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June 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's Modern Terminals celebrates its 100 millionth TEU
  • Maersk to start Sino-Australia service with Cosco, ANL slot charter
  • Ex-APL man Gene Seroka named Port of Los Angeles executive director
  • Intra-Europe container traffic rises, but fails to boost sagging rates
  • British PM David Cameron tours Liverpool2 - gateway to the North
  • China's logistics business volume index slips 2.5 to score 55.2 in May
  • China-made 53-foot containers still subject to US anti-dumping probe
  • Suzhou-Manzhouli-Europe rail export cargo value hits US$28.8 million
  • Atlantic Container Line makes Port of Liverpool its conro hub
  • UK's Neptune Maritime Security attains associate membership in BIMCO
  • Colombo box terminal expansion is to propel nation into regional port
  • Second set of locks arrive for Atlantic gate arrive on Panama Canal
  • Terminal ownership, layout, changes with advent of mega shipping
  • Asia-Europe box cargo is up, with W Med, N Africa as frontrunners
  • Bad quarter has World Bank cut poor nation GDP growth 5.3pc to 4.8pc
  • Indonesia Pelindo III buy 11 auto-RTGs for Tanjung Emas Port, Java
  • Cathay cargo rises 13.9pc in May to 138,448 tonnes, passengers up 10.9pc
  • Air Canada CEO takes rotating chairmanship of IATA at Doha AGM
  • UPS opens new hub at Taiwan airport for Asia, US and European trade
  • Helsinki's airport volume falls 4.6pc in May to 14,710 tonnes
  • Air cargo needs to manage capacity better, cut costs in tough times

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • New ISSA President elected amidst unprecedented membership growth
  • Dighi port simultaneously handles 2 gearless Panamax vessels
  • Pipavav Port leads marine exports volumes among ports; VPT earns highest revenue
  • DHL Express inaugurates new, modern service centre in Sriperumbudur
  • Eastern Railway's loading up 21 pc in May
  • ComMin in favour of levying anti-dumping duty on solar cells
  • Exports rise by impressive 12.4 pc in May; trade deficit narrows
  • FinMin to boost infra investment with twin approach
  • Govt to continue export subsidy on raw sugar at INR 3,300/t
  • Indo-US trade talks likely in July
  • INR slips further on increased dollar buying

International Transport Journalweb site
  • United Wagon establishes freight car specialist
  • TNT Express tests trial train in London
  • Study spots liquidity potential in supply chains
  • Executive director now fully confirmed
  • DTC and TransFargo team up
  • JAL starts second daily Narita - Jakarta service
  • Logistics provider creates forwarding brand
  • New head of sales for Eastern Europe
  • Denholm Transport modernizes fleet
  • Saudia Cargo to return to Houston
  • AmCham award goes to Kazakh company
  • NCSP Group posts Q1/2014 net loss

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Marcon issues new Tugboat Market Report
  • Diversified Marine starts construction of Harley tugs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Washington governor to lead trade mission to England/Finland
  • Port of Portland Commission Oks third runway for Hillsboro Airport
  • Port of Everett schedules National Marina Day event
  • China Eastern Airlines adding freighter service to Sea-Tac Airport
  • Drewry Manning Report finds shortage of seafarer officers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Terminals that weigh boxes will have a commercial advantage, says TT Club
    Carriers will require ports to weigh containers to update stowage plans
  • G6 carriers set up Singapore joint service centre
    Move has little similarity to P3 network centre despite shared aim to optimise operations
  • Summer boost for owners as VLGC rates rise for the 15th day in a row
    Daily earnings head back towards $100,000 on key Middle East Gulf-Asia trade
  • Inmarsat plans new maritime safety system
    Product using FleetBroadband network awaits IMO approval
  • Watchdog urges review of US port cyber security
    Report notes limited action taken to address cyber security concerns
  • Missing product tanker contacts owners
    Fair Artemis Seafarers are safe after Gulf of Guinea pirate attack
  • Aframax tanker lands lucrative lightering work
    Aframax Delta Star rakes in $18,500 per day for three-day contract
  • OOCL postpones delivery of two boxships
    Second time that delivery from Hudong Zhonghua has been pushed back
  • Seroka confirmed LA director as west coast labour talks continue
    ILWU and PMA deny temporary suspension of dialogue
  • Local court approves STX Dalian receivership
    Creditors sought rehabilitation decision in May after failing to find investors
  • Tanker fears as Kurdish fighters take the Northern Iraq oil city of Kirkuk
