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August 23, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Ocean Network Express boosts Asia-Australia services
  • Zhoushan Changhong reported to have acquired isolvent Ouhua Shipbuilding
  • More flexibility for drivers with FMCSA's proposed HOS changes
  • Swissport Group successfully wraps up debt refinancing
  • Panalpina opens new Oman office to handle nation's thriving oil market
  • UPS tests self-driving tractor trailers with TuSimple
  • Cathay warns of 'significant impact' to revenue from unrest, as cargo dips 8pc in July
  • SIA Cargo freight volume dips 5pc in July
  • California's Ontario Airport freight volume up over 2pc in July

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Alligator Shipping Co. LLC celebrates 10th Anniversary
  • ZIM registers improved revenues & net profit in Q2 2019
  • Exports of farm produce down in Q1
  • Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary inks strategic agreement with All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association
  • Kakinada Deep Water Port receives first-ever import consignment of raw cashew nuts
  • India's logistics sector to be worth $ 215 bn by 2020
  • Ministry has initiated steps to implement provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 2019: Gadkari
  • China promises to address India's concern over trade imbalance
  • MCA issues circular to remove doubts/ambiguities in 'appointed date' & 'acquisition date' with respect to mergers/amalgamations

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pop-up ports?
  • Deutsche Bahn to test Russian flat cars
  • Air Baltic honours 30th anniversary of Baltic Way
  • Thyssen Krupp Materials Services invests in hubs in Europe
  • New head for Shiprocket's supply chain
  • RTB leases three locomotives from Northrail
  • ZIM also shows an upward trend in H1/2019
  • Greyorange hires Jeff Cashman as SVP and global COO
  • Retailer teams up with delivery platform to widen its scope
  • 3 Dees Transport opts for Krone container carriers
  • New AEO status in preparation for Brexit
  • Korean cargo carriers reduce domestic services
  • A new perishables option in South Florida?
  • New chairman for the Suez Canal
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Opening up Canada's Arctic territories
  • DHL helps Tetra Pak implement innovative warehouse in Asia
  • Chipolbok's "Paderewski" makes a maiden call

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • MSC unveils its newest boxship: greener, safer, more efficient and bigger
  • AGL switches focus as Latin American perishable exports get hot
  • Lufthansa Cargo weighs in to aid Kenyan children
  • UK and South Korea sign 'continuity' trade agreement
  • US treasury takes aim at Chinese opioid exporters
  • M&A radar exclusive: DSV Panalpina - here is the 'organisational chart' of its core unit

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Vattenfall officially opens Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
    Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall today officially opened Denmark's, Scandinavia's and Vattenfall's largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3 in a ceremony attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by
  • Hornbeck Offshore no longer in compliance with NYSE listing requirements
    Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) reports that it has received written notice from the New York Stock Exchange that the company is not in compliance with the NYSE continued
  • Two more methanol fueled vessels join Waterfront fleet
    Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have welcomed two new innovative, clean-burning vessels, M/T Mari Couva and M/T Mari Kokako, to the fleet of Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping These 49,000 dwt vessels
  • VIDEO: Damen wins design award for Human Machine Interface for tugs
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an UX Design Award for the Human Machine Interface that it has been developing over the past two years for its Next Generation Tug Series. The UX
  • Victory Cruise Lines now has a slip at Chicago's Navy Pier
    Victory Cruise Lines, a specialist in Great Lakes cruising, has a new slip at Chicago's Navy Pier. The M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II transport travelers to the treasures of the
  • GEA develops new, transcritical CO2 marine refrigeration technology
    In response to both national and international regulations and voluntary environmental protection measures, more and more environmentally-friendly refrigerants are being used in the marine business. Based on more than 100 years of
  • Missouri Governor hails Container-on-Vessel plan as visionary
    Missouri Governor Michael Parson visited the Mississippi River town of Herculaneum, August 12 to find out more about statewide efforts to deliver a new option to transport freight along the inland waterways
  • GoM lease sale generates $160 million in high bids
    Yesterday's region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253 generated $159,386,761 in high bids for 151 tracts covering 835,006 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 27 companies
  • Fincantieri Bay to build 5,400 cu.m. LNG barge
    NorthStar Midstream, a portfolio company of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., has formed Polaris New Energy (PNE), a marine transportation company focused on the transportation and distribution of liquefied natural
  • Joint Industry Guidance issued on supply and use of 0.50% sulfur marine fuel
    As the deadline for implementation of the IMO 2020 sulfur cap nears, a number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organizations, including CIMAC (International Council on Combustion Engines) have worked together
  • Cadmatic makes strategic acquisition
    Turku, Finland, based Cadmatic Ltd has acquired another Finnish software company, Kymdata Ltd. The strategic acquisition expands Cadmatic's product portfolio and includes the entire share capital as well as IPRs to all

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Okeanis eyes boost to winter tanker market from sulphur cap
    The Oslo-listed tanker owner believes the necessary criteria are in place in the backdrop to enhance the VLCC recovery in...
