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June 1, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E falls 23pc to US$342/TEU, but transpacific up 8.1pc to $1,526/FEU
  • American GDP shrinks 0.7pc in the first quarter, productivity down 1pc
  • MOL levies Malaysia-Mexico/WCSA US$700/TEU rate hike June 1
  • LA, Long Beach recruit joint working groups from supply chain players
  • Court: It's up to truckers to ask for load value, not for shippers to tell
  • Roadbuilders protest EPA sanctification of roadside ditches as 'wetlands'
  • OECD frets about mega ships, but PSA chief says: Start planning
  • Sarawak's Tong Joo Shipping gives thanks after 26 years in Singapore
  • Chile's customs strike ends after stopping trade for 8 days
  • Dunedin's Port Otaga dredges to accommodate 8,000-TEU vessels
  • Kalmar to deliver 2 more auto stacking cranes to DP World Brisbane
  • Land reclamation at Kaohsiung at phase 2 - new box shop to open by 2018
  • IATA pins hopes on Trade Facilitation Pact to effect binding accords
  • Zhengzhou's 'aero-tropolis' to become a major logistical hub
  • Free shipping offers increase as e-tailers battle it out

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 31, 2015
  • FTA warns UK supply chain in danger of collapsing
  • Global schedule reliability in April improves to best score of 2015, says SeaIntel
  • Govt approves coastal shipping agreement between India & Bangladesh
  • Pon Pure Logistics acknowledged by CII as best specialised cargo logistics service provider
  • Qatar Navigation Lines appoints Seatrade Shipping (Samsara Group) to consolidate its NVOCC operations in India
  • RINA launches major ferry safety initiative
  • Imports of refined edible oil decline by 63 pc between Nov. 2014 & March 2015: SEA
  • APM Terminals Pipavav registers good quarterly results
  • India to develop deep-sea port at Paira
  • Kamarajar Port to invest INR 9,286 cr. for increasing total handling capacity
  • Political differences should not hinder Vizhinjam ICTT development: Tharoor
  • CONCOR net up in Q4, fiscal
  • Container train operators seek cap on hike in haulage charges
  • Road transport & shipping sectors may contribute 2 pc to GDP, says Gadkari
  • Smart Cities project has received response from 14 countries: Naidu
  • SW Railway to concentrate on infra development
  • Govt forms 10-member committee to revisit PPP mode of infra development
  • India is the world's fastest growing economy!
  • INR closes weak at 63.82 against dollar
  • Rising trend in forex reserves arrested; down by $ 2.31 bn to $ 351.55 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Transcarga ready for the big leap
  • Best practice guidelines for animal transports
  • New customs compliance division in UK
  • More vehicles to pay more road charges in Germany
  • Evergreen and Arkas - intra-Med network partners
  • Amazon goes underground
  • Easier access to frozen north in summer
  • New top "chef" for food logistics provider
  • Dunkerque Logistique International Sud to proceed
  • Rail app for real-time hazmat information
  • Adding on in Nuremberg
  • Qatar Airways more to Athens and Larnaca
  • Top tier change at DNV GL
  • New traction for US railroad
  • PAL to see less of Abu Dhabi
  • SDV to serve Marshall Aerospace and Defence

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • APMT sacks striking dockworkers
    APM Terminals (APMT) has fired 130 dockworkers at its general cargo terminal in Callao, Peru, where a strike has been ongoing since 13 May. According to APMT, the strike involves approximately 600 workers. During the past week, "certain employees have been receiving notification that they're no
  • Frontline amends tanker charters
    John Fredriksen-led Frontline has announced a major revision to its long-term charter agreements and has reported stronger than expected quarterly results. Long-term charters for 17 tankers owned by related-party Ship Finance International (SFI) will be amended as of 1 July. Base rates for VLCCs
  • FE/Europe spot freights slump deeper
    Container ship overcapacity in the Asia/Europe trade saw cargo spot rates for westbound headhaul liftings hit another all-time low today. According to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), shipments on the Shanghai/North Europe route were this week quoted at just USD342 per teu in the
  • UNESCO gives Australia's Reef plan the nod
    Bans on dredge disposal at sea, restrictions on port expansion, and an AUD100 million (USD765,000) government lobbying campaign have convinced the United Nations World conservation agency to recommend keeping Australia's Great Barrier Reef off the endangered list - for now. While government and
  • NOL completes APL Logistics sale
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines completed the sale of its logistics business, APL Logistics, to Japan's Kintetsu World Express on 29 May. NOL, the parent of liner operator APL, sold the logistics unit for USD1.2 billion. The sale will enable NOL to raise funds as it works towards restoring
  • Product tankers face oversupply risk
    Although product tanker freight rates remain in positive territory, shipowners should be cautious about newbuilding investments as there are still a number of ships to be delivered, Italian broker Banchero Costa has reported. Freight rates have been at a five-year high, driven by low crude oil
  • Bangkok approves Laem Chabang port development
    The Thai government has approved Harbour A Development Project at the gateway port of Laem Chabang, the government website reported after a cabinet meeting. This allows the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to construct an L-shaped harbour measuring 30 m wide and 120-125 m long, with a 115 x 120 m
