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BRIEFS
May 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Court dilutes Hutchison injunction, but dockers seem OK with 9.8pc hike
  • Hutchison and CMA CGM bid for Melbourne's third box terminal
  • Mega box ship orders add to overcapacity as rates tumble: Drewry
  • Express firms see China Post tax taking 25-40pc of their profits
  • Singapore Post spends US$36 million to upgrade sorting for e-commerce
  • IT industry association lobbies to ease rules on exporting e-waste
  • Panama Canal hopes to make more money without charging users more
  • US quarterly box growth up 10.2pc, rising for sixth straight quarter
  • Kyrgyzstan Stratotanker crash 3rd Afghan-related air crash in a week
  • Experts speculate on causes of Bagram National Air Cargo 747 crash
  • United to purchase 30 Embraer 175s for its United Express operations
  • Cargo throughput climbs 2.3pc at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
  • IATA's first quarter 2013 figures slowdown from robust year-end
  • Tokyo-Haneda becomes third Emirates SkyCargo gateway to Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • 'We hope to have a vessel calling in India once a month'
  • BIFA against altering General Average rules
  • Development of coastal shipping, inland waterways vital: Fieo chief
  • Evergreen deploys 8,452-TEU vessels 10 & 11 on Asia-Europe trade
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT looks forward to good business from India: Tomas Dyrbye
  • MOL & PIL announce launch of Indian Ocean Islands Express Service
  • MOL takes slots on Mozambique Express Service
  • Seaborne crude shipments to grow slower at 2.2 pc
  • Shippers, service providers oppose California ports proposed annual tax hike
  • Tarros connecting Antwerp & Libya
  • India, China ink pact to boost handicrafts exports
  • China seen making Gwadar an ideal transhipment hub for Indian Subcontinent
  • Details of projects awarded at Major Ports in 2012-13
  • Probe reveals massive losses for Rlys due to misrepresented iron ore movement
  • Forex reserves recover by $ 1.60 bn to $ 296.37 bn
  • Power generation cos may import 82 mt of coal in 2013-14
  • Tata Power to set up 28.8-MW solar power plant in Maharashtra

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wilhelmshaven enhances hinterland connections
  • SOL ends Helsingborg-Trave line
  • Le Havre sets new record
  • DB Schenker buildng new logistics centre in Pfungen near...
  • DAE cancels B747F order
  • International consortium takes over DHL Fashion France
  • Europe's airfreight traffic remains negative in March
  • 8th Best Fleet Value awards presented in North America
  • 24plus introduces CO2 calculator
  • Experts call for Switzerland's railway sector to strengthen...
  • Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal expands rail service in Sweden
  • New sales manager for Swisslog Austria
  • IJS Global opens new branch in northern China
  • Largest freighter to join Etihad's fleet
  • Kenco names new senior vice-president of operations

Marine Logweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • MTU breaks ground for new R&D facility
  • Hyde Marine names W&O as BWTS sales distributor
  • DNV restructures its Mobile Offshore Unit rules
  • New GE podded drive uses pump jet technology
  • Technip christens Deep Energy
  • Aker Philly in preliminary deal for 2-4 tanker newbuilds
  • MAN Primeserv signs EMC agreement with German shipowner
  • BAE Norfolk gets $48.6 million mod to DDG 58 contract
  • Hyundai Heavy books order for world's largest box ships
  • Coast Guard identifies causes of Stratton corrosion

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Team of container carriers hold anti-piracy meeting
  • Praestensgaard announces plans to leave post at Hapag-Lloyd
  • Port group sets workshop to discuss economic development
  • Trio of shipping lines starting Russia/Finland run
  • Zim adding Norfolk call to container service schedule

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Hong Kong port strikes ends
    Workers accept a 9.8% raise from contractors of HIT
  • Portek breaks the million teu mark
    Growth driven by Algerian port
  • HHI confirms CSCL order for 18,400 teu vessels
    Chinese state carrier books five giant boxships at $700m
  • Jinhui Holdings issues profit warning
    Shipping subsidiary hit by decline in charter rates since 2012
  • Great Eastern quarterly profits more than double
    Strong product tanker earnings, as well as one-time gains, improve result
  • Hyundai Mipo net profit plummets in first quarter
    Product tanker specialist sees wider operating losses amid weak margins

Fairplayweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • NCL strong out of gate
    NEWLY NASDAQ-listed cruise player NCL today posted better than expected results for its first quarter as a public company
  • HHI clinches CSCL orders
    HYUNDAI Heavy Industries confirmed to Fairplay today that it has inked a $700M deal to build five 18,400teu box ships for China Shipping Container Lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Zim to Add Norfolk Call to Pacific Service
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is adding a Norfolk, Va., call to its Zim Container Service Pacific. The new rotation, effective in mid-June, will be: Savannah, Norfolk; New York-New Jersey; Halifax; Kingston, Jamaica; Los Angeles; Oakland; Vostochny, Russia; Ningbo and Shanghai, China; Busan, South Korea; Balboa, Spain; Kingston and Savannah The first vessel...
