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December 4, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • INTTRA survey finds fear of chaos when UN compulsory box weights apply
  • Dozens of Greek shipping firms relocate to Cyprus to dodge likely tax hikes
  • President Xi's Africa tour accents more trade, aid, military assistance
  • FESCO's box volume and consolidated revenue fall in first nine months
  • Black Sea box volume to reach 2.5 million TEU by the end of the year
  • Cleveland-Antwerp service up 300pc, puts on 2nd ship for fortnightly loop
  • Maersk and MacGregor announce cooperation on developing new box lashings
  • Over objections, US regulator to 'aggressively enforce' costly rail safety
  • Ohio trucking firm forced to shut down because of federal safety Violations
  • Ukraine box volume falls 29pc in first 10 months to 395,000 TEU
  • Arizona freight railway spared scrap heap in last-minute sale
  • Cargolux claims breakthrough with unions, settlement on work agreement
  • Coming out of a so-so year, Cathay looks to ways it can do things better
  • FedEx offers faster delivery express services from 6 Chinese cities
  • After year's cooperation, Lufthansa and ANA expand joint cargo network
  • Freight Transport Association seeks decision on 3rd runway at Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • Dry bulk shipping seen not returning to profitability before 2017
  • DSIC presented with world's first AiP for LNG-fuelled VLCC design
  • KMTC (India) inaugurates New Delhi branch
  • MacGregor & Maersk announce cooperation to develop next generation container securing systems
  • NYK Line India's Cochin Branch conducts blood donation camp
  • Shipping industry supports global climate change deal & is committed to ambitious CO2 reduction led by IMO
  • Downpour slows down operations at Chennai Port
  • Radhakrishnan highlights port capacity, throughput & augmentation
  • Workers protest Major Port Authorities Act, 2015
  • CAI maintains Oct. cotton crop estimate for 2015-16 season same as Sept. at 370.50 lakh bales
  • India's dependency on imported crude to shoot up to 90 pc by 2040: IEA
  • Punjab to get solar power projects worth INR 12K cr.
  • Traders & millers imported 3.76 lakh t of wheat from Australia in April-Sept.: Paswan
  • IFFCO Joint MD elected Vice-President of International Fertilizer Association

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Flying start in West Africa
  • Turning forestry waste into aviation biofuel
  • Sailor's society raising money for charity
  • Going for high cubes and high capacity
  • More than 3 billion kg of CO2 saved
  • A pledge: 50 more carbon neutral airports by 2030
  • Tomtom banging the drum for Timocom
  • Step forward for Basel Nord trimodal terminal
  • New operator for railway lines in Germany
  • Reinforcements for Carisbrooke
  • Sevenfold rail track increase in Gulf states
  • New hubs in Asia to roll out new routes
  • A model kit called Ela
  • Scottish takeover
  • MNA adds second international route

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • China's Guangzhou Huangpu yard wins tanker pair
    China's Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding yard has secured its latest contract for a pair of asphalt/bitumen tankers. The newbuilding order was placed by Singapore's Safargo Shipping Pte Ltd for the 17,000 dwt tankers. The tankers, which are to be built under shipyard hulls numbers GWS514 and GWS515, are scheduled to be delivered...
  • Weighing regs could mean strife for shippers
    Shippers must provide the accurate weight of a container before it can be loaded. Dietmar Hasenpusch "The devil is in the detail," said Peregrine Storrs-Fox at the British International Freight Association (BIFA) conference last week on the new SOLAS weight regulations. The TT Club's risk management director told delegates that despite...
  • Safmarine MPV shuffles tonnage
    Safmarine Sahara. Credit: FotolfiteBreakbulk and project carrier Safmarine MPV - an affiliate of Maersk Line - is changing its tonnage deployment with greater reliance on charter multipurpose vessels in the future. The company has emerged as the seller of five circa 18,000 dwt general cargo ships equipped with three cranes...
  • GS E&C wins Bahrain LNG terminal contract
    Credit: PASouth Korean construction company GS Engineering & Construction has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Bahrain LNG Import Terminal. The import and regasification terminal, to be built on a build, own, operate and transfer basis, will be in Bahrain's Hidd industrial area. The contract is worth KRW758.78 billion...
  • Petronas delays delivery of Kanowit FLNG vessel
    Credit: PAMalaysia's state-owned oil and gas company Petronas has delayed the delivery of a floating LNG vessel that was meant to be deployed to the Kanowit field in offshore Sarawak. South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, which is constructing the FLNG Satu, confirmed to IHS Fairplay that Petronas requested to defer the...
  • Ballast water convention should wait for US-type approved systems, say trade bodies
    Ballast water. Credit: HasenpuschShipping trade bodies fear that the expected implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention next year will fail to resolve which systems ports will actually welcome, especially in the US. There is prevailing uncertainty around which ballast water management systems will successfully meet approval at ratifying ports, as well...
  • SOLAS container weight deadline may be closer than 1 July, says INTTRA
    Credit: BrommaLong-haul ocean cargo shipped as early as May on the major east-west trades will have to be compliant with new container weight requirements that will be enforced from 1 July, dramatically slashing the time available to implement the rules across the supply chain.Inna Kuznetsova, president of INTTRA Marketplace, said...
  • CMA CGM looking for loans as NOL deal deadline nears
    Photo: PACMA CGM has until midnight on Monday 7 December to decide if it wants to bid for Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines, but reports that the French line is seeking finance from banks for what could be a USD2.2 billion purchase shows that the carrier is serious about the acquisition.The...
  • Change in China cabotage rules could deepen problems for Hong Kong
    Hong Kong. Photo: PAHong Kong's throughput woes could deepen if plans issued by a Shanghai government body for liberalisation of cabotage in China come to fruition. A document made public by the Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission says registered foreign companies will be allowed to ship containers from Shanghai port to other...
  • Digitalisation to set upon shipping industry
    Digitisation in design and route management could ease the huge losses being incurred by the shipping industry that is burdened with overcapacity and weak demand, believes a Finnish software executive. Esa Henttinen, executive vice-president sales of Finland-based software house NAPA, said ship design digitalisation and shipping route management has...
  • Shipping's recurring dividend dilemma
    John Fredriksen's Frontline epitomises the enduring attraction of dividends for public shipping companies. The tanker company paid very high dividends during the last cycle peak, leaving it acutely vulnerable when the global recession struck. Now that Frontline is finally back on its feet, it is resurrecting its high dividend, announcing...

