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February 6, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA's 15 member lines to impose series of major rate hikes
  • US west coast employers go public with offer, but dockers say little
  • Costamare profit up 11.6pc to US$115 million as revenues rise 16.8pc
  • United Arab Shipping Company takes delivery of 14,993-TEUer
  • Oz health 'n safety scolds ban Indonesian ships from ports
  • Canadians suffer dissolving schedules as US west coast trouble moves north
  • Turkey's Arkas Line up 30pc to one million TEU from Black Sea to West Africa
  • Maritime casualties set to rise in 2015 with expanding fleet: IHS
  • Berlin eases wage rule on foreign truckers driving through but not to Germany
  • New Zealand's CentrePort prepares to dredge Wellington harbour
  • BIFA questions new rules by CERRE on rail freight development
  • Qatar Airways buys 9.99pc stake in IAG, will ponder larger holding
  • FedEx opens distribution hub at Central Illinois regional airport
  • AMI freight wholesaler adds Amsterdam to 24 branch network worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Global idle box fleet sees significant fall
  • India & Iran mull direct shipping route
  • Kalmar introduces new Gloria reachstacker to boost empty & semi-laden container handling performance
  • New South-East Asian petro-piracy cover launched
  • VOC Port bags gold for outstanding environment management
  • VOC Port planning shipping services to Kollam
  • DB Schenker opens logistics centre in Patna
  • CIL to identify projects to boost coal output
  • INR recovers from early losses against dollar
  • Stable INR preventing importers from hedging currency risks
  • Stainless steel sector to tap mega infra projects for growth
  • Sugar mills banking on export subsidies as production booms
  • eBL & shipper
  • Leading lights from ports, shipping & logistics to grace Gujarat Junction 2015 CEO Roundtable & Cargo & Logistics Awards at Kandla tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Krone acquires 100% stake in Turkish JV
  • VDB chooses successor for Pörner
  • Freightliner expecting Dragons
  • From Paris to Dunkirk
  • HHLA nails good results to flagpole
  • Fiamm plumps for Ceva in Italy
  • ECL makes hefty contribution to modal shift
  • EU flying aid to Ukrainian city
  • Global sulphur cap sooner than expected?
  • Rickmers Maritime piping new CEO on board
  • Car maker invests in hybrid shunters
  • Iata upbeat about air cargo
  • Leonardo forging on to success
  • Piracy in Asia hits record levels

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • DNB warns of further slowing of NCS investment
    Norwegian financial services giant DNB has warned that investment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) would slow down further in the coming years after a dip in 2014 due to low oil prices. "Reduced oil prices are reflected in a lower level of activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with
  • Dockworker lockout looms over US West Coast ports
    US West Coast box terminals have made a last-ditch effort to settle their labour dispute to avoid a dockworker lockout that could be five to 10 days away, the terminals' lead negotiator has warned. While Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) CEO Jim McKenna said he is not yet considering locking out
  • Greece's Attica group joins the bidding for SNCM
    Greece's Attica group, parent of Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries, is understood to have joined the bidding for French Mediterranean ferry operator SNCM. There was no immediate confirmation from Attica but SNCM announced this afternoon that an unnamed Greek company had submitted a bid. The
  • Norman Atlantic death toll rises to 10
    A charred body has been found on board the fire-ravaged ferry Norman Atlantic, taking the death toll aboard the vessel to 10. The latest body was found in the cabin of a lorry on one of the vessel's vehicle decks, according to Italian news agency ANSA. It was found in the course of an inspection
  • HHIC loss worsens to $275.46M
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's (HHIC's) full-year loss worsened to almost KRW300Bn ($275.46M) for 2014, compared with a KRW190.19Bn loss for 2013. The South Korea's fourth-biggest shipbuilder said in a Korea Exchange filing today that it made heavy provisions for
  • Technics bags $5.34M GRE contract
    Singapore-listed oil exploration equipment supplier Technics Oil and Gas has secured a glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) contract worth SGD7.2M ($5.34M) from a Singapore-based customer. The contract was signed by Wecom Engineering, a subsidiary of Norr Offshore Group, which is a 40.21% associate
  • China's AIS data open to public
    The AIS Information Service Platform by China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) was officially launched yesterday, and real-time AIS data in China's coastal areas and rivers are now traceable. AIS data of around 35,000 ships are available for the public every day, according to China MSA, and
  • Bankers expect more M&A activities in 2015
    The offshore market is expected to see more mergers and acquisition (M&A) activities in 2015 due to the plummeting oil prices. Bankers assembled in the recent Singapore Offshore Finance Forum highlighted the trend and advised investors to look for opportunities in the physical assets and capital
  • CIMB bearish on Precious Shipping's stock
    CIMB Securities is urging investors to be cautious with the stocks of Thai bulker owner Precious Shipping, expecting a tough year ahead. "[Precious] is likely to be faced this year with the combined impact of a very weak freight rate market, plus the much higher depreciation and interests expense
  • Cyclonic seas halt search for MH370
