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October 29, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk doubles Manila congestion surcharge to US$600/FEU
  • OOCL quarterly box volume up 5.3pc on Asia-Europe growth
  • Hutchison Port Holdings Trust posts 9pc profit decline, but revenue up 2pc
  • Ningbo on track to push Busan from number 5 spot in world port ranking
  • Carriers urged to make low sulphur fuel surcharges transparent
  • Global container shipping volumes to grow 5.5pc in 2015: Drewry
  • Japanese exports rebound, but sustainability questions cloud future
  • China's exports up 15.3pc, imports up 7pc in September
  • Kolkata up 7.9pc in 6 months, hits record 500,092 TEU in September
  • Old and new clash on Mogadishu docks as Turkey's Albayrak builds box shop
  • Retaking Somali roads from armed men needed to restore supply chains
  • Hyundai orders Clean Marine exhaust cleaning system for tankers
  • WTO backs Canada, Mexico over US country-of-origin meat labelling rules
  • Maritime Awareness Week November 10-16 at Hong Kong Maritime Museum
  • Teesport declares its best container throughput week ever - 12,000 TEU
  • CEVA to expand truck and trailer fleet in the United Kingdom
  • Russia's Transcontainer's rail box volume up 1.8pc in 9 months
  • Muscat International Airport handles 4pc more cargo - Salalah, 12pc less
  • Miami air cargo meet mixes optimism with industry's cares and woes
  • Steder sets up flights for 300 tons power gear to Shell Gabon
  • Innovation is vital to support growth in China's aviation sector

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • CKYHE Alliance files agreement & reports with relevant regulators on expanding cooperation in US trades
  • ITIC's post-fixture clause endorsed
  • Liberian Registry backs IMO advice on Ebola virus
  • Maersk to have fresh newbuildings in 2017
  • MOL tabletop drill prepares for serious incident
  • 10K t of rice sent to Tripura via Bangladesh
  • India seeks Pak transit for wheat supply to Afghanistan
  • Russia may import dairy products from India
  • Major Ports planning to go paperless to reduce logistics costs
  • New commercial office of Cochin Port CFS inaugurated
  • Port of Antwerp on course for new record year after strong third quarter
  • AgriMin wants import duty exemption for potatoes
  • GAIL (I) in search of partner for LNG import terminal at Paradip
  • GST, insurance next on govt's reform agenda
  • IDF manages to invest just INR 1,500 cr. in 2 years
  • L&T bags work order to construct prestigious 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat
  • PM to review progress in infra sectors
  • IFFCO Kandla observing Vigilance Awareness Week

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Swiss supermarket chain invests in biodiesel trucks
  • TNT Express invests in European road network
  • Official: Korean Register to deliver statutory services to...
  • Royal Jordanian installs acting CEO
  • RZD Logistics mulls over RCC/TMK collaboration
  • Vossloh's green locomotive family going into serial...
  • Etihad partners bonds with Avianca on new cargo route
  • Liberian Registry backs IMO advice on Ebola virus
  • Ceva and L'Oréal strengthen relationship under tropical sun
  • Mongolia approves extension of northern railway line
  • National Air Cargo files for bankruptcy protection
  • Port of Guadeloupe recognised for high standards
  • Lines need to go hunting for low sulphur fuel bargains