    Renewed conflict could disrupt aframax crude exports out of Ceyhan
  • Shipping's fuel fiasco
    Main trade artery wonders how it will afford to keep ships sailing under green-fuel rules
  • Lauritzen inks Japanese bulker deal
    Developing handysize presence key to Danish company's decision to secure two new ships
  • Feeder fortunes in flux
    Delphis managing director Alexander Saverys tells Containerisation International about the challenges faced by shortsea operators
  • Global Gateways: Europe
    Containerisation International looks at the challenges facing European ports
  • Data Hub: Trade Statistics - Americas
    Encouraging signs for the whole industry
  • Brazil steps on the gas ahead of World Cup 2014
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows LNG shipments surge ahead of global football fiesta power demand

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Forwarder UTi centralises dry cargo chartering
    US freight forwarder UTi Worldwide has centralised its project and dry cargo chartering operations in a bid to speed up processes. The Nasdaq-listed supply chain services group announced yesterday the set-up of ocean charter service centers in Amsterdam, Johannesburg, and Singapore, with a global
  • Fair Artemis makes contact after pirate attack
    A tanker reported hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of West Africa has made contact with its operator, IHS Maritime was told. Fair Artemis lost contact with its owner after 18.00hrs on 4 June, when the ship was about 50nm (90km) offshore from Ghana in international waters under the
  • Seafarer charity helped Albedo escape
    A seafarer charity played a leading role in the successful escape of 11 seafarers held by Somali pirates, a former senior UN crime official told IHS Maritime. Colonel John Steed (retd.), consultant to the UNODC's maritime crime programme, said that the UN was responsible for the operations and
  • Wärtsilä offers services to RCL
    Wärtsilä will provide marine equipment maintenance services for ten years to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL), which includes a subcontract with ABB Turbocharging. The agreement covers condition monitoring of the engines, individualised technical support, the development and design of new
  • DOF awards services deal to Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä will provide services for its marine equipment to the Norwegian offshore vessels and subsea services DOF Group under a three year deal to ensure minimal downtime of its fleet. The agreement covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion, as well as electrical
  • Hayvard to IPO in June
    Havyard Group, the Norwegian builder of offshore services vessels, says it expects trading in its shares to start on the Oslo Axess market on 26 June after a planned IPO. "In connection with the offering and the listing of the company there will be a public offering of the company's shares whereby
  • COSCO Dalian, GSI & CSTC inks MR trio
    A contract signing ceremony was held yesterday in Dalian between Chinese shipowner Dalian Ocean Shipping (COSCO Dalian), compatriot shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) for three MR tankers. The ship building contract for three 50,000dwt tankers
  • Wärtsilä to equip Finnish icebreaker
    Wärtsilä has been revealed as the supplier of dual-fuel engines that will be used on a new €123M Finnish icebreaker due for delivery in late 2015, marking it as the first LNG-powered icebreaker in the world. The engines, capable of operating on LNG and low sulphur diesel fuel, will enable the
  • Dalian Port partners with Maersk Line China
    Dalian Port has signed a strategic co-operation framework with Maersk Line China, eyeing wider co-operation on empty container transfers and containership switches. The partnership follows a similar agreement signed between the parties in 2012, that led to an empty container transshipment base at
  • Piracy worsens in Southeast Asia
    The piracy situation is worsening in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Ridzwan Rahmat, IHS Aerospace and Defense senior naval reporter, highlighted in the IHS Forum Singapore today. "Most of us are aware of the global piracy situation in East Africa, such as in Somalia. But not many are aware of
  • Search for Sewol owner and followers continues
    A total of 5,000 riot police troops, including 20 manoeuvre companies, have been stationed in the compound of a religious sect led by the fugitive owner of capsized ferry Sewol. Since yesterday, the troops have surrounded Geumsuwon, a religious compound of Gu Won Pa (Salvation Sect) in Anseong City,
  • Trada Maritime's stocks suspended