    Cyclonic weather brought the search for missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet MH370 to a halt this week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced yesterday. "Fugro Equator, Fugro Discovery and Fugro Supporter have suspended search operations owing to the effects of two tropical
  • Chinese freight exchange completes first capacity trade
    Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first trading of container shipping capacity in foreign trade included in a forward agreement contract. In January, Shanghai Weiqing Logistics, a Shanghai-based Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), bought a capacity of 6feu from De Well
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo genset for offshore installations
    MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced its new PA6 B OG gen set, based on a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at its St Nazaire, France facility. The base engine has been sold for many years, but this represents the first time the St Nazaire plant will assemble individual engines with an alternator
  • VLCC rates stall
    The bull run in VLCC freight rates has stalled. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East rate at Worldscale 53.11 or $54,187 a day. That compares against W60.36 a month ago. Tanker brokers attributed this to a combination of factors. "The oil prices
  • Oil shock slows urgency to retrofit ships
    Retrofitting of ships to enable slow steaming is still ongoing despite the collapse in bunker prices. However, the pace of retrofitting has slowed, said Rickmers Maritime Trust CEO Thomas Preben Hansen. Hansen told IHS Maritime that the Singapore-listed trust, an affiliate of the Rickmers Group,
  • China Shipping, Bank of China ink $14.4Bn deal
    China Shipping Group and Bank of China on Monday have inked a CNY90Bn ($14.4Bn) global strategic co-operation agreement. According to the agreement, both parties will enhance co-operation in loans and cash management, direct financing, financial consulting, investment and insurance. This

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Successful sea trials for first VLJ equipped vessel
  • DOT seeks funds for ferries as well as MARAD
  • NYC Mayor plans major expansion of ferry services
  • Postponement of 0.5% sulfur limit? Won't happen
  • GE Tier 4 marine diesel receives EPA certification
  • Havyard profits hit by fish and windmills
  • Wärtsilä to power world's first CNG carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Pacific Maritime Association gives 'all-in' offer to ILWU
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates maiden voyage call
  • U.S. railroads see gains in traffic numbers for January
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • CMA CGM joining Hamburg Sud in expansion of current cooperation

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Shipowners pledge help for Greece if industry's legal status preserved
    Veniamis says Greeks are 'daily' target of other EU and non-EU countries
  • Suez Canal Authority freezes most tolls for 2015
    Sole exception is reduction in LNG carrier discount
  • Further box line consolidation as Hamburg Süd and CMA CGM team up
    Update: Two lines extend co-operation agreements and will look for more joint opportunities
  • One dead and three abducted from Greek-owned VLCC
    Kalamos was waiting off Nigerian terminal when boarded by gunmen
  • Dorian LPG sees profit climb on higher rates
    Oil price decline has had no noticeable effect on LPG shipping, says Dorian
  • Seacurus develops niche cover for Southeast Asia piracy risks
    Cargo, bunkers and money on board insured as K&R bolt-on
  • Tanker demand is rising, says McQuilling
    As demand rises, rates strengthen across tanker classes, which bodes well for tankers in 2015
  • Consolidation in US domestic trades as Jones Act comes under renewed pressure
    Matson and Pasha prepare to take over Pacific trades of troubled Horizon
  • Aronnax: the benefits of blowing bubbles
    Air lubrication under the hull is getting some supporters, but still has a long way to go to be seen as an accepted fuel-saving technology
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    The Asia-Mediterranean trade lane is in a state of flux, as the newly arranged alliances shake up established routes and sharing arrangements
  • Great Eastern books third-quarter profit jump
    Revenue and ebitda also up at Indian tanker and bulker operator
  • Australian bauxite could offer fresh opportunities
    As shipping goes into a sluggish period ahead of the lunar new year, the discussion turns to new markets and cargoes
  • TSA says robust business necessitates $600 per feu rise next week
    Update: Box lines serving the Asia-US trades prepare for annual contract negotiations, with at least two spot rate increases over coming month
  • Scorpio Bulkers to convert three more capesizes
    Changes will be made to orders in a Korean yard. The converted LR2s will not be sold to Scorpio Tankers
  • MHI to consolidate five R&D facilities into one
    Move follows announcement of Nagasaki shipyard restructuring
  • Costamare proposes dividend increase from first quarter
    Future growth planned for 2015, says boxship owner
  • US west coast employers make all-in offer to ILWU
    After nine months of negotiations, PMA seeks to break deadlock with deal that meets union's two biggest demands, on pay and jurisdiction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Republicans rally for TPA but face stiff resistance from key Democrats
    WASHINGTON - A top Republican on Wednesday said he expects the new conservative Congress to pass trade promotion authority sometime this spring, potentially allowing President Obama to take a major trans-Pacific trade pact past the finish line this year. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,...
