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BRIEFS
September 9, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Panama arrival time rules change for vessels transitting canal
  • China State Council unveils plan to make shipping development more central
  • China stands opposed to any fresh European Union sanctions against Russia
  • BFC Group given the green light for land reclamation at St Petersburg port
  • Cambridge U joins push to get global warming fears back on the front burner
  • NYK conducts crisis-response drill on LNG vessel with Japanese Coast Guard
  • Pirates attack product tanker off Abidjan, grab cash and seafarers' valuables
  • China Southern starts freighter service between Los Angeles and Tianjin
  • Centurion Air Cargo faces legal battle over fuel payments as market dims
  • WFS acquires Swissport's cargo business at Copenhagen Airport
  • Swiss WorldCargo partners with WCA to boost growth and cost-efficiencies

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Aharon Fogel appointed ZIM Chairman
  • Baltic & Xinhua launch shipping centre index
  • Cargotec's Kalmar wins significant order for Melbourne's new automated container terminal
  • China to upgrade & modernise fleet
  • Culling of Europe's chemical production capacity a boon for shipping
  • DB Schenker facilitates first freight train run from Hamburg to Zhengzou in central China
  • Evergreen Line continues to upgrade its intra-Asia service network
  • PIL opens branch in Mongla,Bangladesh
  • St Petersburg port on a high
  • Edible oil imports likely to rise in coming season
  • Govt allows import of rice from Myanmar
  • Indonesia to reform its coal sector, resume exports to India
  • Oilmeal exports drop 36 pc in April-Aug.
  • Price disparity between Indian & American corn hits exports
  • Sugar exports surge to 26.54 lakh t
  • APM Terminals sees need for increase in Latin American transport infrastructure investment
  • Bombay HC allows release of Korean ship
  • Kandla Port will lose cargo to private ports if revised SOR is implemented, says stakeholder
  • New Goa-JN Port coastal container feeder service flagged off at Mormugao Port
  • Rake shortage clogs Vizag Port as coal stocks pile up
  • New projects to boost eastern freight corridor
  • Food Ministry seeks CCEA nod on new raw sugar export subsidy formula
  • DG Shipping, MD of Godrej Industries & Chairmen of Mumbai & JN Ports to grace gala event

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UPS invests in two new Polish facilities
  • Rail Cargo Group receives accolade
  • Rubin moves out of interim role at Horizon Lines
  • ALC and GS1 win prestigious Australian award
  • Swiss WorldCargo partnering WCA
  • Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus to create economic area
  • Port of LA receives grant for emissions project
  • Michael Cramer secures Rail Forum presidency
  • Europa Worldwide Logistics on target
  • Grimaldi and Fremura jointly invest in Livorno
  • European air cargo volume up 3% in July
  • Port of Long Beach takes environmental leader on board
  • EU promoting rail traffic between Germany and Poland
  • APMT calls for more FDI in Latin America

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Vale cooperates in project to build giant Brazil repair yard
  • NTSB issues first video marine safety alert
  • MTU and Fairplay Towage test genset with SCR
  • September 08, 2014 Burger launches research vessel for Great Lakes
  • ABS offers BWMS selection service
  • MARAD releases LNG bunkering study
  • Singapore cancels Northwest Resources bunker licenses
  • First containership order for Wärtsilä DF two-stroke
  • Møkster PSV is first vessel with Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge
  • Rio Olympics ferries to have Caterpillar DGB gen sets

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Port Metro Vancouver celebrates completion of rail corridor upgrades
  • Aharon Fogel named chairman of Zim Integrated Shipping Services
  • Mitsui joining Viken Shipping in vessel-owning joint venture
  • Maritime Administration releases LNG as bunker fuel study
  • Horizon Lines taps Steven Rubin as president, chief executive officer

