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April 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-north Europe rates fall 8.8pc to US$466/TEU, transpac up 15.3pc
  • CMA CGM cuts telephone enquiries with real-time box tracking mobile app
  • Six-mile truck queues jam New York-NJ as diverted boxes flood port
  • Maersk, Wan Hai and CMA CGM lead the pack in operating profits in 2014
  • Regional Container Lines, MOL intra-Asia service to call Myanmar
  • Scan-Shipping transports rail mounted quay cranes from India to Turkey
  • Maritime leaders say agility needed to adapt to changing market conditions
  • UASC 'anchors' its Peachtree Corners, Georgia North American headquarters
  • Gateway Hamburg show to be held in at Munich trade fair May 5 - 8
  • Congress of marine arbitrators meets in Hong Kong May 11 - 15
  • Siemens cargo handling system installed at Dubai World Central terminal
  • Oregon eyes Asia cargo flights after 2 ocean carriers quit Portland
  • Oman Air orders 20 Boeing 737s, expects to double fleet to 70 by 2020

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2015
  • Domestic coastal movement of raw cotton picking up
  • Healthy growth against a stable backdrop for Swedish Club
  • India Supply Chain 2015 Conference set for April 14-15, 2015
  • Indian Register of Shipping successfully completes Well Stimulation Vessel conversion
  • SCI inks MoU with Shipping Ministry for 2015-16
  • Chinese power equipment faces potential ban in India
  • Coffee exports dip 8.5 pc in FY15
  • Steel imports surge 71 pc in FY15
  • 'Amazing Salute' to Kandla Port; berths 255 m LOA vessel for the first time
  • Mormugao Port achieves impressive growth despite constraints
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates International Women's Day
  • Port of Amsterdam highlights salient features at Mumbai Trade Meet
  • Transport & Dock Workers' Union welcomes Deputy Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • Chhattisgarh to spend INR 9,500 cr. to upgrade roads
  • DICT receives first full import rake ex Mundra
  • Govt planning easier exit route for road developers
  • BHEL to set up Telangana power plant
  • CIL meets 97 pc of FY15 output target
  • Full capital account convertibility in few years: RBI Guv
  • Govt may revive stalled public investment
  • India likely to overtake China in thermal coal imports
  • INR ends weak against dollar at 62.31 on heavy demand for US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line's fleet upgrade gets going
  • SPO celebrates naming of two vessels
  • Freiburg new site for express service
  • Indian Railways' freight loading up by 4.18%
  • New terminal for high-tech products
  • Pasi Nopanen Finnair Cargo's new VP global sales
  • Russian Railways transport coal for Mechel mining
  • Europe's airports with 3% more freight in February
  • Liebherr supplies four cranes to Patrick Stevedores
  • Exclusive partnership to start in May
  • Global Ports: Roy Cummins replaced by Egor Govorukhin
  • Strong start for Pactl
  • AlbatrosExpress boosts capacity

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Syndicated shipping loans drop
    Syndicated shipping loans fell sharply in 1Q15, while offshore loans rose, according to new data from Dealogic. Including both shipping and offshore borrowing, total marine syndicated loans reached USD20.427 billion in the most recent quarter, down 2.8% versus the revised total of USD21.022 billion
  • Tidal energy gets a boost
    The world's first floating tidal platform is now ready for electricity generation. The milestone coincides with Europe's need for harvesting clean, sustainable, energy resources to meet the EU's ambitious 2020 renewables target. At the naming ceremony for Dutch-headquartered Bluewater's BlueTEC
  • BW LPG buys four VLGC newbuilding contracts
    BW LPG, the Oslo-listed VLGC owner in the Singapore-based BW Maritime group, has announced it has acquired contracts for four VLGCs to be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). "Previously reserved [by DSME's existing client], these vessels are to be delivered in 3Q16 and
  • Atlas suspends ore shipments, mothball mines
    Pilbara miner Atlas Iron will wind down production in April, with all mining and exports to come to a halt in the coming weeks, its managing director announced today. "Atlas Iron announces that due to the recent significant falls in the iron ore price, it will progressively suspend its mining
  • Rickmers Group posts small profit
