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November 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd to raise rates from December 1
  • Beijing set to approve Cosco-China Shipping merger this year
  • Hapag-Lloyd in the blue after merger with Chile's CSAV
  • Triton and TAL merger will lead to world's largest intermodal container lessor
  • Port of Rotterdam increase tariffs by 0.5pc in 2016
  • Global Ship Lease reports Q3 loss of US$41.1 million
  • DSV's bid to buy UTi for US$1.35bn is accepted
  • Greencarrier Freight Services expands in Poland after winning wine contract
  • HK's SMEs second to Taiwan in global and regional exports: FedEx study
  • ICTSI launches MICT mobile app for cargo monitoring
  • Singapore Airlines cautious about future but H1 net profit up
  • Emirates' H1 FY2015-16 earnings surge 65pc, cargo volume up 10pc
  • Airports Authority of India to set up separate cargo entity

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Successful cooperation
  • Laurels for Canada's safest carrier
  • Spotlight on needs of container forwarding specialists
  • Ship building: Saab going to Poland
  • Finnair denies negotiation rumours
  • Robeson joins Indiana ports commission
  • Investment in food logistics
  • Takeover in heavylift logistics field
  • Big, bigger, the biggest and Gothenburg
  • New look for Eva Air's 22nd triple seven
  • Report shows ballooning congestion costs
  • New deputy director for Foca
  • Expanding port railway in a big way
  • Extensions and more in Koper
  • Maiden flight for MRJ
  • Martin Bencher now in the Middle East
  • Kombiverkehr augments network
  • HHLA sees autumn leaves fall
  • Look out, look out...more thieves about

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • South Korea's KMTC Line reviews fleet structure ahead of tougher times on Intra-Asia trades
    KMTC Line, Korea's third-largest container line and the country's biggest player in the Intra-Asia segment, is reviewing its fleet structure ahead of expected tougher conditions on Intra-Asia routes next year due to rising capacity and sinking demand. "We had no demand peak in the third quarter of this year and this...
  • Jiangsu New Hantong secures orders for three 74,000 dwt tankers
    China's Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) has secured a contract to build three 74,000 dwt Long Range 1 product tankers for Germany-based shipowner Conti Group. According to Jiangsu's corporate website, all three vessels are to build in New Hantong Shipyard and are scheduled for delivery between December 2017 and...
  • DS Torm mulls NYSE share listing
    The New York Stock Exchange. Credit: PADS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker company, said it is contemplating to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. It is already listed in Copenhagen. "Torm A/S announced today that it is contemplating a new structure with a potential listing on the New...
  • Viking Ocean increases Fincantieri order
    Fincantieri where Viking Ocean Cruises has placed an order. Credit: FincantieriViking Ocean Cruises has increased the number of cruse ships it has booked at Fincantieri from four to six. The latest order is for another pair of 47,800 gt sister vessels, with delivery scheduled for mid-2018 and late 2020. The two cruise...
  • Why private equity is cashing in
    Wall Street legend Bernard Baruch one said, "I made my money by selling too soon." That, in a nutshell, explains the recent flurry of tanker sales by private equity investors. For those in shipping who are more focused on 'buy low, sell high' vessel trading than on getting cargo from point...
  • Commentary: Why private equity is cashing in
    Credit: PAWall Street legend Bernard Baruch one said, "I made my money by selling too soon." That, in a nutshell, explains the recent flurry of tanker sales by private equity investors. For those in shipping who are more focused on 'buy low, sell high' vessel trading than on getting cargo from...
  • The contrast between dredging and commercial shipping
    Having just come back from CEDA Dredging Days conference - constructive, informative and a generally excellent event, thank you for asking - I was struck by the difference in attitude between the dredging sector and its bigger older sister, commercial shipping. Realisation is just dawning in shipping that yes, January 2016...
  • Commentary: Shipping interest in Northern Sea Route cools
    Russian icebreakers attempting the Northern Sea Route. Credit: PAThe Arctic Circle assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, recently heard several country delegations argue in favour of free and safe access to the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The NSR is a navigable channel that winds its way through the Kara Sea, the Laptev...
  • Videotel's Maritime Training Programs Now Deployed on More Than 12,000 Vessels Worldwide
    November 11, 2015 - Videotel, the leading international provider of e-Learning maritime training and software solutions and a company of KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that its training solutions are now in use on more than 12,000 vessels worldwide, with more than 300 new vessels having joined in the...
