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July 1, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US cargo thefts fall 16pc, but value of each theft increases 9pc: study
  • Fujian builds most convenient traffic network connecting Taiwan
  • Alataw Pass cargo up 3.8pc to 1.55 million tonnes in first 5 months
  • Xinjiang Korgas rail checkpoint trade cargo hits 50,000 tonnes in May
  • US Senate subcommittee votes US$1 billion for major port dredging
  • US logistics outlook weakens, suffers from overcapacity: study
  • Refusal to allow UK inspectors to board ship in Singapore halts probe
  • Historic ship ends days: Early over-panamax ship to be scrapped by APL
  • 9,200-TEU Ever Learned delivered to Evergreen for Asia-Europe service
  • Singapore Changi cargo volume falls 3.5pc to 147,600 tonnes in May
  • Asia Pacific airlines' cargo volumes show 0.5pc increase in May
  • Swissport launches appeal in Ukraine to reclaim business grabbed to UIA

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Cabinet approves ratification of Maritime Labour Convention
  • Egypt's crisis seen impacting Suez shipments
  • MCI joins UN food logistics initiative
  • MOL Comfort's fore section being towed, aft part sinks
  • MOL receives environment protection awards from Los Angeles & Long Beach ports
  • Vishwapati Trivedi replaces P. K. Sinha as Shipping Secretary
  • India looking forward to MFN status from Pakistan's new dispensation
  • Olive oil imports shoot up 66.36 pc
  • Spices exports valued at over INR 10,000 cr. in 2012-13
  • Steep rise in vegetable oil imports in May
  • Shenzhen expected to beat Hong Kong in box throughput this year
  • CWC commissions its 38th CFS at Pipavav
  • JM Baxi Group launches Delhi International Cargo Terminal at Sonepat
  • Forex reserves turn weak, fall sharply by $ 2.82 bn to $ 287.85 bn
  • INR recovers from historic low to end at 59.39
  • Adani Power organises blood donation camp on Chairman's birthday
  • KPTL bags international & domestic orders for power infrastructure
  • Clipper Projects & Thorco Shipping merge
  • Geodis Wilson receives project cargo forwarding award
  • Infrastructure growth in China a boon for European service providers
  • Ipsen Logistics appoints global head to strengthen projects division
  • Wilhelmsen (Georgia) joins PCN network; moves heavy vehicles

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fresh blood to reinforce Eurogate's sales team
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens office in Dublin
  • Ikea leases giant warehouse in Russia
  • Gijon goes green
  • New Orleans' Mississippi terminal moves ahead
  • MSC adds to pressure on Asia - ECSA trade
  • New top manager for shipper Lekkerland
  • Overweight again: Ukraine to check trucks
  • Deutsche Post DHL enlarges parcel shop network in Germany
  • Cooperation launches Turkey-Northern Europe shuttle
  • Deutsche Bahn and Etihad Rail developing railfreight...
  • Cargo theft rates climbing in Europe and Asia
  • UPR to strengthen Oregon's transport infrastructure
  • China Eastern serving Lhasa in summer season
  • Garuda receives B777-300ER then launches Jeddah route
  • Air Lituanica takes off

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Seadrill-Sapura JV wins $2.7 billion Petrobras contract
  • EC seeks ship CO2 monitoring and reporting requirement
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo package for Rieber seismic ship
  • Singapore owner picks Wärtsilä for 24 newbuilds
  • ABB wins $20 million FPSO order from Cosco Nantong

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Aft part of MOL COMFORT sinks with load of containers
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to positive week
  • Diana Shipping works deal for charter of Panamax bulk vessel
  • Moody's Investors Service downgrades Port of Seattle bonds
  • TITAN Salvage taps Shelby Harris as marine operations director for Asia

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Product tanker order surge puts recovery into question
    Orderbook is dangerously large, says study
  • ING moves on to a new lending model
    Bank's emphasis now on bilaterals, says transport finance chief Fewster
  • Seadrill orders three new vessels for $800m
    Total revenues for Brazil project will be $2.7bn
  • Carbon-capping schemes spread to emerging markets
    China and Brazil regimes could drag shipping towards populist and political targets
  • Vessels retain insurance cover, TMT's lawyers say
