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December 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 Alliance expands to meet P3 challenge as regulators plan DC meet
  • MSC presses Antwerp to upgrade to accommodate P3's 18,000-TEUers
  • Massive Indian food subsidies now threatens WTO's very existence
  • Tianjin docks its biggest ever boxship, the 15,500-TEU Eugen Maersk
  • SITC and Sinotrans to launch a Japan-Bohai loop to Osaka and Kobe
  • London Gateway welcomes Safmarine's maiden call on NE/SA service
  • Jingtang Dapukou terminal volume up 17pc to 500,000 TEU year to date
  • Growing trade boosts Xinjiang's Khorgas trade on Kazakhstan border
  • Ningxia 10-month rail freight volume down 3.7pc to 38 million tonnes
  • Weak inland infrastructure stymies plan to build big Chennai terminal
  • Sarjak Container Lines opens own agency in Klang, Malaysia
  • US Navy suspends Inchcape contract over suspicions of overbilling
  • Bengal Tiger reminds Nov 15 Chennai-Singapore/Pt Klang rate in force
  • US tells airlines to provide flight plans on entering China defence zone
  • Amazon parcel delivery drone tested, but regulatory snags lie ahead
  • Delaware to seek bids on enlarging civilian cargo space near USAF base
  • Lithuania Post parcels up 46pc, incoming mail rises 22pc in 8 months

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • BLPL Singapore wins Enterprise 50 award for second consecutive year
  • Rickmers-Linie reiterates commitment to India at trade meet
  • Coir exports likely to touch INR 1,200-cr. mark, says Coir Board
  • India Natie portal launched
  • NMPT set to handle 3 main line box vessels this month
  • Exports are flattened by our ports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Saudi Railways orders 500 wagons in USA
  • Air cargo resumes fragile recovery
  • Concerns over P3 continue
  • Sagitair invests in new joint venture
  • Russia and Vietnam cooperate in rolling stock production
  • Dutch air cargo award for van Loon
  • Kukla bundles third-country transport services
  • MSC aims to increase activities in Antwerp
  • Fiege providing warehouse services for Bosch in China
  • New truck range for India
  • Cargolux launches Mali operation
  • DGX amends management team
  • DHL plans new logistics hub at Manchester's Airport City
  • Swiss transport industry agrees on terminals strategy
  • Air Seychelles announces international expansion
  • ICS addresses CO2 emission regulations

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • INTERTANKO welcomes IMO move on BWMS dates
  • SCA launches "Save Our Ships" campaign
  • Advanced fishing vessel to have MAN power
  • Swissco orders three more
  • Wärtsilä launches two-speed marine gearbox
  • Response to sunken towboat continues
  • Class NK fleet sails past 220 million gt mark

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • City, Port of Bellingham Ok plans for Waterfront District
  • DOC data shows gains in US exports during October
  • Seattle-based CG cutter returns from anti-drug patrols
  • ARO teaming with Foss Maritime for Alaska business joint venture
  • Diana Shipping announces charter of dry bulk vessel m/v HOUSTON

