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November 20, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk returns to Southampton as 2M re-configuration takes shape
  • LA-Long Beach 'indy' truckers' strike spreads to rail yards
  • UK shipping minister to seek subsidies to ease low-sulphur fuel cost
  • Docker slowdown at Tacoma threatens Christmas trees for Hong Kong
  • LA-Long Beach container throughput increased 3pc in October
  • CSCL back in black, saved by asset sales that spared it delisting
  • Savannah October container volume increases 13.6pc to 311,759 TEU
  • Drewry fears mega ship slot cost cuts will bring about rate plunge
  • Moscow warehousing slips, logistics men turn to 2nd, 3rd tier cities
  • Kalmar's SmartStack goes live at Durban container terminal
  • Production of emissions analyser doubles ahead of low-sulphur rule
  • EU approves Etihad purchase of 49 per cent of Italy's Alitalia
  • VietJet Air launches cargo airline to increase tonnage 23pc
  • Portland hopes Asia can restore international air cargo lost last year
  • UK freight association calls on Airports Commission to keep cargo in mind
  • Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad airports to be hubs

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Chinese methanol production seen as mixed blessing for chemical tanker shipping
  • Hamburg Süd christens one more 'San' class container vessel
  • Hill Dickinson announces its first global head of shipping
  • Knutsen NYK names new shuttle tanker
  • Moore Stephens to make representation on UK tonnage tax changes
  • Shareholders approve Essar Shipping's delisting
  • Biggest LNG cargo consignment to arrive in Gujarat
  • Eddy Bruyninckx receives Lifetime Achievement Award
  • India plans line of credit for Banjul port expansion in Gambia
  • JNPT chief recommends relaxation in tariff norms at Major Ports
  • Railways commodity-wise freight revenue earnings up 11.38 pc in April-Oct.
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for the US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gute Ventilation
  • Seven more super lorries for Elflein
  • HHLA shifts more boxes
  • Indian Railways and South Korea teaming up
  • CSAV axes Q3 losses
  • Supergroup picks Ceva for freight management
  • BNSF splashing out on idle reduction technology
  • Major challenges identified for Asian Pacific airlines
  • Setting a new course for Intertanko
  • Port of Tema's expansion project ready for take-off
  • Kimberly-Clark Professional continues with ND
  • Far Eastern Railways reopens Kiparisovsky tunnel
  • Three-point landing for Beaujolais Nouveau

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • USCG, EPA to conduct joint boardings
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has confirmed plans to co-ordinate with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on enforcement of new fuel rules. The requirement that vessels use 0.1% sulphur fuel with 370km of US and Canadian shores begins 1 January 2015, as does the same sulphur limit for fuel
  • Sovcomflot rebounds in first nine months
    Russia's state-owned Sovcomflot (SCF) has reported a positive performance over its first three quarters. The shipowner, operator, and charterer attributed its year-on-year recovery to an improvement in rates and operating environment, which it expects to continue in view of its new long-term
  • World's biggest box ship unveiled
    CSCL Globe, the world's largest container ship, was named this week at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in a ceremony attended by dignitaries and 150 other guests. The 183,800dwt vessel is the first of five 19,100teu box ships for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). At 400m in length, 58.6m in
  • Neptune Orient Lines gets 'buy' rating on cheap valuation
    UOBKay Hian is putting a 'buy' rating on Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) shares, saying the market has overreacted to the challenges facing the Singapore-listed shipping and logistics group. The Singapore broking house said the current pricing "is not justified", as the market has failed to factor in
  • South Korean banks support marine projects
    Busan Bank, a regional bank in South Korea and Korea Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, have recently signed an agreement to offer financing for offshore marine projects aiming to support maritime policies in Busan. According to the agreement, Korea EXIM Bank will offer loan guarantee to Busan Bank. With
  • Mixed signals on China's Yangzijiang shipbuilding margins
    Strong shipbuilding margins that helped shore up Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's (YZJ's) earnings in the first nine months of 2014, may be a thing of the past for the Chinese shipbuilder. From financial year 2015, that trend could reverse as lower margin jobs start to kick in, says CIMB analyst Lim Siew
  • Hyundai Mipo to sell off stakes in POSCO
    South Korean tanker-builder specialist, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will sell its entire stake in steel-making company POSCO for KRW286.4Bn ($260.38M) in a bid to improve its balance sheet. Hyundai Mipo, an affiliate of world's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), said it will sell
  • CMES to raise $327M for 11 newbuildings
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced yesterday to raise CNY2Bn ($327M) from its largest shareholder, China Merchants Steam Navigation via private placement for 4+1 VLCCs and six bulk carriers. A total of CNY2.99Bn will be needed for these new VLCCs, and CNY479M has been
  • Jiangsu yard orderbook up 55.4% y/y
    The orderbooks of shipyards in Jiangsu Province in China stood at 1,189 vessels, or 69.68M dwt, as of the end of October, up 55.4% year on year, showed data released by the provincial authorities on Monday. In the first 10 months of 2014, the output of newbuildings in Jiangsu province reached 197
  • Bunker trader DOT files for liquidation
    Singapore-based bunker trading company, Dynamic Oil Trading Singapore (DOT) has filed for liquidation following sister company OW Bunker Far East (Singapore). The filing was documented today, with accounting firm KPMG appointed as the provisional liquidator for DOT as well as for OW Bunker Far
  • Japan cargo ship sinks off Okinawa after collision with Chinese vessel
    A Japan-flagged cargo ship has collided with a Chinese general cargo ship and capsized off Okinawa Port in Nakagasuku Bay, Japan. Hokuei 18, the 1997-built vessel operated by Hokuei, has since suffered sustainable damage upon colliding with the Panama-flagged Yong Sheng VII at around 14.45 hours
  • South Korea creates new safety ministry
    The South Korean government has set up the Ministry of Public Safety, consisting of more than 10,000 officials, to respond to future disasters more efficiently. The establishment of the new agency was a result of the Sewol incident. The Sewol incident occurred on 16 April when the ferry capsized
  • SHI-Samsung Engineering merger cancelled
    Samsung HI's (SHI's) plan to acquire its affiliates Samsung Engineering has been finally called off due to opposition from shareholders. According to SHI, the world second-biggest shipbuilder, the claims for stock purchase from shareholders who are against the merger exceeds an expected limit based

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Seaspan orders two LNG fueled ferries
  • Stena to operate 1,500 passenger ferry on methanol
  • Gulf Island to build third 8,000 bhp towboat
  • CIT finances Blue Wall bulker acquisitions
  • Idled rigs hinder Transocean's 2015 earnings
  • Steel cut for Yamal LNG module carriers
  • Two UNF students awarded Crowley scholarships
  • PPG gets $8.9 million MSC paint contract
  • USCG and EPA get set to enforce new sulfur limits
  • Langh Ship to have new MD

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Federal Maritime Commission looking into labor unrest surcharges
  • ATA truck tonnage index climbs during month of October
  • Crowley awards pair of scholarships to University of North Florida students
  • Anacortes port board president eyes possible open meetings violation
  • Oman Shipping marks delivery of new LNG carrier ADAM LNG

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • China VLCC has doubled its fleet size in under two months and looks set to become world's largest VLCC operator
    Joint venture between CMES and Sinotrans & CSC on track to dominate with fleet of around 40 very large crude carriers
  • Container trade is going to increase 7% trade in 2015, according to latest Clarkson forecast
    Quarterly forecast expects intra-Asia boost to trade figures, but long-term freight rate impact for larger vessels
  • Civil unrest has halved Libya's oil production just as OPEC is talking cuts
    EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows crude exports slow to a trickle ahead of OPEC meeting to decide output reduction
  • OW Bunker trade debts 'total $730m', according to a leaked document
    'Frenzy' of legal action as owners are squeezed by unpaid oil suppliers
  • Public or private shipbrokers: Howe Robinson shares its thoughts as consolidation fever breaks out amongst brokers
    Both models have track records of success and challenges, say Kerr-Dineen
  • Boxship lay-ups rise as winter looms and seasonal slumps kicks in
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data confirms that slowing demand is pushing major players to take ships out of service
  • VLCC earnings flatten as other crude tanker segments soar
    The big tankers take a back seat as others hog limelight this week
  • Improved crude tanker rates boost Sovcomflot's third quarter
    Russian owner eyes crude and gas shipping opportunities
  • ICAP and Howe Robinson confirm merger talks
    Duo aim to have combined new company up and running in first half of 2015
  • Top box players find strength in numbers
    The largest carriers see merit in global alliances as cost-cutting pressures intensify and solo status loses its allure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Port of Charleston saw double-digit growth in October
    The port of Charleston saw double-digit increases in container traffic in October, marking another month of what the head of the South Carolina Ports Authority says is "exceptional" above-average growth. The SCPA today reported that Charleston's container traffic jumped 17 percent year-over-year in October to 164,672 TEUs, driven by a 20...
