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August 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • More tainted New Zealand dairy imports prompts wider China ban
  • Riga terminal's auto-RFID box handling system boasts 40 moves per hour
  • Hebei ports volume up 16pc to 500 million tonnes in first seven months
  • Zhanjiang port's half year container volume up 11pc to 159,000 TEU
  • Guangxi half-year volume growth slows to 5.3pc, but boxes up 15.7pc
  • HK's Modern Terminals appoints Vivian Tso as chief financial officer
  • China's Huawei and ZTE to set up US$1.6 billion mobile network in Ethiopia
  • Singapore unveils ambitious master plan to double air, sea capacity
  • Dimerco sponsors Taipei CSCMP conference on resilient supply chains
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen taps into Mexican exports, ups sailings from Veracruz
  • Sigmund Rismyhr to join ISS as new Central America general manager
  • Project cargo training to be held in conjunction with Breakbulk Americas
  • Cathay Pacific posts 1.9pc decline in July air cargo to 122,920 tonnes
  • US investigators say crashed UPS plane had 7-second warning before impact
  • Air China's cargo volume down 3.6pc in July as fuel prices rise
  • India moves to open first aviation university to meet demand for air crew
  • Leipzig airport bucks global trend, up 3.7pc in first half to 513,275 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Changing northern hemisphere peak season making it harder for carriers: Drewry
  • Fourth consecutive month of decline for China's Logistics Prosperity Index
  • Imports from Pakistan shrink due to weak rupee
  • Bahri Tabuk inaugurated on occasion of maiden voyage from Mumbai Port
  • CONCOR Directors visit Gujarat Pipavav Port
  • Major Ports box throughput down in April-July
  • Dedicated warehouse for Hero MotoCorp commissioned at Adani Logistics Park, Gurgaon
  • Railways' commodity-wise freight revenue up 7.90 pc in April-July
  • Parliament passes historic Companies Bill 2012
  • Infrastructure Update

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Etihad Rail signs MoU with Swiss logistics provider Bertschi
  • Nairobi airport operating normally again
  • TX Logistik tests train between Gyor and Salzgitter
  • DHL Express inaugurates new logistics centre in St...
  • PortMiami director to continue
  • New US stations for IAG small freight collection
  • No peak season lift for transpacific rates
  • UK: careless truck drivers to be punished more severely
  • XPO Logistics finalizes acquisition of 3PD
  • Shipping Australia welcomes new commander to the helm
  • UNCTAD publishes liner connectivity index
  • Air Tahiti Nui modernizes IT with Champ
  • Swisslog presents mixed bag of results for H1/2013
  • 50,000th Fuso Canter truck sold in Australia
  • Deutsche Bahnanschlüsse
  • Kurz vor dem Abheben

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • KKR forms $580 million Maritime Finance Company
  • BAE Hawaii gets another $12.8 million for DDG 90 repairs
  • Bollinger Shipyards delivers seventh Sentinel Class cutter
  • Seatankers takes delivery of third PSV from Zhejiang
  • Bahri joins MOU studying Saudi super yard
  • Port of Long Beach cuts air pollution
  • Floatel orders another semi from Keppel FELS shipyard
  • Last Avondale-built LPD completes builder's trials

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index down during month of July
  • Port of Pasco taps Bouten as GC/CM for airport project
  • Mitsui vessel rescues stranded fisherman
  • BNSF eyes $125 million for Washington rail upgrades
  • Maritime Labour Convention goes into force today

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Diplomatic channels open to secure Desh Shanti release
    Media claims that detention was politically motivated are 'distorted', says Iran
  • North Sea aframax earnings climb $4,000 overnight
    Earnings at highest level since mid-April
  • Navios Acquisition sees revenues surge from expanded fleet
    Angeliki Frangou says tanker owner stands ready to do more deals
  • China Shipping Development targets overseas product tanker markets
    State giant takes advantage of increased Chinese exports to Southeast Asia
  • StealthGas posts weaker profits
    Chief executive Vafias hails new deals as owner withdraws from spot market and seeks more period charters
  • Philippines ferry deaths are bound to happen eventually
    There are statistical consequences to carrying 50m passengers per year
  • Korean Register in tie-up with state financier
    Move to counter effect of industry downturn
  • Maersk Line upgraded to 'outperform'
    Second-quarter results were 'little short of spectacular', says analyst Macquarie
  • Woodside pushes ahead with floating LNG for Browse export project
    Shell design being used
  • GasLog posts strong second-quarter profits
    Newbuilding deliveries ratchet up revenues for LNG specialist
  • James Fisher sees profits rise as offshore oil division strengthens
    Operating profits rise 11% to £22.2m
  • Structural change could signal Hapag-Lloyd IPO
    Flotation bid and merger option still some way off for German owner
  • Navios eyes more deals as first HSH ships are transferred
    Navios Partners given 5% slice of newly formed Navios Europe
  • Cebu declares state of emergency
    Oil spill from cargoship and ferry collision reaches shorelines of villages in Cordova
  • Laden capesize buckles after grounding outside Richards Bay
    Seventeen-year-old bulker was only minutes into a voyage taking coal to China
  • Belships board rejects chairman's takeover bid
    Owner raised funds for newbuildings through share issue deal with Sonata
  • Aegean hikes profit in second quarter
    Lower sales outweighed by reduced costs and lower losses on vessel disposals
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine signs $174m deal to ship coal
    South Korean line lands contract of affreightment for Korea Midland Power
  • Brazil oil investment to boost tanker trades
    Five-year bid to become major player provides opportunities to tanker owners
  • Sembcorp plans Saudi Arabia shipyard
    Feasibility assessment starts

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Navios Europe launched
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Group today announced forming Navios Europe, a new entity that will acquire distressed tonnage from HSH
  • Spill spreads in deadly Philippines disaster
    LOCAL authorities in the Philippines have declared a "state of calamity" as oil spilling from the sunken ro-pax St Thomas Aquinas spread today to towns near Cebu
  • StealthGas shares sink on earnings miss
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas today reported quarterly earnings that disappointed both Wall Street investors and founder Harry Vafias
  • TMSC expanding into crude and LNG
    SHANGHAI-listed box carrier TMSC said today it plans to order 10 VLCCs and four LNG carriers
  • Lithuanian Shipping's losses 1H13 deepen
    LITHUANIAN Shipping said losses totalled 9.8M litas ($3.79M) in 1H13, deeper than 8.3M litas year on year
  • Nanjing's port profits drop by 27.8%
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Port said it had net profits of 16M yuan ($2.6M) in 1H13, representing a 27.8% year on year drop
  • PETRONAS ships move shocked MISC
    MISC HAS said it was stunned by the decision of its parent PETRONAS to build its own fleet
  • GasLog touts prospects
    NYSE-listed GasLog today reported higher profits on a larger fleet and confirmed a rising preference for fuel-efficient tonnage versus older vessels
  • Aegean falls short
    BUNKER supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has reported lower adjusted profits on weaker margins
  • COSCO International's 1H profits fall 44%
    HONG KONG-listed COSCO International's profits dropped 44% year on year to HK$130.9M ($13.4M) in 1H13, due to weak demand for shipping services
  • COSL's profits rise
    CHINA Oilfield Service said today its 1H13 net profits climbed to 3.18Bn yuan ($520M), a 32.6% year on year climb
  • 5 migrants feared dead
    RESCUERS today saved 106 migrants from a smuggling vessel swamped 120nm off Christmas Island, but a search has been suspended for up to five victims
  • Hainan Strait profits cut by one-third
    SHENZHEN-listed Hainan Strait Shipping said its net profits dropped 34.63% year on year in 1H13, to 67.21M yuan ($10.9M)
  • Formosa to invest $1.15Bn in Oz scheme
    TAIWAN'S largest private group, Formosa Plastics, has agreed to invest $1.15Bn in the Iron Bridge metals scheme in Australia
  • Offshore stays 'neutral'
    THE RATING for Singapore's oil and gas services segment remains 'neutral', as players delivered mixed results for 2Q13, DMG & Partners said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • ILA, Virginia Employers Resume Local Talks
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett and other ILA officials met with employer representatives Tuesday in an effort to reach agreement on a local contract covering about 1,650 dockworkers in the Port of Virginia. Although the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance ratified a coastwide master contract last April, supplemental local...