  • Towne Air Freight Names Sheridan-Rohasek COO
    Towne Holdings, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Group, has named Kim Sheridan-Rohasek chief operating officer. She will be responsible for all terminal operations, the line-haul network, central dispatch, information technology and Towne's logistics division. Sheridan-Rohasek joined South Bend, Ind.-based Towne in 2008 as vice president of the west region after Towne acquired...
  • Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Returns to Jersey City Headquarters
    Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) will return to its headquarters building at One Evertrust Plaza on May 10, following major repairs caused by Hurricane Sandy damage last October. The North American agent for Evergreen Line had relocated its headquarters staff to a nearby facility while replacement of the building generators, necessitated by...
  • Container Lines 'Substantially Ready' for California Shore Power
    Most, if not all, of the container lines that call at California's ports are prepared to meet the state's revolutionary requirement to operate 50 percent of their vessels from shore-side electrical power while at berth beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said Monday. "I...
  • Ex-Horizon COO Keenan Cleared in Antitrust Case
    John V. Keenan, former chief operating officer at Horizon Lines, has been advised by the Justice Department that he has been cleared of antitrust violations in the Jones Act domestic shipping market. Keenan and former Horizon CEO Chuck Raymond received letters from the Justice Department that they were no longer subjects...
  • Matson Profit Jumped in First Quarter
    Matson, the Honolulu-based ocean carrier and logistics company, reported profit of $9.1 million for the first quarter, up from $3.8 million, on strong volumes in the Hawaii ocean trade and higher rates in its China service. Consolidated revenue increased to $394.7 million from $366.1 million a year earlier. Matt Cox, president and...
  • Study: Imports Support 16 Million US Jobs
    More than 16 million U.S. jobs depend on imports, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation, and the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The economic impact study, which was prepared by Laura M. Baughman and Joseph F. Francois...
  • ABF, Teamsters Reach Tentative Pact
    ABF Freight System reached a tentative five-year contract with the Teamsters union May 3. The union and the less-than-truckload carrier did not release details on the agreement covering 7,500 ABF Teamsters employees. "No details will be released until leaders from ABF local unions meet in the near future to review the...
  • Dockworkers End Strike at Hong Kong Port
    Hundreds of dockworkers at the Port of Hong Kong on Monday voted to end a strike that had disrupted operations at the world's third-largest container port for six weeks. "We are pleased to learn that the striking dockers have accepted the 9.8 percent pay rise solution for all job types," Hongkong...
  • Jacksonville Reopens Search for Port CEO
    Juan Kuryla, the top choice to become the next CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority, has withdrawn as a candidate, and the port authority has reopened its search to fill the post. The port authority board offered the job to Kuryla on April 22 and opened negotiations with the deputy port...
  • JOC Trucking Index Reflects Strong Hiring in April
    The JOC For-Hire Trucking Index through April 2013 Full-size image The Journal of Commerce For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose nine-tenths of a percent in April, as the national unemployment average dropped to 7.5 percent. The JOC index jumped from 94.9 to 95.8, its highest reading since September 2008. The surge was the biggest...
  • Financial Winds Shift for CEVA
    Wherever CEVA Logistics heads from here, there is little doubt the world's fifth-largest third-party logistics company is in for a significant transformation. In many ways, that's already under way, with a new strategic mission and recapitalization plan forming the basis of an uncertain future. That uncertainty revolves around an 18-month stretch...
