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August 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • US beef exporters cry foul of being shut out of lucrative China market
  • Container throughput slows down at southern California ports
  • Unilever uses Alibaba to reach into rural online China market
  • UASC emerges as front-runner to acquire loss-making NOL's fleet & 2.8pc market share
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds Halmstad, Sweden call to Sweden Denmark Express service
  • Pentalver opens new 5-acre container yard at DP World London Gateway
  • European Commission digs deeper into proposed buyout of TNT by FedEx
  • American truckers disappointed their recommendations ignored by Feds
  • PAI Partners sells air cargo handler Swissport to China's HNA July 30
  • Canada's busiest cargo airport to get busier with new freight terminal
  • Emergency gear maker may have lithium battery fire risk in the bag

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • New Suez Canal seen further facilitating global trade
  • NYK hosts fleet safety promotion conference
  • Shipping to be affected by weak global trade growth: India Ratings
  • ZIM ranked 1st in schedule reliability on Asia-US East Coast trade
  • Govt may import 210 mt of coal to meet demand
  • Go-slow by RTG operators adversely impacts operations at GTI
  • JN Port's operating income, profit before tax up in Q1
  • Mumbai Port registers overall growth in cargo handling
  • SSC toppers & scholarship winners of JNPT schools felicitated
  • Govt to develop 15,000 km of National Highways at INR 1.9 cr.
  • Railways won't be privatised but private investment is welcome, says Minister
  • CESC lines up mega investment plan for renewable energy
  • Fieo welcomes retroactive introduction of GSP benefit by US
  • INR firms up further against dollar after RBI keeps repo rate steady
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 7.25 pc
  • Brics business forum to be held in Dubai next month

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports strong quarter profits
    Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the world's third largest cruise shipping company, has reported an increase in 2Q15 net profit on the previous year. The company also said it will base a ship of its mass market Norwegian Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2016-17 season. Group net
  • Precious upbeat despite quarterly loss
    Precious Shipping are maintaining a confident outlook despite increased second quarter losses. Net losses for 2Q15 for the Thai dry bulker rose to USD12.03 million against losses of USD1.62 million in same quarter last year. Average earnings per ship per day were sharply down at USD5,757 from
  • Viking Offshore profits up 94%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Viking Offshore posted profits of SGD173 million (USD125.8 million), up 94% year-on-year for the second quarter this year as a result of higher revenue. Revenue surged 32% to SGD21.6 million in 2Q15 compared to SGD16.3 million in 2Q14, due to order book
  • MISC doubles profit in 2Q15
    Malaysia-listed shipowner, MISC has more than doubled its profit to MYR766.4 million (USD198.9 million) for the second quarter of 2015 from MYR319 million in 2Q14, as a result of improved freight rates in petroleum business. Revenue was up slightly by 2% to MYR2.6 billion in 2Q15 as compared to
  • Shanghai Salvage-led consortium seals Sewol job
    A consortium led by Chinese state-owned Shanghai Salvage signed a contract with the South Korean government on 4 August to hoist the capsized Sewol ferry. The contract signing follows two weeks of negotiations, after the consortium was chosen on 15 July as the preferred bidder following an open
  • Dry bulk sentiment and rates improve
    Spot freight rates for Capesize dry bulkers surged on 3 August and shipping analysts note the fundamentals of the sector were not as bad as the freight market had indicated in 1H15. "Capesize rates rose 9% yesterday and stand now at USD17,162/day. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has now risen by 95% to
  • Taiwanese liners expect better 3Q performance
    Taiwanese container carriers are expected to do better in the 3Q15 amid rebounding freight rates and decreasing bunker prices, local analysts said on 3 August. Rates for Asia-Europe services surged 177% week-on-week (w/w) from USD400/teu to USD1,109/teu last week, according InfoTimes, while rates
  • Product tanker catches fire off Shanghai
    A China Shipping Tanker-owned product tanker caught fire off Dayangshan Island, Shanghai, on 3 August, killing one crew member and injuring five others, announced the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration. Ye Chi, ferrying 29,000 tonnes of diesel from Jinshan, Shanghai, to Singapore, was sailing
  • Sainty Marine likely to refund $129m of advance payments and interest
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine estimated that it would have to refund CNY800 million (USD129 million) of advance payments and interest to shipowners in the worst-case scenario following the bankruptcy of its partner Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI). The worst-case scenario would materialise if
  • Fujian Guohang raises $6.5m in private placement
    Chinese dry bulk carrier owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) has raised CNY40 million (USD6.5 million) in a private placement to replenish its working capital. Fujian-based Lianjie Investment Group, which owned 2.5% of Fujian Guohang before the private placement, subscribed in June for 20
  • SapuraKencana forms JV to enter Brunei oil and gas industry
