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June 6, 2014
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • China-wide 4-month cargo volume up 7.4pc, but growth 1.5pc slower
  • China manufacturing hits five-month high, targeted stimulus cited
  • APMT to add 11 hectares to 13 it has at Aqaba Container Terminal
  • Russia's Transcontainer quarterly profit up 18pc to US$37 million
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rejects charges of illegal stock manipulation
  • Jilin to spend US$21.7 million on Tumen River bridge to North Korea
  • Chile box terminal buys 3 Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes
  • Amazon warehouses in Germany to be hit by logistics worker strikes
  • Company security officers form online alliance to tackle maritime crime
  • 70-ton rig, 40-ton power unit moved from Southampton to Mundra
  • MOL wins Japan Society of Naval Architects & Ocean Engineers award
  • Pakistani forwarders set up database to track and trace defaulters
  • Georgia's United Airports to host Routes Silk Road forum in Tbilisi
  • Volga-Dnepr launches 1st satellite flight for Saudi Arabia science

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • AMTOI President calls on Shipping Minister
  • Express Global Logistics skillfully executes cement mill project movement to Spain
  • Liner schedule reliability continues to improve, but still significantly below last year's performance
  • Pathways to a better future for shipping highlighted
  • Farm exports decline on lower guar gum, wheat shipments
  • JNPT wins team event at veterans badminton tournament
  • PPT registers 20.25 pc growth in cargo handling to a record high
  • Successful first year for corporatised Port of Amsterdam
  • Eco-body wants single-window for green clearances
  • Industry awaits new Minister's decision on raw sugar export subsidy
  • INR edges up further against dollar
  • US puts on hold Iran oil sanctions for six months

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Gysev Cargo and Trade Trans establish blocktrain operator
  • Thai starts new cargo service, paints B787
  • Florida East Coast Railway opening new ICTF in July
  • Middle East emerges as global logistics hub
  • Hoyer expands tank container fleet
  • Air Calédonie resumes Melbourne service
  • Rickmers changes senior management in America
  • JF Hillebrand receives prestigious award
  • GSF stresses importance of P3 monitoring
  • Suttons celebrates 60th anniversary
  • Boliviana begins Miami service
  • New PSA terminal in Lianyungang now open

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • BAE San Francisco wins $10.3 million MSC contract
  • Vigor Fab delivers first Olympic Class ferry to WSF
  • KfW Ipex-Bank finances second Star Cruises newbuild
  • MHI-MME books more orders for advanced turbocharger
  • GAO rejects protests of patrol cutter awards
  • Tejs Beltov joins DNVPS as COO for Europe
  • Metal Shark wins Entrepreunerial Excellence Award
  • Project eyes design for LNG fueled mega containership

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Public has opportunity to meet Washington State Ferries candidates
  • Commerce Department data shows increase in U.S. exports for March
  • FMC provides advisory regarding congestion charge
  • Port of Vancouver, USA testimony doesn't sway crude oil facility vote
  • Ardmore Shipping adding green product/chemical tanker

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Total signs 10-year deal to supply LNG to Singapore
    Slew of sales agreements masks the shipping segment's underlying troubles shipping
  • Shipping employers agree three-year pay deal
    Agreement signed in Indonesia will increase salaries by more than 6% by 2017
  • Box lines improve their on-time performance for a second month
    But SeaIntel says carriers are still less reliable than they were last year
  • Espo: Weigh boxes? Yes, but not on our patch
    European port organisation agrees with the idea in principle - but not in the terminal
  • US ethane export plans pose more questions than answers
    Start-up trade needs specialist terminals, new carrier types and clarity on import demand
  • US energy officials explore crude-export prospects
    Energy Information Administration wants more clarity on opportunities and challenges
  • Poulson to head project and heavylift specialist Rickmers-Linie America
    Sappio steps down next month but retains a place on the board
  • Posidonia 2014: Charter owners to retain importance to carriers, says owner
    Pittas advocates 'cheap' secondhand boxship acquisitions rather than orders
  • AP Moller-Maersk agrees a $5.1bn credit facility
    Deal with 21 banks is designed to reduce the Danish shipping giant's financing costs
  • Hamburg awaits dredging decision
    The leading German port has started the year strongly but congestion problems have highlighted the need to dredge the River Elbe
  • Oil and gas transport needs $3.6trn of investment to 2035, says IEA
    Sums outlined in new study include spend on infrastructure and tonnage

