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August 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up to $1,501/TEU, Transpac hits $2,069/FEU
  • Zim offers west coast Central America feeder loop for Asian cargo
  • US court backs regulators on hours of work, declares end to truck war
  • OECD: Dependency on Asia-led trade growth rises as justification wanes
  • NYK links HK-Kaohsiung to Mindanao, Naha, Haiphong on slot buys
  • Afghan makes Iran port deal to avoid Pakistan to reach outside world
  • US court rules Mexican cross-border pilot truckers can keep on trucking
  • Indian subcontinent-Mideast exports grow but Asia volumes fall 20.8pc
  • Russia taxes Ukraine candy, after car duty hit, having levied one on US
  • IAG Cargo revenue declines 8.3pc as volume falls 8.4pc in first half
  • Court okay needed, but American Airlines creditors approve merger plan
  • Chinese investment in western aviation industry growing at rapid pace
  • Russia approves US$9.5 billion aviation programme for 2013-2015

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Big hitters to be out in force at ICS conference
  • Amritsar ICD proposal sent for FinMin approval
  • Privileges enjoyed by Status-Holders
  • Federation leaders to meet Shipping Minister on wage revision
  • Funding for LNG projects at EU ports
  • JN Ports 4th box terminal project to be awarded this fiscal
  • Safety & efficiency go hand-in-hand at APM Terminals Mumbai
  • Govt gives nod for Rail Tariff Authority
  • June sees new lows in air freight rates
  • Crude oil imports from Iran fall by 60 pc in June
  • Forex reserves shoot up by $960.20 m to $280.17 bn
  • IFFCO Kandla organising seminars, tree plantations in run-up to Independence Day
  • Another successful collaboration between PCN members
  • Dutch steel frames on the move by Stedergroup
  • Huge cranes being moved to PortMiami
  • Jassim Transport excels in transportation of emergency power equipment
  • Training benefits new project forwarders

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Third Set of Locks headed to Panama Canal
  • Harkand Group adds ROV offshore support vessel
  • New study on best ship management practices
  • Blank Rome expands maritime and energy practices
  • New dual fuel patrol boat christened in Finland
  • Keppel FELS to build another jackup for Mexican Gulf

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Port of Port Angeles in line for federal grant funding
  • DOT proposes rule change to cut truck driver paperwork
  • OOCL eyes rate increase for cargo bound for Canada
  • Port of Newport calling for applicants for General Manager
  • US rail freight traffic sees mixed bag for week

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Asian ports under pressure
    The region's terminals must improve ahead of 2015 full free trade agreement
  • Second-quarter drydockings block TEN return to profit
    Loss-making firm claims to have weathered the worst of the tanker downturn
  • Kang quits STX Pan Ocean
    Expected $200m KDB bail-out comes to nothing and the sale of STX Dalian has stalled
  • Safety in numbers
    Newcomers to Australian LNG offer Woodside a benchmark to gauge its own performance
  • Diana says market justifies dry bulk lay-ups
    Executives expect further weakening of freights and values but deny 'pessimists' tag
  • Capesizes bounce back
    Rates rise on strong exports from east and west coast Australia
  • Shanghai International Port Group seeks global opportunities
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chinese giant eyes emerging-market terminal investments and joint ventures
  • Shanghai Port lobbies government to relax port-charge regulation
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Officials press for distorted pricing to end
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International wins VLOC deal
    Henghou Group pens two 250,000 dwt ore carriers at $57m-$58m apiece
  • Asia-Europe spot rates gain 10%
    Latest SCFI shows partial success with peak season surcharges
  • Woodside welcomes new players on to its territory
    Competition is like 'free gym membership', says leading Australian LNG producer
  • Savannah counts the cost of dock strike threat
    Port loses some 70,000 containers after cargo rerouted to west coast
  • Funding boost for Mersin port
    EBRD to invest $79.5m in $450m eurobond launched by operator of Turkish port
  • Colombo and Hambantota declared free ports
    Sri Lanka positions itself as a transhipment hub
  • Hutchison Whampoa's first-half port profits fall 5%
    Depreciation costs of $181m on expanded facilities bite into the bottom line
  • P3 poses more questions than answers
    Is effective competition secured, or will the new alliance erect excessively high barriers to entry?