    The Indonesian Stock Exchange has suspended the trading of PT Trada Maritime (TRAM)'s shares after crew members from one of its ships were arrested for oil smuggling. In addition, the company is required to pay $30.57M in principal debt and other costs. The suspension is imposed as the result of MT
  • Thai military government keen to improve intermodal rail infrastructure
    Thailand's military government is keen on dual-tracking the railways, one of its officials said. Dual-tracking, which has been put forward as a way to improve Thailand's logistics, is "highly considered," Department of Information director-general Sek Wannamethee told reporters at the Foreign
  • IHS Forum reviews Singapore's port status
    Singapore's successful rise as a maritime hub was discussed at the IHS Forum Singapore 2014. Richard Clayton, chief maritime analyst from IHS, chaired the discussion and examined a few key elements relating to the port development over the years. Clayton identified the maritime hub as having at
  • Crew of ship stranded near Maldives rescued
    All 20 crew members on board the Vietnam-registered general cargo ship Viet Long, which was stranded near the Maldives, have been rescued by the Maldives Coast Guard. Viet Long was left stranded in the distress position of 04-33N 073-22E in the Laccadive Sea near the Ziyaaraiyfushi Island, 40 miles
  • Ship's master fined, ship detained
    A ship's master has been fined and his ship detained after failing to notify the New Zealand authorities of grounding off New Plymouth in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The master of the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Lake Triview, Rolando Valmeo Legaspi, was
  • China takes sea dispute to UN
    China sent a note to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday, underlining its stand on the Vietnam-China standoff near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. "China sent the note to tell the international community the truth and set straight their understanding on the issue," Wang Min,

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • NVOCCs: Rising from the depths
    Less than a year ago, the outlook wasn't so bright for non-vessel-operating common carriers, those ocean intermediaries who pool cargo, ostensibly for smaller shippers looking for any freight rate break available - breaks that typically go only to their larger brethren. "Why NVOs Are Controlling Less of This," the JOC's...
  • Non-vessel-operating common carriers staging a comeback
    Top 20 NVOCCs in the Asia-U.S. trade Full list Happy days are here again, at least for non-vessel-operating common carriers. After 2012 when their market share dropped in the trans-Pacific trade, NVOs are seeing that share rebound in line with the growth they are seeing on other global trade lanes. NVOs handled 5.2...
  • West Coast work stoppage poses long-term threat to US agriculture exports, group warns
    A port shutdown due to an impasse in ILWU contract negotiations would be disastrous for agricultural exporters in the short term, but the loss of business resulting from a failure to address persistent productivity issues would be even more damaging to West Coast ports and dockworkers in the long term,...
  • Canadian official hopes to head off another strike at Vancouver
    Canada's Minister of Labor Kellie Leitch is heading to Vancouver, British Columbia, tonight to mediate a labor dispute between Seaspan and two tugboat unions that guide ships into and out of the port, in the hopes of avoiding a strike. Earlier this week, members of the two unions - the International...
  • ILWU talks could lift air freight
    Those who wanted to get cargo shipments out ahead of potential work slowdowns and stoppages at U.S. West Coast ports have most likely already done so. Those who haven't may have contingency plans involving diversion of cargo to other ports. But industry experts who have been through labor negotiations in...
  • Oil barrel tax latest pitch to save US highway funding
    The U.S. Congress is considering taxing oil companies to pay for federal highway construction, as legislators debate whether to save the primary engine of surface transportation infrastructure funding with a short-term fix or something more ambitious. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., introduced a bill that would replace the 18.4-cent tax on each...
  • June surge in truckload, LTL freight squeezes pricing, 3PLs
    The U.S. freight economy is humming in June. Rising industrial demand is colliding with tight truckload capacity, sending spot market truck rates rising. Tight truckload capacity is shifting some heavier shipments to less-than-truckload carriers, and intermodal volumes are rising, too, driven by accelerating business at West Coast ports. "This June is...
