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September 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Danske Bank sacks ex-Maersk chief Kolding, 'lacks banking background'
  • LA August volume increases 0.4pc to 709,675 TEU, but imports fall 1.1pc
  • Asian Shippers Council quits Global Shippers Forum for diluting its vote
  • Shagang Shipping releases busted Chinese cruise ship after HNA pays up
  • MSC first to set 14,000-TEUers on transpacific, in joint CMA CGM loop
  • ICTSI reschedules US$178 million debt, extends bond maturity to 2025
  • Savannah annual volume slips from 2.98 million TEU to 2.94 million TEU
  • UN's IMO 'best placed to coordinate' socially-sensitive shipping system
  • Thamesport first to fall in port shakeup, victim of economies of scale
  • US$653 million Xuzhou-Prologis logistics park starts construction
  • Nautical Institute issues handbook on how to cope with pirates
  • SAECS members to merge loop into Med Shuttle/225 with bigger ships
  • OECD study says port throughput brings local and national prosperity
  • Canadian probe finds crude on Megantic train more flammable than labelled
  • Lethal risk of enclosed spaces requires attention, says Nautical Institute
  • China Southern flies 3 tonnes of hairy crabs for Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Saudia Cargo boosts capacity in Asia, Europe, Africa to meet demand
  • ACLA 2013 conference to look at growing e-commerce driven logistics

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Asia-Europe spot rate sees sharp decline
  • DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of new CEO in India
  • Handling dangerous goods improperly can be very dangerous indeed
  • Maiden vessel of OEL Singapore's IPS service calls at AMCT
  • Top corporates grace U M Khona & Co.'s Platinum Jubilee celebration
  • Bumper crop set to boost soyameal exports
  • Exports to cross 20 mkg this year, says Tea Board chief
  • Environment clearance not necessary for highway widening up to 100 km
  • MACCIA export-related seminar in Pune on Sept. 23, 24
  • WTO cuts global growth forecast

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Canada to reduce locomotive emissions
  • Long Beach: cargo volume in August hits six-year high
  • Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics
  • Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight
  • One in five inspected commercial vehicles unsuitable
  • ICTSI successfully concludes bond exchange
  • Navis collaborating with M&M in Turkey
  • United Wagon and Wabtec sign JV agreement
  • Geodis Wilson welcomes new CFO
  • Central Asian carrier returns to Volgograd
  • ITF urges action over container weights
  • Heavy hydro-power equipment hauled from China to Turkey
  • IRHA calls for action on alleged illegal haulage
  • Global care for IT
  • Ein Koloss auf Reisen
  • Tarros befährt neue Gewässer
  • Turkish Airlines increases Algiers service
  • Aipa elects new president

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead
  • China picks Wärtsilä propulsion for ocean rescue vessels
  • Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER
  • Costa Concordia wreck is upright

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Senators deliver new bill establishing maritime user fee
  • Port of Olympia changing commission meeting location
  • US international trade board releases trade changes analysis
  • Port of Kalama seeking dredge project sealed bids
  • Military Sealift Command boss relieves hospital ship captain

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Magic pipe not guilty verdict 'gives hope' to shipping firms, says lawyer
    Owners and operators of panamax bulker are cleared but chief engineer is convicted
  • August brings mixed fortunes for California box ports
    Long Beach reports volume surge as Los Angeles monthly growth stagnates
  • The pros and cons of black box underwriting
    Underwriters must embrace technology to remain relevant, but at what cost?
