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September 4, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • September's Asia-Europe GRI holding power in doubt as spot rates drop
  • Hong Kong Asset Management orders three 18,000-TEU ships from Daewoo
  • CSCL posts US$200 million net loss, little different from last year's
  • Idle containership numbers level off at 2.3pc of fleet as peak dawns
  • Expert weighs Panama vs Suez for Asian cargo, and impact of mega ships
  • Suzhou bonded zone helps Canon nearly halve factory-to-market transit
  • Guangzhou might start applying for setting up FTZ later this year
  • Jeddah posts 17.9pc increase in first half box volume to 2.3 million TEU
  • Grand Kenya box port faces money troubles as well as regional jealousies
  • South Sudan road sustains one of the world's worst trading environment
  • United Airlines applies to regulators to fly thrice weekly to Chengdu
  • Boeing cargo jet sales hit lowest point with only 13 air freighters sold
  • Ex-ICAO lawyer blasts UN body for big talk, but little action on air cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • 'ECU Line, as the global leader in LCL, provides our customers unparalleled services to manage their logistics needs efficiently globally'
  • Clarksons posts marginal increase in profit
  • GCS adds two more automotive customers to its Novorossiysk operation
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT beats its heaviet cargo handled record within a month
  • Security being enhanced after foiled attack on boxship in Suez
  • UNCTAD's liner shipping connectivity index sees China, Singapore at the top
  • Jan.-July coffee exports decline 4 pc
  • CONCOR NWR honours top performers at 17th Annual Awards
  • Transworld Terminals to commence CFS operations at Tuticorin
  • INR declines further to below 68 on increased dollar demand
  • L&T bags INR 1,500-cr. EPC order from Omani company
  • Ministry of Trust

International Transport Journalweb site
  • GFR purchases CFR Marfa
  • Iata sees continued uptick in July cargo results
  • Nurminen Logistics in charge of major project delivery to...
  • DHL launches day-definite delivery service
  • Second quarter down, but July up in Liege
  • DHL expands operations in Indonesia
  • 20 new DL locomotives for KiwiRail in New Zealand
  • RWI/ISL container throughput index increases slightly
  • SNTTA Cargo chooses Calogi to deliver online solution
  • Ceva and Messaggerie Libri expand logistics collaboration
  • USA: 60% of freight transported by trucks
  • Die Grenzen der Liberalisierung
  • Via Bremen names new managing director
  • KR focuses on green-ship equipment

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • "K" Line orders widest car carriers ever built
  • Ocean Rig orders another drillship
  • Golden Ocean buys two
  • Gladding Hearn delivers 30 m catamaran ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Emergency crews continue fight of fire onboard Maersk container ship
  • Department of Transportation releases state statistics guide
  • Port of Everett backing Wheels on the Waterfont event
  • Port of Kalama calling for administration office project bids
  • Military Sealift Command relieves medical treatment facility officer

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Navios Acquisition takes new product tanker
    Tanker arm of Navios Group hails 30th vessel in service
  • LNG shipping set for winter boost as Japan shuts nuclear reactors
    Longer-term prospects for sector less buoyant, however
  • Southampton gets ready for the transatlantic
    Port set for November arrivals as GAX, GMX and PAX services shift from Thamesport
  • India's woes boost Turkish and Chinese demolition yards
    Rupee's weakness against the dollar undermines subcontinent's confidence
  • Surge in Asia-Europe box volumes expected in coming weeks
    Rush ahead of Chinese holiday period will put carriers in strong position for rate push
  • Caribbean aframax rates climb
    Market hits highest level since early June
  • Hyundai Mipo secures $102m order for three boxships
    Unnamed European owner's vessels to be delivered in 2015
  • Golden Ocean buys two 2010-built bulkers
    Capesize and handymax ships bought in strategic partnership with an unnamed owner
  • Icelandic market holds back Eimskip
    Line's second-quarter results hit by decline in import volumes and cost of new vessel
  • Christen Sveaas seeks to re-list Western Bulk in Oslo
    Owner says timing is right to raise funds for growth of dry bulk operator
  • China's Bank of Communications Leasing orders 18,400 teu ships at DSME
    Deal marks the first time that Chinese lessor has placed orders in South Korea for European owner
  • K Line to build four car carriers at two Japanese yards
    Vessels will be the widest beam car carriers yet built, shipping giant says

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Port of Kapellskär to be expanded for $110M
    THE PORT of Kapellskär, located 90km north of the Swedish capital Stockholm, will be expanded over the next two and a half years at a total cost of SK745M ($110M), the municipally-owned Stockholms Hamnar port company said
  • IPO to return Western Bulk to Oslo bourse
  • Changhang Phoenix's deposits frozen
  • VLGC rates soften
  • Hanjin tied to VLCC charter
  • Golden Ocean buys its first Handysize
  • China CSSC warns as profits fall 88%
  • Ship sinks after mystery fire
  • Russia's Global Ports to take over rival

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Mixed Results, Mixed Emotions
    Those of us who regularly read shipping industry reports from around the world must endure a mix of emotions when reading the news of the day. Some days, we smile. Others, we may shed a tear. And then there the days of bewilderment. And that was my reaction when reading on...
