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August 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Group profit up 42pc to US$2.4 billion, as sales rise 2.3pc
  • Cosco International H1 profit up 45pc to US$24.5 million
  • TSA carriers to increase transpacific rate US$600/FEU from September
  • Hapag-Lloyd to raise Far East-Red Sea rate US$200/TEU from September
  • Oakland Gaza protest makes good threat, stops Zim loading
  • Hamburg first half import container volume up 7.4pc to 2.5 million TEU
  • Ukraine's Port of Odessa handles its first 9,400-TEU containership
  • Schenker sues raft of air carriers in old price fixing case
  • DHL Express Kenya attains EU air cargo security validation
  • Panalpina and Cargolux start San Juan to Europe freighter service
  • China's big 3 airlines to lose on RMB depreciation against US dollar
  • World freighter and bellyhold conference in Budapest September 21 - 23

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Maersk's Q2 net jumps to $ 2.3 bn on higher freight volume
  • MANSA welcomes new Chief Commissioner of JNCH
  • Farm goods' shipments hit as guargum exports decline
  • Honey exports shoot up to INR 444.98 cr. in 2013-14
  • Volkswagen to export 50 pc of cars made in 2014
  • Independence Day celebrated at JNPT
  • India & Czech Republic sign MoU on technical cooperation in rail sector
  • New method for highway project allocations soon
  • NHAI to float firm for buying out distressed road project loans
  • PM lays foundation for INR 1,394 cr. Haryana-Rajasthan highway project
  • Snowman Logistics IPO opens on Aug. 26
  • Govt increases minimum price for arecanut imports by INR 60/kg
  • Importers, retailers 'troubled' by FSSAI standards
  • India to stay within WTO food subsidies limit
  • India's rough diamond imports decline
  • Plastics expo generates biz worth $ 150 m
  • Trade pacts widening deficit in non-tyre products: Study
  • Vedanta criticises high duty on iron ore exports
  • Sheela Thomas appointed ANRPC Secy-Gen

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Millionenschwere Fussballfelder im Kanal
  • PKP Cargo buying new locomotives
  • India and Czechia to collaborate
  • Prologis close to 2 million sqm warehouse space in Germany
  • Change of presidency at Erfa is fait accompli
  • Port sees overall gain with jump in empty containers
  • 100 trucks and over 2,000 pallet slots per night
  • Executive changes for Ryder System in 2015
  • Singapore Post staking claim in Western Europe
  • Etihad Sky offers stabling aloft
  • Employed fleet growth at highest level since 2011
  • Volvo launches gas-powered truck
  • Pushing out the frontiers to Czechia
  • ICT on the move
  • Expeditors Americas president retiring
  • ACS proceeds with evacuation flights from Northern Iraq

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Border tracts attract lease sale bids
  • Star Bulk adds to fleet
  • Austal completes sale of 102 m trimaran
  • MacGregor subsea cranes ordered for two MPSVs
  • Cecon Pride completes sea trials
  • Navibulgar orders Bluetech 42 design bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma continues string of months with box volume growth
  • Evergreen Line container ship making first direct Boston call
  • YRC Freight expanding distribution center network
  • ATA truck tonnage index posts gains during July
  • CSX Transportation taps Jenkins as vice president for e-business

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Star Bulk scotches Eagle Bulk takeover scenario
    No Oaktree affiliates in the crosshairs but supersized bulker owner will continue to hunt 'good deals'
  • NOL mulls over sale or IPO of logistics arm
    UPDATE: Loss-making Singaporean firm to cash in profit-making business
  • Yard Talk | Strange silence over world's new largest boxships
    SHI and DSME quiet over new orders linked to MSC charter requirements
  • GasLog declares second-quarter profit in line with forecasts
    Owner remains 'bullish' on LNG prospects and own growth opportunities
  • Star Bulk posts small loss in last quarter before supersizing
    Pappas hails 'solid' performance, hints at interest in growing further
  • Restis and UANI 'in new talks'
    Washington intervenes in New York court case stemming from Iran allegations
  • Fleet weekly: first signs of increases in inactive fleet to come
    Inactive fleet continues at low levels, but first news of Golden Week lay-ups emerges
  • Maersk Line reveals Golden Week service changes
    AE7 and AE6 services will be adjusted to reflect a decrease in demand
  • Aronnax: Cutting the innovation path
    Hartmann, Ocean Yield, Sinopacific and Sabic in unique gas ship newbuild orders
  • StanChart takes 10% stake in Topaz
    $75m injection will fund expansion, says Renaissance subsidiary
  • STX Mumbai arrest was wrongful
    Singapore High Court orders inquiry into damages
  • Two seafarers dead after incident on Genco Challenger
    US authorities investigate claimed fight on Hong Kong-flag bulker off Delaware

