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June 25, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • HK port operators back Maersk on threat from competition ordinance
  • Ocean3 pulls loop as peak season dawns, OOCL cancels sailing
  • Collapsing freight rates no fun for forwarders as profit evaporates
  • PSA has opened Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore
  • Maersk said to buy nine 14,000-TEUers from Hyundai Heavy
  • Hungary first European country to sign 'One Belt, One Road' plan
  • 3 RTGs arrive at St Petersburg's Bronka terminal that opens in September
  • Mega ship trend closes in on limits to vessel size, says OECD expert
  • Russian customs relents, lifts restrictions on TIR Convention trucks
  • ESC Global Security licensed to protect German fleet
  • La Spezia wants Asia-Europe ships to dock in Italy, abandon northern range
  • Virgin Australia enters air freight after terminating Toll contract
  • National Airlines Council of Canada welcomes Cuban air accord
  • Volga-Dnepr flies 16-metre prop shaft to stricken ship in Brazil

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Baltic Exchange resolves issues posed by Capesize vessel change
  • New MOL President stresses oncompany being a first-choicelogistics business partner
  • Persistent shortage of ship officer crew coming down, says report
  • Shipping Secretary to grace 'Day of the Seafarer' celebrations today
  • Transworld Group's Ritesh Ramakrishnana next-gen biz leader to be watched,says Lloyd's List
  • PSPCL to import 6 lakh t of coal from S. Africa
  • Record five lakh t of wheat being imported
  • Record 58,487 t of iron ore discharged at Kandla Port
  • CONCOR connects Hyundai Motors containers by rail to Chennai Port
  • Rail freight shows depressing 1.2 pc growth in April-May Earnings better
  • IIP in May to grow at same rate as April: D&B

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Things really set to take off in Paris Aviation
  • UK: HGV levy raises more than forecast
  • New TSA administrator voted into office
  • Big step towards harmonisation of conditions in Europe
  • Streck showered with honours
  • Six carriers team up to link Asia and ECSA
  • New logistics park close to Gothenburg
  • Dubai International freight volume down in April
  • 25th triple seven flies straight to Thai
  • New trade exchange along new Silk Road
  • Basel Nord planning driver set up
  • New contract logistics director for Ceva Iberia
  • Shifting heavylifts to rail and water
  • Accolade for C.H. Robinson
  • Port of Mobile responds to growing industrial base
  • Gaw Capital emphasizes mainland activities
  • Hactl extends handling franchise
  • Official kick-off of Singapore's PPT expansion

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Van Oord wins Burbo Bank Extension wind farm contract
    Dutch dredging and offshore major Van Oord has today signed a contract with DONG Energy to install foundations at the UK Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The project involves 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, plus the supply and installation of scour protection, as well as
  • Banks trade shipping debt as finance landscape changes
    Banks have started to trade in the debt of their shipping customers, said Andy Georgiou head of global ship finance at Royal Bank of Scotland. This does not need to mean that the long-term business relationship between the lender and its shipping company borrower will come under threat, he said.
  • Gothenburg to build SEK4 billion logistics park
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg, the Nordic region's largest port, is to create a new 1 million m² logistics park with industry partners. It is expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs and be completed by 2025. Speaking to IHS Maritime, a port spokeswoman stated, "Gothenburg Port Authority will
  • MH370 search pause as GO Phoenix heads home
    The Malaysian-contracted GO Phoenix has completed its contract as part of the underwater search fleet for the missing MH370 passenger jet. According to the 24 June weekly update from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) charged with co-ordinating the search mission, the GO Phoenix left the
  • ABS to class Landmark Capital's 45,000 m³ LNG carrier
    Leading ship classification society ABS has been chosen to class a new design of 45,000 m³ LNG carrier to be built in China for Sino-Norwegian company Landmark Capital. The 45,000 m³ carrier, which comes with an option for another vessel, will be built by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China.
  • Dover/Calais ferry services resume following strike chaos
    After sailing schedules were suspended throughout yesterday, Ferry services to and from the French port of Calais have now resumed normal operation with spaces available, as both P&O Ferries and MyFerryLink twitter streams have confirmed. P&O Ferries, which is part of the DP World group, tweeted
  • Drop in idle fleet raises hopes
    A sharp drop in idle container ship capacity during the first half of June is fuelling hopes among container ship tramp owners that charter hire rates could pick up again. Paris-based market researcher Alphaliner reported yesterday that the idle container ship fleet (charter-free vessels and
  • China's imported iron ore prices decline
    Imported iron ore prices at 33 major Chinese ports declined last week, showed Xinhua-China Iron Ore Index's report released on 23 June. The price index for imported iron ore 62% dropped four points to 61 for the week that ended on 22 June from a week earlier, while price index for iron ore 58% also
  • Speculation mounts on cancellation of Abbot Point project
    Speculation that Indian conglomerate Adani Group is about to cancel its controversial Abbot Point port and mining project in northern Queensland surfaced on 24 June following reports that it had halted all engineering work on the project. The reports, attributed to industry sources, were first
  • Asian Supramax rates push up on higher demand
    Supramax bulker freight rates are getting higher in recent days as more coal and nickel ore are being moved from Southeast Asia to China and India. The Baltic Exchange Supramax-Asia index on 24 June recorded the South China via Indonesia-East Coast India rate at USD7,038/day, up USD7 from 23 June
  • Virgin selects Miami as home port for cruise ship venture
    Virgin Cruises, the new cruise shipping venture set up by Sir Richard Branson, has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in 2020. The company has also signed a binding letter of intent with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for three new mid-size
  • Shanghai to open coastal trade to overseas container carriers
    Shanghai plans to offer cabotage trading right to foreign-controlled container shipping companies registered in the port city's free-trade zone (FTZ). China-flagged container ships controlled by overseas shipping companies and registered either in Shanghai or Shanghai's Yangshan port will be given
  • Twenty-seven companies vie for Sewol salvage job
    Twenty-seven companies will be bidding to salvage the capsized Sewol ferry. The tender, called by South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), closed on 23 June. The companies formed seven consortiums. Five of these groups comprise local and multinational salvage companies, while two
  • Transocean delays delivery of two drillships from Sembcorp Marine
    US-listed drilling company Transocean Inc has deferred the delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships being constructed at Singapore's Sembcorp Marine. According to Transocean's fleet status report released on 22 June, it has deferred the delivery by two years. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show
  • Alam Maritim bags $5.9m Chevron Malaysia job
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Alam Maritim Resources has clinched a MYR22 million (USD5.9 million) contract from oil and gas company Chevron Malaysia. The contract was signed by its joint controlled entity Alam Swiber Offshore for installation works involved in the replacement of
  • China CSSC reports strong orderbook of 163 ships, 10 rigs
    Shanghai-listed China CSSC Holdings announced on 24 June that the company has secured orders for 163 vessels, totalling 20.57 million dwt, and 10 rigs as of 31 December 2014. In 2014 the company received orders for 61 vessels, amounting to 8.99 million dwt, and none of these orders have been
  • Ezra shareholders approve rights, convertible bonds issues
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezra Holding has obtained approval from its shareholders to authorise convertible bonds and rights issues. The company is expected to raise approximately USD150 million from the rights issue and another USD150 million from the convertible bonds issue.
  • New MOL president calls for innovation
    In his inauguration message on 23 June, Mitsui OSK Lines' (MOL's) new president Junichiro Ikeda said that the company must continue to innovate in the face of an ever-changing shipping industry. Ikeda noted that financial year (FY) 2015 is the second year of "STEER FOR 2020", MOL's mid-term

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • 'Mind-blowing' - all change again on DGF board as former EMEA CEO is recalled
  • Shippers warned: more service cuts will come as carriers struggle to curb losses
  • Yilport unveils ambition to be among the global top ten port operators in ten years

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Canada asks Davie to quote for stop-gap fleet oiler retrofit
  • Newport News gets $23.8 million for CVN 77 work
  • Hyde Marine appoints German BWTS sales agent
  • Vard acquires ICD Software
  • South African yard delivers wave piercing crew boat

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Drewry report sees progress in shortage of vessel officers
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of May
  • Container group seeks nominations for East Coast Connie Awards
  • Port of Portland taps Goldberg as business development manager
  • NYK joining carrier group to form Asia/SAmerica service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • More VLCC deals thought to be round the corner
    Market watchers to keep an eye on Gener8's IPO to see if pricing ideas are met
  • NSB's next widened ships wait for bank approval
    First altered panamax MSC Geneva has completed sea trial, but Nord LB says it must be delivered before surgery starts on sisterships
  • Norden ups full-year expectations on buoyant tanker market
    Danish operator raises forecast for full-year ebit to range of $50m to $90m
  • Wan Hai appoints new vice-chairman and president
    Chairman Po-Ting Chen gives up role as president
  • Tesco raises concern over bigger boxships
    Director at multinational retailer says that its customers will be the ones to suffer unless ports can manage these extraordinary peaks in cargo
  • MyFerryLink walkout ends as CalMac action starts
    Dover-Calais operations resume as disruption expected on Scotland's west coast
  • Greek owners 'have plan B for Grexit'
    Most shipping companies have alternative jurisdiction lined up, says lawyer
  • Nordic American boss blasts 'gigantomania' in tanker industry
    'Empire building' is not for Nordic American Tankers, which prefers to take things slower
  • PSA launches phase 3 and 4 of Pasir Panjang development
    The $2.6bn project will enable Singapore to handle 50m teu by the end of 2017
  • Aronnax: Richard Branson the new shipowner
    With three vessels for Virgin Cruises on order, one hopes he listens to the advice he has paid for.
  • Regulators circle Oakajee funding scheme
    Bid to revive a stalled iron ore port project has landed Western Australian miner in trouble with corporate regulators

