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January 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Over ILWU objections LA-LB aims for grey chassis pool in February
  • Top 7 China ports post cargo rises on the Pearl, Yangtze, but not Bohai Rim
  • DP World doubles investments to US$2 billion because oil prices fall
  • Containership charter market gets off to strong start this year
  • Southampton pilot who beached Singaporean ro-ro ship wins high praise
  • Yang Ming takes in 4,662-TEUer, joins APL on China-Pakistan loop
  • Kenyan dockers want Mombasa's 2nd terminal in transshipment role
  • 8,100-TEU MOL Competence biggest ship to call at Port of Jacksonville
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office unveils new digital mobile App
  • Lithuanian Port Klaipeda 2014 volume up 1pc to 200,916 TEU
  • Singapore seafarers can now apply for MPA rating certificates online
  • Russia's 2nd airline Transaero bailed out, No 3 Utair needs help too
  • Visakhapatnam domestic air cargo operations takes off next month
  • Pentagon renews contracts for helicopter lift in Afghanistan till May

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II expansion receives 18,300-TEU vessel
  • Asia-Europe spot rates see sharp fall
  • BCHAA successfully completes refresher course for Customs Rule 6 exam
  • CMA CGM & Multiparques join together for terminal operation in Angola
  • New ISSA President outlines priorities for the year ahead
  • OOCL updates low sulphur fuel info
  • Panamax boxship managers to face further challenges in 2015, say analysts
  • South Carolina Ports Authority aims at exceeding industry expectations
  • Car shipments decline as two-wheeler exports rise
  • JN Port aims at improving upon the high of 2014 in current year
  • Anti-dumping duty on pen drives opposed
  • Bilateral engagements galore on sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Summit
  • Govt reduces export obligation period for rubber importers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • VW delivers nearly half million vehicles
  • And the winner is... Shanghai
  • Norbert Dentressangle splurging on new trucks
  • Enhanced spare parts procurement website launched
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo thrice weekly to Milan
  • A favourable ro-mo year
  • Oliver Wyman expands German transport team
  • 'Grand architect' of Port Corpus Christi to retire
  • Haropa steps up waterway connections
  • New app simplifies processes for service technicians
  • Cyprus Airways winds up operations
  • Greenbrier invests in Brazilian railcar manufacturer
  • Stena Line-Mann Lines cooperation

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Norman Atlantic seafarers "not presumed guilty"
    The pressing of charges against crew members of the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry, which suffered a devastating and fatal fire on 28 December, has been strongly criticised by some in the shipping industry. President of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Association (IFSMA), Captain Hans
  • High winds hamper Hoëgh Osaka salvors
    Stranded car carrier Hoëgh Osaka dragged its anchor and suffered a minor collision in stormy weather over the weekend. More high winds forecast in the coming days are expected to extend efforts to right the vessel. Ho'gh Autoliners' PCTC was intentionally grounded outside Southampton after
  • Shipping futures market bright in 2015
    2015 will be a strong year for the futures market after a buoyant 2014, brokers SSY forecasted today. Mark Richardson head of SSY Futures Ltd said that the industry had experienced an "extended growth in Iron Ore derivatives". He also saw strong interest in CME Coking Coal futures, which achieved
  • Call for Italian ports to specialise
    Michele Pappalardo, the president of the Italian ship agents association Federagenti, has called for greater specialisation by Italian ports. He said this was the fastest way to bridge the growing gap between the size and technological sophistication of the latest generation of deepsea cargo
  • Hoegh Osaka owner praised by maritime charity
    A UK maritime charity has praised Hoegh Autoliners for the care of its crew after car transporter vessel Hoegh Osaka was dramatically grounded in the Solent off the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom on the evening of Saturday 3 January. Southampton port chaplain John Attenborough from the Mission
  • CSSC-SSE fails to use stake sale to book proceeds
