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May 8, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • PSA Panama starts US$400 million Pacific Panama expansion to feed feeders
  • Utah State delegates at OOCL's 8,888-TEUer naming in Shanghai
  • CULines launches quick link China-Indian subcontinent service May 17
  • CEVA quarterly profit up 18.6pc to US$51 million, revenues rise 4.6pc
  • TNT posts US$21 million loss, despite sales gain as it awaits FedEx word
  • Hapag-Lloyd starts new Med service, new rotations of 2 existing loops
  • Black Sea annual port container volume stands at 2.6 million TEU
  • Getting goods to market holds up Tasmania's farm exports: report
  • MAST: Don't be complacent in protecting assets, crew from piracy
  • Lufthansa Cargo ups profit 108pc, while group cuts loss 50.6pc
  • UN air panel seeks safe packaging for lithium batteries on aircraft
  • Heathrow to use Morpho explosive detection system to screen cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Confidence in UK logistics sector remains high despite intensifying competition & no let-up in pressure on margins
  • Kalmar invests 3 m euros to enhance testing in customer projects
  • Shipping industry seen facing major dilemma on ballast water management
  • Sudhir Agarwal elected NCHAA President
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia celebrates Global Safety Day 2015
  • India signs MoU with Iran on Chabahar Port
  • Proposed Kakinada SEZ envisages new port
  • Future Supply to invest INR 200 cr. to expand warehousing operations
  • Truckers maintain rentals on arrival of fruits, vegetables
  • Core sector contracts 0.1 pc in March on poor show by steel & cement
  • Export orders down 35 pc, says Fieo survey
  • INR plunges to below 64, to 20-month low against dollar
  • Jaitley seeks deeper engagement with ADB for smart cities, industrial corridors
  • World Bank pegs India's growth at 7.5 pc in FY16

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Americans discover Europe
  • Diversity - no unity
  • First autonomous truck licenced in USA
  • Waberer's places huge order for new trailers
  • Hapag-Lloyd enhances Med service network
  • Gold for Menlo Logistics
  • Mouse click for terminal and loading site information
  • Rickmers to manage Masterbulk fleet
  • Safe rail transport for LNG
  • DTC - solid support for cosmetics producer
  • Mahan more to Munich
  • Tibbett prospering in Q1
  • Port of Antwerp investing in its future
  • Errac elects new chairman and vice-chairmen
  • Ethiopian to North America via the green isle

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Two killed in Pemex offshore accident
    Mexican government-owned oil company Pemex has confirmed that two offshore oil platform workers were killed after a jack-up rig collapsed in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. It said that the accident on 5 May occurred when one of the legs of the jack-up rig Troll Solution, operated by
  • IM Skaugen cuts loss and continues to drive direction change
    IM Skaugen (IMSK), an Oslo-listed small LPG carrier and lighterage tanker operator, has cut its losses and continues to drive a strategic change of direction. Group net losses for the first quarter were reduced to in 1Q15 to USD4.6 million from USD6.7 million in 1Q14. The operating result (EBIT)
  • Maersk Tigris leaving Iran's waters
    A container ship arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on 28 April is today on the move, IHS' AISLive data confirmed. Maersk Tigris was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 28 April. "The Maersk container ship was released and it has left Iranian
  • Two Hong Kong marine officers to face trial over collision
    Two Hong Kong maritime officials facing charges over a vessel collision which claimed 39 lives in 2012 will go on trial on 26 May. Ping-chi So, 58, Hong Kong Marine Department assistant director, was charged with one count of misconduct in public office, while retired senior boat inspector,
  • Celestyal Cruises goes for growth in Cuba
    The Louis Group's Celestyal Cruises has increased its holding in the recently created Cuban cruise operator Cuba Cruises in the wake of the recent thaw in relations between the US and the Caribbean island. Celestyal Cruises told IHS Maritime that it was already the majority partner in Cuba Cruises,
  • Korea Line hit by USD37 million compensation order
    South Korean dry bulk shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) has been ordered to pay an amount equivalent to 8.15% of its equity capital in compensation to Greek shipowner Carras Hellas. The London Maritime Arbitrators Association has ordered the payment of USD37,642,862 to Carras Hellas in
  • Costamare offers preferred equity
    US-listed shipping companies are increasingly shifting to sales of perpetual preferred shares as opposed to common equity, with yet another preferred deal just announced. On 6 May, container-ship lessor Costamare priced the sale of four million perpetual preferred shares at a dividend rate of
  • Box ship in collision leaves Yangon port
    Officials have allowed a container ship involved in a collision with a sand carrier in Yangon port to leave the port. Singapore-flagged Panja Bhum collided with sand carrier Zwe Myint Myat Tun 3 near Ahlone dockyard on 26 April. The impact of the collision caused the sand carrier to break up into
  • Two Sainty Marine executives resign
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine's general manager and deputy general manager have ended their stints at the company recently, as the company had defaulted on a CNY63 million (USD10 million) bill of exchange. Wang Junmin, general manager, and Li Jiu, deputy general manager, resigned from their
  • KR to enhance safety of domestic ferry operations
    The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has started providing guidance on domestic ferry safety to South Korean government agencies. The South Korean classification society has established an online service, called KR-KORPASS, to provide information about the kinds of classification KR has performed,
  • Evergreen Line to launch VSM service in May
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp will launch a Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia (VSM) service on 10 May to enhance its Southeast Asian shipping network. Two 1,164 teu box ships will be deployed for this new service, and the voyage will take 14 days. The VSM service is expected to commence from
  • Mixed signals for port development in Thailand
    Port development in Thailand is getting mixed reactions from the local people and businesses, a government official said. Plans to build a port at Pak Bara in Thailand's west coast to be linked by road to an expanded port at Songkhla on the east or gulf coast of the country have become a "problem".
