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BRIEFS
March 10, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate below $1,000/TEU break-even point on Shanghai index
  • US shippers shun multi-year contracts in face of rate volatility
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine narrows loss to US$672 million, sales up 2.5pc
  • Hamburg Sud boss expects tough times as reefer rate hikes fail to stick
  • DP World London Gateway takes ships unable to call at other UK ports
  • Inner Mongolia's Mandula checkpoint wins full-year operational approval
  • Shanxi province continues to exempt exports from inspection fee
  • Truckers blast Obama budget for favouring rail freight over trucking
  • EPA fines Chinese quad bike importer US$725,000 for petrol fumes
  • Chinese auto exports fall 27pc as ex-Soviet trade barriers increase
  • Carrier on-time reliability continues decline to record low: SeaIntel
  • ATSG posts 2013 loss of US$19.6m due to 2007 acquisition
  • Air China to commence Beijing-Washington service this summer
  • Chennai airport risks missing EU's July 1 cargo security regulation

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • ABG Shipyard looking to boost capital to INR 17K cr.
  • Arctic shipping route unlikely to be viable, says report
  • ATC Group's Pune customer meet generates tremendous response
  • Early signs of stability emerging for Indian shipping industry; downside risks still remain, says India Ratings
  • Kanoo, Seaworld in shipping joint venture
  • APM Terminals Inland Services South Asia wins 'Excellence in Manufacturing Sector' award at 3rd Asia Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit
  • Approvals for new port projects pick pace
  • KPT resumes container handling
  • MMTC to export 80,000 t wheat from Kakinada port
  • Railways & Maruti flag off country's first flexi deck auto-wagon rake
  • Commerce Ministry wants duty on iron ore pellet exports scrapped
  • Forex reserves increase by $ 954.6 m to $ 294.36 bn
  • GVK commissions 330-MW hydel project
  • INR surges to 60.94 on heavy dollar selling, ends strong at 61.09
  • Sugar exports likely to surge
  • B. K. Mansukhani's 70th birthday gala sees participation from top dignitaries
  • USIIC celebrates 3rd Foundation Day

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Former Sea Star VP to collect $512,719 whistleblower award
  • Wind farm support cats to have Rolls-Royce water jets
  • Warning on dangerous draining system modification
  • Gulf of Guinea crew kidnaps surge
  • Eastern Shipbuilding delivers another Bravante PSV
  • March 07, 2014 Kleven takes over Bergen Group OCV contracts
  • Jones Act tanker to be converted to shuttle in Poland

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Port of Kalama Harbor Master elected as NMTA president
  • US rail freight traffic count rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle names top police officer for 2014
  • Port of Los Angeles seeking candidates for Executive Director
  • Carriers working together to build new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • DSF cuts out of Torm's 13 vessel facility
    Company sells vessels to Oaktree
  • Why Ukraine's Black Sea ports matter for the global fertiliser market
    Disruption from the Crimea crisis would hit dry bulk shipping of both finished product and related chemicals
  • Brussels urges member states to adhere to NOx reduction plans
    Member states told not to support Russian proposals for a five-year delay on NOx tier III implementation
  • Nordea sells $166m of Torm bank debt
    Sale is at least the second major shipping divesture by Nordea so far this year
  • US LNG exporters benefit from energy security fears over Russian gas
    Risk to pipeline through Ukraine could push importing states to look west for new supplies
  • Greek owners scoop most vessels from Japan and Germany
    Many vessels traded between Greeks, according to online valuer
  • Second valemax enters China despite Beijing ban on largest bulkers
    Ship tracking data finds Vale Indonesia unladen off Qinhuangdao
  • The Week on Wall Street | March 7
    Free to read: Navios Holdings rated a 'buy' but opinions differ on Star Bulk
  • Shipping associations slam Suez Canal toll hikes
    Marine industry bodies are 'dismayed' as the waterway raises its fees for a third year
  • Europe's transport commissioner is tipped to lead Estonia
    Sudden return to Tallinn fuels talk of Kallas being named prime minister
  • Fejfer sets $1bn profit target for AP Moller-Maersk ports arm
    APM Terminals aims to be the world's top operator by 2016
  • Russian coal transit cargo suspended at Crimea port of Kerch
    UPDATED: Ukraine thinktank says shipments have customs clearance problems
  • North America container terminals weather storms on many fronts
    US Atlantic and Pacific ports face early tonnage cascade, population shift and contract talks
  • Higher volumes from new terminals drive 20% profit hike for ICTSI
    Philippines container port operator posts 12% volume growth in 2013 as Karachi joins the fold