  • Buyers of contaminated oil stuck with cargoes
    Cargoes were contaminated earlier this year by excessive levels of organic chloride on the 1.4m bpd Druzhba pipeline
  • UK port data shows manufacturers stockpiling ahead of Brexit
    'These figures serve to evidence that ports are playing a vital role in facilitating the British economy's Brexit preparations' -...
  • More owners may opt for methanol next year
    Some shipowners are keen on methanol-fuelling systems but they are waiting until there is official confirmation, possibly next year, that...
  • Höegh LNG strikes FSRU sale and leaseback deal with Chinese lessor
    Vessel will commence an 18-month time charter as a LNG carrier with Cheniere in September, before a long-term charter with...
  • Topaz Energy reports revenue rise despite 'challenging' market
    In the first half of the year, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 83% to $141m from $77m
  • Stena Impero owner meets Iran to urge release of tanker
    LATEST: Sweden has received 'very strong indications' that the Stena Impero is to be released soon, according to Swedish public...
  • Daily Briefing
    Greece rules out assisting Iranian tanker | Dry bulk edges towards rebalance | Extra Brexit funding for ports gets lukewarm...
  • Viewpoint: When we used to make things
    Logic confirms there are still too many shipyards in the world, scratching around for a living is a world where...
  • Iran warns Gulf security will be hit if exports totally cut off
    Revolutionary Guards deputy commander reiterates that security in the Gulf is the responsibility of Iran and regional countries only
  • Time to name and shame rogue shippers, says Drewry
    A limited amount of information sharing could greatly enhance safety and reduce fraud, argues Drewry, with most shippers likely to...
  • DSME confirms exercise of Maran LNG newbuilding option
    Even with this latest order however, DSME has only met 36% of its orderbook target for 2019 so far
  • Hong Kong court sells four more Brightoil tankers
    Brightoil has recouped $201.6m from the disposal of three very large crude carriers and one aframax in June, and is...
  • Long Beach city council orders port to provide study on impact of automation
    "The City Council has considered the matter and directed staff to develop a report on the issue," said the port's executive...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Halifax picks harbormaster of Australia's Fremantle as CEO
  • Shift higher coming for truck spot rates, demand: forecast
  • Five NY-NJ terminals to hike demurrage
  • Trans-Pacific westbound spot rate plunge set to deepen
  • Chinese port volumes slow amid trade war
  • 3PL DB Schenker targets booming India logistics play

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • BW Group sells more Dorian shares
    The Dorian LPG sell-off by the BW Group continues. Thursday, Andreas Sohmen Pao's Singapore-based group disclosed it sold 300,100 shares of the John Hadjipateras-backed gas carrier owner for $10 each and just over $3m total. Bonus payments and a buyback as Dorian returns to the black The sales were made on Tuesday and Wednesday. BW is now down to 6.1 million shares, or 11% of all Dorian's outst
  • TSM goes back to Jiangnan for another dual-fuel VLGC
    Chinese shipowner that was first to order LPG-powered gas carrier exercises option
  • Samsung Heavy Industries is on track to achieve its order target
    Evergreen and Sinokor's newbuildings contracts made up almost 20% of the $7.8bn order target
  • StealthGas adds two LPG carriers to its fleet
    The two ships - one for its joint venture - will be among the company's largest.
