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November 4, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World takes full control in UK's DP World Southampton
  • OOCL adds Hong Kong call on Asia-Europe service for Christmas
  • CMA CGM suspends Burundi service due to heavy fighting
  • Maersk to improve grow cargo flows in Indonesia's remote east
  • US Navy finds what is believed to be sunken El Faro cargo ship
  • Tanker safety record tarnished by several incidents
  • Road haulage prices on cross-channel route likely to rise
  • Box volume up slightly at South Africa's Transnet
  • K + N expands presence in Caribbean with new Dominican Republic office
  • Sarjak sets up offices in Chile and Brazil
  • FCS renews contract to handle Air China Cargo in Frankfurt
  • Delta Air Lines leaves trade group, Airlines for America (A4A)
  • New quality standards agreed on at C2K meeting in Vienna

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Global logistics confidence down: Index
  • APM Terminals Mumbai opens new facility for factory-stuffed export trailers
  • NMPT taking steps to boost coastal shipping: Parida
  • Ship-to-shore cranes arrive in Mersey for Liverpool2 container terminal
  • Transloading suggested as an option for handling large vessels
  • Tulsidas Khimji successfully handles a kingsize assignment
  • Centre extends validity of anti-dumping duty on fastners from China & Taipei
  • Exempt metals from FTA ambit, metallic scrap recyclers urge Centre
  • FCI to go for silos to increase storage space
  • INR declines further sharply on heavy dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New tank cars to raise loading capacity
  • Reinforcement for Northern and Southern Star
  • Ready, steady...purses out on Russian roads
  • Logistics premises for automotive business
  • Rolling the intermodal way from Germanyto China
  • Arkas adds Piraeus to line-up
  • A gateway at the Gateway
  • Funds to improve rail connection to port
  • ICTSI results: sunshine and shade
  • Mission completed
  • Rhenus reinforced in UK
  • Libyan Wings' next try
  • Schwarzmüller internationalising
  • Schiphol community votes for innovation and leadership

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Strong dredging market expected for 2016
    GLDD hopper dredge Terrapin Island. Credit: GLDDCoastal restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico will be a significant driver for US dredging companies in 2016, the head of America's largest dredge contractor predicts. Jonathan Berger, CEO of NASDAQ-listed Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), said during his company's 3Q15 earnings...
  • IHC wins dredger Huta 14 renovation
    Cutter suction dredger Huta 14. Credit IHCNetherlands-based IHC Services has won the contract from Huta Marine Works of Saudi Arabia to renovate the self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) Huta 14. Work will be carried out by IHC Middle East, based in Dubai, along with its Dutch operations department. The renovation involves...
  • Shipping rejects emission targets in advance of Paris summit
    Tarbit Shipping's product tanker Bit Viking was the first vessel to be converted from Heavy Fuel Oil to Liquefied Natural GasThe shipping industry and the environmental lobby agree that more efficient ships rather than more ships is the way to address difficult market conditions and poisonous ship emissions. But they...
  • Exclusive: New cracks in Nicaragua Canal plan
    Dr Paul Oquist. Credit: Greg Miller/IHSNicaragua's government has long claimed that an economic feasibility study by blue-chip US consultancy McKinsey & Co is crucial to enticing Western investors to its USD40-50 billion canal project. However, IHS Fairplay has confirmed that McKinsey has not worked on the Nicaragua Canal project since 2014,...
  • SK Group refutes talk of buying KDB's DSME stake
    South Korean chaebol SK Group, which has interests in shipping, oil refining, construction and telecommunications, has refuted talk that it will buy Korea Development Bank's 31.5% stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. South Korean media reports claim the Park Geun-Hye administration discussed the sale of the stake with SK chairman Choi Tae-won, in...
  • Farstad employs second construction vessel newbuilding
    A Farstad construction vessel, pictured. Credit: FarstadFarstad Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel owner, says it has fixed second of the two construction vessels due to enter service this year. The company has been awarded a three year contract with further up to three years options for Far Sentinel by...
  • Ocean Yield sees opportunities in weak markets
    Ocean Yield, the listed Norwegian company that invests in ships to bareboat charter them on long contracts to third parties, has reported a slight rise in interims and says it sees opportunities in current weak markets. Group net profit rose to USD25.8 million in 3Q15 from USD22.7 million a year earlier....
  • Latest Singapore bulker arrest 'without warning' says law firm
    Bulker Archimedes was arrested on 25 October. Credit: Dietmar HasenpuschA Cyprus-flagged bulk carrier has been arrested in Singapore under "highly unusual circumstances", according to UK-headquartered law firm, Hill Dickinson. The 1995-bulit, 44,323 deadweight, kamsarmax Archimedes was arrested on 25 October upon instruction from a local law firm. Hill Dickinson, which acts on...
