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October 9, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM ups Asia-Mideast Arabian Gulf rate US$250/TEU October 22
  • Asia-Europe August box volume up 8.6pc, rising 8.2pc year to date
  • Court orders Haifa dockers back to work after privatisation strike
  • Ex-Maersk Group partner, ex-NOL chief Jacobs joins Zim board
  • Chinese shippers urge China to scrutinise vessel sharing agreements
  • 24,000-TEU boxships would weigh heavily on infrastructure costs
  • Evergreen to start service linking Singapore to Vietnam
  • CMA CGM upgrades Africa-India loop with Nhava Sheva weekly call
  • MOL's joint venture with El Baraka starts operation in Egypt
  • Marseilles-Fos to take delivery of 12 Cargotec straddle carriers
  • London Gateway names Import Services to run its Common User Facility
  • Proposed US-Mexico cargo clearing facility at Lambert wins key support
  • First Air lays off 9 cargo workers on Baffin Island in Canada's high Arctic
  • Cargolux's fleet expands with addition of 11th B747-8 freighter
  • Emirates Skycargo adds 'White Container' to cool chain portfolio

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • MOL issues Environmental & Social Report 2014
  • SPNM's annual networking event today
  • TSA carriers unveil 2015 revenue/cost recovery program
  • Engg exports to Sri Lanka, Nepal & Bangladesh grow in April-Aug.
  • Coal imports up 19 pc in Sept.
  • GAIL (I) to import US LNG from Cove Point terminal
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on phenol imported from US & Chinese Taipei
  • Govt may lift ban on organic food exports
  • Kokum oil exports to increase as global buyers turn to India from Ebola-hit Africa
  • Panasonic India to export rice cookers
  • Over INR 17K-cr. investment needed to expand port capacity: Assocham
  • RAS Infraport & Regal Shipping participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'
  • Neptune Container Line Delhi moves to next level in Air Import Logistics
  • ADB to help build industrial zones in AP
  • India to grow at 5.6 pc this fiscal, 6.5 pc in FY16: Fitch
  • INR 's moderate rise
  • L&T wins INR 1,630-cr. contract to construct expressway in UP
  • MoU signed for 100-MW wind power project off Gujarat coast
  • Parekh Committee scales down infra investment projections by 40 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DAF nets massive truck order
  • Khalifa Port welcomes maiden call of CSAV's CMX service
  • IRU and UIC working closer together
  • Claasen to promote Frankfurt's cargo biz
  • New board members at LIHH
  • First new electric locomotives roll onto Russian tracks
  • WFS enters new continent
  • Green traction for Green Cargo
  • Zim takes Jacobs onto executive team
  • Cathay Pacific selects Cargospot
  • Grün transportiert - und wenn schon?!
  • Davies Turner accelerates UK investment programme
  • CICT completes HL phase in/out operation

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • AMP Chairman responds to Jones Act critic
  • Vibration specialist celebrates its first century
  • Transportation Secretary: Increase investment in ports
  • Fredriksen dry bulk companies to merge
  • Detyens Shipyards awarded MSC contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Seattle, Tacoma port commissions announce unified management plan
  • Boeing predicts air cargo traffic will more than double by 2033
  • Port of Camas-Washougal reports fire at Grove Field Airport
  • TSA member carriers eye new rate guidelines
  • Trucking group taps Long as new board chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • European banks are underlent, insists Hussey
    ING shipping chief says only problem is lack of good deals
  • Euronav IPO to dominate investor interest in crude
    Likely to push out smaller operators seeking US listing
  • VLCC Chartering gets down to business
    A flying start for Fredriksen-led tanker pool as fourth-quarter momentum builds
  • It's recovery in box shipping, but not as we know it
    Drewry says performance in coming years will reflect cost reduction, not vessel utilisation
  • Seattle and Tacoma moot a strategic alliance
    US ports look to align management operations to fend off Canadian competition
  • Brussels competition laws trip up the unwary owner
    Even gossip during after-work drinks can fall foul of the regulator, warns barrister
  • MCC Transport responds fastest to online bookings
    INTTRA responsiveness study shows AP Moller-Maersk arm is first off the mark
  • aronnax@DMD: How to sell innovation to shipping
    Windpower piques owners' interest but technology companies are slow to capitalise
  • Long Beach task force tackles congestion
    The Congestion Relief Team will meet daily until cargo flows return to normal
  • Capacity threat will cloud the next 12-18 months, warns Moody's
    Review of global shipping prospects predicts rates held down by supply and uncertain demand
  • It's not all doom and gloom for panamaxes
    There are plenty of opportunities to utilise these vessels despite the larger Panama Canal
  • Westbound transpacific carriers recommend rate minimums
    TSA section warns that further increase recommendations look likely over coming months
  • Lyras blasts Brussels for meddling with shipping
