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July 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL appoints Lloyd's Register as expert consultant in boxship disaster
  • NYK announces ANA2 loop change to trim Shanghai-Australia transit
  • Fonds Strategique d'Investissement helps CMA CGM with US$150 million
  • LA/LB up PierPass truck fee 8.1pc to US$66.50/TEU and $133/FEU
  • LA top US port, but Tacoma posts highest 29pc box growth: report
  • Chinese road builder risk Serbian contract loss by upping price mid-op
  • China's railway reform to focus on LNG transport and express services
  • Liaoning ports container volume rises 20.9pc to 1.51 million TEU in May
  • China's truck volume grows faster but waterway growth slows in May
  • Canadian export confidence index up to 72.6 from 70.7 with near par C$
  • WTO rejects Indian plea to quash US demand to open pig and poultry trade
  • Logwin inaugurates next generation tracking system for global shipments
  • Truck route from China to Russia opens after cross-border accords
  • Veteran Shelby Harris to take over marine operations at TITAN Asia
  • China's domestic couriers fear losing high-end market to foreign giants
  • Asiana Cargo plays defence, and expects bellyholds to carry more
  • Air cargo theft avoided in supply chain accountability, says industry

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Focus on recovering sunken hull with 1,500 t of bunker
  • Konecranes introduces Automated RTG system
  • Maersk Line optimises with Triple-E vessel service
  • MOL appoints Lloyd s Register as technical consultant to determine cause of MOL Comfort incident
  • RINA commits to IACS Chairmanship
  • Transworld Group organises mind training workshop for members of police families
  • US steel pipe makers demand anti-dumping duties on Indian products
  • APM Terminals Inland Services illuminates lives at Nhava Sheva village
  • G. K. Vasan, Milind Deora to grace JN Port's 24th anniversary, Silver Jubilee Year celebrations today
  • One more BWNC meeting ends without agreement
  • Reliance Ports & Terminals to raise $ 675 m
  • BHEL awards 27-m euro contract to Alstom
  • INR recovers marginally, still below the 60 level
  • Sharma to take up exporters pleas with Prime Minister

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Loxxess extends management team
  • Toll Group wants to build huge parcel facility
  • DVB's shipping and offshore research in new hands
  • Ceva Logistics expands services in Spain
  • Swiss Airlines places emphasis on Western Switzerland
  • Miebach Consulting opens third location in Germany
  • Dortmund airport welcomes new managing director
  • Garbe building logistics centre for Rudolph Logistik Group
  • EU approves EUR 114 million aid for extension of Piraeus...
  • Rickmers grabs a bargain
  • EIB: more support for modernisation of Polish railways
  • UIC holds 82nd general assembly in Paris
  • Israel issues two tenders for new ports
  • Canadian Pacific launches faster Toronto-Calgary intermodal...
  • USA: road haulage industry still dominant transport mode
  • Airblue beginning Saudi Arabia operations
  • TAAG increases Jo'burg capacity
  • Air Mauritius to launch second mainland China service

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Mitsui names Lloyd's Register to MOL COMFORT investigation team
  • Drewry Forecaster report eyes rate increase practices
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Somerder as Tampa senior supervising engineer
  • US rail freight traffic reports level numbers
  • NYK joining carrier group in ANA2 rotation change

