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BRIEFS
March 3, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL hikes southeast Asia-Australia rate US$200/TEU from April 1
  • MOL offers two intra-Asia Qingdao-Manila/Bangkok services with RCL
  • Hutchison Port Holdings profit off 4pc to US$953 million, revenues up 4pc
  • Work to resume 'normal pace' on locks under 'conceptual' Panama pact
  • CSAV stung by US$8.9 million US fine for rigging ro-ro rates
  • Evergreen looks to new ways to develop wider role in new CKYHE
  • Fujian Customs and quarantine sector tie up to enhance efficiency
  • Alashankou's January trade cargo falls 10.1pc to 2.28 million tonnes
  • Felixstowe port adds US$2.50 charge on truck calls from noon to 5pm
  • Philippines Supreme Court backs company in seafarer disability case
  • Goodman leases 54,880 square metres for new Alibaba DC in Suzhou
  • Maritime insurers UK P&I Club sees business increase in 2014 renewals
  • China's 2013 air cargo and mail rises 2.4pc 5.06 million tonnes
  • DHL and Etihad Cargo increase connectivity through the Middle East
  • Emirates to create cargo corridor between 2 airports and Dubai port

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Agreement reached to increase ILO minimum wage for the able seafarer
  • ICS Chairman praises IMO efficiency at World Ocean Summit
  • MOL signs deal to build, charter new LNG carrier
  • NYK report receives Special Achievement Award at 2013 Nikkei Annual Report Awards
  • SAL, Sai Maritime load reactors in record time at Mumbai Port
  • SCI's Annual Worldwide Agents Meet 2014 from today
  • Cotton exports likely to reach 10 m bales this year
  • Essar imports more crude, while RIL cuts inward shipment
  • Exports of wheat, rice & corn may drop by 29 pc in 2014-15: USDA
  • Import - Export Code (iec) number explained
  • Imports of natural rubber up during Apr.-Jan. 2013-14
  • India emerges largest shrimp exporter to US
  • MSME Ministry seeks tax relief in FTP to boost exports
  • Textile exports may fall short of target
  • Bhushan Patil elected JNPT Labour Trustee for eighth consecutive time
  • N. N. Kumar appointed Chairman of JN Port
  • Fag-end rally helps rupee close firm at 61.80
  • Forex reserves drop by $ 383.7 m to $ 293.40 bn
  • Govt clears projects worth Rs 16k crore
  • Lanco Infratech bags INR 3,960 cr. order from TN
  • NTPC to increase its presence in MP
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty bestowed with 'Business Leader of the Year' award

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fleet integration programme for grain shippers
  • DNV GL opens Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore
  • Two engineering awards for CSX tunnel project
  • Gulf Air returns to Teheran today
  • WCI dropping further
  • Victron Energy opens new warehouse in Spain
  • UNIFE welcomes work on fourth railway package
  • Avianca returning to London
  • Stena expanding on Irish-French route
  • K Line launches new Jaseco services
  • UK: Freight Movement in Wales expands fleet
  • Operations start at new Deichmann distribution centre
  • Mit der Schiene auf gutem Kurs
  • JAL further reduces fuel cargo surcharge

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Trucking group disrupting Port Metro Vancouver operations
  • Washington Ecology Department praises Port of Vancouver cleanup effort
  • U.S. rail freight traffic climbs during week
  • Port of Port Angeles seeking advisory committee applicants
  • Panama Canal Authority reaches deal for expansion work

