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September 26, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH halves Asia-USEC service, sheds more sailings for Golden Week
  • Schenker Rail whisks cargo from fire-stricken ship at London Gateway
  • Hapag-Lloyd appoints Damco chief Rolf Habben-Jansen as new CEO
  • Puget Sound's Seattle-Tacoma container volume falls 5.5pc in August
  • Cosco exec's arrest on corruption charges sends chills through company
  • SIA, Qantas, Air NZ face Australian court, charged with price collusion
  • Malaysia AirAsia cargo executives suspended as price-fixing probed
  • Singapore conference learns China shifts from one paradigm to another
  • Global manufacturing growth edges higher in August: JPMorgan index
  • Russia Customs become difficult, seeking to repeal easy transit deal
  • DB Schenker Rail UK tests viability of switching Scotch from truck to train
  • IMB: Piracy chased from Far East to Somalia, now to West Africa
  • IATA downgrades global airline profitability by US$1 billion in 2013
  • Turkish Cargo opens a new storage area at Ataturk International Airport
  • Tianjin dry ports's 8-month container volume up 50pc to 180,000 TEU

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Aegis Logistics facilitates record loading of motor spirit for HPCL at Pir Pau
  • Bureau Veritas sharpens ice tools
  • Handysizes earn big on growing Chinese log imports
  • IMO passes rules on mandatory container weight verification
  • Shipowners call for sustainable regulation on IMO World Maritime Day
  • Two bids to move coal for NTPC s Bihar project
  • ZIM renewing its special containers fleet
  • BWNC meeting ends in deadlock
  • Cabinet approves leasing of land for 5 port projects
  • CCI begins investigation into IATA's cargo activities
  • Suzuki to make India its export base for Swift
  • Govt to boost investment through infra trust funds
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New full-train offers to Ludwigshafen and Basel
  • Shipping confidence holds firm
  • Le Havre welcomes new Director of operations
  • IAG "panda" plane arrives in Chengdu
  • Krone to focus on Cool Liner Duoplex Steel
  • Kögel's sales structure expanded
  • Major order from Italy for German trailer manufacturer
  • Emons takes over Logwin site in Kempten
  • ICS challenges proposed new accounting standards
  • Delta goes cold in Detroit
  • Rohlig welcomes new affiliate manager
  • BUAV urges airlines to stop primate transport
  • Global Ports' half-year profits contract
  • Kazakhstan temir zholy organizes shuttle transportation
  • Dietrich Honold expands health care logistics in Romania
  • Deutsche Bahn und Etihad Rail kurz vor der ersten Abfahrt

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • ASD to christen first large fishing vessel built in Alaska
  • BAE Norfolk gets another $18.2 million for LHD 3 PMA
  • Statoil awards contract for arctic drillship concept design
  • Scania showcases Tier 3 16-liter V8
  • Noble announces plan to split fleet
  • Damen offers fuel saving drydocking package
  • Maersk Drilling orders harsh environment jack-up at DSME
  • Electric Boat gets $152.4 million more for Virginia work

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • German cruise guide editors name Seattle as top cruise port
  • Coast Guard gets thumbs up to order new fast response cutters
  • Construction work progressing on Port of Vancouver Gateway project
  • Alaska Ship & Drydock to christen new longliner
  • CSX taps Bob Frulla as Northern Region VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • A thought for World Maritime Day
    The industry must work to make ocean transport development sustainable
  • CSAV share offering hits its target
    Carrier may call for a further capital increase
  • Scorpio raises another $300m in Norway for eco bulkers
    A second successful fundraiser leads Monaco owner to expect to clinch more berths
  • Seanergy posts reduced second-quarter loss
    Deal with final lending bank so far remains elusive
  • Gibraltar pays to repatriate IMTC crew
    Flag state meets its obligations under Maritime Labour Convention
  • In praise of the UK
    International Group lauds 'positive' response when it comes to major casualties
  • ICS calls for cost/benefit analysis of green rules
    Shipping must be sustainable, says Hinchliffe
  • LNG carrier owners put on oversupply alert
    Having 400 vessels trading and 100 on order at Asian yards drives down rates
  • Capital Product extends charters for three BP tankers
    Fleet is now fixed for an average of nine years
  • London Gateway handles first rail freight shipment
    DB Schenker transports boxes from fire-damaged Zim Rotterdam
  • Workers strike at China Merchants port in Shenzhen
    Shekou Port dry bulk terminal at centre of pay dispute
  • Drop in bookings leads Carnival to warn of possible fourth-quarter loss
    Cruise operator faces $810m Costa Concordia salvage bill
  • Eimskip demands information about raids
    Targeted carrier and trucker claim Iceland competition authority is withholding details
  • Tsakos secures period deal for last VLCC
    Millennium locked up for 18 months at rate reflecting changing prospects in crude sector
  • Teekay buys second Awilco LNG carrier
    US-listed firm hopes to secure long-term debt finance before delivery

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • TEN plots second preferred offering