    TMT's main creditor Mega Bank warned that TMT's insurance was at risk as it sought to block release of emergency funding, but a federal judge has freed cash to preserve and protect the vessels
  • Scorpio Bulkers secures $250m for ultramax order onslaught
    Tanker firm makes Oslo offering ahead of likely US listing for new venture
  • Brussels outlines plans to monitor shipping CO2
    Move is perceived as drawing the industry closer to a market-based measure
  • No stopping now
    New IMO political impasse could drag shipping into one or more regional schemes
  • Concerns mount over Nigeria halting LNG exports
    Ships detained as port levy dispute leads to ban on vessels entering loading area
  • MSC Eugenia detained over damaged hull
    La Spezia harbour master pounces after port state control inspection
  • Caution in China
    Volatile equity markets show shipping has yet to emerge from global financial crisis
  • Egypt looks for more revenue as Suez transits decline
    Morsi government ponders fee hike or surcharges ahead of IMF loan talks
  • German shipping opening up for foreign capital
    Seven out of 10 shipowners expect more funds from non-local sources
  • Asia-Europe rates double
    July general increase boosts spot prices
  • Scorpio eyes eventual New York listing for bulk venture
    Company seeks to replicate tanker splash and eyes VLGC prospects
  • Kexim moves away from merchant vessels
    Export credit agency shift reflects South Korean yards' quest for high-margin orders

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • EC proposes emissions monitoring scheme
    THE EC today put forward a draft regulation to require owners to monitor and report on carbon dioxide in ship emissions as of 1 January 2018
  • Maersk to shed Brostrom
    MAERSK Tankers Singapore confirmed to Fairplay yesterday it is selling assets in Brostrom Tankers Singapore to Integra Holdings and Cldn-Cobelfret SA
  • Scorpio said to be near VLGC splurge
    NYSE-listed product tanker operator Scorpio Tankers is today firming up orders for a series of VLGCs, in a move aimed at capitalising on the US shale promise
  • FMC boss points to P3's green aspects
    FUEL-efficient ships deployed into US trades will be a "positive" attribute of the planned P3 box alliance, Washington's top maritime regulatory official told Fairplay
  • Scorpio Bulkers debuts in Oslo
    MONACO-headquartered Scorpio Group today introduced a new publicly traded drybulk company, Scorpio Bulkers
  • $41M sought in arrest
    OCTAVIAN Maritime Holdings seeks $41M in charter hire and termination fees related to a bareboat charter party with tanker operator Geden Lines
  • Frangou raises $250M
    NAVIOS Maritime Partners, the NYSE-listed limited partnership from Angeliki Frangou's drybulk stable, has raised $250M via a term loan
  • 3 killed, 2 sought in China dredger sinking
    TWO CREW members were being sought today off Beihai's port in the sinking of a dredger that killed three others, the Beihai Maritime Safety Administration said
  • Singapore seizes tanker
    SINGAPORE'S law firm Rajah & Tann confirmed to Fairplay today it arrested the 7,022dwt products tanker Titan Unity
  • Hanjin HI seen under pressure
    INVESTORS should avoid buying Hanjin HI & Construction's shares until the Korean shipbuilder manages to pare its debt, which stands at 2.85 trillion won ($2.5Bn), a sector analyst said today
  • South American grains support Panamaxes
    SOUTH American grains continue to keep Panamax rates up, with freight rates still in five-digit figures for shipments to the Far East
  • Japanese question crew in fatal collision
    NORWEGIAN Car Carriers said the captain and third officer of its NOCC Oceanic are being questioned today in Japan after a fatal collision was confirmed
  • Capesizes hit 6-month high
    CAPESIZE rates have hit a new six-month high as iron ore and coal movements continue into China
  • Rickmers swoops on 2,200teu ships
    HAMBURG shipowner Bertram Rickmers has gone on the acquisition trail, following up his €175M ($228M) bond placing in Germany in early June
  • Japan's imports of Iranian crude rise 86%
    JAPAN'S imports of Iranian crude surged in May, after such shipments ground to a near-halt in April

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Baragona Retirement Sparks CMA CGM America Changes
    CMA CGM has reorganized CMA CGM America, the U.S. agent of the CMA CGM Group, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., in conjunction with the departure of Frank Baragona, chairman of CMA CGM America. After a career in the shipping industry and nine years as head of CMA CGM America, Baragona will be...
