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February 24, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM 2013 volume up 7.5pc to 11.4 million TEU, revenue rises 0.6pc
  • China's flash Purchasing Managers Index hits 7-month low in February
  • APMT's New Jersey terminal in joint venture with Toronto's Brookfield
  • Two security contractors mysteriously found dead aboard Maersk Alabama
  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone January trade up 2.4pc to US$9.8 billion
  • Yangkou port on Yangtze wins subsidy to repair navigation channel
  • Qinghai province to spend US$3.78 billion on road building in 2014
  • Russian, Belarus and Kazakh snags impair Chinese auto export flow
  • Nanning Railway Bureau daily truck loading set record in February
  • South Carolina January port box volume up 7pc to 129,562 TEU
  • Toll posts 1.4pc profit hike to US$157.5 million on flat revenues
  • Georgia Ports Authority January volume up 12.5pc to 259,159 TEU
  • CN to spend US$1.9 billion spending in 2014 to boost network and safety
  • Truckers: Russia risks ouster from customs co-op if border hassle persists
  • Air France-KLM Cargo posts US$277 million operating loss in 2013
  • Swiss Air Force 'off duty' when hijacked Ethiopian jet lands in Geneva
  • TNT Express enjoys operational profit from loss but sales fall 4.6pc
  • Cargojet awarded US$900 million Canada Post domestic air cargo contract
  • Airbus Defence signs Kuehne + Nagel for contract logistics in Poland

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Bahri's new RoCon vessel calls Mumbai Port on maiden voyage
  • Global container trade seen growing this year
  • Maritime Awareness Program Society launched
  • Eddy Bruyninckx calls on port operators to focus on reliability & productivity
  • ICTT Vallarpadam hosts maiden call of Simatech Shipping vessel as part of CCG service
  • Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu to expedite Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor project
  • ADB to provide $ 605 m loan for rail, power & road projects
  • Export promotion schemes need restructuring, says Commerce Secy
  • Forex reserves surge to $ 293.79 bn
  • IMF pegs India's problems on lack of new infra projects
  • INR surges after three sessions to end week on a high
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT expands in Latin America
  • Jumbo wins contract with Ithaca for installation of Stella FPF-1 mooring system in North Sea
  • Project cargo course during Breakbulk Shanghai in March
  • Unified branding for top specialised project cargo networks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Five new shuttle trains between Germany and Austria
  • More cargo through Memphis
  • Arkas Line upgrades West Africa service
  • Norfolk Southern stormwater project successful
  • ADB financing rural roads in India
  • Dachser USA expanding in Chicago
  • Qantas Freight joins Dnata City cargo community
  • Miebach Consulting strengthened
  • January sees flat volumes in Long Beach
  • Baton passed on at Hellmann
  • Talke acquires majority stake in Firma Kruse Logistics
  • Alphaliner: containership capacity growth to slow
  • New dynamometer for Wörth truck factory
  • Pegasus to launch Kuwait, Madrid and Frankfurt services

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Voith designs High Flow Installation Vessel
  • Teekay Offshore swoops on ALPS, orders X-bows
  • OSI to design AOPS integrated bridge and nav system
  • Keel laid for LCS 11
  • Drugs implicated in Maersk Alabama guard deaths

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Carriers joining forces to form new alliance
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking community representative applications
  • Workers back on job for Panama Canal expansion project
  • Teamsters Coalition investigating Allegiant Air maintenance issues
  • US rail freight traffic drops during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna looks for $150m-$250m in IPO roadshow for Pioneer Marine
    Dry bulk outfit's fundraising starts to take shape with an equity roadshow in New York
  • The Week on Wall Street | February 21
    Shipping's Letter from America
  • Ship finance will survive at RBS despite cull, Varnavides confirms
    But market talk suggests pullback is possible
  • More than 3% of boxships remain inactive
    Ultra large containership the 10,100 teu Hanjin Italy joins the idle fleet
  • Concordia Maritime posts a smaller loss
    Stena product tanker subsidiary pins its hopes on a sector upswing this year
  • Pacific Basin pays $24m for handysize newbuilding on resale
