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August 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai port volume increases 1.7pc to 3.12 million TEU in July
  • Devaluation bomb hits after China exports fall 8.3pc and imports slip 8.1pc
  • Panama Canal strike threat lifts as union, contractor come to terms
  • APM Terminals acquires Italian Vado reefer terminal west of Genoa
  • CEVA quarterly profit up 25pc to US$75 million as revenues rise 0.3pc
  • First UN Aden aid ship under ESC Global Security armed guard
  • Russia aims to boost Crimean box volume 7 fold through Sevastopol
  • SeaLand and APL select Port Everglades for service to Latin America
  • CEVA launches home delivery centre to enhance customer service
  • Rotterdam to try free truck tyre checks to detect low pressure dangers
  • Tauranga port invests in dredging, expansion to handle 6,000-TEU ships
  • China Southern Airlines joins IAG Cargo's Partner Plus Programme
  • US airports reel from west coast port congestion and fear more mayhem
  • United Airlines first half air cargo increases 7.9pc to 1.51 billion ton miles
  • Atlas Air profits down 2pc to US$29.39 million, revenues up 1.1pc

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Concentrated inspection campaign on enclosed space entry drills planned
  • PPG appoints ODC specialist in Brazil
  • Reefer containership capacity seen increasing 20 pc by 2018
  • SCI's Q1 profit soars
  • Import duty on steel increased by 2.5 pc
  • APM Terminals Mumbai resumes normal operations
  • Cochin Chamber against toll on Vallarpadam-Kalamassery Container Road
  • Iron ore terminal may be modified for handling coal at Kamarajar Port
  • Peel Ports introduces 'virtual' crane operations at Port of Liverpool
  • Railways to form SPVs for infra development, says Minister
  • Western/Eastern dedicated freight corridors to be completed by Dec. 2019: DFCCIL MD
  • 14,172 t of sugar exported to EU, US: Sitharaman
  • Interest subvention scheme set to be brought back
  • Renminbi devaluation will impact Indian exports & manufacturing: Fieo
  • Bhavani Shipping Services organises blood donation camp
  • Indian Merchants' Chamber initiates "Swachh Sassoon Dock" campaign in Mumbai

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Panama Canal strike is called off
    Construction workers building the Panama Canal's third set of locks have called off a threatened strike after winning a pay rise from the consortium building the locks. SUNTRACS, the workers' union, had been seeking an 8.9% pay hike, following the 11% increase they gained last year. On 11 August,
  • Rickmers Group expands earnings base
    Rickmers Group today (12 August) reported improved turnover and underlying earnings for the first half of the year. The German shipowner and operator's revenues, mainly from charter and ship management income, rose by 6.6% year on year to EUR289.6 million (USD319 million), while its operating
  • COSCO and China Shipping talk about merger
    China's top two shipping companies COSCO and China Shipping are discussing the possibility of a merger. They could release an outline plan within three months, a source close to the industry has revealed to IHS Maritime. A team of five, led by Xu Lirong, chairman of China Shipping Group, is
  • DS Torm slashes losses and raises forecasts
    DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and dry cargo shipping company, has raised its 2015 pre-tax and operating profit forecasts on a continuing strong product tanker market. The company, which completed a restructuring on 13 July, has slashed interim losses. The net loss in the second quarter
  • DS Norden in second EBIT forecast increase after strong 1H15
    DS Norden, the Danish-listed dry bulk and product tanker group, has raised its operating profit forecast (EBIT) for the second time in two months after its tanker business delivered record interims. Group net profit in the first half 2015 (1H15) amounted to USD81.9 million compared with a loss of
  • ATB oil terminal expands
    A second phase of expanding ATT Tanjung Bin (ATB) oil terminal in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, has been completed, adding 262,000 m³ to its storage capacity. With 12 new tanks, the completed terminal has 1.15 million m³ of storage capacity and six marine berths able to accommodate very
  • Zhoushan Changhong to break six rigs from Transocean
    Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard has bought six decommissioned semi-submersible drilling rigs from Transocean for demolition. The privately run Chinese scrapyard and shipyard has paid a total of USD17.9 million since June for the six vessels, which have a combined weight of 89,000 tonnes,
