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April 15, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate declines 2.7pc to US$640/TEU, off 1pc to USWC
  • Singapore still the top maritime capital of the world
  • Wan Hai Lines to start new China-Philippines Express box shipping service
  • WEC Lines adds Liverpool call on Portugal box shipping service
  • Korean shipyards trail Chinese counterparts in box ship orders
  • Long Beach port cargo movements dip in latter stages of Q1
  • S Carolina ports box throughput surges to record high in March
  • Seattle's Terminal 5 to undergo modernisation upgrade
  • Typhoons wreak havoc on carriers' schedule reliability
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo achieves best revenues in 2018 at US$290m
  • Freightos WebCargo acquires Chennai-based Air Freight Bazaar
  • Chinese pandas arrive at new home at Copenhagen zoo

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 14, 2019
  • Baltic Dry Index marginally down
  • COSCO Shipping Lines committed to fast transhipment & efficient shipping
  • Höegh Autoliners will comply with the regulations & not use scrubbers
  • Larsen & Toubro buys out 3 pc share of TIDCO in its shipbuilding wing
  • Pitney Bowes & Shyplite partner to reinvent office shipping in India
  • SCI wins 'Most Compassionate Employer of Indian Seafarers' award
  • Shipping Ministry gets non-government professional as Joint Secretary through lateral entry process
  • India's sugar exports see significant surge
  • Belgian Federal Minister discusses digital in logistics, India-Europe trade & more with Port of Antwerp's customer network in Hyderabad
  • DP World Cochin hosts Wan Hai's new China-India mainline service
  • Shanghai remains world's leading container port
  • Singapore Port Authority to focus on digitalisation
  • FIATA seeks new Director-General
  • Global LNG demand to grow two pc a year for the next 15 years, says Qatar Petroleum Minister

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Heavy transport provider opts for sustainable fuel
  • Hamburg's freight forwarders in buoyant mood
  • GAC inaugurates office in Montrose
  • C.H. Robinson reinforces IT team in Poland
  • Tripartite MoU to enhance autonomous navigation
  • Aeroterm to deepen Fedex footprint in Miami
  • Huge drone delivery perspectives in North America
  • Transuniverse founds subsidiaries in France and Morocco
  • Brazil: Ceva renews transport contract
  • Panalpina board announces AGM-related proposals
  • Trois-Rivières and Mulhouse to collaborate
  • Raben opens 30th branch in Germany
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New software boss for Pro Glove
  • Innovative railcars are cost-efficient and quiet
  • Airbus boosts Beluga transporter programme
  • Tec Plata terminal opens in Argentina

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Further slip for Asia to North Europe spot rates, threatening price rise plans
  • Carriers shudder at French speed limit proposal for containerships
  • Pre-IPO filing reveals details of global ambitions for Uber Freight
  • B737 MAX turbulence brings repercussions for freighter conversions
  • Yantian Express set to sail on, but some cargo owners still owe GA payments
  • Returns logistics set for revolution as online services continue to grow
  • Supply chain radar: The vertical push of Cosco/OOCL via JD.com is a timely masterstroke
  • Supply chain radar: The DSV/Panalpina deal presentation - slipping standards

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Sulfur sniffing drone starts patrolling Danish waters
    A large drone has started to check emissions from ships in Danish waters to make sure they comply with the sulfur limit. The drone is being provided by the European Maritime Safety
  • U.S. Gulf leads in offshore lay ups
    The U.S.Gulf continues to be the offshore market with the highest number of assets in lay up, according to VesselsValue.com, which today published the first of what will be quarterly offshore lay
  • Avenir LNG switches from one Nantong shipyard to another
    Avenir LNG Ltd has signed contracts with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd. (SOE) for the construction of two 7,500 cbm LNG carriers, at its Nantong, China shipyard, with options
  • Navy issues letters of censure to two USS Fitzgerald officers
    The Navy has dropped courts martial proceedings against the former commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs. However, at the recommendation
  • Study confirms that LNG as a marine fuel yields big GHG reductions
    According to a just-released independent study, reductions in ship emissions of GHG of up to 21% can be achieved using LNG as a marine fuel, compared with conventional oil-based fuels over the
  • Furuno adds 12 kW river radar to its line up
    Furuno is introducing the second in the series of new generation river radios that it launched last year with the release of the FR1908VBB, a 4 kW Black Box Radar with a

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Daily Briefing
    Governments home in on shipping's GHG goals | UK port state control unmoved by Brexit
  • Avance Gas appoints Ulrik Andersen as chief executive
    Avance's chief financial officer, Peder Simonsen, has been serving as interim chief executive since April 5
  • Five champions recognised as maritime's futuristic thinkers
    Harold Daggett, George Economou, John Reinhart, Rodolphe Saade and Richard Weeks will all be honoured by the Maritime Association of...