  • Evergreen Marine selects yards for 11 ultra-large boxship order
    Existing relationships helped South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries and Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding snare business for a series of 23,000-teu ultra-large newbuilds
  • Citi shakes up shipping as Parker becomes global chairman
    US bank Citi has strengthened its management as part of a "planned transition."
  • Grieg Star sends another bulker for 'green' recycling
    Grieg Star has sold a handymax bulk carrier for "green" recycling, while its sister company GriegMaas has taken delivery of a new vessel. Grieg Star recycles first ship under new EU regulations The 40,900-dwt geared Star Fuji (built 1985) was delivered on Wednesday to the EU-approved Leyal Ship Recycling yard in Aliaga, Turkey. Grieg Star estimates that during its 34-year lifespan, the South Ko
  • CNC takes over APL short-sea services
    CMA CGM container lines join forces in Asia.
  • Hornbeck warned by New York Stock Exchange over share price
    Hornbeck Offshore has run afoul of the New York Stock Exchange's minimum trading price rules. The Louisiana-based offshore vessel owner disclosed on Thursday that the exchange notified it that its average closing price over the last month has fallen below $1. It has six months to fix the deficiency or face delisting. Hornbeck heads to negotiating table as liquidity crunch looms Hornbeck stays r
  • Avin nears exit of bulker market with sale of panamax
    Greek shipowner Avin International could be set to completely exit the bulker market, with reports that the company has sold one of its two panamaxes. US brokers said the company's the 76,000-dwt Vamos (built 2004) has gone to an undisclosed buyer for $9.5m. The price for the the Tsuneishi Shipbuilding-constructed vessel is more or less in line with the $10.2m that JL Mowinckels Rederi of Berg
  • VLGC fundamentals align for Avance's Andersen
    Norwegian owner's new boss says US exports are key engine of future rate growth.
  • Olav Meling tells of confidence in future after bank deal
    OH Meling has reached a deal with lender SpareBank 1 SR-Bank allowing it to navigate poor markets for its tankers and offshore vessels. Chief executive Olav Meling 'expressed confidence in the privately owned company's future, thanks to the arrangement. OH Meling confident of weathering debt storm "This is a solution that both the bank and we can live with," he said, without providing details o
  • DryShips' pending exit from listing draws few tears in New York
    George Economou's company helped launch an entire sector of listed bulker owners and had its moments - but it is seen as destructive to shipping's reputation among public investors
  • Ineos fires up project for VLEC newbuilding pair
    Shipowners work on quotes for 90,000-cbm vessels on behalf of chemical giant
  • Klaveness talks up role of interns
    Norwegian owner's recruits reveal broad training experience
  • Irish Ferries eyes China for next ropax amid delays in Germany
    Delays at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft could drive business to China at an uncertain time for the country's ropax builders
  • Centrofin poised to exit VLCC segment with sale of duo
    Diversified Greek shipowner Centro'fin appears to be exiting the VLCC segment. An undisclosed buyer has reportedly committed to purchase the company's DSME-built, 299,000-dwt sisterships Kalymnos and Cerigo (both built 2000). US brokers said they are destined for a conversion project. Formosa Plastics Marine sells MR tankers in fleet renewal drive The tankers have reportedly fetched a firm $25m
  • Commerzbank provisions rose as it quit shipping
    German lender's second quarter risk result hit $197m.
