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May 15, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • P3 Alliance work to re-think services before unifying network offering
  • Hapag-Lloyd, having swallowed CSAV, widens net loss to US$163 million
  • Hard times, drydock costs put Box Ships US$1.5 million in the red
  • Three Gorges cargo volume hits monthly record 10.33 million tonnes in April
  • Horizon widens quarterly loss 30pc to US$26.3 million as sales fall 3pc
  • Matson profit plunges 167pc to US$3.4 million as revenue falls 0.56pc
  • IMO legal panel okays application of fair seafarer treatment rules
  • Chinese, Vietnamese vessels ram and deploy water cannon in disputed waters
  • PIL to buy slots on US Pacific SW-Australia-NZ Oceania service
  • Sluggish economy slows Pipavav port's box, bulk terminal expansion
  • Taiwan's ever-independent Evergreen sets its own course to growth
  • Tianjin quarterly auto imports up 47.2pc to 118,615 vehicles
  • Brazil's stimulus funds now exhausted, April auto output stagnates
  • Hainan Airlines makes deal with Kenya cargo airline, Astral Aviation
  • KEB Enterprises wraps up acquisition of US cargo carrier Alpine Air
  • American Airlines volume up 12pc to 197.2 million ton miles in 4 months
  • Cold storage facility at airport near Mangalore, India opens
  • Canadian aviation inspectors fear major accident ahead, says survey

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Allcargo Susheela loads heavy lift & over-dimensional project cargo from JN Port's shallow berth
  • Freight market seen recovering in few months
  • Logistics sector could be worth $ 200 bn by 2020, say analysts
  • Report expects more consolidation as overcapacity impacts container shipping
  • Apparel exports surge by 14 pc in April
  • Onion exports surge on higher unit value
  • Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal commences operations at VOC Port
  • Port of New Orleans berths longest container vessel
  • Phase 1 of CONCOR's Vizag multimodal logistics park inaugurated
  • TNT Express appoints Stephen Badger as Managing Director for India
  • Exporters concerned as INR hits 10-month high
  • L&T receives orders worth INR 1,137 cr. in various segments
  • NHAI & NHBF jointly form new mechanism to cut cost
  • NHAI to award road projects worth INR 55K cr. this fiscal
  • RBI likely to allow credit enhancement to support infra bonds

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Azerbaijan Railways renews locomotive fleet
  • IRU and UIC teaming up to reduce accidents
  • UTI opens Houston facility
  • NOL posts first quarter net loss
  • DHL honoured by US Environmental Protection Agency
  • PIA ends service to Leeds/Bradford airport
  • S.T.C. offers new Libyan groupage service
  • CMA CGM appoints new directors to GSL board
  • US air charter company changes majority shareholder
  • Increase in Far East traffic driving growth for HHLA
  • Toll Group opens new freight facility in Queensland
  • Kanalausbau zieht weite Kreise
  • Business as usual again at Zim offices
  • New assistant managing director at Long Beach

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • White House honors TOTE's Chiarello as Champion of Change
  • Gillnetter has Tier 3 MAN high speed engine
  • GasLog reports on first quarter
  • ABS to class Petronas LNG newbuilds
  • Canada announces new tanker safety measures
  • DNV GL carries out HAZID on methanol fueled newbuilds
  • HII gets $12 million more for DDG 51 follow yard services
  • Thai shipyard's fast patrol craft have crew boat roots

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • AAPA praises senate committee for release of MAP-21 reauthorization
  • Port Metro Vancouver opening Delta community office
  • Alaska Air Cargo Delivers 9/11 item to Seattle memorial
  • Matson releases numbers for first fiscal quarter of 2014
  • Evergreen celebrates naming of new L-type container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Genco seeks to disband equity group
    Chapter 11 case heats up
  • Diana Shipping losses surge 87% to $6m
    Dry bulk operator's chief Palios warns of 'soft market' ahead
  • Is Kenya moving to create a new tanker trade?
