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April 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Malaysia rescinds earlier rejection of China's Belt and Road railway scheme
  • Panama expects fresh flow of Asian boxes as LA dockers block automation
  • Shipping lines oppose French call for vessel slow down to cut emissions
  • US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: US-China trade talks near final round
  • Shipper, forwarders less satisfied with box carrier services
  • Iran's flag carrier IRISL up from 23rd to 13th place in world box shipping
  • LA-based CIMC Intermodal Equipment's box chassis output up record 53pc
  • US railways praise Trump for minimising red tape obstruction
  • Trucker shortage increases as regulators make it easier to quit field
  • Gulftainer handles 2 million TEU at Iraq Container Terminal in 9 years
  • Budapest airport 2018 cargo volumes leap 14.9pc to 146,113 tonnes
  • Amazon pilots protest poor pay, working conditions, demand better deal
  • Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai still the top three of world cargo airports

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • 123 countries have now ratified treaty for enhancing free flow of maritime trade
  • Agreement inked to boost uptake of LNG as ship fuel
  • APM Terminals launches Gothenburg Gateway
  • Bahri to expand presence in Asia-Pacific
  • CEVA Logistics & Goodpack launch TYRECUBEin Singapore to facilitate tyre supply chain
  • Container shipping stakeholders advised to closely monitor dynamic & volatile conditions expected in 2019
  • FIATA Logistics Academy launches three new digital courses
  • France urges shipping speed limits to slash industry emissions
  • New port call on MSC's California Express service
  • Proposal puts anti-corruption formally on IMO agenda
  • Q1 2019 sees fewer maritime piracy incidents
  • South Asia remains popular destination for ship breaking
  • India's exports of finished steel fall 34 pc while imports rise 4.7 pc
  • Cosco Shipping Ports to develop huge logistics park in Guangzhou
  • ICTT registers noteworthy performance in Q1 2019
  • Chinese govt to cap coal imports in 2019 to help domestic producers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Time for greater collaboration
  • Laurels for DSV, Geis and Noerpel
  • Cargoline reports strong growth in Germany
  • New majority shareholder for West Atlantic
  • GHG emissions study reveals fuel savings
  • A vision takes shape
  • Switzerland: railfreight traffic growing
  • Sifax Group appoints three key managers
  • Spanish Ports continue on growth path in 2019
  • Doha airport back on growth trajectory
  • Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
  • Sam Ruda takes over
  • Bremenports invests in long-term project in Iceland
  • Competition authority clears Papuan partnership
  • Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
  • Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • New Digital Container Shipping Association is aiming to make a splash
  • MPV and heavylift sector facing mid-term headwinds as global trade slows
  • New logistics park could be an e-commerce air freight bonus for Leipzig Halle
  • New York City congestion charge plans don't faze logistics players
  • Boxing clever can help reduce the growing cost of empty container repositioning
  • Zencargo raises $20m to take on the 'antiquated business' of freight forwarding
  • Rising fuel costs and capacity surplus push Lufthansa into loss
  • Supply chain radar: JB Hunt's capital allocation is at a crossroads: will Warren come calling?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • MJP books multi-vessel Taiwan Coast Guard order
    Uppsala, Sweden, headquartered Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been awarded a multi-unit, multi-year contract with CSBC Shipyard to provide propulsion for 15 Taiwan Coast Guard (TCG) 100-ton class vessels . The 34-meter
  • VIDEO: Metal Shark to build next gen Miami-Dade fireboats
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build the next generation of fire boats for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade has selected the Metal Shark "50 Defiant X" fireboat, a
  • Frank Coles rolls out new strategy for Wallem
    Frank Coles is putting his stamp on Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group, where he became Chief Executive Officer last October after stepping down as Transas Leader at Wärtsilä Voyage Solutions. With over
  • Environmentalists protest Carnival London AGM
    Activists from environmentalist group Stand.earth used today's Carnival Corporation's annual general meeting (AGM) in London to stage protests against the cruise giant's environmental policies. Pointing to revelations in recent U.S. court filings,
  • Tanker owner "shocked" to be on OFAC sanctions list
    Italian tanker operator PB Tankers said yesterday that it was "shocked and concerned" that it had been designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control as subject to sanctions aimed

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Scorpio Bulkers announces sale and leaseback deal
    The firm will sell six ultramax vessels that it will take back on eight-year bareboat charters
  • Diana Shipping continues with share buyback programme and fleet sale
    Greece-based bulker owner also maintains pace of fleet disposals with fifth recent panamax sale
  • Rio Tinto cuts iron ore production guidance due to cyclones and fires
    Rio Tinto expects full-year iron ore output at 333m to 343m tonnes from a previous forecast of 338m-350m tonnes
  • Brightoil chairman steps aside after bankruptcy ruling
    The move comes as the privately run company is mired in financial troubles, amid attempts launch to workout plan led...
