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November 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore's PSA in JV to operate Lianyungang container terminal
  • Northern Bohai Rim gains market share from south, central ports
  • China's September container port throughput slows to 1.9pc growth rate
  • MOL to open Swiss office as part of strategy to grow closer to customers
  • Shandong's 9-month computer laptop exports fall in volume and price
  • Damco Indonesia opens warehouse in central Java to meet growing demand
  • Algerian Port of Oran to build annual 1.5 million TEU terminal by 2017
  • Canadian National (CN) to raise US$600 million in sale of bonds and notes
  • DHL finds Hong Kong SMEs face trouble when branching out overseas
  • Software company urges shipping sector to thwart rising hacker attacks
  • Fairbanks airport sees Anchorage spillover role for 'gas-n-go' freighters
  • Asiana flies cargo from Seattle's Sea-Tac airport on 747-400 freighter
  • Xian airport cargo terminal covering 22.5 hectares starts operation

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • 21st century shipping-how will the industry evolve?
  • Foreign shipowners encourage China to resolve VAT problems
  • GL's route-specific container stowage wins innovation award
  • Sai Shipping Group forays into ship management
  • Vessel operating costs expected to rise over the next two years
  • Rice exports may increase to 11 mt, says USDA
  • Rubber exports slump by 59 pc in Oct.
  • Higher demand pushes up leather exports by 12.6 pc in Aug.
  • Tender for wheat exports on Nov. 15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • United Wagon to deliver fertiliser cars to Acron-Trans
  • ECS Group concentrates on responsibilities in USA
  • Kerry Logistics to work with Asos in China
  • Group7: new branch manager in Dusseldorf
  • Evergreen: the carrier to watch in 2014 says Alphaliner
  • Rail technology for Mozambique's Nacala corridor
  • Heathrow underlines its single hub role
  • Change of leadership at Swedish Envirotainer
  • U-Freight signs deal with China Air Express
  • Davies Turner aims to drive longer trailers
  • Long Beach and Busan sign "sister port" pact
  • Garuda cancels planned B777 service to Sydney
  • Goodman building new distribution centre for BMW in China
  • Frankfurt Hahn ready for B747-8F
  • 150 Axor tractors for Turkish forwarder
  • Rickmers bond increases by EUR 50 million
  • Karl Gross team in Frankfurt goes global
  • Was lange währt, wird endlich gut

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission Oks deal for NewWood assets
  • NASSCO marks keel laying for new Mobile Landing Platform
  • Maersk Line takes home top ocean carrier award
  • Washington Governor calling for legislature to pass Boeing package
  • Seattle-based CG cutter returns from scientific missions

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Goldenport seeks approval for hop to standard listing
    Move would allow London-listed owner to move faster as it eyes bulker deals
  • Evergreen keeps its options open on alliances
    Hsieh does not rule out strategic vessel-sharing agreements in response to P3
  • Cosco executive sheds light on Vale-Shandong Shipping deal
    Brazilian miner had been discussing valemax deal with multiple shipowners
  • Asia-Europe box volumes increase 8% in the third quarter
    Exports to the western Mediterranean are much lower than in 2011
  • Winter cancellations swell idle box fleet
    Laid-up capacity rose six percentage points in October, says Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • Maersk fixture pushes VLCC earnings to an 18-month high
    Carriers report rates spike on Middle East-Asia route
  • Sinotrans Ltd to raise $328m in bond sales
    Hong Kong-listed unit of Sinotrans & CSC group seeks to build working capital
  • STX predicts return to operating profit from 2014
    South Korean conglomerate divests away from shipping
  • Vard blames Brazil yard for sharp drop in profit
    Offshore vessel specialist has faced delays and cost overruns at Niteroi base
  • Shipowners call for minister to lead UK lighthouse shake-up
    Independent Light Dues Forum urges Hammond to tackle the costs of reform
  • Korea Line seeks early exit from receivership
    TK takeover could see dry bulk firm complete rehabilitation eight years ahead of schedule
  • Higher utilisation brings Bourbon a 9% revenue boost
    French offshore vessel owner reports demand growth off West Africa
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen reports falling volumes
    Deepsea ro-ro operator reports softening trades bar Chinese demand for cars
  • Dynagas boosts IPO target
    New partnership will start with three LNG carriers with options on seven newbuildings
  • China's accelerating car demand drives oil imports
    Employment opportunities for VLCCs to meet Chinese oil demand

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Bulker recovery predicted
    CHINA COSCO Bulk, the dry bulk group under the China COSCO conglomerate, said it expected the global dry bulk market to recover gradually in the next 2-3 years
  • BAE layoff put in context