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Death-trap container prompts insurance fears
    Insurers are studying the implications of last weekend's incident where one man died and 34 others were rescued from a container unloaded at Tilbury Docks in the UK. Shipping and haulage firms, concerned about future similar incidents, are looking hard at their insurance policies. Neil Smith head of
  • Indian shipping leader returns to profit
    India's biggest shipping company has reported a profit in 2Q14, ending five consecutive quarters of losses. State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) delivered a net profit of INR475M ($8M) for the quarter, against a loss of INR987M in the same period last year. Comparative pre-tax operational
  • Sungdong secures LR1 Tanker pair
    South Korean yard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured an order for two long range one (LR1) tankers from a European owner. The two 74,500dwt eco-vessels have improved fuel-efficiency by using the "G-Type" engine and eco-friendly ship design, which has a fuel economy effect of
  • Turkey to send powership to Gaza
    Turkish energy group Karadeniz plans to station a ship equipped with electricity generating capacity off Gaza to help the enclave meet its energy supply needs following damage sustained during recent Israeli bomb attacks. The group, which has already supplied "powerships" to Iraq, Lebanon and
  • ESL Shipping bottom line up
    Aspo's maritime subsidiary, ESL Shipping, announced an improved 1H 2014 operating profits yesterday. The Finland-based, Nasdaq OMX Helsink-listed Baltic dry bulk cargo carrier's 1H bottom line rose to €6M ($8M) yoy from €1.7M. Revenues crept up just €2.2M to €40.4M.
  • Shootings at sea caught on film
    A video showing four men gunned down at sea posted on YouTube on Monday by a Fijian University student has become the centre of a police investigation. In the 10-minute video an armed man shoots and kills four men clinging to wreckage in the water. Other fishing vessels appear nearby. The crew on
  • Concordia Maritime confirms spot market focus
    Concordia Maritime, the Swedish listed tanker owner, says it has revised its strategy to become a spot market operator instead of seeking long-term contracts to employ most of its tonnage. "We have in recent months worked to align the fleet with our new employment strategy. Ten out of the total 11
  • More migrants found in reefer
    UK police have reported a second incident in which migrants suffering from dehydration have been found inside a container. Avon and Somerset police said they found 15 people inside a refrigerated container lorry at a service station at Ilminster, Somerset. Police arrested the truck's German driver
  • Arrium profits up 83%, BHP 23%
    Whyalla-based Australian miner and steel manufacturer Arrium listed a $296M net profit for FY14 yesterday, up 83% on the previous year. The BHP company OneSteel's reported earnings reflected increased mining growth, which despite falling ore prices, offset its depressed steel manufacturing industry.
  • Changhang Phoenix profited $30M in 1H14
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans&CSC, reported today that it returned to the black with profits of CNY186M ($30M) in the 1H14. Revenues fell 30% year on year to CNY527M due to cuts in capacity under restructuring, a stock filing of the company said today. During
  • Fortescue profits up 56%, more ships on order
    Fortescue today announced a $2.74Bn profit for FY14, record shipments of 124.2M tonnes, up 53% on FY13 and a new order of four VLOCs, bringing its fleet to eight ships by 2018. Company debt was reduced from $12Bn to $7.2Bn and shipping volumes for FY15 are forecast at 155M to 160M tonnes. The June
  • Boustead signs MoU with Malaysian government
    Malaysia-listed investment holding company Boustead Holdings's subsidiary Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Malaysia to develop local businesses. Under the MoU, BNS will train local entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and services
  • Port Kembla reopens after shutdown
    Port Kembla on Australia's southeast coast reopened operations at 08.30 AEST today, after severe winds and heavy swell had closed the port on Sunday morning. All waiting ships, including four bulk carriers are scheduled to be cleared by 21.00 EST, according to Harbour Master Kell Dillon. "The port's
  • Victims' families oppose Sewol bill
    A South Korean government bill on how the Sewol tragedy should be investigated and giving student victims preferential university entry is meeting resistance from their families. The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition party, New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), have agreed to
  • Wheat cargoes lift Supramax rates
    The Supramax market is seeing a long-awaited uptick in freight rates, as a surge in wheat cargoes from the Black Sea is raising shipowners' hopes. The Cannakkale-Singapore-Japan rate gained $156 to $14,525/day on the Baltic Supramax Index yesterday, helping to lift average timecharter rates to