  • Transpacific carriers succeeding with bunker charges
    The narrowing spread between high- and low-sulphur fuel could mean that transpacific carriers already have their costs covered
  • Tristar orders six tankers from Hyundai Heavy
    The 25,000 dwt oil and chemical tankers will be chartered by Shell and delivered between 2020 and 2021
  • Stars will 'start to align' by third quarter, says Alphatanker
    Alphatanker sees the foundations being laid for a strong year in 2020 that it thinks will be similar to 2015
  • Songa Bulk to merge with AGS
    The former dry bulk player is moving into the to seismic business
  • New Malaysia rail link gives options for shippers
    Current volumes are low however and market penetration will ultimately depend on end-to-end supply chain costs, analysts warn
  • Hutchison upgrades Felixstowe cranes
    New remote-controlled electric powered cranes will allow port to cope better with peaks in demand
  • Carriers seek digital standards to boost services
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will provide a blueprint for developers to create new services and products to a common...
  • Busan may perform first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation in Asia
    Hapag-Lloyd has opted to fit retrofit boxship Sajir with a 6,500 cu m tank and this predisposes the shipping line...
  • BW Group increases stake in Epic Gas
    The company is still short of its target as the deadline day surrounding a takeover arrives
  • Daily Briefing
    Venezuela 'false berthings' off Trinidad further obscure oil exports | HHI wins another LNG carrier order from Capital Gas |...
  • Singapore detains PDVSA vessel
    The arrest comes several weeks after BSM confirmed it would be handing back all the tankers it manages for PDVSA
  • Race to the wire in Vancouver
    GCT's legal move comes at a crucial moment as the Canadian parliament is considering national legislation that would amend current...
  • SMBC leads in project financing for Modec, Mitsui's FPSO
    Mitsui & Co and Modec last year signed a letter of intent with Eni for a 15-year fixed term FPSO...
  • Cosco Shipping shuffles management
    Mr Sun remains as a director and the deputy party secretary of the Cosco Shipping group
  • Cameron LNG begins commissioning first train
    The company expects to begin LNG production this quarter and phase 1's three trains will have a projected capacity of...
  • Chevron bids $33bn for Anadarko Petroleum
    The deal would boost Chevron into the ultramajors, increasing its presence in the Permian and US Gulf, and giving it...
  • Box lines launch Digital Container Shipping Association
    Container line standards body formed after finally receiving regulatory clearance from the FMC that will allow it to provide a...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Customs to run 24/7 at fast-growing Manzanillo port
  • US-Mexico truck delays forecast to last weeks
  • Will container shipping embrace data standards?
  • LA automation vote delay opens door for compromise
  • India port reforms fuel productivity gains
  • Apollo closes DCLI-Blume deal
  • Massive tunnel-boring machines delivered down under

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Intertanko's proposal to cut sulphur was ahead of its time
    I am convinced our plan would have provided a much better, cleaner outcome
  • Sanko Line orders first newbuilding in seven years
    Sanko Line has turned to Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for its first newbuilding order in seven years. The Tokyo-based shipowner has commissioned an 82,000-dwt bulker for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2020. Sanko disclosed the order for the scrubber-fitted vessel in a single-'line statement on its website last week but did not reveal the shipyard, the price or its motivation in placing the
  • Haji-Ioannou company sues Sri Lankan state oil company
    A company linked to Cypriot billionaire Polys Haji-Ioannou is suing Sri Lanka's state oil company for $8m, alleging unpaid bills and a wrongful arrest. Argos Shipping, registration company for 34,995-dwt Argos (built 1996), filed suit in Houston federal court Monday alleging Ceylon Petroleum Corp chartered the tanker, failed to make agreed upon payments, then had the ship arrested in Sri Lanka an
  • US port ban on Carnival ships could be 'catastrophe'
    Federal judge may temporarily prohibit Arnold Donald-led company for violating probation linked to environmental offences.
  • Lawsuit: OHT ship damages Navy newbuild in crash
    A crash involving an Offshore Heavy Transport ship did more than $60m in damage to Huntington Ingalls' Mississippi shipyard and an under-construction US Navy warship, a lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges. The suit accuses the 64,900-dwt Hawk (built 1989) of losing control as it delivered a floating drydock to the US shipbuilder's Pascagoula, Mississippi facility 29 March, hitting a
  • Scorpio Bulkers strikes sale-and-leaseback for six more ships
    Emanuele Lauro-led bulker player has agreed to sell the ships to Chinese conglomerate AVIC International.
