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December 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe volumes surge as rates plunge: Container Trades Statistics
  • IMO okays ballast treatment gear that can't meet its own standards: WSC
  • Singamas Container issues 'significant' profit warning for full-year 2013
  • Most FMC public comments favour P3, but others fear its market control
  • International Chamber of Shipping to UN: Act now on CO2 before EU does
  • Sri Lanka government bans terminal handling fees and surcharges
  • Thailand begins Laem Chabang Port expansion ahead of APEC 2015 entry
  • New Mangalore ports announces two berths dredged two berths to 14 metres
  • DB Schenker named logistics firm for Glasgow Commonwealth Games
  • Kalmar renews maintenance contract for Rotterdam's SCA Logistics cranes
  • 26 Sichuan logistics firms enter China's top 100 players western list
  • UK defence agency updates charts for Vietnam and South China Seas
  • Malaysian, French airports in talks to buy control of Istanbul airport
  • Major structural changes needed to put air cargo on right course: IATA
  • American Airlines Cargo expands service to and from Minneapolis/St Paul
  • United Airlines names Greg Hart chief operations officer

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • 40-foot high-cube boxes gaining in popularity
  • Bureau Veritas classes world's largest bilobe LNG tanks
  • Ministry developing more National Waterways: Vasan
  • Navigators Logistics expands its Board of Directors, gets CRISIL SME-2 rating
  • India, Japan looking to push trade to $ 25 bn by 2014
  • APM Terminals Inland Services South Asia expedites supply chain through cost-effective innovation
  • Bidders qualify for eastern freight corridor project
  • LavinStar Logistics successfully handles international heavy-lift air cargo
  • EPCES organises interaction of EOUs & SEZs in Gandhidham
  • Govt unable to meet infrastructure investment target

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New sea-rail product links Turkey to Wels via Trieste
  • UTi Worldwide reports loss in fiscal Q3/2014
  • Belarus and Greece sign intergovernmental agreement
  • Ceva supports BAE Systems in Middle East airshow
  • Luxair Group to help increase Cargolux's capital
  • Geodis Wilson welcomes new CIO
  • Germany's railways haul 274 million t of goods
  • New board members for Tiaca
  • ND renews contract with Agusta Westland
  • EIB supports road upgrading scheme in Armenia
  • FPS launches Rotterdam-Fiji direct LCL service
  • Navitrans launches new China service from Liege
  • Luxair Cargo puts number cruncher in pilot's seat
  • Boeing B777X wind tunnel testing under way

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Armed guards deter pirates in two incidents
  • Twin screw tug on 10,000 mile delivery voyage
  • Harsh sentence for former Sea Star president
  • Wärtsilä books major ship power contracts
  • LR refreshes its brand identity
  • Six newbuilds to have methanol burning ME-LGI engines
  • NNS opens new Apprentice School
  • Drydocks World lifts 10,000 t topsides unit

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port Tracker report predicts December box imports to climb
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Ward as senior maritime planner
  • Mitsui announces plans to build methanol carriers
  • BTS releases September totals of trade between NAFTA partners
  • Port of Los Angeles extends deal with WWL Vehicle Services Americas

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • TMT crews abandoned, argues ITF
    Union federation working with five Nobu Su-linked vessels
  • Allocean offers German-style KG to British retail investors
    Fund will own 10-year-old product tanker
  • RS Platou wins shipbroking chief back from Pareto
    Appointment marks Knutsen's return to the firm he left in 2008
  • Taiwanese lenders sell TMT-linked bad loans to manage losses
    JP Morgan is the biggest buyer so far as banks rush to escape Chapter 11 process
  • Hapag-Lloyd aims for further industry consolidation
    German line wants a fleet big enough to close the gap on Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM
  • Kazakhstan's national shipowner to buy up to nine suezmax crude tankers
    Customers press state-owned tanker firm to switch focus away from aframaxes
  • US ballast water drive is tough but rigorous
    Owners face more stringent demands but the good news is so do technology providers
  • Tests question effectiveness of ultraviolet ballast water systems
    IMO rules say organisms can be made infertile but the US wants invading species dead
  • Rehder named as Ecsa president
    Hamburg-based shipping boss becomes the first German to hold the post in over 20 years
  • China launches new scrapping subsidy
    Initiative aims to boost the country's shipping and shipbuilding industries
  • In technology we trust?
    The approval process for ballast water systems is not robust enough
  • Judge grants Excel Maritime approval on restructuring plan
    Dry bulk operator one step closer to exiting bankruptcy
  • Unstopping the ballast water bottleneck
    Shipowners win breathing space to install treatment systems but system quality remains an issue

