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January 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai still world's busiest box port, followed by Singapore
  • Container shippers likely to face a bumpy year ahead
  • US reaches out to China to engage in high-level trade talks to end the row
  • US naval chief to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing
  • EU's single maritime reporting system welcomed by shipping industry
  • Angry Eurotunnel chief slams UK government for 'no-deal' shipping contracts
  • Singapore to host 22nd Ballast Water Management Conference in February
  • Menzies Aviation launches two new operations in Australia
  • Heathrow's 2018 flat air cargo growth
  • Emirates SkyCargo to offer cargo service to Bogota via Maastricht

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • Allcargo Logistics employees contribute towards Kerala flood relief effort
  • CMA CGM Group supports innovation in order to revolutionise urban agriculture & give containers a second life
  • Nine months' exports up in dollar & rupee terms
  • Freight forwarders ready to clear up the mess left by politicians regarding Brexit, says UK freight forwarders association
  • Govt in plans to integrate mechanisms from April to help track movement of goods & check GST evasion
  • Policy seeks to make India among top five air freight markets by 2025
  • Cabinet approves recapitalisation of Export-Import Bank of India
  • Exports facing uncertain global cues & domestic challenges, says FIEO President
  • Shippers & consignees to make their presence felt at BHP-MALA 2019

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Desert border crossing open again
  • Combatting frustration on the truck ramp
  • Beacon finds new traction lessee in Spain
  • Rhenus Alpina snaps up document destruction specialist
  • Liverpool - permanent substitute for Felixstowe
  • German air service provider orders B737 p2f
  • Cologne/Bonn airport recruits new CFO
  • Calpac joins Cargo Connections
  • Polish terminals get better link to Duisburg
  • More leviathans for Synergy to manage
  • Experts take seats on Baltic Exchange Council
  • Airship maker grounds prototype, plans production
  • Bangladesh Railway ordering big locomotive batch
  • DSV goes shopping in Basel
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Major chemical player expands in port of Antwerp
  • First monthly cargo decrease for three years
  • Magdalena in charge of Noatum Terminal Castellón

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • DSV's 'opening gambit' for Panalpina could trigger rival bids
  • Logistics industry urges UK to prevent disorderly Brexit but vows to 'clear up the mess'
  • Blockchain start-up OpenPort goes into liquidation as cash for new tech companies runs dry
  • Maersk to begin random container inspections over safety fears
  • 2M makes Liverpool transatlantic TA4 call permanent
  • TfL hits back at haulage claims that low-emission zones don't work
  • Supply chain radar: Panalpina takeover - here comes the bidding war
  • EU court paves way for $2bn UPS claim over TNT bid
  • Supply chain radar: DSV bids for Panalpina at Sfr170 a share

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • R-R sells its Dynamic Positioning product to Thrustmaster of Texas
  • CMA names John Hadjipateras as its 2019 Commodore
  • Aegean says court move positions it to quickly emerge from Chapter 11
  • Jensen provides design for Shaver Transportation's latest tug
  • Klaveness picks Marlink for integrated satcom and IT management
  • BAE Hawaii awarded $9.6 million for DDG 97 SIA
  • Singapore's PSA Marine takes delivery of 25 m Incat Crowther crewboat
  • Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding retrofits Delaware Bay pilot boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • Fairfax closes second tranche of $1bn Seaspan investment
    Fairfax's aggregate shareholdings in Seaspan now total about 36% of shares outstanding
  • Geopolitical confrontation still a major concern for World Economic Forum
    While environmental issues have moved to the top of the risk agenda for the World Economic Forum, geopolitical risk remains...
  • Fuel testing promises positive 2020 fuel quality but compatibility issues remain
    Industry testing on ultra-low sulphur fuels about to enter the market suggests promising consistency when it comes to quality
  • Ocean Alliance shrinks to fit demand
    Ocean Alliance total capacity increases, but number of ships and services is cut
  • BPA calls on UK to clarify 'alternative' Brexit plan
    BPA wants UK to do 'whatever is necessary' to avoid a disorderly exit from the EU. Separately, Kuehne + Nagel...
