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August 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL first half profit up US$181.3 million after $15.3 million loss
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts US$231.6 million loss as it moves towards CSAV merger
  • Hapag-Lloyd diverts 3 more ships to Antwerp to avoid clogged Rotterdam
  • Moody's downgrades MOL estimate to Baa3, the lowest investment grade
  • Vietnamese volumes grow despite maritime conflicts with China
  • New feeder link eliminates need to truck to Mumbai or ship via Colombo
  • European Pallet Association's work wins recognition in Czech Republic
  • Braemar analysts present positive outlook for container shipping
  • Ruslan, Air Partner join to move mini-hospital from Turkey to Morocco
  • Food and pharma focus in India as Qatar Airways makes Doha global hub
  • New cargo apron has been completed at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • "K" Line becomes member of maritime anti-corruption network
  • Alliances maintain stability on east-west trades, says Drewry
  • HMM takes delivery of third mega vessel in two months
  • Permission sought from Bangladesh to send foodgrains to North-East via its waters
  • Hyundai halts car exports from India to EU
  • Russian ban on EU, US foodstuff seen opening door for Indian dairy products exporters
  • Reefer container transporters hold first AGM
  • Rlys hauls 357.57 mt of freight in April-July FY15
  • Transport sector accounts for about 25 pc global energy-related carbon emissions: Report
  • Crisil expects surge in exports to US, EU over three years
  • Exports to Iran in INR can avail incentives under FTP: DGFT
  • Govt hikes raw sugar export subsidy to INR 3,371/t
  • Restrict rubber imports to save farmers, MP urges govt
  • SC maintains ban on iron ore pellets export from Karnataka
  • JBS Academy trains over 100 ex-im & logistics personnel in Vadodara

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • FMT orders another towboat at Eastern Shipbuilding
  • Arctic Salvage Research Foundation seeks industry input
  • BAE Systems awarded contract for U.K. OPV trio
  • Gulf Island wins order from Arena Offshore
  • Two more 24 m cats join Captain Cook Cruises fleet
  • MTU unveils EPA Tier 3 yacht engine
  • Captain Robert Johnston retires from OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Port of Everett welcomes new Waterfront Center tenant
  • Company expresses interest in future Panama Canal projects
  • Port of Portland schedules waterfront event at Terminal 4
  • Global Port Tracker reports finds container import count sets record
  • Crew of Crowley tugboat fights fire in Alaska village

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Scorpio makes $460m entry into boxships
    Samsung will build a minimum of three 19,200 teu ships for bareboat charter to Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Hapag-Lloyd implements new vessel-scrapping policy
    German carrier will no longer sell ships to breakers that do not conform to Hong Kong Convention
  • Deflating Indian sentiment may take the shine off demolition rates
    Caution grips the country's buyers as the value of the rupee continues to fluctuate
  • Record US imports forecast as west coast negotiations continue
    Inbound volumes at major US ports are expected to hit an all-time high this month
  • Avic International Maritime returns to profit
    Singapore-listed unit improves its management and consultancy business
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea aframaxes enjoy high spot earnings
    Demand for mid-August crude cargo loading
  • Aronnax: War and peace with shipping
    Carbon War Room and shipowners finding common ground
  • Former Wilhelmsen employee faces $4m fraud charges
    Tax manager allegedly made wire transfers to own account
  • Mexico energy reforms signed into law
    Country's push to increase production and exports bodes well for tankers
  • Great Eastern sees first-quarter profit fall
    Drop comes despite rise in revenue for Indian operator
  • Two Chinese state carriers announce a 19-very large crude carrier tie-up
    Expanding China Merchants Energy Shipping transfers ships to Sinotrans & CSC joint venture
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts first-half loss as freight rates keep falling
    New chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen forecasts a positive full-year result but lower than 2013

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Adani JV to build Mundra LNG terminal