  • McNair-Morgan accident reroutes trucking hours of service debate
    Debate over driver fatigue and how many hours truck drivers should spend behind the wheel exploded on the national stage this week after an accident claimed the life of one celebrity and injured another. The June 7 crash that killed comedian and writer James McNair and injured comedian and TV star...
  • Truck ban threatens growth at Chicago inland port
    Cargo growth at a major intermodal complex outside of Chicago has triggered a fight between the developer and users of the inland port and a village fearful of accidents caused by the increased congestion. The village of Elwood's effort to stop trucks using a route as a shortcut to the complex,...
  • Hub invests to boost intermodal fluidity
    OAK BROOK, Ill. - Hub Group is adding equipment, technology and drayage drivers in an effort to improve intermodal fluidity, as signs increasingly suggest rail capacity is in a delicate balance. The crippling of railroad networks last winter because of the brutal weather and an uptick in rail volume, both carload...
  • APM Terminals boosts Gothenburg rail capacity by 50 percent
    APM Terminals said container rail capacity at its Gothenburg facility will increase by 50 percent when a new rail track and two specialized rail cranes start operations in the fall. The new facilities are part of a $120 million investment program by the Maersk Group's port arm which won a 25-year...
  • Container throughput rises at India's major ports
    State-owned major ports in India recorded moderate levels of container throughput growth during April and May, the first two months of fiscal year 2014-15, compared with a year earlier, according to the latest traffic data released by the Indian Ports Association. Cumulative traffic for the two-month period was estimated at 1.28...
  • LA City Council confirms Seroka as port executive director
    The Los Angeles City Council today unanimously confirmed Gene Seroka as the new executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. Seroka was nominated to the position by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on May 27 and approved by the Harbor Board of Commissioners on June 5. In his new role,...
  • New MASkargo CEO faces difficult task
    The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has appointed an acting chief executive to replace Mohd Yunus Idris, who left the company this week, handing the new CEO a daunting task of improving profitability at the troubled carrier. Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi will shoulder that responsibility, taking over as acting CEO of...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Finneagle freed
    Authorities in Sweden have conducted an inspection of a Finnlines ferry that grounded in the port of Kapellskar Thursday morning.
  • Boxship purchases jump
    Second-hand containership purchases surged in May as overall sale-and-purchase (S&P) activity increased, according to a report from Golden Destiny.
  • Freight rates retreat
    Freight rates in the capesize segment continued to slide Thursday but, unlike other sub-sectors of the drybulk market, are still higher than levels seen a year ago.
  • LA confirms APL man
    The Los Angeles City Council has approved the appointment of an APL executive to serve as head of the city's port.
  • Top banks $20m
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships has brought in a fraction over $20m from an equity issue.
  • Pirates raid tanker
    Asian pirates have boarded a Malaysian tanker and stolen its fuel cargo after tying up the crew.
  • NewLead fights on
    Greek bulker owner NewLead Holdings is to sue a US fund for damages in a row over its shares after losing a court battle.
  • Exam failed
    A German tanker was damaged in a collision in the River Thames during a pilot's examination, a UK accident report has revealed.
  • Second quarter spur
    Western Bulk has delivered a double helping of positive news that bodes well for its second quarter performance.
  • Jewell heads home
    ACM Shipping's joint Dubai chief Mark Jewell has quit his role and is returning to London.
  • Navig8 lands LR2 loan
    Navig8 Product Tankers has secured funding for a series of eight newbuildings.
  • OOCL delays again
    Delivery of OOCL's first two Chinese newbuildings has been pushed back again, meaning they will be handed over nearly five years after their original due date.
  • Wan Hai wants $167m
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines is aiming to raise TWD 5bn ($167m) in a new bond sale.
  • Double joy for Lauritzen
    J Lauritzen has firmed up two handysize newbuidings in Japan at prices below today's level, a top executive says.
  • Ironbridge triumphant
    US fund Ironridge Global said a judge has kicked out an injunction barring it from acquiring more convertible stock in Greek bulker owner NewLead Holdings.
