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October 27, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-north Europe container freight rates fall 1.1pc to US$697/TEU
  • OOIL posts 5.7pc revenue increase in third quarter to US$1.51 billion
  • More Asia-Europe, transpacific services to be cut over winter
  • SingPost to invest US$142.6 million in e-commerce hub
  • Singapore steps up Ebola protective measures, HK alerts local doctors
  • Pirates attack ship 50 kilometres west of Singapore, steal engine parts
  • Jebel Ali terminal docks its first ship, the 8,500-TEU APL Phoenix
  • Phase 2 of Busan box shop to raise capacity to 2.5 million TEU in 2015
  • UPS to raise rates 4.9pc in US, Canada and Puerto Rico December 29
  • Citi research chief: Urbanisation to bring Asia bright logistics future
  • Air freight volumes expected to grow 4.1pc a year for 5 years: IATA
  • American Airlines Cargo, US Airways Cargo combine under one waybill
  • Lambert-St Louis sees third straight month of increased traffic

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • "K" Line continues to be included in FTSE4Good Global Index
  • BBC Chartering locates North American hub in Houston
  • Expanded Panama Canal won't be able to handle ULCVs
  • SCI interacts with Gujarat trade on coastal & ex-im container movements
  • TSC CREST opens office in Gujarat
  • Corn exports nosedive due to high prices
  • Hyundai India to focus on emerging markets to boost car exports
  • India mulls safeguards against Chinese imports
  • US finally opens up to Indian lychees
  • WTO rules against India restricting import of poultry products from US
  • Adani Port-Mundra wins 11 gold medals, 3 silver at quality forum convention
  • Antwerp port participates in discussion on LNG bunkering standards & procedures
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia offers Garment-On-Hanger innovation
  • Cut in diesel prices seen reducing truck rentals by 3-4 pc
  • India likely to re-start study on FTA feasibility with Russia
  • Mines Ministry cannot reduce export duty on iron ore, says Secy
  • Reduce interest rates for demand push, says Fieo President
  • India Hazmat & Liquid Bulk 2014 on Dec. 4 in Mumbai
  • Busy Sept. for Pakistani project expert
  • Jumbo Shipping completes Ithaca's Stella FPF-1 mooring system
  • Lone Star Transportation merges with Daseke Inc.
  • PPG appoints new member in West Indies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Tiaca-ACF - «Klasse statt Masse»
  • Grant secures DR Congo road project
  • NYK retains place in FTSE4Good index
  • City logistics concept wins BVL award
  • DSV spreading its wings in Brazil
  • Whistle blow starts work on 4 m corridor
  • FedEx forecasts record holiday volumes
  • Lan Cargo touching down in Basel
  • Rotterdam records slight increase in throughput
  • Bridge eases rail bottleneck in Chicago
  • Ceva ploughing fortune into vehicle fleet
  • Biman already ending Frankfurt operation
  • RWI/ISL container index decreases slightly