  • Evergreen, Yang Ming return to black in 2Q
    Taiwanese carriers Evergreen Marine Corp and Yang Ming Marine recorded profits in the second quarter of 2014, returning to black from losses from the previous quarter and the same period last year. Evergreen posted a net profit of TWD150.2M ($5M) in 2Q14, compared to a loss of TWD400M in 2Q13 and a
  • Bumi Armada to supply FPSO worth $1.18Bn
    Malaysia-listed offshore oilfield services provider Bumi Armada has been appointed as the FPSO lease contractor for the Madura BD Field, Offshore Indonesia, via a letter of intent issued by Husky-CNOOC Madura (HCM). Bumi Armada's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bumi Armada Offshore Holdings (BAOH), with
  • SBI Offshore clinches $24M rig contract
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solution provider, SBI Offshore, has secured a $24M contract to provide design and engineering services for a jack-up drilling rig that can operate in water depths of up to 110m. SBI Offshore's wholly-owned subisidiary SBI O&M signed the contract with a Middle
  • OOIL could lose growth momentum in 2015
    Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas International (OOIL), the parent of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), is estimated to lose its profit growth momentum in 2015 due to fewer deliveries of new tonnage, a research note of CIMB Securities said. "With fewer newbuildings left to deliver, it will be
  • Manila acts to cut congestion in ports
    As part of an ongoing bid to decongest Manila ports, the office of the president has cut port charges at Batangas, a statement on the website of the Philippines Port Authority said. There was no immediate confirmation on President Benigno Aquino's website. The move is to attract more direct callers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • New Orleans expanding intermodal terminal
    The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded to a Louisiana-based construction company.The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded...
  • Damco expects to end 2014 in red after big 2Q loss
    Damco expects to end the year in the red after the logistics arm of Maersk Group lost $32 million in the second quarter, grappling with a restructuring effort and less forwarding business. Damco said the restructuring that began in 2013 has been trickier than anticipated, resulting in delays of productivity gains....
  • 'Uber'-like truck, load-matching system being tested in NY-NJ market
    Cargomatic is in a New York state of mind. The Venice, California-based firm is testing its "Uber"-like truck and shipment matching technology - currently offered in Southern California - in the tri-state trucking market of New York, northern New Jersey and Connecticut. "We are moving east," Brett Parker, chief operating officer...
  • Maersk Lines' latest earnings show it pulling farther away from the pack
    In reporting its second-quarter and first-half 2014 results this week, Maersk Line again showed how its financial fortunes are diverging from most of the rest of the container shipping industry. And Maersk is diverging in another way: Its outlook for the year is bullish, while those of other major carriers that...
  • Air transport fears of Icelandic volcano eruption grow
    There are increasing signs that an Icelandic volcano could erupt, potentially disrupting shippers transporting goods via the freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes - much like an eruption on the island did in 2010. Roughly 1,000 small earthquakes were detected in the vicinity of Baroarbunga, one of the northern...
  • CKYH Alliance membership pays dividends for Evergreen
    The cost benefits of Evergreen Marine joining the CKYH Alliance were reflected in its second-quarter earnings, which saw the Taipei-based carrier returning to profitability. Taiwan's largest container shipping line joined up with Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping in March just as it posted a first-quarter loss of $56...
  • Expanded services boost container traffic at NC Port of Wilmington
    Containers at the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.The North Carolina State Ports Authority's fiscal year is off to a strong start its fiscal year is off to a strong start, thanks to increasing container volume at the Port of Wilmington resulting from carriers' service expansions. July container volumes at Wilmington were...
  • Automakers, imports, housing starts boost US truck tonnage
    Strong gains in factory output, especially automotive manufacturing, helped drive U.S. truck tonnage up in July, the American Trucking Associations said. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.3 percent in July from June, and 3.6 percent year-over-year. The trucking association's index supports claims by motor carrier executives such as Eric...
