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February 28, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk group profit off 6pc to US$3.7 million, but box earnings up 3 fold
  • Mitsubishi yard won't take blame for MOL Comfort splitting, sinking
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership Singapore talks end without appreciable gain
  • Matson 12pc profit decline attributed to false claim court settlement
  • China bullish in maintaining similar pace of growth in trade in 2014
  • Non-union truckers strike over Vancouver's 2-3 hour wait time in port
  • Long awaited top 10 container port rankings in China revealed
  • Maersk container laden with cigarettes washes ashore in East Devon
  • Dalian bonded zone Sino-Japanese cold storage unit starts operations
  • Hutchison signs mega-player consortium for intra-Asia loop from Sydney
  • Overcapacity stalls rate rebound till year's end: Rickmers Maritime
  • CMA CGM launches first container service between Hamburg and Black Sea
  • Big night out ends in death for two Maersk security contractors
  • China's January waterway traffic up 5.6pc, road freight rises 9.3pc
  • Anhui simplified customs rules now extended to 467 local enterprises
  • Azerbaijan, Estonia, Qatar approve use of digital nautical publications
  • Cathay, HK Chamber of Commerce welcome measures in budget speech
  • China Eastern cargo slips 0.8pc in January to 116,780 tonnes
  • Changi Airport air cargo rises 3.8pc in January to 151,400 tonnes
  • Korean Air code shares with Air Tahiti Nui on the Seoul-Papeete route
  • United to fly Dreamliners LA-Melbourne 6 times weekly in October
  • China Southern offers discounts to Oz-NZ Canton Trade Fair delegates

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • ...triples 2013 profit
  • IIFF launches 6th batch of IIFF-FIATA Diploma Course in Freight Forwarding
  • India Ratings assigns stable outlook to logistics sector for FY15
  • Maersk commences new alliance linking Far East to Indian Subcontinent
  • Maersk Group gets permanent licence to operate container business activities in Myanmar
  • P3 alliance may get US FMC approval next month
  • Panama Canal expansion work resumes
  • UK P&I Club announces a positive 2014 renewal
  • Handicraft exports up 39.7 pc in Jan.
  • JNPT Board approves PSA bid for fourth container terminal
  • Renamed Kamarajar Port (formerly Ennore Port) set to award key projects
  • Work on Ennore Port LNG terminal likely to commence soon
  • AAI to develop seven airports in UP
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia helps local truckers & communities
  • Govt to review export duty on iron ore pellets
  • USIIC & Ficci successfully conduct US-India export control workshop in Ahmedabad

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Plan to be forged for Khalifa Port railway terminal
  • Maersk "pleased" with 2013 despite decreased revenues
  • Reshuffle at Japan Airlines
  • Green light for 33 railfreight projects in Pennsylvania
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo to fly to Mexico City
  • Imperial acquires Nigerian pharmaceutical distributor
  • Bremen ports with lower throughput in 2013
  • Pallet-Track opens hub in Scotland
  • Dnata launches line maintenance services
  • Goldhofer's "Faktor 5" goes to South America
  • Switzerland to standardise road and railway financing
  • New link between Antwerp Gateway and Duisport
  • New appointment for Jungheinrich UK
  • Eine Stahlbüchse verändert die Welt
  • Das Vertrauen kehrt zurück
  • Volga-Dnepr completes 1,100th oil and gas flight

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Bid protests mean suspension of OPC contract work
  • BC Ferries orders cable ferry
  • Sure Wind takes delivery of second Damen newbuild
  • February 27, 2014 Schettino returns to Concordia "as a defendant"
  • Crowley promotes Scott Hoggarth
  • Commandant delivers his final State of the Coast Guard address
  • Sembcorp Marine books jack-up, drillship orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Coast Guard responds to vessel grounded near Astoria Anchorage
  • Foss Maritime joining group researching hydrogen fuel cell
  • U.S. teaming with Canada for new truck inspection program
  • Oregon Air National Guard Fighter Wing names Port of Portland top employer
  • Crowely taps Scott Hoggarth as ship assist/tanker escort VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Company results round up
    Free to read: Keep up to date during earnings season with our daily summary of financial reports
  • Cash rich Maersk calls for realistic box trade forecasts
    EXCLUSIVE: Ordering new ships not the solution for weaker players, Maersk boss warns
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum lifts profits in 2013
    Sales fall but bunker provider sees signs of stronger market this year
  • 'Our charterers need our ships', says D'Amico's Fiori
    But the Italian product tanker boss sees challenges on the horizon
  • Avance Gas beats expectations as VLGCs pull in robust rates
    Average earnings of $43,200 per day
  • Shipping finds funding from new sources
    Norton Rose Fulbright survey reveals improved industry optimism
  • A victim of its own success
    Maersk expects 2014 result to match 2013 but that guidance hides a brilliant performance
  • Maersk includes tankers in its core strategy
    Does this signal a turnaround for a division now focused only on the product segment?