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Oriental Energy to charter in another three VLGCs
    Chinese LPG trader Oriental Energy announced today (28 October) that it had signed a 10-year time charter contract with Petredec for three 84,000 m3 VLGCs. The chartered-in newbuilds will be delivered in 2016, a stock filing of the company said today. The chartering deal will result in a 13-VLGC
  • Jiangsu Hantong inks CNG carrier order
    Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Hantong has secured an order for the provision of a compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier. The 2200m3 carrier has been designed by China's CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute under the ownership of CIMC ENRIC SJZ GAS. The vessel, which is powered by natural
  • Frontline in $23M debt to equity conversion
    Frontline, the listed VLCC, has entered into a private agreement to exchange part of a $190M convertible bond to shares within Frontline in a move which partly tackles a key problem of the company. A total of $23.0M of the outstanding principal amount of the company's (a Suezmax operator from
  • Another body recovered from Sewol
    A body has been recovered from the capsized Sewol ferry today. The discovery now means that the total death toll from the disaster is 295, while nine people remain missing. Sewol, carrying 476 passengers and crew capsized during a routine Incheon-Jeju trip on 16 April, marking South Korea's worst
  • Precious posts net loss
    Thai dry bulker owner/operator Precious Shipping has reported a third quarter net loss of $4.56M. This is in contrast to a profit of $650,000 for the same period last year. Precious acknowledged the world economy was strengthening, noting an expected growth of 3% in the US economy next year and
  • SHI-Samsung Engineering merger approved
    The merger of Samsung Heavy Industries and its affiliate Samsung Engineering has been approved, following extraordinary general meetings the two units held yesterday. The merged entity will be officially launched on 1 December. SHI, the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, officially announced
  • CMES predicts substantial profits for 2014
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, is estimated to return to substantial profits in 2014 from heavy losses in 2013 due to improvement in the shipping markets in the first three quarters. The company had seized the market opportunities of fluctuating
  • China to import sorghum from Argentina
    China is to import sorghum from Argentina this year due to the increasing demand for the grain normally used to make alcohol, Chinese media reported. The two countries are expected to ink the deal during the Argentine minister of agriculture's visit to Beijing next month. At present, China is the
  • DSME stocks oversold
    The stock price of South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has fallen 31% in the past two months due to heavy selling and the situation should rebound, said Samsung Securities in a research note. Samsung Securities analyst Young-soo Han said, "The
  • Port of Tauranga calls for dredging tenders
    The Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, is calling for tenders to deepen its harbour channel to accommodate the next generation of container ships. The tenders will be called at any time over the next three months or so, according to Dan Kneebone, Port of Tauranga's property and infrastructure manager.
  • HPH profits down 9%
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's (HPH's) profits after tax dipped 9% year on year to HKD 883.6M ($114M) at 30 September 2014 from HKD 966.3M at the same time last year. However, revenue rose 2% to HKD3.4Bn in 3Q14 from HKD 3.36Bn in 3Q13, excluding the earnings of Asia
  • Chinese yard finds partner to develop LNGCs
    Jiangxi Jiangzhou United Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group, has teamed up with compatriot Jianglian HI (JHI) to develop liquefied natural gas carriers in the Jiangxi Province, China. According to a non-binding framework agreement, JHI may rent
  • Rizhao Port launches 300,000-tonne oil terminal
    Rizhao Port in China's Shandong Province yesterday launched a 300,000-tonne crude oil terminal. Together with its existing terminals, the port is able to handle 40M tonnes of crude oil per year, amounting to nearly 13% of China's total annual crude imports, according to the port authority. Located
  • Capesize rates up as more Brazilian exports surge
    Capesize rates have finally found support as the usual year-end surge in Brazilian iron ore exports is materialising. As of yesterday, the Brazil-China rate averaged $23.075/tonne, up from $17.60/tonne a week ago. Average daily rates stood at $20,988, up $3,297 from 24 October to more than double
  • Cargo ship runs aground near Dalian
    A total of 12 crew members were rescued after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off Dalian on 25 October. The Jia Cheng 399, en route from Yingkou to Yantai, ran aground near the Changxing Island off Dalian at about 16.25 hours local time on 25 October, the Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration
  • Cheap Chinese billets still hurting ship recycling
    The imports of cheap Chinese billets continue to affect scrap steel demand and in turn, ship recycling in India and Pakistan. Ship recycling prices have been flat at $450-460/lt ldt for bulkers and $480-490/lt ldt for tankers but the import of cheaper Chinese billets has started to undercut the

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Budget watchdog: Woes ahead for Canada's A/OPS program
  • Five companies receive Marine Safety Awards
  • Dr. Uwe Lauber named new MAN Diesel & Turbo CEO
  • Enterprise Marine invests in Z-drives
  • Great Lakes Shipyard gets $4.9 million order for two tugs
  • Chinese shipyard to build world's first CNG carrier
  • "Super pumper" will have Wesmar bow thruster