  • JST abandons newbuild bulker
    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation (JST) has abandoned a bulk carrier newbuild ordered at Oshima Shipbuilding, citing the benefit of reducing future capital expenditure during an extremely challenging operating environment. Zanzibar Naviera will take over the newbuild, a 60,000 dwt bulk carrier, a
  • JES appoints new non-executive chairman
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder JES International Holdings (JES) has appointed Chu Caixia as its non-executive chairman. JES cited in its filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that Chu is the mother of the incumbent CEO of JES, Jin Yu. Prior to Chu's appointment, the company had announced that its
  • ICTSI buys Mexican port operator for $54.5m
    Filipino terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has acquired Mexico-based port operator Terminal Marítima de Tuxpan (TMT) for USD54.5 million. The acquisition is in line with the ICTSI's policy of business expansion and increasing its global footprints, according to
  • SOE to deliver two more multi-gas carriers
    Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) plans to make delivery of two more 27,500 m³ multi-gas (LNG/ethane/LEG/LPG) carriers by the end of 2015 to Evergas, following the delivery of the first newbuilding on 28 May. According to SOE, the company held a technical delivery ceremony on 28 May for the
  • Xiamen port gets $37m subsidy for channel expansion
    Xiamen port in China has received a CNY230 million (USD37 million) subsidy from the Ministry of Transport for the Phase IV expansion of the port's main channel, the port administration said today (29 May). The channel will be expanded based on Phase III development completed in November 2013, which allows
  • Seoul pays out first batch of Sewol compensation
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has paid compensation to the families of three Sewol ferry disaster victims. The ministry announced on 27 May that KRW1.25 billion (USD1.13 million) has been paid out in the first batch of compensation for Sewol victims. Sewol capsized during a

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • Container shipping rates fall to another all-time low on Asia-Europe
  • Djibouti books Iron Maiden frontman to manage its new cargo carrier
  • Good news for shippers as liner shipping schedule reliability hits year-high

Marine Logweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • Crowley to manage four Horizon containerships for Pasha
  • Raytheon Anschütz expands U.S. operations
  • USS Arizona Memorial still closed to visitors
  • Atlantic Offshore christens third Zamakona-built FSV

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • Suburu of America extends lease with Port of Vancouver, USA
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of March
  • Pearl Jam poster display opens as Sea-Tac International Airport
  • Lou Johnson resigning post as Port of Longview commissioner
  • Boeing nets NASA order for first passenger spacecraft

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • Anek eyes deal with lenders
    Better results and a new capital increase will also help share status, says ferry operator
  • Rickmers Holding converts from KG to stock corporation
    Bertram Rickmers to chair board of new entity
  • Navios Midstream Partners poised for dropdown VLCCs
    New MLP has options on seven large tankers in Navios Acquisition fleet
  • Large vessels and alliances not the cause of port congestion, says WSC
    Labour difficulties at terminals, inconsistent productivity and inefficient transport infrastructure to blame
  • Standard Syndicate 1884 off to strong start, says Grose
    Move designed to subsidise P&I and broaden offering, chief executive argues
  • Star lawyer Peermohamed to head Norwegian Hull Club
    Ince & Co shipping head will replace John Wiik when he retires next year
  • New low for Asia-north Europe rates
    Freight rates fall for third consecutive week to all-time low of $342 per teu
  • NordLB making shipping profit for first time since 2012
    Positive contribution to income of $25m in first quarter
  • Jinhui reports in the black for the first quarter
    Lower revenues due to a weak spot market weigh down on core earnings
  • Ship Finance amends charters and profit split with Frontline
    New York-listed Ship Finance International breathes new life into its relationship with Frontline as tanker market improves
  • Liner reliability picks up as alliances bed in
    Maersk Line returns to its position of being the most reliable carrier
  • Frontline 2012 gunning for US listing this year
    Listing linked to merger with Frontline as scale will be offered to investors
  • Höegh LNG raises fresh funds on bond market
    Oslo-listed gas company could use funds to order new FSRU
  • Frontline hits $31m profit in first quarter
    John Fredriksen company boosts cashflow and cuts debt, improving its outlook
  • West Australia-China offers lifeline for struggling capesize sector
    Pilbara miners drive bookings on trading route
  • Cost savings of ultra large containerships called into question
    Massive ordering also likely to dampen costs benefits, according to OECD report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • International Transload Logistics Sets up Shop at CenterPoint Intermodal Center - Joliet, IL
    CenterPoint Properties is proud to announce it has signed a long-term lease with International Transload Logistics Inc. (ITL) for 3801 CenterPoint Way, Joliet, Illinois within the CenterPoint Intermodal Center (CIC). ITL will lease 303,061 SF of the 485,476 SF facility through 2022. John Cash and David Haigh of NAI Hiffman...
