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September 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E fell 23pc to US$588/TEU, up 0.3pc to USWC, off 0.1pc to USEC
  • Transpacific sea trade shines as volumes rise for 2nd month in row in July
  • G6 Alliance offers greater detail on sailing cancellations
  • PSA tops all in global terminal operator throughput standings in 2014
  • Maersk CEO: 2016 box shipping will grow, but excess capacity will hurt rates
  • Gothenburg port achieves 1.9pc growth in Q2 box traffic, but H1 down 1.6pc
  • Canadian Pacific Railway to issue notes worth US$1.2 billion to ease debt
  • China's 2014 GDP revised from 7.4pc to 7.3pc, late but still on target
  • Khalifa Port Container Terminal adds HMM Korea Middle East Service
  • West's dispute with Russia cuts into Baltic ports transshipment trade
  • What's in the box? Oakland has a look at what goes in and out of its port
  • UAL's Smisek quits amid probe into high favours to ex-PANYNJ boss
  • UPS pilots prepared to strike if not offered 'industry leading contract'
  • United sees August traffic increase 1.5pc while load factor drops 0.7 points
  • China Southern opens e-commerce online portal that generates air cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Bureau Veritas extends verification training to help EU Safety Case transition
  • Govt introduces scheme to facilitate movement through coastal shipping, national waterways
  • London tops Xinhua/Baltic Exchange index for maritime services
  • NYK & MTI jointly develop industry-first automatic camera device for monitoring vessel's engine
  • Reliance Defence inks MoU with Abu Dhabi Ship Building
  • SARJAK Container Lines picks up NVOCC of the Year - Special Equipment award for fourth consecutive year
  • Vanguard Logistics expands operations in Southeastern US
  • Busan port names Woo Ye-jong as new CEO
  • Kandla Port again adjudged 'Major Port of the Year'
  • Land policy for Major Port-based industries soon
  • Ashutosh CFS & Shubham Group handle full rice rake at Mundra
  • Raghav Chandra appointed Chairman of NHAI
  • Food & Agri Ministries differ over import duty on pulses
  • Forex reserves decline further by $2.9 bn to $349 bn
  • Govt may reduce MIP on marble to check over-invoicing
  • Govt to help exporters to boost shipments
  • Govt to look into demand by steel industry for imposing safeguard duty
  • Trade credit can be raised in rupees for imports, says RBI
  • US import prices drop by 1.8 pc in Aug., the biggest fall since Jan.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Out of the doldrums after three years Aviation
  • Think locally - act globally Shipping
  • Rotterdam investing in new lorry park
  • Smisek ousted from A4A chair
  • New legal advisor for FMC
  • Purchase lightens carbon footprint
  • Elsen obtains IFS certification
  • Atlas Air operating B767Fs for DHL Express
  • Neelsen to be new Buss driver
  • Auckland surprises
  • Participating in Myanmar's new dawn
  • Saudi Landbridge railway project going ahead
  • Wan Hai forms JV
  • Austrian's last landing in Dubai
  • Hoisting the flag in Charleston
  • Groupage by rail from China to Germany
  • Air China's 50th A330 completes maiden flight
  • Noble MD for Ceva down under
  • One step after another

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • BIMCO seeks action on illegal fishing off Somalia
    Shipping professionals are seeking action on illegal fishing off Somalia after the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) described the problem as outside the remit of its Operation Atalanta. Violations of Somalia's waters by foreign trawlers continue to aggravate maritime piracy in the region, according to
  • Strike to close Finland ports
    Finland's ports are set to shut on Friday 18 September as the country's three big trade union federations protest against the government's labour reform programme. Work is expected to halt from 0800 with day-long demonstrations set to start at 1100. Transport Workers Union (ATK) head Marko
  • Yokohama port traffic falls in June
    Port of Yokohama's cargo traffic dropped 5% year on year (y/y) in June to 9.669 million tonnes, with both its foreign and domestic trade down, according to preliminary municipal government figures. Foreign trade slipped 5.5% y/y to 6.245 million tonnes, while domestic trade lost 4.2% y/y to 3.424
  • Ship detained at Australian grain terminal
    Pyrsos Shipping bulk carrier MV Apellis is being detained at Western Australia's Esperance wheat port over a suspected breach of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which found that food provisions were inadequate and seafarers had not been paid
