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October 15, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • New China-Europe railway route will open to freight by year's end
  • PEMA paper deals with technical aspects container weigh-in technology
  • E-W cascading sparks N-S rate war as capacity proves hard to soak up
  • Xinjiang Kuqa to build biggest rail logistics park in northwest China
  • Dalian Changxingdao port throughput up 285pc to 986,000 tonnes
  • Wal-Mart ends joint venture, takes over India cash 'n carry wholesale
  • ART Logistics partners with CargoWise to boost efficiency, reliability
  • Schenker Logistics opens domestic land transport network in Turkey
  • Volvo Ocean Race signs yachting specialist GAC Pindar for logistics
  • Sarjak Container Lines names GAC Sri Lanka to do its NVOCC work
  • China Southern starts Guangzhou-Hangzhou-LA freighter service
  • American Airlines September volume up 7.5pc to 146,690 million ton miles
  • Ireland's EFL International becomes state-approved carrier for pets

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • Asia-Europe rates at new lows, show latest SCFI figures
  • Average age of global fleet has dropped to lowest in recent times, says Intercargo's 'Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2012-13' report
  • Bahri announces sale of fourth & last general cargo vessel
  • BV to class largest containerships built in China
  • Cargo vessel suspected to have sunk off Bengal coast
  • Coast Guard detains US ship with weapons
  • G6 Alliance implements Asia-Europe winter programme
  • GSF questions the EC on P3 Global Alliance
  • GSI's oceanographic research vessel dedicated to the nation at Kandla Port
  • Oct. to see significant surge in box imports into US
  • Leather exporters scout new markets as traditional buyers stay away
  • Bilateral trade with Asean to touch $100 bn by 2015 : PM
  • Forex reserves rise by $1.46 bn to $277.73 bn
  • Govt postpones premium payments for select highway projects
  • L&T bags various projects worth INR 1,605 cr.
  • Docks do build nations

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Railways to create new transport company in the east
  • Portugal plans to sell 70% of national postal operator CTT
  • Rickmers-Linie appoints Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency
  • EPAL strengthens international cooperation
  • ECG welcomes Galliker and M.C.C.L. as new members
  • SNCF Geodis combines railfreight and multimodal business
  • Leighton to build coal rail loop in NSW Australia
  • "Cosco England" makes maiden call at port of Felixstowe
  • Iberia unveils new livery
  • Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates regional integrated logistics...
  • Trans-o-flex recruits former CEO of Movianto
  • UPS launches first guaranteed standard service to Mexico
  • Port of Guadeloupe "best multi-purpose port" in the...
  • Etihad Cargo sets monthly record
  • Neue Alternative zum Barcode?
  • Egon Trump emeritus after public ceremony

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf closes Abdon Callais asset purchase
  • Construction vessel to have MacGregor AHC cranes
  • Armed security team repels Somali pirate attack on VLCC
  • Court: TMT filed in good faith and with jurisdiction

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • Cash buyers pay over the odds in subcontinent demolition deals
    Speculation fears return after flurry of high-priced sales for scrap
  • Ports must provide reception facilities for cargoes that harm marine life
    Green pressures highlight looming 2015 Marpol annex deadline
  • Liquefaction tops Intercargo's agenda
    Trade body pledges to tackle cargoes that kill
  • Tanker missing in Southeast Asia
    Regional maritime authorities ask passing ships to look out for Danai 4
  • New attacks show Somali pirates will put up 'a real fight' for ships
    Gang returns warning shots as monsoon season's end brings threat of fresh violence
  • Arcelormittal to introduce dry bulk charterparty vetting system
    Vessel rating considers steel cargoworthiness through independent inspections
  • VLGC rates harden on rising demand
    Robust market will bolster already healthy levels in coming quarters
  • Platten succeeds Brownrigg at UK Chamber of Shipping
    Master mariner takes over as chief executive in January
  • Unique sells medium range tanker for $12m
    Secondhand sales of MR tonnage pick up ahead of surge in refined oil product trades
  • APMT signs up Dutch consortium to build Costa Rica terminal
    Work on $460m project to start in first quarter of 2014
  • 'Reference manual' will help US ports win investment cash
    Aim is to create 'investment grade' plans that propose the most sustainable and efficient solutions for projects
  • Ningbo shipyard blast kills seven
    Pollution feared after Sinopec tanker explodes at Zhangjiangqi
  • Cyclone Phailin sinks Wisdom Marine general cargoship
    Reports say Indian coastguard has rescued 18 crew of Bingo
  • Shipowners slam 'inflated' UK lighthouse charges
    Row relates to pension transfer and halting of navigation aid subsidies to Ireland
  • Wrist reaches into Angola
    The world's biggest ship supplier targets emerging African oil exporter

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • Seven killed in tanker blast
    AN OIL tanker caught fire and exploded in China, killing seven and leaking oil into a river, according to Ningbo authorities
