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February 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 5.1pc to US$1,003/TEU, transpac up 1pc to $2,265/FEU
  • NOL widens loss 241pc to US$260 million, APL narrows its loss 64pc
  • Leftist Greek regime intends to stop 'crime' of privatising ports
  • Crew repulses pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy assists
  • Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore revokes bunker supplier licences
  • Maersk containership docks again at New Orleans with new 2M service
  • Register for Goodman Interlink Magic Mile Charity run March 22
  • Global air freight rises 5pc in 2014, ACI data shows
  • New logistics hub opens at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
  • French Customs seize 19,000 seahorses bound for Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Adani Hazira Port & JBS Academy conduct training for Customs brokers' staff
  • Allcargo Logistics registers impressive increase in PAT for Q3 & nine months
  • AMTOI Day 2015 celebrated
  • BCHAA Knowledge Series seminar on Feb. 19
  • CMA CGM to induct 'connected' containers
  • Direct service from Cochin to Middle East inaugurated
  • ICS updates Flag State performance table
  • MoS eliminates DGS registration requirement for ship repair units
  • SCI registers profit for 4th consecutive quarter
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded the highest civilian honour by the Royalty of Belgium
  • JNPT & Antwerp Port Authority ink agreement to establish port training centre
  • Kandla dock workers union submits memorandum to Gadkari
  • Freight rates to Goa & Coimbatore go up
  • PFT Bawal commissioned
  • Railways carries 4.64 pc more freight in last 9 months
  • Commerce Ministry asks Jaitley to discontinue MAT & DDT on SEZs
  • Exports continue to decline in Jan.
  • Forex reserves at record high of $ 330.21 bn
  • INR ends weak at 62.20 against dollar despite fag-end recovery
  • Metal recyclers seek withdrawal of import duty on steel scrap

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Germany: road freight up, rail freight down
  • Ceva expands Vancouver BC operations
  • Volvo ends HGV production in Kaluga
  • Evraz to supply rails to Brazil
  • Tasma tackles Geodis sales in India
  • Transit traffic dives deep on northern sea route
  • More carloads for Genesee & Wyoming
  • Flights with flowers rush to Stansted
  • Logistics master plan reveals Namibia's potential
  • NOL reduces losses
  • More major management changes for K Line
  • Baltic Rail revamps Koper-Wroclaw service
  • DHL invests in new hub at Brussels airport
  • Arik Air to Abidjan
  • Grimaldi strengthens Italy-Greece link

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Losses deepen for Hercules Offshore
    Falling oil prices contributed to a USD154.1 million loss in 4Q14 for NYSE-listed Hercules Offshore, the drilling rig operator has revealed. The loss for Houston-based Hercules compares with one of USD100.8 million in 4Q13. The results include a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of USD117 million
  • MLC human rights convention 'myth' debunked
    Maritime welfare advocacy organisation Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has said that seafarers do not have human rights protections under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). A gap analysis made by the UK-based Human Rights at Sea organisation has found that just two human rights are explicitly
  • France 'will not abandon' Indian Ocean security
    Even after the expiry of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mandate in 2016, France will continue the fight against piracy and other maritime crime in the western Indian Ocean, it has been confirmed. Speaking after this week's African Union (AU) meeting on maritime security in Beau Vallon,
  • ASL Marine's profits plunge 78.4%
    ASL Marine's profits for the second quarter ended 31 December 2014 dived 78.4% year-on-year to SGD1.432 million (USD1.05 million). The Singapore-listed shipbuilder's plunge in profit was reflected in its revenue for 2Q15, which recorded a negative of SGD21 million due to a recognition of a revenue
  • Wilhelmsen profits slip, cautious on outlook
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the listed shipping and vehicle logistics unit in the company's Norwegian holding group, has reported a fall in both 4Q14 and full-year profit and the board warns unfavourable cargo mix would continue to hamper the business. Group net profit fell to USD54 million in 4Q14 from
  • NOL marks third consecutive yearly loss
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines today posted a USD260 million loss for 2014, a worse result than the USD76.3 million loss for 2013. The result also marked the third consecutive full-year loss for NOL, the parent company of APL, a situation that could put it on the Singapore Exchange's watch-list.
