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August 21, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Tianjin container terminals up and running, but customs clearance dead slow
  • Globally, box traffic is up, but continues down on Asia-north Europe route
  • Cosco Pacific's ports in HK, China, Greece have little to cheer about
  • Zim back in black with US$12 million quarterly profit, though revenues fall
  • China media blasts Tianjin execs for using connections for safety approvals
  • Maersk's nine new 14,000-TEUers too fat for Panama's new locks
  • 2M adds fast-growing Prince Rupert call on TP-8 pendulum service
  • Suez Canal gears up to tap more trade, reach growth targets, pay debt
  • ATA truck tonnage index up 2.8pc in July, its second highest level ever
  • 3M renews contract with CEVA in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia
  • Unless India can unclog infrastructure, potential will not be realised
  • Korean Air likely to operate in Pakistan after formal call on agency
  • Azerbaijan's Silk Way West cargo carrier take in Boeing 747-8 freighter
  • Allowing Open Skies Policy could bring Ghana's pan-African aviation boom

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • DGS highlights initiatives being taken to facilitate the trade
  • Product tanker demand boosting long-haul chemical, vegoil tanker market, says report
  • Traffic congestion on the approach roads to JN Port
  • Vessel berthing & departure back to normal at Tianjin port
  • Centre to import 10K t of onion through MMTC
  • China demands more trade concessions from India, Japan
  • Exporters wary over steep fall in orders
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on linen fabric imports from China & HK
  • INR loses early gains, slumps against dollar
  • IEA sees surplus oil persisting despite soaring demand

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • Shippers balk at Oakland off-peak scheme
    Requiring shippers to pay extra for off-peak gate hours may not solve congestion problems at the Port of Oakland, a shipper advocacy group contends. In a 19 August letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) president Bruce Carlton warned that a
  • Royal Imtech bankruptcy threatens 500 Netherlands businesses
    According to Dutch research firm USP Marketing Consultancy, 500 companies in the installation sector are affected by Royal Imtech's bankruptcy with about 100 fearing for their survival. The 500 firms worked as subcontractors for consultancy and services firm Imtech and 75% of them are not insured
  • Israel's ZIM trebles 2Q earnings
    The Israel-based carrier ZIM has trebled its earnings in the 2Q15, announcing revenue of USD74 million compared to USD23 million in the same quarter last year. In a statement released on Wednesday, the company ascribed the better performance partly to the launch of a new Asia-US route in the same
  • DSME cancels drillship order
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has cancelled a drillship order after the customer missed a payment. In a Korea Exchange filing, DSME said the KRW703.4 billion (USD592.5 million) order was placed by an Americas-based customer in July 2013. The drillship was
  • WSC wins $46m Pengerang terminal sub-contract
    Malaysia-listed oil and gas services company Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) has secured a MYR188.96 million (USD46 million) sub-contract to supply and deliver coated steel pipe piles to Pengerang deepwater petroleum terminal project in Johor, Malaysia. Under the sub-contract, which is project specific
  • More Chinese ports restrict handling of hazardous cargoes
    More Chinese coastal ports have followed in the footsteps of the port of Tianjin to curb the handling of hazardous chemical cargoes at the port areas. After the Tianjin explosions, Yang Ming Marine Transport received updated information regarding dangerous cargo regulation for certain Chinese
  • Newcastle's coal port price hike under scrutiny
    Mining conglomerate Glencore Coal is unlikely to win its appeal to undo a 60% price hike in the world's biggest coal export port of Newcastle, Australia. The new port owners, a consortium of Hastings Funds Management and Chinese conglomerate China Merchants, upped shipping charges after the AUD1.75
  • Dalian port profit up for 1H15
    Shanghai-listed Dalian port recorded profit of CNY286.1 million (USD44.71 million) for the first half of 2015, up 0.6% from its profit of CNY284.4 million a year ago. The port's revenue was at CNY4.1 billion for the same period, up 24.25% year on year (y/y), while its total assets amounted to

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • Cathay Pacific staying positive despite pressure on cargo yield as revenue falls
  • MOL trumps Maersk for reliability: but does arriving on time matter any more?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • BAE Norfolk awarded DDG 95 FY 2016 DSRA
  • Mabus announces name of LCS 24
  • CIT Group helps Advantage acquire Suezmax tanker duo
  • DNV GL develops class notation for gas bunkering vessels
  • Tour boat claimed to be cleanest on Great Barrier Reef
  • Eastern to build four inland towboats for Latin America

