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September 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim AME Service adds Ningbo, drops Colombo in Asia-Med loop revision
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine opens its first box yard in China at Qingdao
  • China Shipping dismisses reports of joining P3 vessel-sharing alliance
  • Logistics Prosperity Index rises in August after four months decline
  • Tilbury confident of survival as British container port war intensifies
  • Exports of hardwood to China from US south resumes after trade ban lifted
  • Anger at US$78/TEU cost to shift boxes from Kochi port to CFS halts plan
  • Yusen: Small shippers reliable, majors promise more than they deliver
  • Hefei river port phase 2 upgrade becomes operational by year's end
  • Kazakhstan pipeline drives Xinjiang Korgas Sino steel exports up 43-fold
  • Cross-Strait Cold Chain Logistics Seminar closes US$8.6 million in deals
  • Moscow's Domodedovo Airport cargo volume up 3.4pc in first 8 months
  • Ruslan sees demand from oil, gas, aerospace despite air freight slump
  • Coyne Airways appoints managing director to expand into new markets

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Evergreen takes delivery of 8,508-TEU vessel under fleet upgrade plan
  • MALA 2013 emerges bigger & better
  • CIL to import coal for the first time
  • Delegation led by MP Somabhai Patel discusses key KPT issues with Shipping Secretary
  • Kandla Port obtains 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certificate
  • Mundra Port sets new record in coal handling in India
  • Plan Panel against tariff authority role in determining Major Port performance standards
  • Nine Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor projects worth INR 1.2 lakh cr. receive approval
  • Railways freight loading up 5.11 pc in April-August
  • Govt to float tenders for wheat exports from Central pool
  • INR Surrenders early gains on fresh dollar demand
  • New Indo-Japanese currency swap limit fixed at $50 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ford comes top in US commercial vehicle market
  • Yusen Logistics opens new office in Jaipur
  • SAECS merges with MedShuttle/225
  • Indian Railways hauls 426 million t of freight
  • Volga-Dnepr fast tracks oil and gas equipment to Yakutia
  • Kellogg's expands with Dentressangle in Germany
  • IBIA: Asia tops world's bunker growth
  • More airlines join Iata's multilateral eAWB initiative
  • Central Freight Lines upgrades fleet
  • Sievert takes over Adolf Schuck in Germany
  • Erstbesuch in Basel-Mulhouse
  • DPD beteiligt sich an Tiramizoo
  • Terex to supply STS cranes for Tanjung Priok port
  • China Airlines boosting Palau service
  • KSPG with change at the top

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Helix orders well intervention semi at Jurong
  • Harvey Gulf swoops on Abdon Callais Offshore
  • Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26
  • Bergen Group shipyards reborn as NorYards

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok Mukilteo Tank Farm transfer
  • BTS releases July numbers for transport industry freight tally
  • Port association pleased with House progress on seaport bill
  • WPPA calling for proposals for branding PNW seaports
  • General Dynamics nets orders for pair of new LNG carriers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Asian shippers in U-turn on container weight checks
    Industry divided as IMO committee considers compromise proposal
  • UK must allow armed guards to train with appropriate firearms
    Biggest risk exposure is the 'guy with a gun on the boat', says Shell security chief
  • Ultra large boxship orders threaten smaller sectors
    As orderbook heads for 3.7m teu, rush for bigger vessels adds to chronic oversupply
  • Zim Rotterdam heads for London Gateway
    Boxship damaged by fire originally due to berth at Felixstowe, say data sources
  • 'Opportunistic' investors prolong overtonnaging
    Banks lack shipping expertise to force lines to close, says DVB Bank's Horton-Jansen
  • MCA aims to grow UK ship register
    Agency responding to criticism about too much regulatory red tape
  • APL avoids artificially limiting capacity
    Owner tells conference company has reduced fleet in line with the delivery of newbuildings
  • Scapa Flow to be assessed as site for floating box terminal
    Study prompted by opening up of transarctic shipping routes and new ECA from 2015
  • IMO launches bid for sustainable maritime transport system
    Move will focus on economic, environmental and social aspects of shipping
  • Navios Acquisition eyes more tankers after $100m share issue
    Mother company Navios Holdings to take half of the new shares
  • Willis launches insurance product linked to labour convention
    Offering covers flag states' legal liabilities resulting from crew abandonment
  • Leand blasts 'closed' Hamburg shipping scene
    But Germans 'vastly more attractive' to investors than Greeks, says New York banker
  • Our maritime security - strategic lessons and future prospects
    In an exclusive article commissioned by Lloyd's List, the Royal Navy explains its role in the modern world, keeping open international trade lanes that underpin globalisation
  • Ethics is the UK's unique selling-point
    LISW success will be measured by inward investment gains, Maritime London's Barrow says
