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Sched Netweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Shanghai container port still the busiest, but gap with Singapore narrows
  • Cosco Shipping Ports to build mega logistics park at Guangzhou port
  • US import trade starts recovery ahead of summer season
  • Record March box throughput at Savannah port
  • Israel's ZIM joins 2M service and returns to Seattle's Terminal 46
  • Kerry Logistics set up JV with Sitthi Logistics to develop dry port in Laos
  • CBX Global opens subsidiary in China with four offices
  • SriLankan Airlines' 5-year plan aims to boost cost-efficiency and productivity
  • Virgin Atlantic appoints new cargo handler in Lagos to meet growth
  • Saudia set to become 12th SkyTeam Cargo member

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Box imports into the US seen on the rise
  • Liberian flag added to QUALSHIP 21
  • NYK in new LNG carrier contract
  • Singapore retains position as top maritime capital
  • Wan Hai Lines launches China India Express 2 service at Cochin Port
  • Yang Ming to charter four more 11,000-TEU newbuildings
  • EU seeks dispute consultations with India regarding duties levied on ITC products
  • Kamarajar Port's strategic disinvestment process commences
  • Malaysia & Singapore suspend implementation of their overlapping port limits
  • Exports likely to attain new high in 2018-19
  • Vijay Kalantri re-elected as Board Member of World Trade Centers Association for record sixth term

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Highs and lows - side by side
  • UK: Turntable technology for Severfield girders
  • Austrian Post tests autonomous courtyard logistics
  • Gefco contracts manager for its Innovation Factory
  • Refurbished rail terminal will load 48 railcars daily
  • Investigation into Transaero bankruptcy
  • APL banks on enhanced China loops
  • Fevzi Gandur opens warehouse at Istanbul airport
  • Noatum Maritime forms special division
  • New locomotives for central and eastern Europe
  • Giant gantry crane inaugurated in Port Guadeloupe
  • Sifax Sahcol handling Virgin's daily Lagos flights
  • Militzer & Münch investing in new location
  • Isago premiere in Pakistan
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New team to chair BBGA
  • First rail link between Xi'an and Budapest launched
  • Spliethoff Group augments fleet
  • Opening of New York's first GDP compliant facility

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Ceva Logistics hits the road to Marseille as new owner begins its 'transformation'
  • LNG, the forgotten fuel, makes its case as the 'greenest' alternative to oil
  • Shippers need to focus more on 'demand chains' and less on supply chains
  • Best revenue performance in five years for bullish Virgin Atlantic Cargo
  • Analysis: is corporate America in the T&L world lagging in the M&A stakes?
  • Shippers should be 'careful what they wish for' on block exemption regulations
  • Thousands of Amazon staff urge Bezos to adopt climate change plan
  • Closing drug-test loopholes could hit driver availability
  • Istanbul's new international airport now fully open
  • Supply chain radar: DSV Panalpina - the game of hide and seek has just begun
  • Supply chain radar: Pacific International Lines - a takeover target worth up to $4.5bn

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Global offshore wind regulators meet in NYC
    In another indication that the U.S.offshore wind industry is off the starting blocks, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday hosted the first meeting of the Global Offshore Wind Regulators
  • South Africa approves scrubber use
    The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) has welcomed a decision by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) to accept all types of approved exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), or scrubbers,
  • Royal Caribbean orders fifth Edge class cruise ship
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique to order a fifth Edge-class cruise ship for delivery in the
  • ABB and SINTEF cooperate on plan to convert ferry to battery hydrogen hybrid
    ABB and SINTEF Ocean are cooperating with Norway's Fiskerstrand shipyard on a project that plans to convert an existing ferry to run on a combination of batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. The
  • Scrubber-equipped Suezmax goes to work for BP
    Athens headquartered tanker operator Top Ships Inc. reports that its scrubber-fitted Suezmax M/T Eco Bel Air, recently delivered by the Hyundai Samho shipyard in South Korea, commenced time charter employment with BP
  • Vigor to build Camarc pilot boat pair for Port of LA
    The Port of Los Angeles has recently awarded Vigor a contract to build two 56' pilot boats. The boats are being built to a design by Camarc Design of the U.K. and

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Owners and operators 'gambling' on future fuel price spread
    Eastern Pacific Shipping commercial director Thomas Hansen says that a scrubber-fitted fleet can be used by major liner shipping carriers...
