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May 21, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line to increase Asia-Europe rates by $800 TEU June 1
  • German rail strike starts, expected to last 7 days or more
  • April LA and Long Beach box volumes head in opposite directions
  • Savannah boosts April volume 26pc, to spend US$142 million on cranes
  • New US$252 million box terminal in Namibia to open in 2016
  • Korean yards win total market for 20,000-TEUers plus
  • Rule changes allow ocean liners to join in China's e-commerce
  • DB Schenker offers HK-Chicago-Houston service from its jetcargo unit
  • German network expansion enhances IAG cargo's EuroConnector service
  • Cargo terminal at Lambert-St Louis airport to serve Latin America

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • ICS welcomes progress on maritime environment issues at MEPC
  • Samsung to build LNG carriers with Cochin Shipyard
  • Volatility in global spot container rates seen increasing in 2015
  • Cochin Port commissions weighing machine at Willingdon Island CFS
  • IOC to hold 45 pc stake in Ennore LNG terminal
  • Major Ports follow precautions prescribed by Pollution Control Boards: Radhakrishnan
  • Ships with lower particulate emissions to get discount at Port of Antwerp
  • Railways commodity-wise freight traffic earnings up 17.23 pc in April 2015
  • UK freight association says illegal stowaways threaten future of cross channel freight
  • India & Korea sign seven agreements, including maritime transport & logistics
  • India likely to resume rice exports to Iran: Sitharaman
  • INR turns weak against dollar
  • Maharashtra to review SEZ policy
  • No need to import thermal coal once production hits 1 bn t : Goyal
  • Raw sugar exports to remain low as incentives came late

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Delivery of 500,000th truck in North America
  • BDP celebrates first decade in Korea
  • 1 billion euros for quieter freight wagons
  • Long Beach cargo continues rebound
  • Bifa welcomes cargo head appointment
  • Myanmar invests in railway signalling systems
  • Dakar - Turkish Cargo's tenth African destination
  • Grup TCB upgrades Barcelona terminal
  • Pooling in Poland
  • Alitalia closing door on AF-KLM cooperation
  • Growth despite the Swiss franc
  • Watco incorporates two short line railroads
  • Finnlines ups Q1 profit
  • CBAFF selects president

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Israel's Zim returns to profit
    Israel-based container carrier Zim returned to profitability in 1Q15 with its EBIT numbers improving dramatically, reaching USD61 million compared with USD5 million in the last quarter of 2014, and a USD16 million negative EBIT in the same quarter last year. In GAAP terms, the Q115 EBIT was USD40
  • Sovcomflot upbeat after strong quarterly results
    Sovcomflot, the Russian crude, product, and LNG tanker owner, says it expects a strong 2015 result after a 67% increase in year-on-year net profit in 1Q15. Group net profit reached USD97 million in 1Q15 compared with USD58.1 million in the same period last year. Revenues rose to USD359 million from
  • MyFerryLink not saved yet, says Eurotunnel
    Eurotunnel cannot yet guarantee that its ferry affiliate, MyFerryLink, will continue operating in the Dover Strait beyond early July, it said today. This comes despite last week's appeal court ruling overturning a UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ban on the ferry company using the port of
  • BW LPG upbeat after strong start to year
    BW LPG, the world's largest LPG carrier owner, has taken an upbeat view of the future after delivering strong 1Q15 figures. The company's first-quarter net profit rose to USD57.5 million this year from USD30.8 million in 2014 on a bigger fleet and firmer rates. Revenues increased to USD167.9
  • 'K' Line to ship Hitachi rail cars
    Japanese shipping company 'K' Line has signed a contract with a Hitachi subsidiary to transport rail cars that are being manufactured at the latter's Kasado plant. These rail cars will be loaded onto new 'K' Line vessels from the port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu, near Hitachi's Kasado plant, and will be
  • Taiwan's Wisdom Marine forecasts bigger profit this year
    Taiwanese bulk carrier Wisdom Marine expects to make more profit this year, since its new ships have secured 50% of gross margin and the disposal of old ships will bring in extra revenue, the company said today.