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Hapag-Lloyd to raise South America northbound rates
    Hapag-Lloyd is raising rates on the East Coast of South America to Central and North America trade lane amid a recent shakeup in vessel-sharing agreement. Hapag-Lloyd, the fourth-largest carrier on the trade lane, announced a general rate increase of $325 per 20-foot container and $500 per 40-footer on shipments on its...
  • FMC to order carriers to hand over data key to monitoring West Coast agreement
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is moving to force ocean carriers to provide data and information for monitoring a FMC-authorized agreement formed to attack West Coast port congestion. The FMC in a closed meeting Wednesday unanimously voted to direct its staff to prepare an order to force the carriers to...
  • Pacific Rim trade deal within grasp after Congress sends 'fast-track' bill to Obama
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted to renew trade promotion authority for the first time in nearly eight years, setting the stage for a Pacific Rim partnership that some have heralded as the largest trade pact in history. The 60-38 vote renewing "fast-track" authority for six years is a significant...
  • Train service for containers commences from Krishnapatnam Port to Bangalore
    A new efficient train service commenced its first journey from Krishnapatnam Port to ICD WFD on 19th June 2015, thereby marking a new milestone on the service offerings by the port. The first rake was a full load of import laden containers belonging to the business houses in and around...
  • AfA applauds Senate confirmation of new TSA administrator
    WASHINGTON - The Airforwarders Association, which represents more than 360 companies that move air cargo through the supply chain, today welcomed the confirmation of U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger to be the new administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. "We were impressed with Vice Admiral Neffenger during his confirmation hearings...
  • Maersk to implement GRI on fast-growing Asia-Africa trade lane
    Buoyed by a 13.8 percent jump in containerized trade between Africa and East Asia over the last two years, Maersk Line will implement a general rate increase of $100 per 20-foot equivalent unit, starting July 15. China's exports to Africa have increased 14.4 percent from 2 million TEUs in 2012, to...
  • Work on St. Petersburg's deep-sea port gets start date
    In September, dockside construction will begin on a new deep-sea port with a capacity of 1.45 million 20-foot-equivalent units, amid sanctions and a collapse in the price of oil that have pulled down St. Petersburg's container volume. The decision to begin construction may seem odd given the current trends in container...
  • Tripartite has secured $4.5m for infrastructure
    The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite has secured an USD 4.5m grant from the NEPAD - Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility. Out of this facility, USD 1.7m will go to Botswana to implement infrastructure projects that will strengthen trade between COMESA and SADC. Secretary General of COMESA Sindiso Ngwenya disclosed this when he received credentials...
  • SeaLand says new Americas service offers transshipment opportunity
    SeaLand sees its new service linking Central America with the U.S. East Coast as an opportunity to increase its interchange of cargo from ships of its larger corporate sibling Maersk Line. "We've designed this service to connect well with the rest of our inter-American network," Timothy DiPietropolo, SeaLand's line manager for...
  • Drop in idle fleet raises ship owners' hopes for higher rates
    A sharp drop in idle container ship capacity during the first half of June is fueling hopes among container ship tramp owners that charter hire rates could pick up again. Paris-based market researcher Alphaliner Tuesday reported that the idle container ship fleet, including charter-free vessels and liner-controlled vessels without service assignment,...
  • Creating a framework for African connectivity
    Nairobi - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments, safety regulators and industry to take action to drive aviation connectivity and infrastructure development in Africa for the economic and social development of the continent. "Africa is set to be one of the fastest-growing aviation regions over the next 20...
  • Bartos named interim president at Con-way Truckload
    Transportation and logistics company Con-way chose Hank M. Bartos, a 30-year transportation and logistics veteran to temporarily lead its truckload division. Bartos succeeds Joseph Dagnese, who last week was named president of Con-way's less-than-truckload division. The move is the latest management shift at Con-way following the departure of former Con-way Freight...
  • 2015 Fleet and Vehicle Management Report
    What do today's fleet professionals think of GPS tracking technology? More than 1,100 business owners, fleet operators, and general managers participated in a recent survey regarding their biggest fleet management challenges - and how they use technology to solve them. See significant findings on areas such as:...
  • India's Shreyas Shipping adds container ship to fleet
    Shreyas Shipping and Logistics on Wednesday said it signed an agreement to buy the Hub Gallardo, a container ship with a capacity of approximately 700 20-foot-equivalent units, the Indian short-sea ship operator's second acquisition this month. "The price of the vessel is $2.9 million," the company said in a filing to...
  • AFL-CIO pushes back against port legislation
    The AFL-CIO says legislation to require government collection of port performance data before and during longshore bargaining would politicize federal data collection and allow statistics to be used to undermine unions' negotiating positions. Edward Wytkind, president of the labor federation's Transportation Trades Department, urged the Senate Commerce Committee to remove or...
  • Drayage drivers end Nhava Sheva terminal boycott
    Container trailer companies in Nhava Sheva late Tuesday lifted their boycott of APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India, giving beleaguered shippers some relief from landside capacity constraints that have tightened during the past year amid rising volumes via Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. "The boycott has been called off by the Nhava Sheva...
  • Logistics, trucking firms face uphill battle
    SAN DIEGO - Chief executives of companies that operate in the highly competitive trucking and logistics space admit they have a real challenge on their hands as they work to provide good service, seek new business and turn a profit as operating costs, including truck driver wages, go up. "Customers want...
  • Legislation on ports, labor gains momentum
