testata inforMARE
Cerca
28 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:14 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
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,...
  • JOC | TPM 2015 Sponsor: FedEx Trade Networks
    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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile