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BRIEFS
May 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • UN agency okays steps to mandatory box weigh-ins over shipper opposition
  • Vietnam cheaper and better, say manufacturers who will stay despite riots
  • Jiangsu's Zhenjiang cargo volume up 7.5pc to 8.9 million tonnes in 4 months
  • Shandong's quarterly trade with Japan declines 1.1pc to US$5.22 billion
  • Panama's four new lock gates at sea aboard heavy lift ship from Italy
  • US shippers lose millions over winter rail freight, truck shortage
  • Railways save Britain US$2.5 billion a year by relieving roads: study
  • DHL trendicator study says big changes coming to logistics industry
  • Lost Malaysian jet prompts ICAO, IATA to fast track flight tracking
  • China Eastern cargo selects Unisys Logistics Management System
  • Brazil Post plans to buy minority stake in cargo airline

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Emirates Logistics India launches Air Freight division
  • EU unhappy with Philippines' maritime training & monitoring standards
  • Indian Register of Shipping announces three new senior appointments
  • TT Club announces strong financial results & maintains AM Best A- (Excellent) rating
  • BPCL to import 7 mt of crude from Kuwait & UAE in 2014-15
  • Gold jewellery exports up 14.69 pc in April
  • Mango exports to US likely to surge on rising demand
  • Kamarajar Port planning SEZ on 650-acre area
  • Suyog Merchandise Shipping proficiently clears heavy cargo at Mundra Port
  • Adani Enterprises' Q4 net profit surges to INR 2,847 cr.
  • AIAI signs MoU with Bahrain Chamber to promote bilateral trade
  • EU rep to India feels retrospective taxation & GAAR provisions ward off investors
  • Exports of fuel products up, but agri & engg dull in a decade
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports
  • INR turns weak after four-day rise on fresh dollar buying

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk issues invitation to submit expression of...
  • Rhine-Neckar shuttle now running five times per week
  • Continued cargo growth in Hong Kong
  • United Wagon Company sets up tank car production
  • First Dreamliner for Air Canada
  • Three senior appointments from India
  • EIB supports construction of Beskyd railway tunnel
  • IJS Global gets new owner
  • FPS launches temp-controlled LCL to Dubai and Japan
  • Gebrüder Weiss expands Wels site
  • TWS reinforces staff
  • Demand for commercial vehicles rising in Europe
  • Giant pandas flying today with MASkargo
  • Fercam will Kundennähe
  • Türkei investiert in die Schiene
  • ADPC maritime training centre certified by Lloyd's Register

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta
  • Wind Server gets its legs at Nordic Yards
  • Cummins offers emergency genset for offshore applications
  • May 20, 2014 Carnival expanding its presence in Australasia cruise market
  • Rolls-Royce to support Mercy Ships
  • Damen Brest books tenth LNG carrier repair contract
  • BW Group goes on tanker buying binge
  • BAE Norfolk gets $12.3 million more for Mason job

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma releases container numbers for April
  • Requests for TIGER grants far exceed program allotment
  • Port of Olympia names winners of annual Chowder Challenge event
  • AMERICAN EMPRESS riverboat to call Vancouver Landing home
  • Maritime Administration changing makeup of National Security office

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • UACC returns to Straits Tankers pool
    Middle Eastern owner places four long range one product tankers in pool
  • Teekay Offshore shoots for a $250m bond
    Price talk for coupon is around 6%
  • Being led down the road to ship automation
    Industry is already taking the first steps to accepting unmanned ships
  • Shippers' leader welcomes container weight check agreement
    GSF's Chris Welsh pleased with IMO compromise
  • 'We're changing the face of shipbroking'
    Will Braemar's dominance create problems for the new merged company Braemar ACM?
  • Talis acquires fifth bulk carrier
    Deal takes private equity-owned fleet to five
  • STX O&S returns to the black
    South Korean yard in recovery mode after being taken over by lenders
  • ICTSI gets Beijing's nod to take over Yantai terminal
    Philippines company joins restructuring of North China port
  • BW Group buys 10 chemical tankers
    Expansion continues with two secondhand vessels and eight newbuildings
  • M&S backs out of London Gateway development
    UK retailer decides not to develop 900,000 sq ft distribution centre at port's logistics park
  • Braemar acquires ACM Shipping
    Deal will give ACM shareholders 28% of merged company

Sea-webweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Jaccar Holdings bids for Bourbon
    Jacques de Chateauvieux-led investment company Jaccar Holdings will launch its bid for control of listed French offshore vessel operator Bourbon today. The offer, first announced on 17 March, is set to run until 23 June and hinges on whether Luxembourg-based Jaccar can increase its existing 26%
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM" with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit" providing many new
  • ZIM strikes $3Bn restructuring deal
    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has finalised the terms of its $3Bn financial restructuring plan, including a $1.4Bn debt equity conversion with its creditors, after complex and protracted negotiations. The Israeli container shipping company, owned by the industrial holding company Israel
  • U-Ming's Q1 income soars
    Taiwan's U-Ming Marine Transport, a bulk shipper and member of the Far Eastern Group, has announced TWD360.39M ($12M) in net income over the first quarter of 2014, up more than 80% from TWD197.54M in the same quarter of 2013. Higher freight rates during the past two quarters triggered the surge in
  • Tsuneishi secures Santoku Senpaku options
    Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding has clinched an order for two Kamsarmax bulker options from returning family-owned Japanese shipowner and operator Santoku Senpaku. The two 81,552dwt 'eco' bulkers - each with an overall length of 229m, beam 32.26m, depth 20m, and draught 14.4m - are scheduled
  • Weak tanker rates lifted by Asia-Pacific
    Continuing growth in Asia-Pacific products trade is brightening the outlook for the tanker market, currently weak for both crude carriers and product tankers, say shipping analysts and brokers. "Spot earnings in the MR [medium-range] market have been fairly disappointing this year," said E A Gibson,
  • Royal opening for DP World's Brisbane auto terminal
    DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Sulayem flew to Australia from Dubai for the grand opening of Brisbane's third semi-automated terminal today. The AUD$250M ($232M) terminal features automated stacking cranes and state-of-the-art operating and control systems. Under the new system, dockworkers operate
  • UK competition authority prepares new MyFerryLink ban
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority has said that it intends to give Eurotunnel-backed English Channel ferry operation MyFerryLink six months to close its Dover-Calais service. The authority, which last month succeeded the Competition Commission, said today that it was provisionally confirming
  • BW to buy 10 chemical tankers
    BW Group will buy 10 chemical tankers comprising two ships built in 2008 and 2010, and eight newbuildings to be delivered between 2015 and 2018 from Stream Tankers. The two chemical tankers are from Japanese shipyards Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Shitanoe Shipbuilding. The newbuildings are being built
  • Taiwanese steelmakers on US anti-dumping duties list
    Anti-dumping duties were levied on Taiwanese non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) manufacturers by the US Department of Commerce last week. Leicong Industrial, a Chungli-based steelmaker, was ordered to pay an anti-dumping tariff of 52.23%, the highest among the Taiwanese firms in the case,
  • Offshore business is 'long-term plus' for Korean shipbuilders
    South Korea's Hyundai HI, Samsung HI and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will keep taking orders for offshore production facilities as high per-unit prices for large offshore projects, particularly production equipment, are their best options. Samsung Securities analyst Han Young Soo said
  • VLGC rates continue decline
    Freight rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers continue to decline as the tonnage supply grows. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba rate at $78.938/tonne, a $1.062 drop from yesterday. Current bunker prices in Fujairah, UAE, which works out to $60,309/day, is still
  • Chinese yards' new orders up 160% in Jan-April
    Chinese shipyards' new orders surged 160% year on year to 30.3Mdwt in the first four months in 2014, the China National Association of Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said today. During the same period, the newbuilding orders placed at Chinese yards for exports rose 174% y/y to 29.0Mdwt. The orderbook
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit"
  • Intra-Asia paraxylene shipments weaken long-haul trade
    Growing paraxylene (PX) exports from Northeast Asia to China are contributing to the fast growth of intra-Asia coastal trade, but they are undermining long-haul seaborne trade, according to Drewry's recently published Chemical Forecaster report. China's consumption of PX has emerged as a key driver
  • Adani takes over Dhamra Port for $917M
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone told local stock exchanges today that it has closed the Rs 5,500 crore ($917M) deal to take over Dhamra port on India's east coast. APSEZ executed a definitive agreement with two promoters of Dhamra Port Company Limited - L&T Infrastructure Development Projects
  • Japan yard orders down again
    Japanese shipbuilders saw orders dropping both year on year and month on month in March, suggesting that their recovery may be peaking. Having seen orders languishing before 2013 due to a strong yen, their fortunes have been recovering since the pro-business premier Shinzo Abe returned to power in
  • Tallinn opens new cruise quay
    Estonia's Port of Tallin welcomed the 330m Royal Princess, the largest cruise ship ever to visit the country, along with her 3,000 passengers when economic affairs and communications minister Urve Palo officially opened the quay on Saturday, 16 May. Costing €9.34M, the new quay "was the port's
  • French pupils to use Kongsberg engine room simulator
    French maritime vocational school Lycée Maritime Jacques Cassard in Nantes will use Kongsberg Maritime's advanced engine room simulator to train its students on marine engine operations from 750kW to at least 3000kW engineer level. Instructors have free reign to create engine failure scenarios based