    Shanghai-listed CSSC Steel Structure Engineering (CSSC-SSE) has failed to dispose of its entire stake in a subsidiary by the end of 2014, which is meant to help the company return to profits for 2014. The proceeds from the sale of its stake in the subsidiary, identified as Shanghai Ruisu Enterprise
  • Cheap oil provides relief for bulkers
    Plunging oil prices are good news for dry bulk carriers, which have been facing falling freight rates, said Precious Shipping's MD Khalid Hashim. While cheaper oil might mean cheaper fuel, Khalid thinks the real advantage is the boost to the world economy. "According to Deutsche Bank research, for
  • Australia bans another ship for breaching MLC
    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced on Friday that it had banned a third ship from Australian ports for breaching the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Indonesian-flagged multipurpose ship MV Meratus Sangatta has been refused entry to any port in Australia for three
  • Ezra bags FPSO turret contract worth $110M
    Singapore-listed integrated offshore solutions provider, Ezra Holdings (Ezra) has secured a contract worth $110M from Jurong Shipyard of Singapore to supply an external turret mooring system for the Libra oil field's extended-well-test (EWT) FPSO vessel. The contract was signed between Ezra's
  • ReCAAP identifies fuel-siphoning groups
    The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) assessed that there are at least three organised crime syndicates involved in fuel siphoning operation in Southeast Asia. According to its special report, one of the three groups is "less violent" as compared to the other two crime groups. The
  • Prices down, exports up at Pilbara Ports
    Australia's Pilbara Port Authority announced another record for the six months ending December 2014, at the same time forecasting a new high for fiscal year 2015. Despite the price of iron ore sitting at a five-year low, the recently amalgamated port authority announced its Port Hedland and Dampier
  • Wan Hai opens new Japan-Vietnam service
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines announced that it is to launch another Japan-Vietnam service, connecting Kansai and Haiphong, named Kansai Haiphong Service 2 (JSH2) with effect from 1 February 2015. Three 700teu-box ships will be deployed for the JSH2 with a port rotation of Hakata, Moji, Incheon,

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Rocket landing on spaceport barge: Close, but no cigar
  • Meercat completes workboat for Scottish fish farm
  • Tidewater Norwegian subsidiary takes delivery of PSV
  • Feds face lawsuit on offshore fracking
  • Horizon Lines to install scrubbers on three Alaska ships
  • Micky Arison takes FCCA Executive Committee Chair
  • Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract
  • Weather slows Höegh Osaka salvage efforts
  • Austal christens JHSV 5

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Mexican motor carriers net Ok for cross-border trucking services
  • Yang Ming teaming with APL for Japan, Taiwan, Thailand run
  • Boeing annouces sale of two 747-8 freighters
  • Horizon Lines receives waiver for fuel sulfur content rule
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines container ship runs aground in Tateyama Harbor

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Ships speed up to serve new dynamics of Europe to Asia trades
    Maersk Line says 2M network designed to meet changing cargo mix in one of the world's top container shipping corridors
  • Tim Ponath joins NSB board
    Chief operating officer to run company with his father
  • MSC takes second trio of Quantum-Scorpio mega boxships
    All six 19,154 teu Samsung series bareboat chartered to Geneva-based operator
  • Global gas fleet expansion opens door to uncertainties
    LNG and LPG fleets are getting bigger
  • Dorian LPG receives $761m of financing for VLGC newbuildings
    US-listed LPG player says finance commitments are a milestone as it builds large modern VLGC fleet
  • Market shrugs off Libyan turmoil
    Fall in nation's oil output is having little effect on international prices
  • APMT continues to invest in Apapa and Algeciras facilities
    16 RTGs on order from Finnish manufacturer as part of container handling upgrade
  • International Group set to reveal reinsurance programme details
    Some clubs known to favour increased retention
  • NYK sale highlights divergence between asset values for product tankers and crude carriers
    Over past 12 months, medium range product tanker values have been flat, while crude carrier values have taken off
  • Boskalis raises Fugro holding to 20%