    IHS MARITIME's Rob Willmington sought today to put the UK job losses at BAE's shipyards into a wider perspective for the newbuilding sector
  • VARD's profits drop 67%
    VARD Holdings said today net profits for 3Q12 fell 66.7% year on year to 76M kroner ($12.75M)
  • COSCO unit's profits fall
    COSCO (Singapore) posted 3Q13 profits of S$4.2M ($3.4M), a drop of 84% year on year
  • EC to investigate French tonnage tax rules
    THE EC said today it had opened an inquiry into France's application of favourable tonnage tax provisions to chartered vessels under non-EU flags
  • Seaspan prices PPE deal
    NYSE-listed Seaspan has priced a $50M follow-on offering of perpetual preferred equity, garnering a significantly lower sum than it sought in last month's failed capital raise
  • Chinese yards operate at half capacity
    CHINESE shipyards are expected to operate at just 50-55% of aggregate building capacities in 2013, a Ningbo conference heard today
  • New icebreaker newbuilding deal seen near
    UNITED Shipbuilding Corp's Baltic Shipyard unit is to get a new contract before the end of 2013 for Russia's newest series of nuclear-powered icebreakers
  • Russia's gas total rises
    RUSSIA'S gas production in October grew 15.7% year on year, the energy ministry's data unit has revealed
  • Wilhelmsen's results weaken
    NORWAY'S Wilh Wilhelmsen today reported weaker results for 3Q and the first nine months of 2013
  • Hanjin might need lending
    KOREAN Air might need to lend more money to Hanjin Shipping, analysts warned today
  • Swiber expects $91M from sale
    SWIBER Holdings, Singapore's offshore services provider, said today its disposal of its entire shareholding in subsea unit Kreuz Holdings will produce a net gain of $90
  • China coal imports to top 300M tonnes
    CHINA'S coal imports in 2013 were today predicted to exceed 300M tonnes
  • Wan Hai joins Inter-Asia in Yangon service
    TAIWAN'S Wan Hai Lines plans to deploy a boxship on two Yangon services, jointly with two ships from Inter-Asia Lines
  • Drybulk recovery predicted
    DRYBULK shipping should see sustained recovery, said a shipping analyst predicted today at a conference in Singapore

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Cargo Volumes Up at ANA, JAL
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume rose for the seventh straight month in September on a year-on-year basis, increasing 5.8 percent to 49,999 tons. The volume of cargo ANA carried on its international routes in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April...
  • Port Privatizations Could Boost Ho-Hum M&A Transport Market
    Cargo containers at the Port of Piraeus. Major merger and acquisition activity in the global transportation and logistics industry was nothing spectacular in the third quarter, but a potential wave of privatization of ports, airports and roadways could energize the market in the coming year. There were 40 transportation and logistics transactions...
  • Maersk Ends Nhava Sheva Congestion Surcharge
    Maersk Line has lifted its congestion surcharge of $150 per 20-foot container imposed earlier on shipments to and from the Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru), India. The Danish carrier in a notice to customers said the congestion and delays that gripped the country's largest container port over the past few...
  • Walker SCM Chooses CargoWise
    NEW YORK - The transportation division of Walker SCM, LLC, a minority-certified global transportation and logistics firm based in Valley Stream, NY, has selected CargoWise as its technology partner for international transportation management. A global leader in IT solutions that improve visibility, efficiency, quality of service and profitability, CargoWise is renowned...
  • Graybar Names Dale Sheff Controller
    ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5, 2013 - Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, announced today that Dale R. Sheff has been named Controller, effective November 1, 2013. He replaces Martin J. Beagen who retired on Jan. 1,...
  • NTTC's Tank Truck Week Sets Performance Records
    ARLINGTON, Va., November 6, 2013 - The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) announced today that its recent Tank Truck Week program set performance records for attendance, booth sales, and equipment spots. The program was held in Houston, Texas in an effort to capitalize on the growing energy services segment of...
  • Kuehne + Nagel appoints new National Manager for Ireland
    Dublin / Ireland, November 6th 2013 - Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Pamela Doyle as National Manager for its Ireland organisation, effective 1 November 2013. She succeeds Marcus Bennett who was recently announced as National Manager for the United Kingdom. With 13 years' service in Kuehne + Nagel, Pamela Doyle has...
  • Trailer Bridge Signs New 10-Year Lease With Jaxport
    Trailer Bridge offers cargo transportation services to and from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic via Jaxport.The Jacksonville Port Authority and long-time tenant Trailer Bridge have signed a new 10-year lease to continue the container line's operations at the Florida port's Blount Island Marine Terminal. The contract also includes two additional...
