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October 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E off 10pc to US$233/TEU, but up 15pc to USWC and 9pc to USEC
  • Iran's big fleet expansion will be funded by sanction-seized cash
  • Antwerp up 5.5pc despite Asia-Europe slump afflicting other ports
  • International Chamber of Shipping blasts OECD carbon ship tax proposal
  • Cosco Pacific leaves August decline behind in September, rising 0.8pc
  • CSX net profit falls 0.04pc to US$507 million as revenue decline 9pc
  • Uber life restored providing same-day delivery for American e-tailers
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 6.7pc to US$535 million as sales fall 4.8pc
  • Tulsa trucking boss jailed 7 years, fined US$21 million for tax evasion
  • Philippines President Aquino wants to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
  • Megaships not true cause of port congestion, TPM conference told
  • Savannah's Peruvian fruit imports boost USDA plan for reefer prowess
  • Houthis ready to give up capital - Tripoli-Tobruk stalemate continues
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo increases 2.8pc in September to 151,358 tonnes
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins IATA, presentation at Caspian cargo summit
  • Air China to start flights from Beijing to New Jersey's Newark Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2015
  • Asia-Europe container trades suffer but US trade volumes up
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints Sanjiv Wagh as Deputy Managing Director of its India offices
  • CFSAI's Annual Day was a grand affair
  • China Shipping, Cosco merger imminent, say analysts
  • Indian Port Rail Corporation to facilitate speedier, congestion-free evacuation from Major Ports: Nitin Gadkari
  • IRClass Academy delivers training for naval shipbuilding sector
  • TAPA sets three-year global target to achieve 2,000 certified facilities to tackle rising cargo crime
  • Maruti to export indigenously made car for first time
  • Antwerp port set for record year
  • HPCL delivers record fuel to bulk vessel off Cochin Port
  • Kamarajar Port announces wharfage charge concession for coastal movement of automobiles; to develop one more RoRo terminal
  • NSICT E-Gate Pass for import to be live from today
  • Productivity-linked reward scheme for Major Port & Dock employees extended
  • Varghese Cherian takes charge as CEO of Kottayam Port
  • Committee on PPP revamp set to submit report
  • Exports continue to fall, plunge by 24.33 pc in Sept.
  • Forex reserves up by $2.263 bn to $353.069 bn
  • Iron ore imports may fall by 10 mt to 5 mt in 2015-16
  • Horizontal Promotion

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Flame burning at half-mast
  • Growth through business integration
  • Executive veteran makes next move
  • United Cargo changes shipper's insurance policy
  • US railroad reducing Tennessee operations
  • Europa proud of its air and sea figures
  • Throughput declining in Singapore
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins Iata
  • Bangladesh upgrading rail infrastructure
  • Work starts on an Eindhoven facility
  • Körber's logistics systems division completes board
  • An investor to foster internationalisation
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as CEO
  • First B787 to be operated by a Taiwanese airline
  • New intermodal Lübeck-Karlsruhe link
  • Record volume for port of Virginia
  • CSCL and Cosco merger more and more likely

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APM Terminals completes Grup Maritim TCB takeover
    In a transaction valued at USD1 billion, Rotterdam-based terminal operating giant APM Terminals is to buy the remaining 39% of shares in Spanish terminal company Grup Maritim TCB. APMT bought a 61% controlling stake in Grup TCB from Perez y Cia in September this year. Barcelona-based Grup TCB has
  • PSA lays foundation stone for JNPT's fourth box terminal
    Singaporean terminal giant PSA International has laid the foundation stone for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust of India's fourth container terminal at a ceremony attended by Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and shipping minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari. East of Mumbai in Maharashtra, JNPT is India's
  • Santos ships first LNG out of Gladstone
    Australian oil and gas producer Santos today shipped its first cargo of LNG out of its AUD25 billion (USD18.5 billion) Gladstone project in northern Queensland. The shipment is bound for South Korea on board the 105,335 gt Malaysian tanker Seri Bakti. Santos managing director and chief executive
  • Brazilian woes weigh on Vard
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder Vard Holdings is set for poorer results than in previous years as its operations in Brazil continue to struggle. In commentaries issued on 16 October, analysts said the weak oil price had slashed demand for the offshore support vessels that are