  • LNG could cut emissions by up to 21%
    Study finds LNG can reduce tank to wheel GHG emissions by up to 28% in two-stroke engines
  • Thomas Miller German affiliate makes fixed premium P&I insurance Brexit-proof
    'Hanseatic have rearranged security structure with effect from April 1. This was part of integration process with Thomas Miller and...
  • Brexit will hit UK seafarer jobs, warns Nautilus
    UK seafarer numbers were down 1% in 2018, while the numbers of officer cadets and uncertificated officers have fallen ...
  • PSA International ties with Israeli tech accelerator
    PSA International is looking to scout, screen and invest in promising start-ups in its latest tie-up with an Israeli business and...
  • Pacific Basin confident of supramax and handysize market in the long term
    Hong Kong-listed dry bulk owner says IMO 2020 will lead to a contraction in supply and potentially more scrapping
  • Stephenson Harwood appoints two new shipping partners
    Tom Adams based in London and Stuart Burrell is based in Seoul
  • Dry bulk charterers shun ownership
    Industry agribusiness giants have no intention of changing their current business models and expanding fleet ownership as costs of ships...
  • Yang Ming charters four more 11,000 teu boxships
    Yang Ming has extended its order for 11,000 teu newbuildings in line with the company plan to gradually replace some...
  • Daily Briefing
    Sulphur switch spotlights fuel quality | Sinopec eyes bunkering role | Beware smart ports hype
  • Scrubber investments challenged by recent fuel price spread
    Shipowners generally invest in scrubbers because they expect price spread between dirtier and cleaner fuels to dramatically widen but there is no...
  • Viewpoint: Too clever by half
    The sales hype around AI in the shipping industry overlooks complaints from pilots about systems that have a mind of...
  • Port of Mobile promised new tax funds to retain competitive edge
    The existing depths and widths of the Mobile Shipping Channel limit vessel cargo capability, restrict many vessels to one-way traffic...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Day 2 - Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    The technology discussion may finally be morphing into a pragmatic conversation about the realities of the industry as it is...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Intermodal falters in Q1, service wanes
  • Spliethoff adds five more ex-HHL ships
  • Steel tariffs: A matter of national security?
  • Infographic: Rolling freight crisis grips Southwest US border
  • Video: How is productivity developing at ports globally?
  • Automakers look to put the brakes on potential US tariffs
  • Trade tensions drag on air cargo
  • Port of Virginia expects 'healthy' growth in 2019
  • Few signs of economic spring for US truckers
  • LA-LB congestion easing, but empties remain an issue

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • It's Chalos v Chalos in Texas shootout
    Maritime law's favourite father-and-son team not seeing IMO 2020 enforcement quite the same way.
  • Jones Act proponents fire back at Cato billboards
    The libertarian think tank's billboards are "pathetic" according to one
  • Positive reviews send Scorpio Tankers shares skyward
    Scorpio Tankers stocks are up more than 8% in midday trading Thursday after getting the thumbs up from analysts this week. Wednesday, Morgan Stanley's Fotis Giannakoulis bumped the Emanuele Lauro-led shipowners price target up from $25 to $27. Carnegie tips Scorpio Tankers stock to shine as supply growth hits 20-year low in 2020 Scorpio Tankers registers stock from sister play Early Thursday m
  • Coast Guard: scrubbers not 'long term' answer in ports
    Commander tells Heidmar Houston forum that disposal of effluent from closed-loop units may not have disposal options in US ports over time.