  • RCL orders feeder vessel pair
    Thai-owned Regional Container Lines has contracted Jiangsu New Yangzi shipyard to build two feeder container ships. The 1,688 teu pair will have an overall length of 172 m, the maximum length allowed to navigate the inland waters to Bangkok. Both vessels are scheduled to be delivered before the end of 2017. The Thai...
  • HMD wins LPG carrier order
    Navigator Holdings has returned to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for a fully refrigerated LPG vessel. The New York-listed owner and operator announced the contract, with a delivery date scheduled for August 2017, after receiving a long-term charter contract for a midsize gas carrier. Navigator Gas owns and operates the world's largest fleet...
  • Offshore service provider PGS raises USD100 million from share placement
    PGS seismic vessel Nordic Explorer. Credit: PAPetroleum Geo Services (PGS), the listed Norwegian seismic services provider to the offshore oil and gas industries, said it has raised NOK919.6 million (USD104.6 million) in a private share placement. The company placed with institutional investors in Norway and abroad 21,779,999 new shares and 1,800,000...
  • Team Tankers enjoys strongest market since early 2009
    Team Tankers International, the chemical carrier group formed from restructured Eitzen Chemical, has reported the firmest market since early 2009 and a profit for 3Q15. Group net profit amounted to USD7.4 million in 3Q15 compared with a loss of USD23.7 million in the same period last year. Revenues fell to USD79...
  • Transas Simulation User Conference 2016 erases the boundaries
    More than 200 experts from all around the world will attend the global Simulation User Conference (SimUC 2016) 'Simulation and Training without boundaries', which will be hosted by Transas in Singapore on January 28, 2016. Transas SimUC is a regular international event, that gathers Transas simulators users and Transas partners to...
  • Singapore launches Arctic sea route forum
    The benefits of the Arctic Sea Route were discussed today in Singapore. Photo: Vice and VirtueSingapore has an important role to play in the development of the Arctic sea route, despite it being an Asian country far from the Arctic region. Speaking today at the Arctic Circle Singapore Forum, Teo Chee...
  • Concord Energy halts coal trades
    Concord's decision was due to plunge in coal prices. Credit: PASingapore-based Concord Energy has stopped trading coal to focus on its crude oil trading and storage businesses, IHS Fairplay has learnt. Chartering sources told IHS Fairplay that Concord Energy, which was active in fixing bulkers to transport coal cargoes, has been...
  • Shipping interest in Northern Sea Route cools
    The Arctic Circle assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, recently heard several country delegations argue in favour of free and safe access to the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The NSR is a navigable channel that winds its way through the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, and the Chukchi...
  • Debate intensifies on private equity tanker sales
    Ridgebury CEO Bob Burke. Credit: Greg MillerIs private equity 'jumping ship' on tankers and will this exit strategy accelerate to the detriment of asset pricing? This increasingly pressing question was debated at the Marine Money forum in New York on 10 November and explored in interviews with IHS Fairplay. Connecticut-based...
  • Shipping veteran sees fundamental investor shift
    Gener8 CEO Peter Georgiopoulos. Credit: Greg Miller.The US public market for shipping companies has experienced a profound shift in its investor mix, which partially accounts for this year's very poor stock performance, according to Gener8 Maritime CEO Peter Georgiopoulos. Georgiopoulos has taken five NYSE-listed companies public: crude tanker owner General...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • DP-DHL third-quarter performance hit by cost of failed IT project and falling volumes
  • Former SwissWorldCargo chief Oliver Evans takes up role at drone logistics company Matternet
  • Finnair denies takeover talks with IAG, but Lufthansa and SIA link up on Euro routes
  • Low rates continue to spook investors as Hapag-Lloyd profits take a dip in Q3
  • Air Canada Cargo is tracking shipments in real time, per piece
  • Self-driving trucks will be great for truckers... for now
  • Sri Lanka scraps firm's floating armoury deals amid scandal
  • Roy Merryweather takes business development role at PD Ports

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • ACL completes acquisition of AEP River Operations
  • NTSB: El Faro bridge found, VDR still missing
  • Plans for giant Brazil ship repair yard move ahead
  • Sea Slice to go to work as wind farm support vessel
  • HHI sees Saudi Aramco MOU as a turning point
  • Dumped sludge, lied to USCG, found guilty

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Port of Coos Bay Commission taps John burns as new CEO
  • NYK teaming with Astomos for new very large gas carrier
  • International Trade Administration offering free export assistance tools
  • "K" Line joint venture company begins operations in Dubai
  • Maersk Line adding services in Far East, South East India

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Korean shipbuilding's winter of discontent
    In the wake of DSME's mammoth losses, Korea's government and state lenders apply pressure on shipbuilders
  • J. Lauritzen sees third-quarter losses widen
    Dismal demand growth and tonnage trouble will make this the reality of the market for an extended period, says Danish owner.
