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January 15, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 4,600-TEU MOL Express is grounded in Tateyama port
  • China's manufacturing index confirms slowing economic growth
  • Prince Rupert volume up 15pc to 618,167 TEU in 2014, but non-box cargo slips
  • CMA CGM sign deal for container terminal on Angolan southern coast at Lobito
  • DHS trains non-customs agencies on how to tell real risk from phantom risk
  • Cooperation needed in maritime industry to face its many problems
  • World Bank economists expect slower growth in global trade in the next 10 years
  • As ships get bigger, ClassNK issues new stowage and lashing guidelines
  • GAC Samudera Logistics operates Indonesia's first CO2 cold chain warehouse
  • Lufthansa Cargo 2014 volume falls 2.7pc to 1.7 million tonnes
  • UPS expands freight network, adds 12 pallet destinations
  • Saudi Cargo flies B747 freighters thrice weekly from Riyadh to Milan

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • Bureau Veritas appoints new offshore head
  • GAIL (I) postpones LNG ships' tender date yet again
  • Intercargo renews calls for continued awareness & vigilance to ensure safe carriage of bulk cargoes
  • Low freight rates forcing reduced ship prices, say brokers
  • Adani to significantly boost port capacity in Gujarat; to ink MoU with Rotterdam
  • Build big ports first?
  • Shanghai retains top box port ranking in 2014
  • Concor seeks nod for hike in FII limit
  • DHL Express inaugurates service centre in Chandigarh
  • Nitin Gadkari inaugurates online approval web portal for movement of heavy cargo by modular hydraulic trailers
  • India, Taiwan industry bodies sign MoUs
  • India's stance on retrospective tax will boost bilateral trade: British Trade Minister
  • IPMA bats for import duty increase on paper from Asian countries
  • Knitwear exporters want INR export credit extended
  • Priority sector lending tag for export credit likely

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Support for particulate filter retrofitting
  • Major project logistics expansion for Ipsen
  • New road/rail terminal in Bavaria
  • Andreas Klein joins Schmitz Cargobull
  • Environment assessment scheme gathers momentum
  • EU adopts improved ERTMS specifications
  • Are fuel surcharges still relevant?
  • Major flag state recognises IRClass
  • Fresh identity for Contargo in northern France
  • Swifter picking with better shuttle system
  • San Francisco now IAG cargo connector destination
  • CSX chalking up a bevy of financial records
  • Nordic carrier adding ro-ro tonnage
  • ICTSI flagship enhances track and trace system

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • Ulstein's X-Bow design sold to 100 ships
    With two more newbuildings to work offshore servicing wind farms, Ulstein Group reported it has achieved sales of 100 designs using the X-Bow hull lines. This milestone was reached only 10 years after the X-Bow was introduced in 2005. The two newest contracts are with Bernhard Schulte/WINDEA
  • Ulstein to build offshore wind service vessels
    Ulstein Verft and the German-based Bernhard Schulte have signed a building contract for two service operation vessels for the offshore wind industry, it was announced yesterday. Both vessels will be built to ULSTEIN SX175 design, while the final detailed arrangements and equipment have been
  • Magellan Spirit remains grounded near Nigeria
    Efforts so far have failed to shift a fully laden liquid natural gas carrier that ran aground on a mud bank near Bonny, Nigeria, last week. Teekay Shipping's 104,169gt Magellan Spirit grounded in soft mud on 5 January while exiting the Bonny Island LNG Terminal under pilotage and laden with
  • Pacific Basin takes $132M in charges against 2014 results
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping is expected to take accounting charges (non-cash) of a combined $132M for chartered vessel contracts and bunker fuel swap contracts against its full-year results in 2014.
