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April 18, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Port of Le Havre 2018 annual revenue up 5.5pc to US$220.3 million
  • Virginia port's March down 5.4pc to 240,000 TEU, Lunar New Year blamed
  • Savannah and Charleston ports agree on new South Atlantic chassis pool
  • US dredging key to helping marine transport contribute 25pc of GDP
  • Sino-US trade war confers advantage on Vietnamese furniture maker
  • Naval Dome puts shipping industry on red alert for cyber-attack
  • High water levels on Mississippi River impede normal vessel traffic flow
  • Four shipping firms, 9 ships, carrying Venezuelan oil fall afoul of US law
  • Kuehne + Nagel offers online sea freight service with guaranteed times
  • World's largest plane, bigger than Spruce Goose, takes off, lands A-OK
  • Cathay-Dragon suffers 2.5pc air cargo drop in March to 185,156 tonnes
  • Ukraine's giant of the sky Antonov celebrates 30th anniversary

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Four leading companies officially establish Digital Container Shipping Association
  • PIL showcases digitalisation initiatives at Singapore event
  • Survey scheduled in Straits of Malacca & Singapore to improve safe navigation
  • Exports register best ever performance in 2018-19
  • Oilmeals exports show all-round growth in 2018-19
  • MSC Splendida makes maiden call in Kochi
  • Port of Le Havre posts good financial results for 2018
  • CEVA launches new block train service from China to Europe
  • Chinese economy does better than expected in Q1 2019
  • Comprehensive training seminar on shipping & logistics in Gandhidham on June 15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The end of an era
  • Domestic haulage drives growth
  • Klinkner elected
  • Canada invests millions to improve railway safety
  • New bridgehead in Turkey for Aco Marine
  • Easter rush? IAG Cargo reacts
  • Cartonplast group invests in three hubs
  • Rhenus acquires Freight Logistics
  • New heads for TIA
  • Czech carrier receives first Railpool locomotive
  • Good start of the year for Dunkirk
  • ABC makes big moves in Belgium
  • Panalpina increases profitability by 15%
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Freight railway expanding in Antwerp
  • Joining forces to make "green hydrogen"
  • South Asian carrier pins hopes on cargo business
  • Thierry goes, Thierry comes

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Carriers wield the axe on more Asia-North Europe sailings to 'stop the rot'
  • Panalpina Q1 profits rise, despite 'M&A distractions'
  • Russia steams ahead, while UK rail freight sector calls on Whitehall for more support
  • Rhenus offers customers the opportunity to opt for 'greener' aircraft
  • Intermodal services in a dip as CSX 'rationalises' its network to regain reliability
  • Zim signs up for Maersk-led TradeLens
  • Amazon under investigation by Italy's competition watchdog
  • Market Insight Exclusive with Jeff Rubin: Nexus of evils - what happens when oil, globalisation and the environment collide?
  • Supply chain radar: Panalpina's Q1 surgery is all DSV needs - the patient is on the operating table
  • Supply chain radar: CSX Corporation - a shareholder value multiplier

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • USS Fitzgerald is out of dry dock
    Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) has taken another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship. The ship achieved a
  • Derecktor gets go ahead for Fort Pierce megayacht shipyard
    Family owned Derecktor Shipyards yesterday signed a long-term agreement with St. Lucie County, Fla., for the development and operation of a megayacht maintenance, repair and refit facility at the Port of Fort
  • USCG responds to sunken towing vessel
    The Coast Guard was responding to a sunken towing vessel in Pass a Loutre near Venice, La., Monday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 2 a.m. that the
  • Damen Galati launches two for BC Ferries
    Damen's Galati, Romania, shipyard has launched two 81 m road ferries for Canada's BC Ferries. They are currently being fitted out and are set to enter service next year. Once operational they
  • Arrest warrant issued for heavy lift ship involved in incident at Ingalls
    The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has issued a warrant for the arrest of the heavy lift ship MV Hawk. The MV Hawk was at the center of
  • Traffic up at Port of Little Rock
    The Little Rock Port Authority and its stevedore, Logistics Services Inc. (LSI), announced April 17 that together, they worked 52 barges and handled just under 79,000 net tons across the port's docks
  • Iridium moves closer to becoming GMDSS provider
    Satellite communications provider Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is now significantly closer to providing GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) services. It has signed a Public Services Agreement (PSA) with the
  • Innovative designs from CMHI get DNV GL approval
    Two new designs from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) - an arctic single column drilling unit and a wind turbine shuttle - have just received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society
  • Alfa Laval LPG fuel supply system successfully completes tests
    The competitiveness of LPG as a fuel is increasing. Not only does LPG virtually eliminate sulfur emissions, it has a lower cost than many other fuels and is easily available worldwide. In

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Navios completes sale and leaseback deal
    Company will have no credit facility maturities for seven years after using the funds to refinance bank debts
  • Marine insurance will feel pain before things get better, IUMI president says
    'There can be optimism about the future, because the industry that emerges out of the other side of this process...
