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July 15, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe box volume surges 13.2pc in May to 1.4 million TEU
  • MOL, China Shipping order ice class ships for Asia-Europe Arctic run
  • European Shippers Council tells EU regulators to closely watch 2M
  • Bangladesh garment exports up 14pc despite loss of US trade benefits
  • Halliburton takes 49pc in STP joint venture on Xinjiang fracking job
  • DP World Vancouver Island terminal to export US-bound Canada cargo
  • Singapore's AAL completes massive heavy lift delivery of LNG tanks
  • DP World and Djibouti to fight out in court Doraleh CT concession
  • Thessaloniki port takes acquisition bids from 8 contenders
  • California circuit court upholds state's trucker lunch break laws
  • Florida East Coast Railway opens new Port Everglades intermodal yard
  • Bangladesh says foreign air freight operators of siphon off millions
  • Lufthansa Cargo's 70pc load factor tops rival air freight carriers
  • Refusal to exempt Russia from EU cargo security rule risks trade war
  • ECS group awards global GSA for AirAsia India start-up

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Continuous efforts needed to establish harmonised reporting procedures for vessels entering/departing EU ports: European Commission
  • COSCON announces General Rate Increase for US trade
  • IMO's container convention amendments enter into force
  • Jebel Ali voted best seaport in Middle East
  • Liner shipping industry welcomes EU's extension of consortia block exemption regulation
  • SARJAK launches services to & from Japan
  • Shanghai port handles record 3.06 m TEUs in just June 2014!
  • TSA moves ahead with its revenue recovery plan
  • Ukraine mulling action against Crimean ports
  • WSC releases updated survey on containers lost at sea
  • Yang Ming Line expands Myanmar coverage with feeder service
  • Onion exports rise 11.53 pc in 2013-14
  • Coastal cargo likely to get 'green channel' boost
  • Haldia Port expects to benefit from scheme to boost transportation on the Ganga
  • Nature conservation & economic activities are in harmony at Antwerp port
  • PMO demands explanation from KoPT & MoS on malpractices in stevedoring operations
  • Railways earnings up 9.48 pc during April-June
  • Dairies focus on domestic sales as global milk powder prices crash
  • Economic Survey pans FTAs
  • Infra improvements & ease of doing business to make exports more competitive: Fieo
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand

Marine Logweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships
  • Port Neches shipyard hit with OSHA penalties
  • Costa Concordia is afloat again
  • Port Calcite relaunches fuel barge
  • July 14, 2014 Cecon faces another delay in delivery of Davie newbuild
  • Chancellor Merkel christens new German research ship
  • July 14, 2014 Guido Perla design Fast Supply Vessels for Mexico
  • LHA 6 sails away from Ingalls Shipbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • PMA, ILWU give update on contract negotiations
  • The Greenbrier Companies releases third quarter numbers
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics updates transport reference guide
  • Vigor Fab inks deal to build new fireboat
  • Coast Guard to maintain Chetco River whistle buoy

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • 2M: The Chinese conundrum
    Industry viewpoint: Reflections on the Chinese rejection of the P3 alliance and its aftermath
  • Patrick Walters to join Peel Ports
    Former P&O and ABP executive appointed group commercial director
  • Roxana Shipping sells two chemical and oil tanker newbuildings
    Owner sells newbuildings amid concerns that too many new vessels are being ordered
  • Three crew hurt in Port Hedland bulker blaze
    Vessel had been reported before for fire-related deficiencies
  • China Shipping and Alibaba in pact to develop container shipping platform
    State conglomerate seeks to expand client base and enhance services on China's largest e-commerce web portal
  • China Shipping Haisheng forecasts narrower first-half loss
    Weak rates still plague Shanghai-listed bulker unit of China Shipping Group
  • Maersk to quit eight service agreements with CMA CGM
    New vessel-sharing agreement with MSC precludes other alliances in east-west trades
  • New tanker that also carries cars and boxes set to hit the water
    Russian owner to take delivery of 10 unique tankers that haul oil products, boxes and vehicles
  • China Cosco orders eight bulkers for $263m
    Shipping giant flags plans to buy another six bulkers and five boxships as part of fleet renewal
  • VLGC earnings stay above $100,000 per day for four weeks
    August forecast to bring even higher earnings for very large gas carrier owners
  • We need your ballast opinions
    Industry thoughts and comments sought on critical ballast water issues
  • K+N sees 8% uptick in box volumes
    Growth is twice as fast as overall market, freight forwarder says
  • US west coast negotiators return to the table
    Talks with ILWU to renew expired contract resume once more
  • Indian tax cut spurs rush of demolition activity
    Rates rise after Modi moves to reduce customs duty on ships bound for the breakers

Sea-webweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Seaman Guard Ohio charges reportedly dropped
    Ken Peters, public affairs chief of the Mission to Seafarers in the UK, said arms charges in India have been dropped against six British former servicemen. The six were among a 35-member crew of the anti-piracy supply vessel MV Seaman Guard Ohio. The crewmen were accused of illegally possessing
  • Italdraghe supplies dredger to Sicily
    Italian dredger builder Italdraghe has just delivered a new mini dredger to a small fishing harbour near Ragusa, Sicily. Commissioned onsite by Italdraghe technicians and complete with dredging pipeline and floats, the cutter dredger is a turnkey package contract awarded to Italdraghe in 2013. It is
  • Jiangsu Dajin secures liftboat order
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry, an affiliate of Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has secured an order for a new liftboat from Centaur Marine. The self-elevating liftboat is scheduled for delivery in 1H 2016 but no specifications have been disclosed about the new vessel.