  • Norbert Dentressangle awarded for its social initiative "Log'ins" at the 6th National Corporate Citizenship Trophies event
    The trophy rewards exemplary initiatives launched and implemented by companies in the interests of society. Regardless of whether such initiatives are designed to directly benefit the company's employees and partners, their local area or their country, they proactively combine the values of corporate citizenship with the primary aim of generating...
  • US Farm Groups Push for China to Approve Biotech Traits
    The American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association and U.S. Canola Association have voiced concerns about ongoing delays, lack of transparency and arbitrary decisions in China's process of approving new biotechnology traits. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and...
  • Horizon Lines' Revenue Drops as Container Volume Contracts
    Horizon Lines reported its revenue in the third quarter of 2013 dropped 2.1 percent year-over-year to $273.7 million, caused by an $8.0 million volume contraction and lower fuel surcharges of $5.4 million. Quarterly container volume reached 59,059 revenue loads, down 4.0 percent from 61,514 loads, primarily driven by the reduced number...
  • Federal Judge Cites ILWU for Contempt of Court
    Snake RiverA federal judge has found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in civil contempt of court for ignoring an order to stop waterborne picketing at grain barges. On Oct. 31, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the ILWU breached a previous injunction,...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of Houston Industrial Warehouse Property
    HOUSTON, TEXAS, Nov. 5, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 6501 Navigation Blvd., a 303,000-square-foot warehouse facility set on 21 acres in Houston's Eastside industrial submarket. The commercial real estate services firm's Houston, Texas-based team of Jim Foreman and Beau Kaleel represented the seller, GSL Navigation...
  • Greek Dockworkers Join 24-Hour Nationwide Anti-Austerity Strike
    Greek longshoremen have joined a 24-hour nationwide strike today called by labor unions to protest austerity measures imposed on the crisis-mired country by international lenders. Road, sea and rail transport was severely disrupted as visiting officials from the "Troika" of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
  • Cheetah to Exhibit at the 2013 IANA Intermodal Expo
    Westlake Village, CA (October, 2013) - Cheetah Software Systems, Inc., a cloud-based transportation logistics solutions provider, will be exhibiting at the Intermodal Association of North America's 2013 Intermodal Expo on November 17 - 19, 2013 in Houston, TX. In addition to demonstrating the Cheetah Logistics Operations Optimization Platform (LOOPTM), Cheetah...
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, World's Biggest Ro-Ro Carrier, Posts Lower Profit
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the world's biggest deep-sea roll-on, roll-off shipping line, reported its third quarter profit declined to $78 million from $246 million a year ago because of lower global car shipments and one-off items. The result in the third quarter of 2012 was skewed by the $134 million net gain...
  • Cosco Chairman Ma Confident Company Will Avoid Delisting
    The chairman of Cosco Group expressed confidence on Wednesday that the company would achieve its financial goals for 2013, signaling the company is aiming to achieve a full-year profit and avoid delisting from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. "We are confident that we will achieve the goal we planned at the beginning...
  • Steam Logistics Adopts CargoSphere Rate System
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 5, 2013 - CargoSphere, the leading, cloud-based global rate management solution and confidential Rate Mesh network for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, today announces Steam Logistics' rapid implementation of the CargoSphere system and ROI (return on investment). Within 3 months, Steam Logistics' Pricing Team was sending...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Walking dead?
    A growing number of industry researchers who follow the US tanker space are convinced that Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and its ailing Louisiana shipyard have abandoned plans to pursue commercial projects.
  • Montoir bags 2nd LNG STS
    French LNG terminal operator Elengy has transhipped its second cargo of LNG at its Montoir-de-Bretagne facility, shifting the volumes from a membrane-type LNG carrier into the world's largest Moss-type newbuilding.
  • Sigma signs Nan Fung duo
    The shipping arm of a leading Hong Kong financial conglomerate has emerged as the newest member of an aframax pool controlled by Heidmar.
  • Rickmers raids Commerzbank
    Erck Rickmers is poaching Commerzbank's top shipping man to become the next chief executive officer (CEO) of ER Capital Holding.
  • Frigate fights off pirates
    A Ukrainian frigate has thwarted an attack on a Ukrainian vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
  • Craig firmly in the black
    Scottish shipowner Craig Group has celebrated 80 years of trading with a profit in the year to 30 April.
  • Great Harvest adds a fifth
    Great Harvest Maeta appears to be behind the purchase of a panamax bulk carrier reported sold last week.
  • GOS strengthens
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has posted an increase in earnings in the second quarter as revenue grew.
  • Palumbo released
    Italian shipyard owner Antonio Palumbo has been released from house arrest as a toxic waste case drags on.
  • Cosco's offshore struggle
    Cosco Corporation's (Singapore) is suffering from its lack of experience in the offshore sector, analysts say.
  • French owners in tax probe
    The European Commission has begun a probe into changes to France's tonnage tax rules that may have extended benefits too widely.
  • Crew rights cargoship
    A sudden list sent an officer and a deck cargo of timber overboard from a Russian cargoship off Germany.
  • Seacor eyes over $200m
    Seacor Holdings plans to raise up to $230m from a convertible bond offering to private investors.
  • Sado on the slide
    Japan's Sado Steam Ship has seen profit slip in the first nine months - and worse is to come.
  • Finnlines trio in the clear
    Three employees of Finland's Finnlines will not be prosecuted in a Syrian arms smuggling case.
  • Inui loss falls
    Inui Steamship of Japan has slashed its loss in the first half as revenue improved.
  • WW down by a third
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's third quarter earnings were sliced by around a third as cargo volumes fell.
  • Bourbon better again
    French offshore group Bourbon has continued to enjoy revenue growth in 2013 as demand grows.
  • Seaspan aims for $57m
    Second bite at share issue is much smaller than aborted October offering.
  • PSA makes Yangtze move
    Singapore's PSA International (PSA) is buying into CSCL's Lianyungang terminal in China.
  • Brazil still hitting Vard
    Vard Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore vessel shipbuilding group, continues to take a hit from its operations in Brazil.
  • Greece hit by strike
    Greek ports were being disrupted by strike action on Wednesday in the latest round of anti-austerity protests.
  • Capital files for IPO
    Capitol Nusantara Indonesia has moved a step closer to going public after filing a registration statement with financial regulators.
  • OSX shows signs of life
    Struggling Brazil shipbuilder OSX looks to have been thrown a potential lifeline by its banks and bond holders.
  • Mangrove takes profit
    Hedge fund Mangrove Partners looks to have reduced its stake in US-listed tanker owner DHT Holdings.
  • Jam now, peanuts later
    The proposed sale of Kreuz Holdings to a private equity firm has not gone down well with two Singapore analysts.
  • Attention on the bridge
    The London P&I Club has sought to remind owners of the dangers that complacency on the bridge can have on the incidence of casualties.
  • Heerema eyes monster
    Heerema Marine Contractors is preparing to rewrite the history books with plans for a giant semi-submersible crane vessel.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Revenues up for C.H. Robinson
  • Triton, FPS Rotterdam to launch LCL import service
  • Freight shipments, expenditures fall in October
    Freight shipments and expenditures fell in October by 3.5 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, when compared to September's results, according to Cass Information Systems, which blamed the government shutdown.
  • MOL Caledon first to call at London Gateway
  • Mexican government takes control of Lazaro Cardenas
  • China Air Express, U-Freight link up
  • Propane shortage prompts states to relax truck HOS rule
    Abnormally wet conditions in the Midwest have led to high moisture levels in grain, which must be dried before it is stored to prevent rotting. Processors use propane gas to fuel grain dryers.
  • FAA makes major upgrade to pilot training rules
    The major rewrite of pilot training rules stems in part from the crash of a Colgan Air commuter plane in icy conditions in 2009 and a subsequent congressional mandate to enhance pilot training.
  • DOT commits $474 million to NY/NJ bridge project
    The $1.5 billion replacement of the Goethals Bridge calls for a six-lane, cable-stayed bridge with five-foot-wide shoulders. More than $30 billion in goods is said to cross the bridge each year.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Avails remain tight in the port.
  • Mid-week prices mixed in Europe
    Strong demand reported in Hamburg.
  • New fleet manager for Bomin
    Vink took up his post at the beginning of the month.
  • LNG could be benchmarked to undercut conventional bunkers
    The strategy would be used as a way of securing market share and expanding the LNG market.
  • White Smoke to close
    LNG innovator calls it a day after four years.
  • Sources: Omani port moves closer to bunker market entry
    Two local firms granted bunkering licences.
  • Avails tighten in South Korea
    Two refiners 'not offering' on the spot market.
  • Asian bunker prices weaken
    Prices fell across all fuel grades.
  • MPA: Mass flow meters to be made 'mandatory' at Singapore
    But fitting existing barges with systems may prove 'tricky', says MPA spokeswoman.
  • Singapore-listed firm plunges into loss
    But fall was cushioned by lower bunker costs.
  • Shipping company sees improved Q3 profits
    But lower fuel costs forced it to cut bunker surcharges.
  • Boxshipping firm in fundraising effort
    Funds my be used to support vessel acquisitions.
  • Hong Kong bunker industry to grow, says official
    Hong Kong provides 'perfect base for international bunker players' to meet the needs of China's maritime sector.

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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
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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