  • Sulphur cap compliance linked to HFO supplies
    With very low sulphur fuel oils and marine gasoil set to increasingly dominate demand, Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Mølholt...
  • China's steel output to contract in 2020
    China's iron ore imports fell 5.6% to 10.3m tonnes in the first two months of the year, according to BIMCO
  • Panama Canal opens up to larger boxships
    An increase in the maximum beam restriction will see containerships of up to 20 rows wide transiting the Panama Canal
  • The future of the OSV market rests on consolidation
    The decisions of owners in controlling the supply side of the equation will also be important and more scrapping is...
  • Shipowners weigh options over new EU ship recycling rules
    Some 80% of the world's recycling yards are based in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh but all are excluded from the...
  • MOL acquires stake in Reliance's VLECs
    Reliance did not disclose the value of the deal but said that the transaction was subject to regulatory approvals
  • Trafigura in bulk liquids tie-up
    The tie-up is based on the expectation that the market for petrochemicals is expected to grow significantly over the next...
  • East Timor closes Greater Sunrise fields deal
    ConocoPhillips and Woodside, which retains a significant stake in Greater Sunrise, had serious reservations about East Timor's proposal to pipe...
  • Zim joins Maersk's blockchain platform
    Israel-based line becomes third carrier to sign up for Maersk/IBM distributed ledger programme
  • BW Group takes dominant stake in Epic Gas
    BW grows stake to 82.58% but Epic shareholders refrain from granting complete takeover
  • Daily Briefing
    Tankers stars set to align by third quarter | Shipowner 'shocked' by US sanctions listing | Box lines launch Digital...
  • Golar LNG secures funding for two projects
    Among key names in lending syndicates are Singapore's Clifford Capital and China's CSSC Leasing, where yard players linked to the...
  • LA port commissioners take a recess from voting on automation
    The mayor's request for a recess was approved unanimously by the commissioners, but the vote was met with catcalls and...
  • European shipbuilders on digitalisation drive
    A number of European shipbuilders have pledged to work together to develop a new connected vessel platform called Code Kilo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • CBP takes aim at border freight delays
  • Zim involvement major win for TradeLens
  • NY-NJ truck association picks new president
  • US intermodal slump raises truck competitiveness questions
  • Slowing growth, uncertainty darken MPV/HL outlook
  • Need for speed trumping UK emissions efforts

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Coast Guard warns mariners against marijuana use
    The US Coast Guard is reminding mariners that no matter the legal status of marijuana at the state level, testing positive for the drug still has consequences. In a post to its Maritime Commons blog Tuesday, staff from the Coast Guard's Suspension & Revocation National Center of Expertise reminded mariners that even though 10 states and DC have legalized the drug and many more have approved medic
  • ForestWave ship seized after alleged default
    A Park Avenue investment firm is alleging ForestWave stiffed it on ship mortgage payments and paying back cash advanced to pay its crew. The 10,049 Momentum Scan (built 2010) is currently moored in the Buffalo Bayou in Houston after ICON Agent, security agent for companies connected to New York-based ICON Capital, filed suit in Houston federal court last week and had it seized. The suit alleges
  • Giveans: Shipping stocks looking good in 2019
    Fundamentals are driving up shipping stocks, according to Jefferies' Randy Giveans. In his Maritime Shipping Quarterly note released Wednesday, the analyst wrote that the Jefferies Shipping Index had shot up 16% since the start of 2019, despite a seasonal slowdown in the first quarter and early-year newbuilding deliveries. Wells Fargo lowers view on tanker stocks "The fundamental backdrop and o
  • Sovcomflot nets firm prices for trio of tankers
    Russian tanker giant Sovcomflot (SCF Group) looks to have banked firm prices for three elderly ships. US brokers say the SCF Altai (built 2001) has been sold to an undisclosed Greek buyer for $13.5m. VesselsValue puts the market value of the vessel at around $12.1m. The SCF Altai has been in Sovcomflot's fleet since it was purchased from Greek owner Athenian Sea Carriers for $56m in June 2001.
