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BRIEFS
June 25, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA delays by 2 weeks PSS for Pacific NW/SW, USEC carriage
  • Minister denounces shipowners for low-sulphur compliance slowdown
  • South Africa port box volume rises 8pc to 4.69 million TEU in 2013
  • New Zealand urges US to be uncompromising with Japan on free trade
  • Small ship capacity squeeze, as idles drop to 1.4pc of total fleet
  • Brazil's big agricultural Paranagua port takes in 4 big box cranes
  • South Carolina ports spending focuses more on infrastructure
  • Ten years of monolithic containerships ordering unbalances market
  • TIACA praises United States for shelving 100pc air cargo screening
  • FedEx sees strong second half lead by Asia, as e-commerce fuels demand
  • Shanghai Pudong airport wins 3-year freight security certification
  • China Eastern makes biggest order of single-aisle Boeing planes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • 'Maritime education & training' is World Maritime Day theme for 2015
  • APL delegation visits ICD-Pithampur
  • Bahri to become third largest global owner of VLCCs
  • Container volumes looking up on Asia-Europe trade
  • Tata Steel imports more iron ore
  • JN Port celebrating 25th anniversary today
  • Record coal discharge at GMB's Bhavnagar port
  • Two main line vessels simultaneously call at ICTT
  • Economy under pressure as crude prices rise
  • Govt extends ban on import of milk from China till June 2015
  • Govt to expedite roads & defence projects on priority basis, says Javadekar
  • Impose 30 pc export duty on iron ore pellets, Assocham tells govt
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Metrans raising train frequencies
  • New leadership at United Airlines
  • Gulftainer expands into USA
  • Intermodal solutions between Skane and Stockholm
  • Today: AN-225 flying from Leipzig to Canada
  • GAC: new top executive in Asia-Pacific region
  • Movianto Benelux extends temperature-controlled fleet
  • Afrinat to start intercontinental services
  • New communications director for Dachser Switzerland
  • Redhead opens new facility in Midlands
  • KR authorized to deliver statutory services to Oman
  • Damco starts CFS operation in Myanmar
  • Two new cargo services from Seattle to Asia
  • World trade softening
  • Russian Post and Transaero Airlines to cooperate

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Fincantieri floats out first of Viking Ocean cruise ship trio
  • Korean Coast Guard erases parts of ferry disaster tapes
  • LR confirms that Wärtsilä seals meet VGP requirements
  • Scandlines completes three more hybrid ferry conversions
  • KNOP buys two more shuttle tankers from KNOT
  • Strategic delivers Ashmore Reef vessel to ACBP
  • NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • TSA member carriers push back surcharge date
  • Bancroft-Jones nets third term on Vancouver Fraser port board
  • Coast Guard, WSF crew rescue man overboard in Elliott Bay
  • Alaska Airlines adding Tampa service at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
  • Georgia Ports Authority Board names Walters as chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • WSC welcomes Brussels consortia extension
    Council says vessel-sharing deals are established and essential to liner shipping
  • No US crude exports on tankers before 2017, says DNB Markets
    Analyst's meetings with energy giants suggest players are reluctant to invest
  • Brussels strengthens Europe's maritime security
    Damanaki says rekindling the maritime economy will also require tougher measures
  • Gulftainer enters the US market
    UAE-based operator wins the 35-year concession to operate Florida terminal
  • OW Bunkers acquires Wilhelmsen's fuel broker service
    Copenhagen-listed supplier seeks to increase its market share
  • European banks can fight their corner in Asia, says SocGen
    Lower funding costs and expertise will fight off threat, says Hong Kong asset finance boss
  • Aronnax: Any way the wind blows
    At last, a tech cluster sees the need to put its money where its mouth is
  • Wind gets a backer
    Shipowners back Finnish flettner cleantech start-up
  • VLGCs are shipping's star earners
    Average daily rate of $60,000 for the year so far put very large gas carriers ahead
  • Scorpio Tankers to raise $250m to buy back shares and stocks
    US-listed tanker company also plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes
  • Brussels to extend liner consortia rules
    Carrier alliances will benefit from antitrust immunity for a further five years
