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BRIEFS
October 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Don't be fooled by high growth figures - volumes tend to be low: anaylst
  • CMA CGM to raise rates on Asia to N Europe services from November 1
  • Asia Development Bank lauds Colombo over Indian transshipment rivals
  • Colombia ICTSI terminal under construction, receives 4 quay cranes, 5 RTGs
  • Expanded Panama Canal able to handle 97pc of world's boxships: ACP chief
  • Mayoralty candidate pushes for expansion of Port of Philadelphia
  • Imports at Oakland port up 1.6pc in September, but overall volume down 4.8pc
  • Port of Virginia's September volumes rise 7.2pc to 215,520 TEU
  • India's Shipping Ministry to boost state port efficiency, cut turn times
  • Nigerian Ports Authority seeks infrastructure upgrade to boost exports
  • TT Club mid-year: Usual big claim levels return, revenues above average
  • Egypt could export more food if more air cargo space were available
  • XPO move Lynx Mk21As from Brazil to UK for upgrade and back again
  • Wynnchurch PE firm buys into western Canada's Carson Air of Kelowna, BC

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Delmas brand to be known as CMA CGM from March 2016
  • Dimensions Logistics Services proficiently handles odd-dimensional export cargo
  • DNV GL publishes new rule set on classification
  • Shipping should not be treated like an OECD economy, says International Chamber of Shipping
  • Veg. oil imports up
  • Anil Diggikar, IAS, attends first Board meeting of JNPT since assuming charge as Chairman
  • Double investment to achieve cargo handling of 2,100 mt by 2020: Kalantri
  • VOC Port to have India's first Container Digital Exchange
  • JICA may fund highway projects in North-East
  • SC endorses collection of environment tax on diesel trucks entering Delhi
  • SE Rly's freight earnings up 8 pc during April-Sept.
  • Seabird Marine CFS at KPCT notified by Customs
  • Adani gets green signal for its Australian coal mine & rail projects
  • DGFT fixes export quota of sugar for EU & US
  • IIP shoots up to 6.4 pc in Aug. from 4.1 pc in July
  • INR firms up further on increased dollar selling
  • China's imports slump further by 17.7 pc in Sept.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Strengthen the German flag
  • Fuelling fleet with in-house biodiesel
  • APL kicks off US-flagged Guam Saipan Express
  • Business runners meeting in Bremen next week
  • Tunis airport re-opens, Tunisair modifies network
  • Midwestern distribution centre opens
  • Record year for Far East-Europe transport
  • ATR "combi" aircraft receives EASA certification
  • COO becomes MD
  • ITF wants global rules for ship operators to cut emissions
  • Port Botany rail line upgrade going ahead
  • TNT delivers Dutch solar car to Australia
  • E-commerce driving warehousing
  • Yet another record at port of Long Beach
  • Freightliner appoints business development director
  • SingPost strikes again
  • Hapag-Lloyd reduces IPO volume

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Alang breakers' certification fuels flooring debate
    ClassNK's recent certification of two shipbreaking yards in Alang has drawn flak from recycling watchdogs, which question the effectiveness of the yards' use of impermeable flooring. While the Japanese classification society told IHS Maritime that impermeable flooring is a "key" criterion for
  • Naples law conference tackles late payment dilemma
    Participants in the Shipping and the Law conference have explored a legal dispute in which an owner wants to end a charterer's contact and claim damages over being paid a minute late. The case, which will be presented to London's Court of Appeals next June, was presented to attendees at the event
  • Why maritime conventions get lost in translation
    Maritime lawyers attending the Shipping and the Law conference in Naples have been alerted to how shipping conventions can suffer from mistranslation. While international treaties have "proliferated" since the Second World War and often impact shipping, they must "be implemented properly", said
  • Rotterdam outpaced by Antwerp in box growth
    Container traffic growth at the leading European cargo port, Rotterdam, lagged heavily behind that of Belgian rival Antwerp during the first nine months of 2015. Rotterdam's container throughput increased just 1% to 9.30 million teu during the first three quarters, while Antwerp's rose a buoyant 8%
  • Japanese ports' container trade set to slip
    Japanese ports' international container trade is set to shrink further this year, according to Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc (NRIC). At eight leading Japanese ports, traffic will drop for the second straight year in fiscal 2015, which started in April, sagging 1.3% to 11.867 million
  • Naples welcomes shipping industry
    In opening the Shipping and the Law conference in Naples, Italy, a regional minister has stressed local efforts to attract maritime investment. Amedeo Lepore, minister for manufacturing and commerce for the Campania region, inaugurated the conference today (15 October). Campania is working to
  • HMM's Hyundai Securities stake sale hits roadblock