    Stay global: Eurosceptic owner urges trade associations to defend the role of the IMO
  • Bank timidity holding back consolidation, Grimaldi warns
    Unviable operators should be culled, says top Italian owner
  • Fyffes must end its exclusivity deal with Maersk
    Brussels puts conditions on banana giant's merger with Chiquita
  • Denmark hosts shipping's answer to Davos
    Danish Maritime Forum draws heavy hitters to Copenhagen for two days of debates
  • Australia reveals new shipping measures for the Great Barrier Reef
    Northeast Shipping Management Plan seeks to balance maritime and environmental needs
  • Raise liquidated damages for non-compliant eco-ships, urges lawyer
    Existing cap on yard liabilities is too low, Naples conference hears
  • Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge merge to form a dry bulk powerhouse
    Tie-up taps firms' low cash breakeven and strong balance sheet to 'grow aggressively'

Sea-webweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Port development lags expanding box ship
    As container ships become bigger amid a push to reduce carbon emissions, significant investment in port infrastructure is required. But competition for government funding presents a challenge, Singapore's transport minister, Lui Tuck Yew, said at the opening of the inaugural Danish Maritime Forum
  • Italy to start East Africa migrant talks
    Italy will launch next week an official dialogue with countries in East Africa to tackle irregular immigration via a dangerous sea route to Europe. Italy has borne the brunt of migration from East Africa, which reached a crisis point last year with the Lampedusa tragedy, in which a vessel of
  • US box ports form alliance
    Competition for container business has driven the ports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State into an alliance to attract more cargo to their docks. Commissions at the ports announced on 7 October a scheme to unify management of their box terminals and related functions under a single seaport
  • Dae Sun books Heung-A box ship trio
    South Korean feeder ship operator Heung-A Shipping said today it has ordered three 1,800teu box ships from compatriot shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. The ships cost a total of KRW93,705,720,000 ($87.6M), or $29.2M each, and are due to be delivered by 31 December 2016. In a Korea
  • Shipping forum calls for self-regulation
    Speakers at the Shipping and the Law conference in Italy have warned today against regional regulation and giving the EU too much control over the shipping industry. In his opening speech on the second day of the event in Naples, shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi called on the industry to regulate
  • Oil rig evacuated as nuclear ship burns
    Workers were evacuated from an oil platform in the Moray Firth last night after a ship carrying radioactive material caught fire and began drifting towards the rig. Although the blaze is now out, the Beatrice platform remains unmanned. A fire broke out in one of the two funnels of the Parida -
  • Russia aims to delay Baltic NOx limits
    Russia wants to push back implementation of a NOx emission control area (NECA) in the North and Baltic Seas until 2021, says Russian deputy transport minister Victor Olersky. He told reporters today at the Danish Maritime Forum that the zone would be too expensive for the shipping industry and
  • Eco-ship economics spark debate in Italy
    Shipowners were warned of the risks of investing in 'eco-ships', rather than retrofitting older vessels, by participants at Studio Legale Lauro's Shipping & The Law pre-conference yesterday in Naples, Italy. While tightening environmental regulations are expected to nudge shipowners to purchase
  • MH370 search shifts on new data analysis
    Efforts to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are shifting their focus more than 1,000km further south and 1,800km southwest of the Australian mainland, closer to the Southern Ocean, Australian authorities have announced. A report released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  • EU backs North Adriatic LNG masterplan
    European Union (EU) funds of EUR322,000 ($407,000) have been granted for drawing up a masterplan on using liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other low-emission marine fuels in the northern Adriatic. The grant covers half the estimated cost of the project, aimed at publishing a plan before the end of
  • Iskes buys Damen tug on financing deal
    Netherlands-based harbour and offshore tug operator Iskes Towing & Salvage has added a third Damen ASD Tug 3212 - Mercurius - to its fleet thanks to a unique financing package from the shipbuilder, said Iskes Managing Director Ronald Vergouwen. Damen said its LeaseCo programme enables firms to
  • Charleston cleared to dredge to 15.8m
    A proposal to deepen the Port of Charleston's harbour to 15.8m (52ft) at a cost of $509M has been approved by federal overseers. In a report issued on 10 October, the US Army Corps of Engineers recommends going to 15.8m: the deepest of three scenarios being considered by the South Carolina Ports
  • LNG carrier saves fishermen off Indonesia
    An LNG carrier rescued three Indonesian fishermen in the Celebes Sea off Indonesia on Monday. Senshu Maru, operated and managed by Mitsui OSK Lines, was en route from the Port of Bontang, Indonesia, to the Port of Sakai-Senboku in Osaka, Japan. The 1984-built vessel found the fishermen drifting at
