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February 18, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 6.1pc in January to 1.83 million TEU, Singapore up 3.6pc
  • FMC to see if demurrage fees for port congestion are unreasonable
  • CMA CGM, Hamburg Sud, UASC offer Asia-USEC Europe loop in May
  • Canadian Pacific locomotive engineers end strike -agree to arbitration
  • Insurer: Ship collisions and groundings still too frequent
  • OOCL levies US$225/TEU-$375/FEU transatlantic peak surcharge March 6
  • US launches WTO challenge against 'illegal' Chinese export subsidies
  • Jennifer shows way forward for young people in UK freight industry
  • California port truck drivers approve new labour contract
  • Six-week operation to remove wreck in Hong Kong waters
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo volumes rise 12.5pc in January
  • Mobile app from Cathay for forwarders, agents and customers
  • DHL Global Forwarding finalises US$18.2 million Shanghai expansion
  • US Air Force Ebola support winds down in Senegal, Monrovia and Liberia

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Hamburg Süd receives Panalpina award
  • No let up in navigational claims
  • Shipping services providers urged to explore private equity funding
  • TAMP gives a boost to Major Ports
  • WISTA India successfully holds 2nd Annual Forum in Mumbai
  • World's largest private residential vessel visits India
  • VOC Port creates new record in single day handling
  • 125 road toll plazas to be scrapped: Gadkari
  • Railway Ministry sets up panel to review freight & passenger traffic growth
  • Duty drawback for rice exports restored
  • Industrial output grows by 1.7pc on better manufacturing growth
  • Gujarat Junction 2015 CEO Roundtable and Cargo & Logistics Awards has the fraternity in Kandla/Gandhidham engrossed

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Six VTL laureates this year
  • Fresh fields for financial stalwart
  • ITS upgrades Long Beach terminal
  • Belarus to install electronic road toll system
  • Barcelona best at beating records
  • World Bank loan for Uzbek rail project
  • New Year boosts Cathay Pacific's cargo business
  • Surprise departure of CP's CFO
  • ExceL London plumps for Agility
  • ECS calls on competition authorities to cooperate
  • FAA: even drones must obey
  • Work begins on Murray Basin rail project
  • Geodis Wilson seeks innovation from within
  • Air Canada faster to Deep South
  • Hamburg Süd and CCNI ink sale/purchase pact

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Hamburg Süd seals CCNI deal
    German liner company Hamburg Süd has confirmed the long-awaited signing of its purchase agreement for the container line business of Chilean shipping group CCNI. The takeover, confirmed on 17 February, includes the general agency functions of Agunsa Agencias Universales on behalf of CCNI. Subject
  • Winland seeks bankruptcy protection
    Winland Ocean Shipping, a Dalian, China-based owner, has filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas. According to court documents reviewed by IHS Maritime, Winland Ocean and its affiliates own three vessels: the 860 teu container ship Winland Dalian, the 56,928 dwt bulker Rui Lee and
  • Canada rail strike ends quickly
    A national rail strike that threatened to shut down a large segment of Canada's container, bulk and breakbulk traffic ended just a day after it began. On 16 February, Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced that they would submit to mediated arbitration. The
  • CMA beats Hapag, says Moody's
    French liner company CMA CGM may have an advantage over its German peer Hapag-Lloyd when tapping the capital markets for future fleet investments, assessments by rating agency Moody's suggest. In a report entitled 'Shipping: CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd: Peer comparison', the agency points out that the
  • Madagascar to host maritime information centre
    Work is to start next month on a regional maritime information centre (RMIC) for the western Indian Ocean. The European Union-funded project, initiated by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), will be located in Madagascar, it was decided at last week's African Union (AU) maritime security meeting in
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry to raise USD8 million
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry has reached an agreement with three individuals to raise HKD60 million (USD8 million) by selling convertible bonds. About HKD31.1 million of the net proceeds will be used to fund the development and investment of the group's financial leasing
  • Impairment charge hits reforming Eitzen Chemical
    A heavy impairment charge in 4Q14 dragged Eitzen Chemical deep in the red, according to the listed Norwegian chemical carrier group. Group net loss in 4Q14 deepened to USD114.1 million from USD23.7 million in the same period in 2013, with a USD74.5 million impairment charge being the main cause,
  • Kintetsu World Express to buy APL Logistics
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said today that its logistics arm APL Logistics will be sold to Japanese airfreight forwarding company Kintetsu World Express (KWE) for a fee of USD1.2 billion. APL Logistics was put on sale last year as NOL sought to raise funds amid a poor container shipping market.
