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June 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC returns to Southampton in 2M service after 40 years' absence
  • Freightos mystery shopper shows top forwarders inept at e-commerce
  • Promising intra-African trade deal signed, but Nigeria won't play
  • Uber hit by employee-vs-contractor legal ruling in California
  • Retailer's suit against Zim quashed when ruled as an 'Act of God'
  • US Congress bows to WTO on foreign meat labelling as unfair trade barrier
  • Nestle cuts back on Africa, after misjudging middle class growth
  • Kalmar delivers first 5th generation autostacking cranes to LA's TraPac
  • TT Club analysis finds 82pc of terminal accidents preventable
  • CEVA announces new guaranteed weekly LCL service from Antwerp
  • Major French logistics hub in making to serve Algerian hinterland
  • Martinair pilots launch legal appeal to force KLM to save their jobs
  • AirBridgeCargo tonnage up 16pc in the first five months of 2015
  • Air T profit up 69pc on ground services as air cargo revenues fall
  • Air France KLM Cargo achieves first export e-air way bill out of Saudi

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Disallowing beaching seen as bad news for ship recycling industry
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries receives DNV GL in-principle approval for innovative SkyBench concept for mega boxships
  • Liner schedule reliability improves for fourth consecutive month in May
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded Honorary Doctorate by Mangalore University
  • Tanker shipping equities set to see strong year buoyed by benign market environment, says DMER
  • TT Club calls for 'utmost good faith' in container supply chain
  • City Council of Amsterdam votes with huge majority in favour of Port of Amsterdam's Vision 2030
  • MbPT seeks RFQ for FSRU
  • Truck freight rates for minerals to be regulated in Odisha
  • Govt cancels 22 SEZ approvals
  • Import duty on select steel up by 2.5 pc to protect local industry
  • INR rises further against dollar
  • State-run agencies to float tenders for importing pulses

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Extending the Panama Canal will make a radical difference» Shipping
  • Locate your truck in real time
  • Haropa pops the billionth cork
  • Fraser contract closes
  • Loxx rejigs management for the future
  • China Southern joining Stansted's cargo network
  • Jacksonville welcomes Maersk Line
  • New freight train between China and Europa
  • Two-pronged development of site
  • Borchert now advising at A'pari
  • Kam Airways sells last Airbus to Iranian carrier
  • New connections to Hungary and Greece
  • North American purchaser still going strong
  • Emirates Skycargo "happy" with Basel service
  • New national chairman for Bifa
  • Three ports snuggling up even closer

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Poseidon heads to Wall Street
    Poseidon Containers Holdings Corp, led by Greece's George Giouroukos, has registered for a USD100 million initial public offering (IPO) and New York Stock Exchange listing under the ticker symbol 'PCON'. Poseidon currently owns 18 container ships (11 post-Panamaxes, 2 Panamaxes, 5 Handymaxes) with
  • Bergen port switches to shore power
    The Norwegian port of Bergen inaugurated its first shore power system on 17 June, connecting the DOF Group offshore vessel Skandi Vega to the country's national grid. The switch-on ceremony was presided over by port chairman Øistein Christoffersen, who received a cheque for NOK2.5 million
  • Liverpool2 on track to open later this year
    Trailer suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje is due to return to the construction site of Liverpool2 container terminal (L2) early next month to continue infilling the quay area. The infilling will be completed this summer ahead of the arrival of five ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes
  • Getting unpaid wages still a seafarer grievance
    The number of reports from seafarers of unpaid wages have fallen, but still constituted the second largest number of calls to a UK-based seafarer helpline last year. In a breakdown of calls to Seafarerhelp, which is run by the charity International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN),
  • Understand your investors, shipping companies told
    There are not one but many different types of investors that invest in shares of listed shipping companies, and the companies themselves should be aware of the investors' differing approaches to what they expect from the companies they invest in, senior shipping analysts said. "The fact that size
  • Euronav's Rodgers in the spotlight
    Euronav chief executive officer Paddy Rodgers dominated attention at the Marine Money conference in New York with his outspoken opinions on public markets, customer relations, Korean shipyards and Scorpio president Robert Bugbee. "In shipping, we always say, 'Don't fall in love with the assets'.