  • MSC closes in on Maersk as the Danish line curbs its fleet expansion
    The battle to improve boxlines' balance sheets shifts to vessel utilisation
  • Maersk share price slips as company issues cautious outlook for 2014
    But analysts say the market may perform better than predicted
  • Tax settlement pushes Vale to a record quarterly loss
    Brazil miner sells less iron ore to China and predicts 'less buoyant' steel industry demand
  • Frontline 2012 targets New York capesize listing
    Forming a 'cape-yield', low leverage company will tap stronger dry bulk fundamentals
  • D'Amico moves into the black
    Italian product tanker owner sees strong signs of improvement for product tankers
  • Taking stock of SOx
    Free to read: Lloyd's List's sulphur survey seeks opinions from across the maritime industries
  • Maersk Line profits soar but parent group's bottom line stays flat
    Liner business has reaped the rewards of its efficiency drive
  • Yangzijiang poised for foray into ultra-large boxships and VLGCs
    Chairman Ren 'confident' yard will be invited to bid for future 13,000 teu-16,000 teu orders
  • Pacific Basin Shipping ends 2013 with a $1.5m profit
    Strategic priority for 2014 is to selectively acquire handysize and handymax ships
  • RBS reports a four-fold increase in shipping impairments to $567m
    Bank posts record losses and has halved its lending to the Greek market in a year
  • Safe Bulkers wins $32m arbitration award for cancelled capesize
    New York-listed owner unveils better than expected fourth-quarter results
  • STX O&S issues $1.8bn new shares to creditors
    Cash-strapped yard launches another round of debt-to-equity swaps
  • APM Terminals posts 9.8% rise in net profits
    Parent AP Moller-Maersk forecasts above-market growth and better productivity
  • Frontline 2012 maintains its focus on fuel-efficient newbuildings
    Company is bullish about opportunities for the crude tanker segment
  • Damco reports in the red for 2013
    Ocean freight volumes decline compared with overall market growth
  • Maersk Line profit driven by better fleet utilisation, says Andersen
    Capacity up just 0.2% despite cargo growth of 4.1%
  • Transatlantic seeks additional cash to continue restructuring
    Swedish offshore and shortsea firm seeks further rights issue as volumes continue to fall
  • Frontline shrinks its fourth-quarter loss
    Improved rates environment could evaporate with capacity increases, says tanker operator
  • Finnlines reports deeper pre-tax losses
    But positive tax effects flatter ro-ro outfit's income statement
  • Toepfer sees mood lifting in Hamburg
    Free to read: Ship finance conference comes at time when bargains abound

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Maersk Line trebled profit in 2013
    Maersk Line more than trebled its net profit, to $1.5Bn in 2013 from $461M in 2012, thanks to network efficiencies that reduced unit costs and lowered bunker prices
  • Frontline 2012 open to investment
    Commodity shipping company Frontline 2012 has left the door open to increase its exposure to the crude oil tanker market on the back of a recovery in freight rates
  • Frontline optimistic for 2014
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, says that the recent rise in freight rates should give better operating results in 1Q14
  • Frontline 2012 targets Capesize listing
    Frontline 2012 says it targeting a New York listing of its Capesize business by the 3Q of 2014
  • Maersk Line expects $1.5Bn profit in 2014
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit of the A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) Group based in Copenhagen, expects to repeat the $1.5Bn net profit it achieved last year in 2014
  • Better infrastructure tops rail priorities
    Volumes of cargo carried by rail are expected to increase during the next two to three years, according to a survey issued by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Survey predicts shipping skills crunch ahead
    Shipping companies do not regard investing in employee skill levels as a priority, despite widespread concern over the shortage of suitably skilled employees across the transport sector, a survey has found
  • BW Offshore raises NK750M
    BW Offshore, the Oslo listed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operator, said in a statement that it has raised NK750M ($129M) through an issue of five year bonds
  • Antwerp finishes rail cargo tunnel
    The port of Antwerp has completed work on a rail freight tunnel connecting the left and right banks of the River Scheldt

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • 100 Percent Container Scanning for US-Bound Cargo Remains Elusive
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department Homeland of Security has until July to meet a federal mandate requiring all U.S.-bound containers to be scanned at nearly 750 foreign ports. DHS isn't going to make it. Instead, Congress will likely grant the agency an extension like it did in 2012, when it gave...
