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March 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Guangdong to open free trade zone next week: Shenzhen trade group
  • NJ votes to dump NY Waterfront Commission - no can do, says lawyer
  • Little Prince Rupert reaps 56pc volume jump on US west coast congestion
  • Fewer, smaller ships did not cut ever longer LA-LB dwell times
  • 2nd offence: Italian LNG tanker fined US$2.75 million for dumping oily bilge
  • Canadian National puts out snaking inferno after 94-car crude oil derailment
  • MTT Shipping extends service to Singapore from Peninsula to Borneo
  • CEVA opens West Hub in Singapore as well as 'City of Energy' unit
  • Alliances no use, only mergers will work as they did for airlines: analyst
  • New container terminal to be built in Waalwijk in the Netherlands
  • Privately-owned YTO Cargo Airlines starts international flights
  • World air cargo sector needs to adapt to digital age: IATA
  • Frankfurt Airport's cargo volume rises 1.8pc in February

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • GSL bags INR 30K-cr. minesweeper order
  • Coal imports likely to touch 265 mt in FY17
  • EU demand for Indian pomegranate sees decline
  • HAROPA keen on enhancing business with India
  • Queensland govt okays Adani, GVK's port expansion plans
  • CONCOR's new weekly train service from Vallarpadam ICTT to facilitate coastal boxes arriving from Gujarat
  • NACFS' Executive Committee meeting in Delhi discusses key issues
  • Railways receives its highest-ever funding
  • India successfully defends stand on raw sugar export subsidies at WTO
  • INR recovers handsomely against dollar
  • L&T unit secures orders worth INR 1,242 cr. in Q4

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A brighter silver lining
  • Good results overall last year
  • Bacton Transport expands fleet
  • Roehl rises to new Hansa Heavy Lift challenge
  • LOC goes down under
  • Eurotunnel plays host to Railenium
  • Two more small cargo aircraft crash
  • First-ever woman becomes Icao secretary general
  • Intermarine boasts fleet of the future
  • Hauling bulk for Spanish salt producer
  • Turkish Airlines: freighters order and Iran expansion
  • Lieb clears desk at Schenker
  • Acquisition turning costly
  • US military base to house new international airport
  • PSA volumes up 6%
  • New trans-Russia blocktrain
  • Stuck in reverse

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Third car carrier executive sentenced
    Former NYK executive Susumu Tanaka has been sentenced to 15 months in a US prison and ordered to pay a USD20,000 fine after pleading guilty for conspiring to fix prices on ro-ro cargo. Tanaka, who had been a manager in NYK's car carrier division at the time of the incident, is the third Japanese
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens
    Houston Ship Channel has reopened after a days-long shutdown following a vessel collision. Harbour pilots have now begun reducing the queue of 90 vessels that are waiting to transit the channel. A 7.2km section of the channel near the Barbour's Cut Container terminal had been shut down on 9 March
  • Cochin signs new dredger deal with Royal IHC
    India's state-owned Cochin Shipyard has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based Royal IHC to collaborate on dredgers for the Indian market. IHC is the world's top designer and manufacturer of dredgers and associated equipment. "As part of the 'Make In India' programme, Cochin Shipyard is
  • PSA sees rise in 2014 container throughput
    Singapore-listed port operator, PSA International (PSA) posted 65.44 million teu in 2014, representing an increase of 5.8% from the previous year. The company's flagship Singapore Terminals contributed about 33.55 million teu with a growth of 4.1% year-on-year, and PSA terminals outside Singapore
  • Limited recovery predicted for Doosan Engine
    Although shares in South Korea's Doosan Engine have rallied this year on expectations of more orders and turnaround in operating profit, further upside will be limited, according to an analyst's research note. After visiting the company, Samsung Securities analyst Han Young-soo said, "Doosan Engine
  • Chevron workers stranded ahead of Cyclone Olwyn
    More than 1,000 Chevron workers were stranded on Barrow Island as Cylone Olwyn bears down on the Pilbara. The Pilbara Port Authority announced the port officially closed at 10am local time. Unions said workers were stranded there after the company failed to evacuate them before the airfield
  • Cruise fire sparks safety alert
    Shipowners and operators of all vessel types have been urged by the US Coast Guard (USCG) to update safety guidelines following a cruise ship fire that killed three people in December. In a Marine Safety Alert issued 11 March by the USCG's Inspections and Compliance Directorate, the agency
  • Franbo Lines' revenue up a third in February
    Taipei-listed bulk carrier Franbo Lines on 11 March posted a revenue of TWD57 million (USD1.8 million) for this February, up 32.57% year on year (y/y). Its revenue for the first two months of 2015 totalled at TWD120 million, a 14.11% increase y/y. Franbo Lines stated that the drop of Baltic Dry
  • Cargo ship capsizes off Jeju Island, South Korea
    A Hong Kong-registered ship has capsized off South Korea's Jeju Island, but no casualties were reported in the incident. According to South Korean newspaper Halla Ilbo, the 4,400-tonne cargo ship Eastern Amber has capsized 40 km northwest of Chujado Island, Jeju, at 21:21 h local time on 10 March.
