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June 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • World's top 30 container ports' volume increases 4.7pc in first quarter
  • Los Angeles container volume rises 8.2pc in May, Long Beach up 2.7pc
  • Strike stops French rail freight, leads to widespread truck shortages
  • Fujian port container volume up 10pc to 4.93 million TEU in 5 months
  • MOL to hike export import Far East-Japan rate US$50/TEU twice in July
  • Vancouver port to spend US$5.5 million to ease truck congestion
  • Rizhao port's container volume up 27.58pc to 1.06 million TEU in 5 months
  • Quanzhou's direct cargo to Taiwan up 100pc to 38,974 tonnes in May
  • SoCal truck landside congestion risks cargo diversion: angry truckers
  • Hong Kong's Famous Pacific Shipping opens office in Galle, Sri Lanka
  • Supply chain risk book launched at Dubai industry leader gathering
  • Vietnam banking, industries robust, but market remains tough: Maersk
  • Cargotec sells Indian engineering works to Finland's Citec in Pune
  • CargoSmart uses TIBCO tech to help cut costs, boost efficiency
  • Cathay ends Manchester freighter flights, opts for passenger bellyholds
  • Quarterly air cargo up as economy rises, but fuel prices still pinch
  • New transport facilities, security standards to combat cargo theft

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • ICS AGM discusses key challenges
  • P3 Network will not be implemented!
  • Apparel exports to surpass $ 17 bn in FY15
  • APSEZ's Dhamra port deal seen not needing CCI clearance
  • Floating LNG terminal off Kakinada coast to be commissioned soon
  • CFSAI get-together sees large fraternity participation
  • IATA presses for cut in taxes & less excessive regulation
  • PCHAA conducts successful blood donation camp
  • Railway Board withdraws demurrage hike on Fieo's representation
  • India wants BRICS bank HQ in country, President to be Indian

International Transport Journalweb site
  • RZDL organizes pilot delivery of 60 m rails to Germany
  • EU Council adopts Shift²Rail regulation
  • Premier Logistics investing in fleet
  • New partner for Freja and Varova
  • PoLB's new incentives to attract more cargo
  • Romaco builds up international network
  • Garbe Transport adding trucks to fleet
  • Emirates with new regional cargo manager
  • G. Vatinel chooses DDS Freight
  • CMA CGM upgrades Samwaf service
  • Air Canada Cargo winging its way to Milan Malpensa

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees
  • Law firm Fowler Rodriguez elects four partners
  • BAE San Diego gets $20.5 million more for DDG 73 job
  • Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks
  • Australian mining giant orders VLOC quartet
  • China torpedoes P3 alliance plans
  • ABB systems picked for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers
  • Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests
  • Havyard sells another design package to China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Port of Seattle marks start of new Delta service from Sea-Tac
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders additional product tanker
  • Pair of Stanford undergraduates presented degrees onboard cutter
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for May
  • OOCL making changes to Trans-Atlantic services

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • China P3 veto is a setback for industry efficiency, say Maersk and MSC
    Other forms of co-operation still offer opportunities for cost-savings
  • Hamburg Süd performance is 'unsatisfactory', says Oetker Group
    Carrier must cut costs after poor performance in Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
  • A less than sizzling summer for the largest crude tankers
    Earnings forecast in the $10,000-$20,000 range for VLCCs, suezmaxes and aframaxes
  • China's Ministry of Commerce kills P3
    UPDATE: Beijing offers carriers no right to appeal after 'forbidding' operational network
  • ESC says it had concerns about the P3 alliance
    European Shippers' Council welcomes Beijing's decision to block P3
  • Eight register interest in Thessaloniki stake
    Five bidders proceed to due diligence in Piraeus Port Authority sell-off
  • Lidinsky welcomes China P3 veto
    FMC commissioner is pleased that Beijing shares his concerns about the alliance
  • Aronnax: Business and science can work hand in hand in the Arctic
    Newcomers to the region must listen to the experts to gain first-mover advantage
  • Beijing takes tough stance to outlaw P3
    Authorities say carriers' application lacks corresponding legal grounds and convincing supporting evidence
  • Hamburg Süd expected to announce fall in turnover
    Figure of $7.2bn predicted ahead of results
  • Star Bulk spells out its consolidation aims after merger with Oceanbulk
    Newbuilding programme has gained $300m in market value since orders, says executive
  • IEA pledges to monitor the crisis in Iraq
