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BRIEFS
September 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Carriers profits okay with low oil, because costs fall faster than rates: Drewry
  • USN admiral warns Senate of worrying Chinese moves in South China Sea
  • Savannah container volume up 16.6pc since January to 2.55 million TEU
  • Qatar to spend US$40 billion on air, sea port and road network expansion
  • Global Ship Lease charters 8,063-TEU OOCL Ningbo back to OOCL
  • Autumn Festival yacht races from Hong Kong to Macau September 26-28
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas hits all-time box high of 800,000 TEU in August
  • APM Terminals to double capacity at Liberia's Monrovia box terminal
  • DB unit to offer parcel service as GLS expands freight offering in 2016
  • Express sector finds ways to upgrade its delivery in e-commerce surge
  • AAT installs X-ray machine amid global air cargo security fears
  • Finnair takes in first Airbus A350 XWB October 7 for Shanghai flights
  • Latvia in talks over cooperation with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Wouter Huybrechts is new President & CEO of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc.
  • Apples can be imported only through Nhava Sheva
  • Barge handling facilities need to be upgraded to support transloading operations at Kandla Port, says B. K. Mansukhani
  • Stevedores call off stir at Paradip Port
  • Weekly coal stocks at Major Ports down by 4 pc to 12.42 mt
  • Fag-end recovery fails to cheer rupee sentiment
  • Recent Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures
  • Steel industry seeks anti-dumping duty instead of safeguard duty
  • Bloomberg to telecast MALA 2015 on Sept. 26 & 27
  • Seafood Exporters' Association elects office-bearers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Over 90,000 t of freight
  • Hüttemann signs on with Seifert
  • More PSVs to keep supplies flowing Shipping
  • SOL steps up Baltic Sea offer
  • D-Day in Lausanne
  • Asian tiger casts eye on San Francisco
  • Chartering director Europe selected
  • Terminal open for more intermodal traffic
  • Iberia's ERTMS upgrade shaping up
  • PTP hits all time high
  • Rickmers-Linie (America) installs new president/CEO
  • Remove snow and ice...or else!
  • Going for sea, air, China and USA in a big way
  • Istra chops transit time from Asia
  • More live wires in the east
  • Skyteam Cargo upgrades track and trace tool
  • Reinforcements for regional industrial projects arm

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • VARD secures bareboat charter for PSV
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder VARD Holdings has won a bareboat charter contract for one of two platform supply vessels that had their original shipbuilding contracts terminated early this year. The vessels, of VARD 1 08 design, were delivered from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam and
  • DSME bosses deny corruption fuelled huge losses
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's (DSME's) CEO and his two predecessors are denying that misconduct led to its recently announced loss of KRW3 trillion (USD2.5 billion) from offshore plant orders. CEO Jung Sung-leep has been testifying, along with Ko Jae-ho and Nam Sang-tae, to an enquiry
  • Exmar-Flex LNG merger falls through
    A plan to merge the LNG carrier interests of Exmar, Flex LNG, and Geveran Trading has been scrapped, according to a statement from Flex LNG. Although the tie-up had been announced in July, it has now fallen through because the parties have failed to agree on terms, said the Oslo-listed company, in
  • Sinopacific clears up Dayang Shipyard wage dispute
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has resolved a confrontation with subcontracted workers at Dayang Shipyard over unpaid wages, says the shipbuilder. Due to the company's recent equity restricting and overhaul of management procedures, the workers had experienced an unannounced delay of a few days in
  • Wild weather disrupts Port Botany shipping
    Wild weather and heavy seas shut down Australia's Port Botany terminal today (23 September) with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issuing a marine wind warning for the Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra coasts until midnight tomorrow. NSW Ports Authority suspended pilotage for Port Botany and Sydney
  • Q4 shortsea expectations rising
    Operators of minibulkers and general cargo vessels in the intra-European trades see some light at the end of the tunnel after a slump in freight rates since the earlier part of the year. "Last week really showed significant improvement in both volume and general activity with owners suddenly seeing
  • Nicaragua Canal start delayed again
    Construction on the USD50 billion Nicaragua Canal will not begin until the first quarter of 2016 due to new environmental mitigation measures, according to a high-ranking government official. Paul Oquist, executive director of the Nicaragua Grand Canal Commission, said that UK-based Environmental
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping, Dynagas, Sinotrans Shipping to build Arctic LNG carriers
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) on 21 September announced that its subsidiary China LNG Shipping (CLNG) has teamed up with Greek-based Dynagas and compatriot Sinotrans Shipping to build five Arctic LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project. Dynagas, CLNG, and Sinotrans Shipping have a shared
  • Brightoil Petroleum profit up 131%
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum's profit increased 131% year on year (y/y) to HKD1.39 billion (USD179.4 million) for the year ended 30 June because of gains on derivative financial instruments. During the period, Brightoil Petroleum gained HKD1.24 billion on fair value change of derivative

