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October 9, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • APL accents reliability with US-flagged Asia/LA-Oakland service
  • NYK, 'K' Line ro-ro executives indicted in US court for price fixing
  • Piraeus port sale delayed a few weeks by Greek snap election
  • APMT Lazaro Cardenas terminal to open in 2016, takes in 3 quay cranes
  • Hutchison Barcelona intermodal on-dock rail increases 25pc monthly
  • US Commerce Secretary visits Cuba to talk shop with Cuban ministers
  • Rotterdam's oldest container terminal closes due to lack of capacity
  • Now GE exports US jobs to Canada in wake of US ExIm Bank shutdown
  • Hutchison Australia and dockers extend truce to discuss mass layoffs
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics enters Finland with agency deal
  • US warehouse, logistics sector warned of growing US labour shortage
  • XPO Logistics launches Europe-Morocco two-way less than truckload link
  • SME forwarders must invest in high tech to stay alive: Ti-Kewill study
  • American Airlines Cargo decides to add Envirotainers e1 and e2
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership is music to Airforwarders Association
  • Ruslan delivers Argentine telecomm satellite to French Guiana
  • Kansas City's combined air cargo traffic rises 1.8pc in August

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • AMTOI inks MoU with NMIS for skill development
  • François Hollande inaugurates CMA CGM Bougainville, the biggest containership under French flag, at Le Havre
  • Maersk Line India presents paper on advanced e-commerce process at JNCH, Nhava Sheva
  • Nearly 40 pc of Asian food retailers unaware of logistics costs, says DHL
  • MMTC to import chickpeas from Australia
  • G. Senthilvel takes charges as Deputy Chairman of Cochin Port Trust
  • New Mangalore Port reaffirms support to cashew trade
  • Exporters put their demands before Commerce Secretary
  • Four SAARC countries, including India, want FTA by 2020: Sitharaman
  • Govt has put projects worth $ 112 bn on fast-track: Gen. Singh
  • GST law ready for ratification, says CBEC
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar buying
  • ISMA & NFCSF to export sugar through ISEC

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fresh winds billowing HL's sails
  • A 15-year-old freight alliance
  • Partners to the rescue in Sweden
  • Purse strings open for Malpensa's cargo city
  • Iced-up runways no big deal for Yeti
  • Infrastructure maintenance made easy
  • Boosting South Asia's connectivity
  • Zim trims back transit times
  • Maritime industry associations table demands
  • Last Mile garners laurels in NRW competition
  • Best sets new train record
  • Fair forecast from Danske Banke
  • AN-70 makes maiden landing in Leipzig
  • Maintaining an even keel
  • CEO handover at Kewill
  • New shuttle between Rotterdam and Burghausen
  • Americans turn to Cyprus
  • Transaero biting the dust
  • Digging deeper footprint in Chicago

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Container ship fleet to see record deliveries in 2015
    The global container ship fleet will see record growth in 2015, while the demand for capacity will remain subdued, particularly due to weak demand from Europe, a senior shipping analyst has predicted. "2015 will see a record inflow of newbuild tonnage. BIMCO forecasts close to 1.6 million teu will
  • Cyber security for shipping needs unique approach
    Specialist cyber-security product manufacturer LightCyber has told IHS Maritime that shipping needs a new approach to cyber security. LightCybers' technology provides "visibility into security incidents and cyber breaches by monitoring and profiling user behaviour, and accurately detecting
  • Container shipping glut hurting Hanjin Shipping
    A decision to focus on container shipping may have affected Hanjin Shipping's efforts to improve its liquidity as the sector remains stagnated, an analyst has said. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analyst Yun Hee-do said that while the plunge in bunker prices has eased Hanjin Shipping's
  • KDB chairman: 'DSME might have more losses'
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, already reeling from a massive second-quarter deficit after revealing hidden losses from offshore plant projects, could see its full-year result become even worse than previously forecast. Testifying at a parliamentary inspection of state-owned policy bank
  • IKEA to make Incheon port its gateway to South Korea
    Swedish furniture maker IKEA will export most of its goods to South Korea via Incheon port. IKEA, which opened its first store in South Korea in December 2014, made this decision after it began testing out Incheon New Port Phase 1-1 container pier (Terminal B) in July. Impressed with the
  • China gets tough on safety at Tianjin port
    China has launched extensive safety inspections on companies handling dangerous goods in the vicinity of Tianjin Port. This is seen as showing its determination to clamp down on companies storing hazardous materials improperly in the aftermath of the deadly explosions in August. State media
  • 'Don't jeopardise recycling capacity', ECSA warns EU
    The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) has said that Europe should trust class society judgements on ship recycling yards or risk putting off big players from signing up to international standards. ECSA was commenting on the latest certifications of compliance issued by ClassNK to
  • Shipping Australia predicts rise in reefer rates
    Ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade deal will be a boon for the Australian reefer trade, according to Shipping Australia Limited (SAL). The TPP, or Pacific Rim, trade deal will lift 95% of tariffs on a broad range of Australian agricultural exports, according to the
  • South Korean minister calls for container lines to widen horizons
    Container shipping companies in South Korea should widen their horizons beyond just shipping in order to capitalise on opportunities created by new technologies, said Yoo Ki-june, minister of oceans and fisheries. The minister, who has stated that emerging industries will be the growth engine of
  • Storm clouds gather for global economy
    The global economy is heading for a period of prolonged weakness and of great uncertainty, the Danish Maritime Forum was warned on 7 October. Weak economic growth means challenges on the economic front will create potential for social unrest and 65 of the 175 countries in a survey emerged as suffering
  • APL starts new North Asia-US West Coast service
    Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in North Asia with the US West Coast, while also connecting the US inland regions via rail. Eagle Express Service (EXI) will rotate within ports in Qingdao, Shanghai, Busan, Los Angeles,
  • Malaysia focuses on bathymetry for growth
    Malaysia has placed priority on mapping its seabed for better utilisation of the country's maritime resources and security. Speaking at the 10th General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco) Bathymetric Science Day 2015 on 5 October, Malaysia's deputy defence minister Mohd Johari Baharum stressed

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Air cargo warned: 'be prepared for China-Europe rail services to lure business away'
  • Carriers warned: no let-up in container shipping overcapacity for three years
  • Demand for faster transit times could signal an end to era of slow-steaming

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Navy to begin search for El Faro in coming weeks
  • Carnival expands cruise activities in Cozumel with new berth
  • Boskalis to sea trial "drop in" bio-fuels
  • Volvo Penta extends commercial diesel service intervals
  • ClassNK starts verification tests of CBM system
  • MarAd project to convert towboat engine to burn LNG
  • Updates to DNVGL's ECO Insight driven by user feedback
  • Harley Marine strengthens management team

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Drewry Container Forecaster report sees overcapacity woes on horizon
  • Diana Shipping nets loan to finance new vessels
  • Public invited to event showcasing Hillsboro Airport
  • APL plans to launch new Eagle Express service
  • Harley Marine names pair to new management positions

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • India and West Africa may partly offset dry bulk slowdown in China, says Western Bulk's Ismar
    Emerging economies may offer support to a sector pressured by slowing Chinese demand
  • VLGC spot rate revival on fresh cargoes
    Slump is halted but it might not take much to reverse current upturn
  • TEN ties up three LR2s on three-year charters
    European oil company will use tankers for lifting crude oil
  • Dry bulk woes to continue on oversupply
    Vessels being ordered and delivered are outnumbering demolitions, leading to an oversupplied market and depressed rates
  • Ocean Rig will mull scrapping if rigs left unemployed
    Bleak market may also prompt laying up modern drillships, says owner
  • Southeast Asian oil imports to grow
    IEA reports says maritime chokepoint in Malacca Strait has potential for more serious accidents as shipments to Southeast Asia accelerate
  • Dodge Kenyon joins Liberian Registry
    Investigations Division vice-president joins from Holland America Group
  • MOL and NYK Line receive financing for four LNG tankers
    The four carriers are currently being constructed by MI LNG and Kawasaki Heavy Industries
  • Consortium launches second generation biofuels project
    Partners target 5% share of marine fuel market by 2030
  • USCG suspends El Faro crew search mission
    No survivors found from crew of 33
  • India extends bunker fuel tax benefits
    Move is the latest measure to help shift cargo transportation away from roads to coastal waters
  • China takes aim at Kenya ports in One Belt One Road initiative
    Kenya is currently mulling over China's ambitious maritime infrastructure plan
  • APL launches Eagle Express service
    Weekly service will link North Asian markets to the US west coast
  • Tanker owners face Hamlet's dilemma: to build, or not to build?
    Owners remain divided on whether to build more tankers to meet demand
  • Marad to fund new emission-reducing projects
    Marad will provide $1.2m towards a LNG conversion project and an on-board air pollution control device
  • Indian Ocean High Risk Area reduced
    Serious threat to shipping remains off coast of Somalia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Australia shipper expects TPP to fuel reefer growth
    Shipping Australia Limited is betting the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal will be a boon for the Australian reefer trade, which the country hopes will offset the trade losses sustained after the commodity bust. The TPP will lift 95 percent of tariffs on a broad range of Australian agricultural exports, according to...
  • NS warns lack of federal safety tech extension threatens intermodal service
    MEMPHIS - President Obama's decision to enforce the end-of-year deadline for U.S. railroads to install new safety technology will hurt the network fluidity intermodal shippers depend on, a Norfolk Southern Railway executive said Thursday. The president this week said he does not plan to extend the Dec. 31 deadline for rail...
  • NY-NJ port still must do more to prepare for mega-ships
    The situation at New York-New Jersey, the largest East Coast port, can be briefly described as follows: Long-term projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars to ensure the port is prepared to handle mega-ships, specifically deepening the channel to 50 feet and elevating an old bridge over a key waterway,...
  • US imports: Fastest-growing Asian sources
    Among the top 10 fastest-growing Asian sources of U.S. imports are a number of nations, such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, that have long played a dominant role in global supply chains for both raw materials and finished products. At the same time, there are a number of surprises...
  • C.H. Robinson White Paper: Optimize Your Supply Chain with Air Cargo
    Air cargo can help optimize your global supply chain with speed to market and the best combination of service and price. This white paper explores. How air cargo can provide quick response to market demands The value of technology in air cargo services The benefits of air cargo in emerging markets ...
  • Maritime subsidy increase attached to House oil-export bill
    An increase in the annual subsidy for operation of U.S.-flag ships under the Maritime Security Program has been inserted into a U.S. House bill to lift the United States' 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The House is scheduled to vote on the oil-export bill Friday. House Republican leaders added a provision...
  • Zim hires banks for IPO - report
    LONDON - Zim Integrated Shipping Services refused to comment on reports it is planning an initial public offering in the U.S. next year. The Israeli carrier has hired Merrill Lynch, Bank of America's investment bank, and the U.K.'s Barclays bank, to lead the IPO in the first half of 2016, Bloomberg said,...
  • IKEA chooses Incheon port as South Korea gateway
    Port of IncheonSwedish furniture maker IKEA has decided it will make Incheon port its primary South Korean gateway after it began testing out Incheon New Port Phase 1-1 container pier (Terminal B) in July. IKEA said that shipping its goods via Incheon has helped to reduce its overall shipping costs due...
  • Russian rail operators cutting fleet as demand lags
    Russian containerized rail companies are cutting their fleets this year and plan to do the same next year, as the country's trade suffers from Western sanctions and the low price of oil. The companies are cutting their fleets by 60,000 to 70,000 rail cars this year and 30,000 to 50,000 next...
  • Panamax unemployment set to soar as carriers suspend services
    LONDON - The imminent suspension of several liner services between Asia and the U.S. East Coast and South America during the slack shipping season threatens to put as many as 50 Panamax container ships out of work by January, according to Alphaliner. And the jobless total is set to soar to...
  • Risk management: a new link in the supply chain
    MEMPHIS -Recent harsh winters, equipment shortages and longshore labor disruptions have taught beneficial cargo owners that supply chain plans of the past are inadequate in today's unpredictable transportation environment if they do not include risk assessment and management. Unusually cold and icy winters in the eastern half of the continent in...
  • Hutchison's Aussie chief gives gloomy assessment of union talks
    HPA's Sydney International Container Terminal.HONG KONG - Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia today agreed to extend conciliation talks until November as both sides try to find a way out of a bitter dispute that exploded after 97 workers were fired in early August.The parties signed a...
  • Carriers face three more years of excess capacity pain, Drewry warns
    HONG KONG - The container shipping industry is facing three more years of overcapacity and financial pain because of slowing global trade and a bloated order book of large vessels, forcing Drewry to slash its growth forecast for 2015 and revise down estimates for future years.The London-based analyst said in...
  • APL to have full control over new North Asia-US West Coast service
    APL will call at Dutch Harbor on its new service to Los Angeles.HONG KONG - Container line APL has launched a weekly service connecting North Asia markets with the U.S. West Coast using U.S.-flagged vessels in a speedy transit that will be controlled by the carrier from end-to-end, including the...
  • Soft economy, slow volume growth for surface transport seen ahead
    MEMPHIS - Those in the U.S. surface transportation sector can buckle up for more of the same, so long as the national economy continues to creep along at its current pace. Softness in the overall economy should continue to slow most growth for the surface transportation sector, according to economists and...
  • West Coast port crisis casts a long fall shadow
    MEMPHIS - The "echoes" of the West Coast port crisis may still be heard in soft freight demand, pressures on truck rates and high inventory levels, speakers said at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference here Wednesday. The labor dispute that practically shut down West Coast ports from November last year...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Oceania reveals Sirena deployment
    Oceania Cruises plans to deploy its recent second-hand acquisition to journeys in the Caribbean and Pacific regions after a $40m refurbishment.
  • Larger claims hit TT Club
    Profitability of liner shipping mutual more than halved through first eight months.
  • Bahri profit soars
    Saudi Arabian state shipowner Bahri has seen earnings jump in the third quarter in strong tanker markets.
  • $100m for TEN
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured $100m in revenue by fixing out its three LR2 tankers.
  • Sainty bosses held
    Prosecutors in China's Jiangsu province have arrested the former chairman of Sainty Marine and a former executive.
  • Diana secures bulker cash
    Greece's Diana Shipping has tapped ING Bank in London for $39.68m to finance two bulkers.
  • Port model questioned
    A case that could change how public ports are organised in Norway and other countries will be heard in Luxembourg next month.
  • Two to three years
    Executives at some of world's largest public tanker owners threw their weight behind a cyclical market recovery in London yesterday.
  • Crew held over capsize
    Brazilian authorities are tackling an oil spill from a livestock carrier that capsized at the dock in Barcarena as local reports said thousands of cattle have been killed.
  • India boosts boxships
    Coastal containerships operating in India are to benefit from tax breaks on fuel.
  • Sekimizu's views "a danger"
    Marshall Islands registry strongly opposes IMO chief's stance on CO2 emissions.
  • Zim "hires IPO banks"
    Israel's Zim is staying quiet on a report that it has hired two banks to carry out its long-planned IPO next year.
  • HHIC on course
    Philippines-based Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is beating its Korean sister yard to its newbuilding target in 2015.
  • Arrow leaks 45 years on
    The wreck of a notorious Onassis tanker has spilled oil once more off the coast of Canada.
  • CMB chops loss
    Marc Saverys-led diversified owner posts smaller deficit in Q3 ahead of delisting.
  • Is OPEC's public image limited?
    Oil exporting cartel OPEC is worried about its image, an internal report has revealed.
  • Scam email hits Red Funnel
    UK ferry operator Red Funnel has warned recipients not to open a fake confirmation email that will land them with a nasty virus.
  • Wetering was bankrupt
    Dutch yard group Wetering Rotterdam's ship repair business was bankrupt when compatriot Damen bought it this week.
  • ORIG may start scrapping
    Ocean Rig says it may consider scrapping some of its older rigs despite them being less than 15 years old.
  • APL's 'speedy' US service
    APL is set to launch a new weekly US-flagged service connecting North Asia with the US West Coast as well as serve inland regions via rail.
  • Wartsila in bio-fuel study
    Wartsila has teamed-up with GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis to collaborate research into the potential for marine bio-fuels.
  • Cataferry goes to Incat
    Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design a 90-foot catamaran passenger ferry for a Malaysian customer Cataferry.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • WLS: Capacity growth flat during peak season
  • Intermarine to add six ships to its fleet
  • U.S. exports decline in August
  • U.S. steel exports inch up in August
  • CEVA UK wins $400m in retail fashion contracts
  • Drewry: Container shipping facing three more years of overcapacity
  • BWR: APL unveils new transpacific loop
  • ODFL to partner with Mallory Alexander
  • FMC reviews 12 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Maine Pointe
  • ZIM plans initial public offering for 2016
  • CBP seizes over $8m in cocaine at Port Everglades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Fuel efficiency attracts investors, says shipowner
    High-single-digit yields possible, a conference is told.
  • Fuel oil stocks set record for fourth time since July
    Singapore onshore stocks up 9% week-on-week.
  • Docked ship sinks, spills fuel oil
    In Brazilian port of Barcarena.
  • Maersk: 'Still not at ease' over ECA enforcement
    Non-compliance rates of about about 6% are 'not good enough'.
  • More doubts about viability of Arctic shipping route
    'Profound Changes in sea ice are not retooling global trade routes.'
  • 45-year old wreck springs leak
    Canadian tanker split bunker fuel in 1970 disaster.
  • Iran looks to bunker market to boost fuel oil sales
    Fuel oil demand from country's power stations down almost 28%.
  • Horizon eyes Mauritian opportunity
    Island state intent on developing maritime industries.
  • GPS Bunkers bags major deal in India
    Contract said to be 'largest' recorded in India.
  • Soyuz Bunkering exits Singapore market
    Key traders have left the firm, sources say.
  • Crude softens as US inventories, production climb
    US-wide stockpiles rose for a second week.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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