testata inforMARE
Cerca
28 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:20 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
November 11, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk CEO demands container line profit of US$150m in final quarter
  • Pakistan's KICT celebrates achieving 10 million TEU milestone
  • Cargo crime up more than 10pc in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Panama Canal welcomes world's first LNG-powered box ship
  • MAN to carry out world's first container ship dual-fuel LNG retrofit
  • TransAtlantic sells container operations to X-Press Feeders for US$3.3m
  • New container design aimed at eliminating the need to ship empty boxes
  • Nordic Tankers & Borealis Maritime merge
  • DHL expands multimodal network to link Taiwan to mainland China and Europe
  • Lack of cold storage capacity for air freight in China
  • Talks underway for new airfreight cargo screening regulations
  • Alex Cruz to become new British Airways chief executive
  • Frankfurt airport's January-September cargo volume contracts by 2.4pc

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Bahri organises get-together in Mumbai to mark visit of key management representatives
  • CMA CGM to improve service between East Africa & Europe by upgrading NOURA EXPRESS service
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT transports three tugboats to Malaysia
  • Kerry Logistics appoints new Managing Director for Europe
  • Liberia launches enhanced web-based liability certificate facility
  • Maersk Line marginally grows volumes in Q3
  • NOL confirms preliminary talks on potential acquisition
  • SCFI spot rates down after major high
  • Centre may levy anti-dumping duty on dry battery imports from China, Vietnam
  • JSW Jaigarh Port handles first container vessel
  • Kakinada Container Terminal launched
  • GatewayRail, in association with NYK India & APMT Pipavav, commences weekly dedicated train service between Pipavav and ICD-Faridabad (Piyala)/ICD-Garhi Harsaru
  • Rail freight productivity in Q1 falls for first time since 2010
  • CommMin to depute officials to Russia to find ways to ship dairy products
  • Core sector grows by 3.2 pc in Sept.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Miami's manager wants more
  • Rush-hour lorry ban will not enhance safety
  • Contargo in Ukrrichflot's wake
  • Lessor investing in new traction
  • Cooperation signed and sealed in Zurich
  • Contship splashing out on handling capacity
  • High calibre promotion at Ryder
  • Finance veteran joins NCSPA
  • Want a dog? Get one from the TSA
  • 1,000 locomotives for Indian Railways
  • Be sure to have your say in next LPI!
  • Brussels - semi-happy with cargo
  • Rotterdam raising the rates
  • Paul brings up new cannon
  • Agility tables Q3 results
  • More intermodal links to German ports
  • New line unveiled in Dubai
  • Aging plane crashes in South Sudan
  • New members flocking to Tiaca

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • US Jones Act fleet safety called into question after El Faro
    Sonar equipment deployed in El Faro search. Credit: US NavyThe deadliest marine casualty in recent history involving a US-flagged cargo vessel has called into question the safety of the United State's Jones Act fleet and scrutiny of the country's maritime regulations. When the ro-ro container ship El Faro sank in...
  • Neptun Werft wins double-ended ferry order
    Rostock-based Neptun Werft has secured a second ferry order from German owners. At the end of last month Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Fohr Amrun (WDR) contracted the shipyard to build a repeat ferry similar to the double-ended ferry Schleswig-Holstein that Neptun delivered to the owners in December 2011. The new ferry will be...
  • Carriers on Asia/Europe routes perform better than trans-Pacific, says report
    Container trade. Credit: Port of HamburgCarriers on the Asia-Europe trade were on time more often in the past 12 months than their trans-Pacific counterparts, according to a study of container shipping schedule reliability by CargoSmart. The shipping software solutions provider, launched by OOCL in October 2000, reviewed the schedule reliability of the three main east-west trades...
  • Taking corporate social responsibility seriously at ports
    I sat up and took notice the other day when something you don't see too often crossed my desk. A press release jointly issued by five of the world's largest global terminal operators and one major port authority that announced the successful completion of a joint global environmental initiative. The...
  • Klaveness sells five self-unloading vessels to Canada's Algoma and CSL
    Klaveness Ship Holding (KSH), part of the Norwegian privately-owned ship-owning group Torvald Klaveness, has agreed to sell five self-unloading bulk carriers to Canadian principals, the Norwegian company said in a statement. Under the terms of the agreement, affiliates of Algoma Central Corporation, and CSL Group will each acquire two vessels and...
