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January 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai is 2014's world top box port with 35 million TEU
  • MSC charters today's biggest box ship - 19,224-TEU MSC Oscar
  • Horizon wins waiver from low sulphur rule until 2017 to install scrubber
  • Canada imposes low sulphur fuel rule in its emission control area
  • 2M operations start with Dalian loading of 18,270-TEU Munkebo Maersk
  • With federal mediator on site, PMA and ILWU openly trade barbs
  • HHI names two 10,000-TEU box ships for Oceanbulk at Ulsan yard
  • Hong Kong Customs seizes US$541,708 in motorbikes in 3 containers
  • Critics and supporters of Atlantic and Pacific trade deals gird for battle
  • LA port truck drivers become employees and vote to join Teamsters union
  • US trade groups see Cuba as America's soya export bonanza
  • Lower grain prices means more world consumption and profit for agri-biz
  • Major oil traders charter tankers to store oil awaiting better prices
  • Air cargo growth up 16pc at Shanghai's Pactl; Hactl up 8.7pc
  • Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane crash lands at Accra airport
  • New York welcomes Air China's new generation B747-8i Intercontinental
  • American, Haiwaiian airlines vy for Delta's little-used Tokyo-Haneda slot

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Marking & Labelling of Dangerous Goods
  • Nikhil Logistics adroitly handles export vehicle units at Mumbai Port
  • Amsterdam port region posts record 1.7 pc transhipment increase in 2014
  • Vizag Port achieves 12.5-m draught in inner harbour
  • Govt needs to support stainless steel sector: Industry
  • India, Australia to sign CECA by Dec.
  • Move allowing dual use of infra to help SEZs
  • Texprocil wants process to avail duty sops simplified
  • SARJAK Container Lines adds one more award to its roster

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Itterbeek Verkehr hauling the green way
  • More sweeping changes at Swisslog
  • PKP Cargo shopping for traction
  • APMT continues investing in Algeciras and Apapa
  • Feinberg to administer US railroads
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens own Moscow location
  • 2014 - auspicious for Airbus
  • New freight shuttles for Eurotunnel
  • UPS expanding express freight offer
  • City of LA veteran new port CFO
  • Swiss and ground handlers forms quality alliance
  • Going intermodal on major transport artery
  • Asia-Europe gains momentum
  • Tension rising between ILWU and PMA

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Non-traditional banks retreat from futures
    The rush of non-traditional banks to the futures market has slowed and hedge funds have been jostling to absorb the slack, brokers told IHS Maritime today. "Banks in the FFA [forward freight agreement] market have pulled back and their volume has been taken up by hedge fund traders," SSY senior
  • Aegean Marine to raise $42M
    Piraeus-based bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise $42M in a public offering. The size of the offering, announced on 13 January, had been increased from an initial aggregate principal amount of $40M announced on 12 January. The new notes are priced at 111.0% plus any
  • China Shipping sees slot cost curve falling
    Slot costs on ultra-large container vessels in the Far East-Europe trade have dropped significantly and are now well below average spot freights, according to a senior manager at China Shipping Group. Speaking today at a ceremony for the maiden call of the 19,100teu CSCL Globe at Hamburg in
  • Marseille to spend EUR360M on growth plan
    Marseille has announced plans to spend EUR360M ($424M) over the next five years to support a strategic plan aimed at boosting its annual traffic throughput by 11% to 86.5M tonnes by 2018. The French port, which wants to become Europe's principal southern freight gateway, plans to spend the bulk of
  • Indian state accepts Alang upgrade loan
    The Alang ship recycling facility in Gujarat, India will upgrade 70 ship-breaking yards over the next four years with a $180.28M loan, it has been confirmed. Speaking to IHS Maritime today, Atul Sharma of the Gujarat Maritime Board said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide 85% of
  • News insight: Shipping industry slams Norman Atlantic charges
    The pressing of charges against crew members of the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry, which suffered a devastating and fatal fire on 28 December, has been strongly criticised by some in the shipping industry. President of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Association (IFSMA), Captain Hans
  • China's Lianyungang port opens route to West Africa
    China's Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province has launched a breakbulk service to West Africa operated by carrier Topsheen Shipping. The 47,000dwt bulk carrier Postojna departed Lianyungang on the first voyage on 8 January, and another bulk carrier of the same size chosen for the route, Orion
  • VLCCs booked to store over 30M barrels of crude
    Oil traders have booked at least 17 VLCCs (each with a capacity to carry 2M barrels) to store crude oil in anticipation of a recovery in oil prices later this year. Tonnage lists sent by tanker brokers to IHS Maritime show that Shell has booked five VLCCs while Swiss trader Vitol has booked four VLCCs. Other charterers include Koch,
  • Four injured in South Korean ship explosion
    An explosion on a South Korean chemical tanker off the country's southeast coast left four people injured. According to the Korea Coast Guard's safety office in Ulsan, Hanyang Ace exploded at about 02.39 local time on 11 January while moored in the city's port.
