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BRIEFS
May 26, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China box makers Singamas, CIMC focus of US anti-dumping probe
  • Over zealous Italian anti-trust regulators reined in by two courts
  • BIFA: Mandatory container weigh-ins likely outcome as 20pc overweight
  • Truck duties spark new EU-Russia trade row as Crimea tensions rise
  • EU and China sign 'safe trader' customs accord to speed clearance
  • Oman's Sohar OCIT container terminal docks 10,000-TEU APL Savannah
  • American Trucking Associations tonnage index rises 4.8pc in April
  • South Carolina posts 12pc box hike, busiest Charleston month since 2008
  • Largest vessel - 4,300 TEU - handled by DP World Saigon terminal
  • Singapore Changi Airport's April cargo upticks 0.6pc to 151,100 tonnes
  • DHL charter demand for South America fruit exports to Asia, US surges
  • Revolution hits air cargo, Coyne warns as major change transforms market

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • ITIC issues fake agency accounts warning
  • Shipping cos find LNG carriers more attractive
  • Shipping Secretary commends activities of Seafarers' Home, Kandla
  • Bajaj likely to export 50,000 units in 2014-15
  • Tirupur knitwear exporters urge RBI to check further rise in INR
  • BCHAA delegation calls on new MbPT Chairman
  • DP World celebrates grand opening of automated Brisbane terminal
  • JN Port completes a glorious 25 years
  • Kattupalli International Container Terminal commences reefer exports
  • LDA's arbitration notice on Haldia port dispute rejected
  • US further postpones 100 pc container scanning
  • Assocham proposes several steps to enhance economic growth
  • Forex reserves up by $ 1.09 bn to $ 314.92 bn
  • FTAs may be tweaked to boost domestic manufacturing
  • INR ends strong at 58.50 on heavy fund inflow
  • MAT may be withdrawn to revive SEZs
  • Coastal security exercise in Gujarat and Daman & Diu
  • DHL outlines logistics wishlist for new government
  • Almajdouie moves massive cold boxes
  • CEE holds 5th Annual Membership Conference in Antwerp
  • DP World celebrates customer's Guinness world record movement of heavy load

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New chief officer cargo at Air Malta
  • Greenbrier lands large railcar orders
  • Reshuffle at Cargolux continues
  • Union Pacific invests in Missouri's rail infrastructure
  • British Airways' newest double decker and minibus touch down
  • TT Club welcomes new claims director
  • IDS sees winning start to year
  • K Line receives Port of Long Beach environmental award
  • WCA honours Qualitair & Sea
  • IT "made in Germany" for China's logistics market
  • Boeing twins for Eva Air
  • More trucks from UK to mainland Europe
  • IMO moves ahead with container weight verification
  • E-commerce and logistics set for global growth
  • Saudia Cargo directly from Europe to Doha
  • Upward trend in global trade continues

Marine Logweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Island Offshore back at Vard
  • ASD tug to have Cat power and propulsion
  • Critical waterways bill passed by U.S. Congress

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Port group praises congress for Water Resources bill passage
  • Oregon Iron Works merging with Vigor Industrial
  • Rail freight traffic count rolls to positive week
  • Greenbrier announces orders for 7,000 new railcar units
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names new senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • NYK and Knutsen expand their relationship into LNG shipping
    Japanese and Norwegian firms will jointly own ships tied to Gas Natural Fenosa contract
  • Iron ore bosses slam unions over Port Hedland strike vote
    MUA officials ponder their options as dispute with tug operator Teekay Shipping drags on
  • Sainty Marine wins London arbitration to terminate contracts
    Chinese yard cancels newbuilding and charter deals for six 64,000 dwt bulkers
  • East-west freight rates continue to fall
    Asia to Europe prices are down for a second week but remain ahead on-year
  • China Shipping Group signs $8bn deal with China Development Bank
    State-owned entities seal symbolic agreement for developing business
  • Concordia Maritime lands new charter contracts with oil major
    Shipowner pursues Asia-Pacific oil products trade with P-Max tankers
  • StealthGas aims to extend leading share in handysize LPG carriers
    Share price leaps after first-quarter profit increase
  • Israel Corp shareholders to vote on Zim restructuring next month
    Restructuring deal will see Israel Corp's shareholding in carrier reduced to 32%
  • Höegh LNG reduces its losses on lower project-financing costs
    Gas specialist is pleased with its performance as it looks to floating regasification
  • Flat spot market knocks Golden Ocean
    Fredriksen-controlled dry bulk operator at whim of weak market conditions
  • Seaspan announces new $75m fundraiser
    New York-listed company unveils an equity distribution agreement
  • DryShips secures relief from its banks in exchange for Ocean Rig shares
    Economou is bullish about prospects for his offshore drilling contractor
  • BW Group joins with Singapore's Pavilion Energy to buy LNG carriers
    Major step towards turning Singapore into gas hub
  • DFDS 'increasingly confident' of European and UK recovery
    Danish shortsea operator bullish despite loss in seasonally low first quarter
  • Week on Wall Street | May 23