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Top Maersk and MSC duo in urgent talks with FMC on 2M alliance
    Senior executives fly to Washington as two commissioners say clock may be stopped on 45-day review
  • Is CMA CGM about to unveil new tie-up?
    Speculation grows about partnership with United Arab Shipping Co and China Shipping Container Lines
  • Russia's food sanctions having only limited impact on feederships
    Operators report reefer box volumes holding up
  • Philippe Ruttley joins Ince & Co
    Maritime antitrust specialist appointed head of competition at law firm
  • VLGC spot rates up as players turn attention to October loadings
    Market level sustainable for at least another month in LPG shipping
  • Scorpio scoops up ex-OSG management operation in Greece
    Experienced Athens operation to 'add value' as well as capacity for huge newbuilding wave
  • G6 Alliance continues to divert vessels from Rotterdam
    Decision suggests congestion woes are not over
  • Seaspan signs charter deal for 10,000 teu ships with top line
    Existing options extended
  • SMM 2014: seven obstacles to innovation in shipping
    When it comes to creating change, the hurdles may be high but they are not insurmountable
  • Aronnax@SMM: it's all systems go at Hamburg's innovation showcase
    FREE CONTENT: Manufacturers at the ready after equipment sales hit $70bn last year
  • UK and Germany lead July import-container rally
    North France lags behind as neighbouring ports post double-digit growth
  • Ince bulker suffers severe damage in grounding on Greek islet
    Owners hire Tsavliris for salvage under LOF
  • It's tough at the top for the big three European ports
    A look at the challenges being faced at Europe's premier container hubs
  • Rongsheng confirms government-initiated restructuring talks
    Cash-strapped Chinese yard offers few details despite reports of possible SWS takeover
  • Los Angeles wins grant to reduce port-related emissions
    Environmental Protection Agency awards $469,000 to retrofit cargo handling units
  • MCA defends UK port state control
    All-time low in detentions is evidence of improved safety, Coley insists
  • SMM 2014: The rise of asset improvement
    Annual project Pimp My Ship takes a serious look at the possibilities of fuel-efficiency tools
  • Wind is power
    New cleantech companies continue to develop, despite shipping-industry scepticism
  • SMM 2014: Wind is power
    New cleantech companies continue to develop, despite shipping-industry scepticism
  • Tanker Investments' $46m aframax buy highlights secondhand price hike
    As interest builds in aframaxes, expect more purchases and rising values
  • SMM 2014: Overcoming charterparty challenges
    Financing vessel upgrades to compete against clean new tonnage is difficult, but not impossible
  • SMM 2014: The risks remain with technology investment
    Hefty compliance and fuel-saving investments are boardroom-level decisions

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Bharati Shipyard seeks to sell wind business
    India's financially-stressed shipbuilder Bharati Shipyard has put its wind turbine assets up for sale. The sale comprises 14 wind turbine generators (WTGs) that produce a combined 15 mega watts of power in the state of Maharashtra. "Since Bharati Shipyard is going through a process of corporate debt
  • Wärtsilä introduces new controllable pitch propeller
    Finland-based power supplier Wärtsilä today announced it will introduce its latest large controllable pitch propeller (CPP) system at the SMM exhibition and conference in Hamburg, Germany, which opens tomorrow. Based on the previous E-hub design, the new CPP system "offers greater efficiency,
  • Grimaldi buys into Livorno's Sintermar terminal
    The Grimaldi group has taken an indirect stake in port of Livorno container terminal operator Sintermar through an alliance with Livorno's Fremura shipping and port services group. The Naples-based group has used a capital increase to take a 50% stake in Fremura group company CO.I.FI srl, which has
  • Koa Sangyo secures small tanker pair
    Japanese shipbuilder Koa Sangyo in Marugame has secured two orders for small chemical tankers with one each for compatriot shipowners Genkai Kisen and Shinsei Kaiun. The 1,000dwt Genkai vessel will have an overall length of 62.72m and beam of 9.8m. The 1,300dwt Shinsei vessel will have an overall
  • Japan mulls patrol boats for Sri Lanka
    Japan is considering supplying patrol vessels to Sri Lanka's coast guard as part of measures to deepen maritime security co-operation, according to a statement on the weekend visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan, which helped Sri Lanka build its first container terminals, announced a "new
  • Iraq to sue Greek shipping company over Kurdish crude shipments
    Greek shipping company Marine Management Services (MMS) has said that it will defend itself against legal action planned against it by the Iraqi government for transporting oil from the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. Reuters reported that Iraq had claimed that five MMS-operated vessels had been
  • Damen bets on ballast water treatment boom
    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards said today that it had set up strategic partnerships with three major ballast water treatment suppliers. Apparently banking on early implementation of the IMO's long delayed 2004 ballast water management convention, the group said that it planned to make use of the
  • Speculation belies uncertainty in shipbreaking market
    Despite uncertainty over steel plate prices and demand for scrap steel, cash buyers continue to overpay to recycle ships in India and Bangladesh, just to keep up with Pakistan. With prices averaging $460/lt ldt for bulkers and $490/lt ldt for tankers, Pakistan continues to be the market of the
  • Name change for Genoa's Voltri port
    Genoa Port Authority has announced that at the request of the local community, its westernmost port of Voltri will change its name to Pra. Authority president Luigi Merlo said: "It's evident that the main operations of this basin are carried out in front of the community of Pra and therefore we
  • Neu Gas seals another record timecharter
    Hamburg-based Neu Gas International has sealed another record timecharter, this time for a large gas carrier. Brokers told IHS Maritime that Swiss commodities trading house Gunvor has extended its hire of Neu Gas' 2009-built Ernest N for $2.075M per month or $69,166 per day. Market players believe
  • PPA to sign MoU with Subic Bay
    The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority to designate a few berths in the former US military base as an extension of the ports of Manila. According to Joseph Emilio Abaya, Transportation Secretary of the
  • Pacific Radiance to grow share price
    Singapore-listed offshore marine services provider Pacific Radiance is tipped to increase its share price to SGD1.73 ($1.37), according to CIMB Associate Director Yeo Zhi Bin. Yeo highlighted that the company is steered by an experienced team of industry veterans who have intricate knowledge in
  • Indonesian and Australian coal prices drop
    Prices of Indonesian and Australian steam coal fell to a 10-year low last week, a situation that could encourage India to import more steam coal. A global coal glut and weak import demand due to cheaper Chinese domestic coal has caused prices to fall to levels not seen in a decade. Free-on-board

