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November 26, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • EU launches probe, suspects price fixing signals through public GRIs
  • Stifel confidence index continues high, but US-EU trade lane wobbly
  • Industry association blasts Spanish courts for injustice to oil spill captain
  • Liaoning Dandong port's full-year container volume to hit 1.5 million TEU
  • Fujian's Pingtan checkpoints win Taiwan fruit import state approval
  • Tielong Container Logistics 9-month sales up 4.57pc to US$560 million
  • China to expand Yemen's two biggest container ports, build power plants
  • China's 10-month road freight volume up 11.2pc to 29.1 billion tonnes
  • European road freight market to shrink by 0.6pc in 2013, says study
  • Shipping Corp of India suffers quarterly US$19 million loss, boxes blamed
  • FedEx flies 100 tons of emergency relief to Philippines typhoon victims
  • Emirates, Fiji Airways sign air cargo deal to fly products, foodstuffs
  • Super-sized 747 cargo plane lands at tiny Wichita airport by mistake
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds new B777Fs to keep Gulf airline rivals in check
  • UTair-Express increases flight frequency between Moscow, Voronezh

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Boost air, sea links with LatAm for bilateral growth, says MEA
  • Cargotec's MacGregor receives $ 77 morder for high efficiency cargo handling solutions from Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Maritime companies & personalities honoured at 10th anniversary awards ceremony in Dubai
  • MOL commits to further business expansion in Singapore
  • Transworld Group takes delivery & names latest newbuilding bulk carrier in China
  • UASC adds two new intra-Asia services
  • Ust-Luga Express offers weekly container rail services to MANP inland terminal
  • China, Bangladesh lose out to Indian apparel exports
  • Onion exports down 86 pc to 22,000 t in Oct.
  • Port of Antwerp sets global course
  • More ICDs opened to leather exports
  • Forex reserves up $ 1.46 bn to $ 283.5 bn
  • MACCIA organising seminar on Custom Classification

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics and China Cargo Airlines cooperate
  • AF-KLM-Martinair flies wine around the world
  • BNSF to develop logistics centre in Texas
  • Mory Ducros facing bankruptcy in France
  • EU investigates liner companies' practices
  • New Iata vice-president for Africa in 2014
  • Korean Air and Boeing break ground on training facility
  • Mercedes-Benz Trucks expanding in Russia
  • EU initiates proceedings against Germany for Deutsche...
  • Port of Melbourne "not for sale"
  • Northern African airlines order Airbus aircraft
  • Grimaldi named Fiat-Chrysler's logistics supplier 2013
  • Honold Logistik investing in pharmaceuticals logistics
  • Mack Trucks awarded
  • Jet Aviation Dubai welcomes new general manager

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Crowley orders LNG fueled ConRo duo
  • Prosafe firms up semi-sub contracts
  • November 25, 2013 Chouest to build new design Ulstein OCV in U.S.

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Matson plans increases for Hawaii/Guam services
  • Crowley places orders for new LNG-powered ships
  • DOT calling for applications for Moving Ahead for Progress grants
  • Inchcape Shipping Services gives Qingdao explosion update
  • Georgia Ports Authority posts October cargo totals

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Navios halts distressed-fleet buying as HSH Nordbank pact slows
    Owner posts a larger than expected loss due to low rates
  • LPG shipping raises $700m in new equity in a week
    Finance frenzy grips gas shipowners
  • STX Pan Ocean sells chemtanker for $12m
    Deal marks fresh sale in one of shipping's brightest segments
  • How will the return of the Iranian fleet affect the global tanker trades?
    Time lag restoring crude output will mean a limited short-term effect, says Poten
  • Offen owes banks nothing, says founder
    RCPO can continue to operate insolvent KG ships with debts of up to $4bn
  • Pakistani breakers lead demolition surge
    Prices could pick up in Gadani, says GMS
  • Ten dead and 16 missing after two ships sink off Shandong
    Rescue efforts continue after general cargoships sink in high winds
  • Eimskip's net profits slide as Iceland's krona loses value
    Dip comes despite improved liner service to Faroes, Norway and North America
  • VLCC newbuilding resale fetches $89m
    Prices rise for the 2m-barrel crude tankers
  • Nordic Shipholding confirms restructuring deal
    Former FSL man Clausius to take over from Andersen
  • Exmar to launch new entity to raise equity
    Exmar Energy Partners will tap the US Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Qatar bats off LNG challengers
    Capacity, reliability and stability put Doha ahead of the pack
  • Qingdao reopens oil terminals after fatal pipeline blasts
    Update: Fears of China tanker disruption fade as VLCC berths resume operations
  • NOL denies involvement in European Commission antitrust probe
    But Evergreen confirms it is under investigation
  • Tanker owners slam charterers' inconsistent vetting
    Differences in oil companies' crew demands present a particular problem