  • Idle fleet drops to lowest level since August 2011, Alphaliner says
    The idle container ship fleet has fallen to its lowest levels in more than three years, in large part because of the "worst-ever" congestion on the U.S. West Coast, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. Traffic at nearly 30 West Coast ports is on the verge of "complete gridlock" as labor negotiations...
  • Virginia Tech to conduct critical truck driver work hours study
    The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is preparing to begin a congressionally mandated study of truck driver hours of service rules, focusing on recently suspended restart provisions. The study will eventually be used to determine whether those restart rules should be scrapped or reinstated, or new U.S. regulations developed to better...
  • First higher road section installed on Bayonne Bridge
    Workers on Thursday installed the first of more than 1,000 concrete roadway segments that will provide the Bayonne Bridge with a roadway high enough to accommodate larger ships at container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge project has implications far beyond New...
  • UP taps Fritz as CEO
    Union Pacific Railroad's has promoted its president and chief operating officer to CEO. Lance Fritz, who will continue to service as president, was elected on Thursday by the U.S. western railroad's board of directors to succeed John Koraleski. Before joining UP, Fritz worked for Fiskars, a tool retailer; an electrical product...
  • Hub Group: US intermodal rail service to begin hitting mid-2013 levels this summer
    The Hub Group said U.S. intermodal rail service deteriorated further in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter, but it's now seeing improvement and service could start approaching levels last seen in mid-2013, before last year's harsh winter, as soon as this summer. The second-largest U.S. intermodal marketing company warned, however,...
  • Rite Aid to build South Carolina distribution center
    Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. plans to build a 900,000-square-foot distribution center in Spartanburg, South Carolina., that will consolidate three existing DCs and serve 1,000 stores in the Southeast U.S. The $90 million distribution center will employ nearly 600 people when it opens next year. It will be Rite Aid's first...
  • Shanghai exchange trades first non-domestic container capacity contract
    The Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first trading of container shipping capacity in foreign trade included in a forward agreement contract, but futures contracts in container shipping internationally have been very slow to take off. In January, Shanghai Weiqing Logistics, a Shanghai-based Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, or NVOCC, bought...
  • Virginia limits NIT access for trucks with export containers
    Trucks entering Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals will face new restrictions next month on when they can pull in with export-bound containers, a spokesman for the Virginia Port Authority has confirmed. Effective March 2, export containers arriving at NIT via truck will not be allowed to enter unless it is within 10...
  • Container lines face looming threat as 2020 low-sulfur fuel cap is affirmed
    The shipping industry - container carriers included - should prepare for a low-sulfur fuel requirement to be imposed on schedule in 2020, a development industry leaders have said will result in carriers incurring tens of billions of dollars annually in higher fuel costs, with no clear mechanism for recovering those costs...
  • CMA CGM, Hamburg Sud expand cooperation on multiple routes
    CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud are expanding their current cooperation agreement to several additional liner trade routes in the latest consolidation of global container networks. "In addition to the existing joint services between North Europe and both east and west coasts of South America, various new initiatives are in the final...
