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April 14, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Shipping costs to rocket as low-sulphur fuel mandates hit next year
  • Container prices rise for first time in two years, vessels remain flat
  • Russia has till July to fix US$2.2 billion customs trucking dispute
  • Crowley to manage Accord to boost crew and technical management
  • Oman maritime college purchases classroom shipboard simulators
  • Amazon launches Dash barcode scanner for computer grocery shopping
  • Sino-Kazakh border 2-month farm import value hits US$2.3 million
  • Japanese shipbuilders lead way building 'green' ships of the future
  • Temasek invests US$250 million in Shanghai Yupei warehousing giant
  • American Airlines' March cargo increases 11.2pc, growth tops rivals
  • Trucks highly vulnerable to thieves without prevention, says expert
  • DB Schenker to handle logistics for Embraer parts in EMEA region
  • Norbert Dentressangle Overseas expands presence at London Heathrow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • CFL Cargo stepping up international operations
  • China ploughing more cash into railway infrastructure
  • Cargolux sets daily aircraft utilization record
  • Globe Express Services with new man for Asia Pacific
  • Oslo airport welcomes new managing director
  • Tough times for shippers on east-west trade lanes
  • Hoyer to supply HEM gas station network until 2018
  • FAA considers Philippines safe again
  • New north Pacific regional hub for FedEx Express
  • Creation of SDV Fiji
  • UNECE, EC and IRU promote ADR agreement in Algeria
  • Shift of air cargo security responsibilities in UK
  • Kranich rechnet mit Auftrieb
  • New board member for Flughafen Zürich
  • Umweltfreundlicher Bunker lohnt sich nicht
  • WCI: rates expected to hold firm
  • Mitsubishi enters container business with Grup TCP

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Harley adds new tug to New York fleet
  • Asymmetric hulled icebreaker nears completion
  • Ezra receives LOA for Gunflint Project subsea work
  • Damen gets order for shallow draft ASD tug
  • April 11, 2014 Hoffer flow measurement systems gain NAVSEA approval
  • AMC appoints James E. Caponiti President

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Port of Longview inks option for propane/butane export terminal
  • Port of Grays Harbor calls for manufacturing facility proposals
  • Portland Merchants Exchange seeks scholarship fund applications
  • Kalama Port Commission Oks lease deal for methanol plant
  • US rail freight traffic count makes positive move for week

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Very Large Crisis Coming
    Tanker owners are heading for trouble unless they stop ordering the biggest crude carriers
  • Helsinki shipyard benefits from renewed interest in icebreakers
    Finnish and Russian orders for icebreakers offer promise for once struggling yard
  • Capesize rates drop as supply builds in the Pacific
    Underlying demand will support a rebound in several weeks, brokers say
  • GasLog eyes net proceeds of $95m from offering
    LNG carrier owner's fundraiser prices at $23.75 per share
  • Globus Maritime returns to an annual profit
    Dry bulk owner says 2014 may be a key year for recovery
  • Australia's refinery pain is product tankers' gain
    Shrinking refining industry down under boosts demand for seaborne imports
  • Helsinki shipyard benefits from renewed interest in icebreakers
    Finnish and Russian orders for icebreakers offer promise for once struggling yard
  • Nigeria frees British security guards detained in bunker-theft row
    Port2Port says employees held for 19 days must return to Africa next month for a hearing
  • Polar Code will be delayed until 2017 at the earliest, says Norwegian official
    Talks stall at Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting at IMO in London
  • Searching for the key to success
    Which lines were the winners and losers in 2013, who outperformed and by how much, and what will happen in 2014?
  • Russia's growth divergence
    Container volume growth slowed last year, but still outpaces the global average
  • Asian banks' cheap credit promotes overcapacity, says von Oesterreich
    Shipping finance giant HSH Nordbank will meet Brussels officials to discuss its future
  • Data Hub: Trade Statistics
    Positive trade performance not accompanied by positive utilisation performance
  • All together now
    Free to read: Commission calls for merger of Los Angeles and Long Beach ports
  • Shortsea shipping's wake-up call
    Why squeezed profit margins add up to danger at sea
  • GasLog agrees to buy another three BG LNG carriers
    Additional trio also chartered back to BG for six years
  • Klein calls for new relationship between boxship owners and operators
    Head of ER Schiffahrt says old-style tonnage providers must become service partners
  • Week on Wall Street | April 11
    BLOG Free to read: Investor pricing quibbles quash fundraisers
  • Port security must stay on top of a changing world
    Recent developments highlight the need for ISPS to evolve, seminar hears

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Tallink Q1 passenger totals fall 1%
    Estonia's largest privately owned company and the biggest ferry company in the Baltic, Tallink Grupp, recorded lower passenger totals in the first three months of 2014 compared with the previous year
  • Mombasa vows to clear port of container freight stations
    Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is to relocate all container freight stations (CFSs) at Mombasa in an effort to decongest the port and make space for transhipment cargo
  • Seaman Guard Ohio men ask court to drop charges
    Seafarers and counter-piracy guards from Advanfort's patrol vessel Seaman Guard Ohio yesterday petitioned the Madras High Court to have all charges against them dropped
  • Ghana students to get improved engine training
    Maritime students at the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Ghana will enhance their operational experience and skills with Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Engine simulator from next month
  • Port2Port guards released on bail after 19 days
    Maritime security guards Vincent Haywood and Piers Eastwood have been released on bail by the High Court of Bayelsa State, Nigeria

