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January 20, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • HK port down 0.3pc in 2014 to 22.3 million TEU, Singapore up 4pc
  • Chinese December exports up 9.7pc while imports rise 2.4pc
  • Canadian Pacific railwaymen vote to strike on February 15
  • Boxship reliability slips, alliances expected suffer learning curves
  • NY-NJ truckers protest terminals' refusal to pay for cargo delays
  • Shipping needs to be more positive to face 2015 challenges
  • Canada-EU trade deal said to be deeper and broader than NAFTA
  • Intercargo warns of taking on cargo with liquefaction risk at sea
  • ICHCA to hold second session in UK on cargo transport unit packing
  • Cathay, HK Chamber praise CY Leung's Policy Address
  • Frankfurt 2014 cargo up 1.7pc to 2.2 million tonnes, December slips 1.4pc
  • IAG Cargo expands Cargo Connector service to 10 cities worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • BCHAA holds written practice examination for candidates appearing for Rule 6 CBLR exam
  • DNV GL certification helps Hapag-Lloyd prepare for MRV
  • Netherlands first to implement digital signing of Bill of Lading
  • Seaways Shipping honours employees as part of Silver Jubilee celebration
  • TOP & Europe Cargo merge
  • Top shipowners & regulators line up to speak at flagship European Shipping Week conference
  • TSA lines announce rate increase from Feb. 9
  • Vanguard Logistics opens offices in Indonesia
  • Wan Hai to launch independent Kansai-Haiphong Service II
  • Buffalo meat takes lead in agri exports
  • India imports 42 pc more Iranian oil
  • Palm oil imports rise in Dec., trend may continue
  • DCI divestment likely soon
  • Normalcy restored at Nhava Sheva after stir by RTG operators at GTI
  • Rajasthan CM comes calling at Mundra Port
  • Need 50 rail links to evacuate mined coal: Coal Secy.
  • NSLAA organises 7th annual cricket tournament for trade
  • Govt hikes import tariff value on gold, silver
  • Govt to address exporters' hassles soon
  • India & China discuss trade deficit
  • Maharashtra working on faster approvals for industry
  • Exim India's Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Special Issue released

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Another strong year for Scania in the UK
  • Alstom modernising in Egypt
  • LA port bounces back to pre-crisis highs
  • Jungheinrich UK welcomes trio of experts
  • CRC and Taylor-DeJongh set up strategic alliance
  • Amerisource Bergen taking over MWI Veterinary Supply
  • Linz remains Austria's leading regional cargo airport
  • Encouraging emerging markets logistics index
  • Norway's NRA and RailCombi ink contract
  • Max Siep returns to TX Logistik
  • Eurogate Bremerhaven welcomes new service
  • Precision begins first conversion for APA
  • Hactl director takes up global ambassador role
  • Containership reliability ebbing at end of 2014

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • DEME orders two ships for offshore energy work
    DEME has ordered a self-propelled jack-up vessel and a multipurpose fall-pipe vessel for serving the offshore energy sector. Apollo, the jack-up vessel, has been ordered from Uljanik in Croatia for the Belgian dredging and engineering group's Geosea offshore engineering subsidiary. Living Stone, the
  • Hansa Heavy Lift secures MPP refinancing
    Hansa Heavy Lift has secured a refinancing deal with new terms and principal amounts for most of its multipurpose (MPP) heavy lift vessels. A long-term financing arrangement has been agreed with the firm's core banking group for 18 of the 21 ships it operates, said the Hamburg project shipping
  • German hull insurers' claims drop
    German hull and machinery insurers seem to have bounced back from a dismal 2013 with solid profits last year. Verein Hanseatischer Transportversicherer (VHT), their joint claims-handling unit, said claims in 2014 plunged to about EUR54M ($63.2M), down from EUR138M in the previous year. While VHT
  • Cargo ship vanishes on Lake Tanganyika
    No trace has been found of a small cargo ship that sank on Lake Tanganyika last week with the loss of 14 lives. Mbaza departed Kasanga port, Tanzania, near the southern end of the 670km-long lake at 23.45 on 10 January. About two hours later the Burundi-flagged ship sank near the village of Kala,
  • K-sure loans Golden Union $28.9M for bulker
    Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), through Korea's Marine Finance Center, is providing $28.9M of financing for a bulk carrier. K-sure's financial support is for one of two 179,800dwt Capesize bulkers ordered in October 2013 by Greek owner Golden Union at Hanjin Heavy Industries &
  • Nigerian piracy set for election surge
    A general election in Nigeria on 14 February is poised to bring a spike in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea as politicians seek campaign funding, say analysts. This assessment could tally with a reported hijacking of a tanker in Ghanaian waters at the weekend. "Pirate attacks are likely to rise before
  • Pakistan's breakers welcome steel duty
    Pakistan's shipbreakers have welcomed a new 15% tax on imported steel products, while cautioning it may fail to stem cheap imports from China. A 15% tax on imports of billets, bars, and wire rods has been introduced in Pakistan to counter perceived dumping. "The regulatory import duty is
  • Grimaldi launches Med-North America car carrier service
    Grimaldi aims to start the first direct ro-ro car carrier service between the Mediterranean and North America at the end of this month. A regular line - which the Italian group hopes will become weekly - is launching between the Italian port of Civitavecchia and the ports of Baltimore in the US and
  • Fremantle fire report reveals death risk
    A fire on the Ocean Drover livestock carrier in Fremantle last October would have killed a crewman without a daring rescue by an officer, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Only the bravery of the second mate, identified in local media as Mario Curkov from Croatia,
  • News insight: Ship glut portends continued low freight rates, consolidation
    Prospects for the global shipbuilding industry in 2015 do not appear overly positive. With an already large order book in the three major merchant ship sectors- bulk carriers, containerships, and tankers-there appears little opportunity for shipyards to increase their relatively low,
  • China's Arctic guidance due in October
    China's Navigation Guidance for the Arctic Route (Northwest Passage) is in preparation and scheduled to be released in October, according to the country's Ministry of Transport. The publication's writers - from the East Sea Navigation Security Centre - have referred to all existing documents on the
  • Tyne picks 125m quay project contractor
    Port of Tyne, in northeast England, has appointed Southbay Civil Engineering as the main contractor on a 125m quay extension, under way to upgrade 118m of existing quay and renew 90m of quay wall. Tyneside-based Southbay's contract in the $38M project at the former McNulty site on the
  • Mombasa begins second phase of expansion
    Japan today released funds for the second phase of expanding Kenya's port of Mombasa. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is providing a KES25Bn ($273M) loan for reclaiming land and building three berths and a container terminal at West Kipevu. There are also plans to deepen channels,
  • Pilbara ports evacuated
    Ships have been evacuated from the Pilbara ore ports of Dampier and Port Hedland in anticipation of a cyclone brewing over the Kimberley. At 11.00 hours this morning the tropical low was located inland, just East of Broome, and tracked towards the coast. The Pilbara Port Authority issued an alert
  • Busan completes new cruise terminal
    A new 93,000m² international cruise terminal, part of Busan Port's redevelopment, was completed last Friday. The six-storey terminal took two years and six months to complete and cost KRW234.3Bn. The terminal can simultaneously accommodate a 100,000-tonne cruise ship, five 20,000-tonne cruise
  • Singapore retains top bunkering port
    Singapore remained the world's top bunkering port in 2014, despite a slight dip in bunker sales volumes. The country sold over 42.4M tonnes in 2014, down 0.7% as compared to 42.7M tonnes in 2013, according to the data from the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore. There was a hike of 1.9%

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Crowley adds to Puerto Rico trade capacity
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke biz has new owner, new name
  • BP still faces possible $13.7 billion Gulf spill fine
  • EPA publishes ECA penalty policy
  • Hyundai Heavy merges after sales service units
  • CARB fines four for fuel switch failures

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Department of Transportation Oks loan for Puget Sound light rail extension project
  • Port of Los Angeles releases year-end container numbers
  • Panama Canal Authority works deal with Louisiana port
  • TSA member carriers plan $600 per FEU rate increase
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries opening marine service center

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Italy expects Norman Atlantic toll to rise
