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November 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Sun sets on Horizon as carrier broken up, sold to Matson, Pasha
  • Beware of paying bankrupt OW Bunker lest you pay twice: insurer
  • Maersk Line profit up 23.5pc to US$685 million, fresh tonnage on order
  • West coast dock talks become testy as go-slows move south to LA
  • With oversupply, Cosco chief sees no hope of shipping recovery in two years
  • Evergreen: Falling oil prices risk higher ship speeds and more oversupply
  • Oil prices must fall far before ships will abandon slow steaming: Clarksons
  • Mexico revokes US$3.7 billion China rail deal when opposition cry foul play
  • MSC switches to Lome as West Africa hub for Far East trade
  • Ghana's Tema port gets set for big time, dredging 16 metres alongside
  • More 5,000-TEUers plus to call at West African ports
  • Uni-Top Airlines buys 51pc of GrandStar Cargo and debt burden
  • Tehran, Lisbon sign air deal, first such Iran-EU treaty in 35 years
  • Lufthansa Cargo to serve Norway's oil hub Stavanger-Houston route
  • Korean Air flies Seoul-LA-Lima route through LAN code-share

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • ITIC warns on pitfalls of confidentiality agreements
  • Liberian Registry provides MOL-funded medical supplies to Ebola-hit Liberia
  • Maersk Line, APM Terminals register profit in Q3 2014
  • Hero MotoCorp eyes acquisitions to enter European market
  • Andhra to develop 14 ports
  • VOC Port Trust observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • 34 highway projects worth INR 26K cr. up for revival
  • DHL appoints new Head for Air Freight Capacity Management in India
  • New automobiles freight train starts from Melpakkam SATTVA ICD/Rail siding
  • Trouble-free Europe-Asia transit seen as indispensable
  • Increased production by CIL may help stop imports of coal: Goyal
  • India might ink CEPA with CIS Customs union
  • India, Russia boost ties through various pacts
  • ISSDA wary about rising stainless steel imports
  • Jaitley expects further dip in inflation; pegs GDP growth at 5.9 pc
  • China plans $ 16.3 bn fund to revive Silk Road trade

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Vertrauen ist gefragt
  • Anglia Freight expands fleet
  • Röhlig snaps up Indian subsidiary
  • More integration at Adriatic Gate Container Terminal
  • TNT investing in European network
  • Jet Aviation picks MUC team leader
  • Maru elects Gary Sawyer to board
  • GLS Italy opens new hub near Rome
  • Fuel cell propulsion to replace diesel locomotives
  • Horses jumping high in the sky
  • Contargo appoints new executive to grow Benelux business
  • London Gateway wins deep-sea container services
  • EU studies on Timisoara airport freight development
  • Crowley arrives in Africa
  • First private car train rolling on India's rails
  • Matson and Pasha splitting up Horizon spoils

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Potable water rules tighten for ships
    Misunderstood or overlooked requirements are driving up violations of drinking water regulations on ships, according to providers of sanitation systems. Last year's introduction of the Marine Labour Convention's standards for Food and Catering lays down regular documented inspections of drinking
  • New seal design extends eco protection
    A new generation of seals for stern tubes and thrusters, based on a bottom-up redesign and offering reduced repairs, has been introduced by Stone Marine Seals. The Eco Seal replaces traditional seal design elements with a new internal architecture that avoids the need for any parts to rotate
  • ITF wins US seafarer service award
    The UK's Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), has been awarded the 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award by The United Seamen's Service (USS). Co-winners of the award were Joseph Cox, president/CEO of the Chamber of Shipping of America, and
  • Cost could hamper Asia's take-up of LNG
    LNG's high shipping costs could make it hard for the fuel to become significantly cheaper, said speakers at the International Energy Agency (IEA) press meeting today in London. Background costs for LNG - including extraction, liquefaction, and transport - combine to make it a more expensive source
  • Thieves strike again in Mauritian port
    Indian Oil Mauritius (IOML) informed police yesterday that it had uncovered a major theft of oil from its terminal within the port precincts at Port Louis, Mauritius. According to Le Mauricien newspaper, 114 barrels of lubricating oil, totalling 23,806 litres and worth Rs1.7M ($54,000), were found
  • STX plans India LNG shipbuilding move
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co has offered to share technology with three Indian yards for constructing LNG carriers in India. But the beleaguered South Korean shipbuilder needs India's state-owned natural gas firm GAIL (India) to relax its terms on a tender for nine vessels to let it participate.
