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June 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 2M partners offer north Asia-USEC service via Panama in July
  • CMA CGM offers Asia-Med loop with unique call on Turkey's Iskenderun
  • Yokohama box exports up 0.8pc in March, overall cargo down 1.4pc
  • FedEx Ground to pay US$228 million to settle claims by drivers
  • Port of Virginia seeks 17-metre channel to attract mega-ships
  • Tendering peak season Long Beach chassis pool fails to attract bids
  • US shippers hail Transportation Research Board critique on rail rules
  • Scotland's Grangemouth to invest in raising container storage capacity
  • BNSF speeds up intermodal trains from Chicago to Seattle
  • China Southern cargo starts direct Guangzhou to London Stansted route
  • Korean orders 62 Airbus, Boeing planes with options on 40 more
  • FAA to fine Centurion Air Cargo US$66,000 for non-compliant flights
  • UPS Capital takes over Parcel Pro, high value jewelry express company
  • Asia Pacific air cargo volumes rise 3.3pc in April, CAPA says

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 21, 2015
  • Bahri & SEC ink 5-year transportation contract
  • BBC Chartering announces bi-weekly Transatlantic service
  • CMA CGM informs of new regulation concerning shipments arriving at Male, Maldives
  • InterManager prioritising minimum manning & paperless ship
  • London P&I Club calls for improved onboard awareness of VDR testing requirements
  • Maersk Line named Global Carrier of the Year
  • Seaways Shipping successfully executes heavy lift shipment at Paradip Port
  • Maruti Suzuki exports may go up after Suzuki-Proton deal
  • Antwerp port's APEC holds first cold chain logistics seminar
  • Dy Chairman stresses on strong relationship between KoPT & ICD-Durgapur
  • Life sciences needs smarter cold chains to raise global health, says study
  • Netherlands to provide technical support to Mumbai road & metro rail projects
  • Railways carries 182.71 mt of freight during April-May 2015
  • Rajsico ICD despatches first export container to Mundra Port
  • Truck rentals increase by 5-6 pc in May
  • 'SBI eforex' to make forex transactions easier
  • Essel Group to invest in African oil, gas exploration projects
  • Forex reserves up $1.57 bn to new high of $354.28 bn
  • India may join China-led AIIB
  • INR ends at one-month high of 63.55 on heavy dollar selling
  • L&T wins orders worth INR 2,278 cr.
  • World oil demand to increase after price slump: IEA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TÜV certifies 10.9% cut in fuel consumption
  • Gigantic lift in Turkey
  • Rail interoperability and safety agreement
  • Parcels tie knot with pallets
  • Big league player for Con-way Freight
  • News from the conversion hangars
  • Sweet home Alabama
  • Alston Gayler recruits new broking teams
  • Rail company turns spotlight on Gulf of Mexico
  • Greece joins Project Partners
  • Belly capacity between Taipei and Fuzhou - Taipei
  • Metrans adds Schwarzheide to network
  • Great potential for US east coast ports
  • Proven force moving to Fraport front line
  • Third new Hainan Airlines route to USA this week

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Seaway cruise accident injures 30
    Emergency workers used ladders and cranes to evacuate 27 passengers and 3 crew injured when a cruise ship struck the side of a lock in the St Lawrence Seaway. The accident occurred at 2130 h local time on 18 June as the Haimark Lines' Saint Laurent attempted to enter the Eisenhower Lock near
  • Chilean ports hit by strikes over labour reform
    Chilean port workers started strikes against a labour reform on 18 June, one day after the lower chamber of Congress had approved it. Although the Ports Union (Unión Portuaria) initially called for an indefinite nationwide strike, the industrial action did not last longer than 24 hours. At the
  • ECB audit may curb bank lending
    European commercial loans to ship owners could be further reduced by a new regulatory audit, according to bankers speaking at the annual Marine Money Week conference in New York. Most European shipping banks use their own internal models under the Basel II regulatory regime to rate the risk of
  • P&I reserves go up
    Two more P&I Clubs of the International Group have posted positive financial results for 2014/15, beefing up their free reserves. Newcastle-headquartered North P&I - the International Group's second-largest mutual, on a par with the UK P&I Club - reported a net surplus of USD25million which allowed
  • Sri Lanka to do full EIA on suspended Port City project
    Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority is to do a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the suspended Port City project by the state-owned China Communications Construction Company on reclaimed land off Colombo, the Sri Lankan government announced on Thursday. The EIA is expected to
  • Evergreen to order 20 box ships for Asia services
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen is to place orders for 20 3,000 teu container ships, vice group chairman Bronson Hsieh told a shareholders' conference on 17 June. The orders will expand its Asian services by 20%, he said. South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, and CSBC
  • STX O&S wins up to six VLCCs from John Fredriksen
    South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (O&S) has announced that oil tanker magnate John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs in his personal capacity. The order comprises two firm orders and four options, the company said on 19 June. Each of the 300,000 dwt tankers is 330 m long,
  • Robbers flee hijacked tanker on rescue boat
    Eight armed pirates who hijacked a Malaysian-flagged tanker have fled the vessel using its rescue boat, said Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar. In a Twitter post on 19 June, Adm Aziz said the eight men, believed to be Indonesians, fled on the rescue boat at about 2030 h
  • Chemical tanker sinks in Yangtze River, two missing
    Two crew members of a chemical tanker are missing after the vessel capsized on the Yangtze River, Nanjing, in the early morning of 18 June. The ship was ferrying around 280 tonnes of liquid caustic soda from Taizhou, Jiangsu, to Hefei, Anhui, when it sank near Chuantian Shipyard. The ship's rated
  • Mega-ships end link between cities and ports
    Cities have long been coexisting with ports, but the era of ultra-large container ships (ULCS) threatens to end that link, an industry expert has said. Speaking at the "Shipping, Cities and their Interdependencies" lecture in Singapore on 19 June, International Transport Forum's administrator for
  • Japan ship export orders rebound in May
    Orders at Japanese shipyards went up in May 2015, compared with a low base in the same month last year. Figures from the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) showed its member shipyards clinched 17 export orders of 1.47 million gt in May 2015, compared with 14 export orders totalling 454,140 gt
  • Ship deaths spark Australia 'FOC' status probe
    Suspected murders of three men on board the Panamanian flagged Sage Sagittarius in 2012 yesterday sparked a Senate inquiry into Flag of Convenience shipping in Australia. Already under scrutiny of a coronial inquest, the Sage Sagittarius starred in an Australian Broadcasting Commission

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Shippers call on watchdogs for a careful eye to be kept on shipping line alliances
  • NYK needs more focus, not differentiation - and not keeping its investors in the dark
  • Exclusive images of the damage caused by the battle for Tripoli Airport

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • World's largest Lego ship goes on display
  • Kotug names its latest hybrid rotortug in Bremerhaven
  • Solstad Offshore returns to Gibdock
  • Scorpio adds a "poison pill"
  • Denmark issues reminder of Crimea cruise call prohibition
  • Cruise ship hits lock wall in Saint Lawrence

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Report finds expanded Panama Canal will cause container traffic route shift
  • Parties from US, Europe, China discuss maritime regulations
  • Inchcape Shipping Services taps Çetin for communications
  • Port of Seattle marks completion of East Marginal Way Phase II
  • Crowley Maritime expanding service from New Jersey to Puerto Rico

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • China fines 21 box carriers in antitrust probe
    Subsidiaries of Chinese state giants and Maersk Line among violators in China-Japan trades
  • Lim looks to bridge the gaps in the race to lead IMO
    South Korean candidate Lim Ki-tack is promising to consolidate the best aspects of IMO leadership to steer the embattled UN agency forward
  • Stronger US and slowing China growth hits Stolt-Nielsen
    Chemical tanker boss reveals a disappointing year
  • Fredriksen linked to six VLCC newbuildings
    Low price of $90m each could drag down overall market value for new VLCCs
  • Crude tanker rates climb further
    A notable week, but questions for suezmaxes arise over orderbook and Libyan export issues
  • Make-or-break summer for HSH Nordbank
