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April 10, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore needs to rethink its shipping strategy: government minister
  • Trend to upscale box ship capacity is not losing its appeal soon: Cosco
  • Maersk builds on transportation logistics and unwinds its energy business
  • Dachser's global 2018 net revenue up 6pc to US$6.6b
  • OOIL, Cosco, JD Logistics form online logistics platform joint venture
  • Latin America ports experience 7.7pc rise in cargo volume in 2018 to 53m TEU
  • ICTSI Manila buys four RTGs from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
  • Qantas Freight to upgrade fleet leasing two B747-8Fs from Atlas Air
  • AirBridgeCargo launches 'abc premium' service for urgent shipments
  • Mexican auto part exporters turn to air cargo to avoid border gridlock

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • AMTOI's workshop on family business highlights key topics
  • CMA CGM Group receives International Maritime Centre (Corporate) Award in Singapore
  • Freight sector given more guidance on trade in endangered species in event of no-deal Brexit
  • IRClass continues to grow its operations in Asia Pacific
  • Simple checks seen defeating shipping industry fraudsters
  • DGTR extends anti-dumping duty on select four-wheeler aluminium alloy wheels
  • Electronic information exchange under IMO convention now mandatory at ports
  • JN Port routes more than half of its container traffic through DPD in March
  • Maersk Trade Finance plans outlay of $ 200 m for India's SMEs

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UK: Maritime Intermodal officially launched
  • Field trial for digital freight documents
  • Cargo-partner creates "quick transport order" option
  • Arpin Group promotes Lemme to IT SVP
  • NWSA gets green light for terminal 5 project
  • Southwest Cargo reveals refreshed product offering
  • Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
  • DHL Supply Chain builds cargo hub in South Carolina
  • NAS lands in west and southeast Africa
  • Trailer maker picks operations boss
  • WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
  • New north-south axis over the Brenner Pass
  • Kerry Logistics signs MOU with Sitthi Logistics
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bertrand Schmoll joins Tiaca board
  • Port of Gothenburg launches bunkering app
  • Etihad Cargo renews agreement with RFS provider

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Taxpayer-funded additional ferries for 'no-deal' Brexit already running
  • NAR: Japan Post privatisation heads to finale with up to $12bn share sale
  • Saudia Cargo set to realign its marketing and sales to join SkyTeam Cargo
  • Carriers making heavy weather of punctuality - but it's not all their fault
  • Trump's tariff threat hits European economies at a bad time
  • IMF cuts 2019 growth outlook again, with risks 'skewed to the downside'
  • Supply chain radar: Flexport targets $1bn in sales this year - and the joke is on who, exactly?
  • Panalpina veteran Neil Dursley new chief commercial officer at Chapman Freeborn
  • Port of Dover Cargo appoints Nik Scott-Gray as general manager
  • Supply chain radar: XPO's shrinking share count is doing the trick
  • Supply chain radar: 'Ceva 2022' - just a mean, lean money-making machine?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • GAO: Navy's estimate of Columbia Class cost "not realistic"
    A GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report says that Navy's cost estimate to construct 12 Columbia class submarines-$115 billion-is not realistic because it is based on several overly optimistic assumptions, such as
  • Chinese yard plans to build 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier
    China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is planning to build a 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier - the largest ever ship of this type, reports classification society DNV GL. DNV GL signed a joint development project
  • ABB to supply solutions for second Lindblad icegoing cruise ship
    ABB is to supply power, automation, propulsion and digital systems for the second icegoing cruise ship to be built for Lindblad Expeditions by Ulstein (see earlier story). ABB will deliver a full
  • Harvey Gulf to retrofit LNG-fueled PSVs to battery-hybrid
    The first LNG fueled platform supply vessel in the America's will soon be even more efficient and environmentally friendly. Harvey Gulf International is to retrofit its Harvey Energy with an energy storage
  • Interlake orders newbuild Great Lakes bulker
    under an agreement recently signed with the Interlake Steamship Company, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is to construct the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years The
  • Keppel Singmarine to develop autonomous tug
    Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has begun the development of an autonomous tug that is expected to be one of Singapore's first autonomous vessels when the project is completed in
  • Wärtsilä launches hi-res K-band radar
    Wärtsilä has launched its RS24 high resolution radar, the world's first commercially available K-band maritime radar. By detecting far smaller objects and at a much higher radar resolution than conventional S or

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Digitalisation will create greater uncertainty for shipping
    Digitalisation will bring transparency to entirely new levels and the industry needs to adapt to this new reality, because it...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    If you're not already signed up to attend our Smart Ports Forum, you might just about be able to secure a...