  • New builds VLCC fleet
    Adam Polemis's New Shipping is tipped as the buyer of the 299,000-dwt tanker Neptune Glory (built 1998).
  • Havyard redraws IPO goal
    Havyard Group is looking to complete an initial public offering in Oslo by the end of June after returning with revised terms.
  • Hanjin confirms delay
    South Korean owner Hanjin Shipping has pushed back a convertible bond issue to the second half of 2014.
  • Finnlines ferry aground
    A ferry operated by Finnish ro-ro operator Finnlines has gone aground in the Swedish port of Kapellskar.
  • Dalian Ocean opts for MRs
    Cosco Dalian Ocean is moving into the MR sector with a new order in China.
  • Fair Artemis freed
    A Greek tanker that lost contact with its owner last week has been released from pirate control off West Africa.
  • Nordic prices IPO
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) looks set to raise gross proceeds of around $108m after pricing its initial public offering (IPO).
  • Indo eyes coal curbs
    Indonesia is reported to be considering restricting exports of another major commodity - this time its coal.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Ag Exporters tell ILWU, employers they are 'in the same boat'
    The Agriculture Transportation Coalition has urged the ILWU and employers to "take action to keep U.S. West Coast ports (and the cargo that is dependent upon them) viable."
  • 5 NY/NJ airports gain new leaders
  • Freight shipments inch up in April
  • Truck spot rates rise in June
  • L.A. City Council confirms Seroka as new port director
    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Gene Seroka, head of commercial in the Americas region for American President Lines, as the new executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Rahall opposes surface funding status quo
    "We need to be investing well above the current insufficient investment levels, or our nation is going to be stuck treading water," Nick Rahall, D-W. Va., said at the Rally for Roads event in Washington, D.C.
  • China plans development along Yangtze
    There are plans to dredge the Yangtze and increase the navigation capacity of the Three Gorges Dam. People's Daily reported China is also working on standardized ships for the Yangtze and developing energy-saving vessels.
  • Analyst: LTL industry could be heating up
  • C.R. England opens Calif. terminal
  • Shipco adds direct services from U.S.
    The services are New York direct to Tunis, Tunisia, and Atlanta direct to Karachi, Pakistan. The biweekly New York-Tunis service will have a transit time of 17 days. The weekly Atlanta-Karachi service will have a a 26-day transit time.
  • Newest domestic inland port opens in Tennessee
  • Ethane export facility coming to Houston channel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2014
  • Long road ahead to make glycerine viable marine fuel
    Ticks all the boxes for environmental performance, safety and technical feasibility, but commercial elements are lacking.
  • Iraq crisis casts shadow over crude oil markets
    NYMEX oil futures hit nine-month high.
  • Prices firm across Europe
    Potential market impact of Iraq driving up prices.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez market.
  • Pirates strike off Malaysia
    Cargo of diesel fuel stolen in sea hijack.
  • IBIA chairman calls for more info on LS bunker avails
    Informing the market would keep a lid on prices, says IBIA chairman.
  • 'Weak bunker demand' sees fuel oil stocks climb
    Players say Singapore bunker market has been 'quiet'.
  • US port to waive docking fees for ships using shoreside power
    'This is designed to retain business and attract business,' says Long Beach official.
  • Fewer sulphur complaints against Dutch suppliers
    Inspectorate only considers fuel above 1.08% sulphur to breach current ECA limit.
  • Asian bunker market firming
    Prices across all bunker grades have ended the day higher.
  • Offshore company to float in US
    Funds to go to fleet renewal, company says.
  • Energy efficiency to lift shipowner's results
    Fleet renewal rate of U-Ming is already ahead of competition, says President.
  • Losses widen for Great Lakes shipping firm
    Lower fuel surcharges a factor.
  • UK MPs voice concerns over stricter ECA rules
    MP 'deeply worried' that legislation could decrease shipping traffic to Hull.
  • 'Real issue' of ECA is enforcement, says WWL
    Ship operator adds voice to ECA compliance debate.

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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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