  • ILWU reiterates that its focus is on bargaining table
    The Pacific Maritime Association said work slowdowns continued in the northern ports, while the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was not dispatching sufficient skilled labor to handle cargo volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach. The ILWU said its focus is on the bargaining table in San Francisco. Negotiations continued Wednesday for a...
  • CMA CGM reinstates citrus service between Mediterranean and Black Sea
    CMA CGM will use at least some of its new reefer fleet to serve growing produce trade between countries bordering both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The world's third-largest company announced the re-launch of its Citrus Express service, which will call Syria, Turkey, Egypt and the Black Sea. CMA CGM...
  • NY-NJ port extends truck-replacement program
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $2.42 million to continue a four-year-old program to help port truckers replace older, higher-polluting vehicles with newer, cleaner burning ones. The funds, which include a $2 million federal congestion mitigation and air quality grant, will help pay for the replacement of...
  • Global dock unions back ILWU, criticize PMA
    Representatives of global dockworkers' unions pledged "active solidarity" to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and questioned the Pacific Maritime Association's willingness to reach a contract with the U.S. West Coast union. The dockers' section of the International Transport Workers Federation, meeting in London, accused the PMA of breaking a "gentlemen's...
  • China Shipping to launch world's largest container vessel this month
    China Shipping Container Lines said it will launch the first of five 19,100-TEU container ships by end of the month, supplanting Maersk Line as the operator of the world's largest container vessel. China Shipping, the seventh-largest global container line, in May 2013 ordered the new mega-ship, named CSCL Globe, from the...
  • US retailers worry West Coast port delays will hurt post-Black Friday restocking
    Retailers hope West Coast port congestion won't impact impact their holiday sales.Major U.S. retailers don't expect U.S. West Coast port congestion to hamper getting Black Friday products on the shelves, but they're far less confident on their ability to keep stores stocked through the entire holiday season. Home Depot doesn't expect...
  • Striking drayage drivers turn focus to Port of Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach today will be the focus of attention by a Teamsters-affiliated group that is attempting to organize drayage drivers in Southern California. Justice for Port Truckers scheduled a protest at noon Pacific time at the ITS terminal in Long Beach. The group will also congregate this evening...
  • Liverpool port seeks to reclaim 'traditional market'
    Peel Ports CEO Mark Whitworth says a $480 million container port rising along the river Mersey will provide the port of Liverpool with "a fantastic opportunity to take back its national market share." Once a dominant U.K. port, Liverpool lost market share between the 1960s and 1980s to competitors Felixstowe and...
  • Ports expected to be at center of container shipping strategy
    LONDON - Ports are set to dominate container shipping strategy with the focus on terminal productivity and capacity expansion, industry analysts said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference Europe in London. "Ports are coming back to the center, as they strive to keep pace with the growth in ocean container...
  • Slow global growth to make US strongest weak economy
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - The good news is the U.S. economy will continue to expand through at least 2017. The bad news is it won't expand that much. That's the message William Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, delivered to shippers, carriers and logistics...
  • NITL shippers warned to expect 'significant' US rate increases in all modes
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Shippers who came to the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference here hoping to hear U.S. freight rates would moderate after rising significantly in 2014 are heading home disappointed. Surface freight rates in North America are only moving in one direction, analysts and economists told shippers at...
  • Supply chain collaboration increasing as capacity tightens, costs rise
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -Collaboration, cooked with perspiration and flavored by imagination with a dash of desperation, is the main course being served at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference and TransComp Exhibition here. Faced with taut inland supply lines, unprecedented delays and uncertainty at the largest U.S. port complex and...
  • UAE's Khorfakkan terminal prepares for more big ships
    Terminal operator Gulftainer is a step closer to readying its Al-Sharjah Emirati terminal for mega-ships after it received $60 million of new crane equipment for the Khorfakkan Container Terminal. The four ship-to-shore cranes and 12 rubber-tire gantry cranes are already in use following a ceremony at the terminal. Khorfakkan Container Terminal...
  • Trans-Pacific carriers gain only half of attempted GRI
    Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles jumped 16.4 percent, or $300 per 40-foot container this week to $2,125 per FEU. Full size chart. Trans-Pacific carriers only achieved half the general rate increase gain they hoped to via a $600-per FEU hike, Drewry Maritime Research said today. Drewry's benchmark spot...
  • Terminal operators expect shipping alliances to improve schedule reliability
    LONDON - The new ocean carrier alliances set to launch in 2015 will operate more reliable schedules, removing a major factor behind the congestion that has plagued major container ports this year, marine terminal operators said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference in London today. "Carriers put schedule reliability at...
  • Obama confident ILWU-PMA can reach a deal
    WASHINGTON - Amid pleas of major shippers for a federal mediator, President Obama says he's confident U.S. West Coast longshoremen and waterfront employers can reach a labor contract. The International Lonshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents U.S. West Coast waterfront employers, would both have to request...
  • Air cargo shippers unaffected by carrier drive for profit, AAPA head says
    TOKYO - Asia's competitive airline environment is placing intense profitability pressure on carriers in the region, but the focus on costs will not see air cargo shippers facing the wide scale route cutbacks, reduced frequencies and rolled shipments that have afflicted their ocean freight counterparts. Asked by JOC.com whether services would...
  • No speedy resolution to Manila congestion, port summit hears
    TOKYO - There is still no end in sight to the port of Manila congestion more than six months after an ill-considered truck ban quickly began to see containers stacking up at the two main terminals in the Philippine capital. A Port Summit in Manila this week heard that yard utilization...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • GLDD ups the ante
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has returned to the bond market for cash to cut debt and fund expansion.
  • Seaspan pens ferries
    Seaspan Ferries Corporation has inked a contract to construct a pair of dual-fuel ferries at a leading Turkish shipyard.
  • USCG readies crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are gearing up for a coordinated campaign to enforce regulations designed to reduce air pollution.
  • Blue Wall bags financing
    Blue Wall Shipping of Greece has turned to CIT Maritime Finance for ammunition to acquire a pair of bulkers.
  • CMA CGM starts new run
    A seasonal service between the east Mediterranean and the Black Sea will be introduced by CMA CGM this month, the French owner said.
  • Three more for OSM
    OSM Hamburg has won a deal to manage three feederships reportedly sold by Erwin Strahlmann.
  • Daiichi keeps cash flowing
    Japanese owner Daiichi Chuo Kisen is believed to have sold its second bulker in a week.
  • Stena's methanol first
    With the new low sulphur regulations approaching, Stena Line will start using methanol as a fuel on one of its vessels.
  • New vessels, more costs
    An expanded fleet has brought more operating costs at Fjord Line, which saw deeper red in its third quarter bottom line.
  • Monjasa takes tanker
    Danish bunker and tanker group Monjasa has bought a 2005-built vessel from Eships of Abu Dhabi.