  • Scrubbers will complicate liner shipping pricing
    Greater use of scrubbers will lead to more complicated cost structure for shipping lines after 2020
  • Governments pursue new shipping emissions measures
    Japan, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain are among those calling for owners to cut emissions swiftly
  • Svitzer crews strike over unpaid overtime claim
    The dispute is in regard to an agreement made in 2014 that led to crew working additional hours at a...
  • Brexit will see no change in UK port state control, MCA confirms
    Luc Smulders, secretary-general of the Paris MOU, said: 'I don't expect many problems. We have non-EU members and the UK...
  • From the newsdesk: Finding clarity amid the white noise of digitalisation
    Sheer volume of digitalisation debates during Singapore Maritime Week was impressive
  • European MR rates: Strong for now, but inbound ballast vessels cause concern
    MR2 tankers are opting to head to Europe rather than the US Gulf coast in search of higher rates
  • Zeaborn could sell multipurpose vessels to UK fund
    Both companies decline to comment, but industry sources say a sale-and-leaseback deal is under discussion
  • India receives first US LPG shipment
    Indian utilities are anticipating two additional enquiries in April, while another cargo, set for the end of April, is on...
  • LA port director urges full, fair and extended utilisation of US harbour maintenance funds
    The Congressional hearing was called in connection with legislation introduced earlier this week by representative Mike Kelly and ranking member...
  • Asia-Pacific semi-submersible rig rates at 'significantly higher' levels
    While there are signs of improvement in the floater market, the jack-up segment looks comparatively less attractive in terms of...
  • The Interview: Nick Brown
    Nick Brown, director of marine and offshore for Lloyd's Register, lays out his vision of how shipping will evolve technologically...
  • Reduction in fossil fuel use will have major impact on maritime industry
    The natural gas sector is predicted to grow the most, tripling by 2050, while the container trade will double from...
  • Daily Briefing
    LNG leads the way to emission goals | Charterers snub dry bulk acquisitions | Scrubber investments in the spotlight
  • Cyber-security is only one of several threats facing shipping
    Shipping chief executives will be irresponsible if they push cyber-security to strengthened IT teams. Leaders in this sector are bringing...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Day 3 - Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    Singapore may have put on s stellar showcase of future facing ambition, but the reality of maritime operations is that...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Limit on big ships in Houston raises concerns
  • SaaS helping to bring TMS to the masses
  • Will YRC wage hike satisfy Teamsters?
  • UHL adds former Intermarine execs to front office
  • Panama Canal warns of sharper El Niño draft limits
  • Panama Canal: Automation jitters to drive cargo to East Coast
  • 2019 Warehousing Service Providers Directory

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • PB Tankers among shipowners hit by US government sanctions
    PB Tankers and nearly its entire fleet have been hit with US government sanctions. According to the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Federica Barbaro-led tanker owner was operating in Venezuela's oil sector. The Italian company did not immediately return requests for comment. Steamship issues Venezuela sanctions warning Greek tanker caught up in Venezuela sanctions
  • Frode Teigen grows Belships stake after mandatory offer
    Norwegian shipping magnate Frode Teigen has bolstered his majority ownership in Belships, which last year merged with his Lighthouse Shipholding. Teigen-owned Kontrari AS and Kontrazi AS has swooped up 3.4 million shares in the Norwegian bulker player after being forced to make a mandatory offer for the company. The family bought 12.4 million shares through the offer, bringing its stake to 120.5
  • Chevron-Anadarko deal to solidify LNG market boost
    Acquisition expected to add 12.88 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) in global supply.
  • Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Maritime builds VLCC position with K Line deal
    Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Maritime has added a third VLCC to its tanker fleet after striking a deal with K Line. Zodiac builds strong position in LR2 sector with GEM deal Zodiac Maritime's tanker swoop signs off $690m Toisa fleet sale Zodiac has snapped up the 314,000-dwt Tamagawa (built 2007), TradeWinds understands. The Japanese owner has been looking to sell the vessel for some time and was previo
  • Nobu Su: 'Wayward son' or 'an inveterate liar?'
    If one person puts money into a purse and another controls the way it is spent, who owns the purse? That was the rhetorical question at the centre of a hearing in London this week which provided the latest legal developments in the life of Nobu Su, the jailed Taiwanese shipowner. Claimants Polys Haji-Ioannou and Lakatamia Shipping argued that defendants Su and his mother Toshiko Morimoto should
  • Andersen replaces Andersen at head of Avance Gas
    John Fredriksen has wasted no time in appointing a new boss at Avance Gas after Christian Andersen's exit in the past week. Petredec's Ulrik Andersen is the man to fill the void at the head of the Oslo-listed shipowner. Culture clash forced Christian Andersen's exit from Avance Gas President Christian Andersen set to exit VLGC owner Avance Gas Avance Gas closing in on refinancing as scrubber
  • Croatia turns to China for yard rescue
    The Croatian government has begun talks with China over a potential restructuring of shipbuilder Uljanik Group. Economy minister Darko Horvat confirmed discussions were underway with a visiting Chinese delegation, according to the Hina news agency. Uljanik Plovidba probed over newbuilding contract profit But he would not confirm or deny whether Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang had contacted po
  • Avenir LNG swiftly books replacement order after Keppel Corp brace dropped
    Avenir LNG and Keppel Corp have ditched plans for two small-scale LNG vessels to be built in China. Avenir LNG - backed by Stolt-Nielsen, Golar LNG and Hoegh LNG - has wasted no time in replacing the ships with a fresh deal at a rival yard. Troim says small-scale LNG ship sector 'ready to be taken' Stolt-Nielsen, Golar and Hoegh reveal $182m LNG venture Avenir LNG - backed by Stolt-Nielsen, G
  • Orpheus Marine Transport tanker tipped for Clearlake Shipping time charter
    Greek owner John M Lyras has locked in one of his three LR 2 tankers into a charter for up to a year with Clearlake Shipping, a subsidiary of trader Gunvor. Heated secondhand MR tanker market favours young tonnage Norden rides on heated MR period market with Clearlake charters The 105,000-dwt Krysanthemum (built 2009) has been fixed for six months at $19,500 per day, European tanker brokers sa
  • MSC snaps up elderly ICG ro-pax for $33m
    Dublin-based Irish Continental Group (ICG) has clinched a deal to sell a veteran ro-pax to MSC. Irish Ferries goes to court over compensation ruling It has struck a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the 31,900-gt Oscar Wilde (built 1987), it said. ICG, which operates Irish Ferries, will bank EUR 28.9m ($32.7m) from the sale, payable in instalments over six years up to 2025. Delivery to the
  • RCCL inks new cruiseship at Chantiers
    US giant Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) has ordered another in its Edge series of cruiseships in France. It said it had entered into an agreement with the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard to build a fifth vessel for delivery in the autumn of 2024. The first in the series for its Celebrity Cruises brand, the 130,000-gt Celebrity Edge, was delivered in 2018. Awilhelmsen offloads $567m of Royal Cari
  • Svitzer staff strike over working hours
    Svitzer Euromed employees have gone on strike for the second time this week over conditions. Crew union Nautilus International said the tug staff walked out after the Maersk company let an ultimatum expire on working hours. Svitzer hails first all-female crew The action meant tugs sailed reduced hours and did not work until midnight from their usual location in Amsterdam, Nautilus said. Seafar
  • Hoegh Autoliners boss Ivar Myklebust pledges zero orders for scrubbers
    Ivar Myklebust, chief executive of Hoegh Autoliners, says he stands by his decision not to install scrubbers as the IMO 2020 deadline approaches. No scrubbers have been ordered and none will be, he pledges in comments posted on the website of the Norwegian outfit, one of the world's largest car carrier companies. Myklebust argues that scrubbers can "end up increasing the CO2 footprint of a vesse
  • Rever brings in Bryce as operations chief