  • The ships that feed us
    As Europe grows less produce, the food miles debate will pass its sell-by date
  • A tale of two tanker types
    The market reports a stark divergence in prospects for crude and clean tankers
  • Taiwan Navigation picks up option for two bulkers
    Taipei-listed owner fixes 62,000 dwt ships at $27.3m apiece

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • STX Pan Ocean's founding CEO quits
    STX CORP'S founder Kang Duk Soo has stepped down as co-CEO of its shipping unit STX Pan Ocean, the subsidiary said today
  • Oz budgets A$30M for migrant ads
    AUSTRALIA was reported today to be spending A$30M ($26.9M) on its publicity scheme seeking to dissuade migrants from trying to get smuggled into the country
  • TEN returns to red
    NYSE-listed TEN returned to the red in 2Q13, causing net losses for the company's first half as well
  • Africa targeted for floating power generation
    A TURKISH operator of power-generating ships told Fairplay today it is targeting sub-Sahara Africa for floating electricity generation
  • SHI's profits grow 12% y/y
    SAMSUNG HI said today net profits for 2Q13 ended 30 June grew by 11.5% year on year to 215.4Bn won ($192M)
  • Sevan sees Seadrill lag
    SEVAN Drilling said today a mandatory offer to acquire all its shares by Seadrill has started slowly
  • PETRONAS to build up owned LNG fleet
    MALAYSIAN oil and gas producer PETRONAS has decided to build its own fleet of LNG carriers rather than rely on its shipping subsidiary MISC
  • STX Dalian sale to HK group falls through
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today attempts to sell its yard in Dalian, China, to a Hong Kong group have fallen through
  • CP ownerships shifted
    CHANGHANG Phoenix said it has lost ownership of a dozen ships under a ruling by Wuhai Maritime Court
  • Oz/China Capesize rates hit high
    RATES to transport iron ore from Western Australia to China hit a 2013 high of $8.70 per tonne yesterday, as a sudden uptick in coal demand has thinned tonnage availability
  • 'Underperform' rating sticks to Cosco (Singapore)
    CIMB maintained its 'underperform' rating for Cosco Corp (Singapore), saying it "continues to disappoint"
  • SMM sticks to 'hold'
    UOB KAY Hian maintained 'hold' rating for Sembcorp Marine after the yard delivered below-consensus-expectation profits for the second quarter ended 30 June
  • Heat to spur LNG cargoes
    ASIAN LNG import are set to hit 17M tonnes as the summer heatwave in the Far East pulls volumes from the Atlantic basin, said IHS CERA
  • Secondhand VLGCs sought for Iran's LPG
    MORE Chinese buyers are surfacing in the secondhand VLGC market, seeking tonnage to load Iranian LPG
  • E-ships books 3 'eco' MRs
    DUBAI-based tanker operator E-Ships has booked three 'eco' MR tanker newbuildings for two years, brokers told Fairplay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Metro Ports Canada Expands in British Columbia
    Metro Ports Canada, part of Nautilus International, has signed an agreement with Pinnacle Renewable Energy to manage the Westview Terminal operation, a wood pellet, railcar-receiving storage and vessel loading facility in the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Metro Ports Canada, headed by James Dillman, president, and Rob Waterman, vice...
  • Single-User Port Terminals on the Wane
    Ocean carriers, struggling to make a profit in the face of overcapacity and declining freight rates, are taking dramatic and sometimes unexpected actions to slash costs. In this environment of frenzied cost-cutting, the proprietary container terminal operated for a single shipping line is becoming an endangered species. Nowhere is this trend...