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum has formed a joint-venture (JV) company to enter the oil and gas industry in Brunei. According to its filing to Bursa Malaysia, the shareholder agreement was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary SapuraKencana Brunei and
  • SBI Offshore invests $10.2m for 51% stake in solar power assets
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has invested SGD13.97 million (USD10.2 million) to obtain 51% stake in solar power assets from its German partner Gräss Group for business diversification. The proposed acquisition includes four revenue-generating solar photovoltaic power
  • CMHI raises $700m from bonds
    China Merchants Holdings (International) (CMHI) has raised USD700 million by selling bonds to support the development of its port business. CMHI issued USD700 million fixed-coupon guaranteed notes, consisting of two tranches including a 5-year tranche of USD200 million and a 10-year tranche of

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Breaking the bottleneck: Egypt's president opens expanded Suez Canal this week
  • No end to trend as Asian imports switch from US west coast ports to the east
  • Dachser expands its Asia Pacific network as regional supply chains gain strength

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • U.S. Coast Guard celebrates anniversary with stamp
  • Meyer Turku starts production of LNG fueled Tallink ferry
  • Navy crew moves aboard Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
  • Molasses settlement hits Matson earnings
  • Italian PM steps in to block Monfalcone prosecutor
  • Australia announces A$89.billion shipbuilding plan
  • BAE San Francisco wins $11.2 million T-AKE 14 contract
  • USCG updates policy guidance on casualty reporting
  • Damen gives French research vessel a new lease on life

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • US Coast Guard celebrates 225 years of operations
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $1,227,500 in civil penalties
  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security taps Gena Lovett as Operations VP
  • Coast Guard conducting investigation of possible Willamette River collision
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of new Guyanamax container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Good timing for Ardmore as fleet renewal programme nears completion
    Company looking to increase dividends as last newbuildings hit the water later this year
  • Global Ship Lease 'milestone' as dividend payments start
    Update: Shipowner seeks more acquisitions after $54m sale and leaseback deal for OOCL Ningbo
  • SinOceanic signs for five 11,500 teu boxships
    HNA affiliate based in Norway returns to sister yard Jinhai Heavy Industry
  • Better rates on redeployed ships boost FSL profit
    Three additional tankers to take up new charters in second-half
  • FMC fines UASC and seven others
    Penalties totalling $1.2m levied for alleged Shipping Act violations
  • US blacklists Turkish shipowner in drive to cut Syrian energy supplies
    Panama-registered Milenyum Energy is accused of delivering gasoil and LPG to Syria
  • Institutions expect to fund German fleet growth, PwC finds
    Three out of four local owners planning to buy ships in year ahead, according to annual survey
  • MISC more than doubles net profit
    Higher rates for its crude tankers and new revenues from an FPSO boost result
  • China Shipping tanker catches fire near Shanghai
    Fire kills one seafarer and injures four
  • Danaos triples second-quarter earnings
    Results benefit from lower debt and ongoing winding up of expensive swaps
  • Navigator reports record second quarter
    Leader in handysize LPG carriers sees profits rise by one-third

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Unifor files lawsuit seeking Vancouver drayage wages
    Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has filed a lawsuit to force Vancouver drayage firms to pay back wages to drivers that were part of a 2014 agreement to end a month-long strike at Port Metro Vancouver. Unifor, which represents around 400 of the port's 1,450 drayage drivers, claims that Container...
  • Global logistics M&A spend skyrockets as cross-border deals heat up
    XPO Logistics' $3.5 billion acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle was one of the mega-deals of the second quarter. Major logistics and transportation mergers and acquisitions not only increased in number in the second quarter, they rocketed in value, as companies crossed oceans and borders to buy businesses that would open new markets...
  • CMA CGM adds reefer capacity to Europe-Caribbean lane
    CMA CGM MarseilleCMA CGM plans to deploy three 2,100 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container ships with heavy refrigerated capacity on the North Europe-Caribbean trade lane to handle forecasted rising demand. The French carrier's reception of the three Guyanamax ships, each with roughly 530 TEUs of reefer capacity, comes as carriers fight for market...
  • FMC fines six companies $1.2 million
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has collected $1.2 million in civil penalties from six companies for alleged Shipping Act violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Agreements were reached with seven non-vessel-operating common carriers and one vessel-operating common carrier. As is often the case, the parties agreed to penalties but did...
  • Butler announces retirement from NS
    In the latest leadership change at Norfolk Southern Corporation, the company announced Tuesday that Deborah Butler, chief information officer and executive vice president of planning, will be retiring October 1. Butler has spent the past 37 years with the Norfolk, Virginia-based business, parent company to Norfolk Southern Railway. She joined NS...
