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November 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rates down 39pc to US$409/TEU, falling 8pc to USWC and down 9pc to USEC
  • Not easy to find a buyer for Singapore's NOL, says Alphaliner
  • Twenty-one new boxships rolled out in October
  • LA port follows other West Coast facilities with box volume down in October
  • Trans-Siberian Railway sees box traffic to/from China rise 89pc
  • Agility's Q3 earnings rise 5pc to US$45 million despite lower air cargo volume
  • Drop in coal transport drags down North American railroad carload volumes
  • Azerbaijan invited to join 'Viking' container train project
  • Russian researchers come up with conceptual design for Arctic containership
  • Corinna Seidel is new department head of Communications for Dachser in Asia Pacific
  • Cargojet posts Q3 loss of US$1.66 million
  • FTA rallies MPs to save Belfast from losing air cargo to rivals
  • Emirates SkyCargo's new freighter terminal is opened in Dubai

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
  • India considering new waterways with Bangladesh
  • Iran is open for business, says UK's leading independent freight forwarder
  • IRClass acquires leading test laboratory, takes another step into industrial testing & standards field
  • Liner agent's slip-up results in hefty fine by US Customs & Border Protection
  • Maersk Line says result driven by much weaker than expected demand & low rates
  • SCI registers profit for Q2 & H1
  • TSA in partnership for SOLAS container weight documentation compliance
  • Reduce LNG prices, India asks Qatar
  • APSEZ to acquire Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu
  • Coal imports at Major Ports up in April-Oct.
  • Indian participation sought for Colombo port expansion project
  • Mundra Customs facilitates approval of SMTP copy during Saturdays, Sundays & holidays
  • Port industry's largest joint environmental initiative concludes on reassuring note
  • Revamped Gopalpur Port gets ready to resume commercial operation
  • Forex reserves down to $351.73 bn
  • Govt aiming at $ 900 bn export target by 2020
  • Imposing anti-dumping duty seen hiking price of finished goods
  • INR sees overall decline
  • MACCIA certificate programme on export documentation & procedures on Dec. 2
  • Nepal requests China to supply essential commodities

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Funds to improve roads in Macedonia
  • Ceres investing in Euronav
  • Evans to co-pilot drone pioneer company
  • 20 years on the Irish Sea
  • 100 new trucks
  • Skycargo terminal officially inaugurated
  • Appointee to bulk up business for PD Ports
  • US aviation leader visits Dubai Air Show
  • Inspections go portable at MOL
  • Heathrow exports top GBP 48 billion mark
  • India invests in heavyhaul traction
  • K + N managing spare parts logistics for BMW
  • Racing for Corozal
  • Switching to rail and saving millions of road kms
  • Moving day today for Braemar
  • Girteka opening purse strings wide