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Gefco eyes more expansion as it wards off major competition to acquire IJS Global
  • Shipping supply and demand set to strike a better balance, says Hapag-Lloyd chief

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • LNG fueling a "slam dunk" for local air quality, but ...
  • First Ballast Water Treatment Deck Modules delivered
  • Egypt to buy Mistrals ordered by Russia from France
  • U.S. announces New Jersey offshore wind lease sale
  • Asian owner opts for Optimar for BWTS retrofits
  • Kirby back at Nichols for two twin screw tugboats
  • LNG: Frederiksen and Exmar call off the wedding
  • Viking Neptun gets a gig in Ghana
  • CVN 78 sea trials delayed
  • Bio-Sea BWTS chosen for 18,000 TEU containership

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Port of Bellingham gives update on downtown waterfront cleanup
  • Port Metro Vancouver continues work on Fraser River Improvement Initiative
  • Carnival will compensate passengers for fire-shortened Caribbean cruise
  • Northwest Seaport Alliance reports cargo numbers for month of August
  • Coast Guard protection unit holding training exercise today

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Panamax rates recover slightly on week
    Rates recovering from three-month low with futures in contango on anticipation of active start of US grains season.
  • Danaos Corporation purchases three Japanese post-panamaxes through joint venture
    The newly formed entity, Gemini Shipholdings Corp, is 49% owned by Danaos with the rest owned by John Coustas family
  • Torm sells last dry bulk vessels
    Dry bulk exit secured, 1,500:1 reverse stock split complete
  • Greece restores stand-alone shipping ministry
    Dritsas returns as minister but must immediately grasp bailout dilemmas
  • US to open new LNG shipping trade lane in December
    Cheniere confirms first cargo to be shipped out in December, as wider industry doubts over LNG demand swirl
  • Muddy waters for supramax vessels
    September slide continues but owners look for hope from US grain exports and Indian coal imports
  • Pacific ports winning the battle for transpacific trade
    Surge in US west coast traffic and slower box growth at Atlantic ports suggests that east-west split of transpacific trade is returning to 'normality'
  • Höegh confirms weapons found on car carrier in Kenya
    Undeclared UN weapons found in peacekeeping vehicles
  • China's One Belt, One Road initiative will drive port infrastructure development in Southeast Asia
    China's AIIB will complement the One Belt, One Road initiative
  • Seanergy scores fleet expansion loans with four banks
    Renascent owner posts small loss as equity and debt finance raised to support seven-ship acquisition
  • ACE gives Littooij small vessels responsibility
    New role for marine insurance veteran
  • AGCS unveils Kirwan as chief executive
    Promotion for London communications chief
  • Sinotrans & CSC to book two MR tankers
    Vessels will be bareboat chartered to Nanjing Tanker for five years
  • Contrast in fortunes for transatlantic trades
    Strong US dollar helps westbound volumes surge, as continuing weaknesses in the Eurozone dent eastbound box numbers
  • d'Amico firms LR1 options at Hyundai Mipo
    European owner orders tanker pair for $86.7m
  • Fredriksen might have backed away from LNG merger due Exmar's counter-party risks
    Arctic Securities says $2.3bn deal could have fallen through mainly on financial woes at Pacific Rubiales
  • Tianjin Port Development first-half profits rise 27%
    Drop in commodities sales volumes are mitigated by lower cost of sales
  • Incat Tasmania's Hobart Shipyard secures contract for six ferries
    Ferries will operate on Sydney's Inner Harbour
  • Swire Pacific Offshore announces changes in senior leadership
    Swire Pacific Offshore picks former Cathay Pacific executives to fill managing director, finance director roles
  • Wouter Huybrechts appointed as new head of Rickmers-Linie America
    Mr Huybrechts will retain his post as managing director of the company's Belgium operations along with his new role
  • Panama Marine Authority approves Transas e-Logbook
    Move means ships will be able to use the e-Logbook over the traditional paper logbook
  • Nordic American Tankers takes delivery of 2010-built suezmax
    Nordic Light is the first of two sistership suezmax tankers acquired en bloc for $122m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Tampa joins reefer pilot program
    Florida's Port Tampa Bay joins the ranks of other U.S. Southeast ports that will soon be able to handle direct imports of select cold-treated produce from South America, bringing new business to the Sunshine State and cutting logistics costs for produce shippers. Via a recent federal go-ahead, next month, Tampa will...
  • Driver shortage to get worse, Werner's Leathers warns shippers
    If there's a solution to the long-term shortage of truck drivers, it will take a supply chain to find it, a leading trucking executive suggested last week. Shippers and carriers need to work together to build a bigger driver pool, and they're facing serious demographic headwinds. "The problem is going to...
  • Walsh agrees to resign as Port Canaveral CEO
    John E. Walsh, who launched an ambitious expansion program but this month apologized for referring to local opponents of a rail line project as "Luddites", is being forced out as CEO of Port Canaveral. His last day at the Florida port will be Jan. 21. The resignation agreement was approved by port...
  • DHL Express USA expands US electric truck fleet
    Despite the low cost of diesel, despite the low cost of natural gas, interest in electric vehicles survives. DHL Express USA is ordering 45 all-electric delivery trucks from Zenith Motors, a manufacturer of electric shuttle vans, powered by a propulsion system from UQM Technologies. The electric truck purchase is a part...
  • Geodis names two project logistics heads
    Geodis, the 10th largest global third-party logistics provider, has appointed a new head for its industrial project operations in Southeast Asia and created a similar position in Europe. Igor Muniz, who was previously the head of industrial projects in Southeast Asia will assume the newly minted role of director industrial projects...
  • European shippers to gain as TNT recalibrates road service to Moscow
    TNT Express has launched a road service connecting Georgia to Moscow in a bid to cut up to 48 hours of transit time for shippers using the company's European road transit service to reach the Russian capital. The service is effective immediately and connects Russia to TNT's European road network via...
  • Container shipping future looks bright, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says
    HAMBURG, Germany - Container shipping has a bright future, despite the current rash of gloomy short-term forecasts, according to the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. "Don't get completely carried away by the forecasts" which are like stock markets, reacting instantly to every event, Rolf Habben Jansen told about 200 attendees at the JOC...
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port adds more trains to clear cargo backlog
    India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, which has been hit hard by a series of labor and other disruptions in the past few months, is turning things around with more intermodal services and the introduction of other proactive steps. In a notice to shipping lines and the trade, the country's biggest container...