  • CIMC issues $320m in medium-term notes
    Hong Kong-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) announced on 16 June that the company has completed the issuance of CNY2 billion (USD320 million) in medium-term notes. This is the company's first tranche of medium-term notes for 2015, which comes with a coupon rate of 5.19% for the
  • Global Navigation Solutions introduces enhanced inventory management systems
    UK-based maritime services group Global Navigation Solutions (GNS) has launched new products that connect ship and shore in a single solution. The company's new web-based Voyager Management Service now allows ship managers to check that their ships have the required charts and publications even
  • Chinese ship exports up 31.2% y/y
    China's ship exports in January-April totalled USD10.38 billion, an increase of 31.2% year on year (y/y), according to data released by the Chinese Customs on 17 June. During the same period, ship imports valued USD580 million, up 11.3% y/y. According to the Customs, exports of bulk carriers,
  • KNOT fixes another shuttle tanker to BG unit
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has fixed another shuttle tanker to Brazil Shipping, a subsidiary of UK energy company BG Group. KNOT is a joint venture between Norwegian tanker owner Knutsen OAS Shipping and Japan's NYK Line. KNOT will order a 158,000dwt Suezmax tanker equipped with dynamic
  • Pirates board series of ships in Straits of Malacca, Singapore
    Three vessels were boarded in succession while under way in the eastbound lane of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on 17 June, according to a report by anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). Bulk carrier Densa Shark, LNG tanker Clipper Posh, and tanker Pro Triumph
  • KAMCO moves ship finance unit to Busan
    Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) has relocated its ship finance unit to the Busan International Finance Centre, joining the ship finance divisions of the country's state-owned policy banks and export credit agencies in the port city. KAMCO, a government agency that aims to restructure or
  • Singapore mulls underground tunnel to link mega-port with industrial estates
    Singapore has called for tenders to study the feasibility of building underground tunnels to connect its new mega-port with the city-state's industrial estates. JTC Corporation, which is overseeing part of the dredging works for the port, which will be located in Singapore's industrial district of
  • Kuantan port to be redeveloped
    Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC), a subsidiary of Malaysian construction firm IJM Corporation, has been granted a 30-year concession to develop, operate, and manage Kuantan port in Pahang, Malaysia. The agreement, according to IJM, covers the existing port and a new deepwater terminal. In line with
  • Moody's: MOL has heavy debt burden
    Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines' (MOL's) rating to Ba1 after concluding that it has heavy debts amid weak freight markets for dry bulk and containers. Moody's vice-president and senior analyst Mariko Semetko said, "The rating action reflects our
  • Nagoya's cargo traffic drops in March
    Cargo traffic at Nagoya port, central Japan, declined 2.8% in March from a year earlier to 18.572 million tonnes as both foreign trade and domestic trade were weak, according to preliminary figures released by the Nagoya Port Authority. Of the 18.572 million tonnes, 11.817 million tonnes came from

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Busan outlines ambitious expansion plan to capture intra-Asia transhipment traffic
  • UK food supply threatened as migrants break into trucks, contaminating produce
  • Greener or cheaper? Intermodal options from ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Prendergast named President and CEO of VT Halter Marine
  • LNG update: IGF Code adopted by IMO
  • Canal expansion to bring big shift of box cargo
  • P&I Club says crews need to know more about VDR testing
  • Wärtsilä hybrid scrubbers picked for newbuild box ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Port of Bellingham to upgrade Fairhaven industrial property
  • Weekly rail freight traffic count hits negative side of ledger
  • CMA CGM making changes to FAL1, FAL 3 service lineups
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma report May container numbers
  • New containers arrive for TOTE LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Product tankers stay in $30,000s earnings range
    New cargoes emerge in Caribbean and US Gulf
  • NYK sees lower freight income but stronger profitability in its liner unit
    Japanese conglomerate remains confident amid bearish market conditions
  • Dry bulk consolidation: Owners shy away from M&A but are keener on pools
    Pooling makes it easier for bulker players to regain full control of their ships when market recovers
  • Poseidon Containers eyes New York listing
    Funds-backed venture with Technomar Shipping starts with fleet of 18 boxships and immediate expansion options
  • Libya's oil shipments struggling again in June
    Current rate of exports point to a return to lows seen at the start of 2015
  • Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello presented with CI's Lifetime Achievement Award
    Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Uniserve, Modern Terminals and Peel Ports among other winners: ICS given Humanitarian Award
  • Alston Gayler and Advent unveil new marine appointments
    Firms hire specialists from rivals
  • New ConTex sets a unique benchmark for boxships
    How the Hamburg shipbrokers produce an accurate and independent overview of the containership time charters market
  • Knot wins third 20-year suezmax charter to shuttle Brazilian crude
    Long-term charter signed with BG Group's Brazil Shipping 1
  • Supras return to life
    Belying ongoing oversupply issues, key indicators in the small vessel sector have shown encouraging signs
  • Deep impact
    In less than a decade, Gdansk's specialised deepwater container terminal has established itself as the Baltic's premier box hub

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Maersk, MSC add Asia- U.S. South Atlantic service
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. will add a Panama Canal service in July from China and Korea to four U.S. South Atlantic ports to handle rising U.S import volume to the fastest-growing region. U.S. East Coast volume from the Northeast Asia region in the first five months of 2015 rose...
