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November 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin erases loss with US$59 million Q3 profit despite 15pc fall in revenue
  • UPS quarterly profit up 8.3pc to US$2.1 billion as sales rise 5.7pc
  • Somali pirates free 7 crew of 3,883-dwt Asphalt Venture held captive 4 years
  • UN endorses armed ship inspections near Somalia for illegal arms
  • Troubled TNT posts quarterly US$69.7 million loss as revenue declines 2pc
  • Body found after tug-ship collision in Malaysia
  • OOCL rejigs intra-Europe trade with Scan Baltic Express Service changes
  • CMA CGM retrofits 10 ships with bulbous bows for slow steaming
  • Air New Zealand, Garuda held blameless in Australian court for price fixing
  • European shippers tell forwarders to win discounts for them after oil prices fall
  • Icelandicair gloomy despite quarterly 31pc profit and 13pc revenue increases

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Heisse Märkte in Lateinamerika
  • Per Olsen joins Freja's Denmark operations
  • MAN continues to land fewer orders
  • Agility brings Mohammed Esa to Europe
  • Hoyer shoulders transport for healthcare company
  • More management changes at Polb
  • Dunkirk's LNG project taking shape
  • The shortline of the year is....?
  • ND opens UK hub for specialist services
  • First A330-300 handed to SriLankan Airlines
  • Arkas introduces new REX service
  • Etihad expands corporate affairs team
  • IJS Global and CTi now time critical partners
  • Obstacles hampering cross-Channel railfreight transport
  • Saab remote tower technology approved
  • Ware!! Increasing risk of terrorist attacks

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Call for China to form national shipping fund
    China should establish a national shipping development fund to promote the country's maritime industry, an industry insider said. Shouguo Zhang, executive vice chairman and secretary general of China Shipowners' Association, urged Beijing to make this move at the 2014 China Port & Shipping
  • SOL to operate three forest product carriers
    Swedish Orient Line (SOL), which is part of London-based Imperial Shipping group, said it will take over the operation of three large ice class roro forestry product carriers from Stora Enso. The move, which will take effect on 1 December, will add two routes to the portfolio of the company. The
  • Hoegh LNG wins Colombian FSRU deal
    Hoegh LNG Holdings, listed gas carrier owner, says it has been awarded a 20 year floating storage and regasification (FSRU) contract by Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao (SPEC) for an LNG import terminal in Cartagena, on the Atlantic coast of Colombia. "The contract is subject to SPEC obtaining necessary
  • Cutbacks remain challenge for MH370 search
    Cutbacks to Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have made the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 all the more challenging, the Bureau reported today. In the 2013-14 annual report, ATSB CEO Martin Dolan said the 12% staff reduction came in March before the aircraft went missing,
  • Mercator Lines' losses rise 11% y/y
    Singapore-listed, international dry bulk shipping company, Mercator Lines' losses rose 11% year on year to $13.4M in the first half ended 30 September, due to falling rates in the second quarter ended 30 September. Its revenues dropped 12% y/y to $30.9M during the same period, a statement of the
  • GSI plans $1.1Bn in shipbuilding acquisitions
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) aims to acquire its sibling CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and shipbuilding assets of a privately owned yard in a CNY6.6Bn ($1.1Bn) share-and-cash deal. GSI, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), will issue about 339.9M shares at
  • CMES taking over Nanjing Tanker's VLCC fleet
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, has started to take over the tanker fleet operated by Nanjing Tanker after teaming up with its parent company, Sinotrans & CSC. CMES had acquired the 2009-built 297,000dwt tanker of Yangtze Rhyme for about $60.3M
  • Nanjing Tanker reduces losses in 1Q-3Q14
    Nanjing Tanker's losses narrowed 22% year on year to CNY767.8M ($125.3M) in the first three quarters of 2014 due to less finance costs. Revenues also declined 26% y/y to 4.1Bn yuan during the same period due to idled VLCC and MR tanker tonnage in the first half in 2014, a financial statement of
  • SIPG throughput increase drives profits up
    Shanghai International Port (Group) has recorded profits of CNY1.75Bn ($285M) in 3Q14, up 23.7% year on year, said its fiscal report on 30 October. Its total profit for the first three quarters rose by 18.1% compared with the previous year, standing at CNY4.7Bn, while the revenue during the same
  • CSIC profits plunged in 3Q14
    Shanghai-listed China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) recorded profits of CNY860M ($140M) for the 3Q14, down by 31% year on year; and its total profits for 1Q-3Q14 amounted to CNY2.2Bn, a drop of 21% compared to the previous year. The company's revenue stood at CNY14.1Bn for the 3Q14 and
  • LR2 rates hit record high
    Freight rates to ship naphtha from the Arabian Gulf to Asia Pacific on LR2 products tankers have hit a record high. On 31 October, the Baltic Exchange assessed the rate at Worldscale 134.72 or $34,845/day, up from W118.94 or $28,456/day a week ago. This time last year, the rate was an unprofitable

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • NSC 4 sails away from Ingalls
  • Hawaii ocean energy project makes progress
  • CIT finances LR1 product tanker acquisitions
  • ME-GI engines for new LNG-fueled PCTCs
  • November 03, 2014 Bridge hits ship
  • Cruise ship out of service after striking unknown object

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Vigor celebrates christening of new giant floating drydock
  • Greenbrier releases numbers for fourth quarter, year end
  • MarAd testing fuel cells on reserve fleet training ship
  • Fares at Bellingham Airport drop more than anywhere in U.S.
