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April 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV agree to merge, creating 4th biggest box carrier
  • LA March box volume up 42pc, Long Beach down 1.9pc on customer loss
  • UASC to team up with CSCL on Asia-Europe with CMA CGM's departure
  • Yantai port container volume up 21.8pc to 553,000 TEU in first quarter
  • Ports of LA and Long Beach battle for market share using tools they have
  • Severe North American winter storms cause railways to run weeks late
  • DB Schenker to handle store distribution for Norwegian fashion chain
  • NYK provides free transport for picture books for Asian refugee children
  • Cathay, Dragonair in March see cargo rise 14pc, passengers up 2pc
  • India mulls naming aviation ombudsman as number of disputes rise
  • Etihad's trainee female engineers attend women's aviation conference
  • Boeing hastens end of C-17 Globemaster III production at Long Beach

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • TGE Marine books LNG fuel system packages
  • MPT's Amy Beavers appointed MERPAC Vice Chair
  • Chief engineer gets jail term for Singapore bunker scam
  • Royal Caribbean to homeport Quantum in Shanghai

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd inks binding contract to merge CSAV container business
  • Port of Los Angeles releases March containerized cargo tally
  • Coast Guard suspends search for crewmember reported overboard
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission eyes adding recreation areas
  • Red Arrow Logistics taps Bradham as Global Markets vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Wreck removal may cost owners dear despite convention coming into force
    Be careful where your ship is wrecked from April 2015 as new regulations have loopholes
  • New book documents Maersk's 40 years in container shipping
    How latecomer to box trades rose to the top in four decades
  • Quintana said to have 'delayed' $100m IPO
    Unconfirmed report comes amid fears 'window' may have closed for now
  • Oceanbulk and Oaktree add two containership newbuildings
    Joint venture expands its orders in the sector to 10 with bookings at Subic Bay shipyard
  • Italian class society Rina could list in three years
    New investors will take up to 29% stake as Italian class society seeks acquisitions
  • MSC launches new Asia-West Africa service
    More direct calls will cut out the need to tranship and aims to reduce transit times
  • Shipbuilder rejects responsibility for MOL Comfort casualty
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says operational issues could have led large boxship to sink
  • Safe Bulkers dismisses panamax sale rumour
    Owner of 38 bulkers will continue renewing fleet but 'not in a hurry' to sell
  • A crowded Pacific holds down capesize rates
    Low rates are expected to persist through the next week
  • Transatlantic box volumes and rates fall in February
    Container Trades Statistics data reveals impact of a dip in European imports
  • Shipowners will lose control as HSH Nordbank gets tough on nonperforming loans
    Bank facing Brussels scrutiny is repackaging assets to sell to interested investors
  • Which way forward for Germany's second-largest container line?
    Oetker family split as Hamburg Süd rival Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV box arm agree merger
  • Los Angeles strikes back
    US west coast port sees March volumes increase 34% year on year
  • Brussels rejects NOx inclusion in greenhouse gas monitoring plans
    Parliament reverts to move towards a global means to measure shipping CO2 emissions
  • Industry viewpoint: Charterers may have to pay hire on the arrest of their chartered vessel
    English Court of Appeal rules on NYK Bulkship versus Cargill International

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • ClassNK approves Kobe Steel's welding consumable
    Japanese classification society ClassNK announced today that it has granted type approval for the new MX-200F welding consumable that was developed by Kobe Steel Co Ltd (KOBELCO)
  • Fortescue iron ore exports up 59%
    Fortescue Metals Group's iron ore exports for the March quarter rose 15% from the December quarter and 59% year-on-year, the Australian miner announced yesterday
  • Marine engineer convicted of bunker fraud
  • U-Ming takes delivery of two Capesizes
    Taiwanese carrier U-Ming Marine announced today to take delivery of two 188,000dwt bulk carriers Cape Europe and Cape India
  • Ezion issues 100M new shares to Hong Leong
    Ezion has announced that it is placing out 100M new shares to Hong Leong at SGD1.94 ( $1.54) per share, and bringing in Quek Leng Chan as a strategic investor
  • PACC Offshore launches $310M IPO
    Singapore-based PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), a subsidiary of Malaysia's Kuok Group, today launched its initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange's main board
  • Nine confirmed dead in S Korea ferry tragedy
    Nine people have now been confirmed dead after a ferry capsized in South Korea yesterday morning
  • Shenzhen LNG terminal leads to doubt
    PetroChina's LNG terminal in Shenzhen is going through the hearing of environmental impact assessment today, facing strong challenges from the public
  • Japan yard orders drop in March
    Japanese shipbuilders saw orders dropping both year on year and month on month in March, suggesting that their recovery may be peaking
  • Keppel's 1Q14 earnings down
    Keppel's 1Q14 core net profit remained unchanged at S$331M($264M) year on year, with strong showing from its core offshore and marine (O&M) business, which delivered earnings of S$230M, up 11% y/y with a 9% increase in revenue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Rising European Exports Boost Kuehne + Nagel Maritime Traffic
    A rise in European exports helped lift Kuehne + Nagel's ocean freight traffic by a market-beating 6.9 percent in the first quarter. Ocean freight traffic volume growth outpaced market growth of 3 to 4 percent, to 896,000 20-foot-equivalent units, driven by a significant increase in European exports to North America and...