  • Hurtigruten refit contract revives Norway's Fosen shipyard
    Fosen Yard, Norway. Credit: PAA contract to refurbish five Hurtigruten ships has breathed new life into the Fosen shipyard in Rissa on the west coast of Norway after bankruptcy of its previous owner. Hurtigruten, which operates a coastal express ferry service in Norway and expedition cruising, will invest a total of NOK550...
  • Tallink sells ferry then leases it back to cover route
    Superstar can carry 2,080 passengers. Credit: John PagniEstonia's Tallink Grupp has announced a sale-charterback deal for its fast ferry Superstar. The vessel was sold to - and leased back from - its subsidiary Tallink Superfast Ltd and Medinvest SpA, which operates as Corsica Ferries Group for EUR91.5 million (USD98.4 million). Superstar will continue...
  • Taking corporate social responsibility seriously
    I sat up and took notice the other day when something you don't see too often crossed my desk. A press release jointly issued by five of the world's largest global terminal operators and one major port authority that announced the successful completion of a joint global environmental initiative. The...
  • Newbuilding LNG Carrier for Kansai Electric Power Named LNG JUROJIN
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today took part in a naming ceremony for the newbuilding liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (*1) LNG JUROJIN, which is co-owned by MOL and Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO; President and Director: Makoto Yagi; Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture),...
  • Australia transport watchdog unimpressed with ship safety
    Two seafarers almost died at Port Hedland. Credit: PAThe International Safety Management (ISM) Code introduced in 1993 is failing seafarers, according to Australia's accident investigation centre. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's (ATSB's) general manager for Surface Safety Investigations Peter Foley told IHS Fairplay that where the Ships of Shame report in 1992 was a...
  • Former CP Ships chief Ray Miles passes away at 71
    Raymond R. Miles, who headed CP Ships and Canada Maritime and helped shape the course of container shipping during a 43-year transportation career, died on Friday after a brief illness. He was 71. Miles began his career in 1972 with Ocean Transport & Trading in Liverpool. He was named executive vice...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Sudden surge in air freight demand ex-Asia sees backlog build up
  • Desperate Asia-Europe carriers hope new GRIs will kickstart a happier new year
  • CEVA narrows losses in what its claims are 'robust' Q3 results
  • Qatar eyes a stake in more airlines, while Etihad opts for more 777Fs
  • TAL and Triton merge to become biggest intermodal freight container lessor
  • Ecuador looks to air freight transhipment for growth as flower market peaks
  • Farewell to a father figure of container shipping as Ray Miles dies at 71
  • Qatar Airways Cargo announces two Pharma Express routes from India

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Clyde Marine Services gets its first Damen ASD tug
  • Atwood extends drillship contract, negotiating Brazil job
  • Royal Caribbean orders another seven BWTS retrofits
  • DSME hit by second fatal fire within months
  • Two provisional winners in NJ offshore wind lease sale
  • Klaveness unloads its self-unloaders
  • Vane Brothers takes delivery of latest Maryland-built tug
  • Crowley establishes two new business units
  • Joe Mayhall joins Bollinger Shipyards

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Panama Canal responding to high backlog of vessels
  • Los Angeles Port Commission Oks three FEMA grants
  • Jim Quinn named chairman of port association board
  • Crowley Maritime nets go-ahead for Canadian LNG imports
  • Mitsui celebrates naming of new LNG carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • 'Garnet' sale hits Diana Containerships results
    Owner posts net loss as lower charter rates also nibble at earnings
  • Profit-sharing lifts Navios Acquisition to record results
    Owner confirms double VLCC purchase but is also buying back own stock
  • Why smart and small still works
    Smaller owners are often more clever at inserting themselves as intermediaries in maritime supply chains
  • Growth in transpacific traffic starts to slow
    But box volumes from Asia to North America remain healthy and particularly to Canada's Pacific Northwest
  • Another fire breaks out at DSME yard
    One worker is killed and seven are injured
  • OSG issues rare warning on US Jones Act tanker market
    Softening market conditions and regulatory compliance costs to weigh on decision to scrap six US-flag articulated tug barges
  • Pitfalls remain in post-sanctions Iran
    Counterparty due diligence in respect to terrorism and human rights issues must be maintained, while restrictions are still in place with regard to 'US persons'
  • DP World Australia and Tasports join forces to develop Tasmanian terminal
    Terminal operators announce plans for a new 2m teu facility at Port Burnie with laws restricting the movement of domestic cargo expected to be lifted
  • Arronax: EU-backed Mona Lisa project on track to demonstrate achievements
    Is Mona Lisa 2.0 the shipping industry's smart phone moment - You don't know you need it till you get it?
