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June 4, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line orders eleven 19,630-TEU ships, company's biggest yet
  • Hapag-Lloyd hints that its first 20,000-TEUer is in the offing
  • Oakland dockers walk out over dispute about dispatch procedure
  • Tanzania awards US$9 billion in rail contracts to Chinese builders
  • Correction: DHL titles and departments misidentified in May 18 story
  • Vessel tracker MarineTraffic urges wider access to open data
  • Contargo uses new index to set congestion surcharge in Rotterdam
  • Increased 'insurance capacity' undermines returns for cargo insurers
  • EU blocks Germany's minimum wage mandate in cross-border trucking
  • Kalmar to unveil new container terminal automation at TOC Europe expo
  • UKHO seminars discuss updates to electronic nautical chart standards
  • Maersk Indonesia launches mobile container exhibition to promote trade
  • Boeing tells OECD transport meet that air freight is making a comeback
  • Ningxia Cargo Airlines to fix date for launch after regulatory nod
  • Nearly-launch Air Djibouti will start with cargo operations
  • Dublin's ASL invests US$2.3 million to boost stake in India's QuikJet Cargo
  • Kunming conducts cargo flights with Zhejiang Loong Airlines's Dhaka service

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • China United Lines launches service between Nhava Sheva & China
  • ICS launches Annual Review 2015
  • Inland waterways should be integral part of infrastructure development, says Gadkari
  • Stowage & Segregation of Dangerous Goods on General Cargo Ships
  • Vanguard reinforces its services from India to South Pacific region
  • Agreement between Essar Ports & Port of Antwerp ends
  • Kamarajar Port to develop vehicle parking area to ease congestion
  • L&T Kattupalli Port handles Tata Steel cargo
  • Need for skilled workforce in logistics sector to nearly double by 2022, says report
  • INR turns weak against dollar
  • Natural rubber consumers resist demand for hike in import duty
  • RBI should have given merchandise exports priority: EEPC
  • S. R. Kushwaha takes charge of IFFCO's Kandla Unit

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Bavaria helps HGV drivers to park
  • Thomas Hüttemann leaves Panopa for Imperial
  • Massive fleet enhancement for Spanish haulier
  • Contract prolonged
  • Global schedule reliability improves in April
  • A400M named while investigations continue
  • Cooperation in the Baltics
  • Bimco pipes new president on board
  • HL expanding feeder network in Scandinavia
  • Investments in Texas and Arkansas' railways
  • Air Canada's Amsterdam service kicks off
  • Waco System welcomes new board member
  • 200 more temperature-controlled containers
  • Joint venture for Vietnam
  • Aegean now sooner to Teheran
  • AAL offers new liner service to Prince Rupert