  • Heidmar, TBS start bulker pool alliance
    Tanker pool operator Heidmar and New York-based TBS Ocean Logistics said on 7 May that they are working together to strengthen the latter's bulker pool operations. The agreement brings together the strengths of the two companies to service shipowner clients with a geared bulker pool. Heidmar will
  • Maersk moves China chairman office to Beijing
    Maersk Group announced on 6 May that it will relocate the office of the chairman of Maersk China and North Asia's group representative from Hong Kong to Beijing as of 1 July. Maersk China chairman Tim Smith will relinquish his other position as CEO of North Asia Region for Maersk Line as of 1 July
  • CH Offshore's profit drops 35.1% in Q3
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider CH Offshore posted lower profit of USD3.8 million, down 35.1% year on year (y/y) for the third quarter of financial year (FY) 2014/15. The decline in profit was followed by the lower revenue of USD7.79 million in third-quarter FY 2014/15, down 13.1%
  • Indonesian coal output to decline
    Indonesian coal miners may produce less coal this year in an attempt to turn around the drop in commodity prices, presenting another challenge to the depressed dry bulk shipping market. The Indonesian Coal Mining Association has said that it believes that coal production will total 350-400 million
  • Worst to come for FPSOs in 2015
    This year is not promising for new FPSO contracts as the corruption scandal engulfing Petrobras and weak oil prices are likely to discourage oil companies from going ahead with final investment decisions, said IHS Petrodata in a recent report. IHS Petrodata analysts Ang Ding-Li and Kelvin Sam

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Air cargo must have a digital strategy - 'not just for growth, but for survival'
  • Dachser seeking takeover targets in the US to reinforce its forwarding network
  • Logistics confidence remains high despite intense competition and skills shortage

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Royal Caribbean to order fourth Quantum class cruise ship
  • VT Halter Marine delivers second Pasha Hawaii ConRo
  • IRClass buoy tender delivered ahead of schedule
  • Aker Philly reports profitable first quarter
  • Hyundai Heavy Hi-Fin promises significant fuel savings
  • Maersk Line confirms release of Maersk Tigris

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Joint Seattle/Tacoma port meeting to discuss seaport alliance agreement
  • Bicycle assembly/disassembly station now open at Sea-Tac International Airport
  • MarAd sticks with existing regulations for reviewing deepwater port licenses
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • AAR releases freight numbers for four months, month, week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Liner alliances drive investment in ultra large boxship newbuildings
    Ship brokers estimate 500,000 teu in new capacity has been ordered in first quarter
  • OSG keeps tight-lipped on merger rumours and share offering but hints at growth
    US tanker company, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August, says scale is important to its business
  • OSG profit hits $43m on vigorous tanker market
    New York-listed tanker company's VLCC spot rates climb 54%
  • TSA targets consecutive monthly GRIs
    Carrier group recommends $600 per feu GRIs for June and July in response to peak season demand
  • Rickmers confirms Maersk Tigris released
    Iranian authorities end 10-day stand-off, allowing vessel to sail to Jebel Ali
  • Skaugen seeks refuge in LNG
    Company transforming itself into more of a liquefied natural gas carrier for the small-scale LNG regional markets because it sees lower demand in other areas
  • Rio Tinto defiant over its production tactics
    Short-term capacity production is expected to come from 'brownfield expansions' rather than new infrastructure
  • CSSC yard wins orders for six 11,000 teu boxships
    Waigaoqiao is to build the vessels for a European shipowner
  • Costamare scores $100m from preferred stock offering
    Proceeds may go towards acquisitions, says owner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Seattle, Tacoma port alliance behind schedule, but one step closer
    They're a few months behind schedule, but Seattle and Tacoma are one step closer to solidifying their Northwest Seaport Alliance, after submitting a final draft of their agreement this week. The draft was originally expected to be sent to the Federal Maritime Commission for approval in late March. The process, however,...
  • Carriers to FMC: 'No simple answers' on demurrage
    The World Shipping Council urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission not to apply a broad regulatory brush to highly specific disputes over demurrage and detention fees for late pickup or return of containers at congested ports. "The question of whether a charge for detention or demurrage may be in violation of...
  • Bridging the Gap: The Role of Retail 3PLs in the Journey to "Shopping Redefined"
    Are you Omni-Channel Ready? Learn why retail 3PLs are uniquely positioned to help retailers bridge the gap to an omni-channel shopping environment with their expertise in these key capabilities: Inventory visibility Optimized fulfillment Perfect packing ...
  • German train drivers nix mediation, will strike until Sunday
    LONDON - German train drivers will continue their strike until Sunday after their union today rejected a proposal from Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway, for an independent mediator to help resolve their dispute. The GDL union dismissed the suggestion as a "PR stunt," claiming the company was attempting to "buy time." The...
  • Port Metro Vancouver takes step toward new container terminal
    Twin-terminal superport facility at Roberts Bank.Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest port, is a step closer to building a new container terminal. The port has submitted an environmental impact statement for a new three-berth container terminal in Delta, British Columbia. The terminal at Robert Banks, where the port already supports a twin-terminal...
  • Acquisitions, new customers fuel growth for asset-tracker Orbcomm
    Revenue at asset-tracking company Orbcomm shot well beyond the stratosphere in the first quarter, surging 149 percent to $42.3 million thanks to acquisitions and organic growth. Much of that growth was fueled by the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications, a Canadian-based competitor, which gave Orbcomm 250,000 new subscribers in the first...
  • GT USA hires commercial manager for U.S. headquarters at Port Canaveral
    Port Canaveral, Fla. - May 7, 2015 '- GT USA is pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Cruise as commercial manager at the company's new container and multipurpose cargo terminal. With more than three decades of experience in the international and domestic shipping and ports industry, Cruise will be responsible for leading...
  • Machine-to-machine technology brings visibility to reefer shipments
    The next frontier in refrigerated cargo visibility is here, and it doesn't involve just tracking a container. No, the latest technology, made possible by machine-to-machine communication and the Internet of Things, not only allows for that, but also for controlling a container remotely to protect its contents throughout the journey,...
  • Container ship lessors continue their buying
    Vessel acquisitions by U.S.-listed owners have dropped dramatically this year. The only public companies that are still buying in both the secondhand and newbuilding markets are container ship lessors. According to an analysis by IHS Maritime, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS Maritime and Trade, there have been just 29 ships...
  • APM Terminals Itaja' sets productivity record
    Itajaí, Brazil - APM Terminals Itaja' set a new productivity record by completing 125 berth moves per hour (BMPH) on April 26 while working the 8,600-TEU-capacity Maersk Lamanai. The vessel, part of the weekly Europe-east coast of South America Samba Service, docked at 2:00 p.m., with the terminal performing 1,106 container moves by the...
  • Waberer's expands in western Europe, adds trailers as revenue rises
    Waberer's International, one of Europe's largest trucking operators, is purchasing 500 new trailers as it expands business in Germany and its freight-hauling network in western Europe. The Hungarian full truckload carrier will purchase 500 trailers from German equipment maker Schmitz Cargobull, Gy-rgy Wáberer, founder, chairman and CEO of Waberer's, said May...
  • Evergreen launches Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service
    JERSEY CITY, NJ (May 7, 2015) - In light of the increasing capacity demand, Evergreen Line will launch its new Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service (VSM) this month. The dedicated feeder loop will utilize two A-type container ships of 1,164 TEU capacity. The first sailing of the weekly service will start from Haiphong on May 10 and call at Ho Chi Minh City,...
  • Trailer Bridge lawsuit claims Crowley violated patent
    Trailer Bridge has filed a lawsuit accusing Crowley Liner Services, a competitor in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade, of violating Trailer Bridge's patent on reach stackers for lifting containers on and off barges. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Juan claims Crowley infringed on Trailer Bridge's patented method of using...
  • APM Terminals refutes claims of Nhava Sheva GTI gate delays
    APM Terminals in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva) - India's busiest container port complex - strongly refuted a trade advisory by logistics providers blaming the deteriorating terminal gate activity for long truck queues outside its facility, known as Gateway Terminals India. "All the gates are functioning efficiently, and the dedicated...
  • A DNA change for West Coast shippers
    Data such as West Coast-East Coast market share, volumes and growth rates will ultimately tell the story of how damaging the months-long longshore labor standoff was for West Coast ports. Was the nearly year-long stretch of disruption and uncertainty a one-time episode in the minds of shippers that has now...
  • Costamare expects minimum of $100 million from stock offering
    LONDON - Costamare is set to pocket more than $100 million from an offering of preferred stock in the Greece-based container ship owner. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company said it plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including vessel acquisitions or investments. The offering of 4 million shares,...
  • Iran releases detained Maersk container ship
    Credit: AIS Live The Maersk Tigris is under way using engine at 18.5 knots, ETA Jebel Ali May 8. This is fast considering most ships in the strait sail at less than 15 knots. Iranian authorities released the container ship Maersk Tigris on Thursday, nine days after it was seized by Iranian...
  • Hopes grow for early end to German rail strike
    LONDON - A week-long strike by German locomotive drivers that is scheduled to run until Sunday could be called off earlier as their union considers calls for an independent mediator to settle the dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway company. The GDL union said it would decide this afternoon whether...
  • APL Logistics on the expansion trail while sale is sewn up
    HONG KONG - APL Logistics is not standing still while its acquisition by Kintetsu World Express is finalized and today announced plans to expand its presence in Indonesia, the second major investment since being sold.The logistics unit of Neptune Orient Overseas was sold to KWE for $1.2 billion earlier this...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Quantum quartet for Royal
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered its fourth Quantum-class cruiseship at German shipyard group Meyer Werft.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen gains
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) reported higher operating earnings in its shipping business as an improved cargo mix and cost reductions bolstered the Norwegian company's results.
  • Apollo selling Princimar
    Private-equity backer Apollo Global Management is ditching attempts to take suezmax owner Principal Maritime public and will seek a buyer for the company, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Mixed ruling for KGs
    A UK judge has thrown out claims by Harms Bergung Transport and Heavylift that six German limited partnership (KG) owners violated their partnership agreements when they sold offshore vessels to a company later taken over by Teekay.
  • Fiori sounds dividend hope
    Marco Fiori is confident d'Amico International Shipping will reintroduce a dividend for the coming year.
  • ESL Shipping holds steady
    ESL Shipping has maintained "good" profitability in tough first-quarter bulker markets.
  • Farstad sells and lays up
    Farstad Shipping has disposed of its oldest vessel for a NOK 15m ($2m) loss and laid up two more ships.
  • Mixed result for NCL
    The takeover of Prestige Cruises has turned Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' bottom line red for the first quarter but also made revenue surge.
  • Great Eastern prospers
    India's Great Eastern Shipping (GE) has seen profit increase sharply as revenue grew in the fourth quarter.
  • BLT turns negative
    Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has posted a loss for the full year 2014 as revenue declined.
  • Belships starts in red
    Norway's Belships has suffered a loss for the first quarter of the year, deleting the small profit posted in the corresponding period.
  • OSG sees profit surge
    Overseas Shipholding Group has reported a sharp rise in first quarter profit in the week it announced plans to return to the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Hildan heads for new role
    Respected Clarksons Platou shipping analyst Herman Hildan has this week jumped the fence to join the company's corporate finance team where he will focus on metals and mining.
  • Fund builds Siem stake
    Siem Offshore has revealed that hedge fund Spruce House Partnership has taken its stake in the company higher than 5%.
  • ENVC faces $329m bill
    Portugal's Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) shipyard will have to pay back EUR 290m ($329m) in illegal state aid.
  • Western Bulk still braced
    Western Bulk continues to brace itself for a bad market with a change in the demand picture needed to help rates recover from from 30-year-lows.
  • Who's next?
    The list of platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor-handlers laid up in a terrible North Sea market has reached 29.
  • Parakou parks Nasdaq drive
    Parakou Tankers' protracted efforts to reverse onto the Nasdaq Stock Exchange have today ended in failure.
  • Otto dismisses $9m claim
    Otto Marine has expressed its optimism that it will manage to avoid paying an $8.88m claim made by a holding company over the financing of two vessels.