  • Expanded Suez Canal promises shippers more efficiency, lower costs
    Suez Canal. Credit: jgmorardEgyptian armed forces are on high alert ahead of the ceremony to open the $8 billion, 44.7 mile extension to the Suez Canal on August 6, which will for the first time allow two-way traffic on the canal, creating economic benefits for both international shippers and the...
  • USA Truck plans truckload capacity cut to bolster profits
    By cutting 800 high-cost tractors from its fleet this year, USA Truck hopes to make more money with less capacity. The truckload carrier will replace only half of the older tractors it plans to retire, the company said. The result will be a smaller but more efficient, younger fleet of...
  • Beef. It's what's driving Itapoa's double-digit gains
    Port ItapoaPort Itapoa is expecting an 11 percent jump in container traffic this year, thanks to robust chicken and beef exports to China, new services and better road connections. The container terminal marked its 1 millionth container move after opening slightly more than four years ago. Container throughput Port Itapoa -...
  • Inadequate Mediterranean access threatens Suez project
    The Suez CanalEgypt should deliver on a commitment to dredge a new Mediterranean access channel to the Suez Canal as soon as possible or it risks derailing the goals of its ambitious Suez-centered development plans. Speaking ahead of the Aug. 6 opening of an extension to the canal that will facilitate...
  • Court rejects new bid to kill Jones Act cabotage
    Port of HonoluluHawaiian shippers frustrated with high freight rates had their hopes for change dashed last week after a U.S. federal court rejected their bid to strike cabotage provisions from the U.S. Merchant Marine Act. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the six Hawaiian shippers who filed suit...
  • Strong overseas revenue lifts Nippon Express' profit
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, saw its group net profit soar in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 on the back of robust international revenue growth driven by the weak yen and increased air cargo traffic. The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 8.199 billion yen ($66.1 million)...
  • Maersk reefer exec sees slow-steaming staying, GPS track growing
    As the world's largest container carrier - and reefer carrier, too, with a fleet of 230,000 refrigerated containers - Maersk Line is well-versed in the details of shipping temperature-controlled cargoes. William "Bill" Duggan, vice president of North American refrigerated services, recently shared his thoughts on key challenges and opportunities confronting...
  • Paltry trans-Pacific eastbound rates could hit triple-digits
    Gary FerrulliA year ago, we were watching the beginning of what turned out to be a nine-month debacle between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association. The hope was that the early start of discussions in April would increase the chances of success by late July....
  • DSV boosts Q2 profit on strong air, ocean performance
    LONDON - Danish trucker and freight forwarder DSV posted a better-than-expected increase in second-quarter earnings, driven by sharply higher air and ocean container profits, leading it to upgrade its full-year earnings forecast. Operating profit before special items grew to 809 million Danish crowns ($119 million) from 701 million crowns in the...
  • Jhippers gain new containerized rail route linking China to Central Asia
    Shippers moving containerized cargo between China and Central Europe and Central Asia can soon tap a new transport corridor connecting China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan via rail and a new seaport in the Azeri capital of Baku. The rail route, launched by the governments of China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, is the latest...
  • Westbound trans-Atlantic trade transformed from sleepy to dynamic
    At a time when east-west container shipping trades are being pummeled by what Drewry Maritime Research calls a toxic mix of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive pricing, the trans-Atlantic is standing out as a lone, and surprising, stalwart. Driven by a combination of the euro's slide against the dollar and strengthening...
  • Gateway Distriparks Ltd. rapidly expanding on India's southeastern coast
    The port-based logistics provider said it has acquired 48 acres adjacent to the Krishnapatnam port, near Chennai, for the construction of a new container freight station a month after the company kicked off a plan to build an inland container depot center at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat State. "Krishnapatnam is...
  • Danaos Q2 earnings soar on lower financing costs
    LONDON - Greek container ship-owner Danaos more than doubled second-quarter earnings as it continued to cut financing costs and increased its charter revenue. The NYSE-listed company booked net income of $38.1 million in the three months through June 30 compared with $16.6 million in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income more than...
  • Reefer cargo helps propel Hueneme to record-breaking fiscal year
    For most ports on the U.S. West Coast, late 2014 and early 2015 was a year of seemingly-unending congestion and slumping cargo traffic. Not so at California's Port of Hueneme, which just reported its highest cargo year in its 78-year history. According to Hueneme port officials, total tonnage for the fiscal...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Ardmore target raised
    JP Morgan hiked its price target for shares of Ardmore Shipping after the New York-listed products tanker owner revealed plans to boost its payout to shareholders.
  • Golar invests in spinoff
    Golar LNG Ltd has unveiled plans to spend up to $25m to buy shares of its master limited partnership (MLP) spin-off.
