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April 16, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • NYK signs charter agreement for eight new 14,000 TEU vessels
  • Georgia Ports Authority volume rises 12pc to 260,539 TEU in March
  • Maersk Line cuts carbon emissions while still increasing its business
  • Shanghai free trade zone cuts red tape to speed customs clearance
  • Fitter crews and fewer claims: PEME's 18-year achievement
  • LA 2020 Commission seeks port merger with Long Beach - LB rebuffs idea
  • EU scores transport: Top marks to Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark
  • Higher air cargo screening demands at odds with rising parcel flow: TIACA
  • DHL's Hong Kong office wins top award for corporate responsibility efforts
  • Air China honoured with the 5th Spain-China Council Foundation Award

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Analysis by TT Club pinpoints risk issues for logistics operators
  • ATA Impex Pvt. Ltd launches warehouse in Pune
  • DGX-Dependable Global Express expands worldwide operations with new India office
  • Liberia strengthens market position as private equity gets into shipping
  • India emerges as net steel exporter in FY14
  • VPT's inner harbour set to handle deep-draughted vessels
  • Phase 1 of Chennai Outer Ring Road commissioned
  • DMIC to play significant role in making India a global manufacturing & trading hub: USIBC
  • MFN talks with Pakistan to resume only after elections

International Transport Journalweb site
  • CargoNet transports calcium
  • Goodman develops new Cargo facility at Paris CDG
  • British Ports Association with new figurehead
  • USA proposes minimum train crew size to enhance safety
  • Damco assisting Kerui's global growth
  • Record-breaking Ports of Auckland
  • Fiscal and social disparities still too great within EU
  • BBC opens new office in Bilbao
  • First positive results for LOT in 5 years
  • Felixstowe expansion underway
  • Swissport and Aviator agree on divestment of stations
  • UPS in Brussels, Vienna and Basel
  • Denmark: massive decrease in lorry thefts
  • Neue Wege im Intermodalverkehr
  • Investition in die Zukunft
  • Gefco develops iPad application for vehicle loading
  • CMA CGM extends ECS to Saint Petersburg

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Transport this tiny tug anywhere
  • Chouest to build additional Brazilian base at Açu
  • Red ink quarter for International Shipholding
  • Saab signs MOU to acquire Kockums
  • CIT helps finance bankruptcy sale buy of Deiulemar bulkers
  • Havyard books order for hybrid battery Arctic PSV
  • Zamakona Yards to build Voith Schneider tug for Haifa
  • ClassNK EVP joins Green Foundation Board of Experts

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • National Retail Federation calls for speedy West Coast contract talks
  • Ceremony marks naming of new OOCL container ship
  • Corps plans to replace Chittenden Locks tainter gates
  • NYK places order for eight new container ships
  • "K" Line car carrier rescues 199 refugees

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Barging in
    Waalhaven Group's various services means it faces a range of challenges
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Pull of larger ships continues while panamaxes see slight improvement
  • Singapore's April LNG imports rise almost 30%
    EXCLUSIVE DATA: increased uptake supports expanding gas-import capacity
  • European exports boost Kuehne + Nagel ocean volumes
    But forwarder's sea freight revenues decline as rate volatility hits its first-quarter results
  • Carriers prepare for May Asia-Europe rate push
    Maersk Line plans to increase prices by $550 per teu
  • Tehran develops a new outlet for crude exports by tanker
    Iran forms a consortium to build six Indonesian refineries to process 300,000 bpd
  • Nanjing Tanker posts another quarterly loss
    Chinese state carrier on course to be delisted as it takes further hit after four years in the red
  • GasLog confirms BG trio in pending LNG carrier acquisition
    Owner talking to Samsung yard on four expired options
  • Golden Ocean picks up ice-class resale
    Panamax to join nine-strong specialist fleet in second quarter
  • Virginia G case ends in a draw
    International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea finds for Guinea-Bissau and Panama
  • Another week of strong sales in the demolition market
    India remains the market of choice, with shipowners able to secure top-end rates
  • New service connects east Indonesia to regional hub
    Free to read: Bitung port gets direct connection to Tanjung Pelepas