  • YRC Worldwide Cuts 2013 Loss to $83.6 Million
    With a new five-year labor contract in place and five years until long-term debt comes due, YRC Worldwide is prepared to focus on improving service, lowering cost and balancing the network at struggling long-haul subsidiary YRC Freight. As of today, YRC Freight has a new president, Darren Hawkins, formerly senior vice...
  • Maersk Profit Drops in Fourth Quarter, But Triples for Full Year
    Maersk Line today posted a lower profit for the fourth quarter of 2013, but its full-year profit tripled, thanks to higher volumes and steep cost cuts, which offset lower freight rates. The world's largest container line earned a fourth-quarter profit of $313 million, down 6.5 percent from $335 million in the...
  • Technology Helps Combat Effects of Slow-Steaming on Perishables
    Container carriers and shippers of refrigerated cargoes, facing slower transit times and more distant markets, are looking to high-tech solutions from container manufacturers. "Some of our customers are asking for more technology to help offset longer transit times," said Jim Taekens, senior product manager for Carrier Transicold. "I think it is...
  • Seattle, Tacoma Container Decline Contrasts With Virginia's Growth
    Port of SeattleThe ports of Seattle and Tacoma saw year-over-year drops in container volumes in January, while the Port of Virginia recorded a 5.4 percent gain in TEU traffic, led by "strong" exports. Ports of Tacoma and Seattle Combined container volume at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma fell 10.6 percent in...
  • Houston Port Prepares for Anticipated Growth in Volume
    Port of HoustonHouston has a problem, but it's a good one to have. The biggest challenge for the Gulf of Mexico's dominant container port may be expanding its facilities quickly enough to stay a jump or two ahead of demand. "We've had shippers come to our office and ask if we'll...
  • Chassis Chokepoints
    It would be a convenient story line to link one of the major reasons for this winter's gridlock at the ports of New York-New Jersey and Los Angeles-Long Beach to deficiencies in infrastructure. But the topic that yielded seaports a rare mention in last month's State of the Union address...
  • Shippers to See New Standards for Better Container Visibility
    While large ocean shippers can get information about where their containers are on the high seas or elsewhere in their supply chains through electronic data interface with their ocean carriers, small shippers who don't have EDI are often left in the dark. That may be changing now that INTTRA, the multi-carrier...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Bearish on exports
    Seacor Holdings is betting that the United States will not export its crude, the ship owner's chief executive said today.
  • Jack Frost bites Aker Philly
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is firing on all cylinders following an avalanche of newbuilding orders but a recent series of powerful snowstorms has proven problematic for one of its projects.
  • Grounding probed in US
    The US Coast Guard is investigating the brief grounding of a handysize bulker in Virginia's Elizabeth River.
  • Genco 'another Torm'?
    New York-listed Genco Shipping & Trading could end up looking like Danish products tanker owner Torm as a result of its restructuring negotiations, a bankruptcy lawyer projected today.
  • Subsea boosts Dof
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Dof enjoyed a bumper end to 2013 thanks to its subsea division.
  • Grimaldi gets its right
    Finnish ro-ro owner Finnlines has returned to profit in the fourth quarter under the leadership of new CEO Emanuele Grimaldi.
  • SFL deletes duo
    Ship Finance International has pulled the plug on two containership newbuildings under construction in China, it announced today.
  • Bergen back in business
    Bergen Group is seeing a reversal in financial fortunes as its deep restructuring begins to pay off.
  • Taxman aids Solvang
    A tax gain has helped gas carrier owner Solvang to a better profit in the fourth quarter.
  • d'Amico set for resales
    d'Amico International Shipping is set to enter the market for products tanker resales.
  • Eidesvik hit by forex swing
    Currency swings have blotted Eidesvik Offshore's fourth quarter and final year earnings report.
  • This one's for you
    AP Moller-Maersk CEO Nils Andersen has revealed the group's big share giveaway is a means of allowing employees to invest by lowering the price.
  • Avance in final flourish
    A strong showing from its VLGCs has seen Avance Gas record a vastly improved fourth quarter profit.
  • RBS shipping impairments hit $567m
    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has revealed a steep increase in shipping impairment losses for 2013.
  • Bonheur turns red
    Olsen family holding company Bonheur has posted a loss in the fourth quarter as depreciation and impairment charges increased.
  • RABT pain goes on
    Shares in Rederi AB TransAtlantic tumbled today after the Swedish shipowner announced another share sale and further job cuts amid deep losses.
  • Wilson turns it around
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has returned to profit in the fourth quarter as currency exchange gains boosted its result.
  • Pac Basin's $800m binge
    Pacific Basin Shipping splashed out $800m on fleet expansion in 2013 as the dry cargo market endured its worst year since the mid 1980s.
  • Grindrod earnings jump
    South African shipowner has seen net earnings rise for 2013 despite a fall in revenue.