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • E-VGMs could be key to avoiding chaos from new container weight verification laws
  • Gemini Shippers names Joe Donlin vice president of US southern region
  • Hapag-Lloyd the latest cost-cutting carrier to cancel forwarding agents' commission
  • However you read it, air cargo growth is flat-lining - but the writing was on the wall
  • How China's economic slowdown could weigh on the rest of the world
  • Heavy rain puts a dampener on operations in Chennai
  • CMA CGM taps banks to finance Neptune Orient Lines acquisition

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • Vigor awarded $8.9 million for T-AO 202 drydocking
  • Team aims to speed availability of LNG as marine fuel
  • WinGD DF engines to power MOL LNG newbuild
  • Innovation agency backs Royston research project
  • Felony charges brought against platform operator
  • Great Lakes Shipyard to build two Damen Stan Tugs
  • Blessey Marine adds new 1,320 hp towboat

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • Upriver container barge service returning to Columbia River
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Greek strike action
  • Coast Guard helicopter grounded by laser strike
  • Drewry report sees little profit for dry bulk shipping market
  • US rail freight traffic count down during month of November

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • VLGC rates hold steady on sustained US-Asia LPG flows
    January loading data suggests there is support for rates heading into 2016, says Clarksons
  • PLA's largest investment in 20 years named London Titan
    New mooring maintenance boat extends Port of London Authority's marine capabilities
  • Data use obscures shipping's real CO2 emissions
    Letter to the editor: Models based on inaccuracies and assumption
  • No end in sight to Opec's pain
    A 'lower for longer' oil price may be good news for consumers in 2016 but for tanker owners it means less scope for producers to increase exports
  • Shippers' forum calls for agreement on carbon reduction
    Market-based measures needed to avoid imposition of national regulations
  • India steams ahead with national waterways project
    First three national waterways significantly developed
  • Ports along US west coast prepare for regular 18,000 teu ship calls
    Shippers leader warns of disruption risks that could drive cargo away if big ships are not handled efficiently
  • Sembcorp Marine enters standstill agreement with North Atlantic Drilling
    Rig will remain with Jurong Shipyard during standstill agreement's effective period
  • Car carrier demand to rise slowly and steadily says Clarksons
    Geopolitics and relocated manufacturing reduce seaborne car transport demand
  • TB Marine orders eight chemical tankers from Huatai Heavy
    Newbuildings to be delivered from second half of 2017
  • Port Authority of NY and NJ proposes $3.5bn budget for 2016
    Around $175m to be allocated for port facilities

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • US Congress to track port productivity after US West Coast congestion woes
  • Virginia to allow direct billing to BCOs for chassis
  • Plunging Class 8 orders a yellow light for US truck capacity expansion
  • CEO Insight: Stowage collaboration would bring new port efficiencies
  • US freight brokers positioned to capitalize on slowing economy
  • Australia's Port Botany uses holistic approach to battle congestion
  • DP World opens automated gates at JNPT terminal
  • CMA CGM reportedly secures financing for NOL takeover
  • Jawaharlal Nehru terminal to add new equipment as volume grows
  • Change in China's cabotage laws could hit Hong Kong hardest
  • History provides CMA CGM guide to acquire NOL
  • Cargo lead time brings forward verified weight deadline for shippers

