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February 22, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Agility confirms merger talks with Panalpina, but no deal yet
  • 2M cancels Asia-north Europe sailing in March to hold up rates
  • Hamburg sees China rail freight takes off, hits 135 million tonnes
  • Seaspan receives 2nd 10,000-TEU SAVER containership in four-unit series
  • Kerry sets up new JV with E-Services Group to tap e-commerce in China
  • Upgrades enable Congo's ICTSI terminal to handle 2,500 TEU ships
  • Oakland orders tallest ZPMC cranes for 2020 for US$30 million
  • MOL tests underwater drone to check hull and outboard foulingv
  • EU expected to clamp down on CO2 from trucks to fight global warming
  • DHL wins logistics contract from Becton Dickinson in India
  • South America's container trade bounces back after 3 years decline
  • Cathay January cargo slips 3.4pc, but passengers up 7.4pc
  • Troubled South African Airways restructures into three business units
  • WFS opens pharma facility at Copenhagen airport to tap rising demand
  • Atlas Air 2018 profit and revenue soars on e-commerce boom

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates transformation & grows revenue in 2018
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk initiates demerger & separate listing of Maersk Drilling Holding
  • CMA CGM India looks forward to a healthy grape season in 2019
  • COSCO SHIPPING Lines & Bolloré Transport & Logistics sign MoU to develop new synergies
  • IRClass to focus on business opportunities in Greece
  • Ships built in India to get priority in chartering under revised guidelines of Shipping Ministry
  • Tiger Logistics bags 3 key honours at the BTVI Business Leadership Awards in Mumbai
  • Continuing container growth takes throughput at Rotterdam port to a new high
  • IT infrastructure to be revamped to upgrade logistics: Prabhu
  • Commerce Minister in efforts to establish a dialogue with export promotion organisations
  • All roads lead to Shangri-La, New Delhi for CONquest 2019 - Business Forum & Northern India Multimodal Logistics Awards 2019 today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Will the bride be wooed?
  • How much to haul a box along the New Silk Road?
  • Ihro builds new facility and upgrades vehicle fleet
  • TX Logistik joins German transport forum
  • Developing zero emission railway maintenance gear
  • Laurels for GAC in India
  • US Air Force carries aid to Central America
  • Pete Janda joins Next Trucking as CFO
  • Gefco expands its hub in Ontigola
  • Interrail's Uzbekistan train on firm footing
  • Den Hartogh and MOL set up new partnership
  • Air Tanzania returns to Zimbabwe
  • FM Logistic opens pharma warehouse in Romania
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Semitrailers accepted on Antwerp-Barcelona shuttle
  • DP World acquires P&O Ferrymasters
  • Full year figures for Spanish Ports confirm good 2018
  • PIA adds two new UAE routes from Peshawar

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • APMM reports $120m profit in Q4 18, but has no high hopes for new year
  • New multi-million pound ro-ro terminal for port of Tilbury gets the green light
  • 'Digital leadership and efficiency improvements' drive Agility profits up 14.5%
  • Two-month wait for cargo aboard fire-hit Yantian Express
  • More integration and air cargo cooperation needed for intra-Africa trade to succeed
  • WTO meeting spawns a split, with multinational e-commerce rules drive
  • HMM chief CK Yoo in shock resignation
  • 'Well-earned' promotion for Mike Duffy and Mike Simpson at WFS
  • Market Insight: Kuehne + Nagel-DSV deal - the No's have it, for now
  • Supply chain radar: Maersk results out - don't panic yet, a new blue star is born

