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July 8, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Israel seeks private terminals to break public sector 'strangle-hold'
  • Shipbuilders group says third of China shipyards at risk of closing
  • NYK carries out crisis-response drill on LNG vessel to prepare crews
  • Seaspan takes delivery of sixth 4,600-TEU vessel on charter to MOL
  • Dalian shipyard to build seven 8,800-TEU ships for box maker CIMC
  • HK's 'Dockers Spring': Shippers Council chief says PRD saved the day
  • Taiwan-mainland passenger ferry finds its new cargo business booming
  • Foreign baby formula makers in price-fixing probe after cross-border trade
  • Transloading into 52-footers rather than FCL marine boxes wins favour
  • US postal workers arrested in privatisation protest at Portland airport
  • Oz customs scandal sparks US$109.9 million outlay on border security
  • Japan's trade value up 10pc in May, with ex-im growing at same rate
  • New container depot under construction north of Colombo by Hemas group
  • MPA to insist on ILO labour certificates on large Singapore flagged ships
  • Rail, road rivals have China air carriers looking for high-end cargo
  • Mideast outperforms all as Gulf air cargo volumes rise 9.7pc in June
  • Singapore upgrades supply chain with new paperless air cargo IT system

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Asia-Europe box rates up
  • BDI suffers biggest weekly decline since December
  • DHL Supply Chain world s leading logistics provider
  • MANSA launches new website
  • NTPC moots ferrying imported coal via inland waterways
  • RPL aims at enhancing project logistics business in North Africa
  • Basmati set to lead agricultural exports again
  • Import duty hike on sugar & palm oil insufficient, say industry experts
  • Ashish Pednekar reappointed JNPT Trustee
  • JN Port celebrates entry into Silver Jubilee year
  • KoPT plans to lease out dry docks
  • Liverpool2 construction launched
  • New Mangalore Port traffic up 12 pc in Q1
  • Bids galore for eastern dedicated freight corridor project
  • South Central Railway earnings up 4 pc in Q1
  • Forex reserves decline to $ 284.64 bn
  • Govt to impose anti-dumping duty on chemical from China
  • INR ends sharply weak at 60.24 on heavy dollar buying by oil importers
  • Abis Shipping names new heavy cargo vessel
  • L&T plans foray into European offshore wind sector
  • New China-Russia truck route to facilitate project cargo movement
  • New Orleans project cargo training attracts international interest
  • Worldwide Project Consortium supports school for disadvantaged children

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • MacGregor to deliver Quantum Class North Star system
  • Panamax floating dock arrives in Walvis Bay
  • Lloyd's Register joins MOL Comfort investigation
  • Rongsheng denies media stories
  • Rolls-Royce wins OSRV design and equipment order
  • IHC's Govert Hamers to take SEA Europe chairmanship

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Mitsui names Lloyd's Register to MOL COMFORT investigation team
  • Drewry Forecaster report eyes rate increase practices
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Somerder as Tampa senior supervising engineer
  • US rail freight traffic reports level numbers
  • NYK joining carrier groupin ANA2 rotation change

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Shipping isn't sitting on its hands
    ICS is working hard to lobby against changes to accounting rules
  • IACS tackles the challenge of ever-larger ships
    Cazzulo makes the case for a central technical body to maximise members' expertise
  • ClassNK stands by MOL Comfort design and plan approval process
    Special survey in May was also carried out in full compliance with regulations, says class society
  • MSC joins the long march for post-panamax boxships
    CSSC units split orders for six 9,400 teu vessels booked by carrier's Chinese lender
  • Capesize rally, interrupted
    Rates have come down but brokers say the decline is moderate
  • Appeal decision keeps Costa Concordia lawsuits in Miami
    But ticket terms and conditions could eventually force US cases to Italy
  • All power to class societies as IACS pursues common structural rules
    Society could add boxships to harmonising bulker and tanker regulations
  • Asia-north Europe spot rates roar ahead, but will they stick?
