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October 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL merges two all-water US east coast services for winter season
  • Baltimore dockers re-open port for boxes, large ro-ro, but not cars
  • Teamsters threaten Canadian National Railway with strike October 28
  • WTO: Trade dispute volumes, complexity now beyond budget capacity
  • China mulls foreign firms selling shares in Shanghai Free-Trade Zone
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index hits new high on rising European trade
  • Shandong September seaport volume up 32.4pc to 81.07 million tonnes
  • Russian refusal to honour UN cross-border trucking accords raises ire
  • UK Club best on Port State Control compliance: Intercargo report
  • Big forwarders face volatility, but maintain stable profits: SeaIntel
  • IATA: Passenger bellyhold capacity threatens already weak cargo demand
  • Freight volume at Moscow Domodedovo Airport remains flat in September
  • FedEx announces programme to buy back 32 million voting shares

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • "K" Line continues to be included in FTSE4 Good Global Index & Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index
  • Evergreen's Bronson Hsieh bullish on US export growth
  • Govt may approve separate cadre for coastal police in states
  • Indial Shipping carries duomatic locomotive
  • Indian among nominees for Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award
  • Kalmar undertakes ship-to-shore crane heightening for APM Terminals in Spain
  • Police arrest crew of detained US ship
  • With vessels becoming more fuel-efficient, shippers seek reduced bunker surcharges
  • Garment exports grow 15 pc in Sept.
  • India surpasses Thailand to become biggest rice exporter to Singapore
  • JICA begins study on southern industrial corridor project
  • Rail Ministry seeks amendment to FDI plan
  • Forex reserves rally further by $1.51 bn to $ 279.24 bn
  • India wants to pay for all Iranian crude in rupees
  • INR ends marginally weak against dollar at 61.27
  • World Bank cuts GDP growth forecast to 4.7 pc
  • Bahrain airport hosts heaviest cargo aircraft
  • CNC Freight & DGTL get heavy equipment from Malaysia to Turkmenistan
  • Rickmers-Linie appoints Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency as sales agent in France
  • Safmarine MPV focusing on US market

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Wir brauchen wieder mehr Macher»
  • Slovakia: ZSSK Cargo establishes subsidiaries
  • Motorways of the Sea receive EUR 170 million
  • TNT Express cutting jobs in France - new service in Europe
  • 400 Actros trucks for Primafrio in Spain
  • MacAndrews offers new service from Teesport
  • Long-term changeover at port of London
  • DHL receives AEO certificate in Switzerland
  • 50 Kögel Megas and 15 container chassis for Kloiber
  • Iata proposes freight forwarders' partnership

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Conrad Shipyard delivers first of two liftboats
  • COSCO adds new orders, but drillship dispute drags on
  • Wilbur Ross controlled Navigator files for IPO
  • BAE San Francisco to drydock T-AKE 6
  • Bourbon sells three

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Hanjin Shipping to discontinue direct calls to Port of Portland
  • Port of Seattle sees gains in monthly container numbers
  • Saltchuk taps Jim Langus for Everett property due diligence
  • Kalama Port Commission Oks maintenance dredging project
  • Port of Tacoma releases box count for September

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Trade Statistics October 2013: Europe
    Supply and demand gap widens and further weakens rates
  • German owners look further afield
    As the KG market dries up and banks become more restrictive, big names are finding new ways to finance ships
  • Yamal LNG puts Russian gas on the map
    Competition between landmark export project and US rivals may slash prices
  • Data Hub: Freight rate indicators
    Third quarter freight rates lag behind last year and the first quarter of 2013
  • Why shippers should welcome the IMO weighing proposals
    Global Shippers' Forum secretary-general hails a flexible compromise
  • Awilco LNG lands $7m charter contract for 30-year-old gas carrier
    Vintage tonnage is still in hot demand
  • CMES quadruples its third-quarter net losses
    Dismal tanker rates plague state-controlled Chinese carrier
  • Bourbon pockets $18m on sale of three vessels
    Offshore vessel leader pushes ahead with fleet renewal
  • Bargain-hunting stock investors bet on KDB takeover of STX Pan Ocean
    Parent of bankrupt South Korean carrier sells 17% stake for $69m
  • Antwerp prepares for its first Triple-E call
    Mary Maersk diverted from Rotterdam due to APM Terminals industrial dispute
  • P3 awaits clearance as it prepares world's largest vessel-sharing alliance
    No port deselections in network of 28 services covering east-west trades
  • Navigator applies for New York listing
    Handysize liquefied petroleum gas carrier owner is going public
  • Capesize brokers grasp at 'reins on a falling market'
    As rates decline, some still see life in sector's month-long rally
  • HHI puts Nobu Su car carrier under arrest in Malta
    B Ladybug, unprotected in Taiwanese owner's ongoing bankruptcy case, has also been arrested by its crew
  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao wins further capesizes
    Private Chinese conglomerate Herun orders four capesizes for a reported $54m each
  • Cosco Corp posts orders worth $403m and a legal fight over a cancellation
    Singapore-listed giant wins contracts for a jack-up rig, a vessel conversion and a general cargoship
  • Bocimar predicts strong dry bulk market through 2015
    Third-quarter earnings were below those of 2012, but bulk operator eyes a stronger fourth quarter

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Ross brings Navigator to Wall Street
    WILBUR Ross-controlled Navigator Holdings has filed an IPO registration and plans to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'NVGS'
  • COSCO-tied units bag $403.6M in orders
    COSCO Corp (Singapore), the listed shipbuilding and drybulk arm of giant China COSCO, said its subsidiaries have won $403.6M in orders
  • Finnlines seeks to distance itself from tank cargo
    FINNLINES pointed out today that its own checking procedures had been responsible for the detection of embargoed tank parts being sent to Syria from Russia
  • Bocimar profits restored
    BELGIAN bulker operator Bocimar said it detected early signs of market recovery in its third quarter, which enabled it to climb out of deficit to $5.38M in profits
  • Aegean prices bonds
    AEGEAN Marine Petroleum Network today priced its convertible notes offering to raise proceeds for debt repayment
  • Ro-pax insurance fix sought
    RO-PAX ferries should be treated differently from other passenger carriers because of their different risk profile, an insurance broking leader has urged
  • US-flag funds restored
    MAERSK Line and other foreign companies flying the US flag have regained a funding cut related to US government-impelled cargo transport
  • HHI, crew arrest vehicle carrier in Malta
    A PURE car & truck carrier owned by beleaguered TMT has been arrested in Malta
  • Ksure providing $360M
    SOUTH Korean export credit agency Korea Trade Insurance Corp (Ksure) will provide $360M of financing for 21 product tankers being built at compatriot yards
  • 'Crazy, multitiered tonnage supply' for VLCCs
    VLCC RATES rose three points week-on-week as owners pushed for higher levels amid tightening tonnage in the Persian Gulf
  • Pacific Basin upbeat
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin today said its 3Q13 daily profits beat market rates by a premium of 27%