  • Insurgents capture Iraq's main oil refinery
    New fears over threat to tanker trades from southern ports as rebel groups advance
  • Class societies battle over price, not safety, says IACS
    Growth in competition will not threaten safety, argues outgoing chairman Cazzulo
  • Safe Bulkers raises $70m towards newbuildings
    Funds from preferred stock offering likely to be applied to 13-bulker programme
  • Former OSG chief takes the stand as an expert witness in Genco case
    Arntzen's valuation methodology attacked as case heads to the last day of the hearing
  • Transpacific lines delay peak season levy to July 1
    TSA says move is to coincide with expiration of various market rates
  • American Club gains tonnage and revenue
    P&I insurer makes new appointments to board
  • Shipowners' Club reports higher premiums for 2013 policy year
    Smaller vessel specialist clocks up 1.7m gt growth in entered tonnage

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Gulftainer signs Port Canaveral pact
    GT USA has signed a 35-year agreement with Port Canaveral that will be worth $100M in container and multipurpose cargo investments for the Central Florida port. The terminal operator, a subsidiary of United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer, said the agreement is expected to generate more than $280M in
  • Caribbean competition heats up
    Cruise giant Carnival Corp has reported better than expected results but voiced caution on escalating competition in the Caribbean. Carnival reported net income of $106M for 2Q14 versus $41M in 2Q13. Excluding non-cash items, adjusted net income was $80M versus $57M the year before. Adjusted profits
  • US considers counter-piracy weapons scheme
    Providing excess defence equipment to foreign governments is an option to be considered in reducing piracy in Africa, a US government report has recommended. The "United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan", issued on 20 June, updates a similar report issued in 2008 that did not
  • Perpetual share sales hit new peak
    Shipping's record-setting issuance of perpetual preferred equity continues to build, with another successful offering by Safe Bulkers. On 23 June, the Polys Hajioannou-led dry bulk owner priced 2.8M Series D perpetual shares at $25/share bearing an annual dividend rate of 8%. An additional 420,000
  • Box cargo growth slows
    Cargo volume growth in the global container trades is slowing down after a strong first quarter, according to a port throughput indicator by German economic research institutes ISL and RWI. Their monthly container handling index, derived from volume data from 75 ports across the globe, eased down
  • HMD secures West Africa LPG tanker option
    South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has secured an option for an LPG tanker from West Africa LPG. The 38,000m³ LPG tanker is booked for delivery in early 2017 and was declared less than a month after the original order for a similar vessel was placed. The duo will be classed with Lloyd's
  • CSSC Group new orders hit 8.7M dwt
    Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) received effective new orders of 8.7M dwt, equivalent to 2.4M adjusted gross tonnage, in the first five months of 2014. The market share of the new orders accounted for 16.5% and 13.4% of the global shipbuilding market in
  • Bergen Group in loan deal extension
    Listed Norwegian offshore yard and maritime services company Bergen Group and its banks have agreed to extend the maturity of a NOK180M ($30M) syndicated loan to the end of the year from 30 June, the company said in a statement yesterday. The loan, which was agreed at the beginning of the year, was
  • Pan Ocean orders two Capesizes
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean said today it had ordered two Capesize bulkers. Pan Ocean, led by Kim You Sik, told IHS Maritime that each of the 207,000dwt vessels would be built at Chinese shipyard New Times Shipbuilding. The ships, costing a total of KRW114.88Bn ($112.55M), are scheduled
  • Missing Taiwanese boat found
    A Taiwanese fishing boat that may have been hijacked has been located, Taiwan's representative office in Indonesia said yesterday. According to satellite data, the Kuo Rong 333 was located 64nm northwest off Pantar of Nusa Tenggara Timur, an island about 1,200km east of Java. Registered in Donggang,
  • Pacific Radiance enters JV with Mexican company