    East African nation opens up to oil explorers after first commercial oil discovery
  • Gas shipping's quiet revolution
    Evergas carries the maiden shipment of US ethane to Europe
  • Navios Acquisition buys another very large crude carrier
    New York-listed outfit posts first-quarter loss after impairment charge on older tanker
  • NOL reports $98m first-quarter loss
    Group strives to control costs but takes a hit from weaker box rates
  • UK P&I boosts surplus and cuts combined ratio
    Standard & Poor's restores rating to A (stable)
  • New debt owners could benefit Torm as it works on new restructuring plan
    First quarter hit by $195m impairment following recent vessel sale
  • Menis Karageorgis, former Greek shipowners' president, dies aged 81
    Career spanned about 200 different ships, many of them newbuildings
  • OOCL goes on trial over Courtenay Allan death
    Hong Kong line faces manslaughter case in Le Havre after sons' decade-long campaign
  • ICTSI reports 29% higher first-quarter net profits
    Philippines port giant supported by asset sale and higher volume
  • Zim head office reopens after lockout
    Unions release boxship seized as tensions mount over company's restructuring plans
  • NSB to axe 50 shore jobs
    German shipmanager cites shipping downturn as reason for redundancies
  • Thoresen Shipping goes back to the black for January-March
    Fleet expansion and rate improvement support dry bulk player
  • Ardmore's new tankers boost time charter revenue
    Newly listed chemical and product tanker owner beats analysts' expectations
  • P3 lines will agree individual terminal deals
    Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM nominate a 'lead line' but will hold separate rates talks
  • Firmer VLCC and LPG rates should return tankers to profit, says MOL
    Japanese carrier forecasts market recovery this fiscal year
  • View from the Bridge: Toshiya K Konishi
    MOL's liner president and chief executive explains why he believes the worst is over for the box trades and talks about the fall-out from the MOL Comfort incident

Sea-webweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Damen dredger starts work in China
    A Damen-built cutter suction dredger has been pressed into service by Chinese customer CCCC Tianjin Dredging. Qing Jiang was commissioned by Dutch-based Damen Dredging Equipment and was deployed on a maintenance project in the Mao Wei Sea, an inland lake in the south of the country. Damen delivered
  • New UK maritime strategy revealed
    The UK's new National Strategy for Maritime Security was launched and presented at the UK Chamber of Shipping on 13 May. The document outlines the governance structure, which delegates were told should connect across key government departments, to strengthen security in the maritime domain. Stephen
  • GasLog warns of near-term LNG slowdown
    Expansive liquefied natural gas carrier operator GasLog expects short-term LNG ship charter rates to soften further in the second quarter, as newbuilding deliveries outpace available cargoes. This would follow a decline in short-term rates in 1Q14. However, the NYSE-listed company asserted: "We
  • Intellian expands innovation centre in Seoul
    Intellian will increase its production of antenna from Seoul, following the expansion of its facilities by 6,596 m², which will also allow it to carry out research & development of maritime satellite communication and entertainment systems. The newly opened centre has an additional two floors to
  • Diana Containerships slashes dividend
    Diana Containerships has slashed its quarterly dividend by two-thirds, but hinted that it would use the money saved to pursue ship acquisitions. The announcement came as the NASDAQ-listed company posted better-than-expected first quarter results with a net profit of $302,000, or $0.01 per share,
  • DS Torm deep in the red
    Listed Danish product tanker and dry bulk shipping company DS Torm has reported worsening losses following a $195M impairment charge from the sale of 13 ships that was close to the $200M ceiling it expected. Group net loss amounted to $222.6M in 1Q14, compared with a loss of $16.3M in the same
  • TTA's 2Q profit rockets 183%
    Thoresen Thai Agencies' net profit for 2Q14, rocketed 183% year-on-year to THB183M ($5.6M). Revenues rose a rose to THB4,902M. These are the best second quarter figures since 2008, the company said in a statement today. Strong performance has been driven by continued profitability in three out of
  • Ship pollution levy cut
    Shipping Australia has welcomed the government's announcement that it is abolishing a top up to the Protection of the Sea Levy as part of the 2014 federal budget announced on 13 May. The levy will drop from AUD0.14 ($0.13) per net registered tonne to AUD0.11 from July 1. Following the massive excess
  • Prosecution summons Chonghaejin owner
    Yoo Byung-eun, owner of Chonghaejin Marine, operator of the ill-fated Sewol ferry has been summoned by South Korean prosecutors. Incheon District Prosecutors' Office announced in a statement on 13 May that it told Yoo Byung-eun to show up at the Prosecutors' Office by 10.00 South Korea time on 16
