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June 13, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Los Angeles May up 7.8pc to 828,662 TEU, beating all-time 2017 record
  • Hutchison takes delivery of 2 postpanamax quay cranes in Hong Kong
  • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing to begin January 2020
  • TDC slashes HK export growth forecast to 2pc due to US-China trade war
  • Beijing to roll out national security export controls on sensitive tech
  • US-China trade war could spur world economy into a crisis, leaders warn
  • Kalmar unveils industry's first lithium-ion powered medium forklift
  • CN Rail expects AI automation to save up to US$301 million in three years
  • ICTSI invests in expanding Croatia's terminal to cater for mega boxships
  • BIFA reports 'massive interest' in five-hour online customs training course
  • After retail stock-up frenzy, LA port expects cargo volumes to slow down
  • Arrest warrants issued for 5 Volga-Dnepr Airlines' aircraft: Ukrainian court
  • Qantas looks forward to AA's link up to serve Australia and New Zealand
  • Schiphol and Atlanta airports to collaborate on cargo in trade alliance
  • Air Canada to finalise Transat US$389.4 million takeover by July
  • Air cargo stoic in face of 'cyclical' market declines since November

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • SAL Heavy Lift flies high with new crane extension - the Fly-Jib
  • Restrictions on import of peas
  • DPT activates Disaster Management Plan in view of ensuing cyclone "VAYU"
  • Warehouse leasing crossed 25-mn sq. ft mark in 2018; grew by more than 45 pc y-o-y
  • Commerce Minister promises all support to exporters
  • Stakeholder groups give wide-ranging suggestions in pre-Budget consultations with Finance Minister
  • G20 recommends digital tax for multinational technology companies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Emission-free and super-silent in the city
  • EFL charters Qatar Airways Cargo service to Pittsburgh
  • New chartering manager for dship Carriers
  • Sealogis forms new freight forwarding division
  • Third converted B757 freighter for Asia Pacific Airlines
  • Helikon relies on Ship Money
  • A golden truck to celebrate 50th birthday
  • Achim Martinka named VP Germany at Lufthansa Cargo
  • First gas-powered truck in Memmingen
  • From coal power station to logistics site
  • Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
  • IAG Hangar 51 programme invites to Spain
  • Operating results at five-year high
  • American P&I Club appoints prominent maritime lawyer
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New hinterland connection for Zeebrugge
  • PISR complies with STCW
  • Kenya Airways finds GSAs for new routes to Europe

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Vietnam the big winner in the US-China tariff war, but is it legal?
  • Airfreight handlers hit by double-whammy of labour shortages and rising costs
  • Ceva and CMA CGM unveil cross-border service for ocean boxes in Asia
  • Europe needs to refocus if its transport sector wants to compete with China
  • Forwarders review block space bookings for air cargo, looking for lower rates
  • Market Insight: 'Immature procurement' & trade management risk - carrier freight quotes come under fire
  • CFO Nicolas Burr to leave Hapag-Lloyd in February
  • Xavier Prévost to lead IT and business solutions at FM Logistic

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ABB introduces new compact turbocharger models
    Responding to increasing demand for compact and efficient turbocharger technology for marine engines, ABB Turbocharging has launched the new A255-L and A260-L turbochargers. Optimized for small and medium bore two-stroke diesel and
  • Boat rental company operated illegal charter business, says USCG
    The Coast Guard has issued a notice of violations to a recreational boat rental company operating as an illegal charter business out of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. On May 19, Coast Guard
  • CRS reports on Navy's plans to add more unmanned vessels
    The surprise item in the Navy's FY2020 budget submission was a request for funding for two large unmanned surface vessels. Now the Congressional Research Surface has issued a report, Navy Large Unmanned
  • VIDEO: Captain of cruise ship in deadly Danube collision gets bail
    The captain of the Viking River Cruises ship involved in a deadly collision that sank a River Danube sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 can be released on bail, a
  • C-Innovation wins major RLWI contract
    C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) group affiliate, has won a significant contract to perform Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) activities for BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The initial
  • Humera Ahmed joins LISCR
    Humera Ahmed has been appointed Vice-President of Legal and Business Development of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. She comes to LISCR with
  • Aviation has FOQA, now shipping gets BOQA
    Similarly to the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) systems widely used in commercial aviation, the marine Bridge Operational Quality Assurance (BOQA) solution from Birkeroed, Denmark, headquartered Danelec Marine BOQA provides a structured
  • Oshima and DNV GL launch ultra green Ultramax design
    A new bulk carrier design from Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
  • Could ammonia be shipping's clean new fuel?