    Singapore-based offshore oilfield service provider Pacific Radiance said today that its subsidiary, Radiance Offshore Holdings, has entered into a joint venture with a Mexican shipping company. Under the joint venture with Consultoria y Servicios Petroleros, both companies will incorporate a Mexican
  • Rights offering to cut HHIC fair value
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin HI & Construction's (HHIC) rights offering is likely to erode the firm's fair value, said Samsung Securities' analyst Youngsoo Han in a research note today. HHIC has seen its share price plunge 31% over the past month, during which it announced a KRW196Bn ($193M)
  • Ship sales mask flat recycling market
    Six ships were sold for recycling in India last week, even as average prices are being dragged down by the softening rupee. Prices in India continue to languish at $455/lt ldt for bulkers and $485/lt ldt for tankers. Prices in Pakistan and Bangladesh are lagging behind by $5/lt ldt due to the
  • 'Below consensus' profit for Hyundai Glovis
    KDB Daewoo Securities predicts that Hyundai Glovis' operating profit to total KRW175.1Bn ($171.9M), 4.9% below the market consensus of KRW183.7Bn. At current foreign exchange levels, it appears unlikely that operating profit will come in above consensus, believes KDB Daewoo securities. KDB Daewoo
  • Another L-Type ship joins Evergreen
    Ever Lissome, the fifth of Evergreen Marine Corp's 8,508teu containerships built by China Shipbuilding in Kaohsiung, has been delivered in May and is on its first voyage for Evergreen's Asia-North America East Coast (AUE) route. The ship is plying the AUE route via the Suez Canal calling at Xiamen,
  • Icon Offshore records jump in 1Q14 revenue
    Malaysia-listed Icon Offshore Icon Offshore recorded a surge of MYR14.8M ($4.6M) or a 22.7% quarter-on-quarter increase in its revenue for 1Q14 ended on 31 March 2014. The increase in revenue was primarily attributed to the additional revenue from new vessels acquired in subsequent nine months after
  • Damco starts business in Myanmar
    Third-party logistics provider Damco has started operating the first international standard warehouse and Container Freight Station (CFS) facility in Myanmar. "Damco is the first global logistics company in Myanmar," said Kiattichai Pitpreecha, MD of Damco's Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar cluster,
  • Manyplus 12 crew rescued
    The 11 crew of Malaysian-registered tug boat, Manyplus 12 were located and rescued by a fishing boat, about 100nm northwest of Kota Kinabalu on 22 June, after being lost since 9 June. Manyplus 12 had barge Hub 18 under its tow. The shipping company reported the missing tug boat on 16 June to ReCAAP
  • VLGC rates still heading north
    Ongoing tight tonnage supply has ensured that VLGC rates continue to face upward pressure. The Baltic LPG index yesterday assessed rates for the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East at $130.125/tonne, working out to daily earnings of $118,422, based on bunker prices in Fujairah. The index reached a
  • Nova Tankers pool disbands
    Nova Tankers, a VLCC pool that originally started with four member companies in 2012, will be disbanded from 30 June. The decision follows the gradual departure of three of the companies from the pool. The pool began operating in 2012 with 40 VLCCs from Maersk Tankers, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) unit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • US Customs issues guidelines for West Coast diversions
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued guidelines for ship and cargo contingency plans ahead of a possible West Coast trade disruption arising from the expiration of the longshore labor union contract. Less than a week remains until the current contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific...
  • NY-NJ port performance task force unveils report
    An industry group seeking ways to improve performance of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued 23 recommendations covering chassis, trucking, communication, performance indicators, and more. "Now the hard work begins," said John Nardi, president of the New York Shipping Association and vice chairman of the port performance...
  • Chinese Ports Lead the World in Berth Productivity, JOC Group Inc. Data Shows
    NEWARK, N.J., June 24, 2014 - Chinese container ports are the world's most productive, according to the 2013 JOC Port Productivity Data rankings released today. Last year's top three ports globally, in terms of berth productivity, were Tianjin, Qingdao and Ningbo. The top three terminals were APM Terminals Yokohama and...