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Ports turn spotlight on stowaways
    More needs to be done to make it harder for stowaways to access ships, especially at African ports, an IMO seminar in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, has concluded
  • ClassNK releases EEDI support tool software
    Shipowners can now seek additional assistance in complying with the EEDI requirements issued by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) through the new free PrimeShip-GREEN/MinPower software that has just been launched by ClassNK
  • Dredging starts on Felixstowe port
    The VSBW Joint Venture has begun dredging at the Port of Felixstowe in the latest expansion of the UK's largest container port using the Causeway dredger
  • Ship-to-Turbine oil change system a success
    James Fisher Renewables, the UK-based marine services provider, has successfully trialled new technology changing offshore turbine gearbox oil from a conventional access vessel off the Norfolk coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Long Beach Says Its Imports Subsidize Competitors
    In the brutal war for cargo that is underway in today's world of powerful shipping alliances, the last thing the Southern California ports want to do is subsidize competitors by helping them pay to deepen their ports, the president of the Long Beach Harbor Commission said yesterday. Doug Drummond told a...
  • Importers Find Success in Mexico Sourcing
    Making Christmas ornaments in a maquiladora.JUAREZ, Mexico - Each Christmas ornament or mannequin that is shipped from here to major U.S. retailers is a sign of Mexico's growing competitive edge with China. When it shifted production out of its Brookfield, Colo., headquarters seven years ago, Fusion Specialties considered sourcing in China,...
  • ILWU Negotiations to Begin May 12, Employers Say
    Pacific Maritime Association President Jim McKenna said today the U.S. West Coast employers' organization will begin contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on May 12, an announcement that should silence calls from retailers urging an early start to negotiations. McKenna told the JOC TPM conference in Long Beach...
  • Retailers Urge ILWU, PMA to Expedite Talks
    The National Retail Federation urged the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its West Coast employers to start contract negotiations immediately and to keep bargaining even if they don't reach a deal before the current agreement expires June 30. Matthew Shay, the NRF's president and CEO, noted that many shippers already...
  • J.B. Hunt Results Point to Intermodal Rebound
    J.B. Hunt Transport Services appears back on track for intermodal growth, reflecting a broader pickup in intermodal following delays, disruptions and depressed volumes in the first quarter blamed on severe weather. Intermodal volume at J.B. Hunt, the 3rd largest U.S. trucking company behind UPS and FedEx, increased 4 percent in January...
  • Miami Group: No Soccer Stadium at Port
    A group representing cruise operators, stevedores and the International Longshoremen's Association bought full-page newspaper advertisements to criticize soccer star David Beckham's proposal to build a 25,000-seat stadium at the Port of Miami. The Miami Seaport Alliance, which purchased the ad in the Miami Herald and its sister Spanish-language El Nuevo Herald,...
  • Strong Growth in Asia Cargo Lifts Etihad Airways' Volume to All-Time High
    Sharply higher shipments to China and India helped Etihad Airways boost its freight traffic in the first quarter by 26 percent to an all-time high. The Abu Dhabi-based airline's freight unit, Etihad Crystal Cargo, carried 127,821 tons of cargo in the first three months of the year, up from 101,776 tons...
  • LA-LB Port Merger Seen as Unlikely
    The neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will step up their collaboration if necessary to increase market share in a new era of powerful carrier alliances, but a merger of the two ports does not appear likely. The presidents of the ports' harbor commissions reached that conclusion today in...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: Port of Long Beach
    Dr. Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director, Port of Long Beach, discusses port productivity and the impact of mega-ships, the role of infrastructure investment, and the need to emphasize system improvements to increase efficiency....
  • Remote-Controlled Ships in Future?
    Illustration of possible remote-controlled vessels.Imagine a cargo ship with no crew and no bridge, operated remotely by a captain from a console on dry land. It could happen within a decade, believes Oskar Levander, vice president of innovation in marine engineering and technology at Rolls-Royce Holdings LLC. "The technology solutions aren't in...
  • Squeeze on LTL Shippers Is Just Beginning
    ORLANDO, Fla. - The severe capacity constraints shippers experienced on U.S. roadways in the first quarter will become the norm unless the federal government acts to offset the impact of new regulations with productivity-enhancing measures. That was the message from Jack Holmes, president of less-than-truckload carrier UPS Freight, during a panel...
  • PIERS: US Containerized Imports Rebound
    U.S. containerized import volume jumped 15.1 percent year-over-year in March 2014. Full-size chart U.S. containerized import volume jumped 15.1 percent year-over-year in March 2014, the largest increase in 13 months, according to advance figures from PIERS, the data division of JOC Group Inc. Containerized imports totaled 1.44 million TEUs in March, also...
  • Does Gulfport Need Post-Panamax Cranes?
    The Port of Gulfport, Miss., is preparing to acquire three post-Panamax cranes that will be far larger than needed for the biggest ships that can navigate the port's 36-foot authorized channel depth. The state-owned port's board is considering a $29.8 million order from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries in China for three...
  • Global Industrial Property Developer to Expand Investment in China
    Goodman Group plans to increase its investment in China to $3 billion in the next three to four years, Philip Pearce, the Australia-listed global industrial property developer's China country manager, said in Shanghai. "We are continuing to expand our footprint in China, with around 6.5 million square feet of development underway...
  • Terminal Operators Oppose Shift of Containers From Manila