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Mixed fortunes for Singapore offshore maritime companies
    The week ended with mixed fortunes for Singapore-based offshore companies as they reported their financial performances for the third quarter. The market in general is facing reduced offshore activities coupled with offshore vessels overcapacity and weak oil prices. Firms with huge exposure to deep water and subsea drillings are particularly hard-hit...
  • US public shipping proceeds collapse
    Only 23 offerings year-to-date. Credit: IHS.US-listed shipowners are on pace to generate 63% fewer proceeds from equity and debt offerings this year than in 2014. If the current trend holds through December - and it seems virtually certain that it will - 2015 will end as the worst year for...
  • Lauritzen losses continue
    A vessel decked in J. Lauritzen colours. Photo: Igor MalushkoJ. Lauritzen Holding, the privately owned Danish dry bulk and small LPG carrier operator, has posted deep losses for both the third quarter of 2015 and the first nine months of the year and says no signs of an improvement of...
  • BW Pacific withdraws Oslo IPO
    The Oslo Stock Exchange. Credit: PABW Pacific, the product tanker unit in the Singapore based BW Maritime group, says it has withdrawn a planned IPO of shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange. "The Company has resolved not to proceed with the offering and listing under the current market conditions," BW Pacific...
  • Hyundai Heavy industries and Saudi ARAMCO to explore yard opportunities in Saudi Arabia
    Credit: PA Saudi ARAMCO CEO Amin H Nasser and HHI's senior VP of corporate planning Chung Ki-sun signed the agreement on 12 November. The agreement also covers the maritime diesel engine manufacturing in the kingdom. Discussions about a collaboration began when the oil company's directors visited HHI's Ulsan yard in April 2015. Saudi ARAMCO...
  • Port captain falls into sea in Ulsan
    Ulsan port. Credit: Ulsan Port AuthorityA port captain is feared to have drowned after a freak accident following an inspection in a VLCC in South Korea's Ulsan port. The Ulsan coast guard said that the port captain, identified only as Lee, 54, remains missing after falling into the water around 03.21hrs...
  • Container ship anchorage waiting times at global ports, October 2015
    The following IHS Maritime & Trade monthly report provides the latest statistical analysis on container ship anchorage waiting times at global ports from around the world. Waiting times are compiled by IHS from satellite tracking data using IHS AISLive. Key Points: Indonesia ports showed more containers traded in October; Shipping...
  • Singapore forum discusses Arctic climate change
    The negative effects of climate change in the Arctic Circle on Singapore's shipping industry was the main topic discussed in the Arctic Circle Singapore Forum 2015 on 12 November. "Temperatures in the Arctic show that the region is warming twice as fast as the rest of world," said Singapore's minister of...
  • Tanker owner convicted in US on water pollution charges
    Norwegian tanker operator DSD Shipping and three crew members were convicted in Alabama of MARPOL and other violations that could cost the company over USD4 million in fines. The conviction, announced on 10 November, includes counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Also convicted were three Chinese nationals who face...
  • Van Oord wins EUR100 million wind farm deal
    The inauguration of the Walney offshore wind farm. Credit: PADONG Energy of Denmark has contracted Dutch dredging giant Van Oord for the transport and installation of 87 foundations for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Located in the Irish Sea, about 19 km off the Walney Island coast...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Banning lithium batteries from aircraft bellies won't stop fake or smuggled shipments - IATA
  • Asia-Europe box rates take a 40% tumble - now shippers face a 2016 dilemma
  • Surge in protectionist measures blamed for sapping trade
  • FedEx takeover of TNT an opportunity, not a challenge, for us, says DHL Express
  • China logistics firm SF to build up aircraft fleet for international push
  • CH Robinson names Bob Biesterfeld as North American surface transport head

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • What's the best way to state the size of a ROPAX?
  • NSRP looks at shipbuilding cost management software
  • BAE Norfolk wins $25.2 million DDG 98 contract
  • BW Pacific scrubs IPO plans
  • New Norwegian rescue vessel named for Idar Ulstein

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Port of Olympia calling for hearing examiner proposals
  • Crowley Maritime names Craig Tornga stakeholder relations V.P. for Alaska
  • Peace Arch Customs officers save life of ailing woman
  • Eleven firms show interest in Port of Corozal operations
  • Port Metro Vancouver assisting with City of Port Moody anchorage project