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Report reveals economic impact of Port of Lewiston operations
  • Port association calls on congress to properly use dredging funds
  • Customs officers nab trucker with 4,661 pounds of marijuana
  • CBP names Kevin McAleenan as new deputy commissioner
  • Kinder Morgan sets meeting to vote on merging companies

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Industry viewpoint: alliance and compliance - can the twain ever meet?
    Beijing's rejection of the P3 box alliance and its consequences raise questions for shipping
  • Aronnax: is Polaris better than the Polar Code?
    A new system could clarify the risks involving Arctic voyages
  • Crude tanker market hots up as earnings climb
    Asian oil requirement boosts VLCC demand, while weather delays in Mexico generate demand for aframaxes
  • Scorpio Tankers seeks $25m-$50m from baby bonds
    Company looks to new or secondhand acquisitions
  • Fred. Olsen hit by $43m impairment charge
    Write-down on value of offshore unit in lay-up at Belfast yard
  • New capacity boosts DP World volumes
    Port operator is set to outperform the market as year-to-date volumes rise 10.1%
  • Cosco Pacific reports 9% volume growth for the third quarter
    Throughput falls in terminal operator's Yangtze River Delta, but grows elsewhere in China
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International widens its January-September losses
    CSSC unit's earnings take a hit after consolidation with Longxue Shipbuilding
  • BG Group stung by the higher cost of LNG spot cargo
    Global supplier posts a 4% dip in profit for its gas shipping and marketing division
  • Owners hold back on demolition sales
    Downbeat sentiment as market adjusts to new price levels
  • Fleet renewal puts CMES back in black
    Shanghai-listed energy and dry bulk shipping firm has scrapped 12 vessels this year
  • Adani seeks port advice from US banker
    Morgan Stanley will advise Indian mining company on asset sale to fund Abbot Point expansion
  • CIMC sees 15% rise in profits as container sales pick up pace
    US recovery and launching of new vessels led to increased demand
  • HPH Trust reports stronger earnings in January-September
    Terminals managed by Singapore-listed trust see handling volumes grow 7%
  • Congestion forces more boxships to anchor outside Californian ports
    Nine container vessels waiting to enter Los Angeles and Long Beach