  • Brazil approves $1.7 billion for port infrastructure
    Brazilian waterways regulator Antaq approved $1.73 billion in upgrades for ports in Rio de Janeiro and Santos. BN Americas reported the plan will allow local steel company CSN to extend its port terminal concession contract in Rio de Janeiro, and will also extend Santos' port contract in São Paulo. Both contracts...
  • Top container lines' capacity continues to rise
    Overall capacity operated by the Top 21 container carriers increased 5.6 percent or 847,000 TEUs in the last 12 months, according to industry analyst Alphaliner's latest newsletter, furthering chronic overcapacity in the container shipping market. The Top 21 carriers, which control 86 percent of the total global liner capacity, received a...
  • NOL doesn't deny, but downplays reports that APL Logistics is for sale
    Neptune Orient Lines said Wednesday media reports that it plans to sell its logistics business, APL Logistics, for up to $900 million are "preliminary and exploratory in nature." Without specifically denying the reports, the shipping group said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange that there is "no assurance that any...
  • TMW Systems, 3GTMS to blend asset-, non-asset transport software
    Changing supply chains demand changing technology, and a more multimodal, integrated supply chain require a blend of asset- and non-asset-based transportation systems. That evolving demand led location-based technology firm Trimble and its TMW Systems subsidiary to partner with 3GTMS, which offers non-asset transportation management and optimization software. Trimble, a $2.3 billion company,...
  • APMT's facility investments drove 2Q growth
    APM Terminals saw volume and profit rise in its second quarter, thanks to some of its terminals becoming fully operational and the addition of new terminals in growth markets. The terminal operating division of Maersk Group reported container volume of 9.8 million TEUs in the April-to-June period, an increase of 8...
  • China's largest port is also the largest in world
    Shanghai port.For the first six years of The Journal of Commerce global container ports ranking, Hong Kong was king. When Singapore toppled Hong Kong in 2005, it began a five-year run at the top for the Southeast Asian giant. And now another juggernaut, Shanghai, has enjoyed a four-year run as...
  • Backing the bond
    Q: You've defended the new $75,000 bond requirement for motor carrier brokers in the past, and I disagree. I can assure you the bond hurts the small broker. I'm a commodity trader. We employ a lot of trucks, some through direct contact with the trucking company and others through brokers. I have...
  • Arctic passage for ships: Slow going
    The melting polar icecap is reheating ages-old dreams of cross-Arctic shortcuts for deep-draft ships sailing between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But logistics managers shouldn't count on it happening next year - or even in the next decade. The bulk carrier Nordic Orion grabbed headlines last September with a Vancouver-to-Finland voyage...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Purge continues
    IM Skaugen has agreed to sell another gas-carrier to one of its joint ventures under a broader bid to free up cash.
  • Icemen cometh
    What do Bill Gates, David Beckham, Justin Bieber and the chartering manager of Gemini Tankers have in common?
  • Progress for Restis?
    A long drawn out clash between Greek shipowner Victor Restis and US lobbying group United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) has once again bubbled to the surface.
  • Star shuts off Eagle swoop
    Star Bulk has ruled out the purchase of Eagle Bulk Shipping in the wake of its $634.91m move for Excel Maritime's fleet.
  • RWE takes another
    Greece's Diana Shipping has won another bulker charter from German company RWE.
  • Coal terminal ditched
    The construction of a coal terminal on the Columbia River in the US has been blocked by Oregon state regulators.
  • Star shines in Q2
    Star Bulk has reported a stronger than projected second quarter profit just 24 hours after the purchase of Excel Maritime.
  • Marine Stars hits again
    Bulk carrier Marine Stars hit a rock off the small island of Oinousses, Greece, yesterday - only two days after it ran aground in the Dardanelles, Turkey.
  • Sungdong adds one
    South Korean yard Sungdong has won an order for an LR1 tanker from an unnamed Asian owner.
  • GasLog profit grows
    GasLog has rounded off a busy second quarter by reporting an improved profit for the period.
  • State to the rescue?
    UK shipbuilder Ferguson, which entered administration last week, may be nationalised, according to Scottish finance secretary John Swinney.
  • FMG prices VLOC order
    Fortescue Metals Group paid $70m apiece for its second round of VLOC newbuildings placed at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, it revealed today.
  • Ananda turns owner
    Bangladesh's Ananda Shipyard and Slipways is planning to charter out two boxships cancelled by their previous owners in 2010.
  • Less profit for Vopak
    Netherland's Vopak has recorded a 15% decrease in its profit as revenue remained almost unchanged in the first half of 2014.
