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November 6, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line lays off 4,000 staff and reduces capacity to tackle sagging demand
  • CKYHE alliance winter services on Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean loops
  • Hapag-Lloyd shares set to make debut today on Germany bourse
  • US West Coast ports lose market share in September box volume
  • Vancouver Port's railyard expansion to deal with larger ships
  • Long Beach - 'greenest port in the world' thanks to clean diesel
  • New service offers reliable port risk intelligence on demand
  • ICoCA standards adopted by MAST
  • Transport Corp. of India's Q2 profit surge 9pc despite flat revenue
  • K + N to handle spare parts logistics for BMW in Germany
  • UPS to invest heavily in upgrading and expanding infrastructure
  • 17,000 FedEx staff gear up to handle record holiday season shipments
  • Ukraine Air Alliance seeks permission to commence US cargo flights

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Global schedule reliability in Sept. at all-time high
  • Maersk Line accelerates efficiency initiatives as response to market outlook
  • MOL recognised by CDP as leader in climate change transparency
  • Inland shipping port proposed at Jalore in Rajasthan
  • JNPT invites EoI for setting up industrial units in upcoming Port-based SEZ
  • JNPT observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2015
  • Participants in GPIDCL's interactive workshop welcome its initiative to establish a world class maritime university in Gujarat
  • Vigilance Awareness Week 2015 at Mumbai Port Trust
  • Festive demand boosts truck rentals
  • Cotton crop to fall by 12.25 lakh bales in 2015-16, estimates CAI
  • INR drops further against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «People and benefits»
  • Antwerp overtakes Hamburg
  • Better roads for Kazakhstan
  • Volga-Dnepr wins accolade in Moscow
  • Cargo plane crash in South Sudan
  • FCL on rails (almost) to Taiwan
  • Silvasti sets foot in Russian market
  • Tworty Box arrives on Hamburg quayside
  • Options converted into firm Airbus orders
  • On tour in Asia
  • Wagon washing in Texas
  • Pilot train to run between Austria and Germany
  • Sita CEO to step down
  • Hamburg Süd receives Hanse Globe award
  • Massive downsizing at Maersk
  • Spanish rail vehicles business in new hands
  • Iata reports "very modest growth in September"
  • New subsidiaries power up results in Singapore
  • Flower and vegetable exporter snapped up

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Felixstowe port opens GBP60 million Berth 9 extension
    Therese Coffey and Clemence Cheng open the Berth 9 extension. Credit: Port of FelixstoweDeputy Leader of the UK's House of Commons Therese Coffey today opened the 190 m quay extension that increases the port of Felixstowe's capability to work two of the world's largest container ships simultaneously. "An ever increasing proportion...
  • Hanjin Shipping offloads 77% of H-Line stake
    In yet another move to raise funds, Hanjin Shipping has sold most of its shares in H-Line Shipping, the entity to which it divested its bulk and LNG shipping businesses in 2014. Hanjin received KRW120.365 billion (USD105.7 million) from the sale and leaves it with just 5% equity. Hanjin kept a...
  • Seatruck Ferries joins Irish Sea expansion drive
    Seatruck Ferries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clipper Group in Denmark and the Irish Sea freight specialist, will add a third vessel to its growing Liverpool Dublin route, commencing 17 November, the company said in a statement. "The additional midweek departures will provide much needed peak capacity on a route which...
  • Nordic and Borealis form ice class stainless steel venture
    Nordic Tankers vessel Sten Nordic. Credit: FotofliteNordic Tankers, the Copenhagen based chemical carrier group, and Borealis Maritime, the London-based shipping company, have formed a joint venture, Crystal Nordic, which is 50/50 owned by the two and that will operate 15 stainless steel ice class chemical carriers, Nordic Tankers said in...
  • South Korea financial watchdog asks 17 banks to aid DSME
    Seventeen commercial banks in South Korea have been asked by their industry's regulator to assist troubled shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Following the unveiling of a KRW4.2 trillion rescue plan by Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the Financial Supervisory Service called for a meeting with vice-presidents...
  • Impact of expanded Panama Canal on VLGCs could be muted
    VLGC Ronald N's AISLive track between Panama and the GulfEven if the expansion of the Panama Canal were to be completed, the impact on very large gas carriers may be less severe than expected. Out of the 160 or so VLGCs in the market, only four - Ronald N, Karoline N, Clipper...
  • Maersk wants reform before investing in Indonesia port sector
    Indonesia's Tanjung Priok port. Credit: IPCMaersk will not make a major forward asset investment in Indonesia's port or domestic shipping sector until the government addresses a range of investment concerns, according to the president director of Maersk Indonesia. "We are here as a service company at the moment and have...
  • Jiangnan Shipyard clinches VLGC order
    Shanghai-headquartered Jiangnan Shipyard has secured the order to construct an 84,000 m³ very large gas carrier (VLGC) with an option for another vessel from Athen-based Naftomar Shipping & Trading. The contract marked the first working relationship between Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC,) and Greece shipowner Naftomar. Jiangnan...
  • Rickmers Trust Management back to profit for Q3
    Singapore-listed Rickmers Trust Management (RTM) has returned to a net profit of USD8.9 million year on year for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015 from a loss of USD53 million in the same period last year. The profit was attributed to /RTM's high vessel-utilisation rate, a decrease in finance expenses,...
  • MISC revenue up 14.9% on improved freight rates
    Malaysia-listed shipping company MISC's revenue grew 14.9% on a year ago to MYR2.5 billion (USD585.2 million)in the third quarter of 2015, but the higher revenue only translated to a net profit of MYR504.1 million up 1% on a year ago. The surplus revenue, driven by the improved freight rates in...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Blow to hi-tech shippers as China bans air charters for a month before Christmas
  • Miami Airport community targets CEIV certification and global pharma hub ambitions