    Prosecutor estimates at least 27 lives lost as firefighters continue work on the charred ferry
  • International Group signs wreck removal agreements with two governments
    Discussions ongoing with other states as Australia and South Africa back memoranda on role of clubs
  • Rotterdam returns to the growth trail
    Europe's largest container port reports near 6% increase in box traffic for 2014
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke business changes name to Winterthur
    Wärtsilä joint venture with CSSC takes ownership of all Finnish firm's two-stroke engine technology
  • Three Hanjin boxships in queue to enter gridlocked LA/Long Beach
    Number of vessels at anchor touches 18 on Friday, dipping to 16 on Sunday
  • Ships should avoid Libyan waters, ICS believes
    Caution also advised in and around Suez Canal
  • Smith to return as Golar LNG's chief executive after Arnell steps down
    With Doug Arnell returning to Canada, former chief executive Gary Smith returns to the helm of the Nasdaq-listed gas-carrying company
  • TSA plans February rate increase
    Transpacific urged to push up prices following largely unsuccessful mid-January GRIs
  • Senator hits back at attempts to repeal Jones Act
    Hawaiian Senator argues Act supports US shipbuilding industry and national security
  • China confirms 14.2% drop in newbuilding orders in 2014
    But Japanese yards record 1.6% gain, partly due to weakening yen
  • P&I clubs still unable to board Norman Atlantic
    Stricken ro-pax still too hot and search for corpses not yet completed
  • PSA sees 5.8% global growth in volumes
    Chief executive Tan describes structural shift to larger vessels as a challenge for the ports sector
  • CMA CGM to broaden range of logistics activities
    Rodolphe Saadé sets out plans for 2015 as Ocean Three starts and French line prepares to take over OPDR
  • Strong year for Los Angeles despite congestion woes
    US port urges the ILWU and PMA to resolve contract dispute following its busiest year since 2007
  • Shortlist announced for Lloyd's List North America Awards 2015
    Awards will recognise the best developments in shipping that have happened in the region over the past year
  • Hyundai yards combine after-sales services in Ulsan
    Loss-making conglomerate's new centre to take over functions of several overseas offices
  • Golar LNG secures charters for two new ships to haul gas out of Nigeria
    Rate for each 12-month charter estimated to be around $55,000-$60,000 per day
  • Shipowners challenge Brussels to listen before legislating
    Region's shipowners hope European Shipping Week will strengthen two-way dialogue with policymakers
  • Brussels tells EU member states how many ships to check for sulphur rule compliance
    At least 10% of vessels calling in European ports to be monitored for compliance, with results being made public
  • Singapore reports 2014 bunker sales fell to four-year low
    World's largest bunkering port sees sales fall for three straight years
  • Capes fluctuate as trade trends prove fickle
    Sector has showed some bounceback, but any substantial recovery may be some way off
  • Cyclone threat to the Pilbara region
    Authorities on cyclone alert in Australian region key to the global iron ore trade
  • Recognise your danger
    New system for warning of danger in enclosed spaces raises a wider question of looking at how other industries tackle safety

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • US ag shippers applaud truck border-crossing decision
    U.S. agriculture shippers are welcoming Washington's recent decision to finally open up the border to more Mexican trucking companies as the move will end retaliatory tariffs on their products and will help them find truck capacity. Through the U.S. meeting a major requirement of the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. agriculture shippers...
  • US West Coast port congestion hampers furniture retailers' exhibition
    Some furniture retailers aren't able to show off their complete lines of products at a major Las Vegas exhibition this week because of U.S. port delays, an example how congestion isn't just hurting shippers' current sales but also their future business prospects. New Classic and Emerald Home Furnishings, for example, had...
  • Truckers serving major Chicago-area intermodal complex face longer trips
    Trucking companies serving a major intermodal complex in the Chicago area face longer trips after the Illinois Commerce Commission ruled that a key route must be shut down to commercial traffic because of safety concerns. Last week's ruling that the Walter Strawn Drive crossing must be closed to commercial trucking by...
