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April 1, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • PMI cites slowdown in China while EU and US factory output expands
  • Dunkirk to dredge to attract world's biggest ships - threat to Antwerp?
  • Black Sea ports handle 2.6 million TEU in 2014 with volume falling 0.56pc
  • Agility profits increase 10pc to US$169.2 million as revenue slips 1pc
  • Sri Lanka to resume China port project, India alarmed by growing rapport
  • Ports of Le Havre, Nantes achieve PERS environmental certification
  • Asia-Europe trade needs TSA system - not today's 'dysfunctional pricing'
  • KCS forecasts lower 2015 rail revenues as oil, coal volumes fall
  • Panama receives French documents of 1843 from the first canal builders
  • GAC opens new office in Japan to handle increasing energy business
  • Despite Air Canada crash closing Halifax runway, cargo still moves out
  • Asian airlines post 20.5pc increase in February international air cargo
  • IAG Cargo launches Madrid-Cali-Medellin service that lands in Havana

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Arul Joseph awarded Honorary Doctorate
  • Cyber security issues in shipping need to be seriously addressed, conference told
  • East-West shippers may see reversal of trend in container contract costs
  • Hamburg Süd closes takeover of CCNI's container liner activities
  • MOL names new Chairman & President
  • Onboard communications seeing key change, says expert
  • PM inaugurates 'Merchant Navy Week'
  • SCI takes delivery of VLCC
  • Ford plans to triple car exports from India in next five years after Gujarat plant becomes operational
  • Govt to give transhipment a major boost
  • JN Port's throughput jumps to 4.46 m TEUs in 2014-15
  • Trade interaction with VPT Chairman in Mumbai
  • Foundation stone laid for Central Revenue Control Laboratory at ICD-Khodiyar
  • Rail freight rates set to increase from today
  • Govt may extend provision to import pulses duty free
  • India will be first BRICS country to grow at 8 pc in 2015-16: Fitch
  • INR recovers marginally on fresh dollar selling
  • Strategy paper on textile exports soon
  • Dr A. Sakthivel elected Southern Regional Chairman of Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Matthiessen splashing out on HGVs
  • New contract for inbound shipments from Asia
  • HHLA hits new highs
  • Astronomical salary increase for CEO
  • Switzerland - the railfreight champion
  • Zufall bagging more space in Fulda
  • Deeper and wider in Dunkirk
  • Cargojet bumps up freighter fleet and service offer
  • Silver celebration for Thomas Eckmann
  • Takeover of CCNI's container liner activities closes
  • Airport logistics park opens for business
  • Speeding up box haulage by train
  • IAG Cargo extending Latin American network

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Jiangzhou Union secures Sloman Neptun tankers
    China's Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding has secured an order for up to two chemical/product tankers from returning German shipowner Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft. The order is for one firm 16,5000 dwt vessel, which will have an overall length of 145.15 m, a beam of 23 m, and a depth of
  • Saudi Arabia blockades Yemeni ports as expats try to flee
    Ships should not attempt to call at Yemen's ports, a spokesman for the Saudi-led 11-nation coalition force fighting Houthi insurgents told media. Ahmed Asiri, quoted by AP, said that coalition naval forces are blocking the movement of ships to prevent weapons and fighters from entering or leaving
  • Counterpiracy patrols: China out, Chile in
    As China announced it would be suspending its anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, the Chilean Ministry of National Defence revealed it will be sending a ship to take part in the EU's counterpiracy operation. China's action is in response to the worsening security environment in Yemen.