  • Tampa Port Authority FTZ No. 79 to Grow
    The Tampa Port Authority has applauded the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for its decision to approve Foreign Trade Zone No. 79 to administratively restructure and expand their service area to include the Hillsborough and Polk counties in Florida. The decision will also reduce the timeframe for the combined federal and local FTZ...
  • Sea Star Receives 150 New Reefer Containers
    Sea Star Line has taken delivery of 150 new 40-foot refrigerated containers in the second year of a five-year equipment replacement plan, which aims to reduce the average of the entire Sea Star Line reefer container fleet to less than three years. The new containers, which will be fit with Carrier...
  • GATX Announces Three Senior-Level Appointments
    GATX Corp. has named Thomas A. Ellman as executive vice president and president of Rail North America, Michael T. Brooks as senior vice president of operations and technology and Paul F. Titterton as vice president and chief commercial officer. Ellman will continue to oversee the commercial activities of GATX's North American...
  • Q&A: Red Hands Trump Light Fingers
    Q: That was a good article about the carrier who was having chronic "shortages" at destination, apparently because of pilferage at destination. It brought back memories. We ship mixed orders of business consumables - some full carton, but mostly pick-and-pack in mixed cartons. More than half of our customer locations are...
  • Mexico's Rising Port Cargo Traffic Highlights Infrastructure Needs
    The Port of Veracruz, where the Mexican government hopes to leverage private investment to improve basic infrastructure.Mexico's port cargo traffic is expected to increase 80 percent to 508 million metric tons per year by the end of the government's current six-year administration in 2018, compared with the current 282 million...
  • SCFI: Asia-North Europe Spot Rates Soar
    Spot freight rates from Asia to northern European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index jumped 174 percent in the week ending June 28, only days before a July 1 general rate increase. It was the highest increase ever in this lane. On July 1, carriers such as CMA...
  • SCFI: Asia-US Spot Rates Achieve Significant Increases
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of June 28, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for Shanghai to U.S. trade lanes rose signficantly in the week of June 28, with both East and West Coast-bound lanes achieving more than 60 percent of the general rate increases recommended...
  • Study: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Power Ships at Berth
    Joe Pratt, Sandia National Laboratories' researcher, stands near the Port of Oakland, one of the West Coast ports he studied to learn whether hydrogen fuel cells are a viable power source for docked ships. (Photo by Steffan Schulz).Hydrogen fuel cells may be technically feasible and commercially attractive as a "clean,...
  • Canada's Fair Rail Freight Service Act Becomes Law
    Canada's new Fair Rail Freight Service Act, which requires Canadian rail companies to offer a service agreement to companies shipping goods by rail, if the shipper requests one, has become law, according to Denis Lebel, the nation's minister of transport, infrastructure and communities. In the event that rail companies and shippers...
  • Metro America Supply Chain Appoints VP for US Expansion
    Metro America Supply Chain Solutions has appointed a new vice president of business development and major contracts, in line with its strategy to build a team to better serve customers in the U.S. "Extending Metro's management team and operating solutions into the U.S. market will result in efficiencies and improved value...
  • Fenwick on DHL's New 'Super-Hub' at Cincinnati Airport
    Deutsche Post division DHL has invested $110 million to expand at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport into a "super-hub" for the Americas trade. DHL Express Americas CEO Stephen Fenwick discusses the new hub with JOC Senior Editor Peter Leach...
  • Slideshow: 10 Ways Congress Can Help Shippers and Carriers
    Major shippers, logistics providers and transportation companies are taking advantage of a rare opportunity to tell Congress what they need to move goods and materials more effectively. The industry hopes testimony from executives to the U.S. House of Representatives will guide the chamber in passing the Water Resources Development Act...
  • Direct ChassisLink Acquires Hyundai Merchant Marine's US Chassis Fleet
    Direct ChassisLink, an intermodal marine chassis provider in North America, has acquired Hyundai Merchant Marine's U.S. chassis fleet, comprising more than 23,000 chassis, according to a joint announcement released today by the companies. In addition to the sale, HMM has entered into a long-term agreement pursuant to which DCLI will be...