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Broker Group Asks Congress for CSA Guidelines
    TUCSON, Ariz. - Legislation that would create a national "standard of care" for how freight brokers use federal safety data when hiring motor carriers will be introduced in Congress in about two weeks, the head of the Transportation Intermediaries Association said. A national standard of care is needed to provide clarity...
  • Deadlock Continues on Baltimore ILA Pact
    A standoff continues between Baltimore port employers and the International Longshoremen's Association over a local contract covering non-containerized breakbulk and automobile shipments. ILA Local 333 struck for three days last October but resumed work after Arbitrator M. David Vaughn ruled the union had violated the no-strike clause in the ILA's coastwide...
  • ILO Backs Protection for Abandoned Seafarers
    The International Labor Organization voted to support amending an international labor convention by requiring shipowners to provide financial security to compensate seafarers abandoned at ports away from their native countries. Representatives of seafarers, shipowners and governments approved the amendments to the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention without opposition at a Geneva meeting...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Rates Fall Post-GRI
    Spot container freight rates measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index were mixed this week, as the Asia-Europe lane observed declines while the Asia-U.S. route saw gains. The SCFI for North Europe dropped 6.9 percent in the week ending April 11. Full-size image Asia-Europe rates fell by about $85 per TEU for the...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for April 11
    Multiple carriers have planned rate increases in various trade lanes in April and May, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and lackluster global demand continues. While general rate increases achieving 75 percent of the intended increase are regarded as acceptable by the carriers, industry observers say even that...
  • Railroads Promise End to Intermodal Delays
    TUCSON, Ariz. - Intermodal service delays at Union Pacific Railway and CSX Transportation will end in roughly two to four weeks following a harsh winter that wrecked havoc on the railroads' networks, rail representatives said at a conference on April 10. UP increased its intermodal business in the first quarter even...
  • NTSB Team Investigating Deadly FedEx Crash
    National Transportation Safety Board investigators are working to determine why a truck driver crossed a highway median and slammed into a charter bus, killing 10 people yesterday. A "multi-disciplinary" team led by Highway Safety Investigator Robert Accetta left for the accident scene in Orland, Calif., early today, according to the federal...
  • Etihad Close to Deal for Alitalia Stake
    Etihad Airways is on the verge of buying a 49 percent stake in Italy's financially troubled national airline Alitalia in a move that would increase the Abu Dhabi-based carrier's access to Europe's second largest air freight market. Talks between the two airlines were close to breakdown earlier this week over Etihad's...
  • Bipartisan Senate Group Seeks Six-Year US Highway Bill
    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will pursue a six-year transportation bill that will to tap tax reform to pay for highways and restore the Highway Trust Fund to solvency, senior committee members said April 10. "We have worked to act across party lines before the highway trust fund cannot...
  • ICTSI to Upgrade Iraq's Port of Umm Qasr
    International Container Terminal Services, through its wholly-owned subsidiary ICTSI (M.E.) JLT, has signed an agreement with General Company for Ports of Iraq to operate, develop and expand container facilities at the Port of Umm Qasr. "The contract grants ICTSI the rights to manage and operate the existing container facility at Berth...
  • Osaka Container Trade Hits Record High
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan rose 3.5 percent in 2013 from a year earlier to a record high of 2.194 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs), according to preliminary figures released by the Osaka municipal government. The 2013 number was 21,000 higher than...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Seawolf sets sights
    A campaign to expand Heidmar's VLCC pool, Seawolf Tankers, appears to be gaining momentum.
  • VLCCs dive into pool
    Two of the fifteen vessels that Euronav acquired from Maersk Tankers have formally enrolled in the Tankers International (TI) VLCC pool.
  • Street applauds GLOG
    GasLog watched its stock gain traction in early trading Friday after pricing shares linked to its latest follow-on equity offering.
  • Cape hope amid spot gloom
    A crash in the capesize spot market this week has left period rates at more than double spot levels.
  • Fire hits Grimaldi ferry
    The crew of a Grimaldi ro-ro/containership were rescued after their vessel caught fire yesterday off the coast of West Africa.
  • Cape prices defy crash
    Crashing capesize spot rates have failed to dent buyers' enthusiasm in the second hand market in which values continue to rise.
  • Frontline 2012 to shine
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has been tipped for a sharp rise in first quarter profitability thanks to a strong crude tanker spot market.
  • CSC Nanjing delisted
    CSC Nanjing Tanker has become the first Chinese state controlled company to be delisted after racking up four straight years of losses.
  • Uni-Asia boss to retire
    Uni-Asia Holdings is under new management after its long-serving chief executive officer and co-founder called time on his career.
  • Subsea ambitions