  • Astomos Energy's shipowner partners book two VLGCs at KHI
    Astomos Energy, Japan's biggest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) importer announced on 2 November that it has ordered three very large gas carriers (VLGCs) at compatriot shipbuilders Kawasaki Heavy Industries ((KHI) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). From KHI, Astomos has ordered two 82,200 m³ capacity VLGCs and an 83,000 m³ capacity carrier...
  • Port operator ICTSI reports falling revenue
    ICTSI's container terminal in Croatia. Credit: ICTSIInternational Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) of the Philippines said revenue from port operations fell 11% to USD239.9m in the quarter ending 30 September. On a year-to-date basis, revenues increased 2% to US$792.0m, which the company attributed to volume growth at most of its...
  • Koch Shipping to move chartering business to Singapore
    The shipping arm of US energy group Koch has moved its chartering operations from Delaware to Singapore. Although the parent company is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch Shipping Inc has been a Delaware corporation due to the tax exemptions offered by the state. Koch Supply and Trading, of which Koch Shipping Inc...
  • ICTSI Q3 revenue down 11%
    International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) of the Philippines said revenue from its port operations fell 11% to USD239.9 million in the quarter ending 30 September. On a year-to-date basis, revenues increased 2% to USD792 million, which the company attributed to volume growth at most of its terminals. ICTSI handled 5.77 million...
  • Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone revenue up 6%
    Hazira is one of the ports operated by Adani. Credit: APSEZIndia's largest private port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) grew revenue by 6% in the quarter ended 30 September, as cargo throughput at its ports continued to increase. APSEZ booked consolidated total income to reach USD303.34 million and...
  • Singapore opens research facility to test green technologies
    Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 2 November opened a maritime energy test facility to focus on research and development in innovative eco-friendly maritime technologies. Maritime Energy Test Bed (METB), Southeast Asia's first-of-its-kind test facility, is part of the city-state's effort to become a green port. The facility will be supported...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Geodis set to expand its US footprint after receiving green light for takeover of OHL
  • Heathrow unveils £180m plan to double air cargo volumes over the next 15 years
  • UPS to build £120m 'world-class' parcel hub at London Gateway logistics park

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Tidewater reports a red ink quarter
  • Future USNS Brunswick completes Acceptance Trials
  • TOTE files to limit liability in El Faro law suits
  • Royal Caribbean orders fifth Quantum class ship
  • Crowley tanker first to get ABS LNG-Ready approval
  • Falsifying oil record book costs Chandris $1 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Coast Guard responds to fire at Boat World Marina near Seattle
  • Hillsboro Airport Roundtable Exchange schedules public meeting for Wednesday
  • Customs team rescue four from drifting SeaDoo vessel
  • Crowley Maritime to christen new LNG-ready product tanker
  • Mitsui container vessel saves group of castaways

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Clarksons expects lower 2015 profit amid bearish dry bulk sector
    Depressed dry bulk sector dents profits for Clarksons
  • Wilson sells small bulk carrier to Greek company
    Sale will leave carrier with 82 owned vessels
  • Diana capesize coup shows sharp price drop in bulkers
    Last Lauritzen cape goes for $28.5m after failure of $37m deal in August
  • Navios Partners cuts distribution in half
    Annual payout reduced to $0.85 per unit as owner bows to 'demand uncertainty' and other factors
  • Farstad sees no hiding place in offshore market as it signs CSV charter
    Far Sentinel will begin three-year Gulf of Mexico charter in December
  • APM Terminals diversifies into non-containerised cargo
    Update: Chief executive Kim Fejfer says container operations will remain the core business as APMT signs joint venture with Qingdao that marks its entry into China's fast-growing grains trade
  • ICTSI's Georgian unit settles lessor dispute
    BICT and Batumi Sea Port terminate arbitration proceedings after settling differences in an 'amicable manner'
  • Vale's VLOC fleet to balloon to 64 vessels
    Vale chief executive Ferreira upbeat on China's steel consumption
  • Currency volatility knocks ICTSI underlying profit
    Global terminal operator reduces capex budget for 2015
  • Pappas denied leave to appeal OW Bunker test case
    But way still open to seek permission from supreme court
  • CMA CGM boosts East Africa-Europe service
    Company also enhancing East Africa to Mediterranean service route
  • Moody's global shipping outlook remains stable
    Low bunker fuels prices could help support earnings for shipping companies
  • Mercator logs bigger losses
    Company's revenue fell 40% due to deterioration in dry bulk markets
  • Maersk Line and CMA CGM cut service charges in China
    Eleven liner companies have complied with Beijing's call to reduce their fees
  • Southeast Asia piracy crackdowns bearing fruit says IMB
    Only two hijackings reported in the third quarter of 2015
  • Gener8 takes delivery of second and third VLCCs
    Tanker owner borrowed 60% of purchase price to finance acquisition cost
  • Seaspan delivers strong third quarter
    Containership owner improves operating margins, grows fleet size to 84 vessels
  • Tote files lawsuit on liability limitation as death claims mount
    Tote's liability may be less than $1m if lawsuit successful
  • Crowley Maritime acquires SeaFreight
    Deal expands Crowley's liner and logistics footprints in Caribbean Basin

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • West Coast ports' volume, market share recedes
    West Coast ports in September suffered a drop in container volume as well as import market share, but it is too early to determine if this is the beginning of a trend or just a one-month anomaly for ports that appeared to be recovering from the loss of business earlier...