  • East Coast ports could see windfall from Panama Canal expansion, report says
    Next year's expansion of the Panama Canal could boost U.S. East Coast ports' share of Asian containerized imports by as much as 10 percentage points, according to a new study that contrasts with more conservative forecasts. "For price-sensitive cargo that is relatively expensive to move, routing shipments through East Coast ports...
  • While raising pay, trucking firms seek new ways to keep drivers
    Time is money, especially in trucking, where productivity hangs on how many shipper pickups and deliveries can be made in a week and a driver's pay often depends on how many miles he or she travels. Transport America is trying to address both points by raising driver pay and also increasing...
  • Builder of new mega-port in Singapore studies container 'subway'
    The feasibility of a container "subway" in Singapore to carry containers from a new mega-port through underground tunnels being studied. With truck congestion building at ports worldwide, the builder of the new mega-port planned in Singapore is exploring this innovative approach to solving the problem. The "subway" would take containers...
  • Port of Newhaven receives portable vessel tracking system
    Captain Collins-Williams of the Port of Newhaven is now the proud owner of a GeoVS Portable VTS System supplied by SRT Marine System Solutions Limited. The SRT Portable VTS is a full feature standalone vessel tracking system with real-time dynamic 3D and is ideal for use as an emergency backup...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics expands to Mexico with new office in Hermosillo
    ITASCA - AIT Worldwide Logistics is proud to announce the opening of its first office in Mexico on Monday, June 22. Located in the northwestern city of Hermosillo, the new AIT facility is poised to make a significant contribution to company's ongoing global expansion. According to AIT management, expanding to Mexico...
  • New plan aimed at helping US ports, carriers prevent costly cyberattacks
    The U.S. Coast Guard has unveiled a new cybersecurity plan, the latest in an ongoing effort to protect U.S seaports and the commercial vessels in their waters from the rising risk of cyberattack. While there has never been a high-profile cyberattack on U.S. ports, hackers have infiltrated the Port of Antwerp...
  • US truck trailer orders points to motor carriers' capacity discipline
    U.S. truck trailer orders in May declined sharply as back orders have started clearing and seasonal declines took effect, signally motor carriers' are being disciplined on adding capacity. Truck orders have also begun to decline recently as companies have met their needs for new equipment and economic growth has not justified...
  • US House revives hopes for Pacific trade pact passage
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday may have saved President Obama's signature trade bill, passing trade promotion authority in a 218-208 vote. So-called "fast-track" authority has been characterized as a key negotiating tool in the ongoing talks over a Trans-Pacific Partnership between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim...
  • Allcargo's founder and chairman awarded honorary doctorate
    Mumbai - The Founder and Chairman of Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty has been awarded an "Honorary Doctorate" at the 33rd annual convocation by Mangalore University yesterday. At the ceremony held yesterday in Mangalore during the Annual Convocation of the University, 88 candidates received their PhD's and 37 members were...
  • Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
    Phase 1 of infilling to reclaim 12 hectares of intertidal area completed 1.43 million tonnes of sand and silt deposited from dredged material 700 metres of new quay wall piling nearly complete Programme working around 10 metre tidal range - second highest in UK Construction at the new £300 million ($500 million) container terminal...
  • Shreyas Shipping acquires container ship to bolster coastal activity
    Intra-regional feeder carrier Shreyas Shipping and Logistics is adding more vessels to its fleet, eyeing the prospect of accelerating its growth through coastal shipping operations in India. The operator has agreed to acquire the OEL Bharat, a 2,959 twenty-foot-equivalent unit sub-Panamax container ship, from its overseas group subsidiary Orient Express Lines...
  • Con-way's Lehmkuhl to join Lineage Logistics as CEO
    W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, the former president of Con-way Freight, is leaving the trucking business to run Lineage Logistics, the second-largest U.S. temperature-controlled logistics company. Lehmkuhl will become CEO of Lineage, replacing Bill Hendricksen, in mid-July, the Colton, California-based company said Thursday. Hendricksen will become vice chairman. Lineage said it expects Lehmkuhl, who...