  • Costamare eyes expansion after profit jumps nearly 15 percent
    Costamare, the Greece-based container ship owner, is eying further expansion of its 59-vessel fleet this year after reporting a 15 percent year-over-year increase in fourth quarter profit. The NYSE-listed company's net income rose to $30.8 million in the three months through December from $26.85 million in the same period in 2013,...
  • As ocean business grows, C.H. Robinson charts new trade lanes
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the largest U.S. truck broker, is finding its sea legs. The logistics operator says it wants to expand its ocean forwarding business to new markets. "We do feel like there is great opportunity for us to continue to expand globally and to really focus on some significant trade...
  • US imports drive trans-Atlantic growth
    U.S. trade moving on container ships directly via European ports, including transshipments, increased 2.1 percent year-over-year to 4.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the 12 months ending September 2014, according to PIERS, the data division of JOC Group. U.S. exports declined 3.4 percent to nearly 2 million TEUs, while U.S. imports,...
  • In search of a game changer
    At the beginning of any new year it seems the standard theme for most business articles is one of predictions, and this year has been no different. I enjoy reading these articles as an opportunity to catch a glimpse of that next thing that has the ability to be a...
  • ICTSI's Iraqi gateway starts bringing in the boxes
    HONG KONG - Operations are fully underway at Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), that opened in the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr in November.Phillip Marsham, BGT chief executive officer, said ship-to-shore container crane performance at the terminal was currently...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • 10 points from the worst
    The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell today to a level that was within 10 points of a record low for the benchmark bulker market indicator.
  • CMRE 'in growth mode' in 2015
    Costamare is looking to expand its fleet further in 2015 but still has an eye toward increasing its payout to shareholders, an executive said today.
  • BlueMountain takes more Scorpio Bulkers shares but stake drops
    BlueMountain Capital Management has continued to buy up Scorpio Bulkers stock, although its stake has still decreased as a result of a rising overall share count.
  • Dimensional builds Matson holding
    Dimensional Fund Advisors has added to its sizeable stake in containership and conro owner Matson.
  • Bourgas Shipyard bust
    Bulgarian court declares former state-owned shipbuilder insolvent over debts.
  • Marubeni's Motohashi dies
    Well-known LNG shipping name Kuniaki Motohashi died on Wednesday aged 61 after a tough battle against cancer.
  • Sinking ship saved
    Divers have plugged two leaks that put a Maldivian cargoship in danger off India on Thursday.
  • "Respect the law"
    The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) warned the country's incoming leftist government to refrain from altering the shipping tax regime.
  • Bond shortfall shrinks
    A red-hot tanker market has taken John Fredriksen's Frontline to within touching distance of meeting a bond repayment, RS Platou Markets believes.
  • Meriaura goes eco-friendly
    Finland's Meriaura has revealed plans to use a hull form and machinery optimisation that will allow its two newbuildings to halve fuel consumption.
  • France relents on flag
    France has brought a European Commission tax probe to an end by pledging that shipowners flag at least 25% of all vessels benefiting from the tonnage tax in European states.
  • Platou Markets shaves dry view
    Dry bulk is on a razor's edge RS Platou Markets said as it dialled down its freight rate expectations for the sector.
  • Seven vie for SNCM
    Seven bids have been lodged for bankrupt French ro-pax group SNCM.
  • Tamai builds up profit
    Japan's Tamai Steamship has improved its earnings for the nine-month period ended December as revenue rose.
  • Laden LNG ship under repair
    A laden LNG vessel is being repaired afloat after suffering turbine bearing problems shortly after loading a cargo.
  • Quantum sells another
    Quantum Pacific Shipping, the holding company of Idan Ofer, has sold yet another capesize bulker for scrap.
  • Newbuildings boost Dorian
    John Hadjipateras' Dorian LPG has posted a rise in third quarter profit as it measured up to Wall Street expectations for the period.
  • GE in the money
    India's Great Eastern Shipping has been boosted in the third quarter by an upturn in crude and products carrier rates.
  • Havyard in profit warning
    Havyard braced investors for fourth quarter red ink today as it suffered cost overruns on several projects.
  • Rand strong in Q3
    Bulker owner Rand Logistics has posted a strong third quarter result as it saw net income rise thanks to lower vessel operating costs.