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Celadon buys truckload, drayage carrier for $55 million
    Celadon Trucking acquired A&S Services Group, a regional truckload carrier and port drayage operator with about 500 tractors and 1,500 trailers in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. Indianapolis-based Celadon paid $55 million at closing and assumed $31.8 million in A&S operating leases, for a total cost of about $74.9 million, the company said...
  • FMC head pushes for PierPass waiver as LA-LB congestion builds
    WASHINGTON - With the nation's ability to move imports and exports "in crisis mode," U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Chairman Mario Cordero is urging PierPass to "seriously consider" calls for a moratorium on its fees as congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex builds. The FMC has received complaints that the...
  • Longer gate hours, extra labor fail to ease LA-LB jam
    Congestion continues to plague Los Angeles-Long Beach despite efforts by terminal operators to remain open longer and use all longshore labor at their disposal. "They're showing up to work," said Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime Association, the employers' organization that negotiates and administers the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...
  • Heartland Express pockets acquisition benefit, revenue surges 66 percent
    Heartland Express said it turned away more truckload freight in the third quarter than at any point since before the 2007-2009 recession and was extremely "overbooked" on the West Coast - meaning Heartland had more freight available at the start of the day than trucks. That unusually strong demand, coupled with...
  • Rail volumes out of LA-LB dry up amid congestion woes
    Chicago-area drayage drivers that handle containers are noticing an unusual shortage of volumes originating at Los Angeles-Long Beach, likely tied to the crushing congestion those ports are currently experiencing. Intermodal freight from the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex "is not moving at all," said Joe Tovo, president of DNJ Intermodal Services. But...
  • Two Con-way terminals reject Teamsters, LA terminal votes to join union
    Employees at two Con-way Freight terminals in California rejected calls to join the Teamsters union in National Labor Relations Board elections last week. However, employees at another facility voted for the union and the less-than-truckload carrier is likely to face more elections. The company won votes at facilities in Santa Fe...
  • Knight Transportation builds profit, adds drivers, trucks
    With strong profits, rising revenue and cash on hand, Knight Transportation is "well positioned" to grow organically and by acquisition, company officials said after releasing their third-quarter financial report. The carrier also expects truckload pricing to remain robust. That's hardly a surprise at Knight, which hasn't slowed since rolling out of...
  • DP World sees third quarter volume climb 9 percent
    DP World boosted third quarter container volume by nine percent from a year ago as it opened new terminals at London Gateway and in Brazil. The Dubai-based group handled 15.44 million 20-foot equivalent units in the three months through September compared with 14.17 million TEUs in the same period in 2013. The...
  • What is really going on at LA-LB?
    What is really going on at Los Angeles-Long Beach? The largest container gateway in the Americas has been severely disrupted in recent months. It's worth exploring what the root causes might be and how the port complex can get through this episode and return to normal operations. To date we...
  • Haifa workers strike for second time in a month
    For the second time this month, dockworkers in Haifa walked off the job protesting port privatization pushed by the national government, leaving the largest Israeli port at a standstill. Construction on a new port complex in Ashdod, 150 miles south, began today, and workers opposing additional competition walked off the job...
  • Cosco Pacific looking at a good year as throughput grows
    HONG KONG - Cosco Pacific terminals handled almost 9 percent more containers in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, pushing net profit for the period up by 8 percent to $90 million. The January through September profits were up 4.4 percent, driven by an increase in throughput...
  • New FDA rules could lead to rejected - and wasted- shipments
    In its first attempt to regulate transportation-related food safety, the Food and Drug Administration has confused quality with safety, a move that could force the automatic rejection of countless loads and push cargo claims and insurance rates up sharply, shippers, carriers and industry associations say. "I'm not sure how they got...
  • Asian airlines record solid September to extend cargo recovery
    TAIPEI - Steady growth in air freight demand was recorded by Asia's airlines during September as the industry continued to benefit from rising international trade. Preliminary traffic figures for the month of September released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further growth in exports from key Asian...
  • CIMC profit soars 66 percent as market perks up
    HONG KONG - The world's largest box maker, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), posted a 66 percent increase in net profit for January through September as the U.S. and European economies continued to recover and new vessels were launched, driving up the shipping industry demand for new containers. The Hong Kong-listed...
  • Taxman takes huge bite out of Hutchison port profits
    TAIPEI - The mainland taxman hit Hutchison Port Holdings Trust with a 131 percent tax increase in the third quarter, eroding the strong performance of terminals in Yantian and Hong Kong and pulling revenue for the period down by 9 percent. "Taxation was $30.56 million, 131.1 percent above last year as...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Boxships ablaze
    Containerships controlled by Ship Finance International (SFI) and United Arab Shipping Co erupted in flames Tuesday evening following an allision at a terminal in Malaysia.
  • Transgas in the clear