  • Bonheur completes upsized $89m bond issue
    Bonheur, the investment holding company for Fred Olsen & Co, has issued NOK 800m ($89.2m) in new senior unsecured bonds. Fred. Olsen Renewables refinances $526m in debt The placement was oversubscribed and raised NOK 100m more than had been mooted by the company as markets opened in Oslo this morning, according to exchange filings. The new bond is NOK-denominated, has a floating rate and is due
  • Hoegh aims to fix all its FSRUs long-term in next 12-18 months
    President and chief executive Sveinung Stohle details four projects that will absorb all but one of company's FSRUs
  • Contchart boss John Freydag holds out hope for small boxships rise
    Provider of smaller vessels aims to reap the benefits of a larger boxship market
  • Croatia could pump $22.5m into 3 Maj
    Government says cash for shipyard could hinge on creditors' forbearance.
  • Rever Offshore 'prosperous' in first half
    UK subsea player says it is on track for successful 2019.
  • Cefor signals return of high-cost losses for Nordic insurers
    First half sees end of benign claims environment with upturn in expensive incidents
  • Rate surge propels Avance Gas to profit
    Norwegian VLGC owner boosted by increased US exports in second quarter.
  • ITLOS decisions are final and binding, but cases can often take years to resolve
    However, there is a 30-day deadline for delivering judgments covering prompt release of vessels and crew
  • Flag state can pursue ITLOS claim on behalf of itself, owners and crew
    The courtroom in Hamburg can be a busy place, with delegations sometimes numbering 30 to 40 people. Among the applicants or respondents are ministers - foreign affairs, justice, transport or fisheries - legal advisors, 'ambassadors and academics from distinguished universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne, as well as leading law firms. Iran strikes in Strait of Hormuz as Middle Ea
  • Hamburg hosts global court for settlement of maritime disputes
    Tribunal has jurisdiction over wide range of legal issues, including freedom of navigation and prompt release of vessels
  • Iran widens threat to other shipping lanes
    President Hassan Rouhani says international waterways cannot be secure if US halts country's oil exports.
  • Hoegh LNG completes first FSRU sale and leaseback with CCBL
    Oslo-listed LNG regasification company has also opened a representative office in Shanghai
  • Scrubber fitting costs rise for ADS Crude Carriers
    Norwegian VLCC owner also announces second consecutive quarterly profit.
  • Huge price premium prompts Seroja to offload shipping interests
    Investors set to make close to 300% return on assets being offloaded by Singapore-listed firm
  • Angelicoussis returns to DSME for another LNG carrier newbuild
    Greek owner responsible for six of the seven gas carriers ordered at Korean yard this year
  • Topaz rides offshore recovery to post first half profit
    Dubai-based offshore vessel operator back in the black as it prepares for new ownership
  • Trada scraps LR1 as it gets out of large tanker sector
    Veteran vessel Pelita Bangsa is heading for recycling in Bangladesh

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • TIL Logistics reports big full year revenues but small profits
    Trucking, freight and international forwarding business TIL Logistics (NZX: TLL) of New Zealand has reported solid revenues of NZ$355.1 million (US$226.94) and a small net...
  • UPS details drone plans in federal exemption request
    Company claims faster medical deliveries means faster patient treatment.
  • Spectre of Amazon and peak season looms over stalled talks between Atlas, ATSG and Teamsters
    ATSG and Atlas Air continue to fight a contract battle with their pilots union as Amazon, which uses both airlines, watches closely with peak season...
  • Sleepy hurricane season could soon wake up
    "We are thinking this [hurricane] season will be back-loaded."
  • Trucking groups urge lawmakers to reject crash score proposal
    TIA, ATA and OOIDA call provision to make CSA scores public "dangerous"
  • Doordash acquires Scotty Labs, pushes towards automated deliveries
    With the recent complaints about workers' rights, it makes sense that Doordash, like every other on-demand mobility company, is thinking about efficiency and the cost...
  • The Amazon rainforest is on fire and burning out of control
    For 16 days the Amazon rainforest has burned at record breaking rates.
  • Today's Pickup: No-deal Brexit might unleash an explosive growth in grey market goods
    No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
  • Storms, flood potential from Rockies to East Coast (forecast video)
    In it for the long haul SONAR Critical Events: Flash Flood Watch areas for August 22, 2019 as of 10:00 a.m. EDT. Today, August 22,...