  • Marine hull market is a laughing stock, says Townsend
    The industry has only itself to blame for Groundhog Day pattern of losses
  • UK detains three ships in August
    Coastguard says port state control inspectors now hold six vessels
  • Seaspan reveals buy-back plan
    Directors authorise cash-funded share repurchase
  • Antwerp plans 2015 LNG bunkering launch
    Port develops alternative fuel provision through a strategic alliance with Exmar
  • Cargo insurers must work more closely with surveyors
    Co-operation will offset failings in disaster planning, Volante tells IUMI
  • Property insurers highlight the benefits of modelling static exposures
    Hurricane Sandy wiped out all the marine premium collected last year
  • Improved capacity outlook brings good news for capesize rates
    At least one analyst expects rally to continue into second quarter
  • Neptune Pacific Line takes stake in Samoan carrier
    Pacific island specialists will serve 12 regional markets
  • We want information-sharing, ReCapt tells insurers
    Hull underwriters need to collaborate on major losses and minor incidents, says Storvik
  • West African piracy could hit cargo market as hard as those in Somalia
    Shipowners and charterers need to work together to assess ships' vulnerability
  • Salvage teams winch Costa Concordia upright
    Ship is half-submerged on a platform after 19-hour parbuckling operation
  • STX Finland to close Rauma shipyard to cut costs
    Work will halt next year as shipbuilder consolidates at Turku amid heavy job cuts
  • STX O&S creditors ponder $1.5bn in cancellations
    Talks continue over proposal to terminate contracts for 10 ships and an offshore vessel
  • First Ship Lease reports another default on charterparty contracts
    Italy's OMNI unable to honour agreements for Stella Eltanin and Stella Fomalhaut
  • Kexim forecasts accelerated growth in orders for South Korean yards
    Policy bank revises up its estimate of yearly orders to $36bn

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • PERTAMINA confirms plans to buy 19 tankers
    INDONESIA's energy giant PERTAMINA confirmed to Fairplay today it plans to buy 19 tankers in line with long-term efforts to renew its ageing fleet
  • Odfjell raises $90M in bonds
    ODFJELL, the chemical carrier and tank terminals group, has sold 500M kroner ($90M) in bonds
  • Teekay: China will need VLCC newbuildings
    CHINA, expected to account for the most growth in crude imports in coming years, will need to have more VLCCs built, Teekay Tankers said today
  • Drewry: box rate rise will not last
    BOX RATES staged their second consecutive monthly increase in August, but it will not last, a report warned today
  • Record US sentence sought as deterrence
    SEEKING to deter future collusion, US prosecutors have asked that former Sea Star president Frank Peake be imprisoned for 87 months for his role in the 2003-8 Puerto Rico price-fixing conspiracy, court filings revealed
  • Newbuilding orders rise 86%
    NEWBUILDING orders rose 86% year on year in August, as 179 ships of 11.2M dwt were ordered, up from 96 ships in the same month last year
  • Long Beach boxes surge 19%
    IMPORTS at Long Beach jumped 19% year on year in August, helping the port achieve its busiest month in six years
  • Ezra issues S$25M in notes
    SINGAPORE's Ezra Holdings said today it has issued S$25M ($19.82M) in fixed-rate notes toward its general working capital
  • GCL sells its HK bulker operating unit
    CHINA's GCL has sold its subsidiary Grand China Shipping Hong Kong for $1 to a company unconnected with GCL, a company spokesman told Fairplay
  • China's coal imports climbed 27% in August
    CHINA's coal imports rose 27% year on year to 26M tonnes in August, customs statistics showed today
  • X-Press stays its course
    X-PRESS Feeders told Fairplay today it plans to continue to operate mainly chartered-in vessels, despite its recent purchases of secondhand feeder ships
  • Northport warns of lacklustre box movements
    MALAYSIA'S largest port operator Northport Malaysia told Fairplay today box throughput this year would be slower than in 2012 because of STX Pan Ocean's exit, among other factors
  • Nam Cheong keeps 'buy'
    DMG & PARTNERS has maintained a 'buy' rating for Malaysia's largest OSV builder Nam Cheong, amid a strong orderbook, consistent profitability and solid project prospects
  • Japan coal use hits record
    JAPANESE power utilities consumed 5.7M tonnes of coal in August, a monthly high
  • Japanese order growth ends
    JAPANESE shipbuilders suffered a year-on-year drop in order wins for August, halting five months of continual year-on-year growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Werner Enterprises Downgrades 3Q Expectations
    Werner Enterprises has announced that it expects its earnings per diluted share for the third quarter to be in the range of 27 cents to 30 cents, down from its earlier projection of 36 cents. Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus said Werner's "disappointing" results were surprising, and prior to this announcement...