  • Concern grows over ship recycling methods
    There is growing concern that the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) could undermine the Hong Kong Convention with regards to ship recycling methods. The Hong Kong Convention aims to ensure that ship recycling does not threaten human health, safety, and the environment, whereas the EU SRR
  • Insignia cruise deaths prompt safety alert
    Shipowners and operators of all vessel types have been urged by the US Coast Guard (USCG) to update safety guidelines following a cruise ship fire that killed three people in December 2014. In a Marine Safety Alert issued 11 March by the USCG's Inspections and Compliance Directorate, the agency
  • ECSA joins fight to save EU infrastructure funding
    European shipowners' organisation ECSA has joined other leading transport bodies in calling on EU transport ministers to prevent planned EU transport infrastructure spending being eroded by the EUR315 billion (USD333 billion) strategic investment fund championed by EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. The new grouping, which comprises 14 bodies
  • HPH Trust receives Baa1 rating by Moody's
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust's proposed bonds have been assigned a Baa1 rating by credit rating company Moody's Investors Service. According to Moody's, HPH Trust's Baa1 rating is underpinned by favourable industry dynamics and light-handed regulation, which
  • Petra Energy clinches deepwater project
    Malaysia-listed integrated brown field services provider Petra Energy has been awarded the topside maintenance execution services for the Gumusut Kakap floating production system by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company. The contract was signed by Petra Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petra Energy
  • Four Japanese companies form an LPG importer
    Three Japanese oil refining companies and a trading firm have merged their LPG businesses to form a new LPG import enterprise. Gyxis Corporation has been formed from the integration of the LPG units of Cosmo Oil, Showa Shell Sekiyu, TonenGeneral Sekiyu, and Sumitomo Corporation, and will begin
  • Astomos fixes three VLGCs for spot shipments
    Japanese LPG importer Astomos Energy is said to have fixed three very large gas carriers (VLGCs) for spot shipments this week, a move that got brokers talking. A London-based broker told IHS Maritime that Astomos Energy reportedly booked Hellas Serenity, Morston, and another ship, for which brokers
  • China's cabotage shipping capacity falls y/y
    Shipping capacity fell across major merchant vessel types in China's cabotage trade in 2014 on a year-on-year (y/y) basis, according to the Water Transport Bureau of China's Ministry of Transport. For bulk carriers over 10,000 dwt in the cabotage trade, the overall capacity dropped 3.3% y/y to 53.4
  • Yokohama port's box traffic sinks in December
    The Port of Yokohama in Japan saw its cargo traffic decline for the third straight month in December on a year-on-year (y/y) basis, according to preliminary figures released by the Yokohama municipal government on 11 March. The port's cargo traffic in December slumped 1.5% y/y to 10.152 million

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Noryards books IMR vessel order from BOA
  • MSC Cruises newbuild duo to have GE electrical propulsion
  • LNG Hybrid Barge completes technical trials
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens
  • SUNY Maritime now offers START-UP NY tax-free area
  • Tallink LNG fueled ferry to have Wärtsilä DF engines
  • Branson's Virgin Cruises could be banned from U.S. ports

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Longview Port Commissioners say no to propane export terminal
  • Port of Bellingham funding small city development projects
  • US rail freight traffic delivers up/down week
  • Port of Seattle program targets small community air service providers
  • Horizon selling Puerto Rico assetsto Luis Ayala Colon Sucrs.

