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January 15, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco sells four 10,000-TEU vessels in Japanese leaseback deal
  • Container volume growth to slow in 2019 owning to US-China trade rows
  • South Carolina Ports Authority 2018 up 6pc to record 2.3 million TEU
  • SEKO Logistics buys GoodShip to bolster its international presence
  • Kalmar signs deal to supply the Norfolk Southern Railway with RTGs
  • Two men charged in one million illicit cigarettes seizure in Australia
  • Air cargo peak deflated after rush ahead of US-China tariff hikes
  • Airfreight volume at Liege Airport soars 21.5pc in 2018
  • ATSG to buy 20 converted B767 freighters

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Abu Dhabi Ports increases throughput in 2018
  • APL announces new China Southeast Asia Express service
  • Bunker delivery note amendments enter into force
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of first of four vessels dedicated to the French West Indies
  • Experts predict global container market to grow 5 pc in 2019
  • ITIC reimburses broker accused by owner of breach of authority
  • Maersk Line likely to call Somali port
  • SCFI rates down
  • Supply chain happenings seen aiding container supply-demand balance
  • Three new VLCCs for Chevron
  • ZIM to purchase slots on 2M services
  • CONCOR aiming at annual turnover of INR 25,000 cr.
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate Jharsuguda multimodal logistics park in Odisha today
  • India proposes setting up a development group with Central Asia
  • Robust GDP growth seen continuing in 2019
  • Asia-Pacific Customs administrations confer on further improving WCO Transit Guidelines
  • BHP-MALA 2019 international conference & awards to bring all stakeholders together in Mumbai on Jan. 31

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ITF against cartels
  • Grain and metals drive up rail transport volumes
  • Slight shrinkage in Linz, hope for reversal still high
  • Enercon augments fleet with Goldhofer vehicles
  • Triest's 300th anniversary to spread over 2019
  • John Pearson joins DHL corporate board
  • Slower growth in China's railway market
  • Gefco and Würth prolong contract
  • Air Atlanta Icelandic changes management
  • 16 new eco-friendly RTGs for Manila
  • Swedish carrier lands steel haulage contract
  • Ever more pharma offerings at Brussels airport
  • Four more Evergreen offices in the new world
  • Legion Logistics makes first acquisition
  • HFW adds to admiralty & crisis management team
  • Japanese group runs Eurasian trial train
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Unilode intensifies ABC and Air Asia X partnerships

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Fears for supply chains as deadline looms for post-no-deal Brexit haulage permits
  • US government shutdown hits 24 days and starts to impact air cargo
  • Fewer mega-containerships arriving will help balance supply and demand in 2019
  • Biman eyes freighter services to capture more of Bangladesh's air freight market
  • Analysis: what price the Gefco IPO? An unappealing asset but worth watching
  • UK business fights back as cities bid to cut back on traffic emissions
  • Iran cargo aircraft crashes, killing 15 crew
  • Supply chain radar: another deal for DP World, which is on a roll
  • Supply chain radar: Bloody Monday for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Supply chain radar: air freight trends? Oh dear...
  • Ronaldo Fernandes da Silva new Brazil country manager at FM Logistic

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • American Queen Steamboat closes Victory acquisition
  • Norway to be first with hydrogen fueled ferry? Maybe not
  • Weeks Marine repowers crew boat with first Cummins X15 engines
  • NASSCO expands steel production capabilities
  • ST Engineering's marine arm reels in orders in Singapore and U.S.
  • Kelly named as next Coast Guard Academy superintendent
  • New Zealand's first fully electric ferry set to start construction soon
  • JonRie to supply deck equipment for next generation Navy tugs