  • Ocean Rig delays another drillship delivery
    George Economou's Ocean Rig has deferred delivery of a third drillship as oil prices continue to show no signs of recovery. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said in a Korea Exchange filing that an Oceania-based customer had asked to delay delivery of a drillship from December 2015 to June 2017. IHS
  • Yang Ming orders five 14,000 teu box ships at Imabari Shipbuilding
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine on 9 September ordered five 14,000 teu box ships at Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessels, priced at USD125 million each, are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, and will be chartered to Shoei Kisen Kaisha. Yang Ming's 14,000 teu box ship fleet will grow to 20
  • Teekay tug hits whale at Australian coal port
    Teekay's tug, Bulgu, hit a humpback-whale calf while towing a BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance-operated bulk carrier out to sea at the Australian coal port of Hay Point on the Great Barrier Reef, on the evening of 8 September. Crew on board the tug were about 2.5-3.0 km offshore when they became
  • China's coal imports drops 31.3% y/y from January to August
    China has imported a total of 138.6 million tonnes of coal from January to August this year, 63.2 million tonnes less year on year (y/y), and representing a 31.3% decrease. The total value of the imported coal also dropped 45.28% y/y, standing at USD864.9 million, showed data released by customs.
  • CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping to finance Yuanheng Gas
    CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company, a shipowning subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has agreed to jointly provide USD10 million in finance for Hong Kong-listed Yuanheng Gas, a LNG supplier and trader. The company will participate in the subscription for USD10 million in
  • Bizpost Korea and Chinese partners to invest in Incheon's Golden Harbor
    The South Korean unit of Korean-American iron ore supplier Bizpost and its Chinese partners will invest KRW1 trillion (USD838 million) in Incheon port's Golden Harbor project. The Golden Harbor project is an ocean tourism complex and Incheon Port Authority (IPA) is hoping to attract 3 million
  • Lawyers say tanker ban 'comfort letters' likely "unenforceable"
    The president of Nigeria has issued a new directive suggesting tankers banned from lifting in Nigeria may re-enter with a 'letter of comfort', but lawyers from Holman Fenwick Willan LLP says it may be "unenforceable". The letter from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of 8 September

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • UK customers get heated after fire on UASC Barzan leads to 'two-week' delay
  • Asia-Europe carriers in last-ditch bid to raise plunging rates before slack season
  • An airline-forwarder relationship to push air cargo into the modern age is closer

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Evergreen gears up for projected increase in intra-Asia trade
  • Bulker can't leave Australia until crew gets paid
  • Second "enhanced" RAmparts tug joins Harley Marine
  • IACS nod for higher strength intermediate shafts
  • Donjon gets $11.5 million dredging contract
  • Deltamarin unveils design for 80 m LNG fueled ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Freight transportation index sees increase in July numbers
  • Cargill taps David MacLennan as new chairman of the board
  • Nearly $40 million in FTA funding headed to Vancouver, Washington
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Bosphorus slowdown
  • WPPA calls for nominations for annual awards program

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • MCA shake-up is 'blueprint for Germany'
    VDR president Alfred Hartmann hails UK proposals as way forward for his national flag
  • Diana Containerships takes delivery of post-panamax vessel
    The 6,500 teu Rotterdam was delivered on September 10 but is still available for hire
  • Asia-Europe freight rates in reverse after brief rally
    Box rates almost double on trades between China and South America
  • View from the Bridge: Tor Svensen
    DNV GL group executive vice-president Tor Svensen does some plain speaking when it comes to an industry that has a tendency to close rank
  • No more sales for now, say DryShips executives
    Seventeen-ship deal with George Economou spurred by cash needs while founding entrepreneur is said to be bullish about bulkers... in the longer term
  • Does SCFI contribute to freight rate volatility?