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Grexit fears prove no impediment to finance for Greek owners
    If anything, interest from banks and funds is picking up, say experts
  • Yard Talk | Measuring up the musings about mega shipbuilding mergers
    CSSC-CSIC and STX-Sungdong-SPP deals appear to be more hot air than reality, but a Yangzijiang-Rongsheng union has a chance
  • Show Me the Money - Bleak prospects for Fesco
    Geo-political forces are squeezing the Russian shipping line
  • Anek shrugs off ro-pax arrest
    Olympic Champion still idle as Hellenic Seaways pursues $6m in charter hire claims
  • Rotterdam and Antwerp face barge congestion
    Contargo warns that it is experiencing waiting times of up to 92 hours
  • Moody's grants Baa1 to Hutchison Port Holdings Trust proposed bonds
    Proceeds will mainly be used for for refinancing existing debts
  • Keeping an eye on opportunities... and risks
    For a balanced view, it is crucial to look at both sides of the tanker argument
  • Four new handysize bulkers for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
    Vessels mark first shipping foray for FFP
  • Aker-Crowley joint venture lands $325m loan as Jones Act tanker business still entices
    Jones Act trade is 'best place to be in the world' right now, but will it stay that way?
  • Houston box operations face another day of disruption
    Update: Barbours Cut terminal expected to open at 1300 hrs local time
  • BW LPG management shake-up comes as rivals bite at its heels
    Evergas boss Martin Ackermann recruited to replace Nicholas Gleeson, who returns to role as BW Group finance chief
  • Aronnax: Too much choice?
    Has shipping been left running scared by the growing list of environmental technologies
  • Commerzbank shipping book down to $12.7bn as pullout continues
    Otto confirms withdrawal despite tentative improvement for boxships
  • Cyclone threatens iron ore trade in Western Australia
    A storm with 165 km per hour gusts is heading south towards Dampier

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Trucking employment approaches peak, pressuring driver wages, rates
    As the U.S. heads toward what some economists consider "full employment," trucking companies tracked by the Labor Department hired an additional 2,600 workers in February, pushing the monthly JOC.com Trucking Employment Index reading up to 99.9. That means the more than 100,000 motor carriers surveyed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
  • Horizon sells Puerto Rico assets, turns over San Juan terminal lease
    Horizon Lines has sold some of its San Juan, Puerto Rico, container assets to a stevedoring and terminal operator based on the island, the latest sign of the U.S. domestic carrier's exit from the business. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company also said it has assigned its lease of the terminal to...
  • US containerized ocean trade with Asian countries
  • US West Coast containerized ocean trade via Asian ports
  • West Coast intermodal volume surge tests inland hubs
    Tightening Chicago drayage capacity is causing rates to spike, as shippers have little choice but to pay for more local trucking to avoid demurrage charges that railroads impose if loads aren't removed from terminals after two days. Drayage rates for the largest North American freight hub have spiked at least 10...
  • 2014 in review: Not your normal year in trans-Pacific trade
    It's a known unknown: We will never know what 2014 could have been, volume-wise, for U.S. West Coast ports, the gateway to the trans-Pacific container trade. It wasn't a normal year for West Coast port labor and productivity. Savvy cargo interests strived to reduce risk by accelerating cargo activity ahead of...
  • Negotiations to avert port strike continue in India
    India's shipping minister, Nitin Gadkari, met with union leaders Thursday in an attempt to avert a threatened indefinite strike by dockworkers that could cripple major port operations. Gadkari assured union representatives that a planned government reform of major ports would not lead to privatization of the public enterprises and a loss...
  • Florida governor makes play for West Coast business
    "Florida is on a mission," Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday. In a letter to shipping industry leaders, the Republican governor said he's amping up efforts to bring new business to Florida's ports, and he's set on taking that business from the U.S. West Coast. Scott said he plans to lead a trade...