  • Norfolk Southern Opens SC Bulk Transfer Facility
    Norfolk Southern has opened its new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Columbia, S.C., which will allow customers without rail sidings to transfer a large array of commodities between railcars and trucks. The terminal, owned by the Class I railroad and operated by independent contractors that facilitate bulk transfer and distribution, can...
  • Fitzgerald Appointed to Port of Houston Authority's Commission
    Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas has appointed Clyde Fitzgerald, a veteran labor leader, to serve as a member on the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Fitzgerald's appointment fills the seat of Jim Fonteno, who submitted his resignation to the commissioners court in April. Fitzgerald was sworn in...
  • Gulftainer Welcomes CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt
    The CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt will end its maiden voyage at Ningbo, China, by July 10.Gulftainer has welcomed the CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt container ship on its maiden voyage and call at the Khorfakkan Container Terminal at the Port of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates. The 16,020-TEU CMA...
  • Teamsters OK ABF National Master Contract
    Teamsters have voted to approve the national master portion of a contract with ABF Freight System.Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to approve a national master contract with ABF Freight System that cuts wages and gives the less-than-truckload carrier more flexible work rules. The contract was approved by 52...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Thumbs up for GASS
    Jefferies shipping analyst Douglas Mavrinac has added StealthGas to his list of favourite shipping stocks.
  • Handysize holdup
    A second handysize bulker has grounded in the waterways serving South America's grain export ports.
  • Navios seals loan
    Navios Maritime Partners has put the finishing touches on a $250m loan from a syndicate of nine banks.
  • Wilson offloads oldie
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has offloaded a vessel that has spent the past several years in lay up.
  • Capes in profit
    Skyrocketing capesize spot rates have entered positive territory for the first time this year.
  • Rickmers five identified?
    Rickmers Group's second hand boxship swoop this week is thought to have involved five vessels from bankrupt KG funds.
  • Diana inks with Cargill
    Diana Shipping of Greece has secured a two-year charter deal for a panamax bulk carrier handed back early by Louis Dreyfus Commodities.
  • October LNG launch
    The first sailing of an LNG-fuelled ferry between the island of Samso and Jutland on the Danish mainland is set to take place on 1 October 2014.
  • A hard day's night
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Scorpio in dry debut
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a hotly anticipated equity issue ahead of taking up a junior listing in Oslo.
  • MISC to trim tanker fleet
    Malaysian shipping giant MISC has revealed its action plan to ride out a difficult market.
  • CMA CGM banks $150m
    CMA CGM has finalised a $150m cash injection from a French sovereign wealth fund.
  • A merger or not?
    The UK's office of fair trading (OFT) is canvassing opinion over whether a recent deal between DFDS, NTEX and North Sea RoRo (NSRR) constitutes a merger.
  • Precious lengthens loan
    Thai bulker owner Precious Shipping has extended a $150m loan taken out to buy second-hand ships.
  • Vard's Brazilian trouble
    Vard continues to be plagued by ongoing problems at its Brazilian shipyards, the Norwegian offshore shipbuilding giant said today.
  • Death of the shipyard?
    The Spanish shipbuilding industry believes it will die out if the European Commission forces it to pay back EUR 2.8bn ($3.65m) in tax deductions.
  • Norden's dry sums
    Norden embarked on a near $450m dry-cargo expansion effort having developed a model to sort the wheat from the public relations chaff relating to eco newbuildings.
  • Wartsila wins CNCo deal
    Finland's Wartsila is supplying propulsion systems for up to 36 China Navigation Co (CNCo) newbuildings in China.
  • STX cancels six LRs
    South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has torn up contracts for six large-range-one (LR1) tankers after the buyer failed to make an initial payment.
  • Diamond S fails to sparkle
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Forced sale law defined
    Strong endorsement of the principle that the forced sale of vessels is best conducted on a transparent basis by the Admiralty Marshal has come from a London high court judge.
  • SITC declares two
    SITC International has exercised options for two 1,800-teu boxships at China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), the company announced today.