  • Atlas Air to Supply 2nd Freighter to Etihad Airways
    Etihad Airways is expanding its fleet with a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The United Arab Emirates-based airline has signed a multiyear aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to provide the airplane, which will be the largest in Etihad's freighter fleet, with a payload capacity of 138 tons. This...
  • Air Cargo Declines at San Francisco International
    Total cargo tonnage for San Francisco International Airport fell 13.5 percent year-over-year in March to 28,724 metric tons, despite growth in U.S. mail cargo. Domestic U.S. mail rose 7.4 percent year-over-year to 2,313 metric tons, but international U.S. mail tonnage declined 3 percent to 1,485 metric tons. Domestic cargo excluding mail plummeted 27.1...
  • CTS: North America Southbound Exports Decline
    Containerized exports from North America to Central and South America slipped to 154,200 20-foot-equivalent units in February 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd., the sixth consecutive month showing year-over-year declines in this trade lane. North America to Far East Asia North America exported 664,500 TEUs to Far East Asia...
  • Container Lines: Piracy Is Down But Still a Threat
    Container lines CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd have met to discuss the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. At the meeting, the four carriers agreed the situation has improved, particularly as the result of a naval presence in...
  • Is Your Supply Chain Costing You Money?
    As organizations reap the benefits of going global, many are still making due with manual, outdated processes and technologies. In fact, only about 30% of companies have automated data and event monitoring or have optimized their global supply chain processes. Amber Road's eBook, Three Common Global Supply Chain Issues that...
  • Second PNW Grain Terminal Locks Out ILWU
    Contract disagreements between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest accelerated over the weekend as Columbia Grain in Portland became the second facility where management locked out union workers. The United Grain terminal in Vancouver, Wash., locked out ILWU workers in February, charging that a...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices Rebound
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high and low sulfur bunker fuel rebounded in the week of May 3 after sliding earlier in the month, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services, Inc. The average price for high sulfur bunker fuel was...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Demolition destiny
    Scrapping may become increasingly attractive for tanker owners trading vintage tonnage in the months to come if rate pain persists, according to an analyst at Charles R Weber.
  • Praestensgaard exits HL
    Hapag-Lloyd appears to be on the lookout for a new operations chief following the abrupt resignation of Jesper Praestensgaard.
  • S&P slashes Zim
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services (Zim) made headlines Monday after Standard & Poor's downgraded three of the Israeli carrier's bonds.
  • High hurdles
    Product tanker owners must wait at least half a decade for utilisation to reach a level where earnings can record a sizable rise, DVB believes.
  • CH slides in the first
    CH Offshore's profit plummeted in the first quarter but the company insists its financial position remains strong.
  • E.ON fixes vintage PSV
    Viking Supply Ships of Denmark has secured employment for its oldest platform-supply vessel.
  • Petrobras pockets pair
    Norwegian offshore owners Farstad and Havila have secured charters as part of a long awaited contract award from Petrobras.
  • Union Transport files
    UK general cargoship owner Union Transport has gone into administration, with 100 jobs now at risk, it was reported on Monday.
  • Troubles mount at Global
    Loss-making Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers is facing a share suspension after auditors queried its annual accounts.
  • More time for Titan
    A crucial hearing that could decide the fate of Hong Kong shipyard and FPSO group Titan Petrochemicals has been delayed again.
  • Stealth well set
    A promise of higher earnings and fleet growth has led Evercore Partners to kick off coverage of Harry Vafias-led StealthGas with a positive rating on the stock.
  • Ex-HSH chiefs charged
    Former HSH Nordbank boss Dirk Nonnenmacher and five other ex-executives are facing a fraud trial in Hamburg.
  • STX survival talks start
    STX group creditors began crisis talks today amid hope cash could be secured to help its various units repay bond debts.
  • Tankers raided
    Pirates have stolen cash and belongings from two tankers in attacks off Singapore.
  • No nationalisation
    The French government has rejected a call by unions to buy the STX France shipyard group, against the background of its Korean parent's restructuring.
  • Odfjell to extend loss
    Norwegian tanker owner Odfjell is tipped to post a deeper loss when it wheels out its first quarter results tomorrow.
  • Products push for GE
    Great Eastern Shipping has posted a much stronger annual profit as products tanker rates rose.
  • Reach gets richer
    Reach Subsea has picked up almost $20m from a private placement which will help fund the charter of a construction vessel from Solstad Offshore.