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Genmar finds benefactors and relief from lenders
    New investor supplies $200m of fresh equity
  • New romantics meet new money at ICAP shipping's charity bash
    Festive brokers ponder cash flooding shipping as stars raise funds for good causes
  • Sri Lanka bans terminal handling fees and surcharges
    Colombo responds to shippers' lobbying efforts
  • Sanctions, civil wars and shale gas cast a long shadow over Opec summit
    Observers ponder Iranian and Iraqi export prospects as oil ministers meet in Vienna
  • Taiwanese owner helps VLCC spot earnings revisit last week's highs
    Middle East-Asia fixtures top $50,000 per day
  • Zim talks to G6 about co-operating on the transpacific trades
    Israeli line could build on existing Grand Alliance partnership
  • Three more Offen boxships are declared insolvent
    UPDATE: founder confirms Niebäll district court has pulled the plug on KG vessels
  • China Rongsheng issues profit warning
    Revenue decreasing because of 'conservative sales strategy', yard claims
  • G6 Alliance could take 40% market share on the transatlantic
    UPDATED: shippers urge regulators to prevent two groups gaining a stranglehold
  • Shipping draws closer to fuel-consumption reporting
    Revealing bunker bills is the most popular first step to develop measures to cut CO2
  • Idle box fleet hits seven-month high
    Nearly 3% of the world's container capacity laid up ahead of winter low
  • Coscol heavylift vessel arrested in Singapore
    Legal representatives from Incisive Law seize 2011-built Da Cui Yun
  • Rena report shows New Zealand casualty response shortcomings
    Government pledges more resources for national maritime agency
  • Cosco Corp wins order for two bulkers
    State giant's shipbuilding unit signs $54m deal to build 64,000 dwt ships
  • Boxship order values on course for fourfold annual growth
    Clarksons predicts 2013 record after $19bn worth of contracts placed in first 10 months
  • Awilco LNG set to convert older tonnage into floating storage
    Decision responds to an influx of gas carrier newbuildings
  • Eitzen Chemical bank debt changes hands as company seeks new capital
    Tanker specialist working to raise equity and restructure $916m debts
  • STX Corp chief executive stands down as restructuring continues
    Choo steps aside as conglomerate seeks a deal for $317m debts
  • Navig8 Chemical Tankers books six more chemtankers
    Navig8 and Oaktree joint venture now has 18 vessels on order at Hyundai Mipo

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Timor takes Australia to court
    Timor-Leste is taking Australia to court alleging it spied to gain commercial advantage during the 2004 negotiations for a A$40Bn ($36.4M) oil and gas deal on behalf of Woodside Petroleum
  • Gdansk yard delivers business plan
    The owner of Poland's historic shipyard of Gdansk has reportedly delivered a business plan for the troubled plant to the government-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) to offset fears of impending bankruptcy
  • ZIM in talks with G6
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is in talks with the G6 Alliance to expand its presence in the Asia-US Pacific Northwest trade, the Israeli box carrier revealed today
  • Sri Lanka prohibits THCs
    Sri Lankan government has asked shipping lines not to collect terminal handling charges (THCs) and other surcharges from January 2014, in response to long-standing demands by shippers
  • Panama Canal grain cargoes surge
    Dry bulkers are moving record grain volumes through the Panama Canal due largely to a high-yield US harvest
  • DFDS puts out fire on ro-ro
    A fire that broke out early this morning on board the ro-ro vessel Corona Seaways has been put out
  • NewLead jumps on 'eco' bandwagon
    Even the smallest public players are acquiring fuel-efficient newbuilds, with NewLead Holdings announcing its entry today
  • Cargotec raises €74m in equity
    Finland's marine cargo equipment handling maker Cargotec announced that it will raise €74M ($100.4M) gross by placing nearly 3M of its class B shares with selected domestic and international institutional investors
  • TransAtlantic shareholders take up 99% of rights issue
    Shareholders in Rederi AB TransAtlantic, the loss making listed Swedish shipping company, have subscribed for 99% of the shares the company offered via a rights issue
  • Eurotunnel delighted by Dover port ruling
    Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has said that it is "delighted" at the decision of Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal to quash a previous ruling that banned French ferry operator MyFerryLink from the port of Dover
  • Gazprom loses LNG export monopoly
    President Vladimir Putin has signed Russia's new law eliminating Gazprom's seven-year monopoly on exports of LNG
  • K+N names new CFO
    Leading ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has named a successor for its chief financial officer Gerard van Kesteren who will retire in summer 2014

