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January 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg port handles first 19,100-TEUer despite shallow Elbe
  • 4,600-TEU MOL Express refloats after stranding south of Honshu
  • Oakland 2014 volume up 2pc to 2.3 million TEU on LA-LB ship diversions
  • Boats to steer clear of works in Causeway Bay typhoon shelter
  • National Industrial Transportation League: Stop west coast demurrage now
  • Cosco adds smaller ship to the North Asia-China-Australian Express service
  • Maersk group's APMT adds 16 new RTGs at its Algeciras and Apapa terminals
  • CMA CGM, UASC, CSCL and Hanjin join in new India-Med-US cooperation deal
  • CSX rail 2014 profit rises 4.2pc to US$1.9 billion as revenue slips 5.5pc
  • St Lawrence Seaway throughput rises 7pc to 40 million tons in 2014
  • Loss-making China-built Zambia-Tanzania railway on strike over unpaid wages
  • Risking mega trucks US-wide as Maine posts least road deaths since 1944
  • Cyprus Airways to be liquidated after EU demands US$78 million payment
  • Airport at Huntsville, Alabama, opens second runway for Panalpina's 747s
  • Miami's Centurion Air Cargo, plagued with lawsuits, has taken wing again

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • BLPL Singapore & Transworld GLS (India) participate in natural disaster relief in Andhra Pradesh
  • Indian delegation visits Iran to study potential routes to Russia & CIS destinations
  • Indian Register of Shipping approved as Recognised Organisation by Bahamas flag state
  • Maruti eyes 20 pc growth in exports to 1.2 lakh units in FY15
  • ACTL ICD receives AEO Certification
  • Trailer operators push for defined charges in new toll policy
  • 60.6 pc of indirect tax collected
  • Indian cos upbeat about economic growth this year, says survey
  • RBI relaxes forex hedging norms for exporters & importers
  • RBI springs a surprise by cutting repo rate
  • Fragile recovery in global economy highlights need for more political initiatives, say analysts

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Swiss haulier reaps connectivity benefits
  • Port of Corpus Christi elects commission leaders
  • NCRR upgrades rail infrastructure
  • Swiss official airline for this weekend's mythical ski race
  • Vindskip turning hull into sails
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics providing RFS for air carrier
  • Pactl reports most successful year ever
  • Railroad investment firm buys Eurorail stake
  • Smooth merger for TOP and Europe Cargo
  • UPS plans to expand European capacity in 2015
  • Tiaca calls for risk-based approach to security
  • Garbe scoops up more properties
  • Kombiverkehr expanding in all directions
  • Mariner aims at operating in Gdansk
  • Tanger drives Contship's growth