    Hamburg shipowner and operator Rickmers Group improved its profits last year on the back of lower bunker costs for its project carrier operation and asset write-backs. The company today posted a pre-tax result of EUR6.8 million (USD7.2 million), against a EUR6.8 million pre-tax deficit in 2013. Net
  • Ice still delaying Great Lakes shipments
    A week after the St Lawrence Seaway and two weeks after the Soo Locks opened for the 2015 navigation season, ships are struggling to reach Great Lakes ports, especially in Lake Superior. Canadian and American shipowners say the situation highlights their long-standing contention that both the
  • Evergreen Line launches India-Gulf service
    Taiwanese container carrier Evergreen Line announced on 7 April that it will partner with Simatech, a feeder operator based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in launching a joint Chennai-Colombo-Gulf (CCG) service in May. Four 2,000 teu box ships will be deployed for this service, with one to be
  • Hong Kong to ban discharge of additional ship-sourced litter
    Hong Kong will introduce a law to prohibit discharge of additional kinds of garbage from ships to enhance the prevention of marine pollution in its waters. The city's legislators will decide on the Regulation on April 15, an official for the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong said on 10
  • CHEC wins USD600 mil. Ghana port deal
    China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has won a USD600 mil. bid to build a new port in Atuabo, Ghana, Chinese media reported on 9 April. Located 326 km west of the capital, the port will have an 18.5-m deep channel and three berths with depth of 16.5 m, 12 m, and 9m. The port will support
  • Navico gears up for tanker ECDIS migration
    Navico, a dedicated multi-brand marine electronics supplier, has added another product to its Simrad brand, the company said at a press conference on 8 April. The news was announced with an eye on the fast approaching July deadline for ECDIS carriage mandate for tankers above 3,000 gt. Simrad
  • Stolt-Nielsen profit surges on lower costs
    London-based Stolt-Nielsen has reported a strong rise in its first quarter 2015 net profit, but the company's CEO says volumes should rise for the market itself to return to health, and no signs of this are visible at the moment. The chemical carrier, tank terminal, and container group's net profit
  • Rabaul Queen owner to stand trial for manslaughter
    Rabaul Queen shipowner Captain Peter Sharp will stand trial for those killed on board the ferry when it went down in 2012, after a Papua New Guinea (PNG) magistrate ruled on 9 April against a defence submission to have the manslaughter charges dropped. British passport holder Sharp faces charges of
  • Volatility expected for O&M sectors
    The offshore and marine (O&M) sectors may see more volatility ahead, following the W-shaped oil prices path predicted by analyst. Malaysia-headquartered CIMB Bank's Yeo Zhi Bin expects Brent crude oil prices to hover within a tight USD50-70 per barrel for the next three years. This fallout of lower
  • Pacific Radiance forms JV in Ghana
    Singapore-listed offshore marine services provider Pacific Radiance has entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with Cross Energy (CE) to jointly incorporate the company Radiance Offshore (Ghana) in Ghana. The JV is formed with an initial share capital of GHS5,000 (USD1,300). The JV was signed by
  • NYK teams with others to develop fuel gauge
    Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has teamed with Monohakobi Technology Institute and Semco Ltd to develop Honesty, a tank-sounding device that claims to better measure the surface of liquids stored in vessel tanks. Semco Ltd is a Japanese manufacturer of measuring
  • 'K' Line sells six box ships
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has sold six container ships as it prepares to take delivery of 10 14,000 teu ships. Japan's third-biggest shipping company told IHS Maritime that since the end of 2014 to March 2015, it has sold Victoria Bridge, Valencia Bridge, Virginia Bridge, Verrazano Bridge,
  • BPA marks 11 years of profitability
    Busan Port Authority (BPA) has marked its 11th consecutive year of being in the black. For 2014, BPA, which was established in 2004, had record-high earnings of KRW107.7 billion (USD98.6 million), while its revenue for the same year rose 24.6% year on year to KRW348.6 billion. The company posted
  • Jinhai HI raises USD24 mil.