    Dutch firm continues to deny possible takeover
  • Asia-Europe box volumes pick up
    November sees container volumes heading to Europe increase on the back of restocking
  • Maersk Tankers sells 19-year-old product tanker to make room for newer tonnage
    Third such sale from the Danish tanker owner in a matter of weeks
  • Still no proper explanation for jet attack on Araevo, says owner
    Libyan warplane's rocket strike continues to baffle as first of two killed crewmen is buried
  • The road ahead for First Ship Lease Trust
    The Singapore-listed trustee-manager faces a 2015 on firmer financial footing. Chief executive Alan Hatton discusses how FSL Trust plans to manage its better set of choices
  • Wuchang Shipbuilding industry lands order for 16 AHTS vessels
    China's Shipbuilding conglomerate continues to explore Singapore offshore engineering market
  • Shanghai International Port posts $1.1bn 2014 profit
    Company maintains a solid growth from an expanding container business and rising overseas financing
  • Nature notes
    US laws to protect birds offer a warning over offshore wind turbines


The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Carrier surcharge to boost shipper costs through Portland
    Importers and exporters who ship through the Port of Portland, Oregon, will experience higher costs next month because of work slowdowns by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Hapag-Lloyd, in an advisory to customers, said that effective Feb. 9 it will impose a surcharge of $85 per container on imports and...
  • China bans US poultry, eggs, citing avian flu
    The Chinese government said it will ban imports of U.S. poultry and egg products because of recent detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in backyard poultry and wild birds in the Pacific Northwest. China is a key export market for U.S. chicken, turkey and duck products. From January through November last...
  • TIA's Voltmann: Shortage of drivers threatens crisis
    The type of loading dock sign that Voltmann says will scare off truckers and guarantee that a receiver will be cut off from already-tight capacityWarnings about U.S. truck driver shortages are on the verge of coming true, Robert Voltmann, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, told JOC.com. "It's finally...
  • Shippers adjust supply chains to cope with congestion
    From port congestion and new ocean alliances to driver shortages and rail service worries, the global supply chain is more fragile than at any point in recent memory. Three shippers discuss how they're adjusting to the challenges. Even as they grow more optimistic about the economy and the outlook for demand...
  • Year of the customer?
    2014 was far from the first year to see waterfront labor issues disrupt cargo flows at U.S. ports. Nor was it the first year to see the formation of large vessel-sharing alliances, big ships, equipment dislocations, truck driver shortages, suspect rail service or unexpectedly strong growth in cargo volumes. Each has...
  • TQL revenue passes $2 billion mark as big 3PLs get bigger
    Kerry Byrne has a good yardstick for the pace of economic recovery -- his company's rate of revenue growth. Truck freight broker Total Quality Logistics took in $2.1 billion in total revenue last year, only three years after TQL first passed the $1 billion revenue mark in 2011. In 2011, TQL...
  • Rail congestion boosts St. Lawrence Seaway volume
    The St. Lawrence Seaway handled 40 million metric tons of cargo in 2014, its highest volume since 2008, as rail congestion caused grain exporters to ship more cargo by water. Grain traffic on the seaway topped 12 million tons, the highest volume since 2000 and an increase from 8.4 million tons...
  • October 2015 Dates Announced for JOC Inland Distribution Conference
    NEWARK, N.J. - JOC Group Inc. today announced that its 2015 Inland Distribution Conference will take place in Memphis. The two-day event will examine forecasts and challenges of the transportation industry's intermodal and inland distribution business. JOC Inland will be held Oct. 6-8, 2015, timed to coincide with Memphis World Trade...
  • Low-sulfur deadline extended for Horizon's Alaska ships
    The U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency have granted more time for installation of emission scrubbers on three Horizon Lines ships used in an Alaska service being acquired by Matson. Horizon received a conditional waiver from the low-sulfur fuel requirements of the North American Emissions Control Area, which limits sulfur...