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Zim moves ahead with blockchain after trials
    Pilot found that blockchain technology can not only replace paper, but also improve current activities which rely on emails, fax...
  • Guyana gears up for oil economy
    Short-term boost to aframax market in the Caribbean expected, supplying demand in South America, North America and Southern Europe. Longer-term...
  • Logistics focus puts brakes on big ship orders
    Focus on logistics instead of fleet size could ease supply-demand imbalance
  • What the latest China trade data tells shipping
    The flipside of this is the that worse China's economic data looks, the stronger Beijing will feel about the need...
  • Trade war threatens US box terminals after record year
    US port figures in 2018 were boosted by fontloading ahead of tariffs but a downturn could be looming if further...
  • Asia-Europe utilisation tightens in final quarter
    Fourth-quarter volume growth was recorded at 3.4% on the Asia-Europe trade, while capacity fell by 1%, according to MDS Transmodal
  • South Korea offers sale-and-leaseback package to shipping
    The year is starting out quite well for South Korean companies with DSME also announcing an order for four VLCC...
  • Changing lanes: 2019 box trade forecast
    The three major box trades - the transpacific, transatlantic and Asia-Europe, are all expected to report strong growth rates in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Unexpected bunker price moves point to post-2020 volatility | A year on, have Sanchi lessons been learned? | Competition authorities...
  • DP World acquires Chilean terminals
    DP World to offer $502m for 100% stake in Chilean terminal concessions which will eventually give it access to five...
  • Two shortlisted for Lumsden Point cargo development at Port Hedland
    The new facilities are expected to be operational by 2021 and will increase port capacity for businesses currently operating in...
  • Future Fuels: Chevron and Occidental invest in CO2 removal technology
    Chevron and Occidental are throwing their weight behind Carbon Engineering, which captures carbon dioxide to use in fuels
  • Former Ezra pipelayer in serious collision off Bintan
    DBS has taken receivership of Star Centurion, the stricken pipelayer, since October 2018, months after Ezra turned insolvent although lawyers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • License delays bite into US truck capacity
  • US intermodal growth to slow as tariffs pinch
  • Shippers turn to cabotage after Brazil truck strike
  • Terminal pact holds little for Hong Kong shippers
  • Shippers too reliant on container lines for tracking
  • Analysis: Low-sulfur rule to impact US intermodal