    Energy watchdog notes conflict's downside risks as world tanker trades change shape
  • New sulphur requirements offer UK west coast ports short-term gains
    Liverpool: The Debate finds that extra costs may drive services from east to west
  • Asian energy-shipping icon Sohmen-Pao resigns as BW Group boss
    Norden chief executive Mortensen takes the helm as his predecessor joins the board
  • France stays top of Paris MOU white list of port state control inspections
    Germany and Greece fall in the rankings and Tanzania is named a high risk
  • Nordea offloads problem credits
    The bank saw an opportunity to exit Torm and Eitzen, says Kjelsrud
  • Global Gateways: Latin America and the Caribbean
    Containerisation International looks at what's in store for ports in the Latin American and Caribbean region
  • Coal gaining edge over gas
    In power sector battle, gas loses ground
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders fifth Jones Act product tanker
    There is increasing demand for waterborne transportation to move petroleum products, says Kurz
  • Pay first and argue later on general average, lawyer warns
    St Maximus vs Maersk case has implications for charterers

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DS Norden's CEO leaves for BW Group
    Carsten Mortensen, CEO of the listed Copenhagen-based bulk shipping company DS Norden, has decided to leave the company. He will be taking up the position of CEO at BW Group, the privately owned Singapore-based tanker and offshore group. Mortensen, a Danish national, has worked for DS Norden for 17
  • NASSCO secures fifth APT tanker
    San Diego based NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has secured a fifth medium range (MR) product tanker, which is the first of four options available for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The 53,700dwt LNG-conversion-ready product tankers will have an overall length of 186m, beam 32.20m and is
  • BIMCO containership demolition sale forecast doubles
    BIMCO has almost doubled its forecast for demolition sales of container vessels to 500,000teu for this year from an earlier forecast of 290,000teu. This has resulted from sales significantly exceeding forecast so far this year, chief shipping economist Peter Sand said in a review of the shipping
  • APM shares fall 6% after P3 Network rejected
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM) shares traded 6% lower at DK13,200 ($2,400) on the Copenhagen stock market after China rejected the planned P3 Network in East-West container trades. However, APM, parent company of the container shipping line Maersk Line, said in a statement in which it unveiled the decision
  • China rejects planned P3 Network
    Competition authorities in China have rejected the planned P3 Network alliance in East-West container trades, AP Moller Maersk (APM) said in a statement. The alliance is between Maersk Line of APM in Denmark, CMA-CGM in France, and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Switzerland. "Today, the
  • Sewol's first engineer pleads guilty
    The first engineer of capsized ferry MV Sewol pled guilty to charges of criminal abandonment when the trial for him and 14 other crew members resumed today. The man, identified only as 'Sohn', "will not be making excuses", his lawyer said today. However, the trial for the other 14 crew members will
  • Report highlights series of errors in cargo ship death
    A seafarer was crushed on board the cargo ship Toucan Arrow in Portland, Australia, last October, while replacing the broken warning light on the ship's gantry, and died after sustaining injuries. In its report into the fatality released yesterday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported the
  • ICON Offshore holds Malaysia's biggest IPO
    Malaysian offshore oilfield service provider ICON Offshore has raised MYR944.9M ($293M) in what is Malaysia's biggest initial public offering so far this year. ICON's shares will be listed on the Bursa Malaysia from 25 June. ICON is selling 510.77M shares via the listing, of which 460.15M shares are
  • Damco provides no-delay service
    Logistics provider Damco has been providing global logistics service to Esquel Group, producer and exporter of cotton shirts, with no delay in the past two years. Damco's intermodal solution, compared with traditional trucking, ensures the time efficiency that Esquel pursues. Imported cotton raw
  • Skuld cautions on Iraqi oil cargoes
    Skuld P&I Club has issued an advisory with regards to the loading of crude oil cargoes from the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, amid the current insurgency in the country. Iraq's federal government has said that all of the country's crude oil exports fall under its authority, while Kurdistan's
  • China COSCO orders bulkers