  • CH sues PDVSA units
    SINGAPORE's CH Offshore said it has begun legal proceedings against subsidiaries of Venezuela's government-owned oil and gas company PDVSA
  • ETF accuses EC on tax
    THE ETF today accused the EC of missing a "golden opportunity" to make go government aid to shipping companies dependent on job creation and training for seafarers
  • Carbon dioxide monitoring conditions sought
    EUROPEAN ship owners today logged major reservations about the EC's plan to mandate carbon dioxide monitoring of ship emissions in 2018
  • Venezuela arrests ship
    VENEZUELA is today holding an oil exploration ship contracted by US oil services company Anadarko, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Western Bulk passes 500 orders in IPO
    WESTERN Bulk said today it has received more than 500 offers for shares with its IPO about halfway through
  • European cargo bookings surge
    FREIGHT booking activity by European shippers should remain strong over coming weeks, predicted Danske Bank's European Freight Forwarding Index
  • Mauritian bribes fine sparks outraged reaction
    DUTCH dredging giant Boskalis, which pleaded guilty to paying bribes to obtain a Mauritius dredging contract, has escaped with fines totalling just 20,000 rupees ($660)
  • China's bulker cabotage rates strongly rebound
    CHINA's cabotage bulker rates have increased 16.9% quarter on quarter in 3Q13, due to the strong pick-up in the coastal coal shipping market
  • Resales still going strong
    SALES and purchases of Capesize and Panamax bulkers are still going strong today, even hough freight rates had a correction last week
  • More debt-to-equity plans seen for Frontline
    FRONTLINE'S decision to convert $25M worth of debt into equity could be the first of several such moves, a senior shipping analyst said today
  • North Atlantic Drilling to go public in NY
    NORTH Atlantic Drilling Ltd said today it plans to go public in New York
  • STX Pan Ocean left with just three box ships
    STX Pan Ocean is today left with three box ships after selling two more of them
  • Cido sells more tankers
    SOUTH Korean shipowner Cido Shipping has continued its fleet disposal regime with the sale of four Aframax tankers and two chemical tankers
  • HMM staff buy its shares
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine staff have committed to buying 3M of the 15M shares that their employer is selling in a rights issue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • UPS Asia Chief Decries Rate Volatility in Trans-Pacific
    Rate volatility on the trans-Pacific ocean trade illustrates that existing regulations are not working as intended, according to the new the new head of UPS's forwarding division in Asia. Jeff McCorstin, appointed president of global freight forwarding for UPS's Asia-Pacific region in September, told the JOC that the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement...
  • Matson Subpoenaed Regarding Molasses Spill
    Matson is cooperating with federal and state agencies looking into a molasses spill last month in Hawaii that killed more than 26,000 fish, and is providing all of the information requested by those agencies, spokesman Jeff Hull said on Oct. 14. Matson on Oct. 10 was served with a federal grand...
  • JOC Inland Distribution 2013 Wrap Up
    Bill Cassidy, Senior Editor, The Journal of Commerce, provides closing remarks on the successful JOC Inland Distribution 2013 conference in Kansas City, Mo. ...
  • Zim Container Ship Brings Yacht to Port of Savannah
    Port of Savannah's new barge crane offloading a 92-foot-long yacht from the Zim Ontario.Zim Integrated Shipping Service's special cargo team has handled a shipment of a 100-ton, 92-foot-long yacht, shipped on board the Zim Ontario from Asia to Port of Savannah. The Savannah Giant, a new barge crane delivered to the...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Rates Dip
    Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West Coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued to decline in the week ending Oct. 11. The drop precedes an Oct. 15 general rate increase in Asia to U.S. lanes of $400 per 40-foot container, announced by Cosco and CMA...
  • Construction of Liverpool2 Advances
    The first 47 metric ton steel pile, part of the new quay wall at Liverpool2, is lowered into position in the River Mersey.Construction of Liverpool2, the Port of Liverpool's deep water container terminal, has entered a new phase, as steel piling gets underway in the River Mersey. Another shot of a...
  • Yusen Logistics Focuses on Mexico, Myanmar, Cambodia for Expansion
    NYK's container terminal at the Port of Tokyo.TOKYO - Yusen Logistics is focusing on building supply chains in Mexico, Myanmar and Cambodia, as the former provides customers easier access to the North American market and latter two allow shippers to diversify their sourcing. Closer to home, Japanese customers of the Tokyo-based...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-Europe Rates Tumble
    Spot container rates from Asia to European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index eroded for a ninth straight week during the week ending Oct. 11. This was the second straight week of double-digit declines. Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, Mediterranean, week ending Oct. 11, 2013 Full-size image The spot rate from Shanghai...
