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July 20, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 20, 2015
  • A-E rate off 34.9pc to US$518/TEU, transpac falls 8pc to $1,175/FEU
  • Market rife with NOL merger talk - OOIL, Hapag-Lloyd top suitors
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach container volume falls 3.6pc in June
  • Israel's Zim to rejig Asia-Med loop, improves transit times, coverage
  • Yang Ming joins South America-Asia Pac Loop 2 with Hanjin, HMM
  • US west coast ports face rising costs while volume remains flat
  • US retail sales slip 0.3pc in June, but rise 1.7pc in second quarter
  • Maersk to levy US$50 on US non-electronic bookings from September
  • India's Dubai-owned Shreyas Shipping and Logistics adds two boxships
  • DHL Global Forwarding, Kazakh firm to forge link between China and Europe
  • Find-a-forwarder website set up by ex-shipper based on his former needs
  • Hactl passes WHO's pharma Good Distribution Practices audit
  • IAG Cargo to put temp-control 787-9 into service in October
  • GE Capital Aviation starts 737-800 passenger-to-freighter Conversions

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group upgrades EURAF 4 service & improves West African offer by providing direct connection between West Africa & Mediterranean
  • Indev Logistics & St. Britto's College organise 'Vigil 2015'
  • London P&I Club maintains financial strength despite impact of large claims
  • Marchen Maersk named at Felixstowe
  • MSA Shipping holds 2nd annual all-India managers meet
  • Neptune Orient Lines reportedly up for sale
  • ZIM enhances AME service
  • Iran can serve as main transit route for Central Asian countries, says PM
  • Antwerp Port Authority issues Request for Proposals to build & operate LNG bunkering & filling facility
  • APSEZ increasing its focus on east coast
  • DICT organises trade meet for polymers fraternity
  • Truck rentals fall by 3-4 pc in June
  • Centre to soon announce interest subsidy scheme for exporters: Sitharaman
  • Exports fall for seventh month in June, down by 15.82 pc
  • GAIL (I) sells 2 mt of LNG overseas
  • Govt initiatives seen having favourable impact on growth & investment in port sector
  • Govt to spend INR 92K cr. to develop infra in North-East: PM
  • RBI allows banks to factor export receivables on non-recourse basis
  • China's GDP grows by 7 pc in Q2

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 20, 2015
  • Work on the basics Forwarding & Logistics

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • LA box traffic slides in June
    Trade volume moving through Los Angeles-area box terminals fell 6.2% in June as America's largest container port complex prepares for the peak shipping season. Combined imports at the ports of LA and Long Beach fell 3.6% year-on-year during the month to 368,708 teu, while combined exports dropped
  • Filipino fishermen rescued by MOL bulker
    Three Filipino fishermen have been rescued after being found clinging to driftwood in the sea 165 km east of Mindanao in the Philippines. Mitsui OSK Lines bulk carrier Spring Zephyr was returning from Port Walcott, in Australia's Pilbara region, to Port Oita in Japan on 5 July when the three men
  • Tirrenia freezes tariffs on Sardinian routes
    The new chief executive of the former Italian state-owned ferry company Tirrenia has responded to fears about the recent buyout by private ferry operator Vincenzo Onorato by assuring shippers that cargo tariffs will be frozen for at least the rest of this year. Since the 100% buyout in early July,
  • Mombasa Port waives storage fees
    Kenya Ports Authority has said it will not charge storage fees that accrued as a result of delays in cargo clearance during recent industrial action by dockworkers. Mombasa port managing director Gichiri Ndua said the authority would not charge exporters and importers because they were not the
  • Sainty Marine braces to refund owner for non-delivery
    Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder and trader Sainty Marine has revealed that Norway's Boa Offshore could demand a USD84 million refund on two long-delayed platform supply vessels (PSVs). In a filing to the stock exchange on 17 July, the shipbuilder acknowledged that Boa Offshore was likely to claim the
  • Woodside revenue plunges 46.5%
    Australia's Woodside yesterday reported a 46.5% drop in revenue in the second quarter ending June 30 to USD898 million. This is almost half of the USD1.7 billion for the same time last year. Sales dropped 18.4% from 23.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) to 19.5 MMboe, as oil and gas prices
  • Sinopacific wins bid for 9 AHTS vessels
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (Sinopacific) has won the bid for the construction of nine anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) offshore vessels for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, ESNAAD. Sinopacific will deliver all the newbuildings in 2017, Sinopacific said on
  • Summa pulls out of $1 bn tank terminal project
    The port of Rotterdam's plans to develop a USD1 billion tank terminal for Russian oil and oil products have unexpectedly fallen through due to doubts about the feasibility of the project on the part of its Russian partner Shtandart TT and its parent, the Summa Group. The port and Summa said in a