    Free to read: Shipping's Letter from America
  • Why Joe Public is right to question passenger-shipping safety
    Casualties must teach us what went wrong and why and how to prevent future losses

Sea-webweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • DFDS narrows losses
    Strong demand for its services in the North Sea region helped DFDS, the Copenhagen-based listed freight ferry and logistics services group, to cut its interim loss, said the company in a statement. Group net loss narrowed to DK110M ($18M) in the first quarter on revenues of DK2.85Bn, up from a
  • IMO discusses designing 'unsinkable ship'
    Technical discussions are ongoing at the IMO on how design of international ro-ro passenger and other passenger ships could be refined to enhance their survivability after accidents. EU research has found that "probabilistic damage stability methodology" could help set requirements that could
  • Vard clinches another order in short succession
    Singapore-listed Vard Holdings Limited (Vard) has won a new contract with Island Offshore Group for constructing an offshore support vessel (OSV) of Rolls-Royce design, valued at excess of NOK1B ($168M). The OSV is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2016 from Vard Brevik in Norway,
  • Yangzhou Guoyu wins container quartet
    Chinese shipbuilder Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard has won an order for up to four dual-fuel container ships for German partners Guoyu Nordic Shipping (GNS Shipping) and Nordic Hamburg. Two firm 1,400teu vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and two options are attached to the order. The ships will be
  • Jinhai HI wins CMA CGM trio
    China's Zhoushan-based Jinhai Heavy Industry (HI) today said it had won an order from CMA CGM to build three 2,500teu box ships. The order for the container ships will help the yard optimise its product structure, lift its core competitiveness, and achieve strategic transfer, said the company in a
  • HMD wins West Africa LPG
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won an order for an LPG carrier from new shipowner West Africa LPG, founded last year and registered in the British Virgin Islands. The 38,000m³ vessel - with overall length of 174m, beam 30m, and depth 18.2m - is due for delivery in November
  • Finnlines orders new propulsion tech
    Finnlines has awarded a GBP3.8M ($6.4M) contract to Rolls-Royce to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Ro-Ro ships, which should make them more efficient yet let them maintain the speeds required on their routes in the Baltic Sea. Andrew Marsh, Rolls-Royce's president for services,
  • BW LPG tops Q1 forecasts
    BW LPG, the world's largest owner of VLGCs, has reported first-quarter results well above forecast, although the company sees the outlook beyond next year as hard to predict. Group net profit in the first quarter totalled $30.7M, reversing a loss of $13.7M in the same period last year. Revenues rose
  • Port Creation service aids 3D navigation
    Training provider ECDIS Ltd has created a service for ship crews to rehearse navigating in ports in three dimensions (3D). Port Creation will be launched on 11 June at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton, a company spokeswoman told IHS Maritime. Customers will be able to have a port's key
  • Italdraghe dredger for Ethiopia
    Italdraghe, the Italian dredger builder, has delivered and commissioned an SGT 250 cutter suction dredger for Lake Tana - the source of the Blue Nile - in Ethiopia. Bought by the country's National Ministry of Water and Energy, the vessel was assembled and launched in the port town Gorgora, on the
  • LNG America selects ABS to classify bunker barges
    ABS has landed the contract to classify LNG America's first LNG bunker barges, being designed by naval architecture firm Jensen Maritime. "We are pleased to be working with ABS on this important domestic initiative," said Keith Meyer, president and CEO of LNG America, a Houston-based LNG fuel supply
  • New propulsion system for SuperStar Virgo
    Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo has become the first cruise vessel in Southeast Asia with Rolls-Royce's Promas Lite propulsion system, designed to save fuel and enhance energy efficiency. Norwegian Spirit, operated by Star Cruises' subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line, was the first vessel in the fleet to
  • Rostock completes intermodal terminal
    It has taken two years, but today the German port of Rostock celebrated the completion of its intermodal terminal, which will "double the handling capacity to more than 140,000 units per year", said Rostock's managing director, Ulrich Bauermeister. Funded by the port - aided by 70% subsidies from
  • DNV GL offers advice on LNG bunkering in Middle East
    Middle East shipowners and operators can get advice on safe LNG bunkering in the Middle East and South Asia from classification society DNV GL's new Recommended Practice (RP), as Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council members gear up to supply LNG as a marine fuel. M Shahrin Osman, DNV GL regional
  • BW and Pavilion Energy form JV
    BW Group and Pavilion Energy have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture - BW Pavilion LNG - to acquire, manage, and charter maritime LNG assets, including LNG carriers. Pavilion Energy is a subsidiary of the Singapore government's investment company, Temasek Holdings. BW Group CEO