  • Van Oord orders Damen dredger and crew vessel
    As Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Van Oord takes delivery of cable-layer Nexus from Damen Shipyards, it orders a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) and crew ship. Being completed at Damen's Nijkerk yard in the Netherlands and named Ural River, the CSD is based on the standard Damen
  • KLC seals coal shipping deal
    South Korean dry bulk shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) said today it has signed a long-term coal shipping contract with a compatriot utility company. In a Korea Exchange filing, KLC said it emerged victorious in a tender called by GS Donghae Electric Power, which is owned by the GS
  • IMO admin 'not burdensome', survey finds
    The administrative requirement of IMO mandatory instruments on shipping crews is "not perceived as burdensome", an IMO industry survey has found. The organisation's first-ever public survey and consultation on this matter, "Have your say!", attracted 3,229 completed consultation documents
  • Sainty Marine Development sues compatriots
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine's trading subsidiary has filed lawsuits against two compatriot companies over outstanding loans totalling CNY10.2M ($1.6M). Sainty Marine Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sainty Marine, has sued Nanjing Fengan Technology and Jiangsu Zhongjian Group demanding
  • Shipping bolsters Hyundai Glovis growth
    The 2015 sales of Hyundai Glovis will grow, driven by international logistics including shipping, said an analyst in a research note. Hyundai Glovis is the logistics arm of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analyst Heedo Yun said, "Hyundai Glovis' 2015
  • Northport begins massive infrastructure revamp
    Malaysia-based port operator, Northport (NP) has adopted a huge upgrade programme to stay ahead of competition. The upgrade programme is an attempt to claw back market share from another Malaysia-based port operator Westport (WP), as well as expanding Northport's business operations.
  • New Sri Lanka administration against China port project
    A $1.4Bn deal with a Chinese company China Communications Construction (CCCC) on developing a port city in Colombo may get scrapped as the opposition won the election last Friday. Sri Lanka's new president Maithripala Sirisena took oath in the evening of last Friday after defeating Mahinda

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • First X-Stern has 100th X-Bow
  • Fred van Beers to be next Blohm + Voss CEO
  • Harland and Wolff to drydock MODU Byford Dolphin
  • Finnish owner orders two biofuel powered coasters
  • Norwegian customer takes delivery of Damen Stan Pontoon
  • Fuel thefts spur rise in ship hijacking figures
  • Jensen to support fireboat build at Vigor Fab
  • Bollinger delivers FRC 12

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • Greenbrier buying 19.5 percent of South American railcar firm
  • CSX Corporation releases numbers for fourth quarter
  • Jensen Maritime to manage San Francisco fireboat construction
  • Port of Vancouver, USA schedules tree planting event
  • Boeing making changes to 737/767 leadership team

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • Second tanker bombed in war-torn Libya
    Vessel was attempting to deliver gasoline to radical Islamist group, says Libyan military
  • Box lines face risk of copycat domain names
    Domain names have been created that are suspiciously similar to those of leading shipping lines
  • Evergreen races MOL to place first order for a 20,000 teu giant
    Imabari Shipbuilding and Samsung Heavy industries in the frame to build vessels
  • Loss and premium records favourable for main vessel types
    Boxships still counted as dry cargo in International Group analyses
  • International Group cuts reinsurance rates for tankers and bulkers
    Passengerships frozen for 2015-2016 policy year
  • China allows coast trade for three Cosco foreign-flag vessels
    The relaxation could compromise other ports' competitiveness as transhipment centres
  • Pacific Basin issues profit warning after taking $132m in provisions
    Non-cash charges stem from onerous charter contracts and a write-down on bunker swaps
  • SWS subsidiary delivers first two China-built VLGCs
    John Fredriksen-backed Avance Gas takes delivery of 83,000 cu m vessels for spot trading
  • Transpacific box volume growth slowed in November
    Container Trades Statistics figures show that volumes increased 3.2% in November to 1.2m teu
  • Ship hijack figures for 2014 reveal sharp jump
    IMB highlights risks for coastal tankers in Southeast Asia
  • VLCC earnings to stay steady as January loading programme ends
    Earnings stay in the $80,000s per day for Middle East Gulf to Asia spot voyages
  • Baltic Sea ice-class aframaxes break through $100,000 per day earnings barrier
    Further rises in earnings possible for ice-class vessels
  • Capes stage a sudden rally
    Most of the good news is based on transatlantic demand, but other routes showed some bounce, too

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • US Chamber's Donohue goes back to pump in call for highway funds
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been urging Congress and the White House to raise the federal fuels tax to help maintain and expand aging highways and bridges. For years, Congress and the White House have said no. It's time to try and try again, the...