  • Dredger shortage hampering Indonesian ports
    Indonesia's many ports need frequent dredging. However, Southeast Asia's biggest economy faces challenges on this front. Speaking at the Dredging & Land Reclamation Asia Summit in Singapore on 20 May, Indonesian port operator Pelindo IV director Kemal Heryandri said their main issue is the
  • UMW O&G sees tough competition ahead
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider UMW Oil and Gas Corporation expects competition for oil and gas contracts to heat up because of fewer tenders. Rohaizad Darus, president of UMW O&G, noted there was around "30% reduction" in tendering activities for drilling contracts in the upstream oil and gas sector. This means
  • MPA launches maritime awareness programmes
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched two programmes on 19 May as part of the ongoing effort to raise awareness of the maritime industry among young people. Under the Maritime Youth Club (MYC) programme, the MPA provides funding of between SGD1,000 (USD750) and SGD12,000 per
  • Sainty Marine cuts overdue loan debts
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine and its subsidiaries have managed to cut its defaulted debts to CNY585.8 million (USD94.4 million) as of 19 May amid tight liquidity. The company paid back CNY4.3 million of the overall overdue

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Call for action as latest illegal immigrant crisis puts cross-Channel freight at risk
  • Freight-only airlines slip under the radar as Gulf carriers grow their marketshare
  • Box carrier profits from cheap oil will 'just fuel freight rate war' as demand sags

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Fassmer delivers research vessel
  • Former USCG admiral to be new CLIA President and CEO
  • Former casino boat up for sale ... again
  • Bath Iron Works awarded $11.2 million for LCS work
  • Seaspan Marine has new President
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 6
  • Norwegian Dawn back in Bermuda after grounding incident
  • Blount Boats to build first U.S.-flag wind farm vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • American Construction nets contract for Whatcom Waterway cleanup project
  • World Container Index finds volatility in spot freight rates
  • Zim plans to boost service covering Asia/South America
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of April
  • Change of Command ceremony set for Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Sadler to give up the reins at Lloyd's Register
    Alastair Marsh taking over as chief executive from October
  • Vale deal fuels speculation over consolidation between Cosco and China Shipping
    Source close to Cosco says the new joint venture only intended to improve operating efficiency
  • US rules in favour of Chinese box makers in anti-dumping case
    CIMC and Singamas 53 ft dry containers are spared from anti-dumping taxes
  • Strongest chartering market ever, says BW LPG
    Biggest VLGC owner sees first-quarter figures climb
  • Fourteen missing as barge capsizes off of Singapore
    One crew member is rescued
  • South Korea's Big Three yards position themselves to win Gail's LNG tender
    DSME seeks to partner with Indian yard, following examples of HHI and SHI
  • Long Beach box traffic up 7.9% in April
    US port in recovery mode as anchorages empty out
  • Sovcomflot books 67% first-quarter profit jump
    'Significant uplift' expected at full-year stage, says Frank
  • Return to 'normal' operations on US west coast boosts carrier reliability
    Latest Drewry analysis shows on-time performance on the three major east-west trades improving in April
  • Stena Bulk targets 30-strong suezmax fleet
    Expansion will come through a combination of joint ventures with partners, chartering-in, and maybe buying vessels, says Erik Hånell
  • Capesize rates rise above operating expenses, but not for long
    Depressed market could help rates in the long term by spurring owners to scrap surplus tonnage
  • WMU gets financial boost to expand its role
    Plans to expand World Maritime University to cover broader oceans policy management education
  • Cosco and China Shipping team up in a valemax deal
    CSD and Cosbulk form joint venture to operate four ships Cosco has just purchased from Vale
  • Resurgent US economy to provide welcome boost for west coast utilisation levels
    A look at vessel load factors on some of the main trade lanes from Asia
  • Aronnax: eLoran and GPS - belt and braces for reliable shipping
    Euroship Services sees benefit in having eLoran as backup to weak GPS signals
  • China signs financing deals with Vale and begins valemax buying spree
    Cosco and China Merchants Energy Shipping will buy up to eight valemax ships, with supporting loans from Cexim

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Alastair Marsh appointed as successor to Richard Sadler as CEO of Lloyd's Register
    Lloyd's Register's Richard Sadler has taken the decision to step down as CEO at the end of 2015, after eight years in the role. The Lloyd's Register Group Ltd Board of Directors has announced the appointment of current CFO, Alastair Marsh, as his successor.Since Richard Sadler's appointment as CEO in...