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • China conglomerate HNA Group has its eye on Swissport - if the price is right
  • Investors may walk as the container lines watch peak season rates continue to fall
  • Tapping into the 'big data' that can help Greek supply chains to be more agile

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Brazilian yard building Incat Crowther dive duo
  • Four Mass Maritime cadets get Crowley scholarships
  • MacGregor racks up more MOC contracts
  • Bugsier Reederei places first order with Damen
  • Wärtsilä to cut 600 jobs
  • Towboat had hole in hull, so it sank

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Port of Seattle Aviation Director announces plans to retire next year
  • Coast Guard calls for comment on Steamboat Slough bridge changes
  • Alaska Airlines taps celebrities for Strong Against Cancer event
  • CMA CGM Group to upgrade EURAF 4 service to West Africa
  • Four maritime academy students zreceive Thomas Crowley scholarships

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Could VLCCs finally reach $100,000 per day?
    Milestone last achieved seven years ago
  • View from the Bridge: Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello
    Contship Italia boss talks about her upbringing, succession planning, being married to a German, her love of colour, the Mafia, and her plans for the company
  • Transpacific rates slump to lowest level in years
    Freight rates to the east coast and west coast of the US reach post-crisis lows as peak season surcharges are scrapped
  • Long Beach volumes flat as Charleston heads higher
    Move away from US west coast ports to eastern rivals is still in full force
  • Bring it on: contract renewals mark a time for change
    Shippers have been too quick to acquiesce to carriers' contract terms. Now is the time to change that
  • Lull descends on suezmax spot rates
    Rises expected once August loading programme gets in full swing over next few days
  • Pankow out at KG house Ownership
    Founder departs after admitting German market for shipping funds has seized up
  • Evergas keen to pursue several different gas markets, says Jacobsen
    But large LNG carriers are not on the Copenhagen-based owner's agenda
  • Alliances boost Antwerp throughput in first half
    Box handling shows first-half increase of nearly 10%
  • Overcapacity forces further job cuts, this time at Wärtsilä
    Finnish engine manufacturer is the latest marine equipment supplier to slash headcount in response to sluggish orders and low oil prices
  • Samsung Heavy Industries joins its peers in share price rout
    Local press reports expected loss of Won1tr in second quarter, two days after DSME confirmed second-quarter losses
  • Jump in Southeast Asian piracy
    Incidents are up 18%, according to ReCaap
  • Japanese orders for export spike in June, prompted by onset of new rules in July
    Bulker and tanker orders were highest since the beginning of the calendar year
  • Capesize markets stay resilient
    Positive week for capes sets expectations for improved final quarter
  • Navios secures cape bulker deal
    In a tough market, Navios is looking to a cape charter deal to strengthen its position
  • NOL merger talk heats up again
    Temasek Holdings has reportedly put APL owner up for sale
  • Facilities upgrade for Port Hedland
    Aging control tower will be demolished as part of a programme to improve facilities at Australia's largest dry bulk terminal
  • Sinopacific to build nine anchor handlers for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
    The 1,900 dwt ships are scheduled for delivery in 2017