  • Swissco almost quadruples 2Q15 profit
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swissco Holdings' profit for the second quarter of 2015 was USD13.2 million, an increase of almost fourfold from the profit of USD3.6 million in the same period a year ago. The company's revenue for the same period was USD18.4 million, with revenue
  • Epic Gas plunges into $2m loss
    Singapore-headquartered shipowner Epic Gas deepened into a net loss of USD2 million for the second quarter ended on 30 June 2015 from a loss of USD1.4 million last year, despite higher revenue contribution for the period. Revenue rose by 20% year on year (y/y) to USD32.9 million in the second
  • Chinese ports' growth ebbs in 1H15
    Thirty large ports in China handled a total of 5.67 billion tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2015, up 2.6% year on year (y/y), a slowdown from last year's 5.6% annual growth, showed data released by the Ministry of Transport (MOT). As 19 coastal ports handled 3.94 billion tonnes of cargo,
  • Eskola replaces Rosengren as W'rtsil' boss
    The Finland-based engine maker Wärtsilä has named its deputy CEO, senior executive vice-president, and president of its Marine Solutions division (former Ship Power), Jaakko Eskola, to be the company's new president and CEO from 1 November 2015. The company's incumbent CEO and president Björn
  • Vallianz profit slides despite higher earnings
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Vallianz Holdings' profit for the second quarter of 2015 declined 29.1% year on year to USD4.58 million despite recording higher earnings for the period. The company's revenue climbed 68.6% to USD65 million in the second quarter that ended on 30 June from

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • XPO bridges service gap as it brings last-mile expertise to Europe
  • Cosco-China Shipping merger moves a step closer on Beijing's command
  • Shippers promised better visibility with Infor's $675m GT Nexus acquisition

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • China developing unmanned ships
  • Radio miscommunication contributes to collision
  • Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for wind farm vessel
  • Carisbrooke Shipping grows managed fleet
  • Hawaiian challenge to Jones Act fails

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Port of Seattle inks 15-year lease with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
  • Corps' contractor replacing piles at Chittenden Locks in Ballard
  • Bellingham Marine Life Center temporarily closed for roof repairs
  • Panama Canal Authority sets 39-foot draft restriction
  • Crowley-managed MSC vessel rescues 11 from sinking fishing boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • We will not chase tanker market, says Norden boss Rindbo
    Company will keep focus on both tankers and dry cargo, even as dry offers far less reward
  • Tanker earnings lift Great Eastern Shipping
    Indian carrier's net profits up 45% in April-June
  • Impairments inflict a $16m loss on Rickmers Maritime
    Singapore-listed shipping trust posts a second-quarter underlying profit of $4m
  • Torm to take on tanker industry
    Torm boss says restructuring did not crush company spirits, and paves way for a rejuvenated business amid fresh product tanker opportunities
  • Greece agrees to push through new tonnage tax hike
    Draft bail-out deal includes October deadlines for more action on shipping taxes and final bids for ports
  • UK flag revival efforts begin
    MCA to recruit new director of the UK Ship Register, with commercial experience
  • Abu Dhabi's Khalifa terminal breaks key container moves benchmark
    Former Lloyd's List Award winner pushing ahead with further terminal expansion for 2016
  • Norden bailed out by tanker division
    Tankers boost balance sheet as dry bulk weakness continues to exert pressure on Copenhagen-listed shipowner
  • Euroseas curbs loss in the second quarter
    Greece-based owner proceeds with rights offering to help fund bulker newbuilds

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Australian maritime union takes legal action against Hutchison
    The Maritime Union of Australia has taken legal action in federal court against Hutchison Port Holdings' decision to terminate 97 members of its 222-strong Australian. The union contends that Hutchison's violated its enterprise agreement with the union by making the layoffs unilaterally and ignoring the dispute resolution clause. The hearing is...
