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September 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 9.8pc in August to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore off 12pc
  • Containership orders soar to escape UN's costly ship emissions mandate
  • Singapore's PIL now in major league with eight mega-ship orders from China
  • PLA Spratly island reef building begins anew ahead of Xi Jinping's trip to US
  • Oakland August import growth continues as volume rises 15pc to 82,492 TEU
  • CMA CGM raises Gulf, India, Pakistan to Europe rate US$150/TEU October 1
  • Biggest China-built box ship of 18,000 TEU is delivered to CMA CGM
  • US, Canadian rail warns Congress of disruptions if safety rules enforced
  • Bangladesh exports increased 28pc in August after 12pc decline in July
  • Kerry Logistics deploys robotic 'butlers' at e-commerce fulfilment centre
  • American jobs go to France, Hungary, China now that EXIM bank is no more
  • EU solar panel makers want extension of Chinese import restrictions
  • Kenya's Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway to open in 2017, not 2016
  • Finnair braces for planned national strike against state austerity measures
  • 2 tons of 'black' cocaine seized in Colombia, Mexico disguised as printer toner
  • Bulgaria closes airspace to Russian transports with cargo to help Syria
  • India's domestic aviation market world's fastest growing, says IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • CFSAI forms committee of experts for storage & transportation of hazardous cargo
  • IWAI to invite tenders for setting up navigation lock on Farakka Barrage in Oct.
  • Key issues highlighted on first day of 10th Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2015
  • Urea imports up by 43 pc to 30.62 lakh t
  • Direct imports of cashew at Kollam port after 50 years cheers trade
  • MICT achieves another landmark with the maiden call of Maersk's FM3 service
  • Multiple gates & timber stack yard inaugurated at Kandla Port
  • Rotterdam World Gateway opens
  • Single port management system for Amsterdam & Rotterdam ports
  • Chinese dumping to mar domestic textile industry, says AEPC
  • DIPP outlines policy for solar projects of 3,000 MW
  • INR turns moderately weak against dollar after Monday's rally
  • Suzlon plans to invest INR 6K cr. in offshore windmill project
  • Tamil Nadu gets investment worth INR 50K cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rate and surcharge hikes in USA
  • Automation specialist amends management structure
  • Birthday cake for Medcenter Container Terminal
  • Strong franc puts brakes on SBB Cargo
  • Tapa on crime prevention
  • Operations kick off at revamped breakbulk terminal
  • FTL specialist opens up in Benelux
  • From China to Iran by train
  • Traditional name for Rickmers newbuild
  • New Cargolux Country Manager for Germany
  • Copa winging its way to 'Cisco bay
  • Vehicle transporter fleets reaching their limits?
  • Honours all round for heavylift job
  • New blocktrain links Belgium and Spain
  • Emirates really returning to Baghdad

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Taizhou Kouan yard wins eight box ships
    China's Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has secured a contract from a German owner for eight 1,400 teu container ships. Announcing the order on 16 September, the yard said the vessels would each be 153.7 m long, 27.6 m wide, 12.5 m deep, and 7.4 m in design draught. The first ship is scheduled for
  • MODEC wins FSO project from Maersk Oil
    Japanese floating production specialist MODEC said on 16 September that it is to provide a floating and storage vessel for Maersk Oil's Culzean project in the North Sea. The Culzean field is located about 233 km off the coast of Aberdeen. Maersk Oil UK operates the field jointly with JX Nippon
  • Japanese shipyard orders soar
    Orders at Japanese shipyards this August soared by 252% from a year earlier, as shipowners rushed to build ships that comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new standards. The IMO's goal-based standards, which apply to bulkers and tankers, require wider and thicker timber in the
  • Salvage divers complete first Sewol inspection
    The first stage of preliminary inspections on the capsized Sewol ferry has been completed. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said on 16 September that 50 divers have been working on the vessel since 19 August, after the salvage contract was awarded to Chinese state-owned Shanghai
  • Rena salvage bill second only to Costa Concordia
    The salvage of Rena, which ran aground on a reef off Tauranga, New Zealand, in 2011, has cost NZD500 million (USD317.2 million). This makes the container vessel the second most expensive shipwreck in history after the USD1 billion Costa Concordia salvage operation, owner Daina Shipping Co testified at hearings in Tauranga.