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Lawmakers work to pay US Coast Guard amid government shutdown
    Tens of thousands of active duty Coast Guard members are working without pay, while thousands of civilian employees are furloughed
  • Golden Ocean spends extra $2.7m in share buyback
    The transaction is the sixth tranche of shares repurchased in the $54m buyback plan.
  • Koch emerges as charterer of first 2020 Bulkers newbuilding
    Koch Industries has emerged as the mystery charterer of the first of eight newcastlemax bulkers owned by Tor Olav Troim's 2020 Bulkers. 2020 Bulkers eyes listing with fresh loan, key hires and first contract in the bank Fredriksen heads the field on newcastlemax bulker projects Oslo OTC listed 2020 Bulkers revealed a three-year deal for a newbuilding in a comprehensive update on its activities
  • Kassian reveals latest capesize bulker purchase
    Pappadakis family company swoops on Mitsui-built vessel
  • Bulgarian plaintiff claims victory in Libyan tanker row
    Bulgargeomin declares 28-year battle to recover funds is over
  • Modern crude tanker prices continue upward momentum
    Modern crude tanker asset prices continue to climb with the late 2018 momentum carrying over into the new year. Tanker spike keeps S&P at near record levels Clarksons has raised its VLCC, suezmax and aframax resale valuations following similar increases for five-year-old tankers one week ago. It places a VLCC resale today at $95m, up from $94m previously and from $84m at the end of 2017. At th
  • Zim opening up blockchain transits after trials
    Israeli container line Zim is opening up its blockchain trades to all clients on selected strings. It said the move was being made after successful trials of electronic bills of lading (eBLs) over the last year. The owner has been running a new platform in tandem with Wave and Spark Logistics. It said blockchain technology can not only replace paper but also improve current activities which rel
  • Fiori pours cold water on Premuda suezmax sale talk
    Premuda has denied reports that it has sold its suexmax tanker to a Turkish shipowner. Brokers are reporting the Italian owner to have sold the 60,000-dwt Four Smile (built 2001) to Karadeniz Holding for $11.5m. Fiori eyes growth as he looks to 'make Premuda great again' Premuda chief executive Marco Fiori tells TradeWinds the ship the information is inaccurate, "We are still evaluating wha
  • Tanker stocks a good spot amid recession talk, says Paddy Rodgers
    Euronav chief executive advises investors to pick the right market ahead of potential tricky times.
  • Clean Shipping Alliance brings in Adams as boss
    Scrubber advocacy body Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has brought in bunker industry veteran Ian Adams as its executive director. The organisation, formed by heavyweight shipowners last year, has also contracted Maritime AMC (MAMCL), a UK-based association management company to provide secretariat services. Adams is the former chief executive of the International Bunker Industry Association
  • RightShip's GHG rating 'consistently imperfect but it gives a reasonable measure'
    RightShip operates a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission rating that is increasingly being used in its ship vetting process. But the rating system has drawn criticism from owners, which say it is too crude and relies on very basic parameters that do not accurately reflect a vessel's emissions performance. Chief executive Martin Crawford-Brunt strongly defends the system, saying it is good enough as an
  • RightShip boss outlines upgrade for Qi risk rating system
    The industry's most influential ship vetting agency has tweaked its controversial digital model
  • Sewol ferry survivors awarded $71,000 compensation
    A South Korean court has awarded compensation to some of the survivors of the Sewol ferry sinking in 2014. The capsizing of the vessel killed more than 300 people off the country's southern coast. Suwon district court ordered the government and the ship's operator Cheonghaejin Marine to pay each of 20 survivors KRW 80m ($71,000). "The survivors experienced considerable difficulty escaping the s
  • Prospect of mega-boxship order rush recedes
    Shipping consultancy Drewry believes the boxship sector is looking healthier as owners resist the urge to add more huge vessels to orderbooks. "We believe that the industry's supply-demand balance will benefit from a reduced appetite for ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) among the major carriers, some of which now have their eyes fixed on a bigger prize of becoming global logistics integrator
  • World Fuel Services sues Hansa for more unpaid fuel bills
    World Fuel Services has filed a second lawsuit - and arrested a second ship - in an effort to get Hansa Heavy Lift to pay allegedly unpaid fuel bills. Hamburg court calls Dr Morgen to oversee Hansa Heavy Lift insolvency This time, the Florida-based company is seeking $2.5m after delivering the 19,328-dwt HHL Richard Bay (built 2010) fuel 11 times at nine different ports worldwide last year. Acc
  • Grieg Star and Maas Capital form bulker joint venture
    Norwegian shipowner and ABN AMRO arm seeking further investment in supramax and ultramax sectors.
  • Samudera Shipping books small profit on tanker sale
    Samudera Shipping Line has sold a veteran tanker as part of its efforts to exit the domestic Indonesian market. Samudera told the Singapore Stock Exchange the 3,500-dwt Sinar Labuan (built 1994) was purchased by related party PT Samudera Energi Tangguh. It says the $860,976 sale fits its plan to depart the domestic tanker sector and focus on the international side of its business. Samudera w
  • RG Hagland adds F3O broking team in Aberdeen
    Norway's RG Hagland Shipbrokers is adding the Force 3 Offshore (F3O) broking duo Des Hart and Yul Thomson to beef up their Aberdeen OSV services. The brokerage said directors and partners Hart and Thomson have entered into a cooperation agreement. RG Hagland Their Aberdeen company will be renamed Hagland Offshore UK. The duo have a "long and well-reputed track record in the subsea and project
  • Evergreen taps South American potential with new offices
    Taiwanese box line Evergreen is eyeing Latin American growth with four new offices. "The move will strengthen the effectiveness of the line's operations, improve its capability to react to market opportunities, optimise the efficiency of its network routing and enhance its competitiveness in the area," it said. It has opened up in Colombia, following the founding of new bases in Peru, Chile and
  • First Ship Lease and Torm in UK court dispute over LR1 pair
    First Ship Lease is taking Torm to court to recoup costs it claims to be owed on two ships it bareboat chartered to the Danish shipowner. First Ship Lease lines up LR2 tanker pair at Cosco yard The 109,000-dwt Torm Marie and Torm Margrethe (both built 2006) were part of a seven-year leaseback deal struck in 2011. FSL claims the two tankers were returned in a poor condition when the contract end