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • CMG and Sinotrans at work on merger plans
    Chinese newspaper says Beijing wants a draft consolidation plan as soon as possible
  • High-dividend payouts criticised at Marine Money forum
    Clean corporate structure hailed as key ingredient for a public company, but high-dividend payouts criticised for lack of balance sheet flexibility
  • Freight rates take another tumble
    Asia-Europe rates slump 40% in a week as GRIs fade into memory
  • Thailand's Regional Container Lines sinks into the red
    Carrier to pursue cost cuts to counter falling freight rates
  • BW Pacific scraps Oslo listing
    Cancellation comes on heels of Hapag-Lloyd's tepid trading debut in Frankfurt
  • DSME halts VLGC construction after fire incident
    Government launched investigation into cause of fire
  • Singapore court dismisses bank's bid to force Mercator into supervision
    Dry bulk shipowner to continue with its recovery plans
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry to develop car park business
    Group trying to diversify away from shipbuilding core
  • Courage Marine posts losses in dismal dry bulk market
    Bulkers owner expects challenging year ahead
  • Kalmar delivers six RTG cranes to ICTSI's Mexican unit
    Cranes are part of port's expansion project plan
  • Ardmore Shipping to offload two chemical tankers for $38.5m
    New York Stock Exchange-listed company expects $1.6m net gain from the transaction
  • CSL Americas, Algoma acquire self-unloading bulkers
    Five vessels purchased from Norway-based Klaveness Ship Holding
  • Nordic American Tankers raises stake in Nordic American Offshore
    Nordic American Tankers now has a 26.5% stake in the offshore company
  • Pangaea Logistics posts profit despite dry bulk gloom
    Cargo connections and asset flexibility prove their worth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • US transport job openings shrink
  • Has the US truckload spot market hit bottom?
  • Trans-Pacific spot rate free fall won't relent
  • Port Everglades sets new annual TEU record
  • New Orleans tops 500,000 TEUs in 12 months for first time
  • Oakland in talks on logistics complex
  • Santos dockworkers back away from port action at 11th hour
  • Slide show: Five changes every shipper should prepare for
  • Use foreign routes or lose them, transport minister tells Indonesia airlines
  • Carriers outline hefty Asia-Europe rate hikes as spot rates tumble