  • China's marine economy up 8.6% in 1H14
    China's marine economy maintained stable growth in the first half of this year, recording an 8.6% year-on-year increase, said the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) last week. The nation's marine sector expanded to CNY2.58Trn ($419.5Bn) in the period from January to June, according to data from the
  • Four liners resume business at Iran port
    Four shipping liners, Hyundai Merchant Marine, COSCO, Hanjin Shipping, and Wan Hai Lines are to resume operation at Shahid Rajaee Port after easing of sanctions in Iran, stated the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran yesterday. The four foreign carriers have been negotiating with Iran to
  • Sewol captain: 'I should have steered ferry'
    The captain of the capsized South Korean ferry has testified that he should have taken charge of the vessel at the time it capsized. Lee Jun-seok, who is on trial for manslaughter, testified at the hearing yesterday that he had made a mistake in letting an inexperienced crew member steer the Sewol
  • Indonesian port sees three ship robbery attempts in one day
    Three ship boardings occurred near an anchorage area in South China Sea, off Pulau Bintan, Indonesia within a span of one day. According to a source, a bulk carrier was boarded by four robbers, armed with knives on 24 September. The Panama-flagged, 46,541dwt vessel was anchored in the South China
  • China crude steel production up 2.6%
    China's crude steel production grew 2.6% year on year to 550.1M tonnes in the first eight months in 2014, with the growth rate slowing down by 5.2 percentage points compared to a year ago. The country's steel production increased 5.4% y/y to 742.1M tonnes from June to August this year, with the
  • Taiwan to adopt new coastal surveillance system
    Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday inked a deal with Transas Marine Pacific and its local partner Mercuries Data Systems (MDS) for a surveillance system to ensure coastal security. The multi-million contract, according to the company, will provide the CGA with real-time data on any
  • Keppel wins $119.8M from repeat customers
    Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Shipyard and China-based Keppel Nantong Shipyard have secured contracts worth SGD153M ($119.8M) from repeat customers. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) and Keppel Shipyard's contract is for the conversion of a

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • From US base, fleet telematics pioneer Omnitracs eyes global markets
    Fresh from two acquisitions, Omnitracs is looking for new opportunities at home and abroad. The company that pioneered telematics in U.S. trucking by launching satellite truck-to-dispatch communications in the 1980s now sees room for more global growth. "The U.S. market is our core market and will continue to be, but our...
  • Gypsy moth found in Honolulu on ship from Taiwan
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have intercepted another ship contaminated with Asian Gypsy Moth, this time in the Port of Honolulu. It's the first time the destructive pest has been found at Hawaiian port, and also the first time the unwanted guests were sourced to Taiwan. Customs' agriculture specialists...
  • Dole to sign new contract at Gulfport
    The Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, which is losing its largest tenant with the departure of Chiquita to New Orleans, expects to sign a new lease with Dole Fresh Fruit Co., port Executive Director Jonathan Daniels told the Sun-Herald in Gulfport. The Dole contract will keep the company in Gulfport for at...
  • Accord allows Savannah to beginning dredging project
    Georgia port and state officials have signed a partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers that allows work contracts to be awarded for deepening of Savannah's port channel to 47 feet. "The gun at the starting line has been fired, and we're out of the blocks," said Curtis Foltz, CEO...
  • Heavy India port investment needed to handle expected growth in volumes
    India needs to invest heavily in port infrastructure development to cope with a projected significant growth in traffic volumes, according to a report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. The trade association said the country's major state-owned ports are expected to see cargo tonnage grow at a...
  • Ship crews likely to be screened for Ebola symptoms
    With stricter Ebola screenings for airline passengers in the pipeline, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for intense health screenings on cargo ships from all Ebola-stricken countries. Schumer said he expects the Centers for Disease Control to unveil tougher Ebola screenings on U.S. soil within the next week. Schumer said he...
  • Scant improvement in berth productivity on mega-ships
    Berth productivity on ships of 10,000 TEUs and higher edged upward globally in the first half of 2014 versus the same period last year, but saw wide variation depending on the region, according to JOC Port Productivity data. For ships of 10,000 TEUs or above, the global average was 115 total...