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's (HMM's) planned sale of its controlling stake in Hyundai Securities has been held up by South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC). The FSC is seeking clarification over a change in the composition of investors in Jabez Partners, Hyundai Securities' second-largest
  • Japanese yards' orders surge in September
    Japanese shipyards' orders rocketed 236% in September as shipowners rushed to build vessels in compliance with IMO standards taking effect from July 2016. Japan Ship Exporters Association (JSEA) members' yards won 40 orders totalling 1,525,550 gt in the month, up from 12 orders for 453,970 gt in
  • Japan's coal imports forecast to withstand nuclear revival
    Japan's coal imports for power generation are unlikely to decline even if the country's nuclear plants return online as planned, according to Banchero Costa. A recent report from the Genoa-based ship agency predicts that pollution-cutting technologies could even help coal squeeze out other fossil
  • COSCO and Sevan Drilling agree delay in rig delivery
    Chinese shipbuilder COSCO has delayed delivery of a cylindrical ultra-deepwater drilling rig by several weeks. The delay, from 15 October to 1 November 2015, was agreed between COSCO and Norway-headquartered drilling contractor Sevan Drilling, so both parties could negotiate on the first six-month
  • Malaysian dredgers help catch sand thieves
    In a bid to curb thefts of sand from along the Malaysian coastline at Selangor, the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) has enlisted the help of licenced dredgers. Norfaezah Shamsuddin, coastal section head of LUAS, explained that gathering information from dredgers legally transporting sand
  • Hapag slashes IPO target
    Container line Hapag-Lloyd has scaled back its initial public offering (IPO) on the German stock exchange amid bleak market sentiment. The world's fifth-largest container carrier now aims to generate about USD300 million in its IPO until 30 October, down from an earlier goal of about USD500
  • Supply chain companies urged to change insular mindset
    Logistics and supply chain companies have been told that the biggest challenge the industry faces is their reluctance to collaborate and share data for the benefit of the whole chain. "We need to change the industry's mindset about costs," Hugh Williams, MD of Hughenden Consulting, told a workshop
  • Supply chain issues highlighted as cause of port congestion
    The problem of port congestion cannot be solely attributed to megaships and should be addressed through better industry collaboration and behavioural change across the supply chain, a global consultant in the container industry has claimed. "Severe peaks existed long before ships exceeded 10,000
  • Precious Shipping receives discounts on Sanfu vessels
    Thailand's Precious Shipping has reached settlement agreements with China's Sanfu Ship Engineering that will save it approximately USD4 million over two soon-to-be-delivered vessels, the dry bulker has said in a Thailand stock exchange filing. Under the agreement, contract price for the two
  • Rena salvage hearings conclude with acrimony
    Hearings on the application for Rena remains to be left on New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef off the port of Tauranga concluded on 9 October, with lawyers representing the Crown and shipowner at odds. The New Zealand Government has opposed the application by The Astrolabe Community Trust representing
  • Vard issues profit warning
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Vard Holdings has issued a profit warning on its financial results for the third quarter that ended in September and full year ending on 31 December. The Norway-headquartered company is due to announce its third quarter result on 11 November 2015 before market opens,

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • 'Container lines must extend their ocean alliances to take in landside operations'
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches IPO prospectus as the line teeters on the brink of new losses
  • Air cargo carrier CAL eyes new routes to North America to fill new capacity

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Department of Justice and Chouest yard reach settlement
  • Alaska and U.S. drop pursuit of further Exxon Valdez claims
  • Crowley in strategic partnership for BWTS retrofits
  • APS tank level systems chosen for Sovcomflot newbuilds
  • New security door aimed at protecting ship from pirates
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo renews agreement with China's CMP
  • Vard issues a profit warning
  • Vigor wins $11.79 million MSC hospital ship contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Grays Harbor Port Commissioners give nod to natural gas facility lease
  • U.S. rail freight traffic sees drop in weekly numbers
  • Port Metro Vancouver donates FLIR camera to rescue group
  • Two new members named to Port of Portland Commission
  • Diana Shipping Oks charter of dry bulk vessel MELITE

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Listed units of Cosco and CSG extend share trading suspension
    Unveiling of merger plan is expected in November
  • Concordia Maritime takes delivery of second 50,000 dwt tanker
    50,000 dwt vessel will be discharged at a European port at the beginning of December
  • Farstad loses Petrobras charter
    PSV Far Strider is victim of blocking in Brazil
  • Shipping club deals could fall foul of EU law