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • APMT cites Callao drug trade concerns
    The new electronic roster system opposed by dockworkers in Peru's Port of Callao is being used to combat drug trafficking, according to facility operator APM Terminals (APMT). APMT recently fired 130 of approximately 600 dockworkers involved in the strike, which began on 13 May at APMT's general
  • Hapag to shift very large tonnage to WCSA-Europe
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd plans to push ahead with further tonnage upscaling in the north/south trades, said Chief Operating Officer Anthony J Firmin on 2 June. He told IHS Maritime in a press briefing in Hamburg that the carrier plans a major consolidation of slot capacities in the West
  • Rolls-Royce debuts permanent-magnet azimuth thruster
    Rolls-Royce unveiled at Nor-shipping on 3 June an azimuth thruster featuring permanent-magnet (PM) technology. The group's PM technology portfolio includes tunnel thrusters and a newly developed winch. Sea trials to evaluate the new thruster's energy-saving potential took place on board
  • Wärtsilä updates its ship technology encyclopaedia
    Wärtsilä has launched at Nor-Shipping 2015 a second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Ship Technology. The free-of-charge publication provides definitions of the marine industry's technical terminology. "It is intended as a means to pass on Wärtsilä's experience and know-how in this field, not only
  • Offshore cost challenges emerge at Nor-Shipping conference
    Offshore industry faces challenges to cut its costs in line with the plunge in oil prices, delegates were told at the Nor-Shipping Agenda Offshore conference in discussions on 3 June. Several speakers at the event in Oslo called for greater standardisation, blaming the prevalence of bespoke
  • Calnetix's Hydrocurrent receives class approvals
    Calnetix Technologies has announced at Nor-Shipping that its new Hydrocurrent waste heat recovery system has been approved by Lloyd's Register and ClassNK. Hydrocurrent was developed by Calnetix in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Engine Company (MHI-MME) to
  • MH370 search comes under fire
    Search efforts to find Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have come under attack from a French salvage expert, provoking a fierce response from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Former French naval officer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, who worked on the recovery of the Air France flight 447, has
  • Investment cycles in spotlight at Oslo offshore conference
    Cyclical investment was highlighted as a factor in continuing raw material price swings at the Agenda Offshore conference, part of the Nor-Shipping exhibition in Oslo on 2-5 June. While raw material prices are hard to forecast, they reflect switches in investment already set to bring fresh price
  • Yangtze River ferry capsize death toll rises to 14
    The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has risen to 14 as of 09:30 h local time on 3 June, according to China's State broadcaster CCTV. As of 3 June, a total of 14 survivors, including crew members and passengers, were rescued from Chongqing Dongfang
  • Australia, US call for halt to South China Sea reclamation
    Australia and the United States called for China to halt its maritime construction in the South China Sea at the 2015 Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore on 29-31 May. Satellite image analysis by IHS Jane's in November 2014 indicates China has begun extensive reclamation works on several
  • Ports warned of automation threats at IAPH meeting
    Ports were alerted to the risks from a coming surge in automation at the 29th IAPH World Ports Conference, held in Hamburg on 1-5 June. World ports were challenged at the gathering to stop thinking in terms of their own 'silo' and to recognise how some of their business could pass to entrepreneurs
  • FSIG to take three subsidiaries public
    Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group (FSIG) plans to take public three of its wholly owned subsidiaries. A state-owned shipbuilding group based in Fujian, China, its three subsidiaries are identified as Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding, and Fujian Minchuan Marine Ship Industry
  • Rates soften on lack of Gulf-Asia Pacific trade
    Freight rates to ship LPG from the Gulf to Asia Pacific weakened last week as market players awaited Saudi Aramco's announcement of June contract prices while the exorbitant freight rates deterred Gulf-Asia Pacific fixtures. On 2 June, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark rate at
  • IEV raises $4.79m from rights issue
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider IEV Holdings has raised net proceeds of approximately SGD6.45 million (USD4.79 million) from a rights issue. According to the company's filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), IEV intends to use the net proceeds for the development of the Pabuaran
  • Phnom Penh port plans listing by November
    Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) is to be listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange by November. Managing director of Tongyang Securities (Cambodia) Han Kyung-tae told IHS Maritime that the company has been helping the port with its listing plan, and
  • Fuel and environmental debate shifts at Nor-Shipping 2015
    During discussions of alternative fuels at Nor-Shipping 2015, LNG was highlighted as a breakthrough success story, but some speakers called for the focus to be extended to other potentials. Speaking at the Innovation, Investment and Regulation segment on 2 June, Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of
  • HHIC delays deliveries of Capesizes, box ship
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) will be deferring the delivery of two Capesize bulkers and one container ship. HHIC made the revelations in Korea Exchange filings on 2 June. The Capesizes, worth KRW 116.9 billion (USD105.6 million) and the container ship,
  • HMM shrinks VLCC fleet
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is now left with just one very large crude carrier (VLCC) after selling two VLCCs in May. South Korea's second-biggest shipping company confirmed to IHS Maritime that 2005-built Universal Crown and Universal Queen have been sold to compatriot Sinokor Merchant Marine.
  • Vard launches innovation project
    Singapore-listed offshore vessels designer and shipbuilder, Vard Holdings has launched an innovation project in ship design. The project, named 'A step forward', are design innovations developed with an emphasis on safety, user-friendliness, functionality, operability, cost optimisation, fuel

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Maersk Line boosts Triple-E fleet with order for 11 even bigger containerships
  • Time for shippers to think again about diverting US west coast cargo to the east
  • ICTSI chief may be set to focus more on leisure than the old family business

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Burger Boats launches Wendella passenger vessel
  • Two former USCG Island Class cutters bought by Sea Shepherd
  • DNV GL and Jotun cooperate on hull performance
  • Austal books $34 million Fast Crew Boat contract
  • Rolls-Royce pure gas engines mark operating hours milestone
  • Oman Drydock to convert two more OBOs to VLCCs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Maersk Line announces order for 11 new 19,630 TEU box ships
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine plans new rebilling administration fee
  • Portland Airport website aims to assist job seekers
  • Work on 737 MAX begins at Boeing's Renton facility
  • Crowley Maritime vessels take home safety awards