  • Drayage demand spikes at NY-NJ port terminals
    This story was updated at 3:10 p.m., Thursday, March 12 The hottest market for drayage this week may not be Los Angeles or Long Beach but New York and New Jersey, where shippers and brokers are scrambling to find power to move containers and trucks are backing up in long lines...
  • PSA reports record volume but profit dip
    PSA International's container traffic hit a record high in 2014, but the Singapore-based global terminal operator's profit dipped slightly on higher operating costs. Traffic grew 5.8 percent to 65.44 million 20-foot-equivalent units, consolidating PSA's position as the world's largest terminal operator, ahead of Hong Kong's Hutchison Port Holdings. Net profit slipped, however,...
  • Finding Neverland
    This year's TPM Conference will probably always be remembered as the event that took place within weeks of the conclusion of the most bruising West Coast labor negotiations in recent memory - surpassing, in its ill-effects on company supply chains, even the 10-day lockout in the fall of 2002. Despite the...
  • Houston's Barbours Cut to reopen today after collision cleanup
    The Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal is set to reopen early this afternoon, two days after a tanker and bulk carrier collided in the Houston Ship Channel, leaking a flammable chemical into the surrounding waters. "I'm looking now and it appears traffic is moving in the channel again," Bill Hensel,...
  • India posts 10-month $17.8 billion trade surplus with US
    India's two-way trade with the U.S. totaled about $54 billion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2014-15, which ends March 2015. India's U.S.-bound shipments totaled $36 billion and its imports from the U.S., $18.2 billion. As a result, India posted a trade surplus of $17.8 billion with the...
  • Lufthansa Cargo in the black for 5th straight year, with profit up 27 percent
    Lufthansa Cargo's operating profit surged nearly 27 percent in 2014. The German carrier remained in the black for the fifth consecutive year despite a weak global air freight market that has pushed many of its rivals into the red. The increase, to 100 million euros ($106 million) from 79 million euros...
  • NY-NJ container volume jump highlights West Coast diversions
    Container traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey jumped 7.8 percent year-over-year in January, an all-time record for the month and a reflection of how some East Coast ports are benefiting from diversions away from congested ports on the opposite coast. The traffic of 268,442 twenty-foot equilvalent units...
  • Mega shippers define China trade patterns, Seabury says
    SHANGHAI - The behavior of a handful of mega shippers in China completely defines the market, and any analysis of imports and exports must take this into account, advised Seabury Group managing director Gert-Jan Jansen.China has 375,000 individual shippers importing and exporting by air into every zip code in the...
  • Progress at US terminal gates expected this year, FMC chairman says
    LONG BEACH, California -Mario Cordero, chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, told the Harbor Trucking Association in Long Beach last week there is reason to believe that terminal operators will do their best to improve turn times at U.S. ports this year. Cordero earlier on March 3 served as moderator...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Capital cans fundraiser
    Capital Product Partners has abandoned plans to tap the bond market for cash to refinance existing debt.
  • Houston Channel reopens
    The Houston Ship Channel reopened Thursday morning in the wake of a collision that stalled inbound and outbound traffic for days.
  • Mercuria wants more
    Not content with picking off around 40 former OW Bunker staffers at the turn of the year, Mercuria has its sights on another recruitment drive.
  • Bharati's wind-up turmoil
    Lenders to India's Bharati Shipyard looking to recover their dues may find it difficult to do so as many creditors have filed winding-up petitions against the shipbuilder.
  • Viking Line edges up
    Finnish ferry group Viking Line has posted a better annual profit as it sold assets and benefited from lower fuel bills.
  • Ardmore times growth spurt
    Wells Fargo has predicted a steady rise in profit for Ardmore Shipping in initiating coverage of the tanker owner.
  • Drugs seized from ship
    Colombian authorities have found packets of cocaine and marijuana on a Panama-flagged cargoship.
  • Profit for Principal
    Principal Maritime ended 2014 in the black as the New York IPO hopeful quietly kept its listing ambitions alive.
  • Chugoku Sougyo tries again
    Japanese owner Chugoku Sougyo is making a second attempt in as many months to sell one of its supramax bulkers, it is claimed.