  • India's port procedures need reform
    The reform of India's port sector must cover procedures at existing ports, a shipping line has told IHS Maritime. Hopes are high that India's incoming government will force through reforms, although shipping lines have outlined the big problems they face. "The only comment we have is the constrained
  • Eitzen Chemical losses rise in Q1
    Eitzen Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier company, has reported rising losses in the first quarter of 2014 on weak markets with bad weather hitting operations and an unrealised cost item, the company said in a statement. Group net loss widened to $25.8M in the first quarter from $21.1M
  • Maersk Line doubles Q1 profit
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit in the A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) group of Copenhagen, more than doubled its net profit in the first quarter and has raised its forecast for the full year, APM said in a statement. Maersk Line net income rose to $454M in the quarter, up from $204M in the same
  • Taiwan changes shipping rules for Chinese vessels
    Chinese vessels will be allowed to navigate the sea around Taiwan upon filing an application 24 hours in advance under a new amendment to the Regulations Governing the Approval and Administration of Direct Cross-Strait Sea Transport between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. The amendment would
  • Crane detained for illegal salvage
    A crane vessel has been detained for allegedly stripping shipwrecks off Penang Island for scrap metal. A pile of ship parts was on Hai Wei Gong 889 when officials from the Marine Department of Malaysia boarded the vessel off Kendi Island. The marine department was alerted following an investigative
  • Golden Ocean expects loss in Q2
    Golden Ocean Group, the Oslo-listed dry bulk carrier owner in John Fredriksen's business empire, forecasts a small loss for the second quarter of this year after positive market sentiment was damped by weaker rates, although these look likely to pick up. Group net profit rose year-on-year to $10.1M
  • MOL conducts safety drill to enhance its readiness
    Japanese shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has successfully conducted a safety tabletop drill on 22 May 2014, with the cooperation of Japan Coast Guard's 6th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. MOL held the drill with the goal of strengthening its emergency response structure in accordance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Tech-Savvy Truckers Search Big Data for Drivers
    PRINCETON, New Jersey - Trucking companies are turning to technology to recruit, train and keep truck drivers, as qualified job candidates become increasingly hard to find. Companies such as J.B. Hunt Transport are analyzing so-called Big Data - large amounts of information gathered from multiple sources - to better recruit and...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific Rates Drop
    The SCFI for North Europe fell 7.7 percent in the week of May 23. Full-size chart Spot container freight rates as measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index dropped on the Asia-Europe lane for the second straight week, and Asia-U.S. rates declined after a week of minimal gains. Spot rates from Shanghai to...
  • US Toy Imports Sag Further
    Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline in the first quarter of 2014. Full-size chart Though containerized toy imports coming to the United States are down, the toy industry's bottom line doesn't seem to be hurting. Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline...
  • North American Rail Volumes Continue to Rise
    North American intermodal traffic is up 5.3 percent so far this year on reporting railroads. Source: AAR. Full-size chart The volumes of both carloads and intermodal units on railroads in North America continued their upward trend in mid-May, according to the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending May 17, AAR reported...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for May 23
    Several carriers have planned general rate increases in multiple trade routes in June and July, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Shipping lines in their global operations have lost billions of dollars in four of the past five years because of overcapacity fostered...
  • Congress Sends WRRDA to Obama
    The Senate's vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has sent the long-delayed port and waterway bill to President Obama for his likely signature. The bill would authorize major port and inland waterway projects, accelerate harbor deepening by streamlining approvals, allow Harbor Maintenance Tax collections to be used for...
  • Six From ILA Admit 'Christmas' Extortion
    Six former International Longshoremen's Association officials and members have admitted participating in a "Christmas tribute" racket in which dockworkers were pressured into making annual payments that were funneled to organized crime. The six pleaded guilty this month in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to extortion conspiracy. They are scheduled...
  • 'P2' Alliance Takes Shape
    In the face of looming competition from new or expanded ocean shipping alliances among the biggest carriers, smaller lines are taking steps to ensure their own long-term survival. United Arab Shipping Co. is a case in point. In the last year it has ordered 17 new post-Panamax container ships to replace...