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Brunvoll to deliver propulsion systems for zero emissions, zero crew Yara Birkeland
    Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with the Kongsberg Group covering delivery of propulsion systems for Yara Birkeland, the world's first fully electric and autonomous containership. Brunvoll's delivery includes
  • Navy exercises option with VT Halter Marine for third berthing barge
    VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $39,808,087 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of an Auxiliary Personnel Lighter
  • Herbert-ABS releases offshore stability evaluation solution
    Herbert-ABS Software Solutions LLC has announced the launch of its HECSTAB offshore stability evaluation Software which allows naval architects to easily evaluate multiple design options for non-ship shaped offshore assets. "HECSTAB is
  • Netherlands heavy hitters take a serious look at methanol as a marine fuel
    A consortium of leading Netherlands maritime companies and the Royal Netherland Navy have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector. Major
  • Private equity makes more acquisitions in the tug and barge sector
    Private equity investors have been on the acquisition trail in the tug and barge sector, with both Vancouver, Wash. headquartered Tidewater Transportation & Terminals and Muskegon, Mich. based Andrie, Inc. finding new
  • Fleet Xpress keeps latest Lindblad expedition ship connected
    Lindblad Expeditions has opted for Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress to provide connectivity for its new U.S.-flagged expedition ship, National Geographic Venture. The expedition ship, designed to explore the coastal waters, shallow coves and
  • Alaska Tanker Company opts for Ecochlor BWMS
    Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) is to retrofit the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) on board three of its VLCCs with an option for a fourth vessel. The installations will start in
  • U.S. based ship operator to fit CROE scrubbers in 35 ships
    Parsippany, N.J. based CR Ocean Engineering, LLC, reports that it has been awarded a contract for exhaust gas scrubbers by a major U.S. based shipping company that will take the total number

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Contships buys seven more feeders for about $44m
    Latest acquisitions include five from Hartmann group and two from ICL Holdings
  • Teekay expects higher US crude exports to boost tanker demand
    Teekay expects US crude exports to rise to 4m bpd in the second half of the year from the current...
  • UK Club gains 5.4m gt in 2019 renewal round
    The three P&I clubs that have declared renewal round outcomes so far - UK, Gard and North - all say said their...
  • Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug completes maiden bunkering operation
    The truck-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for MOL's newbuild tug boat, Ishin, took place in Sakai Senboku Port - it marks the...
  • Maersk outlook points to volatile year ahead
    Trade tensions, slowing growth and rising fuel costs all threaten to derail container shipping's recovery in 2019
  • Freight bodies welcome post-Brexit security waiver
    The measure is designed to give businesses more time to prepare for changes to EU-UK trade arrangements in the event...
  • Viewpoint: Hunting Stellar Daisy
    The use of specialist underwater equipment to locate Stellar Daisy has provided an object lesson to the shipping industry that...
  • HMM president CK Yoo to resign
    He admitted it was not easy to leave at this 'critical moment' but noted that the company had become much...
  • Daily Briefing
    Calls for scrubber research as lobby lays into EU | Mixed fortunes for P&I Brexit strategy | UAE lifts ban...
  • Maersk revenues rise despite slow demand growth
    Volume increase from Hamburg Süd acquisition boosts Maersk figures as rising rates are offset by increasing bunker costs
  • MOL set to seal LNG bunker vessel charter deal with Singapore's Pavilion Energy
    The vessel will also be the biggest of its type to be used for LNG bunkering in Singapore port waters
  • Samsung Heavy clinches $775m LNG newbuild quartet
    Orders will help SHI to meet its 2019 order target set at $7.8bn as it expects strong demand for new...
  • Indonesia signs long-term LNG deal to take Mozambique gas
    With the latest Pertamina deal, the joint venture has secured over 9.5m tonnes per annum of offtake
  • DNV GL's sustainability chief joins climate network to drive low-emission transition
    He is stepping away from DNV GL to take up leadership of the Norwegian national climate network, an initiative led...
  • Ports sector failing to take cyber security seriously
    As dangers increase, experts warn it will take a major incident before the ports sector takes steps to protect itself

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Double-digit hikes in trans-Pacific contracts forecast
  • Adani making inroads in Indian container market
  • Carrier earnings show scale of low-sulfur risk
  • Flexport's $1 billion injection retriggers scale questions