  • US spot truck market volumes drop in April, as economy drifts
    Spot market truck freight volumes dropped 10 percent in April from March and 27 percent year-over-year, but was still higher than in April 2013, according to DAT Solutions. The DAT North American Freight Index offered more evidence that 2015 isn't necessarily a bad year for freight shipping in the U.S. as...
  • Maine Harvest taps Amber Road for screening solution
    Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management solutions (GTM), today announced that Marine Harvest ASA has selected Amber Road's Restricted Party Screening solution to monitor its worldwide trading partners and has signed a five-year subscription. As the world's largest supplier of farmed Atlantic salmon, Marine Harvest operates...
  • US importers seek safe harbor via East Coast ports
    With no clear path to prevent a recurrence of the crippling, nearly yearlong disruption visited upon West Coast ports and, as of this writing, no final ratification of a new contract by West Coast dockworkers, shippers are exercising their right of free choice and walking away. Many still doubt that shippers...
  • Panama Canal chief unfazed by Suez expansion
    WASHINGTON - The Suez Canal is scheduled to be wider and deeper by the end of the summer, but the potential savings of time and money for shippers and carriers is not a concern for Panama Canal Authority CEO Jorge Quijano said Wednesday. Quijano, who views the Suez as a primary competitor...
  • California freight facilities could be required to reduce harmful emissions
    Marine terminal operators, warehouses and truck facilities in California could be called upon to manage harmful emissions under the California Air Resources Board's proposed Sustainable Freight Plan, according to a shipping industry representative. "Distribution centers, warehouses, airports, seaports and quite possibly truck stops and other locations that attract heavy-duty trucks may...
  • Double-digit Charleston volume gain points to diversion staying power
    The double-digit container volume growth the Port of Charleston saw in April could be a testament to the staying power of cargo diversions from the U.S. West Coast, now months after the congestion crisis has ended. The 11.3 percent year-over-year increase in 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers at Charleston and traffic surges at other...
  • SeaLand to launch new service with APL after rapid growth
    Maersk Group's SeaLand brand focused on Americas trade has rapidly built up its cargo base since being launched in January, handling nearly 10,000 20-foot equivalent units in U.S. imports and exports in April. Click to enlargeSince the storied SeaLand brand was revived in January, the unit's volume has grown rapidly....
  • Long Beach preps chassis fleet ahead of peak season
    In an attempt to ensure sufficient availability of chassis during the summer-fall peak-shipping season, the Port of Long Beach Thursday will meet with potential bidders interested in managing a peak chassis fleet. The second largest U.S. port intends to develop the fleet in phases, beginning with 1,000 units and adding another...
  • Port labor reform via Railway Labor Act push could galvanize Congress
    WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Labor Department chief economist, weighing in on an increasingly vigorous debate, is advocating placing unionized port labor under the Railway Labor Act to prevent showdowns with management such as the recent one that nearly crippled West Coast ports. Although the urgings of Diana Furchtgott-Roth and labor attorneys...
  • Palletways to expand trucking service to Eastern Europe
    A significant increase in pan-European shipment volumes is fueling expansion for Palletways, a U.K.-based network of truck operators specializing in palletized freight. Palletized shipments between markets in Europe increased 35 percent last year, and Palletways said it expects volume to grow 50 percent over the next 12 months. "Our strategy has been...