    Catch-22 European Commission ruling on state aid could prove fatal, either way
  • Battistello says logistics the answer to box lines' woes
    Contship boss says carriers are depriving themselves of revenue by ignoring landside opportunities
  • Capesize rates hit 2015 highs
    But the gloss may have already started to come off
  • Northern Australia earmarked to be global LNG powerhouse
    Australia intends to unlock huge potential of resource-rich region
  • South Carolina sets throughput record
    SCPA ports handle just over 104,000 boxes
  • No let-up for Asia-Europe carriers as rates continue to tumble
    SCFI shows new lows for key east-west trade
  • Maritime regulators to deepen co-operation on alliance monitoring
    US, China and EU pledge to work together on container line and port competition oversight
  • Data Hub: Trade Lane Analysis
    Asia-Africa trade lanes ship capacities increasing as MSC brings in 8,000 teu vessels
  • Scorpio Bulkers board approves shareholder rights plan
    Company adopts a defensive strategy to protect against others gaining control by market accumulation or 'coercive tactics'
  • Balancing act will challenge the IMO election winner
    Future secretary-general will need to build the IMO into a more inclusive organisation that can produce policies and rules that are workable, not just aspirational

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Congressmen talk harbor improvements at Port of Wilmington
    Wilmington, N.C. - The North Carolina State Ports Authority welcomed Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-9) and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) to the Port of Wilmington on Friday where they discussed the importance of the Wilmington Harbor and the Port of Wilmington's impact on the state's economy. "This is an exciting time for...
  • Georgia, South Carolina provide $2.5 million for Jasper port planning
    Preliminary studies for the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal on the Georgia-South Carolina border will continue during the next fiscal year with $2.5 million in funding from the states' port authorities. If built, the proposed terminal would handle large container ships at a 1,500-acre site along the Savannah River. The land is...
  • China fines 21 carriers for misreporting rates
    China has fined 21 container carriers a total of RMB 4.25 million ($684,000) for providing customers in the China-Japan trade with rates below officially quoted levels. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced the administrative fines, saying the carriers violated China's regulations on international maritime transportation. The fines grew out of an investigation...
  • Balancing costs and threats of piracy
    When it comes to piracy, carriers must balance the speeds and routes their vessels take with crew safety and delivering maximum efficiency to clients. Typically, ships move at slower than their maximum speeds to reduce fuel usage and increase savings for both carriers and customers alike. While these benefits are tangible,...
  • Con-way Inc. elects new board members
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. - June 18, 2015 - Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) announced that Gretchen W. McClain and Matthew J. Espe have been appointed to the Con-way Inc. Board of Directors. The appointments were effective June 16. The addition of Ms. McClain and Mr. Espe, along with the recent election to...
  • Samskip named Regional Carrier of the Year
    Samskip has been declared the winner of the Regional Carrier of the Year by judges of the prestigious Containerisation Awards, 2015. Considered to be the ultimate accolade for service providers involved in unitised transport, this year's Containerisation Awards were staged at London's Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge on Thursday, June 18. "This...
  • APM Terminals wins 2015 innovation award
    LONDON - APM Terminals' new Maasvlakte II facility was named the winner of the "Innovation of the Year" award at the 4th Annual Containerisation International Awards ceremony held in London yesterday, in recognition of the industry-changing technological advances represented by the world's first fully-automated and emissions-free, sustainably-powered container terminal. The advanced...
  • Management chief defends ILWU contract
    LONG BEACH, California - Critics of the five-year contract ratified in May by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association say the benefits were weighted heavily in favor of the union, but PMA President Jim McKenna says that wasn't the case at all. Citing measures to stop...