    Dry bulk operator's sixth purchase from same buyer will be delivered from 2016
  • No regrets over spot market exposure, says product tanker boss
    Concordia Maritime chief plays spot market versus time charter 'chess game'
  • Pan Ocean cancels two more newbuildings from STX O&S
    South Korean dry bulk operator now has $300m of orders at former affiliated yard
  • Capesize sentiment holds steady
    Market proves surprisingly buoyant for the time of year
  • Dynagas Partners eyes LNG carrier dropdowns for 2014
    Chief executive says growth is a priority as partnership ends first public year on a high
  • Container industry spot market freight rates decline again
    But Asia-Europe prices are still above last year's level
  • Euroseas takes $78m writedown on boxship values
    Owner posts a large loss due to impairment charges but snaps up another bulker
  • Alexandratos elected to chair Hellenic Hull Mutual
    Young owner will lead 20-year-old association recovering from Cypriot setback
  • Brookfield and APMT form joint venture at New Jersey terminal
    Free to read: Approval for Port Elizabeth deepwater box terminal expected in 'couple of months'
  • A map for your future
    The industry must help seafarers to switch to shoreside or near-sea workforce
  • Work resumes on Panama Canal
    Negotiations continue between waterway authority and builders' consortium
  • Maersk secures permanent licence to operate in Burma box trade
    Danish line hopes to harness the country's double-digit growth
  • Far East expansion drives 13% premium growth at Skuld
    Jacobsohn says marine insurer is benefiting from international diversification

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Port of Gothenburg hails low-sulphur campaign
    A total of SEK4M ($612,000) was paid out in incentives by the Port of Gothenburg last year as part of its low-sulphur initiative
  • Navig8 contract options at SWS
    China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard has booked two new VLCCs after options were exercised from Navig8 Ltd
  • Lifespan of ships re-examined
    Mirroring DHT's earlier decision, another public company, Euroseas, has reduced its estimate of the useful life of its vessels
  • DSME secures VLCC order
    South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine has been contracted to build a pair of VLCC tankers
  • Klaveness and JP Morgan control 94.1% of NOCC
    Norwegian shipping group Klaveness and US investment bank JP Morgan jointly control 94.1% of the shares in Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC), the Oslo-based listed car carrier tonnage provider
  • Teekay Offshore buys ALP Maritime
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore has agreed to purchase Netherlands-based ALP Maritime Services and concurrently order four ultra-long-range towing and anchor-handling newbuilds
  • Fredriksen slashes stake in Hapag-Lloyd shareholder TUI
    John Fredriksen, the London-based, Norwegian-born shipping billionaire, has decided to slash his stake in TUI AG, the German company that controls 22% of the shares in Hapag-Lloyd Container Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Continue Slide
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 21, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports fell about $150 per TEU in the week of Feb. 21, continuing a slide that began in the second week of January and marking the lowest level...
  • PSA International Poised to Win Contract for Port Nehru's Fourth Terminal
    PSA International is set to win the public-private partnership contract to build and operate a fourth container terminal at India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), two years after the Singapore-based company pulled a winning bid for the planned terminal over differences with its local partner. Port sources said PSA emerged...
  • Japan's Exports to US Surge
    Japan's exports to the United States rose for the 13th straight month in January on a year-on-year basis, soaring 21.9 percent to ¥1.0 trillion (US$9.9 billion), according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Feb. 20. Japan is now the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China and...
  • Throughput Rises at Most Major Chinese Container Ports
    Despite fears of an economic slowdown and the Chinese New Year factory shutdown starting earlier this year than in 2013, most of China's top container ports recorded healthy levels of throughput growth last month, according to the latest figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Of the top 20 ports by TEU,...