  • Marine insurers urged to get tough on maintenance skimping
    As shipowners and shipping firms continue struggle with a depressed maritime market, insurers have raised concerns over the temptation to reduce spending on maintenance. Speaking at the annual meeting of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in Berlin, Simon Williams, head of marine
  • Order drought drives Bergen Group unit to bankruptcy
    Bergen Group Skarveland, a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider, has filed a petition for bankruptcy. The wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider blamed the move on a lack of new orders and
  • Forward trading scheme completes first delivery
    Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first delivery under its dry bulk capacity forward trading scheme. On 8 September, Dato Lucky, a Handymax bulker, was delivered to Shanghai-based AMC Shipping, a nickel ores, coal, and steel carrier, at the Chinese port of Yangjiang in Guangdong.
  • Tanjung Offshore in deal with China's Jereh
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Tanjung Offshore has signed a collaboration agreement with China-based Yantai Jereh Petroleum to provide oil and gas services in Malaysia. Under the agreement, both parties will grant each other priority to pursue and secure opportunities in Malaysia.
  • CIMC first-half profit up nearly 47%
    Shenzhen-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has posted first-half profits up by 46.7% on the same time last year. These amounted to CNY1.5 billion (USD1.13 billion) on revenue up by 1.8% year-on-year to CNY32.7 billion. In its interim report, released on 16 September, the company
  • SapuraKencana profit dives nearly 77%
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum posted profits down by 76.6% compared with this time last year. It reported profits of MYR104.3 million (USD24.2 million) for the second quarter, ending 31 July. Despite higher revenues of MYR2.8 billion - up by 4% from MYR2.69

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IATA warns of growing threat to aircraft from e-commerce lithium battery sales
  • Fears for charter market as the idle fleet grows with more mega-boxships arriving
  • UTi targets last-mile delivery market with ByBox network launch in South Africa

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Electric Boat gets $321.7 million Navy award
  • Jobs ax swings at Newport News Shipbuilding
  • ITF has concerns on tug operations in new Panama Canal
  • Bristol Harbor Group adds two new members to team
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG fueled tug
  • OceanSaver BWTS ordered for two VLCCs
  • Diana gets $148 million loan from Royal Bank of Scotland

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Contractor to begin dredging at Quillayute River location
  • Inchcape Shipping Services nets Cheniere Energy contract
  • MarAd teams with Park Service to distribute Maritime Heritage grants
  • Port Metro Vancouver deploys gear to test underwater vessel noise
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics expands relationship with Toyota

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IUMI 2015: DNV GL plans unmanned coasters inside a decade
    ReVolt vessels could save $50m over 30-year lifetime, classification society argues
  • Diana Containerships secures new RBS loan as UK bank responds to old clients
    Select new business 'makes sense' even if ultimate aim is to sell portfolio, say sources
  • IUMI 2015: Climate change will spur natural catastrophes, insurers warned
    Global warming certainly anthropogenic, experts say
  • Shipowners warned over local fuel use requirements
    Current and future sulphur in fuel limits creates challenges to source accurate information and the right fuel
  • DP World ends US push
    Terminal operator will no longer pursue American acquisitions as operating costs are too high, says chairman
  • Braemar backs root cause analysis
    Incidents arise from a failure to follow best practice and implement effective corrective actions, insurers told
  • IUMI 2015: Deference to 'Tiger Captains' may cause casualties
    Filipinos culturally reluctant to challenge perceived superiors, conference is told
  • BW LPG sticks with fixed term contracts
    Thirty-two per cent of BW LPG's VLGCs will be on fixed time charter contracts in the third quarter, while 19% of its VLGC fleet will operate in the spot market
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug
    Vessel will help determine the feasibility of using liquefied gas as a marine fuel
  • IMB calls for global piracy reporting system
    Worldwide information sharing network proposed to help maritime authorities assist seafarers and make arrests more quickly
  • India eases cabotage laws on ro-ro vessels
    Move is aimed at making cargo transportation along the coastline more efficient
  • Cosco and China Shipping Group merger a step closer
    Listed units may lift share trading suspensions within a month
  • IUMI 2015: Offshore insurers consider oil price slide impact
    Prospect is 'yet another year of relentless overcapacity'
  • Concordia Maritime renews charter agreement with oil major
    Tanker shipping company secures deals for three of its shallow draft P-Max ships
  • FedNav and Marad win environment protection awards
    FedNav cites innovative ballast water treatment and clampdown on greenhouse gases, while Marad chief points to study on emissions abatement
  • NSW Port stops cruiseships overnight berthing at White Bay
    NSW acting on resident concerns, holds cruiseships from terminal pending use of low-sulphur fuel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • E-commerce heating up NY-NJ industrial real estate market
    U.S. Northeast consumers' growing appetite for e-commerce is cooking up a "red hot" industrial real estate market around the Port of New York and New Jersey - a trend great for developers and pricey for shippers, the head of an industrial real estate trade association said Wednesday. The rise of e-commerce...