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Saverex cuts Exmar stake
    NICHOLAS Saverys-controlled Saverex NV, lead shareholder in gas carrier operator Exmar, is to reduce its majority stake in the Belgian company, where Saverys is CEO
  • DHT builds war chest for expansion
    NYSE-listed tanker company DHT Holdings today revealed plans for a $110M private placement earmarked for fleet expansion
  • Navios Holdings loses $13M
    ANGELIKI Frangou's NYSE-listed Navios Maritime Holdings today reported 3Q13 net losses of $13.05M, or $0.13 per share, on lower revenues
  • Seadrill sees demand leading supply
    SEADRILL said today it expects demand to outstrip supply in its business up to 2020
  • Agency blasts NYSA lawsuit
    CONTAINER terminals at the Port of New York are being compromised by a lawsuit filed by their representative on their behalf, a waterfront agency contends
  • Indonesia hints safe passage for migrants
    INDONESIA'S national police chief today reportedly offered safe passage through its waters to migrants trying to get to Australian-controlled Christmas Island
  • Scomi swings to profits
    MALAYSIA'S shipowner Scomi Energy Services today reported profits 25M ringgit ($7.8M) for its quarter ended 30 September
  • Ballast deadline worry rises
    SHIPOWNERS are in the crossfire of a turf war between two US federal agencies over enforcement of upcoming ballast water rule deadlines, an owner representative told Fairplay
  • Chinese mariners sought in fatal sinkings
    SEARCHERS are looking today for dozens of seafarers missing since fatal groundings and sinkings in China
  • APT reverses itself again
    AMERICAN Petroleum Tankers Partners LP has reinstated its plan to float on the NYSE, a week after saying it had scuttled the move
  • Exmar plans LNG listing
    Belgian gas transport specialist Exmar has announced plans to float its long-term LNG business on the New York stock exchange
  • Private equity acquires Nordic Shipholding's debt
    NORDIC Shipholding, the debt-ridden Danish shipowner, has entered into a debt-for-equity swap with an Asian private equity fund
  • GDF Suez mulls GTT listing
    FRENCH energy group GDF Suez has confirmed it is considering a stock exchange listing of its LNG carrier cargo containment system subsidiary, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), Reuters has reported