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Paragon Shipping shuffles its orderbook
    Michael Bodouroglou's Paragon Shipping today announced one container-ship cancellation and two 'eco' bulker newbuild additions in China
  • Lauritzen to buy back NK700M bond
    J Lauritzen, the Copenhagen-based shipping group, says it will buy back an issue of NK700 million ($121M) in five-year bonds it issued in 2010
  • ConTex outlook
    Charter rate levels for container ships caved in further on low and fragmented fixing activity, with the Contex shedding 2 points or 0.5% over the past week
  • Shortsea box carrier quits Hamburg
    Finnish shortsea container line Containerships is pulling out of Hamburg and shifting its German calls to Lübeck on the Baltic Sea
  • Record jail term for ex-shipping boss
    Former Sea Star president Frank Peake has been sentenced to five years in US prison for antitrust violations, the Department of Justice has confirmed
  • Orders could lead to surplus tonnage
    Container ship owners have started to order vessels in the 8,000-10,000teu size range at a pace that is likely to result in overcapacity unless new ways to employ these vessels enter the picture, a consultancy has warned
  • Australia rescues 27 asylum seekers
    Australian authorities have accounted for all 27 migrants seeking asylum found stranded in jungle after their boat sank off Christmas Island last week
  • EU ministers seek to extend LNG bunkers deadline
    European Union member states want to put back the deadline for the provision of LNG bunkering infrastructure at key EU ports from 2020 to 2030
  • Layoffs under way at STX O&S
    Troubled South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has started job cuts
  • SapuraKencana profits rise 21%
    Malaysian rig owner SapuraKencana Petroleum's profits increased 21% to 247M ringgit ($77M) in 3Q
  • Vietnam collision caused by negligence
    Vietnamese authorities have concluded that the second officer of cargo vessel Sima Sapphire was at fault when the vessel collided with a trawler off Vung Tau in the country's southern coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger Seen as Unlikely
    The odds are against a merger between Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV largely due to lack of a strategic consensus among shareholders, according to container industry analyst Alphaliner. "The likelihood that the discussions will lead to a merger is low," Alphaliner reported in its weekly newsletter published on Monday. "CSAV and Hapag-Lloyd have...
  • G6 Outlines Aggressive Growth Plan for U.S. Trades
    The G6 Alliance laid out an aggressive blueprint for expanding in the U.S. market, saying it could establish a joint operations center similar to the P3 alliance and could jointly negotiate for terminal space, shipbuilding, as well as barge, transshipment and other services. In a filing with the Federal Maritime Commission...
  • SCPA's Newsome: Container Exports to Top Imports by End of Decade
    Container volumes through U.S. ports will increasingly come into balance between imports and exports as U.S. manufacturing - which is often export-focused - accelerates in coming years, said James Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority. A new Michelin tire factory opening in the Southeast region will be...
  • Report: Latin American Ports Breeding Grounds for Corruption
    The takeover of the Lazaro Cardenas port in November by the Mexican army underscores an enduring reality in Latin America: its ports are a breeding ground for corruption, according to the global risk consultancy Control Risks. "It is common knowledge that corruption in ports is a common threat for companies operating...
  • US, Chinese Shippers Rally Against P3 Plan
    U.S. and Chinese shipper groups are urging their respective regulators to block the proposed P3 Network, arguing the top three global container lines will reduce competition by controlling too much capacity on major trade lanes. The shipper groups - including the Asian Shippers' Council, the China Shippers' Association, the Hong Kong...
  • Busted by the EU?
    I believe the recently initiated European antitrust investigation of container lines may be a lot more important than people are giving it credit for. And if I'm right, the inquiry, announced on Nov. 22, could result in significant changes in how the industry operates. It would be easy to dismiss the...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Aims to Build on Planned CSAV Merger to Catch Up to Big Three
    Hapag-Lloyd views its merger talks with Chile's CSAV as a springboard to deals with other ocean carriers aimed at catching up with the industry's top three operators, the chief executive of the German container line said. "The aim should be to create something bigger by merging several companies," Michael Behrendt told...
  • JOC Data Shows Improvement in Port Productivity
    The latest vessel productivity numbers derived and analyzed from the JOC Port Productivity database should be welcome news for marine terminal operators and port authorities. Productivity at many terminals improved in the first six months of 2013 compared to the previous numbers covering all of 2012. Productivity improvement was especially noticeable...
  • Former Sea Star Executive Peake Gets Five Years