    Ammonia can be safely and effectively applied as a marine fuel to reduce harmful emissions according to a new research paper by C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • UK's upcoming 2050 net zero emission law leaves shipping untouched - for now
    The government has decide to leave the matter with the IMO
  • PGNiG more than doubles Plaquemines LNG purchase agreement
    From 2023, the Polish Oil and Gas Company will receive a total of 3.5m tonnes per annum of LNG from...
  • Globus lines up fleet refinancing as loss narrows
    The market is now at much better levels in terms of rates than those recorded in the first two months...
  • Cargill cuts shipping emissions on chartered fleet
    The world's biggest charterer of dry bulk vessels has said it has cut carbon emissions from its shipping fleet by...
  • DNV GL in tie-up with Japanese shipyard on bulker designs
    Classification firm DNV GL has entered a strategic co-operation with Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding. The co-operation will explore new bulk vessel...
  • Data is driving all-sector refocus for maritime
    A thought leadership seminar hosted in London this week by Rightship and the UK P&I Club learnt that finding a...
  • Thomas Cooper merges with Penningtons Manches
    Shipping law firm Thomas Cooper is to merge with UK top 50 business and private client solicitors Penningtons Manches, with...
  • Americas Awards celebrate excellence in maritime
    The Lloyd's List Americas Awards celebrate excellence in shipping at a time when industry players are under enormous pressure to...
  • Small ports can still benefit from big ships
    Cargo proximity and critical mass can be more important in terminal selection than vessel handling capacity
  • SIPG sets price for $700m bonds issue
    Issuance at the Hong Kong bourse is expected to complete early next week
  • Hapag-Lloyd finance chief Nicolàs Burr to stand down
    CSAV to lose executive board seat at German carrier as Burr returns to roles in Chile
  • Daily Briefing
    Baltic tanker earnings slump even as Russian exports climb | Southeast Asia OSV players living off scraps | Iran condemns...
  • Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering sought for BC Ferries newbuilds
    Canada's BC Ferries floated an expression of interest last week, stating that the ship-to-ship bunkering solution is for five new LNG-fuelled vessels
  • Brightoil tankers sale raises $200m
    Cash-strapped Brightoil has seen its marine transport business suspended after its entire fleet of five very large crude carriers, four...
  • Largest LNG terminal in the Nordics officially opens for business
    The terminal can also facilitate LNG bunkering, supplying the super-chilled fuel to ships such as icebreakers and others operating in...
  • Port of Corpus Christi expected to dominate US crude exports
    Corpus Christi crude exports will surpass Port Houston in the next decade, says Wood Mackenzie

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Montreal efficiency measures cut dwell times by two-thirds
  • US shippers increase BC port routings
  • ELD mandate a 'game changer' for Canadian shippers
  • No clear path for EC block exemption ruling
  • Railroads' approach to intermodal shifts 'inward'
  • Uber Freight: Shipper metric priorities need reboot
  • US warehouses, ports prep for reefer volume boom
  • Shippers, carriers brace for new Russian port fee
  • Intra-Asia slowdown spells gloom for east-west trades

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Algoma closes $100m Oldendorff deal
    Algoma Central has closed a $100m deal with Oldendorff Carriers, bumping up its stake in the CSL International Pool while grabbing a trio of ships in the process. Algoma orders new bulker, posts first quarter loss The Canadian shipowner announced on Wednesday it now owns 40% of the pool, which counts Marbulk Shipping and CSL Americas as members. Additionally, Toronto-traded Algoma acquired the
  • Too early? Shipping investors have yet to price in scrubbers
    With IMO 2020 six months out, observers say it is likely to be too early for scrubbers to affect share prices
  • Virgin Voyages appoints first female Canadian master
    The Tom McAlpin-led owner hires Wendy Williams to command Scarlet Lady for next year's inaugural season.