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Grain shipments rise on St. Lawrence Seaway amid rail turmoil
    Rail service delays may have spurred some grain shippers to divert cargo to barge services, as volume on the St. Lawrence Seaway rose 3 percent year-over-year in the April through August period. The volume growth comes despite barges traversing the seaway later than usual because of a lingering, harsh winter. Grain...
  • Charleston charts growth with focus on discretionary cargo
    The Port of Charleston will invest $1.3 billion in the coming decade to deepen its harbor to 50 feet, modernize marine terminals to accommodate today's mega-ships and build intermodal connectors to enhance its status as a world-class port, James Newsome, president of the South Carolina Ports Authority, said Monday. In his...
  • Freight demand, tight capacity drive Landstar revenue up 20 percent
    Landstar System expects to post $3 billion in revenue this year as strong freight demand and tight truck capacity boost revenue by double-digit percentages in the early third quarter. The "strong trends" Henry Gerkens noted in early July continued through August and show no signs of slackening, the Landstar chairman and...
  • Trucking hiring stalls as payroll numbers dropped in August
    Trucking's hiring plans stalled in August, as for-hire motor carriers with payroll numbers tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lost approximately 800 employees. That was the first decrease in U.S. trucking job numbers as measured by the federal government since November 2013. As a result, the JOC.com For-Hire Trucking...
  • New BNSF contract in Tacoma could improve intermodal service
    Full-size chartA new contract between BNSF and a Tacoma short-line railroad aimed at cutting turn times down for trains leaving the Port of Tacoma could give shippers, particularly U.S. grain exporters, a much-needed improvement in rail service. BNSF and municipally owned Tacoma Rail signed a maintenance and fueling contract that aims...
  • Drayage driver shortage could threaten intermodal growth, analyst says
    The so-called truck driver shortage largely has benefited intermodal rail - until now. Trucking's increasing difficulty finding drivers to pilot big rigs has helped shift freight to intermodal containers, but it could also threaten future intermodal growth. "The driver shortage is beginning to hit drayage," John G. Larkin, managing director of...
  • European imports briskly expand despite sluggish EU economy
    European economic growth might be flatlining, but you wouldn't know it by the strong container import growth in the first half, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean container volume rose 8 percent year-over-year. Drewry expects continued traffic growth in the second half, albeit at a slower...
  • US needs LNG bunkering guidelines, Marad study finds
    Interest in using liquefied natural gas as vessel fuel is highlighting the need for regulatory policies and operational and safety standards, according to a new Maritime Administration study on LNG bunkering. The U.S. is hardly the only country trying to a handle on using LNG as a maritime fuel. Vessel owners...
  • Europe still trailing global air cargo growth
    The gap between the sluggish European air cargo sector and the resurgent global market looks set to widen with two of the region's leading carriers posting declines in freight traffic in August. Air France-KLM, Europe's largest cargo airline by revenue, saw traffic shrink by 1.7 percent from August 2013, outweighing a...
  • Third shipment of gates delivered for Panama Canal project
    Third shipment of new gates for Panama Canal arrives.Three out of four shipments of new gates have made their way to the Panama Canal, as the expansion project to make way for big ships nears 80 percent completion. The four-gate shipment arrived today at the Atlantic entrance of the canal aboard...
  • How is Maersk making money?
    When Maersk Line reported a $1.1 billion first-half profit last month that was 55 percent higher than the same period last year, some analysts wondered how the world's biggest container line was able to achieve such a huge change in only a year's time, especially when global demand was not...
  • China plans to further liberalize air cargo market
    The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it plans on liberalizing its air cargo market, but it's not clear whether China will allow more foreign carriers to operate domestically. Air cargo transportation is increasingly important to the country as its manufacturing sectors rise up the value chain to produce higher-value goods...
  • New CUC Alliance to offer 18 east-west services
    The three container lines planning to link up in a new vessel sharing agreement - CMA CGM, United Arab Shipping Co. and China Shipping Container Line - will initially operate 18 separate services covering the four major east-west trades, sources say. An official announcement is "imminent", according to PR News Service,...
  • Apple iPhone launch gets air cargo industry excited
    The air cargo market is giddily awaiting tomorrow's unveiling of Apple's new iPhone 6 that when launched will create a spike in export traffic from the production city of Zhengzhou and add further lift to solid air freight volumes out of China. Confidentiality agreements prevent Apple suppliers or service providers spilling...
  • Rising foreign trade ramps up China's August box traffic