  • Endre Rosjo builds R-Bulk fleet as it returns to profit in 2018
    The Norwegian investor Endre Rosjo is boosting the fleet of the limited partnership R-Bulk. The company, in which Rosjo has a 75% stake, has bought the Oshima built 50,000-dwt Yunga (built 2010), its annual report says. Expanding M&M Bank seeks to raise more equity Rosjo joins big guns at M&M Bank UK based online platform VesselsValue says the bulker is worth 12.7m. The purchase came during
  • Feline stowaway survives a month in a container
    An orange tabby cat has pulled off an astonishing feat of endurance by surviving a whole month in a container being shipped from China to Canada. The emaciated six-year-old female was found among pallets and foam pellets in a box that arrived in Vancouver from Shenzhen. CBC cited the animal charity SPCA as saying the animal had no food or water. So how did it stay alive? By licking the condensa
  • Cargill forecasts upside in bulker rates despite current market weakness
    Trading giant says recovery in Brazilian and Australian iron-ore exports and a US-China trade deal can push up earnings later this year
  • NAO PSV out of winter layup for Apache deal
    Emanuele Lauro-led Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has brought a platform supply vessel (PSV) out of winter layup for a new term contract. Public offshore firm was never the plan, says Emanuele Lauro Apache has awarded a trio of one-year deals for work off the UK, Seabrokers said, with the 4,200-dwt NAO Thunder's (built 2013) contract starting in May. Broker Westshore lists the ship as fixed to
  • Layup list to shrink as PSVs bask in endless summer
    Clarksons Platou Securities is tipping a big fall in laid-up platform supply vessels (PSV) as a buoyant North Sea market basks in an "endless summer." Turner Holm, managing director of equity and credit research, and analyst Sven Sele, said the sector is "unseasonably strong", with 2019 the strongest first quarter for spot rates since 2014. Pareto finally offloads PSV trio SD Standard Drilling
  • Tristar confirms six chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    The Dubai-based Tristar Group confirmed it has ordered six 25,000-dwt IMO type 2 chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for delivery between 2020 and 2021. The ships have been placed under a long-term charter contract from oil major Shell and it is understood the order involves Eships, the tanker arm of Tristar. Meiji Shipping back at Hyundai Mipo for Shell product tankers Eugene Mayne
  • IMO 2020 switch won't be pretty, says Koch Supply & Trading executive Andrew Smiley
    Shipping vice president says frustration will be felt months ahead of deadline as traders and charterers try to keep using high-'sulphur fuel for as long as possible
  • Fred Cheng breaks 2019 capesize sales drought with flurry of activity
    The longest recorded lull in capesize S&P activity may have come to an end - but don't expect a meaningful upturn any time soon, brokers say
  • Pareto finally offloads PSV trio
    Norway's Pareto has finally succeeded in selling three platform supply vessels (PSVs) acquired from Bourbon seven years ago. Brokers said the 3,300-dwt Antenor, Asterie (both built 2004) and Bourbon Atlantide (built 2003), owned by Pareto's 3B Offshore, have gone for $0.88m each. Clarksons said A1 Offshore of Denmark has snapped up Antenor and Bourbon Atlantide, with Asterie going to Raj Shippin
  • Can DNV GL claim to be shipping's largest class society?