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine narrows its losses to $672m
    High fuel costs and low freight rates offset 2013 cost-cutting and increased sales
  • The price of failure
    The more we know about why things fail, the better our preventive measures will be
  • Torm has high hopes for medium range tankers' spot earnings
    Better rates free Danish product shipping giant to focus on customers and tonnage

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Anchorage sues MarAd over port project
    Expansion of the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, to handle more and larger containerships was mishandled by the US government, the city of Anchorage has alleged in a lawsuit seeking monetary damages
  • US ports score dredging funds
    Two Mississippi ports have received increased federal funding for maintenance dredging thanks in part to their representative in Washington
  • Oaktree takes more Torm tankers
    American private-equity company Oaktree has acquired another 13 product tankers from Denmark's Torm after buying nine last year
  • Shipping continues amid Ukraine tensions
    IHS Maritime research shows that commercial shipping does not appear to have been affected by the military standoff between Russia and Ukraine
  • Australian coal ports on cyclone watch
    Destructive winds and heavy rains are expected to hit the Queensland coast over the weekend as ports are put on cyclone watch and ships ordered out to sea
  • Commission to take up Philippines STCW concerns at IMO
    The European Commission is looking to open talks with the IMO in what looks to be an attempt to step back from derecognition of the STCW certification of seafarers from the Philippines
  • Seadrill raises SEK1.50Bn
    Seadrill, the London-based, Oslo-listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drill ship and rig operations, has raised SEK1.50Bn ($234M) in an issue of five-year bonds
  • Aker Philadelphia signs $120M loan facility
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, the Oslo listed company that builds Jones Act vessels in Philadelphia,USA, says it has signed a $120M loan facility with Caterpillar Financial Services to finance the construction of four product tankers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Home Depot's New Strategy Tied to E-Commerce Growth
    A Home Depot fulfillment center.It begins with a leaky faucet, or perhaps a broken piece of crown molding, or a washing machine, or ceiling fan. Something needs to be fixed, replaced, improved or installed - and the right tools are required to do it. That specific need generates the demand...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe and Asia-US Rates Continue to Tumble
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Mar. 7, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to U.S. ports fell about $70 per 40-foot container from last week, while rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports dropped more than $100 per TEU for the fourth straight week...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for March 7
    Several container lines have scheduled rate hikes in multiple trade lanes from April to May, although any increases achieved could be temporary, as overcapacity continues to negatively impact carriers' control over freight rates. At JOC's TPM 2014 conference this week, panelists said container lines will continue to face challenging times in...
  • New CBP Chief Says He Understands Security, Trade Facilitation Balance
    WASHINGTON - Fresh off his Senate confirmation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske today acknowledged industry concerns that he wouldn't balance trade facilitation and security but said he understands the importance of doing so. The Senate yesterday afternoon approved President Obama's nomination of Kerlikowske to CBP, giving the agency...
  • 'Culture Is Critical' in Today's Hiring Market
    From left: Susan Pellechio, Staples; Mark D. Schweitzer, Archer Daniels Midland; and John Bowe, American Maritime Group.LONG BEACH, CALIF. - The transportation and logistics industry is dealing with "significant" issues surrounding human capital and succession planning, not just in the U.S., but on a global basis, said Tim McNamara, managing director...
  • Ottawa Requires CN, CP to Move More Grain Amid Delays
    The Canadian government is requiring the nation's two largest freight railroad to move about 551,000 tons of grains weekly or suffer daily fines of up to $111,000. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Gerry Ritz said today that the order-in-council will more than double the weekly amount that Canadian Pacific Railway...
  • Truckload Revenue Leaps at Landstar System
    Higher first quarter volume and revenue at Landstar System reflect rising freight demand and truck rates, despite and perhaps in part thanks to severe weather. Load volume rose 2 percent in February, while revenue per load was up 7 percent, Henry Gerkens, chairman and CEO of Landstar, told financial analysts on...