  • Tanzania to tax imports to finance rail projects
    Tanzania has instituted a 1.5 percent levy on all imports to fund rail projects intended to bolster national and international connectivity. The new tax, based on the price, insurance and transportation of imports, will help the country raise $14.2 billion for rail projects. One railway, at a cost $7.6 billion and length...
  • Crowley adds North Atlantic-Puerto Rico sailing
    Crowley Maritime will add a roundtrip monthly sailing between the Philadelphia area and San Juan, Puerto Rico, to meet demand in a tight southbound market. The added sailing by a triple-deck roll-on, roll-off barge capable of carrying 345 loads is the latest in a series of service expansions that Crowley and...
  • Three yards in the running for Evergreen's 20 small-ship order
    Evergreen Line will order 20 new vessels, each with capacity for 3,000 20-foot-equivalent units, Vice Group Chairman Bronson Hsieh said at a shareholders' meeting Wednesday. The news comes just days after shipping analysts said they suspected a decline in the number of smaller capacity ships in the past five years could...
  • Surplus capacity, weak demand clouds outlook for Asia's cargo carriers
    Global economic uncertainty and a slowing China continues to hang over cargo markets, with air and ocean transportation providers struggling to match capacity to demand while having little visibility going into the second half of 2015. With most of the world's supply chains beginning in Asia, transportation providers will feel the...
  • Shipowners debate merits of megaships
    NEW YORK - Far from being out of sync with the global market, the mega-ships that are being deployed today are a natural evolution of the growth in global demand, according to an executive of one of the largest container ship chartering companies. "A 20,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit vessel is completely in...
  • UPS to build pharmaceutical hub in Netherlands
    LONDON - UPS has begun the construction of a new healthcare distribution center in the Netherlands a month after it opened a pharmaceuticals freight forwarding facility at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The new 28,000 square metres (301,000 square feet) facility in Roermond scheduled for completion in January 2016 "is part of UPS's...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Asia-Europe rates shed 80 percent in a year, SCFI data shows
    HONG KONG - Asia-Europe freight rates are now 82 percent lower than at the same time last year, dropping by 15.6 percent this week to settle at the latest record low of $205 per 20-foot container, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.This time of year...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Top U.S. port lobby wary of port performance bill
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. trade group representing public port authorities Thursday voiced its strong opposition to new legislation aimed at providing Congress with a database of port performance metrics in order to avoid a repeat of the crippling West Coast longshore labor negotiations earlier this year. In a letter to the...
  • US, European, Chinese regulators to work together to monitor shipping alliances
    U.S, European and Chinese maritime regulators on Thursday agreed to work together to keep a sharper eye on massive shipping alliances. The meeting in Brussels attended by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition and the Chinese Ministry of Transport officials comes as shippers groups urge authorities...
  • Port of Virginia reports profits along with record volume
    The Port of Virginia's record container volume in May was accompanied by a $4.5 million operating profit, the port's best monthly financial performance in its 2015 fiscal year, which ends June 30. Click to EnlargeThe port's May volume was 230,511 twenty-foot-equivalent units, up 13 percent year-over-year. It was the port's seventh...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Grimaldi inks up to 12
    Italy's Grimaldi Group has inked a deal worth $720m for up to a dozen Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC).
  • A Korean Cargill?
    South Korea's largest meat producer is aiming to turn its new acquisition Pan Ocean into a diversified company modelled on US commodities giant Cargill.
  • Ceylon eyes shipowning
    Sri Lanka's state shipping company reveals plans to acquire its own vessels.
  • Tonnage list lengthens
    The weak recovery in platform supply ship (PSV) rates is being threatened by the build-up of vessels in North Sea ports once more.
  • All weather cover
    A bleak outlook for hull underwriters, what tomorrow holds and classification pride.
  • BBC opens up route
    Germany's BBC Chartering is offering up extra space on a new regular service to the US for Airbus.