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Kemp projects spread between high, low sulphur fuels
    There is going to be a significant difference in the prices of low and high sulphur fuel oil once the IMO's emissions cap kicks in next year, Charles Kemp of Baker & O'Brien said Thursday. Speaking at TradeWinds' IMO 2020 Disruption Forum in New York Thursday morning, Kemp said there was effectively no price floor for the high sulphur fuel and that refineries are only now upgrading to produce the
  • Analysts: Investors not yet factoring in scrubbers
    The IMO's impending emissions regulations are the talk of the shipping industry. But Wall Street? Not so much. Neither Deutche Bank's Amit Mehrotra nor Wells Fargo's Mike Webber believe investors are taking scrubbers into account when valuing shipping stocks. "I do think in some point scrubbers will play a role in equity valuations, but it's probably wishful thinking for that to be the case now
  • IMO 2020 presents 'unknowns'
    Compliance to the sulphur-limit rule will cause "conflicts with transition", says Andrew Smiley of Koch Supply & Trading
  • Chalos: IMO 2020 enforcement will be a 'disaster'
    Shipping lawyer George Chalos has highlighted what he expects to be heavy-hande US enforcement of the IMO's looming emissions regulations. Speaking at TradeWinds' IMO 2020 Disruption Forum Thursday afternoon in New York, the maritime attorney told the assembled that the US Coast Guard uses "a hammer where a flyswatter will do". He said the agency has already collected half a billion dollars in f
  • Shipowners call IMO 2020 switch-over challenge 'solvable'
    Compliance to the regulation is 'a positive thing for the industry and planet Earth', says Fednav chief executive Paul Pathy.
  • Diana capesize finds new work with Koch Shipping
    Diana Shipping is set for sharply reduced revenue from one of its capesize vessels, brokers say. The 177,000-dwt Houston (built 2009) has reported been fixed by Koch Shipping for 14 to 17 months at $10,500 per day. The ship is coming off a one year charter to Clearlake Shipping at $19,000 per day. Diana could not be reached for immediate comment.
  • Germany learns harsh lesson in life: You reap what you sow
    Ownership of vessels is still flowing out of the country as the financial fallout continues from over-ordering ahead of an inevitable economic correction
  • China Minsheng Trust makes strategic stride into offshore
    Beijing-based trust has gone from secondhand bulker acquisitions to corporate asset plays alongside China Merchants Group
  • Capital Gas inches up LNG order tally at Hyundai Heavy
    Low newbuilding price for options and allure of market prospects could entice others, with slots to follow suit
  • Insurers battle it out in Brillante Virtuoso $77m 'scuttling' trial
    Eyes of marine insurance world on UK high court as war risk underwriters attempt to prove owner deliberately caused the loss of suezmax tanker
  • JLT snatches sought-after NYK Line P&I account from Aon
    Insurance broker JLT has won one of the biggest protection and indemnity accounts in shipping after it snatched the business of Japan's NYK Line from rival Aon. Blue-chip NYK's diversified fleet of 720 owned and chartered vessels ranks it among the top-five shipping companies in the world and makes it one of the most sought-after accounts in the P&I broking business. JLT launches fresh P&I push
  • Chinese buyer snaps up ageing bulker from Ocean Freighters
    Greek bulker owner Ocean Freighters is said to have sold a 17-year-old panamax bulker to a Chinese buyer. Brokers say the 74,000-dwt Pontonikis (built 2002) has been sold for about $7m, in contrast to estimates of $7.3m to $9m by VesselsValue and Maritime Strategies International. Ocean Freighters paid compatriot Maran Dry Management $56.5m for the DSME-built ship, then named Anangel Gallini, i
  • Contships moves in on two deals for seven feederships
    Nikolas D Pateras-led company seeks to grow feeder fleet
  • The new power behind Poten & Partners
    BGC Partners achieved a long-term goal to enter shipping when it acquired Poten & Partners. Top executives at both companies tell TW+ about the drivers of the deal and what the future holds for the venerable brokerage
  • Carnival says its scrubber washwater is clean
    Study finds scrubber discharge complies with land waste water discharge limits
  • StealthGas hatches new growth venture alongside mystery investor
    Platform will provide capital for expansion at a time the equity markets are not attractive, shipowner says.
  • Hellenic Bank secures warrant in case over allegations of loan default
    Hellenic Bank has secured an order to arrest an Interorient Shipmanagement-controlled bulker over allegations of a loan gone bad. A warrant to arrest the 33,755-dwt Orient Alliance (built 2012) was issued in Eastern District of Texas federal court Tuesday. It comes after the Cypriot bank sued the ship's eponymous registered owner, alleging it failed to live up to the terms of a $20.5m refinanci
  • Adnoc shipping arm unveils 25-ship expansion project
    Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc L&S) has laid out its expansion plan for group shipping needs, saying over 25 vessels will be added to its fleet during the next five years. The shipping arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) said the ships will include crude carriers, gas tankers and bulkers to enable more of its parent's energy and commodities sales on a delivery basis. Those ships wil
  • Is Germany's 'bad bank' the solution to warehousing troubled debt?
    A 'bad bank' set up to wind down a loan portfolio linked to more than 250 vessels is making headway
  • Banks provide biggest worry for German shipowners
    Shipowners' representative blames banks' own regulatory burdens and strategic decisions for further shrinking fleet numbers
  • Supply chain key to cruiseship deals, says VSM boss Luken
    Asked why Germany has been so successful in securing cruiseship contracts, German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) chief executive Reinhard Luken pinpoints "specialisation and communication flow". "If you do this business over several decades, you build up a network, a very complex supply chain, where you know your players and where you have trusted relationships," he says. Bu
  • German yards in shipbuilding sweet spot as boom in cruise orders continues
    Backbone of German shipbuilding keeps orderbook close to record €20bn
  • KG financing not to blame for oversupply, says Kortum