  • Inside imploding TMT
    Increasingly aggressive banks and gamblers in the iron ore market contributed to bankruptcy filings involving several TMT entities last week, Nobu Su says.
  • Cash boost for Gdansk
    The Polish government is ready to pump money into Gdansk Shipyard, which has been threatened with a bankruptcy suit.
  • Krasnoye pockets profit
    Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard is retaining its 2012 profit.
  • New for Nova
    Singapore owner books six woodchip carriers at Sainty and Nantong yards in China.
  • Elderly Princess out
    Canadian government to replace 42-year old ro-pax ferry Princess of Acadia.
  • Party over for Allandia
    Swedish cruise operator Allandia Rederi AB is to suspend operations at the end of this month.
  • Stena in the green
    Stena Bulk's implementation of various types of eco initiatives designed to cut vessel fuel consumption are shaving around SEK 65m ($9.6m) annually from the company's costs.
  • Maersk sells again
    Maersk Tankers is selling its Southeast Asian tanker arm Bostrom Singapore to a joint venture between Integra Holdings and Cldn-Cobelfret.
  • Titan Unity arrested
    aSingapore Tankers' 7,000-dwt products tanker Titan Unity (built 2009) was arrested in Singapore yesterday morning by lawyers from the law firm of Rajah & Tann.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Baragona to retire from CMA CGM at year's end
    Frank Baragona, a long-time veteran of the shipping industry, had served as head of CMA CGM America the past nine years. His departure will spark a reorganization at the French line's offices in Virginia.
  • Teamsters approve national ABF contract
    The drivers' union employed at less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System have voted to approve the national portion of the master freight agreement as well as 21 of the 27 supplements.
  • Hyundai sells chassis fleet to Direct ChassisLink
  • Navis implementation at NY terminal plagues Maher
    Maher Terminals has had difficulties integrating a new terminal system at its facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey, forcing 11 vessels as of Friday to be diverted to other terminals in the port over the past two weeks.
  • UPS names IBM vet to board
  • Pritzker sworn in at Commerce, Foxx prepares for DOT post
    Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Obama to serve as commerce secretary on May 9. On Thursday, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the country's next transportation secretary.
  • Benefits of raised Bayonne Bridge touted
  • Trillium plans 101 CNG truck filling stations by 2016
  • Vanguard adds offices in Vietnam
  • Sea Star adds 150 new reefer boxes
  • White House suspends Bangladesh's GSP status
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Fuel prices end week stronger in the Americas
    Demand was said to be quiet in Los Angeles on Friday.
  • Fleet Optimisation Conference details announced
    Sessions focused on regulatory challenges, designing for efficiency, fuel and propulsion management and ship performance optimisation.
  • Inland shipping now able to refuel with LNG in Rotterdam
    From July 1 inland shipping will be able to bunker with LNG in the Seinehaven, in Rotterdam Botlek.
  • Ferry docks being cleaned after vessel sinks, spills diesel fuel
    Spill of 30 to 40 gallons reported near Prudence Island ferry docks in Rhode Island.
  • New address for IBIA Asia office
    New contact details will take effect as of July 1.
  • Furjairah prices mainly soft
    No clear direction in prices at Suez.
  • Prices close week on firm note
    Gibraltar's bunker market was reported to be quiet.
  • Fuel costs hit bunker tanker owner
    Yujin posts losses for 2012.
  • Cruise line blames ECA as it pulls out of two US ports
    'ECA requirements would significantly impact our fuel costs,' says Carnival.
  • Bunker tanker arrested
    Singapore firm has ship seized by authorities.
  • Bunker prices firm in Asia
    Supplies of bunker fuel at major Asian ports fine.
  • Clipper takes delivery of new fuel efficient bulker
    Vessel boasts 'latest development in technology and super eco fuel consumption.'
  • ClassNK developing vessel speed trial software
    The software will be made available to shipyards free of charge, says classification society.
  • Alfa Laval confirms scrubber order from DFDS
    Equipment to be retrofitted on three ro-ro vessels at Polish shipyard.
  • Chemoil signs $800 million syndicated banking facilities
    Development is a 'strong testament to our banks' confidence', says CFO.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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