  • Expedition cruise sector: We must protect environment
    Sector has to be 'very conscious' of impact of sailing ships and passengers to fragile ecosystems, says Ponant Americas CEO Navin Sawhney
  • Mozambique LNG builds its shipping team as FID nears
    Anadarko-led Mozambique LNG has filled three key positions on its expanding shipping team as the East African project nears a final investment decision (FID). Erick Weston, who is general manager LNG Shipping for Mozambique LNG, told TradeWinds that the company now has a team of eight working on the shipping business for the 12.88-million-tonne-per-annum project, which is expected to require at l
  • China delivers blow to John Koo's bulker order at Wuhu
    New restriction by the state has resulted in the Chinese shipyard losing newbuilding deal worth $240m
  • Second rudder 'stash' found onboard Teekay LNG carrier
    Cocaine discovered on Hispania Spirit where four years earlier same substance was accompanied by a stowaway
  • Flex LNG chief executive Oystein Kalleklev says its fleet is 'best on the menu'
    John Fredriksen-controlled Flex LNG is taking an open approach to its chartering strategy as it markets its nine open newbuildings. Chief executive Oystein Kalleklev, who spoke to TradeWinds at the LNG2019 meeting in Shanghai, said the company sees there are three uncommitted LNG newbuildings delivering this year of which Flex controls two of them. Flex LNG linked to Chevron charter in flurry of
  • South Korean court issues temporary protection order for Dong-A Tanker
    Dong-A Tanker has received temporary protection from the Seoul Bankruptcy Court. Bae, Kim & Lee (BKL), the law firm representing the shipowner, confirmed the court protection. "Dong-A Tanker has been granted with interim protection," the firm said. "That is a stay order prohibiting all enforcement, provisional attachment, provisional disposition or auction for execution of mortgage by any credi
  • Trafigura takes Sandong Landbridge VLCC newbuilding on $40m charter
    Trafigura has locked in a Shandong Landbridge-controlled VLCC newbuilding into a three-year charter worth $40m over the course of the contract. European brokers said the Geneva-headquartered trader has chartered a 305,000-dwt tanker set for delivery next year to the Chinese shipowner for $36,500 per day. The ship is believed to be scrubber fitted, which is believed to have helped push up the d
  • Pantheon Tankers mulls first newbuilding order in China
    Greece's Pantheon Tankers is in advanced talks to order up to four aframaxes at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), in what would be its first newbuildings in China. Both companies declined or were not immediately available to comment on reports that they have already signed a letter of intent (LOI). The order would be for two firm and two optional units at SWS at a price of nearly $44.8m p
  • Seafarer killed in knife fight off India
    A cook has been killed in a knife fight on a cargoship off India. The body of Yemeni national Abdul Hakim Mohsin, 54, was placed into the vessel's deep freeze following the incident, the Times of India reported. The 7,100-dwt Oasis III (built 1981), the former Yas, previously owned by Galaxy Fleet, left Yemen on 24 February. It was en route to breakers in Alang and arrived on 7 April. The inci
  • SEA\LNG and SGMF unveil results of 'well-to-wake' study
    Independent consult's research reveals that using LNG as a marine fuel cuts shipping greenhouse gas emissions by up to 21%
  • Tanker captain tells of migrant hijacking ordeal
    A captain has told a Maltese court how migrants seized control of his bunker tanker after they were told it was going to take them back to Libya. Three youths from Guinea and Ivory Coast aged 15, 16 and 19 are charged with hijacking the 846-dwt Elhiblu 1 (built 2015) last month. Windward raises questions over migrant 'hijacking' of ship Malta recaptures tanker seized by migrants It is alleged
  • Mount Street ups its game in shipping with Aaron Sen-led team of former bankers
    Loan servicer expands shipping desk, with 15-strong team primed to manage billions of euros of debt
  • Uniper closes in on its Q-Max FSRU for Wilhelmshaven
    Trader poised to ink contracts on German import facility as its LNG and shipping portfolio grows
  • Mount Street leads well-timed move in German debt market
    It is barely 18 months since Mount Street emerged as a major player in the shipping loan market. That followed its purchase in late 2017 of EAA Portfolio Advisers (EPA) - the portfolio management arm of "bad bank" assets formerly held by German state-backed lender WestLB. The takeover saw Mount Street - a debt management firm formed by ex-Morgan Stanley executives - inherit a team of 90 WestLB b
  • Grain giants lukewarm on ship asset investments
    Using FFA markets as a gauge for earnings prospects, some of the world's largest bulker charterers think newbuilding prices are too high for asset investments.