  • Geodis completes acquisition of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
    Geodis has completed the $800 million acquisition of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics that gave Europe's fourth-largest logistics and transport firm a strong U.S. presence. Geodis' acquisition was one of several in 2015 that reached across oceans and showed that major logistics firms felt consolidation was the best way to grow and remain competitive. With...
  • FTZs Reduce Total Landed Costs for Global Supply Chains
    58% of companies agree that their inability to take advantage of preferential duty programs is costing them a material amount today and unless corrected, will only increase. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) programs offer an opportunity for substantial import/export duty and fee savings, in addition to increased supply chain efficiencies and trade...
  • DP World: Vallarpadam Terminal gains from productivity, connectivity
    DP World said its Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal at India's Cochin Port is on a steady "growth path" on the back of operational efficiency and connectivity upgrades. The company said the Vallarpadam terminal offers average crane productivity of 30 moves per hour, and this allows ocean carriers to turn around...
  • DP World to build logistics free zone in Senegal
    DP World has signed a deal to develop a logistics free zone at Senegal's port of Dakar. The free zone investment will benefit DP World's container terminal in the port of Dakar and shippers using the nearby Blaise Diagne International Airport. In the presence of United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh...
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises initial $300 million from IPO
    LONDON - Hapag-Lloyd today said it has raised around $300 million from its initial public offering which it will spend on new ships and containers. The German carrier is selling just over 13.23 million shares at 20 euros ($22) each, down from an original 23-29 euros price range due to stock...
  • APM Terminals invests in China multi-purpose terminal
    APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer and Qingdao Port Group Chairman Zheng shake hands after the deal.LONDON - APM Terminals has invested in a multi-purpose cargo terminal in China, accelerating its expansion beyond its core container handling business. The Maersk Group's port arm has signed a joint venture agreement with Qingdao Port...
  • ICTSI quarterly revenue down despite volume growth
    International Container Terminal Services of the Philippines said revenue from port operations fell 11 percent year-over-year to $239.9 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30, despite volume growth of 1.9 percent to 1.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units. On a year-to-date basis, revenues increased 2 percent to $792 million, which the company attributed...
  • ArcBest growth slows in third quarter, but ABF rates rise
    The trends squeezing trucking operators across the U.S., from falling fuel surcharges to declining shipping demand and lower industrial output, depressed revenue and profit at ArcBest Corp. in the third quarter, slowing growth at its less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight. Total revenue at ArcBest dropped 2.6 percent from a year ago to...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • DHT reports rise in Q3 revenue and profit
    Tanker operator swings to profit as larger fleet size boosts overall results.
  • Seaspan expects tough boxship market in 2016
    Outlook on containership rates unclear as boxship supply overwhelms demand.
  • Danaos surges past Wall Street expectations
    New York-listed containership owner sees profit jump 87.7% as JV preps boxship buy.
  • Polish riding crew widows file Faro claim
    Filing against TOTE is fifth over the sinking of the US-flag ro-ro during Hurricane Joaquin.
  • Oriental books VLCC pair at Hyundai Heavy
    Owner adds brace to extend Korean yard's dominant position in the VLCC newbuilding market.
  • Clarksons shares down after profit warning
    World's largest shipbroker says pre-tax profit will reach £50m amid challenging markets.
  • NMM cuts distribution
    Shares in Greek owner plunge after decision to revise dividend sharing in depressed market.
  • Ardmore share price slumps on offering
    Greenbriar's effort to sell half of stake prices at 10.4% discount to Monday close.
  • Solvang doubles its money
    Norwegian LPG carrier owner posts best-ever quarterly result in VLGC market boom.
  • NCL ready for break-out
    US cruise line confident of future prospects after pushing up Q3 revenue and earnings.