    Philippine terminal operators believe calls to transfer container-handling operations away from Manila as part of the solution to ease chronic traffic congestion in the city are unrealistic. Eight-wheeled trucks and vehicles with a gross weight of more than 9,920 pounds have been banned from the capital's streets since February from 5...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • EGLE extends
    Eagle Bulk Shipping (Eagle Bulk) of the US has been given two more weeks to restructure a billion-dollar credit facility.
  • Suezmaxes soar
    Day rates for suezmax tankers trading in the spot market soared by more than 55% Tuesday following a sharp spike in activity from West Africa, according to Global Hunter Securities.
  • GLBS lands upgrade
    An equity analyst at Wunderlich Securities has upgraded shares of Greek bulker operator Globus Maritime Limited (Globus).
  • Dry retreat
    Shares of US-listed bulker owners continued to lose traction Tuesday amid growing concerns about freight rates and the lacklustre performance of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI).
  • All hands on deck
    KNOT Offshore Partners of the UK is seeking employment for a shuttle tanker linked to a time charter that is about to expire.
  • Signing imminent
    Containerlines Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV are on the verge of completing their long-awaited merger.
  • Orders don't spook PB
    Pacific Basin Shipping today dismissed any concern relating to acceleration in dry cargo newbuilding activity.
  • Heron lands finance
    Petros Pappas-led Oceanbulk and Augustea-Bunge-York (ABY) have secured financing to complete the acquisition of 12 bulkers auctioned by Italian shipowner Deiulemar Shipping.
  • VLs to power STNG
    Scorpio Tankers is set for a vastly improved first quarter profit after completing the bumper sale of its VLCC fleet.
  • Reach hired by Exxon
    Reach Subsea has been contracted by ExxonMobil to carry out light construction work in the North Sea.
  • PwC raises alarm
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries stuck an upbeat note in its annual report amid a warning from its auditor about its ability to continue as a going concern.
  • Beckham tackled
    A year after hanging up his boots David Beckham is still on the receiving end of strong challenges it seems.
  • Nanjing Tanker chops loss
    CSC Nanjing Tanker has managed to chop its first quarter loss in its final statements release as a Shanghai-listed company.
  • Havyard nets PSV order
    Norway's Havyard has sealed a follow up order from Icelandic newcomer Fafnir Offshore.
  • Avance holds firm
    Avance Gas avoided falls in the wider stock market as its shares began life on the Oslo Stock Exchange today.
  • Goldman cashes Awilco shares
    One of the largest shareholders in Awilco LNG has sold down its interest in the company.
  • Golden Ocean buys again
    Golden Ocean has stepped back into the sale and purchase market to buy an ice-class panamax.
  • Pan Ocean drops bank sale
    Struggling shipowner Pan Ocean has decided against selling its stake in Heungkuk Mutual Saving Bank.
  • Rio Tinto sees mixed Q1
    Rio Tinto has reported a 16.7% increase in iron ore shipments for the first quarter of 2014, figures released Tuesday show.
  • CGG eyes bond issue
    CGG is looking to tap the bond markets as it looks to repay a convertible bond issue coming up for repayment.
  • Odfjell eyes LPG growth
    Odfjell is not letting a first tough year back in the LPG/Ethylene market put it off from becoming a major player in the sector.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • AADA members to see rate increase
    Member lines of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement will be subjected to a rate increase beginning May 15 -- $500 per TEU and $1,000 per FEU on dry and reefer cargo from Greater China to Australia.
  • Old Dominion to raise rates by 4.3%
  • IAG Cargo to add Madrid flight
  • ProTrans opens Kansas City center
  • Businesses, ports oppose new Calif. air rules
    Air quality regulators in Southern California have proposed a rule that they say would "ensure emission reductions associated with sources operating in commercial marine ports" are achieved this year and beyond.
  • Washington Notebook: Foxx bus tour aims for infrastructure investment support
  • U.S. Bank offers extended-term financing for shippers
    U.S. Bank on Monday unveiled a new extended term financing capability aimed at allowing shippers to more easily extend their days payable outstanding without delaying payment to their carriers.
  • Shippers call for update to Congressional rail policies
    The National Industrial Transportation League and other shippers' groups have called for an update of Congressional policies regarding railroad oversight.
  • Ex-Im Bank expands help to minority-owned businesses
  • Caponiti named president of American Maritime Congress
  • Retailers urge early contract talks for West Coast port workers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 15, 2014
  • Fujairah bunker market stays firm
    South African markets firm.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil price outlook mixed
    But distillates jump $13.50.
  • Singapore: Monthly vols stick to downward path
    Third consecutive month of falls recorded.
  • Bigger means better for box lines
    Ordering bigger ships mitigates impact of rising bunker prices.
  • Maersk director: IMO sulphur review needs to look at enforcement
    'We are really concerned because there are humongous amounts of money at stake here.'
  • Asian prices see little movement
    But prices were generally moving upwards.
  • Call to ban barge blending removed from IMO submission
    Revised paper submitted to MEPC 66 after IBIA intervention.
  • Financial restructuring for South African bunker player
    Firm buys out BEE partners.
  • French firm records first sales in LNG bunkering segment
    Posts revenue of $81.6 million in Q1 2014.
  • 'White knight' pushes through Titan Petrochemicals shipyard deal
    Despite entering into the deed of undertaking in favour of FELS.
  • Shipowner secures backing for 'eco' newbuilds
    Bank involved plans to increase loan amount for shipping this year.
  • Shipping giant buys eight fuel-saving boxships
    And seals charter agreements for newbuilding series.

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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
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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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