  • ZIM joined the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG)
    In July 2013 ZIM has officially joined The Clean Cargo Working Group, a global shipping industry initiative dedicated to improving the environmental performance of marine container transport through measurement, evaluation, and reporting. The Clean Cargo Working Group works to set industry standards and guidelines for carriers and customers. Today, CCWG...
  • Obama Taps US Drug Policy Czar to Head CBP
    President Obama this week nominated the nation's drug policy czar to take the reins of Customs and Border Protection, setting the stage for the agency to get its first politically appointed chief in more than a year and a half. The nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowske, who has 37 years of...
  • Trinity Industries' Revenue Rises 7 Percent
    Trinity Industries reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $88.2 million, improving from $67.5 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the multi-industry company was $1.07 billion, up 7 percent from $995.5 million in the same quarter last year. The rail group reported quarterly revenue was...
  • NY-NJ's Ship-to-Rail System Moves 5 Millionth Container
    ExpressRail, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's rail system that serves the port's marine terminals, has handled its 5 millionth container since it opened in 1991. Through May, there were 5,033,047 containers moved by the rail system since it opened on Maher Terminals as an environmentally friendly way...
  • US House Committee to Consider WRRDA in September
    The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has plans to consider the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 when Congress returns from its August recess in September, according to Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., the committee's chairman, and Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, chairman of the Subcommittee on Water...
  • Hours of Service Court Decision Ends Battle, Not War
    Debate on truck drivers' hours of service is likely to continue despite this week's appellate court ruling.WASHINGTON - U.S. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown wrote that the recent federal appeals court decision on the new hours of service rules "brings an end to much of the permanent warfare" between regulators,...
  • Sen. Thune Introduces Bill to Extend PTC Deadline to End of 2020
    Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced legislation this week that would delay the federal deadline for positive train control by five years to 2021. The railroad industry has repeatedly said that implementing the costly crash-avoidance technology by the end of 2015 deadline was infeasible because the enormity of the task and much...
  • NYSA Seeks to Expand NY-NJ Dockworker Ranks
    The New York Shipping Association expects "within the next couple of weeks" to seek permission to expand the longshore work force in the Port of New York and New Jersey, NYSA President John Nardi said. The request will be in addition to replacement of 300 dockworkers who have opted for early...
  • Port of Bilbao's Container Volume Slides 1 Percent
    Spain's Port of Bilbao reported 15 million metric tons of cargo traffic in the first six months of 2013, and increase of 11 percent year-over-year. Out of that total, however, container volume was down 1 percent year-over-year. During the first half of the year, exports through the port rose 20 percent versus the...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Aug. 2
    Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in August, September and October: North America Two carriers have planned rate hikes for Sept. 1: APL will hike rates inits trade from the Middle East and West Asia to the U.S. and Canada: For...
  • Delaware River Ports Drumming Up New Business
    When Great Lakes Dredge and Dock began deepening Reach A of the Delaware River around Philadelphia last September, it ran into an unexpected obstacle. An enormous chain resting on the river bed wrapped itself around the teeth of the dredge, grinding it to a halt for a couple of days....
  • Appeals Court Upholds Most of HOS Rules
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the majority of new federal hours of service rules, but rejected a 30-minute rest requirement for short-haul drivers, potentially ending a vicious and drawn-out battle between the trucking industry and regulators. The new rules, which took effect on July 1, require truck...
  • Signs of Trans-Atlantic Trade Growth Buoy Shippers, Carriers
    The centuries-old trade between North Europe and the U.S. is all but stagnant, especially on the eastbound leg of the trade. U.S. imports from Europe are recovering, while exports must await economic revival of Europe, which seems trapped in its own dedication to austerity. All eyes are on 2014, when...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Container Rates Rise
    Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose in the week ending Aug. 2, following a rate increase. USL and Hapag-Lloyd had set an Aug. 1 peak-season surcharge of $400 per 40-foot container to the U.S West Coast and $600...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Prominent lawyer passes
    New York's shipping community was caught of guard Friday after learning about the sudden death of Jeremy Harwood, a prominent maritime attorney with Blank Rome.