  • RCCL makes it five
    US cruise giant returns to Meyer Werft in Germany for another Quantum-class ship.
  • NSB shoots down talk of fleet deal
    German company says products tanker sextet have not been sold to UK outfit.
  • ICTSI posts small gain
    Profit edges up on better nine-month volumes for Philippines ports group.
  • POSH makes less
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner posts smaller profit for the third quarter but pushes up its revenue.
  • No growing pains for Teekay and Tsakos
    Drewry analysts show huge earnings generated by second-hand additions and newbuilds.
  • SK denies DSME move
    Korean group is not in talks to acquire loss-making compatriot shipbuilder.
  • Island lays up for winter
    Norwegian owner's survey vessel Island Spirit to be idled in weakening market.
  • Berg: Offshore discipline needed
    Viking Supply CEO does not see market recovery anytime soon; calls for caution when rates improve.
  • Wilson in profitable sale to Greek owner
    Oslo-listed mini-bulker specialist books a gain on the disposal of elderly vessel.
  • Fosen shipyard saved
    Bankrupt Norwegian shipbuilder secures $65m ferry refurbishment deal from Hurtigruten.
  • Farstad scores long-term deal
    Norwegian owner charters out newly delivered subsea vessel to Subtec for three years.
  • Trada tanker heads for scrap in Pakistan
    Indonesian owned vessel may have finally found a final resting place with near $4m disposal.
  • Krasnoye clinches tanker double
    Russian shipyard to build chemical carriers for Vladimir Lisin's Volgotrans.
  • Dredger sinks in Iceland
    No injuries reported as veteran vessel goes down in Reykjavik harbour.
  • Boskalis wins wind work
    Owner's joint venture with VolkerWessels to lay cable for Galloper development in $220m deal.
  • Ocean Yield down in Q3
    But dividend at Kjell Inge Rokke-backed company sees eighth consecutive increase since IPO in July 2013.
  • Statoil chops Songa rig
    Norwegian state-owned oil major pulls the plug on Songa Trym fixture that was not due to end until March 2016.
  • Seaspan posts upbeat Q3 performance
    Gerry Wang led containership leasing outfit sees profit rises as fleet passes 100-ship threshold.
  • Crystal lifts Lloyd Werft tally
    Malaysian-controlled luxury owner doubles river cruiseship order at German shipbuilder.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Long-term transportation bill moves toward floor vote in House
  • Radiant acquires Copper Logistics
  • CMA CGM adjusts Noura Express loop
  • Liverpool's new container terminal receives first cranes
  • Seaspan Q3 net earnings fall despite increased revenues
  • Envirotainer opens service station in Shanghai
  • Inchcape opens Odessa office
  • LLamasoft acquires supply chain software company
  • COSCO considering increased use of Northeast Passage
  • Geodis finalizes OHL acquisition
  • IAG Cargo posts flat Q3 results
  • DP World acquires remaining 49% stake in Southampton terminal
  • Executive Moves: Maryland Port Administration, North Carolina State Ports Authority, Port of N.Y./N.J., and Ryder System, Inc.
  • Report: Logistics M&A volume down, value up in 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
  • Crowley tankers receive ABS 'LNG-ready' approval
    Crowley is 'the first' firm to receive this designation from ABS.
  • Red Sea player makes first STS bunker delviery
    Red Sea Bunkering begins deliveries on schedule.
  • Clean Energy bunkers LNG for TOTE ships
    Bunkerworld Latest News / 13h
  • Iran's bunker ambitions: Land set aside for storage
    Provincial official says bunker sector could create 1,000 new jobs.
  • OW test case: Supreme court appeal denied
    But shipowner can make direct request.
  • GPS to 'pioneer' MFM technology in Fujairah
    'We are expecting a favourable response from ship owners and buyers.'
  • Bunker bill will be paid, says North American ferry operator
    Vessel under arrest in Portland, Maine.
  • Singapore ship arrest
    Vessel controlled by Greek interests.
  • Singapore: Research house focussed on energy efficient
    DNV GL builds marine research portfolio.
  • Alfa Laval EGR system: 'Onboard footprint even smaller'
    Firm has introduced a 'streamlined version' of its EGR water treatment system.
  • Americas: Integration of Glencore/Chemoil takes next step
    Changes will become effective January 1, 2016.
  • Alfa Laval EGR system gets smaller
    Firm has introduced a 'streamlined version' of its EGR water treatment system.
  • Americas: Glencore/Chemoil integration to take next step
    Changes will become effective January 1, 2016.
  • IE Singapore: Local bunker players exploring LNG alternative
    Move backed by government support.
  • 'First' LNG-powered ship sails through Panama Canal
    The Isola Bella transitted the canal last Friday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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