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Keppel Singmarine wins order for ice-class MPV
    Singapore shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, has won an order for an ice-class multi-purpose vessel. The vessel order, received from New Orient Marine, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Maritime Construction Services SA (Maritime Construction Services), is for
  • CSSC delivers its biggest VLGCs
    Two of the largest tankers ever built in China were delivered on Tuesday. They represent the first part of an order of four 83,000m³ very large gas carriers designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for tanker operator Frontline. The vessels were ordered in 2012 by
  • Ezra delays plans to list its subsea unit on US market
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Ezra Holdings (Ezra) has decided to put on hold its plans for a market listing of its subsea services business unit in the United States, citing unfavourable market conditions. "Given where the markets are, we have effectively put that on hold," said
  • Balkan ports star in Adriatic boom
    The two Balkan ports in the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) group were the star performers with regards to the region's container traffic throughput levels in 2014. The Croatian port of Rijeka grew by 17% in 2014, albeit from a lower base than the other three member ports, handling
  • COSCOL profits up 491% y/y in 2014
    Shanghai-listed COSCO Shipping (COSCOL), the cargo vessel operating unit within the COSCO Group, said today that its profits shot up 491% year on year (y/y) to CNY193M ($31M) in 2014. Revenues rose 3% y/y to CYN 7.7Bn during the period, a flash financial report from COSCOL said today. On 30
  • Petra Energy disposes of 51% stake in Bumi Subsea
    Malaysia-listed offshore marine support services provider, Petra Energy Berhad has completed its disposal of its 51% equity interest in an offshore engineering company, Bumi Subsea Sdn Bhd (BSSB) for MYR0.43M ($0.12M). The proceeds from the disposal will be utilised to finance Petra Energy's
  • HHI merges offshore and plant divisions
    South Korea's Hyundai HI (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, announced today that its loss-making industrial plant and engineering division would be subsumed by HHI's offshore division. "It is hoped that through the amalgamation of the divisions, we can achieve cost reductions through bulk
  • EMIC hopeful of a recovery in bulk shipping
    The head of Taiwan's Eastern Media International Corp (EMIC) has stated that bulk shipping has reached its lowest level in terms of performance in 2014 and as a result 2015 may be a year which will see better performance in the sector. The Taipei-listed warehousing and transportation provider
  • Philippines ports stay open during papal visit
    The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has confirmed that ports throughout the country will remain open for the papal visit which starts today. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Asia's largest Catholic country until 19 January. Previously, PPA had urged shippers to move cargoes ahead of the visit
  • EATECH secures a charter contract worth $6.87M
    Malaysia-listed logistics provider and ship manager EA Technique (EATECH) has secured a bareboat charter contract with logistics services provider, Classic Marine & Services for the provision of one fast support vessel. The contract is valued at an amount of approximately MYR24.64M ($6.87M). EATECH
  • Sete Brasil may renegotiate payment on orders
    PETROBRAS subsidiary Sete Brasil, which has run into financial trouble, may seek to negotiate payment terms for rigs ordered at Singapore's rig builders Keppel and Sembcorp Marine, said an analyst. Sete Brasil, which is chartering 29 ultra-deepwater drilling rigs to Petrobras at a cost of $25.5Bn,
  • Chinese shipyard new orders down 14.2% y/y
    Chinese shipyards saw a decline in new ship orders last year compared with 2013, according to statistics released yesterday by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. New orders fell by 14.2% to 59.95M dwt for the whole of 2014, with a slump seen at the end of the year.
  • Indonesia remains ship-attack hotspot
    Piracy incidents are at their lowest level for eight years, but ship hijackings almost doubled between 2013 and 2014, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed in its end-of-year report. The overall reduction is largely attributable to the continuing suppression of Somali piracy.
  • MOL Express pulled free
    Mitsui OSK Lines-operated container ship, MOL Express, which ran aground on 11 January, has been pulled free. MOL, Japan's biggest ship owner, said the ship, which it chartered from Seaspan, was pulled free by tugboats at 10.55hrs Japan time yesterday. MOL said, "As soon as the necessary

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Huntington Ingalls adds two to corporate development team
  • Fergus Campbell to head up Imtech Marine USA
  • Cruise ship to retrofit permanent magnet tunnel thruster
  • McCain tries to tack Jones Act repeal onto pipeline bill
  • Skangass commissions LNG bunker/feeder vessel newbuild
  • Just delivered Dorian VLGC has Clean Marine scrubber

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver Commissioners Ok Northwest Packing lease extension
  • Floating Navy hospital heading to Vigor drydock
  • Diana Shipping sets charter for Capesize dry bulk vessel
  • Greenbrier releases numbers for company's first fiscal quarter
  • Freight transport index up during month of November

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Syriza eyes bigger contribution from Greek shipping
    Poll-leading leftists favour an independent shipping ministry but other proposals may worry shipowners
  • CIT's Engh predicts wet and dry consolidation
    Private equity exits may drive process, says shipping banker
  • Product tankers hold fast to steady earnings
    Stable market at the moment for product tanker owners with earnings hovering in the $20,000s per day
  • Contship reports solid box growth for 2014
    Record handling figures at Eurogate Tanger and La Spezia spur volume growth
  • Big year for Fredriksen's tankers as merger is on the cards
    Frontline and Frontline 2012 likely to come together this year as tanker shipping embarks on confident new voyage in 2015, though obstacles exist
  • Aronnax: Fuel-saving technology uptake research could paint true picture of owners' drive for change
    UCL Energy Institute's look at how interested owners are in fuel-saving technology may be very revealing
  • Prince Rupert sees double-digit box growth
    Canadian port continues to grab market share from North American rivals
  • McCain renews call for abolition of protectionist Jones Act
    US senator files amendment to Merchant Marine Act in hope of liberalising country's cabotage law
  • Jinhui issues profit warning and presents challenging outlook for its sector
    Hong Kong-based dry bulk operator may take an impairment on the value of some of its ships for 2014
  • China's New Times Shipbuilding put on watch for downgrade
    Another white-listed shipyard faces credit queries in the new year
  • Cosco Shipping chairman steps down as unit reports profit growth due to subsidies
    Ye Weilong's resignation comes amid a company expansion and persistent debt pressures
  • MOL Express refloated in Japan
    Salvage experts rescue the 4,600 teu vessel three days after it ran aground in Tateyama Harbour
  • New Panama Canal fee structure to benefit neo-panamax boxships
    Panamax fleet set to see transit costs increase unless volume commitments can be met