  • Better rates boost Gener8 profits to $32m
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led tanker giant sees 148% rise in voyage revenues in June-September
  • Qube announces Asciano takeover plan
    Ports firm Qube's offer narrowly beats rival bid from Canadian asset manager Brookfield
  • Yang Ming chairman: Ultra large containerships? Just say no
    Carriers need to call it quits on the war for market share, says Lu
  • El Faro operations halted due to Tropical Storm Kate
    Storm strengthening as it moves away from the Bahamas
  • Seatrade to acquire four handysize reeferships
    Ships to be delivered from Guangxin Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry's facility in Zhongshan, China, in 2017
  • Triton and TAL all-stock merger to create world's largest intermodal container lessor
    New holding company is expected to be listed in New York
  • Safe Bulkers posts $7.5m loss
    Dry bulk operator feels impact of cancellation in wake of Daiichi Chuo meltdown

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Brazil trucker strike to intensify as Santos stevedores join in
    Credit: Pedro VicenteStevedores at Brazil's port of Santos, Latin America's largest container port, will join striking independent truck drivers demanding the resignation of President Dilma Rousseff. The truckers have caused limited disruption throughout the country since their demonstration began Monday, but the lay off of 4,000 workers from the Usiminas steel...
  • What shippers should consider when choosing a port
    Rich Higgins, director of global logistics at Rockport Group, recently told the New England Cargo Symposium in Foxboro, Massachusetts what should be asked and considered whenever a shipper evaluates which port to integrate into its supply chain. First, to qualify for integration into the shipper's supply chain, a port must be...
  • November forecast to be a strong month for US ports
    Retailers anticipate a jolly November for U.S. ports, with the National Retail Federation predicting that containerized imports will increase 8.3 percent over November 2014. Furthermore, last-minute importers of holiday merchandise should experience little if any port congestion. "Conditions aren't perfect, but the ports are running reasonably well," said Jonathan Gold, vice...
  • Weather, influx of larger ships behind recent Panama Canal delays
    Nearly a month after a queue of ships began to mount on either side of the Panama Canal, canal authorities say they are now taking steps to expedite the traffic, decrease transit times and reduce the current backlog of vessels. Despite claims to the otherwise, the Panama Canal Authority said the...
  • Industry collaboration could be key to more than port congestion
    I sat up and took notice the other day when something you don't see too often crossed my desk: a press release jointly issued by five of the world's largest global terminal operators and one major port authority that announced the successful completion of a joint global environmental initiative. The activities...
  • Race to the top heats up for global transportation companies
    2015 is coming to a close, and there have been numerous events over the last year that will shape how the ranking of the world's top transportation and logistics companies looks at the end of 2016. Although UPS is currently the world's largest transportation company, its reign may be short-lived,...
  • VIDEO: Reliability one of shippers' biggest concerns
    Chris Logan, senior director, trade development, Georgia Ports Authority, discusses challenges facing shippers, cargo diversions, and the expansion of the Panama Canal with Alessandra Barrett, senior content director, JOC, at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, in September. Other highlights of JOC.com's coverage from the JOC Inland Distribution Conference...
  • Brazil's second-largest container terminal set to begin dredging
    Brazil's second-largest container terminal, Terminal de Conteineres de Paranaguá at the port of Paranagua, will soon be able to handle ships of more than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units as a result of dredging. The Administração dos Portos de Paranaguá e Antonina, the port authority for Paranagua, which is also Brazil's biggest port...
  • Kintetsu World Express's net profit soars
    Kintetsu World Express Inc.'s group net profit surged 40 percent year-over-year in the first half of the fiscal year on the back of solid revenue growth driven by a weaker yen and brisk overseas cargo movements, especially in the U.S. The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 4.140 billion yen...
  • Odessa port begins expansion work
    Odessa portCapacity at Ukraine's Odessa seaport will increase to 400,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units annually by 2017 thanks to the addition of a second phase to the existing container terminal. The $220 million expansion will take place despite the fact Odessa's container volume has fallen 12.5 percent year-over-year to 271,200 TEUs from January...