    Container throughput at China's top ports rose 7.2 percent in August as both foreign and domestic trade accelerated, with the Pearl River Delta terminals bucking a recent trend to record the fastest growth this year. "We are particularly encouraged by the recent exports from Hong Kong and China, as well as...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Capital Product bags $151m
    Capital Product Partners has raised net proceeds of $151m as it closed a public offering of shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
  • Euronav loads IPO gun
    Euronav has filed papers to launch its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) in New York.
  • More Panama gates arrive
    The third and penultimate shipment of lock gates for the widened Panama Canal has arrived.
  • Alaska LNG steps it up
    Planners of the Alaska LNG export project kicked off the federal permitting process, the latest milestone in for the planned liquefaction facility.
  • Vale joins yard initiative
    Vale has signed a cooperation agreement that will see it support the Brasil Basin Drydock Company (BBDC)'s proposed shiprepair yard in Brazil, New York's McQuilling Partners said.
  • State-backed deals rise
    State backed funding for newbuilding deals is booming and expected increase even more over the coming years the Ship Finance Forum at SMM in Hamburg was told at its opening conference this week.
  • Grimaldi in port play
    Italy's Grimaldi Group has unveiled an indirect investment in Sintermar, the terminal operator at the port of Livorno.
  • Golden Ocean cape fixed
    Golden Ocean has secured a period contract for one of its capesize bulkers, brokers say.
  • SSC buys new
    Singapore Shipping Corp has laid down $80m for a car carrier newbuilding.
  • Double joy for Seaspan
    Seaspan Corp has secured period work for a quartet of newbuildings and enlarged an options agreement with Yangzijang Shipbuilding.
  • German lessons required
    Germany's hard hit shipping industry needs to educate shipping investors more about risk if it wants to fill the funding gap left by the collapse of the KG market - which could continue for another two decades -according to ER Capital Holding CEO Jochen Klosges.
  • Marianas mission
    A Japanese investor is bringing a new cargoship into service in the Pacific.
  • Cido tanker TIL bound?
    Cido Shipping is believed to have shed its second aframax tanker of the summer.
  • ABN AMRO in Asia drive
    Dutch bank launches new advisory business in Asia offering its services to shipping companies.
  • Alfa Laval big on bonds
    Marine engineer Alfa Laval has refinanced its takeover of Frank Mohn AS with a EUR 800m ($1.04bn) bond issue.
  • OSG nets scrap cash
    Overseas Shipholding Group has secured a strong price from the demolition sale of one of its tankers, sources say.
  • Limarko boosts profit
    Lithuanian reefer and containership owner Limarko has posted increased first-half earnings as currency losses decreased.
  • JF in "investment mode"
    John Fredriksen's sale of a major holding in Golar LNG will not be followed by his withdrawal from other major companies in his business empire, one of his leading associates says.
  • Vinalines told to grow
    Vietnam's deputy prime minister Hoang Trung Hai wants national shipowner Vinalines to expand its bulker market share.
  • Rongsheng getting help
    Debt-ridden China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has been notified by the government that an "independent third party" could begin a restructuring of the shipyard.
  • Grounded in Greece
    Dramatic pictures have emerged of an Ince Denizcilik-owned bulker grounded on the rocks on the Greek island of Astypalaia.
  • Samskip MPP refloats
    A Samskip multipurpose (MPP) has been refloated after grounding off Iceland.
  • Ferguson to expand
    The investor buying bankrupt Scottish shipyard Ferguson is pledging to quadruple its workforce within three to five years.
  • Ulriken buyer emerges
    Yinson Holdings has confirmed that it is the buyer of a VLCC owned by Frontline affiliate Independent Tankers.
  • Wight to exit Algoma
    Algoma Central Corp is on the lookout for a new chief executive after the present incumbent announced his retirement.
  • Cleared to sail
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has given permission for an American Steamship bulker that ran aground to resume its voyage.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Great Lakes carriers see volumes rise in August
  • U.S. steel exports continue downward spiral in July
  • Port of Los Angeles receives grant to reduce air pollution
    The port will administer the grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program, which will be used to retrofit 14 pieces of cargo-handling equipment with Level 3 diesel particulate filters.
  • Seaspan agrees to charter four more ships
    Gerry Wang, Seaspan's chief executive officer and co-chairman, said all of the company's new ships have been signed to attractive fixed-rate time charters with leading liner operators.
  • Air France to retire MD11 fleet
    "This fleet adjustment is in line with Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo's strategy to strongly focus on specialized products and services like pharmaceuticals, flowers, oil and gas, or express," the carrier's Eelco van Asch told customers.
  • Maersk plans transpacific eastbound General Rate Increase
  • Carrier information platform Logistadvise launches
    The information service, which launched Monday, has 18 different search filters that allow the user to narrow their search to find the type of carrier they require based upon equipment, quantity and other service offerings.
  • ABC beefs up pharma service
  • FAA proposes fine against N.C. cargo airline