  • UPS expands contract logistics network in Europe
    Faced with growing demand from retail and technology customers, UPS is expanding contract logistics operations in Europe. The world's second-largest transport operator, after DHL, is expanding three contract logistics facilities in Germany and the Netherlands. The expansion adds nearly 220,000 square feet of space to UPS's global supply chain network, the...
  • Cabotage and transshipment, not international trade, bolster Santos figures
    Recent increases in throughput for the port of Santos - which handles 28 percent of all Brazil's foreign trade and 33 percent of its containerized trade - are concealing a slump in international box movements at South America's largest port. Luiz Araujo, manager in the commercial department for Ecoporto Santos, says...
  • US to end direct oversight of Teamsters union
    Stringent U.S. oversight of the Teamsters union, aimed at keeping organized crime out of a labor organization with a long history of mob influence, may soon come to an end. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York agreed Jan. 14 to replace...
  • CP maintenance workers threaten strike if contract not reached
    Roughly 1,650 Canadian Pacific Railway maintenance workers represented by the Unifor union have voted to strike if a contract with the railroad can't be reached by Feb. 15. Unifor said talks with the second-largest Canadian freight railroad have been "challenging" because the company wants "significant concessions" and has used "heavy-handed treatment...
  • US Chamber's Donohue sees long-term threats to 'improving' economy
    Photo courtesy U.S. Chamber of CommerceWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American business climate is "improving" and will continue to improve in 2015 as the U.S. economy grows at a faster pace, but it's not time for a "victory lap," U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said. "Six long...
  • How US railroads would respond to West Coast dockworker lockout
    The potential impact of a U.S. West Coast port lockout on intermodal service - should it come to that - varies by expert but analysts agree that the railroads will act fast and decisively if it does occur. If waterfront employers lock out longshoremen - a rising concern as contract talks...
  • Last ditch effort made to avoid Vancouver drayage strike
    Representatives of union and non-union drayage drivers serving Port Metro Vancouver will meet with British Columbia's minister of transportation on Thursday in what drivers call a final attempt to avoid another strike at Canada's largest container port. Drayage drivers accuse the provincial government of altering a 14-point deal that ended a...
  • Privatization proposed for New Orleans switching railroad
    New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has asked commissioners of the Public Belt Railroad to consider selling the city-owned short line, which provides switching services for the six major railroads serving the port. The proposal was sparked by interest from Thomas Coleman, a New Orleans businessman and former CEO of International-Matex Tank...
  • Survey reports $7 billion in Lakes-Seaway investment
    Companies and governments have spent or committed nearly US$7 billion since 2009 to investment in ships, ports and terminals, and waterways infrastructure on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, a new survey reports. The investments include nearly $4.7 billion in 2009-13 and more than $2 billion committed after 2013, said...
  • Eurotunnel to boost freight capacity following court ruling
    Eurotunnel unveiled plans for a 20 percent increase in freight capacity through the sub-sea rail tunnel linking the UK and France to keep pace with growing cross-Channel traffic. The Paris-based operator of the tunnel has ordered three new freight shuttles to add to the 15 in its existing fleet in order...
  • Congested Manila port braces for five-day papal visit
    HONG KONG - The Philippine Ports Authority has announced it will be "business as usual" during the papal visit that begins on Jan. 15, despite a five-day shutdown of Manila South Harbor (MSH) and disruption to other terminals in the capital city's long congested port. Combined yard utilization at MSH and...