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Machinists union challenges ILWU work in Long Beach
    A union representing machinists is challenging the Long Beach Harbor Commission over a requirement that maintenance and repair work associated with the port's proposed peak-season chassis pool be performed by International Longshore and Warehouse Union mechanics. This is the second challenge this week to attempts by the ILWU to exert jurisdictional...
  • Below-par service costs KCS intermodal business
    Kansas City Southern Railway's admittedly below-par intermodal rail service lost the company business, particularly highly-prized auto business, to other railroads and the trucking sector, executives said Friday on a second-quarter earnings call. The admission comes ahead of the opening of a slate of auto manufacturing plants in Mexico that KCS hopes...
  • J.B. Hunt profit leaps upward, despite drop in revenue
    The West Coast port crisis, which officially ended months ago, apparently is still affecting companies far from Los Angeles and Long Beach. J.B. Hunt Transport Services in part blamed slower intermodal volume growth in the second quarter on "the lingering effects of disruptive shipping patterns due to the West Coast...
  • Hapag-Lloyd restructures West Africa services
    We are pleased to inform you that Hapag-Lloyd will restructure the existing West Africa Service Network, currently comprising of our West Africa Express Loops, WAX1 and WAX2. Hapag-Lloyd is committed to the West African Trade and your valued business and we will continue to offer you a reliable as well as...
  • ATA reveals 2015 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week logo
    Arlington, Va. - Today, American Trucking Associations unveiled the 2015 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week logo and announced it has opened a new online store for NTDAW merchandise. "National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is a tremendous tradition, one that ATA is proud to carry on each year," said ATA President...
  • Yusen Logistics and Xerox extend cooperation in the Benelux
    As part of the new contract, Yusen Logistics will now provide warehousing, pre-assembly, transport preparation and "copy-ready" delivery services for innovative Xerox document management devices, including copying, printing and multifunctional equipment. These services, as well as administration, order processing, customer liaison and transportation planning, will take place at the Yusen...
  • West Coast chassis lessor refuses to pay for ILWU inspections
    TRAC Intermodal, one of the largest chassis-leasing companies on the West Coast, threw a monkey wrench into a controversial clause in the new International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract by refusing to pay for mandatory roadability inspections by the union. In a letter Wednesday to several marine terminal operators, TRAC said...
  • Brazilian chicken exporters taking up US slack
    Port of ItajaiChicken exports from Brazil are forecast to grow by at least 5 percent this year thanks partly to the blow the Avian flu has dealt to their U.S. competitors, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). ABPA expects Brazilian chicken exports to total 4.3 million metric tons...
  • Russia's Transcontainer to expand container terminal network
    Transcontainer, Russia's largest container rail shipping company, has had to adjust its plans to significantly expand its terminal network during the next several years as sanctions continue to take their toll on the Russian economy. A key component of Transcontainer's plans will be the purchase of the Logistics-Terminal, an inland intermodal...
  • Truckers: NY-NJ chassis restrictions jeopardize 'gray' pool
    An organization of New York-New Jersey drayage companies said a chassis lessor's new policy restricting use of its equipment casts fresh doubt on efforts to create a port-wide "gray" pool of interchangeable chassis. The Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers responded to Direct ChassisLink Inc.'s plan to allow its chassis to be...
  • Intermodal growth slowdown contributes to KCS profit decline
    Kansas City Southern Railway profit dropped 13.9 percent in the second quarter of 2015, amid slowing intermodal volume growth which fell to 2 percent year-over-year in the last quarter. It's a loss, however, that railroad executives owed more to the stronger U.S. dollar and lower fuel prices than to slowing intermodal...
  • Chinese economy forecast to slow despite consumer market growth
    Port of Hong KongChina's annual economic growth will continue to slow over the next 15 years as its population ages and growth shifts from being driven by exports to a full-fledged consumer market. China's GDP, which will grow by 6.5 percent this year and 6.3 percent next year, will slow to...
  • IMO cracking down on container weights
    Until the introduction of the container in the late 1950s, a ship captain largely knew what cargo was on his ship. All he had to do was watch the cargo being loaded, because it was there in plain sight being slung over the gunwale and into the hold. The container fundamentally...
  • Mombasa port investment pays as volume jumps
    The Port of Mombasa saw its container traffic grow by double digits in the first half of the year for the second straight year, suggesting that its investment in new container terminals, one of which opened in 2013, is already paying dividends. Kenya Ports Authority managing director Gichiri Ndua told The...
  • MOL details rescue of three near Philippines
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' Spring Zephyr pulled three people from the seas off the coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao. The rescue took place July 5, but MOL only revealed the incident July 17. After the crew spotted the three individuals clinging desperately to driftwood 102 miles east of Mindanao around...
  • Latest NOL sale reports get industry talking
    HONG KONG - There was plenty of "no comment" but no outright denials following reports that Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) was up for sale, suggesting that the carrier could very much be on the block.Temasek, the state investment arm of Singapore, owns 65 percent of NOL that it reportedly...
  • Long Beach volume down in June
    Container volume at the Port of Long Beach in June declined 4.4 percent from June 2014, with loaded import containers down 6 percent and loaded exports dropping 8.4 percent. Empty containers, mostly destined for Asia, increased 2.4 percent, according to numbers posted on the port's website. Click to EnlargeJune's performance at...