  • Cruiseship hits wall
    Injuries reported after Great Lakes vessel bashes the side in Saint Lawrence seaway.
  • Fred Olsen close to deal
    Fred Olsen is close to securing fresh investment in its UK onshore windfarms.
  • SCF suezmax aground
    Russian owner's SCF Khibiny stuck off Istanbul; no pollution reported.
  • VLCC sales streak extends
    A frenzy of VLCC sale and purchase activity has continued with a Dr Peters tanker the latest to change hands.
  • Shifting "bullets"
    The recent move of giant LPG storage tanks from northern Spain presented a tricky challenge for Braemar SA.
  • Greeks hold firm
    Despite the financial woes faced by their country and the global shipping industry, Greek owners have managed to keep a prime position internationally, a report shows.
  • Crowley expands ro-ro route
    Crowley Maritime Corp is adding ro-ro sailings to Puerto Rico to meet growing demand this summer.
  • Fredriksen's firm price
    John Fredriksen has secured a series of VLCC newbuildings at the lowest price paid globally in 18 months.
  • Bibby Line stronger
    UK owner Bibby Line Group has posted higher profit from its shipping operations as offshore and floatels increased their contributions.
  • Japanese eye drillships
    Japanese yards have been linked to a takeover of shipowner Sete Brasil's cancelled drillship order for Petrobras.
  • Taiwan Nav profit falls
    Bulker owner Taiwan Navigation has posted lower earnings in the first quarter as revenue fell.
  • Orkim Harmony recovered
    A product tanker hijacked last week is heading back to Malaysia after the perpetrators abandoned the vessel.
  • HERO heads for Chapter 11
    Hercules Offshore has entered into a restructuring agreement with a majority of its debtors, the company has confirmed.
  • Tanker being shadowed
    Malaysian is reported to be in negotiations with the hijackers of a product tanker, according to media reports.
  • Ditch oil export ban
    The US should lift its ban on oil exports to take full economic and geopolitical advantage of its fracturing boom, says a new study.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Poseidon Containers seeks to raise up to $100m in IPO
  • Crowley to add Puerto Rico sailings
  • U.S., French border agencies intercept fake healthcare products
  • FMC meets with regulators from China, Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Update: Orkim Harmony hijackers caught
    Group of eight found in a lifeboat near Tho Chu Island, Vietnam.
  • Dangers of fuel switching 'can be controlled'
    'Fuel switching is already done safely in jurisdictions all around the world,' says NSW official.
  • Iron ore prices buoyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • More shots fired in Sydney emissions row
    Engine failure from fuel switchover highlighted by critics.
  • Judge refuses to quash charges against Monjasa
    Application to drop the charges 'lacks merit'.
  • Canadian company wins Navy and Coast Guard contract
    Specialises in selling bio-free ECA-compliant MGO.
  • Iron ore prices bouyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • Bio-fuel entrepreneur sets out stall
    Similar market share as LNG predicted by 2020.
  • Hijacked oil tanker freed
    Crew safe, Malaysian navy pursing hijackers.
  • Lukoil may expand supply of its Eco Marine Fuel
    Product selling at big discount to MGO has 'good potential to grow'.
  • Bunkering sales up for Korean firm
    Operating profit for bunkering has increased 8% on year, says SK Shipping.
  • Terminal operator mulls oil trading move
    Along with expanding pipeline business.
  • Terminal operator considers entry into oil trading sector
    Move will be a first for the company, if it goes ahead.
  • Condition survey reminder issued for fuel oil tankers
    Survey applies of certain vessels aged 10 years or more, says P&I club.
  • Bunkering resumes at Houston
    Ports in the area halted operations due to bad weather.
  • IGF Code has 'limitations'
    Does not provide in-depth training requirements, bunkering interface and port specific operational requirements, says LNG specialist.
  • Cape Town fuel storage terminal receives 'eco' approval
    Construction will begin once all relevant permits, licences have been acquired.

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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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