  • Shift in low end production to dominate Asia trade, Barclays says
    HONG KONG - China's exports in 2014 recorded the second slowest growth since the country joined the World Trade Organisation in 2001, rising just 6.1percent as overall trade growth for the year slumped to 3.4 percent. The growth of imports and exports missed China's official target - set at 7.5 percent...
  • ILWU, PMA trade painful blows as talks reach eight-month mark
    Longshore contract negotiations on the U.S. West Coast have degenerated into a war of attrition in which the union's work slowdowns have significantly increased operating costs for shipping lines and terminal operators, and the employers are countering by reducing work opportunities for rank-and-file longshoremen. Caught in the middle are the ports,...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • McCain targets Jones Act
    A leading US politician has mounted a crusade against the Jones Act, a cabotage law that protects domestic operators from foreign competition.
  • Horizon faces hurdle
    It appears that Horizon Lines has encountered a hurdle in the race to consummate the sale of its Hawaiian shipping division to the Pasha Group.
  • Wall Street awaits dividend
    A growing number of Wall Street forecasters believe Global Ship Lease (GSL) is on the brink of declaring a dividend.
  • Private equity eyes exit
    Some of the shipping industry's leading lenders are growing increasingly aggressive in the race to line up deals, according to the managing director of CIT Maritime Finance.
  • KLC lands COA
    Korea Line Corp (KLC) has secured a contract-of-affreightment (COA) worth nearly KRW 62bn ($57m).
  • RWE redials Diana
    RWE Supply & Trading has chartered another capesize bulker from Diana Shipping in a deal that serves as a testament to the German firm's insatiable appetite for tonnage.
  • P&O pulls out
    Australia has been left with one bidder in its long-running tender to build a new Antarctic icebreaker.
  • Eitzen Chem wins backing
    Eitzen Chemical has secured the total support of lenders and bondholders for a major restructuring scheme.
  • Russian ro-ro ablaze
    Japanese firefighters have been called to a fire on a Russian ro-ro at the port of Akita.
  • Doumbia-Henry takes charge
    Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry will be the seventh president of the World Maritime University (WMU) and the first female ever.
  • FreeSeas buys time
    The Nasdaq exchange has given Greek bulker owner Freeseas an extra 180 days to bring its stock price back above $1.
  • Libya bombs second tanker
    Libya has bombed a tanker thought to be attempting to deliver petrol to Islamist militia group Ansar Al-Sharia, the second attack within 10 days.
  • Reinsurance rates dive
    A bigger than expected reduction in the reinsurance tariff paid by the world's shipowners has been agreed for the new protection and indemnity policy year.
  • Meriaura orders eco-pair
    Finland's Meriaura has placed its first order since 2012 for two general cargo vessels to be built at Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes.
  • Interorient bulker held
    A bulker owned by Cyprus-based Interorient was held in a British port on New Year's Eve for not meeting the International Safety Management (ISM) requirements.
  • Wreck removal starts
    Salvors are finally due to start work on removing a half-submerged general cargoship that has been stuck off Indonesia since November 2013.
  • BGC offers more
    US brokerage BGC Partners has once again increased its takeover offer for derivatives group GFI in a bid to see off a rival bid.
  • Ezra puts break on IPO
    Ezra Holdings has put its plan to list its subsea services unit in the US on hold, due to unfavourable market conditions.
  • Take a break
    Black Sea MOU port states detained six ships for deficiencies linked to rest hours for crews in its latest campaign.
  • Pareto raises VLCC view
    Pareto Securities has boosted its VLCC spot rate forecasts as a spike in floating storage contracts combines with a supply-driven recovery.
  • More hijackings in 2014
    Global ship hijackings have risen in 2014 due to more attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed.
  • Crew evacuated
    The Turkish coast guard has taken 14 Syrian crew from a cargoship forced on to a beach near Antalya in a storm.
  • HHI cuts and merges
    Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is planning more cost-cutting measures to boost its fortunes.
