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February 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Panamax ships face gloomy employment prospects after 2015
  • Jiangsu's 558-kilometre Lianyungang-Shanghai ship channel completed
  • Qingdao simplified customs clearance rules extend to 26 provinces
  • Jiangxi rail freight falls 6.6pc to 45.9 million tonnes in first 11 months
  • Nanjing to build 26-square kilometre Yangtze Shipping Logistics Centre
  • Khorgas rail checkpoint handles 1.5 million tonnes in 11 months
  • Gansu, Khorgas checkpoint build agricultural export service
  • China Railway Changchun freight centre offers LTL service to Yanji
  • Guangxi revises Beibu Gulf policy to speed port, shipping development
  • Inner Mongolia trade value up 6.5pc to US$12 billion in 2013
  • 56 Chinese border posts adopt 'only once 3-in-1' inspection regime
  • Ro-ro shipping conference to be held at Gothenburg on February 20
  • Cool Logistics Africa conference returns to Cape Town from March 4-6
  • China Postal Airlines launches Hangzhou-Beijing-Guangzhou service
  • UTair's new route between Krasnodar, Russia and Yerevan, Armenia
  • ATK and Airbus sign deal on A350 XWB-1000 for parts production

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • UASC cements its largest ever newbuilding order by exercising options for six 14,000-TEU vessels
  • ABG Shipyard delivers India's first indigenously built oceanographic research vessel
  • Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' mooring & loading systems unit
  • CMA CGM launches PANAMA 2 (PAD 2) service from Oceania to US
  • Govt incentivising coastal shipping
  • HAROPA emerges as a winning port system
  • National Waterway-4 project launched
  • NYK & Puninar Jaya launch venture offering total automotive logistics solutions in Indonesia
  • Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) increases Europe-Asia rate from March 1
  • Cochin Port launches trailer booking through internet & sms
  • Kandla Port & dock workers union submits memorandum of demands to Vasan
  • NMPT bags Greentech Environment-2013 award in Gold category
  • Thar Dry Port adjudged ICD of the Year at Gujarat Junction 2014
  • Subsidiaries pitch to take up Rlys' projects
  • ADB to provide loan to encourage infrastructure investment
  • CIL floats fresh tender for coal import
  • INR eases further on increased dollar demand
  • IRCON bags top award for project export

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line sees leap in profits but poor container results
  • Kombiverkehr shifts more trucks to rails
  • DTC and Hellmann East Europe to collaborate
  • UASC confirms option for six additional ULCVs
  • GLS receives ISO certification for entire group
  • CER: road legislation harms intermodality
  • Record volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
  • Aeroflot expands fleet with new B777-300ER and SSH-100
  • CSX achieves place on SCPLI index
  • DB Schenker Logistics: first Tapa certified firm at Charles...
  • Drewry: big ships too expensive to lay up
  • New record market share for DAF trucks
  • Garbe Logistic inaugurates new office in Frankfurt am Main
  • Changes to supervisory board at port of Le Havre
  • Schwieriges Marktumfeld
  • Boeing's special support of Super Bowl winner Seattle...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Edison Chouest acquires Bee Mar Platform Supply Vessels
  • February 03, 2014 EBDG to design new car ferry for The Steamship Authority
  • MAN EcoCam retrofit allows low-load optimization
  • Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design
  • Zamakona Shipyard launches Field Support Vessel
  • Boutique shipping bank set to start operations in April
  • Fourth GPA 696 delivered to Bourbon
  • Newest Mobile Landing Platform ship named for John Glenn
  • UASC ups order with HHI to 16 containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • TT Club offering learning course on proper container packing practices
  • Crowley Guatemala logistics/liner units move to new Guatemala City office
  • Port of Olympia readies for annual boating/chowder event
  • Coast Guard medevacs tug crewman injured while working in Elliott Bay
  • General Dynamics NASSCO christens new MLP vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Shipping leader slams EU regulatory interference
    UK Chamber president urges industry to be more vocal on business matters
  • See you in Piccadilly
    Future of LNG shipping to be aired at Informa's LNG shipping conference
  • StealthGas clinches bank finance for growing LPG orderbook
    Two more vessels ordered as owner charters six with purchase options to unidentified owner-operator
  • US civil engineers sound warning over 'mediocre' ports
    Influential professional body calls for federal investment and a national freight strategy
  • Euronav denies OSG tankers deal
    Belgian owner refutes talk of $260m VLCC and aframax purchases
  • Steady as she goes for scrapping sales
    Brokers report a busy week despite fickle sentiment in the subcontinent
  • Panama peace talks extended
    Canal authority and building consortium seek to avert threatened suspension of works
  • Goldenport reduces loss in 2013 as dry bulk optimism rises
    London-listed owner eyes bulkers but says containership recovery 'unpredictable'
  • Customers could face fines under tougher China export rules, warn box lines
    New rate and contract regulations take effect on February 15
  • US box imports hit a six-year high
    Mediterranean Shipping Co was the largest carrier of US-bound boxes in 2013 bringing in more than 2.5m teu
  • Rotterdam does not expect to lose volume to P3 tie-up
    Northern range port plays down impact of the allies' planned service reduction