    Jinhai Heavy Industry (Jinhai HI) has raised CNY152 million (USD24 million) in a sale-and-lease-back deal over its shipbuilding equipment. Jinhai HI has leased back the equipment with a term of three years at an interest rate of 8.45% per year, according to a stock filing of Shenzhen-listed Bohai

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Chevron 100 BN lube gets interim nod for Wärtsilä use
  • Norwegian shipowners trim their expectations
  • BW LPG swoops on four DSME VLGC newbuildings
  • BAE San Diego gets $35 million for LSD 45 PMA

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Oregon governor sets funding to support small business exports
  • Diana Shipping extends charter for Ice Class Panamax bulk vessel
  • CSX names David Baggs vice president, treasurer
  • Port of Port Angeles extends deadline for Community Partner Program entries
  • Matson releases numbers for fourth fiscal quarter, year

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • BW LPG takes over four-vessel newbuilding deal at discount price
    Original client at DSME believed to be Chinese owner set to lose out on easing of Iranian sanctions
  • Oakland bids to boost logistics role
    Port's 360-acre trade and logistics centre aims to attract additional export and import cargoes
  • LNG trade volumes forecast to pick up substantially in 2015 and 2016
    LNG shipping poised to reap benefits as trades increase
  • Capes market in painful stasis as Scorpio Bulkers sells at a loss
    BIMCO argues that China tax cut to domestic producers will have 'toxic' effect on dry bulk market
  • Woodside's $854m investment in Kitimat offers shot in the arm for Canada's struggling LNG export plan
    If it gets off the ground, Kitimat would generate 12.5 LNG shipments per month, a robust new trade for LNG carriers
  • Asia-north Europe rates slump to new low
    Spot market at lowest level for nearly six years as carriers fail with latest price push
  • Bank seeks to install STX O&S chief at DSME, but merger talks are dismissed as 'fictions'
    Homecoming for Jung Sung-Leep, who served as DSME president in 2001-2006
  • Time to enter the Lloyd's List Global Awards 2015
    Show your customers why you are an award winning business
  • Rickmers flatlines in 2014
    Yet Hamburg boxship outfit hangs on to positive net profit
  • The cost of clean air
    Waterfronts these days are no place for ships, which are dirty and smelly and spoil the expensive view
  • Negative Norwegians predict profit squeeze and crewing cull
    Norwegian Shipowners' Association 2015 outlook lifts lid on risks and opportunities for country's diverse shipowning community
  • Why Labour should think again on non-doms
    Promised changes to the UK's non-domicile tax rules risk losing leadership in shipbroking, insurance, ship finance and maritime law

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Trans-Pacific carriers take new approach to annual carrier contracts
    For the first time, the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group representing 15 of the largest carrier in the trans-Pacific trade lanes, is pushing for base levels during the current contracting season, a departure from its longstanding policy of issuing targets for rate increases. But it remains to be seen whether...
  • OOIDA seeks to join Teamsters in legal bid to block Mexican truckers
    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association wants to join a lawsuit designed to block the Department of Transportation's decision to open the U.S. border to Mexican truckers, a step the DOT announced earlier this year after years of heated debate. The lawsuit, filed in March by the Teamsters union, is a last-ditch...
  • Spot truck volumes in US surged in March from winter lows
    Truck volumes on the U.S. spot market shot up 34 percent in March from February, as the spring surge in freight arrived at ports, loading docks, warehouses and retail stores. This year's surge is more "ordinary" than extraordinary, according to DAT Solutions, which operates spot market load boards that handled more...
  • Charter rates on the rise for midsize container ships
    The charter market for midsize container ships below 4,000 20-foot-equivalent-unit capacity is nearly back in balance after seven years, according to a Hamburg ship broker. Between 2007 and 2014, surplus capacity in the 1,000- to 3,000-TEU ship classes had essentially disappeared, Ernst Russ Shipbroker said its April monthly maritime overview report. The...