  • World boxship fleet update: A cautious outlook
    Low-sulphur regulations will push up demolition ahead of 2020, but a large idle fleet will still put pressure on carriers
  • Dockers and crane drivers will be obsolete by 2040
    Rise in global seaborne trade to protect highly-skilled seafarers' jobs
  • DSV makes bid for Panalpina
    Panalpina board considering $4bn cash and shares offer that could see formation of global logistics giant
  • IMB flags growing concern over piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
    There were 201 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in 2018 compared with 180 in the same...
  • Wheat trade promises bulk carrier tonne-mile boost
    As Australia suffers a significant hit to its wheat exports, Asian wheat importers have consolidated their dominance over Argentine and...
  • Daily Briefing
    Stena agrees car carrier venture with Hyundai Glovis | SDTR signs 10 kamsarmaxes at Dalian Shipbuilding | Better late than...
  • Maersk brings digital street turn service to US and Canada
    The platform already facilitates an average of 2,000 transactions a day in other countries and frees customers from the administrative...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • Longer US shutdown equates to more cargo pain points
  • Shippers regaining US truckload contract leverage
  • Equipment exchange will propel Mexican intermodal
  • US intermodal's last battle? Equipment types
  • Schneider taps broker software to lure trucks
  • Forwarders prep for hard Brexit after deal rejection
  • DSV's bid for Panalpina rides consolidation wave

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • Carnival brings on new board member
    Carnival Corp has appointed Katie Lahey, executive chairwoman, Australasia, for Korn Ferry, to the company's boards of directors, effective immediately. She is also chairwoman of the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia, and a non-executive director of Star Entertainment Group. She previously served as executive chair of Carnival Australia, a division of Carnival plc, from 2006 to 2013. She wi
  • Royce drops $2.4m in shipping stocks
    New York small-cap investor lessens positions in Seacor Holdings, spin-off Seacor Marine Holdings and Ardmore Shipping Company.
  • Court denies NuStar's bid to collect on OW bill
    A US federal appeals court has shut down NuStar's attempt to collect part of a $2.99m fuel bill owed in the aftermath of the OW Bunker collapse. The Fifth Circuit Court of 'Appeals reaffirmed that NuStar Energy Services did not hold liens against Cosco. It said the San Antonio company was relying on a "too speculative chain of possibilities" in arguing that it would 'receive any of the money. US
  • John Angelicoussis sits top of the crude tanker tree
    Banchero Costa places Greek tycoon as leading owner in the segment ahead of state-backed and stock listed giants.
  • Blystad trims Songa Bulk stake for second time
    Blystad has sold a stake equivalent to 2% of the company's share capital since 20 December
  • Swiss river cruise operator Scylla takes polar plunge
    Switzerland's Scylla is joining the growing ranks of cruise operators entering the polar expedition cruise market. The Baar-based company has purchased the 6,700-gt expedition cruiseship Bremen (built 1990) from TUI subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten. Scylla will take delivery of the ice-classed, 155-passenger Bremen in May 2021. The price it is paying for the vessel remains undisclosed. Scyll
  • Ineos gears up for its first VLEC as keel laid on second
    Ineos Trading & Shipping is gearing up to take delivery of its first chartered-in very large ethane carrier newbuilding as work start on a second ship for the company. Ineos to take one Evergas VLEC newbuild The 85,000-cbm newbuilding Marlin is due for delivery from Dalian Industry Shipbuilding Co this quarter. The ship, which has been built by an affiliate of Jacques de Chateauvieux's Jaccar
  • Norwegian Car Carriers eyes growth after profitable year
    Norwegian Car Carriers has an eye on growth after a second successive profitable year in 2018, its chief executive says. NOCC newbuilding fixed for eight years NOCC reports profit in 2017 NOCC is owned by Klaveness Marine Holding and US-based JP Morgan and boasts six modern vessels and a 21-year-old ship. It has ambitions to grow the fleet, but any plans to order new ships have been put on hol
  • Seaspan frees up more ships as de-leveraging continues
    Owner now has more than 30 ships without debt.