  • Value of goods trucked between US, Mexico leaps 9 percent
    The number of trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexican border at Laredo, Otay Mesa and other points is on the rise, but the value of the goods those trucks carry is rising faster. That's a sign of the increasing importance of U.S.-Mexican trade and cross-border trucking to U.S. importers and shippers of more...
  • APM Terminals fires striking dockworkers in Callao, Peru
    APM Terminals has fired 130 dockworkers at its general cargo terminal in Callao, Peru, where a strike has been ongoing since May 13. According to APMT, the strike involves approximately 600 workers. During the past week, "certain employees have been receiving notification that they're no longer allowed to work here," APMT...
  • Crowley to manage Pasha Hawaii ships
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s global ship management group has been awarded a contract to crew, operate and maintain four U.S.-flag domestic ships that Pasha Group is acquiring from Horizon Lines for operation in the West Coast-Hawaii trade. The contract between Crowley and Pasha subsidiary Sunrise Operations follows Pasha's $141.5 million acquisition of...
  • Thailand gives green light to Laem Chabang port upgrade
    The Thai government has approved construction on a new harbor at the country's largest port at Laem Chabang. The new L-shaped harbor, 30 meters wide and roughly 120 to 125 meters long, will support a 13,800-square-meter marina. "A shore crane and a container arranging crane will be installed to support up to...
  • Matson closes deal to enter Alaska market
    Matson Inc. has completed its previously announced $469 million acquisition of Horizon Lines, clearing the way for Matson to enter the U.S-flag domestic trade between the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The deal marks the end for Horizon Lines, a company that traced its history to Malcom McLean's launch of coastwise container...
  • ICTSI to acquire Mexican port operator
    International Container Terminal Services Inc. has agreed to pay $54.5 million to acquire Mexican port operator Terminal Maritima de Tuxpan. TMT recently obtained a government concession to build and operate a second container terminal at Tuxpan on the Gulf of Mexico. Plans are for the terminal to have capacity of up...
  • Israeli dockworkers end protest, return to work
    Dockworkers in Israel have ended a two-day strike protesting the creation of new foreign-run port terminals. The strike shut down the country's two largest seaports at Ashdod and Haifa and cost the Israeli economy NIS 150 million, or roughly US$38.6 million, according to the Manufacturers Association of Israel. At its height, roughly...
  • Low oil prices fuel US oil field transport, energy acquisitions
    Lower oil prices are dampening capital investment in U.S. oil and gas fields, but creating opportunities for acquisitions, whether among energy companies or the transportation businesses that serve them. Oil companies such as Canada's Crescent Point Energy, which this week bought Saskatchewan-based Legacy Oil and Gas for $1.53 billion, are...
  • Port Tampa Bay partners with USF in maritime research
    TAMPA, Florida - Port Tampa Bay announces that the state's largest port has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of South Florida Board Of Trustees to partner in several objectives over the next three years. The port and USF have enjoyed a decades-long relationship that is now reaching...