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Shipping veteran says LA-LB congestion 'will not go away'
    A veteran shipping executive says U.S. West Coast port problems are structural and "will not go away" and that as a result beneficial cargo owners should add three weeks to trans-Pacific import lead times to accommodate what will become chronic congestion. Dan Gardner, a longtime executive with third-party logistics firms and...
  • PSA sells stake in Kolkata, India container terminal
    PSA International has divested its entire stake in a container terminal facility at India's Port of Kolkata. The Singapore-based company, through a local entity, owned a 49 percent stake in ABG Kolkata Container Terminal operated by domestic infrastructure group ABG Infralogistics Ltd. ABG, in a recent advisory to the Bombay Stock Exchange,...
  • Carl D'Emilio, president of Advent Intermodal, dies
    Carl D'Emilio, a well-liked and respected leader in information systems serving marine terminals, port communities and intermodal, passed away on Tuesday after a long illness. He was 46. The president of Advent Intermodal, an information technology company serving the marine terminal and intermodal industries, D'Emilio built his career on a foundation...
  • DHL Express opens logistics facility in growing northern India
    DHL Express has opened a new distribution and consolidation center in Chandigarh, near Delhi, to cater to the growing trade demand in the northern India region. "Through the service centre facility, we are strengthening our infrastructure and capabilities to support our customers' growing business. We will now be able to move...
  • Wilhelmshaven's troubled Jade Weser Port set for Maersk boost
    Wilhelmshaven's bid to shake off its white elephant tag is set to gather traction in the coming weeks amid reports Maersk Line is about to bring four regular short sea services to Germany's only deepwater port. The port, which failed to attract any scheduled liner calls since opening in September 2012,...
  • US Rep. Hahn: West Coast employers engaging in "nighttime lockout"
    WASHINGTON - Rep. Janice Hahn said Los Angeles-Long Beach marine terminal operators' ending of night shifts equates to a "nighttime lockout" of dockworkers. She urged employers to "not act unilaterally and hurt port operations." The statement from Hahn, a Democrat from Southern California, lends credence to many shippers' fears that increasingly acrimonious...
  • Frankfurt air freight growth lags rivals
    Frankfurt airport's freight traffic increased just 1.7 percent in 2014, lagging growth at its main European rivals, as pilots at Lufthansa, its biggest customer, staged nine strikes through the year. Europe's largest air freight hub closed the year with throughput of 2.165 million metric tons of cargo last year after a...
  • Drewry: More container ships are arriving late
    Container ships on major east-west routes arrived off-schedule 42 percent of the time and were late more than half the time on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic routes, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Drewry's monthly Carrier Performance Insight reported on-time performance for Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trade routes dropped to 58 percent in...
  • Cass reports US shipment volumes up 4 percent from December 2013
    U.S. freight volumes finished last year 4 percent higher than the previous year, despite a seasonal dip toward the end of the holiday shipping season. In December, U.S. freight shipments and expenditures both fell more than 6 percent, according to the Cass Freight Index. However, year-end surface transport shipping volumes were...
  • Transportation funding: It's not all doom and gloom
    Much has been said about the growing infrastructure crisis and increasing traffic congestion occurring across the United States. The stark facts are that overall vehicle miles traveled have increased by almost 50 percent since 1990, while additional roadway lane miles have grown by only 6.8 percent. We also have more...
  • McCain stirs up critics with latest bid to repeal Jones Act
    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has filed an amendment to repeal the Jones Act, which requires U.S. domestic waterborne cargo to be shipped in U.S.-flag ships owned and operated by Americans. U.S.-flag interests including the American Maritime Partnership, maritime unions and the Navy League quickly issued statements opposing McCain's proposed amendment to...
  • Footwear industry warns of 'catastrophe' if US West Coast ports shut down
    Top U.S. port gateways for footwear imports.HONG KONG - A U.S. West Coast port lock out would be "a catastrophe beyond belief" for the footwear industry that imports the vast majority of its products through the terminals at Los Angeles-Long Beach, said Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors...
  • Strong year for Cathay as cargo tonnage outstrips capacity growth
    HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific and its sister airline Dragonair carried 1.72 million tons of cargo during 2014, a 12 percent increase over the previous year as the strong second half performance continued into December. The all-important supply-demand balance was strongly weighted in the airlines' favor, with capacity growing 10.4 percent...
  • CSX: Lower fuel costs for trucking won't stop intermodal growth
    CSX Transportation doesn't think lower fuel prices for over-the-road trucking will derail its growing intermodal business. In fact, the railroad sees just the opposite, with executives telling investors on Wednesday to expect strong intermodal volume growth and "a very positive trend" in pricing. That's because motor carriers can't fill enough truck...
  • Multi-modal models needed for future US port funding, execs say
    Transportation executives dependent on seaports meeting today in Long Beach agreed that a multi-modal planning and lobbying effort is needed to develop and fund waterside and landside capital projects at U.S. seaports. Representatives of the various transportation modes who were called together by the American Association of Port Authorities to define...
  • Maritime piracy falls to eight-year low
    Maritime piracy fell to an eight-year low in 2014 as a continuing decline in attacks off Somalia offset a surge in ship hijackings in Asian waters. Attacks against small tankers off South East Asian coasts saw global hijackings rise to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, according to the International...
  • Federal Reserve report notes US West Coast port delay impact
    Worsening congestion at Southern California ports is starting to show up in the Federal Reserve's reports on economic activity across the nation. U.S. West Coast port issues received passing mention in the latest edition of Fed's Beige Book, an eight-times-a-year compendium of anecdotal reports from the central bank's 12 regional districts....