    China COSCO has ordered six drybulk carriers with two shipyards. In a Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing filing, the company said it has ordered four 64,000dwt bulkers with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong. The total price of these four ships is $113.12M. China COSCO has also ordered two 78,000dwt bulkers from
  • VLGC rates rise on tight tonnage supply
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers are still rising even though last week's IHS Asia LPG Seminar took many traders away from their desk. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East route at $117.75/tonne or $105,542/day, based on current
  • Evergreen expects better profit for 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine expects its profitability to improve this year, thanks to better freight rates for Far East-Europe routes and cost controls. Evergreen's vice chairman Bronson Hsieh said he expects the container shipping to be strengthened in the third quarter, driving up sales and
  • Shipping Australia critical of port fee hike
    Port privatisation has led to an increase in Sydney's port and pilotage charges, according to Shipping Australia. "We've had the privatisation of ports. Now we are seeing the spinoff," Rod Nairn, SAL CEO told IHS Maritime. Nairn said he was not completely opposed to port privatisation - it provided
  • DNB Bank optimistic on drybulk shipping
    DNB Bank has maintained its optimistic stance on drybulk shipping despite the current lull in the Baltic Dry Index. It said in a daily note that drybulk shipping is set for an interesting 2H14, even as a lack of cargoes has dragged down present freight rates. The bank said: "We reiterate our
  • Vallianz issues shares to expand fleet
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solutions provider Vallianz has issued a set of subscription and placement shares to a group of investors to raise funds for fleet expansion. In a Singapore Exchange filing today, Vallianz said it would issue a total of 400M shares worth SGD52.2M ($41.7M) to Legend
  • Epic Gas loses $2.4M in Q1, buys ships
    Singapore-based Epic Gas, which owns and operates small LPG carriers, has announced a $2.4M loss for 1Q14, compared to a $3.6M loss for 1Q13. Revenues for the three months ended 31 March 2014 amounted to $23.3M, compared to $18.8M in the same period last year. The 1Q14 revenues include $500,000 from
  • Indonesia plans safe anchorages
    Indonesian authorities are seeking to tackle the issue of security in their national waters, according to Intercargo. Authorities are also taking further steps, including moves by the Indonesian Marine Police, in having designated safe anchorages within some ports, which will be monitored and

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Hotline targets drayage driver underpayment in Vancouver
    Truck drivers in Vancouver who suspect that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government can now voice their complaints via a hotline established by the port authority and the British Columbia transportation ministry. Today's announcement of Drayage ConfidenceLine is the latest attempt by port and...
  • End of P3 seen boosting Panama traffic
    The decision today by the world's three biggest container lines to scrap plans to implement the P3 Network this fall is likely to boost container traffic through the Panama Canal. Maersk Line said it had agreed with its partners, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, to stop preparatory work on the...
  • Port of LA outperforms LB on vessel arrivals, berth times
    As larger ships bring bigger volumes to southern California, the Port of Los Angeles is outperforming Long Beach in terms of vessel arrivals and berth times, according to a recent CargoSmart newsletter. The LA-LB port complex has been increasing its share of container trade on the Pacific Coast of North America,...
  • Don't restart HOS debate without facts
    The timing could have hardly been worse. Two days after the U.S. trucking industry scored a rare Senate victory against last year's revision to truck driver hours of service rules, a tractor-trailer slammed into a limousine van on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing comic James McNair and badly injuring his...
  • UPS joins FedEx in shift to density pricing for ground packages
    The shift toward greater use of dimensional pricing in U.S. transportation is gaining momentum. UPS plans to start using dimensional weight to price ground shipments starting Dec. 29, a few days before FedEx Ground makes the shift Jan. 1. The shift toward dimensional pricing comes as e-commerce shipping volumes ramp up,...
  • Erstwhile P3 partners to keep pushing for efficiency
    The three carriers of the now-defunct P3 Network said today that they will continue to push for improvements in container shipping efficiency and quality of service despite the shocking news this morning that their proposed mega-alliance was rejected by Chinese antitrust authorities. China's Ministry of Commerce gave no reason for its...