  • Flooding Subsiding in Colorado, But Revving Up in Mexico
    @ColoradoDOT tweeted a photo of the bridge at 95th Street over Coal Creek in Louisville, Colo., that collapsed.Although flooding in Colorado is winding down as heavy rains have begun subsiding, Mexico has declared a state of emergency after being battered by storms from both the Gulf of Mexico and the...
  • Port of Charleston's Container Volume Hits Highest Level Since October 2008
    Port of Charleston's TEU throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image The South Carolina Ports Authority handled 144,649 20-foot-equivalent units in August, an increase of 5.6 percent year-over-year and the highest monthly volume since October 2008. The gain helped drive a 4.5 percent increase in container volume since the beginning of fiscal...
  • OIA Global Acquires Bellville International
    OIA Global has purchased majority control of Bellville International, a provider of freight forwarding and logistics services headquartered in London. Bellville International is the holding company for Bellville Rodair International in Europe, the United States, China and Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This acquisition is very strategic...
  • Jones Joins Ryder as Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer
    Karen Jones has joined Ryder System as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez. In this newly created role on Ryder's leadership team, Jones is responsible for leading both the Fleet Management Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions marketing departments and integrating the management of...
  • Finnair Ends Mumbai Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo will offer additional capacity between Helsinki and Madrid in September and October by deploying A330s on the flights.Finnair Cargo is dropping its weekly freighter service to and from Mumbai after nearly two years. The last round trip for the Helsinki-Mumbai-Helsinki freighter was the flight that departed Sept. 16 from...
  • LA-LB Container Volume Rose 7.2 Percent in August
    TEU throughput of Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the last 12 months. Full-size image The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex's total container volume in August was 1.34 million 20-foot-equivalent units, rising 7.2 percent from 1.25 million TEUs in August 2012. Loaded containers moving through the nation's largest port complex increased...
  • Lofty Goals, Little Action
    In too many cases, we've seen government representatives state laudable goals in laws while doing little or, in some cases, working against those goals from being achieved. This unfortunately appears to be the case with the federal transportation reauthorization act, known as MAP-21, when it comes to freight policy. In...
  • Weights and Balances - or Not
    The director of the upcoming Robert Redford film "All Is Lost" didn't invent the idea that a sailboat could hit a drifting shipping container at sea. In the film, to be released Oct. 18, such an accident precipitates a dramatic life-and-death struggle when the damaged yacht with its navigation systems...
  • US Diesel Prices Dip From Five-Month High
    U.S. diesel prices through September 16, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices inched down as of Sept. 16, following an 8.5 cent jump in the weeks before that brought the average to its highest level since April 1, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.974, down 0.2...
  • US Containerized Footwear Imports Climb for Second Straight Quarter
    Containers of footwear imports through U.S. ports experienced a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year volume growth in the second quarter of 2013, jumping 18.2 percent. Prior to first quarter 2013, footwear import volume declined for six quarters straight. "After two bad years, 2013 appears to be the year of recovery for...
  • Luxembourg in Talks to Sell Cargolux Stake
    The government of Luxembourg is negotiating with Chinese investors over the sale of its stake in Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Officials from Henan province and its investment arm, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co., visited Luxembourg's airport and Cargolux's offices on Sept. 16. The government of the Grand Duchy...
  • Mitchell 1 Awards 2013 SuperTech Grand Champion
    Pittsburgh, PA (September 16, 2013) - Mitchell 1 has awarded Mark McLean Jr. of Fed Ex Freight, the Grand Champion of TMC's SuperTech 2013 National Technician Skills Competition, a subscription that will allow him to access one of Mitchell 1's online service information products for Class 4-8 trucks for a full year....
