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November 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Sinotrans Shipping chairman quits, replaced by assistant general manager
  • Port of Qingdao, reopens, operates normally after pipeline explosion
  • Biggest shipping lines grow larger at expense of smaller carriers
  • Dongguan-Moscow railway's first train sets off with 29 containers
  • Savannah container volume rises 19pc in October, all tonnage up 22pc
  • Waterfront Commission of NY is 'pale, male and stale', responds ILA
  • LNG-fuelled vessels said to be US$9-$11/TEU less expensive than diesel
  • Another Canadian freight train derails as critics blast rail safety
  • CEVA signs 3-year contract with Scania to service Spain and Portugal
  • LA-LB leadership vacuum grows, more execs quit after big chiefs depart
  • Zhejiang Taizhou launches new five-year port logistics development plan
  • Construction starts on Port of Rotterdam's Container Transferium
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens 90,800-square-metre terminal in Prague
  • Air France flies Beaujolais Nouveau worldwide - again Japan takes most
  • MidAmerica airport in mutual promotion deal with Ningbo on perishables

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • CTL 2013 opens today
  • Dutch Court of Appeal widens ship arrest scope
  • ELITE raises the bar for freight forwarders
  • Express Global employees' co-op turns 30
  • Gold jewellery exports take a beating in Oct.
  • TAFE to export tractors to Kyrgyzstan
  • APSEZ-Mundra Port first port in country to have own Tie Tamping Machine for track maintenance
  • Vasan outlines various plans at 15th Maritime States Development Council meet
  • VCT wooing 20' empties at subsidised positioning costs
  • Cut imports, revive infra investment to spur growth: Assocham
  • Developers should not be allowed to exit from projects before it is completed, says IIFCL
  • Govt gets 41 pc dividend from CWC

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TasRail receives first two new locomotives
  • Transnet's new automotive rail wagons launched
  • Shipping industry urges EU to help with ship conversions
  • F.S. Mackenzie opens office in Vladivostok
  • Safety measures bump up railfreight costs
  • Haropa-port du Havre hosts meeting on information systems
  • Sparx Logistics merges with Aqua & Air Cargo
  • Dubai International's cargo volume continues to rise...
  • NZ government sells 20% stake in Air New Zealand
  • Renault Trucks expands vehicle range
  • CSAV reports net loss for Q3/2013
  • Norbert Dentressangle renews contract with Forbo Flooring
  • New engineering vice-president for Aircelle
  • Ein Sprung nach oben
  • Chep sets up new service sector

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Carnival picks MAN for next gen newbuild
  • Strategic Marine's Vietnam yard books fab projects
  • Fincantieri strengthens Russian ties
  • Royal Boskalis orders mega dredge
  • Zamakona ups capacity of Canary Islands shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Maintenance dredging underway at Port of Olympia locations
  • ISS says Port Qingdao back to normal operations
  • New duty-free stores open at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • MarAd publishes new study eyeing expanded Panama Canal
  • Yang Ming joining Wan Hai in Northeast Asia/Vietnam run

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Golar LNG Partners sees profits inch up
    Vessel addition boosts bottom line
  • New service for Bristol
    Cobelfret to call with container service
  • Golar LNG slides to $13m loss as vessels are laid up
    Company focuses on its newbuildings and floating production
  • Rates spike will curb tanker scrapping
    VLCC owners lured by attractive spot market, says Frontline's Jensen
  • Ship Finance International reports a sharp fall in third-quarter net income
    Tanker firm says it has tackled debt maturities and refinanced secured and unsecured debt
  • Kristian Siem launches offer for Veripos
    Siem raises offer to make it more attractive
  • UK ports and government vow to defeat EU ports directive
    Industry success reflects lack of interference, say business leaders
  • New Excel bankruptcy plan pledges ownership shake-up
    Panayotides has lost unilateral control of Excel Maritime
  • Livanos and CSAV clash over joint venture guarantees
    Long-standing partners in bulker operation go to arbitration
  • Adani seeks 'strategic entry' into Europe with Zeebrugge alliance
    Indian ports aim to be preferred destinations in trade with Europe
  • Boskalis orders $230m dredger
    Delivery from IHC Merwede scheduled for 2016
  • STX Pan Ocean orders two capesizes for Kepco coal charter
    Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction wins $98m contract
  • Brussels lifts Georgia seafarers ban
    Member states have option to recognise qualifications
  • Frontline takes a second consecutive fleet writedown
    Tanker giant posts impairment loss of $22m and a third-quarter net loss of $36m
  • Dorian LPG expands its fleet
    Two VLGC newbuilding options exercised
  • Yang Ming plans $47m dry box sale
    Taiwanese carrier seeks to boost working capital after posting heavy losses
  • InterLink Maritime books another 10 handysize bulkers
    Expanding Carlyle-backed owner returns to Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding
  • Dutch arrest ruling favours mortgage banks
    1952 convention held to apply irrespective of flag or owner
  • Japan Club is third IG club to seek a 7.5% general increase
    All but one of P&I mutuals have now revealed February 20 plans