  • LISW is London's chance to shine
    City has been less effective than its rivals in promoting its maritime presence

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Korean vehicle exports rise 40% in August
    SOUTH Korea's vehicle exports surged almost 40% year-on-year to 230,480 units in August
  • Royal Caribbean board bows to pressure
    BOARD members of Royal Caribbean will stand for re-election annually, following a vote on the contentious issue at a May shareholders meeting
  • Sembcorp wins rig order from Helix
    NEW YORK-listed Helix Energy Solutions has ordered a $346M semi-submersible well intervention rig from Singapore's Sembcorp Marine
  • Floating armouries boosted
    THE BRITISH government has boosted the tactic of maintaining armouries in high-risk waters
  • CSCL selling Lianyungang terminal control
    SHANGHAI-listed CSCL's terminal operating unit said today it planned to sell its controlling stake in a Lianyungang facility
  • CIMC signs new buy-charter deal with MSC
    CIMC'S financial leasing arm said in a bourse filing today it had struck the third buy-and-charter deal in its partnership with MSC
  • Iranian methanol cargoes to India rise
    INDIAN imports of Iranian methanol are rising, as sanctions are preventing the cargoes from reaching Europe and the US, the World Methanol Conference heard today
  • Indonesia sets record for coal to India
    INDONESIAN coal shipments to India hit a record in July, according to the most recently available shipping data
  • US backs fourth LNG export terminal
    THE US Department of Energy today approved the LNG export application for Cove Point, Maryland, accelerating its terminal permitting pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Analysts Slash Growth Forecasts for Asia
    Most of Asia's leading economies sailed through the global financial crisis largely unscathed. So the about-turn in the continent's fortunes this year surprised analysts, most of whom have been forced to repeatedly downgrade previously bullish estimates for economic growth. Europe's economic travails, lower global commodity prices, the failure of some countries...
  • U.S. Intermodal Traffic Sees Highest Jump in 27 Weeks
    U.S. rail volumes through September 7, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal volume for the week ending Sept. 7 climbed 6.7 percent year-over-year, according to the Association of American Railroads. This was the tenth straight year-over-year increase, and the steepest rise since the week of March 2. Combined North American carload volume for the United States,...
  • Imminent IPO for UK's 497-Year-Old Royal Mail
    The U.K. today unveiled plans to sell a majority of Royal Mail in a stock market flotation expected to value the 497-year-old state postal service at around £3 billion (about US$4.75 billion). The government said an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange will take place "within weeks," with the...
  • Truckload Rates Inch Upward, Intermodal Pricing Flat, Cass Says
    U.S. truckload linehaul rates increased only slightly in August, while intermodal rates were essentially flat, according to the latest indices from Cass Information Systems. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 1.5 percent year-over-year in August and climbed 0.4 percent from July, while the Cass Intermodal Index rose 0.8 percent from a...
  • Roadrunner Acquires G.W. Palmer Logistics
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding equity of G.W. Palmer Logistics for about $2.5 million, plus an earn-out capped at $2.8 million. The acquisition of G.W. Palmer Logistics, a non-asset truckload service provider based in Batesville, Ark., was financed with borrowings under Roadrunner's credit facility. G.W. Palmer is...
  • India's Trade Deficit Drops
    India's imports and exports through August 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image The value of India's exports jumped 13.0 percent year-over-year in August 2013, according to India's Ministry of Commerce. The trade deficit fell 23 percent from last August to $10.9 billion. "We are in firm positive terrain with exports growing in double digits....
  • Obama Taps Jaenichen as Permanent Marad Chief
    President Obama on Wednesday tapped the acting administrator of the Maritime Administration to take the reigns of the agency permanently. Paul "Chip" Jaenichen took the helm of Marad in June after David Matsuda stepped down from the post. The presidential nomination request was sent to the Senate for review. The U.S. Merchant...
  • US Agriculture Exports on the 'Grow'
    The volume of agricultural exports, especially those that move in containers, will be higher in the coming year than they were following the drought of 2012, according to agri-business shippers who addressed the South Carolina International Trade Conference this week. "Agricultural exports as a whole may go up, though the commodities...
  • Transforce Shares Begin Trading on OTCQX Market
    Montreal, Quebec, September 12, 2013 - TransForce Inc. (TSX: TFI ; OTCQX: TFIFF), a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, announces that its common shares began trading today in the United States on OTCQX International Premier, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace, under the symbol "TFIFF." Operated...