  • Amended European proposals for CO2 monitoring and reporting draw closer
    Parliament agrees to include smaller ships and NOx in regional MRV scheme
  • Maran Gas exercises DSME options for two LNG ships
    Greek owner named as the buyer behind the newly announced contracts
  • Norway says yes to new shipping bank
    M&M prepares a capital issue having secured its private trading licence
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators
    The fourth quarter was a freight rate rollercoaster as prices went from low to high
  • Bread for everybody
    Mediterranean operators are facing up to the challenge of weaker volume growth and vessel cascading
  • TEN offering tops $86m
    Tanker owner's stock bucks the Dow's downward trend with successful offering
  • DSME books two liquefied natural gas carriers in $404m deal
    Order for unnamed European owner will be delivered in 2016
  • Ruling reshapes steel damage claims
    English court judgment grants cargo interests a new weapon in rust disputes
  • UASC exercises options for six more 14,000 teu boxships
    Dubai-based carrier's 20-vessel fleet upgrade is worth more than $2bn
  • More costly loans could be around the corner
    European Central Bank to scrutinise shipping books
  • Cruising for a bruising
    As passengerships grow ever bigger, will port residents continue to welcome them?

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • StealthGas tops off fleet expansion
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas has acquired two more 'eco' LPG newbuilds and provided an update on expansion financing and management changes
  • Scorpio Bulkers adds charter-ins
    NYSE-listed newcomer Scorpio Bulkers has complemented its newbuild programme with five charter-ins
  • Indonesian trade minister targets presidency
    Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan announced he was standing down on 31 January and joining the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidential election in July
  • Diver dies at Costa Concordia salvage site
    The Italian prosecution service has begun an investigation into the death of a Spanish diver working on the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from the island of Giglio on 1 February
  • Tax bill leads to net loss for Havila
    A tax bill that Havila Shipping contested led to a net loss for the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel owner in the final quarter of 2013
  • Oil spill after VLCC collides with pipelines
    A major oil spill has occurred off Yosu, South Korea on 31 January, after a VLCC collided with oil pipelines, said the Korea Coast Guard
  • UASC places largest ever newbuilding order
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised its options for six more 14,000 TEU vessels at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) bringing the total order to 16 ships
  • Philippines STCW derecognition could result in 80,000 job losses
    Philippines senate leader Franklin Drilon has warned that 80,000 Filipino seafarers could lose their jobs if the European Union (EU) carries out its threat to derecognise their Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certification
  • EU project looks at 'self-healing' coatings
    An EU-funded research project at the Center of Maritime Technologies in Hamburg, Germany, is exploring new approaches to through-life asset management
  • Frontline issued 8.8M new shares in January
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said it had issued 8M in shares in January under an 'at the market' programme it launched in June 2013
  • Cyclone Fletcher crosses Australia's Gulf
    Australia's Gulf ports remained open today (3 February) as Tropical Cyclone Fletcher approached the second cyclone in as many weeks
  • Abbot Point dredging gets the final nod
    Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has approved the dumping of 3M tonnes of dredged material at sea during the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port on the Queensland coast
  • Indonesia to ratify MLC by presidential decree
    A 40-person delegation from the Indonesian Maritime Council met last week with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the country's Minister for Transport to call for the immediate ratification of the Seafarer's Bill of Rights (MLC)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Saia Boosts Revenue and Profit, Sees Rising Demand
    Less-than-truckload carrier Saia rolls into 2014 with stronger revenue and profit, thanks to shipping demand that continued to increase in January, despite disruptions caused by winter storms. Saia's revenue, 2008-2013The John's Creek, Ga.-based carrier's LTL tonnage was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in January, following a 7.4 percent increase in December and...
  • JAL's Profit Sinks
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit tumbled in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite increased revenues from both passenger and cargo operations. JAL posted a net profit of ¥123.5 billion yen (US$1.2...
  • ANA's Net Profit Tumbles
    Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit nosedived in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite a sharp rise in international cargo revenue. A recovery...
  • Profitable ABF Prepares for Stronger Shipping Demand
    Stronger shipping demand, higher truck rates and savings from a new five-year labor agreement combined to deliver a solid increase in revenue and return to profit in 2013 for Arkansas Best and its less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight System, the sixth-largest LTL trucking company. ABF's return to profitability Full-size chart ABF ended 2013 with...