  • Aquarius ballast treatment gets USCG nod
    Wärtsilä's Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted acceptance as an alternative management system (AMS) by the US Coast Guard (USCG), says the engine maker. With this clearance Wärtsilä has passed the first stage towards full USCG type approval, which the company aims to
  • Boustead awards $78.3M contract to CAD
    Malaysia-listed conglomerate Boustead Holdings has awarded a EUR63M ($78.3M) contract to Contraves Advanced Devices (CAD) to build six frigate-class patrol vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The contract was issued by Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), a subsidiary of Boustead holdings, for
  • Eitzen aims to swap its debts for equity
    Eitzen Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier group, said today that it expects debt-to-equity conversion to repair its balance sheet amid widening losses. In the third quarter, the group lost $23.7M, compared with an $18.4M shortfall in the same period last year, while revenues slipped to
  • HHI bags Abu Dhabi oilfield contract
    Hyundai HI (HHI) has signed a $1.94Bn contract with Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) to develop Abu Dhabi's al-Nasr offshore oilfield in the UAE. As part of the second package of the al-Nasr Full Field Development Project, HHI will provide engineering, procurement, construction,
  • Low oil price clouds Subsea 7's outlook
    Subsea 7, a London-based seabed-to-surface construction company, warns that cheaper oil could make it harder for the firm to win new contracts. CEO Jean Cahuzac repeated a warning he has made throughout the year that the timing of large-scale projects remains uncertain. "This trend was
  • Maritime job seekers hunt permanent work
    Skilled seafarers are available in the job market but may need to be coaxed into the positions on offer through longer-term contracts, according to a new survey. Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) analysed 5,300 responses from job seekers and found the maritime industry has plenty of experienced
  • MOL forms Clean Products Tankers Alliance
    Japan-headquartered shipping company, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reached an agreement with Ultranav International (Ultranav), OSG International and Asahi Tanker to form a new product tanker pool. The new pool named Clean Products Tankers Alliance will operate a combined fleet of around 60 MR
  • South Korean shipbuilders face credit rate cut
    Several shipbuilders are among a host of South Korean firms that had their credit ratings downgraded, due largely to their poorer-than-expected 3Q earnings. Hyundai HI (HHI), the world's largest shipyard, was cut by one notch by two local rating agencies to "AA" from "AA+" due to its 3Q earnings.