    NYK's Nixon and SSE's Zhang split on role of leading freight rate index
  • Evergreen confirms 10-ship order
    Imabari contracted to build 2,800 teu vessels to serve intra-Asia trades
  • SSE chairman mounts robust defence of SCFI
    Zhang Ye dismisses claims that index is damaging container trades
  • Japan bests China in Bangladesh's deepwater port project
    JICA says it will provide $3.7bn in financing for power and port complex in Matarbari
  • IRISL, NITC and NIOC could be removed from sanctions lists in early 2016
    Legal firm HFW advises caution and due diligence ahead of possible sanctions easing
  • British shipping minister slams Jones Act
    Goodwill critical of Brussels and the US as he pushes for deregulation and private enterprise to support infrastructure development
  • NYK's Nixon says SCFI fuelling rates volatility
    Container shipping has become a commoditised industry, where rates are set by supply and demand. But the supply and demand side has lost its equilibrium, leading to volatility and sharp swings in rates
  • Nigeria tanker ban lifted?
    The Letter of Comfort requirement still leaves questions unanswered and will not completely assuage the concerns of tanker operators, particularly those whose tankers were banned
  • Yang Ming adds five more 14,000 teu ships
    Contract said to include option for another five vessels of same size
  • View from the East: Song of Singapore
    Remember the merits of another great maritime centre
  • Missing Malaysian cargoship found
    Sah Lian hijacking fears dispelled by report of mechanical failure
  • SHI wins workers' agreement on pay
    Union members' vote of approval for 2015 wage rise makes it unlikely they will join next general strike scheduled for September 17

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Record August traffic suggests shippers returning to LA
    The Port of Los Angeles recorded its strongest August container volume since the peak year of 2006, as traffic rose 3.8 percent compared to the same period in 2015. When combined with the record August performance announced Thursday by neighboring Long Beach, this is a good indication that Southern California traffic...
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates fall despite rising demand
    Eastbound trans-Pacific spot freight rates softened a bit this week even as volume rose, sending an ominous signal to carriers hoping to cash in on holiday season merchandise imports. This is the time of the year when ships usually fill up, cargo is rolled to subsequent voyages and carriers register impressive...
  • Effort to increase San Francisco bar pilot pay pushed back a year
    A motion to increase the pay for San Francisco Bar Pilots has been shelved, meaning shipowners whose ships transit San Francisco Bay won't face the risk of having to pay more in pilotage fees for at least another year. The pilots had been seeking an 11 percent rate hike that would...
  • Arrests made, some silver recovered after Port of Montreal heist
    Police have made several arrests and recovered roughly a third of the silver valued at $10 million that was stolen in a daring container heist from the Port of Montreal last week, according to reports. Police have found some of the total loot of 500 bars in various locations including inside...
  • Baltimore cargo rises on strong dollar, East Coast diversions
    The Port of Baltimore's full container volume in 20-foot-equivalent units rose 6 percent year-over-year during the first seven months of this year, as a strong dollar and diversions from congested East Coast ports fueled a surge in import traffic. Through July, the port handled 356,697 TEUs of full containers, Maryland Port Administration...
  • Emirates Shipping adds Laem Chabang to Africa service
    Port of Laem Chabang, ThailandEmirates Shipping Line has added a direct port call at Laem Chabang, Thailand to its Asia-Tanzania Express, or ATX, service, as the Middle East carrier seeks to capitalize on growing trade volumes to East Africa. The upgraded service will now have the following rotation: Laem Chabang, Thailand;...
  • Yang Ming opts for five 14,000 TEUs vessels instead of mega-ships
    Yang Ming Marine Wednesday ordered five 14,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit ships at Imabari Shipbuilding, reflecting the Taiwanese carrier and fellow CKYHE Alliance members' reluctance to jump into the frenzy of ordering ships with capacities greater than 18,000 TEUs. The vessels, priced at $125 million each, are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and...