  • US shippers warned 'loose' truck capacity won't last
    INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. freight shippers enjoying an unusual period of "loose" capacity shouldn't get complacent, speakers at the 2015 FTR Transportation Conference here warned. An uptick in demand in the U.S. or disruptive events anywhere in the world could quickly tighten slack U.S. truck capacity, limiting truck supply and pushing up...
  • Hungary's Waberer's launches Benelux trucking subsidiary
    Remco van Staaijeren, business development director for Waberer's Benelux B.V. Reporting double-digit growth in the Benelux countries, Waberer's International opened a subsidiary in the Netherlands this week, the fourth Western European subsidiary the Central European-based full truckload freight hauler has established in the last two years. The new subsidiary will help the...
  • Hub taps board consultant, former executive as president, COO
    The Hub Group has tapped a consultant to its board of directors and a former executives who has filled multiple roles as president and CEO, replacing Mark Yeager who abruptly left both positions in August. Since January Donald G. Maltby has served as consultant to the intermodal services provider's board of...
  • FedEx raises rates, trims outlook on weak LTL demand
    Weak demand in the less-than-truckload market and higher-than-expected operating costs in its ground segment spurred FedEx to trim down its earnings outlook for 2016. The Memphis, Tennessee-based shipping giant posted modest gains Wednesday for the first three months of its new fiscal year. The news comes as the company is gearing...
  • ILA, USMX officials hopeful about 10-year contract
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Officials of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance said they're committed to trying to work out East and Gulf coast port labor contract that would extend to 2025. ILA and USMX officials will meet next week to discuss a possible seven-year extension beyond the...
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo pulls further ahead of European rivals
    LONDON - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines is pulling further ahead of its troubled European rivals as it continues to post double digit increases in traffic month after month. Traffic grew 14 percent in August from a year ago to 39,000 metric tons, taking the total for the first eight months of 2015...
  • AirFrance-KLM Cargo inks partnership with China Southern
    LONDON - Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has signed a partnership agreement with China Southern Cargo spanning the carriers' global networks. "This new partnership will give customers access to an extensive cargo network in the Asia Pacific region - where China Southern Cargo occupies a strategic position - and in Europe,...
  • Russian economic downturn blamed for flat Asia-Europe peak season
    LONDON- Russia's economic downturn is largely responsible for a flat third quarter peak season on the Asia-North Europe trade, forcing ocean carriers to apply more permanent reductions in capacity, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The "marked" fall in demand in Russia for Asian goods is a "major" contributory factor in the...
  • Brazil heralds nearly $2 billion in ag export contracts
    Port of SantosAmid shaky Brazilian business confidence, the country's agriculture and livestock minister is trumpeting the near completion of dozens of contracts worth nearly $2 billion with importers in 14 countries. Abreu, who was previously president of the powerful National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock before becoming minister in January, declared...