  • Police to probe 'indecent' fuel contract
    A 15-year monopoly contract to supply Mauritius with fuel has been terminated and will be subject to a criminal investigation, Roshi Badain, the country's financial services minister, has promised. The previous Labour administration of Navin Ramgoolam signed the deal in 2009 with Betamax, a company
  • Smuggler sentenced as more migrants leave Libya
    The Assize Court in Agrigento, Italy, has sentenced Somali national Mouhamud Elmi Muhidin to 30 years in prison for his part in the brutal Mediterranean migrant smuggling trade. After charging migrants - mostly Eritreans and Somalis - USD3,000 for their passage to Europe, Muhidin and his gang
  • Fortescue profits plunge 81%
    Australian Fortescue Metals Group announced today a slump of 81% in profits for the second half of 2014 despite pumping out record shipments - up 53%, as compared with the corresponding period the previous year. Profits were USD331 million, compared with USD1.7 billion for the first half last year,
  • Ship security man found dead in Seychelles port
    A member of a ship security team has been found floating in the harbour at Port Victoria commercial port in Seychelles. Kivi Meelis, an Estonian national, was working aboard box ship Julie Delmas as part of the security team provided by Poole, UK-based private maritime security company (PMSC)
  • DSME client converts LNG carrier orders into VLCCs
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said today that a customer that ordered two LNG carriers in October 2014 has asked to convert the orders into four very large crude carriers (VLCCs). South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder said the order came from an Oceania-registered shipowner. It
  • Ship master fined for navigating without a pilot
    An Australian court fined a master of a coal ship AUD8,500 (USD6,239) today for attempting to navigate the Great Barrier Reef without a pilot. Taiwanese national Lu Chih-Ming was nabbed in a joint operation between the Australian Federal Police and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
  • VLGC rates cross USD100/tonne mark
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGC) crossed the USD100 per tonne mark for the first time this year as growing cargo demand helped to absorb almost every available ship. The Baltic Exchange yesterday assessed the benchmark Gulf-Asia Pacific route at USD102.50/tonne, up
  • First case of fake explosive use in fuel siphoning
    A tanker fuel siphoning incident last week marked the first time fake explosives were used to threaten crew. IHS Maritime reported yesterday that Thailand-flagged tanker Lapin was boarded by eight men armed with pistols and knives on 13 February at 19:55 local
  • TS Lines to restart newbuilding plan
    TS Lines, Taiwan's fourth-largest container carrier, stated on Monday that the company is reconsidering its plan to order four 1,800 teu new box ships. The company planned to order four 1,800teu and four 4,700teu box ships in 2011. However, the plan was suspended since the carrier believed
  • Jiangsu Rongsheng potential restructuring still in progress
    The negotiations on the potential restructuring of Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a key shipbuilding subsidiary of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI), are still in progress with no specific terms being agreed. "No confirmed details on the potential restructuring are
  • HHI reaches wage agreement
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said today that it has reached an agreement with its labour union on the issue of salaries. The agreement provides for a 2% increment in monthly wages, payment of an incentive equivalent to 150% of monthly wages, KRW10,000 (USD9) increment in work environment

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • OSG makes senior VP appointment
  • CIT provides financing for post-Panamax gantry cranes
  • Kleven delivers Viking Neptune
  • Two Stena ferries to get in-line closed loop scrubbers
  • DOF Brazil unit sells five ships to private equity investor
  • BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Horizon Lines Oks settlement for merger class action complaint
  • CKYHE Alliance member carriers to reorganize Asia/Europe/Med trades
  • Port association offers program to cover energy project investment
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of two new container vessels
  • Alaska Airlines names Gupta managing director in IT Division

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • General increases are 'game over' for P&I, says Skuld
    Clubs cannot make general increases stick in current climate, argues Jacobsohn
  • Demolition rates head south as bulker deals falter on delivery