  • Late ship deliveries will add to 2015 overcapacity, Drewry warns
    HONG KONG - Drewry has estimated 100,000 TEUs of scheduled new container ship capacity did not arrive on time in 2014 and will spill into this year, increasing supply pressure on an already heavily over supplied industry. In its weekly Container Insight newsletter, Drewry said by the end of last year,...
  • China's growing logistics needs drive demand for GLP warehouses
    HONG KONG - Global Logistic Properties has signed new lease agreements in China for 1.1 million square feet in the past two weeks as the Singapore-listed developer continues to expand its distribution and e-commerce network in the country. GLP today signed a new lease at a logistics park in Southern China...
  • Year of the mega-alliances under way as Munkebo Maersk departs Dalian
    Munkebo Maersk, the line's 14th Triple-E vessel, loads up at Dalian Container Terminal at the weekend in this Maersk Line photo to launch the 2M Alliance's Asia-Europe service.HONG KONG - The 2M Alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. began in Dalian at the weekend when the brand new...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Hafnia branded 'buy'
    A leading European investment bank has initiated research coverage of Hafnia Tankers.
  • Top Ships shifts gears
    A Greek product tanker operator led by Evangelos Pistiolis has lined up a sale-and-leaseback deal for tonnage it chartered to Stena Weco.
  • Box Ships boxship arrested
    A containership controlled by Greek operator Box Ships has landed at the centre of another legal battle involving OW Bunker.
  • Big win for Berlian Laju
    Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) appears to be closing in on the final leg of a billion-dollar restructuring that began nearly three years ago.
  • Horizon lands ECA waiver
    Horizon Lines of the US is moving forward with plans to install exhaust cleaning systems on three of its Jones Act containerships.
  • MOL boxship runs aground
    A boxship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has run aground in Tateyama Harbor, at Japan's Chiba Prefecture.
  • Period deal for Paragon
    Paragon Shipping has found period employment for one of its panamax bulkers, brokers say.
  • Suspicion falls on crews
    Piracy reporting body ReCaap has warned that the increasing frequency of bunker theft from tankers in Asia indicates inside information is being passed to organised gangs.
  • Weather worries
    High winds are expected to peak on Wednesday evening, something that could further disrupt the salvage of the Hoegh Osaka off the UK.
  • Diana ties up two
    Diana Shipping has announced two further charters for its fleet from Vroon and Glencore.
  • Maersk Tankers sells again
    Maersk Tankers has sold a third medium range tanker in quick succession, brokers say.
  • Dorian nets $761m package
    Dorian LPG has lined up a $761m package to complete funding of its VLGC newbuilding orderbook.
  • Crewman lost
    A Filipino seafarer has died after falling from a Greek-managed bulker off Denmark.
  • Dry bulk at peak pessimism
    Capesize rates finally took a turn for the better today amid suggestions the dry cargo market had reached peak pessimism.
  • Finnlines buys ro-ro pair
    Finnlines has put pen to paper on the acquisition of two ro-ro vessels to be deployed in the company's North Sea service.
  • Nowacki buys into Box Ships
    Nowacki Capital Management has emerged as a major investor in Michael Bodouroglou's Box Ships.
  • Unipec stays number one
    China's Unipec remained the biggest charterer of crude tankers in 2014, but Vitol moved into the top three.
  • Double boost for Dof
    Norway's Dof has added more guaranteed revenue with charter extensions for two supply ships.
  • Weber shows VL storage sums
    Interest in floating storage contracts has helped lift VLCC time charter activity to an 18 month high, according to data from Charles R Weber.
  • Profit warning hits shares
    A profit warning issued last Friday by Cosco Corp (Singapore) has had an immediate impact, with shares reaching their lowest price level since August 2011.
  • BlueMountain buys more
    Andrew Feldstein's BlueMountain Capital has grown its major shareholding in Teekay spin-off Tanker Investments Ltd.
  • Boskalis buys more
    Dutch owner Royal Boskalis Westminster has increased its holding in offshore shipping company Fugro, but reiterated it should not be viewed as indicating a likely offer.