  • US Rail Industry Agrees to Safety Practices for Oil Transport
    WASHINGTON - Following a series of accidents involving trains hauling crude oil, the major U.S. railroads and federal regulators have agreed to series of safety practices, including slower speeds through urban areas and increased inspections. The agreement between the railroads represented by the Association of American Railroads and the U.S. Department...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Impose Congestion Charges
    Some port drayage companies in the Port of New York and New Jersey have begun imposing congestion surcharges following weeks of delays at container terminals. Several motor carriers told the JOC that market conditions don't permit them to impose surcharges. But some said they are considering added charges, and that this...
  • ATA Changing Gears In 'Transition Year'
    Photo by Jaclyn O'Laughlin, ATA.With stronger, steadier economic expansion forecast for this year and truck capacity nearly static, the trucking industry expects to regain some of the pricing power and revenue it will need to cover a host of rising costs, many the result of regulatory initiatives in Washington. The...
  • UPS Cargo Pilots Complained of Fatigue Before Crash
    The pilots of the UPS cargo plane that crashed on Aug. 14, 2013, had complained about the company's tiring work schedules at the start of the fatal flight before making landing errors, according to a never-before-heard transcript of a cockpit voice recorder recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The...
  • Panama Canal Contractor Resumes Work on New Locks
    The consortium building the new locks at the Panama Canal resumed work on the project on Thursday after a two-week suspension in a dispute over $1.6 billion in cost overruns. The Grupo Unidos por el Canal agreed to restart the project after it reached agreement with the Panama Canal Authority, which...
  • Mega-Ships, VSAs Tax Terminal Operations
    The 13,800-TEU CMA CGM Corte Real made its maiden call at the Port of Long Beach in November 2013. There were more than 10,000 container moves during its four-day stay. Photo courtesy Port of Long Beach. Mega-ships and carrier alliances could prove to be the financial savior of the container shipping...
  • Walker SCM Expands into Miami
    NEW YORK - Walker SCM, LLC, a minority-certified global transportation and logistics firm celebrating 25 years of service, proudly announces the opening of its new office in Miami, Florida. This state-of-the-art operations and warehousing space, which is conveniently located near Miami airport and area seaports, will cater to air and ocean...
  • Polidoro Named Director, Intermodal Strategy, at Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.
    Secaucus, NJ: Thomas A. Polidoro has joined the Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. team in Jacksonville, FL as Director, Intermodal Product Strategy, reporting to Adriene Bailey, Vice President, Strategic Business Development. In this role, Polidoro will have accountability for Yusen Logistics' 53-foot intermodal door-to-door product including commercial and operating strategies, pricing...
  • Rinchem Opens New Chemical Logistics Facility in Neot Hovav, Israel
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., February 21, 2014 - Rinchem Company, Inc. announced today that it recently opened a new 40,000-square-foot chemical logistics facility in Neot Hovav (Ramat Hovav), Israel. The new facility includes warehousing areas for regulated and non-regulated chemicals and gases. Services that will be offered at this site include customized,...
  • UTC Overseas Commissions Custom Project Cargo Rail Car
    (Houston, TX - February 20, 2014)... Project cargo logistics experts UTC Overseas, Inc. today announced the commissioning of a new custom-designed railcar -- featuring a 40-foot long depressed center-deck with a 400+ short-ton load capacity. "This railcar will have the longest load deck of any 16-axle depressed-center car currently available...
  • US Gulf Ports Pursue Intermodal Opportunities
    Gulf ports are looking to intermodal rail in an effort to extend their reach farther inland for containerized cargo. Union Pacific Railroad recently committed to another year of its Texas Shuttle for next-day deliveries of rail shipments between the Port of Houston, the Gulf's dominant container port, and Dallas. Ricky Kunz, the...
  • Reefer Ships, Expedited Service Could Add Speed to Perishables
    Westwood Shipping has found new use for its fleet of four BulkCon ships. The carrier, which has specialized in transporting forest products since 1892, added refrigerated cargoes to the mix in the summer of 2013. Westwood's BulkCon vessels have bulk capacity below deck and the ability to carry 200 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers...
