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November 29, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 mulls expansion into new trade to compete with proposed P3 alliance
  • Yang Ming asset sale, selling US$47 million dry containers to Textainer
  • European Commission probes 14 container lines' for 'price signalling'
  • Libyan oil strikes hit Brent price: US Energy Information Administration
  • Matson to raise freight rates, terminal handling charges in 2014
  • Evergreen's large orderbook follows five-year fleet renewal suspension
  • Major disruption by French farmers continue to threaten roads into Paris
  • Oakland port truckers picket, eco-compliance puts drivers out of work
  • China resumes shippers' applications for purchase of railcars
  • EU bans fish from Cambodia, Belize, Guinea, warns Korea and Ghana
  • August-September container volume from Europe to ECSA drops 9pc
  • Eskimos object to WTO ban - is agri-biz any more cruel than seal hunting?
  • Dachser expands in south east Asia with Indonesia joint venture
  • NYK joins efforts to revitalise earthquake devastated areas in Japan
  • Chengdu-Europe Railway prompts growth in logistics in Sichuan province
  • Alataw Pass 10-month trade volume up 10.6pc to 24.31 million tonnes
  • Jiangxi 10-month road freight volume up 9.3pc to 994.73 million tonnes
  • Qingdao logistics added value up 9pc to US$7.69 billion in nine months
  • CaroTrans launches direct LCL New York-St Petersburg service
  • American-US Airways to give up slots so merger can go ahead December 9
  • DHL launches transshipment and consolidation service from Shanghai
  • MIAT Mongolian Airlines appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSA for Europe

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • CTL 2013 discusses pertinent issues on Day 1
  • Schedule reliability increases for second consecutive month
  • Imports of thermal coal up by 28 pc in April-Oct.
  • Indo-Iranian trade likely to touch $ 20-bn mark
  • Iran n-deal may hit rice exporters
  • Sugar industry sees exports as critical for revival
  • Adani Ports signs MoU with Belgian Port of Zeebrugge
  • Govt to attract investment in ports sector, says Vasan
  • Port of Amsterdam enters into structural partnership for creating a green metropolitan region
  • Nine developers submit initial bids for 4,000-MW Odisha power project

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Blocktrain service to be launched in Piraeus
  • Port services market stagnating in Russia
  • I. Messina introduces new Belgium-Portugal service
  • Swiss Logistics Awards 2013: and the winners are...
  • DB Schenker offering more Oslo-Finnmark connections
  • Aviation industry bids farewell to Icao president
  • Port of Miami's dredging programme moves forward
  • DHL prolongs contract with CSafe
  • Plans proceeding for new coal rail line in Australia
  • China Airlines to increase Taipei-Pudong service
  • Logwin opens new branch office in northern India
  • TIP Trailer Services acquired by HNA Group
  • Descartes appoints new CEO
  • Aerolineas Argentinas postpones Miami link launch again
  • «Auf Wachstum ausgerichtet»
  • Generation change at Kuehne+Nagel

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Olympia selected as WPPA's top port for 2013
  • Everett Port Commission Oks 2014 capital/operating budget
  • US rail freight traffic runs positive during week
  • Port of Bellingham joining city, county for new emergency operations center
  • Olympia port board approves budget, capital investment plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Shippers submit P3 questions to FMC
    Midnight deadline looms for questions and comments to Washington agency
  • Exmar is hungry for new gas carriers
    Antwerp-based player is eager to seize global growth opportunities
  • Experts investigate the role of tugs in fatal Jolly Nero incident
    Italian navy experts probe Genoa casualty that killed seven port workers
  • CMA CGM is to expand its fleet by 14%
    French carrier confirms 208,300 teu orderbook slot capacity
  • Transnet suspends South Africa box terminal bids
    Parastatal offers no explanation about halting the Ngqura hub port concession
  • Shippers step up box-weighing campaign
    Asian and European bodies oppose 'flawed' IMO proposal
  • Chinese state carrier CSC Phoenix enters court-ordered restructuring
    Creditors' petitions lead to first known case of its type
  • VLCCs ride year-end earnings spurt
    Trend brings hope of an auspicious start to 2014
  • Thoresen Thai to raise up to $181m for more dry bulk investment
    Bangkok-based conglomerate reports continued net losses
  • Pacific Basin confirms $169m deal to buy seven newbuildings
    Hong Kong dry bulk player declines to name the three sellers
  • Awilco posts a $2.5m loss
    Gas carrier hit by seasonally slow third quarter and one-off costs
  • Former DSME president to take helm at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
    Controlling shareholders recommend Jung Sung-Leep as joint chief executive
  • Norwegian Car Carriers sees charter rates rise
    Improving market backs revenue growth
  • German owners hail new coalition government's shipping policies
    Political partners have plotted the right course, says VDR president
  • Improved dry bulk markets end recycling boom
    GMS doubts that this year will top last year's record high volume of scrapping

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Pacific Basin buys newbuildings
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin today bought two newbuilding handymaxes and five new handysizes for a combined $168
  • Awilco LNG plunges to loss on low vessel utilisation
    AWILCO LNG, the listed Norwegian LNG carrier owner, plunged to a loss in the latest quarter and suffered a sharp fall in profit during the first nine months of the year, largely due to weak vessel utilisation, the company said in a statement
  • STX O&S delays delivery of Frontline tankers
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding said today it is pushing back the delivery of the remaining five of its six products tankers ordered by Frontline 2012
  • Coastal Contracts' profits up 29%
    MALAYSIAN shipbuilder Coastal Contracts posted a 29% rise in profits for the third quarter ended 30 September 2013
  • More LNG carriers financed by MLPs
    MASTER Limited Partnerships are becoming a more common financing means for LNG carriers
  • Mermaid profits hike 389%
    MERMAID Maritime reported a 389% rise in profits to $15.7M for the full year ended 30 September
  • Sembcorp issues $159M notes
    SEMBCORP Marine parent, Sembcorp Industries, said today it has issued S$200M ($159M) fixed rated notes under its S$2Bn ($1.59Bn) multicurrency debt issuance programme
  • TTA's losses widen
    THORESEN Thai Agencies reported heavier losses of 5Bn baht ($156M) for its financial year ended 30 September

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 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 28, 2013
  • Polarcus shares wanted
    A mystery investor is looking to buy close to 10% of Oslo-listed offshore owner Polarcus, it has emerged.
  • Restructuring riddle tackled
    Hope Frontline will strike a second post-crash restructuring deal has led RS Platou Markets to lift its sell tag on the owner.
  • Hope for Attica
    Greek ferry group Attica Holdings has returned to profit in the first nine months thanks to rigorous cost-cutting in the domestic economic crisis.
  • SFL sights twin targets
    Ship Finance International is looking to continue a growth spurt which has seen it invest nearly $1bn this year.
  • NOCC in top gear
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) reversed out of the red in the third quarter thanks to a firmer car carrier charter market.
  • Nord/LB provisions jump
    German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) has revealed loan-loss provisions of EUR 642m ($873m) in the first three quarters as the shipping slump looks set to last.
  • HUBLine falls to loss
    Malaysian liner company HUBLine has been hit by soaring costs as it plunged to a loss in the year to 30 September.
  • Frontline 2012 ready to pay
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 is set to hand out its first quarterly dividend it announced today as it offered clarity on its long-anticipated US listing.
  • Owner wins CTL battle
    The owner of a handysized bulker has won a fiercely contested battle over the total loss of the vessel following a grounding off India four years ago.
  • Fredriksen deletes final VL
    Frontline 2012 has cancelled the last of its VLCC newbuildings at Jinhaiwan it revealed today as it laid out further details of its expansion plan.
  • Swissco fixes newbuilds
    Swissco Holdings has lined up charter deals worth over $20m for a pair of offshore newbuildings.
  • Earnings up at Gotland
    Swedish owner Rederi AB Gotland has posted a bigger profit so far in 2013 as revenue grew.
  • Nordic on the mend
    Nordic Shipholding has revealed a huge drop in quarterly losses just days after securing a rescue package.
  • New deal for Louis
    Cyprus-listed owner Louis has returned to profit in 2013 as it nears an agreement with banks on restructuring its debt.
  • Pac Basin swoops for seven
    Pacific Basin Shipping has splashed out nearly $170m on seven newbuildings to continue an expansion drive stretching back to last September.
  • Four pirates face trial
    Nigeria is to prosecute four suspected pirates captured after a bloody gun battle to free a tanker in August.
  • Inchcape barred by navy
    The US Navy has suspended Inchcape Shipping Services after accusing it of "significant overcharging" on contracts.
  • ALNG slumps to a loss
    Lower freight rates and higher costs combined to send Awilco LNG to a second consecutive quarterly loss.
  • Somali suspect not guilty
    A US federal jury has cleared a Somali man of piracy, but he still faces two lesser charges.
  • Hansson hits OTC jackpot
    Nordic American Tankers' entry into the offshore space has proved a hit with initial investors in the new venture.
  • NITC steps it up
    National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is planning talks to boost its operations after the easing of western sanctions.
  • Dragon looters nabbed
    Vietnamese authorities have caught a group of thieves who were raiding containers on a stricken Heung-A boxship.
  • Navig8 adds two more
    Expanding shipowner Navig8 Product Tankers has declared its final two LR2 newbuilding options in China.
  • Thoresen tumbles
    Thoresen Thai Agencies has reported a full year loss of THB 5bn ($155m) thanks largely to a write-down in the value of its bulker fleet.
  • Thoresen seeks cash
    Thoresen Thai Agencies, the struggling Thai shipowner, is looking to investors to bail it out for a second time in less than a year.
  • Jinhui profit doubles
    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has seen third quarter net income double compared to a year ago thanks to a series of one-off gains.
  • Gard targets Singapore
    Gard is set to join the growing number of P&I clubs setting up shop in Singapore.
  • Street sides with Diana
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping made waves Wednesday when it warned investors that a charterer was walking away from a contract inked at the height of the market.
  • Tanker disabled by fire
    An elderly products tanker has been abandoned off Vietnam after reportedly suffering an engine room fire.
  • Mexican move praised
    Seadrill's recent charter deal with Mexican state oil company Pemex has received the tumbs up from Cowen & Co analyst JB Lowe.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    prices falling in Suez.
  • Prices soften in European ports
    Tight avails in Rotterdam.
  • Russian player reports Q3 profit of $1.6 million
    FESCO-Bunker LLC has been supplying in the Russian far East.
  • Clarkson Research: 'Admit you cannot forecast oil prices'
    Shipping industry must instead build ships with flexibility to cope with unpredictable future, says president of Clarkson Research.
  • Stopford: Be inspired by Apple for smarter shipping
    'The technology you're working with sucks' and there is little room left to improve diesel engine says president of Clarkson Research.
  • Contract with Qatar makes LNG bunkering more 'feasible'
    Qatargas to deliver 10 bcm of LNG to Rotterdam's Gate Terminal.
  • Methanol has been 'overlooked' as alternative fuel
    Commercially viable with similar environmental profile as LNG, methanol deserves a closer look, conference is told.
  • Players say bunker sales have been 'lacklustre'
    'Demand has taken a hit'.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks up week-on-week
    Middle distillates down nearly 19%.
  • IFO prices still rising at major Asian ports
    Supplies of marine fuel tight at Hong Kong, Busan and Tokyo Bay.
  • LR report to focus on LNG as marine fuel
    'It is exciting to see how fast the marine industry in North America is turning to LNG.'
  • US Navy suspends contracts with Inchcape Shipping Services
    Suspension based upon evidence of 'questionable business integrity'.
  • China fuel oil inventories fall on week
    Sinopec received 30,000 mt of bonded bunker fuel at Zhoushan.
  • Titan enters 'second stage' of HKSE delisting procedures
    Titan request for extension of deadline to submit resumption proposal denied.

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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
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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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