  • US Diesel Prices Jump Nearly 7 Cents
    U.S. diesel prices through September 2, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices climbed in the week of Sept. 2, growing at an accelerated pace compared to increases in the past two weeks, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.981, up 6.8 cents from last week. During the...
  • 'Win' Thurber to Receive 2013 Connie Award
    Win Thurber, chairman and CEO of Norton Lilly International, will receive the 2013 Connie Award.The Containerization & Intermodal Institute will present the 2013 Connie Award to H. Winchester "Win" Thurber III, chairman and CEO of Norton Lily International, at the Connie Luncheon on Dec. 9, 2013, at the Metropolitan Room...
  • Report: Ship, Container Reliability Fell in Second Quarter
    Ship and container reliability decreased in the second quarter of 2013, according to Drewry Maritime Research's recently published quarterly Carrier Performance Insight report. Despite improvements in east-west trade reliability, the average on-time performance of container ships across all trades covered declined to 70.5 percent, down from 72.8 percent in the first...
  • Union Pacific Introduces New Technology for Double-Stack Intermodal Trains
    Arrowedge has a tapered body that allows air to flow more easily around a double-stack train's top front-most containers.Union Pacific has unveiled Arrowedge, a new employee-designed, pilot technology aimed at reducing fuel and locomotive emissions on double-stack intermodal freight trains. Positioned on top of the first freight container, the 48-foot Arrowedge...
  • FREE Webcast: Doing Business in a Changing China
    Timed to be held in the run-up to the JOC TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, this Webcast will focus on the challenges and opportunities for importers and exporters, and transportation and logistics companies in China, where a combination of slowing growth, a more inward-looking economic strategy, rising costs and new...
  • Ports of Indiana names new Public Affairs Manager
    Heather Bunning has joined the Ports of Indiana as the new Public Affairs Manager, and will serve as the primary contact for media inquiries related to all three of the state's public ports as well as statewide maritime, foreign-trade zone and multimodal transportation issues. The Ports of Indiana is a statewide...
  • Maritime Union 'Not Surprised' by National Labor Relations Board Ruling in ICTSI Case
    An Administrative Law Judge for the National Labor Relations Board issued a preliminary decision and recommended order on August 28 that the ILWU is not legally entitled to perform disputed work that is covered by the ILWU's 80-year-old collective bargaining agreement with the union's West Coast employers. The work was...
  • Apreo Logistics Announces Name Change to C.H. Robinson
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Sept. 3, 2013) - C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., one of the world's largest logistics companies, announced today that it has completed the rebranding process of Apreo Logistics S.A., which will continue under the name C.H. Robinson. The rebranding process started after C.H. Robinson acquired the leading Polish...
  • Korean Register to supply EMSA with a renewed "RuleCheck" system for port state control inspectors
    The Korean Register (KR) - an IACS member classification society - is to supply the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) with a new generation "RuleCheck" system. In 2007, KR won a competitive tender to develop and supply the initial RuleCheck system to EMSA. Based on KR's highly regarded KR-CON system, RuleCheck...
  • Top award for London Gateway's Information Technology
    London Gateway, London: A unique and highly flexible state-of-the-art datacentre architecture has won DP World London Gateway's Information Technology Team a top award for innovation. London Gateway was named winner of the NetApp Visionary Leadership Innovation Award for 2013 for a data storage and management solution, which provides flexibility, reliability and predictability,...
  • Shanghai Yupei, Financial Groups to Invest in 17 Warehouses in China
    The Carlyle Group and The Townsend Group have partnered with Shanghai Yupei Group to invest in 17 warehouses in China, representing a combined equity commitment of $400 million. Carlyle, an alternative asset manager, and Townsend, an investment management company, will commit about $200 million to acquire equity interests in five warehouses...