  • Chowgule loss balloons
    Indian bulker owner Chowgule Steamships has posted a bigger deficit for the year to 31 March as revenue declined.
  • Viking loses more
    Viking Supply Ships has seen its net loss for the first quarter almost double, reflecting a tough time for offshore owners.
  • Box Ships stacks shelf
    US-listed Box Ships has registered to sell shares and securities worth up to $250m.
  • Maersk Tigris released
    The Maersk-chartered boxship Maersk Tigris seized by Iranian forces last week is heading out of Iranian waters.
  • Profit cut at AKPS
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has seen its profit almost erased during the first quarter due to currency losses.
  • Crewman jailed for murder
    A seafarer who beat a ship engineer to death with a log has been jailed for three and a half years in Singapore.
  • Vietnam's $2bn bill
    Vietnam needs to spend at least $2bn to modernise its fleet.
  • Skaugen cuts Q1 loss
    Norway's IM Skaugen Group has reduced its red ink in the first quarter as costs fell.
  • Cash for Wobensmith
    Genco Shipping & Trading president John Wobensmith is set to pick up a nice tidy bonus for his efforts last year.
  • CCL newbuild China bound
    Carnival Corporation says it is to send its first cruise ship newbuilding to be homeported in China starting from 2017.
  • ABP to mark VE Day
    ABP says it is supporting the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) initiative for Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
  • CPLP extends Alkiviadis
    Capital Product Partners has secured a further twelve months employment for one of its chemical/product tankers.
  • Heidmar enters dry
    New alliance with TBS Ocean to combine two players' operating strengths in geared bulker JV.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Carriers ask FMC not to make 'generalized judgment' about congestion costs
  • Transpacific liner companies seek hefty rate hikes
  • Customs agencies urged to form regional cooperative pacts
  • FMC should find some carrier practices unlawful, says attorney
  • Senators urge access to detailed oil train information
  • CBP system for air imports faces glitches
  • COSCO, YM launch Black Sea service
  • Port of Antwerp Q1 volumes up 5.9%
  • U.S. pork, beef exports start cooking in March
  • Great Lakes ore trade suffers from April ice
  • China drops rare earth export restrictions
  • Turkish oil refiner to use Amber Road restricted party screening
  • Executive Moves: Saddle Creek and Purolator International
  • Iranian authorities release Maersk Tigris

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • 'Pressing need' to establish LNG bunkering in South East Asia
    Asia has been 'slow to wake up to the potential for LNG as a marine fuel'.
  • Nor-Shipping announces 2015 award nominees
    Recognising fuel efficiency and innovative ship design.
  • IM Skaugen sets store by small-scale LNG
    Poor result prompts change of focus.
  • DFDS to share emissions data
    Live SOx and CO2 readings from scrubbers will be made available to the public.
  • Cargo ship in Singapore detention
    Vessel controlled by Polish/Chinese interests.
  • Alfa Laval seals RCL scrubber deal
    Includes space-saving, inline unit.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but overall, imports are down
    Sharp falls in Singapore arbitrage arrivals from Russia, the UAE and the United States.
  • Bunker player granted Fujairah licence
    Gulf Petrochem says move complements Group's growing global footprint.
  • Fuel purchasing software brings 'cloud' to shipping
    Inatech claims 5% fuel savings across fleet operations from cloud-based IT.
  • 'Demand for low-emission propulsion systems is increasing'
    Swiss technology company sees strong demand for compressors that supply fuel gas to marine engines.
  • Dan-Bunkering expands Middle East operations
    Employs Emad Alrifai as bunker trader at its Dubai office.
  • Low bunker prices are contributing to shipping glut
    Freight rates to remain weak for the next five years, or longer, says investment bank.
  • New credit risk manager at Brightoil
    Raymond Tan joins Brightoil from Ocean Intelligence Asia.
  • US shipyard launches fuel efficient OSV
    Vessel offers 'maximum cargo carriage and minimised fuel consumption', says designer.
  • Panama aiming to be LNG distribution hub
    Sector offers a 'big future' for Panama, says government spokesman.
  • Strike affects bunker avails at Hamburg
    Disruption expected to last until Saturday, says observer.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China marginally up
    Fuel oil volume at Shandong province hit 25-month high.
  • Crude firms as US stockpiles drop
    American supplies fell by 3.88 million barrels last week.
  • Matson to install scrubbers on Alaskan containerships
    But 'unlikely' to install systems on Hawaii Guam and China fleet.

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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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