    UK OSV player Rever Offshore has appointed experienced industry figure Bob Bryce to the newly-created role of operations director. Bryce's 40-year career has seen him hold senior leadership positions on a global basis with McDermott, Subsea7 and Technip. MacLeod takes over at expanded Rever Offshore He will join CEO Barry Macleod, commercial director Nicky Etherson and CFO Neale Stewart on the
  • Jailed Nobu Su sees mother dragged into $57m legal fight with Polys Haji-Ioannou
    Nobu Su's mother has been dragged into a high-profile legal battle involving the former TMT chief executive - who has been jailed in the UK for contempt of court - and Cypriot shipowner Polys Haji-Ioannou. Toshiko Morimoto, 85, could face trial if a court in London finds she has helped Su circumvent a worldwide freeze on his assets and a judgment debt against him. It provides the latest twist in
  • Nigeria moves to bar foreign ships
    Nigeria is to bar all overseas vessels from coastal business. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has this week set out a plan to end cabotage waivers for foreign owners within two to five years. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is also lining up a $200m facility to support domestic shipping. The Cabotage Act was passed in 2003 to boost N
  • Capesize crash drives first quarter bulker demolition boom, says BTIG
    A crash in dry cargo rates during the first quarter saw a spike in both the number and size of bulkers scrapped, according to data from BTIG. Market watches Sanko ship to see if record capesize sales drought can come to an end Alpha Bulkers 'scraps cape pair' in rising demo market It counts 23 bulk carriers scrapped in the opening three months of 2019, with an average size of 107,000-dwt. This
  • Love-struck judge backs Euroseas in hijack case
    A UK court has partially backed Greek owner Euroseas in a $4.5m charter payment dispute following a bulker hijacking as a result of a debate over the meaning of the word capture. Justice Andrew Popplewell of the commercial court cited the example of his wife being able to "capture" his heart as showing that its use in a charterparty need not imply force. Tribunal backs "freedom of the seas" in t
  • 'Port king' Enrique Razon leads Hanjin bid
    Philippines "port king" Enrique Razon is leading a group that aims to buy the bankrupt Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC-Phil) in Subic Bay. The group has pitched a rescue plan to bank creditors, the Nikkei daily said. Hanjin chairman Cho Yang-ho dies at 70 Chairman Cho leaves Hanjin Heavy yard group HHIC-Phil filed for court rehabilitation in January. The parent Hanjin group in Sou
  • Transmed enters suezmax in Navig8 pool
    Mylonas-family controlled Transmed Shipping has put its only suezmax tanker into Navig8's Suez8 pool, European brokers said. Transmed sales talk around four ex-Konig suezmaxes The deal involves Cypriot shipowner's 152,000-dwt Zeno (built 2003), which it reportedly bought from Teekay LNG Partners for $15.7m in November, when it was the European Spirit. Navig8 could not be reached for immediate c
  • Jinhui Shipping offers hefty payouts for two top executives
    Oslo-listed bulker owner Jinhui Shipping & Transportation is again giving handsome benefits and salaries to key executives. Jinhui Shipping ends 2018 in the red due to smaller fleet Jinhui Shipping chairman raises shareholding The company's annual report for 2018 shows that chairman Ng Siu Fai, 62, and chief executive Ng Kam Wah Thomas, 56, last year received a combined compensation of $6.83m,
  • Vitol shows tanker appetite with time charter of quartet
    Trader Vitol is demonstrating a healthy appetite for crude tankers by fixing four ships for period business. The deals include a charter for a suezmax tanker from Greek owner Liquimar Tankers and three aframax tankers, European tanker brokers said. John Fredriksen set for profitable private product tanker deal with Vitol Vitol and NIDAS sign COA for shipping gasoline to Nigeria Vitol breaks n
  • DNV GL teams with Keppel on LNG newbuildings
    Class society DNV GL and Keppel Marine & Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) are teaming up on newbuilding projects to boost the uptake of LNG as a ship fuel. The Norwegian group and the subsidiary of the Singapore shipbuilder said the agreement covers potential construction of LNG bunker vessels, small-scale LNG carriers and floating storage regasification units, as well as LNG-related assets employi
  • SeaBird lines up $22m deal for Boa duo
    Norway's SeaBird Exploration has agreed a deal to buy two OSVs that are the subject of a forced sale by Boa Offshore bondholders. The seismic survey shipowner it was in an "exclusive process" to acquire the 80-loa seismic vessels Boa Galatea (built 2008) and Boa Thalassa (built 2009) for NOK 185m ($21.71m). "The Boa vessels are well suited for source and 2D operations, as well as EM seabed loggi
  • Solstad Offshore unit agrees debt freeze