    Volatile currency movements, political upheaval and cheap steel imports from China continue to dampen sentiment
  • No 'blood and guts' in P&I renewal rounds, Aon predicts
    However, two major fleets likely to change hands by the end of the week
  • Hamburg Süd aims to complete CCNI takeover next month
    Update: German line says merging the workforces will help to create an even stronger organisation
  • Harper Petersen branches into bulk business
    Box broker takes control of ER Schiffahrt's bulk fleet
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries finally concludes wage talks
    Union passes salary deal after South Korean shipbuilder agrees to narrow pay gap between managers and those below
  • NOL sells logistics arm in $1.2bn to cut debt
    Update: APL Logistics to become part of Japanese freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express
  • Yangzijiang moves into LNG carriers with deal from Evergas
    Two vessels for Evergas ordered at Singapore-listed yard are worth $135m
  • Newbuilding orders drop as dry bulk slump takes toll
    Decline in new bulk carrier deals could ease capacity - but it may take two years
  • GSI reports $24m profit, bolstered by asset sales
    Operating loss for the unit of CSSC stood at $120m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • What is the White House's message to ILWU, PMA?
    U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez's meetings with West Coast longshore union and employer negotiators have generated hope, skepticism - and questions. The biggest questions: What did the White House authorize Perez to tell the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association? And how was his message received...
  • IANA offers bright forecast for 2015 intermodal growth
    Neither U.S. West Coast port congestion nor the East Coast winter weather could stop intermodal volume growth in 2014 and they won't be able to this year either, the Intermodal Association of North America says. Intermodal volume increased 4.8 percent in 2014 and will likely see similar-sized gains this year, thanks...
  • US regulators to study how truck driver pay affects safety
    The U.S. government's truck safety agency is pursuing plans to study whether the way truck drivers are paid leads to unsafe driving habits, rule-breaking and deadly crashes. The study could draw a line connecting truck driver pay methods in the U.S. and highway safety, opening a route for regulators to determine...
  • T.S. Lines reverses course, will build four ships
    With growing demand and difficulty in gaining shipbuilding capacity, Taiwan's fourth-largest container carrier announced plans Monday to order four 1,800-TEU vessels. T.S.Lines had suspended its 2001 plan to order the four vessels, along with four others, each with capacity 4,700 TEUs, because it believed construction prices would keep falling. But now...
  • Oakland blames 32 percent container traffic plunge on congestion
    Port of Oakland executives blame a dramatic container volume decline in January on congestion and the inability of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers to agree upon a new coastwide contract. Oakland reported that containerized imports plunged 39 percent from January 2014, and exports declined 26 percent. Total...
  • Brazilian marine pilots say big ships can't be safely navigated
    The Brazilian port of Santos recently handled the largest container ship in its history, the 10,900-TEU CMA CGM Tigris. But if Brazilian pilots have their way, neither it nor other big ships will be allowed to berth in Santos or other Brazilian ports. Citing safety concerns, Conapra, the Brazilian national pilots...
  • New Orleans upgrading infrastructure to keep up with growth
    The Port of New Orleans expects its container volume to top a half-million 20-foot-equivalent units this year, and CEO Gary LaGrange sees bigger things ahead. LaGrange said new services from Chiquita and CMA CGM, prospects for additional services this year, and a strengthening U.S. economy make him confident the port will...
  • Port of Nagoya keeps spot as Japan's top export hub
    Driven by firm auto shipments, the Port of Nagoya easily retained its status as the biggest export hub among Japan's airports and seaports in 2014 in terms of value, according to figures from customs authorities. The seaport grabbed that status from Narita International Airport near Tokyo for the first time in...
  • Greece risks financial meltdown but tops world fleet rankings by value
    While Greece struggles to escape financial ruin and an exit from the eurozone, it has cemented its position as the world's leading shipping nation. Greek ship-owners control a fleet worth $105.6 billion, up 4.5 percent from a year ago, according to VesselsValue.com. Second ranked Japan increased the value of its fleet...