  • Scandlines sells five
    Baltic ferry operator Scandlines has announced a deal to sell one of its routes and five ro-paxes to a global asset manager.
  • Wartsila in CNG coup
    Finland's Wartsila has won a contract to equip the world's first ever compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier with a propulsion system.
  • Western "well-positioned"
    Reports linking bulker owner Western Bulk to the bankruptcy of Denmark's Copenship are completely unfounded, according to Western's CEO Jens Ismar.
  • DNB's shipping book better
    Norway's DNB saw shipping loan impairments fall in 2014, but overall profit fell in the fourth quarter.
  • Sanoyas wins bulker duo
    Japan's Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation has clinched deals to build two of its newly designed 89,000-dwt eco-bulkers.
  • Stena Line axes run
    Stena Line has ditched its fast ferry service from Wales to Ireland.
  • MCC boosts Myanmar links
    MCC Transport, Maersk Line's intra-Asia arm, has introduced a new direct liner service between China and Myanmar.
  • Reefer debut
    Chinese greenfield yard Zhoushan Hetai has won its first order for two reefers from a compatriot owner.
  • Exmar buys back shares
    Exmar has acquired 300,000 of its own shares in deals worth around EUR 2.35m ($2.7m), the company has disclosed.
  • Changes at the top
    Petrobras is on the hunt for a new boss after Maria das Graças Foster stood down as chief executive of the Brazilian oil major.
  • Lack of domestic talent
    The Prime Gold incident is exactly the sort of practice the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) legislation was intended to deal with, says a top maritime recruiter.
  • Lawyer warns over FCF
    Companies in Singapore have been warned of the dangers of falling foul of new anti-discriminatory practices introduced in late 2014.
  • VLCC rates retreat
    Day rates for VLCCs trading in the spot market continued to fall Wednesday but many forecasters are confident that the segment will remain strong in the foreseeable future.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • News Flash: CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd announce plans for further cooperation
  • World Shipping Council sees 'Ballast Water Conundrum'
  • Automated terminals remain deep-seated fear for ILWU
  • Port of New York/New Jersey cargo fee challenged on two fronts
  • Transpacific container carriers say more freight rate hikes ahead
  • IATA: Air cargo up 4.5 percent in 2014
  • TRAC Intermodal opens new chassis pool in Pacific Northwest
  • Canada's biggest software company to use Amber Road for export screening
  • Roadrunner Q4 operating profit up as company hopes to turn LTL corner
  • Improving yield drives Old Dominion profits, revenue in Q4
  • U.S. steel imports drop slightly in December
  • West Coast port labor talks reach impasse, lockout possible

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
  • Meriaura newbuilds will cut fuel comsumption by half
    To dual fuel newbuildings.
  • Dry bulk owner: 'The market is collapsing'
    'If this goes on, shipping companies that haven't diversified can very well go belly-up.'
  • ICS accepts global sulphur cap deadline
    2020 most likely for introduction of sulphur cap on bunker fuel.
  • Shipowners hold back on 'scrubber investments'
    Low MGO prices have taken the 'urgency' out emission abatement decisions.
  • Bunker prices lose ground as stocks rise
    Crude oil prices tumble after four-day rally.
  • Indonesian CNG carrier to be powered by gas
    Indonesian government's policy is to promote natural gas as a marine fuel, says engine maker.
  • OW creditor closes Singapore office
    Turkish oil company Opet has 'suffered series of exposures to insolvent companies.'
  • Firm Counter makes marketing offer
    New product to suit digital age, says director.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Dubai team
    Johansen has worked in the bunkering industry for over seven years, says company.
  • Pollution rules updated
    Vessel oil record book will need to have entry of bunkering operations, notes Federal Register.
  • Asian navies team up to curb vessel hijacking
    Joint patrol to be launched in March, says Malaysian navy chief.
  • UASC fleet to install energy management system
    System has delivered 'verifiable fuel savings', says UASC spokesman.
  • ECA-compliant fuel on offer at Cartagena
    Fuel comes from group's Cartagena refinery.
  • More bunker hirings likely, says recruiter
    An 'uncertain' bunker market could make way for more hires this year, recruiter tells Bunkerworld.
  • Crude drops as inventories climb
    US stockpiles jumped by more than 30 million barrels in four weeks, says DOE.

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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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