  • Nicaragua Canal start delayed again
    Lake Nicaragua, which will be a major portion of the canal, and Ometepe Island volcanoes.Construction on the $50 billion Nicaragua Canal, which has been wracked by delays, will not begin until the first quarter of 2016 due to new environmental mitigation measures, according to a high-ranking government official. Paul Oquist, executive...
  • Solid passenger numbers upstage Asia's weak air cargo market
    HONG KONG - The sustained growth in passenger numbers carried by Asia's airlines is in stark contrast to air cargo traffic that remained weak through the month of August, according to the latest data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.In fact, the rising people numbers are contributing to the...
  • China manufacturing activity plunges to lowest level since 2009
    HONG KONG - China's factory output contracted further in September, falling to its lowest level in more than six years as weak external demand continues to put the brakes on the country's exports.Major container ports in China reported their slowest growth of the year in August, and the steady decline...
  • Squires to succeed Moorman as NS chairman
    Credit: vxlaWick Moorman, who retired as Norfolk Southern Railway's chief executive in June, will formally step down from the executive chairman post on Oct. 1. President and CEO Jim Squires, deemed Moorman's successor in all other capacities, will become the railroad company's chairman as well. Moorman will continue to serve as...
  • Insiders: 'respect' and 'communication' critical to ending drayage issues
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Drayage truck drivers are leaving the industry in droves and it's not just terminal congestion and poor pay that's driving them out, say industry experts. "A lot of it really is cultural," Jim Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, told attendees at the 2015 Intermodal...
  • Worker advocates turn sights on warehouse industry in Southern California
    Warehouse workers picketing at today's demonstration.In what could be the beginning of a larger effort to focus on working conditions and eventually organize the warehouse sector of the transportation industry, workers at a warehouse near the Port of Los Angeles walked off their jobs Tuesday, attracting the support of the...
  • Hours-of-service 'snapback' put in doubt
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - A representative from the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration eased concern that provisions of the agency's controversial hours-of-service rules suspended by Congress last December would be reinstated this year. His comments indicate the FMCSA will wait for Congress to review a report on the suspended 34-hour restart requirements...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Viking idles PSV trio
    Christen Sveaas-controlled Viking Supply Ships has placed three platform supply vessels (PSVs) into layup as the market slump in the North Sea drags on.
  • Failed deal drags stocks
    Failure of a $2.3bn merger sent shares in Nicolas Saverys' Exmar and John Fredriksen's Flex LNG spinning today.
  • Bank's candy crush saga
    JP Morgan has raised concerns about owners developing a sweet tooth for tanker newbuildings.
  • Suezmaxes take leap
    The suezmax spot market suddenly lurched skyward Wednesday, with average time-charter equivalent (TCE) rates jumping by 43.9% in one day.
  • SeaFreight in sights
    US operator Crowley Maritime Corp is buying its liner rival SeaFreight Agencies.
  • Danaos gets boxship trio
    Danaos Corporation has teamed up with its controlling Coustas family to acquire three boxships through a new venture at a discount price.
  • Torm exits bulker ownership
    Danish owner Torm has completed its long-planned exit from dry cargo vessel ownership.
  • L&T pulls out
    Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has quit the race to construct LNG carriers for charter to Gail (India).
  • CFL takes six
    Dutch owner CFL has agreed a deal to operate a series of up to six new supply ships owned and built by Croatian tycoon Danko Koncar.
  • Looking to capitalise
    Seanergy reveals vessel financing details in Q2 report as it hopes for dry recovery.
  • Injured crewman rescued
    A crewman has been evacuated from a bulker off South Africa after lacerating his arm.
  • Seafarers stuck in UAE
    Seafarers on a general cargo vessel have been stranded off the Sharjah coastline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for eight months.
  • Tanker trouble
    West African crude oil trading has been slowed by a batch of new tenders and continuing confusion over permission for tankers to load cargoes.
  • Veder adds quartet
    Anthony Veder has added four vessels from LGR di Navigazione to its gas fleet.
  • Passengers stuck
    Police were called to angry protests at Poole in the UK after a Condor ferry left 70 passengers behind.
  • State solution for WSG
    UK group uses government plane to fly faulty seven-metre ferry shaft from Africa to England for repairs.
  • Huisman builds 100th crane
    Dutch heavylift specialist delivers milestone Chinese unit to be installed on Jumbo-owned vessel.
  • Moody's positive on OSG
    Ratings agency Moody's has tipped restructured US tanker owner OSG to buy more ships as it raised its outlook on the company to positive.
  • Eidesvik in Ghana deal
    Eidesvik Offshore has secured short term employment for its biggest and most modern vessel.
  • Reach fixes Edda Fonn
    Reach Subsea has won its first contract through its summer joint venture with Sweden's MMT.
  • Sinopacific slams wage rumours
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding has cleared the air regarding a wage dispute with workers that led some to down tools.
  • Mipo mops up two more
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has added another two products tankers to its market leading orderbook.
  • Matson in scrap pledge
    US owner Matson Navigation has said it will not send any more ships for scrapping in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
  • Flex LNG and Exmar pull merger
    The $2.3bn merger between John Fredriksen's Flex LNG and Nicolas Saverys' Exmar is over before it really began.
  • Incat wins Sydney order
    Incat Tasmania's Hobart Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build six new ferries to operate on Sydney's Inner Harbour.
  • Double departure at SPO
    Industry giant Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has named Ron Mathison as its new managing director with immediate effect.
  • Boxship order surge
    Containership orders have seen a dramatic spike this year as owners look to beat a major environmental deadline.
  • ULTR escapes downgrade
    Ultrapetrol has escaped a ratings downgrade by Moody's Investors Service despite recently losing three PSV charters to Petrobras.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Matson praised for pledging not to scrap ships in South Asia
  • AMSA bans cargo ship from Australian ports
  • TNT launches new road service between Georgia, Turkey
  • FTR: Trailer orders on the rise in August
  • IAG Cargo adds transatlantic route
  • Maersk sells $1b in U.S. bond offering
  • Benitez: Panama Canal cracks 'likely' to delay opening
  • Executive Moves: Sparrows Point Terminal and Fleetgistics

