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BRIEFS
January 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL increases rate US$200/TEU from Asia to southern Africa January 14
  • Fresh claim for US$740 million in cost overruns from Panama Canal consortium
  • Shanghai's free trade zone to include central business/financial district
  • New transpacific loop with 5 carriers, 2 slot takers to participate
  • Maersk replaces one India-ME-Med-US service with ME-5 loop
  • Wan Hai to participate in APL's Kaohsiung-China-SE Asia service
  • Rising costs in Asia lead to exodus of European manufacturers
  • NAVTOR opens Singapore office to distribute e-navigation charts
  • ACI's Maritime HR & Crew Management Singapore conference February 4-5
  • Sweden's Ro/Ro Shipping Conference looks at low-sulphur compliance
  • Air China to buy sixty B737 aircraft from 2016 and 2020 for US$5.9 billion
  • Beijing to share cargo flights with neighbouring Tianjin and Shijiazhuang
  • After air tragedy, pilot supply cannot keep up with Asian aviation demand

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 4, 2015
  • BCHAA organising refresher course for members appearing for Rule 6 examination
  • Dr Anil Sharma among Lloyd's List's Top 100 most influential people in shipping
  • More Heavy Lifting Ahead - Outlook 2015
  • SAFMARINE acknowledges AMI India Logistics for its long-term support
  • Base price slashed for palm oil import
  • Ex-im trade workshop successfully completed; next batch in Feb.
  • Fieo seeks sops to boost exports in Q4
  • Govt approves setting up agency for quality saffron exports
  • Govt not to impose 10 pc duty on import of chana till March
  • Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of pentaerythritol from Taiwan
  • New FTP from April 1, Commerce Ministry informally tells exporters
  • WTO order on US poultry to be challenged
  • 24x7 Customs clearance extended to more sea ports, airports
  • Cochin body wants port handling charges reduced
  • IOC to bag Ennore-Tuticorin LNG pipeline project
  • Rlys to use private funds to upgrade facilities
  • Forex reserves turn weak, fall by $ 287.5 m to $ 319.71 bn
  • Govt may reduce MAT for SEZs in coming Budget
  • INR zooms by 27 paise to end at 63.30
  • East Coast Maritime Forum & Eastern Star Awards 2015 set to captivate Kolkata on Jan. 7
  • L&T secures orders worth INR 2,521 cr. in Dec.
  • Telangana to set up 7,600 MW capacity thermal power plants

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • USC completes takeover of Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
    Following long negotiations between Russia's state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and Finland's specialist polar shipbuilder Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, USC saidits plan to acquire 50% of Arctech was successfully concluded on 30 December. USC announced back in January 2014 its intention
  • Four missing after cargo ships collide off Italy coast
    Improving weather conditions in the northern Adriatic have raised hopes of locating four people missing from the Turkish cargo ship Gokbel, which sank after colliding with the cargo vessel Lady Aziza on 28 December off Ravenna. Two of the 11 people on board the Gokbel were reported drowned. Poor
  • Ships collide near Horsburgh Lighthouse, Singapore
    A Libyan-flagged oil tanker has collided with a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier off Horsburgh Lighthouse, located on the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca at 0600 hours local time on 2 January 2015. The 116,039 dwt tanker Alyarmouk sustained damage to one of her cargo tanks, resulting in the
  • Ethiopia's Port Sudan move opens new impex route
    Landlocked Ethiopia, which currently ships 90% of its exports and imports through the port of Djibouti, is to use Port Sudan for importing goods. According to reports in the Sudan Tribune, Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport announced yesterday that the government will be importing 50,000 tonnes of
  • Nam Cheong's shares rated 'buy'
    Stocks of Singapore-listed offshore services provider Nam Cheong have been given a "buy" rating on by DMG & Partners Securities analyst, Lee Yue Jer, based on the company's resilience to the oil price volatility. Nam Cheong recently sold two shallow-water vessels for approximately $45M despite
  • India remains key market for Indonesian coal
    India remains the biggest export market for Indonesian coal even as exports of the same to China rebounded in November 2014. India imported 8.2M tonnes of coal from Indonesia that month, compared to 4.9M tonnes from China, which imported 2.9M tonnes in October 2014, according to IHS McCloskey data.