  • Six rescued after vessel collision
    A total of six crew members on board a Chinese cargo vessel were rescued yesterday after a collision with a container ship off Xiamen, China. Chinese cargo vessel Hai Run 607 with six crew members on board collided with 2008-built 1,740teu container ship Hansa Siegburg late yesterday southeast of
  • China coal imports down 7.7% y/y
    China's coal imports declined 7.7% year on year to 243M tonnes in the first 10 months in 2014 due to competition from cheaper domestic coal. The drop in coal imports accelerated in October, according to China's latest customs statistics. Import prices fell 15.3% y/y to CNY475.6 ($77.6) per tonne
  • Hoegh and Wallem Ship Management to set up JV
    Hoegh Autoliners and Wallem Ship Management plan to establish a joint venture company in Singapore to manage 28 vessels operated by Hoegh Autoliners. The company will handle the technical management of all Hoegh Autoliners-owned vessels, a statement of Wallem said today. There are 28 owned vessels
  • Samsung HI clinches contracts worth $700M
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung HI (SHI) clinched contracts to build two offshore platforms worth $700M. One of the orders was commissioned by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) for construction of a substructure of a floating production unit (FPU); the project is already in the design stage. A SHI company

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Ray Bagley named NNS VP of Trade Operations
  • Safety Alert: Accidental release of CO2 system
  • Harvey Gulf opts for Advanced Logistics software
  • Eastern celebrates another HOSMAX double
  • SeaTech Solutions to design Nautilus seabed mining vessel
  • Another Wärtsilä BWMS gets AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Matson announces purchase deal for Horizon Lines' Alaska operations
  • Mitsui joining partnership to form product tanker alliance
  • Crowley teams with IbisTek to create Ghana joint venture
  • American Association of Port Authorities presents awards to port industry leaders
  • General Dynamics NASSCO begins product tanker construction

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Ross promotes his eco newbuild strategy
    Billionaire investor talks publicly for the first time about purchase of four suezmax tankers and four VLCCs
  • Fallout from OW Bunker bankruptcy continues
    Owners using independent suppliers are warned to take care
  • Lower crude prices fail to raise tanker stocks
    Glut of cheap oil seen as boom for tonne mileage and bunker savings
  • Transpacific volumes increase 9% in September
    Increase comes despite port congestion and concerns over a west coast port shutdown
  • Eitzen Chemical struggles in third quarter
    Chemtanker owner in talks with creditors to strengthen balance sheet, while facing weaker Chinese chemical demand in 2014
  • Matson fulfils ambition to expand into Alaska trades
    Jones Act lines consolidate as Horizon break up allows Matson and Pasha to expand
  • Maersk performance better than share price declines suggest
    Macquarie says Danish shipping giant's third-quarter performance affected by $70m tax charge
  • Tsakos elected chairman of Intertanko
    New leader champions self-discipline but also better remuneration for industry
  • Throughput continues to rise among top ranked ports
    Combined volumes of top ten box ports up 5.6% in first nine months of 2014
  • VLCC earnings steady as December loading programme poised to start
    Steady and flat better than low and miserable
  • K Line expands orderbook of capesize bulkers
    Japanese conglomerate and TCC places joint order at Imabari Shipbuilding
  • Containership queue outside LA/Long Beach lengthens
    MSC Francesca largest vessel at anchor as 14 ships wait to berth
  • Industrial regulator delays Port Hedland strike
    Maritime engineers must vote on Teekay's enterprise agreement before going on strike
  • Habben Jansen wants to revive Hapag-Lloyd's fighting spirit
    Post-merger with CSAV, Hapag-Lloyd will take its place as the world's fourth-largest shipping company. But the new chief executive only wants the line to be the best
  • What does the latest round of tanker results tell us?
    Gradual freight market recovery appears to be more than just idle talk
  • OSG benefits from gains on one-off items
    New York-listed company sees rate gains for VLCCs and aframaxes
  • Industry viewpoint: Action needed on port congestion
    The growing problem of port congestion needs to be tackled by an industry forum at a global level
  • Norden losses continue with weak dry cargo demand
    Improvements in product tanker segment offers glimmer of hope for group
  • Maersk to place ship orders in coming six months
    Return to shipyards follows bumper results and need for capacity from 2017
  • Horizon bought by Matson and Pasha Group
    Matson takes over Alaska operations in $456.1m deal while Pasha is to acquire Hawaii business for $141.5m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • US releases toolkit to help ports plan, fund projects
    The U.S. Maritime Administration today released the first phase of a manual aimed at helping port authorities plan and fund port infrastructure improvements. The first module, titled Funding Strategy Guide, is part of a broader Port Planning and Investment Toolkit aimed at helping U.S ports pay for maintenance and expansion work...
  • Final shipment of Panama Canal gates arrives
    The final shipment of gates for the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal arrived today, bringing the project that will allow for the passage of bigger vessels into its final stages. "We are now in the homestretch to complete the expansion," said Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela during a brief...