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Ports warned about insider crime
    Delegates at SMi's International Port Security Conference in London have been urged to establish strong staff vetting systems in order to discourage insider crime. Martin Dubbey, managing director of Dextera Global, said: "In my experience there is a core of criminality that influences all ports
  • DFDS raises $91.1M in five-year bond issue
    DFDS, the listed Copenhagen-based shipping to logistics group, says it has issued a five-year DK500M ($91.1M) senior unsecured bond maturing in June 2019. "The bond has been sold to a wide range of primarily Danish institutional investors," the company said in a statement. The bond, which will be
  • Sewol owner's aides arrested
    Two men identified by authorities as aides to the fugitive owner of capsized ferry Sewol have been provisionally arrested, according to South Korea's Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (IDPO). The IDPO said Incheon police arrested Kwon Oh Kyun, brother-in-law of Yoo Byung Eun, who is the chairman
  • Wärtsilä launches fixed-pitch propeller design
    A new state-of-the-art fixed-pitch propeller (FPP) design concept has been introduced by Wärtsilä. Shipowners can consider the design as a means to implement fuel-saving strategies in the face of rising oil prices and tougher demands from regulators to slash emissions. Deploying the latest
  • APM and 21 banks in revolving credit scheme
    AP Møller-Mærsk (APM), the Danish shipping to energy group, says it has completed a $5.1Bn syndicated revolving credit facility with a group of 21 banks. "The new facility is arranged by the company itself and refinances a $6.75bn facility maturing in 2015," the company said in a statement. APM said
  • CMA CGM Group reports 40% cut in emissions
    The CMA CGM Group has achieved a 40% reduction in its vessels' CO2/teu-km emissions since 2005, signalling that the world's third largest container shipping company is on track to hit its target of kerbing them by 50% by the end of 2015. CMA said it has deployed several initiatives to meet
  • More kidnappings expected in west Africa
    The kidnapping of maritime personnel in west Africa is a rising trend, which experts expect to continue. "During 2011 to 2013 [the number of] kidnappings rose, and we foresee that this trend will continue - we will see more kidnappings in the future," said Hallvard Flasland of the NATO Shipping
  • China vessel exports down 15% y/y
    China's vessel exports fell 15% year on year to $7.9Bn in the first four months in 2014 due to low levels of completed tonnage of shipyards, with imports down 35% y/y to $520M during the same period. Bulk carriers, oil tankers and container ships accounted for more than 60% of all export values of
  • Analysts divided over Vard's outlook
    Singapore-listed Vard Holdings (Vard) has just clinched a new order from Rem Offshore worth around NOK800M ($133.3M), making it the 13th newbuild contract since the year started. So far, the company has been awarded contracts worth approximately NOK8.5Bn. DBS Vickers Research analyst Yeo Kee Yan
  • Zero earnings for VLCC owners
    VLCC owners are giving away voyages for free as freight rates plummet into negative territory on the benchmark route. The Baltic Dirty Tanker Index assessed the Arabian Gulf (AG)-Far East rate at Worldscale (W) 33.08 yesterday or a negative $1,477/day, while AG-Singapore rates averaged W33.42 or
  • Good marketing positioning vital for investment
    Good marketing positioning and a strong balance sheet are the key factors to good investment, according to Carey Wong, research manager at OCBC investment Research. Wong noted that the trend of increasing protectionism from the oil companies may hinder growth in the short term. On the other hand,
  • Indonesian coal exports to China hit 20-month low
    Indonesian coal shipments to China fell to a 20-month low in April as falling prices of Chinese domestic coal hurt the country's appetite for imports. China imported 4.6M tonnes of Indonesian coal in April, 24% lower than in March. The imports were also 36% lower year on year. The all-time low was
  • Australian port privatisation goes to the vote
    The Queensland government announced yesterday it would seek a mandate at the polls next year for the proposed sale of its ports. Its AUD33.6Bn ($31.2Bn) privatisation plan includes the long-term lease of both Townsville and Gladstone ports. The sale would help offset the state's AUD1.6Bn deficit
  • Capesize fleet totals just two additions in May
    Net growth in the Capesize fleet totalled only two ships in May as six ships were delivered while another four vessels were demolished. IHS Maritime's Sea-web data show that in May, 1984-built Ji Sheng, 1990-built Phyllis N and 1989-built Macau Mineral and Magdalene were demolished. The delivered
  • China urges Vietnam to withdraw ships
    China urged Vietnam on Tuesday to immediately withdraw its vessels and people in the South China Sea as clashes between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels around an oil rig continue. The collisions started in early May. Vietnam dispatched 36 vessels, ramming Chinese vessels up to 171 times, according to
  • Sinotrans sells $162M bonds
    Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans Limited said today that it had decided to raise CNY1Bn ($162M) by selling bonds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The bonds, scheduled to be due in 2017, will carry a coupon of 4.5%, a stock filing of the company said. The bonds are expected to be issued on or before 10
  • Andamans sighting adds new angle to MH370 search
    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it will "review" a British yachtswoman's report of an aircraft on fire over the Andaman Sea on 8 March. The time and location of the claimed sighting broadly coincide with the estimated track of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which was lost the same day.
  • Wake study reveals port dangers
    Wash generated by the wake from passing ships can compromise port safety and damage the environment, a study has confirmed. The results of the Bechtel-led project, Research on the Passing Effects on Ships (ROPES), were unveiled at the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure World
  • DNV GL to open Greek support centre
    Class giant DNV GL will provide a direct line of contact to technical experts through a new office in Piraeus, Greece. "Over the last few years, Greek owners have emerged from the financial crisis in a much stronger position than ever before, again owning the world's largest merchant fleet and
  • Greece vows to maintain shipping focus
    Greece's government will support both existing and new shipping companies, shipping minister Miltiades Varvitsiotis told delegates at Posidonia 2014. "We want to maintain the competitiveness within the Greek shipping market," said Varvitsioitis. "Greece will always be a proud shipping nation." "Two