    A company within restructuring Solstad Offshore has agreed a debt freeze "to preserve additional liquidity". Solstad, the world's biggest owner of high-end offshore support vessels, said the Solship Invest 3 (SI3) subsidiary has "resolved" to suspend payment of interest on certain loans until 20 June. All the affected creditors have approved the freeze, except a minority creditor of one of the s
  • Cefor tells insurers claims are rising
    Figures suggest benign claims environment coming to an end.
  • Wisdom's James Lan aiming to sell bulkers
    Wisdom Marine is focusing on longer-term charter deals as the bulker recovery remains slow - and will sell vessels to boost its balance sheet. Chairman James Lan said the Taiwanese owner will take delivery of five new ships in 2019: three supramaxes and two handysizes. "Since a slow recovery can be expected this year, we plan to start looking for profitable long-term contracts in the year," he s
  • Singapore digital start-ups share $480,000 in seed capital
    MPA-NUS funds aim to help firms develop innovative solutions for key maritime challenges.
  • MPA lists IMO 2020 compliant fuel suppliers
    Most Singapore bunker suppliers will be in a position to offer LSFO, but some are leaving it until late 2019.
  • Judge may ban Carnival from US ports for waste dumping
    US District Judge Patricia Seitz will decide at a June hearing she wants attended by company's top brass
  • APEX launches its first fuel oil futures contract
    Singapore-based derivatives exchange also has plans for LSFO and MGO equivalents.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • House Dems: Mexican labor reform needed for USMCA support
    Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Thursday that passage of labor law reform legislation submitted to the Mexican congress last week is a necessary first step before they support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • House subcommittee Dems criticize Transportation budget request
    Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday defended the proposed budget, a 4 percent decrease from FY 2019-enacted levels.
  • Study finds LNG reduces greenhouse gas emissions
    SEA/LNG and SGMF commissioned the study, which found gas-fueled engines reduced well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions up to 21 percent for two-stroke slow-speed engines.
  • WTO head: Restrictions put on $580 billion of trade in 2018
    In Washington, Director-General Roberto Azevedo talked about the impacts of restrictive measures like tariffs on overall global trade and prospects for reforming the multilateral body.
  • Trump nominates BIS undersecretary
  • Oakland reports first-quarter container volume growth
  • Lakes iron ore trade down nearly 40 percent in March
  • Fifty people added to BIS Unverified List
  • E-commerce exec pleads guilty to price fixing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall 4% on week amid sluggish movement east
    Volumes traded in the Platts Market on Close assessment process for 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges have reached 304,000 mt in April so far, with offers dominating the market as sellers looked to relieve the region of product.
  • Rotterdam bunker fuel tightness supports gasoil barge differentials: sources
    Tightness in the bunker market in Rotterdam is understood to be supporting regional 50 ppm and 0.1% sulfur gasoil barge differentials, sources said Friday.
  • Chevron to buy Anadarko Petroleum in $50 billion deal
    Chevron's acquisition of Anadarko petroleum, announced Friday, would vault the combined company into the top tier of Western oil majors, alongside competitors such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude finishes week higher, shrugs off rising US rig count
    An uptick in the US oil rig count sent oil futures sharply lower in the last minutes of trading Friday, but prices still settled in positive territory amid an overall tightening global supply outlook.
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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
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
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
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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
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China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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
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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
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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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
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
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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
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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