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
  • Slow steaming 'hardwired' into mega-ships
    New generation of container carriers 'specifically designed' to operate at slower speeds.
  • New barge deployed by Jamaican supplier
    WIP Endeavour can carry 7,000 mt of IFO.
  • No space left at new fuel oil storage terminal
    Extra tanks 'fully booked'.
  • SCI: Gloomy outlook
    Profitable performance lacks staying power, says chairman.
  • Slow steaming 'hardwired' into megaships
    New generation of container carriers 'specifically designed' to operate at slower speeds.
  • Incat wins order
    For fuel-efficient ferries for Sydney area.
  • Key deal signed for Shell's LNG bunker tanker
    Newbuilding under construction at a South Korean shipyard.
  • More LNG-fuelled vessels planned for Shanghai
    Transport official: LNG-powered vessels ready by 2017.
  • EU backs Finnish bunkering project
    With 30% funding on total investment costs.
  • Certas grows bunkering business
    With the addition of a new MGO storage and refuelling point in UK.
  • Increase in LNG-fuelled vessels at Shanghai by 2017
    Transport official estimates 135 LNG-fuelled vessels to be operational.
  • Grounded vessel to be de-bunkered
    Vessel ran aground off Sweden's west coast on September 19.
  • Study highlights 'environmental trade-offs' for using LNG fuel
    'Shows the need for investments in low methane leakage infrastructure'.

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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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