  • Ryder, Mansfield Clean Energy team up to deliver CNG to bulk fuel fleets
    Global truck and equipment lessor Ryder System and Mansfield Clean Energy Partners will join to offer a compressed natural gas fueling service to bulk fuel haulers, with Ryder supplying vehicles and truck maintenance facilities and Mansfield the CNG fueling stations. The goal is to convert more of the bulk fuel hauling...
  • US, Brazil to study potential trade agreement
    The Brazil-U.S. Business Council, which is affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry to conduct studies on a potential trade agreement and report back to both governments on the results. The BUSBC-led delegation brought more than 50 business leaders from...
  • Lawsuit aims to block CSX effort to double-stack trains through Washington DC
    WASHINGTON - A group opposing the reconstruction of a CSX Transportation tunnel in a Washington D.C. terminal that would allow the railroad to double-stack containers has filed a lawsuit challenging a federal decision to let the project proceed. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City today filed a lawsuit in...
  • Dockworkers shut down SSA terminal in Oakland
    The tinderbox that is West Coast ports caught fire again today when members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the SSA Marine terminal at the Port of Oakland. The incident occurred at 10 a.m. local time when the terminal sent one ILWU work gang home because there were...
  • Rising US chemical production spurs logistics, trucking, intermodal growth
    A South African firm's decision last month to build an $8.1 billion plant in Louisiana that will triple its chemical production capacity in the U.S. underscores widespread growth in U.S. chemicals manufacturing and in supporting logistics and transportation services. Sasol on Oct. 27 made a final decision to build an ethane...
  • Drewry's trans-Pacific benchmark spot rate declines 2.7 percent
    Trans-Pacific spot rates sank 2.7 percent this week to $1,875 per 40-foot container. Full size chart. Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles lost all pricing gains associated with an Oct. 15 trans-Pacific general rate increase, and will rely on next week's Nov. 15 GRI to make up some...
  • Strong container growth at major India ports
    The number of export and import containers moving through major ports in India expanded 7.34 percent year-over-year from April to October, the first seven fiscal months, as the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making port development a major priority. Full-size imageThe 12 state-owned ports cumulatively handled 4.66 million 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Canadian spot truck volumes up 21 percent as US-bound freight grows
    Full-size imageA 70 percent increase in truckloads moving from Canada to the U.S. and an improving North American economy boosted Canadian truck freight volumes in October, with spot market volumes rising 21 percent year-over-year, according to TransCore Link Logistics. On a month-to month-basis, spot market freight volumes stabilized at an elevated...
  • Congress increases pressure on ILWU, PMA to reach deal
    WASHINGTON - After weeks of remaining relatively quiet on U.S. West Coast labor tensions, Congress is raising its voice on the need for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers to forge a new labor contract. Six senators from California, Washington and Oregon today sent a letter to the...
  • Maersk weighs steps to boost trans-Pacific profits
    Maersk Line is reviewing the ocean and inland services it provides in the trans-Pacific trade, a notoriously high-cost and unprofitable trade lane for container lines, with an eye to increasing the rates it gets for those services or eliminating those that don't make money. The Danish carrier is considering three measures to...
  • Advancing Global Trade: Foreign Trade Zone Solutions Revealed
    With 85% of companies engaged in overseas operations, changes in labor rates and fluctuating fuel prices can have a major impact on profits and the global economy. That's why it's no surprise that over 76% of companies are reassessing their inbound supply-demand network to consider Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs). This Aberdeen...
  • Brazilian official promises $1 billion investment in ports next year
    Although many in Brazil are dismayed by the lack of investment in the country since the much vaunted new Port Law 12.815/13, the nation's Special Ports (SEP) Minister Cesar Borges has asserted that 2.8 billion reais (US$1.095 billion) will be spent on the sector before the end of 2015. Speaking at...
  • Intermodal at a critical crossroads
    With intermodal loadings in record territory and the railroads pushed to the limit to move the volume, it might seem a bit strange to be sounding an alarm about a slowdown. But the intermodal industry is entering a period of vulnerability after a prolonged period of growth. While trouble isn't...