  • Union condemns 'bloodlust' Schettino sentence
    Safety and welfare advocates have condemned the sentencing of Captain Francesco Schettino as "bloodlust". After a 19-month trial, the captain of the Costa Concordia has been found guilty of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He had been charged with manslaughter,
  • Pressure mounts on MH370 search
    As pressure grows from families of those on board missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, questions are being raised on whether the search can be completed on schedule and if further resources will become available. Chinese relatives of missing passengers flew into Kuala Lumpur yesterday to
  • IHS Maritime & Trade Piracy in 2014
    Source: ICC International Maritime Bureau Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, report for the period 1 Jan-31 Dec 2014. Credit Hannah Kidd/Shutterstock. Copyright: IHS. To view the infographic in a larger form, and also to view 2013 and 2012 versions, click here: http://tinyurl.com/pxlcq7r
  • ReCAAP ISC reports rise in sea robberies
    Singapore anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported 10 incidents of robberies onboard ships in January 2015, a slight increase as compared with eight incidents in January 2014. According to the report, two of the 10 incidents were classified as Category 1 (CAT 1)
  • Gwadar, Zhuhai become twin ports
    Pakistan's Gwadar port and China's Zhuhai port inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 11 February, declaring the two cities twin ports. This deal makes Gwadar the first foreign port of China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, which aims to link China with Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia
  • Cruise Line Incident Reporting Statistics from the Coast Guard Investigative Service
    The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010 aims to make cruise vessels safer and more secure for passengers who set sail to and from the United States. It is applicable to all US-flagged cruise ships that carry at least 250 passengers, have onboard overnight passenger/crew sleeping
  • Viking O&M profit dives 49%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Viking Offshore & Marine (Viking O&M) saw a 49% profit dive to SGD1 million (USD738,000) for the financial year that ended on 31 December 2014. Viking O&M's revenue for the fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014) hiked 12% to SGD79 million in 2014, compared with
  • HMD bleeds despite Q4 2014 profit
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) returned to the black for the fourth quarter of 2014, but losses for the rest of the year made a full-year deficit inevitable. The shipbuilder, which specialises in product tankers and mid-sized LPG carriers, posted a net profit of KRW19 billion
  • Major Chinese ship repair yards output up 14.5%
    The output of 13 major Chinese repair yards rose 14.5% year on year (y/y) to CNY12.5 billion (USD2 billion) in 2014, due to high-tech and high value-added ship repair orders. The output bottomed out after four consecutive y/y decreases since 2010, according to the Shiprepair Periodical Coordination
  • Westports revenue drops 23% y/y
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holding (Westports) recorded a 23% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to MYR384.5 million (USD106.4 million) for the fourth quarter that ended on 31 December 2014. The company recorded an increase of 6% in its net profit, while its gross profit rose 6% to
  • Zhongchang Marine to raise USD33 million
    Shanghai-listed Zhongchang Marine, a Chinese operator of bulk carriers in cabotage trade, plans to raise approximately CNY208 million (USD33 million) by selling two of its loss-making subsidiaries to its parent company. The two subsidiaries were identified as Zhongchang Marine (Shanghai) and Putuo
  • Australian port probe comes under fire
    An Australian tribunal decision to embark on an inquiry into the wharf and port sector of the trucking industry came under fire this week, with a Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) director claiming it is as 'a waste of time'. Speaking with IHS Maritime, CTAA director Gerard Langes said
  • Arbitrage opens for US styrene monomer shipments into Asia
    Firming prices of styrene monomer in Asia Pacific has created an arbitrage for imports from the US Gulf. Chemical tanker brokers told IHS Maritime that freight rates for a 5,000-tonne parcel are about USD62 per tonne, slightly up from USD60 per tonne in December 2014. Styrene monomer is usually
  • Sembcorp Marine revenue down 15%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine posted a 15% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to SGD1.445 billion (USD1.06 billion) for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014. The lower turnover has caused a 5% y/y drop in Sembcorp Marine's net profit to SGD174 million in the