    The real test of the July 1 increases will take place in weeks to come
  • 'You can't bully your way into this market'
    High costs and political sensitivity make the Jones Act tanker market a high-stakes game
  • Jones Act market strengthens as US output tops 7m barrels per day
    McQuilling predicts more business to come for tankers
  • Rongsheng warns of loss amid mounting liquidity concerns
    Founder Zhang Zhi Rong lends shipbuilder $33m interest-free to boost working capital
  • Rongsheng's big squeeze
    Listed China shipbuilder faces double threat of a strike and shortages of working capital
  • Showing some class
    The time is right for IACS to clarify its objectives and strategic direction

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • NK: broken ship complied
    JAPAN'S classification society today certified that the box ship MOL Comfort "was in full compliance" during its survey of 29 May
  • Spot box rate surge holds
    THE BOX sector's 1 July general rate increase for the strained Asia/Europe trade held its own this week, defying fear that it would erode quickly after taking effect
  • TMT units put on Baltic's 'avoid list'
    THE BALTIC Exchange has placed two subsidiaries of Taiwan's TMT on a list of companies that potential counterparties should avoid
  • Yangzijiang might revive Changbo yard
    CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang might reactivate its yard in Changbo, China, due to rising newbuilding orders said DBS Vickers Securities today
  • GEDEN to redeliver Aframaxes to FSL Trust
    GEDEN Lines will redeliver two Aframaxes to Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust after defaulting on charterhire payments
  • Jakarta to halt iron ore export cargoes
    JAKARTA plans to bar exports of iron ore in 2014, in an attempt to force up the market price and stimulate its domestic sector
  • Belships to raise $15.5M
    BELSHIPS, the Oslo-listed drybulk carrier and product tanker owner, said it seeks to raise 90M kroner ($15.5M) by issuing 22.5M new shares
  • China/Australia service added by Evergreen
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line said it is adding a China/Australia Service (SAS) in August
  • OOCL seeking rate rise
    HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line said it will seek higher freight rates on services to Australia as of 1 August
  • OY's shares trading
    TRADING started today in shares of Ocean Yield, a shipowning company spun off from Aker Group, according to the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • RSHI borrows $32M in liquidity crunch
    HONG KONG-listed yard RSHI said today it borrowed 200M yuan ($32M) from its biggest shareholder and founder to raise its working capital
  • HPH Trust keeps 'buy'
    UOB KAY Hian said despite the strike hurting HPH Trust's Hong Kong International Terminal, its Yantian port operations were stable
  • Capesize and Panamax rates both ease off
    AFTER rallying over the past two weeks, Capesize and Panamax rates took a breather this week as charterers held back
  • Owners and charterers deal VLCC poker
    VLCC tanker owners and charterers are playing a psychological game seeking to influence the market, brokers are pointing out
  • Recovery worries shift to demand
    RECOVERY is moving farther into the future for freight markets, with concerns moving away from the tonnage glut to the demand side, a Platou analyst has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Transportation Employment Rises 1.3 Percent in June
    The U.S. economy added 195,000 jobs in June, but few were in transportation. Employment in transportation and warehousing was almost flat in June, dropping one-tenth of a percent from May and almost three-tenths of a percent from its most recent peak in April, according to preliminary employment data released Friday by...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Rates Slip Post July 1 GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of July 5, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates to the U.S. West Coast dipped slightly after rising nearly 15 percent last week on the strength of a July 1 general rate increase. The spot rate to the West Coast based on the weekly...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Retreat From Post-GRI High
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, northern Europe, week of July 5, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to North Europe eased slightly after a forceful rally that took rates up 174 percent as part of a July 1 general rate increase that carriers saw as perhaps their last big opportunity to...
  • Sluggish Economy Keeping Truck Pricing in Low Gear
    Shippers and truckers, driven by differing perspectives, may be speeding toward a collision over pricing. Carriers, pinched by rising operating costs and a shrinking driver pool, are pressing for higher rates, while customers, facing lackluster demand for goods they ship, wonder why transportation costs as much as it does. Lately, trucking...
  • West Coast Port Container Volumes on the Rise
    Container volumes at West Coast ports edged up 1 percent in May compared to May 2012, according to statistics published on the Pacific Maritime Association's Web site. Nevertheless, May was the busiest month of the year so far. With the trend line moving upward as the peak-shipping season approaches, growth in...