  • Cargomatic expands truck load-matching to NY market
    Los Angeles-based Cargomatic has expanded its Uber-like technology for matching trucks and shipments to the New York regional market after several months of testing. The company has operated in Southern California since early 2014. It uses an online platform to connect shippers needing service with trucking companies that have available capacity. Cargomatic...
  • CN CEO takes three-month health leave
    Canadian National Railway's President and CEO Claude Mongeau said Wednesday he will take a three-month leave of absence to address significant health concerns. Claude MongeauMongeau is expected to take a step back from his day-to-day duties at Canada's largest railway toward the end of August or early September after he undergoes...
  • Macy's ups e-commerce ante against Amazon
    Macy's is expanding same-day delivery options into more markets, upping the ante in its high-stakes poker game with e-commerce giant Amazon. The U.S. retailer will be rolling out same-day delivery in nine new markets this month, bringing its total number of markets with the service to 17 and surpassing the number...
  • Crowley-managed vessel rescues 11 fishermen in South China Sea
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. '- The Crowley-managed, USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) '- a Military Sealift Command (MSC) Impeccable class, ocean surveillance ship '- heroically rescued 11 fishermen struggling to stay afloat on a sinking vessel that had been adrift for five days in the South China Sea. While enroute to Subic Bay, Philippines, on July 19,...
  • "K" Line to provide free transport for prefecture capital celebrations
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has announced that it has provided free ocean transportation of festival decorations that will be used at sightseeing and products promotion events in California, the United States, which will be held by six prefectural capitals in Tohoku region, Japan, in collaboration. These events will be...
  • Werner Enterprises shakes up management
    Werner Enterprises has shaken up its top management, with founder C.L. Warner taking the role of chairman from one son and another son giving up his position as vice chairman. Gary Warner will still serve on Werner's board of directors as vice chairman, but will take more time to spend with...
  • Nippon Express sets sights on China-Southeast Asia trade
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, has reached a key milestone in its Asia strategy with the launch of a time-saving truck service between Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province in southern China, and Bangkok, Thailand's capital. It previously took more than two weeks to transport container cargo...
  • Rare sight in Great Lakes ports - containers
    Cleveland, with port at left.A niche shipping service between Antwerp and Cleveland is providing other Great Lakes ports with a sprinkling of containerized cargo. Last month, Spliethoff Lines' Faglegracht delivered 20 containers of heavy-lift cargo to Detroit. The port had a 17 percent year-over-year increase in general cargo from April through...
  • Finland's Konecranes merging with Terex Corp
    LONDON - Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes is joining forces with its bigger U.S. rival Terex Corp. in an all-share merger to create a $10 billion-a-year group that can better respond to stiffer competition from Chinese manufacturers and slowing European and North American demand. Westport, Connecticut-based Terex's shareholders will own 60 percent...
  • Panama Canal workers call off strike
    Construction workers building the Panama Canal's third set of locks have called off a threatened strike after winning a pay increase from the construction consortium at the helm of the project. The $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion, already delayed by multiple work stoppages and monetary disputes, faced a fresh setback early...
  • Tightening capacity raises US distribution center rents
    Surging demand for U.S. industrial real estate is outstripping demand, pushing rents to near pre-recession levels and attracting speculative investment in new facilities, according to a new report by the real estate firm CBRE Inc. But because construction of distribution centers and warehouses isn't keeping pace with demand, companies that need...
  • Shipping industry waits for official news of Cosco-CSCL merger
    HONG KONG - Trading of the eight listed units of Cosco and China Shipping on the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong Exchanges has been suspended all week in preparation of a joint announcement by the giant state-owned carriers that is widely expected to be news of a merger.Multiple "sources close...