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Icebreaker Polar Star reaches trapped fishing vessel
  • Kvichak delivers crew/pilot boats
  • New Eastern diesel electric towboat has podded thrusters
  • Harvey Gulf marks another LNG fueling milestone
  • Viking Supply Ships to close Aberdeen office
  • Cummins creates dedicated Cummins Marine organization
  • Singapore revokes more bunker licenses

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma pleased with Washington Senate transport package
  • Rainier Truck Trailer Tank Repair moving operations to Port of Kalama
  • Port of Everett taps media firm to promote Waterfront Place Central
  • Vancouver USA Port Commission Oks land sale to Sunlight Supply
  • Port Metro Vancouver releases cargo numbers for past year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • European box imports increased more than 5% last year
    MDS Transmodal looks at demand increases on European trades in 2014
  • RBS flirted with Commerzbank-style shipping exit
    Future options still open after recent rethink by bank
  • US east coast ports grab market share as west coast issues drag on
    Total volumes on the transpacific trade lane jumped by 2.9% last year, with east coast ports being the major beneficiaries
  • We did not foresee floating storage coming, says Euronav's Paddy Rodgers
    World's biggest crude tanker player highlights importance of the oil price contango and floating storage in 2015 and beyond
  • Nordic American has positive take on suezmax tanker market
    One of the suezmax segment's big owners welcomes falling bunker prices and improved spot rates
  • Asia-US east coast rates break $5,000 per feu barrier
    US east coast carriers reap rewards of west coast instability as box prices soar to record highs
  • ICTSI committed to Portland
    The terminal operator blames union for Hanjin's decision to withdraw services.
  • Week on Wall Street | February 13
    This could be a milestone year for Navios Maritime Acquisitions
  • Industry Viewpoint: Shame on you, Italy
    The verdict in the Costa Concordia trial takes us back to the bad old days of playing the 'blame game'
  • Awilco LNG slides to loss in challenging short-term market
    Norwegian gas carrier owner expects new LNG production coming on stream to lift freight market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Australia to investigate link between port driver pay, safety
    The Australian government is launching an inquiry into the drayage industry practices at five major ports that could lead to higher mandated levels of driver pay or new work rules. Australia's Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal will look into pay and other practices related to container drayage at the ports of Adelaide,...
  • US files WTO case against China
    U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. Froman announced Wednesday that the Obama administration is filing a sweeping case at the World Trade Organization against a Chinese government program known as the National Auto and Auto Parts Export Base. The USTR alleged that through this program, China provides free and discounted services over...
  • Work resumes on 46-ship West Coast backlog
    West Coast ports resumed vessel loading and unloading Friday amid continuing labor strife and congestion that has left the tally of backlogged container ships at nearly four dozen and rising. Pacific Maritime Association members announced this week they would suspend vessel work on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday rather than pay...
  • Industrial real estate activity takes off in Kansas City
    After attracting only one tenants - a government agency - in roughly eight years, a former U.S. Air Force base turned logistics park in the Kansas City area has announced three new shipper tenants in a span of five months. UFP Harrisonville, a wood products manufacturer, and Really Good Stuff, a...
  • Pressure builds for US government action on West Coast
    The Obama administration is under growing pressure to prod negotiators to reach a deal on a West Coast labor contract, and to intervene if the ports' months-long congestion keeps edging toward a total shutdown. More than a dozen lawmakers from the West Coast and from states as far east as Iowa...
  • Obama's plan to lift Cuba sanctions raises hopes of US Gulf ports
    Amid weeds and willows on the Mississippi River levee at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, a curving row of weathered wooden pilings bears silent evidence to the once-thriving trade between U.S. Gulf ports and Cuba. The long-abandoned site on the river's west bank, 20 miles downstream from New Orleans, is the remnant of...
