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October 1, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Two US Federal Maritime Commissioners want to slow down 2M
  • Singapore's MPA checks health of ships from Ebola ports in last 21 days
  • Protesters prevent Zim ship from discharging cargo at Oakland
  • Manila's port congestion batters Philippines economy, factories miss sales
  • Putin threatens Ukraine's exports if it even moves to sign EU trade deal
  • Port of Felixstowe earns full AEO accreditation
  • US Department of Justice trust busters won't block grey chassis pool
  • Halifax fetes 15 millionth TEU as it awaits benefits of crippling eco-law
  • DHL expands China-Europe rail service from Suzhou to Warsaw in 14 days
  • 420 bottles of Burgundy wines complete 80-day round-the-world sea voyage
  • Cargo delays blamed on forwarders at Milan's groundhandlers' grumble
  • New deal: Flights to be increased from 31 to 40 between UK and China
  • ECS Globe Air Cargo takes over as Saudia Cargo's GSSA in India

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Asia-Europe freight rate drops to 11-week low
  • Box cargo volume from Asia to US at a new high in Aug.
  • Charterers remain optimistic despite small downturn in shipping confidence
  • Dredging Corporation declares 30 pc dividend
  • Function held to commemorate completion of one year of KS Bhavani Shipping SDN BHD in Malaysia
  • Exports to touch INR 10K cr., says Tobacco Board
  • GM begins car exports from India; 140 'Beats' shipped
  • Krishna-Godavari LNG wants more offshore terminals in AP
  • Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association elects office-bearers
  • India can build 30 km of highways in a day in two year's time: Gadkari
  • CIL to set up solar power projects worth INR 7K cr.
  • India to become major coal importer after China reduces imports
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 8 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Kube & Kubenz forwards first tank container to Turkey
  • Railcar lessor snaps up Swiss counterpart
  • World's largest aircraft now on the world's longest route
  • Etihad Rail signs MoU with Gibca Crusher
  • New voice for Hamburg's HHLA
  • KTZ invests in equipment and infrastructure
  • Seko invests in full service e-commerce agency
  • Air Canada Cargo makes pricing easy
  • Cutting fuel consumption with new shunter
  • Moving food from paddock to plate in Australia
  • Rhenus reshuffles
  • ABC adds more B747F flights ex Tokyo and Seoul
  • Angelockt vom Mekka der Pharmabranche
  • K Line gets knuckles rapped by DoJ
  • Hamburg Süd celebrates in Le Havre

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Vane gets $24.5 mod to Transcom contract
  • Astilleros Gondan wins passenger boat order
  • HII appoints corporate director submarine affairs
  • Baton Rouge to get LNG fueling and liquefaction facility
  • ClassNK releases report on MOL Comfort investigation

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Port of Seattle teaming with Corps for port deepening feasibility study
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Port Milazzo terminal fire
  • RRF vessel to be honored for chemical neutralizing efforts
  • Marcon International brokers sale of tug PACIFIC PARTRIOT
  • Georgia Ports Authority reports July/August container numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Major claim for a lost 18,000 teu boxship will top Costa Concordia
    Future casualty will rack up cargo losses that we simply cannot quantify, says underwriter
  • Update: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd vessels collide in Suez Canal
    Ships make contact while sailing south through the transport artery
  • Sovcomflot starts cutting steel for the first Yamal LNG ship
    Russian tanker giant gets to work despite questions over the gas export project's fate
  • CMES books four VLCCs for $390m
    Chinese state carrier's orders mark ambition to become crude carrier giant
  • MOL Comfort was a 'rare' casualty due to storms and 'problematic' operation
    Shipbuilder Mitsubishi responds to ClassNK's investigation into split containership
  • European Shippers' Council hits out at 2M in FMC comments
    Shipper group warns that the alliance should not be seen as a P3 downgrade
  • Cosco and China Shipping units land scrapping subsidies
    China Cosco Holdings secures $228m for fleet renewal under cash-for-clunkers scheme
  • Carriers' reluctance to reduce capacity will increase pressure on rates
    New alliances will create further uncertainties, warn analysts
  • Finalists get jittery as the countdown starts for Lloyd's List Global Awards
    The pressure mounts for tonight's nominees - but who will walk away with the prizes?
  • Savannah reports surge in box traffic
    Double-digit growth for Georgia port as latest expansion project gets go-ahead
  • Libya fixture lightens a dull aframax spot market
    Repsol books tanker to deliver crude to Spain
  • Quartet shareholders approve Pangaea Logistics merger
    Parent of Phoenix Bulk Carriers and Nordic Bulk Carriers becomes latest Nasdaq-listed shipping outfit
  • ClassNK reports breakthrough in MOL Comfort probe
    Update: Japanese class society provides remedies and MLIT to release final report next March
  • Maersk Line unveils sulphur fee
    Danish carrier creates a standalone surcharge to improve transparency to customers
  • Nordic Passat plucks 150 refugees from boat in the Mediterranean
    Rescue from stricken craft off Sicily highlights people smugglers' switch of tactic
  • A fight on two fronts
    Saudi Arabia confronts weak crude prices and mounting pressure at home
  • JBIC bankrolls Berge handysize push
    Imbari Shipbuilding is to build two handysize carriers
  • Ports put proposals to Labour and Conservative conferences
    Level playing field from Brussels tops UKMPG wish list

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Maersk to add anti-pollution surcharge
    Maersk Line plans to charge shippers an additional fee to recoup the cost of complying with new low-sulphur fuel requirements that begin on 1 January in North Europe and North America. New Emission Control Area (ECA) standards will require vessel operators to lower the maximum allowed content of
  • Uganda explores billion dollar Eurobond infrastructure sale
    Uganda's government is considering selling $1Bn of Eurobonds to fund its latest infrastructure development projects, according to its finance minister. In preparation, Maria Kiwanuka said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Africa: "We are looking at the external markets and want to make sure we have
  • Ninth Damen dredger for Nigeria
    Damen Shipyards has announced the delivery of a ninth CSD500 dredger to an established client working on a land reclamation scheme at Warri in the Niger delta. Assembly of the dredger presented a challenge since it was built at the side of a swampy river during the rainy season. The assembly team
  • Refinancing American Shipping seen to add to Ocean Yield firepower
    A proposed refinancing of American Shipping Company (AMSC) should significantly add to the firepower of Ocean Yield (OCY), shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo say. An investment unit controlled by Aker, the Norwegian engineering to investment group that is major investor AMSC and Aker Philadelphia
  • Chinese yards secure more CMES VLCCs
    Chinese shipyards Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) have both secured orders for a pair of VLCCs from returning compatriot shipowner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) at a total cost of $389.5M. The two 318,000dwt vessels at SWS are eco-designed
  • Hull fracture caused MOL Comfort sinking
    A fractured hull girder caused the break-up and sinking of container ship MOL Comfort in June 2013, an investigation has found. Japanese classification society ClassNK, which classed the 8,110teu ship, released its final investigation report today. The MOL Comfort split into two and sank in bad
  • Pan Ocean puts itself up for sale
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean has said that it will be on sale from tomorrow. Pan Ocean announced in a Korea Exchange filing on 30 September that the firm would choose a public bidding process to sell itself. The company, once South Korea's biggest bulker operator, went into receivership
  • HMD benefits most from Chinese restructuring
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) will be the largest beneficiary of China's shipbuilding industry restructuring, said KDB Daewoo Securities in a research note. KDB Daewoo Securities analyst, Ki-jong Sung said, "The Chinese government is accelerating the restructuring by forcing
  • DSME considers shipyard in China
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said it is now discussing to build a shipyard in Dandong, China, in collaboration with China's Rilin Group. DSME, South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder, said in a Korea Exchange filing that it has been under discussion with Rilin
  • Newbuilding and secondhand ship global sales down in August
    Newbuilding and secondhand ship sales worldwide declined year on year in August, a trend that was attributed to bearish freight rates. Statistics compiled by Greek broker Golden Destiny showed that there were 150 newbuilding orders last month, compared to 182 orders in August 2013. Among
  • EMAS Offshore launches Singapore listing
    Singapore-headquartered offshore marine contractor, EMAS Offshore has launched its public offering of shares on 29 September following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The shares would be listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities
  • Jiangsu Eastern Ocean Equipment denied standardised status
    Jiangsu Eastern Ocean Equipment, a Chinese shipyard based in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province, has been denied admission into the first batch of standardised Chinese shipbuilders. The shipbuilders are those that meet the standardised requirements set by China's Ministry of Industry and Information
  • RSHI hopes to complete restructuring by June 2015
    China Rongsheng HI hopes to complete its potential restructuring with various unidentified local and overseas parties by the end of June 2015. The implementation of the potential restructuring is subject to the confirmation of the parties, a stock filing of RSHI said yesterday. The potential
  • Alam Maritim extends contracts for $22.9M
    Malaysia-listed marine services provider, Alam Maritim Resources has received a letter of extension from ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia, exercising its option to extend existing charter party contracts. The existing contracts are for one unit accommodation barge or vessel and one
  • VLGC rates slip
    Freight rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers slipped last week as market players decided to wait for Saudi ARAMCO's announcement of October contract prices this week. As of 26 September, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Gulf-Far East route at $101.643/tonne, down from
  • Ulstein wins design and system order from Van Oord
    Ulstein, the privately owned Norwegian maritime system supplier, said it has won an order from Van Oord in the Netherlands for the design and equipment contract for a subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel. "Working in close co-operation with Van Oord, this is the first fully integrated design where

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Seattle and Tacoma ports responsible for 48,000 local jobs
    Maritime cargo activity at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma supported 48,100 direct, indirect and induced jobs and $4.1 billion in income and re-spending in the region, according to a study released Tuesday by Martin Associates. The study includes all types of cargo handled by the Pacific Northwest ports. As a...
  • Zim ship unloads in Long Beach after Oakland protest
    A Zim Integrated Shipping Services ship forced to abandon its scheduled call at the Port of Oakland over the weekend is now docked at the Port of Long Beach and unloading. According to The Jewish Press, the Zim Shanghai left SSA Terminal at the Port of Oakland on Sunday and steamed...
  • Middle Eastern feeder line launches India-Iran service
    The Middle East-based short sea shipping line Admiral Feeders has introduced a direct feeder link between India and Iran. The weekly shuttle service connects the Port of Mundra on India's west coast with Bandar Abbas, Iran's main cargo gateway. The container service was scheduled to begin with the Admiral Venture vessel calling at...
  • US truck rentals expected to rise with growth in capacity demands
    PacLease, the equipment leasing arm of truck maker Paccar, is expanding its rental fleet as trucking companies seek cost-efficient ways to match freight demands with capacity. The company has expanded its rental fleet by 20 percent since 2012 and rental demand "is at an all-time high," said Tom Pecyna, PacLease...
  • Zenith adds new trucks, trailers to fleet
    Zenith Global Logistics will expand its fleet as the company continues to benefit from a growing demand for home furnishings in the U.S. The North Carolina-based company, a home furnishings supply chain, announced it is adding 12 new trucks and 20 new trailers to its fleet to meet growing demand. U.S. furniture...
  • Drewry on port congestion: Certain regions at greater risk
    Container port congestion has been a hot topic this year, with issues including late ship arrivals; strikes, or fears of strikes, and their impact; terminal projects; and adverse weather conditions popping up across the world. While some congestion is caused by short-term issues, certain world regions may be at greater...
  • Conditions improving at western Canada ports
    Shippers are getting U.S.-bound cargo more easily through the British Columbia ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the surge in imports avoiding the U.S. West Coast because of labor talks subsides with the conclusion of the ocean peak season. In early September, DP World Vancouver again began accepting U.S.-bound containers...
  • Alphaliner: Overcapacity could grow worse, eroding rates
    Carriers operating in the Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades could fall victims to their own tactics, as Alphaliner predicts their refusal to trim capacity and the delivery of big ships could cause major spot rate erosion. A massive influx of capacity could push spot rates, which are already in a volatile trend...
  • Brazilian logistics provider secures funding for launch
    Modern Logistics S.A. has secured funding that will help the Brazilian logistics services provider launch operations within two months, offering regional warehousing and air and ground distribution. The supply chain company, based in São Paulo, secured up to 75 million Brazilian reais (about US$30.6 million). Modern Logistics, catering to companies with high-value...
  • With carrier interest in Miami, FECR betting on intermodal future
    Florida East Coast Railway is preparing for completion of the Port of Miami's harbor-deepening project in the fourth quarter of 2015 by purchasing new equipment and locomotives and offering expedited services to population centers in the Southeast. South Atlantic ports anticipate increased container trade with Asia in early 2016 with the...
  • China putting $293 million into shipping sector
    Nearly $300 million in subsidies were given to four Chinese ship lines today, as the Chinese government begins to roll out parts of a six-year plan to update its shipping industry. China Cosco, Cosco Shipping, China Shipping Development Companies and China Shipping Container Lines all received a share of the 1.8...
  • Con-way Freight plans $60 million LTL driver pay hike
    This story was updated at 4:44 p.m., Sept. 30, 2015. Con-way Freight today said it will boost truck driver pay by $60 million in 2015, restructuring pay rates for more than 14,000 line-haul and pickup-and-delivery drivers nationwide. The second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier said it will raise pay, align rates with geographic...
  • Brazil's year-old port law offers little of clarity promised
    The biggest losers from the new law were terminals operating at the Port of Santos.Facing pressure from powerful shipper groups, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2011 decided to do something about her country's ailing transportation infrastructure. Specifically, she wanted to improve the port facilities that many major shippers were decrying...
  • Air freight shippers face disruption as Lufthansa pilots strike
    European air freight shippers are facing fresh disruption today as a strike by Lufthansa pilots forced the cancellation of 50 long-haul flights to and from Frankfurt, Germany, the German carrier's global cargo hub. The strike, over planned changes to the pilots' early retirement scheme, comes just two days after pilots at...
  • Maersk unveils low-sulfur surcharges
    Maersk Line has announced low-sulfur surcharges of up to $160 per 20-foot container on the North Atlantic and lesser amounts on other trade routes to offset the cost of complying with regulations requiring ships to switch to cleaner fuels in 2015. All vessels sailing through so-called Emission Control Areas - the...
  • Toyota to export SUVs through Savannah
    Toyota will use the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal for exports of several thousand Highlander sport-utility vehicles annually from the automaker's Princeton, Indiana, plant to Australia and New Zealand. Savannah handled 26,375 of the 700,702 units of vehicles that moved through Georgia Port Authority facilities during the fiscal year ended June...
  • Idle container ship fleet falls to three-year low
    The idle container ship fleet has shrunk to a three-year low, driven by rising carrier demand for Panamax vessels of 3,000 TEUs to 5,100 TEUs capacity, according to Alphaliner. There were 117 vessels above 500 TEUs, with a combined capacity of 212,000 TEUS, or 1.2 percent of the global cellular fleet,...
  • Manila adds yard capacity to cope with growth in trade
    HONG KONG - The Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will speed up construction of new yard facilities and an inland container depot at its flagship Manila terminal, boosting the yard capacity by more than 20 percent. With sustained and robust growth expected in the country's economy, the Philippine government...
  • Foreign couriers seek clarity on China ruling to open domestic sector
    HONG KONG - The world's top integrators are waiting to see how the recent ruling by China's State Council to liberalize domestic package delivery will play out across the multibillion dollar market dominated by a multitude of small low-cost operators. A State Council statement said it had been decided to "fully...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Export alliance expands
    A leading owner and charterer of bulkers made waves Tuesday after announcing plans to beef up its joint venture with Marubeni.
  • OSG tipped as M&A target
    A growing number of market forecasters believe the second and third largest operators of Jones Act tankers may pursue a merger in the months ahead.
  • Tenaska teams with Waller
    Waller Marine of the US is moving forward with a campaign to cash in on rising demand for LNG fuel in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Thumbs up for Pangaea
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions has received resounding approval for a $375m deal that will bring the US bulker operator to the Nasdaq stock exchange.
  • Conoco exports US crude
    ConocoPhillips has exported the first cargo of Alaskan crude in a decade.
  • TNK targets TIL
    Teekay Tankers has launched a campaign aimed at acquiring more shares of affiliate Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL).
  • Teekay shares on fire
    Teekay Corp shares were running hot today as a decision to hike its dividend proved a hit with investors.
  • Pola Maritime wants more
    The company has just taken delivery of the last of six 37,500-dwt Sea Horse-type vessels from Qingshan Shipyard.
  • Difficult dredger
    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has completed the construction of a new dredger despite facing huge difficulties during the assembly process due to severe weather conditions.
  • Cold cuts
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has cut steel on the first of a raft of ice-breaking LNG carrier newbuildings which will serve the Russian Arctic's Yamal LNG project.
  • Cosco banks scrap cash
    China Cosco Holdings has received a huge subsidy linked to its fleet renewal efforts.
  • Gas drives Sloman profit
    Germany's Sloman Neptun has posted a bigger first-half profit as its LPG carriers increased earnings.
  • Avance to squash forecasts
    Danske Bank has tipped VLGC spot specialist Avance Gas to shatter consensus expectations in the third quarter.
  • Atlantska stretches option
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba has extended an option for a third ultramax bulker newbuilding in China.
  • Skangass builds another
    LNG provider Skangass has secured its second contract to build a new LNG terminal within a month.
  • The moment of impact
    An extraordinary video showing the collision between two huge container vessels in the Suez Canal has been released by the Port Said police.
  • What led to MOL Comfort loss?
    The MOL Comfort could have broken in half in the Indian Ocean last year because of lateral loads acting on the double bottom structure, according to a final report into the loss and post-panamax containership safety by ClassNK.