  • Suez expansion and Panama restrictions won't impact trade - for now
    Transiting the Suez Canal.LONDON - The expansion of the Suez Canal and the reduced draft for ships transiting the Panama Canal won't immediately impact the rival waterways' shares of Far East-U.S. East Coast traffic, according to Alphaliner. Apart from the launch of Zim's Seven Star Service in May no other carrier...
  • Italy plans IPO for state postal company
    LONDON - The Italian government plans to sell up to 40 percent of the state-owned postal company Poste Italiane in an initial public offering in October. The IPO, which could raise as much as 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion), will be the biggest listing on the Milan stock exchange so far...
  • Operations resume at APMT Mumbai
    APM Terminals' Gateway Terminals India resumed operations Wednesday morning following the end of a week-long shutdown due to labor troubles, but it will take stakeholders weeks to clear up cargo backlogs and bring ship schedules back on track at the country's busiest container gateway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, according to...
  • Philippine ports ready for rising volumes after cabotage law change
    Philippine President Benigno Aquino signs into law amendments to the country's cabotage rules. Photo: Malacañang Photo BureauHONG KONG - Smaller ports in the Philippines are bracing for rising container throughput following government approval of an act that liberalizes the country's cabotage law and allows foreign carriers to participate in the...
  • Analysts divided on yuan decline's impact on exports
    HONG KONG - China's currency has now fallen 3.5 percent in two days after the central bank on Tuesday triggered the yuan's greatest one-day decline in 20 years, and it is expected to fall further as the country struggles to reverse a sharp drop in trade recorded in July.The 1.9...
  • APMT Mumbai strike ends
    Workers handling rubber-tired gantry crane operations and their employers at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust reached a new contract late Tuesday, ending a week-long strike that shut down APM Terminals' Gateway Terminals India facility, the largest container terminal in India. "An agreement has been reached, but we will have to wait until...
  • NS says intermodal service improving, but trade speeds don't reflect
    Norfolk Southern Railway says infrastructure improvements and added locomotives are improving network velocity, but the railroad's intermodal train speeds, an indicator of network reliability, tell a different story. As of July 31, average intermodal train speeds for the Virginia-based railroad were nearly unchanged from historic averages this time last year and...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Explosion rocks Tianjin port
    A massive explosion shook Tianjin, China, apparently igniting in the city's container port.
  • Dof defies gloomy market
    Dof Group recorded a 16.5% jump in its second-quarter profit and said the next reporting similar will have a similar result, but it warned of uncertainties in the offshore vessel market going forward.
  • Cape rates sink 15%
    Capesize time-charter equivalent (TCE) rates suffered their largest single-day decline in more than eight months as rates plummeted across the market for large bulkers.
  • Grandweld signs for four
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards has won a new order for crew vessels.
  • SCI boosts Q1 profit
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has pushed up its first quarter profit thanks to a good performance from its bulkers and tankers.
  • Norden shuffles orderbook
    Norden has sold off three supramax newbuildings and replaced them with a brace of vessels with later delivery.
  • Scorpio lands LR2 work
    New York-listed Scorpio Tankers has found work for two new LR2 tankers at stronger rates.
  • Rickmers turns red
    Rickmers Maritime saw red ink in its bottom line due to non-cash impairment charges for the second quarter, which also saw reduced rates for boxships.
  • Fewer ships detained
    Fewer ships were detained during last year, according to an annual report released by classification society ClassNK.
  • Carisbrooke adds eight
    Commercial management of Liberty One ships aimed at consolidating fragmented MPP market.
  • Kidnap lawsuit fails
    A federal legal case launched by a US captain captured by Nigerian pirates in 2013 has been dismissed by a Texas court.
  • Ceona chairman resigns
    The chairman of UK-based shipowner Ceona Offshore has resigned due to ill health.
  • Korea to boost yard banks
    Government to pump money into state lenders heavily exposed to loss-making HHI, DSME and Samsung.