  • OOCL, Yang Ming expand China-India service
    OOCL and Yang Ming Line have upgraded their joint China-Pakistan Express (CPX) Service with the addition of a new call at Port Kelang, Malaysia, on the eastbound leg. The weekly service, currently using five vessels, will now offer the following rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo and Shekou, China; Singapore, Karachi, Pakistan; Mundra, India; Port...
  • Texas to help fund Houston's drayage fleet revamp
    The state of Texas will help fund the effort to continue replacing old drayage trucks at the Port of Houston with cleaner, more environmentally friendly models through a $3 million grant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced new funds for truck-owners looking to modernize their drayage fleets. The Drayage Truck...
  • Revamped freight strategies elevate truck trailer sales
    Trucking capacity isn't just measured in trucks, or even truck drivers. Trucking companies increasingly are investing in trailers, replacing older equipment and rethinking their fleet size as they move to drop-and-hook strategies to maximize use of existing capacity. "Five or 10 years ago, everyone was trying to reduce their number of...
  • Oakland port names Zampa director of communications
    Mike Zampa, a communications specialist for the past 25 years, including eight years in the maritime industry, was named director of communications at the Port of Oakland. Zampa served as director of communications at APL Ltd., and then worked in the communications department of APL's parent company, the NOL Group, in...
  • Carriers ranked by fastest e-booking response time
    There's more than one way to rank a container line. INTTRA, the e-commerce network for containerized ocean shipping, today identified the five fastest ocean carriers when it comes to electronic booking - those that respond to shipper e-booking requests most quickly. Three of the top five are the Maersk Group companies...
  • Container shipping recovery depends on alliances, cost-cutting, Drewry says
    The recovery in container shipping will be driven by the formation of new mega-alliances between carriers and further cuts in unit costs, rather than a rebalancing of supply and demand, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. "A different recovery is taking shape, which is unlikely to be built on any improvement in...
  • Air France-KLM freight slumps after pilots strike
    Air France-KLM's freight traffic slumped 17.7 percent in September from a year ago largely due to a two-week-long strike by pilots at the carrier's French unit that is expected to plunge Europe's largest air cargo business deeper into the red. Capacity decreased 16.6 percent from September 2013, but the load factor...
  • Drewry: Spot rates stable as Golden Week ends
    Spot rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles plateaued this week, highlighting three straight weeks of stability following a volatile September. Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles registered at $1,875 per 40-foot container this week for the third straight report. Full-size chart Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong...
  • Truckload capacity 'imbalance' sends freight to spot market
    Truckload capacity isn't so much tight as it is imbalanced, according to Scott Moscrip. "There's more freight available where the capacity isn't, and as a result, a lot of that freight is heading into the spot market," Moscrip, founder and CEO of load-matching service Internet Truckstop, said in a conference call...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Golar to reveal partner?
    Golar LNG is expected to announce a major strategic partnership with an Asian energy company, a US analyst said today.
  • AMSC confirms OSG interest
    American Shipping Company (AMSC)'s chief executive confirmed that the Oslo-listed shipowner sees a merger deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG)'s US-flag division as a good idea.
  • TOTE down to two
    TOTE has narrowed candidates to just two shipyards bidding to convert two US-flag ro-ros to LNG power.
  • Black Rose owner pursued
    India is to ask Singapore to extradite the fugitive owner of a bulker that is still stuck off Paradip five years after it sank.
  • By royal appointment
    Denmark's crown prince Frederik highlighted the challenge some of shipping industry's high-profile leaders face at a Davos-style maritime forum in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
  • Solvang sells old ship
    Oslo-listed Solvang has sold its oldest LPG carrier as it moves forward with its fleet renewal project.
  • BDI back down
    The key Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since mid-August as capesize rates fell.
  • Court protects SCF vessel
    Greenpeace activists have been threatened with a fine by a Dutch court if they block a Sovcomflot (SCF) shuttle tanker from delivering oil in Rotterdam.
  • The "all-star team"
    Leaders of world shipping from more than 30 countries gathered in a warehouse in a remote part of Copenhagen's waterfront today for a global summit to come up with wide-ranging solutions to the challenges facing the maritime industry.
  • Teekay tries again
    Teekay Gas president David Glendinning says the Canadian owner's joint venture with Exmar is presently involved in one tender and expects to successfully enter the business.
  • Canada's arctic alert
    As Canada sees more shipping traffic in its arctic region, its environmental watchdog has put the blame on the coast guard for not ensuring marine safety.