  • Horizon to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Price-Fixing Claims
    Horizon Lines LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims by U.S. government agencies that the Justice Department said were harmed by carrier price-fixing in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade. The settlement agreement ties up another loose end from the Justice Department's investigation of price-fixing by the three largest...
  • JOC Trucking Employment Index Flat in February
    JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index Full-size chart The JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index was flat in February as winter storms chilled trucking industry hiring plans. However, the February reading of 96.1 was still the highest for the trucking employment index since June 2008. Employment at for-hire trucking operators increased 1.1 percent year-over-year in...
  • APL's Seroka Cautiously Optimistic on US West Coast Labor Negotiations
    APL's President of the Americas Region Gene Seroka added his vote of cautious optimism yesterday to a growing list of industry executives who believe the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association will successfully conclude contract negotiations this summer. "Both sides want to get it done," Seroka told...
  • Hamburg Bucks Container Traffic Trend
    Feeder vessels at Hamburg's Burchardkai terminal. Photo ' HHM/Lindner.Hamburg increased container throughput by 4.4 percent in 2013, as surging Baltic traffic and a recovery on Asian services helped it to buck the downward trend across the North European port range. Port of Hamburg: Loaded container throughput, 2009 to 2013 Full-size chart Container traffic...
  • Controlling the Chaos
    Call it the "mega" age. The 13,000-TEU-plus vessels that have spawned the formation and expansion of alliances such as the P3, G6 and, most recently, Evergreen's joining the CKYH are the latest examples of a container shipping industry taking dramatic measures to control its fate. Those vessels and alliances, of course,...
  • Tentative Agreement With Truck Drivers Averts Vancouver Strike
    A potential strike at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest container gateway, was averted after a government-appointed mediator helped hash out a tentative deal with port truck drivers, according to various reports. Under the tentative deal, union-represented drivers agreed not to strike and non-union drivers could be back on job as soon...
  • The Gathering Storm
    I've been reading various articles on Southern California's operating problems related to chassis, terminal conditions, truckers and an unfortunate internal report of a container sitting at a terminal in Long Beach for 10 days after being discharged from the vessel awaiting a trucker to take it to the railyard for...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Torm pulls the trigger
    One of Torm's lenders has ordered the Danish operator to sell 13 products tankers to Oaktree Capital, the private equity firm that purchased eight ships from the same owner less than a year ago.
  • Hanjin wins crude deal
    Hanjin Shipping has clinched a $112.8m deal to transport crude for S-Oil.
  • South Korea opens up
    South Korea is relaxing the law to allow cargo owners to buy into domestic shipping companies or establish their own lines.
  • d'Amico cuts stake
    The main shareholder of d'Amico International Shipping has sold a 10% stake for EUR 29.32m ($40.66m).
  • HMM chops loss
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) posted its third straight year of losses but managed to curb the deficit after offloading some assets.
  • LDA: no new order
    France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has denied reports it has returned to China for bulker newbuildings.
  • China Ocean banking $7m
    China Ocean Shipbuilding is raising $7.3m from the sale of new shares.
  • Rangk rescheduled
    Singapore is holding an Admiralty auction for a fast support intervention (FSIV) arrested last November.
  • Palmali kickstarts order spree
    Palmali Shipping has signed up for five new tankers at its reactivated Armada Shipyard in Turkey.
  • Precious plan revealed
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Haisheng borrows from CSG
    China Shipping Haisheng has secured a CNY 800m ($130.58m) loan from its parent China Shipping Group (CSG).
  • Kleven takes Volstad duo
    Kleven Maritime has agreed to takeover a pair of half-built subsea newbuildings from Bergen Group which is scaling back on its shipbuilding activities.
  • CalMac grows
    Scottish ro-pax group Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has pushed up passenger numbers in 2013.
  • SinOceanic cuts loss
    Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic has reduced its fourth quarter deficit as financial costs fell.
  • Lomar confirms trio
    Lomar Shipping has exercised options for a trio of containership newbuildings at shipyards in China
  • Crew evacuated from tanker
    Six seafarers have been taken off a products tanker after it caught fire off Turkey.