  • Logistics vs. procurement: Redrawing battle lines
    Logistics and procurement teams often end up in conflict about how ocean and air freight transport should be procured. Battle lines within major companies are being drawn between these internal groups as the contracting season gets into full swing shortly. But logistics and procurement teams should stop to consider what...
  • TNT Express sinks into the red on restructuring charges
    TNT Express slumped to a 137 million euro (US$156 million) net loss in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a 32 million euro profit in the same period in 2013, driven mainly by restructuring charges tied to an abortive takeover bid by its larger rival, UPS, two years ago. The Dutch...
  • Ferrulli named president-North America of Unicon Logistics
    Amir Maghami, CEO of Unicon Logistics, has announced the appointment of Gary Ferrulli as president of North America for the Los Angeles-based NVOCC and logistics services provider. "Naming Gary Ferrulli as president of North America gives us access to his vast experiences as a senior manager in the carrier world as...
  • ILWU, PMA talks resume with labor secretary
    U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez is scheduled to meet Tuesday with West Coast longshore union and management negotiators in an effort to end a bargaining standoff that's causing increasing pain across supply chains. The White House said last week that President Obama was sending Perez to join the nine-month-old negotiations...
  • New $130 million Brussels center to triple DHL capacity at air hub
    DHL Express has unveiled a 114 million euros [US $130million] investment to build a new sorting center at Brussels airport hub, allowing it to more than triple its handling capacity. New technology will allow the hub to boost its hourly handling capacity from 12,000 shipments to 39,500,the company said. The original...
  • Panalpina shifts more to charter via new Atlas Air deal
    Panalpina has signed a new five-year agreement with Atlas Air under which it will switch one of the two 747-8 freighters wet leased - an arrangement where crew, maintenance and insurance are also provided - from the U.S. firm to scheduled charters. Starting March, the Swiss global freight forwarder expects to...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Uncertainty haunts Golar
    An equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities is urging investors who intend to accumulate shares of Golar LNG (GLNG) to proceed with caution.
  • Cosco cans cape
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with speculation that a Cosco subsidiary has retired an ageing capesize bulker.
  • A place for private equity
    Private equity has penetrated many segments of the shipping industry but some are starting to run for cover.
  • BW bags ECA financing
    BW LPG of Singapore has lined up financing for seven very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that are under construction in South Korea.
  • Aristeia ups SALT intake
    Aristeia Capital has raised its interest in New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers.
  • Fairfax in $1.9bn Brit buy
    Canadian insurance group makes a takeover swoop for Brit Plc, one of the top underwriters in the Lloyd's of London market.
  • Cosig raising $9.5m
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group (Cosig) is selling convertible bonds to boost its financing business.
  • Ro-pax hits dock
    A Spanish ro-pax has hit a dock in Malaga, but no injuries were reported.
  • Rimau's storage debut
    Singapore's Rimau Shipping has fixed out a former OSG VLCC to Glencore for storage.
  • CDB linked to $1.5bn IPO
    State-owned lender China Development Bank (CDB) is reportedly plotting a Hong Kong IPO for its leasing business.
  • POSH makes less in 2014
    Pacc Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has logged a loss for the fourth quarter.
  • Winland Ocean files in US
    Winland Ocean Shipping Corp of China has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after two of its vessels were arrested.
  • Gorilla out of the mist
    Expectations Euronav will end a four-year losing streak and reintroduce a dividend in the second half of 2015 have seen Evercore ISI begin coverage of the company with a buy rating.
  • Bulker master fined
    The captain of a Chinese capesize has been fined AUD 8,000 ($6,250) for entering a restricted section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef without a pilot.
  • NOL in $1.2bn sale
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has sold its logistics business to Tokyo-based Kintetsu World Express (KWE) for $1.2bn.
  • Two more barred
    The Paris MoU port state control organisation has banned two more general cargoships from its ports.
  • HHI strikes pay pact
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has ended an eight-month wage dispute with yard workers.
