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January 17, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • HK port up 5.4pc in December to 1.96 million TEU, Singapore up 5.3pc
  • OOCL increases Asia-New Zealand freight rate US$300/TEU from April
  • LA December boxes up 11.09pc to 494,761 TEU, but full-year off 2.59pc
  • Ship operating expenses fall on tighter cost control: Moore Stephens
  • Eimskip's 2 new reefer ships again delayed so China yard cuts price
  • Panama Canal expansion cost overruns threaten work stoppage
  • Port of Ningbo container volume up 7pc to 16.77 million TEU in 2013
  • Fujian ports container volume up 8.9pc to 11.68 million TEU in 2013
  • Shanghai, Taiwan port authorities signs memorandum of cooperation
  • Cosco Pacific volume up 10pc in 2013, but Singapore shop slips 14.9pc
  • Asia-east coast South America rates rise 118pc from October-November
  • Northern China's largest single reefer warehouse up and running
  • Panama Canal expansion stands to reduce demand for panamax ships
  • Growing protectionism curtails trade, reduces transport demand: WTO
  • China's HCNA signs US$120 million deal for 35pc of Cargolux
  • China Southern-Thai cargo flights to Lahore via Bangkok from Wuhan
  • A380 carriers win as India mulls open skies to smaller centres
  • Failure to address air cargo security in Argentina leads to high costs

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • 2013-end sees increase in number of idle boxships
  • Gujarat Junction 2014 Conference & Awards at Radisson Kandla tomorrow
  • ICS identifies lessons from Somali piracy
  • MOL forming strategic alliance with Brookfield to expand box terminal business
  • Basmati exports to Iran show handsome gains
  • Marine products exports to rise 23 pc in FY14
  • Ambuja Cement opens first fully automatic terminal in Mangalore
  • Gujarat HC order has not impacted Mundra Port operations, says Barclays
  • Port project delinked from Posco's Odisha steel plant plan
  • CWCNSL's Nhava Sheva CFS continues on the growth path
  • AgriMin for revival of pulses exports
  • INR softens further on increased dollar demand
  • NTPC signs MoU with GSI to set up power project in Chhattisgarh

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Kick-off of multimodal Europe-Turkey service
  • Kuehne + Nagel to manage logistics for House of Switzerland
  • FMC requests more information from G6
  • Tiaca wants to ensure flow of world trade
  • United Cargo appoints four regional managers
  • Globaltrans continues rail transport for Metalloinvest
  • Ceva Logistics transporting bobsleds and skeletons
  • APL, Maersk and OOCL to cooperate
  • Daimler to invest in Spanish van plant
  • New MD for environmental affairs at Long Beach
  • Emirates to double Dublin service
  • Drewry: big carriers reduce north-south options
  • DB Schenker flies tramcars from China to Turkey
  • Robert Kukla widens circle of partners
  • Canute expands fleet
  • Wenn zwei verlieren...
  • Qatar Airways Cargo launches new premium products
  • CCNR president chosen

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • Vigor to build EBDG-designed tank barge
  • Cathelco systems protect new generation cruise ships
  • American Club offers IMSBC Code e-learning module
  • GasLog buys three BG Group LNG tankers
  • Damen Shipyards Sharjah holds opening ceremony
  • Kirby orders ATB

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • Port of Grays Harbor delivers positive numbers for 2013
  • US rail freight traffic count runs to negative side for week
  • NYK Holding Europe buys Kazakhstan car terminal company
  • Port of Olympia taps Knight as Marine Terminal director
  • Mitsui teaming with Brookfield to expand box terminal business

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • US criticises cruise lines' poor record in reporting onboard crimes
    Government body says many firms fail to maintain video surveillance
  • Law firm fights to free Seaman Guard Ohio crew
    Ince & Co demands 'neutral forum' to hear the case of 35 men detained without trial in India
  • Pirate attacks hit six-year low
    Drop reflects fall in raids off east Africa by Somalia-based gangs, says IMB
  • Dutch owners demand the right to use private maritime security companies
    Government must act quickly, says former minister Netelenbos
  • Cosco predicts full-year profit for 2013
    State giant scraps 41 elderly vessels to tap Beijing demolition subsidies
  • GasLog fundraiser upsized on high demand
    LNG owner set to scoop more than $200m to help fund three BG vessels
  • Hong Kong government to mandate low-sulphur fuel switch in 2015
    First Asian port to regulate vessel emissions
  • Further rises forecast for US Gulf product tanker loadings
    Refineries continue to produce surplus cargoes of oil products
  • CSBC lands new 1,800 teu boxship orders
    Hydra and Syra book a vessel each at Taiwan yard for $25m apiece
  • Woodside's latest Pluto deal opens spot cargo opportunities
    Three-year contract with Chubu Electric could create seven LNG shipments a year
  • Panama Canal board backs management in construction row
    Pledge of 'full support' comes as consortium deadline for halting work draws closer
  • MST orders two flex bulkers from China
    Bank and direct investors back order for vessels that load both dry and liquid cargoes
  • Los Angeles remains the top US box port
    But Long Beach closes the gap with double-digit annual growth
  • MOL to book a one-time $200m gain from Brookfield terminal stake sale
    Partnership with Canada asset manager could lead to acquisitions in high-growth markets
  • MOL's solo status clouds G6 plans
    FMC's Lidinsky raises questions about TSA membership
  • GasLog buys three BG gas carriers in $468m deal
    Livanos firm manages LNG ships to be chartered back to UK energy group
  • Euronav sells VLCC for conversion as it eyes offshore expansion
    Move is prompted by a wider strategy to improve understanding of a lucrative sector
  • CSSC JHI warns of second consecutive annual loss
    Shanghai-listed unit landed fewer orders placed at weaker prices last year
  • KDIC sells DSME shares
    South Korean government-owned insurer confirms $36m disposal
  • Greek tax grab sours shipowners' mood
    Industry had agreed to pay double tonnage taxes on a voluntary basis