  • CSAV pays second fine
    Chilean container line CSAV has agreed to pay its second penalty in a week in alleged price-fixing investigations in the US.
  • Heeeere's Polys
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Ukraine crisis intensifies
    Political tensions in Ukraine may end up accelerating the approval of applications for licences to export LNG from the US to countries that lack free trade agreements with the nation's government, a top equity analyst told clients Thursday.
  • Not fit for purpose
    A Chinese shipyard's failure to follow proper procedures looks to have cost a seafarer his life, an Australian accident report has found.
  • Paragon's playbook
    Efforts to establish strong relationships with top tier Chinese shipyards appear to be bearing fruit for Greek bulker and containership operator Paragon Shipping.
  • Petronas in Taiwan deal
    Petronas has extended its LNG supply ties with Taiwanese state-owned energy company CPC Corporation.
  • Baltic halts BCI 2014
    A revision of the Baltic Exchange's new benchmark capesize index appears to have suffered some early teething problems.
  • China cargoes still strong
    Iron ore exports to China from Australia's Port Hedland jumped 36% year-on-year last month, figures from the port authority show.
  • Fire hits Crowley barge
    Fire has struck a Crowley Maritime container barge off the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard said today.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Senate confirms Kerlikowske as CBP chief
    As his first public speaking engagement as the new head of CBP, Gil Kerlikowske will make a surprise appearance at noon Friday at the CBP Trade Symposium in Washington, D.C.
  • EU officials to vote on maintaining emissions momentum
  • DOT amends rail crude rules
    The Department of Transportation amended its emergency restriction regarding the transportation of oil via rail Thursday, as NTSB announced that a public hearing on rail crude will occur April 22.
  • Container carriers to see 'pain' for years
    Transpacific container volumes are expected to increase in the next several years, but increased capacity brought on by ships cascading from the Asia-Europe trade bring challenges as carriers seek to raise rates and prevent volatility.
  • UECC orders LNG pure car and truck carriers
  • UPS to report hazmat information electronically
  • Carriers: Driver pay will increase to combat shortage
    Annual driver pay may have to approach the $100,000 threshold in the next couple of years in order to attract enough employees to fill a driver shortage, according to one carrier executive.
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • CSAV pays fine in settlement with FMC
  • Investment firm buys Port Logistics Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Volatile fuel prices in Houston
    Heavy demand and good avails reported at US Gulf coast port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Hanjin Shipping inks crude transport deal worth millions
    South Korean refiner S-Oil Corp to pay firm $112.8 million for its services.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam
    Markets generally soft across Europe.
  • IFO prices move up in Fujairah
    Prices lacked direction in South Africa.
  • Crewman injured in fire on oil products tanker
    Tanker caught fire off Istanbul.
  • China 'looking at ECA style' controls
    Reports says proposals have been submitted to the state legislature.
  • 'Eco' ships are 'like iPhones', say ship financier
    Latest model proves to be the most attractive.
  • Sinopec expands its fuel oil storage capacity
    Storage space on Hainan Island in South China has become operational.
  • Shell: LNG bunker barge orders could rise to four
    Industry sources reported saying first barge order is close.
  • LNG fuelled passenger ferries to start bunkering in Norway
    Norwegian authorities give final clearance for gas-fuelled ferries to be bunkered with passengers on board.
  • Asian bunker prices broadly stable
    Narrow-range trading seen this Friday.
  • Reports: Fire on bunker barge in Turkish Straits
    Salvage crews tackled the blaze.
  • RoRo operator to add LNG dual-fuel carriers to fleet
    Newbuilds will be the 'world's largest' car carriers to run on LNG, according to shipbuilder.
  • BLT releases 2012 and 2011 results
    Firm is undergoing a 'transformation through adversity'.
  • Interactive map highlights 'higher risk' bunker spill zones
    Shows risks involved with maritime and offshore activities in the Arctic.
  • Profit up at Irish ferry operator
    But expects a 'substantially' bigger fuel bill from 2015.
  • Update: Titan saved from insolvency
    Court proceedings for winding up petition held today.
  • Piraeus and Greek short sea fleet focus for LNG meeting
    SNAME-led discussion to cover economics and technicalities of using LNG as marine fuel.

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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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