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Cass: Solid growth in freight volumes, expenditures in May
    Freight volumes and shipping costs rose yet again in May, according to the Cass Freight Index, the fifth straight month of unprecedented growth in the index. The Cass Freight Expenditures Index and the Cass Shipments Index continued to trend upward in May. Full-size image "North American freight shipments and expenditures continued to buck...
  • Bike supplier chooses Savannah as gateway
    The good news keeps rolling in for a fast-growing U.S. East Coast port: Savannah was picked as the gateway location for Dynacraft Bikes, one of the largest U.S. bike suppliers. Dynacraft products - including bike and scooter brands such as the Tony Hawk Park Series, Hello Kitty, My Little Pony, Monster...
  • Bid to suspend truck driver restart rule advances in Senate
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. trucking industry today scored a rare victory against new federal hours of service rules after a Senate committee voted to suspend the revised restart provision - the most onerous part of new regulation - for a year. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, would suspend...
  • Age-old problem: Not all trucks are equal
    ACT Research sees an increase in active truck capacity this year, in terms of the numbers of Class 8 tractors, the first since 2007. By any measure, truck capacity is down significantly from its pre-recession peak, so the forecast is good news for shippers. It's not much of an increase, just...
  • China's express market boom drives airline expansion
    Air China Cargo and China Postal Airlines have strengthened their strategic partnership with the launch of a new service between Guangzhou and Nanjing as the carriers move to capture a growing share of the fast expanding mainland express market. A Boeing 757-200 freighter operated by Air China Cargo took off from...
  • Time to toughen up US ports
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and U.S. West Coast waterfront employers are shining a light on the integrity of the U.S. ports system. If talks break down, import and export cargo flows will be at risk. One critical element missing from the debate is how to...
  • Qatar Airways, Saudia Cargo expanding freighter services
    Two Arab Gulf air cargo carriers are expanding freighter services, underscoring the strength of the region's carriers in a weak global air freight market. Qatar Airways will make its debut in the Latin American market next week with a service to Mexico. A few days later, Saudia Cargo will revive...
  • Maersk completes $5.1 billion refinancing
    Maersk Group says it completed a $5.1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility to replace loans maturing in 2015, reducing its financial costs. The loan facility provided by 21 banks has a maturity of five years, which may be extended by up to two years. The Danish parent of Maersk Line said it...
  • Analysts question future of same-day shipping
    Target's customers in certain markets can choose to receive shipments within hours of ordering when a pilot same-day shipping program is launched this month, but some industry analysts think same-day shipping is just a temporary fad with little possibility of becoming profitable. In late May, Target announced plans to launch the...
  • ILWU, employers say US West Coast contract negotiations continue
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association yesterday issued a joint release saying the contract negotiations that began on May 12 are continuing without interruption. "Both parties remain at the table and are working to reach agreement on a new coast-wide contract," the ILWU and PMA stated. Their...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Sentinel wins five-year deal
    Sentinel Marine of Singapore has snagged a five-year contract with GDF Suez for an emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV).
  • Victory Bridge loop rejigged
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) is poised to pull a containership from the Victory Bridge vessel sharing agreement with France's CMA CGM.
  • Rickmers grabs rival's exec
    Rickmers-Linie has replaced US head Robert Sappio with an executive from Safmarine's multipurpose division.
  • Putin's LNG pressure
    Russian president Vladmiri Putin wants more LNG carriers built in the country for the massive Yamal gas project.
  • NewLead in share spat
    Greece's NewLead Holdings has won a temporary restraining order preventing US investor Ironridge converting any more preference stock into shares.
  • KfW doubles up
    Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank has come up with another EUR 600m ($814m) to finance a second newbuilding for Star Cruises.
  • Crew hit by malaria
    Two seafarers have been taken to hospital in Bermuda with suspected cases of malaria.
  • "Desperate" death slammed
    A UK report has criticised lax safety practices on a tug from which a crewman fell to his death in rough seas.
  • Wage deal sealed
    Seafarers have won pay rises worth 6.5% over three years after talks between the ITF union and owners' representatives at the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) in Bali this week.
  • Beware the drones
    A group of European shipowners is urging authorities to use drones to detect vessels avoiding new emission regulations from next year.
  • Dof stretches PSV deal
    Norway's Dof has been awarded an extension of a platform supply vessel (PSV) charter to Nexen Petroleum of the UK.
  • State stumbling block?
    The restructuring of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been further complicated by the need to seek permission from two state watchdogs.
  • Siem Sailor sails away
    Norway's OH Meling has snapped up a platform supply ship (PSV) previously owned by its joint venture with compatriot Siem Offshore.
  • Africans plan line
    Ghana and other West African nations are trying to drum up private capital to launch a sub-Saharan shipping line.
  • Mercator takes $55m
    Indian owner Mercator has hinted at an IPO for oil and gas services subsidiary Mercator Energy (MEPL) as it fixed a new loan.
  • 27 hurt in ferry crash
    Two passengers have sustained life-threatening injuries after a ferry hit a quay in Germany.
  • Hedland hits new high
    Iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland jumped nearly 30% last month, extending the three month streak of all-time highs.
  • Quanzhou Bay smash
    A containership and a general cargo vessel have collided with each other in China's Quanzhou Bay.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • Rail tank car joint venture formed amid pending rule change
    The Greenbrier Companies and Watco Companies have banded together to form GBW Railcar Services, which will become the largest independent railcar repair, maintenance and refurbishment business.
  • SeaIntel: Schedule reliability better, but still behind 2013
  • CMA CGM, CSAV amend Victory Bridge agreement
    The Federal Maritime Commission said the amendment to Agreement No. 012104 increases CMA CGM's slot allocation, revises the number of vessels contributed by each party, and adds Savannah to the expected port rotation.
  • Teamsters: EPA plan could cost rail jobs
    "There is a place for renewebles in this plan, but the rising cost of energy in ... European countries should act as a cautionary tale against moving too quickly and aggressively, and failing to diversify our energy portfolio," the group said.
  • Analyst: Railroads see 'robust' traffic
  • WFS takes charge of Transglobal Cargo Centre in Kenya
  • Trucking Conditions Index falls 2 points in April
  • Damco expands in Minn.
  • Poulsen named CEO at Rickmers-Linie (America)
  • E2Open acquires high-tech supply chain visibility company
    The cloud-based collaborative planning and visibility platform E2Open has acquired SERUS, a cloud-based supply chain management solutions provider, for $18.5 million, the company said Wednesday.
  • Commerce levies duty penalty on Chinese solar panels
  • Senate confirms Selig to head Commerce's ITA