  • uShip Innovates in LTL, Expands 'LTP' Business
    Over the past 10 years, online shipping marketplace uShip has helped arrange the transportation of everything from old armoires to vintage cars and even, on one occasion, a herd of white-tailed deer. Now uShip is moving deeper into what it calls "larger-than-parcel," or "LTP," freight through a partnership with the...
  • Vehicle Carriers Dominate Ro-Ro Market
    Vehicle carriers are increasing their share of the roll-on, roll-off market while conventional ro-ro vessels are in decline, according to a new report by the Dutch consulting firm Dynamar. During the last five years, 228 vehicle carriers have been built and 187 scrapped, for a net increase of 41, Dynamar said....
  • Virginia Port Board Overhauled - Again
    The Virginia Port Authority's board underwent its second shakeup in less than three years today when Gov. Terry McAuliffe replaced five of the board's 11 appointed members, saying he wanted to reverse the port's financial losses. McAuliffe's new appointees include John Milliken, an attorney who chaired the VPA board before July...
  • East Coast Problems Drive Interest in Great Lakes Container Service
    The Fortunagracht, which is being employed on the Cleveland-Europe Express.Interest in a container and breakbulk service between Cleveland and North Europe launching this month has been fueled by erratic service at U.S. East Coast ports and unreliable service via surface transportation, according to users of the service. The Cleveland-Europe Express service,...
  • KCS Confident Mexico Won't Strip Its Concession Agreement
    Kansas City Southern Railway appears confident the Mexican government won't require it to open up its track to competitors as legislation had threatened last fall. The Mexican Senate in September will send modified rail reform legislation to favorably counter a bill passed by the House that would strip the railroad of...
  • Shippers Want Good Price - and Service - From Carriers
    Shippers and carriers don't always see eye-to-eye, but they do agree on one thing as the 2014-15 shipping season rolls out: The advent of the P3 Network and other expanding vessel-sharing alliances are turning ocean transportation on the major east-west ocean trades into a commodity. In a market where one carrier's...
  • US Rail Traffic Returning to Normal
    U.S. rail traffic is returning to normal after one of the coldest winters in recent memory, Bradley Thrasher, vice president and general manager of industrial products at the Union Pacific Railroad, told the Los Angeles Transportation Club April 15. Home building, conversion of highway freight to rail, energy extraction and international...
  • Drewry: Asia-US Rate Gain Falls Short of Proposed Hike
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, April 16, 2014. Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose this week after three weeks in a row with no positive movement. The Hong Kong-to-Los Angeles rate climbed 7.0 percent or $129 per 40-foot container in the week of April 16,...
  • Jaxport Poised to Get Federal OK for Deepening
    The Port of Jacksonville is poised to get the congressional go-ahead to deepen its harbor in order to handle larger container ships, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a needed report. Jacksonville's share of the East Coast container trade was 5.5 percent in 2013, a year-over-year drop of 0.1...
  • Capacity Crunch Time?
    As much of North America thaws out from a brutal winter, the burning question in freight transportation is this: Was the heavy congestion experienced in many areas during the winter months solely a weather-related phenomenon, or is there something bigger going on? That would be this: Is the improving economy...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Boxships top demo list
    Containerships are dominating the demolition market for the first time in nearly ten years, according to Lion Shipbrokers.
  • IPO on the ropes?
    Wall Street was reeling Thursday amid speculation that Quintana Shipping may delay the pursuit of an initial public offering (IPO) in New York.
  • TOPS triggers share plan
    Nasdaq-listed Top Ships has pulled the trigger on a plan to revive its flagging share price through a reverse stock split.
  • Moody's unmoved by merger
    The union of Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's CSAV to form the world's fourth largest containerline has not convinced Moody's to change its negative credit ratings on the German company.
  • CSDC scraps three
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has binned three more bulkers as part of its ongoing scrapping drive.
  • Sewol cover limited to $300m
    Compensation for victims of the South Korean ferry disaster may be constrained as the vessel has relatively modest protection and indemnity cover from a domestic shipping association run insurance scheme.
  • TransAtlantic prices
    Troubled Swedish shipower Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) has revealed the terms of its upcoming share offering.
  • Bank holiday bonus
    TradeWinds has over 8,000 subscribers so sending each of you an Easter egg was sadly not possible.
  • POSH launches IPO
    PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) officially launched its IPO on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Thursday.
  • Essberger takes options
    John T Essberger has returned to China's Zhejiang Yangfan Shipyard to exercise options for two 2,200-teu containerships.
  • FMG eyes spring boost
    Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) says it plans to increase iron ore production by 35% over the next three months.
  • Gunvor numbers inch up
    Gunvor Group has reported a modest year-on-year increase in full-year profit as one-off costs ate into its bottom line.
  • Ezion gets new backer
    Singapore's Ezion Holdings has raised $155m from the sale of 100m new shares to help finance its expansion.
  • Pick up the pace
    Retailers are urging terminal operators and the union that represents US dockers who work at West Coast ports to pick up the pace of pending contract negotiations.
  • Cape inquisition
    An investment firm founded by Cargill has been tipped as the buyer of a capesize bulker controlled by Toyo Sango of Japan.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • AAR: Positive train control won't be installed by deadline
    Due to bureaucratic delays, the railroad industry will no longer be able to install positive train control on 40 percent of its nationwide network by Dec. 31, 2015, according to the Association of American Railroads.
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed a binding contract Wednesday to merge CSAV's entire container business with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Shipbuilder denies responsibility in MOL Comfort lawsuit
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it believes the breakup of the container ship MOL Comfort last year was not the result of the ship's design or construction. The ship owner, Mitsui O.S.K. Line, is seeking $135 million.
  • March results diverge for LA, Long Beach ports
    The volume of container cargo handled at the nation's two largest ports moved in different directions last month. Container volumes were down slightly at the Port of Long Beach, while the Port of Los Angeles showed strong gains.
  • Army Corps approves JaxPort dredging project
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved JaxPort's application for dredging Wednesday by issuing a signed Chief's Report.
  • Charleston posts 10% gain in box volume
  • PMA-ILWU contract talks to begin May 12
    A spokesman for the Pacific Maritime Association confirmed today that the employer group will begin contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on May 12.
  • Maersk to charter MSC slots to South America
  • 600 U.S. agriculture groups awarded funding to promote exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 17, 2014
  • Endofa names new CEO
    Lars Hoffman to join firm's Dubai office on May 1, 2014.
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement
    Merged firm would be world's fourth largest container shipping company.
  • Prices steady in Middle East bunker hub
    In Suez too, prices remain stable.
  • Tight avails reported in Rotterdam
    No congestion in Gibraltar.
  • Questions remain about viability of ECA compliant LSFO
    'There is still a lot of testing and analysis being done before we know there will be a final product.'
  • Funding approved to combat pollution at sea
    Will allow EMSA to sign multi-annual contracts with response vessels, many of which are bunker barges.
  • Bunker player signs up to Maldives investment forum
    United Bunkering and Trading looking at opportunities generated by a series of 'mega projects'.
  • Chief engineer gets 18 months for bunker fraud
    Court had found him guilty of shortchanging vessel of 200 mt out of 500 mt delivery.
  • European navy looks to Omani port for bunker calls
    Visit was to 'test Duqm's ability to work with Britain's Royal Navy'.
  • WFS to discuss Q1 results
    Conference call will follow release of results at the end of April.
  • Asian market broadly stable ahead of holiday
    Offices in Singapore, Hong Kong to remain closed on Friday.
  • Denmark-based lube oil tech firm expanding to Singapore
    Firm manufactures cylinder lubricators for two-stroke marine diesel engines.
  • European Parliament move applauded by shipowners
    Decides to leave original emissions MRV proposal unchanged.
  • MSSCV ship to be built with diesel electric propulsion
    Integrated diesel electric system increases vessel propulsion efficiency and fuel efficiency.
  • Tribunal calls for clarity on bunkering in economic zones
    'The issue of bunkering of fishing vessels in the EEZ has not been dwelt upon, in depth, in any international case law.'
  • Technology company could benefit from MFM decision
    Ascenz controller provides shipowners with the means to remotely monitor bunker transcations.

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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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Arrival ports by:
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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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