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • NY Waterfront Commission Defends Hiring Practices
    The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, which contends that International Longshoremen's Association referrals for dockworker jobs aren't diverse enough, disputed ILA complaints that the commission ignores diversity in its own hiring. Since the commission underwent a management shakeup five years ago, 11 percent of new hires have been black, 17.5...
  • Container Volume Slides at Seattle, Tacoma
    ontainers at the Port of Tacoma.Combined container volume at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma declined 9.9 percent in October from a year earlier, to 285,161 20-foot-equivalent units, extending a slide that began in February. Loaded international containers moving through the Washington port complex dropped 14.1 percent from October 2012, with...
  • Logistics Confidence Index Hits Record High
    The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index, a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders in the Europe-based air and ocean freight trade lanes, climbed 2.5 points in November to a record high 57.1. Stifel Logistics Confidence Index: Total freight (air and ocean). Full-size image The index, developed by Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics...
  • Long Beach Board Loses Another Member
    The political climate surrounding the Port of Long Beach has claimed another victim, with Nick Sramek announcing his resignation from the Board of Harbor Commissioners. In a letter to Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, Sramek said he has "great concerns about the port and its politically-charged dealings with the city. I...
  • ILA: NY Waterfront Commission Lacks Diversity
    The International Longshoremen's Association claims the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, which has criticized the low numbers of women and minorities in some ILA locals, lacks diversity within its own agency. "We'll match our diversity against the Waterfront Commission's any day of the week," ILA spokesman James McNamara said. The...
  • Manitoulin Buys Manitoba Trucker Smooth Freight
    Canadian trucking operator Manitoulin Transport continued its acquisition-based expansion, purchasing Smooth Freight of Brandon, Manitoba. The acquisition is part of a drive by Manitoulin and other carriers to extend their geographic reach by buying smaller trucking businesses. Smooth Freight provides less-than-truckload and truckload services to more than 300 rural communities in Manitoba...
  • Container Volume Soars at Georgia Ports
    One of GPA's new ship-to-shore cranes at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal.The Georgia Ports Authority moved 274,362 20-foot-equivalent units in October, up 19 percent year-over-year and 5 percent month-over-month. In the first four months of fiscal 2014, the GPA moved 1.1 million TEUs, representing a 5 percent increase compared...
  • Diminishing Returns
    Just when you thought the news couldn't get worse for global container carriers that lost an estimated $650 million collectively in the first half of the year, it did. Beyond the deepening financial losses - the exception being Maersk Line's exceptional $554 million third quarter profit driven by deep cost-cutting -...
  • CBP Aims to Improve Cargo Clearance at Miami
    Customs and Border Protection is working to process transshipment cargo faster at the Port of Miami through a new pilot program aimed at helping the Florida port regain the business it has lost since the September 11 attacks. CBP is expediting the clearance of transshipment cargo much like it does for...
  • CEVA Logistics, Scania Team Up in Iberia
    CEVA Logistics has signed a three-year contract with Swedish automotive industry manufacturer Scania to manage the delivery of spare parts in Spain and Portugal. Under the contract, worth 3.5 million euros (about $2.6 million), CEVA will manage the distribution of Scania's spare parts to delivery points in Iberia within 24 hours...
  • YRC Worldwide's Next Challenge: Looming Debt Deadline
    A reorganization designed to reduce freight handling, speed shipments and save YRC Freight millions of dollars did just the opposite this summer. Instead, manpower shortages led to higher costs and delayed shipments, driving customers away from the long-haul less-than-truckload carrier and turning a third quarter 2012 operating profit into a...
  • Big Carriers Boost Market Share at Expense of Smaller Rivals
    The largest ocean carriers sharply increased their market share at the expense of their smaller rivals in the third quarter, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Maersk Line, the world's largest carrier, increased traffic year-over-year by 9.5 percent, more than double the global average growth of 4.2 percent, while third-ranked CMA CGM's...
  • Who Is Gil Kerlikowske?
    I had intended to write this column on my impressions of the 2013 Customs and Border Protection's Trade Symposium, an annual event that I haven't missed since its inception in 2001. In particular, I had wanted to use the gathering to gauge attendees' reception to President Obama's nomination of Gil...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Crowley inks con-ros
    VT Halter Marine of the US has secured a contract to construct the world's first LNG-powered ro-ro containerships (con-ros) for a leading operator of Jones Act tankers, tugs and barges.
  • Matson hikes freight rates
    Matson has unveiled rate hikes as the US liner operator aims to cover the impact of operating cost increases.
  • Coal cargoes cometh
    China's insatiable appetite for imported thermal coal has emerged as one of the key variables that are driving heightened demand for panamax and handymax bulkers as of late.
  • Navigator posts gain
    The acquisition of LPG carriers controlled by affiliates of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk appears to be paying off for Navigator Holdings.
  • KNOT on the up
    KNOT Offshore Partners posted a third-quarter profit Monday and told investors that it remains confident in its ability to cash in on rising demand for shuttle tankers.
  • Atlantska adds handy
    Croatia's Atlantska Plovidba has added an optional handysize to its order at Qingshan Shipyard in China.
  • Navios misses mark
    Navios Maritime Holdings has extended its 2013 red ink after slipping to a deeper than expected loss during the third quarter.
  • Saverys selling stock
    Nicolas Saverys is selling off shares in Exmar to help repay loans.
  • Demo deal done
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has confirmed it is scrapping its 1996-built car carrier Vibeke a month after denying its sale.
  • Trio aground off Korea
    Rescue operations were underway after three cargoships grounded off Korea in storms.
  • d'Amico newbuild finds work
    d'Amico International Shipping has secured an $18m contract for one of its newbuildings.
  • Rem renews Fugro deal
    Norway's Rem Offshore has added three years to a supply ship charter to Fugro in Singapore.
  • Size war rages
    While Brussels investigates collusion between container lines a new report claims the battle for market share is trumping any survival instinct.
  • Sealink sells trio
    Malaysia's Sealink International will book a small gain from selling three ships to an overseas buyer.
  • Iranian fall-out 'positive'
    A nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers is likely to have a positive impact on the crude tanker market, leading analysts say.
  • 26 crew feared dead
    Up to 26 seafarers are feared dead in two separate capsizings off China.
  • STX PO chief quits
    The CEO of restructuring Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean has resigned after five months in the job.
  • IPOs at six-year peak
    A stock market rally and encouraging signs of a recovery in the shipping markets have lifted IPO activity in the industry to a six-year high, Clarksons says.
  • Rem beats target
    Rem Offshore has revealed a strong response by shareholders to its buy-back offer.
  • Navios VL torched
    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp has scrapped a VLCC which was previously thought to be destined for conversion, it is claimed.
  • Saverys hatches MLP plan
    Nicolas Saverys' Exmar has revealed plans to float part of its LNG shipping business in the US.
  • Xinle wins chemical quartet
    China's Ninbgo Xinle Shipbuilding has won a new order for up to four chemical carriers.
  • Iran's insurance boost?
    Iran's new nuclear deal with the west includes an easing of European insurance restrictions on its tanker fleet, according to a senior diplomat.
  • Offshore double sealed
    Edison Chouest Offshore (EC) and Island Offshore are teaming up to order new offshore construction vessels (OCVs).
  • VLCCs robbed off India
    Two VLCCs have reportedly been targeted by robbers while at anchor off the North West coast of India.
  • Teekay linked to order
    Teekay LNG Partners (TGP) is thought to be behind the latest LNG newbuilding order at DSME, which was announced last week.
  • Qingdao still closed
    One of China's largest crude oil import terminals remains out of action following a pipeline explosion on Friday.
  • DHT taps investors
    DHT Holdings has unveiled plans for a private placement to institutional investors worth around $110m.
  • Essar bulker released
    Singaporean authorities have released an Essar-owned post-panamax bulker arrested last week over an unpaid bunker bill.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Rockefeller: STB should rethink mission
    "The evidence is overwhelming at this point that the four dominant freight railroads are financially strong," he said. "It's time for the STB to re-focus its mission on supporting the businesses and people who use the rail network."
  • Customs brokers pleased with FDA rulemaking on foreign suppliers
    The Food and Drug Administration has defined importers as the party directly responsible for ordering food from overseas under its proposed Foreign Supplier Verification Program. Importers must verify that suppliers meet food-safety standards.
  • Lawmakers air concerns with American-US merger settlement
  • Regulations could strain truckload capacity
  • Stifel's 3Q 2013 Domestic Transportation Update
  • ILA, employers filed lawsuit against Waterfront Commission
    The lawsuit claims the commission, which was created in 1953 to fight corruption, "has gone off the rails to pursue a future role for itself that is well outside the purposes and goals that led to its creation."
  • CMA CGM sees performance decline in Q4
  • DOT advisory panel calls for HMT reform
  • Air France packs freighters with Beaujolais
  • Cost cutting remains container carriers' most important tool
    The investment banking firm Jefferies cautioned, however, that it thinks "most of the cost savings potential may have been exhausted, particularly after a steep cut in fuel consumption in 2013."
  • Domestic theft down in October