    The Preventing Labor Union Slowdown Act that was filed at the weekend by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, was the third bill in the past two months that focuses on U.S. ports, but for retailers who depend upon a smooth flow of commerce, the attitude toward port legislation is, bring it...
  • Asia-Europe rate war forces O3 Alliance to blink first
    HONG KONG - The Ocean Three Alliance has taken the unprecedented step of withdrawing one of its Asia-Europe strings at the start of the peak season, which will take 12,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units out of service, according to Alphaliner.CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC will take out one of their four Asia-North...
  • Singapore's new terminals target mega-vessel productivity
    Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gets the hang of handling a crane by remote at Pasir Pajiang's automated crane operating center.HONG KONG - Singapore has opened two new phases of its $2.6 billion Pasir Panjiang Terminal, another step along a massive development road that will help the port cope...
  • Asia-Europe rate war forces O3 Alliance to blink first
    HONG KONG - The Ocean Three Alliance has taken the unprecedented step of withdrawing one of its Asia-Europe strings at the start of the peak season that will take 12,000 TEUs out of service, according to Alphaliner.CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC will take out one of their four Asia-North Europe...
  • China slowdown puts brakes on factory output
    HONG KONG - The general slowdown in China's container exports was supported by the latest manufacturing data that shows weak factory activity being recorded in the mainland for the fourth consecutive month.The HSBC/Markit manufacturing purchasing manager's index recorded 49.6 in June. Anything under 50 signifies contraction, and that is where...
  • 'Data explosion' predicted to unlock unused trucking capacity
    SAN DIEGO - Truck drivers may be legally permitted to drive 11 hours a day, but do they? Trucking technology provider PeopleNet reviewed data from more than 200,000 onboard computers used to log driver hours and concluded many drivers don't even come close to that limit. "We're constantly measuring how many...
  • US regulators urged to end union chassis inspections
    With longshore unions on both coasts moving aggressively to enforce chassis inspection requirements, the American Trucking Associations wants the Federal Maritime Commission and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to immediately put an end to inspections it says are creating costly delays for drayage truck drivers. "These inspections are illegal," Curtis...
  • APT Terminals giving Houston terminal back to port authority
    APM Terminals is transferring its lease at Houston's Barbours Cut terminal to the port authority, which will market the 80-acre site to other users. Maersk Line, which now uses the APMT facility, will continue its existing services to Houston, the Gulf Coast's busiest container port. Maersk is a partner in the...
  • East-west rates 'in free fall,' Drewry says
    Rates on major east-west container routes are "in free fall" and likely to remain depressed by supply-demand imbalances for at least two more years, according to analysts at Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. "We believe freight volatility is likely to continue and in fact get worse over the next two years," Stijn...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Gener8 hears $14
    Gener8 Maritime is on the verge of pricing its closely watched New York IPO, but it will be forced well below its intended target range of $17 to $19 per share.
  • By order of the king
    King Philippe and Xi Jinping witness signature of $200m FLNG loan for Exmar.
  • Capes and BDI set 2015 high
    Physical rates rise to year-to-date peak, tracking progress in the paper market.
  • Soechi targets tankers
    Indonesian's Soechi Lines is plotting tanker buys with the proceeds of a US dollar bond issue worth up to $200m.
  • Saga eyes new ships
    UK group Saga is planning to acquire new vessels to boost its cruise operations.
  • Canada seeks ship
    Canada's government wants to convert a merchant vessel into a ship fit for naval supply work.
  • Brighter view drives Norden
    Norden shares gained ground today after the shipowner bumped up its profit forecasts.
  • Swire in diabetes warning
    Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has launched a campaign to highlight the dangers of type 2 diabetes to crew.
  • Crew "feared for lives"
    An Australian inquest into two deaths on a Japanese bulker has heard how the captain's behaviour made crew fear for their lives.
  • Double boost for Braemar
    A strong tanker market and some significant sale and purchase deals kept Braemar Shipping Services on track in the first quarter.
  • Cargoship sinks off India
    All 14 crew have been rescued after their cargoship sank off India.
  • Faulty pump caused flooding
    UK's MAIB tells Shipmar to improve safety after cargoship abandoned off Cornwall.
  • "A ship or two"
    Nordic American Tanker (NAT) is in a strong position to add tankers to its fleet in a "positive" market.
  • MMA wins Chevron deal
    Australia's MMA Offshore has secured a management deal from Chevron for its operations in the north-west of the country.
  • Olsen raises $389m
    Fred. Olsen Renewables Limited (FORL) has sold 49% of its UK onshore wind farm business for £246m ($388.62m).
  • Norden raises its sights
    A strong showing from its tanker division and smaller than projected losses from its bulker arm have led Norden to dial up its full-year forecast.
  • Rosario strike off
    A strike was called off at Argentina's key grain port of Rosario after dock workers won a 31.5% pay rise.
  • CalMac's emergency run
    Scottish ferry owner CalMac has pledged to get runners to Barra for its annual charity event despite strike action by workers.
  • Pirates kill four
    Suspected pirates have shot dead at least four policemen in Nigeria.
  • Courage sells capesize
    Courage Marine has sold one of its two capesize bulkers, the company has comfirmed in a statement.
  • Traf and SLNG team up
    Trafigura has sealed a deal to use excess capacity within the Singapore LNG (SLNG) terminal on Jurong Island.
  • RIG delays Jurong duo
    Singapore shipyard group sees delays to two rigs with threats of more to come.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • AAPA raises concerns about Senate "sunshine" bill
  • USCG applies conditions of entry on vessels from Gambia
  • Executive Moves: Crane Worldwide Logistics and Con-way Truckload
  • Panama Canal begins filling new Pacific locks
  • Overseas Cargo, Inc. plans South Florida expansion
  • Carriers reshuffle Asia-ECSA services
  • Report: Shippers to face rising logistics costs in U.S.
  • Kazakhstan to join WTO
  • Oakland seeks to speed port truckers
  • Mercator acquires Catapult International

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 24, 2015
  • Stricken vessel towed to safety
    Container ship abandoned off the West Coast of India has been stabilised.
  • New rules on sulphur content come into force next week
    ClassNK issues reminder on Hong Kong deadline.
  • Oakland reduces particulate pollution from ships
    Cold ironing instrumental in port's success.
  • Diesel demand weak over longterm
    Marine and land demand patterns will be shaped by regulation, says analyst.
  • 'Below average demand' in Asian bunker hub
    Fuel oil sellers 'eager to dispose of their cargoes.'
  • SLNG signs deal on spare capacity
    Terminal key part of Singapore's LNG bunkering plans.
  • China to legislate on bunker fuels
    'Ocean-going vessels will be required to use fuels that conform to China's environmental protection standards,' says official news agency.
  • UK: Arrested boxship to go on sale
    Vessel seized earlier this year over defaulted loan payments.
  • Maersk subsidiary orders diesel electric OSV
    System reduces fuel consumption by 13%.
  • Spain: Automated oil spill detection vehicles undergo testing
    As part of European project.
  • Automated oil spill detection vehicles undergo testing
    Experiment ongoing in Spain.
  • Chimbusco organises safety awareness campaign
    Emergency response exercise scheduled for later part of June, it says.
  • Batteries chosen for Scotland's hybrid ferry
    System claims up to 30% bunker savings.
  • Wartsila's first two-stroke low-speed DF engine passes test
    System is the first two-stroke low-pressure DF engine to pass YMPC's Factory Acceptance Testing.

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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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