    The Indian government has approved a plan by Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) to enter a joint venture (JV) with Adani Group to build a 5.1M tonnes/year LNG import terminal to open at Mundra port in 2016. The joint venture, which also gives Gujarat state government-owned GSPC a co-developer role
  • APM Terminals Izmir invests in new cranes
    APM Terminals is aiming to expand Turkish trade by investing in cranes large enough to serve 10,000teu vessels efficiently in the Izmir region. The purchase of three ship-to-shore (STS) quay cranes and 10 rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes will support one of Turkey's fastest-growing regions and allow
  • Genco sinks further into the red
    Recently restructured Genco Shipping & Trading is projecting a second-quarter net loss of $65.6M, up about a third from a $48.9M shortfall in the same quarter last year. The deeper loss - logged despite higher quarterly revenue - covers the period when the dry bulk company's consensual Chapter 11
  • Open-ocean piracy emerges off Nigeria
    Open-ocean attacks could be a 'game-changer' in Gulf of Guinea piracy, according to a recent Dryad Maritime report. In the early hours of 9 August, a product tanker transiting immediately beyond Nigeria's territorial waters was heavily fired upon by up to three smaller vessels. The pirates then
  • Sinwa net profit up 21.9%
    Sinwa Offshore, a Singapore-listed offshore service provider, reported today that its 1H14 net profit climbed 21.9% year on year to SGD5.93M ($4.74M). First-half revenue of SGD74M was up 4.8% year on year, largely on improved revenue from the firm's marine and offshore supply business in Singapore
  • Avic Dingheng gains four asphalt tankers
    Chinese yard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding has landed an order for four asphalt tankers from Switzerland-based shipowner ABC Maritime AG. The four 4,900dwt vessels - scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2016 - have been allocated yard numbers AD0022, AD0023, AD0055, and AD0056 by
  • Jiangsu Hantong wins Goldwin tanker trio
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has won an order for up to three stainless-steel chemical tankers from Hong Kong-based Goldwin Shipping. Featuring one firm 38,000dwt chemical tanker, the deal is further evidence of the shipbuilder's move into this new high-value market after
  • Cheap ore brightens Capesize outlook
    Cheaper iron ore is set to spur imports to China at the expense of its domestic production, which bodes well for Capesize bulkers, although July was a poor month in smaller-size segments, say industry sources. "Reports are indicating that the significantly lower international prices of iron ore are
  • South Korea tightens blood alcohol limits for ship operators
    As part of the government's move to improve maritime safety standards after the Sewol disaster, South Korea has tightened the limit on permissible blood alcohol concentration from 0.05% to 0.03%. The country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries unveiled this on 10 August as part of amendments to
  • Icon Offshore changes fleet composition
    Malaysia-listed offshore service provider, Icon Offshore, is renewing its fleet with the disposal of an old vessel, followed by an acquisition of a new one. Tanjung Manis, a 2005-built platform supply ship, was sold to Saudi Arabia's Hadi Hamad Al-Hammam Marine Services for $3.88M. Icon Offshore
  • India, Bangladesh reach insurance settlement
    India and Bangladesh are making progress in the settlement of insurance claims and ship standards. The agreement will facilitate direct coastal shipping between the two countries from October 2014. "Both countries agreed to buy insurance of up to $10M, with Sadharan Bima of Bangladesh and General
  • Chinese port growth slows in July
    Up to 35 Chinese ports on the watch list of the Ministry of Transport posted total throughput of 928M tonnes in July, up by 1.3% year on year and 3.5% lower than the growth in June, the ministry announced yesterday. Coastal ports handled 634M tonnes, up by 1.9% y/y, while the rest of the 294M tonnes
  • China's exports surged in July while imports dropped
    China recorded exports of $1.28Tn in July, up by 14% year-on-year (y/y), almost doubling June's 7.2% growth, while imports fell by 2.1% y/y, down from the previous month's 5.5%, amounting to $1.12Tn. "Global economic recovery is bringing back external demand for Chinese products, and will continue
  • Suspected bunker pirates arrested in Thailand
    The Thai Marine Police discovered 370,000 litres of diesel on four boats modified for smuggling in Chanthaburi, Thailand, during a raid on 9 August. Eleven suspected bunker pirates were apprehended. The suspects were identified as Chaiyan Suksa-nguan, 45, of Laem Sing district, and 10 Cambodian