  • Lines join forces
    Finland's Containerships and Belgium's European Containers (ECS) have announced a cooperation beginning this month.
  • Reach eyes cost cuts
    Reach Subsea is mulling the option of lowering charter rates and is plotting expansion outside the North Sea as it seeks to counter the impact of a depressed oil price.
  • Twelve hurt in smash
    Twelve people have been injured after a Fullers Group ferry hit the side at Devonport in New Zealand.
  • Wightlink sold
    The UK's Wightlink Ferries has been sold by its private equity owner.
  • NITC slams EU sanctions
    A decision from the European Union (EU) to re-impose sanctions on National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has been slammed by the Iranian firm.
  • GulfMark held back
    US owner GulfMark Offshore has revealed a big drop in fourth quarter profit as it seeks to delay newbuilding deliveries.
  • Eitzen Chemical logs loss
    Writedowns pulled Eitzen Chemical deep into the red in the final quarter of 2014.
  • Dof cuts five free
    Dof's Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore has sold five ships to private equity funds as the company focuses on more advanced vessels.
  • DESSC ties up PSVs
    Deep Sea Supply has secured charterers for two of its modern PSVs, the company confirmed Tuesday.
  • Lapin bomb a fake
    An alleged bomb planted aboard a tanker while it was hijacked off Malaysia has turned out to be just a dummy.
  • Dae Sun wins boxship order
    Greece's Cosmoship Management has returned to Dae Sun Shipbuilding to order up to six 1,800-teu containerships.
  • Wan Hai upgraded
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has seen its credit rating upgraded by ratings agency Moody's to to Ba2 from Ba3.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Will Obama use emergency power to end port labor dispute?
  • Teamsters end strike against CP railroad
  • Hamburg Süd takes steps to acquire CCNI's container business
  • Crude oil train derails, causes large fire in West Virginia
  • ITS adding four large new container cranes to Long Beach terminal
  • Kintetsu buys APL Logistics in $1.2 billion deal
  • Service Announcements: CMA CGM and Murphy Logistics
  • NEWSFLASH: Perez has "productive meeting" with ILWU, PMA; Oakland says January cargo volumes off by nearly a third

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
  • Vietnam eyes private investments to fund new ports
    Plan is part of an initiative to privatise roughly 432 state-owned enterprises.
  • BIMCO to offer free security workshops in Southeast Asia
    Will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
  • Short-lived CP Rail strike impacts Vancouver bunker supply
    But no impact felt so far from US West Coast port strike, says supplier.
  • Bunker firm acquires storage terminal in Nordenham, Germany
    The 21-unit tank farm currently being used for the transhipment of bitumen, HFO and gas oil.
  • New South Wales outlines strategy to curb marine emissions
    Says 'urgent action' is required.
  • Bureau Veritas to class Canadian dual-fuelled newbuilds
    Contracts with two operators to harness BV's 'extensive experience in handling LNG'.
  • Dry bulk recovery is in sight, says consultant
    Fuel efficient tonnage can charge higher rates.
  • NOL to sell APL Logisitics for $1.2 billion
    'This is a strategic move that will allow us to focus on improving our liner shipping business.'
  • Bunker hedging curbs 2015 outlook
    'Full benefit of current fuel pricing' won't be realised until 2016.
  • Swedish port 'bunkering like never before'
    'Low oil prices, an advantageous geographical location, high oil quality and a focus on safety are attracting vessels.'
  • Wartsila to supply 'closed-loop' scrubbers to Stena
    Says it is 'first ever order for an in-line closed loop scrubber system'.
  • US firm completes aquisition of Oiltanking Partners
    Merged with subsidiary of midstream energy services firm.
  • Insurer advises on non-availability of ECA compliant fuel
    Shipowners might be able to use provisions of Regulation 18.
  • Creditors confirm Dynamic Oil Trading liquidator
    KPMG confirmed for role as liquidator, says DOT.
  • TNCCI: Speed up India's east-west link canal project
    New ship canal anticipated to bring bunker savings with shorter route.
  • China fuel oil imports increase
    90,000 mt of fuel oil cargo heads to bonded bunker market at east China.

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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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