revealed this morning. Kyklades Maritime orders suezmax tankers worth up to $260m at Hyundai H
  • Grieg Star remains in the red despite improvements
    Grieg Star of Norway has registered another loss for 2018 despite some improvements. Parent Grieg Group said overall net profit was up at NOK 685m ($80m) from NOK 464m, on revenue of NOK 9.73bn, down from NOK 9.9bn in 2017. Grieg Shipbrokers gears up for next order-boom powered by emissions game-changer Grieg may have got $1.6m less for green recycling "2018 was a good year for the Grieg Group
  • Grieg Shipbrokers gears up for next order-boom powered by emissions game-changer
    Grieg Shipbrokers Group is gearing up for the next newbuilding order-boom driven by incoming emissions laws, its managing director says. The Norwegian outfit has historically been strong in the newbuilding market and has been hiring naval architects and duel-fuel specialists during the past 18 months to boost in-house expertise. Grieg Shipbrokers aims to get closer to clients in Asia Finn Engel
  • Ince Gordon Dadds adds foreign outposts
    Ince Gordon Dadds will incorporate five law firms from the former Ince & Co global network and bring in an additional £23m ($30.2m) in revenue to the newly merged firm. Ince & Co was acquired by Gordon Dadds for £27m in December last year. The deal was immediately followed by Ince & Co being placed into administration in a so-called pre-pack deal. Gordon Dadds places Ince & Co into administratio
  • Promise of six-figure summer rates sparks VLGC stocks in Oslo
    Resurgent VLGC rates could pass $100,000 per day this summer, analysts at DNB Markets believe. Commodore-to-be John Hadjipateras has no regrets after baulking at BW LPG takeover bid Sohmen-Pao steps on M&A gas with Epic takeover in his sights Its bullish read sent shares in Oslo's two listed VLGC owners skywards on Thursday. DNB Markets analysts led by Nicolay Dyvik have been positive on a VLG
  • Nord/LB exits ship financing as it eyes $3.9bn capital injection
    German lender pulling out of sector after taking huge hit on remaining $11.5bn maritime book.
  • Aug Bolten joins MPC's bulker management venture
    Hamburg owner Aug. Bolten is joining MPC Capital's bulker technical management joint venture Ahrenkiel Vogemann Bulk (AVB). MPC said the merger will be completed shortly to expand AVB's market position "significantly". The managed fleet will grow to 17 bulkers from 12, with an average age of six years. "With the accession of Aug Bolten, the company is renamed as AVB Ahrenkiel Vogemann Bolten,"
  • Panama Canal can meet neopanamax ship demand by 2030, says Cheniere Energy
    There will be sufficient Panama Canal neopanamax ship transit slots available to meet the demand for containership, LNG and LPG carrier transits by 2030, according to US LNG producer Cheniere Energy. Speaking at the LNG2019 meeting in Shanghai, Cheniere Energy manager commercial structuring Serena Xiaotian Su said about 45% of the the additional 120-million tonnes per annum of new LNG due onstrea
  • VEB eyes $1.5bn finance for Zvezda newbuildings
    Russian state development corporation VEB.RF is considering a huge financing package for the Zvezda Shipyard orderbook. According to its press service, first deputy chairman Nikolai Tsekhomsky said: "VEB.RF is currently reviewing projects of shipbuilding at the Zvezda Shipyard amounting to over RUB 100bn ($1.5bn) in total." Cash for six tankers, including two aframaxes, have already been approve
  • Kyklades Maritime orders suezmax tankers worth up to $260m at Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Greek shipowner strengthens ties with yard by booking up to four newbuilds
  • Briese Schiffahrt stacks up more MPP newbuilds in China
    Briese Schiffahrt of Germany has tripled its tally of multipurpose (MPP) vessels on order at China's Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering to six. Shipbuilding sources said the Leer-based owner added four more 12,500-dwt newbuildings some time ago but the deal went unreported. Briese snaps up pair of project carriers cancelled by Zeaborn A source familiar with the deal said Briese is scheduled to take
  • It doesn't seem fair, but hard times are here to stay for dry bulk shipowners
    Even if Vale's iron-ore export volumes revive, and the US and China resolve their trade differences, the sector can expect another 10 years and more of depressed markets
  • Houston Ship Channel fire clouds outlook for Stolt-Nielsen
    Norwegian tanker owner Stolt-Nielsen saw profit fall in the first quarter, but it expects markets to strengthen this year. Last month's petrochemical fire and spill near the Houston Ship Channel is complicating the picture, however. Tankers back up after Houston Ship Channel spill The Oslo-listed company said net earnings were down at $6.6m to 28 February, against $38.8m in the same period a ye
  • IMO 2020: Singapore could jail non-compliant owners and masters
    Owners and captains who fail to comply with IMO 2020 regulations could face two years of jail time in Singapore. This is according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), which was cited by Bloomberg. Scrubber association 'disappointed' by Singapore ban It did not clarify which specific offences would receive a jail term, with other penalties including a fine of up to SGD 10,000
  • Kiwi court prosecutes bulker master over unsafe work practices
    But captain of J Lauritzen-chartered vessel walks away with fine of just over $4,000.
  • Samudera reports further delays in securing Kapuas release
    Indonesian shipowner says it hopes to have bulker freed by the second quarter of 2019.
  • Dong-A Tanker files for court receivership
    Korean owner has been struggling for years and bank's declaration of event of default prompts legal move.
  • JERA takes Angelicoussis LNG newbuilding on long-term charter
    Greek titan believed to among first non-Japanese gas carrier owners to work with energy giant.
  • Seafarers' Happiness Index sees across-the-board declines
    Happiness aboard the world's ships is down across the board, Mission to Seafarers director of advocacy Ben Bailey said at the Connecticut Maritime Association conference Wednesday afternoon. Giving attendees a preliminary look into the organization's Happiness Index for the first quarter of 2019, Bailey reported drops in overall happiness, connectivity, diet and exercise and shoreside welfare fac
  • US adds Seychelles to security watch list
    Vessels calling at East African island face greater scrutiny when visiting ports in America.
  • Saga LNG launches itself into the LNG bunker vessel sector
    David Wu's baby is branching out as delivery of its first "A Box" newbuilding nears