  • Maldives to shift main port to landfill island
    More details have emerged about the deal signed 10 days ago between DP World and the government of the Maldives for a deepwater port on the industrial island of Thilafushi. The first phase of the project will see construction of a container terminal, and this will be followed by a free trade zone
  • MOL appoints new president
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has named Junichiro Ikeda as its new president. Ikeda, 58, currently a director and senior managing executive officer in MOL, will succeed MOL's current president Koichi Muto effective 23 June. Muto will go on to become chairman of Japan's biggest shipping company. Ikeda's
  • Wuchang wins asphalt/bitumen pair
    Chinese shipyard Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry has won an order for two asphalt/bitumen tankers from compatriot shipowner COSCO Southern Asphalt Shipping, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Co (COSCO). The 13,000 dwt newbuildings are scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2016. Sources indicate they will
  • RSHI loses 29 shipbuilding contracts in 2014
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI) said it lost 29 shipbuilding contracts in 2014 due to the depressed shipbuilding market and its financial hardships, incurring a loss of CNY2.9 billion (USD467.1 million). Among the total, the company terminated 20 shipbuilding contracts after
  • NYK sets up Myanmar JV for car transport
    Japan's second-biggest shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) with its partners Silverbird Auto Logistics and Phee Group, has established a joint venture (JV) for car transportation in Myanmar. The three companies started inland logistics transportation services in October 2014,
  • CCCC to spin off dredging business
    China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) aims to spin off its dredging business and have it listed on an overseas stockmarket. CCCC plans to invest about CNY24 billion (USD4 billion) to set up a wholly owned CCCC Dredging (Group) and an asset management subsidiary in two phases in Beijing,
  • Pertamina subsidiary adds seven vessels
    Indonesia-based Pertamina Trans Kontinental (PTK), a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, has added seven vessels worth IDR650 billion (USD50 million) to achieve its revenue target. The seven vessels comprise two anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and five harbour tugs.
  • Wan Hai Lines' profit soars 158% in 2014
    Taiwanese container carrier Wan Hai Lines announced that the company recorded a profit of TWD5.32 billion (USD170 million) for 2014, soaring 158% from a profit of TWD2.13 billion in 2013. The carrier's earnings per share also rocketed by 147% to TWD2.37 from TWD0.96 a year ago, and its revenue
  • Economou to buy DryShips' tanker fleet
    DryShips has cancelled its Tankships IPO and will instead sell its tanker fleet to DryShips founder George Economou. Economou has entered into a firm purchase agreement for DryShips' four Suezmaxes - the Vilamoura, Lipari, Petalidi and Bordeira - for USD245 million en bloc. Economou will pay 20%
  • VLGC rates fall as ship supply grows
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) tumbled again as the tonnage list swelled in the Gulf amid slowing demand in Japan, the world's biggest LPG importer. The Baltic Exchange assessed the Gulf-Asia Pacific rate at USD84.375 on 30 March, down USD2.50 from 27 March. At
  • Cavotec wins port equipment orders worth EUR10 million
    Global engineering group Cavotec has today announced port equipment orders worth EUR10 million, including five from Chinese crane manufacturing giant ZPMC. Of those, the biggest is for cable reels that will supply electrical power to 72 ZPMC automated stacking cranes at Singapore's newest terminal,
  • Sembcorp Marine builds largest crane vessel
    Singapore-listed Sembcorp Marine has secured an exclusive letter of intent with the Netherlands-based crane operator, Heerema Offshore Services, for the engineering and construction of a new semi-submersible crane vessel (NSCV). The letter was signed by the offshore marine services provider's
  • KITA opposes system change in Busan North Port
    Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has opposed the system change from reporting to approval regarding the container handling charge in Busan North Port. Through its website, KITA said, "The approval system will put pressure on small- and medium-sized exporting enterprises to pay more
  • Tokyo port's cargo traffic down
    Japan's largest container port, Port of Tokyo, has reported a dip in its overall cargo traffic by 0.4% year on year (y/y) in December 2014 to 7.326 million tonnes, according to preliminary figures released by the Tokyo metropolitan government on 30 March. Of the 7.326 million tonnes, 3.991 million

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Stena Germanica back in service, burning methanol
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding launches John Finn (DDG 113)
  • Marine insurers: Total losses continue to decline

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Port of Seattle Police part of team investigating officer involved shooting
  • Drewry Benchmarking Club sees increase in freight rates
  • Mitsui announces appointment of new company chairman, president