  • JOC data points to strong gains in berth activity
    Many of the world's ports and terminals improved their berth productivity last year - some registered impressive gains - as they responded to the challenges of handling ever-larger container ships. Yesterday's second annual release of JOC Group Inc. Port Productivity Data, which measures the number of container moves per-vessel, per-hour at...
  • Charleston ILA threatens strike
    International Longshoremen's Association members at Charleston have authorized a strike, but the union has not attempted to halt work at the port. The ILA's longshore and checkers' locals in Charleston voted for the strike authorization last week. The vote was an apparent effort to pressure employers in negotiations for local contracts...
  • Port Canaveral, Gulftainer ink deal
    Port Canaveral CEO John E. Walsh, left, and Gulftainer's Badr H. JafarA new terminal slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2014 could be a game-changer for Port Canaveral's container shipping market. Gulftainer and officials at Port Canaveral made the partnership official yesterday with a well-attended signing ceremony. The company...
  • In port choice, shipper puts reliability before all else
    Beneficial cargo owners choose to route their shipments via those ports with excellent infrastructure, multiple ocean shipping and inland transportation options and a productive workforce, but the game-breaker is reliability, according to a Kuehne + Nagel executive. "Be consistent and stable, that is most important," Stefan Minder, vice president-West area, told...
  • Berth Productivity: The Trends, Outlook and Market Forces Impacting Ship Turnaround Times
    The JOC's Port Productivity whitepaper provides global rankings of key terminals and ports in the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia. The dataset behind this whitepaper consists of over 150,000 vessel calls during 2013, inclusive of 771 terminals operating at 483 global ports worldwide. The JOC's newest whitepaper, BERTH PRODUCTIVITY, The Trends,...
  • Future VSAs to lag P3's scope, SeaIntel analyst says
    Container lines will continue to look to vessel-sharing agreements to reduce their operational costs, but new alliances will likely be less ambitious following the Chinese rejection of the P3 Network, a noted shipping analyst says. Although Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will likely come back with major VSA...
  • LTL carriers building pricing power in 'strong' 2Q
    There's a buzz about less-than-truckload transportation these days, and it's not the sound of drones. Despite predictions that tiny, unmanned aircraft flown by Amazon and others may drop packages on doorsteps some day, "until drones are invented that can handle 2,000 pound shipments, we're stuck with trucks," James Welch, chairman and...
  • Southern California shippers can tap Uber-like trucking service
    The "Uberization" of trucking appears to be gaining momentum, with a Southern California company today launching a platform to connect local shippers with area drivers via their desktops and smartphones. Cargomatic, based in Venice, Calif., already can connect regional shippers with hundreds of local drivers and plans to be begin serving...
  • US private equity fund KKR set to sell Turkish short sea carrier - report
    U.S. private equity fund KKR is reportedly mulling the sale of UN Ro-Ro to its previous owners for around half of what it paid for the Turkish roll-on, roll-off shipping line seven years ago. The International Transporters Association of Turkey (UND), a trucker's cooperative, which sold UN Ro-Ro to New York-based...
  • European Commission extends antitrust exemption for liner consortia
    The European Union today extended by five years an antitrust exemption for liner shipping consortia, in the face of opposition from shippers. The regulation, which will now run through April 2020, allow carriers with a combined market share below 30 percent to enter into cooperation agreements to provide joint cargo services. The...
  • China boosts European gateway effort
    Even as it shot down an ambitious plan by Europe's three largest ocean carriers to join forces, China was beefing up its bid to create a continental gateway to distribute its products across its largest export market. The decision by Beijing's antitrust regulators to block the P3 Network alliance between Maersk...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Earnings joy for Carnival
    Cruise giant Carnival Corporation has reportedly significantly better than expected second quarter earnings on improved yields and lower costs.
  • Nautilus 16 hit Chapter 11
    Andreas Papathomas-led Nautilus Holdings and several affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a fleet of 16 containerships.
  • Damco expands in Myanmar
    Damco has started operating the first international standard warehouse and container freight station in Myanmar.