  • Pioneer Marine cancels three orders and delays a further five
    Orderbook revision at Chinese yard Yangzhou Guoyu frees up $34m of equity as dry downturn demands re-think
  • Seven yards join Beijing rig-building whitelist
    Whitelist's funding requirements and high technology threshold push private shipyards out
  • Diana posts third-quarter loss
    Owner misses analysts' forecast by $0.04 per share
  • Top 20 container lines braced for industry shake-up
    Mergers on the horizon as ocean carriers struggle with freight rate meltdown
  • Feeding the demons
    Feederships operators are an often overlooked but absolutely crucial part of the global supply chain
  • Scandlines seeks to scupper Denmark-Germany tunnel
    Ferry operator to challenge finance model in European Court of Justice
  • Odfjell books second successive solid quarter
    Norwegian chemtanker owner holds income at $7m despite 5.5% fall in revenue
  • NYK Line inks VLGC time charter contract with Astomos
    Japan line to have twelve very large gas carriers operating under time charter with gas supplier
  • Hyundai Heavy signs yard build and operate deal with Saudi Aramco
    New shipyard to build vessels that are no longer profitable for Korean shipyards to produce
  • Improved market conditions lifts Team Tankers' earnings
    Lower bunker prices contributed to earnings
  • Mercator requests trade suspension
    Move comes in wake of HSH Nordbank's filing for appointment of a judicial manager on Tuesday
  • Viking Ocean Cruises orders two more ships from Fincantieri
    Vessels expected to be delivered mid-2018 and end-2020
  • Jiangsu New Hantong wins three LR1 tankers
    Similar vessel type priced at $41m at a competitor yard last month
  • ICTSI launches mobile real-time container monitoring application
    App available for iOS and Android users

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Ryder sees growing interest in natural gas trucks
    The price of diesel may be at a six-year low point, but Ryder System sees continued interest in natural gas vehicles. Several customers, ranging from a dedicated trucking operator to a food service redistributor, have ordered natural gas-powered vehicles from Ryder recently. Many of those companies are putting single trucks into...
  • JOC economist cuts U.S. import growth forecast
    Swollen inventories and sluggish global growth have led JOC Senior Economist Mario O. Moreno to cut his forecast for U.S. containerized imports this year to 5.4 percent from his previous forecast of 6.6 percent. Moreno also trimmed his import growth forecast for 2016 to 5.5 percent from 7 percent. The lowered...
  • Searchers find El Faro's bridge, continue search for recorder
    The USNS Apache, which located the wreckage of the El Faro.U.S. Navy searchers have located the navigation bridge of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank Oct. 1 with the loss of its 33-member crew, and are continuing to search for the ship's voyage data recorder. The National Transportation Safety Board...
  • Port of Virginia posts record month for containers
    The Port of Virginia handled 233,466 twenty-foot-equivalent units of full and empty containers in October, making it the port's single busiest month ever and the eighth straight with volume above 200,000 TEUs. The port's previous single-month record for TEUs was set in May with 230,511 TEUs handled, the Virginia Port Authority...
  • LA imports dip in October
    Containerized imports in Los Angeles declined 3.3 percent in October compared to October 2014, following a trend that saw West Coast ports losing some market share last month while East Coast ports gained. The largest U.S. container port in October also reported a decline in exports of 14.7 percent, with total...
  • JOC Inland 2015 Sponsor: Mallory Alexander International Logistics
    Neely Mallory, president, Mallory Alexander International Logistics, discusses preparations for the expanded Panama Canal, regulation, and the company's push into China with Alessandra Barrett, senior content director, JOC, at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, in October. ...