  • Australia's Merchandise Imports Jumped in July
    Australia's international merchandise imports in July totaled A$22.0 billion (about US$20.0 billion), a jump of 20 percent from $18.3 billion in June, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods imports rose 5 percent between June and July to $21.5 billion. Intermediate and other merchandise goods increased...
  • ALAN Founder, Terminal Chairman 'Jock' Menzies Dies
    John T. "Jock" Menzies III, a Baltimore warehousing executive who turned his logistics talents to global disaster relief, helping hundreds of thousands of people survive in the wake of earthquakes and hurricanes, died Aug. 17. He was 69. Menzies was fatally injured in an accident on his own property in Arnold,...
  • ILA Expresses 'Solidarity' With New York Port Drivers
    The International Longshoremen's Association said it is in "full solidarity" with owner-operator container haulers who have suffered "undue hardship" during this summer's operational delays at the Port of New York and New Jersey. "These independent port drivers, whose livelihoods are based on the number of moves they make, were subjected to...
  • Protests Again Disrupt Oakland Port Operations
    All of the marine terminals at the Port of Oakland were back in operation by mid-morning Tuesday following more trucker demonstrations and a claim by dockworkers that the trucker pickets presented a health and safety issue at one of the terminals. Harbor truckers are angry about delays at Oakland marine terminals...
  • South Carolina Ports Authority Posts Revenue Growth
    South Carolina Ports Authority reported its revenue in fiscal year 2013, ending June 30, 2013, was $140.49 million, up 7 percent year-over-year from $130.95 million. The SCPA's fiscal year 2013 operating expenses totaled $127.77 million, leaving operating earnings of $12.72 million, a net gain of $5.45 million from the previous year. "Given...
  • Trucking Profits in Slow-Paced Recovery
    Top 50 Truckload Carriers 2011-2012 Full-size chart The U.S. economy marked a milestone in June: the beginning of a fifth straight year of recovery as measured by growth in gross domestic product. Don't worry, you didn't miss the ticker-tape parade. With GDP increasing 1.1 percent and 1.7 percent in the first and...
  • PTA Holdings Expands Refrigerated Service
    PTA Holdings is expanding its refrigerated truckload business, adding a baked goods shipper in San Antonio, Texas, to balance northbound and southbound loads. The new customer provides bakery products to the fast-food industry. PTA's refrigerated fleet will haul baked goods from San Antonio to Chicago and Wisconsin. The northbound loads will help...
  • Air Canada's Cargo Slipped 0.8 Percent in June
    Air Canada reported cargo traffic of 130.5 million metric ton-kilometers in June, down 0.8 percent compared with the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada. Cargo volume for Canada's largest airline was 20.5 million kilograms in June, falling 1.5 percent year-over-year. With regard to cargo, Air Canada's load factor was...
  • US to Investigate Imports of Oil Country Tubular Goods
    The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that the U.S. oil country tubular goods industry is "materially injured" by imports of OCTG products from nine nations that are sold at "less than fair value." As a result of the commission's determinations, as well as a unanimous vote by all six ITC...
  • US Intermodal Rates Fall to Six-Week Low
    Overall index, week of August 19, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates fell $8 in the week of Aug. 19, pulling the average down to a six-week low at $2,009, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The top 12 and top 18...
  • Clarksons' Profit Stalls
    Clarksons, the world's biggest shipbroker and shipping services group, posted stagnant profits and revenues for the first half of the year amid depressed markets in most shipping sectors. Pre-tax profit was unchanged at £10.8 million ($16.75 million) in the six months through June as the London-based firm's revenue edged up to...
  • Navios Group Forms European Subsidiary
    The Navios Group has announced the formation of Navios Europe as the next step in concluding its letter of intent signed with HSH Nordbank in April 2013. Navios Europe, which will initially acquire five container vessels and five product tankers from debtors of HSH, will be owned 47.5 percent by Navios...
  • Survey: Shippers' Confidence Continues to Build in Europe
    Stifel Logistics Confidence Index: Total freight (air and ocean). Full-size image The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index, a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders measuring Europe-based air and ocean freight trade lanes, conducted by Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research Group, rose for a third month in August, up 8.9 percent...
  • Transloading's Upward Track
    Los Angeles-Long Beach handles some 40 percent of U.S. containerized imports, but what happens to that cargo once it lands is undergoing fundamental change, reflecting larger trends in U.S. freight transportation. The main point is rail's growth in popularity overall as a means of moving goods imported through LA-Long Beach, and...