  • Deutsche Post DHL earnings, revenue grow on strong express performance
    Germany's Deutsche Post DHL booked higher third-quarter earnings as strong gains in international express and domestic parcel shipments offset shrunken margins at its global freight forwarding unit. The world's biggest mail and logistics company increased operating profit by 4.8 percent to 677 million euros ($846 million) in the three months through...
  • Record Alibaba 'Singles' Day' sales reveal China delivery challenges
    HONG KONG - The millions of products ordered online in China during the November 11 "Singles Day" will have to be delivered across mainland China in the next couple of weeks, placing intense pressure on distribution networks in the country. During the online shopping frenzy, sales by e-commerce giant Alibaba on...
  • Customers to pocket bunker savings, but must pay low-sulfur levies, Maersk chief says
    HONG KONG - The speed at which the oil price fell took Maersk by surprise as bunker fuel dropped $20 in the past month, but Maersk Group CEO Nils Andersen said customers would benefit from the lower prices. "Falling bunker prices will be transferred to the customers, with some modest delays,"...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Beney to Navios
    The top US-based shipping man for mammoth conglomerate Cargill has left his job after four years to take a senior commercial post with the Navios group, where he began his career.
  • Washingtons grow stake
    The family of Montana billionaire Dennis Washington has added more shares to their holding in Seaspan Corp.
  • Investors rush to Matson
    Matson saw its market capitalisation grow by $237m today after announcing that it would take over most of rival Horizon Lines.
  • A bull, a bear, an eagle?
    The battle matched a bull and a bear. But an eagle soared above it.
  • Court OKs seized ship sale
    A Canadian judicial official has approved the sale of a handysize bulker at the centre of a legal dispute in Montreal.
  • Greek seizes MOL ship
    A Greek shipping company has secured the arrest of a Mitsui OSK Lines car carrier in South Africa.
  • Novoship loses appeal bid
    The UK Supreme Court has rejected Novoship's efforts to appeal a ruling allowing a Russian businessman to retain over $100m in profit gained from corrupt charters.
  • Bank grabs Tsangaris ship
    Credit Agricole was on Wednesday the only bidder for 27,800-dwt bulker Niki T (built 1997), the third vessel in the fleet of Greek owner Tsangaris Bros which the French lender had foreclosed on over unpaid loans.
  • Wilbur Ross talks tankers
    Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is "more in than out" of investing in suezmax tankers.
  • GLOP signs for $450m
    US-listed GasLog Partners (GLOP) has clinched a refinancing deal worth $450m.
  • Rickmers taps bonds
    Germany's Rickmers Holdings has sold another EUR 25m ($31.16m) of its five-year bonds to finance growth.
  • Concordia sees red
    A low level upturn in the tanker market has seen Sweden's Concordia Maritime post a bigger loss in the third quarter.
  • DHT has VLCC loans in sight
    DHT Holdings is confident it will wrap up financing for its two unfunded newbuildings in the first half of next year.
  • Four more sue OW
    More fuel suppliers have gone to court in Singapore in a bid to recover cash from bankrupt Danish group OW Bunker.
  • Strong Q3 for Swissco
    The recent acquisition of Scott and English Energy has almost doubled Swissco's earnings during the third quarter.
  • Swiber posts a loss
    A significant decline in revenue has made Swiber Holdings post a loss for the third quarter of the year.
  • Bergen Bunkers halts deals
    OW Bunker's Norwegian subsidiary Bergen Bunkers will not enter into any new ship fuel contracts following the collapse of its parent.
  • Kayne slices Capital stake
    Major shipping investor Kayne Anderson has cut back its holding in Capital Product Partners.
  • Hold on to your cash
    The Charterers P&I Club has warned companies owing money to bankrupt OW Bunker not to pay any bills to other creditors without checking with its experts first.
  • Wallem wins Hoegh deal
    Wallem Ship Management has clinched a deal to manage all of Hoegh Autoliners' vessels.