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Seafarers missing after vessel sinks off Thailand
    General cargoship Hope said to have capsized in heavy seas
  • Chinese state giants expand in large boxship leasing
    Charter deals for 16,000 teu vessels and 8,800 teu ships make names for CSSC and CIMC
  • Three eyes good?
    Owner, UK class society and flag state launch separate probes into splitting of MOL Comfort
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding wins 15 newbuildings in the second quarter
    Contracts worth $414m bring total order backlog to $3.7bn
  • On the books
    You gotta fight for your right to straight-line depreciation
  • Code Red
    West Africa needs practical support to stamp out the scourge of piracy
  • Eight tankers idle after militants bomb Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline
    Owners hope Turkish port will resume loading crude within days
  • Weak navies undermine West Africa's piracy code of conduct
    Initiative will flounder without international military, financial and political backing, say security experts
  • Stolt Tankers reports sharp dip in profit
    Excess tonnage curbs volume growth
  • Shipping takes a reality check over Chinese LNG demand
    Threat from domestic price controls and changing market balance
  • KPMG urges shipping to lobby against accountancy rules shake-up
    Changes put vessel charters and office rentals on an uneven keel
  • Israel invites international tenders for Haifa and Ashdod box terminals
    Seven companies meet minimum criteria to participate in request for proposal
  • Independence Day holidays boost product tanker earnings
    But broker urges ordering restraint 'so as not to kill recovery before it comes'
  • Top owners recognise value of third-party shipmanagement
    Costamare and Tsakos form alliances as Star Bulk opts for the direct route
  • Greek owners see opportunity in shipmanagement
    Third-party business offers protection against volatile times
  • Asia-north Europe box traffic slides for fourth consecutive month
    Latest Container Trades Statistics data shows total volumes down 2.2% year on year
  • Lloyd's Register appointed technical consultant on MOL Comfort casualty
    Update: MOL stresses decision will not affect its relationship with ClassNK
  • Banks take a $19m hit on Dr Peters forced sale
    Suezmax investors wiped out in fresh sign of German lenders losing patience with KG houses
  • Exodus at First Ship Lease after loan deal is delayed
    Four senior managers leave Singapore-listed trust after boardroom row
  • STX Finland signs letter of intent with Scandlines for gas-powered ferries
    Order will be finalised this summer for deliveries in 2015
  • A Whale crew expect Liberian Registry to seize their ship today
    Troubled TMT failed to make arrangements for stranded seafarers, says master

Fairplayweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Clausius, three others are out at FSL
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust said today chairman and director Wong Meng Meng and CEO and president Philip Clausius are among four who have left the company
  • China's hull steel production plummets by 37%
    CHINESE steelmill production of structural steel for hull building slumped 37% year on year to 2.7M tonnes over this year's first four months
  • Yangzijiang unveils 15 new building contracts
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said today that since 26 April, the group has secured contracts to build 15 more vessels, worth $414M
  • TMT wants $0.66M freed
    TMT HAS asked a federal bankruptcy judge in Houston to order its secured lenders to fork out about $660,000
  • VW sets up freight hub in Duisburg
    EUROPE's largest inland port, Duisburg, has been selected as one of Volkswagen's ocean freight hubs
  • Price-fixing allegations investigated
    ITALY'S competition authority said it has begun an investigation into allegations of price fixing among ferry operators linking the mainland and Sicily
  • China-Japan fracas lit up again by rig
    TENSION is bubbling up again over drilling rights in the East China Sea, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • MOL turns to LR for inquiry answers
    MITSUI OSK Lines said today it has appointed Lloyd's Register as "technical consultant" on the MOL Comfort casualty
  • RSHI to lay off 3,500
    CHINA Rongsheng HI, hit by two days of labour disputes earlier this week, has reportedly decided to lay off about 3,500 workers
  • Shanghai trade zone approved
    SHANGHAI'S plans for a free trade zone has reportedly been approved by the State Council