  • On tap at TPM: A potent mix
    As we approach the TPM Conference in March, it's hard to recall any year in the 15 years of this event when the industry was more unsettled, more dissatisfied and more uncertain of what the future holds. Such is the result of a monumentally troublesome 2014, when shippers and their providers...
  • Sea Star, Crowley raise ante in Puerto Rico trade with new capacity
    Sea Star Line and Crowley Maritime are adding container-on-barge capacity to the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade lane that Jones Act competitor Horizon Lines exited at the end of December. Crowley said it will add a flat-deck barge that will carry up to 400 forty-foot-equivalents between Jacksonville, Florida, and San Juan, and...
  • Trans-Atlantic trade lane prepares for shakeup
    Among the world's largest trade lanes, the trans-Atlantic rarely grabs the headlines, but it can still spring a surprise. Final figures aren't in yet, but the route grew faster than its larger east-west rivals and the much-hyped north-south trades through most of 2014. Traffic between North America and Europe, including the Mediterranean,...
  • Allcargo Logistics begins coastal feeder service between West and South India
    Allcargo Logistics has kicked off a coastal container feeder service between West India and South India, expanding its core multimodal transportation portfolio. The port coverage is as follows: Mundra, Cochin (Vallarpadam Terminal) and Mundra. Coastal shipping services have proven "commercially competitive and logistically quicker than road and/or rail movements," the company...
  • Contship container volume rises on Morocco terminal traffic surge
    Contship Italia, Italy's biggest container terminal operator, boosted traffic by 5.7 percent in 2014 as surging volume at its part-owned Morocco transhipment hub more than offset flat traffic at its once high-flying domestic terminals. The company, which is 33 percent owned by Germany's Eurokai group, handled 6.6 million 20-foot equivalent units...
  • Drewry: Canal expansion will boost Panama transshipments by double digits
    Panama transshipment activity is expected to jump by double digits after the new Panama Canal locks open in 2016 and will be followed by longer-term annual growth of about 5 percent, Drewry Maritime Research said in the latest issue of its Container Insight Weekly. Such a growth pattern would increase Panama's...
  • Rotterdam outpaces rivals, with box traffic up 5.8 percent
    Container traffic jumped 5.8 percent in 2014 at the port of Rotterdam, putting it on track to post one of the highest increases in the fiercely competitive Le Havre-Hamburg port range after years of the port trailing its rivals. Europe's largest container port handled just short of 12.3 million 20-foot-equivalent units...
  • Sea Star to launch Puerto Rico barge service Jan. 29
    Sea Star Line will expand its U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico service on Jan. 29 by launching a weekly container-on-barge service in addition to the carrier's roll-on, roll-off ships. The carrier previously announced plans to add a barge service to the route, which is in transition following Horizon Lines' year-end exit from the...
  • Asia-Europe rates face steep slump on plunging oil prices
    Hapag-Lloyd today became the latest carrier to implement a general rate increase - of $850 per TEU - in the Far East-Europe trade just days after rivals, including market leader, Maersk Line, were due to hike rates on the world's biggest liner route. The planned hikes, which were announced in December, seem...
  • Refrigerated hauler C.R. England raises pay for truck driver trainers
    As the battle among carriers to attract and keep truck drivers becomes more intense, some carriers are increasing compensation not just for drivers but for driver trainers. Temperature-controlled truckload carrier C.R. England is raising pay for driver trainers by as much as 14.5 percent, bumping up per mile pay for all...
  • US West Coast port crisis seen spurring shipper technology spending
    Shippers will increasingly turn to technology to find ways to cope with extreme delays and disruption caused by port congestion, labor disputes and other crises and build more flexibility into their supply chains, says an executive at software provider Descartes Systems Group. However, when a crisis reaches the size and scope...
  • APMT Mumbai forced to close gates after truck protest turns violent
    APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India closed its gates Sunday after truck drivers protesting intermittent gate closings at the facility violently clashed with police at the Nhave Sheva port complex. Shippers are concerned that the operations at the two other terminals at India's largest container gateway could be negatively affected, as many...