  • APMT Mumbai: We are working to tackle ship delays
    Gateway Terminals India, or APMT Mumbai, said it is taking all necessary steps to restore normalcy to the terminal and bring ship calls back on schedule. "We are continuously working with our customers to get their services back on the original schedule," a GTI official told JOC.com. Long berthing delays at Nhava...
  • Indian exports continue slide
    India's exports fell for the seventh successive month in June, a serious setback for New Delhi's long-term goal of doubling its global outbound trade over the next five years. Exports in June plunged 15.8 percent from a year earlier to $22.3 billion, following a 20.2 percent year-over-year decline in May, according...
  • Beijing steps in to stimulate weak export business
    HONG KONG - China's government has never been slow to pile into its markets and even as improving June exports halted a three-month decline, Beijing this week issued a package of support measures for the industry.These include improving customs clearance efficiency at the country's busy ports, regulating administrative and service...
  • Elusive peak season drags trans-Pacific rates to record low
    Port of Long Beach.HONG KONG - There is still no sign of peak season demand well into July, with freight rates on the trans-Pacific hitting their lowest level of the year and Asia-Europe prices continuing to slide, despite capacity withdrawals and cancelled sailings.Asia-U.S. West Coast spot rates dropped 8 percent...
  • China demand driving Australian wine export business
    HONG KONG - Australia's wine industry has reported a 32 percent increase in the value of its wine exports to China in the past year, a trade that was worth more than $200 million in the 2014-15 financial year that ended on June 30.Wine Australia, funded by grape growers and...
  • DCLI announces 'temporary' NY-NJ chassis restrictions
    Direct ChassisLink Inc. said it is temporarily restricting use of its intermodal chassis in the New York-New Jersey area to truckers hauling containers for three of DCLI's main ocean carrier customers. In a notice to truckers Thursday, the company said that effective July 24, any motor carrier using a DCLI chassis...
  • LA port staff urge next chapter in zero-emission effort
    Port of Los Angeles staff is recommending that the port authority embark upon a five-year action plan to advance the development of zero-emission technologies for use in marine terminal yard tractors and for short-haul drayage to off-dock facilities such as intermodal rail yards. The port's Draft Zero Emission White Paper lays...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Shipping ministers survive Greek cabinet purge
    The two Greek ministers in charge of shipping have kept their posts in a cabinet reshuffle announced on Friday by the country's prime minister, Alexis Tsipras.
  • Genco merger sealed
    Genco Shipping & Trading and Baltic Trading have completed a deal to merge the two Peter Georgiopoulos-led bulker owners.
  • Thenamaris cape fixed
    Thenamaris has secured period work for one of its capesize bulkers.
  • Nigeria bans ton of tankers
    Nigeria's national oil company has banned over 100 tankers from using the country's terminals and sailing in Nigerian waters.
  • Tufton takes suezmax twins
    UK investor flagged as the buyer of two Konig & Cie tankers that have been widely marketed.
  • Down but not out
    PSV rates have again dipped as low as £3,000 per day in the North Sea, but market now sold out.
  • Rio Tinto shipping less
    Australian miner Rio Tinto says it will ship less iron ore this year after bad weather hit its Pilbara operations.
  • USSC names new COO
    Shipping industry veteran Sam Cermack takes leading role in US tanker and tug owner.
  • Double for Diamantides
    Diamantis Diamantides has dipped into the dry cargo sale and purchase market to add a couple of vessels from Hanjin Shipping.
  • Antwerp adds tonnage
    The key Belgian port of Antwerp handled 6.4% more cargo in the first half.
  • P&O adds Channel capacity
    P&O Ferries has moved quickly to fill the gap created by turmoil in the English Channel as it decided to deploy another vessel on the Dover-Calais route.
  • Jefferies ups tanker view
    Jefferies has pushed up its tanker forecasts ahead of the second quarter results season as OPEC actions continue to boost the market.
  • DSME maintains order lead
    Troubled Korean shipbuilder DSME still has the biggest order backlog among global yards.
  • Kyoei raises its sights
    Japan's Kyoei Tanker has jacked up its profit forecast for the financial year.
  • Greek ferry takes a hit
    A passenger ferry owned by Greece's Anek Lines has been left with a small gash to its stern following an accident at the small island of Anafi.
  • SHI stock slumps
    Shares in Samsung Heavy Industries were beaten down today following reports in South Korea that it is heading for heavy second quarter losses.
  • Mysterious times
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • BDI bursts past 1,000 points
    Dry cargo rates have set year-to-date highs as the Baltic Dry Index moves past 1,000 points for the first time in 2015.
  • Ensco delays SHI drillship
    US drilling rig owner also sees major contract cancelled, but it will receive compensation.
  • Wilson offloads veteran
    Norway's Wilson has sold an elderly bulk carrier to Greek interests for $715,000.
  • Wartsila to sack 600
    Finnish engine builder says job losses are a reflection of the weak market situation.
  • MPA plans job taskforces
    Singapore has set up two taskforces to try and encourage more citizens to take up careers in the maritime industries.
  • SG plans job taskforces
    Singapore pushing ahead with efforts to expand and develop strong core of maritime talent.
  • Nam Cheong sells bonds
    Singapore-listed OSV shipbuilder to put funds towards repaying notes due for redemption.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Global Shippers Forum seeks official IMO accreditation
  • European Shippers' Council supports FedEx-TNT merger
  • A decade later, Hamburg Süd returns to PortMiami
  • Con-way Freight upgrades fleet
  • Volumes surge at FECR
  • Spot container rates drop for second straight week
  • BWR: Egyptian authorities prevent alleged Suez Canal terror plot
  • CEVA opens global distribution center in the Netherlands
  • CMA CGM enhances EURAF4 service
  • Executive Moves: Crowley, WCI, Cambridge Systematics, SMARTRAC and Sedex Global
  • Deringer expands use of CargoSphere to truck rate management
  • Hyundai and Accenture partner on 'smart ship' design
  • North American freight volumes inch up in June
  • FedEx loses appeal in Kansas driver misclassification case