  • Astoria-based Coast Guard cutter returns from 70-day drug patrol

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Setback for new ILWU contract as employers take aim at union over work go-slows
    Seattle and Tacoma hit by labour disruption
  • Asprey buys Drum Cussac PMSC operation
    Clients should feel no operational impact
  • MR tankers still struggle to rise in value
    Recent secondhand sales show improvements in freight rate earnings are not leading to asset value increase
  • Is the Arctic a business and economic playground or battleground?
    Different agendas and differing stories paint a confusing picture of shipping's role in the Arctic, but the basic facts are simple
  • LA worst hit as boxships wait to berth
    No quick fix, say industry insiders, as congestion problems worsen
  • Investors positive on GSI's $899m expansion plans
    CSSC unit to increase capacity in defence, specialised vessels and handysize tanker sectors
  • Minsheng said to be behind DSME boxship order
    Chinese lessor exercises option in earlier deal to meet charter demand from MSC
  • Gloom continues to dog demolition sector
    Cheap imports of Chinese steel put downward pressure on rates
  • Automation row blamed for ILWU contract delays
    NYK tells customers that negotiations on a new labour contract 'stalled' over robotics at MOL's TraPac terminal
  • Star Bulk says Nobu Su suit 'without merit'
    Taiwanese owner launches US suit against Oaktree, Monarch, Pappas et al
  • VLGC spot rate back up and rising
    Market swings back in owners' favour as rates bottom out
  • Höegh LNG inks two FSRU charter contracts
    Long-term charters pull in earnings of more than $80m a year for Höegh
  • Intra-Mediterranean volumes to breach 17m teu by 2017
    Western Mediterranean and Levant areas expected to lead the way as largest regions
  • Capital Product sees VLCCs as potential growth source
    Trio of Marinakis newbuildings could be future drop-downs
  • ClassNK's MOL Comfort report 'brings nothing new'
    But DNV GL's maritime chief welcomes rival's probe and see further advances of IACS discussions
  • Costamare lifts profit as fleet continues growing
    Greece-based owner buys another boxship in partnership with York Capital

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • China container exports to US accelerating even as its GDP growth slows
    China's containerized exports to the U.S. are showing significantly higher growth this year even as China's economy is expanding at its slowest pace since the financial crisis and when 2014 may show the slowest annual growth since the early 1990s. China's containerized exports to the U.S., which account for just under...
  • Indonesia aims to build three new ports via $1 billion bond offering
    A $1 billion offering next year will finance the construction of three new ports in Indonesia by 2017, the state-owned port operator said today. Port operator Pelindo II president Richard Joost Lino said the three ports were planned for Tanjung Api-Api in South Sumatra, Sorong in West Papau and West Kalimantan,...
  • Schedule reliability at LA-LB expected to improve, SeaIntel says
    Shippers are enduring the worst bout of congestion at Los Angeles-Long Beach in years, but some analysts who follow container shipping say the situation will soon improve. Morten Berg Thomsen of SeaIntel said congestion at the largest port complex in the Americas hit a peak last month, based on the firm's...
  • Skipped sailings being used by carriers in Asia to E.Coast South America
    Canceled sailings and shrinking volumes are injecting more volatility on the Asia-east coast South America trade, Drewry says. Volumes from Asia to the east coast of South America tracked by Datamar showed trade lane volumes dropped slightly, declining by about 4,500 TEUs January through August compared to the same time period...
  • Apparel, footwear importers urge FMC to push for ILWU-PMA deal
    The American Apparel & Footwear Association urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to press negotiators to agree on a West Coast longshore labor contract to help end "untenable congestion" at the ports. "This situation cannot be allowed to continue," AAFA President Juanita...