  • Port of Tacoma taps Orion Marine for pier demolition\dredging project
  • Yang Ming marks naming of new 4,662 container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • IUMI stats point to continuing improved loss trend
    Cargo insurance evidence of green shoots for world economy
  • New capacity to increase pressure on Asia-north Europe rates
    Influx of ultra large containerships will drive weekly capacity up 9.1% by the end of the year
  • Sea Diamond sentences suspended and reduced
    Second appeal ruling may not be end of case in wake of cruiseship sinking eight years ago
  • Gibson finalises split from parent group
    Shipbroker shuns mergers and management buy-outs in favour a being a mid-size employee-owned company
  • Sovcomflot IPO will 'happen when it happens', says Kolesnikov
    Preparations ongoing behind scenes but no firm sell-off date, says Russian tanker giant's finance chief
  • Google Tax could punish shipping companies doing UK business
    Crackdown on tax avoidance enters force April 1
  • Hamburg Süd finalises CCNI deal
    Brand name to be retained in routes to and from west coast of South America
  • Junichiro Ikeda is named president of MOL
    Koichi Muto is elevated to chairman
  • Zim still in red despite smaller loss
    Line managed to almost halve its net loss to $127m in 2014 from $216m previously
  • 'We have no competitors' - Bugbee urges private equity to create more of the likes of Scorpio Tankers
    Scorpio Tankers president renews high-profile call on private equity-backed product tanker owners to consolidate among themselves
  • GasLog grosses $100m from fundraiser
    More vessel acquisitions on the mind of Monaco-based owner
  • China Merchants Holdings profits from ports rises 10%
    Recent terminal stake acquisitions boost volumes and profits
  • China Rongsheng announces loss of $1.3bn to equity holders
    Paring of shipbuilding contracts leads to revenue reversal of $725m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • LeHavre-Charleston LCL service launches amid Antwerp congestion
    In the midst of ongoing congestion at the Port of Antwerp, CaroTrans has announced it will be starting an expedited Le Havre-Charleston import service bypassing the Belgian gateway entirely. The 12-day journey will be the first less-than-container load service available between the two markets. The Baltimore-based non-vessel operating common carrier announced...
  • LA, Long Beach truck turn times improving but still long
    Truck turn times in Los Angeles-Long Beach are slowly improving from the dark days of November and December, but numbers released Tuesday by the Harbor Trucking Association of Southern California show the average truck visit to the harbor in February was still 50 percent longer than a year prior. Motor carrier...
  • $36 million steel terminal opens at Port of Mobile
    A new $36 million terminal for handling steel coils has been dedicated at the Port of Mobile. The new terminal is accessible by rail, truck or barge. It sits behind behind Alabama State Port Authority's Pier D2 berth on a 40-foot-deep channel at the port authority's main docks complex. It will be...
  • Chinese investor fuels growth for US trucking technology firm
    A software company that provides information on truck stops, weigh stations and other on-the-road services to U.S. truckers is attracting funding from an unusual source - China. Renren, an $83 million holding company and social media platform in China, is investing $1.5 million in Trucker Path, a San Jose, California company...
  • Oakland's top priority: Restoring vessel calls
    OAKLAND, California - More than five weeks after West Coast longshoremen and waterfront employers reached a tentative contract, the Port of Oakland is still trying to regain the vessel calls it lost. Those ships delayed for days at anchor off Southern California ports headed straight back to Asia without their...
  • DP World to build up to $300 million port complex in the Maldives
    DP World and the government of the Maldives have signed an agreement for the latter to build an up to $300 million deepwater port complex on the industrial island of Thilafushi. The first phase of the project will include the construction of a container terminal, and then the next phase will...
  • Baltimore port extends clean-trucks program
    The Port of Baltimore will combine a $200,000 U.S. Transportation Department grant with $300,000 in state funds to continue a program subsidizing replacement of old drayage trucks with newer, less-polluting vehicles. Owners and operators of short-haul drayage trucks will be provided with up to $20,000 to purchase new trucks that meet...
  • UASC's Vitarana: Industry needs path to profitability
    Anil Jay VitaranaIn 20 years as head of United Arab Shipping Co.'s North American business, Anil Jay Vitarana saw growth in ship sizes and container volume. But he says one thing hasn't changed: Carriers' profitability remains too low to ensure needed investment and to attract bright young people. Vitarana, who retired...
  • Shippers face weeks of delays, congestion surcharges at Cameroon's largest port
    Shippers out of Cameroon's largest port are reporting nearly month-long delays, and at least one container line has said it will begin imposing emergency congestion surcharges. Douala, on the southeast bank of the Wouri River, is the main port in Cameroon for goods into and out of the oil, cocoa and...