  • Rosneft confirms deal for pilot Arctic 2 LNG carrier
    Rosneft has confirmed the first LNG carrier contract signing for Novatek's Arctic 2 LNG project. It said its Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has finalised a deal to build the pilot vessel for state shipowner Sovcomflot, with the newbuilding due in the first quarter of 2023. Sovcomflot signs for first Arctic LNG 2 carrier "The pilot gas carrier vessel for Arctic LNG 2 will meet the design requiremen
  • Culture clash forced Christian Andersen's exit from Avance Gas
    John Fredriksen acknowledges executive from minority shareholder Stolt-Nielsen not a fit for company controlled by Norwegian tycoon
  • Nord/LB establishes 'bad bank' in order to depart shipping
    Bank heads for the door after obtaining state guarantee on shipping loans
  • Former BW man Brosnan back in UK with Cambiaso Risso
    Former BW Group insurance manager James Brosnan has returned to broking, this time for Cambiaso Risso in London. Brosnan made his name in Asia, winning big protection and indemnity and hull discounts in Singapore for the huge fleets of BW Group, and before that at MISC Berhad in Kuala Lumpur. Cambiaso Risso sold to Siaci Saint Honore in marine broking tie-up However, he left BW Group last summe
  • Transmed sales talk around four ex-Konig suezmaxes
    A quartet of suezmax tankers operated by Navig8 may have found a buyer. The four ships being offered for sale, all built at Hyundai Heavy 'Industries, are the 159,200-dwt Cape Bonny, Cape Bari, Cape Bastia and Cape Brindisi (all built 2005). They used to be in the fleet of Germany's Konig & Cie, which was taken over in 2016 by 'rival HCI Capital. According to brokers in Athens and London, they
  • Tribunal backs "freedom of the seas" in tanker arrest case
    The freedom of vessels to operate at sea without interference from foreign governments has been reinforced by an international tribunal ruling. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) backed Panama in a case involving the arrest and detention of a bunker tanker by the Italian state 21 years ago. ITLOS, an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on
  • Shearwater scoops Shell survey deals
    Norwegian owner Shearwater GeoServices has clinched a multi-project seismic survey deal from Shell. The contract covers 3D and 4D data acquisition in four separate surveys. Three of these are in the North Sea and the other off the coast of Western Australia. The work involves five vessel-months in 2019. In the North Sea, the 4,200-dwt Polar Empress (built 2015) will execute a 4D survey on the
  • Pacific Basin reveals new bulker buys as rates fall
    Hong Kong owner Pacific Basin has struck deals to buy three more second-hand bulkers as its fleet expansion drive continues. It said: "In the year to date, we have committed to purchase for cash a further three modern second-hand supramax vessels which are scheduled to deliver over the next three months." These acquisitions will increase the owned fleet to 115 by July, but the company told Trade
  • South Africa approves all scrubber types
    The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has approved the use of all kinds of scrubbers in its waters. The decision was welcomed by shipowners' organisation The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020). IMO 2020: Singapore could jail non-compliant owners and masters In an IMO 2020 advisory notice, SAMSA said open-loop, closed-loop or hybrid systems are accepted until further notice.