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
  • Deltamarin subsidiary to deliver turnkey scrubber
    System to be installed on vessel by the end of the year.
  • Newbuilds to use Wartsila dual-fuel engines
    Finnish engine maker confirms orders for four vessels.
  • Shipyard to launch LNG Hybrid Barge this week
    Will operate in the Port of Hamburg.
  • Prices weakening across Europe
    Sharp falls in Southern Europe.
  • Rotterdam congestion keeps box line diversion in place
    Diversion plan extended to mid-October.
  • Unmanned vessels might run on LNG
    'Technology for electronic positioning, satellite communications and anti-collision measures already exists.'
  • IFO prices display mixed trend in Fujairah
    IFO avails tight in Durban.
  • Alfa Laval in refinancing move
    Bond issue to replace bridging loan.
  • Wartsila develops controllable pitch propeller system
    Manufacturer says new system improves and efficiency and reduces emissions.
  • Engine order 'by-passes need for scrubbers'
    Dual fuel orders show 'shipping is an innovative industry with the smallest possible ecological footprint.'
  • IMO requirement for BDN in need of change
    Review identifies 'inherent problem' in supplier's declaration regarding compliance with sulphur limits.
  • China could struggle to meet LNG bunker targets
    New LNG bunker station to open next month.
  • Asian bunker prices spiral down at week's start
    Meanwhile, offices in Busan remained closed for a holiday.
  • 'Energy port' opens in the Caribbean
    Facility provides bunkering, among other energy services.
  • Saudi lubricants specialist expands marine portfolio
    New marine lubricant series to 'raise benchmarking standards'.
  • MARAD releases LNG bunkering guidelines
    Study addresses 'widespread challenges' of adopting the gas as marine fuel.

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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
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
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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