    Syndicated loans in Brussels firing line even if they benefit clients
  • New Suez Canal will save owners $200m
    Alliances 2M and Ocean Three among big beneficiaries, says shipping banker
  • Shipping 'needs white knight fund'
    Prosperous owners should help struggling companies in return for upside stake, says lawyer
  • Window of opportunity for shipping bond finance
    Vessel lifetimes good match for long-term investors
  • Shipping treaty implementation remains uneven
    Quest for uniformity is uphill fight, says former IOPCF director
  • Mitropoulos hails shipping industry as phoenix
    Former IMO secretary-general upbeat on industry prospects
  • A volatile world
    NYK's Jeremy Nixon on the struggles and opportunities facing global liner operators
  • Lithuania's Litgas looks to re-export LNG
    Supplier has surplus gas supplies after fall in consumption
  • Singapore's 2014 maritime incident rate lowest ever says MPA
    Port authority has a responsibility to focus on navigational safety
  • Well worth the wait
    Authority administrator Jorge Quijano on the opening of the Panama Canal's much-anticipated third set of locks looms
  • Vard issues profit warning for third quarter
    Investors warned Brazilian yard troubles will weigh on results
  • Mitsui OSK expects first half results to miss forecasts
    Expectations revised down on losses from bulk operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha
  • Bahri reports 501% jump in third quarter net profit
    Surge in net profit comes on the back of a merger completion, stronger earnings at an affiliate and lower bunker fuel costs
  • SK Shipping to raise $600m for new LNG carriers
    New ships will add to SK Shipping's four LNG carriers currently under construction
  • Courage Marine announces completion of share transfers
    Key company directors step down as part of the agreement to make way for new blood
  • China bulker operator urges Beijing to regulate excess ports charges
    Chinese port operators are also facing industry pressure to cut service fees
  • CMA CGM adds fruit and vegetable export service routes to Morocco
    Route will link Morocco to Russia, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa
  • Hapag-Lloyd resizes share offering to $410m
    Shares will be offered to the public between October 15-27 with a target price range of €23- '29 per share
  • First lawsuit filed in Florida against operator and master of El Faro
    Lawsuit will seek $100m in damages for the wrongful death of a crew member
  • Iran reveals its fleet expansion shopping list
    Newbuildings to be financed through funds said to exceed $120bn frozen internationally due to sanctions

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • How truck capacity went from 'crunch' to 'calm'
    A year ago, U.S. shippers worried about a truck "capacity crunch" as the economy expanded rapidly, freight demand increased and the driver pool appeared ready to dry up. Today, those same shippers are enjoying a "capacity calm." Truck capacity may not be abundant, but it is adequate, shippers said at the...
  • Whitepaper: Port of NY and NJ Inaugurates TIPS System
    Inportant!: The Terminal Information Portal System, or TIPS, will make your working day easier. The first system of its kind in the United States, TIPS was developed by Sustainable Terminals Services Inc. (STS), a nonprofit company created by a consortium of port terminal operators. The tool compiles information from all...
  • China's green port push has parallels abroad
    When Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama signed a new climate agreement in September, they took a critical step in bilateral cooperation to combat global climate change. The two of us were recently invited to China to share experiences-in the United States and Holland, respectively-in cleaning up air pollution at...
  • Baltimore's August TEU volume sets one-month record at port
    The Port of Baltimore handled a record 86,149 twenty-foot-equivalent units of total container volume in August, continuing a strong run that has produced the highest three-month volume of total containers, full TEUs and full import TEUs in the port's history. August volume of total containers, including empties, rose 12.6 percent year-over-year...
  • Los Angeles port volume slips
    Total container volume at the Port of Los Angeles declined 5.8 percent in September compared to the same month last year, with imports down 9.4 percent and exports declining 17.5 percent. Although Los Angeles in recent months has been regaining some of the market share it lost to East Coast...
  • Lineage Logistics exec outlines infrastructure, tech investments
    Lineage Logistics is the second-largest warehousing and logistics provider in the U.S., with 112 facilities and more than 600 million cubic feet of space. Diogo Lobo, vice president of international logistics, recently shared his perspective on where the company and cold chain logistics industry is heading and how Lineage, which...
  • First lawsuit filed in wake of El Faro sinking
    Duval County CourthouseThe family of one of the 33 crew members missing from the sunken cargo ship El Faro has filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages from the owners and captain of the ship, which sank off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. The lawsuit was filed in Duval County...