  • China Has Much to Gain From Cutting Logistics Costs
    The transport industry and China's trade will receive a major boost if the country's efforts to improve its logistics performance are a success, senior 3PL executives believe. China's Ministry of Commerce recently pledged to push through a series of new policies designed to reduce the country's total logistics costs. The reforms, to...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna holds court
    Pioneer Marine appears to be moving forward with plans to pursue initial public offering (IPO) in Oslo or New York.
  • Panamax unmasked
    Shipbrokers appear to have pinned down the identity of the panamax bulker that Euroseas purchased earlier this week.
  • Crude taste
    Ridgebury Tankers of the US has boosted its suezmax fleet for the third time in four months, brokers believe.
  • Thenamaris grabs afras
    Greece's Thenamaris Ships Management is showing a lively interest in the tanker sector and has piled on another two acquisitions, racking up three purchases already this year.
  • Big names book capes
    Bocimar and Cargill were both active in the capesize period market today amid further signs of positivity in the dry cargo sector.
  • Dof seals $200m payday
    Dof has clinched charter contracts with Petrobras for two vessels worth a combined NOK 1.15bn ($190m).
  • Fund cuts Bohai stake
    China's Mianyang Sci-tech City Fund (MSCF) has cut its holding in ro-pax company Bohai Ferry, but retains a 21% holding.
  • Atlantic hit in final stretch
    The cost of tapping the capital and debt markets marred what was otherwise a fine end to 2013 for Atlantic Offshore.
  • Erste says sorry
    Austria's Erste Bank is offering compensation to investors who lost money through its closed shipping and property funds.
  • TOO in $260m deal
    Teekay Offshore Partners has taken over ALP Maritime Services and immediately ordered a quartet of anchor handling newbuildings.
  • HMM sells Oilbank stake
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has continued to raise cash through asset sales with a deal to offload its stake in refinery company Hyundai Oilbank.
  • OSM wins Neste fleet
    Norway's OSM Group is to manage Finnish owner Neste Oil's fleet of 21 tankers as it continues to exit shipping.
  • No crude conflict
    Teekay Tankers has dismissed suggestions the creation of new division Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) could work against its own expansion plans.
  • Teekay sheds TMT headache
    Teekay Tankers will not be left out of pocket on its troubled trip into banking which saw it provide mortgages on VLCCs for TMT, a top executive says.
  • Wartsila seals slop deal
    Finnish group Wartsila has sold a new slop water treatment system to a drillship owner.
  • Swissco profit soars
    Fast expanding Swissco Holdings has reported a big jump in full year and final quarter earnings after bulking up its fleet of offshore support vessels.
  • SNCM sells ro-pax
    French owner SNCM has banked a reported EUR 60m ($82.25m) from selling a ro-pax that was holed at Marseille in 2012.
  • Atlantic soars
    Atlantic Navigation Holdings has seen 2013 profit surge as it added two vessels to its fleet.
  • Trio at Yamal table
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Banks pressure Varun
    Lenders are leaning on India's Varun Shipping to sell vessels to help shore up its debt laden balance sheet.
  • Nevsky wins tanker order
    Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has won a deal to build a new tanker for a government agency.
  • New chair for Hellenic Hull
    George Alexandratos, the owner of Piraeus based Apollonia Lines, has been elected chairman of the Hellenic Hull Mutual which insures approaching 1,000 vessels.
  • Pac Basin buys again
    Pacific Basin has renewed old ties with Giant Line as it continues an expansion drive.
  • Breakdown in Bosporus
    Turkey's Bosporus was shut for five hours on Friday morning after an Interorient bulker lost power.
  • Hanjin moves for cash
    Loss making Hanjin Shipping is looking to the debt markets for cash to meet its short term needs.
  • Pan Ocean chops more
    STX yards lose another two cargoships as owner knocks $100m off newbuild bill.
  • Drugs in death room
    Drugs have been discovered in a room on board the Maersk Alabama in which two armed security personnel were found dead.