  • Crowley Provides Shipping to Haiti for Donated Mobile Health Clinic
    (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; April 10, 2015) '- Crowley Maritime Corp. is providing shipping services to The Blood Alliance of Northeast Florida as they work to give a retired bloodmobile new purpose in Haiti this week. The bloodmobile will be donated for use as a Zanmi Lasante mobile health clinic serving more...
  • India-Bangladesh coastal shipping service sets sail
    India-Bangladesh cross-border trade received a major fillip with the introduction of a new coastal shipping service between the two neighboring nations. The service, branded the Prantik Bangladesh India Xpress, or Prantik BIX, connects Kolkata to Chittagong, Bangladesh's main cargo gateway. "Industry leaders have opined that this direct service will benefit shippers from...
  • Migrant wave threatens Mediterranean carriers' crews, schedule reliability
    Merchant ship operators have joined with seafarers' unions urging European Union member states to take immediate action to curb the growing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, which they say is putting crews and schedule reliability at risk. With Mideast and North African states embroiled in violent chaos and political crises, the...
  • China-Med spot rates fall to lowest level since October 2013
    Click to enlargeContainer shipping spot rates from China to the Mediterranean fell to the lowest level in roughly a year and a half, reflecting how surge of new capacity on the trade lane is offsetting strong demand. Rates in April were on average $1,260 per TEU, a 5 percent decrease from...
  • 'K' Line sells six ships ahead of delivery of 10 larger vessels
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has sold six container ships for nearly $92 million as it prepares to receive 10 vessels each with a capacity of 14,000 20-foot equivalent units. Although "K" Line plans to reduce its fleet of container ships from 70 to 61 by the end over the next four years,...
  • CMA CGM says it has launched first container tracking mobile app
    CMA CGM has launched what it claims is the first real-time container tracking mobile application for the French carrier's customers. The app, which can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store in five languages - English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese -will enable shippers to follow loading operations, search for...
  • Rickmers profit stalls, revenue falls
    Rickmers Group's net income stalled and revenue declined in 2014 but Germany's leading container ship owner and manager continued to grow its fleet and restructured its loans. Net income crept up to €2.1 million euros [$ 2.27 million] from €1.5 million in 2013 as revenue dipped 5.7 percent to '545.4 million....
  • Port of Virginia deploys more equipment to deal with seven-week-long backlog
    The Port of Virginia is rolling out even more equipment and continuing construction on a new cargo yard in an effort to relieve a now seven-week-long container backlog on the waterfront. Since a winter storm shut down the port for four consecutive days over the Presidents' Day weekend in February, the...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe spot rate tumbles to new low of $466
    Spot rates on the Asia-Med trade fell 9 percent to $607 per TEU, according to the SCFI.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the Asia-North Europe trade this week slid below $500 per 20-foot container to an all-time low as slowing demand and excess capacity robbed carriers of any power to...
  • Rising import tonnage gives Pactl record first quarter
    Robust imports in the first three months pushed Shanghai's Pactl to a record Q1 throughput.HONG KONG - A sharp increase in first quarter imports helped Shanghai's largest air freight terminal to yet another record and follows on from its best ever annual performance in 2014.Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal...
  • Huge landside savings to be made by alliance cooperation, McKinsey says
    HONG KONG - The scale advantage container shipping alliances are realising at sea comes to an end when vessels arrive in port, and extending that cooperation to land is the critical next step towards improving efficiency and profitability, a new McKinsey report has found.Reducing the overall cost base and complexity...
  • LA, Long Beach ports: We're still the best option and we're making it better
    The chief executives of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are looking beyond their current congestion problems to resume what they see as their ports' rightful role as leaders of the U.S. port industry, and it will all be about infrastructure and processes. "The brand is tarnished," Gene Seroka,...