  • Carriers Revise Asia-Australia Service
    ive container lines cooperating on a joint service linking Asia and Australia plan to revise the port rotation of the service to incorporate a direct call at Qingdao, China. The carriers - Evergreen, "K" Line, MOL, NYK and OOCL - say the changes also will shorten transit times from the Chinese...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for July 5
    Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, with most slated to take effect in August. Asia-Europe Effective Aug. 1, Maersk Line will hike rates from India and Sri Lanka to North Europe by $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and...
  • Why WRDA Matters
    Considering it hasn't been passed for six years and has a less-than-sexy name, the Water Resources Development Act isn't on the tip of most shippers' tongues. But the major vehicle for the authorization of port navigation and inland waterways projects will become increasingly important as the nation grapples with increasing...
  • Slideshow: Top 10 US Exporters of 2012
    When the Obama administration in February 2010 announced its National Export Initiative, the U.S. was coming out of one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression. Trade was surging and global container carriers suddenly were flush with billions of dollars in combined profits after losing billions the previous two...
  • Peak Is More Like a Hill for Trucking, Intermodal
    Retail industry expectations for peak truck and intermodal rail seasons are elevated slightly compared to last year but hardly soaring, thanks to a slowly recovering U.S. economy and better managed supply chains. Transportation executives are expecting zero to low single-digit year-over-year growth in surface freight traffic in the period ahead of...
  • New Suez Services Boost East Coast Port Growth
    The three new shipping services that kicked off this spring from Asia to the East Coast via the Suez Canal still may be shaking out, but there's no doubt they're helping to accelerate the momentum the route has built over the past several years. And, contrary to conventional wisdom in the...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Debuts on NYSE Euronext London
    Norbert Dentressangle CEO Hervé Montjotin traveled to London to ring the opening bell for NYSE Euronext London.Norbert Dentressangle's ordinary shares have been admitted to listing on the standard listing segment of the Official List, and to trading on NYSE Euronext London, the regulated market operated by LIFFE Administration and Management,...
  • Di-Corp to Build Rail-Served Frac Sand Terminal in Alberta
    Di-Corp, a distributor of specialty chemicals, parts and accessories serving mining and drilling industries in Canada and the United States, is building a frac sand transloading terminal north of Grande Prairie, Alberta. CN said it will serve the Edmonton-based company's 20-acre terminal beginning in November 2013. The facility is expected to have...
  • P3 Roils the Waters
    As the container shipping market sizes up the impact of the P3 alliance among Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM, some key themes are emerging: Don't expect a reduction in capacity, don't expect any less competition, expect more commoditization of service and, perhaps along with that, an increasing trend...
  • Q&A: Double Trouble
    Q: We have kind of an unusual situation that I'd like your opinion about. For a long time, we've been buying from a particular vendor, but in recent times the vendor's service deteriorated markedly. We've been getting occasional defective items (what we're buying are machined components that we use in our...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Klaveness books two
    Klaveness Ship Holding has returned to Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for a pair of 2,500-teu boxship resales.
  • More to come?
    Sovcomflot (SCF) top brass and Russian VIPs turned out in force for the naming ceremony of the owner's first LPG carriers from Hyundai Mipo in Korea.
  • China fears for Cosco Sing
    Investors in Cosco Corp Singapore have been warned not to catch a falling knife by analysts at OCBC.
  • Bumi bags Caspian contract
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has scooped a MYR 567.6m ($180m) contract in the Caspian Sea.
  • Clearlake books Diana cape
    Diana Shipping has secured a contract for one of its capesize bulkers at a slightly improved rate.
  • MOL Comfort: no faults
    Japan's ClassNK has said there were no problems with MOL Comfort during a special survey three weeks before the ship broke up.
  • No sympathy for Nobu
    Nobu Su's inside story on the bankruptcy of many TMT units has failed to touch the hearts of all in the industry, it seems.
  • DSME in the dark
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has set its sights low after winning preferred bidder status in the race for a potential $5bn contract for Yamal LNG.