  • War of words escalates in US dockworkers dispute
    Despite the involvement of a federal mediator in contract negotiations over the past week, the US West Coast dockworkers are continuing their policy of work slowdowns. This, in addition to the withholding of skilled labour, is bringing West Coast ports to the brink of "complete gridlock", the
  • China coal imports down 10.9% y/y in 2014
    China's coal imports dropped 10.9% year on year to about 290M tonnes in 2014 due to competition from cheaper domestic coal and government restrictions on coal imports. The drop in coal imports widened in December from November 2014, according to China's latest customs statistics published today.
  • Pulau Tekong land reclamation works begin
    Land reclamation has begun around Pulau Tekong, one of Singapore's outlying islands. In a notice, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the works would last from 10 January to 10 July 2015. The reclamation works will involve 24-hour dredging, construction of revetment, soil
  • Crew saved as cargo ship sinks off The Philippines
    A cargo ship capsized off the shores of Bohol in the Philippines due to strong winds and waves. According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), vessel LCT 378 was on its way to deliver its cargo of 3,150 tonnes of limestone to the city of Cagayan de Oro after leaving Garcia Hernandez around 23.00
  • MOL-operated ship runs aground in Japan
    A container ship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) ran aground in Tateyama Harbour in Japan's Chiba Prefecture on Sunday. The 2003-built 4,600teu MOL Express was manoeuvring to an anchoring area within the harbour to undergo repairs on its main engines when it ran aground in shallow water around 19.00

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • BAE Systems names Joseph Campbell VP and GM Ship Repair
  • Alaska Class ferries to have Rolls-Royce propulsion system
  • Ulstein books first X-Stern order
  • Great Lakes bulker to get Belco exhaust gas scrubbers
  • Boston Harbor Cruises to repower high speed cat
  • SeaRiver christens second Aker Philadelphia newbuild
  • MOL operated containership runs aground

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Port of Olympia taps Faucher as Marine Terminal Director
  • Marla Bleavins named CFO for Port of Los Angeles
  • Feinberg named acting head of Federal Railroad Administration
  • Port of Portland slates hearing to discuss 2015 improvements plan
  • Diana Shipping adding vessel, sets charter for two others

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Aegean upsizes bond offering
    Greek fuel provider raises $42m as working capital for expansion moves
  • Helicopters airlift pumps on to Hoegh Osaka
    Salvors expect poor weather will mean curtailing operations from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday
  • Offen hires Klein and Bergert
    ER Schiffahrt to promote internally after two top executives decamp
  • TOP Ships enters sale and lease-back of two new MRs
    Deal with unidentified buyer will release equity, says Pistiolis
  • Rising US imports to increase pressure on west coast ports
    NRF reiterates importance of resolution to current docker dispute in light of latest forecast
  • US west coast ports on brink of gridlock, employers warn
    Ship queues grow while PMA and ILWU play blame game as mediator fails to make progress on new contract for longshore workers
  • Prospect of Pakistan tax on steel imports lifts demolition sector
    Market hopes India and Bangladesh will also move to curb impact of cheap Chinese billets
  • Condor agrees sale of catamaran pair to Greece's SeaJets
    Incat wavepiercers to be replaced on Channel Island routes by larger Austal unit
  • Baltic Sea ice-class aframax earnings up at $87,000 per day
    Ice restrictions and high Russian crude exports boost aframax tankers
  • Sisco appointed new Virginia International Gateway chairman
    Former Maersk man named head of former APMT facility
  • Oltmann signs management deal with Doric
    Investment company to handle AIFM directive issues
  • Freight rates dampen the need for speed in dry bulk sector
    Until there is a jump in freight rates, the dry bulk sector is unlikely to see any shift away from slow-steaming strategies
  • New refugee rescue guidelines issued to shipowners
    IMO issues updated guidance for vessels that encounter boatloads of migrants and refugees in distress
  • Grain trade and lower ore inventories bring new hope
    Some observers see gradual improvement in the supra and handy market this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US-Mexican trucking deal no panacea for cross-border woes
    Giving Mexican carriers U.S. operating authority may not directly solve a chronic imbalance in loads and equipment that plagues cross-border shippers, driving up transport costs and causing congestion on the Mexican side of the border and at U.S. docks. Those lines can be especially long during peak shipping periods, such as...
  • Better truck data needed to speed Mexico-US trade
    Mexican trucking companies will soon get a green light from the Department of Transportation to apply for U.S. operating authority, but that won't necessarily reduce congestion or solve capacity problems at the U.S. border, an expert on U.S.-Mexican trade told JOC.com. "Having more trucks at the border may bring costs down...
  • Yang Ming offers bill of lading for Richmond, Virginia, barge service
    Yang Ming Line has become the fourth carrier to offer a Richmond, Virginia, bill of lading for service on the James River container-on-barge service linking Richmond with Hampton Roads marine terminals. Zim Integrated Shipping Services, MOL and Mediterranean Shipping Co. already offer a Richmond bill of lading on the Express 64...
  • Norfolk Southern chief marketing officer Seale to retire
    The Norfolk Southern Railway chief marketing officer who was key in creating faster and more reliable intermodal services at the railroad will retire later this winter. Donald Seale, who also serves as executive vice president, will retire at the end of February. The NS board has yet to name his replacement....
  • Imports spike at Prince Rupert which says it can handle more
    The Port of Prince Rupert says it can handle more diversions of U.S-bound cargo after import traffic jumped 72 percent last month, a likely result of shippers rerouting cargo away from congested U.S. terminals. U.S. shippers' fears of a U.S. West Coast port lockout - like the one experienced for 10...
  • NY-NJ truckers: New year, same chassis problems
    New York-New Jersey port truckers say chassis shortages and dislocations have continued into 2015 while industry officials work to develop a portwide pool of interchangeable "gray" chassis by mid-year. Truckers at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers said chassis shortages have worsened since the holidays. Several drayage company...
  • PMA statement 'ominous' in pointing to possible lockout
    Could the industry be approaching a point of no return in West Coast longshore talks? The acrimony between employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has only grown worse since a federal mediator was called in on Jan. 5 with high hopes that the agency practiced in bringing warring sides...
  • New Yang Ming ship to sail in China-Pakistan service
    The YM Enlightenment, the third in a series of five identical 4,662-TEU container ships, was recently christened by Yang Ming Line at CSBC Corp. Taiwan's Kaohsiung shipyard in China. Following delivery on Jan. 5, the 259-meter YM Enlightenment will be phased into the weekly China-Pakistan Express (CPX) service, a vessel-sharing agreement...
  • Lufthansa Cargo cautiously optimistic for 2015 amid 'very fierce' market
    Lufthansa Cargo is "cautiously optimistic" about its performance in 2015 after filling nearly 70 percent of its capacity in a fiercely competitive market last year, CEO Peter Greber said. The German all-cargo carrier transported 1.67 million metric tons of freight in 2014, down 2.7 percent on the previous year, while the...
  • Big ships, poor terminal design plague ports in Asia
    The congestion that hit Asia hard in 2014 took many ports by surprise, and even as a new year begins there is no sense that terminal operators will find solutions soon to lengthy delays and productivity shortfalls. Manila was the first port to grind to a halt when an ill-considered daytime...
  • Heathrow sees 2014 cargo growth but capacity restraints threaten growth
    London Heathrow increased air freight traffic by 5.3 percent in 2014, driven by a surge in shipments to key emerging markets, but capacity restraints are threatening to slow growth at Europe's fourth-largest cargo hub. Traffic reached 1.5 million metric tons last year helped by a 6.2 percent surge in December to...
  • Truckers battle New York-New Jersey terminal fees
    Drayage companies are pressing their fight with New York-New Jersey marine terminals over a tariff change that allows terminals to refuse to compensate truckers for waiting time caused by late ships or other reasons beyond motor carriers' control. Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, said representatives of...
  • Oakland gains volume but delays spike in the process
    Despite worsening delays the Port of Oakland said it achieved record container volume in 2014 aided by strong import volumes in December stoked by diversions from Southern California. Oakland is both benefiting and hurting from the continuing gridlock in Southern California. With all of Oakland's 22 to 25 trans-Pacific services -...
  • Cold chain specialist Lineage Logistics expands in US Northwest
    Cold-chain specialist Lineage Logistics expanded in the Pacific Northwest by acquiring warehousing and logistics company Columbia Colstor in Moses Lake, Washington. The acquisition gives Lineage, one of the largest temperature-controlled logistics companies in the U.S., a total of 11 warehousing and shipping locations in the Pacific Northwest. Columbia provides temperature-controlled facilities for...
  • Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
    Eric A. Sisco has been named chairman of Virginia International Gateway, Inc., the new owner of the semi-automated container terminal that APM Terminals developed at Portsmouth, Virginia. Sisco had been president of APM Terminals Americas. Sisco was associated with the A.P. Moller-Maersk group for more than 30 years until December. Initially,...
  • APM Terminals upgrades, expands Algeciras, Apapa terminals
    APM Terminals has ordered 16 rubber-tired gantry cranes for its terminals in Algeciras, Spain, and Apapa, Nigeria, as part of an ongoing program to boost capacity and productivity across its global network. Konecranes, the Finnish crane manufacturer, will deliver 12 of the wheeled gantries to Algeciras, Spain's largest container port, and...
  • Japanese container trade in line for good year, research shows
    A major Tokyo-based research firm has painted an upbeat picture of Japanese container trade in the next fiscal year that starts in April, despite flagging domestic demand and growing uncertainty over the global economy. Japanese container trade will grow moderately in fiscal 2015 after remaining almost flat in 2014, as exports...
  • Time healing supplier pain as China's Go West policy gathers momentum
    HONG KONG - Challenges remain for second-tier suppliers of major manufacturers in China's inland production centres more than 14 years after the Go West policy was introduced to shift factories away from the wealthier coastal areas and boost the economies of its poorer central provinces. The extended supply chain, costly alternatives...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Opportunity knocks
    If you love to gamble but don't have time for a trip to Las Vegas you may be in luck.
  • Eric Hallman, war vet and former high-profile shipbroker, dies at 71
    Eric Hallman, a Vietnam War veteran who went on to become a high-profile sale-and-purchase (S&P) broker, has died at the age of 71.
  • Ulstein lands order
    Ulstein Verft has lined up a contract to construct a pair of service operation vessels for an affiliate of diversified German operator Bernhard Schulte.
  • TEU in the clear
    A containership controlled by Box Ships has landed at the centre of a legal battle with OW Bunker but the Greek operator does not appear to be fazed.
  • For VLCCs, hope floats
    A growing number of forecasters believe VLCCs trading in the spot market are poised to cash in on the recent surge in floating storage fixtures with some even hinting income of $100,000 per day could be around the corner.
  • Irving lays off 83
    Canada's Irving Shipbuilding has made 83 staff redundant, but this is likely to be a temporary measure.
  • Aegean raising $42m
    Aegean Maritime Petroleum Network has priced its new notes issue, increasing the value to $42m.
  • Teekay hunts LNG STS ship
    Teekay LNG is searching for a suitable LNG carrier that will be able to get near enough to its grounded and laden LNG carrier Magellan Spirit (built 2009) to offload its cargo.
  • MMG goes in-house
    Chinese mining company MMG has struck a deal with an affiliated shipowner for cargo transport in 2015.
  • Chelverton boosts stake
    One of the major shareholders in Braemar Shipping Services has raised its stake in the London-listed shipbroker.
  • All change at ER
    ER Schiffahrt has been quick in making changes to management after two senior executives agreed to join rival German owner Claus-Peter Offen.
  • CSL bulker grounds
    A Canadian bulker has grounded on a sandbar off Nova Scotia.
  • Storage rush sparks stocks
    A rush of excitement surrounding floating storage contracts and a strong VLCC market have helped tanker shares fly.
  • Fearnley rings VLGC changes
    Falling energy prices and pending newbuilding arrivals have led Fearnley Securities to downgrade its VLGC forecasts and ratings on some of the sector's leading owners.