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    FedEx Trade Network's John Gazitua, Vice President, U.S. and Canada Operations, on understanding the unique supply chain needs of each customer and responding to regulatory, labor and weather disruptions with increased agility options. ...
  • European trucker Waberer's expands subsidiary network
    Waberer's International, a trucking and logistics company with roots in Eastern Europe, is digging deeper into Western European markets. The Budapest-based company is setting up a network of subsidiaries to get closer to customers and expand its business faster. The latest subsidiary, Waberer's Italia, opened last month in Milan, Italy, following...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: Direct ChassisLink Inc.
    DCLI's Ross Pignaz on the standalone chassis pool model, strategies for predicting chassis demand, and using technology to meet rapid change in the industry. ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Maiden voyage spill
    The owner of the newly delivered bulk carrier, Marathassa, has accepted that an oil spill that has polluted waters off Vancouver came from the vessel.
  • Rickmers profit rises
    Improved profitability is reported by the Rickmers group although the absolute numbers remain modest.
  • Alassia in spill scare
    A panamax bulk carrier delivered less than a month ago is being investigated as the possible source of a oil spill off the Canadian city of Vancouver.
  • BW LPG in $290m deal
    Leading very large gas carrier owner, BW LPG, is adding four more vessels to its fleet by taking over shipbuilding slots already reserved at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
  • Norwegian outlook sours
    Norwegian shipowners are warning of the prospect of lower profitability in 2015 in a new report on the outlook for the industry.
  • GPRT sells oldest bulker
    Goldenport Holdings has offloaded the smallest and oldest bulker in its fleet, the London-listed firm confirmed Friday.
  • Swire drops Brazil OSVs
    Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has reaffirmed the cancellation of a series of offshore vessel newbuildings in Brazil.
  • Tanker orders ease back
    Tanker newbuilding contracting has slowed in the first quarter of the year to the lowest levels recorded since 2012.
  • NOL merger move unlikely
    OCBC has played down the likelihood of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) being involved in a merger anytime soon.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Container shipping faces persistent overcapacity
  • Commerce, IDB team up to support small shippers
  • Container spot rates from China to Europe and Med fall to new lows
  • Garamendi seeks support for shipbuilding industry
  • Great Lakes trade slowed by another harsh winter
  • German trade, industrial production up in February
  • Oakland logistics center could attract additional cargo
  • Corpus Christi port opens first part of Nueces River rail yard
  • Samskip moves plants in reefers over European rail
  • Commentary: The ubiquity of Excel
  • Executive Moves: CSX and Shipco Transport
  • More companies report damage from West Coast port strife

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Oil spill caused by ship on maiden voyage, operator confirms
    'Leak has been identified and the outflow has been stopped'.
  • ISO standard measuring hull and propeller performance expected this year
    Draft has been submitted for approval three years after submission to IMO highlighted fuel saving potential.
  • IBIA unable to support 1.00% global sulphur cap proposal
    Consultant who initiated campaign 'disappointed' but will pursue other other avenues.
  • Oil spill highlights flaws in response protocols
    Suspected bunker spill: 'Ship's crew was guarded in dealing with the authorities.'
  • Another contract awarded in LNG-powered ro-pax project
    The marine industry has taken an important step towards 'a green Baltic Sea'.
  • UK ferry operator places order for scrubbers
    'This is a very important project for Condor Ferries', says its Executive Director.
  • Phillips 66 and Geos Group team up on marine fuel distribution
    Fuel to be supplied by road along the UK's northern coastlines.
  • New marine craft propulsion system under tests
    The Voith Linear Jet has taken seven years to develop, says firm.
  • ECA rules could be changing cruise industry
    Firms using fewer but bigger ships.
  • Bunker sales double at Russian port
    Port sold over 84,500 mt of marine fuels in Q1.
  • German shipowner to make fleet fuel efficient
    In bunker saving deal with charterer.

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Marsa Maroc and CMA CGM have formalized the agreement for the management of the new West Terminal at the port of Nador West Med.