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • Turkish tanker detained after Channel pollution
    A Turkish products tanker has been diverted to the French port of Dunkirk on suspicion of having deliberately caused pollution in the English Channel
  • GasLog upsizes public offering
    NYSE-listed GasLog has priced a public offering and private placement that will fund the purchase of three LNG carriers from the BG Group
  • Lauritzen sells three shuttle tankers
    J Lauritzen, the privately-owned Danish shipping group that sold its 10-strong product tanker fleet in October, says it has accepted an offer to sell its fleet of three shuttle tankers to Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers of Norway
  • Stena Bulk takes back LNG carriers from specialist unit
    Stena Bulk, part of the privately owned Stena group of companies in Sweden, says it has taken back technical management and commercial operation of its three LNG carriers from Stena LNG, a unit set up especially to run the vessels
  • SDV expands Africa breakbulk business
    French freight forwarding company SDV, a subsidiary of the Bolloré Group, is diversifying into dry cargo handling with the takeover of Belgian forwarder EDT
  • CSCL, UASC and PIL to co-run Seattle service
    Seattle Port's Terminal 30 will be added as a call to Pacific International Lines' new Asia Pacific Northwest Service, in partnership with China Shipping Container Lines' and United Arab Shipping Company's (UASC's) existing joint service
  • 2014 starts with hike in KG insolvencies
    Early January saw another spate of insolvencies of German KG vessels, with a concentration in the tanker and multipurpose sectors
  • Australia denies navy shot at migrants
    The Australian government today denied claims the navy fired at a boat of migrants seeking asylum in Australia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • Colombo Port Throughput Rises
  • Marad Chief: US-Flag Carriers at 'Tipping Point'
  • FMCSA to Use 'Quick Strike' Techniques to Target Unsafe Truckers
  • Panama Canal Looks to Dispel 'Myths' About Expansion
  • CSX Plans to Expand Ohio Intermodal Hub
  • YRC Worldwide to Revise Contract Proposal
  • P3, G6 to Spark Change in Trans-Atlantic Trade
  • US DOT Chief: Corporate Tax Reform Will Boost Transport Funding
  • CSX's Profit Dropped in Fourth Quarter