  • Philippines could buy Hanjin's Subic yard
    The Philippines government is seriously considering buying the restructuring Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) shipyard in Subic Bay. President Rodrigo Duterte is "very receptive" to the idea, according to defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana. "While we sympathise with the financial woes of Hanjin, we are excited by this development because we see the possibility of having our own ship
  • BW Group closes book on Hafnia Tankers takeover
    BW Group has closed the book on its takeover of Hafnia Tankers to create a future public company with more than 100 ships. Hafnia-BW merger set to kick off club changes Selective growth in store for super-sized Hafnia after BW Tankers deal Privately-owned BW has a long-held ambition to list its product tanker fleet, while Hafnia has explored joining a major stock exchange in the past to provide
  • Maersk and MSC vessels ditch Felixstowe for Liverpool
    The Port of Felixstowe is counting the cost of its TOS system failure, which caused huge disruption at the port in 2018
  • Ocean Alliance unveils new service with 330 ships
    The Ocean Alliance boxship partners have revealed their new service for 2019 involving 330 ships. CMA CGM will deploy 111 of these, with the others coming from Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen. Global Ship Lease inks two more charters with CMA CGM CMA CGM becomes first ocean carrier listed on Freightos Called Ocean Alliance Day 3, the new network will launch in April. It claims to be the world's lar
  • Contracts are key as Gunvor wins Yemen demurrage case
    A UK high court case involving Gunvor tanker shipments into Yemen has highlighted the importance of demurrage wording in charter contracts. The trader was claiming payments for delays from buyer CruGas Yemen, which entered into COAs for petrol to be shipped in 12 monthly consignments to Hodeidah on various ships sourced from owners by Gunvor's Clearlake. After several liftings the buyer was in d
  • Damaged Hadjiyiannis containership sold for scrap
    Victim of collision with Tunisian ferry is heading for demolition
  • Rosneft reveals orders for 19 more tankers, OSVs at Zvezda
    Russian energy giant Rosneft has revealed orders for 19 more tankers and offshore ships at its new domestic Zvezda shipyard. It said the yard's backlog grew 42% in the second half of 2018 to 37 vessels. Novatek reserves slots for 14 Arctic LNG carriers worth $4.45bn Sovcomflot signs first LNG-fuelled product tanker newbuildings order Rosneft has ordered 26 vessels itself, including 12 shuttle
  • Ocean Yield and Okeanis Eco Tankers strike suezmax sale and leaseback deal
    The transaction is the latest tie-up between the two companies.
  • Court orders liquidation of Bharati yard with debt of $1.6bn
    An Indian court has ordered the liquidation of bankrupt shipbuilder Bharati Defence and Infrastructure. The move means more than 850 people will lose their jobs and lenders can wave goodbye to much of the INR 111.37bn ($1.56bn) owed to them, the Hindu Business Line reported. The insolvency court in Mumbai rejected the resolution plan submitted by corporate restructuring firm Edelweiss Asset Reco
  • Southernpec Corp sends FSO for scrap
    Chinese bunker supplier Southernpec Corp is scrapping a floating storage and offloading unit. Demolition brokers say the 299,000-dwt Marine Star (built 1994) has been sold as is in Malaysia for $410 per ldt, or $16.8m. The ship is likely to be torched in Bangladesh, they say. Southernpec did not respond to requests for comments. It bought the tanker as La Madrina from Tsakos Energy Navigation
  • Open-loop ban hurts scrubber economics for shipowners and manufacturers
    China becomes latest country to restrict use of the most popular exhaust gas cleaning system
  • Aegean Shipping offloads young MR2 product tanker
    Melissanidis outfit nets $26m in sale to Chinese owners as it prepares aframax and kamsarmax expansion
  • Hedge your bets against IMO 2020 'once-in-a-generation disruption'
    It's too late for scrubbers, says Enerjen Capital, the start-up that aims to democratise bunker hedging for shipowners large and small
  • Saevik company tapping bond for $29m
    The Saevik family investment company Havilafjord is contemplating a bond tap of up to NOK 250m ($29.3m). It wants to add money from its five-year NOK 750m issue due in 2023. The maximum available under the note is NOK 1bn. Havilafjord owns shares in Saevik-backed Norwegian ferry giant Fjord1. The cash position of Havilafjord is NOK 78.4m, it said. Fearnley Securities and SpareBank1 Markets ha
  • Shipping stocks in calm waters despite Brexit plan defeat
    UK and Europe a side-show in terms of global trade, leading analyst says.