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • ORIG lands financing
    Ocean Rig has secured a syndicated loan that will be used to finance a drillship under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • Ardmore sitting pretty
    Ardmore Shipping today kept its dividend unchanged for the fourth quarter amid a positive assessment of its earnings potential from Clarksons Capital Markets.
  • KNOT fixes newbuilding
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has secured a long-term charter for one of its newbuildings due for delivery in the first quarter of 2017.
  • Kayne in at Hoegh MLP
    Kayne Andersen Capital has added another shipping MLP to its portfolio with a near $20m investment in Hoegh LNG Partners.
  • New chief for Shipowners'
    The directors of the Shipowners' Club have named Simon Swallow as the next chief executive in succession to Charles Hume.
  • Families sue UASC
    Families of the fishermen that lost their lives in a collision with a boxship owned by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have filed legal claims against the shipowner.
  • Eco still matters
    Energy-saving technology is still important to shipowners despite crude price plunges, according to bulker owner Newport Shipping.
  • MISC sale flops
    Malaysian shipowner MISC has seen the planned sale of its logistics operation fail.
  • Load lightened
    Part of a cargo of salt has been dumped from a CSL bulker aground off Canada ahead of a bid to refloat it.
  • Bulk Jupiter sank fast
    It took only a few minutes for Bulk Jupiter to develop a heavy list and sink shortly afterwards, according to the only survivor, the vessel's chief cook.
  • Cargoship hit by fire
    Crew have been evacuated from a cargoship struck by a huge fire at the port of Iskenderun in Turkey.
  • VLGCs far from broken
    Danske Bank has kicked off coverage of Aurora LPG with a buy rating amid the belief the VLGC success story is far from over.
  • Daiichi lines up sales
    Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha is revisiting efforts to offload four handysize bulkers as part of a long-running sales drive.
  • Nautilus hails safety win
    Crew union Nautilus International has welcomed a decision by the UK to scrap a plan easing rules on safety equipment carried by ro-paxes.
  • MCS in ice-class order
    Luxembourg-based Maritime Construction Services (MCS) has placed an order for an ice-class multi-purpose (MPP) vessel at Keppel Singmarine yard.
  • ACM boost for Braemar
    Braemar Shipping Services says its shipbroking performance has improved "significantly" as anticipated after the merger with ACM last year.
  • Fund buys into Coscol
    A Chinese fund has become the first major private investor in a state-owned shipowner with a move for Cosco Shipping (Coscol) shares.
  • Condor sells duo
    Channel Islands operator Condor Ferries has sold two 1990s-built fast ferries into Greece as a replacement ship is brought in.
  • Casualty reaches Gladstone
    A general cargo vessel disabled off the Great Barrier Reef has arrived in a port in Queensland, Australia.
  • Jinhui in profit warning
    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation says it expects to report a net loss for the financial year, the company said Thursday.
  • MOL Express refloated
    Seaspan has confirmed that the 4,600-teu MOL Express (built 2003) was successfully refloated on Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Optimization as a counter to driver shortage
  • Grounded containership refloated off Japan
  • NRF: Holiday retail sales up 4 percent
  • U.S. steel exports dropped in November
  • Great Lakes ship operators benefit from less ice in December
  • TIACA: New U.S. cargo plane security standards need 'risk-based approach'
  • U.S. Venture, Inc. announces new CNG division
  • McCain amendment would change Jones Act
  • BNSF Logistics harnesses new wind blade transport technology