  • Pac Basin fires profit warning
    Pacific Basin Shipping has issued a profit warning after taking provisions of over $130m on loss-making charters and fuel price hedges.
  • Eckero sells duo
    Sweden's Eckero Shipping has sold two ro-ro vessels, with Finnlines the likely buyer.
  • Krasnoye tops up
    Russian shipbuilder Krasnoye Sormovo has raised RUB 27.7m ($0.42m) through a stock sale.
  • Seaway volumes surge
    The St Lawrence Seaway has logged a strong increase in cargo volumes for 2014 as grain business boomed.
  • Intercargo bauxite warning
    Intercargo has sought to remind shipowners of the continued dangers associated with the carriage of bulk cargoes that may have a potential for liquefaction.
  • China imports surge
    China's oil imports surpassed 7m barrels a day for first time in December as the country took advantage of the collapse in oil prices.
  • Svitzer makes progress
    Salvors working on the recovery of the Hoegh Osaka made more progress on Tuesday thanks to improved weather conditions.
  • Warning over Iran cargoes
    Tanker owners are being warned over suspected sanction busting activities involving Iranian crude oil exports.
  • Panama in LNG tie-up
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has teamed up with the US Port of Lake Charles in a bid to attract more LNG shipping.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • NIT League leader asks for moratorium on West Coast demurrage and detention charges
  • Intercargo warns about liquefaction of bulk cargo
  • Shippers find ways to work around port congestion
  • Survey: Investors pump $7 billion into Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping industry
  • CSX reports record profit and sales in 2014
  • IAG adds San Francisco to Cargo Connector
  • UPS expands logistics facilities in Europe
  • Lanetix offers free workflow marketplace for transportation and logistics industry
  • LOG-NET release focused on 'predictive execution'
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2015
  • Lukoil Marine supplies lubricant to 'world's largest containership'
    MSC's vessel will use Lukoil's iCOlube cylinder oil lubrication unit.
  • IMB report: 2014 ship-hijacking figures boosted by fuel thefts
    Number of crewmembers held hostage by pirates also rose last year.
  • Second tanker bombed in Libya
    Libyan National Army confirms attack but gives no further information.
  • More EU funding to support LNG bunkering
    LNG bunker fuel is being promoted as 'a greener and cheaper alternative'.
  • Finnish shipower orders coastal 'eco' ships
    Aiming to have half of its fleet fuel efficient 'within five years'.
  • OW Vice President finds new role
    Now Chartering Director at Maersk Tankers.
  • Ships fined for failing to follow 'clean fuel' regulations
    California Air Resources Board names four companies that violated the rules.
  • Low sulphur demand rising in South Korea
    New ECA rules boost demand for product.
  • New A15 vessel class sets new standard in efficiency, sustainability
    Class includes world's first LNG-ready boxship.
  • Owners make third party payments to avoid ship arrest
    As fallout of OW collapse continues to unfold.
  • Piracy in Asia 'significant and worrying'
    Intertanko says danger to crews should not be ignored.
  • Bunker markets in step with crude
    Falls in the crude oil markets have been closely matched by a slide in bunker prices, Bunkerworld data show.
  • OW manager fights extradition to Italy
    Danish court delays decision in Navy fraud case said to be linked to the Italian Mafia.
  • Rush for floating storage capacity continues
    Over 20 tankers chartered with storage option so far this month, traders say.
  • New claim to title of 'world's largest containership'
    Vessel has system to purify and recycle waste oil produced, says DSME official.
  • Dutch firm buys bunker-saving duo
    Vessel design claims 'substantial reductions in fuel consumption'.
  • New Orleans highlights ECA fuel changeover concerns
    Issues options to vessels not completing fuel changeover procedures before entering Mississippi River.
  • Lukoil starts low sulphur bunker supplies at Russian port
    Company targeting ships enroute to ECA zones.
  • Aegean increases fund raising target
    Goal for senior notes 'upsized' from $40 million to $42 million.

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