  • MOL homes in on charterers for fresh LNG newbuilding
    Japanese shipowner extends LNG newbuilding position at DSME to up to four vessels as it targets new business
  • INEOS pumping $3.4bn into Antwerp port chemicals plant
    Chemicals conglomerate INEOS is investing EUR 3bn ($3.4bn) in a new plant at the key Belgian tanker port of Antwerp. It is the largest sum to be pumped into the European chemical industry in 20 years, the port said. The cash will create 400 new jobs as UK group INEOS expands its chemical production facilities. It plans to build a brand-new propane dehydrogenisation (PDH) plant and an ethane cra
  • Sandvik overboard as power runs low at The Fjords
    Rolf Sandvik is quitting as CEO of Norwegian cruise company The Fjords. He has led the operation since its formation in January 2015 by Flam AS and Saevik-backed ferry group Fjord1. Vidar Haustaker, the CFO of The Fjords and Flam AS, will act as interim general manager until a permanent replacement is recruited. The Fjords has launched a new breed of environmentally friendly, passenger focused
  • Chelsea scraps $96m preferred share sale
    Philippines tanker owner Chelsea Logistics Corp (CLC) has scrapped a plan to raise up to PHP 5bn ($96m) in a stock sale. It had said in September it would issue up to 3m preferred shares. The company, controlled by Dennis Uy, said it would disclose another fundraising plan in the future. The cash was wanted to fund expansion and acquisitions. CLC also said that antitrust watchdog Philippine Co
  • Fairfax closes second round of $1bn Seaspan investment
    Fairfax Financial Holdings has closed the second tranche of its $1bn investment in Seaspan Corp. Seaspan says Fairfax bought $250m of senior notes and warrants which were immediately exercised to double the proceeds. Seaspan lines up new $150m revolver The additional capital is earmarked for growth and debt repayment, investors are told. Fairfax first linked up with Seaspan last March with the
  • VIDEO: Livestock carrier drags anchor off Turkey
    A Lebanese livestock carrier has run aground after dragging its anchor in a storm off Turkey. Video footage showed the 3,500-dwt Wardeh (built 1998) listing in the surf near Mersin on Tuesday. Two crew were on board and authorities intended to evacuate them. Local media said the ship had been anchored for months in the harbour. Operator Khalifeh Shipping Lines has been contacted fo
  • Gotland ice-class MR tankers secure long-term charters
    Brokers say Clearlake has taken four 53,100-dwt vessels for two years at more than $12,000 per day each plus profit share
  • China's Chengxi Shipyard makes debut in reefer sector
    State-owned yard bags Dole contract for two newbuildings with reefer-plug capacity for 910 units
  • Grounded cargoship to be lightered off Sweden
    No pollution reported from Rix Emerald outside Landskrona.
  • UCL: hydrogen and ammonia are the fuels of the future
    Expert says bulk of world's fleet will end up running on electricity-generated fuels.