Paris
It will become operational in 2027
SAS (MSC group) will exit Moby by selling 49% of its capital to Onorato Armatori
Rome
The AGCM announces that the commitments presented dissolve the structural and financial ties that had motivated the start of the investigation
Moving the cruise terminal in Trieste is being considered.
The UIRR is disappointed by the European Commissioners' intention to withdraw their proposed amendment to the Combined Transport Directive.
Brussels
The sector - the association underlines - needs a framework legislation
Sparks fly between the League and Brothers of Italy over the appointment of the presidents of the Port System Authorities.
Rome
Salvini accuses the majority party of obstructing them, absolving Giorgia Meloni from any responsibility
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -22.9%
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -22.9%
Taranto
Decline in all main product segments except liquid bulk
Kuehne+Nagel announces cost reduction program
Schindellegi
In the third quarter of this year, net sales fell by -6.8%
In the third quarter, DSV recorded a net profit of DKK 2.2 billion (-24.1%).
Hedehusene
Revenues rose 63.2% to a record $72 billion.
Fedespedi and Assiterminal are asking the Ministry of Transport for clarification and changes to the rules governing truck waiting times for loading and unloading.
Milan
Federlogistica: Before launching the port reform, a discussion with operators is necessary.
Genoa
Falteri: No reform can work unless it arises from a true, structured, and ongoing dialogue.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports increased by +0.7%
Madrid
Container cargo and dry bulk volumes are declining
ESPO calls for continued efforts towards a global solution on ship emissions despite referral to IMO
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2.8%.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2.8%.
Antwerp
In addition to bulk cargo, containers also decreased
Luka Koper and CEVA Logistics launch joint venture for car traffic in Slovenian ports
Koper
CMA CGM has signed a declaration of intent
Greer (USTR): Chinese retaliatory measures will not prevent US from rebuilding its shipbuilding base
While for many the postponement of the Net-Zero Framework should be seen as an opportunity, for others it derails the path to decarbonisation of shipping.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ships will refuel with renewable fuels in the port of Barcelona
Miami
Eight-year agreement with Spain's Repsol
The IMO MEPC has decided to postpone the vote on the shipping decarbonisation strategy by one year.
London/Brussels
Kazakhstan (ICS): Industry needs clarity. T&E, there's a risk that the agreement, even if adopted in a year, won't enter into force before 2030.
ESPO welcomes the EU Parliament's recognition of the role of ports in strengthening mobility and military resilience.
Brussels
Ryckbost: We hope that these points will be reflected in the final compromise text.
PSA Genova Pra' terminal authorized to accommodate two 400-meter container ships simultaneously
Genoa
Yesterday the "COSCO Shipping Taurus" and "Evelyn Maersk" moored, both 20,000 TEU vessels.
Salvini, the port reform aims to create a national port network capable of overcoming fragmentation
Rome
The relaunch of an integrated vision of the planning and programming of all port investments is foreseen
Port of Los Angeles Sets New All-Time Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Los Angeles
Port authorities are concerned about the impact of new taxes on Chinese ships and cranes.
HMM invests $2.8 billion in the construction of 12 13,000 TEU containerships and two VLCCs
Seoul
The ships will be delivered by April 2029
Filt Cgil, concerned about the TAR ruling on self-production in the port of Salerno.
Pirate attacks on ships increased by 37% in the third quarter
Pirate attacks on ships increased by 37% in the third quarter
Kuala Lumpur
The Singapore Straits region remains at high risk
Appointments of Port Authority presidents and port reform remain stalled, according to port operators at La Spezia.
Appointments of Port Authority presidents and port reform remain stalled, according to port operators at La Spezia.
La Spezia
A heavy brake - they underline - on the principles of participation, transparency and control provided for by the current legislation
In Indonesia, two accidents on the same ship at the same shipyard cause 14 deaths.
Batam
This morning a second explosion on the FSO "Federal II"
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean has been implicated in the trade war between the US and China.