  • Wells Fargo: Orderbook closes in on 2022 LNG ship requirements
    Sufficient speculative LNG carrier newbuildings have been contracted to meet the expected needs of the market in 2022, according to Wells Fargo Securities analysts. In the latest issue of their "Bottoms Up LNG" report, the Michael Webber-led team said the uncommitted portion of the LNG orderbook has been gradually building and now represents "an increasing risk" at 23% of the fleet. LNG buyer la
  • Christiania Shipping off to a flying start
    Chemical tanker specialist Christiania Shipping has risen from the ashes of its loss-making predecessor to report positive operating profit for 2018. Fifth generation of Eitzen family set to join Camillo Eitzen on comeback trail "In 2018, we have successfully implemented several changes to re-establish Christiania Shipping as an efficient and streamlined shipowner, charterer and operator," said
  • JP Morgan linked to LNG carrier newbuilding move
    Bank understood to be contracting its first vessels in the sector for energy major
  • Suezmax earnings double those of VLCCs
    Healthy crude exports from West Africa, in particular Angola, are pushing suezmax earnings to the highest since February.
  • Nordic American Tankers closes busiest period ever as things peek up
    Nordic American Tankers' "busiest period ... ever" has positioned it well for the pre-IMO 2020 rally, a letter from the company Wednesday said. "In 2Q2019, we have seen the normal seasonal downturn in that quarter," the letter read. "We expect a significantly improved tanker market ahead. After positive Q1, Nordic American Tankers shares soar "We must remember that political unrest is often goo
  • Pacific Green headhunts Oslo scrubber chief from rival
    US-listed scrubber supplier staffing up new Norwegian sales office
  • Howe Robinson's boxship guru Dowell to step down
    Paul Dowell is ready to hang up his boots after 22 years, but he believes the sector still has a lot to learn
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO to leave next year
    Hapag-Lloyd's chief financial officer Nicolas Burr is to leave the company next year to oversee new projects in South America. Hapag Lloyd PR man gets a 'buzz' over apiarist role Burr will take over new projects in Chile after he leaves the company on 29 February 2020, according to a release from the Hamburg-based boxship giant. "The supervisory board sincerely likes to thank Nicolas Burr for
  • Supreme Court hands Swedish Club lifeline in bulker fire CTL appeal
    Controversial case handed back to high court to decide on payout from loss of Greek-controlled Renos in 2012 blaze.