  • Skagen cuts Avance stake
    Harald Espedal's Skagen has cashed in stock worth almost $30m in VLGC specialist Avance Gas.
  • Indonesia readies cash
    Indonesia is preparing a subsidy scheme for shipping in a bid to boost economic growth.
  • Eitzen in deeper deficit
    Deeper red in the third quarter bottom line has been the result of lower charter rates for Eitzen Chemical, with the company still suffering from hefty long-term debt.
  • Norden better than feared
    Difficulties in the bulker and products tanker markets sent Norden to a loss in the third quarter.
  • Subsea 7 stronger
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has been boosted by Brazilian operations in the third quarter.
  • Caspian yard coup
    Royal HaskoningDHV and Witteveen+Bos have won an $18m deal to design a new shipyard in Kazakhstan.
  • Mixed numbers at DESS
    Deep Sea Supply (DESS) has posted a modest decline in third quarter net income, despite a hefty rise in revenue.
  • OW: The arrests begin
    Hin Leong Trading has fired the first shot in what is expected to be a large number of vessel arrests stemming from the bankruptcy of Danish bunker supplier OW Bunkers.
  • Swissco bags rig charter
    Swissco Holdings has secured a charter worth $115m for the provision of a service rig for an unnamed oil company.
  • ADM bulker detained
    Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has seen one of its bulkers detained in the UK for failing a port state control inspection.
  • TCC teams with K Line
    Tai Chong Cheang Group (TCC Group) is teaming up with Japan's K Line in a capesize bulker joint venture.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • Newsflash: West Coast senators ask dockworkers and employers to reach settlement
  • Port of Virginia achieves busiest box month ever
  • Airport cargo volumes up in September
  • JDA and IBM partner on omni-channel planning and fulfillment initiative
  • Revenues up 4% at DHL
  • Former Military Sealift Command contractors sail to jail
  • North American intermodal volume rises 5.1%
  • Transplace expands U.S-Mexico customs management portal
  • Luxottica implements JDA planning system globally
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
  • IMO: Draft IGF code set for approval
    MSC to meet at IMO headquarters in London next week.
  • CMA CGM to add low sulphur surcharge on trade in ECAs
    Will also apply to all cargoes being carried by its ships.
  • 'Acoustic pollution' to be legislators' next target
    'There is a strong link between fuel efficiency and noise. Quieter ships burn less fuel.'
  • SGMF publishes 'mini' introductory guide
    'For those who would like to know more about using gas as a marine fuel or intend to use gas as a fuel.'
  • ARA player owed $10 million by OW Bunker
    Efforts to secure money ongoing, including vessel arrests.
  • Insurer warns against direct settlement of OW-related debt
    Legal position of company unclear and could lead to players paying twice for the same bill.
  • Shipowners scramble to cover OW Bunker shortfall
    Singapore prices for 380 cSt material rise for the fifth consecutive trading day.
  • Russian fuel oil export tax hike on track
    Legislators approve plans despite opposition from Rosneft.
  • Maersk Line: Box trade up
    As bunker prices fall.
  • OW's Norwegian subsidiary in limbo
    Bergen Bunkers calls a halt to bunker trading.
  • Four more firms launch claims against OW Bunker
    Players predict 'wave' of court actions.
  • Singapore: Tanker chartered to OW arrested
    Dispute over ownership of bunker fuel cargo lands in court.
  • Malacca drafting bunkering, port development plans
    Minister proposes modelling infrastructure after Sweden's Gothenburg port.
  • Titan Petrochemicals move to next stage of creditors scheme
    Deadline for creditors to claim 'accepted liabilities'.
  • Report: No response from OW Bunker on lawsuit
    Police in Denmark still waiting for contact from OW Bunker.
  • Helsinki-based shipping firm to apply ECA surcharge
    Effective date will be from January 1, 2015 onwards.
  • Undeclared bunkers land shipowner in court
    Authorities seized more than 12 mt of undeclared bunkers.
  • Papua New Guinea to add new bunker player
    Singapore-based company in expansion move.

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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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