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Quijano confirms three-month delay to enlarged Panama Canal
    Waterway pushes back commercial transit start date to the first quarter of 2016
  • GasLog seeks secondhand tonnage as energy firms divest and small players fold
    Company braced for LNG consolidation on posting strong annual results
  • Company results round-up
    Free to read: Keep up to date during the earnings season with our daily summary of financial reports
  • Höegh LNG slides into the red
    Weakening liquefied natural gas shipping market claims another casualty
  • BW LPG exercise options for two VLGCs
    Gas shipping company eyes growth in shipping US propane and butane
  • Golar bearish about short-term LNG shipping prospects
    Fredriksen gas carrier pulls no punches as its income slides
  • Eitzen Chemical hits a high as losses shrink
    Owner expects further improvements in chemtanker market
  • Scorpio Bulkers nets a new loan for four newbuildings
    Lauro-led outfit also announces new charter-in agreements
  • Busan offers discounts to green ships
    South Korean port adopts Environmental Ship Index as benchmark
  • See-saw ride for capesizes
    Rates have come up strongly, but should stay within today's range throughout the week
  • Eimskip pushes back newbuildings' delivery a second time
    Icelandic carrier says delay will not affect services as it posts operating profits down 9%
  • Asia-Europe rates slide again
    Prices slip by more than $100 week on week
  • Turkish ship recycler moves closer to European approval
    ISO certification positions Aliaga to meet Brussels' stricter standards
  • Tokyo Gas-backed orders signal Japanese rush to buy US LNG
    MOL and NYK book new tonnage at Japan Marine United
  • Pile them high
    As boxships get bigger, owners must rethink the way they stack cargo on board
  • Maersk Tankers seeks a way out
    Product segment has promise but can AP Moller-Maersk arm fulfil its potential?
  • Top five most-read stories
    Free to read: Friday February 27
  • Hutchison Port Holdings reports a 4% drop in annual operating profits
    Higher depreciation costs weigh down on earnings
  • Oldendorff reveals 68 firm newbuilding orders
    Dry bulk operator expects up to 80 vessels to join its fleet in the next four years
  • DFDS benefits from recovery in northern Europe
    Ferry and ro-ro operator posts a $64m pre-tax operating profit for 2013
  • Panama Canal work 'to regain normal pace'
    Canal authority and contractors table a conceptual agreement to finish the third locks
  • The Week on Wall Street | February 28
    Free to read: the first OSG lender legal challenge, Matson Shipping, Diamond S and overordering in the tanker market
  • CSAV pleads guilty to US price-fixing charge and agrees to pay $8.9m
    Chilean line is the target for the first charges filed by antitrust agency in shipping probe
  • CSAV shareholders to vote on Hapag-Lloyd merger
    Extraordinary shareholders' meeting scheduled for March 21

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • NSB considers conversions
    NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrts - one of Germany's biggest charter container shipowners - is plotting a major ship conversion scheme in a bid to escape the slump in period rates for Panamax boxships.
  • Woodside signs LNG deal with Korea Gas Corp
    Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) will buy 2.2M tonnes of LNG from Australia's Woodside over the next three years, Woodside announced today.
  • Danish Ship Finance impairment losses narrow
    Danish Ship Finance (DSF), the privately owned Copenhagen-based shipping bank, has reported a sharp narrowing of loan impairment charges and subsequently a significant increase in net profit.
  • MacGregor buys Deep Water Solutions
    Finnish onshore, offshore, and maritime load handling equipment maker Cargotec has announced that its MacGregor business unit has bought Deep Water Solutions (DWS) of Kristiansand, Norway, for an undisclosed sum.
  • Hoegh LNG dives to 2013 loss
    Hoegh LNG has reported a loss for both the final quarter of 2013 and the full year, and has warned that the sector is likely to face several challenging years because of excess capacity.
  • Box rates spiralling down
    Freight rates for container liftings ex Far East continued to drop fast this week ahead ahead of renewed rate restoration attempts by liner operators.1083671.timg
  • Panama Canal compromise reached
    A deal has been reached to complete the Panama Canal's third set of locks, although the debut of commercial operations will be delayed until spring 2016.1482282.timg
  • Speeding caused VLCC to crash into pipeline
    The Korea Coast Guard has announced that a Singapore-flagged VLCC was going too fast when it came into contact with GS Caltex's three pipelines in Yeosu last month.
  • STX O&S in further debt-to-equity swap
    Beleaguered South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding will issue 756.5M new shares to its creditors in a further debt-to-equity swap.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Showing 'Rapid Decay'
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 28, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports fell about $120 per TEU in the week of Feb. 28, continuing a downward trend that started in the second week of January and marking the lowest...
  • JOC Truckload Capacity Index Drops to New Low
    The JOC Truckload Capacity Index dropped to 79.8 in the fourth quarter - its lowest reading yet - as several large truckload fleets continued to reduce their tractor count in late 2013. The index fell after climbing in the previous two quarters from 79.9 to 81.9. The index, based on actual...
  • CSAV Pleads Guilty to Ro-Ro Price-Fixing Conspiracy
    CSAV has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal fine of $8.9 million for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers and rig bids of international shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, to and from the U.S. and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The...
  • Panama Canal Locks Delayed Again Under New Contractor Pact
    The deadline for completing the $5.25 billion Panama Canal's expansion project has been postponed by another three months, to early 2016, under a tentative refinancing agreement between the Panama Canal Authority and the engineering consortium that is building the new locks. The verbal refinancing agreement, which contracting consortium Grupo Unidos por...
  • Vancouver Unionized Truckers to Hold Strike Vote March 1
    Port Metro VancouverUnifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association says it will hold a strike vote on March 1 that could result in its members joining hundreds of other truckers who walked off the job at Port Metro Vancouver on Feb. 26. Members of Unifor-VCTA, which is British Columbia's largest union representing container truckers,...
  • Storms Drive US Spot Truckload Rates Higher
    U.S. spot market truckload rates remain unseasonably high, propped up by a combination of higher demand and supply chain disruptions caused by continuing severe winter weather in parts of the country. The DAT average national dry van spot market rate rose to a new peak of $1.98 per mile in...
  • Airports Boosting Investment in the Cold Chain
    On a recent day in mid-December, two 747 freighters flew into MidAmerica St. Louis Airport loaded with 250,000 pounds of Chilean blueberries. Just days later, another 160,000 pounds of the fruit landed at the airport. For MidAmerica, which has ambitions of becoming an air cargo hub for perishables, it was the...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Feb. 28
    Multiple container lines hope to increase rates in a variety of trade lanes from March through June, although any hikes achieved could be fleeting, as overcapacity continues to negatively impact carriers' control of pricing. JOC's TPM 2014 conference, which kicks off on March 2, will feature discussions of volatility in the...
  • New Rail Services Give Perishables Shippers Options
    New and expanding refrigerated rail services are delivering new options for smaller food shippers who soon could be left out in the cold by western railroads as thousands of 50-year-old mechanical boxcars are retired in the coming years. "Over the next decade or so, there is a real wall coming up...
  • With ILWU Talks About to Heat Up, Shippers Weigh Options
    Li & Fung Logistics isn't waiting for the worst-case scenario. The logistics division of Hong Kong-based sourcing giant Li & Fung - and other cargo owners like it who ship through the U.S. West Coast - will be watching closely over the next four months as the International Longshore and...
  • Q&A: By Whom the Bill Is Paid
    Q: I hope you can provide me with some guidance on this. A carrier has these rules. They do not recognize Section 7 on any bill of lading as stated in the rules tariff. I have encountered situations described in B and C quite a few times, but A not so...
  • Nehru Port OKs PSA's Bid for Fourth Container Terminal
    Global port-terminal operator PSA International has been selected to build and operate the long-delayed fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India's largest container hub, through a public-private partnership development scheme. "The board of trustees at a meeting on Feb. 26 approved PSA's bid and agreed to issue a formal letter...
  • Massive Container Terminal Considered for Malaysia's Port Klang
    A planned new container facility at Port Klang will offer 30 million TEUs of extra capacity, according to government ministers. A new port of such size would significantly up the competitive ante against rival operators at Tanjung Pelepas, Maersk's South East Asia hub, and PSA's vast terminal complex at Singapore, as...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Golar seeks refinancing
    Golar LNG Partners said it is in talks to refinance an $84.5m loan backed by an eight-year-old LNG carrier.
  • Golar beats estimates
    Golar LNG has reported a group-wide decline in operating income, although both of its New York-listed companies beat analyst expectations.
  • Rescue called off
    The US Coast Guard has called off the search for a missing solo mariner after a tanker and pure car carrier diverted to help the rescue efforts.
  • Olympic fixes newbuilds
    Olympic Shipping has picked up contracts for a pair of subsea support newbuildings.
  • FRNT's cape IPO carrot
    Frontline 2012's long anticipated initial public offering (IPO) for its capesize fleet has added another carrot for investors in John Fredriksen's flagship company, analysts say.
  • Arison to pocket $400m
    Micky Arison stands to pocket around $400m from the sale of slice of cruiseship owner Carnival Corporation.
  • Klaveness profit triples
    Torvald Klaveness tripled its earnings in 2013 as it cut operating costs despite a bigger fleet.
  • FSL gets breathing room
    First Ship Lease (FSL) has reached a agreement with lenders to relax loan covenants until the end of the year.
  • Crews win pay rise
    Shipping companies and the ITF union have agreed a pay hike for crews worth 4.95% by 2016.
  • Flex pressing ahead
    Flex LNG is biding its time on a potential merger or asset sales as it focuses on finding finance and charters for its Samsung newbuildings.
  • SALT bulks up
    Scorpio Bulkers has moved quickly to add to its fleet of chartered in vessels and tied up financing for four newbuildings under construction.
  • Ardmore ups the ante
    Ardmore Shipping has increased its proposed share sale as it revealed it is on the hunt for resales and modern second-hand products tankers.
  • Diamond Geezer
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Suitcase financing
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Eitzen Chem keen to buy
    Norway's Eitzen Chemical is still trying to find new cash streams to built its business, but recent debt sales have "created a new dynamic" in the process, it said.
  • GasLog in strong finish
    GasLog has reported a strong set of fourth quarter results which came in clear of Wall Street forecasts.
  • Tallink raises its sights
    Baltic ro-pax group Tallink has seen annual earnings fall, but an improved fourth quarter result has left it positive for 2014.
  • Wisdom adds two more
    Taiwan's Wisdom Marine has increased its big orderbook in Japan with two more 81,700-dwt bulkers.
  • DFDS launches buy-back
    Danish shipowner DFDS is rewarding investors through a buy-back scheme worth DKK 200m ($40.67m).
  • DFDS does better
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS is still looking to make acquisitions after posting better profit for 2013.
  • Subsea 7 in $75m win
    Norway's Subsea 7 has won a $75m subsea contract with oil heavyweight ExxonMobil in Canada.
  • Sales hurt NOCC
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) fell to a deeper loss in the final quarter after scrapping two vessels.
  • PB to slow record growth
    Pacific Basin Shipping plans to slow down its record expansion pace in the face of rising asset prices and the filing up of shipyard slots in Japan.
  • CSAV slashes loss
    A tax gain has helped Chilean container line CSAV cut a large chunk from its annual loss.
  • Latvian loses less
    Products tanker owner Latvian Shipping Co (LSC) has cut its annual loss after a profitable second half.
  • JMU seals LNG double
    Shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corp (JMU) has secured orders for two LNG carrier newbuildings from domestic shipowners.
  • Hoegh LNG misses mark
    Hoegh LNG sank deeper into the red than predicted in the fourth quarter.
  • CSAV admits price-fixing
    Chile's CSAV has pleaded guilty to price-fixing in the US.
  • Top-up for CSCL
    Chinese container line CSCL has lined up a new loan worth $57m with Pingan Bank.
  • Jinhui slams private equity
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation is the latest shipowner to argue that private equity is harming the recovery in the dry bulk sector.
  • Seaspan wins BC order
    Canada's BC Ferries is ordering a new cable ferry at Vancouver's Seaspan yard.
  • Jinhui slips to a loss
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has ended the year on a downer with a loss in the fourth quarter due to vessel write-downs.
  • Alam Maritime suffers
    Malaysia's Alam Maritim Resources has reported a near five-fold drop in FY 2013 fourth quarter profits.
  • Oldendorff comes clean
    Oldendorff has revealed comprehensive details of its huge newbuild programme which spans yards in China, Japan and South Korea.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Breakthrough reached on Panama Canal contract impass
    The Panama Canal Authority and the international consortium building the new locks for an expanded Canal announced Friday that they had reached a tentative agreement on a framework for completing the project.
  • COSCO to raise cargo rates by $1,000 in 11 weeks
    COSCO announced sharp rate increases for all cargo from the Far East to Red Sea and Persian Gulf trade over 11 weeks, adding a total of $2,000 to existing rates across two lanes.
  • Oregon's governor orders study at Port of Portland
  • Cargo weighs down IAG in 2013
    IAG Cargo, the amalgamation of the cargo divisions at British Airways and Iberia, experienced a 7-percent drop in volume between 2012 and 2013, seeing activity decline to 5,653 million cargo-ton kilometers last year.
  • Kalitta Air helps launch NY-Amsterdam service
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • Jaenichen says marine highway program should expand focus
    DOT should explore expanding the Marine Highway concept beyond barge services for containers to other kinds of cargo normally carried by truck or rail, Acting Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen said.
  • CSAV shareholders to vote on Hapag-Lloyd merger
  • Japan 24-hour rule set to begin
    The Advance Filing Rule is similar to the U.S. 24-hour rule in timing, but requires more detailed information about the cargo itself and the parties involved in the transaction.
  • U.S. 4Q GDP revised down to 2.4%
  • Corn shippers warned to avoid co-mingling