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • DB Schenker Expands in India
    DB Schenker (India) has opened a new sales office at Thiruvananthapuram to serve its customers in the southern region. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the state of Kerala. "This is DB Schenker's 37th office in India and the eleventh in South India. It will cater to DB Schenker's customers in Thiruvananthapuram, Quilon,...
  • Asia-Europe Container Shipping Rates Skyrocket
    Spot container shipping rates in the Asia-Europe trade soared 165 percent in the week of July 4 as general rate increases carriers implemented on July 1 took hold, according to the World Container Index. As of Thursday, rates in the benchmark Shanghai-Rotterdam trade were $2,622 per 40-foot container, up from $990...
  • EU-China Trade Dispute Threatens Wine Trade
    Wine exports from Europe to Asia have become a major staple of backhaul eastbound container trades in recent years as alcohol demand has surged. Yet growth is now threatened by a trade dispute between the EU and China. Last year, wine accounted for almost 9 percent of total EU exports to...
  • Malaysian Ports Eye Expansion
    Malaysia's Kuantan Port is expected to start laying foundations for a major expansion next year. Port operator IJM Corporation is aiming to begin construction in the first quarter of 2014, with the two-year build projected to double capacity to over 52 million tons. IJM is undertaking the expansion in partnership with China's...
  • Suez Canal Remains Open Amid Turmoil in Egypt
    The Suez Canal remains open amid unrest in Egypt, but some transport operations around the country are closed. Both sides in the turmoil that has led to the ouster of Mohammed Morsi from the presidency recognize the importance of the canal to Egypt's economy, CNBC reports. It cited the Egypt Independent for...
  • Mumbai Port's Throughput Fell 14 Percent in First Quarter
    Cargo throughput at India's Mumbai port slipped 14 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013-14, the port authority said in a statement. Total tonnage from April to June was estimated at 13.28 million tons, down from 15.45 million tons in the same period last fiscal year. The authority...
  • Container Carriers Build Toward Ho-Hum Peak Season
    Shipping lines are entering the peak season in the major east-west trade lanes at a decided disadvantage because they aren't taking the steps necessary to control capacity to match modest growth in container volumes. When carriers have succeeded in implementing rate increases this year, it's been the product of sheer...
  • Japanese Container Trade Seen Rising 2.9 Percent in FY2013
    Japanese containerized cargo trade will rise 2.9 percent year-over-year in fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, to 12.723 million 20-foot equivalent units, a Tokyo-based research firm predicted in a new report. The growth in trade will follow an estimated 0.6 percent decline in fiscal 2012, Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting,...
  • Airlines Urge Easier Global Merger Rules
    Airlines will struggle to finance the next generation of aircraft unless governments remove obstacles to global mergers, the International Air Transport Association warned. Consolidation is a key driver of the increased profitability required to raise the estimated $4 trillion to $5 trillion investment to renew aircraft fleets, the industry body said. The...
  • France Selling Stake in Paris Airports
    The French government is selling a further 9.5 percent stake in Aeroports de Paris, but it will retain control of the operator of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, Europe's largest cargo hub. The sale of stakes to Vinci, a French construction company, and Credit Agricole, one of the country's largest banks,...
  • Drewry: Tumbling Prices Driving Surge in Ship Orders
    Tumbling shipyard prices and easy credit are driving the recent surge in container ship orders at a time of industrywide overcapacity, according to consultant Drewry. This suggests carriers are no longer motivated by supply and demand fundamentals, the London-based company said. Even when the most recently contracted vessels are delivered in 2016,...
  • DHL's New Cincinnati Hub Serves Latin America Trade
    On a recent afternoon, a big yellow Boeing 757 freighter emerged from the dark clouds hanging over Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and flew close enough for assembled local notables to see the painted red letters on its side: DHL. After it landed and taxied close to the seated audience, a crewmember...
  • An End to Easy Money?
    Investment bankers, private equity investors and shipowners swarmed the halls of the Hotel Pierre at Marine Money Week in June looking for deals they could cut to finance new ship orders. It wasn't like the good old days when there was an abundance of bank loans, so investors and lenders...
  • South American Container Trades Face Challenges
    When container ships arrive in Santos, they sometimes have to wait two or three days to get into the Brazilian port's three container terminals because of port congestion and the tangle of traffic on nearby roads. The delays got especially bad this spring when a drought devastated India's crops and fueled...
  • MSC, Adani Group in Mundra Port Terminal Joint Venture