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • VT Halter launches two ATB barges for Bouchard
  • Judge sets deadline for filing El Faro claims
  • Alphatron delivers first 46-inch display AlphaBridge
  • AEU's Rob Stuardi appointed to key SCA committee
  • Aker Philly facing higher costs, delivery delays
  • Great Lakes bulker operator reports increased net
  • Radio Holland and Bio-Sea partner on BWTS installation

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Federal Maritime Commission Oks final rule for OTI licensing
  • CKYHE Alliance member lines plan to cancel nine voyages
  • Matson posts numbers for third quarter, year-to-date
  • International Trade Administration releases September export totals
  • US rail freight traffic count down during month of October

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Glencore cuts global coal output
    Cuts in Australia, South Africa, Colombia may impact already weak panamax market
  • Tanker Investments shies from ship sales talk
    Chief executive William Hung refuses to be drawn on timings, despite mounting interest in buying large tankers from the likes of Euronav
  • The results round-up
    Third quarter earnings stories from the maritime industry
  • Teekay Corp posts third-quarter losses on weaker offshore and gas results
    Energy shipping giant plagued by non-operational items but cash flows improve
  • GasLog posts lower third-quarter profit
    Swaps losses, higher operating costs and weak spot rates take their toll, but owner remains bullish on future
  • ICTSI flagship takes delivery of four RTG cranes
    Port operator continues upgrade of terminal equipment to avoid repeat of 2014 congestion chaos
  • Elektrans watches dry bulk sector as it adds suezmax
    Indian owner mulling dry bulk expansion as third tanker joins fleet
  • Hanjin Shipping records third-quarter profit amid soft freight rates
    Cost-saving efforts and forex gains bolster bottom line
  • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard pushes back delivery dates
    Yard posts quarterly profit boosted by vessel sales
  • Tanker Investments fails to impress
    Six new suezmaxes in the fleet did not make their mark in the quarter
  • Damen participates in Rotterdam port startup initiative
    Programme will be launched in March 2016