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • MOL jumps to top spot on Drewry performance list
  • Jensen Maritime develops options for LNG bunker barge construction
  • Matson taps Keoni Wagner as corporate communications boss
  • Portland Airport adding new electric charging stations
  • US rail freight traffic count heads down during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • Owners urged to make direct representation to NNPC for tanker ban removal
    Politically-sensitive situation could be alleviated by case-by-case representations, with supporting documents/evidence, to demonstrate why the particular tanker(s) should not be on the list
  • Chinese shipbuilders outrun Korean yards in July new orders
    Having been beaten by its competitors six months in a row
  • Navios remains in the red as bulker rates trough
    Angeliki Frangou says company is benefiting from market recovery
  • VLGC spot rates dip as arbitrages close
    Further softness ahead, though rates are still high by historical standards
  • Middle East shipping regains its spark despite low oil prices
    Fundamental dynamics shine as deadline for Lloyd's List awards nomination looms
  • DFDS ups dividends and plans share split on back of bumper results
    Danish short sea ro-pax operator impacted by ongoing action in Calais and concerns that low bunker prices will impact its scrubber technology investment
  • Tanker Investments finally receives the six suezmaxes it bought last year
    After a delivery delay, the tankers enter the Gemini pool, before being sold when the time is right
  • Yard Talk | South Korean majors return to shipping
    Drive in developing offshore and other businesses has not brought in profits
  • SSA fortifies drive to attract younger generation to shipping
    Development of a Singapore clause for recently introduced war risk insurance cover is a priority
  • Hapag-Lloyd invests in 6,000 reefer containers to help expand its South American trades
    Many of the new containers will be installed on 10,500 teu newbuildings ordered in April
  • MLC two years on: a positive driver for change
    The Maritime Labour Convention has improved the lives of those serving at sea