  • Avin International offloads second elderly product tanker for further trading
    Greek tanker company Avin International is finding trading buyers for the type of vessels it had been scrapping over the last two years. The company sold nine consecutive ships for demolition between February 2017 and November 2018. In the past few weeks, however, it has shed two ageing product tankers for further trading, suggesting there is active market interest for such ships. TradeWinds a
  • Smallest orderbook since 1997 has tankers set fair for 2020
    The smallest tanker newbuilding orderbook this century is helping fuel expectations for a sharp spike in both rates and share prices during the next 12 months, according to Cleave Securities. New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'coiled spring' of maritime stocks International Seaways tanker in sweet spot as VLCC rates pass world scale 100 Analyst Joakim Hannisdahl says the tank
  • Vale mine reopening delivers 'very good news' for battered capesize market
    News that Vale is about to re-open its Brucutu mine has buoyed the market for forward freight agreements (FFAs), but has piled pressure on iron ore prices. The Brazilian miner has announced operations would resume at Brucutu sometime before Friday, subsequent to a court decision. Production volumes from Vale's Northern System will, however, continue to be impacted because heavy rains in March a
  • Intermarine veteran Andre Grikitis departs as Zeaborn buys out New Mountain Capital
    Intermarine's major shareholder and its former chief executive are parting company with the The Zeaborn Group eight months after a deal which created one of the world's largest MPP carriers. Zeaborn and Intermarine combine MPP, heavy-lift assets New 100-ship Zeamarine venture cleared to operate New Mountain Capital, which became the largest investor in Intermarine after the death of founder R
  • Avenir explains shipyard swap for small-scale LNG carriers
    Avenir LNG claims all parties are happy with its move to shift orders for two mini LNG carriers from Singapore-based Keppel Corp to Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co (SOE). Chief executive Andrew Pickering confirmed the small-scale start-up outfit had declared the two 7,500-cbm ships at Keppel, which were options on a pair of firm vessels under construction.
  • Songa Bulk's seismic merger is not Blystad push into offshore
    Arne Blystad's move into the seismic survey sector, following the merger of his Songa Bulk with Houston-based Axxis Geo Solutions, is not the start of a major drive in the offshore space. Arne Blystad moves into seismic sector with AGS merger Arne Fredly's Hunter Group plots private placement as it closes in on debt financing Deal opens up new European investors for Star Bulk Oslo-listed Songa
  • European political support grows for ship speed controls
    A powerful multinational group is forming in support of speed reduction as a method for shipping to meet its carbon emission reduction targets
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition seals $103m leaseback deal
    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation has struck a $100m plus refinancing package which leaves it without any debt maturing for more than a year. Navios Acquisition confident on refinancing and tanker market Navios Maritime Acquisition sells oldest VLCC to Nathalin New York-listed Navios Acquisition says the funds will come via a leaseback deal involving five of its tankers. It spans three m
  • Keppel exec jailed for accepting bribes
    A former Keppel Shipyard executive has been jailed in Singapore for accepting bribes. Senior procurement officer Neo Kian Siong, 63, banked more than SGD 740,000 ($547,000) from certain suppliers in exchange for revealing prices quoted by competitors, the Straits Times reported. Ex-Keppel execs arrested in Brazil bribery probe These suppliers were than able to submit a slightly lower quote to w
  • Chinese appetite for scrap steel is a stealthy threat to capesize market
    Forget Vale, look at China's use of scrap steel if you want a long-term view of capesize vessel demand, Bimco says.