  • Second Meratus ship banned
    Australia has banned a second Meratus Line cargoship from its ports after a string of failed safety checks.
  • Drunk officer blamed
    A German cargoship hit mooring dolphins in the Kiel Canal after a drunk officer switched steering from manual to automatic.
  • Dof duo find work
    Dof Subsea has secured employment for two of its multi-purpose support vessels working in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Crewman dies in fall
    A Filipino seafarer has died in a fall off a German boxship off the Netherlands.
  • Short sellers stalk yards
    South Korean shipbuilders have become the favourite target for short sellers looking to cash in on difficulties in the market.
  • Prestige pulls IPO
    NCL-owned US cruiseship company Prestige Cruises has scrapped a plan for an IPO that could have raised $250m.
  • SSY marks new FFA record
    Dry cargo futures enjoyed another record year in 2014 despite depression in the physical market, according to data from SSY Futures.
  • Still stuck in the mud
    Initial attempts to refloat a grounded LNG carrier controlled by Teekay LNG Partners have so far been unsuccessful.
  • Panamax heads for scrap
    Sea Lion Ship Management of India has sent the last of its 1980s built bulkers for scrap.
  • Kerch volumes soar
    Passenger volumes across the Kerch Strait between Russia and the annexed region of Crimea jumped last year and are expected to double in 2015.
  • Ro-ro relief
    A Scottish ferry came to the aid of islanders who had been without power for nearly two days.
  • Offen looks to future
    German owner Claus-Peter Offen has poached two top executives from ER Schiffahrt to form a new holding company aimed at boosting its funding options.
  • German vessel under tow
    A general cargo vessel disabled off the Great Barrier Reef has been taken in tow by a locally-based tug and is heading to port.
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  • Aegean plans fund raiser
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise up to $40m from a medium-term bond issue, it has confirmed.
  • US box growth expected
    US container volumes are expected to post year-on-year growth in the first half of 2015, according to a major trade association.
  • Kayne lifts KNOP stake
    Kayne Anderson has increased its stake in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) following the acquisition of shares worth just over $10m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • FMCSA to award $30 million in state grants
  • U.S. poultry and eggs exports barred from China after flu detected
  • N.J. man sentenced to jail for illegal narwhal tusk imports
  • CTP: Highway fatalities reach 70-year low in Maine
  • Horizon Lines secures pollution waiver for Alaska ships
  • Work begins to salvage grounded container vessel
  • Salvors to use helicopters in Hoegh Osaka salvage
  • TOP, Europe Cargo merge into one
  • Eric Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
  • Feinberg named acting FRA administrator
  • Yang Ming to offer Richmond bill of lading
  • Employers warn West Coast ports 'approaching complete gridlock'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US ferries to use 'fuel efficient' Rolls-Royce propulsion system
    Integrated propeller and rudder system 'improves propulsion performance by means of increasing efficiency'.
  • Ex-OW subsidiary facing claims from group's banks
    Lawyer acting as executor for the Bergen Bunkers rejects claim for $570 million.
  • Evidence of strong growth in Russian Far East bunker market
    But price advantage continues to be eroded.
  • Power stations switch to IFO
    Europe's market for residual product is expected to see impact of ECAs.
  • Check fuel contract for ECA operations, says insurer
    Sulphur content not referred to in ISO standards.
  • Box ships speed up
    Maersk has increased speeds on some routes.
  • Crude oil: 'Market is in a bit of a panic now'
    OPEC producer says 'strategy will not change'.
  • VPS: Global bunker alerts on the rise
    South Asia saw highest increase in number of alerts issued over the year.
  • Cointainer sector facing 'huge problem'
    'The appetite for new Ultra Large Container Vessels is making it much harder for carriers to match supply with demand.'
  • US shipping firm to decrease bunker surcharge
    Shipping costs reduced by $80 to $140 per container.
  • Global logistics firm blacklists bunker supplier
    Cites OW bankruptcy as 'negatively affecting' the market.
  • US court seizes Greek boxship
    OW subsidiaries initiated arrest, says report.
  • US firm chooses scrubbers for ECA compliance
    After investing millions on HFO-powered engines.
  • Aegean in fund raising move
    Company to issue bonds.
  • LR to class world's first methanol-fuelled vessel
    Stena Germanica will soon undergo conversions in Poland.

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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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