    Authorities in the US do not intend to take legal action against the owner of an LPG carrier that was detained by port inspectors in Houston nearly three months ago.
  • Petredec lines up charters
    Petredec appears to have secured employment for three very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that are under construction in South Korea.
  • Experience will count
    More Arctic traffic could provide the know-how for safer shipping in the region, a British former coastguard chief told the House of Lords today.
  • GSL seals acquisition
    Overseas Container Lines Limited (OOCL) has emerged as the counterparty behind a transaction that marks a milestone in Global Ship Lease's quest to diversify its revenue stream.
  • Finnlines offloads duo
    Finland's Finnlines has sold two loss-making ro-ros for a small profit to be booked in the fourth quarter.
  • VLCC rates rise
    Rates for VLCCs trading in the spot market are on the rise but it's unclear how long the rally will last.
  • Finnlines eyes Polferries
    Finnish ro-ro group Finnlines is considering making a move to buy into Polish Baltic Shipping Co (Polferries).
  • STNG wants more
    Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has unveiled a new notes offering in a bid to fund further ship acquisitions.
  • Frontline chips away
    Frontline has knocked another $23m off its looming bond bill with a debt-for-equity swap.
  • Erasmus bags resale
    Dutch manager Erasmus Shipinvest is buying a bulker resale due from China next month.
  • Cosco Pacific profit up
    Cosco Pacific has booked a rise in third quarter profit to continue its progress in 2014.
  • Crew "scapegoated"
    Seafarers union Nautilus International believes the crew of the sunken Korean ferry Sewol has been "scapegoated" for the tragedy.
  • Scorpio set for 'robust' upturn
    Scorpio Tankers is set for a swing in earnings as the arrival of its newbuildings dovetails with a recovery in the products tanker market, management and analysts agree.
  • Deltamarin wins FPSO job
    Finland's Deltamarin has won a deal to carry out engineering work on Teekay's FPSO conversion at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
  • GSI loss mounts
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has posted a jump in losses in the third quarter as operating costs rose steeply.
  • DP World volumes rise
    DP World has booked a 9% increase in container volumes for the third quarter, boosted by new terminals in London and Brazil.
  • GOS makes less
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has seen its profit slip for the three-month period ended 30 September due to higher costs.
  • Seacor beats Street forecasts
    Seacor Holdings has posted a strong set of third quarter accounts.
  • Gard passes billion mark
    Gard has become the first protection and indemnity club with a free reserve of more than $1bn following a highly profitable half year.
  • Hantong claims CNG first
    China's Jiangsu Hantong shipyard has won an order for what it says is the world's first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier.
  • Skaugen strikes Teekay deal
    Norwegian owner frees up cash in sale-and-leaseback trade with Teekay MLP.
  • ESL earnings jump
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has logged a big rise in profit for the third quarter as demand increased.
  • TIL targets half
    Tanker Investments Ltd has added an extra day to its share buyback initiative as it looks to complete the first half of the $30m scheme in double quick time.
  • Davie doubles up
    Shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada has formed a new partnership to boost its operations.
  • Brazil buoys cape rates
    Increased iron ore exports out of Brazil are behind the recent surge in capesize charter rates, a leading industry analyst has said.
  • Skipper faces death penalty
    Prosecutors in South Korea have called for the death penalty to be imposed on the captain of the ferry Sewol.
  • German feedership arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a German-owned feeder containership, according to court documents seen by TradeWinds.
  • Belships slips back
    Norwegian shipowner Belships has seen a deterioration in its third quarter results with the company posting a loss of $2.3m.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • Hanjin expands in South Africa
  • U.S. steel imports continue monthly rise
  • TNT to make road network investment
  • CN to buy back more shares
  • ABF to raise rates
  • ARTEMUS and NY/NJ Maritime Association offer Shipping 101 course
  • More containerships waiting for berths at Los Angeles and Long Beach
  • COSCO Pacific reports higher profit
  • CIMC and Globe Tracker partner on tracking and monitoring products
  • Logistadvise starts owner-operator rate index

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2014
  • New website for Caribbean Fuels
    Firm is a physical supplier in the French Caribbean.
  • DFDS scrubber installation 'ready by December'
    Installation taking place over five month period.
  • Another investor backs away from OW Bunker
    'We do not own any more shares,' says SEB portfolio manager.
  • Bunker deliveries suspended in Taiwanese port
    Congestion stops loading operations.
  • Falling bunker prices boost carriers' bottom line
    NYK Line's container division back in profit.
  • Marseilles eyes ECA advantage
    While linking to Tangier is part of long term plan.
  • CNG vessel first claimed
    Compressed gas carrier to be built at Chinese yard.
  • ESL Shipping in profit
    Parent company investing in fuel efficiency.
  • Algeria sees potential in backing LNG
    Energy official says North African country could become an 'important player' in LNG bunker market.
  • Consortium: Domestic LNG-fuelled vessels face challenges
    Clean Fuels/Clean Rivers consortium speaks out at LNG Marine Forum.
  • Drewry: Carriers face 'difficult task' ahead on ECAs
    Transparent cost calculations will need to be provided to shippers.
  • 'Breakthrough' in combustion research for marine engines
    Technology is potential 'silver bullet' in emissions reduction.

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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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