  • Tightened credit standards: a worrying sign for the trucking industry?
    The freight industry is being battered by falling volumes and loosening capacity, with tightening credit standards further exacerbating the situation.
  • New York Terminal Conference raising rates
    Five container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey have increased rates in an update to their FMC agreement.
  • Porsche invests in startup that develops low-visibility sensors for vehicle automation
    Israeli startup TriEye has received investment from German carmaker Porsche as part of its $19 million Series A round of financing.
  • Qantas' nonstop New York and London to Sydney may provide cargo opportunity
    Qantas announces a test program to fly nonstop from New York and London to Sydney. This long-haul flight may also present cargo opportunities.
  • Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
    Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
  • Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by 2030, ATA projects
    Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by the end of the next decade, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicts in its annual ATA Freight Transportation...
  • Descartes acquires cloud transportation management system provider BestTransport
    Canadian logistics software company purchases U.S. firm whose TMS suite specializes in flatbed moves in North America and the EU.
  • Making the right business decision for your supply chain
    One of the more popular ways to improve efficiencies and reduce costs is through outsourcing some or all of the supply chain operations to a...
  • Truckers and customs brokers are seeing "red" as border wait times increase
    Truck wait times at ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border are up, from El Paso, Texas, to Otay Mesa, California. Industry professionals said...
  • Transfix launches carrier payments factoring at 0.99 percent cost
    Digital freight brokers continue to add services in the pursuit of carrier stickiness.
  • 'NASCAR roadies:' Truck drivers keep the sport moving
    The race cars, and all the equipment and accessories that go along with them, have to move from racetrack to racetrack somehow.
  • RPA Labs wants to automate your daily tasks
    "Robotic process automation has already taken root in other industries like financial services. It's a perfect time for RPA to disrupt the logistics industry, given...
  • Port Report: U.S. retail inventories high as container rates retreat
    Sanguine outlook could flip, but retailers look well stocked ahead of peak season.
  • Qube earns US$1.15 billion in revenues... but foresees subdued markets next year
    Integrated bulk, rail, trucking, box, warehousing and ports operator, Qube (ASX: QUB), has announced weighty full year earnings of A$1.73 billion (US$1.5 billion). It also...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • VLSFO SUPPLY ROUNDUP: Repsol confirms availability of VLSFO at Algeciras
    Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil will slash its output of high sulfur fuel oil and boost middle distillate production once it completes the coker capacity expansion at its Sakai refinery during the second week of October.
  • Cosmo Oil to cut HSFO output, up middle distillates production as Sakai coker expands
    Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil will slash its output of high sulfur fuel oil and boost middle distillate production once it completes the coker capacity expansion at its Sakai refinery during the second week of October.
  • Hong Kong bunker market to remain tight as suppliers pull back
    High sulfur bunker fuel availability in Hong Kong is expected to tighten further as suppliers reduce import in anticipation of a drop in demand ahead of IMO 2020, and maintain low inventories because of a steeply backwardated market structure.
  • Oil slides as weak US manufacturing PMI spurs demand growth concerns
    Oil futures settled lower Thursday as demand concerns took center stage amid weaker US economic data.
  • IMO 2020 Tracker: Trade tariffs seen muting IMO 2020 impact for US refiners
    Weakening export demand for US-made products is skewing the impact of the change to cleaner ship fuel.
  • DUBAI FUTURES: Sour crude complex firms despite dip in product margins
    The dive in fuel oil margins may be due to the onset of lower sulfur marine fuel requirements set to take effect from January 2020.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Stena Bulk CEO 'constructive dialogue' with Iran foreign minister
    CEO Erik Hanell met Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Stockholm on Tuesday.
  • Iran renews threat to shipping amid US pressure to 'zero out' oil exports
    "The Iranians will be hoping to cloak a ship-to-ship transfer, but it is not going to easy with so many eyes on it," a source said.
  • Shell seeks competitive ways to decarbonize shipping
    Shell plans to fuel the tankers at existing facilities in Singapore, Rotterdam and other bunkering ports.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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
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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
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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