  • Shipping is struggling to attract digital talent
    Maritime companies get a fraction of the digital talent pie compared with other sectors and costly recruitment is compounded by...
  • Greater sanctions due diligence urged after US labels Iran troops as terrorists
    'It is not possible to go to the Iranian equivalent of Companies House and check shareholdings. And even if you...
  • Shell tweaks lubes to make way for low-sulphur transition
    Shell plans to roll out new product first in Singapore from June 1, followed by other key ports
  • Scorpio offshore strategy paying off
    Scorpio and Nordic American Offshore chief Emanuele Lauro believes fortunes will turn in the offshore sector
  • US box imports begin rising again
    High-spending US consumers behind a rise in imports in March
  • Betting on the unknown
    Scrubbers will only win the day if the spread between low- and high-sulphur fuels remains high
  • Reported piracy and sea robbery lowest in Asia since 2007
    No crew abductions reported during the first quarter in Asia but anti-piracy body maintains its advisory to avoid high-risk areas...
  • Capesizes scrape off the bottom
    Market participants anticipate a recovery in the second half of the year
  • Maersk Product Tankers makes headway in challenging market
    The past year was financially challenging for Maersk Product Tankers, with the lowest spot market rates for a decade. Even...
  • Swedish Club in the red after poor investment returns
    The free fall in equity markets in December last year led to the booking of a negative investment return of...
  • Plane sailing
    Most conferences are a combination of speakers and networking. If the speakers can be heard online, where does that leave...
  • Singapore to develop digital technologies to manage vessel traffic
    The VTMS will use smart algorithms to predict high traffic areas and avoid potential collision situations
  • ONE opts for scrubbers but keeps faith in compliant fuels
    ONE's move comes as boxships' take-up of scrubbers accelerates
  • Daily Briefing
    Libyan crude exports hit buffers | Financiers in shipping 'limbo' | Gulf of Guinea dominates piracy count | US renews Venezuelan...
  • Singapore lines up quintet of autonomous ship projects
    MPA is co-funding five projects anchored by Singapore's leading maritime names and classification societies that will advance the port nation's ambition...
  • Singapore launches developer space for maritime innovations
    Dubbed the Maritime Innovation Lab, the new facility serves as a co-creation platform for maritime innovations
  • Maersk backs SME trade platform
    Backed by Maersk Growth, the IncoDocs platform offers a library of trade document templates with smart auto-fill, copy and compliance...
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Infographic: Growth tests Mexico's freight network
  • India's FY box trade robust despite challenges
  • Argentina's TecPlata welcomes first container ship
  • Retailers project low double-digit US import growth
  • Maersk expands trade financing in India
  • CMA CGM: CEVA turnaround top priority
  • Analysis reignites questions on Flexport's volumes

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • BHP freight team likely to escape job cuts
    Aussie mining giant reportedly looking to trim part of its workforce by up to 30%.
  • Viking Cruises heads deeper into Chinese market
    The Swiss cruiseship owner partners with China Merchants to create cruise line for Chinese market.
  • Heated secondhand MR tanker market favours young tonnage
    But the upside in asset values for older tonnage cannot be ruled out due to strong prospects for earnings
  • Spliethoff scoops up more Hansa Heavy Lift ships
    The Spliethoff Group continues to raid Hansa Heavy Lift. This time, the Dutch company made a sweep for five more MPP tween deck vessels from the bankrupt German shipowner. The deal includes the 20,100-dwt Pieterscracht (built 2012), formerly known as the HHL Kobe, and four 19,450-dwt ships, the former HHL Lagos (built 2011), HHL Fremantle (built 2011), HHL Richards Bay (built 2010) and HHL Tokyo
  • Norwegian's del Rio: Consumer thirst for experiences will grow
    Millennials want experiences instead of more things, Norwegian Cruise Line chief executive says.