  • Kyoto looks to build LNG import terminal
    The government of Japan's Kyoto Prefecture is considering building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the western port of Maizuru. The move is part of efforts to ensure stable energy supplies. Kyoto recently set up a study group recently to discuss the issue. This was made up of
  • Stolt-Nielsen in Italian LNG terminal deal
    Stolt-Nielsen has acquired a stake in a planned LNG terminal in Italy. The London-based chemical and gas tanker and terminals group listed in Oslo has purchased 10% of the shares in HIGAS, with an option to acquire up to 80% of the company, through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas. "HIGAS is a
  • Container markets down across the board
    Earnings across the container shipping industry remain under heavy pressure after the Golden Week in China and the end of the cargo peak season. Both liner operators and tramp shipowners, who hire their tonnage out to carriers, are facing further falls in the respective spot markets for full
  • Struggling Daiichi Chuo transfers Capesize to NS United
    Japanese bulker outfit Daiichi Chuo, which filed for civil rehabilitation on 29 September, has announced that it has transferred one of its Capesize bulkers and the related charter contract to compatriot NS United. The ship, Katsura, was built in 2010 by Universal Shipbuilding, which in 2012 merged
  • Loss of momentum looms for VLCC market
    The outlook in the VLCC sector is gradually softening on weakening demand, although in the short term the prospects are fairly encouraging, shipping analysts have reported. "As the spot market has shown exceptional strength during 2015, timecharter rates have also reached new highs," Erik Nikolai
  • Demand set to edge upwards in dry bulk
    The dry bulk shipping sector, having suffered from weak demand for a long time, should see a slight easing of the situation in the coming months, while fleet growth should remain subdued, a senior shipping analyst has predicted. "The vital commodities, coal and iron ore, are both expected to be in
  • Noryards Fosen files for bankruptcy
    Noryards Fosen, part of the Noyards group in Bergen, Norway, has filed for bankruptcy. The Noyards group belongs to Luxembourg-domiciled but Ukraininan-owned Calexo group. The development comes after the cancellation of an offshore service vessel order at the yard last month "On the 23 of
  • Logistics providers urged to 'become networks'
    Today's digital world is turning markets into networks, according to Boris Dobberstein, vice-president for contract logistics at market leader UPS, so logistics companies must increasingly become networks, too. "This means that the number of partners involved in a supply chain will also increase,"
  • Bintulu Port awards $5.3m maintenance dredging contract to Integrated Marine Works
    Malaysia-listed port operator Bintulu Port Holdings has engaged engineering services company Integrated Marine Works (IMW) for maintenance dredging works worth MYR21.9 million (USD5.3 million). The contract was signed by Bintulu Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bintulu Port Holdings, including 6%
  • Los Angeles box volume falls 6.3% y/y in September
    Container business moving through US largest port complex fell 6.3% year on year (y/y) in September despite a bump in exports at the Port of Long Beach. Combined imports at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles fell 6% to 705,901 teu for the month, while exports dropped 7.1% to 249,925 teu -
  • El Faro victim's family sues TOTE for $100m
    The family of one of the 33 crew members who died in the El Faro sinking has accused TOTE Maritime of negligence in a USD100 million lawsuit against the company. Joanna Johnson, representing crew member Lonnie Jordan, claimed that TOTE, which operated the ro-ro vessel in its US-Puerto Rico service,
  • Malaysia foils country's biggest sea robbery attempt Malaysia foils biggest sea robbery attempt off Malaysia
    The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has thwarted the biggest sea robbery attempt in Malaysia to date off Tanjung Piai. MMEA maritime enforcement chief Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said his officials foiled a robbery attempt on Liberia-flagged tanker Almi Spirit on 15 October. Six robbers

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Transpacific shippers insist on reliability and better customer service above price
  • ANALYSIS: Thousands of jobs worldwide could be lost in DSV's takeover of UTi
  • Centurion Air Cargo wins approval for China charters via sister carrier SkyLease
  • Container rates reaching new lows - now carriers pin all hopes on November GRIs

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Euro MPs want to fast track setting of shipping GHG limit target
  • Danish Maritime Forum puts industry leaders to work