  • Red Box orders duo
    Two polar-class vessels able to operate in severe ice conditions throughout the whole year have been ordered at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
  • Watch this space
    Peter Kerr-Dineen has promised a big impact in the market from Howe Robinson's proposed merger with ICAP Shipping.
  • LSC loss grows
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has revealed a bigger loss in the first nine months as revenue fell.
  • Marenave takes a hit
    Germany's Marenave Schiffahrts has fallen to a loss over the first nine months of 2014 due to an impairment charge.
  • SHI scraps merger plan
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has cancelled a $2.5bn merger deal with Samsung Engineering as share buyback requests exceeded the set limit.
  • Uljanik adds another
    Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has clinched a deal to build a jack-up platform vessel for Belgium's GoSea.
  • Galapagos ship sinks
    All 13 crew have been rescued after their cargoship sank en route to the Galapagos Islands.
  • SCF profit soars
    Russian shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF) has posted a big jump in earnings for the third quarter as crude tanker rates improved.
  • Brokers to merge
    Howe Robinson Group (HRG) of Singapore and ICAP Shipping have confirmed market rumours that they are working towards a new shipbroking alliance.
  • Cold US bad for VLGCs
    LPG exports are dependent on the severity of winter in North America, according to the latest research published by Drewry.
  • Floatel sale falls through
    Plans by Jasper Investments to sell a converted accommodation vessel look to have all but floundered.
  • Arctic Sunrise detained
    A vessel belonging to environmental protest group Greenpeace has been detained by Spanish authorities.
  • PBR fixes five OSRVs
    Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM) has secured long-term charters from Petrobras for five oil spill response vessels (OSRV).
  • Jumbos replacing boxships
    A US logistics company is resorting to hiring 747 Jumbo jets to overcome the congestion at major US ports.
  • Strike threat remains
    Industrial action by marine engineers operating tugs in Port Hedland looks set to go ahead after they rejected a revised pay deal.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • NTSB hands FAA drone win
  • Ex-Im Bank, Indian energy agency enter finance MOU
  • Chassis providers to decide on NY/NJ gray pool today
  • PierPass not backing down from congestion mitigation fee
  • Carriers postpone congestion surcharges
  • Philadelphia port properties attract interest from 16 developers
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Rise in US crude stockpiles drags down WTI crude
    Supplies rose 2.61 million barrels to 381.1 million last week.
  • US Coast Guard, EPA to step up ECA-compliance efforts
    Will make sure'everyone plays by the rules.'
  • Charterers look at shipping firms' eco friendliness
    SSI points to the rise of the 'sustainable shipper'.
  • OW management 'knew about credit to Tankoil'
    Lawyer for head of Singapore subsidiary says the risk exposure was known to top management.
  • EU ready to move ahead of IMO on ship CO2 monitoring
    Shipowner's association sees 'global potential' for EU's MRV system, which includes elements rejected at recent IMO meeting.
  • Monjasa buys bunker tanker
    to be deployed in West Africa.
  • Shipping company seeks court guidance over OW invoice
    Precious Shipping wants Singapore's High Court to clarify whom it should pay.
  • ECA compliance: EU-wide information system under development
    System provides 'common platform for reporting and sharing of information'.
  • No signs of significant shift in Asian bunker demand
    OW Bunker's collapse unlikely to trigger change in buying patterns.
  • ECA compliance: EU to level the playing field
    New measures to be enforced from March.
  • ICG earnings rise despite bigger bunker bills
    Fuel bills expected to climb in 2015.
  • Bunker supplier's expansion to Labuan 'timely', says partner
    Development will boost firm's bunker sales at port to 25 million litres per year.
  • 'Eco' LNG carrier joins Omani fleet
    Newbuilding runs on diesel-electric propulsion.
  • Construction completed for world's largest containership
    Vessel burns 20% less fuel per TEU compared with 10,000 TEU containerships.
  • Russia starts bunker inspection programme
    Phase one to focus on St Petersburg and Primorsk.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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