  • Deflategate and international business: How they relate
    At first blush, Deflategate and laptop searches don't have much in common, and their relationship to international business appears even more remote. Like so many international business and commercial issues, though, their outcome turned on the quality of the policies and procedures of the involved parties. Let's start at the beginning....
  • Export-import intermodal boosts Container Corp. of India profit
    State-owned rail operator Container Corporation of India reported an 11.5 percent increase in consolidated net earnings in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31, on the back of strong volume gains from its core international freight hauling activity. Yearly group net income rose to Rs. 1,054.58 crore (approximately $164.5 million) from...
  • Rail operations return to normal in India after protests end
    Reports from New Delhi said train operations were returning to normal Friday following the end of week-long protests by ethnic Gujjars in the state of Rajasthan over demands for job reservation in the public sector. The blockade actions had shut down train service in the northern corridor - a busy intermodal...
  • Record traffic drives Etihad cargo revenue past $1 billion
    LONDON - Etihad Airways' cargo revenue topped $1 billion for the first time in 2014 as freight traffic grew four times faster than the global market to reach an all-time high.The Arab Gulf carrier, which has a fleet of 10 freighters, increased cargo revenue by 19.2 percent to $1.1 billion...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe rates collapse ahead of June GRIs
    HONG KONG - As carriers prepare to implement the next round of Asia-Europe general rate increases on Monday, June 1, the spot market response was to plunge to the lowest ever official freight rate seen on the trade.According to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), the spot rate for shipping...
  • Build Indonesia infrastructure and factories will come, Maersk says
    The Indonesian government's maritime focus will boost trade, Maersk Line believes.HONG KONG - Indonesia's plans to invest in infrastructure will pay off as the Southeast Asian country attracts cost-driven manufacturers moving their production out of China, believes Jakob Sorensen, president and director of Maersk Line Indonesia. While the country's current...
  • New board for Toll Group under Japan Post umbrella
    Toll managing director Brian Kruger and Japan Post CEO Toru Takahashi announce the new board.HONG KONG - Toll Group began operating under the Japan Post flag today as president and CEO Toru Takahashi announced the new board that will provide governance to the Melbourne-based logistics company. The board members include...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • NewLead CFO resigns
    NewLead Holdings's chief financial officer has resigned, the Greek shipowner said Friday.
  • Fredriksen's new chief executive
    Jo Lunder has been hired as chief executive of John Fredriksen's NOK 100bn ($13.3bn) empire.
  • Horizon Lines deal done
    Matson and The Pasha Group have completed their $611m deals to carve up US containership rival Horizon Lines.
  • Navios Midstream 'speculative'
    Moody's Investor Service placed a speculative credit rating on Navios Maritime Midstream Partners, the newest New York-listed company the Navios group umbrella
  • North Korean crew stuck
    Mexico and North Korea are in talks to repatriate crewmen stuck on a cargoship for nearly a year.
  • SFI boosts profit
    Ship Finance International (SFI) has performed beyond analysts' expectations hot on the heels of a haircut agreement with Frontline.
  • Macleod cold on merger
    Robert Hvide Macleod has shaken off growing speculation of a merger between Frontline and Frontline 2012.
  • Newbuild changes hands
    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has transferred a newbuilding contract for a 60,000-dwt bulk carrier to an unknown third party.
  • Western revenue falls
    Lithuania's Western Shipyard has posted a 12.3% drop in revenue for 2014.
  • STNG springs new buy-back
    Scorpio Tankers today revealed a fresh $250m buyback programme as it passed up options on a pair of converted newbuildings from sibling Scorpio Bulkers.
  • Petrobras bins contracts
    Petrobras has cancelled leases for five drillships and semi-submersible platforms owned by Schahin Petroleo e Gas.
  • Still alive
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Lifeboat warning
    Australia has called for a change to lifeboat release mechanisms after a serious accident on a supramax in 2014.
  • NOL closes $1.2bn sale
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) of Singapore has completed the $1.2bn sale of APL Logistics to Tokyo-listed Kintetsu World Express.
  • Hoegh hooks $130m
    Hoegh LNG has pocketed $130m from its trip to the Norwegian bond market.
  • Marine snaps up Stena duo
    Canada's Marine Atlantic is buying two chartered-in ro-paxes from Sweden's Stena.
  • MISC on the hunt
    Malaysia's MISC is working on new acquisitions after restoring its balance sheet to health.
  • Captain "sold guns"
    An inquest into two deaths on a Japanese bulker off Australia has heard that its captain was accused of selling guns on board and assaulting crew.