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • ODFL sees 'tremendous opportunities' for U.S., overseas growth
    ODFL CEO David Congdon rededicates the company's renovated headquarters. Photo courtesy ODFL. THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - Old Dominion Freight Line understands utilization, not just of tractors, trailers and containers, but terminals, warehouses and office space. The less-than-truckload carrier rededicated a completely rebuilt corporate headquarters here yesterday, creating 300 new workspaces, a
  • Brazil government working to stop trucker strike
    The government of Brazil is scrambling to block a strike planned by independent truck drivers for Monday. Drivers want a reduction in the taxation of diesel fuel and the scrapping of fines imposed on them for the previous strike and "spontaneous roadblocks" carried out during a two-week period back in February....
  • ILWU office clerks sign contracts with some employers months before deadline
    In an abrupt change of events that could lead to labor peace among office clerical workers in Southern California for the next five years, the president of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit said Thursday he signed individual contracts with three employers, and he has presented...
  • US House bill would trigger federal intervention in port slowdowns
    WASHINGTON - A year after acrimonious labor negotiations snarled traffic at U.S. West Coast ports, lawmakers have unveiled draft legislation that could trigger federal intervention to head off future slowdowns. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., and Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., on Thursday introduced the bipartisan Ensuring Continued Operations and No Other Major...
  • Orbcomm swings to profit on doubling of revenue
    OG2 satellites used by Orbcomm to track assets. Credit: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrbcomm swung to a $1.6 million profit in the third quarter after the asset-tracking provider's revenue doubled to $46 million on growth from acquisitions and organic gains. The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based company said its organic business rose 33 percent...
  • US trucking industry wins one battle in Congressl, loses another
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. trucking industry won one battle, but lost another in Congress this week. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed legislation that cleared the way for teenage truck drivers after killing an effort to increase current limits on truck weight. In a 181-248 vote Wednesday, the lower chamber...
  • Six-year US highway bill advances but without funding
    WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers took a serious step closer to a multi-year highway funding bill Thursday after the House of Representatives passed a six-year, $325 billion bill. In a 363-64 vote, House legislators passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, or STRR. The legislation authorizes highway funding for the next...
  • Port Metro Vancouver CEO says drayage conditions improving despite tension
    Renewed flare-ups of drayage driver discontent at Port Metro Vancouver have revived concerns that trucker disruption could return to the port despite moves taken to quell unrest. The British Columbia provincial government has said that six trucking companies have failed to follow drayage wages set by the Container Trucking Commission while...
  • USMX: Legislation to change labor negotiations unnecessary
    NEWTON, Massachusetts - The contract negotiation process between the International Longshoremen's Association on the East and Gulf coasts and management is on firm footing and in need of no change, according to Tom Simmers, executive president of United States Maritime Alliance. Rebutting calls for changes to the negotiation process - including through...
  • 2016 shaping up as a turnkey year in Asia-Europe trade
    When Maersk Group in late October pinned all of the blame for slashing its 2015 profit outlook on a deteriorating container shipping market, it highlighted the depths of a crisis in the Asia-Europe trade ahead of what can only be called a make-or-break year for the world's largest shipping market....