  • Boskalis suspends buyback
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has suspended the repurchase of up to 10 million shares despite posting a record profit for 2014.
  • Norden sells tanker twins
    Danish owner Norden has continued its return to asset play with the sale of two tankers to Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI).
  • Five more years
    Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping's board has reappointed managing director and deputy chairman Bharat Sheth for five more years.
  • PSA steady in 2014
    PSA International has held its ground in terms of revenue and profit during a year which the company described as "business unusual".
  • Horizon sells up
    US container line Horizon Lines has offloaded some of its container terminal assets in Puerto Rico.
  • Shell takes LR2
    Oil major Shell has reportedly taken an LR2 products tanker on time charter from Dorian Hellas.
  • Virgin ground?
    A former senior executive of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCL) has accused billionaire Richard Branson of copying plans and ideas for his new cruiseship business.
  • Western Bulk buys bonds
    Oslo-listed Western Bulk has spent NOK 29m ($3.57m) on buying back nearly 10% of its bonds due in 2017.
  • BW LPG poaches Ackermann
    Evergas CEO Martin Ackermann is taking the top job at BW LPG as incumbent Nick Gleeson returns to his previous role of CFO of BW Group.
  • Dof in Australian deal
    Dof Subsea has boosted its ties with Chevron as it won a contract for offshore support work in Australia.
  • AKPS secures $325m loan
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has clinched $325m of financing for its tanker joint venture with US owner Crowley.
  • Teething troubles
    A new CalMac ferry was withdrawn from service in Scotland for the second time after a lubricant pipe split.
  • CSE bulker grounds
    A Chinese bulker has grounded in a severe snowstorm off the coast of Japan.
  • Auditor 'doubts' remain
    Auditors have again expressed doubt about DryShips' future but the company's annual report shows a reduction in loans with covenant breaches.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Long Beach empty yard morphs into relay depot
  • Zepol: LA/LB ports take Jan-Feb import hit
  • DHL profits fall slightly despite increased revenue
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens to vessel traffic
  • Horizon Lines sells Puerto Rico terminal assets
  • Union of Concerned Scientists recommends 40% reduction in truck fuel use
  • FTR trucking index drops in January
  • FAA fines 3 firms for hazmat violations
  • Hollywood tragedy involving CSX train ends in guilty plea
  • TNT begins freighter flight to Tel Aviv
  • Executive moves: Schenker AG, ATA and Hansa Heavy Lift
  • Employers, shippers complain about ILWU actions in Oakland

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2015
  • Cyclone forces closure of two Australian ports
    Winds in excess of 165 km per hour are expected.
  • Hybrid barge completes technical trials
    Has been given the green light to begin operations in May.
  • Wartsila supplies engines to Baltic ferry
    Agreement for engines was signed in February.
  • Houston Ship Channel re-opens
    After partially closing for two days due to a vessel collision.
  • Mercuria reaffirms commitment to bunker business
    Looking to hire up to staff following recent departures.
  • Bunkering disrupted at Italian ports
    Lack of resupply limits traders options.
  • Norwegian Oil Trading expands teams
    Former OW manager joins Singapore office, new broker and credit manager appointed at Norway office.
  • LNG marine fuel and bunkering to feature at gas conference
    October event to run at Singapore.
  • Fujairah storage facility opens for business
    Part of plan to cement port's bunkering prominence.
  • Shell mulls relocation of Manila oil depot
    'It's a major expense to relocate,' says country manager.
  • Dan-Bunkering expands Singapore operations
    Offshore Manager has started work at the branch.
  • Singapore strengthens maritime manpower development
    Increases funding for maritime courses, including bunkering, by $47 million.
  • Turkey eyes bigger share in green ship engine market
    New working group to develop engines compatible with EU-standards.
  • Troubled oil exploration firm bags $100 million loan
    Africa-focused energy investment group grants loan to Toronto-listed firm.
  • Mauritius gets bunkering boost
    India plans to construct oil storage and bunkering facility on the island.
  • WTI crude drops as US stockpiles expand
    Glut of US crude in storage expanded for a ninth consecutive week.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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