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2015
  • Crude: 'Oversupply will be tough to absorb'
    'The bottom of the market may still be ahead,' says IEA.
  • SOx levels plummet in wake of ECA rule change
    Tighter rules have boosted air quality for hub port.
  • Top five spenders buying young vessels
    Gener8 Maritime bought 14 vessels in the second hand market during H1 with an average age of -1.13 years.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil throughput up by 50%
    Number of vessels calling at the port climbs for the first time in five years.
  • Wartsila: 'Sluggish' marine market prompts restructuring
    Company to slash 600 jobs as part of move.
  • Poten: LNG bunker prices will be derived from existing markets
    Bunker market unlikely to upset traditional LNG pricing structures, Consultant tells Bunkerworld.
  • Explosion at Chinese fuel oil refinery
    Refinery operated by China's 'largest' marine fuel producer.
  • Iranian oil tanker reportedly destined for Asia
    Vessel was reportedly used for offshore oil storage since December.
  • Bunker spill detected at Australian port city
    Spill suspected to have occurred during a military exercise.
  • Poten: LNG marine fuel to be backstopped by gas hubs
    Bunker market unlikely to upset traditional LNG pricing structures, Consultant tells Bunkerworld.
  • Engine problem halts debut of European LNG-fuelled ferry
    Issues occurred days before vessel's maiden voyage.
  • Iranian oil ship reportedly destined for Asia
    Vessel was reportedly used for offshore oil storage since December.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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