  • ILWU Seeking Three-Year Contract
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is seeking a contract for just three years, according to Agriculture Transportation Coalition Executive Director Peter Friedmann, significantly shorter than shippers would like. Issues at the center of the negotiations include jurisdiction and health care, and the latter figures into the length of the contract....
  • Consolidation Ahead for China's Fragmented Express Market
    HONG KONG - The huge revenue being generated by China's fast-growing e-commerce business is masking a decline in the price per parcel that is expected to spur consolidation in the fragmented express courier market. There are an estimated 8,000 companies offering express delivery in China, ranging from one-man-and-a-moped outfits covering part...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Ardmore lands loan
    Irish product and chemical tanker operator Ardmore Shipping has lined up a $39m loan backed by Credit Agricole CIB.
  • SFL seals box charters
    Ship Finance International Ltd has lined up long-term charters for four containerships under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.
  • SFL buys bulkers
    Diversified Norwegian operator Ship Finance International Limited has acquired a pair of kamsarmax bulkers.
  • Riding high
    Emanuele Grimaldi - showjumping's loss, shipping's gain
  • The man with the golden run
    Lucy Hine talks to the Korean shipyard worker with the world at his feet
  • Officer class
    Dodging disaster at every turn, Julian Peter finds out if he has what it takes
  • Blockbuster will have you on the edge of your seat
    A high-tech maritime chair from a tiny Norwegian design company has become one of the hottest seats in Hollywood, thanks to the upcoming summer blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction.
  • The joy of sextant
    David Barrie first heard the word sextant as a nine-year-old watching Mutiny on the Bounty in a darkened cinema.
  • How Maersk nearly missed the bus
    The group took its time committing to containerisation before making the decision that changed the face of shipping. Paul Berrill traces the events that transformed the company into today's behemoth
  • Back to basics
    An island-hopping trip half the length of Indonesia recalls the delights and drawbacks of an earlier era of travel. By Jonathan Boonzaier
  • Samba night fever
    Sober shipping executive by day, Sergio Leal marches to a different drummer when he's off duty. Rob Ward reports from Rio de Janeiro
  • An 'inspector calls
    Eric Martin follows Coast Guard officer Rebecca Grimes as she runs the rule over a visiting Taiwanese ship
  • Buy, buy baby
    Owners who heeded Morten Arntzen's positive Posidonia message of 2012 are a collection $4.12bn in the black. Andy Pierce analyses the figures
  • Namura takes over Sasebo
    Namura Shipbuilding is set to take over Sasebo Heavy Industries in an acquisition that will create Japan's second largest shipbuilding group.
  • Barbaro sells to Rosneft
    Russian energy group Rosneft has signed a deal to take over Pietro Barbaro's Russian tanker business.
  • The TW+ guide to... Posidonia
  • A true brew, no bull
    What best-sellers with a maritime connection leave you wanting more? Well TradeWinds, the shipping news provider, of course, and also... the beer.
  • A gentleman bows out
    On the eve of his final Posidonia as RBS shipping boss, Lambros Varnavides reflects on four decades in the business. Joe Brady says the bank's recent travails should not be allowed to cloud a magnificent career
  • Going in for the krill
    The reefer trade may be in run-off mode, but it's a 'slow, profitable run-off', thanks in large part to Antarctica's billions of tons of plankton, Thanassis Laskaridis tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Traditions old and new
    Never be afraid to move with the times, but don't lose touch with the past, Captain Panagiotis Tsakos tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Behind every successful man you'll find...
    Well, in George Procopiou's case, you'll find three hard-working daughters. Gillian Whittaker talks to the proud father
  • It's all adding up nicely
    'I think in numbers,' admits Navios boss Angeliki Frangou. And as Gillian Whittaker explains, those numbers are looking pretty good
  • Remote run
    The UK is seeking a brave liner company ready to take on the challenge of serving one of the world's most remote islands.
  • Leave it to the professionals
    John Angelicoussis has trenchant views about the influx of new money into shipping, as Gillian Whittaker finds out
  • Accidents, waiting to happen
    The Sewol tragedy raises the question: are there better ways to rescue passengers at sea? Paul Berrill examines what is going wrong
  • Enjoy the party, but don't lose sight of the basics
    It's Posidonia time again. And thoughts turn towards the Greek shipping market as we approach the event where deals are done behind closed doors and its public face emerges at the multiple parties.
  • DFDS edges down
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS has blamed a late Easter break for a slight downturn in first quarter earnings.