  • Dredging under way for Liverpool2
    The Liverpool2 container terminal has taken an important step closer to realisation with the arrival of Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord's 9,535m³ trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 316, that has started dredging the River Mersey estuary. Van Oord's scope of work, funded by a £35M grant from the
  • Fayard to finish Scandlines ro-paxes
    Privately owned Danish ship repair company Fayard will complete the two ro-pax newbuildings for Baltic Sea ferry operator Scandlines. The two 24,000gt vessels were first ordered in March 2010 from German shipbuilder P+S Werft but cancelled in 2012 when the yard folded. The order was revived this
  • Qingdao Beihai wins Foremost cape quartet
    Chinese shipyard Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has won an order for four capesize bulkers from US based Foremost Group. Delivery of the four 180,000dwt vessels is scheduled for November 2015, May, June, and December 2016. They will have an overall length of 295m, beam 46m, depth 24.8m,
  • Chengxi & Shanhaiguan secure Cosco bulkers
    Chengxi Shipyard and Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding have secured orders for 10 bulkers from China's Cosco Holdings with four handysize and four ultramaxes for Chengxi, and two handies for Shanhaiguan at a total cost of $263.1M. There are four 38,800dwt vessels at a total cost of $99.2M and four 63,800dwt
  • Shanghai's box volume up by 11% in June
    The port of Shanghai has posted a record 3.06M teu throughput in June, up 10.8% year-on-year, and 1.4% higher than May 2014. The world's largest port also handled a total of 17.26M teu in the first quarter of 2014, up by 5.7% y/y, Shanghai International Port (Group) said. Shanghai posted net profit
  • K+ N ramps up volumes
    The world's biggest ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has bolstered its leading position with a strong increase in business volumes in the first six months of 2014. The Swiss-based group today announced an 8% increase in the number of container shipments it booked and managed, twice as high as
  • Gate LNG Terminal Rotterdam to expand
    A joint venture between Gasunie and Royal Vopak, the Gate LNG Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam is to expand to offer LNG break-bulk services, act as a gateway for LNG in north-western Europe and help meet the demand for LNG as a fuel. Rotterdam Port Authority is involved in the project with the
  • Prosecutors to renew the arrest warrant for Sewol owner
    South Korean prosecutors will renew the arrest warrant for the fugitive owner of the Sewol ferry when it expires on 22 July. Yesterday, the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office met with police to discuss the search for Yoo Byung Eun, the owner of Chonghaejin Marine and Sewol. The ferry capsized
  • Concordia finally afloat
    Costa Concordia is now afloat, Costa Cruises has confirmed. "The Concordia's stern and bow are now detached from the false sea bed by about 1m," the company said. The wreck is now afloat due to the sponsons. "Before being towed 30 meters East, the Concordia will need to be refloated of another
  • South Korea lawmakers draw up Sewol bill
    Work is underway to pass a special bill to prevent a repeat of the Sewol ferry disaster. Today, two lawmakers who are part of a joint task force team related to the disaster met to agree on the contents of the bill. The Sewol, carrying 476 passengers and crew, capsized during an Incheon-Jeju trip on
  • Singapore holds emergency drill for passenger ships
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has carried out an emergency drill for passenger ships in the wake of the Sewol disaster. During the exercise on 11 July, codenamed Exercise Blue Dolphin 2014, some 700 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a passenger vessel. MPA said the
  • ReCAAP ISC releases details on Moresby 9
    A product tanker has had its cargo siphoned off in the South China Sea, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported. Moresby 9 was underway at position 03° 45.93 N, 105° 10.24 E , 48.6nm northwest of Pulau Anambas on the 4 July 2014 when a small fishing vessel approximately seven
  • Nanjing Tanker upset as creditor applied for its restructuring
    Delisted Chinese company Nanjing Tanker is likely to face the prospect of restructuring after a creditor filed a claim over unpaid fuel costs. Tianjin Huifeng Energy Development, a Tianjin-based bunker supplier, applied for the restructuring of Nanjing Tanker at the Nanjing Intermediate People's

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Trucking employment edges up, but capacity concerns shippers
    A stronger U.S. industrial economy and surging imports are helping trucking companies hire more workers, despite continued reports of a driver shortage. But that labor shortage and other capacity constraints could boost costs for shippers in the peak freight season this fall. The JOC For-Hire Trucking Index rose for the fourth...