  • The West Coast blame game
    So the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is solely responsible for the humongous mess our West Coast ports are in? It must be so because I read it on JOC.com. My first concern is that perhaps this blame is misplaced. To get at the truth, let's look at the background. First...
  • 'Rebuilt' USA Truck posts first full-year profit since 2008
    When John Simone joined USA Truck as president and CEO two years ago, the trucking company was staggering from the blow its business suffered in the recession and struggling to jumpstart a turnaround. USA Truck lost a combined $39 million from 2009 through 2012. After two years of redesigning and rebuilding...
  • Shipping Corporation of India reports fiscal 3Q profit
    Shipping Corporation of India swung to a Rs. 31.3 crore (about $5 million) net profit in its fiscal third quarter, which ended Dec. 31, from a $10.6 million loss in the same period of 2013, driven by cost savings and higher freight rates that helped offset a marginal decline in...
  • West Coast congestion hammers NOL earnings
    HONG KONG - Neptune Orient Line's container division APL recorded a before tax loss of $37 million in the fourth quarter as the U.S. West Coast port congestion saw volumes fall and forced the carrier to cut sailings on its most important trade.The challenges on the trans-Pacific helped drive its...
  • SCFI: U.S. East Coast spot rates break the $5,000 barrier
    HONG KONG - The U.S. East Coast spot rate hit $5,049 per FEU this week as rising demand for the all-water service pushed rates to record levels, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).With port congestion on the West Coast delaying ships for often weeks...
  • Charters laid on as Valentine's Day demand fills Nairobi-Schiphol freighters
    HONG KONG - Shippers between Nairobi and the global flower hub of Amsterdam chartered at least 1,500 tons of additional air freight capacity in the two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day to ship in flowers from Africa.Demand was so strong that 15 chartered freighters were required, even with 30...
  • DB Schenker grows Asia-Pacific footprint with India, Cambodia investment
    HONG KONG - DB Schenker strengthen its presence in Asia in January with the opening of a new company in Cambodia and a last-mile logistics centre in eastern India.The German logistics services provider opened its DB Schenker Logistics Centre (SLC) in India's eastern region of Patna that offers logistics and...
  • Brazil export plan on top of weak currency could boost exports
    Brazil will release a National Export Plan early in March and it can't come fast enough for shippers in the South American country, who were expecting it to launch this month. Last year Brazil, historically a strong exporting nation, posted its first annual trade deficit in more than 14 years but...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Spot storage
    Floating storage plays in the VLCC arena could expand to the spot market, Paddy Rodgers says.
  • Euroseas chops loss
    Greek bulker and containership owner Euroseas has reduced its deficit in 2014 after suffering a big impairment hit in the prior year.
  • AML to pay $800,000
    Germany's AML Ship Management has admitted to dumping oily bilge water into the sea while sailing off the Aleutian Islands near Alaska in August.
  • Diana ties up panamax
    Greece's Diana Shipping has secured continued employment for one of its panamaxes with Glencore Grain.
  • ESL goes higher
    Finland's ESL Shipping has posted better profit for the fourth quarter, lifting its annual figure.
  • Pervasive pessimism
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • DOT owed $329m
    The liquidator of the Singapore unit that plunged OW Bunker into bankruptcy says it is seeking to recover $329m owed to the company.
  • Seadrill writes off $1.1bn
    John Fredriksen's drilling arm Seadrill has removed contract extensions previously agreed with troubled Brazilian oil major Petrobras from its backlog.
  • AMSC remains steady
    Oslo-listed American Shipping Company (AMSC) has finished 2014 with a stable result.
  • Solus in at DHT
    Christopher Pucillo has bought a major slice of tanker owner DHT Holdings in the latest expansion of its shipping book.
  • Cosco scraps eight more
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has sent another eight vessels to breakers' beaches so far this year as its fleet renewal carries on apace.
  • GTT logs record year
    French LNG cargo containment designer GTT notched up 47 new orders during 2014 - the company's highest haul for 10 years.