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation announced today that it will issue a new series of perpetual preferred shares, adding to a wave of such offerings this year
  • Eimskip units seek access to raid data
    EIMSKIP, the Icelandic shipping and logistics group, said today three of its companies are seeking access to data seized in dawn raids earlier this month
  • Three resign as Seanergy losses continue
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy Maritime today reported more quarterly losses and announced three resignation
  • CSAV hits $330M target
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has completed its rights offering, with the Luksic Group further solidifying its grip
  • Awilco LNG, Teekay agree on sale/leaseback
    AWILCO LNG of Norway said today it had concluded a sale-leaseback deal with Teekay LNG Partners
  • Rising asset prices deter Precious fleet expansion
    PRECIOUS Shipping, Thailand's biggest bulker owner, will watch and wait before buying any more secondhand ships
  • OSG reveals 2013-18 financial projections
    BANKRUPT Overseas Shipholding Group has disclosed forecasts for its US-flag and international tanker divisions in an effort to speed restructuring
  • Maersk Drilling books $650M rig at DSME
    MAERSK Drilling has ordered a new ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
  • Shanghai sea-rail transport rise sought
    SHANGHAI Port Logistics today called on China's biggest port to raise sea-rail transit throughput nearer to international norms
  • Robbery on VLCC foiled
    A ROBBERY attempt by three armed men off an Indonesian anchorage has been foiled by crew members of the VLCC Armada Ali, ReCAAP ISC reported today
  • Portsmouth suspects deny drug smuggling
    TWO MEN have denied smuggling cocaine with street value of £5.2M ($8.1M) through Portsmouth harbour
  • Hapag hires logistician to succeed CEO Behrendt
    GERMAN liner Hapag-Lloyd has selected a top executive from the ocean freight-forwarding and logistics sector as its future CEO
  • Carnival shares dumped
    NYSE-listed stock of Carnival Corp fell today in extremely heavy trading after the cruise major confirmed continued weakness for its CCL brand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Miller, Former Kansas DOT Secretary, Tapped for STB
    President Obama has nominated Deb Miller for a seat on the three-member U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which oversees the U.S. rail industry. The position still requires approval from the Senate. Miller would take the spot of Francis Mulvey, whose term expired. Notably, STB Chairman Daniel Elliott's term will also expire at...
  • Truckload Carriers Steer for Higher Rates, Volumes
    Slow but steady growth in freight-generating sectors of the economy is raising trucking executives' expectations for higher rates and increased shipment volume. Sixty-six percent of the truckload carriers surveyed by Transport Capital Partners in the third quarter said they expect rates to rise over the next 12 months. Carriers with more than...
  • CTS: Europe's Containerized Exports to North America Hit High
    Europe: Containerized exports to North America through June 2013 Full-size image Containerized exports from Europe to North America reached a high since the JOC began collecting this data in January 2011, according to data from Container Trades Statistics. European exports rose year-over-year to all regions, with the exception of exports to the...
  • Walker Supply Chain Management Hires Laccona as COO
    Giorgio Laccona (left), Walker SCM's new COO, with Emmett Walker (right), Walker SCM's CEO.Walker Supply Chain Management has hired Giorgio Laccona as chief operating officer and partner. In his new role at the transportation and logistics firm, Laccona, a 37-year industry veteran, will be responsible for the daily operations, lead procurement...
  • US Peaches, Nectarines Allowed to Enter Australia
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that peaches and nectarines from California and the Pacific Northwest are now allowed entry into all Australian states. "The first shipments of peaches and nectarines from California successfully landed in Australia, passed inspection and are on their way...
  • Report: World Trade Increased 2.2 Percent in July
    World trade volume index from July 2012 to July 2013. Full-size image Based on preliminary data, the volume of world trade increased2.2 percent month-over-month in July, following a 0.5 percent slip in June, according to latest World Trade Monitor report by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. Import and export volumes in...
  • Canada's Rail Freight Traffic Slid 1.8 Percent in July
    The Canadian railway industry carried 27.0 million metric tons of freight in July, a 1.8 percent year-over-year decline, according to Statistics Canada. Canada Rail Freight Traffic from July 2012 to July 2013. Full-size image The drop occurred despite a rise in traffic from the U.S., Canada's national statistical agency said in a...
  • Boxer Says Scrap US Fuels Tax, Tax Oil at Refineries
    WASHINGTON -The chair of a major U.S. Senate transportation committee wants to replace the federal fuels tax with a sales tax on oil at refineries, a move she says will provide a better way to boost construction of the nation's roads, bridges and highways and avoid the bankruptcy of the Highway...