  • How to avoid being an agent of misfortune
    Q: As a customs broker, my company is routinely asked to provide a delivery order for shipments we file the customs entry for, regardless of whether we're actually arranging the truck delivery to the ultimate consignee. The delivery order form we use is visually similar to an actual truck bill of...
  • Panama on a path to become manufacturing and logistics hub
    With the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project less than a year away, all eyes are trained on the impact the $5.25 billion engineering marvel will have on maritime traffic across international trade lanes that link the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. These significant changes have overshadowed the...
  • Goldman Sachs, Infracapital sell stake in Associated British Ports
    Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners and Infracapital are selling a combined stake of at least 30 percent in Associated British Ports, the U.K.'s biggest ports operator, for about £1.6 billion ($2.37 billion). The buyers, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Hermes Infrastructure, a U.K. investment fund, expect to close on the deal...
  • Fesco boosts fourth-quarter profit, but full-year earnings fall
    Fesco Transportation Group's profit soared 30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, but the weak ruble and lower rail freight rates dragged down the full-year result. Russia's largest liner shipping group earned $59.1 million before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in the final quarter against $45.5 million in the same...
  • India's Chennai set for record container throughput
    The Chennai Port Authority, India's second-largest state-owned container gateway, is poised to reach a record throughput volume in fiscal year 2014-15, which ends March 31, the latest port statistics collected by JOC.com show. The two terminals in the southeastern harbor handled 1.55 million 20-foot-equivalent units until early morning hours of...
  • Zim slashes 2014 loss but traffic declines on Asia-Europe exit
    Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services sharply narrowed its net loss to $127 million in 2014 from $343 million in 2013, with the turnaround accelerating in a strong final quarter. The fourth quarter saw net loss narrowing to $4 million against $20 million last time and would have posted a $17...
  • Australia competition panel wants repeal of liner block exemption
    HONG KONG - The Harper review of Australia's competition laws has recommended sweeping changes aimed at improving the country's competitive position, including the repeal of a section that provides block exemption for liner shipping agreements that meet certain pro-competitive rules. Professor Ian Harper recommended that restrictions on coastal shipping should be...
  • China Merchants feels effect of China's slowing economy
    HONG KONG - China Merchants Holdings (International), the largest mainland China port operator, reported a 7.4 percent increase in net profit during 2014 when it handled 80.84 million 20-foot containers at its global terminals to record a volume growth of 13.4 percent.In monetary terms, net profit for the year reached...
  • Asia's robust air freight sector can't save Thai freighter operations
    HONG KONG - Thai Airways exited the freighter business this week, unable to benefit from the robust volumes on U.S. routes being generated by its Asian peers and without the scale of capacity required to drive a profitable air cargo network. The moves are part of the airline's restructuring and...
  • Big shippers sign up for Asia's new green scheme
    HONG KONG -Several of the world's top shippers have signed up to the Green Freight Asia (GFA) initiative that aims to lower the carbon footprint of land transport while driving lower logistics costs into the regional supply chain.The industry-led GFA network this week opened its "GFA Label" applications to all...
  • White House transportation bill now in lawmakers' hands
    WASHINGTON - America's roads and bridges are "in a huge ditch" and the country's infrastructure is in dire need of a long-term funding mechanism, U.S. Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx said Monday as he unveiled the details of his administration's new transportation reauthorization proposal. Under the new bill, federal highway programs would receive...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Fesco to buy back bonds
    Far-Eastern Shipping Company (Fesco) has unveiled an offer to buy up some of its US-dollar and Russian-rouble bonds in an effort to optimise its debt profile.
  • Orders weigh on confidence
    Confidence levels in the shipping industry have fallen to the lowest level in 2.5 years, according to accountancy firm Moore Stephens.
  • Icap and Howe Robinson seal deal
    Icap Shipping and Howe Robinson are set to complete a long-awaited merger.
  • Harkand wins DSV deal
    Harkand has won a deal to supply a pair of dive support vessels (DSVs) to Maersk Oil's North Sea unit.
  • Wan Hai doubles up
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has seen profit rise more than 100% in 2014 as revenue grew.
  • Sinotrans adjusts loan
    China's Sinotrans has amended the terms of a $10m loan deal with sister operator CSC.