  • ICTSI 1Q profit up 29%
    Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) said today that 1Q14 profit rose 29% year-on-year to $52.4M. The higher net income was mainly due to a one-time gain on the sale of a non-core asset. In January, ICTSI sold Cebu International Container Terminal, Inc., a
  • Sewol search interrupted this morning
    The search for the still-missing victims of the capsized ferry Sewol was interrupted this morning. Following the discovery of two bodies this morning, the tidal currents became too strong for rescue workers to continue searching, said South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. South Korean
  • JOSCO expands bulk carrier fleet
    Jiangsu Ocean Shipping is expanding its dry bulker fleet at prudent pace with recent newbuilding order for two 61,500dwt bulk carriers. The pair will be built at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering or NACKS, said JOSCO deputy general manager Sheng Chen today at the Asia Shipping Fortune forum in
  • South Korea's Big Three make progress on targets
    South Korea's Big Three shipbuilders are progressing well towards reaching their targets of order wins, based on their 1Q14 figures, according to financial investment company Samsung Securities. Analyst Han Young Soo based his Samsung Securities review on visits to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),
  • Weak Atlantic business puts pressure on Supramax rates
    South America's grain season has not boosted the Supramax market because Chinese buyers are defaulting on cargoes, brokers and chartering managers told IHS Maritime today. The Baltic Exchange assessed the West Africa via EC South America to Singapore-Japan rate at $11,783/day yesterday, down by $167
  • Vietnam condemns China oil exploration in disputed waters
    Vietnam has accused Chinese ships of ramming its patrol vessels and using water cannon in a dispute over oil exploration. The China Maritime Safety Administration has approved oil exploration in the South China Sea, around 16nm south of Triton Island, the most southwesterly of the disputed Paracel
  • VLGC freight rates continue to slide
    LPG freight rates for very large gas carriers have continued to slide. The Baltic Exchange yesterday assessed the rate on the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Asia Pacific route at $85.375/tonne, equating to $68,097/day at current bunker prices in Fujairah. Norwegian broker Lorentzen & Stemoco said in its
  • RMB FFA transactions reach $81M in March
    The Chinese yuan denominated freight forward agreement (RMB FFA) has recorded transactions of a total of 7,416 lots with a value of CNY499M ($81M) as of 31 March, 2014, since its launch in December 2012. The financial derivatives based on Baltic Exchange's indices are the first shipping financial
  • Kim Heng benefits from strong offshore demand
    Singapore offshore services provider, Kim Heng Offshore & Marine Holdings, has secured forward commitments with estimated value of over S$40M ($31.9M) for FY2014, buoyed by the robust outlook for the offshore oil and gas industry. The firm's 1Q14 result revealed more telling signs as revenue grew by
  • Indonesia tweaks limits on foreign investment
    The Indonesian government has changed the composition of foreign investment in the country's transportation and energy sectors. The government has issued Presidential Decree No. 39 of 2014 to raise foreign and domestic capital investment activities in Indonesia within the framework of implementing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • JOC Survey Suggests Widespread Diversions Due to ILWU Talks
    JOC Survey Results Full-size image Two-thirds of shippers who participated in a JOC survey this week plan to divert at least some cargo away from U.S. West Coast ports to avoid disruption that could emerge from contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coast employers. Negotiations began on May...
  • A Glimmer of Good News in DC Highway Funding Debacle
    WASHINGTON - There's plenty of bad news coming from Washington when it comes to long-term highway funding. With the federal Highway Trust Fund, the main engine of highway construction, set to dry up as soon as late August, states are already shelving long-term projects. In other words, trucking companies shouldn't...
  • Early Progress in Efforts to End Vancouver Port Congestion
    Port Metro Vancouver is capitalizing on a lull in cargo activity before the peak-shipping season begins this summer to implement key aspects of the most ambitious effort in North America to improve truck turn times. Canada's largest port has returned to normal now that striking truckers are working again and spring...
  • Truck Driver Coercion Rule Puts Spotlight on Shippers, Supply Chains
    For years, truck drivers have complained about being pushed by dispatchers and others to violate federal regulations to meet unrealistic delivery deadlines. Soon, truckers may have a way to push back. A proposal published in the May 13 Federal Register targets "coercion" against truckers and would hit offenders - including motor...