  • US importers moving more containers through Vancouver
    U.S. importers are rapidly moving more containers through Port Metro Vancouver and to Chicago and the upper Midwest, dealing another blow to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Click to EnlargeA Ocean Shipping Consultants study and an analysis of West Coast port volumes show Vancouver has joined Prince Rupert, located 500...
  • The need for speed at global ports
    A few thoughts come to mind with this month's release of our 2014 Port Productivity rankings, the third year of our report on global port and terminal productivity. Meeting in Asia this month with a number of carriers that participate in the project by submitting their berth productivity data to...
  • Former Los Angeles port executive to succeed Larrabee at NY-NJ
    Molly CampbellMolly Campbell, former deputy executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, has been chosen to succeed Richard Larrabee, who is retiring after 15 years as director of the port commerce at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Larrabee, a former Coast Guard rear admiral, earlier this year...
  • South Africa Dept. of Trade and Industry commits self to increasing exports
    The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti) has committed to growing the diversity and volume of the country's exports by ensuring that all the stakeholders play their active role in the implementation of the National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP). This came to light at a 3 day Team Export...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates in Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot-equivalent unit from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates on Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot container from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Analysts look to Dagnese to speed growth at Con-way Freight
    The sudden change of leadership at Con-way Freight Tuesday left analysts, customers and competitors with more questions than answers. The carrier's new president, analysts said, has an immediate challenge: keep the second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier on its present route, but speed its progress. W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, president of Con-way Freight since...
  • ADSI to exhibit new weighing and dimensioning solutions at ICON15
    Schaumburg, Illinois - Advanced Distribution Solutions, Inc. (ADSI) is demonstrating the latest technology in weighing, dimensioning and shipping solutions at the ConnectShip ICON15 Shipping Technology Conference, June 15-17, 2015, in Chicago, IL. "Today's shippers need fast, integrated tools that capture accurate measurements on every package without increasing labor costs," said Bob...
  • Radiant Global Logistics buys two firms in a week
    Michigan-based third-party logistics and multimodal transportation firm Radiant Global Logistics last week acquired not one but two logistics providers: New York-based Service By Air and Kentucky-based Highways and Skyways. The deals have been characterized as part of a broader acquisition strategy and the company has hinted at the potential for new...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • China eyes war-ready ships
    China has approved new rules to ensure that the country can mobilise civilian ships built at domestic yards at times of military need.
  • Ridgebury on a roll
    Connecticut-based Ridgebury Tankers is the latest company to move into ownership in the VLCC market, as it is about to scoop four second-hand VLCCs from the fleet of Windsor Petroleum.
  • TEN joins VLCC rush
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has bought a pair of VLCC newbuilding resales from private equity's York Capital at $97m each, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Hapag remains IPO bound
    A major Hapag-Lloyd shareholder has completed some financial housekeeping that helps set the shipowner up for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).
  • As good as it gets?
    Improvements in the capesize market have lifted the Baltic Dry Index to its highest point this year.
  • Cheng set for comeback
    Tanker market legend Fred Cheng is readying a return to frontline shipowning in the VLCC sector almost five years after selling his previous fleet to Navios.
  • Anek wants logo removed
    Lawyers representing Anek Lines have asked for the company's logo to be removed from the burnt-out Norman Atlantic docked in Italy's Bari.
  • Ship grounds on reef
    A Vietnamese cargo vessel has grounded on a reef off the Philippines.
  • Fredriksen books VLCCs
    John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs at the STX Shipyard in South Korea.
  • Embiricos grabs panamax
    Embiricos of Greece is understood to have snapped up a panamax bulker at auction in India in the latest indication of high profile shipowners showing an interest in the market.
  • Nisshin keeps selling
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping continues to trim its bulker fleet with the sale of a modern vessel.
  • Bahri in electric deal
    Saudi Arabian owner signs five-year transportation contract for compatriot's imported products.
  • Poseidon in profit
    US IPO hopeful Poseidon Containers Holdings is looking to head to Wall Street on the back of three profitable years.
  • Latsis fixes newbuilding
    The Latsis group of Greece has concluded a three-year time-charter deal for one of its VLGC newbuildings with oil major Chevron.
  • GO Phoenix deal ended
    Malaysia will not renew its contract for a Singapore-owned offshore vessel to search for missing flight MH370.
  • Workers to walk
    CalMac ferry staff are to strike next week in a row over a new contract for Scottish west coast services.