  • Guenther Succeeds Waterworth at Houston Port
    Roger Guenther, deputy director of operations at the Port of Houston Authority, has been named executive director following the abrupt retirement of Leonard Waterworh. Waterworth, a retired Army Corps of Engineers colonel, announced his retirement at the Jan. 31 port commission meeting. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities, including...
  • Panama Canal Exec Slams Nicaraguan Canal Idea
    SEA ISLAND, Ga. - A canal through Nicaragua connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cost double proponents' estimate and will likely never be built, the No. 2 official at the Panama Canal said today. "We don't see how that project will be ever constructed because it doesn't make economic sense,"...
  • STB to "Explore" Competitive Switching Issues in March
    WASHINGTON - The types of questions posed by Surface Transportation Board commissioners to railroads and shippers in late March could give some indication on how the trio, particularly its newest addition, views a controversial competitive switching proposal. The STB said it will hold a hearing on March 25-26 to "explore issues"...
  • Lifting Economic Clouds to Boost Asian Exports
    If, as Bob Dylan once famously croaked, "The answer is blowin' in the wind," then Asia's macroeconomic weather vanes are indicating fair to medium tailwinds, albeit with a risk of low pressure. The outlook certainly looks better now than it did a year ago. Fourth quarter 2013 data from major markets...
  • P3, G6 Alliances Slow Container Ship Lay-Ups
    The impending launches of the P3 and G6 alliances have contributed to fewer ships being laid up and services withdrawn despite weak demand as non-aligned carriers fear losing market share to their larger rivals, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Asia-Northern Europe sailings cancellations in the fourth quarter of 2012 versus the...
  • United Arab Shipping Co. Orders Six More Mega-Ships
    United Arab Shipping Co. today said it has exercised an option for six additional 14,000-TEU container ships, taking its total order book to 16 vessels worth more than $2 billion. The Kuwait-based carrier placed a firm order for 10 ships, including five 18,000-TEU vessels, at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries...
  • CMA CGM Upgrades Oceania-US Service
    CMA CGM has upgraded its Oceania-U.S. service to a weekly frequency with the addition of a second string to its PAD service, which will take effect in the beginning of March. Port rotation of CMA CGM's new PAD 2 service. Full-size image The new PAD 2 service will complement the existing fortnightly PAD...
  • C.H. Robinson Expands Welch's Grape Distribution Globally
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (January 30, 2014) - C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest produce and logistics companies, continues to expand Welch's' Fresh Grapes globally. To mark the occasion, Welch's® Fresh Grapes and other produce offerings will be showcased at the C.H. Robinson booth during the Fruit Logistica show in Berlin, Germany...
  • Kane Is Able Expands Distribution Operations to Detroit
    DETROIT, MI - January 30, 2014 - Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE -- www.kaneisable.com) will add a distribution center in Michigan to its national distribution network in early February, 2014. KANE is opening the operation to address growing customer demand in the Detroit market. KANE will be moving into a...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • SALT passes taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves on Wall Street Monday after adding chartered tonnage to its fleet of bulkers and many believe more contracts are going to materialise in the weeks to come.
  • Wells upgrades DSX
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging clients to accumulate shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping.
  • Boost for Piraeus
    Passenger traffic at the Greek port of Piraeus has fallen 1.7% in 2013, but container business is booming.
  • Onassis logs in
    The Alexander S Onassis Foundation paid out $30m last month to buy 1.9 million shares in Peter Livanos's Gaslog and take its holding to 6.9 million shares - equivalent to an 8.4% stake.
  • Dutch courage
    JR Ship Investments buys out Commerzbank mortgages with sweetened bond issue
  • Nanjing to lose more
    Shanghai-listed Nanjing Tanker is predicting a slight rise in its net loss for 2013.
  • FRO's wriggle-room
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured its continued operation through a recent share sale, DNB Markets says.
  • SALT hits the water
    Scorpio Bulkers, the Emanuele Lauro-led company which has raised some $900m to order 74 newbuildings, has suddenly leapt into the time-charter market.
  • Stealth fixes newbuilds
    Greece's StealthGas has found term employment for the first two of its series of Japanese eco-newbuildings.
  • Vafias steps in
    Stealthgas CEO Harry Vafias is taking over financial duties on a temporary basis after the company lost its CFO last year.
  • Naikai Zosen knocked
    Naikai Zosen has reported a JPY 1.7bn operating loss for the first nine months of 2013 compared with a JPY 3.1bn profit in the same period of the previous year.
  • Two more for StealthGas
    Harry Vafias-led StealthGas has added a couple of small gas carriers to its Japanese orderbook.
  • Mercator slashes loss
    Indian owner Mercator has reduced its deficit in the first nine months as costs fell and one-off expenses were lower.
  • UK tax break is handy
    An investment firm which specializes in the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is setting up a company to acquire and operate a handymax bulk carrier.