  • All eyes on TEN
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) of Greece appears to be closing in on a charter for an LNG carrier under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, according to an analyst at Global Hunter Securities.
  • Cornhuskers cometh
    Beijing appears to have accelerated the pace of a campaign to establish new sources of agricultural commodities like corn and other crops.
  • Chapter 11 risk persists
    A growing number of equity analyst are growing increasingly concerned about whether Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) will be able to outlast the downturn in the dry-bulk market.
  • TEN narrows loss
    Greek tanker owner Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) failed to shed the red in the second quarter but management believes the tides are about to turn.
  • FMG goes large
    One of the world's largest mining companies is starting to turn its back on conventional capesize tonnage in favour of VLOCs.
  • Cotton pirates pinched?
    Ghana's naval forces have intercepted a vessel suspected of being involved in a game changing pirate attack on a Geden Lines tanker off the coast of Gabon last month.
  • K Line cashes cape
    K Line has sold off its second capesize of the year to Berge Bulk, brokers believe.
  • Atlantska falls to loss
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba has slumped to a loss in the first half as its bulkers struggled.
  • Golden cools chatter
    Herman Billung says there is no truth in talk of a five strong resale deal.
  • Dutch routes re-drawn
    The Netherlands has shifted hundreds of miles of shipping lanes to cut congestion in the North Sea.
  • Sembmarine dips in Q2
    Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) delivered a fall in second quarter profit that disappointed some market observers but analysts believe the firm is in line for a stronger second half of the year.
  • Ray of light for Restis
    Victor Restis got what must have been a small ray of sunshine after a bad couple of weeks when the investigating magistrate decided not to impose restraining measures on him connected with a second embezzlement charge.
  • RBS headache grows
    UK lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has revealed a deteriorating set of shipping lending figures, with provisions reaching £200m ($303.1m) in the first half.
  • BG deals spark orders
    Two of the biggest names in the LNG shipping sector are ready to book newbuildings in South Korea.
  • Messina defiant on Iran
    Italian owner Ignazio Messina has vowed to continue its ro-ro service from Iran, despite a campaign by US pressure group UANI.
  • PB's price puzzler
    Pacific Basin Shipping is still in the market for both second hand and new bulk carriers despite the addition of more than 30 vessels in less than a year, its CEO says.
  • No cover for tragic ferry
    Six Lloyd's of London syndicates have won a ruling that a ferry involved in one of the Philippines worst shipping tragedies breached an insurance warranty before its final voyage.
  • Dart pulled free
    Two tugs have refloated the grounded Danish waste carrier Dart off Norway.
  • More whale woe
    A Hanjin boxship arrived in Rotterdam overnight on Thursday with a whale carcass stuck on its bulbous bow.
  • Concordia more costly
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • STX Dalian deal stalls
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is no longer in talks with a potential investor over its troubled STX Dalian shipyard in China.
  • EBRD backs Turkish bond
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is buying into a $450m eurobond issue to develop the Turkish port of Mersin.
  • Kang steps down
    Kang Duk-Soo has stepped down as chief executive officer of bankrupt Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean.
  • Zim banks on Balboa
    Israeli container line Zim is targeting Central America with a new loop from Panama.
  • Sumitomo suffers in first
    Profit at Sumitomo Heavy Industries has been chopped back as its shipyard division struggled in the first quarter.
  • Out with the old...
    A batch of five Braemar brokers are about to start up on their own just as some high profile names are negotiating their exit from ACM, TradeWinds reports this week.
  • Samsung profit jumps
    Samsung Heavy Industries has pushed up earnings 12% in the second quarter as high-value ship contracts pay off.
  • Dutch yard expands
    Shipyard De Schroef has an eye on growing its ship repair business after acquiring a second hand drydock from Norway.