  • Wuchang lands big order
    China's Wuchang Shipbuilding has won a major order for 16 offshore ships from an unnamed Singapore owner.
  • Ferry fleet for sale
    France's Groupe Eurotunnel has put its ro-pax business MyFerryLink up for sale after being barred from operating from Dover.
  • Maersk Broker sells agency
    Maersk Broker has completed the sale of its agency business to compatriot Shipping.dk.
  • ULCC reactivating
    A ULCC that has been laid up for almost a year is being reactivated after being fixed on time-charter by a trader for storage.
  • Euronav pair cut stakes
    Euronav's two largest shareholders have reduced their interest in the Belgian tanker owner.
  • Three dead in sinking
    Three people have died and another 12 are missing after a ferry sank off Cape Verde in Africa.
  • Ro-pax blaze out
    A new inspection of the burnt-out ro-ro Norman Atlantic is taking place in Italy after the fire on board was finally extinguished.
  • Western wins ro-ro
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has won a new ferry order from Uganda.
  • Polarcus recruits Starr
    Dubai-based Polarcus has named seismic industry veteran Rod Starr as its new chief executive.
  • Qatargas in Thai first
    Qatargas has delivered the first cargo of LNG to Thailand under a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with PTT Ltd.
  • Tug hits Hoegh Osaka
    One of the tugs working on the salvage of the Hoegh Osaka has collided with the vessel over the weekend.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • FTR: Fuel prices and regulation suspension helping trucking industry
  • Prince Rupert terminals set individual records while overall volume declines
  • St. Lawrence Seaway hits post-recession highs
  • APM Terminals continues equipment investments at Algeciras and Apapa
  • Falling oil prices make slow steaming less attractive
  • Horizon Lines secures pollution waiver for Alaska ships
  • Imports forecast to increase at U.S. ports in 2015
  • GAC starts new cold chain warehousing service near Jakarta
  • Artemus provides Japan, Panama Canal filing solutions

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Tanker oil spills reach five-year low
    The average for 2010-2014 fell to 1.8 large spills per year, ITOPF says.
  • MOL-operated vessel runs aground in Japan
    Firm says 'there was no pollution as a result of the accident'.
  • 'Choice between the devil and the deep blue sea'
    Shipping lines face slow steaming dilemma.
  • Ex-OW man to face charges in Italy
    On fictitious fuel deliveries.
  • Norwegian firm takes delivery of modern PSV
    Vessel offers low fuel consumption and reduced air emissions.
  • Box lines to get most out of softer bunker prices
    But no direct link between prices and freight rates.
  • Crude prices take another tumble
    Singapore bunker premium firms on the back of 'low flat prices.
  • Scrubbers to be installed on LPG carriers
    Vessels will be trading mainly in the North European ECA.
  • Pirate attacks target bunkers
    A total of 23 siphoning incidents took place between 2011 to 2014.
  • US firm to buy newbuild bunker tanker
    Newbuilding to be delivered later this year.
  • Titan Petrochemicals extends management contract
    Firm could regain trading status on HKSE this year.
  • Troubled shipping firm in move to cut bunker costs
    Jobs will go from company's head office in Bergen.
  • Leonard rejoins Cockett
    In same role as he held at OW Bunker for a few months prior to bankruptcy.
  • US shipping group wins ECA waiver
    As it pursues $18 million scrubber project.
  • Turkey's bunker association elects new board
    Eraydin will serve as president for the third time.
  • Progress on wind-powered hybrid boxship
    Vessel due to enter service within the next five years.
  • Bunker smuggling vessel 'explodes'
    Incident involved fishing vessel in disputed waters.
  • Methanol 'consistently less expensive than MGO'
    Cost of building vessels with methanol flex fuel capability 'modest' compared to other alternative fuels, Methanex tells Bunkerworld.
  • COSCO scraps 17 boxships, bulkers
    Fetching $51.2 million.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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