  • Sinotrans taking charter hit
    Hong Kong's Sinotrans Shipping has warned of a potential loss after a charterer defaulted on a term deal.
  • Heavyweight backs DHT
    Norway's Rasmussengruppen, one of the main shareholders in Norden, has thrown its weight behind major VLCC owner DHT Holdings.
  • Yujin sees red
    Singapore's Yujin International has seen a red bottom line for the first half of 2014 after selling off its bunker tankers.
  • Trident adds five
    Trident Alliance, the recently-launched band of shipowners seeking to ensure the enforcement of sulphur regulations, has welcomed five more members onboard.
  • Bergen has to pay
    Norway's Bergen Group has been told to hand over compensation to Poland's Stocznia Gdansk yard after it withheld fees for a delayed ferry hull.
  • GMS wins contract
    Offshore shipowner Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a contract for one small-class vessel under construction.
  • Ostenfeldt joins Nordic
    Thome Ship Management chief executive Carsten Ostenfeldt has quit to take up an executive position at Nordic Tankers.
  • Samsung looks overseas
    Samsung Heavy Industries is eyeing a near $1bn investment to set up its first shipbuilding facility overseas.
  • GSI sells subsidiary
    State-owned Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) is hoping to raise at least CNY 413.79m ($67.34m) from the sale of a subsidiary.
  • Korean ferry grounds
    All 109 people have been rescued from a South Korean ferry that hit a rock off Hongdo Island on Tuesday.
  • Nordic eyes duo
    German shipowner Nordic Hamburg is in talks to buy two cancelled newbuildings in Bangladesh.
  • Japan backs Berge Bulk
    Berge Bulk has secured export credit financing for a pair of handysize bulkers ordered at Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding.
  • Japan LNG imports ease
    Japan's August imports of LNG fell to their lowest level in four years just released government data shows.
  • Poulsson joins FSL
    FSL Trust Management (FSLTM) has recruited Esben Poulsson as it continues to beef up its management expertise.
  • Jones Act duo mull listings
    A private equity firm backed by Norwegian shipping mogul Kjell Inge Rokke has abandoned plans to exit the Jones Act product tanker segment.
  • Teekay shifts gears
    Teekay Corp has announced plans to overhaul its dividend policy.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • EU lays out alternative fueling timelines
  • FedEx to launch share buyback program
  • Containerships collide near entrance to Suez Canal
  • China customs self-compliance pilot likely to extend into 2015
  • ARTEMUS to provide customs broker services
  • Campaign to enforce ocean emission regs gains support
  • Savannah picks up Toyota export business
  • Crowley adds two heavylift barges to fleet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • ABB explores turbocharger upgrades to help cut fuel costs
    Firm initially working on upgrade packages for Wartsila cruise ship engine.
  • Port Authority of Thailand announces extra fuel surcharge
    Will effect ports of Bangkok and Laem Chabang as of October 1.
  • Italian oil refinery fire disrupts port ops
    All berthing/unberthing operations remained suspended on Monday.
  • Firms to construct LNG fuelling facility in Louisiana
    Will be based at the port of Baton Rouge.
  • Bunkerworld launches 'ECA' low sulphur index for 2015
    Responds to industry need for a tool to calculate and explain surcharge changes to customers.
  • CMA CGM publishes ECA surcharge rates
    Box operator's notice comes amid similar announcements.
  • Yujin International posts half-yearly loss
    Last year's bunker tanker sale still hitting revenue.
  • Singapore facing 'oversupply'
    Players expect up to 3.8 million metric tonnes of fuel oil to arrive in October.
  • Maersk Line: ECA box charge over $100 on some routes
    Move is to meet extra costs of ECA operations
  • Georgia Kounalakis joins OW Bunker's North America team
    Kounalakis comes to OW Bunker North America from Aegean Marine Petroleum.
  • Trident Alliance builds up numbers
    And moves ahead on compliance technology.
  • Finnish LNG terminal to go on stream in 2016
    Skangass seeks to satisfy demand for the gas in shipping and other industries.
  • Omani port mulls LS MGO supplies
    Move requires refineries to be 'fully prepared'.
  • Sohar has 'edge over Fujairah', says commercial manager
    Port mulls possible third bunker supplier.
  • Shipping emissions of 'national importance', say campaigners
    Call for a number of Australian ports to cap sulphur content of marine fuel.
  • Vessels seized over illegal bunker transfer
    Crew of boxship and fishing boat under investigation.

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