  • Eastman Chemical cuts truck trips via Greer inland port
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Eastman Chemical is avoiding hundreds of 300-mile round truck trips a month to the Port of Charleston by loading them at the inland port in Greer, South Carolina. From Greer, Eastman's containers are delivered to the port by Norfolk Southern Railway. The inland port has saved time...
  • Panama Canal bets loyalty incentives will boost competitiveness with Suez
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Volume-based toll reductions for container lines that regularly deploy large vessels through the expanded Panama Canal will make the canal route from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast highly competitive with West Coast and Suez Canal routings, a Panama Canal Authority executive said. After the canal...
  • Shippers advised to move on ACE despite deadline extension
    Susan Kohn RossU.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Aug. 31 the long-anticipated delay to full implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, its new computer platform. This short respite comes as a welcome relief to anyone following this issue. While Customs is close to being ready for full implementation,...
  • Maersk exec says big ships are 'an opportunity'
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Big container ships are necessary and here to stay, so marine terminals, ocean carriers and cargo interests must cooperate to ensure that logjams at ports, a Maersk Line executive said. "Everyone has a role to play," Michael White, president of Maersk Line North America, told an audience...
  • India's export slide continues with double-digit plunge
    India's global merchandise exports tumbled 20.7 percent year-over-year in August, the ninth straight month of declines, even as the Narendra Modi-led government continues to roll out new schemes to stimulate trade and economic growth. Exports in August declined to $21.3 billion from $26.8 billion a year earlier, the latest provisional trade...
  • India's Mundra port gains new Maersk call
    Mundra International Container Terminal, a major gateway for India's northwestern hinterlands, this week celebrated the first ship call of the Far East-Middle East, or FM3, service, a fixed-day, weekly intra-Asia loop by Maersk Line. The vessel Maersk Senang arrived at the DP World facility on Sept. 15, the terminal operator said...
  • Alibaba and USPS in speed delivery partnership
    HONG KONG - The U.S. Postal Service has become the latest national postal organization to partner with Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant aggressively expands its global cross-border delivery network.The logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, Cainiao, and USPS have signed an MOU to jointly develop speed delivery solutions across the...
  • Flat growth as Cathay Pacific flies into the slack season
    HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair reported flat growth in air cargo during August as the Hong Kong-based airlines limp into the slack period before what is hoped will be a last-quarter peak season.The 148,109 tons of cargo and mail carried during the month was an meagre...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Pasha order ahead
    Pasha Group chief executive George Pasha IV said today that the containerships it purchased from Horizon Lines will have to be replaced in a $500m ship order.
  • Exemption could hurt PR deal
    A proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act could serve to reduce support for a debt restructuring effort in Congress, American Maritime Partnership (AMP) chairman Tom Allegretti said Wednesday.
  • Peter's second act
    Peter Georgiopoulos celebrated survival, success and a quest for larger listed companies in his first public speaking appearance in several years today, but it was a question about his failures that triggered a reflective moment.
  • Jaenichen swings back
    US Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen issued a strongly-worded defence of the Jones Act, describing perceived impacts of cabotage restrictions on the economies of Hawaii and Puerto Rico as "outright falsehoods".
  • A test of nerve
    Nervous anchor-handler owners have failed to capitalise on a busy week for rig moves in the North Sea.
  • GMI in New York filing
    Global Maritime Investments (GMI) has fallen victim to the battered dry cargo market and sought Chapter 11 protection in the US.
  • DNV GL goes green
    Norwegian classification society launches five pilot projects in cooperation with domestic partners.
  • Pay rise for Centaurus
    Diana Containerships has extended the charter of a vessel to Maersk Line for a higher rate.
  • Cyber safety tops the list
    The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), Christopher Wiernicki, has set the development of cyber safety systems as a main priority, but he does not foresee unmanned ships.
  • Diana seals new loan
    Greece's Diana Containerships has fixed up new finance worth $148m with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
  • German yards busier
    German shipyards have seen worker numbers rise in the year to September.
  • Problems over?