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • Two charged after Port Botany drug swoop
    Two men have been charged with importing chemicals in two states after a joint Australian Federal Police and Customs operation this week. The arrests, in Adelaide and Sydney , came as police investigating serious organised crime seized 50 litres of liquid containing pseudoephedrine from a
  • Fredriksen's Geveral to bid for Flex LNG
    Geveran Trading is planning to launch a takeover bid for Flex LNG after its stake had exceeded 40%. Geveran, a company controlled by the shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, said today it has acquired 12.7M shares in Flex LNG, the LNG shipping group, at a price of NK7.75 each. This follows a 24
  • Dynamic Med ro-ro traffic for Italy
    Italy's ro-ro connections with north Africa and the eastern Mediterranean have flourished in the past decade, according the statistics released this week by the shipowners association Confitarma. Confitarma added that 29 ro-ro cargo vessels totalling 1,169gt had been added to the Italian fleet
  • SK Shipping, KLC and Hyundai LNG Shipping triumph in KOGAS tender
    SK Shipping, Korea Line Corporation, and Hyundai LNG Shipping have emerged victors in Korea Gas Corporation's (KOGAS) six-LNG carrier tender. Each company was awarded two ships KOGAS announced today. SK Shipping, working with Samsung Heavy Industries, will construct two LNG carriers with the KC-1
  • Environmentalists want 10 year Arctic shipping moratorium
    The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called for a 10 year moratorium on Arctic shipping according to a report released on 21 October. The group, n established UK group that works with local NGOs, film, and television to reveal environmental crimes through undercover methods, believes it
  • Seroja bulker arrested
    Conirma Marine (CMSA) has served an arrest warrant on a vessel owned by Singapore-listed charter services provider Seroja Investments. The bulk carrier, detained on 21 October, is owned by a joint venture company Seroja Zhushui 5 Shipping (Seroja Zhushui ). It had entered a memorandum of agreement
  • HHI reorganises itself for greater efficiency
    After reducing 31% of its 262 executives in cost-cutting measures aimed at restoring profitability, Hyundai HI (HHI) has reorganised itself to improve efficiency. The world's biggest shipbuilder has consolidated the sales units of itself and its two subsidiaries, Hyundai Samho HI (HSHI) and Hyundai
  • EMAS Offshore posts $54.7M net profit
    Singapore-listed offshore marine contractor EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has reported net profit of $54.7M for the financial year ended 31 August 2014 (FY14). The net profit for FY14 was approximately five times increase from the $11.1M achieved in FY13. Revenue rose 9% year on year to
  • MHI-MME licenses propeller production to CZZH
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi HI subsidiary, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine (MHI-MME), has said it will license the manufacturing and marketing rights of its marine propellers to a Chinese company. The contract with Changzhou Zhonghai Marine Propeller (CZZH) marks the first
  • Taiwanese carriers likely to do better in 2015
    Taiwanese container carriers Yang Ming, Evergreen and Wan Hai are expected to perform better in 2015 due to the decline of bunker prices, said local securities. Both CITIC Securities and Capital Securities predict that Yang Ming and Evergreen will return to black in 2015 with positive earnings per
  • EMS incorporates new subsidiary
    Singapore-listed marine solutions provider EMS Energy has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, DSX Systems, according to an announcement in the Singapore stock exchange. DSX was incorporated in 21 October 2014 and will be principally engaged in the business of design, engineering,
  • Robbers board tanker off Malaysia
    A product tanker was boarded by pirates off Tanjung Sedili Besar, Malaysia, according to data from International Chamber of Commerce Commercial Crime Services. The pirates, armed with guns and knives, boarded the 6,401dwt Yufeng 6 at 03.00 hours local time on 21 October 2014. The vessel was about
  • Ezra wins multiple new contracts worth $70M
    Singapore-listed integrated offshore solutions provider Ezra Holdings has won multiple new awards worth over $70M from its subsea services division, EMAS AMC. The contracts are awarded from a variety of national oil companies, oil majors and contractors in the US Gulf of Mexico and Asia Pacific.
  • Samudera Shipping Line returns in the black
    Singapore-listed Indonesian shipping company Samudera Shipping Line has restored profitability, posting earnings of $5.2M for 3Q14, reversing a $239,000 loss in 3Q13. In a statement, the company said, "During the quarter, the group continued its rationalisation strategy by reducing non-profitable
  • ICBC Leasing inks wind turbine installation deals
    ICBC Leasing, the financial leasing branch of China's state-run bank ICBC, was reported to have inked a deal for container ships and wind turbine installation vessels, as well as a contract of financing of three cruises in October. The company signed a framework agreement with German Bernhard
  • Capesize rises as Brazilian cargoes return
    Capesize freight rates rebounded this week as Brazilian cargoes returned to the market. A lack of iron ore cargoes from Brazil resulted in falling freight rates for the past month, but brokers told IHS Maritime that the sentiment this week is becoming positive. "Besides Vale, we've seen commodity

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 26, 2014
  • Denmark to nominate Nordseth for IMO top spot
  • Role of robots in maritime search and rescue explored

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • US NAFTA trade numbers up during month of August
  • U.S. rail freight traffic sees positive weekly total
  • Department of Transportation program targets vets for commercial driver jobs
  • Diana Shipping sets charter for Panamax dry bulk vessel
  • Boeing nets SF Airlines order for freighter conversion work

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • Moore Stephens predicts a 6% hike in ship-operating costs
    Study expects new pressure from wage costs and repair bills to the end of 2015
  • US re-exports Canadian crude from the Gulf coast
    New business for tankers as cargoes head east to Europe and Asia
  • Container lines pin their hopes on November rates hike
    Carriers hope to match 2013 success, pushing for nearly $1,000 per teu on the Asia-Europe trade
  • CMA CGM announces nose-job retrofits for more than 20 post-panamax boxships
    Cosco Shipyard says bulbous bows will cut the vessels' fuel consumption by more than 5%
  • Week on Wall Street | October 24
    DryShips' George Economou continues to command attention
  • Suezmax tankers enter quiet period
    Earnings drop steeply on slowdown in chartering
  • Bocimar's hopes dashed with a $15m third-quarter loss
    Meanwhile parent CMB plans to take over Alexander Saverys liner firm Delphis
  • Capes on the up
    After a bleak period, the capesize sector has displayed some vigour, but brokers say it may not last
  • Rotterdam and Antwerp report solid nine-month container growth
    Northern European hubs benefit from economic recovery and stronger shortsea and boxed fruit shipments
  • Thinking about our industry's big ideas
    It's shipping in the 21st century, but probably not as we know it, at Maria Tsakos Foundation meeting in Athens
  • Fredriksen share purchase triggers Flex LNG takeover bid
    Move suggests that Fredriksen is not stepping back from gas carrier business despite reducing Golar LNG stake
  • Carriers must come clean over sulphur surcharges
    Global Shippers' Forum says too few container lines have unveiled their fee strategy
  • Aqaba dispute rumbles on
    ITF is looking into dispute with APM Terminals over strike claims
  • Ocean Three to control 13% of Asia-North America trades
    CMA CGM, China Shipping and UASC back up FMC low trade share filing with service details
  • DryShips unveils stock offering to fund December debt repayment
    Offering is the latest attempt to fill a remaining funding gap as $700m in senior secured notes comes due