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Guinea signs $5Bn UAE deal
    GUINEA has signed a $5Bn agreement with Dubai Aluminium Co (DUBAL) and Abu Dhabi's government-owned investment fund Mubadala to secure raw materials for the UAE
  • SHI wins $421.6M order
    SAMSUNG HI said today it has clinched a 447.6Bn won ($421.6M) order for five boxships
  • CSAV slips to losses
    CSAV of Chile said it had swung to a loss of $46.7M for 3Q13
  • US dockers balk at P3 Network
    DOCKERS in the US have warned that the P3 Network box carrier alliance could eliminate waterfront jobs
  • SFI's profits shrink
    SHIP FINANCE International said today it had "significant capital" still available for new accretive investments, even as it prepares for the arrival of several new vessels in 2014
  • Indonesia and Australia near settlement
    INDONESIA and Australia have agreed terms that could end their dispute over migrant smuggling
  • Excel files revised Chapter 11 plan
    EXCEL Maritime has filed a revamped Chapter 11 reorganisation plan, which it says is supported by all creditor classes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Long Beach Fills One Board Seat
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Lori Ann Farrell, former controller and chief financial officer for the city of Long Beach, was appointed to the Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission to replace Nick Sramek, who resigned last week. Lori Ann Farrell. Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster said Farrell is the "ideal candidate who...
  • Trucker Protests Fail to Disrupt Oakland Operations
    Protesting truckers briefly interfered with cargo-handling operations at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, but longshoremen crossed the picket lines and truckers that wanted to work went into and out of Oakland International Container Terminal without incident. "It was a non-event," said Ed DeNike, chief operating officer of SSA Marine, which...
  • Drewry's Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rate Erodes Post-GRI
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, Nov 27, 2013 Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped 5.0 percent or $100 per 40-foot-equivalent unit in the week of Nov. 27 to $1,886, a sign that a Transpacific Stabilization Agreement-recommended general rate increase was, again, unsustainable. This decrease...
  • Bermuda Container Line to Shift US Call to Philadelphia
    Port of PhiladelphiaBermuda Container Line will shift its U.S. port call from Elizabeth, N.J., to Philadelphia in the first quarter of 2014, The Royal Gazette reports. The carrier operates a single ship, the Oleander, with capacity of 360 20-foot-equivalent units and 44 vehicles, between the U.S. and Bermuda. The service has...
  • Crowley Orders Two LNG-Powered Ships
    Crowley has ordered two LNG-powered ships that will each carry up to 2,400 20-foot-equivalent units of containers and nearly 400 vehicles to replace triple-deck towed barges in the carrier's U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico service. The ships are scheduled for delivery in the second and fourth quarter of 2017. They will replace triple-deck...
  • Royal Mail's Profit Surged in First Half
    Royal Mail reported its operating profit almost doubled in the first half of the year, driven by higher revenue at its parcels division, as the 497-year-old postal operator celebrated its maiden results as a private company. Profit surged to £283 million (about US$461 million] in the six months through Sept. 29,...
  • Inland Waterways Woes Threaten Growth in US Exports Through Gulf
    Midwest grain and soybean exporters who ship by barge down the inland waterways system will gain an advantage over global competitors at the end of 2015. That's when the Panama Canal's big new locks open to commercial traffic, allowing larger ships to carry more product from the U.S. Gulf to...
  • Japan's New Anti-Piracy Law Set to Take Effect
    Japan's new anti-piracy law will take effect on Saturday, 17 days after it was enacted by the Diet, the nation's parliament, the transport ministry announced this week. The new law will allow private armed guards to board Japanese-registered oil tankers and other cargo ships in waters off Somalia and elsewhere. Under the...
  • TPM Asia 2014
    Our 2013 TPM Asia Conference attracted 550 notable shippers, carriers, 3PLs and government officials. Returning to Shenzhen again in 2014, this event promises to be a must attend, highlighting the latest predictions for the container shipping industry, best practices, economic forecasts and trends in China...
  • Holt Logistics Statement on Impact of PA Trans Bill for Port of Philadelphia
    PHILADELPHIA (November 25, 2013)- Holt Logistics Corp today released a statement on the impact of the PA transportation funding bill on the Port of Philadelphia and related industries. Representatives from Holt Logistics Corp attended a ceremonial signing event with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett in King of Prussia where details were presented...
  • Danish delegation led by Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, Denmark visits APM Terminals CFS facility in Dadri
    Mumbai, November 26, 2013: Mr. Nick Haekkerup, Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, Denmark and Mr Freddie Svane, Denmark's Ambassador to India, along with an eight member delegation, visited the Dadri facility of APM Terminals India Pvt. Ltd recently. The visit provided the delegation an opportunity to tour the APM...
  • Oakland Truckers Urged to Call Off Strike
    Port of OaklandThe Port of Oakland and the California Trucking Association are urging independent truck drivers not to carry through with a yet another strike in the harbor that is planned for Nov. 27. Owner-operator truck drivers today distributed flyers asking all truckers to support the strike, which is being called...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Gimi headed for sidelines
    Golar LNG has decided to put a 37-year-old LNG carrier into layup to wait for a potential conversion.
  • Fredriksen not in for VLCCs
    Jens Martin Jensen today all but killed off the growing rumours that John Fredriksen is ready to join the clamour for VLCC newbuildings.