    Former Sea Star Line President Frank Peake was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $25,000 for his conviction in an antitrust conspiracy case that has produced guilty pleas by five other carrier executives and three carriers in the Puerto Rico trade. Peake was sentenced on Dec. 9 by U.S....
  • Carriers Facing Surplus of Unwanted 8,000-10,000 TEU Ships
    Ocean carriers are facing a surplus of unwanted ships of between 8,000 and 10,000 20-foot-equivalent units following a surge in orders, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Fifty-five vessels averaging 8,600 TEUs will already have been delivered by the end of 2013, increasing the sector's capacity by a "remarkable" 18 percent and...
  • Defining Diversity on NY-NJ Docks
    How diverse is the longshore work force at the Port of New York and New Jersey? It depends on whom you ask, and on what they're counting. The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor contends the International Longshoremen's Association work force in the port is too heavily white and male, and...
  • YRC Teamsters Set to Vote on New Contract
    YRC Worldwide's Teamsters employees will decide whether to extend wage concessions until March 2019, helping the trucking giant to refinance its debt and avoid bankruptcy. The less-than-truckload operator's lenders are demanding an extension of the concessions and a more "competitive" contract as a prerequisite to refinancing $1.36 billion in debt. Teamsters local...
  • India Again Seeks Bids for Transshipment Hub Project
    The Indian government has released a new global tender for the construction and operation of its long-delayed, multi-purpose deep water Vizhinjam International Seaport, a greenfield site in the country's southern state of Kerala. The move follows two previous failed attempts by local state agencies to develop a privately run transshipment hub...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Expand Gulf Caribbean Service
    Gulf Caribbean Service's new port rotation.Hapag-Lloyd has expanded its fixed day, weekly Gulf Caribbean Service to include eastbound and westbound calls in Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. The revised GCS port rotation will be as follows: Houston; Altamira and Veracruz, Mexico; Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala; Puerto Cortés, Honduras;...
  • JOC Trucking Employment Index Shoots Up to 96.4 in November
    JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index Full-size image The Journal of Commerce For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose to 96.4 in November from 95.7 the previous month, as trucking firms added 8,400 jobs. The 0.7 percentage point gain was the strongest increase this year for the index, which was flat in October and had been...
  • China's Loss in US Footwear Trade Leaves Room for Developing Nations
    China's grip on U.S. footwear imports continued to weaken in the third quarter, extending a decline that began in 2009, as other developing nations increased their market share further. Sourcing shares of U.S. containerized footwear imports in the third quarter of 2013. Full-size image While mainland China, excluding Hong Kong, continued to be...
  • Transportation Firms Add 31,000 Jobs as GDP Gains Ground
    Transportation and warehousing employment spiked in November, as the U.S. economy added 203,000 jobs, dropping the national unemployment rate to 7 percent. The jobs report accompanied news that the U.S. economy grew faster in the third quarter than expected, with real gross domestic product rising 3.6 percent. The Commerce Department boosted its...
  • ILA and USMX: Then and Now
    George Cohen of FMCS, Harold Daggett of ILA, Jim Capo and Dave Adam of USMXThink back to a year ago. In December 2012, the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance were locked in tense contract negotiations that had East and Gulf Coast ports on the brink of a...
  • Insufficient Logistics Capacity Hindering Philippines Relief Effort
    Almost a month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated large swathes of the Philippines the relief effort is still struggling to meet the needs of the millions affected. Logistics capacity is proving a key chokepoint despite many of the world's leading transport companies offering support. Haiyan saw winds peak at more than 300...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Legatum shows smaller slice
    Scorpio Tankers' one-time leading shareholder has revealed its interest in the shipowner has been cut in half.
  • China's scrap lure
    The Chinese government has confirmed it will provide subsidies for the early scrapping of cargoships.
  • Clipper sells again
    Clipper has sold off its third chemical tanker in four months, brokers believe.
  • Island stretches one
    Island Offshore has secured a contract extension with a long-time charterer for one of its multifunctional support vessels.
  • Merger just the start
    Hapag-Lloyd's proposed merger with Chile's CSAV could lead to further tie-ups as the German boxship owner targets a top-three spot globally.
  • "Ample" room to grow
    Dynagas Partners has been tipped for strong expansion by analysts at Credit Suisse, one of the banks which helped take in public.
  • HMM looks at liquidity
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is examining how to raise cash to boost its liquidity.