  • Excelerate suspends Lavaca Bay FLNG
    Excelerate Energy, which had entered into a consortium with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to build a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel in Lavaca Bay in Texas, the United States, has suspended the project due to falling oil prices. Through a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory
  • Second refugee ship left to drift in Med
    A livestock carrier with up to 470 mainly Syrian migrants aboard is being towed to an Italian port after its crew abandoned the ship in the Mediterranean yesterday afternoon. The crew left the 2,329dwt Sierra Leone-flagged Ezadeen adrift and without fuel in stormy weather about 40nm off Capo di
  • Record VLGC deliveries seen in 2015-16
    The deliveries of very large gas carriers (VLGCs) are expected to set new records this year and in 2016. VLGCs are the workhorses of the seaborne LPG trade, accounting for two-thirds of shipped volumes. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show that 35 VLGCs are expected to hit the water this year,

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • People smugglers adopt callous new technique
  • Two Damen shipyards start the New Year with new names
  • Wärtsilä to power giant dredge

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin. to hold line on random drug tests
  • Diana Shipping Oks charter of Capesize vessel HOUSTON
  • First appearance of harmful beetle found by US Customs inspectors
  • Washington Governor taps Rendahl for utilities and transportation board
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • Eighteen crew missing after bulk carrier capsizes off Vietnam
    Search and rescue underway after Gearbulk-owned Bulk Jupiter sinks in South China Sea Friday
  • Egypt pays $350m to LNG player BG Group
    Egypt pays energy companies as it struggles to honour LNG export commitments
  • Panama Canal contractor awarded $234m
    A dispute resolution board awards GUPC around half the amount it claimed in compensation and extends the contract by six months
  • Singapore collision results in 4,500 tonne oil spill
    UPDATE: Investigation launched after Libyan tanker sustains cargo tank damage in collision with Samudera Indonesia bulk carrier
  • Dorian declares 2015 the start of an LPG revolution
    US-listed shipowner bets big on opportunities driven by US and China as it builds its $1.36bn fleet of VLGCs
  • Mombasa breaks 1m teu mark
    African port launches call for tenders to operate phase one of its new container terminal as traffic grows
  • Suezmax spike rounds off decent year for these 1m-barrel tankers
    Vessels hired for mid-January loading dates, boosting earnings for owners, who kept ordering new ships in December
  • Reefer trade hits 100m tonnes but continues to lose market share to boxes
    Dynamar report sees continuing shrinking of conventional fleet, particularly as fruit trades are opting for slots on container services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • PMA to begin calling out fewer night workers at LA-Long Beach
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association enter the weekend engaged at a standoff at Los Angeles-Long Beach as employers plan to reduce the number of longshore crews that will be assigned to work vessels on the night shifts while the union continues to short terminals on...
  • NYK latest ro-ro carrier to plead guilty to US price-fixing charges
    NYK joined "K" Line and CSAV in pleading guilty to U.S. price-fixing charges over the past year related to roll-on, roll-off shipping services. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pled guilty and agreed to pay a $59.4 million criminal fine for its involvement in "a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers, and rig...
  • ISM survey cites negative impact from West Coast port delays
    U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in December with continuing delays at West Coast ports being cited as a contributing factor, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Comments from companies surveyed indicated a "negative impact on imported materials shipment due to the West Coast dock slowdown," the ISM said on Friday. "West Coast...
  • 2014's geopolitical risks stir 2015 supply chain concerns
    Few years in recent history have offered up as broad a smorgasbord of security crises as 2014: - The surprising ascent of the Islamic State, the most disruptive and violent new group of terrorists in more than a decade. - The resurgence of militarism in Russia, which seized Crimea from Ukraine and...
  • New fuel regime to force restructuring of European short-sea market
    Short-sea container lines and feeder operators in northern Europe are bracing for bankruptcies, shotgun sales and shuttered services in the coming months following the introduction of tough ship emission regulations that will significantly increase fuel costs on some of the world's busiest shipping routes. Beginning Jan. 1 all ships sailing in...
  • Despite gridlock, JNPT sees record throughput in 2014
    Despite the persistent landside congestion and disruptions caused by an equipment upgrade in the last few months, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust achieved an all-time high in container movements in 2014, according to port sources. The three terminals at India's busiest container port complex, also known as Nhava Sheva, cumulatively handled 4.45...
  • PMA in latest move seeks to restrict night shift labor
    The Pacific Maritime Association launched a game of brinksmanship on New Year's Eve, notifying the International Longshore and Warehouse Union at Los Angeles-Long Beach that beginning Friday, employers on night shifts will dispatch only one longshore crew to work each vessel, rather than three as has been the norm. In a...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • Nasdaq warns Euroseas over stock
    New York's Nasdaq Stock Market has issued a warning to Euroseas over its stock price.
  • Nasdaq warns Euroseas
    New York's Nasdaq Stock Market has issued a warning to Euroseas over its stock price.
  • K Line dragged into Suez Canal Bridge suit
    K Line has been added to the list of defendants in a lawsuit by Indemnity Insurance Company of North America over a weather incident that struck a containership.
  • GHS upgrades Golar after slump
    Global Hunter Securities has upgraded Golar LNG Ltd as the floating LNG (FLNG) production space offers significant upside after a decline in the company's share price.
  • Stifel chops Diana estimates to predict annual loss in 2015
    Stifel cut its earnings estimates for Diana Shipping, predicting now that the New York-listed bulker owner will deliver a full-year loss in 2015.
  • Teekay teases payout hike
    Teekay Corp chief executive Peter Evensen says an FPSO charter that will trigger a dividend increase could start in the first quarter.
  • Bulker capsizes off Vietnam
    Eighteen crew missing after Gearbulk-owned vessel capsizes and sinks off the Vietnamese coast.
  • Diana fixes Houston
    Diana Shipping of Greece has penned its first contract for the New Year as it chartered out one of its capesizes to Germany's RWE Supply & Trading GmbH.
  • BW Offshore extends deal
    BW Offshore has signed a letter of intent to extend the charter of a FPSO operating off Nigeria for another two years.
  • Dispute costs canal $234m
    A dispute adjudication board has ruled in favour of a contracting consortium in a row over the Panama Canal expansion project.
  • Engineer dies as ship sinks
    A crew member has died but 19 others were rescued after a general cargoship sank in rough weather off the Philippines.
  • Second ship stranded off Italy
    Italian authorities have rushed to aid a crewless ship believed to be carrying hundreds of immigrants in the Adriatic Sea, for the second time in four days.
  • Healthy wages paid
    The crew of a small chemical tanker who were left stranded on board their ship in the Indonesian port of Palembang since August without pay and supplies have finally been paid off in full and repatriated home.
  • Singapore oil spill
    Some 4,500 tonnes of crude leaks from an aframax tanker after a collision with a bulk carrier.
  • China ups crude imports
    Chinese crude imports continue to climb, with some oil analysts suggesting that Beijing is taking advantage of cheap oil prices to increase its crude stockpile.
  • STX sells Arctech stake
    Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has bought out partner STX Finland's 50% stake in shipbuilder Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • LA Terminals will concentrate on clearing containers
  • BNSF ordered to submit coal plan
  • FMCSA to continue with 50% random drug testing for drivers
  • STB moves to solidify reporting rules
  • FAA levies fines for HazMat violations
  • U.S. steel imports slide
  • FedEx Ground to build Central Florida hub
  • Panama Canal Authority ordered to pay $234 million to consortium
  • Weekly GRI roundup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 2, 2015
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Bulker capsizes, sinks off Vietnam's coast
    Eighteen crewmembers reported missing.
  • Update: Vessel collision at Singapore
    Pair of oil spill response teams arrive on site to contain spill.
  • New low-sulphur era begins
    Lower oil prices help ease financial burden of new ECA limit.
  • Malik makes New Year hires
    Company to grow its trading activities.
  • 1.00% LSFO supply and demand dries up
    Market for former ECA fuel 'dead' but too soon to say how MGO demand is shaping up.
  • OW Bunker investors stake out huge claim
    Group of investors have lost close to $130 million.
  • Demise of single-hull barges complete
    US operators hail policy as environmental success story.
  • Work starts on Antwerp coker
    Dutch firm contracted to build ECA-orientated coker unit.
  • Marine hybrid power system under research
    The application will be able to deliver an efficiency rating of up to 80%.
  • DFDS ready to publish ECA fuel supplements
    Will show the actual MGO BAF on website.
  • Oil records biggest yearly slump since 2008
    'It will take time to work off this inventory glut.'
  • Vessel collision in Singapore waters
    Some crude oil spotted, says MPA.
  • Dual-fuel PSV starts work in North Sea
    Vessel is powered by LNG.
  • FMC clears Hanjin/Ocean Three vessel-sharing pact
    Agreement due to take effect today.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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
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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
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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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