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • Retailers struggle to balance inventories as online sales grow
    An empty shelf in a big box store may be a retail logistics manager's worst nightmare, but it's not the only one. An empty warehouse rack or shelf may be just as bad, especially if that warehouse ships e-commerce orders. The need to serve both in-store and online customers is complicating...
  • US intermodal hit 10 week-high as train speeds improve
    Despite flatlining train speeds and persisting service issues, U.S. intermodal volumes have increased to their highest level in more than two months. U.S. intermodal traffic for the week ending Aug. 15 rose 2.3 percent year-over-year to 276,443 units, according to the Association of American Railroads, the largest rail lobby in the...
  • Governor, Speaker visit Port of Oakland, call for transport fix
    Oakland, Calif. - Sacramento came to the Port of Oakland today seeking support to fix ailing transportation infrastructure. Without road and other transport improvements, Gov. Jerry Brown and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins warned, California's economy is at risk. "It's fundamental that California be able to move goods and people in a...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Systems announces addition of new board member
    CUDAHY, Wis. - Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS), a leading asset-light transportation and logistics services provider, announced today that Brian Murray has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Murray will also serve as the Chairman of Roadrunner's audit committee. "We are extremely pleased that Brian is joining our board of directors...
  • SC Ports Authority, Representative Jim Merrill and Senator Larry Grooms announce Daniel Island land transfer
    CHARLESTON, SC -Today the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), Representative Jim Merrill and Senator Larry Grooms announced the completion of a lease agreement granting oversight of a 50-acre land parcel on Daniel Island to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) for public benefit. The 99-year lease fulfills...
  • Washington ports grab market share from Canadian rivals
    Port of TacomaThe newly-formed alliance of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma increased their container throughput nearly 8 percent in July and grabbed a bit of market share from their Canadian competitors. The Northwest Seaport Alliance, formally established earlier this month, saw its share of volume through the region rise to...
  • Shippers say they're moving production back to US, but stats don't reflect
    After decades of moving operations overseas, executives at U.S. manufacturing and distribution firms say they're coming home, or at least closer to home via Mexico. Yet in spite of the hubbub over so-called "near-sourcing" and promises that U.S. manufacturers want to move operations back on to U.S. soil, the country continues...
  • Amway selects Amber Road to improve supply chain visibility into its air & ocean shipments
    EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management (GTM) solutions, today announced that Amway, one of the world's largest direct selling businesses, will be using Amber Road's Supply Chain Visibility tool to increase its visibility into its air and ocean shipments and improve its supply...
  • Greece sets deadlines for port privatization
    Port of ThessalonikiGreece has set deadlines for the privatization of its two major ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, after waffling on the issue in the first half of year and putting the country's privatization efforts in doubt. The country's HRADF privatisation fund announced last week that binding offers for the tenders involving...
  • Next Gen PLM: Ensuring Compliance and Line of Sight Throughout Your Global Supply Chain
    Are you striving to bring new products to market faster and optimize supply chain efficiencies? Without fully integrating trading partners to connect your entire global supply chain, this is an impossible objective. Amber Road's new white paper explains how a collaborative supply chain platform can enable you to: Improve accessibility to shipping information Effectively...
  • Planned $2 billion Russian seaport would tap Asia-Europe rail
    A Chinese defense manufacturing company plans to build a deep-sea port in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia, giving shippers of containerized rail from Asia another ocean shipping option for northern Europe delivery. Poly Technologies, part of China Poly Group Corp. plans to build the port on the White Sea, which is...
  • US wastepaper exports plummet
    Plummeting U.S. exports of recycled paper contributed to a 5.2 percent decline in overall U.S. exports during the first half of 2015, as lower-value commodities were hit by weak demand, a strong dollar and the lingering impact of West Coast port delays. Recycled paper is the highest-volume U.S. containerized export. But...
  • More Chinese ports restrict hazardous cargo after Tianjin explosions
    More Chinese ports have followed in the footsteps of the Port of Tianjin to restrict the movement of hazardous chemical cargoes at their facilities, disrupting global supply chains and the manufacturers that depend on the inputs. The ports of Qingdao, Lianyungang, Ningbo, and Xiamen have tightened hazardous cargo regulations or outright...
  • Shanghai strengthens its grip on port rankings
    It's been five years since Shanghai toppled Singapore for the No. 1 spot in the JOC Top 50 container port rankings, and Shanghai firmly led with a 1.4 million-TEU spread in the 2014 results. Singapore, the Southeast Asia transshipment hub, had previously led the rankings for five years after dethroning...
  • Shippers should file claims; use set-off as last resort
    Q: We've been doing business with a particular motor carrier for several years. When claims arise, we have a standard practice: We determine the amount of money involved and subtract it from freight charges we owe the carrier and notify it of the reason. A couple of our carriers have...
  • Rickmers profit rises by double-digits
    Alexandra RickmersLONDON- Rickmers Group's operating profit rose 35 percent in the first half, as its shipping unit returned to the black and a strong dollar boosted revenues. Germany's largest container ship-owner and manager earned 137.4 million euros ($153.9 million) in the six months through June 30, up from 101.5 million euros...
  • Duisburg posts double-digit growth
    LONDON - Duisburg boosted container traffic by 10 percent in the first half of the year, shrugging off German rail freight strikes and China's economic slowdown, to consolidate its position as the world's biggest inland port. The German intermodal port attributed the rise to 1.8 million twenty-foot-equivalent units in the six...
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands South American reefer container fleet
    LONDON - Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 6,000 reefer containers to boost its share of the growing traffic on the South American trades. The German carrier said it has invested a double-digit sum in the containers, which have a capacity of 12,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, and will be gradually integrated into its fleet...
  • APL expands intra-Asia network
    Singapore-based container carrier APL has introduced a new, dedicated intra-Asia service in another sign of the seemingly insatiable demand for services on the trade. The weekly service, branded the Asia Subcontinent Express 2, or AS2, connects Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India's busiest container handler, to China, South Korea and Singapore. The dedicated...
  • Brazil's customs agency strikes
    Brazilian customs officials demanding pay increases have gone on strike after threatening to do so for the past two weeks in a labor action that may last some time and cripple trade in the country. Ports and points of entry are being affected to different degrees as the National Brazilian Union...
  • Technology seen as key to unlocking 'hidden' truck capacity for shippers
    Truck capacity isn't tight, Abtin Hamidi believes, it's just hidden where shippers can't find it. Effective use of Internet-based technology can help unlock that capacity, lowering transportation costs for shippers and providing better freight at a good rate for carriers, Hamidi said. "My hypothesis is there really is no capacity crunch,"...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • LRs re-discover August
    Long-range products tanker spot rates are moving sharply downward, pulling back from gains that had until now defied the typically slow summer season.
  • Attack halts Hodeidah
    An attack on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah has left significant damage, shuttering the facility.
  • Mols-Linien in the money
    Takeover target Mols-Linien has turned a profit for the first half of the year thanks to increased traffic.
  • "One year at least"
    Nine out of 10 shipping players believe that the dry freight market would need a minimum of one year to recover, a survey conducted by Platts has concluded.
  • Glencore and Cargill active
    Diana Shipping has secured a contract with Glencore for one of its panamax bulkers at a fraction above the present spot market level.
  • Farstad books loss
    Currency losses and an impairment test on its fleet dragged Farstad Shipping into the red in the second quarter.
  • Advantage bags suezmax cash
    Nazli Williams-backed Advantage Tankers has secured $61m to fund a pair of suezmax tankers.
  • Frangou sounds dry hope
    Angeliki Frangou believes Navios Maritime Holdings is starting to see the benefits of a dry cargo market recovery.
  • Eidesvik sells oldie
    Norway's Eidesvik Offshore has sold one of its seismic ships hot on the heels of turning profit for the second quarter.
  • Cosco: no Tianjin impact
    China's Cosco says its operations at Tianjin port have been unaffected by the blasts, which claimed the lives of more than 100 people and injured another 700.
  • Eidesvik turns profit
    Eidesvik Offshore has returned in black for the second quarter of the year thanks to higher operating income.
  • Euronav a buy at UBS
    Investment bank UBS has initiated coverage of Euronav with a buy rating amid anticipation of rising dividend in a strong market.
  • Rieber pushes up profit
    GC Rieber Shipping has more than doubled its net profit for the second quarter but has warned of a continued focus on shorter contracts in the future.
  • TIL takes Cardiff suezmaxes
    A much anticipated delivery of six suezmaxes from George Economou's Cardiff Marine to Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) has been completed.
  • TIL's sextet delivered
    A much anticipated delivery of six suezmaxes from George Economou's Cardiff Marine to Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) has been completed.
  • DFDS plans share split
    Danish ferry operator looks to enhance the liquidity of its shares with latest move.
  • SIOFF sinks into the red
    Continued soft rates and utilisation in the North Sea take their toll at Siem Offshore.
  • ZIM back in the black
    ZIM has continued to build on its restructuring efforts posting a second consecutive profitable financial quarter.
  • Pangaea extends COA
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions has extended a contract of affreightment (COA) for aluminum shipments worth a potential $350m.
  • Liner reliability declines
    Weaker performance on the Asia-Europe and Transpacific trades drags down sector average.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • S.C. port authority exceeds fiscal year revenue projection
  • Tianjin port faces congestion after explosion
  • Commerce investigates cold-rolled steel imports
  • Amway to use Amber Road for visibility
  • Port of Tauranga increases net profits, cargo volumes
  • UPS Freight opens new service center
  • Puget Sound container volumes on the rise
  • Brambles buys outstanding shares of IFCO Japan
  • Crew member dies on Central Gulf Lines ship
  • Marine engineering firm develops concept for LNG bunker barge
  • Oakland plans PierPass-like program to fund Saturday gates
  • Arab Coalition attacks Port of Hodeidah
  • KONE signs agreement with Damco
  • Trailer orders fall again in July
  • North American freight volumes see seasonal slip in July