  • P3 rejection a lifeline for smaller Asian carriers
    The rejection of the P3 shows how dominant the world's largest carriers were set to become if their proposed mega-alliance took effect. The reality was that P3 was going to make the three largest carriers very difficult to compete with. Their joint control of the largest ships would have put them...
  • European Shippers Council welcomes China's rejection of P3 alliance
    The European Shippers Council signaled its broad support for China's rejection of an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. The ESC said it "understands" the decision of Chinese Ministry of Commerce as it "has already expressed its concern about the...
  • Tight capacity still driving U.S., Canadian trucking industry
    Spot market freight volumes, as measured by the DAT North American Freight Index, have started to normalize after a harsh winter that drove the index to new heights. The DAT North American Freight Index stood at 2,194 in May, 2.1 percent lower than it was in April. Even as freight declined...
  • Authorities seek to ease growing drayage tension at Vancouver
    Harbor trucking interests at Port Metro Vancouver are working with port and government transport officials to prevent driver unrest from escalating into another damaging strike at Canada's largest port. Tensions are increasing in the harbor drayage community because some trucking companies are not paying the wage hikes that were announced by...
  • Spain's Algeciras fastest-growing top 30 port in Q1
    Algeciras posted the biggest increase in traffic among the world's top 30 container ports in the first quarter of the year, growing almost four times faster than China's 10 largest ports. The southern Spanish transshipment hub handled 1.15 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the first three months of 2014, an increase of...
  • P3 rejection sends European carriers, ports scrambling
    LONDON - Europe's major ocean carriers, ports and shippers are urgently rethinking their business strategies following the shocking news this morning that Chinese antitrust authorities had rejected an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. Maersk reacted calmly to the unexpected...
  • Analysts: P3's rejection hurts Maersk
    China's rejection of the P3 Network is a blow to Maersk Line, which had expected the global container ship alliance to produce large savings, analysts say. Maersk Group's stock price fell about 7 percent after the announcement that China's Ministry of Commerce had rejected the P3 network of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping...
  • P3 Network scrapped as China rejects application
    Maersk LineHONG KONG - In a stunning move that shook the container shipping industry today, Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. scrapped their proposed P3 Network after China's Ministry of Commerce rejected the vessel-sharing agreement. "The decision does come as a surprise to us, of course, as the partners...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • German banks to unpack
    German banks are aiming to break apart syndicates that have financed multiple vessels as they seek flexibility in dealing with troubled loans, a leading restructuring lawyer said today.
  • LNG in the spotlight
    Wall Street forecasters are keeping a close eye on LNG stocks this week in the wake of reports that Russia will no longer allow its cash-strapped neighbour to purchase natural gas on credit.
  • JPM endorses DLPG
    An equity analyst at JP Morgan has initiated research coverage of Dorian LPG, a Connecticut-based owner of nearly two dozen very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
  • Capes slide further
    Capesize rates added a fifth successive day of declines and are now 17% down over the past week.
  • Shippers happy
    The organisation representing European cargo owners has backed China's blocking of the P3 boxship alliance.
  • Enough for now
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba wants to extend an option for another ultramax in China.
  • "Lack of evidence"
    China has revealed members of the prospective P3 boxship alliance were still trying to win over its competition watchdog as late as 9 June.
  • Counting the cost
    Denmark's Sydbank believes Maersk Line will miss out on cost savings of $1bn after it abandoned its P3 Network plan.
  • Nordcap extends offering
    Oslo Axess listing hopeful Nordcap Offshore has delayed the closing of its IPO book.
  • Maersk "surprised"
    Maersk Line executives have expressed shock and disappointment after China blocked its P3 Network tie-up with MSC and CMA CGM.
  • Mortensen quits Norden
    Carsten Mortensen has quit as chief executive of Norden to take up the same post at BW Group.
  • P3 alliance abandoned
    Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have dropped plans for their potentially game-changing P3 Network after China refused competition clearance.
  • Havila fixes for a year
    Norway's Havila Shipping has clinched a term deal for a platform supply vessel (PSV) with Maersk Oil.
  • Pappas charts Star's rise
    Petros Pappas has vowed to pursue further consolidation in the dry cargo market after creating the largest US listed bulker owner via the merger of Star Bulk and Oceanbulk.