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Angelicoussis splashes $160m on two Daewoo VLCCs
    Other big tanker deals lag due to 'stand-off' on prices, say observers
  • Aronnax@Nor-Shipping: Really? A floating wheelhouse for boxships?
    Approval of a design to create an adjustable accommodation block shows different approach to efficiency
  • APMT opens 900 m Gothenburg quay ahead of schedule
    Strengthened facility can cater for the world's largest ocean carriers
  • BIMCO takes over InterManager performance indicator system
    Consideration undisclosed for transaction effective immediately
  • Shipowners' Club sees sharp fall in operating surplus
    Bottom line collapses from $23.2m to just $1.4m
  • Opec's market share gamble six months on: Is the cartel its own biggest problem?
    Gulf Arab countries are determined to maintain market share, but US supply has proved resilient while Iran, Iraq and even Libya could bounce back
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Insurers want more ships in the Arctic
    More Arctic activity will help in an emergency rescue situation, but lack of icebreakers seen as a big stop on development
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Raise money when it's available, not when you need it, owners advise
    Build a war-chest rather than raising funds out of necessity, shipowners urged at Nor-Shipping
  • Oakland operations return to normal amid latest contract dispute
    Arbitrator steps in after ILWU refuses to dispatch workers
  • NewLead aims to double fleet in 2015
    More bitumen tankers could be among the targets as the Greek owner continues its makeover
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Biggest threat to VLGCs is if 'super profits' fall to normal profits
    Avance Gas chief executive says company is making money as freight market soars
  • Race against time continues in hunt for survivors in capsized passengership
    Fourteen survivors have been rescued as government deploys 200 divers to Yangtze
  • Ocean Rig launches offering, with Economou as investor
    George Economou will buy shares to maintain his 5% in the DryShips-controlled unit
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Shipowners shrug off uncertain outlook as the new normal
    Owners dismiss talk of seismic macro changes as being business as usual