  • Newport SA has Transocean Maritime Agencies panamax in its sights
    Newport SA, a low-profile Greek company, is believed to be close to acquiring its fourth bulker in 16 months. Brokers in Athens and London said the George Chatzis-led company has purchased the 76,900-dwt Ascanius (built 2004) from Transocean Maritime Agencies. It is believed to be fetching between $8.5m and $8.7m. New Greek player appears on dry bulk horizon The price tag falls within the $8.2m
  • Transman Shipmanagers sells last boxship to ER Capital
    Move comes despite German shipowner's 'disenchantment' with shipping
  • Hoegh LNG sets sights on multiple FSRUs for China
    Norway's Hoegh LNG believes China will install several more floating storage and regasification units along its coastline as the country's LNG imports grow. Company president and chief executive Sveinung Stohle said: "I have a very strong view that there will be a need for more import capacity in China and that will be covered in part by FSRUs." He added that FSRUs are a likely import solution f
  • Belships snaps up EGD ultramax with new share issue
    Oslo-listed Belships has bought its second bulker this month in a deal with compatriot Espen Galtung Dosvig's EGD Ultra Eco. The 63,000-dwt ultramax Sofie Victory (built 2016) is costing $24.15m from Sofie Victory AS, in which EGD has an 80% stake. Belships dismisses reports of second bulker buy in two weeks Belships buys first bulker since merger with swoop for Wenaas Shipping supramax The ot
  • KfW IPEX-Bank lending jumps to $20bn
    German export and project specialist KfW IPEX-Bank has cut loan provisions as profit rose in 2018. New commitments reached EUR 17.7bn ($19.97bn) from EUR 12.1bn in 2017. Earnings rose to EUR 537m, from EUR 469m, while risk provisions shrank to EUR 5m from EUR 78m. KfW inks Royal Arctic newbuilding finance deal New commitments were EUR 0.7bn, down from EUR 1.7bn, for bank refinancing under the
  • BRS tells a tale of two halves for crude tankers
    Earnings are set to rebound from July on more longhaul shipments and IMO 2020 despite dismal market conditions during the first half of 2019.
  • Cosco orders ro-pax pair at GSI Nansha
    China's Cosco Shipping Ferry has inked a deal for two new ro-paxes. It has contracted the 43,000-gt, 1,370-passenger vessels at GSI Nansha, brokers said. They are due in March and August 2021. No price has been revealed. The company is part of China Cosco Shipping. The group also ordered four 62,000-dwt multipurpose ships at Cosco Dalian last month.
  • Authorities draw up plans to refloat sorry Solomon Trader
    Insurers of the grounded 73,600-dwt panamax bulker Solomon Trader (built 1994) are working on a plan to refloat it from a reef off Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. The vessel has been aground with 11,000 tonnes of bauxite onboard since it was caught up in Cyclone Oma on 5 February. TradeWinds understands that plans are being drawn up by third-party liability insurer Korea P&I Club, salvor
  • Trio of BW LR2s head for time charters under Hafnia banner
    Three of six LR2 tanker newbuilds ordered by BW Group - and now run under the Hafnia Tankers banner - appear poised for time-charter employment as the shipowner takes delivery of the vessels. The first three of the 115,000-dwt ships have now been delivered and shipbroking sources in Europe claim Hafnia has put them out on 12-month charters. The BW Larissa has been fixed to Cargill at $22,500 pe
  • Peter Weernink sets his sights high with 'large-scale' comeback venture
    Peter Weernink is plotting rapid and ambitious expansion of his new dry cargo venture after 'returning from a year on the 'sidelines with a project backed by some of the biggest names in 'shipping. Weernink this week launched Singapore Marine, which will 'focus on bulkers from post-panamax through to capesize, after 'securing $105m in investment. Peter Weernink assembles all-star shipping invest
  • Wisdom Marine quadruples 2018 profit
    Taiwanese owner Wisdom Marine has quadrupled earnings in 2018 as revenue rose. The bulker and boxship player said net profit to 31 December was TWD 1.8bn ($58.39m), compared to TWD 418m in 2017. Revenue increased to TWD 13.06bn against TWD 11.03bn, and operating costs rose more slowly at TWD 9.43bn versus TWD 9bn. Last week, the company unveiled plans to raise almost TWD 2.19bn from the sale of
  • Yang Ming seals deal for boxship quartet with Shoei Kisen
    Taiwan's Yang Ming has signed a deal to charter four more boxships from Japanese owner Shoei Kisen. The 11,000-teu vessels will be delivered in the first three quarters of 2022. "In order to enhance the company's mid- to long-term operational efficiency and competitiveness, Yang Ming continues its fleet optimisation plan during recent years," it said. Yang Ming had already agreed to take 10 sis
  • Drones set to be maritime game changers, but hurdles remain
    Unmanned aircraft offenders face hefty fines and potential jail sentences in Singapore, warns M3 Marine.