    Latest IACS data shows it depends on which figures you are looking at
  • Tsakos Columbia phases out cash payments for crew
    Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement has phased out cash payments to crew by masters. ShipMoney has rolled out an electronic payment solution on 90 ships, including tankers, boxships and bulkers, following a trial. Seafarers employed on Tsakos-owned vessels operated by Columbia Shipmanagement will have "complete control and access to their wages while onboard ship, including the timing and currency of
  • Equinor fixes two PSVs from Eidesvik and Havila
    Equinor has fixed two platform supply vessels from Eidesvik Offshore and Havila Shipping. Eidesvik's 6,200-dwt Viking Queen (built 2008) and Havila's 4,000-dwt Havila Clipper (built 2011) have been fixed for a firm period of four months, plus options. The vessels' respective contracts will both commence this quarter, according to filings from the shipowners on Tuesday. No further details abou
  • Green activists target Carnival AGM in London
    Green activists wearing gas-masks have been protesting at US cruiseship Carnival Corp's AGM in London on Tuesday morning. Environmental group Stand.earth said the action at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hyde Park was aimed at shareholders. It said their "sombre message" is that "Carnival pollutes" and urged the shipowner to switch to cleaner fuel. Judge may ban Carnival from US ports for waste
  • Nordic marine insurers see hull premium income soar
    Cefor members register upturn in hull income as Gard and Alandia grow, but protection and indemnity rates slip further
  • ITF targets Germany's Bluships
    The International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF) has started an inspection and auditing campaign on labour standards involving the ships of Johann MK Blumenthal (Bluships) following the detention of one of its vessels in Australia. ITF reveals state of food stores on German bulker German bulker probed after crew complaints The union said it would use its global network of 147 inspectors ar
  • Arne Blystad moves into seismic sector with AGS merger
    Norway's Arne Blystad is moving into the seismic survey sector through a merger of his Songa Bulk with Houston-based Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS). The Oslo-listed company, which sold its bulker fleet to Star Bulk Carriers last year, said it will assume the assets, rights and obligations of AGS by issuing shares to AGS investors. Songa deal linked to Star Bulk stock slump Blystad trims Songa Bulk s
  • Greece loses $1.35bn Hellenic Shipyards appeal
    Greece has lost an appeal against an arbitration award of more than EUR 1.2bn ($1.35bn) in a case involving Hellenic Shipyards. The Athens court of appeal rejected the government's request to set aside the 2017 decision in favour of Middle East group Privinvest. Court approves Skaramangas liquidation The case related to Greece's default on payments to Privinvest, which is the controlling shareh
  • BW Group builds Epic Gas stake to 69%
    Singapore's BW Group has added a significant chunk of Epic Gas stock as its takeover offer nears the deadline. The voluntary bid to acquire all outstanding shares in the VLGC owner has won 1.32m shares, or 1.87% of the company, as of 11 April. Together with previously received acceptances, BW Group has now received a total of 9.95m shares or 14.12%. BW Group offer wins just 0.07% of Epic Gas sh
  • More problems for owners as Panama Canal cuts draft level again
    Shipowners are facing having to offload cargo in the Panama Canal after the allowed draft level was reduced again. Panama Canal restrictions pose tanker problems The canal authority said: "Based on the present and projected levels of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces that, effective April 30, the maximum authorised draft for vessels transiting the neo
  • Yantian Express gets Freeport departure deadline
    But salvor looking to obtain paperwork allowing it to sell some cargo to satisfy security interest.
  • Rio Tinto shipped 14% less iron ore due to cyclones
    More bad news for capes as Aussie mining giant says second quarter also likely to be impacted.
  • BSM behind PDVSA aframax arrest
    Ship manager fed up with waiting for Venezuelan oil major and tanker owner to pay its bills.
  • Shell-Keppel LNG bunkering venture reaches milestone
    Dual-fuel Keppel Smit Towage tugs said to be achieveing fuel efficiencies of 5% using LNG.
  • Pacific Basin handysize bulker damaged by fire in US
    The overheating of a crew member's personal electronic device is thought to be cause of fire.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Matson takes delivery of three new cranes
    The cranes are part of a $60 million terminal expansion and modernization project at its Honolulu hub.
  • Section 301 bringing crowd of new drawback filers
  • CBP's COO to oversee commissioner functions
    Kevin McAleenan, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner who recently was named acting Homeland Security secretary, has appointed Chief Operating Officer John Sanders to oversee the duties of commissioner.
  • Flowspace raises $12 million in Series A funding
    Canvas Ventures led the funding round for the on-demand warehousing and fulfillment startup, which was founded in 2017.
  • Tampa's Big Bend Channel project done a year early
    Work began in October on the $63 million project, which was expected to take 18 months to complete.
  • A carrier group for the digital era
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will focus on driving standardization, digitalization and interoperability in container shipping.
  • J.B. Hunt's Q1 profits grow slightly
    Intermodal volumes fall by 7 percent, but a 10 percent increase in revenue per load helps the segment increase revenue by 2 percent.
  • EU approves first round of U.S. trade talk topics
    The European Commission is given the "green light" to begin formal negotiations with the U.S. on agreements regarding conformity assessment and eliminating tariffs on industrial products.
  • CN to invest $80 million in Minnesota
  • CBP's Easter egg hunt
  • Rhenus introduces air freight CO2 reduction program

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Zanganeh says US refusal to grant Iran waivers would disrupt oil market
  • Fujairah port expects crude storage to more than double by 2022
  • US crude stocks expected to build amid refinery doldrums and export slowdown
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Scrubber uptake, orders nearly double in six months to April: DNV GL
    Falling futures values for high sulfur fuel oil have incentivized scrubber uptake.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
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
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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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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