  • Airlines for America Congratulates Marion Blakey, Recipient of the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
    WASHINGTON, September 24, 2013 - Airlines for America (A4A) the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, congratulated Marion Blakey, former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator and current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), for receiving the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy for significant public service of enduring value...
  • ATA's Costello: Capacity Shortage Looms for Trucking
    Economic growth remains sluggish, but those sectors that are doing well - housing, automobile sales, manufacturing and energy - are big generators of freight for motor carriers, according to Bob Costello, chief economist and vice president of the American Trucking Associations. If the U.S. can register two consecutive quarters of 3...
  • Penske Logistics Names New Director for Mexico Expansion
    Penske Logistics has appointed Michael Casidy to its newly created position of managing director of Mexico. In his new role, Casidy is responsible for leading and growing logistics business in Mexico. He will be based in Saltillo, Mexico, which will now function as the Mexico headquarters for Penske Logistics, the supply...
  • First customer benefits from new 'Quick Docking/Fuel Saving' package at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion
    Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has developed a new innovative product, the 'Quick Docking/Fuel Saving' package. This offers owners a fast and low-cost additional docking with the sole aim of reducing fuel consumption in between the five-year statutory survey period. The first vessel booked under the new concept has docked at Damen...
  • Port Jersey Logistics Hires David Platt as Facility Manager
    Monroe Township, NJ - Port Jersey Logistics, a leading third party logistics service provider, has hired David Platt to the position of Facility Manager. For PJL, Mr. Platt brings nearly two decades of facility management experience, during which he has accrued leadership experience in a broad range of transportation and...
  • NYK-TDG Maritime Academy Graduates Its Class of 2013
    On September 23, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA) held a graduation ceremony at its campus in Canlubang, Calamba City, which is in the suburbs of Manila. Enrolled in 2009, the graduating class of 106 students completed three years of basic classes and training courses using operational simulators and an engine plant, and one year...
  • Heiligenstein to lead International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
    (Austin, Texas) - Mike Heiligenstein, Executive Director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, has been elected President of the International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them. The election took place at the IBTTA...
  • Port Powers Full Speed Ahead Into The Social Media Era
    CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - From the very beginning of the social media phenomena, Port Corpus Christi recognized the importance of using this new medium to expand its marketing reach. Now the Port has ramped up efforts in it's strategy to make the customer experience the latest and most user-friendly of...
  • Osaka Container Trade Rises
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan rose 1.8 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 1.036 million 20-foot-equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Osaka municipal government. In the January-June period, about 460,000 TEUs...
  • Samskip Multimodal to Launch Netherlands-Norway Service
    The short sea service will depart from Rotterdam on Tuesdays.On Sept. 30, Samskip Multimodal will launch a weekly short sea service from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Tananger, Bergen and Ålesund on the west coast of Norway, with the deployment of the 518-TEU vessel Pioneer Bay. Netherlands-Norway route. Full-size image The short sea service...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Excelerate logs STS tally
    Houston-based Excelerate Energy has notched up its 500 ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG.
  • Clearout at Seanergy
    Three top executives are stepping down at Seanergy Maritime Holdings after the Greek owner announced big second quarter losses.
  • TEN lines up offering
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is to sell redeemable shares to fund potential ship acquisitions.
  • Irving adds 140 workers
    Canada's Irving Shipbuilding has announced two new repair contracts that will create 140 new jobs.
  • Norden sounds dry hope
    Norden is hopeful of catching an upturn in the larger bulker market as iron ore production increases come online.
  • Seanergy loses less
    Victor Restis-controlled Seanergy Maritime Holdings has chopped its net loss in the second quarter but remains deep in financial trouble.
  • Norden nets funding
    Norden has secured loans worth $109m to support its major newbuilding expansion plans.
  • Harbor Star goes low
    Harbor Star Shipping Services has priced its Manila IPO well below the top of its range.
  • SMM's new yard joy
    A newly opened shiprepair yard will see Sembcorp Marine almost double revenue from the segment within a couple of years.
  • Six-pack for Sungdong
    Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has clinched a big new contract to build eco-friendly MR tankers.
  • India opens up
    The Indian government has cleared the way for river ships to operate at sea in a bid to boost coastal trade.
  • Overboard from Opera
    A search has been called off for an MSC crewman thought to have jumped from his cruiseship off the UK.
  • Eimskip fights ruling
    Eimskip of Iceland is fighting a decision to keep it in the dark over a series of dawn raids by the country's competition authorities.
  • Ridgebury backer in IPO
    A private equity investor behind Ridgebury Tankers is looking to list its energy division in London in a move which brings former BP chief executive Lord Browne back to the capital markets.