    Adani Group, India's largest port infrastructure developer, has announced the formation of a joint venture with ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. to operate the Adani International Container Terminal at Mundra Port. The company did not disclose further details of the deal. The Ahmedabad-based group launched the container terminal, one of three at...
  • J.M. Baxi Opens Intermodal Terminal in Northern India
    Mumbai-based international freight forwarder and terminal operator J.M. Baxi Group has opened a new intermodal container terminal in Sonepat, near Delhi, to serve the growing trade to and from northern India. The new 65-acre facility was built at a cost of Rs. 200 crore (approximately $34 million). "With capacity to handle 500,000...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Taizhou ditches veteran
    China's Taizhou Shipping has trimmed its fleet by selling a 1985-built bulker.
  • Batista mulls exit
    Advisors are telling Batista to consider shutting down the shipbuilding business of oil-services company OSX Brasil, according to Bloomberg news agency which quotes a person with direct knowledge of the proposal.
  • Rongsheng suspended
    Share trading in China Rongsheng Heavy Industries was suspended on Thursday after media reports that it has shed 8,000 workers in recent months.
  • Australia links improve
    A new port rotation for the North East Asia Australia service (NEAX) will improve schedule integrity and provide a direct link from Qingdao, according to the lines which operate the loop
  • Vyborg bags loan
    Russia's VTB bank coughing up $188m to refinance domestic shipbuilder.
  • 15 more for Yangzijiang
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has unveiled an order for15 new ships worth $414m.
  • Another year
    Kristian Siem's Subsea 7 has taken up a 12-month option for a Dof construction support vessel.
  • SinOceanic succeeds
    China's HNA Group has completed its 100% takeover of Norway-based SinOceanic Shipping and will delist its shares in Oslo.
  • DVB raids Maersk
    DVB has recruited Henriette Brent-Petersen from Maersk Broker to fill a gap at the head of its shipping research division.
  • DSME wins $5bn battle
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won the race for a potential $5bn LNG carrier contract for Yamal LNG.
  • Renewal riches
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won another charter extension in Brazil worth $400m.
  • LR on Comfort case
    Japan's MOL has turned to Lloyd's Register (LR) to pinpoint the cause of the MOL Comfort disaster.
  • Qinfa cancels duo
    Hong Kong's Qinfa Group has scrapped deals for two new bulkers in China.
  • FSL top brass quit
    Senior managers and directors of Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust have resigned after what the company describes as a "difference of opinion".
  • IRISL undaunted
    Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines boss Mohammad Hossein Dajmar says his company is capable of meeting Iran's shipping needs as other international shipping companies steer well clear of the country.
  • Scandlines orders ferries
    Scandlines has moved forward with its plans to order new eco-ferries, signing a letter of intent (LOI) with STX Finland for two LNG-fueled ro-paxes.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • New bunker terminal to be ready by end of 2016
    Work at Busan New Port is expected to take 36 months.
  • Bunker market firming in Fujairah
    But South African ports see IFO prices fall.
  • IFO prices show losses in Rotterdam
    Mediterranean markets firming.
  • Lack of fuel stalls ten STX carriers
    'Only about half of our roughly 400 vessels remain in operation,' says STX source.
  • EU gears up for better sulphur monitoring and reporting
    Tender issued for developing sampling, analysis and inspection guidelines with firm eye on tighter ECA limits in 2015.
  • 'No evidence' that Platts prices have been compromised
    Review of data shows 'normal and stable patterns.'
  • Danish operator orders LNG-fuelled ferries
    Ships to be delivered in 2015.
  • Asian bunker prices climbing
    Mixed demand in Singapore.
  • Fuel oil stocks still falling
    But Singapore market expected to remain well supplied against a background of weak demand.
  • LED lighting a fuel saving choice for ships, says provider
    US Navy could save more than $500 million on bunkers if it uses LED lighting for its fleet, firm suggests.
  • Low sulphur bunkers 'a matter of urgency', says HK study
    Study undertaken to observe how CARB reduced air pollution in California.
  • US owner adds fuel-saving tug to fleet
    Tug will consume 'significantly less fuel' compared to other oceangoing tugboats, said Jensen.
  • Brightoil secures $50 million loan
    Development to be focused on boosting the firm's marine transportation segment.
  • Chinese regional fuel oil stocks down
    Volume amounted to 3.46 million mt in the week ending July 4.
  • LNG supply for TOTE ships 'still to be decided'
    Containerships are set to start running on LNG in September 2016.

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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
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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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