  • Bunker broker sold
    Denmark's OW Bunker has acquired marine fuel broker Wilhelmsen Marine Fuels for an undisclosed sum.
  • Scorpio notes for shares
    Scorpio Tankers is looking to raise some $250m in senior convertible notes in a private placement, largely to boost its existing shares-buyback programme, the company disclosed today.
  • More bonds for Yang Ming
    Yang Ming Marine has raised TWD3.85bn ($128m) from a bond issue aimed at replenish working capital and repaying bank debts.
  • Pan Ocean stumps up
    Singapore-listed Pan Ocean today confirmed it will invest KRW 114.9bn ($112m) on two capesize newbuildings.
  • Icon up six-fold in Q1
    Icon Offshore has seen first quarter profit jump by more than six-fold, according to newly released figures.
  • Hijacked crew rescued
    The crew of a tug that was suspected of being hijacked earlier this month off Borneo have been rescued authorities have confirmed.
  • KNOP gets two more
    KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) is expanding its fleet with the addition of two shuttle tanker newbuildings in deals worth $335m.
  • PIL tests money markets
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) is reportedly testing the waters for a potential SGD1bn ($800m) fund raising exercise, it has emerged.
  • NAO shares surge
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has seen its stock price surge by 13.3% in a single day's trading in New York.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Task Force offers recommentations to improve Port of NY/NJ
  • Zim reveals talks with strategic partners
    Zim's parent company said in a stock exchange filing last week that the liner company has held talks seeking a strategic partner, but said both its debt and the Israel government's "golden" share were obstacles in those negotiations.
  • Descartes to sell 9.5 million shares
  • Gulftainer to operate terminal at Port Canaveral
    Port Canaveral has signed a 35-year agreement with GT-USA, the U.S. arm of Gulftainer, a terminal operator headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, to operate and further develop its container and multi-purpose cargo terminal.
  • OW Bunker buys Wilhelmsen Marine Fuels
  • Ford uses special rail car to deliver vans
    Ford Motor Co. has modified standard bi-level rail cars used by auto manufacturers for finished vehicle shipments to transport its new full-size Transit cargo vans in the United States, the company said.
  • Yusen starts cold-chain LTL service in Indochina
  • TSA delays peak season surcharge until July 1
  • Damco sets up CFS in Myanmar
  • Old Dominion expands in Maine
  • French air traffic controller strike impacts shipments
  • Europe extends exemption for shipping consortia to 2020
  • Washington Notebook: U.S. agencies to test integrated trusted shipper program

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 24, 2014
  • Softer pricing in evidence across Europe
    Suppliers can't agree on market direction in Rotterdam.
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    South African markets soft.
  • Russia put brakes on fuel oil tax hikes
    Draft law proposes delays of two years.
  • Fishing fleet fuel subsidies 'huge disservice' to mankind
    'Fuel subsidies opened the door to industrial-scale fleets that are fishing at an unsustainable pace.'
  • OW Bunker buys bunker broker
    Acquisition fits OW's integrated business model, says company.
  • Feeder operators fear new ECA rules
    Freight charges will inevitably rise, says Delphis boss.
  • SLPA facing questions over Hambantota bunker cargo
    'Questions are being raised as to what process was followed in the selection of trader and the supplier.'
  • Korean shipping company sells bunker stake
    Bunker company is Singapore-based.
  • More consolidation 'will be good'
    Less competition may allow for better quality suppliers.
  • Asian bunker prices softening
    Prices have ended the day lower at most key hubs.
  • New refinery terminal to be built at Fujairah
    Project includes fuel oil storage.
  • Shipping group questioned over flawed reporting
    Chinese state auditor uncovers missing records for bunker fuel purchases among other discrepancies.
  • Drive system enhances tanker performance
    System offers 9% efficiency boost.
  • Japanese shipowner buys modern duo
    Fuel-efficient newbuildings to join fleet in 2017.
  • DNV GL: Latest version of concept ship more fuel efficient
    Vessel makes several improvements over earlier model.

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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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