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Freight Volumes Stronger than Expected for ODFL
    Trucking demand was stronger this fall than Old Dominion Freight Line expected, pushing up tonnage and revenue, the less-than-truckload carrier said Tuesday. The gains reported by the Thomasville, N.C.-based trucker may indicate the U.S. economic recovery is gaining some speed and traction in the fourth quarter. The tonnage ODFL handled per day...
  • NY-NJ Port Plans Performance Task Force
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is organizing a Port Performance Task Force comprising a cross-section of industry representatives who will recommend ways to make the port run more smoothly. The impetus for the new group was last summer's operational delays, which resulted from a combination of computer...
  • US Intermodal Rates Tumble as Peak Season Ends
    Top 36 lane index, week of Dec. 2, 2013 Full-size image An index of U.S. intermodal rates fell more than $100 in the week ending Dec. 2, as all four directional indices decreased. The overall index rate of the top 36 U.S. lanes was down 5.1 percent, or $108, at $2,019, according...
  • Rep. Blumenauer Introduces Bill to Double Federal Gas Tax
    Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., this week introduced a bill that would double the federal gas tax and another to push the federal government to look further into raising highway construction funds on the basis of how far trucks travel. The introduction of the two bills comes as Congress grapples with the...
  • Universal Truckload Services to Acquire Westport Axle
    Universal Truckload Services will acquire Westport Axle from a Brazil-based industrial group, gaining new inroads into truck manufacturing and access to more industrial freight. Universal, No. 26 on JOC's ranking of the Top 50 Trucking Companies, plans to acquire Westport, a warehousing and distribution trucking company owned by SM Brasil Participações,...
  • West Coast Volumes Down Year-Over-Year in October
    Container traffic at West Coast ports declined 3 percent in October compared to the same month last year. Imports were down 4 percent and exports dropped 2 percent. October 2012 was somewhat of an anomaly, though, as contract negotiations between East Coast employers and the International Longshoremen's Association had broken down...
  • Indian Regulator Again Delays Nehru Port Rate Hike
    India's port regulator Tariff Authority for Major Ports has again deferred its decision on a proposal to increase service rates at the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru until Dec. 31, citing "continuing delays" in procedural requirements that are to be complied with by the port authority. "Recognizing that Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has...
  • China PMI Indicates Expansion, But New Orders Fall
    China's official PMI indicated expansion during November, but the new orders sub-index lost ground and there are signs that GDP growth rates will slow this quarter, according to analysts. The official November PMI was unchanged from October at 51.4, with a score of above 50 indicating growth. The output and finished goods...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Cathay wins judge's OK
    A US federal judge has given Cathay United Bank the green light to preserve a freeze on a plot of property owned by Taiwan shipowner Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT).
  • ISC stacks the shelf
    International Shipholding Corp of the US has laid the foundation for more Wall Street fundraisers.
  • Petredec hires VLGC
    Qatar Shipping Company appears to have secured employment for one of its very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
  • Cota loses lawsuit bid
    The pilot at the helm of the Cosco Busan when it hit a bridge off San Francisco has lost a legal fight to re-obtain his merchant mariner credential.
  • Blue Sea pens China PSVs
    Low-profile Norwegian offshore shipowner Blue Sea Group is thought to be behind the contract for two platform-supply vessels (PSVs) that were revealed to be on order in China after Rolls-Royce announced its part in the deal.
  • Severnaya raided
    Officers from the Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) in St Petersburg have searched the offices of Severnaya Verf shipyard as part of a fraud probe.
  • Boa banks NOK 500m
    Boa Offshore has completed a refinancing trip to the Norwegian bond market.
  • WBULK a 'dividend machine'
    Predictions for a steep rise in profit and a strong dividend have led Pareto Securities to begin coverage of Western Bulk with a buy rating.
  • Clearlake takes Diana cape
    Diana Shipping has confirmed a fixture for a capesize vessel at the centre of a long-running charter dispute.
  • Varun buys more time
    India's Varun Shipping has clinched new funding that will pay back-wages to crew and allow it to drydock ships.
  • Double trouble for DFDS
    Firefighters have tackled a blaze on a second DFDS ro-ro in a little over two weeks.
  • NewLead adds handysize