Beijing
Beijing also took countermeasures against five US subsidiaries of the shipbuilding group
Port of Singapore set new all-time container throughput record in third quarter
Singapore
By weight, however, this cargo volume recorded a decrease of -1.8%.
Green fuel producers support IMO's shipping decarbonization strategy
London
The importance of introducing incentives for green e-fuels was underlined
In August, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +2.5% thanks to the increase in bulk cargoes
Genoa
Various goods fell by 14.4%. The Spediporto Conference
The US threatens retaliation against states that vote to approve the Net-Zero Framework.
Washington
"Our fellow IMO members," Rubio, Wright, and Duffy warned, "should be warned."
Wallenius Wilhelmsen: New US port tax on car carriers is higher than expected.
Oslo
From tomorrow they will rise to 46 dollars per net ton
USTR announces heavy tariffs on port cranes and other handling equipment made in China
Washington
100% additional tariffs on ship-to-shore port cranes
Salvini reassures the port of Livorno of the additional resources needed for the new Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Even a hundred million euros more - the minister stated - will not block the development of the airport.
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Beijing
Beijing's response to the taxes that will be imposed on Chinese ships calling at American ports
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by 4.6%.
Ankara
Volumes with Italy increased by +7.3%, with a sharp increase in containers (+32.2%)
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenue
Taipei/Keelung
In the period July-September, decreases of -36.7%, -42.2% and -35.7% were recorded
ASA, ECSA, ICS, WSC, ITF, IAPH and IBIA call for approval of the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
Only global standards - they underline - will be able to decarbonise a global industry.
Zanetti (Confitarma): ensure the competitiveness of the Italian armaments industry with support tools suited to the sector
Rome
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno recorded drops of -5.3% and -3.2%
Naples
Cruise passengers on the rise
New US tariffs will have a strong impact on containerized imports into the US in the coming months
Washington
National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates forecasts
In 2024, freight transported by rail by the Spanish company RENFE Mercancías decreased by -12.0%.
Madrid
The financial year ended with a net loss of -32.2 million euros
ZIM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels
Haifa
The new US tariffs will take effect on October 14th.
ABB sells its robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for $5.4 billion
Zurich/Tokyo
ABB Robotics employs approximately 7,000 people
Federlogistica calls for acceptance and implementation of the regulation on waiting times for heavy vehicles.
Genoa
Falteri: essential protection for the regularity, safety, and economic sustainability of road haulage companies.
Ten European rail associations call for acceleration of TEN-T network completion
Brussels
The need to ensure sufficient funding for the implementation of interoperable systems at European level was highlighted
SAAM Towage to Complete Acquisition of Entire Share Capital in Colombia's Intertug
Santiago
An agreement was signed to obtain the remaining 30%
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Cairo/Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2025, maritime traffic fell by -9.4%
Port of Salerno: Work resumes to complete the "Porta Ovest"
Naples/Rome
Cuccaro appointed special commissioner of the Central Tyrrhenian Port Authority. Annunziata resigns.
Renewal of concession for Croatian shipyard Iskra Shipyard
Sebenico
The naval-mechanical plant will be expanded to an area of 11,000 square meters
In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
Palermo
The direct intervention of the AdSP commissioner Tardino was crucial - explain Filt, Fit and Uilt
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
A new record in cruise traffic is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Catania
In Catania, Risposte Turismo presented the new edition of the "Italian Cruise Watch" report.
Quarterly freight traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Barcelona/Algeciras
In the period July-September, percentage variations of +1.8% and -4.1% respectively were recorded
Fincantieri launches the first integrated underwater drone system
Trieste
Tested at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center in La Spezia
Filt Cgil: The method adopted to define the port reform is unacceptable.
Rome
The union denounces the lack of involvement of workers' representatives and the lack of prior consultation.
General Assembly of Logistics: Northwest Alliance Renewed
Turin
Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont Regions, MIT, RFI, and Ferrovienord Sign Agreement
Konecranes reports quarterly revenue decline while orders rise.