  • Place your bets
    Analysts are divided on whether a restructured charter agreement with Ship Finance International (SFI) is the starter pistol or the death knell for a merger between Frontline and Frontline 2012.
  • Red start for Reach
    An anticipated weak winter market has dragged Reach Subsea to a red bottom line for the first quarter.
  • Chilean strike ends
    Customs workers in Chile have ended an eight-day strike that halted shipments at the country's ports.
  • Red Funnel stays local
    UK operator Red Funnel has picked a domestic shipyard for its new ferry.
  • Haisheng scraps bulker
    China Shipping Haisheng is selling its oldest bulker for scrap.
  • Frontline ends red run
    John Fredriksen's Frontline today posted its first profitable quarter in almost half a decade as it stared an aim to enter a new growth phase.
  • Frontline 2012 in US push
    A long-awaited US stock-listing of John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 is set to take place this year, the company says.
  • Svitzer enters Brazil
    Svitzer, the Maersk Group's salvage and towage arm, has made its first tentative steps into the Brazilian market.
  • Flex LNG on course
    John Fredriksen-controlled Flex LNG has enough cash to see it through the next 18 months, but will seek new finance before the delivery of its first ships.
  • SFI takes a haircut
    Fredriksen company cuts charter rates to Frontline by $283m in return for 27.7% stake.
  • Jinhui back in black
    Jinhui Shipping & Trading has returned to profit in the first quarter of 2015 despite a significant decline in revenues.
  • V.Group expands in Manila
    V.Group and its shipmanagement arm V.Ships has opened a major new office and training centre in Manila, Philippines.
  • CFO musical chairs
    Transocean has recruited a new chief financial officer (CFO) from one of its rivals following the departure of its own CFO.
  • Rampion to boost ports
    Two small UK ports are set to be among the beneficiaries of the first offshore wind farm off the south coast of England.
  • NTSB fingers Shell
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Shell is likely to blame for the 2012 grounding of a conical drilling unit after an Edison Chouest Offshore anchor handler lost power while towing it off Alaska.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: Pasha, Matson complete Horizon acquisition
  • OECD questions benefits of mega-ships
  • Spot container rates fall again on China-Europe routes
  • Stifel: Global forwarders dividing into haves and have-nots
  • U.S. records 0.7% negative Q1 growth
  • Kintetsu Worldwide Express finalizes APL Logistics deal
  • Under Armour adds Baltimore as import gateway
  • InMotion Global consolidates system offerings
  • Parcel delivery provider Hermes starts textile sourcing services
  • Army Corps chief gets update on Port of Savannah deepening
  • FRA assists A&M Railroad with engine purchases
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo lands in Detroit
  • Panalpina acquires Egyptian agent
  • WSC: Larger vessels, alliances not to blame for port congestion

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 29, 2015
  • Exxon, Chevron shrug off pressure to address climate change
    On renewable energy Exxon CEO says 'we choose not to lose money on purpose'.
  • SGMF, Spanish natural gas association sign LNG MoU
    Organisations to collaborate on a standard to regulate LNG-fuelling operations for ships.
  • Stena Bulk's 'wait-and-see' approach to bunker alternatives
    Means putting new orders on hold for now.
  • Lukoil CEO sess crude holding below $80 a barrel
    US data shows falling inventories by rising production.
  • Emissions: Cruise ships banned from overnight berthing
    Australian environmental regulator says global IMO sulphur rule 'too far off' to help Sydney residents.
  • Downturn sharpens competition in Norway's offshore sector
    With the environment losing out.
  • LNG player 'keen to hear' if terminal should grow
    Fluxys LNG is trying to judge demand for services such as loading LNG bunker vessels.
  • Pertamina to build bunker storage facility
    Phase one of building project to complete by 2017.
  • Argos merger to exclude bunkering unit
    Argos agreed merger with Varo Energy on Thursday.
  • Manufacturer recommends anti-piracy countermeasure
    Offers opinion on recent rise in bunker fuel siphoning attacks.
  • Aegean upbeat on annual outlook
    Company keeping 'ahead of the pack' on new ECA rules.
  • Titan Petrochemicals moves to regain trading status
    Organises open offer of its shares in cash-raising move.
  • Crude rises as US inventories decline
    US commercial crude inventories fell by 2.8 million barrels last week.

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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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