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
  • Prices start week soft
    Six vessels waiting to enter Gibraltar.
  • IFO prices soft, avails tight in Fujairah
    380 cSt prices flat in suez.
  • Ferry operator says ship did 'fantastic job' in saving fuel
    DFDS names the Ro-Pax ferry Regina Seaways as the latest winner in its quarterly 'bunker savings' competition.
  • Fatal pipeline explosion halts bunker operations
    Supplies in eastern Chinese ports face disruption.
  • Bomin eyes Japanese market with new hire
    Kimihiko Miyazaki will be based in Hong Kong.
  • LNG ferry conversions on track
    Washington State Ferries awaits USCG approval for LNG conversion plans.
  • Bunker supplier to use GL ShipManager software
    'At Monjasa, we want fast uncomplicated procedures.'
  • Russian upgrades could 'starve' Europe of fuel oil
    Russian refiners are engaged in a $55 billion overhaul, due to be complete by 2020.
  • Ferry company boss weighs up ECA options
    Fuel efficiency forms part of five-point plan to turnaround company's finances.
  • IFO prices show mixed movements
    Avails tight in Busan.
  • First German flagged LNG-fuelled newbuild ready by 2015
    'Gratifying to see growing realisation of the potential of LNG technology', says DNV GL.
  • LNG new build to get increased efficiency
    Technologies to reduce power consumption by more than 20%.
  • Space-saving marine engine makes a sale
    Engines meet EPA Tier 4i and IMO Tier III emissions standards.
  • Italian shipbuilder backs fuel cell technology
    Units will be used as range extenders.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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