  • Asia's emerging markets top Agility logistics index
    HONG KONG - Asian countries dominated the 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index released today with four nations ranked in the top 10 emerging markets - China, Indonesia, India and Malaysia. Out of the seven Asian countries among the top 20, five are Southeast Asian nations - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines...
  • US West Coast marine terminals suspend Monday vessel shifts to reduce backlog
    U.S. West Coast marine terminals will suspend vessel operations on all shifts Monday so they can concentrate their resources on clearing containers from the dangerously congested facilities, the Pacific Maritime Association reported Sunday. PMA spokesman Steve Getzug said marine terminals continue to experience severe congestion "due to the ILWU's on-going slowdowns." The...
  • Falling bunker price will help liner reliability, carriers say
    HONG KONG - Low bunker fuel prices are helping container shipping line balance sheets, but another impact will be improved schedule reliability as carriers can afford to speed up vessels to make up time lost to rising congestion at many ports around the world. Several carrier executives contacted by JOC.com said...
  • Hong Kong port declines as Singapore grows 2014 throughput
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong port ended a year it would rather forget with annual container throughput falling for a third consecutive time, registering 22.2 million TEUs in 2014 that was down 0.3 percent on the previous year's numbers. By contrast, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the city's...
  • China Merchants reports double-digit growth in 2014
    HONG KONG - China Merchants Holdings (International) handled 80 million TEUs in 2014, a 13 percent increase over the previous year and a continuation of the double digit growth annual that has been recorded since 2012 by the mainland's largest container port operator. CMHI's throughput mirrors that of China's second largest...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Magnussen buys AMSC stock
    New American Shipping Company chief executive Pal Magnussen has paid a little over $70,000 for shares in the shipowner.
  • Teekay ship still stuck
    Teekay LNG Partners' laden 165,500-cbm LNG carrier Magellan Spirit remains hard aground off Nigeria 15 days after running into the mud as it exited LNG's Bonny Island terminal.
  • No answers yet
    Australian investigators are still trying to find out what caused a fire that injured four crew on a livestock carrier in Fremantle last October.
  • Batting for owners?
    Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga is the country's new ports and shipping minister.
  • Arnell quits Golar LNG post
    Gary Smith is returning to the chief executive's seat at Golar LNG after Doug Arnell resigned today.
  • January joy for VLCCs
    VLCC owners are heading for the most successful start to the year since the onset of the financial crisis, Arctic Securities says.
  • Vindskip a wind winner?
    A Norwegian design company is hoping to revolutionise green shipping with a new design for a ship whose huge hull will act like a sail.
  • Courage in profit warning
    Following three quarters in the red, Courage Marine has issued a profit warning for the financial year ended 31 December 2014.
  • At least 27 dead
    An Italian prosecutor has said the death toll from the fire on the Atlantic Norman is likely to be at least 27.
  • Owners in capesize scrap spree
    Capesize bulkers are stacking up for scrap amid a depressing start to 2015 with Meandros Lines of Greece believed to have exited the sector.
  • Pan Ocean hands out more
    Restructured Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has awarded $123m of new shares to creditors as part of its emergence from bankruptcy.
  • Charger in at Costamare
    Funds controlled by The Charger Corporation have amassed a major shareholding in Greek boxship specialist Costamare.
  • PSA volumes inch up
    PSA International has seen its container traffic increase in 2014 thanks to larger ships and a consolidation trend in the liner industry.
  • Rem fixes out OCV
    Norway's Rem Offshore has entered into a charter agreement with DeepOcean for the 6,600-dwt construction vessel Rem Forza (built 2008).
  • Delphis tipped for trio
    Alexander Saverys-led Delphis is tipped to have made a near $50m move for a trio of containerships.
  • Owners fined over fuel
    California has fined four shipowners for not using low-sulphur fuel.
  • Trio vie for SNCM
    At least three bidders have lodged offers for bankrupt French ro-pax group SNCM.
  • Drewry takes up dry giants
    Drewry has initiated coverage of some of the world's largest public bulker owners amid the expectation of a modest rise in stocks this year.