  • Maritime sector needs to work together to combat cyber "packs"
    Shipping industry cannot afford to become complacent over cyber-security, warns industry expert.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • Witnesses say harbor maintenance funding 'crucial'
    The House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee also received requests Wednesday for the same cost share for inland waterways that was set up for deep draft ports.
  • NCBFAA president: Expect more CBP enforcement
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection increasingly is using data to perform "predictive analytics" to more precisely target violations that may occur in the import entry process.
  • Shipping should be on 'red alert' for cyber risks
    Head of Israeli maritime security firm Naval Dome says the "maritime sector is being targeted by highly motivated cyber criminals."
  • Truck driver shortage may reach 900,000 by 2027
  • Singapore remains top maritime capital
  • Executive Moves: Port Freeport and Transervice Logistics
  • FM Logistic breaks ground on Bac Ninh facility
  • TOC speakers argue lifting block exemption won't help
  • Maersk building Nansha consolidation, distribution center
  • Analyst doesn't buy dire fuel price predictions
  • SAS Cargo delivers pandas to Copenhagen Zoo
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo reports best volumes since 2010
  • Yang Ming charters four 11,000-TEU ships

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 11, 2019
  • US oil and gas rig count drops by eight on the week to 1,090: S&P Global Platts Analytics
    The US oil and gas rig count dropped by eight on the week ending Wednesday to 1,090, resuming a five-month general downward creep even as oil prices remain in the low $60s/b, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics.
  • Brazil-Singapore arbitrage contributes to European FO tightness
    Flows of Brazilian low sulfur fuel oil with lower viscosity material bypassed Europe in March and April so far, as the arbitrage to send product to Singapore proved to be more economical.
  • FEATURE: Singapore fuel oil onshore tanks fully leased in bid to tackle supply glut
    "We were considering to take up storage, but the tanks are all occupied now," a trader said.
  • FUTURES 5: Oil prices pull back amid demand growth concerns
    Crude prices pulled back from five month-highs Thursday as the market searched for fresh indicators amid creeping demand growth concerns and a large build in US stocks.
  • US DATA: EIA says Jan residual fuel oil exports to Panama tripled on year
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 943,000 barrels in January, up more than three times from 303,000 barrels in the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday.
  • Hamburg dredging works to start in Q2, larger ships to be able to enter port
    The German waterways and shipping authority (WSV) awarded the contract for dredging operations on the river Elbe to Nordsee Dredging International, a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME group, with works expected to start in Q2 this year, a press release from WSV said.
  • IEA highlights demand concerns amid oil market tightness
    Uncertainties in Argentina and Turkey loom and higher oil prices had not yet given the Middle East economies a boost in demand.
  • TRADER NOTE: Middle distillates trader Yu Xiaoping leaves Winson Oil
    Prior to this, Yu was with JP Morgan in a similar capacity.
  • TRADER NOTE: DFDS' Peder Gellert Pedersen joins Monjasa board
    Pedersen continues his responsibilities at DFDS, a spokesman for Monjasa said.
  • TRADER NOTE: Gulf Oil Marine CEO Keith Mullin retires
    David Price will be taking over as CEO effective May 14.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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
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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