  • C.H. Robinson names new president of North America surface transport
    C.H Robinson Worldwide, the largest U.S. non-asset third-party logistics provider, has appointed Robert Biesterfeld, a long-time employee, as president of North American Surface Transportation. Biesterfeld, currently serving as vice president, Truckload, has spent the last 16 years with C.H. Robinson, working variously as vice president of Sourcing and Temperature Controlled Transportation, genera
  • South Korea carrier reviews fleet structure ahead intra-Asia turbulence
    Credit: Christian JunkerKMTC Line, South Korea's third-largest container line and the country's biggest player in the intra-Asia segment, is reviewing its fleet structure ahead of expected tougher conditions on intra-Asia routes next year due to rising capacity and sinking demand. "We had no demand peak in the third quarter of this...
  • HHLA profit, revenue decline on double-digit container drop
    HHLA HamburgHHLA's profit and revenue declined in the first nine months of the year as Hamburg's biggest stevedore suffered a double-digit slump in container volumes. Earnings before interest and tax shrank 5.6 percent to 123.9 million euros ($133.8 million) from 131.3 million euros a year earlier and revenue contracted 4.2 percent...
  • Panama transshipment boom from expanded canal unlikely, port analyst says
    Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama.Widespread predictions that an expanded Panama Canal will set off a boom in Panamanian transshipments are unlikely to pan out, according to port analyst Asaf Ashar. "The assumption is that as ship sizes grow dramatically, the incidence of transshipment also will grow dramatically. This is not happening," said...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Judge approves GMI settlement with HTM
    Seven charter cancellations approved as bulker operator seeks to wind down operations.
  • ING said to have sold collapsed OW's loan
    Dutch bank also offloads claims against shipowners as OW's German arm files for Chapter 15.
  • BW Pacific IPO in trouble ahead of pricing
    Owner's effort to raise $250m in Oslo listing won't happen within target range and may not sell at all.
  • Seacor OSV seafarer lodges $2m lawsuit
    Dalton Young sues US owner and others over injuries suffered while working on Clay Ella.
  • Bulker blues continue to hurt J Lauritzen
    Danish owner takes 2015 running loss to $160m following red ink in the third quarter.
  • Pioneer chops and delays newbuildings
    Pankaj Khanna fronted owner makes major changes to orderbook at Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard.
  • DBB banks $107m
    Danish offshore owner sells four-year bonds to refinance existing debt.
  • NAT gets more NAO
    Suezmax owner shows confidence in offshore spin-off with $9.5m pact.
  • HSH sells $538m of bonds
    Restructuring German lender raises more cash as it boosts finances after EU deal.
  • Finnlines in best ever quarter
    Emanuele Grimaldi sees operational strategy bear fruit as ferry company posts strong result.
  • TNG wins best rate yet
    Croatian owner's new SPP-built MR tanker fixed for a year at $19,300 per day.
  • Diana Shipping loss deeper than forecast
    Shipowner slips below third quarter forecasts but its cash pile is bigger than a year ago.
  • Scandlines calls for Fehmarn rethink
    Ferry owner wants long-term funding for Germany-Denmark tunnel to be reconsidered.
  • Sewol captain's term upheld
    South Korea's supreme court backs life sentence for Lee Joon-seok after tragic ferry sinking.
  • Scandlines calls for rethink
    Ferry owner wants long-term funding for Germany-Denmark tunnel to be reconsidered.
  • Rem Offshore turns red in third quarter
    Norwegian offshore owner books quarterly loss as revenue falls in poor market.
  • Viking can't avoid the offshore slump
    Oslo-listed owner posts loss in Q3 due to impairment charge from its PSV fleet and weak rates.
  • RCL records a loss for third quarter
    Bangkok-listed boxship owner posts modest quarterly loss but remains in the black this year.
  • Box slip proves costly
    Liner agent fined $300,000 after sending nine containers to Oakland instead of Seattle.
  • General cargoship engulfed by fire
    Crew evacuated as firefighters tackle blaze on Chinese vessel in Japan.
  • Nolan puts price on Navigator newbuild
    Management offers wide price window for latest gas carrier while Stifel analyst has a firm figure.
  • F Laeisz takes ICBC cash
    Chinese lender provides $65m in export credit to German owner for ro-ro upgrades.