  • Adani Group buys Kattupalli Port
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, the biggest India port operator, reached an agreement to acquire Kattupalli Port, a minor port complex built by domestic engineering group Larsen & Toubro Ltd. "APSEZ through its subsidiary Adani Kattupalli Port Pvt. Ltd. has entered into an arrangement to take over the operations of...
  • Asia-Europe lines more reliable than trans-Pacific, study shows
    HONG KONG - Carriers on the Asia-Europe trade were on time more often in the past 12 months than their trans-Pacific counterparts, according to a study of container shipping schedule reliability by CargoSmart.The shipping software solutions provider, launched by OOCL in October 2000, reviewed the schedule reliability of the three...
  • Felixstowe opens extended mega-ship berth
    The new cranes arriving at the newly-extended berth at Felixstowe.LONDON - The port of Felixstowe has officially inaugurated an extended berth that will enable it to simultaneously handle two mega-ships of more 18,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units of capacity.The U.K.'s largest container port has also acquired three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes to...
  • Rotterdam increases discounts on transshipment cargo and feeders
    The Port of Rotterdam's Maasvlakte 2 terminal, reclaimed from the North Sea.The port of Rotterdam has increased the discount for containers that are transshipped to other Europe ports and has extended the discount for feeder containers.From January the average eight euro ($8.80) tariff for a deep sea container will be...
  • Asia-Europe lines more reliable than trans-Pacific, study shows
    HONG KONG - Carriers on the Asia-Europe trade were on time more often in the past 12 months than their trans-Pacific counterparts, according to a study of container shipping schedule reliability by CargoSmart.The shipping software solutions provider, launched by OOCL in October 2000, reviewed the schedule reliability of the three...
  • Felixstowe opens extended mega ship berth
    LONDON - The port of Felixstowe has officially inaugurated an extended berth that will enable it to simultaneously handle two mega-container vessels of more 18,000 TEUs capacity.The UK's largest container port has also acquired three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes to work on the quay of its newest terminal which has...
  • Rotterdam raises discounts on transshipment cargo and feeders
    The Port of Rotterdam's Maasvlakte 2 terminal, reclaimed from the North Sea.LONDON - The port of Rotterdam has increased the discount for containers that are transshipped to other European ports and has extended the discount for feeder containers.From January the average eight euro ($8.80) tariff for a deep sea container...
  • China's distribution chain faces Singles' Day tsunami of parcels
    China's distribution network can be choked by huge parcel volumes during busy periods.HONG KONG - China's top online retail platforms will be deploying enormous logistics resources to cope with the package volume generated by this week's Nov. 11 Singles' Day shopping festival that could see more than 1.5 billion orders...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Top Ships falls out of Nasdaq compliance
    New York-listed shipowner receives notice from stock market after price stays below
  • Ferry runs aground off North Carolina
    US authorities help transfer passengers off the Roanoke after incident off Hatteras.
  • TEN price target cut on cautious strategy
    SGS analyst says longer-term charter strategy and low dividend limits upside for shares.
  • Safe sinks 24.5% after dividend suspended
    New York-listed owner's shares plummet after Daiichi termination and quarterly loss.
  • PG Tankers orders duo
    UK owner signs deal for products carriers at RMK Marine in Turkey.
  • Farstad plunges to loss
    Offshore slump hits Norwegian owner as Petrobras cancels PSV deal.
  • Miller cleared to buy Osprey
    UK watchdog approves UK P&I Club manager's move for underwriter.
  • Vessel sale hits Diana
    Containership owner pushed to Q3 loss by scrapping of 1995-built Garnet.
  • Huatai Heavy bags boxships
    Germany's Nordic Hamburg linked to deal for 1,400-teu vessels at Chinese shipbuilder.
  • NNA takes flight
    Navios tanker company posts record Q3 result as it fixes $125m of finance for new VLCC.
  • Pyxis Tankers in profit
    Newly listed Nasdaq owner reveals $2.87m in earnings for first nine months.
  • Ardmore Shipping offloads products pair
    Anthony Gurnee-led owner selling twin vessels purchased from Samho in 2011.
  • Iran's Gulf bunker volumes boom
    Sales of ship fuel have risen 30% since March as Tehran targets UAE supremacy.
  • Spend it like Tsakos
    Analysts suggest higher dividend would be welcomed, but larger payout is not the only way to use cash horde.