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • TMS Cardiff to exercise VLGC options
    The LNG vessel owner-operator makes another step into LPG market with shipyard options.
  • Dorian confirms charter on VLGC
    The New York-listed VLGC owner confirms fifth time charter amid growing LPG demand.
  • Fitch downgrades Seacor credit rating
    US shipowner's issuer default rating taken down to 'B' from 'B+' over dent to Carlyle.
  • Baltic Exchange to test new clean routes
    The exchange's new trials highlight use of larger tankers for refined products.
  • Chinese oil products demand seen rising
    October's net products imports surge 51% year-on-year, state data show.
  • Saade 'puts cash in place' for merger
    France's CMA CGM said to have firm commitments from banks for takeover of NOL.
  • Hatch cover dangers ignored, report says
    Erwin Strahlmann officer fell 2.4m metres during loading of yacht, accident report reveals.
  • Havyard delays PSV
    Norwegian yard pushes back delivery more than a year after Fafnir fails to seal long-term charter.
  • Pain not over for German bank Nord/LB
    Lender expecting big impairments from shipping loans over the next three years.
  • China oil demand rising
    October's net products imports surge 51% year-on-year, state data shows.
  • Shih Wei edges to loss
    Taiwanese bulker owner posts slim Q3 deficit as revenue falls.
  • Vestland fixes out PSV
    Norwegian owner finds a year's work for modern vessel previously operating spot.
  • Euroseas stocks shelf
    New York-listed shipowner files shelf registration for future fund-raising.
  • Saade "puts cash in place"
    France's CMA CGM said to have firm commitments from banks for takeover of NOL.
  • Demolition price fall to spark activity
    Clear direction in the market following latest bulker sales could jump-start scrapping, brokers say.
  • Hatch cover dangers ignored
    Erwin Strahlmann officer fell 2.4m metres during loading of yacht, accident report reveals.
  • Don't get carried away
    RG Hagland warns offshore owners not to take ships out of lay-up just yet, despite rate spikes.
  • Maersk snaps up tanker from Seaarland
    Danish owner continues its fleet renewal effort with latest $18m addition.
  • VLCC spot market sees new 2015 high
    Rates above $100,000 per day with modern ships and older tankers making hay.
  • Chopper gets the chop
    VIPs will take the bus in future as loss-making DSME offloads last of its helicopters.
  • Havyard delays Fafnir PSV
    Norwegian yard pushes back delivery more than a year after owner fails to seal long-term charter.
  • Pain not over for Nord/LB
    German lender expecting big impairments from shipping loans over the next three years.
  • Jurong and NADL look set to team-up
    Bad news continues to stack up for Sembcorp Marine as it looks to be moving into rig ownership.
  • Singapore probes ferry casualty
    Local ferry operators reminded of the importance of navigational safety and emergency preparedness.
  • China set to be cruise industry giant
    Country has a long way to go before it meets market penetration levels of the UK and US.
  • US military extends charter
    Chemical tanker set to earn close to $50,000 per day from fixture in support of Uncle Sam.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • DHL Global Forwarding launches LifeTrack mobile app
  • CaroTrans offers new Miami-Manaus LCL service
  • Port of Felixstowe Logistics Park receives planning permission
  • CSX decreases full-year earnings outlook
  • CMA CGM deploys 18,000-TEU ship to U.S. West Coast

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2015
  • Industry alliance 'to make LNG widely available' as ship fuel in US
    Claim they will 'remove the chicken-and-egg hurdle from the LNG-equation'.
  • Weakening Russian fuel oil pushes down St Petersburg bunker prices
    St Petersburg delivered 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil fell to a 10-month low this week.
  • Sines open to 'bunker only calls'
    'Until now only vessels working cargo at the port's terminal could take on fuel.'
  • Fuel oil stocks dip but market remains 'oversupplied'
    Singapore bunker prices tumble.
  • Adani secures major stem near Colombo
    Says delivery to VLCC was one of the largest stems supplied in the region.
  • IMO's LNG Regulation: Decoding the IGF Code
    Exclusive interview with the woman who led the work to draft the IMO's low flashpoint fuels regulation.
  • OW lawyer bemoans slow procedures in Singapore
    Says local authorities are preventing settlements by dragging their feet.
  • Containership operators focus on 'environmentally-friendly engines'
    Chinese shipping group in drive for 'sustainable operations'.
  • VLCC stem 'one of the largest in the region'
    Adani Bunkering to supply 4,500 mt of IFO in Colombo.
  • Platts Analytics Report: China Oil Demand Grew 8% Year over Year in October
    Driven by rising demand for gasoline, jet fuel/kerosene, LPG and fuel oil.
  • Repeat order of scrubbers from bulk carrier firm
    Order includes propulsion units, says Wartsila.
  • ExxonMobil introduces new marine lube oil
    Mobilgard 300 C designed for two-stroke vessel engines.
  • OW US entities one step closer to final settlements
    Vote at bankruptcy court expected to approve liquidation plan.

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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
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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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