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Zim Launches New US Gulf-Brazil Service
    Zim is launching a new U.S. Gulf-Brazil direct service in cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Co. as part of a streamlined inter-Americas operation. The new service and two upgraded services, which launch in mid-June, will cut transit times, add sailings and boost port coverage, the Israeli carrier said. Zim is cooperating with MSC...
  • Cyber-Warfare
    Cyber-warfare. The word causes shudders throughout the e-tailing business, and you need to look no further than Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus for the latest examples of significant consumer data theft. Unfortunately, cybersecurity and the thought of data being compromised haven't caused as much concern among other businesses. For those...
  • New Bajio-Chicago Service to Tap Cross-Border Growth
    U.S. and Mexican shippers later this month will gain better access to manufacturing growth in central Mexico through a joint service operated by BNSF Railway and Ferromex, the latest railroad partnership forged to tap growing cross-border trade. The five-days-a-week service will link Ferromex's intermodal terminal at the inland port of Guanajuato...
  • Four-Year High in US Shipper Optimism Regarding Freight Growth
    U.S. shippers haven't been this optimistic about volume growth in the coming 12 months since The Hurt Locker won the Academy Award for Best Picture and an Icelandic volcano disrupted flights to and from Europe. Shippers surveyed by Wolfe Research in March and April on average expect their volume to rise...
  • Best Practices for Shipping Perishable Goods Coast-to-Coast
    The food industry has made great strides in bringing perishable goods from the West Coast to East Coast markets in a safe and timely fashion. Yet even with today's network of refrigerated rail cars, trucks, and intermodal containers, shippers of fresh produce, frozen foods, temperature-sensitive liquids, and other perishable goods...
  • Robust April Imports Point To ILWU Impact
    Robust April imports through several U.S. ports are at least partly related to initial effects of shippers accelerating import shipments to avoid potential disruption at West Coast ports tied to longshore labor negotiations. Fifty-one percent of respondents to a quarterly survey of shippers by Wolfe Research, which conducts investment research, "have...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Commits to IPO in 2015
    Hapag-Lloyd, currently preparing to take over Chile's CSAV, has committed to a stock market flotation of the enlarged ocean carrier in 2015. The Hamburg-based carrier's shareholders have signed a binding agreement to float the newly formed company next year, according to TUI, the German tourism group, which has a 22 percent...
  • Hamburg Outperforms Sluggish Rivals Rotterdam, Antwerp
    The Port of Hamburg's container traffic grew by a market-beating 8 percent in the first quarter, as the port moved up on Europe's top box hub, Rotterdam, and widened its lead over third-ranked Antwerp. Germany's largest port handled 2.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units through March 31, with China and Hong Kong accounting...
  • Southern Asian Hub Ports Invest in a Bigger Future
    Transshipment hubs in South and Southeast Asia are pouring investment into expanding facilities and adding new equipment to handle the increasing size of container vessels, the new alliance groupings and steadily improving trade. Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is investing $430 million as it prepares for the arrival of the P3...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • $250m cruise commitment
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is investing $250m to elevate its fleet to the levels of its newest ships, the Norwegian Breakaway and its biggest vessel yet the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Getaway delivered in January.
  • TOO builds warchest
    Tanker and FPSO owner Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO) is selling new notes to pay for existing newbuildings and to fund future fleet expansion.
  • Jaya pays off loan
    Singapore's Jaya Holdings has paid off debt obligations as part of its takeover by Mermaid Marine Australia.
  • Devil in ditched plan
    The Liberal Government says it will upgrade existing passenger ferries rather than allow TT-Line to buy two freight-only ships for the Bass Strait crossing, and the change in plan is angering Tasmanian farmers and food exporters.
  • Braemar to quit church, shares fall
    Shipbroker Braemar Shipping Services is to move later this summer from its distinctive home in a central London church to bigger offices after its forthcoming merger with London rival ACM Shipping.
  • In and out at GOS
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has performed a quick S&P deal on an accommodation barge.
  • Swanland action call
    Britain's RMT is calling for those responsible for the loss of the 3,150-dwt Swanland off Wales in November 2011 to be prosecuted, and for the government to take action to prevent any repetition.
  • Solstad strengthens
    Norway's Solstad Offshore has increased first quarter earnings as revenue increased.
  • Zim goes to Brazil
    Israeli container line Zim is launching a new service to enhance links between South America and the US Gulf.
  • Eitzen Chem takes a hit
    Eitzen Chemical, the Oslo-listed tanker firm which is struggling with a heavy debt overhang, has reported first quarter earnings that were heavily impacted by bad weather.
  • Dover ferry ban upheld
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will bar Eurotunnel ferries from Dover before the end of 2014.
  • Braemar earnings cut
    UK broking group Braemar Shipping Services has posted reduced annual profit on the day it announced a merger with compatriot ACM.
  • BW buys ten more
    BW Group just can't seem to stop buying tankers, it seems, following the disclosure Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire another ten.
  • One injured in blast
    A crew member has been severely injured in a boiler explosion on a Yang Ming containership.
  • PRGN plots buyback
    Greek bulker operator Paragon Shipping announced plans to repurchase shares Monday evening after turning in a first-quarter loss.
  • Brokers agree merger
    UK-listed shipbrokers Braemar Shipping Services and ACM Shipping announced Tuesday that they intend to merge.
  • Ferry double for Exeter
    UK shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) has won a contract to build two ferries for a Maltese owner.
  • Paragon sheds boxship
    Paragon Shipping of Greece has offloaded a post-panamax containership under construction at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China.
  • Nigerian cash untouched
    A $308m fund aimed at boosting Nigeria's shipping industry has yet to be handed out to owners.
  • Carnival's Asia pivot
    US president Barack Obama is having one and now it appears so is Micky Arison - an Asian pivot that is.
  • Vallianz back for more
    Vallianz Holdings has returned to the bond market for a second fund raiser in less than three months.
  • California dreaming
    The two major US west coast ports have both seen April container volumes increase by 10% compared to a year ago.
  • Aloha!
    Cargo shipments between Honolulu and other Hawaiian islands appear to be on the rise.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • SeaIntel: G6 will require ports to handle more containers per ship
    SeaIntel says the ships of the carriers in the new G6 Alliance will spend 3.4 percent more time in port, but increase average vessel capacity 8 percent when compared to the New World Alliance and Grand alliances.
  • Expeditors outlines new strategy
    Peter Rose's early departure from the board of Expeditors International may have come as a surprise, but in comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission, company officials present the outline of a company undergoing a change in outlook.
  • LaHood joins infrastructure firm
    Paris-based infrastructure firm Meridiam has hired former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as a senior adviser.
  • ZIM details Latin America, Caribbean services
  • Cargolux adds Hong Kong-Ohio frequency
  • Amerijet launches domestic freighter service
  • Descartes releases driver's license compliance program
  • U.S. sees progress in ag exports to Mexico
  • Air Canada flies first Boeing 787
  • Washington Notebook: Inchcape loses protest of U.S. Navy award to competitor
  • IMO approves container weight verification changes
    The Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO on Monday approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea convention that will require verification of container weights as a condition for loading packed export containers aboard ships.
  • Survey: Ex-Im Bank clients satisfied
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans IPO for 2015
  • IMO offers guidance on navigating straits