  • Union rallies in Washington to save Philly Shipyard
    Union officials want Congress to step in and save Philly Shipyard. Members of the AFL-CIO's Metal Trades Department rallied in Washington DC Tuesday morning, in part to urge legislators to get the Pennsylvania shipbuilder a government contract. US shipbuilders say they can handle LNG carrier challenge Matson receives newest Philly Shipyard-built fleet addition "With the US shipbuilding industr
  • Cruise CEOs: public view on big ships needs changing
    Carnival Corp chief executive Arnold Donald says bigger ships are more efficient.
  • Clarksons and FIS launch digital shipbroking platforms
    Two of shipping's best-known broking shops have launched digital platforms that aim to bring trading processes together in one place - without replacing human brokers. Clarksons, the world's largest shipbroker, has launched Sea.Live, a web-based app for the "seamless" management of fixtures from start to finish. Meanwhile, Freight Investor Services (FIS), a specialist in forward freight agreemen
  • Tributes flow for former Clarksons chairman and 'mega-broker' Hugh McCoy
    Tributes are flowing for former Clarksons and Baltic Exchange chairman Hugh McCoy who died this weekend. McCoy joined Clarksons from Cleaves & Company in 1983 and was later an influential figure at The Hadley Shipping Company until retiring in 2015. Clarksons said McCoy was widely regarded as one of the most brilliant S&P brokers of his generation and was appointed chairman in 1992, leading the
  • John Fredriksen set for profitable private product tanker deal with Vitol
    Shipping tycoon John Fredriksen is set to pull off a tidy piece of sale-and-purchase business in the product tanker market. Fredriksen moves bulkers from private firm to Golden Ocean in 'bombed out' market Fredriksen turns focus to plan succession strategy and mergers Fredriksen's Seatankers is understood to be closing in on a gain of around $6.5m from the flipping of the 115,700-dwt Sea Tana
  • Crewman arrested seven years after faking own death
    A Chinese seafarer has been arrested more than seven years after allegedly faking his own death. The crewman named as Zhang, 40, is facing a fraud trial after he claimed compensation from a shipping company, prosecutors in Shanghai's Hongkou District said, according to the Shanghai Daily. Most of the nearly CNY 800,000 ($120,000) payout was used to settle debts and his father's medical fees, as
  • Smit lifts the lid on dangers of Maersk Honam salvage
    Company says insurers need to be aware of the extent of hazardous waste disposal following mega-boxship fires
  • Sovcomflot signs for first Arctic LNG 2 carrier
    Russian gas producer Novatek has said state shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has signed a firm contract for the first LNG carrier for its Arctic LNG 2 project. A deal had been expected at the far east Zvezda shipyard since January. Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2 Sovcomflot strikes $149m loan for LNG carrier A representative of the company told the Kommersant daily: "Sov
  • New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'coiled spring' of maritime stocks
    Wall Street's newest shipping company and the industry's likely next representative in the US capital markets are among the fresh names added to a basket of stocks with a positive outlook covered by Clarksons Platou Securities. Evangelos Marinakis and Craig Stevenson Jr-backed Diamond S Shipping and John Fredriksen's Flex LNG have both been handed initial buy ratings by analysts led by Frode Mor
  • ER Capital disenchanted with shipping
    Erck Rickmers reveals that shipping is no longer at the forefront of his family-owned business.