  • Kurdish crude coup
    The Kurdistan region of Iraq has exported its first crude cargo on a Greek suezmax from the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
  • Vards adds another
    Fincantieri-owned Vard Holdings has won another big new offshore order, its second in a week.
  • TMT ship on the block
    A car carrier owned by Nobu Su's embattled Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) is to be auctioned off next month in Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Rem ramps it up
    Norway's Rem Offshore has lifted earnings in the first quarter as the spot market improved.
  • Another delay for Eimskip
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has revealed another delay to its second newbuilding in China.
  • Fiori's high hopes
    d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has chartered out two eco-MR newbuildings launching this week in Vietnam.
  • Seaspan eyes new funds
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is plotting more fundraising after registering a potential share sale worth up to $75m.
  • BW teams with Temasek
    BW Group is teaming with the Singapore government to jointly invest in the maritime LNG sector, it emerged Friday.
  • Buy, buy baby
    Morten Arntzen cut a positive figure the last time the shipping world assembled for Posidonia.
  • Wishful thinking
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Golden eyes SGX exit
    Golden Ocean says it may consider de-listing from the Singapore Stock Exchange due to poor investor response.
  • BW LPG in clover
    BW LPG has made a strong start to 2014 with the strong VLGC freight rate environment helping it to post a net profit of $31m.
  • Headland strike averted
    Fears that Australia's Port Hedland may be brought to a standstill by a strike have been temporarily suspended.
  • Best in class
    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has landed a contract to class what will likely be the first LNG bunker barges in North America.
  • Cape deal sealed
    DryShips of Greece has completed the acquisition of capesize bulker that has been the subject of speculation for several months.
  • DRYS narrows loss
    DryShips turned in a first-quarter loss Thursday but the diversified Greek operator's chief executive remains confident that the tides will turn in the second-half of the year.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Lack of surge capacity could magnify West Coast port disruption
    North American supply chains will be strongly affected over the next three months by the negotiations for a new contract between the ILWU and employers, said Noël Perry, managing director and senior consultant at FTR.
  • Crude transport safety: Is it the oil or the mode?
    This week's report that oil harvested from the Bakken shale formation isn't more dangerous for rail transport than any other light, sweet crude stands in contrast to statements that Bakken light crude may be more flammable.
  • NYK Line expands Jacksonville ro/ro service
  • Sea Star implements chassis program in Southeast
    Sea Star Line, which operates a liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, said Thursday that effective June 2, it will introduce a new chassis program for shipments moving to and from the Southeast United States.
  • Protest ceases operations at Kenya port
  • Livingston International adds new CTO
  • WRRDA clears Senate
    Two days after an overwhelming vote in the House for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, the Senate voted 91-7 to send the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
  • AMPORTS being repurchased by Lincolnshire
  • Alphaliner: Number of idle containerships dropping
  • Group asks FMCSA for HOS wait-time exemption
  • FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
  • Weekly GRI roundup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly firm in Houston
    Tight avails reported at the US Gulf port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • OW Bunker restructures Asia operations
    Paul Bradshaw, General Manager for Asia, will be leaving the company.
  • Prices lacklustre in Fujairah
    Prices firm in Cape Town.
  • Rosneft acquires inland shipping company
    To build presence in river oil transport.
  • IFO prices close week on firm note
    Avails were reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • WSS highlights fuel quality issues
    Problems associated with HFOs and distillates will continue, but there are solutions, company says.
  • Marine lube in train to reduce ships' engine exhaust
    Formulation applies to slow-speed two-stroke diesel engines.
  • Refinery maintenance hits fuel oil exports
    Russian April refinery runs were down by over 6%, cutting fuel oil production by almost 8%.
  • Panama bunker sector 'seeing volumes fall'
    Fewer vessels calling at Panamanian ports, says Maritime Chamber official.
  • Cargo blending ban causes confusion
    Ambiguity in regulation already in force may have implications for the offshore bunker supply industry.
  • Chinese yard makes first foray in dual-fuel market
    Boxships on order for Finnish operator.
  • Week ends with IFO prices mostly up in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuel were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Calls for ECA in Pearl River Delta face 'hurdles'
    Questions raised over whether Chinese players would be prepared to 'pay the green bill'.
  • VTTI seeks stock exchange listing
    MISC and Vitol both in discussions for the development.
  • Demand for 'eco' vessels rising, says Italian group
    Charters for newbuilds going at 'very profitable levels'.
  • Company claims success in sea trials for fuel-saving ore carrier
    Fuel-saving technology can be applied to different ship types.

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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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