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • IMO committee urged to make fuel quality risk 'top priority'
    Secretary General tells MSC the issue is 'really serious' and deserves special consideration.
  • Prices lack direction across Europe
    In Rotterdam, 380 cSt hadn't moved from Monday's level.
  • Bad weather drove-up operator's bunker consumption
    Debt-burdened Eitzen Chemical records more losses.
  • Shipowner takes up fuel efficient option
    BW Group's CEO sees the sense in buying eco tonnage.
  • IFO prices fall in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez.
  • Bunker conference for Hong Kong
    Chinese bonded bunker companies expected to attend event.
  • Tax on fuel oil exports could hit production
    Russian minister acknowledges that primary oil refining could fall.
  • Owner faces charges over slow response to bunker leak
    Shipping company pays 'compensatory damages' to local fishermen.
  • US port preparing for increased traffic
    Three 'super post-Panamax' shore cranes have arrived for installation at the Port Newark Container Terminal.
  • Indian shipowner banks on slow-steaming to cut costs
    SCI likely to make a loss for 2014.
  • Bunker prices largely down at Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • New customer for Alfa Laval's scrubbers
    Four RoRo vessels to be retrofitted with hybrid systems.
  • Titan court proceedings at Bermuda face new delay
    Hearing at Supreme Court of Bermuda adjourned to July 11, 2014.
  • Evergas orders more integrated LNG fuel supply systems
    Firm has extended orders for LNG/Multigas Carriers at Chinese yard.
  • East China fuel oil imports down as bunker demand falls
    Imports of fuel oil to east China are expected to fall by 46.7% in May.
  • Piraeus-based firm receives 'eco-type' tonnage
    Vessel is first to join fleet after firm's restructuring, says CEO.

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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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