  • Cosco Corp turns red
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder posts a loss in Q3 as its shares remain suspended ahead of "complex" merger.
  • ICG ups earnings
    Irish ferry and boxship owner logs better Q3 profit as fuel costs drop and revenue rises.
  • Private equity shifts to secondary loan market
    UBS analyst says loans and not steel are now the purchase of choice for private equity investors.
  • Where is the private-equity money?
    UBS analyst Spiro Dounis concludes that hedge funds are still investing in shipping, but not on the equity side.
  • Tallink on the rise
    Estonian ferry owner carries more passengers during summer; pushes up Q3 revenue and profit.
  • Paragon switches listing
    Greek owner cleared to move to Nasdaq Capital Market after struggling with $1 price requirement.
  • Bharati loss widens
    Indian shipbuilder racks up deficit of $33m in its second quarter.
  • Odfjell's gas ambitions checked for now
    Chemical tanker owner back in profit in Q3, but is in talks with Chinese yard over eight "significantly delayed" new LPG ships.
  • PGS raises $107m
    Norwegian survey ship owner sells new shares to boost its balance sheet.
  • BTS buys Ardmore pair
    Singaporean based tanker operator in the small and intermediate segments expands fleet.
  • Pacific Radiance profit wiped out Q3
    Pang Yoke Min-led company latest casualty in the battle to survive offshore industry collapse.
  • Epic shrinks Q3 loss
    Improved charter rates and cost cutting help to push LPG specialist almost into the black.
  • DSME told to halt work
    Korean yard reportedly told to stop construction on VLGCs until safety can be guaranteed.
  • Qube joins battle for Asciano
    Aussie port group's former top executive returns with takeover bid in battle with private equity fund.
  • Hoegh LNG Partners to restate earnings
    New York-listed FSRU owner says financials should not be relied upon after tax review.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Maersk Container Industry opens Chile reefer factory
  • Heathrow export values increase despite falling throughput
  • DHL Group net profits plummet nearly 90% in Q3
  • FWI: U.S. cargo theft value up despite decrease in volume
  • K + N gains two new customers at Dubai aerospace hub
  • Survey: Retailers unprepared to handle holiday shipping
  • Panama port project draws strong interest from potential operators
  • Mallory Alexander granted greater operating authority in China

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
  • Gibraltar eyes role in global LNG bunkering network
    Port CEO highlights its strategic location to become a hub for the cleaner fuel.
  • Uptake of better fuel specs still slow
    WFS sees about 30% of bunkers sold to latest ISO 8217 specs, big variations reported by fuel testing agencies.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb in Singapore
    Stocks have been holding above 25 million barrels since mid-July.
  • US DATA: Residual fuel oil stocks highest since 2010
    Despite a significant increase in demand.
  • Onshore oil storage 'approaching capacity'
    'The volume of crude oil and fuel oil held on tankers has soared.'
  • Positive quarterly results keep Finnlines on track
    Fuel-efficiency paying off, says president.
  • New 'hybrid' ECA fuels given good reviews
    Fuel testing agencies report good fuel characteristics and positive user feedback.
  • Charters use lower bunker prices to keep rates in check
    Chemical tanker operators under pressure.
  • Bigger profits for tanker company
    Performance supported by lower bunker prices.
  • Mercator Lines: Interim manager application dismissed
    Move by HSH fails to convince Singapore court.
  • Koh Leong Teck joins Mabanaft
    Koh has regional trading manager for fuel oil.
  • Bomin hires credit specialist
    As company focuses on growth in key territories.
  • Panama bunker sales volume up
    Port recorded total sales of 305,761 mt for September.
  • Another bunker supplier added to ferry's creditor list
    US company owed a total of $297,000 in unpaid fuel bills.
  • New Director at Titan Petrochemicals
    Hu Hongwei has 'extensive experience' in the legal sector, says company.
  • VPS: Improper sampling control at international ports
    Lapses can pose 'significant commercial risk' in the event of dispute, says CEO.
  • Relevant expertise lined up for IMO's availability study
    Teams with expertise in both demand and supply side will assess whether there is sufficient supply of 0.50% sulphur fuel.
  • Platts Pre-Report Survey of Analysts' EIA Data
    Suggests a 500,000-barrel draw in US oil stocks.

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