  • Atlantska bins bulkers
    Croatia's Atlantska Plovidba has cancelled the last two delayed panamaxes in a series of four at JES in China.
  • FOP backs Yinson bid
    Fred Olsen Production's board of directors of has given its unanimous backing to a takeover bid by Yinson Holdings.
  • Diana deal denied
    Diana Shipping has been distanced from the purchase of a panamax bulker from Japan's Doun Kisen.
  • SIMA thinks big
    Peruvian shipyard SIMA is eyeing a new drydock for panamax repairs.
  • Still making history
    A huge contract with Oldendorff involving 10 new Polembros bulkers has entered another page in the history of the Greek family's shipping story.
  • Global back trading
    Shares in Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers are set to resume trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange after a two-month hiatus.
  • Scandlines deal dead?
    The owners of Baltic ro-pax company Scandlines are said to be putting its sale on hold after failing to agree a price.
  • Geden returns tanker
    Singapore's First Ship Lease has taken back the first of its two tankers from troubled Geden.
  • Iino lines up cash grab
    Japan's Iino Kaiun Kaisha has announced plans for a fundraiser on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
  • Made it, Ma
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • STX deal in doubt
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Silver lining?
    Commerzbank is feeling a little better about ailing shipping finance markets in 2013.
  • Crew missing after capsize
    Search on for 11 men after sinking Bangladeshi cargoship abandoned off Thailand.
  • Parakou returns to Chengxi
    Hong Kong shipowner Parakou Shipping has joined forces with CSSC Shipping, the shipowing arm of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), to order up to 12 geared ultramax bulk carriers at China's Chengxi Shipyard.
  • Transpetrol stages exit
    Tanker player takes back two VLGCs as it exits Avance Gas Holding venture.
  • STX Alpha set free
    German KG owner Rotes Kliff GmbH & Co KG's 10,000-dwt general cargo ship STX Alpha (built 2010) has been released from arrest in Singapore.
  • Rongsheng seeks lifeline
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries, China's largest privately owned shipbuilding group, is asking both its main shareholder and the Chinese government for cash support as it restructures to survive the shipbuilding slump.
  • Big bulker bang-up
    Two Greek-controlled bulk carriers have survived a collision off the Greek Island of Andros, although both have suffered structural damage.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices end week stronger in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • Suez Canal operating normally following national unrest
    Despite being in a state of emergency, 48 ships passed through the Suez Canal undisturbed on Friday.
  • Investigation of MOL Comfort sinking underway
    Review verified no abnormalities were observed during survey and vessel was in full compliance with all requirements.
  • Prices stable in Rotterdam
    MGO rose in double digits in Hamburg.
  • Demand slack in Fujairah
    Prices firming in South Africa.
  • Asian fuel oil players expect inventories to climb
    Arbitrage volumes are high while bunker demand remains weak.
  • Carnival considers scrubbing for North American ECA
    Carnival, Coast Guard and EPA in 'active dialogue' over temporary exemption.
  • Biodegradability tops lubes agenda
    Total Lubmarine develops product to meet new regulations.
  • Brightoil expands supply network in eastern China
    Operations to start this month.
  • Asian bunker prices end week flat
    Smooth supplies reported at key Asian ports.
  • Total Lubmarine: New product 'shaped by customer feedback'
    Lube manufacturer says its next 'single oil solution' has improved efficiency.
  • Aegean provides bunkers to world's largest vessel
    After TI Europe finished its servicing at Damen Shiprepair Brest.
  • Expansion 'on the cards' for International Bunkering
    Dubai government's progressive thinking presents an important business advantage, says Group CEO.
  • Khor Fakkan 'growing' as bunkering port, says supplier
    Supplier claims strategic location next to Fujairah as reason behind expansion.
  • US Navy developing new class of replenishment oilers
    General Dynamics NASSCO, Ingalls Shipbuilding, and VT Halter Marine each awarded $1.7 million to conduct studies.
  • Brightoil: Gas field projects 'progressing smoothly'
    Development expected to produce 'significant income' for the group, says firm.
  • Milestone in CSL fleet renewal programme
    Baie Comeau scheduled to arrive at destination in early September.

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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
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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