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Arbitrator: Baltimore ILA Action Violates No-Strike Clause
    An arbitrator ruled Friday that an International Longshoremen's Association local in Baltimore violated a no-strike clause in a coastwide master contract covering work on containers and roll-on, roll-off cargo. Dockworkers resumed working cargo covered by the coastwide master contract at Seagirt and Dundalk marine terminals after the arbitrator M. David Vaughn...
  • STB Extends Deadline for Filings Post-Shutdown
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is extending certain filing deadlines as it strives to get back on track after the 16-day federal government shutdown. Any material due to be submitted to the STB from Oct. 1 through Oct. 16 is now due no later than Thursday, Oct. 24, the agency...
  • Baltimore ILA Works as Arbitration Continues
    Striking Baltimore longshoremen resumed working Friday on containers and roll-on, roll-off cargo covered by a coastwide master contract while arbitration proceedings continued, a management official said. Dave Adam, CEO of United States Maritime Alliance, said work resumed on cargo covered by the coastwide master contract between USMX and the International Longshoremen's...
  • US Beef Export Loss Is Australia's Gain
    The Australian red meat industry sold record amounts of beef and goat meat to China in August. China imported 19 percent of Australia's total red meat shipments, compared with 4 percent in August 2012. Beef shipments totaled 16,192 metric tons including the product and packaging. Grain-fed beef sales to China totaled...
  • Complex Logistics Network, Inadequate Infrastructure Hinder Indonesia's Growth
    As Southeast Asia's largest economy, Indonesia is one of the rising stars on a continent full of them. An archipelago consisting of more than 17,000 islands, it's also one of Asia's biggest logistics challenges. Now it's facing another challenge, a slowing economy marked by rising inflation colliding with an urgent...
  • 'Captain Phillips' and 9 Other Films With Transportation in a Feature Role
    When "Captain Phillips," Hollywood's take on the April 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates on the Maersk Alabama, debuted on Oct. 11, it thrust the ocean shipping industry into the mainstream spotlight in a way no recent film has. But it's certainly not the first film to do so, and it...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Rates Down for 10th Week
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Oct. 18, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell for the 10th consecutive week in the week ending Oct. 18. The spot rate from Shanghai to Mediterranean ports slipped 2.9 percent or $21...
  • Baltimore Port Strike Continues for Third Day
    Striking longshoremen continued to shutter the Port of Baltimore for a third day on Friday. Representatives of Local 333 of the International Longshoremen's Association and the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore met with an arbitrator today on the issue of whether the work stoppage volates the no-strike clause in the coastwide...
  • SCFI: GRI Unsuccessful in Shanghai-to-US Lanes
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week ending Oct. 18, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell further in the week ending Oct. 18 despite a proposed Oct. 15 general rate increase. Cosco and CMA CGM had...
  • Smithfield Foods Acquisition: A Lot of Bacon for China
    Chinese consumers soon could be in line for a lot more U.S. pork in mainland grocery stores. Shareholders in Smithfield Foods voted Sept. 24 to approve the company's $4.7 billion purchase by Shuanghui International Holdings, the largest acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese business. Smithfield processed 27.7 million hogs in...
  • Maritime execs visit to Jefferson High underscores importance of unique new maritime curriculum
    TAMPA, Fla. -Leaders of the state's largest port and the world's largest chapter of the International Propeller Club of the United States today visited with Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia and several key representatives involved with Jefferson High School's Maritime & Marine Environmental Science Honors Academy, to observe the new...
  • War of the Worlds
    At a time when our nation's "reset" with Russia has fallen victim to an increasingly frosty relationship between presidents Obama and Putin, it's easy to wax nostalgic about better days. During the 1985 Geneva summit between President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev, Reagan remarked that if the earth faced an...
  • Container Trade Dips at Port of Kobe
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Kobe in western Japan fell 1.1 percent in the first half of 2013 from a year earlier to about 1.019 million 20-foot-foot equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Kobe municipal government. In the January-June period, the Port...
  • Revenue Up, Profit Down at India's Blue Dart Express
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics services provider, reported a net income of Rs. 30 crore (approximately $4.9 million) in the second fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30, a decline of 8 percent year-over-year. However, total quarterly revenue surged 12.8 percent from a year earlier to $77.3 million. "In tough...
  • IMB Reports Decline in Global Piracy But Rise Off Nigeria
    Global piracy has fallen to a seven-year low, but attacks off the coast of Nigeria have surged by a third, the International Maritime Bureau said. There were 188 piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2013, down from 233 in the same period last year, and the number of hostages...
  • Drewry Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rate Erodes Further
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, Oct 16, 2013 Full-size image The average spot freight rate in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade lost another $50 per 40-foot-equivalent unit this week, the sixth straight week without an increase. Rates have fallen $350 during this slump. "Slowing demand and excess capacity weighed on rates this week. Drewry expects...
  • Report: Re-shoring to North America Far From Viable for High-Value Goods
    Re-shoring, near-shoring, near-sourcing. Whatever you call it, the terms to describe the shift of manufacturing closer to destination markets in North America may be a permanent part of the logistics lexicon and supply chains in general. But for at least one very important segment of the manufacturing world - those making...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • AdvanFort team arrested
    All but two crew members and security personnel on a private antipiracy ship have been arrested in India, its US-based operator said.
  • Pac Basin beats the market
    Pacific Basin could be set to unveil a strong set of third quarter numbers after revealing its handysize vessels outperformed the market by over a quarter.
  • Workers besiege Split yard
    Workers have blocked the entrances to Croatia's Brodosplit Shipyard as a row over wage cuts escalated on Friday.
  • Hafnia agrees swoop
    New Danish shipowner Hafnia Tankers has agreed to buy the tanker fleet of compatriot J Lauritzen, the company confirmed today.