  • NASSCO delivers world's first LNG fueled box ship
  • NTSB issues preliminary report on El Faro investigation
  • Ostensjo picks Rolls-Royce design for wind farm vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Freight transportation index up during month of August
  • Port of Olympia invites public to discuss draft 2016 budget
  • Crowley teaming with Panasia for ballast water treatment system
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for September
  • PDX community advisory board schedules Oct. 21 public meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Ecsa calls Europe's 2016 CO2 target 'unrealistic'
    European Parliament backs the IMO, but on a tight deadline
  • Significant milestone for Iran sanctions process
    'Adoption Day' on Sunday October 18 marks point at which Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has been struck
  • Star Bulk disposes of two more vessels
    Sale of a 1997-built panamax and cancellation of a newbuilding under bareboat charter bring total fleet size to 88 vessels
  • Internationalist shipping undermined by nationalist regulators, says Lyras
    ICS vice-chair demands more consultation from European Commission
  • Juncker must deliver 'smart legislation', Ecsa leader demands
    Red tape reduces employment and can hurt environment, according to Thomas Rehder
  • India will provide 'flashes of light' for shipping, Salerno argues
    Modi reforms will see country take up slack left by China
  • Shanghai could be next Singapore, says Poulsen
    Chinese city endorsed by SSA head
  • Show me the money: Mixed fortunes
    Second quarter results show leading container lines have continued to prosper, others have bounced back, but some continue to flounder
  • Asia-Europe rates continue to tumble
    Freight rates to the Mediterranean from Asia sink to all-time lows, as those to north Europe fall perilously close
  • Ruscon defies Russia slowdown
    Box numbers up despite slowdown in Russian trade
  • FTA warns on box weighing
    Shippers need to get ready for new container weight rules now
  • Cosco Shipping posts $57.7m profits in nine months
    Company earnings were boosted by assets disposals and bunker savings
  • Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding agrees to discount on ultramaxes for quicker payment
    Precious Shipping has argued that the ships burned more fuel than promised, but yard says it made no promise on consumption
  • Shipping should reject migrant compensation, Grimaldi urges
    Taking payment would mean being seen as part of permanent solution
  • Clarity needed on payment as condition of hire question
    Astra and Spar decisions yield conflicting answers
  • APM Terminals takes full stake in Grup Maritim
    Agrees to acquire remaining 31% of Spanish ports group
  • Port of LA September container volumes fall year on year
    Numbers fell short of September 2014's strongest volume in the port's history
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding to buy carpark operator
    Acquisition is in line with the group's aim to diversify its existing business activities
  • St Lawrence Seaway volumes drop 12%
    Dry bulk shipments were up by 8% over 2014 but liquid bulk posted an 11% fall
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as boss
    Successor to Jim Teasdale had already been acting chief executive for a year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Mombasa government seeks more fees from port users
    The Mombasa County government is trying to extract more fees from users of the Port of Mombasa at two points in the supply chain, which would further drive up shipping costs in East Africa's largest container gateway. The county government is seeking an additional $97 for every "branded" container and $29...
  • Hanjin continues divestment, sells South Korea terminal
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container carrier, is continuing its strategy of divestment as it works to focus on the container shipping industry and improve its liquidity in a time of falling freight rates. Following the Nov. 30 divestment from its terminal operations in Gimpo, South Korea, the company will be...
  • What will IMO weight regulations mean for US exporters?
    As the industry catches is breath after the struggles on the West Coast, we are less than a year away from a potential new risk of long lines and more confusion across the U.S. That risk is the lack of clarity regarding the implementation of the IMO Solas Amendment (Chapter VI,...
  • KCS intermodal volumes, profits down in third quarter
    Falling intermodal volumes contributed to another weak quarter for Kansas City Southern Railway. KCS intermodal volumes fell 6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, after growth slowed considerably in the quarters prior. Volume growth had fallen to just 2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 reversing a trend where volumes...