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Woman goes over side of Norwegian Pearl
    Coast Guard was still searching Friday after incident during party off the coast of Cuba.
  • Maritime Equity pays part of Genco debt
    Peter Georgiopoulos-linked private company pays two-thirds of $1.5m in technical fees
  • Port Everglades reports record throughput
    Rail transfer facility fuels 5% increase in container movements for 2015 fiscal year.
  • TOTE said to offer El Faro settlements
    Families of crew offered $500,000 each after sinking of US-flag ro-ro.
  • Products tankers collide in Russia's Arctic
    Two Valkur ships are damaged after incident while transiting the Northern Sea Route.
  • HSH Nordbank may sell shipping loans
    Troubled German lender looking to find a manager for its bad bank in control of maritime assets.
  • Oakland port to upsize
    US West Coast port aims to boost container handling through new deal.
  • HAL wants review of $21.5m jury verdict
    Carnival subsidiary asks district court to reconsider damages imposed for 2011 accident.
  • HAL gets $21.5m for cruiseship's glass door
    Carnival subsidiary asks US district court to review hefty fine imposed for 2011 accident.
  • Glass door costs HAL $21.5m
    Carnival subsidiary asks US district court to review hefty fine imposed for 2011 accident.
  • Fletcher lays up PSV
    Owner warns of officer exodus in dire market as it stacks one of its five vessels.
  • TTA sees dry growth
    Bulker division of Thai owner posts strong result in third quarter despite global slowdown.
  • SFI confirms sale
    John Fredriksen-controlled company says 1998-built suezmax Mindanao fetches $21.2m.
  • Strategic Value Partners lifts Genco stake
    Connecticut-based 'deep-value' investment firm owns 17.3% of New York bulker owner.
  • AHTS supply chopped
    UK anchor-handler spot market down to just 12 ships after lay-ups, but activity very quiet.
  • "The bigger the better"
    Maersk Line's CFO says depressed liner industry could benefit from consolidation as NOL takeover talks continue.
  • Korean orders to plunge
    Kexim report says leading shipyards will see 27% drop in new business this year.
  • Interferry urges change
    Ferry body working on new ways for the EU to monitor fuel use on ro-paxes carrying mixed cargoes.
  • Dof Subsea optimistic despite red ink in third
    Owner logs loss in Q3 but CEO Mons Aase says future earnings visibility still good.
  • Sino-Global earnings fall
    US-listed tanker and logistics company's result slips despite revenue rise.
  • All Leisure Group gets $4.6m cash injection
    UK small cruiseship owner enters eight year sale-and-leaseback deal with its chairman's private company.
  • Boskalis maintains profit view
    Dutch shipping group seeing lower offshore demand, but holds to 2015 earnings forecast.
  • Eidesvik in the red
    Offshore market takes toll on Norwegian owner; more lay-ups possible.
  • Vallianz holds firm
    Offshore vessel owner sustains profitability in third quarter despite industry's headwinds.
  • KSS profit up 25%
    South Korean LPGC and tanker owner enjoys strong Q3 as revenue rises.
  • Hurtigruten hits new high
    Norwegian cruiseferry company posts best ever quarterly profit after efficiency drive.
  • Brodosplit builds boxships
    Croatian shipyard starts work on four 2,000-teu dual-fuel vessels for its own account.
  • Conti orders tanker trio
    German owner returns to favourite Chinese shipyard for 74,000-dwt LR1s.
  • Cuomo vetoes Port Ambrose LNG project
    Hoegh LNG-backed project effectively killed off in the face of concerns over security, environment and safety.
  • BW Pacific pulls IPO
    Singapore tanker owner falls victim to tumultuous couple of weeks for public tanker companies.
  • Cuomo vetos Port Ambrose LNG project
    Hoegh LNG-backed project effectively killed off in the face of concerns over security, environment and safety.
  • Saudi Aramco teams with Hyundai
    Korean shipbuilding giant looks to have stolen a march on Singapore rival in bid for Saudi yard.
  • El Faro's bridge deck discovered, NTSB says
    But search crews still hunting for voyage data recorder from sunken TOTE Maritime ro-ro.
  • Corozal concession attracts a crowd
    Contract to operate new Pacific coast Panama Canal port expected to see intense competition.
  • BW Pacific IPO in trouble amid pricing
    Owner's effort to raise $250m in Oslo listing won't happen within target range and may not sell at all.
  • Pangaea sees third quarter turnaround
    The Rhode Island-based bulker operator reports profit as costs fell faster than revenue.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Spot container rates decline on major trades
  • CMA CGM, Delmas join transpacific loop
  • Port of Oakland in talks with CenterPoint to build logistics complex
  • HHLA's intermodal segment thrives despite weak container revenues
  • U.S. begins importing Uruguay's all-natural, NE3-certified beef
  • Port Everglades grows TEU volumes 5% in FY2015
  • Tanker company, seamen convicted in pollution case
  • New York nixes proposed offshore LNG hub
  • Enhanced commercial export assistance tool covers 120 countries
  • Commerce releases 50 state-by-state TPP reports
  • Port NOLA sets container throughput record
  • U.S. import, export prices continue falling in October
  • Executive Moves: C.H. Robinson and Crowley

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Cockett wants arrested vessel sold at auction
    Bunker supplier seeking more than $1 million from owners of the Nova Star.
  • 'Shipowers are waiting for prices to come down'
    Singapore IFO soften as crude tumbles
  • OPEC oil exports to rise
    By 30,000 b/d in 4 weeks to Nov 28, according to analyst.
  • Bunker disputes prompt ship arrest in India
    Bunker company and bank chasing outstanding bills.
  • EU moves closer to ECA drone surveillance
    Pilot service planned by Emsa.
  • Benchmark prices slide as crude inventories grow
    Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since August on Thursday.
  • Singapore bunker sales fall for second month in a row
    Traders say demand was dampened by firm prices and ample supplies.
  • Singapore registry welcomes more 'green ships'
    Total of 247 'green ships' under Singapore flag, says MPA.
  • Bunker savings propel Viking Line profits
    Bunker price developments currently having 'favourable effect' on earnings, it says.
  • More MFM-equipped bunker tankers operating at Singapore
    Number has increased to 43, shows data from MPA.

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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
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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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