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • New US trucking technology mandate to contribute to higher rates
    The U.S. federal government on Wednesday mandated that heavy trucks be equipped with electronic stability controls by Aug. 1, 2017, the latest in a series of actions taken by the federal government to improve safety that will ultimately contribute to higher truck rates. Once implemented, the National Highway Transit Safety Association...
  • CaroTrans launches new U.S.-Japan export service
    CaroTrans is launching a new weekly less-than-container-load service between Southeastern U.S. and Japanese markets, cutting out transshipment and avoiding congestion at ports in Los Angeles and Busan. The New Jersey-based non-vessel operating common carrier said Wednesday the new service will take cargo from Atlanta, Georgia to a slew of major Japanese...
  • Zim revises Gulf-East Coast of South America routes
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services has restructured its participation in two U.S. Gulf-East Coast of South America services it shares with other carriers. The Gulf Brazil Service has discontinued calls at Port of Spain and Kingston and added the Brazilian ports of Itapoa, Suape and Salvador. The service, to which Zim previously...
  • APMT says drug trafficking at heart of Callao, Peru, strike
    APM Terminals said that weeding out drug traffickers from its dockworker ranks at the Port of Callao is a priority as well as a main point of contention in an ongoing strike at the port. The strike at APMT's general cargo terminal has started to hurt grain imports, but the terminal...
  • Cambodian port raising funds for new terminal as export demand builds
    Phnom Penh Autonomous Port is preparing to launch a public offering in order to raise funds for the construction of a new $10 million terminal to support Cambodia's growing exports to Western consumers. Managing Director of Tongyang Securities Han Kyung-tae said that his company has been helping the port prepare for...
  • After 2014 boom, US heavy truck orders falling
    North American heavy truck orders slid for the fifth straight month in May, falling 11 percent from April and 23 percent from a year ago, transportation research firm FTR said. The sharp decline is the flip side of a tsunami of orders in 2014, when a resurgent economy released pent-up demand...
  • Marine terminal operators risk losing automation race to outsiders
    With more automation coming to ports around the world, marine terminal operators need to get aggressive or risk losing opportunities to those outside the maritime industry, futurist Gerd Leonhard said Tuesday. "There will be faster technological change in the next 20 years than in the past 300 years," Leonhard, CEO of...
  • ILA-USMX 'exploratory' talks may become more tangible next month
    Several weeks of exploratory talks about an early contract extension by the International Longshoremen's Association and its East and Gulf coast employers may come into sharper focus at the ILA's quadrennial convention next month. The ILA and United States Maritime Alliance have been exploring a possible extension far in advance of...
  • Hon. Mario Cordero, FMC Chairman, to Receive 2015 Connie Award
    Long Beach, CA - The Honorable Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, and a pioneer in the Green Port Policy, will receive the 2015 Connie Award presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (www.containerization.org) in Long Beach, CA, on September 29. In addition, CII will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to...
  • Transport technology firms merge as shippers demand 'mobility'
    Increased demand for mobile, end-to-end networked computing systems in freight distribution is spurring acquisitions among transportation technology companies. For shippers, that increased merger activity should lead to greater innovation, hopefully driving even greater gains in supply chain efficiency. PeopleNet, a trucking technology company owned by $2.4 billion Trimble, last week purchased...
  • Qatar Navigation Lines debuts India to Middle East feeder service
    Short-sea ship operator Qatar Navigation Lines has introduced a dedicated container feeder service between India and the Middle East. The weekly shuttle service is designed to tap into growing transshipment volumes on the route. It connects Nhava Sheva, India's biggest container handler, with Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, and Doha, Qatar. The...
  • APM Terminals reaffirms plans for Black Sea port
    An APM Terminals executive said the company remains committed to development of a large Black Sea terminal at the Georgia port of Poti, which the terminal operator purchased four years ago. Poti offers advantages as a gateway for the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Central Asian trade, Joseph Crowley, APM Terminals' deputy...
  • Treasury targets electronics exporters, carriers in Miami
    Heather KabeleThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Geographic Targeting Order aimed at Miami, Florida, electronics exporters and common carriers and calling for the reporting of cash or cash-equivalent transactions in excess of $3,000 until at least Oct. 25, 2015. The GTO, which FinCEN...
  • IJS Global opens new office in Switzerland
    Amsterdam-Supply chain solutions provider IJS Global has opened a new office at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The branch is headed up by Katharina Tyrakowski, who has moved from her role as Customer Services Manager, Pharma, at the forwarder's office in Frankfurt, Germany. "We are committed to delivering real-time solutions for clients globally,"...
  • Renowned port management and development scholars launch distance learning program
    Seven internationally renowned academics, that jointly cooperate in www.porteconomics.eu, the web-based initiative aiming at developing and disseminating knowledge about seaports, launch a distance learning program on Port Development and Management. The involved academics (Peter de Langen, Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis, Pierre Cariou, Michael Dooms Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Francesco Parola) all...
  • Altronix appoints new southeast regional sales manager
    Brooklyn, NY - Altronix is pleased to announce that Brian Hodge has joined the organization in the position of Southeast Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Hodge joins Altronix's expanding team with an extensive product background and sales experience that spans over 20 years in the professional security sector. "Brian's knowledge and experience...
  • 400 new ambulances head to Mid East via JAXPORT
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - JAXPORT partner NYK Line North America recently loaded the first of several export shipments of new ambulances manufactured in Central Florida at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal. The vehicles are part of a 400 ambulance order placed by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, a humanitarian organization that provides...
  • Fast-growing Ethiopian starts huge expansion of African air cargo hub
    An Ethiopian Airlines Cargo B757 freighter takes off from Dubai International Airport.HONG KONG - Ethiopian Airlines has begun a four-fold expansion of its air cargo terminal in Addis Ababa as Africa's largest carrier improves the freight-handling ability of its hub to support a growing global reach.The carrier already has 28...
  • China-Korea trade set to soar on free trade deal
    HONG KONG - China and South Korea have cleared the way towards implementing a free trade agreement later this year that will eventually scrap duties on 90 percent of the goods traded between the two nations.The deal has been three years in the making and was finally signed officially in...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Tornado to blame
    The China Meteorological Administration said a tornado likely struck the Eastern Star before it capsized.
  • ITF slams Tisa proposal
    The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) argued today that newly leaked documents show that a multi-nation trade pact could 'threaten the public interest'.
  • Car carrier blaze contained
    UK officials are monitoring an American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) ship after a fire ignited on the vessel overnight.
  • Safmarine's new man
    Safmarine has brought in Maersk Line's east China managing director David Williams as its new CEO.
  • Economou keeps 5%
    George Economou has retained his 5% stake in Ocean Rig after splashing out $10m to acquire shares in the drilling company.
  • Solvang gets a share
    Norway's Solvang has bought a stake in a modern LPG carrier owned by compatriot TailWind Shipping.
  • Cargill pursues Mercator
    Bulker owner Mercator Lines (Singapore) is in talks with creditors over restructuring as it revealed a contract dispute with Cargill.
  • Jasa seals Petronas deal
    Jasa Merin of Malaysia has won a contract for the provision of marine vessel services to Vestigo Petroleum, part of the Petronas group.
  • Dubai eyes growth
    Dubai has launched a maritime council to engage more closely with shipping businesses as it looks to build its position as a global centre.
  • USC to build LNG trio
    LNG-Gorskaya has ordered the first Russian LNG bunkering tanker trio at domestic yard group United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
  • 'It's a dead parrot'
    New frontiers in information technology and data harvesting offer the chance to radically renew shipping's business model over coming decades, but it will demand managers with a vision to deliver, a respected analyst has said.
  • Scotland wants QE2
    A bid has been launched to bring back the iconic QE2 liner to Scotland from Dubai.
  • Use it or lose it
    It's not often an executive from the John Fredriksen group plays second fiddle to a peer in the capital markets - especially in Oslo.
  • Eimskip in the black
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has returned to profit as it continues to work on a dual listing.
  • BWO eyes bond purse
    BW Offshore has returned to the Norwegian bond market as it looks to pocket as much as NOK 750m ($96m).
  • CFO leaves AKPS
    Jeffrey Theisen has stepped down as the financial head of Oslo-listed shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS).
  • Damen wins new trio
    Argentina's Cooperativa De Trabajos Portuarios Limitada de San Martín has ordered three new vessels at Dutch yard Damen.
  • K Line heads to Vietnam
    K Line is forming a new joint venture for cold storage in Vietnam.
  • Tomza adds VLGC
    Mexican LPG player Tomza has returned to Hyundai Heavy Industries for a second VLGC.
  • Shanghai bags duo
    China's Shanghai Shipyard has won an order for a pair of research vessels from domestic operators.
  • Queens on the Mersey
    Cunard's three Queens - the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 - have made a historic visit to Liverpool.
  • PGS in sale and leaseback
    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has agreed a sale and leaseback deal for one of its seismic vessels with domestic private equity firm HitecVision.
  • Austal seals $34m order
    Austal has secured a contract to build a 70m passenger catamaran for Caspian Marine Services of Azerbaijan in a deal worth $34m.
  • Hansen joins Eastern Pacific
    Thomas Preben Hansen has joined Idan Ofer-controlled Eastern Pacific Shipping, TradeWinds has learnt.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Obama administration outlines tariff benefits of TPP
  • Motor carriers voice frustration over R.I. truck toll plan despite changes
  • Hamster ovaries and your trade compliance program
  • Evergreen drops slots on China-Panama/U.S. Gulf service
  • DBS opens $64m logistics terminal in Finland
  • TNT transports T. rex skull from U.S. to Germany
  • HHLA expands to handle latest UCLs
  • CN invests $16m in cold supply chain capacity
  • AAL calls Port of Prince Rupert
  • 'K' Line offers cold storage in Vietnam
  • 3D printing on UPS's doorstep