  • Carnival plans cruise port in Haiti
    Florida-based Carnival Corp has signed a letter of intent with the Haitian government to develop a cruise port at an initial investment of $70M on the Haitian barrier island of Ile de la Tortue. Ile de la Tortue - or Tortuga Island - is a remote island about 19km off Haiti's north coast with a
  • Colombo Port City to start next month
    Phase one of Sri Lanka's mega $900M offshore Colombo Port City project has received its environmental permit and will begin in September, said Sri Lanka Ports Authority's (SLPA's) planning and development chief engineer Susantha Abeysiriwardena. Work was to have begun in March, but was delayed
  • Credit agency eyes US cargo diversions
    Investments in US West Coast ports could be at risk if shippers convert short-term cargo diversions into long-term strategies, a possibility that has caught the attention of a major credit rating agency. Fitch Ratings, which rates the ability of bondholders to pay back debt, noted in an 11 August
  • CMES teams up with Sinotrans&CSC
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, will team up with compatriot Sinotrans&CSC to set up a tanker-operating joint venture with $1.1Bn in assets. CMES will own 51% of the JV by injecting nine VLCCs and 10 VLCCs on order, along with the shares in Associated
  • Pelindo II still partnering with HPH
    Indonesian port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) will not cancel its contract with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to operate the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) until 2039. Previously, the state-own Pelindo II was urged by the country's Transportation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Agility cashes in on booming interior China trade
    As exports originating in China's interior continue to grow, Agility inked a deal with Shanghai International Port Group Logistics, in order to strengthen its capabilities in the Yangtze River region. The agreement gives Agility access to SIPG's full range of logistics services, which includes operations at several Yangtze River ports, including...
  • Con-way Truckload boosts truck driver pay, incentives
    In a bid to recruit and keep more truck drivers, Con-way Truckload will raise per-mile pay, increase layover pay and offer more incentives to drivers that stay behind the wheel. The pay increase comes as trucking companies struggle to find truck drivers in a labor market with 6.2 percent unemployment. As...
  • NY-NJ port performance teams begin work
    Work is starting on implementation of an industry task force's recommendations on ways to improve performance at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Five industry teams established by the Council on Port Performance, successor to the industry-wide Port Performance Task Force, have been formed and will begin meeting this...
  • SEKO Logistics Worldwide Systematizes Rate Management and FMC Tariff Publishing with CargoSphere
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August 12, 2014 - CargoSphere, the leading, cloud-based global rate management solution and confidential Rate Mesh for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, today announces SEKO Logistics, a global supply chain and logistics management company, has completed implementation of CargoSphere's contract and rate management system and Rate Mesh. ...
  • Volga-Dnepr to present 'Future Airlifter' concept at IATF 2014
    Volga-Dnepr Group is using its role as a strategic partner and participant in the Third International Air Transport Forum (IATF) at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport in Ulyanovsk, Russia, on 14-16 August 2014 to present a concept for a 'future airlifter' as well as trying to set a new world record, displaying one...
  • CEVA marks achievement in Aerospace with Silver Supplier Excellence Award
    The only 3PL nominated at the Singapore Aerospace Awards 2014 Singapore, 12 August, 2014 - CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, was awarded the Silver Supplier Excellence Award at the Singapore Aerospace Awards (SAA) 2014 organized by the Association of Aerospace Industries, Singapore (AAIS). This award recognizes CEVA's...
  • Werner Enterprises Unveils Third Freedom Truck
    OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2014-- Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider and award-winning military friendly employer, added a third truck to its Operation Freedom fleet and handed the keys to Immanuel Odongkara, a 20-year Navy veteran. "This opportunity is like winning the lottery," said Odongkara, a Jacksonville, Florida, resident. "I am able to drive...