  • At its helm, Slangerup ready to build value at Long Beach
    After building FedEx Canada from a small regional parcel carrier into the country's largest international express company, CEO Jon Slangerup left the FedEx subsidiary in 2000 and dove into the world of start-up companies, mostly in the technology and alternative fuel sectors. He enjoyed building the companies at a breakneck speed,...
  • North American intermodal volume growth more than triples
    The pace of North American intermodal volume growth in the second quarter more than tripled from the prior quarter, reflecting the movement of backlogged cargo from a severe winter, U.S. manufacturing growth and a surge of imports ahead of the expiration of the U.S. West Coast longshore contract. International intermodal volume...
  • Bunker prices continue steep fall
    Spot prices for high- and low-sulfur bunker fuel have declined steeply for the past several weeks on the heels of political unrest in the Middle East. The price per metric ton for high-sulfur bunker fuel fell 4.2 percent this week, while low-sulfur spot prices per metric ton increased 1.3 percent. Full-size chart The...
  • 2014 growth in 3PL business, revenue projected
    Growth in the United States 3PL market will outpace last year's 3.2 percent expansion, according to consulting firm Armstrong & Associates' new predictions. With an expanding economy, Armstrong & Associates predicts a 5.2 percent rise in 3PL business for 2014, with net revenues projected to increase 4.3 percent to $67.4 billion...
  • JOC Group Port Productivity
    The JOC has aggregated, standardized and validated port productivity data for 483 ports and 771 terminals worldwide, with data provided by 17 prominent worldwide carriers. This unique data set can help you benchmark your productivity by port, terminal, ship size range, and call size range, identify issues with berth turn-around times, analyze performance and trends over time...
  • UASC, CSCL seen most obvious partners for CMA CGM
    United Arab Shipping Co. and China Shipping Container Line are the "most obvious" partners for CMA CGM after the French ocean carrier was excluded from the recently proposed 2M alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., according to Drewry Maritime Research. CMA CGM has been sharing vessels with MSC between...
  • Teamsters pick Davidson to join YRC Worldwide board
    William R. Davidson, a veteran Teamsters labor relations official with decades of hands-on less-than-truckload experience, will join the YRC Worldwide board of directors. Davidson, who began his career as a dockworker at ABF Freight System, will replace Harry Wilson, the Teamsters-nominated director who left the YRC Worldwide board in March after...
  • Analyst: Horizon Lines faces debt crisis
    Horizon Lines will have difficulty refinancing its heavy debt during the next two years and may be forced to shed assets, a move that would shake up the Jones Act domestic trade, analysts from BB&T Capital Markets said. "If Horizon Lines cannot refinance its debt obligations, which come due in 2016,...
  • K+N's container traffic growth is twice that of global market
    Kuehne + Nagel posted a market-beating increase in container traffic, but the strong Swiss franc restrained growth in the global forwarding and logistics group's second-quarter earnings. Earnings before interest and taxes rose 4.6 percent to 206 million francs ($230.7 million) from 197 million francs ($220 million) in the first three months...
  • Intermodal shippers face rocky peak season
    Six months after the most disruptive winter for North American supply chain interests in recent memory, the upcoming summer-fall period is shaping up as the intermodal peak season of shipper discontent. The makings are there for a perfect storm of rail delays in the summer-fall peak season, although analysts doubt shippers...
  • China Shipping joins Alibaba in e-commerce logistics platform
    China e-commerce giant Alibaba will partner with state-owned China Shipping Group to set up an integrated and cross-border logistics platform to support the rapid growth of Internet shopping on the mainland. "The Future of International E-Commerce" infographic from Asendia. Full-size image China Shipping Network Technology (CSNT), a provider of transport information products and subsidiary...
  • Surge in demand boosts Hong Kong air cargo
    Robust demand out of Hong Kong and China in June saw cargo and mail carried on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair growing by 15 percent year-over-year. The two airlines carried 140,444 tons of cargo and mail last month, and despite a 10 percent increase in capacity, the revenue earned per flown kilometre...
  • India's 2014 budget proposes awarding of 16 port contracts
    The Indian government has announced plans to award 16 new public-private partnership port development contracts at major ports during the current fiscal year (2014-15), which ends on March 31, 2015. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget plan for 2014-15, presented to the parliament on July...