  • Evergreen wins exemption for biggest ever Panama Canal transit
    Taiwanese line Evergreen has won an exemption to allow it to carry out the biggest boxship transit of the Panama Canal. Its 14,424-teu neo-panamax Triton (built 2016), chartered from Costamare, will pass through the waterway on 15 May. It is the first 20-row-wide containership to make the transit, Alphaliner said. The vessel is 51.2 metres wide, but at 369m long, exceeds the maximum permitted l
  • Equinor makes it three with Mokster charter
    Norwegian oil major Equinor has fixed its third platform supply vessel (PSV) on a term deal in the last two days. Simon Mokster Shipping said its 6,000-dwt Stril Pioner (built 2003) has been booked for four months firm, with three two-month options attached. The deal starts in the second quarter. No rate was reported. Mokster said: "This is very gratifying for the shipping company and especiall
  • Trafigura forms petrochemical trading joint venture
    Trader and tanker owner Trafigura Group is forming a new joint venture to trade petrochemicals. The focus will be on bulk liquid chemicals, it said. The venture has been set up with "senior executives from the petrochemical trading industry", including the current management team of Altis Group International. Altis will continue to trade from Houston, while the new Altis International (Singapor
  • Pirates fire shots after boarding product tanker
    A product tanker was boarded by armed pirates at Bonny River inner anchorage in Nigeria on Wednesday. Watch Spanish navy free hijacked ship The IMB said four attackers in a speed boat approached an unnamed vessel. Two managed to board and fired shots with automatic weapons towards the accommodation block. Nigerian naval guards on board returned fire, prompting the men to flee the deck and esca
  • 'Adapt or die': Shipping alone not viable for analysts
    Most pundits have already broadened their base into gas or other transport before Seaport Global terminated shipping coverage, but some remain edgy over the negative trend
  • Offshore slump sees huge vessels towering over Turkish shiprecycling centre of Aliaga
    Rigs, heavylift ships and small containerships are keeping shiprecycler Adem Simsek busier than ever as his yard awaits for EU approval
  • d'Amico International Shipping banks over $48m from equity raise
    d'Amico International Shipping has collected almost $50m from its second equity issue in three years. Paolo d'Amico sees strong demand for scrubber-fitted newbuilding d'Amico International Shipping in $50m equity raise backed by founding family Milan-listed DIS says 97.3% of investors took up subscription rights on the offering, which is designed to strengthen the company's balance sheet. The
  • Mitsui OSK Lines snaps up stake in Reliance Industries VLEC series
    Japanese giant Mitsui OSK Lines has teamed up with a mystery investor to buy into Reliance Industries' six VLECs. Chinese buyer breathes life into VLEC newbuilding sextet First laden VLEC sails to launch new trade MOL cracks VLEC market MOL first linked up with Reliance to charter the vessels on Christmas Day 2014 while they are still under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries. Reliance t
  • Karadeniz snaps up EMAS Offshore anchor-handler
    Turkish group Karadeniz Holding has added an EMAS Offshore vessel to its fleet to support its Powership operations. MOL and Karadeniz team up on FSRUs and powerships The owner confirmed it has acquired the 220-bp anchor-handler Lewek Trogon (built 2008) for an undisclosed price. VesselsValue rates the previously laid-up ship as worth $6.5m. A Karadeniz spokesperson said the vessel would be use
  • Jinhui Shipping chairman raises shareholding for third time this year
    Siu Fai Ng, director of Jinhui Shipping and Transportation, has added to his holding in the Hong Kong-based bulker owner for the third time this year. Ng purchased 17,472 of the company's Oslo-listed shares on Tuesday at an average price of NOK 7.8778 per share or NOK 137,641 ($16,266) in total. Jinhui Shipping offers hefty payouts for two top executives Jinhui Shipping chairman raises shareho
  • Jan Hagemann: Shipowners have 'a once in a lifetime opportunity'
    Buy back debt from private equity funds now, says German financier, before it's too late
  • Cerberus beefs up shipping team with key hires from German market
    Private equity firm raids former HSH Nordbank and Peter Dohle for shipping expertise
  • Can Beijing boost to Chinese economy raise spirits in capesize time-charter market?