  • QuestaWeb Applications Now Support All Four Major Browsers
    Clark, N.J. -- August 7, 2014 -- QuestaWeb, Inc. (www.questaweb.com), a premier provider of web-based, integrated Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions, announced today that its suite of TradeMasterQW applications complies with the latest version of the HTML5 standard. This comprehensive update includes cross-browser compatibility. QuestaWeb applications are now compatible with...
  • Sonwil Receives Second BRC Global Standard Facility Certification
    BUFFALO, NY - Today Sonwil Distribution Center-A Buffalo based logistics solutions provider-announced that it has received a British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard Certification for Storage and Distribution at a second area location. This additional certification is the result of the company's continued implementation of best practices and process improvements related...
  • ARTEMUS TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS TO HOLD THIRD SHIPPING 101 TRAINING COURSE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (August 11, 2014) -- ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions, a leader in the web-based trade compliance software industry, will be holding its Global Commerce- International Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 Course on September 15-19 in the Seattle-Tacoma area. This is the third time the Shipping 101 course will be hosted by...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP CELEBRATES 80TH BIRTHDAY OF LEGENDARY CHIEF DESIGNER OF THE AN-124 AND AN-225 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
    Volga-Dnepr Group today celebrates the 80th birthday of Victor Tolmachev, the legendary Chief Designer of the An-124 'Ruslan' and An-225 'Mriya' transport aircraft, to mark his 'outstanding contribution' to the world of aviation. Mr Tolmachev, who continues to serve the industry as Technical Director of Volga-Dnepr and as an advisor to...
  • New Penn Professional Driver Heads to 2014 National Truck Driving Championships
    LEBANON, Pa., Aug. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Penn announced today that professional driver and safety superstar Rick Gagnon won the 5-axle division at the Rhode Island State Truck Driving Championships. He will now move on to compete with other national driving champions at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC), to be held August...
  • New web app targets port drivers' empty trips
    One of container shipping's most glaring inefficiencies is the countless unproductive trips by truckers who deliver an import box to an inland destination but return to port with no backhaul. Rick Knapp thinks he has a solution. Knapp, former chief operating officer at Virginia International Terminals, has launched Quick180.com, a web...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP APPOINTS NEW VP, JAPAN AND KOREA
    Anton Khodakovsky has been appointed as Volga Dnepr Group's Vice President, Japan and South Korea. Anton Khodakovsky has vast industry knowledge and experience. He started work in the freight industry over 15 years ago and has accumulated a deep understanding of the air cargo business. In 2004, after holding various positions...
  • ITF world congress launches tomorrow
    The largest ever world congress of the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) begins tomorrow in Sofia, Bulgaria. Taking place in Sofia's National Palace of Culture, the event will bring together almost 2000 people, including staff and participants from 379 trade unions in 116 countries, and is the 43rd world congress in...
  • ATA Seeks Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award Nominations
    Arlington, Va. - Today, American Trucking Associations announced it is seeking nominations for the eighth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award. The award, first handed out in 2006, honors trucking companies, state associations and industry suppliers who creatively generate positive awareness of the trucking industry. And for the third straight year,...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Coup unravels
    Jacques Saade appears to have abandoned a campaign aimed at ousting the chairman of UK containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL).
  • Changing of the guard
    Capital Product Partners (CPP) made waves on Wall Street Tuesday after identifying the individual who will succeed Ioannis Lazaridis as its chief executive.
  • Hoegh seals US listing
    Hoegh LNG Partners (Hoegh LNG) has emerged victorious in its quest to raise cash by way of an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.
  • Cape rally underway?
    Rates for capesize bulkers are starting to gain steam but it's unclear whether the current rally will mark the beginning of a broader market rebound.