  • 'Captain Phillips' on Screen and Off
    Capt. Richard Phillips knew the risks. A merchant seaman for 30 years and ship captain for nearly 20, the man at the helm of the Maersk Alabama has been forthright about the dangers his ship faced in sailing the pirate-infested waters off Somalia half a decade ago. "It was not a...
  • Shippers' Two-Sided Coin
    A recent report about September's South Carolina International Trade Conference, where shippers expressed concern that bigger container ships and larger carrier alliances will leave them with fewer options, sparked some quick thoughts, my first being, "You got what you asked for." When I joined the industry in 1972, the 30-plus ocean...
  • Port of Dover Names Waggott as Chief Executive
    ort of Dover in October 2013.Tim Waggott has been named chief executive of the Port of Dover, according to the U.K. port's harbor board. Waggott was named acting CEO on June 1, 2013, after Bob Goldfield stepped down from the position. "When asking Tim Waggott to step into the role of acting...
  • IAG Cargo Opens Pharmaceutical Hub at Heathrow Airport
    IAG Cargo has opened a new pharmaceutical center at London Heathrow Airport, the latest step in the expansion of its Constant Climate service for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical material. The new Constant Climate Centre handles and stores the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier's Passive and Active Constant Climate products. The facility includes two...
  • Egypt Tightens Suez Canal Security
    Ships passing through the Suez Canal.Egypt has increased security along the Suez Canal after receiving threats that jihadists were planning attacks along the waterway, United Press International reports. Citing security sources, Asharq al-Awsat, a London-based Arabic newspaper, said the army and police have beefed up their presence along the canal and...
  • Major Waterways Bill Making Its Way Through Congress Stuck in Stalemate
    There's little good news coming out of Washington these days. The federal government partially shut down at the beginning of the month after a stalemate in Congress over funding President Obama's health care reform law. Congress and the Obama administration failed to address long-term fiscal issues, allowing the federal budget...
  • Waterways Shippers Advocate Fuel Tax Hike
    Inland waterways shippers and barge companies welcome the prospect of freeing up Inland Waterways Trust Fund dollars for projects other than the problem-plagued, over-budget Olmsted Lock and Dam project. But they're also keen to pay more in fuel taxes so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can better maintain and...
  • Yusen Logistics Expands in India
    Jaipur sales office.Yusen Logistics (India) has opened a new sales office in Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, to serve its customers in the northern region. "YL India will address the logistics needs of customers by offering a wide-ranging lineup of services, including ocean freight forwarding utilizing the...
  • Container Traffic at Indian Ports Falls in First Half
    Container traffic at major ports in India tumbled 4.5 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal year 2013-14, but total cargo throughput was up 2.3 percent, according to preliminary figures released by the Indian Ports Association. In the April to September period, the 12 state-owned ports handled 3.8 million 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Domestic American Maritime Industry Salutes Captain Phillips and Crew as Shining Examples of Brave American Mariners
    WASHINGTON - The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the national voice of the domestic American maritime industry, today saluted Captain Richard Phillips and his crew as examples of the nation's heroic Merchant Marine, whose story of courage and survival is now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. "The courage shown by Captain...
  • Business Transformation Leader Appointed President of Maine Pointe
    (Boston, Mass. - October 14, 2013) Maine Pointe, an operations management and implementation firm that is a leader in sustainable global supply chain transformation, has appointed Anthony "Tony" Prosser as President. In this new position, Prosser assumes a number of the responsibilities for day-to-day management of the firm that were previously held by Maine...
  • APM Terminals Signs $460 Million Contract for Costa Rica Terminal
    APM Terminals has signed a $460 million contract with a Dutch consortium to build the first phase of a deep water container terminal in Costa Rica. Van Oord and Bam International will begin work on the 1.3 million-TEU capacity Moin Container Terminal at the Puerto Limon/Moin complex in the first quarter...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • Death on Victory
    A 6-year-old boy died in a crowded swimming pool on a Carnival Cruise Lines' ship.
  • La Monte dead at 50
    Heidmar chief executive Marc La Monte passed away unexpectedly Monday at the age of 50.
  • Cape rally too late for Q3
    Improvements in capesize spot rates have come too late to boost third quarter profit at some Asian owners, Jefferies says.
  • Yard worker drowned
    A worker has died in a fall at India's Cochin Shipyard.
  • Sinochem VL in rare attack
    A Sinochem VLCC became only the third oil tanker to be attacked by pirates off Somalia this year when it was fired upon on Friday, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Ro-ro catches fire
    All 455 passengers were safe following a fire on a Philippines ferry on Sunday night.
  • Thai tanker missing
    A Thai International Tankers products carrier has vanished off the coast of Malaysia.
  • Dutch MPP spills oil
    A Wagenborg master and chief engineer have been freed from arrest in Piraeus following an oil spill.
  • Norwegian trio held
    Norwegian ships featured prominently in the latest list of UK vessel detentions.