  • Crane rivals merge
    Finnish crane maker Konecranes has merged with US rival Terex with the new alliance looking to a combined annual revenue of $10bn.
  • Yang Ming raising $124m
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming is plotting a new bond sale to pay off earlier issues.
  • Great Eastern on the rise
    Indian tanker and bulker owner kicks off financial year with higher quarterly profit and revenue.
  • Deep Sea eyes lay-ups
    Fredriksen company likely to idle more ships as weak offshore market continues to erode earnings.
  • Panama strike called off
    The danger of potential delays to the completion of works at the Panama Canal has faded after workers reached an agreement with management.
  • Mipo seals MR quartet
    South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has announced a new order for products tankers worth KRW 168.9bn ($142.7m).
  • Vallianz still in black
    Vallianz Holdings has lost a small part of its net profit for the second quarter but boosted its revenue by 68.6%.
  • Norden raises sights again
    Owner boosts profit forecast for second time in three months as tanker market motors.
  • Torm slashes loss
    Restructured Danish owner Torm has slashed its second quarter loss and raised its profit forecast for the full year.
  • Greece unveils tax increase
    Greek tonnage tax is to increase by 4 percent a year between 2016 and 2020, according to a draft law submitted to parliament on the night to Thursday writes Harry Papachristou from Athens.
  • Crystal back at Lloyd Werft
    Hot on the heels of an order for three 100,000-gt cruiseships, Malaysian-owned Crystal Cruises has returned to Germany's Lloyd Werft with an order for two 140-passenger river cruiseships.
  • Loss for Euroseas
    US-listed Greek shipowner Euroseas has finished the first half of its financial year with a net loss of $8.7m on revenues of $17.6m.
  • Durban on dredger hunt
    South Africa's National Ports Authority (TNPA) has been given the go-ahead to order a grab-hopper type dredger in the face of mounting criticism over silting problems in Durban, the country's largest port.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Cargomatic launches in New York market
  • St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments sink 7 percent
  • CEVA signs contract with Universal Music
  • Kalitta Charters buys small package express airline
  • Strike at Panama Canal averted

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2015
  • Calumet scraps Great Lakes oil shipping plan
    Firm said finding a partner for the project 'just didn't happen'.
  • Prices plunge as refinery comes back on line
    Durban sees IFO prices fall by over $50 per metric tonne.
  • Dawn of a new era
    Lessons learned so far from ECA operations on 0.10% sulphur.
  • Cat fines 'prime suspect' in engine failure case
    Investigation points to 'poor separator efficiency' as the cause as the fuel was on-spec.
  • Singapore players struggle with product glut
    'It looks like a tank-top situation for some.'
  • OW collapse has left owners fearful of ship arrest
    But law firm explains that bunker suppliers have limited options to initiate arrests in German ports.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V.
  • MFMs planned for a dozen 'eco' newbuilds
    Vessels scheduled for 2015-2016 delivery.
  • Firm offers global LNG bunker fuel report
    Report has been described as an 'in-depth study'.
  • Use of LNG as a marine fuel to expand in China
    Ministry of Transport offering grant for each LNG-powered vessel.
  • Interlake Steamship Company announces scrubber retrofits
    Installing the 'emission reducing' technology on one-third of its fleet.
  • Use of LNG as marine fuel to expand at China
    Ministry of Transport offering grant for each LNG-powered vessel.
  • Adani posts quarterly profit surge
    But revenues fell on the back of weaker bunkering sales.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Turkish firm adopts fleet efficiency management solution
    Aims to improve performance of its ten tankers, says DNV GL.
  • WTI crude settles at six-year-low
    As OPEC production climbs.
  • EIA reduces US crude production forecasts for 2015, 2016
    But output 'is still on track to be the highest since 1972'.
  • Gazprom's FSRU 'adapted' for future LNG bunkering in Baltic Sea
    Unit to be built by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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