  • Oceania expansion
    France's CMA CGM is adding a second string to its Oceania to US service.
  • Ro-ro trio released
    Three Indian crewmen have been freed after Nigerian forces carried out an operation against gunmen in Rivers state.
  • 12 crew feared dead
    Indian seafarers missing after grounded cargoship sinks off Yemen.
  • Goldenport to bulk up
    Goldenport Holdings chief executive John Dragnis says the company will acquire more bulk carriers and cut back on boxships in 2014 as the dry cargo sector has moved into profitably.
  • Stanford ties up PSV
    Dubai's Stanford Marine has fixed a supply ship into Angola for five years.
  • Kleven linked to Gdansk
    Norwegian shipbuilding group Kleven Verft is considering a move for Poland's struggling Gdansk Shipyard.
  • DSME inks LNG double
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has added two more LNG carriers to its orderbook for Greece's Maran Gas Maritime.
  • Swiber in strong start
    Swiber Holdings has made a promising start to 2014 with five contracts worth $235m for itself and its subsidiaries.
  • ZPMC plans conversion
    Shanghai Zhenhua Shipping Co (ZPMC) is to convert a LR2 product tanker into a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel.
  • VLCC in Yeosu prang
    An Ocean Tankers owned VLCC has collided with a jetty at the South Korean port of Yeosu.
  • Malaysian MPP freed
    Malaysia's Geniki Lines looks to have found the $45,000 necessary to secure the release of one of its ships arrested in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Stuck in neutral: CBP needs commissioner
  • Commentary: You get what you pay for
  • Commentary: 'TTIP-ing' point for logistics industry
  • Commentary: Tolling interstates impacts supply chains
  • FMCSA says study shows HOS restart provision 'effective'
    This recent research is considered one of the largest real-world studies ever conducted with commercial truck drivers, and included 106 participants, 1,260 days of data and nearly 415,000 miles of driving.
  • Panama Canal talks to continue through Tuesday
    The Panama Canal Authority announced Friday that discussions will continue until Feb. 4 with Grupo Unidos por el Canal in an effort to find a solution that will allow the canal expansion project to remain on track.
  • Guenther replaces Waterworth as Houston port director
    Leonard Waterworth caught city officials by surprise with his announcement Friday that he resigned as head of the Port of Houston Authority, effective immediately. Roger Guenther was named executive director.
  • GAO recommends study of mariner training
  • Ollie's to build big DC in Georgia
  • WRDA bill exemplifies ports' frustration with fed gridlock
  • Hyundai to build 6 more 14,000-TEU ships for UASC
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said the total order is worth more than $2 billion including all options. The containerships will be delivered later this year through the first half of 2015.
  • K+N partners with Commodity Forwarders
  • Drewry says carriers reluctant to lay up containerships
  • Moody's says U.S. ports face headwinds
  • Levin leads new IT consulting and services firm
  • CMA CGM's new service to Australia/New Zealand
  • duisport aims to hold 5 million TEUs
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Parties in Panama Canal dispute may reach deal by Tuesday
    Expansion project's guarantor joins negotiation process.
  • Total Lubmarine expands product avails in Mediterranean
    Lubes will be supplied in two Lebanese ports.
  • Bunker market quiet in Fujairah
    Prices mainly firm in South African ports.
  • Week starts soft across Europe
    Avails reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • LNG safety guidelines have become an 'urgent issue'
    New group wants role in changing perceptions of LNG bunkering.
  • Port projects bring increased risk of bunker spills
    Study has factored-in a likely increase in bunker barge traffic.
  • Vessel held under ECA regs
    US authorities detain ship for burning non-compliant fuel.
  • Flow meters 'not a plug and play' solution
    But OW Bunker says its use of mass flow meters 'has paid dividends'.
  • Danish player buys distillate bunker barge
    Firm expanding operations on Denmark's west coast.
  • MGO prices plunge in Singapore, Busan
    'Very tight' supplies reported by some Singapore-based players.
  • Oil spill could affect bunker deliveries
    Bunkering in South Korean ports may be affected, says trader.
  • LNG to account for 10% of bunker demand by 2030
    MGO demand to be 'hardest hit' by rising interest in LNG, energy consultant predicts.
  • IMO facing uphill task on black carbon
    Papers submitted to sub-committee meeting getting underway this week suggest progress could be difficult.
  • US port to look at LNG bunkering
    Pittsburgh study to cover feasibility of LNG production in the region.
  • Owner orders six with LNG-fuel capacity
    Ships can be retrofitted to burn LNG.
  • Update: Progress on Philippine oil spill cleanup
    Sunken vessel no longer leaking oil, coast guard confirms.
  • LNG-fuelled ferry gets industry going
    Ship recognised for 'highest standards' in technological innovation.

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