  • DHL gives efficient cargo handling a boost
    DHL Global Forwarding re-launches enhanced version of shipment management tool DHL Interactive (DHLi) IT solution offers convenient booking, tracking and instant reporting on shipments MIAMI, Fla. -September 12, 2013: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has released an enhanced version of its web-based customer platform DHL Interactive (DHLi)....
  • Europe Sees Signs of Fragile Recovery
    Europe is finally emerging from its longest and deepest postwar recession, but the recovery is far from even across the continent and could yet fizzle out. The eurozone, which accounts for a fifth of the global economy, returned to growth in the second quarter, driven by a revival in exports from...
  • Q&A: Missing Goods? How to Prove It
    Q: We use a freight broker and made a small shipment with a national less-than-truckload carrier. Unfortunately, the shipment never reached its destination and was lost. We filed a claim with the carrier, but it denied the claim because it never received confirmation from the consignee that the freight never arrived....
  • UK Investor Offers to Buy Out Scandlines' Co-Owner
    3i has offered to buy out Allianz Capital Partners' 50 percent stake in Scandlines.The U.K. private investor group 3i has offered to buy out its fellow owner of Scandlines following the failure to sell one of Europe biggest roll-on, roll-off shipping companies. The bid for the 50 percent stake held by...
  • Drewry Director: Container Trade Balance Unlikely Till 2015
    Global container shipping capacity is increasing at twice the rate of demand, according to a Drewry director, and this indicates that equilibrium between supply and demand in the major east-west trade lanes will not be reached until 2015 at the earliest. It also appears that continued downward pressure on freight rates...
  • Air France-KLM's Cargo Traffic Drops
    French airline Air France and Dutch airline KLM merged in 2004. Source: Capital Photos.Air France-KLM reported its cargo revenue metric-ton-kilometers in August fell 1.3 percent, from 859 million in 2012 to 847 million in 2013. The decrease corresponded with a 0.9 percent increase in monthly available metric-ton-kilometers for the French-Dutch airline,...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Down in August
    Lufthansa's main European competitors, Air France-KLM and IAG Cargo, also posted freight declines.Lufthansa Cargo reported traffic declined 1.3 percent year-over-year in August, as it prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter in October, followed by a second aircraft in November. The German, all-cargo airline carried 136,000 metric tons...
  • US Intermodal Rates Inch Down
    Overall index, week of September 9, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates fell slightly in the week of Sept. 9, slipping from a 90-day high last week, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The overall rate declined $2 this week to $2,032,...
  • Sea Star Line Forms Charitable Relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project®, Sponsors Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run
    Jacksonville, FL - September 11, 2013 - Sea Star Line, LLC announced that it has forged a new relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and was a major sponsor for the Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run held on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Jacksonville, Fla. "Sea Star Line is an active partner in...
  • More Than 1,000 FedEx APAC Volunteers Contribute During FedEx Cares Week
    HONG KONG, September 9, 2013 -FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYS: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, will launch its sixth annual FedEx Cares Week in Asia Pacific. From September 7-15, more than 1,000 FedEx volunteers from 11 Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, mainland...
  • The CMA CGM Group celebrates tomorrow its 35th anniversary
    35 years ago, on September 13th 1978 in Marseilles, Jacques R. Saadé founded CMA, Compagnie maritime d'affrètement, and launched the first service linking Marseilles, Livourne, Beirut and Latakia. His vision and intuition subsequently led him to extend the company's activities in Asia and the rest of the world. Today, the CMA...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf doubles fleet
    Harvey Gulf International Marine has struck a deal to buy up the assets and business of Gulf Coast rival Abdon Callais Offshore (ACO).
  • New model needed
    HSH Nordbank's restructuring manager Wolfgang Topp has revealed his blueprint for a new relationship between lenders and shipowners as both sides try to emerge from the slump.
  • CPLP keeps product pair
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended charters on a pair of chemical product tankers at slightly higher day rates.
  • Dalian's double deal
    China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard has revealed orders for new salvage ships and heavy-lifters.
  • The Lion City rising
    London may soon have to share its status as the world's maritime capital.
  • CIMC strikes again
    China International Marine Container (CMIC) is ordering two more boxships backed by charters to MSC.
  • PSV options for Guangdong
    China's Cosco Guangdong Shipyard has landed an offshore order for a potential eight vessels.
  • Bulk quartet for Zhoushan
    Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard in China has announced an order for four firm panamax bulkers.
  • NorYards hunts orders
    The new yard venture between Norway's Bergen Group and Ukraine's Zaliv Shipyard has announced new financing as it targets fresh contracts.