  • Union protests to close Finland's ports next week
    Port cranes Vuosaari, Finland.Finland ports, already suffering from container traffic declines, are set to get hit with another blow when they shut down Sept. 18 as part of a protest by the country's three big trade union federations against the government's labor reform program. Work is expected to halt beginning at...
  • Consultant note: German ports grapple for market share
    Port of BremerhavenPort productivity and the ability to handle mega-ships are key drivers for shipping lines in selecting routes and ports of call and German ports must adapt to this new reality if they are to remain competitive. Hamburg has always kept Germany high in container port performance rankings and the...
  • Evergreen double order for 2,800-TEU ships
    Evergreen Group has ordered 10 ships with capacities of 2,800 twenty-foot-equivalent units, building on the carrier's August order of 10 similar ships. The first of the new vessels to be deployed in the intra-Asia trade has a planned delivery during the first half of 2018. The rest are due by the...
  • California's green push to ripple through supply chains
    If California is to see long-term success in its continued push to be a global environmental leader, the state and its regulatory agencies must also look at how to keep California positioned as a global economic leader. At issue is California Gov. Jerry Brown's recent executive order that directs a number...
  • Auckland container traffic rise dwarfed by growth at rival Tauranga
    Ports of AucklandContainer volume through the ports of Auckland inched up 0.4 percent in its fiscal year ending June 30, while its rival Tauranga grew its traffic 12 percent, helping it close the gap between it and New Zealand's largest container gateway. Auckland said it expected a year-over-year decline after Maersk...
  • DP World Cochin cuts free time for imports to relieve congestion
    Vallarpadam International Container Terminal, Port of Cochin, India.DP World-operated Vallarpadam International Container Terminal at India's Port of Cochin received long-awaited regulatory approval to reduce the number of free days allotted to laden import containers in an effort to ease congestion and improve terminal productivity. Port regulator Tariff Authority for Major Ports...
  • Two weeks of rate gains on Asia-Europe come crashing to an end
    TAIPEI - Spot rates on the Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean crashed this week, giving back most of the gains made since the September 1 general rate increase, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.Asia-Mediterranean rates lost a third of their value, shedding $252 in the...
  • Time for governments to tackle lithium battery issue, IATA says
    IATA head of cargo Glyn Hughes.TAIPEI - Airlines and rechargeable battery makers are preparing to launch a joint campaign aimed at lobbying governments to clamp down on the counterfeit battery business that is posing a growing threat to aviation safety.The International Air Transport Association has teamed up with the Portable...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • DryShips' reset button
    DryShips' deal to sell 17 bulkers to George Economou and its plans to eventually offload the remainder acts as a recapitalisation of the US-listed shipowner into a public company with money to spend, an analyst told TradeWinds today.
  • Bears lead in New York
    Most US-listed shipping stocks were slipping Friday even as broader markets remained calm.
  • All change in India?
    Indian ship financing could be shaken up if new proposals by the Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) come to fruition.
  • BDI at two-month low
    The Baltic Dry Shipping Index has declined to its lowest level since 6 July.
  • Lonely at Lloyd's
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • 10 more for Evergreen
    Taiwan's Evergreen Group has added to its summer newbuilding splurge with a deal for 10 containerships at Imabari in Japan.
  • Ensco's order price rises
    The cost of a delayed drillship being built at Samsung Heavy Industries has increased again.
  • Fugro finds wind work
    Dutch owner Fugro has clinched a deal to install cables in the North Sea.
  • Car carrier detained
    A pure car carrier has been detained by the US Coast Guard (USCG) due to safety deficiencies in the port of Tacoma, Seattle.
  • Yang Ming firms up five
    Taiwan's Yang Ming has sealed an order for five big boxships at Imabari in Japan.
  • Pipavav: operations normal
    India's Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering says it is business as usual despite a protest being held at its gates by suppliers demanding payment of invoices.
  • Arctic shipments ramp up
    Shipments from Canada to Europe are set to continue with two more Nordic Bulk Carriers vessels waiting to load their cargo at Milne Inlet.
  • Damen's Russian coup
    Dutch yard group to build icebreakers and offshore construction ships for Rosneft.
  • Hard to enforce
    London law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) believes the lifting of the ban on 113 overseas tankers operating in Nigeria has just created more uncertainty, not least under the country's law.
  • MHI's nine-month delay
    Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it will deliver the first of two cruiseships to Aida Cruises in December this year, some nine months later than contracted.
  • Chowgule offloads handy
    India's Chowgule Steamship is close to selling a veteran bulker as it considers fleet renewal.
  • Ship 'robberies' up 18%.
    The first eight months of 2015 have seen incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia jump by 18% compared to a year ago.
  • Malaysian ship found
    A Malaysian-flagged general cargo vessel feared to have been hijacked has been found a week after going missing.
  • Namibia charcoal warning
    Shipowners have been warned to be wary of carrying containerized cargoes of charcoal out of Namibia following a recent ship fire.
  • Shell slashes emissions
    Shipping VP Grahaeme Henderson wants the industry to become the place to work.
  • Algoma books bulker trio
    Algoma Central has placed orders for three self-unloading bulkers at Croatia's Uljanik shipyard and the company says it is in discussions for more.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Houston man found guilty of illegal electronics exports to Russia
  • BWR: Maersk Line terminates Mediterranean-Middle East loop
  • ACL registering some of its new ships in UK
  • PHMSA shortens special hazmat permit processing time
  • ITC drops Netherlands from cold-rolled steel investigation
  • INTTRA bookings up 14% during summer
  • RWG terminal opens in Rotterdam
  • Del Monte to use GT Nexus for visibility
  • Spot container rates sink after two straight weeks of growth
  • Executive Moves: Roadrunner and Fleetgistics
  • CBP makes sure the call doesn't go through
  • Long Beach handles record number of containers in August
  • Evergreen orders 10 more 2,800-TEU ships
  • TECSYS sees profits drop despite increased revenues
  • Colombia, Mexico seize 2 tons of 'black' cocaine
  • Rep. Reid Ribble introduces Safe Trucking Act

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
  • Forecast for 2016 sees crude at $45 per barrel
    Goldman Sachs cites over-supply and concerns over the Chinese economy.
  • OW bankruptcy administrators collect millions
    Could instigate 'wave of lawsuits' as they check if payments to some 400 creditors could be annulled.
  • Fuel oil stocks stay high
    Ample product in Singapore and ARA.
  • Ship held at Singapore
    Reasons behind arrest unclear.
  • 'Off-spec' fuel incidents fall sharply in 2015
    Attributed to removal of 1.00% sulphur fuel oil blends from the market following new ECA limit.
  • $400 premium possible with 2020 global sulphur cap
    Lack of suitable supply could widen premium between compliant/non-compliant fuels, says SSA president.
  • Evergreen doubles its newbuild order
    Liner group expecting to benefit from impact of free trade deal.
  • Test agency urges wider use of latest ISO 8217 specification
    Buying against 2005 specification offers no protection from potential distillate fuel problems.
  • Forecast for 2016 sees crude at $45 a barrel
    Goldman Sachs cites over-supply and concerns over the Chinese economy.
  • Gulf Petrochem: Expanded Fujairah terminal open by 2017
    Phase one due for 2016 opening.
  • Bunker industry leaders join ministers' breakfast
    Event hosted by Gibraltar during London International Shipping Week 2015.
  • Ferry operator buys biodiesel-fuelled newbuild
    Vessel designed to be hybrid-electric-ready.
  • Bunker hose failure causes oil spill in Malta
    Shipping traffic in temporarily suspended.
  • Gulf Petrochem: Expanded Fujairah terminal to open by 2017
    Phase one due for 2016 opening.
  • Russian bunker market shrinks after 2014 peak
    New ECA sulphur limit and reduced price advantages sees H1 2015 fuel oil sales drop by a third overall.
  • Crude advances despite gains in US stockpiles
    US crude supplies rose 2.57 million barrels to 458 million last week.
  • Firm launches new 'fuel-saving' speed optimisation system
    'On average, operators can expect savings between 2 to 6%,' says Eniram Ltd.

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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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