  • $100m for AOS
    Offshore company AOS Cyprus has had a $100m debt facility underwritten by Investec Shipping and Marine Finance.
  • Senior pirate busted
    An important Somali pirate leader has been arrested by local security forces in the capital Mogadishu, African media report.
  • Lukoil extracts crude
    Russia's Lukoil has succeeded in loading its first cargo of crude from the new West Qurna-2 field in southern Iraq, despite the escalating violence in the country.
  • Waiting over for Cecon
    Norwegian owner Cecon's long wait has come to an end as the 10,000-dwt offshore support vessel Cecon Pride has completed its sea trials and will soon commence a 10-month contract.
  • Pan Ocean arrest lifted
    The high court of Singapore has rescinded the arrest of a Pan Ocean boxship held there since June 2013.
  • Clarksons fills a hole
    UK broker Clarksons has brought in Swire grandee James Hughes-Hallett as its new chairman.
  • Condor buys Austal ferry
    Australian shipbuilder Austal has finally succeeded in shifting a ferry built for stock that it has been marketing since 2010.
  • NOL ponders sale
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is plotting a potential sale of its logistics unit, but could also spin it off in an IPO.
  • Nuclear comeback
    The Russian government is planning to refurbish the 34,000-gt nuclear-powered LASH containership Sevmorput (built 1999) and return it to commercial service.
  • Tallink extends charter
    Estonian ferry owner and operator Tallink says it has extended the charter of its 30,285-gt ro-pax ferry Atlantic Vision (built 2002) to Marine Atlantic of St John's, Newfoundland.
  • Karadeniz in Gaza relief
    Turkish shipbuilder and energy producer Karadeniz Holdings will deploy one of its giant floating powerships to Gaza within the next three months.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • U.S. agencies conduct trade outreach in non-border states
    Much of the support for free trade agreements - such as the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership and U.S.-European Union trade pact currently being negotiated - comes from states that export a lot to the U.S.' neighbors.
  • STB to hold public rail service hearing
    Representatives from CP and BNSF have been directed to attend, and the Surface Transportation Board has invited shippers and other carriers to deliver testimony, provided they file their intentions with the board by Aug. 25.
  • Canada safety group releases Lac-Megantic findings
    The group found that 18 factors, including improperly applied hand brakes, played a role in the accident. It also reported that the railroad had a "weak" culture of safety and did not conduct enough reviews of its safety systems.
  • APL evaluating logistics business sale or IPO
    NOL said it "continually evaluates all available options to improve the strategic positioning and performance of its businesses. These include considerations of a potential sale or initial public offering."
  • Robots to soon help in airplane manufacturing
  • UPS expands BC operations
  • YRC Freight bestows DC status on three locations
  • Hide and seek on the Oakland waterfront

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Crude climbs as US inventories decline
    Supplies declined to 362.5 million barrels last week.
  • Some thoughts on mass flow meters
    If players think there will be a two-tier market as more MFMs are introduced, we have to ask why.
  • Mid-week prices firm across Europe
    Tight avails seen for HS product in Rotterdam.
  • Prices generally soft in Fujairah
    Markets mainly firm in South Africa.
  • 'Surge' in demand in Black Sea port
    Novorossiysk supplier has 'sold out all available prompt volumes'.
  • ExxonMobil passes a million mt on metered deliveries
    Company says majority of fuel delivered in Singapore is via mass flow metering.
  • Buyers 'holding off' in expection of further price falls
    'We are seeing really low demand amid ample supplies,' says South Korean player.
  • High bunker prices cloud cruise sector's prospects
    Fuel coasts could limit New Zealand's role as a cruise destination.
  • ECA costs 'bad for business' at Canadian port
    Expensive low sulphur bunker fuel means fewer cruise calls.
  • Asian IFO market stays relatively flat
    Smooth supplies reported across all key regional ports.
  • Vopak remains in profit for H1
    Period was characterised by stable demand for services, says CEO.
  • Japanese firm wins tri-fuel engine supply contract
    Vessel expected to provide 'excellent fuel efficiency', say systems provider.
  • Maersk: Bunker consumption 'reduced significantly' in Q2
    Savings help lift the forecast profit.
  • German firms introduce modern LEG carrier
    Vessel able to operate on HFO, MDO, gas oil, LNG, as well as ethylene.
  • Vancouver fuel prices lack clear direction
    Good avails reported at the Canadian West Coast port.

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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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