  • Wartsila in scrubber deal
    Wartsila has won an order for hybrid scrubber systems to clean the exhaust emissions from three 2,500-teu containerships.
  • Clarksons adds Nomura
    Clarksons has strengthened ties with Nomura International by appointing it as a second corporate broker.
  • Euronav's long-term fix
    Belgian owner Euronav is believed to be locking one of its VLCCs into a three-year time charter with Petrobras.
  • PNB selling Bharati loan
    Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put its loan to Bharati Shipyard up for sale.
  • Shreyas eyes boxship buy
    Indian owner set to strengthen its fleet by paying $7m for an OEL-owned vessel.
  • ID offloads bulker
    Investeringsgruppen Danmark (ID Shipping) continues to sell off 1990s-built bulkers and is now understood to have disposed of the 28,200-dwt Arctic ID (built 1998).
  • Cruiseship hit by virus
    Passengers on a Fred Olsen-owned cruiseship have been affected by the norovirus for the second time in a month.
  • Star capesize scrapped
    Greek owner offloads 1994-built ship as demolition sector springs back to life.
  • Condor under pressure
    Channel Islands authorities could launch their own ferry service if the "teething troubles" of current operator Condor Ferries continue.
  • Harbor Star eyes coal deal
    Philippines owner Harbor Star is plotting a move into Indonesia with new tug-barge orders.
  • Hijacked tanker found
    The Malaysian product tanker that went missing last week has reportedly been spotted off the coast of Cambodia.
  • Punished for polluting
    Norbulk Shipping has fallen foul of US authorities for allegedly dumping several barrels of hydraulic oil off the coast of Florida.
  • APM boosts Mobile capacity
    APM Terminals is investing $40m at its facility in Mobile, Alabama to increase capacity at the US Gulf's deepest port.
  • New CEO at Transpetro
    Antonio Rubens Silva Silvino has been named as the new chief executive of Transpetro, parent company Petrobras has confirmed.
  • Poseidon files for IPO
    Private equity-backed containership operator looks to list 18 vessel fleet on NYSE.
  • Drillship dog fight
    Seadrill and Maersk Drilling are set to fight it out for a rare drillship newbuilding project in an otherwise depressed market.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • CBP finds first-in-nation insect inside container from Ecuador
  • White House works with Republicans to resuscitate trade deal
  • Empty containers drive 6% growth at Port of Long Beach
  • Yang Ming, RCL commence intra-Southeast Asia service
  • European forwarder uses Descartes enterprise platform
  • New Maersk/MSC service to use Panama Canal
  • Port of Charleston box volume up double digits in May
  • FAA penalizes Sherwin-Williams for hazmat violation
  • Expanded Panama Canal could cause coastal cargo shift
  • Hanjin purchases slots on Asia-Oceania loop
  • Jaxport receives boxes for first LNG-powered containerships
  • Executive Moves: MacroPoint
  • Intermodal rates continue to fall
  • Truckload rates up 3.5% in May
  • Indiana railroad bridge reopens after collapse

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Malaysian Navy 'negotiating' with Orkim Harmony hijackers
    Suspects being persuaded to surrender, Navy official says.
  • Fuel oil stocks remain close to historic high
    Singapore inventories 3% down week-on-week.
  • Malaysian Navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Intra-Asian bunker surcharge up
    Follows rise in June.
  • Sinopec puts Indonesia oil storage plans on hold
    'There's not enough demand in the region right now.'
  • AP Moller Maersk: Firmer crude price better for its business
    But short term gain to be had from lower bunkers.
  • More orders for hybrid scrubbers
    Major European owner and operator has ordered the systems for three 2,500 TEU capacity container ships.
  • Researchers explore new bunker-saving concept
    Preliminary results look 'promising', says lead researcher.
  • Japan's energy policy focuses on LNG
    Draft report says 'substantial' part of the country's shipping industry should be powered by LNG.
  • Malaysian navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Gibraltar eyes LNG bunker sales to Carnival's newbuilds
    Carnival bought four LNG-powered newbuilds earlier this week.
  • MOL credit ratings further downgraded
    Prices of bunker fuel not expected to drop further, says analyst.
  • MGO supplier wins North Sea project deal
    Five-year contract inked.
  • BPO: Baltic Sea ports developing 'LNG bunkering network'
    HEKLA project proposes an LNG liquefaction plant in Helsingborg and an on-shore LNG reloading station in Klaipeda.
  • WTI crude slides after Federal Reserve announcement
    Despite news US inventories fell by 2.68 million to 467.9 million barrels last week.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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