  • Crowley seeks exemption on Seafreight service contracts
    Crowley Maritime has asked asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission for an exemption from having to separately amend and refile approximately 500 service contracts that the carrier will assume with its recently announced acquisition of Seafreight Line. "It would be an undue burden on Crowley and the shipper parties to prepare...
  • UPS raises rates
    UPS has announced rate increases effective Dec. 28, 2015 that will raise costs for shippers using the services of the world's second-largest transportation provider. Ground service rates will increase an average of 4.9 percent, while air rates will rise an average of 5.2 percent as UPS raised rates on services like...
  • Trans-Pacific rates bounce along bottom in weak peak season
    Trans-Pacific spot rates for U.S. containerized imports showed mixed signals this week amid persistent signs of a tepid peak season for pre-holiday shipments. High inventory levels thrown out of whack by U.S. West Coast port delays earlier this year are depressing volumes during what normally is the height of the peak...
  • Overcapacity keeps trans-Atlantic rates in doldrums
    Increased vessel capacity continues to weigh on trans-Atlantic container spot rates, which this week remained near their lowest levels of the year, according to the World Container Index posted on JOC.com's Market Data Hub. Rotterdam-to-New York spot rates slipped to $2,079 per 40-foot equivalent unit from $2,095 a week ago, according...
  • Slide show: Fastest-growing global container ports
    Only one U.S. port made the JOC's list of the top 10 fastest-growing leading global container ports for 2014 - the Port of Savannah. All 10 ports on the list achieved year-over-year throughput growth of at least 10 percent. Of the JOC Top 50 world container ports, the port of...
  • Is $4B enough to solve Chicago's rail congestion?
    Credit: Richard HurdAfter more than a decade, nearly $4 billion worth of infrastructure improvements in Chicago are nearly complete. City, state and industry leaders say they are working, helping the city shake its reputation as the nation's longtime transportation bottleneck. There remain skeptics, though, that question whether any amount of capital...
  • Tuticorin Port sets up automated system to speed container movement
    Tuticorin PortShippers and ocean carriers using India's Tuticorin Port, or V.O. Chidamabaranar, may see significant productivity improvements in the coming months as logistics providers are introducing an automated system for the movement of containers to and from the harbor. The Tuticorin Container Freight Station Association this week signed an agreement with...
  • APM Terminals acquires full control of Spain's Grup Maritim
    TCV Valencia, Spain, now part of APM Terminals' portfolio.LONDON - APM Terminals has reached an agreement to buy the remaining 39 percent of Grup Maritm TCB, finalizing the $1 billion acquisition of the Spanish port operator and consolidating its position as the world's second-largest container terminal operator. The Maersk group's port...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • No respite from falling volumes at Hong Kong port
    An aerial view of the container terminals in Hong Kong.HONG KONG - There was no let up for the port of Hong Kong in the month of September as container volumes fell for the 15th consecutive month.Figures just released by the Hong Kong Port Development Council show a 6.7 percent...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • Long-term positives of TPP deal will be felt on trans-Pacific trade
    Vietnam's footwear production will benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.SHENZHEN - The benefits of the recently agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership on Asia-U.S. trade will not be felt immediately, but the 11-nation deal will have an impact on volumes in the longer term, according to JOC senior economist Mario Moreno.In an...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Golar seals floater deal
    Golar LNG said its partners in a planned LNG export project in Cameroon have approved and signed the deal.
  • APM completes $1bn buy
    APM Terminals has struck an agreement to purchase the remaining 39% of rival terminal operator Grup Maritim TCB, cementing a $1bn takeover.
  • Hapag fills IPO book
    German container line said to have also covered overallotments on listing.
  • Incat adds 300 jobs
    Australian shipbuilder Incat is taking on another 300 workers as it tackles its 11-ship orderbook.
  • GOGL: not us
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) is not the buyer of the 115,000-dwt bulker Chiara (built 2011).
  • Cosco's Deng in new role
    Cosco Pacific has made a change in its executive director team that will see Jinhua Feng resign from his position.
  • Fortescue: demand strong
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals says demand for its iron ore remains strong despite weakening steel markets in China.