  • Cape rate rises 10%
    Capesize bulker rates increased by more than 10% in one day, lifting the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to the highest level since 27 November.
  • SinOceanic takes five
    SinOceanic Shipping of Norway has inked a $435m newbuilding order.
  • Polarcus picks up work
    Dubai's Polarcus has clinched a new seismic survey contract as it builds its portfolio back up.
  • GSL in dividend debut
    Boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has declared its first dividend ever following a strong performance in the second quarter.
  • Noble guns down rumours
    Trader says bond issue talk is malicious and aimed aty driving down its shares.
  • UASC pays US fine
    Middle East line UASC has agreed to pay a penalty to a US regulator a little over a month since being praised by the same watchdog.
  • Twin deaths revealed
    Alcohol played a part in the deaths of a UK workboat master and mate in two separate accidents five months apart.
  • OSG's new faces
    IPO-bound US tanker owner adds three new members from investment firms to its board.
  • NCL stronger
    Cruiseship owner follows in footsteps of its rivals and posts higher profit in Q2.
  • Ardmore set for dividend hike
    Anthony Gurnee says board is mulling a payout increase after owner books strong second quarter.
  • Crew given all-clear
    A quarantine order has been lifted from an Italian tanker on which the cook died of an infectious disease.
  • FSL profit takes flight
    First Ship Lease Trust recorded a 500% rise in second quarter profit as a strong tanker market helped it to a fifth successive quarter in the black.
  • Mazumdar swaps flags
    The head of the ailing UK Ship Register (UKSR) is leaving after four years to run the St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Register (SKANReg) as CEO.
  • Maersk eager for Suez bypass
    Egypt may announce fresh plans to upgrade the Suez canal this week, hard on the heels of the waterway's recently completed $8.5bn expansion that will be formally launched on Thursday, a local shipping executive said.
  • Fain sells Royal Caribbean slice
    Royal Caribbean chief executive Richard Fain has sold off shares worth over $13m in the shipowner.
  • Commerzbank losses "low"
    German lender Commerzbank says loan-loss provisions are running at low levels as it continues to reduce its shipping exposure.
  • Low demand hits NAO
    New York-listed offshore owner posts small loss on lower revenue for the second quarter.
  • Korean boost for WW ASA?
    A four-year high in South Korean car exports is likely to drive a strong second quarter showing for Oslo-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA, analysts say.
  • TNG snaps up resale
    Croatia's Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) has added a sixth vessel to its growing fleet by taking over another contract at SPP Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • Body found after ferry fire
    The body of a missing crewman has been found following a fire on an MOL-managed ferry off Japan.
  • MISC makes more
    Malaysian owner MISC has logged stronger second quarter profit as clean tanker rates improved.
  • EGAS win for BW
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group has confirmed it has won a contract for Egypt's second FSRU project.
  • Hedland on a roll
    Australia's Port Hedland has seen iron ore exports expanded to an all-time high for the third month in a row, data from Pilbara Ports Authority shows.
  • Navigator ups profits
    New York-listed Navigator Holdings had a healthy second quarter for its 2015 financial year with net income climbing 33.8% over the same quarter in 2014 to $26.3m.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • CMA CGM to up capacity 18% on NEFGUI loop
  • FAA slaps shippers with hazmat penalties
  • Container rates rebound across Asia trade routes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • 'Engine problem' forces new cruise ship out of commission
    Viking Star has been operational for just four months.
  • Meyer Turku begins building LNG-powered fast ferry
    Vessel slated for early 2017 delivery.
  • Novorossiysk: MGO values move closer to regional hubs
    Having been out on a limb over July.
  • More details of 'third option' for ECA compliance
    US-based Triton to update the industry with new data in the near future.
  • Box trade buoyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Croatian owner takes eco option
    Resale move brings fleet to six.
  • Bunker prices at six-year low
    Prices slide in Singapore.
  • Smaller ports 'face bleak prospects'
    Handling the new generation of container ships will be a struggle.
  • Box trade bouyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Profit up for NYK
    Bottom line boosted by cutting fuel use.
  • China's problems cast shadow over shipping sector
    Drewry revises down its forecast for container traffic moving through Chinese ports.
  • Panama bunker sales volume up
    Region sold 310,000 mt of marine fuel in May.
  • AC Oil enters Singapore bunkering market
    Company will be able to supply up to 3,000 mt of MGO per month when fully operational, spokesperson tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Fuel storage facility planned for Australian port
    Land acquisition in progress.
  • IBIA office returns to London
    'It's great to be back in the city', says Chief Executive.
  • Singapore: Arrested vessel released after bunker bill payment
    Staroil Energy claims over $1 million in defaulted bill payments, court records show.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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