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2015
  • DNV GL releases class notation for gas STS transfers
    New class notation 'increases the acceptance of safe gas fuel bunkering operations by ports and local authorities'.
  • Eco ship benefit marginal, survey finds
    Fuel efficient tonnage caught out by falling bunker prices.
  • Kuwaiti refinery to resume bunker, oil production 'within days'
    KNPC responds to Monday's blast at its Al Shuaiba facility.
  • Lower bunker prices encourage ships to go faster
    Threatening to increase vessel supply and weaken freight rates.
  • New LNG bunker barge design
    Concept should meet operator needs, says architect.
  • Singapore firm buys hybrid-electric newbuilds
    Vessels claim up to 15% bunker savings.
  • Kuwati refinery to resume bunker, oil production 'within days'
    KNPC responds to Monday's blast at its Al Shuaiba facility.
  • Hyderabad increases cost of bunker licence
    Move forms part of general rise for shipping service providers.
  • Istanbul-based oil company expands ops at Ceyhan
    New jetty could increase bunker sales volumes for Delta Rubis.
  • New design LNG bunker barge design
    Concept should meet operator needs, says architect.
  • Indonesia: Bunker deliveries to be VAT exempt
    Development will 'theoretically' benefit all Indonesia bunkering firms, says source.
  • WTI at $32 per barrel 'a conceivable reality'
    Due to 'further oversupply throughout 2015', says Citigroup Inc.
  • Titan Petrochemicals to complete restructuring process
    Aims to strike off liabilities and winding-up petition in September.
  • Aegean to expand Fujairah ops in 'a few months'
    Aegean expects development to boost sales volumes.
  • Indonesian authorities exempt VAT from bunker deliveries
    Development will 'theoretically' benefit all Indonesia bunkering firms, says source.
  • WTI drops as US supplies rise
    The US benchmark tumbled to the lowest level in more than six years.
  • Firm says WTI at $32 per barrel 'a conceivable reality'
    Due to 'further oversupply throughout 2015', says Citigroup Inc.
  • Jamaican supplier to offer Castrol Marine Lubricants' products
    West Indies Petroleum Ltd says it is ready to start supplying.

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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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