  • POSH pulls the plug
    Singapore shipowner PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) has aborted a deal to bring in a new partner in its Mexican operations.
  • Polemis slams eco-ships
    Eco-ships are actually a burden on the environment, traditional Greek shipowner Spyros Polemis has said.
  • Pirate threat to grow
    Piracy off West Africa is expected to grow as ransom cash is diverted into funding Nigerian election campaigning.
  • Higher rates needed
    Container lines have taken aim at depressed rates by recommending a minimum price for key transpacific shipments from next month.
  • Dong-A signs for duo
    Korean owner Dong-A Tanker has boosted its bulker orderbook again with a deal for two Newcastlemaxes in China.
  • GOGL the "winner"?
    Analyst Arctic Securities sees Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) gaining more from its tie-up with Knightsbridge Shipping (VLCCF), based on net asset value (NAV).
  • Timing is right
    The merger of the bulker fleets of John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) and Knightsbridge Shipping has won the backing of analyst Evercore.
  • Cargill profit down 26%
    Cargill, the world's largest agricultural trader, has made a weaker start to its 2015 fiscal year with a 26% decline in net profit.
  • OW Bunker to take a hit
    OW Bunker expects to see its 2014 profit come in 20% less than the previous year due to the recent plunge in oil prices.
  • Fire leaves ship adrift
    A ship carrying a cargo of radioactive concrete waste is reported to be drifting in waters close to the Scottish town of Inverness.
  • Greek duo arrested
    Greek shipowner Tristar Management has had two ships arrested in Singapore, latest court documents show.
  • Bulker giant forged
    Knightsbridge Shipping and Golden Ocean Group, two separately-listed shipowners in John Fredriken's group of companies, have struck a deal to merge into a single bulker titan.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Air cargo to grow 4.7% annually
    In the next two decades, air cargo activity will grow at a rate of 4.7 percent annually, according to the latest biennial World Air Cargo Forecast by Boeing, increasing to more than twice the amount of traffic measured in 2013.
  • INTTRA ranks carrier e-booking response time
  • Container shipping recovery coming late 2016 or 2017
    The London-based consultant said the turnaround will be based on the "formation of the new mega alliances and the continued reduction of unit costs, rather than the matching of supply and demand at the individual trade route level" and improved freight rates.
  • CN freight train carrying petroleum products derails
  • Three new shipment planning tools for CargoSmart
  • American starts Memphis cargo service
  • IAG Cargo to beef up Kuala Lumpur service
  • Worldwide Flight Services expands
  • U.S. Customs names Bell deputy for international trade
    The personnel merry-go-round at CBP continues to spin with news Tuesday that Sandra Bell has been appointed deputy assistant commissioner for international trade after serving the past eight years as executive director of regulations and rulings.
  • Truck driver pleads guilty to paying bribes to haul military cargo
    While working for Louisville, Ky.-based trucking company, David R. Nelson paid more than $100,000 in bribes between 2006 and 2012 to Albany, Ga., traffic officials to transport freight from the base to destinations on the West Coast, the Justice Department said.
  • Executive moves
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Crude tumbles as US stockpiles gain
    US stockpiles climbed by 5.01 million barrels last week.
  • Support for OW Bunker after profit warning
    'We find it unfortunate that the very significant and abrupt decline in the oil price has forced the company to downgrade,' says major shareholder.
  • Shenzhen: Full cost subsidy for using low sulphur fuel available
    Scheme applies to ships at berth in Shenzhen port.
  • Benchmark prices fall sharply for second day
    'It's hard to believe,' says Singapore-based trader.
  • Shipping veteran rounds on regulartory burden
    'Shipping must be given a seat at the top table.'
  • Tender goes out for low sulphur bunker supply
    Port authority will offer 'preferential terms'.
  • Ship financier discounts 'eco' ship argument
    A robust business overrides ship type for investors.
  • New barge for Pakistan-based supplier
    Ocean Bunkers now have five delivery vessels.
  • Bunker-saving device enters Australian market
    Device claims substantial bunker savings.
  • New ship arrests in Singapore
    General cargo vessels operated by Greek interests.
  • Shipowners: More research needed on scrubber discharge
    Current information 'inaccurate and limited'.
  • Sulphur rules raise bunker delegates' ire
    New rules among issues debated at recent RESCON event.
  • Sri Lanka: Monthly bunker exports fall
    'Heightened competition from major regional players' behind slowdown, says Central Bank.
  • Bunker credit managers 'a different breed'
    Some 35 individuals control credit for 75% of back-to-back traded bunker deals.

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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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