  • CP expects muted intermodal peak despite diversion gains
    Canadian Pacific Railway doesn't expect a "sharp seasonal peak" in intermodal volume this fall, even after seeing a modest bump in international intermodal traffic from diversions of U.S. West Coast traffic to Port Metro Vancouver and gaining domestic intermodal market share. In a Oct. 24 letter the U.S. Surface Transportation Board,...
  • Omnitracs completes $178 million acquisition of mobile computing rival XRS
    Trucking telematics supplier Omnitracs completed its $178 million acquisition of rival XRS, extending its product line and reaching deeper into the small fleet truck owner market. The acquisition is a sign of rapid evolution in the market for mobile transportation or telematics technology as a U.S. mandate for electronic driver duty...
  • Container ships still at anchor off LA-LB
    The mix of container ships backed up off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is changing but the total count isn't, suggesting the congestion crisis at the busiest U.S. port complex isn't improving. Eight container ships were anchored in the waters off the ports this morning, according to the...
  • Waterfront employers accuse ILWU of slowdowns in Seattle, Tacoma
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is engaging in work slowdown actions at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, waterfront employers say, raising fears that the tactics could spread to Los Angeles-Long Beach, the nation's largest container gateway. According to the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents shipping lines and terminal operators...
  • Port Everglades says record volume only the beginning
    A record-breaking year for Port Everglades is only the beginning, port director Steve Cernak said, as the East Coast's second-fastest growing port is embarking on several projects to add capacity and service bigger ships. Volumes at Port Everglades jumped 8.5 percent, hitting the 1 million TEU mark for the first time...
  • Shippers in JOC survey expect LA-LB congestion to worsen
    A whopping 97 percent of shippers surveyed by JOC.com say they have been hurt by congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and most expect the pain to only deepen. Of the slightly more than 100 shippers surveyed from Oct. 30 through this morning, 65 percent expect congestion,...
  • Major Japanese container ports ride traffic gains
    TOKYO - Japan's five biggest ports saw their global container traffic rise in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2013. The five ports - Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo and Yokohama - saw international container traffic gains between 0.4 percent and 4.5 percent. Within the same...
  • 2015 growth forecast for intra-Mediterranean container trade
    Intra-Mediterranean container volume is expected to be flat this year at 14.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units, but rise to 15.6 million TEUs next year and 17.1 million TEUs by 2017, according to the Dutch consulting firm Dynamar. Trade between Mediterranean ports in the region is a subset of the estimated 56 million...
  • Drivers at FedEx Freight terminal in New Jersey join Teamsters
    The Teamsters union won a representation election at a New Jersey FedEx Freight terminal Oct. 31, but called off another vote at a less-than-truckload terminal in Pennsylvania. Road and city drivers at the FedEx Freight South Brunswick terminal in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, voted 66 to 42 to join Teamsters Local...
  • Yusen Logistics swings from red to black in fiscal first half
    TOKYO - Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. saw its net profit surge 146.8 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2014, which ended Sept. 31, to ¥695 million ($6.17 million). The sharp rise in net profit came despite an extraordinary loss of ¥1.478 billion the Tokyo-based company...
  • Global air cargo growth accelerates, but IATA notes challenges
    Growth in global air cargo accelerated in September, increasing 5.2 percent from a year ago. However, the market faces uncertainty because of faltering business confidence, according to the International Air Transport Association. Full-size imageSeptember's strong performance, driven by increased activity in Asia-Pacific and North America, followed monthly rises of 5.8 percent...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Navigator seals orders
    Navigator Holdings has firmed up a contract to construct a pair of handysize LPG carriers at a shipyard in South Korea.
  • Bugbee quits Dorian board
    The president of Scorpio Tankers (Scorpio) has relinquished his seat on Dorian LPG's board of directors.
  • Mims downs Matson
    Shares of Matson tumbled in midday trading Monday following the loss of an endorsement from FBR Capital Markets.
  • Atwood delays drillships
    Atwood Oceanics of the US has postponed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships that are under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
  • GHS replaces Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities (GHS) of the US has filled a vacancy created by the recent departure of industry veteran Omar Nokta.
  • Locked and loaded
    A joint venture between Prime Tanker Management of Greece and Castlelake, a private equity firm based in the US, has secured the ammunition it needs to acquire up to five product tankers.
  • Busan's big vision
    South Korea's Busan port has revealed plans for a greater focus on transhipment cargo as it looks to expand its network worldwide.
  • Chuck and run
    German marine police are investigating the throwing of a 25kg object from a bridge on to a Peter Dohle cargoship.
  • GE wins MR race
    Great Eastern Shipping of India is being linked with the purchase of a Japanese MR tanker.