  • Shih Wei profit falls
    Taiwan's Shih Wei Navigation has logged weaker earnings in 2014 as revenue dropped.
  • Diana refinances trio
    Diana Shipping has refinanced three of its bulkers in a new deal with ABN AMRO.
  • Gibson stands alone
    UK shipbroker E A Gibson has completed its separation from former parent Hunting Plc as it goes it alone.
  • Swire deal over
    The Swire group's deal to run a new subsidised service to Asia from Tasmania in Australia has ended without a firm contract being signed.
  • Solstad extends charter
    Solstad Offshore has secured further employment for one of its construction vessels.
  • Evergreen in black
    Taiwanese container line Evergreen has returned to profit in 2014, improving its result by $131m.
  • BWO revises FPSO deal
    BW Offshore has restructured a long-term contract for an FPSO with Ithaca Energy.
  • Coscol inks tankers
    Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) is heading to Wuchang Shipbuilding in China for two new asphalt/bitumen tankers.
  • Zim cuts loss further
    Israeli container line Zim has reduced its net deficit to $127m in 2014, compared to $343m the year before.
  • New chairman for NCL
    Changes in Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) management have continued with Walter Revel appointed as chairman of the board of directors.
  • All change at MOL
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has moved forward with changes in its senior management with the appointment of a new chairman and president.
  • Rongsheng on the brink
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has warned it may not be able to continue trading if a planned sale of shipyard assets fails, as it revealed a net loss of CNY 8.09bn ($1.3bn) for 2014.
  • GasLog aims to top $100m
    New York-listed GasLog has priced its latest share issue at $25 each, aiming to raise a net $96.85m for fleet expansion.
  • Polarled pipelay starts
    Statoil have begun a potentially record breaking pipe-laying operation that will link a gas field in the Arctic Circle with Norway.
  • Smaller boxships improving
    The number of idle ships of below 3,000-teu has shrunk to the lowest levels in four years, according to Alphaliner.
  • Yinson Q4 profit flat
    Yinson Holdings has ended the financial year on a flat note with its fourth quarter figures largely unchanged from a year ago.
  • Bulker arrested again
    A South Korean-owned bulker has been arrested in Singapore for the second time in less than eighteen months, court records show.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • ZIM reports improved results in 2014
  • ProLogis: Only 20% of U.S. logistics space is 'institutional grade'
  • Agility grows profits 10%
  • Evergreen reports $65.8m profit for 2014
  • HHLA increases 2014 profits, throughput
  • Air Partner inks charter agreement with AirCargoGroup
  • Service Announcements: "K" Line and World Distribution Services
  • Tech Bytes: Globe Tracker and BSA
  • Executive moves: MOL, DCLI and Port of New Orleans
  • U.S. DOT unveils long-term transportation bill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 31, 2015
  • Panama Canal may add fourth set of locks for bigger ships
    If approved, project could be completed within 15 years.
  • Uptake of LNG by shipowners is 'booming'
    'LNG has great potential' but there is a need for common standards.
  • Row over cruise ship emissions spreads
    Another Australian port is facing protests.
  • Zim narrows losses
    Helped by reduced fuel costs.
  • Breakbulk work starts at Gate LNG site
    To include up to 280 berthing slots.
  • LNG containership: Launch scheduled for April
    TOTE sees LNG project pick up speed.
  • Total: Patent filed for marine lubricant
    Better neutralisation rate improves lube performance, submission says.
  • Promotion will provide 'dynamic edge'
    C.I. International Fuels has promoted Roxy Elena Barrios Gonzalez.
  • Container shipping rates are 'on the floor'
    'Carriers have been passing on the benefits of lower fuel costs to shippers.'
  • Petrobras pulling out of Japanese refinery business
    Company seeking buyer for the Nansei Sekiyu refinery, market sources tell Bunkerworld.
  • Bomin sets out Baltic growth plans
    ECA area is an important market, says regional head.
  • Chinese bunker player plans further expansion
    Company reports jump in annual bunker sales.
  • Iran eyes greater share of regional bunker market
    Advisor to the Iranian Oil Ministry reveals expansion plans for Persian Gulf.
  • ENOC gets new head
    Executive director receives promotion.
  • FESCO sees surge in annual bunker sales
    But growth inadequate to offset weaker sales elsewhere.

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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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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