  • Double bond boost for Fredriksen
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has purchased another chunk of its convertible bond amid increased confidence the tanker owner can hurdle an April payment without the need to sell assets or restructure.
  • Awilco loss widens
    The LNG carrier company said the annual net deficit was $2.7m, against a profit of $1.2m in 2013.
  • NOL sees red
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has managed to cut its fourth quarter loss thanks to cost savings but this did not prevent it from posting a bigger deficit for the full year.
  • Mixed finish for WW ASA
    Norwegian shipowner Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA's fourth quarter profit has measured up well with market expectations.
  • MEDS takes support ship
    Bibby Line has sold a support ship it had been chartering to a UAE operator.
  • Costa facing legal action
    Lawyers representing British survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing plan to sue Costa Cruises following captain Francesco Schettino's conviction for manslaughter.
  • Daiichi meets charterers
    Japanese dry bulk operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen has asked for a meeting with its main business partners as its financial performance worsens as the result of the downturn in the trading market.
  • Worker critical
    Six people have been injured, one of them critically, in an explosion on an offshore vessel off Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Subsea 7 swoops
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has announced a new subsea contract in Australia for one of its diving construction ships.
  • PGS delays newbuilds
    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is delaying two newbuilding seismic survey vessels building in Japan due to weaker market conditions.
  • Belships slides in Q4
    Belships has booked a 40% decline in fourth quarter results, but still remained in profit compared to the preceding quarter.
  • Tankoil kicked out
    Tankoil Marine, the company which contributed to the collapse of OW Bunker, has lost its licence to sell bunkers within Singapore.
  • Elevate your game
    Size matters when you're a pool operator but Ben Ognibene, the chief executive of Heidmar, says this isn't the only key to success.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Gulf between spot rates from China to U.S. East, West Coast grows
  • Pricing discipline the focus for carriers in cheap fuel market
  • PMA and ILWU resume West Coast port contract talks
  • Senate introduces bill to reform sugar program
  • Ports of Seattle and Tacoma welcome $15 billion dollar transportation revenue package
  • BNSF details capital expenditure programs in six states totaling $1.63 billion
  • CMA CGM invests French technology startup TRAXENS
  • NOL benefits from larger, more efficient ships in APL fleet in 2014
  • Service Announcements: Cathay Pacific Services, CEVA Logistics and UTi Worldwide
  • Executive moves: CSX and Suttons Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Harvey Gulf claims another LNG milestone
    First USCG Certificate of Inspection for a vessel powered by LNG.
  • Report: Monjasa dominates West African market
    Risk of doing business in the region has driven away competitors.
  • MPA, ClassNK sign deal to enhance ship safety and eco sustainability
    Marine renewable energy among R&D focus.
  • Cruise terminal 'should have had cold ironing facilties'
    A report into an Australian cruise terminal is under fire for calling for ships to use low sulphur fuel.
  • DOT's dealings with Tankoil focus of bankruptcy investigation
    DOT: Owed over $300 million.
  • Shipping emissions targeted at Geneva climate talks
    Call for 'global sectoral emission reduction targets' emerge during UNFCCC meeting.
  • NOL posts quarterly loss
    But some benefit accrued from lower bunker prices.
  • Quadrise: Investor jitters as oil prices stay low
    But QFI say the economics of its emulsion fuel 'remain sound'.
  • Shipping should move faster on emissions
    Zero-emission vessels are the goal, says shipowner.
  • Patent granted for hybrid marine technology
    System can be applied on a variety of vessels to save fuel.
  • NGO pushes for fuel oil ban in Arctic
    Cites report validating the need for cleaner fuel use.
  • WFS: Bunker sales volume lifted by OW's exit
    Company logs highest quarterly volume in more than a year.
  • Scrubber installation possible at sea, claims firm
    Yara says its scrubber system is the smallest in the market.
  • Taiwan: Ship held over bunker spill
    Authorities holding ship while determining cost of damages.
  • WFS records rise in profit
    2014 'was a strong year' for the company.
  • Explosion kills 3 onboard Petrobras-leased ship
    Six workers have been reported missing.

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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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