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Fuel prices fall in the Americas
    Tight low sulphur avails reported in the US Gulf and along the US East Coast.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • DFDS may shut down 'unprofitable' routes due to high fuel costs
    Large-scale analysis of route network underway in light of upcoming 'costly' eco regulations.
  • Groups to sign preliminary deal to end Panama Canal dispute
    ACP and GUPC to give $100 million each for 'immediate cash flow needs' to fully resume expansion work.
  • DNV GL and Singapore join forces on research
    Areas to be addressed include LNG risk assessment, energy saving and emission reduction technology.
  • Lack of price direction as week ends
    Bunker prices were soft in Istanbul.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Bunker prices climb in Suez.
  • Box shipping company to dump fuel-guzzling ships
    Capacity to be replaced with more fuel-efficient tonnage.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks fall
    But February average unchanged from January.
  • Hong Kong bunker player shrugs off share price fluctuations
    Share value dipped 20% on Monday.
  • Asian prices soften to end week
    Good avails reported across key trading hubs.
  • Opportunity for bonded bunkering at Georgia
    No bunker tanker supply available since early last year.
  • Titan delays 2013 annual results
    Extra time needed to finalise results as two directors left the board, group says.
  • Sinopec sale to include Hong Kong marine fuels business
    Firm plans to sell up to 30% of its retail oil business to private investors.
  • Reports: Greek port planning LNG bunkering facility
    Qatari company linked to development.

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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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