  • Kuehne+Nagel starts to rank liner services by carbon footprint
    Shippers are leading the fight against carbon emissions by choosing 'clean' liner services
  • Lawsuit claims Valero may have provided defective fuel to more than 100 ships
    Refining giant blames Trafigura for off-spec fuel delivered to vessels
  • Two TMK execs quit after groping and stalking claims
    Two executives from Lloyd's of London underwriter Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) have resigned after allegations of sexual harassment were made. One was accused of groping colleagues at what was termed by a Bloomberg report as a "booze-fuelled party", while the other was alleged to have stalked a junior employee. The news comes three months after an investigation by the news agency into the "deep-seate
  • Advantage Tankers sues to free tanker
    Turkish shipowner Advantage Tankers is looking to recoup $10.3m in a Manhattan federal court over an alleged wrongful arrest in South Africa. According to court papers, the 156,644-dwt Advantage Sky (built 2010) has been held in Durban since last August, caught up in a controversy over legal disputes in New York state courts and London's High Court with the ship's previous owner. The defendant i
  • Signposts to the future: Five things we learned from Nor-Shipping 2019
    Oslo found shipping at a crossroads, but underneath the anxiety there are reasons for optimism
  • Oshima Shipbuilding and DNV GL launch alternative-fuelled bulker design
    Oshima Shipbuilding and class society DNV GL have launched a new design of bulk carrier that would use half the energy of conventional vessels and utilises wind, LNG fuel, battery and solar power. DNV GL's Knut Orbeck-Nilssen calls on shipping to keep safety at forefront of industry's mind DNV GL teams with Keppel on LNG newbuildings The Oshima Ultramax 2030 bulker design has an energy efficien
  • Vital global food production needs an ethical supply chain
    Swiss NGO Public Eye turns spotlight on traders' role in generating seaborne agricultural cargoes - and the ships that are carrying them
  • Euronav aims for bond tap
    Belgium's Euronav is preparing to tap into a bond issue to boost its funding. The Euronext-listed tanker giant said its subsidiary Euronav Luxembourg has arranged a fixed-income investor call for 13 June, with the help of Arctic Securities, DNB Markets and Nordea. A tap issue of its $150m senior unsecured bond issue may follow, subject to market conditions, it added. The company told TradeWinds
  • Meteor Management buys supramax and eyes growth into tankers
    Meteor Management, a Bulgarian shipmanagement company backed by commodities trader Eleen Marine, is expanding its supramax fleet and says for the first time it is considering investing in the tanker market. Meteor general manager Andrei Filipov confirmed that his company's clients have bought the 55,400-dwt Eria Colossus (built 2008), which has been renamed Eleen Sofia. Brokers reported that Japa
  • Geared handysize bulker sextet up for sale
    Six geared handysize bulkers are circulating in the sale-and-purchase market by their Cyprus-based owners, Greek brokers have reported this week. The vessels are the 37,000-dwt Western Aida, Western Boheme and Western Fedora (all built 2012), and the 37,400-dwt Western Carmen, Western Lucrezia and Western Tosca (all built 2013). The ships have been with the same owners since they were built at S
  • Thomas Cooper scales up with Penningtons Manches merger
    UK shipping law firm gains access to resources of top 50 partner for international expansion.
  • 'Likely lad' Alan Wilson makes way for rising stars of the North
    North P&I Club managing director Alan Wilson has retired. Wilson, along with chief executive Paul Jennings, was associated with the dramatic growth of the protection and indemnity mutual over the past four decades. Insurer North P&I reshuffles senior staff More than $380m wiped off P&I mutuals' free reserves The pair worked at the club as it grew from an insurer with just two million gt of shi
  • Ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design hoves into view
    Dutch-lead research project analyses how to safely introduce the gas as a marine fuel
  • Wellard eyes ship sales as debt deal collapses
    Australian livestock carrier group Wellard is contemplating ship sales after a standstill deal with noteholders failed. The company had agreed the halt in April in respect of certain defaults existing under its notes. Algoma and Wellard ships cancelled at Uljanik This was scheduled to end on 30 September, with Wellard to grant certain security to the noteholders. But it has been unable to do t
  • ABP wins approval to switch bond from Libor to Sonia
    UK port group becomes first borrower to secure bondholder approval for switch from discredited benchmark.
  • Novatek could build 17 new Arctic LNG carriers
    Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project will need between 15 and 17 Arc7 LNG carriers, according to CEO Leonid Mikhelson. The Interfax news agency cited him as saying: "We're doing transhipment in Murmansk and Kamchatka, and we now need to decide the issue of transporting LNG to these points. Sovcomflot and Cosco agree Arctic LNG carrier joint venture "Calculations show that we probably need to build 15
  • Brightoil VLCC and aframax sales raise over $200m
    Hong Kong tanker owner still has one VLCC, three aframaxes and six bunker tankers to be sold.