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Swissco to double up
    Swissco Holdings' venture into the rig owning arena should see the company double earnings straight away, analysts say.
  • Window ajar, not closed
    Shipowners hoping to raise cash for the first time in the capital markets will find the IPO window is still open - but it will be more difficult to climb through than it has been of late.
  • Keppel can take stake
    Keppel Offshore & Marine has the option to buy a 10% stake in Titan Petrochemical as part of a new shipyard management agreement between the pair.
  • Goldman ups Dynagas stake
    Goldman Sachs Asset Management has increased its strong position in George Procopiou's Dynagas Partners by taking a batch of securities worth over $5m.
  • Crude looks sweet in Q1
    Recovery in the crude tanker market will see widespread first quarter profitability for the first time in four years, Evercore Partners says.
  • Star wins bank finance
    KfW IPEX-Bank has teamed up with Credit Agricole and DNB to fund Star Cruises' latest cruiseship newbuilding in Germany.
  • Oz coal ports spared
    Australia's main coal exporting facilities in Queensland are expected to avoid the worst of tropical cyclone Ita.
  • Huxley rules out VL orders
    Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong has no plans to join the VLCC newbuilding craze following the sale of its oldest tanker this week.
  • Ezra suffers in Q2
    Ezra Holdings has reported a 33% decline in its 2014 second quarter profit despite revenues increasing year-on-year by 22%.
  • ICTSI in Iraq deal
    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has tied up with the Iraqi Port Authority to help expand Umm Qasr.
  • Nissos Amorgos spill battle
    Read the latest news about the landmark legal dispute and catch up on the backstory of one of the most controversial tanker pollution incidents.
  • Globus remains upbeat
    Investors appear to be growing increasingly concerned about the near-term future of the dry-bulk market but the chief executive of Greek bulker owner Globus Maritime is confident that freight rates will rise in the months ahead.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Railroads, shippers spar at STB hearing
    During the Surface Transportation Board's April 10 hearing on service issues, railroad officials took issue with the proposed competitive switching plan, saying it would equate to a "perpetual winter" for railroads.
  • Shippers take issue with CP toxin rule
    The American Chemistry Council and two other groups have called for an injunction to stop Canadian Pacific Railway's "arbitrary, unilateral and illegal" rule that nearly bans the shipment of chlorine and other toxic chemicals starting Monday.
  • Rail agency to propose crew-size standards
    The Federal Railroad Administration said it will soon propose a rule setting minimum crew sizes for rail operations and requiring two-person crews on trains transporting crude oil.
  • Marine Hull insurance losses at record low in 2013
    The International Union of Marine Insurance said the percentage of hull "total losses" fell to a record low last year, following a marginal increase in 2012, and said this continues a 15-year trend of reduced total losses.
  • CMA CGM offers weekly shuttle between Jamaica, Haiti
  • Dachser gets big revenue boost in 2013
  • Houston to fund deeper container terminals
  • HSH Nordbank: No shipping recovery before 2015
  • WiseTech Global adds functionality to handle Japan's filing rules
  • Weekly GRI roundup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 11, 2014
  • Bunker prices down in Houston
    Good demand and avails reported at the US Gulf port.
  • Brazilian police raid Petrobras's headquarters
    As part of a money-laundering probe.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Middle East markets stable
    Suppliers quoting for IFO in Durban.
  • Bunker markets soft as holiday season approaches
    Tight avails in Rotterdam.
  • 'No 2014 recovery' for shipping sector
    Major lender points to 'persistently tense situation in the shipping sector'.
  • WFS: Change at the top
    Stebbins makes way for Kasbar at board level.
  • New power source applicable to shipping
    US company claims breakthrough with production of non-polluting energy.
  • Dealing with the unintended consequences of progress
    New efficient engine designs at higher risk of corrosion from sulphuric acid.
  • Six vessels held after failing UK Port State Control Inspections
    None of March detentions was for bunker fuel violations.
  • Hybrid fuel to undergo months of sea trials
    'Diesel and glycerol mix will be targeted at mid-sized commercial vessels'.
  • Spill disrupts shipping at Richards Bay
    Environmentalists question size of spill.
  • Week ends with Asian bunker prices down
    Supplies at Tokyo Bay were limited.
  • Two ships arrested in Singapore
    Vessels were detained mid-week.
  • Boxship makes bunkering debut at Russian port
    Russian player plans to add more anchor points for bunkering at Zarubino.
  • Offshore company buys multipurpose bunker vessel
    Vessel to feature new design concept.
  • LNG bunkers 'makes sense' in suitable regions, says Bourbon
    Shipowners need to be 'very selective' when choosing newbuilding engine options, Jacques de Chateauvieux tells Bunkerworld.
  • Danish firm bags award for fuel-saving ship design
    New design brings 45% bunker savings, according to naval architect.
  • Mass flow meters trialled extensively
    Minister details run up to MPA announcement on MFM.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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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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