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • KCS pushes Lazaro Cardenas as alternative to congested LA-Long Beach
    KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Southern Railway is talking with ocean carriers and beneficial cargo owners about diverting shipments bound for the U.S. Gulf region away from congestion-wracked Los Angeles-Long Beach to the Port of Lazaro Cardenas in south-central Mexico, a senior KCS executive said today. Speaking at the JOC Inland...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Oct. 24
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in November, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Asia-Europe Starting Nov. 1, Maersk Line plans to increase rates on its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, to North Europe and the...
  • Con-way to raise rates to offset driver pay hikes
    The cost of boosting truck driver pay at Con-way Freight will be passed along to shippers starting Oct. 27 in the form of an across-the-board general rate increase, the company said today. Con-way announced it will increase rates by an average of 4.7 percent across all non-contractual business to offset costs...
  • Seattle, Tacoma container volumes a mixed bag
    While the Port of Tacoma reported year-over-year growth in container volumes in September, Seattle suffered another month of double-digit volume decline. Seattle's volumes in September dropped 27.5 percent from Sept. 2013. Tacoma's throughput, however, was 22.1 percent higher year-over-year. See full size chart. Port-provided statistics show Seattle's throughput dropped for the fourth...
  • SCFI container spot rates slide on all major trade lanes
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates from Asia to Europe continued a downward spiral this week, sinking below the $700 per 20-foot container mark to $697 per TEU. In the 12 weeks since Aug. 1, the spot rate has dropped 52 percent or $758 per container. The rates are not just...
  • On time or free
    For Passenger A, air travel is increasingly problematic. Flights are oversold, seats are packed together and flights touch down in a number of cities instead of going nonstop. Bad weather and mechanical issues often translate into missing a connecting flight. Passenger B flies on a private plane. The seats are comfortable,...
  • Eurotunnel's truck, rail traffic grows on stronger UK economy
    Eurotunnel carried 6 percent more trucks and 9 percent more freight trains on its subsea rail tunnel between the U.K. and France in the third quarter compared to a year ago, with volume increases driven by the stronger British economy. The Paris-based company transported 353,469 trucks and 681 rail freight trains...
  • Tampa Bay port to purchase post-Panamax cranes
    The Port of Tampa Bay is hoping the addition of two new post-Panamax cranes will usher in a "new era" for the port's container business. The $24 million crane purchase project was approved this week by the port's board of commissioners. The port has placed central focus on growth in its...
  • Commodities shift around world in dealing with Russia's embargo
    In the days following Russia's ban on food imports from a number of Western countries, news coverage focused on economic damage that farmers and producers would suffer in embargoed regions. Jorge Sanchez, the newly posted U.S. agricultural attaché to Kiev, had a different thought. "I think it's very possible Russia could...
  • CSX to give Pennsylvania shippers better intermodal access
    U.S. intermodal volume is up 5.4 percent year-to-date in 2014, according to the Association of American Railroads. Full-size image Western Pennsylvania intermodal shippers will soon get better access to CSX Transportation's network when the railroad opens a Pittsburgh terminal, allowing it to better compete with its archrival, Norfolk Southern Railway, in the...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • Genesis comes clean
    Genesis Energy has confirmed reports that it purchased a Jones Act product tanker from MidOcean Tanker Company of the US.
  • Horizon Lines books profit
    Horizon Lines managed to generate a profit in the third quarter despite increased competition in markets where a shift in cargo mix battered container rates.
  • Maersk mints extension
    Diana Containerships of Greece has signed off on an extension that will allow the world's largest carrier to utilize one of its panamaxes for another year.
  • Glencore dials DSX
    Diana Shipping of Greece has lined up a 14-month fixture for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • Captain wants 'millions'
    A captain chasing Chevron and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for gross negligence that resulted in his mental and physical abuse by pirates could ask for a seven-figure compensation, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Skagen cuts stake
    Harald Espedal's Skagen has trimmed its holding in shipowner Hurtigruten.
  • Su questioned in UK court
    Taiwanese shipowner Nobu Su has denied allegations he is personally liable for a $36m freight futures debt being claimed in the London High Court by Greek shipowner Polys L. Haji-Ioannou.
  • OOIL's top line climbs
    Improvements on the Asia Europe trade have boosted OOIL's top line in the third quarter.
  • Bestway on the money
    Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has posted a big jump in nine-month profit as revenue increased.
  • Economou backs DryShips issue
    George Economou has stumped up $80m to help DryShips raise the funds which will cure its convertible bond headache.
  • Ezra earnings decline
    Singapore's Ezra Holdings has seen its profit slip in the last quarter of the year despite increased revenue.
  • Western's IPO nets $20m
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has been approved for a listing in Dhaka as it nears completion of its IPO.
  • KHI raising sights
    Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has adjusted its first half forecast and now expects to post a bigger profit.
  • Trio share Kogas prize
    Three South Korean owners win race for LNG newbuildings at DSME and SHI.
  • Matson cuts surcharge
    US to Hawaii container line Matson Navigation is knocking up to $175 off the cost of shipping a box as fuel bills shrink.
  • Harsh words
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Evercore cuts Safe Bulkers
    A deteriorating view of the dry cargo market has led Evercore Partners to downgrade shipowner Safe Bulkers.
  • YZJ ditches property
    Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) has sold off its shares in three loss-making property companies as part of its restructuring.
  • Sale turns Siem red
    Oslo-listed reefer owner logs small third quarter loss following exit of Ecuador Star.
  • Avengers assemble...in Chittagong
    Superhero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron will be watched particularly avidly by the Bangladeshi ship demolition industry.
  • Save your data
    The London P&I Club has urged shipowners to keep voyage data after accidents.
  • Fredriksen set for Flex takeover
    John Fredriksen is set to take over Oslo-listed Flex LNG just a couple of months after selling out of Golar LNG.
  • Inspector dies
    Norwegian customs official suffocated after fall during check on Faroe Islands cargoship.
  • Nauti launching run
    A UK start-up is launching a new passenger ferry service to the Isle of Wight using refurbished wind-farm vessels.
  • DryShips tries again
    Nasdaq-listed DryShips has launched a share offering that could potentially plug the final funding gap for its looming $700m bonds payment deadline.
  • Coupling caused fire
    An engine room fire aboard a bulker in Australia in July was most likely caused by the failure of a fuel oil pipe coupling, a preliminary report has found.
  • Salvage tug arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has detained a South Korean salvage tug, according to court documents seen by TradeWinds.
  • Itochu books LNG trio
    Itochu Corp has confirmed orders for three LNG carrier newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • MSC announces North Atlantic service change
  • Sugar users argue against validity of Commerce duty on Mexico sugar
  • Air cargo executives point to sustainable growth
  • OOCL's volume, revenue up more than 5% in 3Q
  • Businesses groups press Congress to allocate dredging dollars
  • Crawfish industry to receive antidumping money
  • Long Beach extends import container demurrage free time
  • DHL adds Japan to China-Europe intermodal service
  • WiseTech partners with India-based reseller
  • Coal up 12% in September on Great Lakes
  • ASL Aviation to buy Farnair Group
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • Chicago Flyover to eliminate rail bottleneck dedicated
  • MSG imports from China, Indonesia harm U.S. producer
  • ITC says GOES imports from China, three other countries harmless

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Bad weather forces Russian port closures
    Hurricane-force winds expected to last until Tuesday morning.
  • OW Bunker: Investor speaks of 'breach of trust'
    'We are considering our position,' says shareholder after latest performance downgrade.
  • CMA CGM follows retrofit path
    Work will lead to fuel savings.
  • Fuel oil pipe couple cause of engine room fire
    Coupling failed, evidence suggests.
  • Tanker shortage hampers fuel oil movements
    'Singapore arbitrage is definitely open now but players are struggling to find available VLCCs.'
  • HFO stem sizes drop further in 2013
    Distillate stem sizes, meanwhile, have been going up for three consecutive years.
  • MFMs: 'Any fall in bunker sales will be short-lived'
    But player says some Singapore suppliers might move their barges to Malaysia.
  • US shipping firm reduces bunker surcharge
    Changes to take effect on November 2 onwards.
  • Andatee stocks downgraded to 'sell'
    Analysts described 'multiple weaknesses'.
  • Slow steaming maintaining employment on vessels
    Practice keeps 7% of the current world container fleet capacity in use, says Alphaliner.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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