Helsinki
In the period July-September, orders acquired for 1.15 billion euros (+20.1%)
GNV has taken delivery of the new ro-pax GNV Virgo in China
Genoa
It is the first ship powered by liquefied natural gas in the company's fleet.
A new maritime service for rolling stock to North Africa is underway at the Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal.
Vado Ligure
Connection with the Libyan port of Misurata
Grimaldi and China Merchants Shenzhen RoRo Shipping sign cooperation agreement
Naples
Expected to offer greater capacity and a broader and more efficient service network to support Chinese exports
The 2026 budget forecast and the POT of the Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas have been adopted.
Gioia Tauro
Piacenza: Cold ironing is also important to avoid having to face significant fines.
The Port of La Spezia has completed its first cold ironing tests at Molo Garibaldi.
La Spezia
The transformation cabin at the dock has been connected to the cruise ship "MSC Seaview"
Global Ports Holding has signed a contract to manage the Casablanca cruise terminal.
Istanbul
15-year agreement with option for a 20-year extension
A conference on e-commerce returns at LIUC
Castellanza
In the fashion sector they represent over 30% of online orders in Europe
Australian Scott McKay is the new president of the International Cargo Handling Association.
London
He took over from John Beckett
Fincantieri and Defcomm sign agreement for the development of surface drones.
Trieste
Co-investment to accelerate its industrialization
Container traffic in the port of Valencia fell by 11.6% in September.
Valencia
In the third quarter of 2025, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 0.7% in the third quarter.
Long Beach
Empty spaces are rising. Full capacity at boarding and disembarking is down 1.0% and 8.5% respectively.
Piacenza: The port of Gioia Tauro aims to handle seven million containers by 2029.
Genoa
Transhipment - he underlined - represents an essential gateway for international goods into the national market.
Arkas Line's new direct service connects the Eastern Mediterranean and Italy with West Africa.
Izmir
It will be held on a weekly basis
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Assocostieri urges revitalization of the national bunkering sector
Genoa
Among the proposals, making it possible to use barges as floating storage facilities for alternative fuels
The Ministry of Transport has requested an agreement for Consalvo to become president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Rome/Trieste
Fedriga: The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region will express its agreement
Federmar-Cisal proposes a new distribution of the tonnage tax benefits
Rome
Pico: For maritime personnel, financial recognition is not always proportionate to the essential role they play
P&O Maritime Logistics completes acquisition of controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Obtained the necessary regulatory approvals
Fatal accident in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
A 67-year-old truck driver lost his life at the Sapir terminal.
A Norwegian delegation visits the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Livorno
ABB's quarterly financial performance shows sharp growth
Zurich
In the period July-September the value of new orders increased by +11.6%
Fratelli Neri buys two tugboats produced by Egypt's Misr Tugboats Factory
Ismailia
They will be taken into delivery in the first quarter of 2026
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September, 29.8 million TEUs were handled (+3.6%)
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -9.2% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
A 16.3% drop was recorded in September
Port of Civitavecchia appoints members of the Marine Resources Partnership Body
Civitavecchia
He will remain in office for four years
New quarterly record for container traffic handled by CMPort port terminals
Hong Kong
New highs recorded both in China and at overseas ports
CMA CGM to order six feeder containerships from Cochin Shipyard
Kochi
Order worth approximately 300 million dollars
Efficient solutions for the port launching of floating wind turbines are being studied in France
Trondheim/Brest
Agreement between the Norwegian BOA and the port of Brest
Augusta Due has acquired a second new tanker built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
Rome
It has a capacity of 18,590 deadweight tons.
IRU, CLECAT, ESC and GCCA oppose binding targets for demand for zero-emission trucks
Brussels
They ask to focus instead on creating favorable conditions for operators to be able to use them.
Marialaura Dell'Abate is the new president of Confitarma's Young Shipowners' Group.
Rome
In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +4%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are decreasing
Matteo Caiti appointed country manager for Italy at Forto
Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
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