  • Golar continues finance drive
    Golar LNG Ltd is closing in on a sale-and-leaseback deal with ICBC Financial Leasing to fund four newbuildings.
  • Maersk deal inches closer
    General Maritime has secured a new $200m equity infusion while taking further steps towards a $1bn acquisition of the 15-unit Maersk Tankers VLCC fleet, sources said today.
  • Diana's deja vu
    A charter dispute over a capesize vessel has returned to haunt Diana Shipping after two years.
  • Spat erupts in dry JV
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) and Peter Livanos-controlled DryLog are trading blows over their dry-bulk joint venture.
  • Latvian rubs out some red
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has cut its loss in the first nine months as it turned a profit in the third quarter.
  • Golar Partners edges up
    The addition of an LNG carrier from its parent has seen Golar LNG Partners increase its earnings in the third quarter.
  • SALT shoots higher
    Scorpio Bulkers is to take its fundraising to $1bn after setting out further details for its initial public offering.
  • Japanese get green light
    A consortium of Japanese shipbuilders led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been given the go ahead to invest in a Brazilian yard.
  • SFL seeks new deals
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International is seeking period deals for two suezmax tankers after their charters with North China Shipping Holdings fell through.
  • DNB predicts price jump
    Products tanker newbuilding prices are set to spike by more than one fifth over the next year with second hand vessels experiencing even loftier rises, DNB Markets says.
  • Vietnam eyes tax cut
    Vietnam is considering new methods to boost the domestic industry, including tax cuts.
  • Boskalis digs deep
    Dutch owner Boskalis is spending EUR 170m ($231.15m) on a new dredger in the Netherlands.
  • False start for VLs?
    Owners firing the starting pistol on the race for VLCC newbuildings may have gone too soon, a leading broker says.
  • Coastal up on sales
    Malaysia's Coastal Contracts booked a big rise in third quarter earnings after selling more vessels.
  • PDZ pushes up profit
    Malaysian liner group PDZ Holdings has benefited from a smaller fleet and lower operating costs in the first quarter of its financial year.
  • Excel forges debt deal
    Excel Maritime Carriers has struck a deal with creditors that will slash debt by $620m and put the company on a path toward a February exit from bankruptcy.
  • SNCM crew in clear
    Human error has been ruled out as a cause of the partial submerging of a French ferry that broke its moorings last year.
  • MBC profit chopped
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers (MBC) has seen earnings cut in the third quarter, but the figures would have been worse without a contribution from a sister offshore company.
  • STX PO in shock return
    STX Pan Ocean has made a surprise return to the capesize newbuilding arena.
  • Two more bodies found
    The death toll from two capsizings off China has risen to 12.
  • Hanjin gets backing
    A major shareholder in Hanjin Shipping is prepared to pump more funds into the ailing Korean shipowner.
  • Frontline cool on rally
    John Fredriksen's Frontline delivered a sobering assessment of the VLCC spot market rally as it posted a smaller than forecast third quarter loss today.
  • Murmansk unwanted
    An auction of Russia's stake in Murmansk Shipping Company has been scrapped after no buyers emerged.
  • Messina heads north
    Italy's Ignazio Messina is launching a new liner service from West Africa to northern Europe.
  • CSC Phoenix told to pay
    Troubled bulker owner CSC Phoenix has been ordered to hand over CNY 86m ($14m) to a Sinopec bunker company.
  • Dorian takes two more
    Dorian LPG has exercised options for two more VLGC newbuildings at a shipyard in South Korea.
  • DHT names investors
    Hedge funds familiar with the shipping sector have emerged as key participants in DHT Holding's recently announced private placement.
  • GOGL takes GREE stake
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean has taken a small stake in rival Greenship Bulk Trust.
  • Qingdao back in action
    China's Qindao Port is returning to normal following last week's pipeline explosion, reports Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS).
  • Zhao stands down
    Zhao Huxiang is stepping down as chairman of Hong Kong-based Sinotrans Shipping, the company has confirmed.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • Drivers protest at Port of Oakland
    The Port of Oakland Truckers Association said that as many as 800 drivers may not be able to work at the port after Jan. 1 because of California clean air regulations that will require trucks to have 2008 or newer engines.
  • Bankruptcy judge approves American, DOJ settlement
    The ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York means the carriers can go ahead and merge despite the presence of a private antitrust lawsuit. Carrier officials have said the merger will be implemented Dec. 9.
  • Green Express reefer train remains on ice
  • CSX train derails in Ohio
  • Bermuda carrier relocating to Philadelphia
  • DHL renews contract with CSafe Global
  • LATAM Airlines Group sees modest growth in 2014
  • Mesher to step down as Descartes CEO and chairman
    Mesher, who has led Descartes through a financial renaissance since taking charge in 2004, is leaving due to "health and personal issues," the company said. He will be replaced by Ed Ryan, the company's current chief operating officer.
  • Trucking industry embarks on mission to alter image
  • Miami to receive first shipment of Peruvian grapes
  • EU ag trade promotion dusts up U.S. meat producers
    A proposal announced earlier this week by the European Commission to triple the continent's spending to promote exports of EU agricultural and agri-food products has U.S. producers requesting that Congress respond in kind.
  • Ex-Im Bank supports Costa Rica wind farm exports
  • Texas shipper to pay $100 million for U.S. export violations
  • WTO chief says multilateral agreements not yet there

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
  • IFO prices firm in Fujarah, MGO soft
    Tight avails in Fujairah with demand at below average levels.
  • Mid-week prices firm in Europe
    Market was quiet and avails were fine in Hamburg.
  • Maersk Lines in anti-trust probe
    Shipping Line says it does not believe it has violated EU competition law.
  • Sinopec takes fuel oil storage space in Singapore
    Space has become available at Vopak terminal.
  • Gazprom keeps LNG marine fuel in sight
    Alternative fuel forms part of LNG expansion plans.
  • Japan sees bunker avails tighten
    Demand that would normally have been met in South Korea has shifted to Japanese ports.
  • 2015: Ferries services under threat
    Ferries should be first in line for industry support, says Interferry.
  • EU should support scrubber installation, say owners
    Newly-formed organisation calls for financial support ahead of 2015.
  • Tankers could come under pressure to stop slow-steaming
    VLCC rates are close to their highest level since 2012.
  • Bunker prices continue to climb in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels tight at major Asian ports.
  • New addition to Dan-Bunkering's Monaco office
    Jean joins firm as Junior Accountant/Sales Supporter.
  • Concern over lack of ambition for LNG bunkering
    EC worried about 'chicken and egg' impasse.
  • Chinese fuel oil stocks rise
    170,000 mt of 380 cSt grade reached Qingdao.
  • European ports lukewarm on cold ironing
    Ports' organisation says quayside power not always necessary.
  • Titan Petrochemicals outlines restructuring process
    'We call for support of all parties to this new proposal', says CEO.

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