  • Investments drive Milaha
    Stock market investments propelled Qatari shipowner Milaha to a 14% jump in profit last year.
  • Schettino back on board
    Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino is returning to the wreck of the cruiseship off Italy for the first time as his manslaughter trial continues.
  • Still red, no warning
    Frontline has reported a worse than expected loss for the fourth quarter but the picture is looking brighter for the tanker owner.
  • ITC posts deeper loss
    Independent Tankers Corporation (ITC) fell to a deeper loss in the final leg of 2013 despite higher revenue as costs rose.
  • Ross defends funds
    Critics are off base in blaming private equity for inflating newbuilding orders and threatening market recovery, billionaire Wilbur L Ross claims.
  • FRNT warms to crude
    John Fredriksen's flagship company Frontline 2012 has expressed an interest in expanding its crude tanker portfolio for the first time having amassed a huge orderbook in other sectors.
  • Stena buys Celtic Ferries
    Sweden's Stena Line has bought the Irish Sea ro-pax operator Celtic Ferries.
  • Maersk in bonus bonanza
    Danish owner AP Moller-Maersk is preparing to reward investors with a massive stock hand-out.
  • AP Moller-Maersk earnings cut
    Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has seen net profit chopped by 6% in 2013.
  • Hapag eyes intra-Asia
    Hapag Lloyd is due to launch a new Japan - Singapore - Jakarta (JSJ) liner service from the middle of next month.
  • Sweet spot for Swiber
    Swiber Holdings has reported record revenue and net profit for the second consecutive year-running.
  • Yangzijiang profit eases
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has seen its fourth quarter profit decline by 8% amidst the challenging operating environment for Chinese yards.
  • RIG opts for Sembmarine
    Transocean has opted for Singapore's SembCorp Marine for its multi-billion dollar drillship newbuilding spree.
  • Aegean profit doubles
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has seen its fourth quarter 2013 profit come in more than double that of a year ago.
  • Safe beats Street
    Safe Bulkers reported a fourth-quarter profit Wednesday that topped most Wall Street forecasts.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Maersk Group boosted by container shipping, terminal units
    The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, helped by strong performance from its Maersk Line container shipping business and APM Terminals business, reported a profit of $3.78 billion in 2013, down from $4 billion in 2012.
  • INTTRA, GS1 US announce collaboration
    INTTRA announced today that it will collaborate with GS1 US, an information standards organization, to develop and implement containerized shipping data exchange guidelines for supply chain and logistics.
  • CargoSphere to release SUDS 2.0
  • Desiccant maker Clariant keeps cocoa beans dry
  • Cathay Pacific adds cargo service to Ohio
  • MacGregor buys Deep Water Solutions
  • Soy shippers explore political fix for Highway Trust Fund
    The Soy Transportation Coalition thinks it might have a solution for overcoming the political fear in Washington of raising taxes: addition by subtraction.
  • Obama floats transport plan, Rep. Mica slams bigger gas tax
  • DOT now receiving applications for TIGER funds
    Congress included the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) money, a 20-percent increase from last year's $474 million appropriation, in the omnibus spending bill for the current fiscal year.
  • Parra named CEO at DHL Express
  • DHL adds to aftermarket services
  • Redwood City port signs on Boxer Industries
  • Schneider selling nearly 6,000 trailers
  • Echo buys Comcar Logistics
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
  • Bunker prices head down in Fujairah
    IFO prices flat in Suez.
  • Prices rise across Europe
    LS product remained tight in Rotterdam, according to reports.
  • Maersk: Cutting emissions makes economic sense
    Saving fuel works economically and environmentally, says carrier.
  • Maersk fears unfair competition from lax 2015 policing
    Tougher sulphur regs need enforcing to make them work.
  • ARA supplier: Target cargo traders and refiners to improve quality
    Says the cargo traders market relies on for product push specifications to the absolute limit.
  • Trader quits Lukoil
    Exit is from company's Rotterdam office.
  • Charleston backs shore power
    Residents say Carnival ship main source of air pollution.
  • Major survey shows growing optimism in shipping
    Expectation of better freight rates ahead as more funds become available for investment.
  • Maersk Line yearly profits soar
    Lower bunker prices and consumption helped lift profits.
  • Asian bunker market softening
    Prices falling across region's key trading hubs.
  • Bunker tanker to undergo repairs
    Tanker currently operating in Bulgaria.
  • US consortium to examine use of lightweight metal in shipbuilding
    Research partly funded by US government.
  • Shipping firm to test fuel cell system
    System aimed at ship in port.
  • Fijian government to triple bunker levy
    Move aimed at foreign fishing vessels.
  • 'Fuel efficient' vessels chartered before launch
    Bulkers to be built at Chinese shipyard.

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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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