    Fresh from a new debt deal, Greece's NewLead Holdings has made its move into the eco-arena with a handysize purchase.
  • Dover ban delayed
    The UK's competition appeal tribunal has temporarily overturned a ruling banning French operator MyFerryLink from the port of Dover.
  • Miracle rescue revealed
    Amazing video footage from a diver's helmet has shown the moment the hand of a sunken tug's cook reaches out to his rescuer after 72 hours trapped underwater.
  • Swissco back for more
    Fast expanding Swissco Holdings is adding three more offshore support vessel newbuildings to its fleet.
  • NCL owners in the money
    Three investors in Nasdaq-listed Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings are set to bank up to $841m after pricing a public stock offering.
  • Two more for Cosco
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) continues to build on its bulker orders with the addition of two more ultramaxes.
  • Rongsheng warns of loss
    Shipbuilder China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has warned investors it faces a "substantial" loss for 2013.
  • Royal seals funds
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has wrapped up financing for its third Quantum-class newbuilding on order at Meyer Werft shipyard.
  • Capital likes BW LPG
    US investor Capital Group has emerged as a significant shareholder in recently listed BW LPG, it emerged Wednesday.
  • Panama's grain gain
    The volume of grain being shipped through the Panama Canal has reached its highest level for two years.
  • Cosco confident of profit
    Giant shipowner China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) believes it has done enough to save its stock listing after clinching two vital asset disposals.
  • France okays guards
    France will finally allow security guards on its ships to boost anti-piracy efforts.
  • SDLP plans share sale
    Seadrill Partners (SDLP), the Seadrill MLP spin-off, is looking to sell an initial 12.9m shares to fund acquisitions.
  • New chief for MPA
    Andrew Tan Kok has been named as the new chief executive of Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).
  • Cosco ship arrested
    A Cosco Shipping (Coscol) operated general cargo vessel has been arrested in Singapore court documents show.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Agency report finds NMB lacking
  • Truck carrying radioactive waste stolen in Mexico
    A truck carrying radioactive waste from a hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, to a waste storage center has been stolen, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The truck was stolen in Tepojaco, near Mexico City.
  • Transportation industry pretty social
  • JAXPORT set to handle big project cargo
    The Port of Jacksonville said $12.4 million has been spent over the past 18 months improving the heavy lift cargo berth at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project more than doubled the capability of JAXPORT's Berth 31.
  • Metzler to lead marketing for uShip
  • Descartes reports higher revenues
    Descartes Systems Group said it had a profit of $2.2 million in the third quarter, but said net income was negatively impacted by $600,000 by the integration of KSD Software Norway, a company it acquired in 2012.
  • NYSA fires back at Waterfront Commission
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands Caribbean service
  • Redwood City port considers carbon black plant
    The plant will produce about 180 metric tons per year, which will be packaged into large sacks and loaded on to trucks (25 truck trips annually) for shipment to customers, according to the port.
  • APC opens West Coast facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2013
  • Malta's corruption rating slips as bunker trial continues
    Corruption allegations in bunker sector have 'rocked' the Mediterranean nation.
  • Fujairah prices climbing
    Cape Town: MGO avails tight
  • Mid-week prices mainly firm across Europe
    Hamburg operations threatened by strong winds.
  • Bunker player secures $28 million loan
    UK-based MGO distributor will use funds to develop its new terminal.
  • Bunker spills should expose operators to 'unlimited liability'
    Canadian government urged to scrap $151 million cap.
  • Asian bunker prices lose direction
    Tight supplies reported in Hong Kong, Busan and Tokyo Bay.
  • Bunker player could buy Black Sea terminal
    Decision will be taken this month.
  • Iran eyes bigger slice of regional bunker market
    Iranian companies to propose 'new formula' for Gulf fuel oil sales.
  • Going 'eco' a sound investment, says shipowner
    Fuel-efficient newbuilds to boost company's bottom line.
  • Wartsila in Chinese dual fuel move
    Finnish player to work on LNG-powered ship project with Chinese partners.
  • Big player aims for marine engine market
    Manufacturer to adapt its railway engines for ships.
  • Singapore ship arrest
    Chinese operator sees vessel detained.

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