  • CargoSmart Hosts Seminars on Canada and Japan Customs Regulations
    SAN JOSE, CA - September 3, 2013 - CargoSmart Limited, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) global shipping and logistics solutions provider, today announced that it will be hosting a seminar series entitled "Compliance Countdown: Prepare for 2014 Advance Filing Requirements." The seminars will inform freight forwarders and non-vessel...
  • TNT Thailand joins national seminar on use of technology in logistics Leading provider of integrated express services shares knowledge on employing information technology in logistics to prepare for AEC
    Khunthon Siripaiboon, Country ICS Director, TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand) Co. Ltd., receives souvenir for appearing as honoured speaker at the seminar, "The software to enhance logistics process (delivery service) to prepare for the AEC," at which TNT shared knowledge on delivery cost management by employing information technology.TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand)...
  • North America's Largest Infrastructure Projects
    There's a lot of talk about increasing infrastructure spending, but with local, state and federal agencies involved, it's difficult to determine which projects would bring the biggest bang for the buck. Enter CG/LA Infrastructure. The Washington-based consulting firm in August ranked 100 projects that it says would most help the...
  • 'K' Line Orders Four New Ro-Ro Vessels
    "K" Line and two shipbuilding companies, Shin Kurushima Dockyard and Japan Marine United, have reached agreements to build four new car carrier vessels. The shipbuilders will each construct two vessels. Delivery of the new ships is expected to take place in 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. "We have appointed two...
  • US Reaffirms Equivalence of China's Poultry Processing Inspection Regime
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has reaffirmed the equivalence of the food safety inspection system for processed poultry in China, enabling the Asian nation to certify plants to export processed poultry product to the United States. Although China has received approval to export processed poultry products...
  • IAG Cargo to Launch New London-Austin Route
    IAG Cargo's new route will be served by the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.IAG Cargo will launch a new air cargo route from London Heathrow to Austin, Texas, in March 2014, and will offer an additional export route for the area's expanding technology hub. IAG Cargo, the freight business of British Airways...
  • Port of Virginia Handles Record Single-Month Cargo Volume
    Full-size image. The Port of Virginia handled 205,137 20-foot-equivalent units in July, setting a new record for single-month cargo volume. Export TEUs in July tallied 106,363, while import TEUs were 98,774, representing year-over-year gains of 12.7 percent and 14.9 percent respectively. Overall volume was up 13.7 percent compared with July 2012. From January to July,...
  • Landstar Calls Trucking Market 'Choppy' But Improving
    Landstar System expects $680 million to $700 million in revenue in the third quarter, as underlying revenue trends improve despite a "choppy" freight market. That's a tighter range than the $670 million to $715 million in revenue the fourth-largest U.S. truckload carrier forecast for the quarter a few months ago, but...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Mind the gap
    Demand for Jones Act product tankers will likely exceed supply over the next three years, a leading Wall Street equity analyst told clients Tuesday.
  • Diana Shipping tied to buy
    Diana Shipping of Greece has been linked to the acquisition of a kamsarmax bulker that used to trade with bankrupt Italian operator Deiulemar Shipping.
  • Six land in lockup
    A chemical tanker controlled by Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp of Greece has emerged as one of six vessels detained by US port inspectors in the first half of August.
  • FRNT profit jumps
    Frontline 2012 booked a big jump in net profit for the second quarter as gains from cancelled newbuildings made up for diving charter rates.
  • Novoship profit rises
    Russia's Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship) has posted better earnings and revenue figures for the first half of 2013.
  • ORIG seals another
    George Economou's Ocean Rig (ORIG) has moved for another ultra-deepwater drillship (UDW) at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • NNA wins MR work
    Greece's Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) has fixed an MR2 newbuilding for six months in a profit-sharing deal.
  • Charter joy for Navios
    Navios Maritime Partners has clinched a three-year charter for a capesize newbuilding at $19,000 per day.
  • Daewoo extends Daehan deal
    Loss-making Daehan Shipbuilding of Korea will be managed by compatriot Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for another two and a half years.
  • Shreyas adds ICTT run
    Indian feeder line Shreyas Shipping & Logistics has launched a new run linking east coast ports to the ICTT terminal at Vallarpadam.
  • CH Offshore fixes two
    CH Offshore has signed bareboat charters for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with purchase options for the charterer to buy the vessels at the end of the term.
  • Austal earnings soar
    Australian shipbuilder Austal's annual profit has been boosted partly by growing work for the US navy.