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Firms partner to develop marine diesel electric engine systems
    Volvo Penta working with Callenberg to develop 'more energy efficient solutions'.
  • Rolls-Royce: LNG engines hit milestone for operational hours
    Systems have logged 25 million hours on land and sea since being introduced in 1991.
  • IBIA finds partner to run its events
    'Agreement will allow IBIA to focus on its core business of providing services training, support and leadership.'
  • Work on improving hull performance will cut fuel bills
    DNV GL and the Norwegian paint manufacturer Jotun signed co-operation agreement.
  • Steady shift to LNG predicted for Baltic
    Up to 10% of ships will switch, says Bomin LNG.
  • Feedback wanted on Australian low-sulphur bunker plans
    Consultation on New South Wales cruise ship rules close on June 15.
  • Study points to dangers of fuel oil in Arctic
    LNG the preferred option finds WWF commissioned report.
  • South Korean players say fuel oil output has been rising
    Ample supplies could put pressure on bunker prices.
  • Russian ports still offering world's 'lowest priced fuel'
    'Price is the driving force behind the growth of the Russian bunker market.'
  • New scrubber type in production following test trials
    Inline unit has had 'extensive testing', says Alfa Laval.
  • WFS to buy back shares
    Meanwhile, company declares a stronger quarterly dividend.
  • Glander hires new bunker trader
    Kenneth Lim joins company's Singapore office.
  • 'Potential' LNG-powered box ship design gains recognition
    DNV GL approves concept.
  • Series of LNG bunker tankers on order
    Comprising up to nine newbuildings.

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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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