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Genco reports third quarter loss
    The Peter Georgiopoulos-led bulker operator wrestles with weak freight rates.
  • Twin killing as move shutters Teekay arm
    Gemini Tankers pool to dissolve after partner Diamond S elects to operate its own fleet.
  • Crude export dock for Quebec halted
    TransCanada bows to environmental concerns and halts one of two export terminals.
  • TIL to stick to spot market for strong winter
    Executives see no more acquisitions ahead but look to return cash to shareholders.
  • TIL seeks damages over NYK VLCC collision
    Teekay spinoff says it will pursue payment for vessel repairs and other costs over incident at Fujairah.
  • Rand Logistics reports gain in third quarter
    The Great Lakes bulker operator beats estimates despite currency woes.
  • Scorpio sees Tier III tail-off in newbuilds
    Bugbee expects ordering to slow down while Lauro has a warm feeling for the winter market.
  • GSL posts net loss
    Impairment charges related to two ships take a toll on containership owner's Q3 bottom line.
  • NCL to issue new debt
    The private notes offering will be used to replace older debt and for share buybacks.
  • DVB braces for more shipping loan losses
    Frankfurt-based transport bank hikes credit loss provision amid 'burdensome' macro picture.
  • Seamec seals Swiber charter
    Indian owner's diving support ship to earn $17m over 142 days off Mumbai.
  • GasLog slides in third
    Peter Livanos-backed company sees profit squeezed between July and September; extends charter contract.
  • Fredriksen Group stays silent on Lunder
    Key Fredriksen aide declines to talk about chief executive's arrest at Gardermoen airport.
  • Coscol cans share issue
    Cosco unit halts plan to raise $394m due to uncertainty over parent's merger with CSG.
  • CSAV stake cut
    Chilean owner books $84m dilution loss in partner Hapag-Lloyd's IPO.
  • TIL shares slump after earnings miss
    Analysts suggest asset sales and buybacks are required as tanker owner's stock struggles.
  • FSL books four-fold rise in bottom line
    Highest quarterly revenue in two years drives improved results at Singaporean Trust.
  • Maersk cuts Chinese surcharges
    Danish line simplifies fees system in Asia due to weak state of the market.
  • Cyprus Sea scraps two
    Greek owner sends two 1990s-built panamax bulkers for demolition.
  • Fredriksen Group chief Lunder arrested
    Jo Lunder, the new chief executive of John Fredriksen's group of companies, has been detained in Norway.
  • KNOP makes less
    New York-listed shuttle tanker owner posts smaller profit in Q3 despite bigger revenue.
  • TNG profit rises
    New Croatian tanker owner sees Q3 earnings and revenue grow as fleet expands.
  • Nordic Tankers and Borealis team up
    Chemical tanker owners join forces to create new venture Crystal Nordic with a fleet of 15 ships.
  • Savings pay off for Hanjin Shipping
    Korean owner's cost-cutting boosts Q3 profit, but boxship earnings fall on over-capacity.
  • Great Eastern fixes out suezmax
    Indian owner clinches two-year charter with IOC for 2000-built tanker.
  • Teekay Corp weaker in Q3
    Diversified shipowner slips to a loss as Teekay LNG and Teekay Offshore fail to impress.
  • Four more for Seatrade
    Dutch owner's orderbook reaches potential 20 ships with reefer deal in China; more on the cards.
  • TNK misses estimates
    New York-listed tanker owner gets Principal boost during Q3 but fails to exceed the market's expectations.
  • EMGS in cash call
    Oslo-listed survey player wants investors to buy new stock worth up to $32.5m to boost finances.
  • Record rates drive Avance
    Oslo-listed owner posts $73m profit in Q3 as VLGC numbers hit all-time high.
  • Chouest cancels AHTS duo
    Broker says US owner's decision comes after Shell halted Alaskan operations.
  • Delays cut TIL earnings
    Problems securing new vetting approvals for ex-George Economou tankers dragged down results.
  • Naftomar books Jiangnan VLGCs
    Chinese shipbuilder adds to LPG newbuilding orderbook backlog with order from Greek shipowner.
  • Rickmers shares slump
    Investors vote with their feet and dump stock following announcement of dividend suspension.
  • Matson reports strong third-quarter result
    Liner operator sees growth in China trade, and newly added Alaska service also grows.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Report: Consumers unforgiving of holiday fulfillment errors
  • Seatrade orders four new multipurpose reefer ships
  • ICTSI reports solid Q3 results
  • IANA: Q3 intermodal volumes up 3.4%
  • CEVA signs warehouse management contract with Pellegrini
  • Union Pacific opens new railport in Texas
  • American Essentials taps Port Logistics Group for transportation services
  • Yusen opens warehouse in Indonesia
  • Executive Moves: CenterPoint Properties and ICTSI
  • XPO Logistics exceeds Q3 market expectations

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
  • Corvus attracts more investment
    Battery supplier says main interest is from maritime companies.
  • Singapore fuel oil inventories at four-month low
    Stocks are expected to fall further in the weeks ahead.
  • Firm Counter adds networking tool
    Trading website aims to build 'a community of bunker professionals', says chief executive.
  • US residual stocks climb
    The week-on-week rise in stocks came despite a fall in production from US refineries.
  • Meech: No growth in bunker demand despite low prices
    Thinks demand is softening this year and predicts low oil prices and slow demand growth in coming decade.
  • Algoma post weaker profits
    Weaker demand for shipments eating into revenue.
  • Second LNG-fuelled OSV starts work
    Vessel chartered to Shell for US Gulf operations.
  • Supplier: Biofuels to form 5-10% of global marine fuel mix by 2030
    'It ticks so many boxes for so many organisations,' says GoodFuels CEO.
  • Teekay Tankers boosts profit
    'Increased earnings, as bunker fuel prices remain low due to low global oil prices', it says.
  • Second LNG-fuelled OSV starts operations
    Vessel chartered by Shell for use at the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Global sulphur cap: 'Politics may overrule science' at IMO
    Also concern that those responsible for the availability study lack experience in refinery analysis.
  • Crude decreases as US stockpiles rise
    Stockpiles rose 2.85 million barrels last week.
  • World's 'first' LNG-powered boxship transits Panama Canal
    Panama Canal expansion expected to be open in 2016.

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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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