  • Teekay rings changes
    Tanker owner Teekay has cut ties with Aon and appointed a new broker to renew its hull cover.
  • VLCCF stock falls further
    John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge Tankers has seen its shares drop further after pricing a new stock offering.
  • Second Glenn man charged
    A second manager at Singapore shipowner Glenn Defense Marine Asia has been charged in connection with alleged bribery relating to US navy contracts.
  • CMES stuck in the red
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has continued to rack up losses in 2013.
  • Yang Ming refinances
    Yang Ming Marine has raised TWD 5bn ($170m) through a bond sale.
  • Perils of the sea
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Westports shines on debut
    Malaysian port owner Westports surged in value on the first day of trading following its initial public offering (IPO).
  • Iranian headache
    With a financial restructuring battle underway at TMT, Nobu Su was presented with an extra difficulty from a couple of creditors this week.
  • Vinalines selling again
    Troubled Vietnamese shipowner Vinalines is selling off another subsidiary to raise cash.
  • Almeria pulled free
    A UK supramax has been refloated off Denmark after grounding on Saturday.
  • Boskalis in $40m sale
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has pocketed $40m from the sale of its yacht transporting division.
  • De Hoop books one
    Dutch shipyard De Hoop has bagged an order for a platform supply vessel (PSV).
  • Western Bulk goes below
    Christen Sveaas-controlled bulker owner Western Bulk has lowered its IPO price to 20% below the bottom end of its previous range.
  • Hafnia targets cash
    Danish product tanker company Hafnia Tankers is aiming to raise between $200m and $235m through a private placement in Oslo.
  • Trio may face arms charges
    Three Finnlines workers may face charges over a seizure of tank parts in a container bound for Syria.
  • HHI posturing on price
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Bourbon bins three
    France's Bourbon has announced it has sold off three older ships as it renews its fleet.
  • Navigator files for IPO
    Wilbur Ross-controlled Navigator Holdings has applied to the New York Stock Exchange for its long-awaited IPO.
  • Allies arrest pirates
    A multi-national naval task force has arrested a group of pirates suspected of two recent attacks off the coast of Somalia.
  • Awilco LNG ties up two
    Awilco LNG has been able to secure short-term charters for its oldest and newest ships, the company confirmed Friday.
  • LDC invests in Ukraine
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) is investing in a new multi-commodity terminal in Odessa in the Ukraine.
  • NADL gets bond away
    North Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL) has successfully tapped Norwegian bond investors to raise NOK 1.5bn ($252m).
  • VLCCF plans stock sale
    Knightsbridge Tankers plans to issue fresh stock to fund its growth strategy, it emerged late on Thursday.
  • SWS bags cape quartet
    Zhejiang Herun Group is the latest shipowner to order capesize bulkers at compatriot Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS).
  • ABML teams with York
    Augustea Bunge Maritime Ltd (ABML) is teaming up with York Capital Management in a new dry bulk venture.
  • US throws MSP a bone
    An eleventh-hour budget deal to end a US government shutdown also eased the potential for cuts to a military shipping programme.
  • Jonesing for tankers?
    Speculation surrounding Castleton Commodities and a campaign to expand its presence in the tanker market appears to have been amplified by the appointment of a new vice president.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA Local 333 workers return to port
    The United States Maritime Alliance's Dave Adam said the return of work pertains to master contract work. That includes the handling of containers and large roll-on, roll-off cargo, though not cars.
  • ILA strike in Baltimore enters third day
    The Port of Baltimore said arbitration was expected to begin Friday morning in an effort to end a strike by members of International Longshoremen's Association. The strike began Wednesday and has shutdown public terminals in the port.
  • Ex-Defense official to be nominated as DHS chief
    President Barack Obama is expected today to formally nominate former Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson to be secretary of homeland security. Rand Beers has been serving as acting secretary since mid-August.
  • P3 to announce network details soon
    Maersk officials said this week the members of the pending P3 Network will submit regulatory filings in Europe, North America and Asia within a week or two, with details of the alliance's planned schedule to be made public soon as well.
  • Labor action forces Maersk to divert ships from Rotterdam
  • Construction starts on Savannah port's 'last mile' connector
  • CSX to build intermodal facility near Pittsburgh
  • U.S. importers seek long-term AGOA renewal
    A group of large U.S. retail trade associations have asked the country's lawmakers to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act for at least 15 years "to ensure the predictability necessary to support trade and investment decisions."
  • Shanghai FTZ could be 'game changer' for transshipment
  • Werner 3Q revenues up slightly
  • Terminal operators bemoan data quality, timeliness
  • BNSF opens Kansas intermodal facility
  • Maritime Security Program fully funded
  • Legislation directs FMCSA on handling of sleep apnea
  • Navis goes live with N4 at Long Beach terminal
  • Etihad, Singapore swap cargo space
  • Correction: Jaxport joins Deep Water Now initiative

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Fuel prices in the Americas end week on low note
    Demand and avails were said to be good in Houston on Friday.
  • MGO prices flat in Fujairah
    Prices flat in Suez.
  • Week ends on soft note across Europe
    Double-digit falls in some Mediterranean hubs.
  • More charges as bunker fraud investigation widens
    US Navy was charged 'inflated fuel prices'.
  • Bunker alerts highlight lubricity and flash point issues
    Two alerts from DNVPS.
  • Asian bunker prices softening on Friday
    Demand seen picking up at key trading ports.
  • Monjasa conducted 'thorough due diligence' before offering for confiscated cargo
    'Obviously this dispute is between Stena Oil and the authorities in Sao Tome and Principe,' says CEO.
  • Emissions research facility wins US backing
    It will focus on engine efficiency and emission reductions.
  • New ship tracking service launched
    VesselsValue.com allows users to see vessel movements and asses their value.
  • Aegean announces offering to raise more funds
    Offering of convertible senior notes will have a due date of May 1, 2018 for conversion.
  • LNG bunker trend 'moving fast' in North America
    'I am sure there will be a lot more LNG as fuel news coming out soon.'
  • Hybrid turbocharger undergoes efficiency upgrade
    High-speed motor added to unit to reduce electric power consumption.

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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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