  • Concordia Maritime's cleaners tackle plastics menace
    Swedish owner Concordia Maritime has hailed a "fantastic turn-out" for its second coastal clean-up drive in the Gothenburg archipelago. More than 100 people gathered to collect rubbish from the shoreline and filled numerous sacks to the brim on Saturday, it said. Try the Concordia Maritime plastics quiz Concordia tankers to gather microplastics data The event was organised by the tanker compan
  • Genting cuts loss to $213m as revenue rises
    Cruiseship and yard player Genting Hong Kong saw a "slight improvement" in 2018 as it reduced its red ink. The company said the net deficit last year was $213.3m in 2018, compared to $244.3m in 2017. Genting buying controversial $250m superyacht Revenue was $1.6bn, up from $1.2bn, mainly due to the inclusion of the first full-year operation of two Dream Class vessels and higher third party reve
  • Crew rescued from burning ro-ro off Saudi Arabia
    All 31 seafarers have been rescued safely from a burning Egyptian ro-ro off Saudi Arabia. Houston Ship Channel closed again as storm hits clean-up operations The incident involving the 756-lane-metre Al Fayrouz (built 1980) took place 60 nautical miles west of Fursan island on Monday, the Almowaten website said. The report said the vessel had been "completely burned". French rescue authorities
  • AP Moller-Maersk's venture capital arm invests in IncoDocs
    Maersk Growth says it wants to use its capital and expertise in shipping and logistics to help the online trade documentation tool provider expand
  • Shearwater wins Barents Sea work for Norwegian Government
    Shearwater GeoServices is to conduct an offshore survey in the Barents Sea on behalf of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The one-month contract comprises seismic data acquisition and full data processing both onboard and onshore, commencing in the third quarter. Survey work will be conducted by Shearwater's vessel Amazon Conqueror (built 2015), which is equipped with Isometrix technol
  • Singapore ready for IMO 2020
    The world's largest bunker port says it will be able to meet demand for both high sulphur fuel and low sulphur fuel when the IMO 2020 kicks in.
  • BULL builds tanker acquisition war chest with $84m raise
    Indonesian tanker owner Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL) is looking to raise IDR 1.2 trillion ($84.3m) as it eyes fleet expansion. The rights issue will involve 3.31bn new shares sold at IDR 275 each for a total of IDR 909.7bn, it said in a notice published in domestic media. BULL buys Pappas product tanker as fleet expansion plans kick off BULL taken off Pertamina blacklist Existing investors will
  • V.Group leads tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen of Dania Ship Management
    V.Group has paid tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen, an executive at joint-venture partner Dania Ship Management, who died while on business in the US. Jensen was in New York when in died on Monday, the company said, without revealing further details. "Lars was very well liked by colleagues and clients around the globe," a statement posted on the V.Group LinkedIn group said. "His pleasant beari
  • Reach Subsea adds contracts worth $8m
    Norway's Reach Subsea has clinched new subsea survey and inspection contracts for the 2019 summer season. The combined firm value is NOK 70m ($8.2m), it said, without naming the clients. "These contracts also contain optional periods, which, if called upon, would increase the firm contract value considerably," it added.
  • Damen Mangalia looking to recruit after orders boost
    A run of new orders has prompted a recruitment drive at Damen's Mangalia shipyard in Romania. Damen acquired a stake in the shipbuilder from DSME of Korea last year and operates it with the other major shareholder, the Romanian state. The economy ministry said that new contracts will allow the yard to operate at full capacity this summer, according to SeeNews. Atle Brynestad lines up second $18
  • DNB Asset Management builds holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline as stock climbs
    DNB Asset Management has topped up its holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline in a move which positions it as the largest outside investor in the company. Frontline sees shares spike as Pareto Securities predicts tanker turning point John Fredriksen's Frontline excited by upside-down VLCC market in 2019 Funds managed by DNB snapped up an extra 350,945 shares in the Oslo and New York-listed tank
  • New German ship-finance trends emerge amid shake-up of banks
    Anyone attending the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Hamburg would have been immediately struck by how the German shipping industry has changed. A few years ago, such gatherings were populated by a splattering of KG (limited partnership) managers and tens of shipping bankers. It is a sign of the times that their numbers were exceeded by ex-shipping bankers in new roles last week - and that is a t
  • Beware of tweets and false news based on guesswork and wishful thinking, Bimco warns
    Inaccurate reports about VLCCs unloading US oil in China reveal the fragile state of tanker markets
  • TNG expects better MR rates from IMO 2020
    Croatian MR owner Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) is expecting better rates this year as the effects of IMO 2020 legislation begin to be felt. CEO John Karavanic said: "The shift to low-sulphur fuel oil is expected to result in a significant increase in demand for compliant fuels together with the dislocation of global refining capacity. TNG secures more MR tanker cover Trafigura moves for TNG
  • Deutsche Bank cuts Scorpio Bulkers on weaker rates