  • Newport charts recovery
    A sustainable recovery in the dry cargo market will begin to take hold next summer and work towards a peak in 2016 and 2017, a UK operator says.
  • Sinotrans seals loan deal
    State-owned Chinese bulker owner Sinotrans Shipping has clinched a $10m loan deal to sister operator CSC.
  • NCL in $680m issue
    Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled a $680m notes offering to underpin its takeover of Prestige Cruises.
  • Crew hit by food bug
    A crew on a Greek bulker have suffered food poisoning after eating fish they had caught on a voyage to New Orleans.
  • Demand drives VLCC spike
    A nine-month high in VLCC chartering activity last week pushed rates up to a level not seen in the past year.
  • Cruiseship refloated
    A Greek cruiseship has refloated after going aground off Norway.
  • Halloween mystery
    A cruiseship sailing off the Bahamas hit an unknown object on Friday, forcing nearly 1,000 passengers to return to Miami.
  • Tallinn orders quartet
    Estonia's Port of Tallinn has opted for shipyards in Poland and Turkey for its new ferry order.
  • CMES calls a halt
    Expanding China Merchant Energy Shipping (CMES) is suspending its shares while it plots a "major issue."
  • Pac Rad secures contract
    Pacific Radiance has secured a long-term contract for one of its newly delivered vessels.
  • Stena teams with Mann
    Sweden's Stena Line and UK rival Mann Lines have signed a cooperation deal to boost North Sea and Baltic ro-ro operations.
  • GSI back with a bang
    Guangzhou Shipyard International shares came to life in their first trading day in seven months today.
  • Cosco Corp makes more
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has increased its profit for the third quarter thanks to rising shipyard and dry bulk revenue.
  • Hoegh in FSRU clean-sweep
    Hoegh LNG Holdings has sealed employment for its final open FSRU newbuilding at the same time as finalising a deal for a third vessel in the series.
  • Princess crewman killed
    A seafarer has plunged to his death when a rescue boat fell into the water from a Princess Cruises vessel in Panama.
  • Jasper finds buyer
    Singapore owner Jasper Investments has managed to sell its floatel newbuilding after failing to fund its delivery.
  • Another two for DSME
    South Korea's DSME has won another contract for LNG carriers worth KRW 455.7bn ($425m).
  • Singapore haze worsens
    Haze continued to plague Singapore on Monday with air quality reaching an "unhealthy" for the second day in a row.
  • Collision master fined
    A master of a wind farm passenger transfer vessel has been fined after his vessel collided with a floating military target in the UK.
  • BOTL places rig orders
    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has returned to Singapore to order two jack-up drilling rigs in deals worth $440m.
  • CMRE beats expectations
    Costamare reported a largely unchanged third-quarter earnings performance that was ahead of analysts' expectations.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Employers accuse ILWU of slowdown at Pacific Northwest Ports
  • McAleenan named CBP deputy
  • St. Lawrence Seaway strike avoided
  • Long Beach proposes empty yard to alleviate chassis shortage
  • North American leaders work to increase trade
  • China lifts ban on Washington apples
  • IATA: Cargo up in September, but future growth limited
  • KMPG acquires SAP global trade management consulting provider
  • COSCO reports $322 million profit in Q3
  • NIT League, AgTC join request for suspension of PierPass Fee
  • Longview expands rail corridor
  • FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Haze creating poor visibility at Singapore ports
    MPA issues warning to ship operators.
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo wins contract for LNG powered vessels
    'Ships will be able to complete a 14-day round trip in the Baltic operating solely on LNG.'
  • New 'ECA' fuels viewed with suspicion at IMO meeting
    Worries about compatibility with other fuel types and potentially poor quality.
  • Leading ARA player in MGO supply deal
    'BP and Argos join forces to ensure supply of ECA compliant distillate.'
  • Fuel oil outlook 'fundamentally bearish'
    Singapore 380 cSt bunker price 'steady' on Monday.
  • Governments should encourage investment in LNG
    'Having a spark-ignited lean burn gas engine is the dream of any chief engineer.'
  • Bunker sales weaken for US barge operator
    Q3 bottom line growth curbed.
  • Sources: South Korea to start supply of 0.10% sulphur fuel oil
    Deliveries of 1.00% LSFO will be phased out, sources tell Bunkerworld.
  • Fujairah oil terminal due for opening by next month
    Facility building works completed.
  • Bunker player grows South China Sea operations
    Move expected to boost sales volume by up to 50 times.
  • Hambantota supplier passes bunkering milestone
    Magampura Port Management Company conducts bunkering of 100th vessel at OPL.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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