  • Carrier reliability recovers to pre-West Coast congestion levels
    Container lines' on-time reliability in April was the best since October, indicative of a return to "normal" operations in the major trade lanes, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Overall on-time performance for the three key East-West trades hit 67.6 percent in April, up 4.1 percent month-over-month, Drewry said in its Container...
  • The mystery of why rail speeds aren't improving
    Lawrence J. GrossAccording to the writer Jimmy Breslin, immortal baseball manager Casey Stengel is reputed to have uttered, "Can't anybody around here play this game," in response to the ineptitude of his team, the New York Mets, during their first year of existence in 1962. Although the problem perhaps isn't...
  • Zim swings to black on restructuring, lower fuel prices
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services returned to profit in the first quarter as a multi-billion dollar restructuring and sharply lower fuel prices accelerated its financial revival after seven straight years in the red. The Israeli ocean carrier swung to a [non-GAAP] net profit of $35 million from a $53 million loss in...
  • Alitalia's exit from Air France-KLM partnership boosts Etihad cargo ambitions
    Alitalia's announcement that it will not renew its partnership and joint venture accords with Air France-KLM paves the way for Etihad Airways, the carrier's dominant 49 percent shareholder, to expand its European freight footprint. The partnership, struck in 2009 and 2010 when the Italian carrier was battling bankruptcy, covers passenger services...
  • Canada's TransForce buys US-based last-mile delivery company
    Canada's largest trucking operator, TransForce, expanded its last-mile delivery business in the U.S. by acquiring Hazen Final Mile, from parent company Hazen Transport. The acquisition gives TransForce an owner-operator-based "white glove" delivery service that runs nearly 500 daily routes in 20 U.S. cities, from Boston to Atlanta, Detroit and Texas, according...
  • Falling profits but rising cargo volumes lift Asian airlines
    HONG KONG - Asia's top airlines in aggregate operated at close to break even in 2014, compared to net earnings of $2.2 billion the previous year as fierce competition eroded profitability, according to data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).But the bright spot was international air cargo traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Dry pulls down Euroseas
    Euroseas reported a deeper first-quarter loss than analysts expected as an improvement in the containership sector came too late in the period to ease the pain of the bulker market slump.
  • Kennedy joins the Team
    MC-Seamax Management managing director Kevin Kennedy will join the Team Tankers International's board of directors, replacing Gavin Kagan.
  • Sadler to step down
    Richard Sadler has resigned as chief executive of classification society Lloyd's Register.
  • Zim back in profit
    Israeli container line Zim has made good on its promise to post its first profit since 2007.
  • ITF slams government
    The Australian government's move to deregulate its shipping industry have been met with fury from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
  • Don't rush to order
    Sovcomflot (SCF) finance chief Nikolay Kolesnikov has urged the industry not to jeopardise the tanker recovery with speculative orders.
  • Pangaea forges $135m COA
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions has won a contract of affreightment (COA) that could bring in up to $135m.
  • Bimco hails Med action
    Shipping association back EU's plan to target migrant-traffickers' boats in Africa.
  • Topaz makes less
    Lower vessel utilisation has dragged Topaz Energy and Marine to a profit decline of more than 80% during the first quarter.
  • Yang Ming making money
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming has returned to profit in the first quarter as it widened the gap between revenue and costs.
  • Maersk lays-up two more
    Maersk Supply Service has laid-up two more vessels bringing its number of idle ships to four.
  • K Line fixes new ro-ros
    Japan's K Line has found work for some of its new 7,500-unit ro-ro ships being built in Japan.
  • Danske backs Ocean Yield
    Promise of a prolonged dividend and continued fleet growth has seen Dankse Bank begin coverage of Ocean Yield with a buy rating on the stock.
  • NCL owners selling again
    The major shareholders of Nasdaq-listed cruiseship group Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) are offering an 11% slice of the company worth $1.15bn.
  • Siem: 'soft market to stay'
    Siem Offshore warned of more tough times ahead for the market as it presented a first quarter report containing few surprised today.
  • SCF starts strongly
    Russian tanker and LNG carrier owner Sovcomflot (SCF) has posted a better first quarter profit in improving markets.