  • US-Mexico Truck Pilot Just One Obstacle to NAFTA 2.0
    WASHINGTON - A key report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this fall will go a long way toward determining how committed politicians and business leaders are to taking the North American Free Trade Agreement to the next level. The FMCSA, the Department of Transportation agency responsible for regulating safety...
  • Drewry: Asia-US Rates Stagnant
    The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was flat again in the week of May 14. Full-size chart The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was flat again in the week of May 14, but the analyst expects a brief uptick following...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: FedEx Trade Networks 2
    FedEx Trade Networks' Janice Prezzato, managing director, marketing and customer experience, discusses customer expectations for international freight forwarders and the value of measurements and transparency....
  • Put Down the Duckie!
    Satish JindelPeople familiar with the children's show Sesame Street may remember the song, "Put down the duckie if you want to play the saxophone." The same advice applies to many less-than-truckload carriers that are still pulling 53-foot trailers, thinking "bigger is better" and wondering why profit margins aren't growing. To improve...
  • Reefers on Barges? You Bet, in California
    Meat and produce exporters looking to bypass California's 22-metric-ton weight limit on over-the-road shipments soon may be able to ship overweight containers to the Port of Oakland by barge. A businessman who owns a cold storage facility at the Port of Stockton says he's prepared to pay for reefer plugs on...
  • US Containerized Exports Continue to Slide
    U.S. containerized exports slipped 0.5 percent year-over-year in March. Full-size chart U.S. containerized exports edged down 0.5 percent year-over-year in March to 1,075,428 TEUs, the second consecutive month of declines, according to preliminary figures from PIERS, the Data Division of JOC Group. The first quarter of 2014 saw a 2.8 percent decline in...
  • Doubts Expressed on LNG As a Container Ship Fuel
    The widespread use of liquid natural gas (LNG) to power the main engines of container ships is a long way off, believes Seaspan co-founder and CEO Gerry Wang. That is in contrast with a growing view that due to its environmental benefits and at least currently lower costs versus fuel...
  • US Ports Take Market Share From West Coast Competitors
    Port of Los AngelesIn a down market, U.S. ports outpaced their Canadian and Mexican rivals during the first quarter, with solid growth at Los Angeles offsetting a drop at neighboring Long Beach and lifting the Southern California port complex further above its competition. The volume of all containers handled by North...
  • Barcelona's Auto Trade on a Roll
    Three trains a day travel between the SEAT plant and the Port of Barcelona.BARCELONA, Spain - In the middle of the rolling coastal mountains near this Mediterranean seaport a huge auto plant sprawls across an area equivalent to 400 fields for soccer, or "football," as it is called here. The...
  • MSC Moves to Bigger Antwerp Terminal to Handle Extra P3 Traffic
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is consolidating all its activities in Antwerp in a single terminal and quitting its current facility more than 15 years before its concession expires to handle an expected increase in traffic when it launches joint services with Maersk and CMA CGM in the P3 Network. The Antwerp Port...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • DCIX downgraded
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst has downgraded shares of Greek operator Diana Containerships (Diana).
  • Diana remains red
    Diana Shipping remained in the red for the first quarter but its performance edged ahead of expectations.
  • Navios nets VL
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Acquisition has confirmed its second VLCC purchase in as many months.
  • Nobu Su dreams on
    Asian shipowner Nobu Su is pressing ahead with plans to convert tankers into FPSOs and FLNGs, despite a US bankruptcy judge ruling against the move.
  • NNA a penny short
    A writedown on the scrapping of a VLCC contributed to a first quarter loss at Navios Maritime Acquisition.
  • RCL loses less
    Thailand's Regional Container Line (RCL) has reduced its deficit in the first quarter as revenue grew.
  • Finance curtails Farstad
    Financial costs have kept a lid on profit at Norway's Farstad Shipping, despite revenue reaching NOK 1bn.
  • GasLog falls short
    GasLog has fallen short of Wall Street expectations in the first quarter.
  • KNOT Offshore prospers
    New York-listed KNOT Offshore Partners has turned loss to profit in the first quarter as revenue grew.
  • Greeks mourn Karageorgis
    Aristomenis (Menis) Karageorgis, former head of Karageorgis Lines and president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) from 1981 to 1984, has died at the age of 81.
  • GSI to swallow yards
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is planning to transfer yard assets to Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) as part of its reorganisation.
  • NOL reduces loss
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has cut its loss in the first quarter as it continues to focus on costs.