  • China office for London's Baltic Exchange
    London headquartered bulk shipping exchange, the Baltic Exchange has today (17 September 2013) opened a new office in Shanghai. The exchange, whose members comprise the world's leading shipping, chartering and broking companies, provides data on the cost of moving bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and oil by sea. The...
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd wins 'Port Operator of the year' for Health, Safety and Quality
    Mumbai September 17, 2013: APM Terminals operated Gujarat Pipavav Port (APM Terminals Pipavav), one of Western India's fastest growing gateway ports won the "Port Operator of the year' for maintaining highest standards of Health, Safety and Quality" by - The Maritime and Logistics Award (MALA) organized by EXIM India. Thanking MALA...
  • BBC ICELAND Helps in Syrian Refugees Rescue Operation
    The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering reports its vessel BBC ICELAND assisted a rescue operation where more than 300 Syrian refugees were found floating in fishing boats off the Italian-Sicilian coast on September 13. Due to its proximity to the scene, the BBC...
  • MSC to Challenge Maersk Line as Top Carrier
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will challenge Maersk Line as the world's biggest ocean carrier over the coming four years, as it boasts the biggest order book for new vessels, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. With new orders totalling 572,000 20-foot-equivalent units since 2009, Swiss-based MSC will narrow the gap with Maersk Line...
  • Teamsters' Umbrella: From Truckers to Zookeepers
    What do flight simulator technicians, hearse drivers, cheese cooks and yogurt processors, locomotive engineers and graphic artists have in common with truck drivers? Depending on whom they work for, they all may be Teamsters. "I always say the Teamsters union is A to Z, airline pilots to zookeepers," Teamsters General President...
  • Teamsters Union Takes New Tack on Drayage Carriers
    When long-haul and local truck drivers at Toll Global Forwarding's Cartaret, N.J., location voted this summer in favor of representation by the Teamsters, it was the union's latest successful bid to organize workers on the waterfront. A month later, the union's primary vehicle to organize owner-operator drayage carriers first in Los...
  • The Road to Drayage Driver Independence
    In a 2003 interview with The Journal of Commerce, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa was asked why harbor truck drivers in the U.S. were at the bottom of the transportation industry food chain. "The short answer is truck deregulation," Hoffa said. Prior to federal deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980,...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Owners top up
    Goldenport's backer the Dragnis family has invested over $800,000 to boost its holding in the shipowner.
  • OMNI in Singapore filing
    OMNI Ships' double charter default with First Ship Lease comes with the Italian owner under court protection in Singapore.
  • AHTS rates soar
    Statoil has paid NOK 1.25m ($212,000) per day for a Farstad anchor-handler (AHTS) in a tight North Sea spot market.
  • Odfjell sells out
    Norway's Odfjell has completed a NOK 500m ($84.74m) bond sale in Oslo - and could have sold substantially more.
  • Kuwait: no Hormuz bypass
    Kuwait has dropped plans to build a crude export pipeline that would bypass Iranian shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • STX exile rides wave
    Star Bulk Carriers has taken advantage of a three-year high in capesize spot rates to fix a ship dropped by STX Pan Ocean on a fresh period contract.
  • WSF officers suspended
    Washington State Ferries (WSF) has taken a captain and second mate off duty following a collision with a sailboat.
  • Dorian begins at buy
    Fearnley Securities has initiated coverage of Dorian LPG with a buy rating on the newcomer to Oslo's over the counter market.
  • Three held in UK
    UK port state inspectors detained three vessels during August, including a Suardiaz ro-ro with deck cracking.
  • Stream swoops for five
    Norway's Stream Tankers has ordered up to five chemical tanker newbuildings in Japan.
  • RCCL axes 100 staff
    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) is laying off about 100 shore staff to increase efficiency.
  • Default a drag for FSL
    First Ship Lease shares slammed into reverse today following the latest charter defaults to hit the owner.
  • Harbor Star scales back
    Philippines tug and salvage group Harbor Star Shipping Services has knocked nearly 24% off the maximum share price for its imminent Manila IPO.
  • China packs a punch
    Chinese shipbuilders have this year captured a record share of large containership newbuilding orders, Clarksons says.