    Model has been given a bad rap, according to KG pioneer who lost his shipping empire
  • Affinity's Fagerberg jumps to expanding start-up Avenir LNG
    Small-scale shipbroker specialist Mats Fagerberg is joining newly formed Avenir LNG as the company starts to grow its team. Fagerberg, who was previously a managing partner at shipbroking company Affinity (Shipping), joined Avenir this week as commercial director. Avenir LNG gears up for next phase of fundraising Taking on what is a new role for Avenir, Fagerberg acknowledged that he will now b
  • Craig Stevenson head hunts CFO to lead all-new Diamond S
    Owner has been seeking new finance chief since Capital Product merger, with well-known names in play
  • Euronav buys fuel oil cargoes for 2020 ULCC storage play
    Listed tanker giant starts to make use of its two ULCCs as it bets on price and quality of fuels from 1 January
  • Scrubbers: The good, the bad and the sludgy
    What went right, what went wrong and what lessons have been learnt by the ship operators who fitted scrubbers early on?
  • Soren Skou sets out list of concerns clouding AP Moller-Maersk's outlook
    Trade war, IMO 2020, slowing global growth and Brexit among considerable uncertainties seen by Danish shipping giant.
  • Coral Shipping picks up Japanese product tanker
    Coral Shipping has purchased its sixth tanker since July 2017. The Athens-based company has emerged as the buyer of the 47,400-dwt MR2 vessel Morning Haruka (built 2005). Brokers reported the $10.5m deal in December, when some identified Greek peer Econav as the buyer, despite its denial. Coral managers did not confirm the purchase by TradeWinds' press time, but online shipping directories sho
  • Latvian Shipping said to be withdrawing from small MR sector
    Latvian Shipping, a subsidiary of trading giant Vitol, is said to be selling the remaining two 37,000-dwt product tankers in its owned fleet. The Riga-based company has tentatively agreed to sell the Kandava and Krisjanis Valdemars - ice-class vessels delivered from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in 2007 - to European interests at $11.8m each, several brokers report. There have been rumours that Atlantic
  • Fleet investments cut Fjord 1 profit
    The Oslo-listed ferry company is on a mission to electrify all its vessels
  • Teekay Tankers sits on dividend and inks additional leaseback deal
    Teekay Tankers has moved to boost its balance sheet by holding back dividends and raising its tally of sale-and-leaseback deals. Teekay LNG boosts fleet and earnings with 15 newbuildings BlackRock bumps up tanker positions with fourth quarter flutter Frontline shares fire after DNB upgrades tanker peer group New York-listed Teekay Tankers has a policy of paying between 30% and 50% of net incom
  • Teekay LNG boosts fleet and earnings with 15 newbuildings
    President and chief executive Mark Kremin says incoming fleet will raise income "significantly" in 2019
  • TGS picks up Brazil survey contract ahead of licencing auction
    Company secures its third Brazilian project in 12 months, just before the 16th licencing round commences.
  • Expanding M&M Bank seeks to raise more equity
    Maritime & Merchant Bank plans to raise up to $30m in equity in a new share issue after sharp growth in 2018. Chief executive Halvor Sveen told TradeWinds the company does not have a concrete time schedule for the effort. Reederei Nord executives join M&M Bank shareholder rolls "We are still a very young company," he said. "So our prime focus is to build the platform stronger and better which i
  • Diligent Holdings snaps up third vessel in five months
    Greek owner linked to purchase of 2008-built Japanese supramax bulker
  • Maran Tankers' firmed option kick-starts Daehan's year
    Suezmax newbuilding represents first contract for Daehan Shipbuilding this year
  • Eurobulk expands fleet with $9.5m purchase of panamax
    Eurobulk has bought a 13-year-old panamax from Nissen Kaiun of Japan, US and European brokers say. The Greek shipowner is said to have purchased the Imabari Shipbuilding-constructed, 76,000-dwt Osmarine (built 2006) for $9.5m. Eurobulk did not respond to requests for comment. The market has an appetite for panamaxes of this age, and a number of deals have been concluded in recent weeks. For ex
  • Shipowner fleets stay put in 'difficult' P&I renewal
    Scandinavian clubs see gains in otherwise quiet renewal season bar battle for SK Shipping business
  • AP Moller-Maersk shares slump on 2019 outlook 'shock'
    World's largest shipowner sees stock tumble amid concerns over its view for this year.
  • Maersk Drilling sets date for listing as AP Moller extends $12bn energy divestment
    AP Moller Holding will take stake of more than 40% with a one-year lock-in period.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets targets $75m from latest capital raise
    Move comes after last tranche of capital was fully invested to take fleet to 12 ships.
  • GTT boss on his move from outer space to inner spaces
    Philippe Berterottiere admits he had a bumpy start at GTT, but the LNG cargo system designer is riding high now. Its share price is soaring, it has a bulging orderbook, and a whole new business area is opening up
  • Barclays: "Toes back in the water" for offshore investors
    Sector headed for "multi-year growth trajectory", but bank warns there is "still plenty to worry about".
  • Samsung Heavy bags deal for four LNG newbuildings
    Appetite for gas carriers shows no sign of slowing as order rush seen last year continues into 2019.
  • PaxOcean sells second jack-up newbuilding to Noble
    Robert Kuok-backed yard group providing two thirds of financing in repeat deal with US firm.
  • Bremerhaven yard scores from Genting Hong Kong cruiseship conversions
    Takeover by Asian cruise player generates plenty of work for long-established passengership specialist
  • Japan to propose limits on ship power to cut emissions
    Government officials to press the IMO to develop ideas around ships operating at 42% and cutting speed to achieve a 30% improvement in efficiency
  • Yuzuru Goto leaves Japan's K Line after 17 years
    A well-known face in the LNG industry is leaving Japanese shipowner K Line after 17 years. Yuzuru Goto has handed over the reins of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) to Hiromichi Kato, the new managing director of the London-based arm of the business. A London lad at heart Owner shows its KARE-ing side Goto will continue to work with two companies with which he has previously cooperated closely: Greek