  • GlobalFoundries' Upstate NY Plant Requires World-Class Supply Chain
    When Werner von Braun flew over a former 19th century pig farm in upstate New York's Luther Forest in the late 1940s, his eyes lit up. The site in the town of Malta, at the foot of Lake Saratoga, reminded the German rocket scientist of Bavaria and struck him as...
  • Norfolk Southern to Hike Domestic Intermodal Rates
    Norfolk Southern double-stack intermodal trainNorfolk Southern will hike its domestic intermodal rates in September. Effective Sept. 15, the Class I railroad's equipment management program rates published in open-ended Norfolk Southern price quotations will be increased by 2.5 percent. A customized file listing the affected quotes and the new rate will be...
  • COSCO Container Lines Americas Appoints Peter R. Vigil AVP for Export Sales
    Secaucus, NJ (August 19, 2013) - Mr. Timothy Marsh, Executive Vice President, Trade, of COSCO Container Lines Americas, Inc. (CCLA) has announced the appointment of Peter R. Vigil to the position of Assistant Vice President for Export Sales. CCLA is one of the world's premier ocean carriers, calling on ports...
  • Port Everglades Participates in 'Safety of Souls at Sea' Conference
    DATE: August 19, 2013MEDIA CONTACTS: Maisy AlpertPHONE: 954-468-3505EMAIL: malpert@broward.org BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Port Everglades staff and port users discussed the Port's relationship with seafarers, most of whom are from outside the United States, and their needs at the annual conference of the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) held in Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 5-8, 2013....

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • CSAV sets revised target
    Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) is moving forward with a fundraiser aimed at securing the cash it needs to finance a series of containerships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
  • Sun sets on Princess cruise
    Efforts to overhaul the cruise sector's image suffered another setback Tuesday following the cancellation of a trip tied to a vessel that just received a $30m makeover.
  • GLOG keeps its cool
    GasLog doesn't plan on raising additional equity to fund its latest round of ship acquisitions anytime soon, according to chief executive Paul Wogan.
  • Jumpstart for drybulk
    A leading equity analyst upgraded shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping Tuesday based on a bet that asset prices are starting to stabilise.
  • GASS loses ground
    Shares of Greece's StealthGas tumbled in early trading Tuesday after turning in a second-quarter result that failed to live up to expectations.
  • Cape hopes rising
    Capesize rates today hit the highest level of the year and hope is rising for a strong fourth quarter and further progress in 2014 and 2015.
  • NNA on the money
    Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) has trimmed its second quarter deficit and met Wall Street forecasts in the process.
  • Stealth sights more buys
    Harry Vafias says further acquisitions are on the cards for StealthGas as the Nasdaq-listed owner reports a dip in second quarter earnings.
  • Another floater for Oz?
    Woodside Petroleum has called for floating LNG (FLNG) to be used to develop the Browse gas reserves off Western Australia.
  • FRNT wins VLCC fight
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has culled a fourth VLCC newbuilding at Jinhai Heavy Industries after winning a dispute over the cancellation of three other tankers at the yard.
  • Trio eye Saudi yard
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is joining forces with compatriot oil firm Saudi Aramco and Singaporean engineering giant Sembcorp Marine to develop a yard in the Middle Eastern country.
  • Navios redraws HSH pact
    A third listed company from the Navios empire has been added to a vehicle taking over 10 distressed vessels from HSH Nordbank.
  • GasLog turns Q2 profit
    GasLog swung to a profit in the second quarter thanks to the delivery of three newbuildings this year.
  • MOL ship saves one
    A Mitsui OSK Lines LNG carrier has rescued a fisherman stranded off the Philippines after his vessel ran out of fuel.
  • Keppel wins a fifth
    Keppel has bagged an order to build a fifth offshore accommodation unit for its Oslo-listed subsidiary Floatel.
  • Reach red for now
    Reach Subsea has recorded a loss for the second quarter which saw the company build the foundations of its business.
  • Yujin selling again
    London-listed Yujin International has continued the sell-off of its small fleet of bunker tankers.
  • Kiani Satu going down
    A German controlled general cargo ship refloated in South Africa just three days ago looks set to sink.