  • Lauritzen tackles debt
    J Lauritzen is to use some of the windfall from its recent sale of ten product tankers to reduce debt levels.
  • Shin Yang slides
    Malaysian boxship and shipyard company posts weaker first quarter profit.
  • Knutsen returns to Platou
    RS Platou has hired Pareto sale and purchase chief Henning Leo Knutsen to replace its own S&P supremo Wilhelm Holst.
  • North Sea to heat up
    North Sea anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) rates could soon reach levels 'not seen in years' with newbuilding orders to follow, according to a leading offshore broker.
  • Ikaros bulker fined
    A Greek bulker has been fined in the US after ballast water and oil were found in a cargo hold.
  • Stagnant New Year
    A near doubling of newbuilding contracts in 2013 will be followed by stagnation in growth next year, Samsung Securities says.
  • Ferry crunched
    A ferry has suffered severe damage to its port side bow after hitting a dock in Norway.
  • Tanker master going home?
    The family of an Indian tanker captain being held by police in Togo is optimistic he may be freed to attend the funeral of his infant son.
  • Waterfront seals tanker splash
    Canada's Waterfront Shipping has unveiled an ambitious renewal plan for its products tanker fleet with orders for up to nine ships.
  • STX starts the shredder?
    A massive 50 newbuildings could be cancelled at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding amid demands from creditors, a domestic report says.
  • Pan Ocean scraps boxship
    South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has scrapped one of its container vessels, sources say.
  • Cruiseship fire out
    A fire on a cruiseship at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Germany has been extinguished.
  • SCI looking inland
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is eyeing river coal trade to boost its ailing finances.
  • Mate to blame
    Vietnam has said a fatal collision between a Simatech boxship and a fishing boat was caused by negligence.
  • Capital trims HPH stake
    US investor Capital Group has trimmed its stake in container terminal operator Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust.
  • Northern ties-up drillship
    Northern Offshore looks to have secured employment for one of its drillships which has been laid-up since the summer.
  • CSG backs bank IPO
    China Shipping Group (CSG) has emerged as a major investor in China Everbright Bank's Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO).
  • Two collide off China
    A panamax bulker and a feeder containership are reported to have collided off the Chinese port of Zhousan.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Employees to vote on YRC contract extension
    The company has said it will need to have a new contract ratified by January in order to have its debt restructured by Feb. 1. If the debt isn't restructured by then, officials said the company might go out of business.
  • Old Dominion relocates Florida service center
  • Former Sea Star president receives jail sentence
    Frank Peake was sentenced to serve five years in prison and made to pay a $25,000 criminal fine for his participation in a conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges for freight transported between the continental United States and Puerto Rico.
  • New American Airlines cargo head pledges 'seamless transition'
  • Largest domestic DHL Forwarding facility under construction
    Slated for completion by November 2014, the 475,000-square-foot building at Chicago O'Hare, which includes a 53,000-square-foot office, will stand as the largest domestic DHL Global Forwarding development.
  • Pilot freight adds customs service
  • Analyst sees Accenture-Procurian deal setting off chain reaction
  • APL Logistics opening office in Laredo
  • ISS Australia acquires Christy & Griffin
  • Analysts warn of containership oversupply
  • Taggart acquires Customs and Trade Services

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2013
  • Staffing change for C-Fuels America
    Lana Piterova will handle customer inquiries from now on.
  • Emissions and fuel economy 'key drivers' in container sector
    Wartsila engines for one of the most 'environmentally advanced containership designs available on the market today.'
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Strong demand in Middle East hub.
  • Heavy congestion in Rotterdam
    Some Rotterdam suppliers were fully booked until the middle of next week.
  • Loan lifts threat to shipping company's licence
    'Varun Shipping has completed its financial reorganisation', says company chairman.
  • Tanker operator backs methanol as bunker fuel
    'This announcement reinforces our commitment to continue investing in sustainable technology.'
  • 'Very tight' supplies in Busan and Tokyo Bay
    IFO prices generally firm.
  • Bunker siphoning ops start after month-long delay
    Meanwhile, barge estimated to have leaked 9,000 litres of fuel.
  • Lab will develop bunker-saving technologies
    'Projects include tests on wind and solar power system.'

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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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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