  • U-Ming funds trio
    Taiwan's U-Ming has clinched a new loan to finance three bulkers at Oshima Shipbuilding.
  • Senator out of its Shell
    Farstad Shipping has found period employment in Brazil for one of its newest spot-trading anchor-handlers.
  • Sterling sets sail
    New sale & purchase broking outfit Sterling Shipping Services has been launched in London.
  • Concordia reaches "degree zero"
    The battered cruiseship Costa Concordia is fully upright after a mammoth salvage operation was completed successfully in the early hours of Tuesday.
  • Matson pays for mess
    Hawaii container line Matson Navigation will cover the full costs of cleaning up a spill of molasses in Honolulu.
  • Exmar in Antwerp tie up
    Exmar has been named as strategic partner to Antwerp Port Authority as it looks to establish an LNG bunkering facility.
  • BFC buys veteran
    Russia's Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has bought a 1964-built ship for bunkering operations.
  • Zim ship reaches UK
    A Zim Lines containership has made its first port call since it suffered a blaze last month.
  • Ezra in fund raiser
    Ezra Holdings has bolstered its finances following a successful bond issue, the company confirmed Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Washington senators introduce bill to fight cargo diversion
    The so-called "Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century" was developed to eliminate incentives for shippers to bypass U.S. ports and move their goods through Canada and Mexico ports instead.
  • Shippers voice concerns over mega-ships, mega-alliances
  • Former Maersk Line head Kolding ousted at Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding became renowned in the container shipping industry, not just for heading the biggest single operator between 2006 and 2011, but for unveiling a bold set of directives aimed at improving customer service.
  • August containerized imports hit near-high for 2013
  • U.S. Commerce, AmCham Shanghai sign agreement
  • Washington Notebook: VP Biden makes infrastructure pitch at SE ports
  • Long Beach container surge continues in August
    The port's total volume surged 13.4 percent to 630,292 TEUs for the month, the highest total since October 2007, compared to the Port of Los Angeles, which saw total volume rise 0.4 percent in August to 709,676 TEUs.
  • Worries over EU air cargo security rules implementation
    The International Air Cargo Association said the new regulations, which take effect on July 1, 2014, fall outside industry goals of "a common, unified approach to global security standards."
  • Matson pledges to pay for molasses spill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • European prices show a mixed trend
    Rotterdam: Congestion at loading installations reported.
  • Bunker prices show little movement
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Spain renews warning of legal action over Gibraltar
    Bunker sector's floating-storage 'violates environmental law'.
  • Report: Kuwait drops pipeline bypass plan
    Plan to circumvent Hormuz Strait too costly.
  • Supplier to boost operations at Ceyhan
    Socar Marine to offer IFO blends and MGO.
  • Gothenburg terminal 'must find savings'
    DFDS boss says terminal should face 'new reality'.
  • Shell in new move to expand LNG bunkering
    MoU is part of the Dubai Maritime Green Initiative.
  • Exmar wins bid for LNG bunker tanker
    Exmar to help Antwerp promote LNG as marine fuel.
  • Bunker prices softening ahead of Asian holidays
    Offices in Busan will be closed from Wednesday to Friday.
  • Baltic Fuel buys river-sea class vessel
    Vessel to be used in bunkering operations
  • Florida-based firm installs sulphur testing equipment
    Technology allows for same day results on sulphur content in fuel.
  • IMO 'avoiding debate' about CO2 targets
    Shipping industry fears unrealistic targets and questions what very high demands on efficiency improvements would achieve.
  • Gunvor secures $675 million loan for Ust-Luga terminal
    Credit facility will allow for 'optimally leveraged' terminal, says Corporate Finance Director.
  • EU should help pay to install scrubbers
    Issue of ECA compliance after 2015 remains 'completely unresolved', says CEO.
  • Fuel efficiency software gets upgrade
    Fuel consumption calculator added to software among other upgrades.
  • Bunker surcharges should be falling faster, says analyst
    Fuel efficiency increasing with bigger vessels.

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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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