  • Edison scores Brazil deals
    Edison Chouest has tied up four platform supply vessels on long-term deals in Brazil.
  • Zhongchang raising funds
    Loss-making Zhongchang Marine is launching a sale of restricted stock to bank some cash.
  • Lock lock-out
    A Swedish tanker put a section of the Kiel Canal out of action following a collision.
  • Scorpio's dry plans out
    Some of the mystery surrounding Scorpio Bulkers was lifted today as RS Platou Markets initiated coverage of the US IPO hopeful.
  • Survey ship seized
    Venezuela has seized a Malaysian owned offshore support vessel working in disputed waters off Guyana.
  • Antwerp yard goes under
    The assets of Antwerp Ship Repair (ASR) are to be transferred to a new consortium after it filed for bankruptcy.
  • Supramax hard aground
    A UK-managed bulker has run hard aground in the Kadet Trench off Denmark.
  • Opportunity knocks
    A once in a decade opportunity to invest in shipping has opened up for investors, RS Platou believes.
  • Danaos makes it eight
    John Coustas-led Danaos has picked up nearly $7m after throwing its eighth boxship of the year on the scrap heap, it is claimed.
  • Chinese orders soar
    China's shipyards have seen new vessel contracts rise by 147% in the first nine months of 2013.
  • CSCL offloads ports unit
    Chinese container line CSCL is selling its 100% stake in a port investment company.
  • Seven killed in blast
    Seven workers have died in a tanker explosion at a shipyard in China.
  • NADL to focus on IPO
    North Atlantic Drilling (NADL) is to push on with a US initial public offering (IPO) after talks with a strategic partner broke down.
  • Pirates target VLCC
    A laden VLCC has been the subject of an unsuccessful piracy attack off Somalia, military authorities have confirmed.
  • Bingo sinks off Bengal
    Cyclone Phalin looks to have claimed the lives of 20 seafarers after their ship reportedly sank off the coast of India.
  • WFS boosts firepower
    World Fuel Services has taken advantage of the current favourable interest rate environment to bolster its financial resources.
  • APM in Costa Rica deal
    APM Terminals has signed a contract with consortium to build a new container terminal on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • U.S. transportation woes show during government shutdown
  • SeaIntel finds forwarder volumes volatile, profits stable
    The Copenhagen-based consulting firm said a comparison of freight forwarders and carriers between 2008 and 2012 found the volume of cargo arranged by large forwarders was more volatile than that moved by carriers.
  • S.C. buys land for intermodal facility in N. Charleston
    Palmetto Railways last week announced the $10 million purchase of the remaining 50 acres of what is known as the Noisette property on the former Navy Base in North Charleston, which is being developed into a container terminal.
  • APL's 5th newest 9,200-TEU ship enters service
  • Analyst: Intermodal poised for long-term shipper growth
    While intermodal growth has remained steady at a rate of between 3 percent and 5 percent year over year, Nate Brochmann of William Blair & Co. said bringing midsized shippers into the fold will help increase that growth moving forward.
  • IAG opens cold-chain warehouse at Heathrow
  • Mølgaard to become Damco's CFO
  • Matson subpoenaed over Hawaii Molasses spill
    Molasses was released in early September into Honolulu Harbor from a pipeline system operated by a Matson subsidiary, and the company said it is fully cooperating with regulators involved in responding to and investigating the spill.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2013
  • LNG: Ports as Catalyst?
    Ports can and should be a catalyst to spur development of LNG as a replacement fuel.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Holidays were in place across the Middle East.
  • Prices move little in Rotterdam
    Minor congestion experienced at Gibraltar.
  • Lukoil lands navy contract
    Russia's Baltic fleet to be supplied from company's Kaliningrad base.
  • Leaders 'twice as efficient as industry laggards'
    Newer ships and those with high technical efficiency also have higher operational efficiency, study finds.
  • Monthly bunkers sales up at Singapore
    Figures boost confidence with November cargo values looking firmer.
  • TMT filed for bankruptcy 'in good faith'
    US court says creditors should help company stay afloat, TMT says it is 'well placed' to repay loans.
  • Asian bunker prices start week stable
    While offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo closed for a public holiday.
  • US to overtake Russia as top oil producer
    China becoming biggest OPEC buyer as United States reduces dependence on imported oil, cushioning prices.
  • US shipowner first to buy new propulsion system
    Installation ongoing in a Seattle shipyard.
  • US county cuts annual bunker bills
    23% savings possible with catalyst system, it says.
  • Rising fuel costs blamed for shortened military exercise
    Officers estimate budget savings of some $1.6 million.
  • Changes ahead for world's biggest fuel testing agency
    Head of DNVPS talks to Bunkerworld about what being separated from DNV will mean for the company, and his plans to take the firm to its next level of growth.

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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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