  • More demand for LR2s
    Demand for LR2 tankers will rise by 13% in 2014, McQuilling Partners says.
  • Capital nets Christodoulou
    Greek banker Petros Christodoulou has been recruited by Evangelos Marinakis to lead Capital Product Partners.
  • Cape sale helps Courage
    Courage Marine remained marginally in the red during the second quarter as the sale of a vessel helped compensate for reduced revenue.
  • Golar takes the lead
    Golar LNG has emerged as the best performing stock in the year-to-date among the 35 stocks covered by RS Platou Markets.
  • GE profit slips
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has recorded a slightly lower profit for the first quarter.
  • Downturn drag for WBC
    Western Bulk Carriers has seen its margin turn negative at the start of the third quarter.
  • Seoul slumber to stretch
    Falling newbuilding orders and retreating prices will remain a headache for depressed shipyard stocks, Deutsche Bank believes.
  • GH confirms scrap sale
    Great Harvest has confirmed the scrap sale of its oldest bulker in a $7m deal.
  • Chinese in VLCC tie-up
    China Merchants Enegy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC are teaming up to create a $1bn VLCC joint venture.
  • Genco to stay red
    Genco Shipping & Trading is set for a deeper second quarter loss, investors have been told.
  • Weak rates dent Hapag
    Hapag-Lloyd has seen results go from bad to worse as it posted an interim net loss of EUR 173.3m ($231.6m) in figures released Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports loss for first half of year
    The company moved about 2.9 million TEU of container cargo in the first half of 2014 - 5.8-percent more than in the first six months of 2013 - but said "the market environment remains difficult."
  • ILWU and grain elevators reach tentative agreement
  • Martinko will head Port of Pittsburgh
    "Steve has been integral in many of my successes. His combination of political, policy and communications know-how has been a tremendous asset," said Bill Shuster, head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  • OOCL parent reports first-half profit of $181 million
    C.C. Tung, chairman of OOIL, said that "there are underlying developments that support a degree of cautious optimism" about the outlook for the shipping industry.
  • USPS Q3 loss hits $2 billion
    "Due to continued losses and low levels of liquidity, we've been extremely conservative with our capital, spending only what is deemed essential to maintain existing infrastructure," Joseph Corbett, USPS' chief financial officer, stated.
  • Gantry cranes ordered for planned Turkey terminal
  • FAA fines four companies for hazmat violations
    The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued civil penalties to three companies, including logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel, for improperly shipping hazardous material.
  • Agility expands ocean services in East China
  • Washington Notebook: WTO trade facilitation effort can be revived, analysts say
  • Hapag-Lloyd adopts 'green' ship-recycling policy
  • QuestaWeb updates application compatibility for newest browsers and devices
  • SEKO to use CargoSphere for rate management
  • PHMSA lays out new rules for hazardous return shipments

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Price differential for LSFO narrowing
    Shipowners may already be testing MGO ahead of new ECA rules.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam hub
    Piraeus: Tight barging schedule.
  • 'Every vessel' under scrutiny ahead of ECA change
    Ferry operator will use this autumn to consider its options across all vessels and routes.
  • Avails outlook mixed in Fujairah
    South African bunker market soft.
  • New bunker trader at Argos Oil Trading Ltd
    Ana Apavaloaiei will assist in all commercial and operational matters.
  • Iranian official denies there has been a halt to IFO exports
    'Some regional traders have spoken of a halt in exports just for the sake of their own interests and to increase the price of fuel oil.'
  • Bunker prices decline at Asian ports
    Supplies were stable at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Sri Lanka supplier clarifies vessel 'detention'
    Sri Lanka Customs boarded tanker but operations 'continue as normal'.
  • Bunker player wins Russian supply deal
    Firm to supply 30,000 mt of bunker fuel for government project.
  • LNG bunkering terminal to be built in Denmark
    Facility due to start operations within next four months.
  • Hybrid-powered tugboat wins award
    Award presented by several Japanese maritime institutes.

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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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