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • KEX secures option
    Kirby Corporation of the US has secured an option to construct a second articulated tug-barge (ATB), TradeWinds has learned.
  • GOGL oils bond press
    Golden Ocean is getting ready to turn to the bond market for the money it needs to maintain the pace of a campaign to expand its fleet of bulkers.
  • Kirby spreads the wealth
    A shipbuilder based in Seattle, Washington has been identified as the second US yard that is cashing in on Kirby Corporation's order for an articulated tug-barge (ATB).
  • Stella deal for Tsakos
    Tsakos Shipping & Trading of Greece has found period employment for one of its two capesize bulkers.
  • And the winner is...
    Gunderson Marine has emerged as one of two US shipyards that are cashing in on Kirby Corporation's $80m order for an articulated tug-barge (ATB).
  • Two more for CSBC
    Taiwan's China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) has received its second order of the year for a pair of 1,800-teu containerships.
  • GasLog grabs more
    GasLog is almost $180m to the good after upsizing a fund-raiser which is supporting a triple sale-and-leaseback deal.
  • "JL fleet fits like a glove"
    Knutsen NYK Offshore bought J Lauritzen's shuttle tanker fleet as the three vessels are a good fit for the Norwegian owner's existing platform and came at the right price, Trygve Seglem says.
  • NITC grows despite sanctions
    National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) is well placed to take advantage of a suspension of sanctions next week, according to analyst IHS Maritime.
  • Second US tug lost
    A second tug has sunk off the US east coast in bad weather this week.
  • Cosco to shed 41 ships
    China Cosco Holdings has identified 41 vessels it wants to scrap in 2014 following its recent order binge.
  • Platou pair cautious
    A return to profitability for most shipping markets this year does not come without risk, RS Platou warns.
  • Pallas in expansion mode
    Swedish owner Pallas is boosting its fleet with the addition of a vessel on a 16 month charter.
  • Hargreave hikes holding
    British investment firm Hargreave Hale has boosted its interest in ACM Shipping just a few days after GFI sold its shares in the shipbroker.
  • Turkish tanker probed
    French authorities are investigating a Turkish tanker after detecting pollution off Le Havre.
  • Cosco meets its target
    China Cosco Holdings looks to have avoided delisting from the Shanghai stock exchange after forecasting a likely profit from 2013.
  • Petredec lifts Bahri
    Saudi Arabian shipowner Bahri has booked another big jump in profit thanks to its holding in fast growing LPG owner Petredec.
  • CSSC yard in profit warning
    CSSC Jiangnan Heavy Industry has issued a profit warning just weeks after waving farewell to a top executive.
  • Chowgule stuck in red
    Indian bulker owner Chowgule Steamships remained in the red over the first nine months as costs rose.
  • MOL makes port profit
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has teamed up with a Canadian fund to expand its box terminal business.
  • GasLog swoop in focus
    GasLog's swoop for three LNG carriers from long-term business partner BG has received a mixed welcome from analysts at DNB Markets.
  • JPMorgan buy spurs Frontline
    Shares in John Fredriksen's Frontline are on the rise today after JPMorgan Asset Management lifted its holding in the tanker owner.
  • Crew rescued from ice
    Most of a Russian crew has been airlifted from a cargoship trapped in ice in Sakhalin Bay since last month.
  • Ktistakis escapes jail
    Former fugitive Greek bulker owner Lucas Ktistakis will have to pay back more than $1.5m after pleading guilty to tax evasion in the US.
  • K Line wins India deal
    K Line has secured another consecutive voyage charter (CVC) deal from India's JSW Group.
  • Raffles snares drillship
    China's Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore has won an order for up to four drillships from Norway.
  • FPSO set for scrap
    An FPSO working off Malaysia is set to be decommissioned under a contract won by a Singapore-listed company.
  • North in Libya warning
    The North of England P&I Association has advised tanker owners which ports to avoid in Libya that are controlled by rebels.
  • Ultrapetrol secures funds
    Ultrapetrol has secured funding for two offshore newbuildings on order in China from Dutch finance house NIBC.
  • Ezion wins $94m contract
    Ezion Holdings has won a deal worth $94m to provide a service rig to a Southeast Asia-based national oil firm.
  • Kirby inks ATB
    Kirby Corporation of the US has inked a contract to construct an articulated tug-barge (ATB).
  • GLOG readies fundraisers
    Shares of GasLog tanked in afterhours trading Wednesday after announcing plans to tap the capital markets for some of the cash it needs to seal the acquisition of three LNG carriers.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • CBSA system upgrade forces changes for carriers, service providers
  • Foxx says greater safety needed for crude-by-rail transport
  • Dynamar says Shanghai freight index has increased price volatility
    The 20 largest container shipping companies lost an aggregate of $1.3 billion between 2008 and 2012 according to Dynamar, which attributes this increased volatility to the creation of the Shanghai Containerised (Export) Freight Index.
  • Panama Canal management receives vote of confidence
    The project is 72-percent complete, and officials insist they will finish the project, either with the current contractor or another one, if issues regarding payment of cost overruns cannot be resolved.
  • MOL says TraPac deal just 'first step' in alliance with Brookfield
    The Japanese shipping company said the alliance will "organically connect TraPac's expertise in top-level terminal operation with Toronto-based Brookfield's knowledge of the infrastructure business in North/South America, Australia and Europe."
  • CSX ends 2013 with $12 billion in revenue
    "Supported by the strength of an expanding economy, we delivered 6-percent volume growth in the quarter, despite another sharp decline in coal," stated Michael Ward, the carrier's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
  • Kirby orders new barge from Greenbrier's Gunderson shipyard
  • Cathay Pacific, Dragonair see cargo decline in December
  • Record-setting shipments at Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
  • Omnibus bill includes funds to advance navigation projects
  • Del Monte chooses Port of Dunkirk
  • Executive moves
  • FMC asks for more information from G6
  • PIL to call Seattle

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2014
  • Dynamic Oil hires new bunker trader
    Jacky Yen brings 'hands-on experience and local knowledge'.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Prices firming across Europe
    Crude oil prices have been climbing.
  • EU could provide more cash for shipping
    Funds could follow the introduction of tougher ECA sulphur limits.
  • Voting opens in elections for IBIA Board
    Four seats are up for selection.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall
    Fewer cargoes from United States and Venezuela.
  • Russian energy giant sees bunker sales climb
    Rosneft has been at the heart of a dispute over the role of oil majors in the country's bunker sector.
  • Singapore: Alliance Oil Trading in liquidation
    Decision was made at a general meeting on January 7.
  • Asian IFO prices show little movement
    Avails easing in Hong Kong.
  • French firm upbeat on Singapore LNG prospects
    'There will be a need for more small to medium scale LNG carriers and bunker ships to support the LNG industry.'
  • More shipowners replacing propellors for greater savings
    Device claims to cut bunker consumption by 5%.
  • LNG fuelled ships will need fresh bunkering strategies
    'Shipowners will have to bunker more often when using LNG.'

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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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