  • Wessels opts for LNG
    Wessels Reederei of Germany is changing the propulsion system on one of its boxships from heavy fuel oil to LNG.
  • Wessels gets into gas
    German owner uses state grant to retrofit boxship with LNG propulsion; more to follow.
  • Golden oldies?
    Or tarnished antiques? Safe as ships and strategies for survival in a soft market.
  • Thenamaris eyes S&P score
    Greek owner Thenamaris could be set for a tidy profit on an aframax tanker it bought only last year.
  • Cathay limits liability
    The Singapore high court has protected a domestic tug owner in a row with Wan Hai Lines over lost containers.
  • Paulli joins Frontline
    Former ST Shipping executive takes on senior post with John Fredriksen company in Singapore.
  • TT-Line at record high
    Australian ro-ro company TT-Line has posted record annual freight figures.
  • Farstad gets busy
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner wins series of contracts shortly after announcing five lay-ups.
  • Daiichi in $60.3m sale
    Debt-ridden shipowner Daiichi Chuo has sold off one of its prized shipping assets to a rival Japanese owner.
  • Younger capes scrapped
    Average ages of capesize bulkers sent for demolition has slipped below that of VLCCs for the first time in a number of years as the markets experience contrasting fortunes.
  • Petrobras wants PSVs
    Brazilian oil company Petrobras has issued a new tender for offshore vessels despite cancelling existing charters.
  • DeepOcean fixes newbuild
    Norwegian owner DeepOcean has won a second contract for its new cable-layer.
  • Golar on notice
    Nasdaq tells listed partnership it must replace ex-audit committee director Kate Blankenship.
  • Cheap oil lifts Rotterdam
    Europe's largest port is the latest company to benefit from the lower price of crude.
  • Exxon Valdez case closed
    The US and the State of Alaska have opted not to recover additional damages from Exxon Mobil in relation to the Exxon Valdez spill.
  • Where's China's spending?
    Chinese lending is surging but construction projects that help fuel bulker fixtures are not matching the growth as hoped, an analyst said.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APMT to acquire 100% of Grup Maritim TCB
  • Seago Line launches seasonal Black Sea reefer service
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Oceania loop
  • Japan, South Korea market share hurt by SE Asia container growth
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Baltimore
  • AlixPartners: Some carriers struggling to pay for capex, debt
  • Port of L.A. box volumes decline in September
  • UPS announces 2016 rate hikes
  • Report: Big data saving some carriers $4k annually per truck
  • Spot container rates rise 6.5% despite Asia-Europe decline
  • Shipco Transport opens two new branches
  • SingPost to purchase second U.S. e-commerce logistics provider

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • MFM technology will make Singapore market fairer
    'I hope players who don't care about reputation will leave.'
  • EU accused of confusion over scrubbers
    Shipowners representative claims EU is always seeking to add to international regulations.
  • New quick test for cat fines
    Allows testing onboard to make sure fuels with damaging cat fines don't enter the fuel system.
  • Bunker grade IFO is 'highly toxic waste'
    European parliament transport official says failure to establish EU wide ECA is a matter of 'sincere regret'.
  • Malik bolsters operations with new office, new hire
    Business has been 'expanding rapidly'.
  • UK terminal completes upgrade
    More storage capacity for fuel oil.
  • New lube compatible with 'range of sulphur levels'
    Total Lubmarine says sea trial results are 'very promising'.
  • Failed pirate attack could have been 'largest' fuel oil heist
    Fuel oil cargo valued at $21 million, according to Platts Bunkerworld prices.
  • Upgraded bunkering facility opens in the UK
    Terminal claims to be the 'second largest fuelling facility to the west of Greater London'.
  • Brightoil: Hopes up on e-commerce platform
    Brightoil Online will create a new petroleum consumption model, says CEO.
  • Total Lubmarine: 'Next generation' lube planned for 2016
    Cylinder oil compatible with marine fuels of different sulphur levels on new engines, says spokesman.
  • Norway tests 'very promising' vessel communications tool
    Exercise involved vessels and a plane responding to an oil on water test.
  • Crude declines as US stockpiles surge
    Inventories climbed 7.56 million barrels last week, the most since April.

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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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