  • HHLA volumes rise
    German terminals group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has revealed a rise in container throughput in the first quarter.
  • Kuribayashi falls
    Japan's Kuribayashi Steamship has logged a lower profit in the year to 31 March, despite rising revenue.
  • Azuma on the up
    Japanese owner Azuma Shipping has pushed up annual earnings as revenue increased.
  • Torm hunts waiver
    Torm has expressed confidence at achieving a waiver on debt of over $1.6bn from its traditional bank and hedge fund lenders.
  • Ceyhan exports rise
    Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar said it has shipped 9.7% more crude from the Turkish port of Ceyhan in April.
  • Four more for Split
    A Norwegian consortium has ordered four new heavy-cargo barges at Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard.
  • Turku talks speed up
    Finland's economy minister Jan Vapaavuori has said the country's efforts to buy the Turku yard from STX should move into the "next phase" within a matter of weeks.
  • Thoresen keeps improving
    Thoresen Shipping has built on its impressive start to the year with a strong second quarter, figures released Wednesday show.
  • Boxship demo surge
    The embattled liner sector is set to see a record amount of containerships scrapped this year, according to Alphaliner.
  • ODC and DSME eye LNG
    Oman Drydock Company is teaming up with DSME in an effort to secure more LNG vessel repair work.
  • Triple Bintan attack
    Three vessels were attacked within the space of a week off the Indonesian island of Bintan, according to security consultants.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • DHL envisions brave new logistics world
  • Zim says operations are back to normal
  • WRRDA to direct more money for dredging
    The bill provides appropriators and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with spending guidance for improving harbor channels and inland waterways for commercial traffic, as well as flood-control and environmental mitigation.
  • UTi expands work with oil and gas sector in Houston
  • Zim announces changes in U.S.-Mediterranean services
  • Brewer out as CEO at JDA
    Baljit Dal will replace Hamish Brewer as JDA's interim chief executive officer. No reason was given for Brewer's departure. He's spent the past 20 years with JDA, including more than a decade as its CEO.
  • NOL reports Q1 loss on weak freight rates
  • Commerce unveils next phase of National Export Initiative
    Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the next phase of the government's National Export Initiative, a data-based, customer service-oriented initiative to help businesses capitalize on demand from foreign markets.
  • Sea Star to use Tideworks operating systems in Jacksonville, San Juan
  • Canada introduces new tanker-safety measures
    Canada's transport minister announced the new proposals, offered up by the Tanker Safety Expert Panel, one year after the Canadian government first issued proposals to beef up its tanker security.
  • U.S. satellite exports move to Commerce Control List
  • New Broad Street service aimed at helping small companies double exports
  • FMC reviews 49 OTI license applications
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2014
  • Ultra-steam turbine propulsion systems '15% more efficient'
    ABS awarded contract to classify two 'innovative' LNG carriers.
  • Mid-week bunker prices firming
    Prices made gains in the major European ports.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Avails 'fair' in Middle East hub.
  • 'Incredible' savings possible from fuel efficiency
    Top executive believes industry will follow Maersk's lead on cost control.
  • Singapore bunker sales at their highest level for two years
    Volumes up 20% month-on-month.
  • Class society explores saftey risks of 'methanol-fuelled tankers'
    'We're working with all parties to make improvements and safety recommendations early in the design phase.'
  • NOL books quarterly loss
    But says its making progress on controlling costs, including bunkers.
  • Cruise vessels will meet 'strict environmental regulations'
    Ships will use engines hybrid engines and be equipped 'to minimise exhaust pollution'.
  • Marseilles: Annual bunker sales down
    Marginal fall seen but sales hold steady at over 1 million mt.
  • Midweek bunker prices spot upward trend in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels fine at key Asian ports.
  • Sulphur compliance alliance meeting announced
    Trident Alliance initiative aims to bring about robust enforcement of sulphur regulation.
  • Yarmouth harbour completes bunker spill exercise
    Scenario revolves a vessel spilling 1,500 litres of fuel oil.
  • US Navy vessel receives bunkers in Georgia
    Vessel has received fuel from local supplier through a US-based contractor.
  • Heavylift firm adds modern newbuilds to fleet
    Orders 15 fuel-efficient vessels from Chinese yards.
  • LNG bunkering: Alternative to bunker barge mooted
    Solution would suit ports with low and infrequent demand for LNG.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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