    Government efforts to stimulate the economy seem to be working, but other factors are creating headwinds for the dry bulk sector
  • More lines joining as digital shipping body debuts
    A new digital shipping organisation for container lines is up and running - and talks are ongoing with potential new members. Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express (ONE) are the founders of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) in Amsterdam. Big five lines team up to set common digital standards to accelerate expansion Liner giants plan trade association in digital
  • Chief engineer killed in SCI suezmax fire
    A seafarer has been killed and two others injured in a blaze on a suezmax tanker in India. The fire broke out on Shipping Corp of India's 147,000-dwt Maharaja Agrasen (built 1995) near Buchar island on 13 April. Two veteran crew killed in tanker fire Chief engineer Prakash Patyal died two days later, while the other two crew remained in intensive care, the Mid-Day website reported. They have b
  • Watch Spanish navy free hijacked ship
    The Spanish navy has released a video of an operation in West Africa this week that rescued a cargoship from a pirate hijacking. The incident took place in the Gulf of Guinea. Pirates "effectively hijack" ship in Gulf of Guinea The navy said the unnamed Nigerian-flagged vessel was being held by nine gunmen. They had been on board for four days. The patrol vessel Serviola sent armed pe
  • Tor Olav Troim's Golar LNG nets funding for FLNG Gimi amid series of liquidity boosts
    Tor Olaf Troim-backed outfit also receives notice to proceed with Croatian FSRU.
  • Samudera finally secures release of supramax bulker
    Indonesian shipowner says vessel now heading to Panama hull cleaning and bunkering.
  • ReCAAP: Asian piracy levels sink to 13 year low
    Indonesian ports show improvement, but concerns expressed about growing incidents off China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Towing vessel sinks in Mississippi River
    A reported 60 gallons of oil entered the water, but there was no active discharge of oil from the DeJeanne Maria, the Coast Guard said.
  • Americold to buy Cloverleaf for $1.24 billion
    The company also announced plans to invest $126 million to $136 million in automated and semiautomated expansion projects and select redevelopment at its Atlanta major market campus.
  • Environmental concerns in Mexico shadow USMCA
    House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee worry the language of the renegotiated trade agreement lacks enforceable environmental commitments for Mexico.
  • Panalpina improves first-quarter profit
    The Swiss freight forwarding company, which is set to be acquired by DSV, reported a volume decrease in ocean forwarding.
  • CSX, Kansas City Southern report Q1 growth
    CSX reported a first-quarter record operating ratio, and KSC said it achieved its best Q1 revenue.
  • Third round of 301 tariff exclusions announced
    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will allow Section 301 tariff exclusions for 21 additional product types covering 348 exclusion requests.
  • Executive Moves: Roadrunner, Hamburg, Kleinschmidt
  • ZIM joins TradeLens platform

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 17, 2019
  • Energy sector aligns with CFTC in flagging challenges from proposed banking rules
  • Trump administration hopes to open new markets for gas with LNG-by-rail rule
  • Siba production helping Iraq comply with US sanctions against Iran gas sales: Iraqi official
  • Port of Rotterdam eyes bunker supplier license system in 2020
  • European HSFO bullish due to end of Izmit works, Pernis strike: traders
  • Singapore HSFO crack falls to 6-month low amid supply overhang
  • US DATA: EIA says US fuel oil stocks fall for third straight week
  • 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
SAILING LIST
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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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