  • Siem Offshore dips
    Norway's Siem Offshore has posted lower first quarter profit as revenue declined, but rates are picking up.
  • OCBC cuts Cosco Sing
    A slack first quarter showing from Cosco Singapore has seen OCBC place a sell rating on the shipbuilder.
  • Pirates' double strike
    A Greek reefer has come under fire off West Africa, hours after a CMA CGM boxship was attacked in the same area.
  • Box trio feeds Russia
    Coscon, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are teaming up to launch a new service from Hamburg to Russia and Finland.
  • Maersk loses TEU title
    Maersk Line has been dethroned as the owner of the world's largest container vessels following confirmation of China Shipping Container Lines' giant order at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Listing cargoship lost
    All eight crew have been saved from a Vietnamese cargoship that sank off Hai Phong.
  • Sembcorp profits inch up
    Sembcorp Marine has seen modest growth in first quarter profits thanks to higher revenue recognition from rig building activities.
  • Leopard crew evacuated
    The crew of a Danish coaster held hostage in Somalia for over two years has been flown back to Europe.
  • Harvey spends $540m
    Harvey Gulf International Marine has invested another $540m in offshore vessel newbuildings with orders for three more vessels.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • China Shipping ships to be larger than Maersk's 'Triple E' vessels
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said five ships it will build for China Shipping Container Lines will be capable of carrying 18,400 TEUs. The vessels are scheduled to be handed over from the second half of 2014.
  • Toyota begins exporting from Port of Brunswick
  • Zim adds call in Norfolk
    Speaking during a reception for customers held in Elizabeth, N.J., Lea Bogatch-Genossar, president of Zim America, said the company's Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP) is adding the Virginia port with the first call on June 15.
  • ACL ship damaged in fire
    Atlantic Cartier, one of the combination container-roll-on/roll-off ships operated by Atlantic Container Line in its transatlantic liner service, was damaged last week during a fire in Hamburg. Two hundred firefighters helped extinquish the blaze.
  • Kuryla turns down Jaxport CEO job
  • ABF, union reaches tentative deal
  • N.C. port touts new Latin American connections
  • Interlake to fuel Great Lakes fleet with Shell LNG
  • New service to connect Germany, Russia, Finland
  • Obama says FAA fix steals from airport upgrades
    "The only reason we're doing it is because right now we've got folks (in Congress) who are unwilling to make some simple changes to our tax code," said the president during the signing of the legislation.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Prices rising: Congestion in Gibraltar
    Public holiday in Piraeus.
  • Prices firming: Cape Town back in product for IFO
    Players say avails of 180 cSt in South African port are 'fine'.
  • WFS: Shipping 'held to a higher standard' on sulphur emissions
    IMO sulphur test verification guidelines are much stricter than those accepted for land-based transport and industries.
  • Continuous LSFO operation 'not financially viable'
    'We would love to run on just one type of fuel' to avoid complications, operations manager tells IBC 34.
  • Marine logistics company enters Fujairah bunker market
    New player will focus on 'back-to-back' trading.
  • No provision for 'FONARs' in European ECAs
    MARPOL Annex VI non-availability clause excluded from revised EU sulphur directive.
  • Asian bunker prices on the rise
    Japan remains closed for a holiday.
  • CSCL's Triple-E containerships will be larger than Maersk's
    Contract for 18,400 TEU vessels goes to South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • H2S prevention method receives patent
    Metals in additive said to be 'effective component in preventing or mitigating the evolution of hydrogen sulphide'.
  • Condor Ferries hit by high bunker costs
    Company cannot afford to replace its fast ferry fleet while operating its current year-round schedule, says CEO.
  • US offshore firm builds sixth dual-fuel OSV
    Addition will enable the company to become 'largest owner and operator of clean burning LNG OSVs in the world', it claims.
  • IOC to discuss bunkering improvements at Trincomalee
    Both countries have agreed to 'fast track' joint venture arrangement, says IOC official.
  • Figures suggest Iranian bunker sales are falling
    Latest Iranian figures show annual sales running at 1.69 million mt.
  • Philippine shipping firm trims losses
    Costs and expenses increased 2% in 2012.
  • Netherlands firm launches bunker removal pump system
    Pump is 'answer' to future shipping regulations, says Van Heck

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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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