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 5, 2014
  • IFO prices soft in Fujairah
    Flat pricing seen in Suez and Cape Town.
  • Bunker prices give mixed signals across Europe
    Low demand seen in Gibraltar.
  • Lack of regulatory code the biggest hurdle in LNG adoption
    'Ultimately the decision comes down to an investment decision vessel by vessel,' says consultancy.
  • Final trip for ECA-closure ferry sold out
    DFDS sees boom in passenger numbers on route due to close in September.
  • Japanese propeller design claims up to 16% fuel savings
    Figure achieved in combination with other devices.
  • Scrubber will help 'minimise' Cunard's environmental impact
    Exhaust gas cleaning technology retrofitted to luxury ocean liner.
  • Nicaraguan Canal 'good idea', says Maersk
    To give access to biggest ships.
  • Fuel oil stocks remain high despite drawdown
    Singapore market still 'rich in supplies'.
  • Consultant: Organised crime behind Asian piracy threat
    Small product tankers operating out of Singapore most vulnerable.
  • New backing for 'drone patrols' of ECA waters
    Europe must develop 'a range of emission monitoring tools'.
  • Court ruling: Owner not liable for bunkers ordered elsewhere
    Finding prompts P&I club to warn on bunker delivery receipts.
  • Bunker prices weaken in Asia
    Offices in Busan to close for a holiday on Friday.
  • Supplier sees 'exciting prospects' in Greece and Med
    Monjasa says 2013 revenue exceeded $2 billion dollars.
  • Quebec raises shipbuilding incentives
    Government encouraging owners to 'modernise and renew' their fleets.
  • China fuel oil imports fall in May
    Sinopec imported 165,000 mt of 380 cSt product from Malaysia for bonded bunker operations.
  • DNVPS Europe welcomes new COO
    Staff is a veteran in the maritime industry, according to DNVPS.

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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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