    Weaker bulker rates have caused a cut in Deutsche Bank's (DB) first quarter forecast for Scorpio Bulkers. Analyst Amit Mehrotra said it has cut its estimate for EBITDA to $14m from $23m, versus a consensus view of $24m. Scorpio Bulkers and Ocean Yield seal double ultramax sale and leaseback Scorpio's Bugbee: Eve of IMO 2020 will be 'chaos' This reflects softening spot rates, he said. "While S
  • Star Bulk brings in Pareto to boost liquidity
    Greece's Star Bulk Carriers is trying to boosting its liquidity in a deal with Pareto Securities. Star Bulk and ER Capital abandon $115m capesize deal The bulker owner said it had signed a market maker agreement from Tuesday. "The purpose of the agreement is to enhance liquidity in the trading of the company's shares, listed on Oslo Stock Exchange," it added. A market maker usually undertakes
  • ICS, ASA and ECSA team up to combat geopolitical threats
    Trio hope closer ties will help prevent "unwelcome" regional or unilateral initiatives harmful to shipping.
  • Shipping sees fewer incidents of piracy in 2019
    Kidnapping risk in Gulf of Guinea persists, but IMB points to improvements in Nigeria and Indonesia
  • Containership comes under fire from skiff off Ecuador
    Security threat off South American nation escalates with first reports of gun fire targeted at ship.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Proposed U.S. tariffs in reaction to EU aircraft subsidies
    The USTR has listed for retaliation about 315 items, including agricultural products, apparel, ceramics, metals and kitchen goods.
  • Commentary: Strikeout for MLB's Cuban baseball deal
    The White House on Monday declared that an agreement to offer Cuban baseball players "a safe and legal path" to Major League Baseball teams is illegal.
  • CMA CGM to own 97.89 percent of CEVA
    The French shipping giant plans to delist CEVA from the Zurich Stock Exchange and set up an operational center in Marseilles.
  • WTO panel finds duties on Canadian softwood unfair
    There is no word yet on whether the Trump administration might appeal the ruling.
  • Grassley again pushes for removal of 232 tariffs
    The Iowa senator linked removal of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico to a favorable congressional consideration process of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Dublin Express leaks up to 100,000 gallons of fuel oil
    The Hapag-Lloyd containership was verified as the source of tar balls located in a New York park, according to a command of state and federal agencies and the responsible party.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Mandatory electronic information exchange in effect
  • TSA establishes surface transportation advisory panel
  • 'Threat of escalating tariffs' slows Long Beach activity
  • MercuryGate's Wooden donates $5 million to university
  • CN to invest $505 million in projects across four states
  • Georgia Ports Authority orders 20 RTG cranes
  • Bad weather blows liner schedules off course
  • Brazil auctions off six port terminals
  • Executive Moves: CCM, Coldharbour, Chapman Freeborn

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • STEO HIGHLIGHTS: EIA boosts Brent, WTI forecasts as market expects higher prices
    The US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday raised its forecasts for WTI and Brent prices as it said market activity indicates that recent inventory withdrawals and unplanned supply distributions have participants bracing for higher oil prices.
  • Trans-Pacific container rates strengthen, space utilization rises
    Container rates on trans-Pacific routes jumped over the first few days of April as increases sought by carriers at the end of March gained some traction.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude weakens amid signs of cracks in OPEC+ facade
    Crude futures edged lower in Tuesday trading to settle below five-month highs amid profit-taking and easing of global supply concerns.
  • Japan's MOF approves multiple deliveries of bunker fuel from one barge from Apr
    Japan's Ministry of Finance has approved multiple deliveries of bonded bunker fuel from one barge across the country from April, an official at the ministry said Tuesday.
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Venice
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Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
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Rome
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Genoa
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Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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The Hague
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Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Rome
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Bucharest
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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
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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
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Beijing
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Hong Kong
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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
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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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
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London
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Hanover
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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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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