  • Phoenix takes Deutschland
    Former Deilmann cruiseship chartered for five years for European voyages.
  • DSME hit by second deadly fire
    One worker killed and seven others injured as another blaze breaks out on VLGC at troubled Korean yard.
  • Tallink sells second ro-pax
    Medinvest of Italy buying again as it pays $98m for Estonian owner's modern ferry.
  • Seaspan seeking CFO
    Finance chief Sai Chu leaves role at boxship owner following 10 years of service.
  • Klaveness cashes five ships in $190m sale
    Norway's Klaveness Ship Holding sells self-unloading fleet to Algoma and CSL Group.
  • Vinalines banks $97m
    Vietnamese shipowner has boosted finances by selling stakes in 34 companies.
  • DeepOcean wins again
    Norwegian owner fixes cable-layer newbuilding to Sumitomo - its third contract.
  • Rieber fixes Polar Onyx
    Norwegian owner finds work for OCV as it settles Ceona charter dispute.
  • Ray Miles dead at 71
    Forty-year veteran who was the force behind CP Ships helped to shape the modern containership industry.
  • Gener8 sees mixed results in Q3
    Better rates and lower fuel costs push Generat8 Maritime into the black, but numbers come up shy of estimates.
  • Solstad posts heavy loss in third quarter
    Weaker revenues and significant foreign exchange losses take their toll at Norwegian operator.
  • CH Offshore takes a hit
    Challenging OSV market impacted by low oil prices drove down demand and charter rates.
  • Triton and TAL merge
    Combination of the two companies set to create world's largest intermodal container lessor.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • SGS acquires minority stake in 'Internet of Things' company
  • CEVA revenues drop, EBITDA increases in Q3
  • AutoPort to process vehicles at Port Canaveral
  • Agility posts mixed Q3 results
  • Port of Thunder Bay reports strong grain, general cargo volumes
  • COSCO, China Shipping 'sensitive' to shipper concerns about merger
  • Allianz launches dedicated logistics unit in North America
  • Linda Morgan, former STB chairman, dies
  • CKYHE Alliance begins blank sailing program
  • Port of Houston commissions tallest marine crane in North America
  • Executive Moves: Crowley and essDOCS
  • CP reportedly eyeing merger with NS
  • Designs on bigger things for LLamasoft?
  • Raymond Miles, founder of CP Ships, dies
  • Commerce: South Korea, Turkey dump pipe
  • U.S. drops South African ag products from AGOA
  • AGCS launches new logistics unit in North America
  • U.S. beef, lamb exports decline in September
  • Yusen upgrades Duisburg site to handle dangerous goods
  • GRI Roundup: Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
  • FMC reviews 8 OTI license applications
  • Ocean shipping industry set for next wave of consolidation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
  • Lower bunkers support Gener8's bottom line
    Voyage expenses weakened over last 12-months.
  • Canada: Mothballed storage facility back in use
    Bunker fuel among range of products to be stored.
  • Oil majors regaining bunker market share
    In response to market credit concerns, and more demand for specialist and low sulphur fuels.
  • Oil prices to remain low for the next four years
    IEA says crude oil prices are unlikely to return to $80 a barrel before the end of the decade.
  • Iran eyes bunkering bonanza
    There are big profits to be made, says high-ranking executive.
  • Sulphur rules see SOx levels drop to lowest level in six years
    Canadian port sees double boost from ECA regulations.
  • Intra-Asia owner eyes bunker savings
    With order for two boxships.
  • Tacomo LNG bunkering facility operational in 2017
    Plant to provide LNG bunker fuel to TOTE Marine vessels.
  • Fuel efficient PSVs prove worth in market, says US operator
    With opportunities for growth ahead.
  • IBIA: Fuel quality an issue for Cancun convention
    Vessels still receiving poor quality fuel, says chairman.
  • Intertek: MFMs 'might well change' function of surveyors
    Role remains same but function to differ, says fuel testing agency.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Geneva office
    Hires Joshua Hawkins as bunker/lubricant trader and team leader.
  • Offshore firm: Fuel efficient PSVs 'attractive' for customers
    'NAO sees opportunities,' says Nordic American Offshore.
  • 'Eco' engine equipped small bulkers command premium
    Survey focused on about 30 ships, out of 8,500-vessel sample pool.
  • Company fined for 'illegallly conducting bunkering operations in Dubai waters'
    Did not have the required permits.

›››File
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile