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June 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL Comfort forward section rolling, flooding, losing deck boxes to sea
  • Shenzhen 'to top Hong Kong as world's third largest port this year'
  • Zim said set for spin off as Israel Corp readies to give lender assets
  • Anglo-Eastern's Peter Cremers receives award for outstanding contribution
  • US first quarter GDP increases 1.8pc, misses official 2.4pc forecast
  • Xiamen's Taiwan fruit imports up 82pc to US$6.98 million in 5 months
  • Fujian Mawei now China's first cold chain service standardised pilot
  • Beihai port handles 35,400 TEU in 5 months, overall tonnage up 11.3pc
  • Cotton traders make use of Maersk's lower costs, supply chain services
  • Evergreen, Cosco replace 4,000-TEUers with 8,000-TEUers on ECSA loop
  • System glitch backs up trucks 2 miles at New Jersey's Maher Terminal
  • Singapore's APL takes delivery of 9,200-TEU, third of 12 vessels
  • Singapore revokes 2 bunkering licences for breaching terms, conditions
  • Hong Kong May air freight volume up 1.8pc, sets record at 339,000 tonnes
  • China's air cargo volume increases 2.7pc to 467,800 tonnes in May
  • TIACA welcomes EU measures to hasten Single European Sky policy
  • Korean Air joins Cathay Pacific, Air NZ curtailing shark fin shipments
  • Florida's Spirit Airlines orders 20 new Airbus A321s for 2015-17

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China gains technology advantage in race to build LNG-fuelled boxships
  • Delayed implementation of ballast water rule welcomed
  • InterManager puts management best practice on top of agenda
  • Jamaica urges seafarers to pay keen attention to MLC
  • Maersk Line wins environment protection award
  • MASSA to popularise merchant navy career among youth
  • Guar gum continues to lead India's agricultural exports for second year
  • Port & dock workers oppose Major Ports implementing projects through PPP
  • Pvt. player can take call on mode of project development at Ennore Port
  • DICT all set for grand opening
  • Unviable highways can now be built on EPC basis
  • Incentives for MSME exporters soon
  • INR falling to below 60 a serious matter, says Fieo
  • INR recovers marginally, still above 60
  • Essar Projects secures $ 50 m contract in Papua New Guinea
  • Petronas to export LNG to Asia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ipsen Logistics reorganising project cargo division
  • New executive for Dachser
  • Reeder müssen zahlen
  • Cargolux to serve Muscat
  • Jebel Ali rolls out red carpet
  • Agility and H. Essers to work for Actavis
  • Goodman leases logistics centre near Berlin to Amazon
  • Rotterdam addresses modal shift
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
  • Aft part of "MOL Comfort" sinks
  • Ford celebrates production of seven millionth Transit van
  • Pall-Ex searching for Scandinavian partner
  • Xrail extends network to Northern Italy
  • BNSF honours shippers for safe transport
  • IAG Cargo participates in Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil
  • Jubba Airways to launch Mogadishu-Dubai service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary
  • Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV
  • Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
  • Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
  • Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Carter as new chief financial officer
  • Port of Seattle names Fly Quiet Award winners
  • Union Pacific investing millions in Portland main line siding project
  • Port of Vancouver, USA earns clean audit report
  • Mitsui plans to upgrade vessels in same class as MOL COMFORT

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • A Whale master issues fresh plea for help
    Liberian Registry gives TMT seven days to deliver bunkers and supplies to stranded crew
  • Automation brings a waterfront revolution
    DP World boasts a 'quantum leap' in terminal technology
  • Devil in the detail
    Customers are waiting for the P3 alliance to explain how it will operate
  • M&S deal highlights why the supply chain matters
    London Gateway is not just any distribution hub
  • The hinterland is ports' new war zone
    Rotterdam adds Contargo to InlandLinks intermodal platform
  • Caribbean product tanker earnings hit four-month high
    Busy US Gulf boosts regional volumes
  • 'We're not just sitting back waiting for things to happen'
    Energy shipping brokers expand now to position themselves for the upturn
  • Diverse uses of gas support LNG shipping growth
    Growing interest in gas as an alternative bunker fuel
  • BIMCO study shows how US coal export growth boosts dry bulk trades
    Tonne-mile demand is going through the roof
  • Seadrill raises stake in Sevan Drilling
    Fredriksen outfit eyes remaining shares
  • Power and politics in Japan
    Key Asian importer rethinks its energy mix
  • Maersk sells Broström Singapore
    Commercial platform sale confirmed as negotiations continue over tankers
  • Shipping alliances force port operators to follow suit
    New tie-ups mean terminals will have to co-operate closely too
  • MOL Comfort stern section sinks
    About 1,700 containers lost and 1,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil
  • Maersk's next move
    Selling its tanker operation in Singapore could hint at more such sales
  • Shippers must treat carriers' alliances and vessel sharing with care
    Limited operational control can take on-time delivery out of a line's hands, says Drewry
  • Daily Maersk will stay
    Carrier says P3 alliance does not affect its service pledge
  • UK major ports report 38% growth in five-year investment
    Study reveals sharp rise in spend as Osborne budgets fresh infrastructure plans
  • Horizon to convert steam-powered boxships
    Jones Act carrier requests pricing to switch to a dual-fuel oil and LNG system
  • MOL Comfort sister vessels withdrawn from G6 service
    Shipowner will enhance hull structures as a precaution
  • RBS hits back at TMT claim of inflated value for Iron Monger 3
    Nobu Su firm says valuation prevented it selling tanker, leaving caretaker crew distressed

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China lifts Capesizes
    A DECLINE in China's coal stockpiles has provided further support to Capesize rates
  • Conti seeks to salvage charters with STX PO
    GERMAN KG house and shipowner Conti Reederei is continuing to honour its period charter obligations to insolvent Korean operator STX Pan Ocean
  • VLCC rates fall again
    VLCC rates are succumbing to oversupply again, after rallying over the past fortnight
  • Cross-strait traffic rises
    MAINLAND China has shipped 75,000 passengers to Taiwan in the first five months this year, up by 45.6% year on year
  • Post-2008 lows seen for China cabotage rates
    CHINA's bulk freight rates on domestic coastal trade routes have fallen to their lowest levels since 2008
  • KfW IPEX funds Olsen WTIV
    NORWAY'S shipowner Fred. Olsen has secured post-delivery financing for its new wind turbine installation vessels from a consortium led by Germany's government-run development bank KfW IPEX
  • EU breaking protocol voted
    EU COUNTRIES today gave final approval to a breaking protocol under which the EC will list safe and approved recycling facilities
  • Crude supply boosts Jones Act capacity
    SHARP increases in US crude production is supporting Jones Act tanker capacity, according to a sector analysis
  • Accused officers distracted in fatal crash
    THE FIRST mate and master of a ferry were discussing a movie when it fatally collided with another vessel in the Channel, a French court has reportedly heard
  • Global keeps in red
    MALAYSIA's tanker operator Global Carriers Bhd declared further losses of 4.2M ringgit ($1.3M) in the first quarter ended 31 March
  • Coastal Contracts sees 38% drop in profits
    MALAYSIA's Coastal Contracts said today its 2012 net profits dropped 38%, the result of narrow margins from its shipbuilding segment
  • Another 'old' VLGC sold
    WOODSTREET has sold its 1991-built VLGC Maple 2, adding the ship to a list of 20-year-old VLGCs that have changed hands this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • BDP International Focuses on Asia
    BDP International will continue to target growth in Asia's fastest growing markets and expects much of its volume expansion to be linked to rising intra-Asia movements and increased supply chain complexity. Rich Bolte, chairman and CEO of BDP International, said 'Abeconomics' in Japan is boosting volumes and, even though GDP growth...
  • Hanjin Shipping Explores Terminal Opportunities
    Hanjin Shipping will continue to seek out more opportunities for its terminal-handling business both to support its own global service network and to offer third party services. The Korean line's terminal business currently operates 14 different dedicated terminals in Asia, including at Busan, the world's fifth largest box port, plus Japan,...
  • Foxx Confirmed as US Secretary of Transportation
    The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation. The Charlotte, N.C., mayor, had been nominated in late April to succeed outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood. "I'd like to offer my heartiest congratulations to Secretary-to-be Foxx on his confirmation," American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in...
  • Rosalyn Wilson on the State of Logistics Report
    Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual State of Logistics Report, discusses the report's findings with the JOC's Joseph Bonney. Wilson is senior business analyst at Delcan Corp. Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com and follow him at twitter.com/JosephBonney....
  • International Cargo Volumes Climb at ANA, JAL
    International cargo moving on Japan's All Nippon Airways increased 7.9 percent to 47,053 tons in May, the third consecutive year-over-year gain. But domestic cargo volume fell 1.7 percent to 37,308 tons, the second consecutive year-over-year decline. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines said its international cargo volume grew 5.5 percent to 20,917 tons in...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Paita Call to Mexico-Peru Service
    Starting week 32, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new call at Paita, Peru, on its Mexico-Peru Service. The first call will be provided with the container line's Conti Salome, voyage 1330N, which is scheduled to arrive at Paita on Aug. 8. Hapag-Lloyd said the new Paita call will provide refrigerated cargo customers...
  • Schneider Installs New Tracking Technology on Van Trailers, Intermodal Containers
    Schneider National is installing tracking technology on its trailers and intermodal containers.Schneider National is installing new tracking technology across its fleet of van trailers and intermodal containers in order to provide continuous, real-time information about the location and load status of each trailer and container. The capability will help Schneider, which...
  • Mexican Intermodal Volume Falls for Second Straight Week
    Mexican rail volumes through June 22, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume declined year-over-year for a second week in the week ending June 22, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American intermodal volume overall continued to climb. Combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched up 0.5...
  • JOC Economist Boosts Container Volume Forecasts
    The outlook for U.S. container trade volumes this year is improving, according to Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno, who is raising his forecasts for overall imports and exports for 2013 after reviewing first quarter container volume results from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Moreno increased his forecast for year-over-year growth...
  • Somalia in Talks With EU to Improve Maritime Security, Economy
    Representatives from Somalia's government and the European Union met on the NRP Alvares Cabral and planned to conference for September in Brussels.Members from Somalia's government and representatives from the European Union have met on board the EU Naval Force Portugal-flag ship NRP Alvares Cabral to discuss how to strengthen maritime...
  • Paperless Air Cargo and Logistics Solutions to Boost Productivity Across Supply Chain
    Fourteen air cargo and logistics companies adopt new innovative e-freight@Singapore solutions to enhance productivity and accuracy in airfreight documentation processes across the supply chain. These solutions were developed by three consortia - Innosys Pte Ltd, Kewill Pte Ltd and vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd - which were selected by the Civil...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
    Singapore, June 26, 2013 - C&A, one of the world's leading fashion and apparel manufacturers, has extended its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel which started in 2006. According to the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will continue to handle the customer's retail logistics which includes quality inspections as well as intercontinental...
  • CEVA's CEO sets out challenge for the global logistics industry
    Maximum value in supply chain comes from collaborative process CEVA's consulting practice providing solutions to customers CEVA's Center of Logistics Excellence available for customer demonstrations. Chicago, USA, 26 June, 2013 - Marvin O. Schlanger, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading non-asset based supply chain management companies, spoke as...
  • Maersk Line honoured with Seatrade Asia Award
    Maersk Line won the 'Environment Protection Award' at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, held on 21 June, in Hong Kong. Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sales at Maersk Line South China, accepted the award on behalf of Maersk Line. "It is a great honour for us, which again demonstrates that...
  • West Marine Selects MetricStream's Integrated Conflict Minerals Management Solution and Services
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- West Marine, Inc. (WMAR), a leading retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has selected MetricStream to provide a comprehensive conflict minerals software solution and a full range of services to enable and strengthen compliance with various conflict minerals reporting requirement in the...
  • ATA: Trucking to Remain Top Transportation Mode Through 2024
    Freight volume for all modes is expected to rise more than 20 percent by 2024, with trucking strengthening its position as the leading mode, holding 70.8 percent of the market by 2024, compared with 68.5 percent in 2012, according to the latest edition of "U.S. Freight Forecast to 2024" released...
  • Eastern Terminals Seen as Fastest Growing in Europe
    Russia and Eastern Europe are the only bright spots in an "otherwise gloomy" outlook for Europe's container market, according to APM Terminals. Eastern Europe is predicted to be the world's fastest growing container market in 2013, while Russia has plenty of potential to increase the current low volumes through its terminals,...
  • Israel Corp. Pledges to Continue Investing in Zim After Conglomerate Breakup
    Israel Corp. said it will continue to invest in Zim after it places its shipping unit and other subsidiaries into a separate company. The Israeli conglomerate unveiled plans to split in two separate listed companies, one containing its chemical business, ICL, and its refining operation ORL, the other grouping less profitable...
  • Aft Part of Split MOL Comfort Sinks
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the aft part of its fractured MOL Comfort container ship sank today in the open sea in the Indian Ocean, near 14'26"N 66'26"E, with water depth about 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet). About 1,700 containers aboard the aft part sank with this section of the vessel, although...
  • Truckers Beef About Delays at NY-NJ Port
    Port drayage companies say they're frustrated with a third consecutive week of delays that have caused long truck lines at Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals. Representatives of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers met today with ocean carriers and terminals to discuss problems that have snarled traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Matson hikes payout
    Matson has hiked its dividend by 6.7% in a bid to share the spoils of strong operating cash flow with shareholders.
  • Geden feud breaks out
    A legal brawl has erupted over one and potentially two of the Geden Lines tankers owned by New York hedge fund Octavian Maritime Holdings, which is trying to claw the ships back from Geden and place them with the private Scorpio Group.
  • Banks fund wind farm duo
    KfW IPEX-Bank and partner Danish Ship Finance have teamed up to provide a EUR 145m ($189m) loan to Fred Olsen Windcarrier for a pair of wind farm installation vessels.
  • Rickmers takes five
    Germany's Rickmers Group has swooped for five 2,200-teu containerships after noting a recent rise in short-term charter rates.
  • Gas STNG
    And then there was gas.
  • Stena trumpets savings
    Sweden's Stena Bulk is spending SEK 65m ($9.65) less on ship fuel per year as efficiencies improve.
  • Upgrade joy for WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has seen its shares head north today following an upgrade from DNB Markets.
  • NOCC crash confirmed
    A Norwegian Car Carriers vessel did collide with a fishing trawler on Sunday, Japanese authorities have confirmed.
  • Maersk gets retrofit
    Maersk Line has paid from its own pocket to retrofit 52 chartered containerships in an effort to improve their performance.
  • Store Norske COA stretched
    Norden has secured a five-year extension to one of its largest contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Yards eye Canadian cash
    Canadian shipbuilders will be fighting it out over as many as 21 vessel contracts for the country's coast guard.
  • MOL Comfort aft sinks
    The aft section of the stricken MOL Comfort has sunk, Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced.
  • Hornbeck books two more
    Hornbeck Offshore Services has returned to Eastern Shipbuiding for its latest pair of multipurpose support vessels (MPSVs).
  • Tianjin offloads oldie
    China's Tianjin Marine is banking $1m from the sale of a veteran boxship.
  • Refund blow for Sea-Cargo
    The Norwegian shipping company Sea-Cargo has failed in an initial bid to claim a refund guarantee over a long delayed Bharati Shipyard newbuilding.
  • Lauritzen frees cash
    Denmark's Lauritzen Bulkers has sold its last bulker newbuilding to boost cashflow.
  • Skaugen in drop down
    Norway's IM Skaugen has sold a gas carrier to a Gulf-based joint venture to free up funds.
  • MOL pulls Comfort sisters
    Japan's MOL is withdrawing six sisterships of the stricken MOL Comfort to strengthen their hulls.
  • SinOceanic to delist
    China's HNA group has offered to take 100% control of Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic as part of its refinancing.
  • Sevan hits back
    Sevan Drilling says a takeover bid launched yesterday by Seadrill falls short of a realistic valuation.
  • Mercosul eyeing boom
    Brazil's Mercosul Line is expecting a 20% jump in volumes this year.
  • KSS fixes finance
    Korea's KSS Shipping has taken out a loan of KRW 73.6bn ($63.92m) to pay for its latest VLGC newbuilding.
  • Bogged down in Brazil
    Oslo-listed offshore group Subsea 7 is expecting a bigger loss from a delayed pipeline project in Brazil.
  • Germans in African drive
    German box player Hamburg Sud is starting up a second liner service linking the Far East with Africa.
  • MOL Comfort under tow
    Salvagers have managed to attach a towline to the forward section of the fractured boxship 8,110-teu MOL Comfort (built 2008) and are towing it towards the Arabian Gulf.
  • Varun gas carrier seized
    India's Varun Shipping has seen yet another of its vessels arrested by a trade creditor.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Sultan replaces Menen at Emirates SkyCargo
    Nabil Sultan has been with Emirates for more than two decades, most recently as divisional senior vice president for revenue optimization and distribution. American Shipper reported on Ram Menen's retirement in February.
  • OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd string drops Charleston
    The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston is expected to arrive July 29.
  • MOL Comfort's stern sinks, sister ships to be strengthened
  • Louisiana legislation to boost state ports
    The state bill-authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor-modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify for exemptions.
  • Houston's box growth drives record revenue in May
    Container volume at the Texas Gulf port rose 10.4 percent in May, part of a 9 percent increase in total cargo tonnage through its marine terminals that drove it to record $20 million in operating revenue during the month.
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Kansas City logistics park attracts home décor shipper
  • Executive moves
  • U.S. steel imports up 2.3% in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Maersk retrofits 52 containerships to improve performance
    Group willing to meet costs of upgrading chartered ships as 'a lot of the time the payback is within 12 months'.
  • Study: Hydrogen cells potential future of seaport power
    Study evaluated simple fuel cell strategy consisting of mounting a hydrogen-fuelled proton exchange membrane fuel cell on a floating barge.
  • Hamburg IFO prices flat for second consecutive day
    Outlook for prices mixed in Rotterdam.
  • Prices moving independently in Fujairah
    180 cSt lost just over $10 a tonne in Cape Town.
  • Bunker sales fall on US West Coast
    Player points to slow steaming and business going to Russian Far East.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand down 63%
    Power stations are using more coal and natural gas.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading in Gulf expansion move
    Move a response to 'growing demand', says CEO.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall for first time in five weeks
    Singapore's onshore residual fuel inventories down by 12%.
  • MOL ship sinks with bunkers onboard
    One half of stricken container ship sinks but no large spill seen.
  • Turkish supplier withdraws from market
    Anadolu is halting operations while it undergoes 're-organisation'.
  • Singapore on lookout for LNG bunkering partners
    'Viable business case' required for LNG bunkering jetty.
  • IFO prices largely down at major ports
    Supplies of bunkers generally fine at key Asian ports.
  • Fuel oil inventories in China record further gains
    Volume up 3% to 3.72 million mt, according to ICIS C1 data.

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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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