  • Tanker crewman lost
    A crewman has been lost overboard and two more injured as heavy seas battered an aframax off South Africa.
  • Viking's Asian riches
    Viking Supply Ships has won a lucrative new deal in Asia for an anchor-handler.
  • New Gulf line mooted
    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) wants to start a ferry service to major Gulf cities.
  • Sewol officer's sorrow
    The first mate of the sunken Sewol ferry has told a South Korean court that he left the ship because he thought the coast guard would rescue its passengers.
  • Jiangsu Rainbow inks five
    China's Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries has sealed an order for up to five bulkers.
  • Hafnia books strong Q1
    Hafnia Tankers has booked a 26% jump in net profit for the first three months of 2014 in its first full quarter as a public company.
  • Vallianz in new fundraiser
    Vallianz Holding is set to raise around SGD 52m ($42m) from the sale of 400m new shares, the company announced Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Group launches campaign championing Highway Trust Fund
    The website and campaign, dubbed Transportation Makes America Work, is aimed at members of Congress, and will include infographics and sound bites about transportation's importance.
  • UPS to charge dimensional weight, follows FedEx
    In an anticipated move, UPS announced Tuesday it will shift to a dimensional-weight calculation on ground services Dec. 29, bringing UPS Ground in line with pricing for air services and ground shipments measuring more than three cubic feet.
  • Port of Philadelphia sees steady cargo rise
    In the first five months of the year, containers increased nearly 30 percent; breakbulk cargoes nearly 16 percent; ro/ro cargoes nearly 7 percent; and liquid bulk cargoes more than 5 percent, the port reported.
  • China decision sinks P3
    The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will not approve the proposed P3 Network between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, scuttling the effort by the three carriers to move the vessel-sharing agreement forward.
  • May container volumes higher in Los Angeles, Long Beach
    Cargo container numbers edged up 2.7 percent last month at the Port of Long Beach, making for the Southern California seaport's busiest May since 2007. Los Angeles handled 689,141 TEU, an 8.2-percent increase over May 2013.
  • ABF Freight launches delivery notification service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DNV GL approves LNG bunker barge design
    GTT North America receives Approval in Principle for its membrane Cargo Containment System.
  • Glycerine demo shows drop in emissions
    Marine engine tested and compared with diesel, but no sea trials yet.
  • Price direction mixed across Europe
    Softer trend seen in Rotterdam.
  • Philippines seeks to address fuel smuggling
    Diesel fuel reportedly shipped from Malaysia.
  • IFO prices soften in Fujairah
    Some players warn of tight avails.
  • UK P&I anticipates pitfalls of using LS fuel oil
    And offers advice on how they might be avoided.
  • New Managing Director for KPI London office
    James Enston has been with KPI Bridge Oil for almost 10 years.
  • Tanker operator doubles LNG-fuelled vessel order
    Company thinks there is market for energy-efficient and environmentally adapted tonnage.
  • Maersk CEO: 'Surprised' by Chinese P3 decision
    But no impact on Group results for 2014.
  • Fleet operator pushes back LNG timeline
    Sovcomflot to delay LNG bunkering project by two years.
  • Asian bunker market softening
    Prices have weakened at most key ports in the region.
  • P3 stopped in its tracks
    Chinese put an end to cost-cutting ambition of strategic alliance.
  • Dutch doubts about 'Scheme A' scrubber monitoring
    Tamper proof continuous monitoring technology, however, would make it straightforward.
  • New approach to wind-powered ships
    Patent filed but not assigned.
  • Crude oil prices 'could jump as much as $5 a barrel'
    Market observers say Iraqi crisis is difficult to evaluate.
  • Russian port mulls more bunker storage
    Move a response to calls from marine fuel providers.
  • Cosco resumes buying spree
    Six newbuildings to join company's fleet in the next two years.
  • Wartsila gets patent for LNG bunkering technology
    Invention able to speed up LNG bunkering process by using removable LNG storage tanks.
  • Ship operator charged over oil spill
    Ship's tanks overflowed after refuelling operations.
  • China fuel oil imports to fall in June
    Partly due to slow bonded bunker market in China, say sources.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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