  • Fugro vessel on fire
    All 84 people aboard a Fugro-owned vessel had to be evacuated after the ship caught fire earlier this morning at Scotland's Peterhead harbour.
  • Dover saga to continue
    UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking to contest the recent decision by the country's court of appeal in favour of Eurotunnel's brand MyFerryLink.
  • Ridgebury Crude targets two
    Bob Burke's Ridgebury Crude Tankers is set to snap up two aframaxes from its private equity backed parent.
  • BW LPG beats Q1 forecasts
    A record high in VLGC rates has helped BW PG to a strong first quarter performance.
  • Warships join IRISL ship
    The US is considering its options after reporting that an Iranian cargoship heading towards a rebel-held port in Yemen has been joined by two warships.
  • NCL cruiseship grounds
    A Norwegian Cruise Line cruiseship has grounded after suffering a propulsion problem while leaving Bermuda.
  • Trio line up $1.2bn
    Brazilian miner Vale and two Chinese shipowners have inked a deal that could secure financing of up to $1.2bn to help ship iron ore.
  • Ridgebury rides rate surge
    Ridgebury Crude Tankers has seen first quarter revenues jump 45% as it rides the strengthening suezmax tanker rates.
  • GAC eyes UK cruise market
    GAC is looking to target the UK cruise sector and has appointed an industry veteran to lead the push.
  • STX confirms Shell LR1s
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed a newbuilding order for up to eight LR1 product carriers.
  • Genco and Swiss cosy up
    Genco Shipping & Trading has increased its ties with SwissMarine after fixing one capesize to the company and extending another.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Senate debates giving president more power to close trade deals
  • Container service reliability improving
  • Shipper group calls on Singapore to drop block exemption for liner shipping
  • ZIM reports first quarter profit
  • UPS settles false claims allegations
  • SeaLand, APL to offer new service to Latin America
  • ITC: Chinese 53-foot containers not 'dumped'
  • ATA: Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index falls 3% in April
  • Fire breaks out on Fugro offshore support vessel
  • CBP to provide ivory detector dogs to Tanzania
  • Snack brand Utz to use LeanLogistics for managed TMS
  • Kalmar to supply container handlers to U.S. military
  • INSIGHT adds visualization module to supply chain design tool
  • AAEI's D.C. conference to explore trade's evolution
  • IKEA looks to build second Joliet DC
  • Grindrod's former chairman dead at 79
  • House passes 2-month transportation funding bill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Silver lining as MGO replaces LSFO in ECAs
    Sulphur claims have plunged and HFO quality seems to have improved since new ECA sulphur limit took effect.
  • Latest MyFerryLink decision faces challenge
    Competition authority wants to protect interests of passengers.
  • Dodging the Bullet
    The bunker market has absorbed what could have been two stinging blows.
  • 'Loss of propulsion' behind cruise ship grounding
    Vessel successfully refloated with no reported injuries.
  • Owners 'need to be aware' of ECA spot checks
    'It is increasingly important for fuel buyers to understand what they have on board in terms of specification, flashpoint and sulphur.'
  • Short-sea operator extends coating programme
    Carisbrooke Shipping looks for efficiency improvements.
  • Bunker supplier eyes opening in UK cruise market
    Bunkering among range of services to be offered to cruise operators.
  • BIMCO to discuss uptake of bunker contract
    The Documentary Chief of BIMCO will be briefing delegates at an upcoming event.
  • UECC to support Zeebrugge LNG bunkering ops
    Port of Zeebrugge has UECC as its 'first client', says Chairman.
  • Orders increase for scrubber manufacturer
    'We see these new orders as a vote of confidence in our technology,' says spokesman.
  • China: Incentive scheme for fuel-efficient ships
    Authorities make move in battle against pollution.
  • Beijing denies any agreement to build Kra Canal
    'I have not heard of any plan of the Chinese government to take part in the project,' says foreign ministry spokesperson.
  • Oil slick spotted in California waters
    Estimated to be a half-mile long and 100 feet wide.

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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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