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Customs brokers balance southern border slowdown
    "No need to port shop, all southern ports are working the same," the Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers Association said in regard to lane reductions for commercial traffic at CBP ports of entry from Texas to California.
  • Containers could be a Brexit relief valve
    Drewry study finds lots of capacity at U.K. ports and feeder ships that could help out if the Port of Dover becomes jammed.
  • BIS hopes to roll out new 232 request portal by June
    The Commerce Department has now processed more than 45,000 of a total of roughly 80,000 exclusion requests, a BIS official told a Senate panel on Tuesday.
  • A cargo wrangler expands to China
    Subsidiary of CBX Global has opened four offices in China to provide solutions to customers' varied problems.
  • FTA could expand U.S. auto sales in Japan, execs say
    Even in a tough auto market, a bilateral trade agreement could provide opportunities for U.S. automakers to expand their market share in Japan, executives said during a trade panel.
  • Shipowners told to avoid over-ordering new ships
    ICS executive says "clouds of protectionism and slowing growth in key economies mean that the avoidance of over-ordering is now more important than ever."
  • Noatum Logistics completes purchase of MIQ
  • South Dakota truck driver declared imminent hazard
  • Senate committee splits on Trump nominations
  • Providence Equity Partners purchasing GlobalTranz
  • OOIL, COSCO, JD Logistics form joint venture
  • Senate confirms DOC enforcement and compliance pick
  • ICONIQ acquires majority stake in Truckstop.com
  • Former Roadrunner CFO charged in fraud scheme

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 4, 2019
  • Crude futures diverge as market seeks next direction
    Oil futures were mixed in midmorning trading Thursday as the market weighed a US crude build against a generally tightening global supply picture.
  • Oil trading industry faces a Middle East shake-up
    Some of the world's biggest producers are increasingly focusing on extending the reach of their crude and products trading arms in the first major shake-up for the industry since banks shut their commodities trading desks in the wake of the financial crisis, say experts.
  • Rising barge rates from ARA to Germany, Switzerland hamper diesel, gasoil demand
    Any potential uptick in demand for 10 ppm diesel, 50 ppm or 0.1% gasoil was being dampened by more expensive freight rates to bring oil products from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub to inland demand centers in Switzerland and Germany, traders said Thursday.
  • Fujairah heavy residue stocks dip from 15-month high; bunker outlook stable
    Stocks of heavy distillates and residues in Fujairah have dipped from a 15-month high this week amid a slight uptick in bunker fuel demand
  • LSFO struggles with supply overhang despite strong Urals market, bullish LSSR
    The strength in demand for Russia's medium sour Urals crude has had a contrasting effect on the availability of low sulfur bottom-of-the-barrel products
  • CMA 2019: US will not push to delay IMO 2020 compliance date: Coast Guard official
    The US does not support a delay or a rollback to the proposed January 1 start for the IMO 2020 sulfur cap, a Coast Guard official
  • Japan sets fuels surcharge guidelines for coastal shipping ahead of IMO rules
    Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Thursday said it has set its fuels surcharge guidelines for coastal shipping companies
  • CMA 2019: Panama to face challenges post-IMO 2020 rule, says Monjasa
    IMO 2020 compliant marine fuel availability will not be an issue but logistics, high supply for certain grades and lack of storage could be potential hurdles
  • Petrotrin refinery closure turns Caribbean eyes to Gulf Coast
    The shut down of Trinidad and Tobago's Petrotrin refinery late last year has forced surrounding nations to reconsider their trading patterns

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Naples
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Beijing
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Genoa
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London
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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Madrid
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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