  • Akdeniz wins one
    Turkey's Akdeniz Shipyard has won an order for a new fish farm service vessel from Norway.
  • Top Ships' new tune
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Keppel wins rig deal
    Keppel Corp has bolstered its orderbook with an order for a jack-up drilling rig from Uruguay-based investors.
  • MCC targets Myanmar
    MCC Transport, Maersk Line's intra-Asia arm, has introduced a new liner service to Myanmar.
  • LDC seals fresh funds
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) has tapped the Eurobond market for the first time raising EUR400m ($528m).

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Clean truck legislation introduced in Congress
    Two Democratic Capitol Hill lawmakers from New York, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, introduced legislation Thursday that they said will "update federal law to ensure that ports can enact and enforce Clean Truck programs."
  • Court upholds most of HOS rule
    A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld most of the FMCSA's hours of service rule change, striking down the 30-minute break provision for short-haul carriers.
  • U.S. rail activity rises in July
  • U.S. truckers to save $1.7 billion from cut in red tape
  • NYK implementing South Atlantic chassis charge
  • U.S., China team up to seize fake electronics
  • CMA CGM ordering more 16,000-TEU ships
  • U.S. updates historical GDP, 2Q up 1.7%
  • Alabama governor appoints industry vets to port board
  • Swissport buys Servisair
  • Fernandez says goodbye to TIACA
  • Property brokers, forwarders urged to update data with FMCSA
    Roanoke Trade Services is advising freight forwarders and property brokers that they need to "re-comply" with new permitting and bonding mandate put forth in the 2012 highway reauthorization bill, known as MAP 21.
  • Importers call failed GSP renewal 'difficult to swallow'
    GSP is designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential, duty-free entry for up to 5,000 products when imported from one of 127 designated beneficiary countries and territories.
  • EU keeps door open to U.S. beef imports
  • FedEx releases new cold shipping option

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Fuel prices end week on high note in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Dutch part of North Sea enforces changes to shipping routes
    Changes to routes will keep waterways safe for maritime traffic and ensure an efficient use of available space for other projects.
  • Fujairah bunker prices end week firm
    MGO prices made gains in Cape Town.
  • Double digit gain in Rotterdam
    Similar gains seen in Piraeus.
  • Rise in sales of high viscosity bunker product in South Korea
    Refiner sharpens focus with tank conversion.
  • Chinese bunker suppliers 'losing ground'
    Another regional bunker market could be suffering under competition from ports in the Russian Far East.
  • Jail sentences in Sea Diamond trial
    Sinking left two passengers dead and threatened major bunker spill.
  • Bunker prices up in Asian trade
    Weather conditions disrupted delivery schedules at Hong Kong port.
  • International Bunkering appoints new head for India office
    Chandan Samaiyar started his new role on August 1.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new trader
    Christian Andreasen is based at the firm's Copenhagen office.
  • Ship suspected in bunker spill allowed to sail
    Vessel has 'urgent cargo' for riot hit island.
  • STX: Cash expected to settle bunker bills
    Korean bank said to be willing to ease company cash-flow squeeze.
  • Vessels with more 'range and bunkering capability' ordered
    New vessels will be built with increased fuel tank capacity of 18,000 litres.
  • Oryx Energies strengthens position in South Africa
    Firm acquired LPG distribution businesses of BP at the country.
  • Vessels cleared for fuel scrubber installation
    Poly Shield Technologies concludes three-ship installation survey for its DSOX-15 Fuel purification system.
  • Hambantota starting bunker ops by end-August, says SLPA
    Hambantota and Colombo declared as free ports in effort to improve foreign investment.
  • Swedish firm claims innovative solution for emissions
    'One of the most effective and exciting green technologies the world has yet seen,' says HIT spokesperson.
  • COSCON makes further bunker rate adjustments
    New rates to take effect from September 1.

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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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