  • Bimantara orders 10
    Indonesian industrial group Bimantara has signed an order for 10 small LNG carriers in Korea.
  • Phoenix pool-hops
    Phoenix Energy Navigation of Greece has shifted an LR2 into Navig8's Alpha8 pool.
  • Bed-sharing agreements
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yangon go-ahead
    The AP Moller - Maersk Group has received a permanent license to operate container business activities in Myanmar.
  • Otto back in black
    Otto Marine has returned to profit for the full year thanks to a big improvement in revenues and profit at its shipbuilding arm.
  • Petredec takes options
    Petredec has exercised options to build a further two VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the company has confirmed.
  • FMG poised to expand
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group is expanding its iron ore export facilities at Australia's Port Hedland.
  • Pittas picks panamax
    Euroseas of Greece has inked a memorandum of agreement to acquire a panamax bulker, management told investors Thursday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Panama Canal construction picks up again
    Construction resumed Thursday afternoon on the Panama Canal expansion after a seven-week billing stand-off with the contractor in charge of building new locks on both entrances, both parties said.
  • UPS pilots complained about fatigue before fatal crash
    Pilots on UPS Flight 1354, an A300 that crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in August, complained of fatigue, according to the cockpit voice recording released Thursday by the NTSB.
  • Navios sees opportunity in container shipping
  • Drugs found aboard Maersk Alabama following deaths
    "Based on our experience with the contractor, this is an isolated incident; however, we have initiated a thorough review and set out the following immediate action steps," a Maersk spokesman said.
  • Greyhound teams up with United We Ship
  • Contingency planning
  • Dagnese takes the wheel at Con-way Truckload
  • Obama orders agencies to comply with ITDS by 2017
    President Barack Obama Wednesday set a Dec. 31, 2016, deadline for more than 40 federal agencies to have their systems ready to regulate import and export transactions through a government-wide, data-transmission pipeline.
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • FDA starts secure supply chain pilot for drug imports
    In August 2013, FDA published a Federal Register notice asking companies to volunteer for the two-year program. The agency has since pre-qualified 13 companies to participate.
  • Commerce secretary readies Mideast trade mission

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly down in Houston
    Low sulphur avails were said to be extremely tight in the US Gulf.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Port of Veracruz receives bunker barge
    Pacifica II can handle roughly 1,200 mt of IFO and 320 mt of MGO, firm says.
  • Prices end week soft in Fujairah
    Refinery in Cape Town shuts for annual maintenance.
  • Prices show mixed trend across Europe
    Prompt supplies tight in Rotterdam, say players.
  • IBIA puts good cause on table
    21st annual dinner breaks new ground with charity fundraiser.
  • Surveillance drones could over-fly ECAs
    'Drone technology would be cheap to deploy.'
  • Russian bunker company adds tanker
    Ship to start Far East operations in March.
  • LNG marine market 'a golden opportunity'
    China LNG conference to focus on 'emerging marine market'.
  • Smuggling allegations 'unsupported and baseless', says bunker boss
    George Spanos issues strongly worded denial.
  • Court ruling backs Singapore bunker company
    Ship arrest by Indian court prompts favourable ruling.
  • Singapore's top bunker supplier extending storage capacity
    BP had been looking at taking at least four Aframaxes and a VLCC for use as temporary fuel oil storage.
  • Asian market closes week flat
    Low to average demand seen in Singapore.
  • Powers of Titan's joint provisional liquidators decided
    Winding-up petition to be heard next week.
  • Lukoil sees annual profits shrink
    Oil major notes fall in bunker prices.
  • Singapore: Bunker, ship chandler sales up in Q4
    Double-digit growth seen in foreign wholesale trade.
  • China fuel oil volumes fall
    Stable demand from East China bonded bunker market, on the back of zero fuel oil imports.
  • Port's fuel switch programme claims success
    Port will continue its low sulphur fuel switch programme into 2014.
  • Shell disposes Australia, Italy assets and operations
    Oil major has to make 'tough portfolio choices', says Shell CEO.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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