  • Stena eyes arctic route
    Stena Bulk of Sweden and Hyundai Glovis of South Korea are teaming up to transport oil through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the arctic.
  • Cape supply to tighten
    The company is predicting a scramble for spot tonnage when the strike at Drummond's coal mine in Colombia is resolved.
  • Thai ship ablaze in Jeddah
    A Thai general cargoship caught fire shortly after arriving in the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on Wednesday.
  • Bassoe bags broker
    Norway's Bassoe Offshore has brought in senior broker Tore Kulsvehagen from Lorenzten & Stemoco (L&S) to strengthen its team.
  • 3i scooping up Scandlines
    Private equity group 3i has offered to buy out its partner in Baltic ro-ro owner Scandlines after failing to sell the company.
  • GREE sees strong start
    Greenship Bulk Trust claims to have outperformed the Baltic Surpmax Index (BSI) in interim figures released Thursday.
  • KLC in the clear
    A Korean court has thrown out a bid to block the sale of bankrupt Korea Line Corp (KLC).
  • Condor officers convicted
    Two Condor Ferries officers have been found guilty of manslaughter following a 2011 crash that killed a French fisherman.
  • Gulf of Mexico mission
    Oslo-listed owner Subsea 7 has won more than $70m of offshore work in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Transmed ship detained
    A Transmed Shipping bulker has been detained in Canada for flouting the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).
  • All change at Cargill
    Cargill has named David MacLennan as its next chief executive officer. He is due to take up the post on 1 December.
  • Helix orders Q7000
    Helix Energy Solutions Group has ordered a second semi-submersible well intervention vessel at a yard in Singapore.
  • Pacific bulker boost
    Bulkers operating in the Pacific Basin look set to receive a boost from a major agricultural deal between the US and Taiwan.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Construction begins on ACL ships
    The official steel cutting ceremony for the fourth generation or "G4" ships took place this week at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding's new shipyard on Chungxing Island near Shanghai. The five ships are scheduled for delivery in 2015.
  • U.S. domestic freight shipments up in July
  • Röhlig acquires South American partner
  • China only lifts ban on hardwood lumber from Va., S.C.
    Cheng Hongjun, China's deputy director general for supervision of animal and plant quarantine, said fumigation proved effective in removing pests from hardwood, but the risk of softwood lumber carrying nematodes remained high.
  • WRDA bill dropped in House
  • Saudia Cargo expands capacity
  • DHL forwarding unit releases enhanced Web platform
  • Canada, U.S. asked to review hazmat classifications
    As part of its investigation into the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway crude oil accident in Quebec on July 6, Canada's Transportation Safety Board has asked Canadian and U.S. authorities to clarify how dangerous goods are classified.
  • World Bank to survey logistics industry for 2014 report
    The survey, to be open for two months starting from late September, gauges the views of logistics operators express in developing and developed countries. Results will feed into the 2014 Logistics Performance Index.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Prices moving little in Rotterdam
    Bunker market reported to be quiet in Hamburg.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Little price movement in South Africa.
  • A little clean air to go with that sunshine and sea breeze?
    Paying $10 per day more for a cruise holiday seems like a reasonable price to pay.
  • Don't be daunted by challenges ahead, IBIA CEO tells industry
    Bunker industry is facing big changes but has the wherewithal to respond.
  • Noble dropped from Singapore list of licensed suppliers
    The company had been among the top 30 suppliers.
  • Maersk takes plea for tougher sulphur checks to Paris MoU
    Wants more PSC checks on fuel from 2015 to deter non-compliance among operators who might be tempted by big fuel savings.
  • Banker talks ups 'eco' newbuildings
    Despite overcapacity, now a good time to buy.
  • Wrecked cruise liner ready to be 'rolled' off rocks
    Costa Concordia has been lying on its side for almost two years.
  • Asian IFO prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong-based traders reported low MGO demand.
  • ICS conference highlights 'three pillars' of sustainability
    Environmental concerns must not undermine efforts to maintain a sustainable shipping industry.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks still climbing
    As they reach a three-month high.
  • Chinese fuel oil stocks slip
    East China saw weak demand for bonded bunkers.
  • No 'green light' for widespread LNG bunker market
    Fewer ships are using LNG than had been forecast a year.
  • Pacific Radiance orders two PSVs
    Company seeks to operate cleaner and more fuel efficient vessels.
  • New engine coating reduces fuel consumption
    Coating enables engines to operate at higher temperatures.
  • Satellite communications 'central' to improving efficiency
    The technology could reduce fuel spending and emissions, says Inmarsat.

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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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