    Croatia's economy minister Ivan Vrdoljak has told shipyard workers that problems are a thing of the past for the country's shipbuilding industry.
  • Damen talks continue
    Dutch yard working within sanctions to cooperate on new ships for Russia's Rosneft.
  • ISS bag Cheniere work
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has clinched a new deal with LNG company Cheniere Energy in the Asia Pacific region.
  • BW LPG ups coverage
    Singapore's BW LPG has revealed that a growing proportion of its VLGC fleet is now employed on time charters or contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Bergen Group unit files
    A ship equipment subsidiary of Bergen Group has filed for bankruptcy in Norway after orders dried up.
  • India relaxes rules
    India has eased cabotage restrictions on overseas ro-ro ships, car carriers and LNG vessels to allow them to operate more freely on coastal routes.
  • Fuel claim fails
    A chemical tanker owner has made an unsuccessful claim against a port agent in a row over whether the ship needed low-sulphur fuel at anchorage in a European port.
  • Tanjung's new venture
    Kuala Lumpur-listed Tanjung Offshore is teaming up with a Chinese company to lower costs.
  • Modec wins Culzean FSO
    Modec has secured the contract for the provision of a floating, storage and offloading (FSO) for Maersk Oil's Culzean development.
  • UASC confirms ship fire
    A brand new United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) containership suffered a fire off France last week, the company has confirmed.
  • Seadrill stock surges
    Investors have reacted positively to Seadrill's cancelled semi-submersible order by sending the shares up almost 10%.
  • Poacher turned gamekeeper
    Former convicted pirates are said to have returned to Somalia and are seeking work as armed guards on local fishing vessels.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Shipper size matters in port diversification choice
  • APMT CEO: Container terminals remains a "fundamentally attractive" industry
  • Trading in COSCO, China Shipping shares remains suspended
  • Port of Livorno to publish tender for new container terminal
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fueled tugboat
  • FedEx to raise U.S. shipping rates
  • Hansa Heavy Lift opens regional office in Monaco
  • Information sharing to help take down maritime piracy
  • AirBridgeCargo volumes rise 17%
  • Schneider Intermodal eases restrictions on cross-border service into Mexico
  • Executive Moves: Tiger Cool Express and ShipServ
  • Centrolene to launch new forwarder technology, network platform
  • Japan Post seeks to raise$11.6 Billion in IPO
  • UPS to hire over 90,000 seasonal workers


The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Dry bulk shipper files for 'Chapter 11'
    Most of an estimated $169 million debt is unsecured, according to court papers.
  • Russian yard launches multipurpose bunker tanker
    Tuapse Commercial Seaport says vessel will 'reduce cost of bunkering services.'
  • Hong Kong ferry operator gets fuel costs' benefit
    As profits rise in first half resutls.
  • Scientist calls for Singapore ECA
    'Singapore's air quality is not as clean as it appears.'
  • Quadrise sharpens focus on marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Quadrise sharpens its focus on the marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Stena's methanol fuel trial going well
    But current cost of methanol compared to MGO makes it an expensive exercise.
  • Analysts take downbeat view of players' prospects
    World Fuel Services and Aegean Marine Petroleum have both seen profits fall.
  • Shipping company loses low sulphur bunker dispute
    Owner alleged that information provided by their agent was incorrect.
  • Norway to study 'green' fuel alternatives for vessels
    LNG, batteries and hybrid propulsion systems to be explored.
  • CO2 and Shipping: Time for action, say MEPs
    European Parliament's environment committee calls for shipping to be included in Paris climate deal.
  • NYK 'set to participate' in LNG bunkering business
    As part of its 'More Than Shipping 2018' medium-term management plan.
  • Panama: New terminal to supply LNG bunkers
    Facility slated for 2018 opening.
  • New staff at Hamburg-based bunker supplier
    Roman Vilner is based at Rostock, it tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • ITIC: Low sulphur bunkering cost dispute resolved
    Ship owner claim against port agent for fuel costs 'unsuccessful'.
  • Classification society classes 'first' ethane-fuelled ship
    Vessel will transport ethane from the US to the UK.

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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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