  • Brillante Virtuoso loss not fraud
    The owner of the suezmax tanker, Brillante Virtuoso, rendered a constructive total loss by a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden in 2011 has won a key ruling from London's High Court.
  • Livestock ship barred
    A ship carrying thousands of live cows was turned away by Fiji after failing to declare its cargo.
  • Debut for Turkmen route
    Kazakhstan national owner KazMorTransFlot will start transporting oil from Turkmenistan ports this month.
  • DEME adds another
    Belgian dredging group DEME has ordered a self-propelled jack-up vessel at La Naval shipyard in Spain.
  • MAIB to survey Cemfjord
    The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has begun work to survey the wreck of the cargo ship Cemfjord.
  • CHO deal reaches impasse
    Falcon Energy Group's bid to take control of CH Offshore has suffered a potentially fatal blow.
  • Some Osaka water removed
    Svitzer removed a substantial amount of water from the lower decks of the Hoegh Osaka over the weekend.
  • Fund lifts DCIX stake
    A hedge fund now controls over one quarter of the shares in US-listed Diana Containerships, latest disclosures show.
  • Hedland faces closure
    Port Hedland may be forced to close as a weather system off the Australian coast threatens to turn into a tropical cyclone.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • PMA says shipside operations suspended Monday in LA/Long Beach
  • Carriers plan rate hike in Asia-U.S. trade
  • Hoegh Osaka salvage efforts 'progressing well'
  • El-Erian: Congress can reduce U.S. economic vulnerability
  • Sea Star finalizes barge lease agreement
  • Agility: Non-BRICs to drive emerging market logistics growth
  • PSA 2014 throughput up 5% despite 'challenging year'
  • Port of Oakland broke cargo handling record in 2014
  • Panalpina opens new offices in Africa

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Low oil prices unlikely to last long, says UAE oil minister
    But the timeline for a recovery in prices still remains unclear.
  • Australian ports receive evacuation order as cyclone nears
    'Short closure' to affect the ports of Hedland and Dampier.
  • BP stays number one in Singapore
    Oil major is top supplier for eleventh consecutive year.
  • 'Cheap bunkers' make ECA compliance more likely
    Costs of meeting sulphur rules are easier to bear.
  • Crude prices slide in early trading
    Singapore bunker market 'dead quiet'.
  • IBIA event in Gibraltar
    Includes workshop and social events.
  • Chinese shipping giant to spend $1.75 billion on newbuilds
    Shipping group plans to retire older and less fuel-efficient vessels.
  • Gulf Petrochem expands UAE supply
    Customers to get 'wider portfolio of bunker products'.
  • Tanker detention in Singapore
    Vessel controlled by Vietnamese interests.
  • Asian cruise giant buys newbuilds
    In move to save on operating costs.
  • 'Fuel-efficient' newbuilds win charter contract
    Nigerian LNG producer replaces three smaller LNG tankers in chartered fleet.
  • Tesoro eyes creation of largest US west coast refinery
    Refinery to produce all fuel oil grades, among others.
  • LR method reduces energy used for scrubbers
    Ships will be able to reduce fuel consumption and carbon footprint, says LR spokesman.
  • Cheaper bunkers point to better performance
    As analyst upgrades NOL shares to 'buy'.
  • Singapore in move to cut port emissions
    Installs what it claims will be the 'world's largest' solar system when complete.
  • Mastermind of US Navy bribery scheme pleads guilty
    Leonard Francis 'has taken accountability for his actions', his lawyer said.
  • Norway 'well equipped to lead the world' in eco technology
    'We envisage a fleet of vessels run on batteries, LNG or other green fuels.'
  • Bunkerworld App proves popular in dynamic market
    Downloads pass 20,000 from February launch.
  • ECA violators 'should face 15 days detention'
    Unprecedented use of detentions suggested to ensure broad compliance.
  • Fishing giant mass orders bunker-saving device
    Device saves up to 9% of fuel, firm says.
  • Kenya bags $270 million in funding to expand port
    Money will be leant by Japan.
  • ICS warns of shipping threat in Libya
    Airstrikes will be carried out against any ships calling at militant-held Misurata port.

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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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