  • Writedown hits Glencore
    Glencore Xstrata has revealed a huge loss in its first financial report as a combined company after writing down the value of Xstrata's assets.
  • Fisher books strong profit
    James Fisher has impressed the City with a strong set of first half accounts.
  • SHI confirms double
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed an order for a pair of LNG carriers.
  • Fisher sells Foreland slice
    James Fisher has confirmed speculation about the sale of its ro-ro investment and offloaded its stake in Foreland Holdings to partner Hadley Shipping.
  • Belships board says no
    Belship's board of directors have advised shareholders not to accept the current mandatory offer for the Norwegian shipowner.
  • Port slashes emissions
    The US Port of Long Beach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to a newly released analysis.
  • Minerva opts for eB/L
    Minerva Marine has become the latest shipowner to sign up to electronic bill of lading (eB/L) for its dry bulk fleet.
  • Smart looks doomed
    A capesize bulker that ran aground off Richards Bay in South Africa looks set to be a constructive total loss.
  • Aegean profit doubles
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has seen its profit for the second quarter of 2013 double compared to a year ago.
  • Moundreas cape aground
    Authorities in South Africa are struggling to free a capesize bulker that ran aground in rough seas off Richard's Bay, officials told TradeWinds Monday.
  • Calling Uncle Sam
    A leading US barge operator has turned to the federal government for aid in financing an order at Conrad Industries of Louisiana.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Survey says California has busiest highways
    The 21.4 billion miles traveled on California's Interstate 5 during 2011 (the most recent year available) puts the road in the top spot as the nation's busiest interstate. Los Angeles can lay claim to the busiest interstate in a U.S. city.
  • Florida dishes out $5 million for intermodal projects
    FDOT on Monday awarded $5 million worth of grants to four logistics projects in the state, including $2.5 million for the South Florida Logistics Center in Miami, from the state's new intermodal infrastructure support program.
  • GENCO taps Nightingale as Transportation Logistics head
    In this role, Tom Nightingale will be responsible for growing revenue and expanding GENCO's logistics business. Today, the Pittsburgh-based 3PL firm manages more than $1.5 billion in freight annually.
  • VIT's legal status changed
  • Maersk to hike rates to South America west coast
  • Washington Notebook: NCBFAA seeks to loosen 'confidentiality' standard
  • Navios takes delivery of 2 containerships
  • Contrasting fortunes at SoCal ports continues in July
  • Old Dominion opens Chicago service center
  • New maritime labor convention comes into force
    "This convention is a milestone in maritime history," said ILO director-general. "The product of tripartite dialogue and international cooperation, it enables decent working and living conditions for seafarers."
  • IAG brings small cargo service to Atlanta, Dallas
  • SeaIntel finds P3 a tough act to follow
  • AA adds full cargo service to Indianapolis
  • Emissions fall at Port of Long Beach
  • Supply Chain Solutions expands in Illinois
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Senior appointment at SkySails
    'Shipping must change course' says new sales and service manager.
  • Prices falling in Fujairah
    Good demand and sufficient avails reported.
  • Bunker prices soft in Rotterdam
    Prices firming in the Mediterranean.
  • Vessel splits in two off Richards Bay
    'We are trying to remove the 1,769 mt of fuel from the vessel, as well as 130 mt of diesel and some other oils.'
  • Plant cuts straight run fuel oil production by almost half
    Major upgrade at one of Russia's largest refineries is expected to be complete next month.
  • Russian bunker company acquires Baltic player
    Gazprom Neft has acquired another bunker company based outside Russia.
  • Navig8 unit issues shares to fund fuel-efficient newbuilds
    Newbuilds expected to cut bunker costs by $5,000 per day.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Supplies getting tight for some players at Tokyo Bay.
  • Baltic Sea Bunkering records losses for FY 2012
    Firm sold 507,000 mt of bunker fuel during 2012.
  • Desulphurisation system could be deployed 'shore-side'
    Study to determine viability of using system at berth.
  • BFC inks bunker supply deal with Russian Cruises
    Company to provide bunkers to river passenger carrier during upcoming G20 summit.
  • Canada Transport Minister encourages use of cold ironing
    Government looking forward to 'developing similar projects' at other ports, says Lisa Raitt.
  • First OPL bunker delivery at Kochi during monsoon season
    Delivery conducted by Shree Krishna XV on August 14, says source.

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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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