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Maersk calls 2019 a year of 'considerable uncertainties'
    The company says freight rates are higher as it begins contract negotiations with North American shippers.
  • HMM CEO tells employees he's resigning
    C.K. Yoo is credited with helping HMM navigate a difficult period and last April was offered a three-year contract extension.
  • Port of Long Beach looks to deepen, widen channels
    With deeper channels, longer and wider ships will be able to move to and from berths without having to wait for high tides.
  • Up to two months to discharge Yantian Express cargo
  • Symbia buys Chicago-based iD Commerce + Logistics
  • Suez Canal has record-setting 2018
  • Executive Moves: OmniTRAX, MARS, Corpus Christi

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Rally slows as crude market caught between record US production, exports
    Crude futures settled largely flat Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration said US crude stocks rose 3.5 million barrels to 454.51 million barrels last week.
  • Shipowners with scrubbers should not hedge 2020 HSFO price risk: Goldman Sachs
    Shipowners with scrubber-equipped vessels continuing to use fuel oil next year after the IMO's marine sulfur limit drops are best advised to avoid hedging their fuel requirements at first to maximize savings, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs.
  • Shipping giant Maersk sees best fuel efficiency in six years
    Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk, the largest consumer of marine fuel in the world, has reduced its bunker consumption per container carried to the lowest level in at least six years.
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  • S Korea's S-Oil to supply $2.3 billion of oil products to Saudi Aramco this year
    The refiner said it will supply the products at international market prices.
  • CSA 2020 "disappointed" with European Commission criticism of scrubbers
    The EC proposal is based mostly on speculation, Adams said.
  • Dubai's ENOC partners with India's IOC to expand in marine sector
    The companies will jointly develop cylinder oil compliant with the IMO's global sulfur cap for marine fuels, ENOC said.
  • Colombia's Ecopetrol to export heavy sour Mares Blend crude to Asia this week: program
    The tanker is believed to have Asia as its destination.
  • Bosporus Strait shut due to heavy fog: sources
    The Bosporus Strait was closed for 12 hours, although operations were back up and running with delays as of Wednesday morning.

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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