  • ITIC defends broker accused of breach of authority
    UK insurer International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has reimbursed a shipbroker accused of a breach of authority in a CoA row. It was representing an unnamed brokerage accused by an owner in a dispute arising from a non-performing contract. ITIC said the broker had negotiated the terms of a CoA between a charterer and the owner, receiving all their instructions from an agent purporting
  • Polsteam set for yard move with scrubber retrofits in its sights
    Scrubber retrofit market tempts Polsteam to negotiate Gryfia Shipyard deal
  • South Africa seizes $51m of cocaine from boxship
    South African authorities have discovered ZAR 720m ($51m) of cocaine on a boxship in Port Elizabeth. The ANA news agency cited the directorate of priority crime (Hawks) as saying it had seized 70kg of the drug in 1kg bags last week. The haul was believed to have come from Brazil. The ship was not named, but had been the subject of an operation lasting 12 days and also involving Interpol. Hawks
  • Samskip starting Brexit surcharge as demand jumps
    Dutch-owned container line Samskip is introducing a pre-Brexit surcharge due to an expected surge in shipments before the presumed UK exit date of 29 March. The pre-Brexit peak volume fee is EUR 243 ($279) per load up to 1 April. This will be applied to anything above the average weekly volumes moved with Samskip in 2018 by each customer. An unspecified free weekly allocation will also be offer
  • DSME banks $365m order for series of four VLCCs
    Deal is the second significant VLCC order in under a month and comes with prices rising.
  • Brokers connect Sinokor Merchant Marine VLCC to Kunlun Shipping
    Sinokor Merchant Marine has sold one of its older VLCCs to Kunlun Shipping of China, shipbroking sources say. Two-year tanker up-cycle has started Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years Sinokor has secured a price of around $23.5m for the 292,4000-dwt Pacific Glory (built 2001), multiple brokers report. However, some suggest a lower figure of $22m for the Imabari-built ship. At
  • Kitsap Transit inks US newbuildings
    US owner Kitsap Transit has signed up for two new fast ferries at domestic builder Nichols Bros. The 300-passenger ships are costing $23m, US media said. Delivery is set for January 2020.
  • Chinese shipbuilders eye move for Hanjin yard after filing
    At least two big Chinese shipbuilders have enquired about a takeover of Hanjin's Philippines yard, which filed for rehabilitation this month. This is according to Philippines trade undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo, but he has not named the companies, the Nikkei daily said. Shipowners see silver lining in Philippine court filing by HHIC Hanjin yard files for rehabilitation in Philippines The HHI
  • Gas leak halted from LPG carrier
    Chinese authorities have stopped a gas leak from a Korean LPG carrier on Monday morning. The Xinhua news agency said the incident began in Shandong province on Saturday morning. The city government of Dongying said the unnamed vessel reported a leak about 25km off the port. Experts were sent to find a solution. The ship is carrying 1,850 tonnes of LPG and has 15 overseas crew on board.
  • Collision leaves pipelayer lying on its side
    All crew rescued after Vallianz Offshore's Star Centurion hit by Pertamina tanker.
  • Eleven Korean owners apply for state-funded sale and leasebacks
    Government plans increased use of program as part of its liquidity support scheme.
  • Angelicoussis remains top shipper of US LNG
    Greek shipowner maintains the lead in exports out of Sabine Pass and Cove Point.
  • Hundreds of Royal Caribbean passengers fall ill on Oasis ship
    The 5,400-berth Oasis of the Seas (built 2009) returned to Port Canaveral, Florida, a day early, CNN reports.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Container carrier focus on logistics may blunt ship orders
    But outlook for 2019 muddled by U.S.-China trade war.
  • SecurSpace secures spots to store trailers, containers
    Now the Airbnb-like startup with an online marketplace serving shippers, truckers and logistics companies has secured a partnership with ITS ConGlobal.
  • Maersk Honam to be rebuilt in South Korea
    The 15,262-TEU containership was heavily damaged in a March 2018 fire that killed five crewmen.
  • USTR negotiating objectives for EU include agriculture
    The objectives, released Friday, largely mirror separate objectives released ahead of Japan and NAFTA talks.
  • BIS urged to 'narrowly target' emerging tech
    U.S. technology developers warn the Commerce agency not to take broad, heavy-handed approach to controlling new technologies for national security purposes.
  • American Shipper webinar will ignite discussions on data
  • Import bans on archaeological material extended
  • New York/New Jersey getting all-electric straddle carrier
  • Executive Moves: Telenor and IANA

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2019
  • Crude settles lower on renewed growth concerns
    The oil complex settled lower Monday amid renewed concerns of slower demand growth.
  • HSBC slashes 2019 Brent oil forecast by 20% to $64/b
    HSBC has slashed its 2019 Brent oil price forecast to reflect stronger assumptions on US oil supply.
  • OPEC eyes mid-March monitoring committee meeting, mid-April full ministerial
    A key OPEC alliance monitoring committee co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and Russia has proposed meeting to assess progress in rebalancing the oil market.
  • Singapore Data: 2018 Bunker fuel sales fall 1.6% on year to 49.8 mil mt
    Total bunker sales volumes in Singapore dipped 1.6% year on year to 49.8 million mt in 2018.
  • Strong winds suspend West Med bunker operations: port authority
    Strong winds causing high swells in Malta have led to the suspension of bunker operations.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • FUTURES: Crude dips 1% on economic growth concerns
    "Market participants remained cautious about a slew of recent economic data that has raised concerns about a global economic slowdown," a consultant 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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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Trieste
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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
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
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
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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
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
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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
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
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Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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