  • Exmar still in
    Confusion hangs over the extent of Exmar's involvement in a planned floating LNG project in Canada.
  • Four held over sinking
    Scottish shipowner Peter Sharp and three others are facing a manslaughter trial in Papua New Guinea over the loss of the Rabaul Queen ferry in 2012.
  • Dof takes the money
    Dof Subsea is making a NOK 200m ($32.91m) profit from the sale of a new offshore support ship.
  • Three for Mipo
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has bagged a rare order for three boxships from a European owner.
  • Yinson reaches 97%
    Malaysian FSO group Yinson has clinched its takeover of Fred Olsen Production (FOP) after winning 97% of its shares.
  • Golden snaps up bulk duo
    Golden Ocean has continued to build up its fleet, this time tapping the secondhand market to buy a capesize and a handysize bulker.
  • Zhongchang loss grows
    China's Zhongchang Marine has slipped to a bigger first-half loss despite an increase in revenue.
  • Haisheng hurt again
    China Shipping Haisheng has posted a bigger deficit in the first half of 2013.
  • K Line books PCTCs
    K Line has ordered four car carrier newbuildings as the Japanese shipowner looks to modernize its fleet.
  • Densan bulker arrested
    A Turkish owned handymax has reportedly been arrested in Singapore in the first such detention in almost a month.
  • OW targets West Africa
    OW Bunker has confirmed the launch of a new physical fuel supply operation offshore West Africa.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • ILWU quits AFL-CIO as it gears up for contract talks
    Just before Labor Day, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union cut formal ties with the AFL-CIO, expressing concern about jurisdictional battles with other unions as it prepares to negotiate a new contract next year.
  • COSCO vessel targeted in Suez attack
    The 10,062-TEU COSCO Asia was attacked while exiting the north end of the canal with its convoy over the weekend, though the head of the canal authority told the Reuters news agency that no damages or injuries occurred.
  • Third time a charm: ILA approves Virginia contract
    Meanwhile, a federal judge signed a temporary restraining order last Thursday to get longshoremen at the Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals in Charleston to return to work following a brief walkout.
  • 'K' Line orders 4 giant car carriers
    The carrier will use the new ships to replace aging tonnage. "It is our estimation that the car transport market and ro/ro cargo market will steadily grow, so we will continue to develop our fleet," a "K" Line executive said.
  • CargoSmart to hold advanced filing seminars in Pacific Northwest
  • Court dismisses ABF labor complaint
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Tango
  • US Airways, American get expedited antitrust trial
  • MOL Comfort investigation to take more time
  • Global Ports to acquire Russian terminal operator
  • Evergreen announces transatlantic rate hike
  • IAG Cargo to add Austin service in 2014
  • Air cargo activity inched up in July
  • DHL brings day-definite LTL service to Europe
  • Washington Notebook: ITC approves antidumping probe of alloy imports
  • Exel Direct rebrands as MXD
  • UASC orders 18,000-TEU ships with LNG option
  • LLamasoft, ALK partner on truck data
  • Pressure on Indonesia to ease ag import restrictions

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
  • Mixed price outlook in Fujairah
    Softer pricing seen in Cape Town.
  • Triple-E vessels to dominate Asia-Europe trade
    'In a few years' time ships below 10,000 TEUs will be phased out,' says analyst.
  • Prices end day on soft note in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices in Piraeus fell in single digits.
  • New executive director for Brightoil
    There have been a series of personnel changes at Brightoil in the last 12 months.
  • Third bunker tanker to auction this week
    Auction will complete sale of tanker trio.
  • Asian IFO prices slip further
    Average to good demand reported in Singapore.
  • Container fleet will switch to LNG once 'infrastructure is in place'
    DNV to class UASC's 'LNG-ready' containerships.
  • Ship arrested in Singapore
    Turkish-owned handymax arrested but reasons for doing so remain unclear.
  • K Line building fuel-efficient quartet
    New ships will be able to transport passenger cars and other types of ro/ro cargoes.
  • Bunker supplier seeks arrest of vessel due for demolition
    Omega Bunker is claiming $52,000 for marine fuel supplied to the M.V. Meen.
  • Vard nets offshore platform deal
    Contract secured with newly established Carlotta Offshore Ltd.
  • Shin Yang Shipping quarterly profit falls
    But pre-tax profits were up, boosted by lower bunker and maintenance costs.
  • Grindrod half-year profits down
    But marine fuels segment manages volume growth.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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