  • Angelicoussis back at Daewoo for another LNG newbuild
    Greek owner takes year-to-date gas carrier order tally at favourite Korean yard to five.
  • Orbis takes bigger position in Golar
    Orbis Investment Management has grown its leading stake in Golar LNG to 10%. The Bermuda-based firm now owns more than 10.1 million shares of the gas carrier owner, up from the 8.9 million disclosed in February, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Fresh contenders limber up as floating LNG comes of age The firm was founded by South African billionaire Allan Gray. The next
  • Blank Rome attorney joins LISCR
    F. Humera Ahmed is joining the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) as vice president of legal and business development. Ahmed was previously an attorney at Blank Rome where she worked on both maritime and financial cases. Legal changes could enhance Luxembourg flag appeal for LISCR "Humera is a very energetic, self-confident, knowledgeable and proactive person," said regist
  • JERA spells out shipping structure as it shifts into LNG bunkering
    JERA splits its shipping business by charter length, procuring LNG vessels based on concluded free-on-board contracts and, or, tolling agreements. JERA executive officer Yuichiro Kato, who is in charge of LNG shipping, said economics and safety are high priorities when vessels are being evaluated, alongside charter term, tank size and propulsion. JERA to have 'inherent' exposure to LNG bunkering
  • Kato reveals JERA's shift to a flexible LNG shipping strategy
    Trading giant outlines ambitions to grow its fleet and free-on-board LNG portfolio
  • Ind-Aust Maritime confirms Torm product tanker deal
    Ind-Aust Maritime has emerged as the buyer of a Torm MR product tanker. Sources at the Indian shipowner confirmed to TradeWinds this week that it had purchased the 45,500-dwt Torm Gunhild (built 1999). Torm said last week that it had lined up a deal to sell the ship for $6m ahead of taking delivery of four 2011-built MR tankers it had purchased for $83m. Four MRs in, one out at Torm The Torm G

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • USTR official: Urgency of passing USMCA 'cannot be overstated'
    A House Agriculture Committee panel heard testimony from Trump administration ag officials on Tuesday during a hearing that widely touched on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Three dead after tanker explosion in Russia
    The blast occurred Tuesday in the engine room of the M/V VF Tanker-16 and caused three other crew members to go to the hospital, vessel owner Volga Shipping Company said.
  • Is supersizing ports the answer?
  • Fitch Ratings: 3D printing could reduce trade
  • Monaco Maersk sets loaded containership record
  • Senate Finance clears ITC nominations
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO Burr leaving company
  • CMA CGM makes first call at Port Tampa Bay

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ANALYSIS: Diesel, jet 2020 curve structures diverge ahead of IMO
    Ahead of the implementation of the International Maritime Organization's lower sulfur cap on marine fuels next year, the structure of middle distillates forward curves looks quite different for diesel compared with jet fuel.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall to 4-week low amid soft holiday trading
    Total inventories at the Middle East bunkering hub dropped 0.5% over the past week to 23.889 million barrels, the lowest level since May 13, data compiled by S&P Global Platts showed.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude tumbles as US supply continues to climb
    Crude futures tumbled Wednesday following a US crude stock build reported by the US Energy Information Administration.
  • Hanwa Singapore facing $20 million payment issues for MGO
    "The cause of this case is that we have not followed the original trade conditions of receiving an advance and L/C settlement," said the official.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Trade deal could boost UK's N Sea crude flows to S Korea: traders
    "It's a pre-deal but it should open the door to Forties in Korea," a trader said.
  • Trafigura posts rise in H1 oil, LNG trading volumes as profits jump
    "Whilst all of the division's books performed well during the period, the crude oil, gasoline, LNG and wet freight desks were the standout contributors," the company said.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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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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Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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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
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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
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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
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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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
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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
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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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
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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
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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Tokyo
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Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
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Bonn/Nashville
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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