  • Japanese duo to buy stake in Chinese logistics property developer
    A consortium of Japan's Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Estate Co. has agreed to acquire a significant stake in a logistics facility developing subsidiary of Beijing Properties (Holdings) Ltd. Mitsui and Mitsubishi Estate said they will take a 35 percent stake in China Logistics Infrastructures (Holdings) Ltd. by acquiring new shares...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • And then there were two
    Maersk Tankers has parted ways with nearly all of its crude carriers under a broader bid to exit the segment but still boasts a pair of VLCCs on bareboat charter.
  • Four charged over sinking
    Owner and captain among those facing manslaughter trial following Vanuatu ferry tragedy.
  • Shake-up for ULTR
    South America's Ultrapetrol could sell off its ocean-going fleet after a shake-up of top management.
  • Cosco purges continues
    China Cosco Holdings Co has revealed it has scrapped eight more elderly vessels.
  • Concordia refloated
    The wreck of the Costa Concordia has been refloated as salvors prepare to tow it to Genoa for scrapping.
  • Suezmax in clash
    One man has been injured after a Frontline suezmax was in collision with a fishing vessel off France.
  • Boustead buying yards
    Malaysia's Boustead Heavy Industries is planning to buy two more shipyards.
  • Otto backlog builds
    Singapore's Otto Marine has secured charter contracts worth $404m in the first half of 2014.
  • Solbakken stocks up
    Lars Solbakken has topped up his holding in Aker-backed shipowner Ocean Yield.
  • Widget revolution
    Maersk Tankers is lowering the cost of ordering spare parts by printing them in 3D mid-ocean.
  • MISC's mothership
    A Malaysian "mothership" is to be stationed off the east coast of Sabah to battle pirates.
  • Champion Tweeter
    Micky Arison on the ball as the World Cup Final comes to an end.
  • Star deal done
    Star Bulk has rubber-stamped a merger with Oceanbulk to create the largest dry cargo owner listed in the US.
  • Scandlines picks Fayard
    Scandlines will complete two ro-pax newbuildings at Denmark's Fayard.
  • Bestway wins liftboat
    China's Bestway Marine Engineering Design has won an order for a new liftboat.
  • Three hurt in fire
    Three seafarers have been injured in a fire on a KLC bulker at Port Hedland in Australia.
  • Aurora LPG under siege
    Aurora LPG says it has been subjected to a hostile takeover offer, but the attempt looks to have had little success.
  • Moresby 9 cargo stolen
    The cargo of a small product tanker hijacked in the South China Sea last week has been stolen, authorities have confirmed.
  • OOCL looks to appeal
    OOCL looks set to contest the recent verdict in France over the death of company director Courtenay Allan.
  • Volume spike forecast
    US imports are expected to reach five year highs in July as suppliers look to avoid disruptions caused by potential industrial action.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • House, Senate try similar steps to replenish Highway Trust Fund
    Action is necessary because the account for highway user fees is expected to reach a zero balance by the middle of August as the shortfall between gas taxes and projected highway spending increases.
  • 2M Alliance will be filed with China's Ministry of Transport
    "This is a pure VSA, and VSAs of this type are only filed with the MOT; that is what we are seeing. That's where they get filed, not with MOFCOM ," said Michael Christian Storgaard, a spokesman for Maersk.
  • Chiquita signs deal to remain in Delaware Port
  • Amazon petitions regulators for drone testing clearance
    When Amazon's drone-delivery plan was announced last year, many industry efforts derided the move as a stunt or said that Amazon couldn't possibly get approval in time for its expected 2015 launch of the program.
  • Cathay Pacific sees strong June
  • UP adds Milwaukee to ongoing investment projects
  • TQL opens office outside Mobile
  • Draymen put brakes on LA/Long Beach protest; ILWU talks continue
    Port truck drivers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said Saturday afternoon that they have agreed to a "cooling off" period requested by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
  • China Shipping and Alibaba team up
    Analysts have characterized the deal as China Shipping Group's attempt to move into the last-mile delivery market, a fragmented and loss-making industry in China.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • IFO prices start week soft in Fujairah
    Mixed price outlook in South African ports.
  • Prices set soft trend across Europe
    Market report quiet in Rotterdam.
  • Reilly quits Chemoil
    Chemoil CEO no longer at company.
  • WFS acquires jet fuel supplier
    Move will expand our presence in aviation sector, says Kasbar.
  • Asian prices resume downward path
    Stable supplies reported at all key regional ports.
  • Small-scale LNG bunkering player enters Belgium market
    Company has completed first LNG supply operations.
  • Soyuz Bunkering expands ARA operations
    Firm adds bunker grade to product portfolio, while chartering another bunker barge.
  • Bunkering rules eased at Russian Far East port
    Individual licences no longer required.
  • Update: 2,000 mt of MGO stolen from hijacked tanker
    Nine armed robbers boarded the Moresby 9 on July 5.
  • STS operator mulls offshore bunker storage expansion
    Firm one of two mooring STS operators in Johor approved by the Marine Department of Malaysia.

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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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