  • Aegean secures $1bn
    Greece's Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has increased its syndicated borrowing deal to $1bn.
  • Cash boost for Jadroplov
    Croatia is ready to pump in more cash to state-owned bulker company Jadroplov.
  • Paragon boosts offering
    Greece's Paragon Shipping has increased the size of its share sale designed to fund bulker buys.
  • SCI shelves yard plan
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has ditched its scheme to buy into a domestic shipyard.
  • Maersk orders at Daewoo
    Maersk Drilling has gone to South Korea for its latest jack-up order in what is likely to prove a blow for Singapore rig builders.
  • Deiulemar bulker arrest
    Bankrupt Italian shipowner Deiulemar has had one of its ships arrested by Singapore's admiralty sheriff.
  • SALT raises $300m
    Scorpio Bulkers has raised around $300m from a private placement in Oslo, the company has confirmed in a statement.
  • BP extends CPLP trio
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended the charters of three of its handysize product tankers to BP for up to three years.
  • TGP back at Awilco
    Teekay LNG Partners has agreed a second sale and lease-back deal with Awilco LNG for one of its LNG newbuildings.
  • TEN ties-up VLCC
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured an eighteen month charter for one of its VLCC tankers.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • Commentary: Avoiding self-defeating bid procurement
  • Hanging in the balance
  • Five feet more makes a difference
    America has fallen behind the rest of the world's developed economies in truck productivity - a fact that's largely unknown - and shippers and consumers should care because they are bearing the brunt of this shortfall through higher shipping costs, increased congestion, heightened emissions, less safe highways, and a diminished competitive position relative to foreign manufacturers...
  • Truck broker challenges
    The number of new truck broker registrations has declined for seven consecutive months this year, after first showing a decline in September 2012, according to analysis of U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data by MyCarrierResources.com and Interstate Transport, a brokerage in St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • House WRRDA bill dips into inland waterway issues
  • Charleston Freight Station meets new conditions
  • Cold train transload
  • Not without navigable inland waterways
    Neglect of the inland waterway system undermines the Midwest's ability to import and export heavy cargo, especially grain and oilseeds. Overlooking the importance of the inland waterway system is easy to do and may require a little imagination to understand...
  • If the space fits
  • Driver Shortage: Fact or fiction?
  • CombineNet buy caps year of big deals
  • Tubular logistics
    The stainless steel tubing manufactured by the Finnish company Stalatube is used for a variety of applications, such as building structures and facades, machinery to manufacture food and pharmaceuticals, offshore oil rigs, bus frames, and even sculptures.
  • Business case for TMS
  • Not your father's Mexico
  • Scrubbing away high cost fuel
  • Upwardly mobile
  • Steel and shipping
    When the most recent round of TIGER grants was announced in September, Duluth Seaway Port Authority in Wisconsin received $10 million to increase general cargo handling capacity by improving the 28-acre Garfield Pier and connecting it to roads and railroads.
  • Domestic cargo market variables
  • Waterfront risk management
  • Capturing trade facilitation's low-hanging fruit
    International components and inputs are key links in the supply chain for U.S. manufacturers, and effective trade facilitation will increase a U.S. operation's manufacturing activities, as well as its ability to export, import and invest...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
  • West coast ports see bunker sales fall year-on-year
    Sales in July down by 36%.
  • IFO prices climb in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez market.
  • Change mooted in EU LNG bunkering proposal
    There should be no investment in what might be underused facilities.
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    Quiet market in Hamburg.
  • Bunker prices plummet in Russian port
    Fuel oil prices drop by almost $100 pmt in a day.
  • Fujairah bunker market 'needs more regulation'
    'Five years back, ship engineers had no choice but to accept the quantity and quality of fuel they received.'
  • LNG bunkers cheaper, study finds
    Study reveals substantial savings.
  • Bunker row being looked at 'in parallel' with EC border mission
    Fact finding mission due in Gibraltar as tension with Spain continues.
  • Bunker prices up at key Asian ports
    Good avails in Asian ports.
  • Engine developer expands into Asian shipping market
    Scuderi Group to be exclusively represented by Sojitz Marine Engineering in South Korea and Japan.
  • Honeywell forms LNG alliance
    To serve growing demand for liquefied natural gas as a fuel for off-road applications, including marine sector.
  • Russian icebreakers choose ABB propulsion systems
    Integrated electrical and Azipod propulsion systems will 'maximise performance' of icebreakers, says ABB.
  • Study: IMO regulations 'insensitive' to short sea shipping sector
    Ballast water management, ECAs and EEDI conventions could be moving trade to rail and truck modes.
  • Indian-owned vessel released from arrest
    Desh Vaibhav has been released from arrest at Singapore on Saturday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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