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 15, 2015
  • Increased use of biofuel eyed for Staten Island ferries
    But proposed legislation faces resistance.
  • Alaskan marine transportation firm to decrease fuel surcharge
    Must receive approval from US economic regulatory agency.
  • Report: Russia to export more crude, less fuel oil next month
    'There are implications for both the crude and product markets.'
  • Hapag-Lloyd to become first 'MRV-Ready Certified' shipowner
    Partners with DNV GL to work on a joint-verification programme.
  • Gibraltar's Oil Spill Contingency Plan revised
    Helps 'ensuring that our environmental credentials remain second to none,' says minister.
  • Nakhodka posts record exports
    New bunker fuel supply route emerged in 2014.
  • Port plans dedicated bunker quay for ECA compliant fuel
    Copenhagen Malmo expects quay to handle 170 bunker calls a year.
  • Fuel savings should be spent on 'eco-technology'
    'Shipping must remain energy-efficient even with fuel prices low.'
  • OW manager escapes extradition to Italy
    Court cites risk of 'inhuman or degrading treatment' if suspect is handed over.
  • Suppliers try to capitalise on firming trend
    Analysts dismiss crude oil market's mid-week a 'technical adjustment'.
  • Lubricant players to keep tabs on post-2015 market
    '2015 will be a big learning curve for everyone in the industry,' says Castrol executive.
  • New study on fuel-saving technology
    And its take up by shipowners.
  • Fuel oil stocks at four-week low
    Imports to Singapore fell by 40%.
  • LNG bunker tanker secures long-term charter
    Vessel will be ready for operations in early 2017.
  • Denmark invites tenders for sulphur monitoring
    Aim is to help identify cases of non-compliance so authorities can target those ships for inspection.
  • Glander hires trader trio
    First batch of interns join team in Singapore, India and Dubai.
  • Contractor to change plea in US Navy bribery case
    Leonard Glenn Francis earlier pleaded not guilty to conspiracy.
  • Shipowner: Hedging losses to hit bottom line
    Issues profit warning for 2014.
  • 'World's largest containership' lifts bunkers at Russia
    MSC Oscar called at Posyet Seaport on January 12.
  • Green group calls for 'urgent' shorepower adoption
    Hong Kong's Clean Air Network responds to government's 2015 policy address.
  • Nordea: 'Major savings' on bunkers for Maersk
    Maersk Group forecast to post an annual profit of $4.5 billion.
  • Crude surges the most in 2.5 years
    Despite reports US stockpiles increased last week.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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