  • Greek FSRU project delayed by six months
    Country's first floating LNG-import terminal won't now start until the second quarter of 2021.
  • Mexico's anti-fuel theft drive causes tanker traffic jam
    Government action has caused huge backlogs at ports as companies await vehicles to distribute imported fuel.
  • Scorpio Tankers announces reverse stock split
    Product tanker specialist says move will improve marketability and liquidity of its shares.
  • Kim Heng Offshore eyes move into bunker tanker sector
    Singapore-based offshore marine and engineering company says asset play involving vessel acquired at auction has sparked its interest in new sector
  • Chinese sights on Subic Bay could mean yet another spiky government intervention
    Speculation puts state-owned shipbuilders in the lead for control of Philippines facility but will China's involvement be at the expense of the free market
  • Sembcorp Marine nets first LNG carrier-to-FSRU job
    An LNG carrier has gone into Singapore's Sembcorp Marine shipyard for conversion into a floating storage and regasification unit for what could be the world's first floating gas-to-power project. Tracking data show that the MOL-controlled, 127,000-cbm LNG carrier Dwiputra (built 1994) arrived at the yard on 25 December, after exiting lay-up in the region. MOL and Karpowership set to team up on F

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • DSV makes acquisition bid for Panalpina
    Months after being rejected by CEVA, the Danish logistics company offered $4 billion for Panalpina.
  • Former Deputy USTR: USMCA passage open question this Congress
    Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau said the passage of the trade agreement is very much an open question this Congress, as several variables are in play.
  • FedEx Express acquisition to expand Israel presence
    The express carrier reached a deal to acquire the international express business of Israel-based Flying Cargo Group.
  • GlobalTranz snaps up Our Freight Guy
    The purchase of Our Freight Guy marked GlobalTranz's eighth acquisition since January 2017.
  • Street turn interest continues to grow
    There is growing interest in "street turns" where equipment is interchanged between importers and exporters at locations other than marine terminals and container yards.
  • OCEAN Alliance to revise global network
    The new network, scheduled to launch in April, will involve the deployment of about 330 containerships with a carrying caapcity of around 3.8 million TEUs across 38 services.
  • Executive Moves: UPS, Imperial Logistics and CII

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2019
  • China's Zhoushan port tops as biggest bonded bunker fuel supplier with sales up 97% in 2018
    The port in the free trade zone in eastern Zhejiang province supplied a total 3.59 million mt of bonded fuel oil in 2018.
  • European refiners boost LSFO production in preparation for IMO 2020
    European refiners are increasing low sulfur fuel oil production in preparation for the January 2020 implementation of a 0.5% global marine fuel sulfur cap, sources said.
  • Bunker supplier Aegean expects to emerge from Chapter 11 around end of Q1 2019
    Aegean Marine Petroleum stated in a press release Wednesday that following approvals by the US Bankruptcy Court that they expect to emerge from Chapter 11 around the end of the first-quarter of 2019.
  • Bunker supplier Peninsula launches Canaries physical supply operation
    Gibraltar-based marine fuels supplier Peninsula Petroleum has launched a new physical supply operation this month at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
  • China to grant first crude import license to independent trader
    The license will enable Zhejiang Wuchan Zhongda Petroleum to deliver crudes into the International Energy Exchange run by the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
  • S Korea's SK Innovation to receive Iran condensate cargo from late Jan
    It will be the first arrival of Iranian oil into South Korea since it received a sanction waiver from the US to purchase Iranian oil in early November.
  • Pakistan, Saudi Arabia in talks to develop $10 billion oil refinery in Gwadar
    A 200,000 to 300,000 barrels a day oil refinery in Gwadar district is planned to help alleviate trade deficit.
  • EIA sees muted price impact from IMO 2020 marine sulfur cap
    Price effects will be most acute in 2020, but will diminish over time, EIA said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook.

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Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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
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
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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
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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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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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
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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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
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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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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Bonn/Nashville
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Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
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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
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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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