  • Collaboration, innovative practices needed to overcome port congestion
    The problem of port congestion cannot be solely attributed to mega-ships and should be addressed through better industry collaboration and fundamental change across the supply chain, according to a global consultant in the container industry. While mega-ships are often blamed for causing port congestion, other factors may be just as critical,...
  • Arrow Trucking CEO sent to prison for fraud, tax evasion
    The executive at the heart of the collapse of a trucking company that left drivers stranded and freight abandoned across the country is headed to jail. A federal judge last week sentenced Doug Pielsticker, the former CEO of Arrow Trucking, to 90 months in prison for tax evasion and fraud. The...
  • Ukraine port traffic plummets as violence persists
    Port of OdessaContainer traffic at Ukrainian ports is steadily declining, reversing a previous trend of 11 to 13 percent annual growth. Violence in Ukraine and the economic stagnation that resulted has overwhelmed government efforts to facilitate trade like streamlining the customs process, reducing tariffs and removing other bureaucratic hurdles. Container traffic at...
  • To avert strike, India OKs incentives for dockworkers
    The government of India on Wednesday approved extending an earlier productivity-linked incentive scheme for port and dockworkers through the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2016, averting potential labor stoppages at major public ports. Labor federations representing dockworkers at major ports threatened an indefinite nationwide industrial action in the first...
  • Rotterdam container growth slows on China, Russia woes
    LONDON - Rotterdam's container volume increased just 1 percent in the first nine months of the year due to lower Chinese exports, the deteriorating Russian economy and slowing growth in emerging economies such as Brazil. Europe's top container hub handled 9.3 million twenty-foot-equivalent units in the period compared with 9.2 million...
  • Cosco, China Shipping keep industry guessing on merger plans
    SHENZHEN, China - China's two largest shipping lines continue to tease the market with cryptic filings to the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges and an extension of the trading halt that has been placed on shares since August.In the latest filing this week, Cosco, China Shipping and their listed...
  • China's transport initiative could boost trade up to $2.5 trillion
    SHENZHEN, China - China's land and maritime transport initiative linking Asia with Europe and Africa, and the countries in between, promises to add up to $2.5 trillion in trade to the country over the next decade, a Kuehne + Nagle executive said Thursday. "That's more than the value of (Chinese) exports...
  • Cosco-China Shipping keep industry guessing on merger plans
    SHENZHEN - China's two largest shipping lines continue to tease the market with cryptic filings to the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges and an extension of the trading halt that has been placed on shares since August.In the latest filing this week, Cosco, China Shipping and their listed subsidiaries...
  • Wave of container capacity predicted to drag down trans-Pacific rates
    Peter Tirschwell, left, senior director of content at IHS Maritime & Trade, interviews Ron Widdows, former NOL CEO and now part of McKinsey & Co., a global consulting firm. SHENZHEN, China - Contract freight rates on the trans-Pacific trade are going down - "probably by a lot" - as huge amounts...
  • Wave of capacity to drag down trans-Pacific rates, Widdows says
    SHENZHEN - Contract freight rates on the trans-Pacific trade are going down - "probably by a lot" - as huge amounts of capacity flood into the market, industry veteran Rod Widdows told delegates at JOC's TPM Asia conference today.The former NOL chief executive and McKinsey consultant said the influx of...
  • Teamsters to vote on contract with SoCal supermarket chains
    Employees at three major West Coast grocery chains will vote this weekend on a tentative contract between their employers and the Teamsters union. The tentative agreement covers more than 8,000 truck drivers and warehouse, dairy and manufacturing workers employed by Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons in Southern California. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters...
  • US freight volumes, shipper spend reverse decline in September
    U.S. freight volumes rose in September after declining for two months, as shipments increased 1.7 percent from August, according to the latest Cass Freight Index. Shipper spending on transportation in September also increased, rising 2.4 percent on a month-to-month basis. The increase in both measures likely reflects pre-holiday shipping and, perhaps,...
  • Independent truckers make more than employed counterparts, economist says
    A study by Southern California economist John Husing released Wednesday found that the median net earnings of independent owner-operator truck drivers in the region are substantially higher than for company drivers who work as employees of licensed motor carriers. The study probably will not end the hot debate as to whether...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Star drops newbuild
    Star Bulk Carriers said it will bank $5.8m after it put a leased newbuilding back in the hands of its owner.
  • Sorensen set for Fearnleys
    Kristian Sorensen departing Inge Steensland for rival Norwegian operation.
  • Sorensen in at Fearnleys
    Inge Steensland gas specialist to take over as managing director of Norwegian broker.
  • Samonas capesize fixed
    Greek owner Samonas has secured period employment for one of its capesize bulkers with mining company Angloamerican.
  • Offshore lay-ups hit 70
    Two more anchor-handlers have been laid up in the tough North Sea offshore market.
  • CMP renews engine deal
    State-run Chinese engine manufacturer extends contract with MAN Diesel & Turbo for 10 years.
  • Chang scraps capesize
    South Korean owner the latest to weigh in a cape with demo deal in Bangladesh.
  • Coscol profit up 91%
    Shanghai-listed unit of Chinese conglomerate pushes up its Q3 profit despite a decline in revenue.
  • Stolt shopping for LNG newbuilds
    Stolt-Nielsen LNG is out shopping for up to four small newbuildings to serve a new terminal it plans to build in Sardinia.
  • Sea Weasel sold
    An anchor-handler arrested by John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply has fetched $6.5m at auction.
  • Rotterdam cools off
    Dutch port launches new storage facility for frozen cargo aimed at reducing shippers' costs.
  • Darker clouds looming
    JP Morgan predicted even darker clouds for the dry cargo market as it initiated coverage of six major bulker owners.
  • Bunker tanker on block
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff is auctioning off a modern bunker tanker arrested in June.
  • Sargeant: no new order
    US owner Sargeant Marine has denied it has ordered a new asphalt and bitumen tanker in China.
  • Miller swoops on Osprey
    Thomas Miller, managers of the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association, are acquiring control of the oldest of the fixed premium protection and indemnity schemes.
  • Greek tanker raided
    Almi Tankers aframax latest vessel to fall victim to robbers in Strait of Singapore.
  • UN: "Too few lines"
    United Nations thinktank concerned over effect of boxship mergers on competition.
  • Almi Spirit hijacking
  • Sulpicio to pay $5.5m
    A court in the Philippines has ordered Sulpicio Lines to pay compensation of $5.47m over the 2008 Princess of the Stars tragedy.
  • Vard in profit warning
    Vard Holdings has warned shareholders to expect a poor set of both third quarter and full-year financial results.
  • Bad weather delays salvage
    Rough seas are preventing salvors from working on the wreck of the general cargo vessel Flinterstar off Zeebrugge.
  • Lithuania eyes LNG exports
    Lithuanian LNG importer Litgas could be about to start re-exporting LNG bought from Statoil under new government proposals.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Crew member family files $100m lawsuit against owners of El Faro
  • U.S. peak season imports exceed 2014 levels
  • Crowley sets tentative date for SeaFreight acquisition
  • Baltimore sets box cargo record in August
  • SMC³ acquires trucking cost modeler TCG
  • Port of Rotterdam posts 5.4% rise in throughput
  • Tulsa Port of Catoosa volumes fall in September
  • Alliance Airport begins runway extension
  • Toll Global Forwarding opens two branches in Germany
  • Executive Moves: Suddath Cos. and Mersey Maritime
  • Hapag-Lloyd gives price range for shares in IPO
  • St. Lawrence Seaway shipments drop 12% YTD
  • Widdows: Carriers have 'mindset problem' about collaborating beyond port-to-port
  • Seabury urges container lines to focus more intently on specific sectors
  • J.B. Hunt reports higher third quarter profits
  • Kenco opens distribution center in Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • Chinese imports continue free fall
  • CSX to cut workforce by 6% in Q4 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • US researchers produce biofuel from bacteria
    Microbiologist said method 'holds tremendous promise' but requires more research.
  • Bad weather halts salvage operation
    To remove fuel oil from Flinterstar wreck.
  • ExxonMobil to market LNG from Singapore
    Becomes part of LNG cluster at the south east Asian port.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall week-on-week but glut expected to remain
    Four million mt of fuel oil is expected to arrive in Singapore next month.
  • New testing service from LR
    Relationship with GMT formalised to make new company.
  • Tote facing $100 million lawsuit
    Speculation that EL Faro could have suffered engine failure after sediment rose from bunker tanks.
  • Cheaper fuel at Russian ports future draw for box ships
    Once facilities are upgraded.
  • 'Big Data' helps predict impact of fouling control coatings
    AkzoNobel: 'Hull coatings play a key role in a vessel's profitability.'
  • Environmental regulations 'are good for shipping'
    UN thinktank says tough rules will encourage scrapping.
  • Pirate incident in Strait of Singapore
    Tanker boarded by robbers, authorities report.
  • Alfa Laval introduces 'economiser' unit for EGR system
    Device is able to 'turn compliance into profit', says company.
  • Tier 4 engines offer savings for shipping firm
    'That's a direct result of engine fuel efficiency improvements', says Caterpillar spokesman.

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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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