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February 26, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line profit up 50pc to US$2.3 billion as sales rise 4.5pc in 2014
  • Near normal US west coast work flow, customs 'shutdown' fear baseless
  • Japan's ClassNK to probe safety of steel used to build 20,000-TEU ships
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 0.5pc as revenues rise 1.9pc in 2014
  • Malta Freeport facilities attract calls from 2M and Ocean Three ships
  • Singapore GDP up 2.9pc on financial services as most other sectors slip
  • Matson Line profit up 31.8pc to US$70.8 million as revenue rises 4.7pc
  • CSAV-ordered 9,324-TEU Cochrane delivered to merger partner Hapag-Lloyd
  • Cosco combines Greek and Turk feeders to and from its Athens Piraeus hub
  • TNT faces headwinds, but quarterly operating profit up 28pc as sales fall 3pc
  • CMA CGM to be leading port developer in Cameroon with new CT
  • Algeciras may lose box traffic to new West Africa ports
  • Cash rich Westports on prowl for southeast Asian assets to acquire
  • Coldharbour gets nod from UK regulator for ballast water treatment
  • ICTSI adds muscle to Manila operations with new Kalmar reach stackers
  • Visakhapatnam flies thrice weekly to KL, airport now open 24/7
  • Fifty tons of equipment to Uzbekistan wins Volga-Dnepr partner
  • Asia is Canada's No 1 export destination for fresh lobster, seafood

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Dachser changes legal form to SE
  • ITIC launches ship management e-learning seminar
  • Oil price collapse should not impact dual-fuel LNG carriers, says analyst
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty conferred Belgian Royalty's highest civilian honour
  • Wishlist of the logistics industry from Budget 2015
  • Govt to spend INR 50K cr. to build smart cities at Major Ports
  • Gulf Petrochem commissions liquid cargo storage terminal at Pipavav Port
  • Obama cuts back funds for ports in proposed budget
  • Service providers at Vallarpadam ICTT call for concerted action to improve handling
  • FIMI wants export duty on iron ore fines scrapped
  • Increase import duty on tyres at par with natural rubber, ATMA urges govt
  • India, Afghanistan & Iran may sign pact enabling sea trade

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Night Star Express cuts CH transit times
  • Lyon-Turin rail link gets go ahead
  • Maersk's logistics backyard Damco suffering
  • Top tier change at Hermes Fulfilment
  • Yes to bigger rail network in Switzerland
  • LPG shipping earnings benefit from cheap oil
  • Finnair Cargo joins IAG's partner plus programme
  • Gaining momentum
  • DB Schenker Americas names new regional CEO
  • Maersk Line: 50% profit increase in 2014
  • G&W acquires Freightliner
  • Johannesburg airport aims to become logistics hub
  • Shipping migrating to Asia says HSH Nordbank

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • GenMar, Navig8 crude fleets merged
    General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers have finalised a merger agreement that will create a new industry giant called Gener8 Maritime. The combined fleet will comprise 46 tankers with more than 11 million dwt in capacity, including 28 VLCCs (seven on the water, plus 21 newbuilds), 11 Suezmaxes,
  • Samsung unlikely to realise 2015 order target
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is unlikely to achieve its 2015 order target given current offshore market conditions, an analyst said in her research note. Korea Investment & Securities analyst Kyungja Lee said, "Although SHI management's new order target for 2015 is USD15
  • Harris CapRock offers 'multi-medium' connectivity service
    Harris CapRock Communications has launched the maritime industry's first unified, fully managed satellite, wireless and terrestrial connectivity service called Harris CapRock One. It is designed to reduce customers' voice, data and equipment management costs by offering an "intelligent,
  • Portuscale drops out of classic cruise market
    Lisbon-based Portuscale Cruises has told IHS Maritime that it has given up its attempt to establish itself as an operator of classic cruises. Company founder Rui Alegre said that, in future, the company would concentrate on finding employment for its four vessels through long-term charter to other
  • HSH kicks off another box ship portfolio
    Hamburg ship manager Ahrenkiel and institutional investors have taken over eight distressed container ships financed by HSH Nordbank. The transaction, involving four baby Panamax 4,300 teu and four feeder/Handysize vessels with intakes of between 1,300 and 2,500 teu, is based on the bank's Nautilus
  • Seafarers crushed in Australian port
    Two seafarers have been hospitalised after being crushed between a 1.5-tonne load and the bulkhead of a heavy lift vessel in Port Hedland, Australia, on 23 February. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) yesterday released an initial report on the casualties with the final report due after
  • Maybulk full-year profits down 60%
    Malaysia-listed drybulk shipowner Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) posted full-year net profit of MYR17.46 million (USD4.8 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, down 60% from MYR44.4 million in fiscal year 2013. The decline in net profit in FY 2014 was attributed to a weaker
  • Maersk Line 2014 profit soars 50%
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit in AP Moller-Maersk (APM) group in Copenhagen, has reported a 50% rise in 2014 profit and the parent company board forecasts a further rise this year. Maersk Line net profit rose to USD2.34 billion in 2014 from USD1.51 billion the preceding year. "The EBIT
  • K+N posts 7% cargo growth
    The world's largest ocean freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), continued to grow faster than the market last year but negative exchange rate effects took their toll on earnings. The volume of cargo it handled increased by 7% to more than 3.8 million teu, whereas global loaded container traffic
  • Shortsea dry cargo market holding up
    Freight rates in the intra-European shortsea bulk and breakbulk trades are defying the slump in the deepsea dry cargo sector, with tonnage supply particularly tight in the Baltic Sea. Spot market earnings for larger coasters and general cargo ships of 3,500 and 6,500 dwt are at their highest levels
  • Russian ship tries to jump arrest in India
    Sevastopol, the Russian cargo vessel that unsuccessfully tried to jump arrest in India last week, is involved in litigation with a local logistics company that has been awarded damages of INR14M (USD224,715), IHS Maritime has learned. The Madras High Court heard a petition from Chennai (formerly
  • Brightoil Petroleum profits up 3%
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum's profits rose 3% year on year (y/y) to HKD561.1 million (USD63.6 million) in the six months ended 31 December, 2014, due to gains in fair value of derivative financial instruments. Its revenues also increased 11% y/y to HKD44.9 billion during the same period, a
  • Analyst: 'Buy' for Hanjin Shipping stocks
    There is currently an opportunity to buy Hanjin Shipping stocks as investors can take advantage of dips caused by seasonally weak freight, said an analyst in his research note. KDB Daewoo Securities analyst Jay Ryu said, "Hanjin Shipping's 4Q14 earnings beat our expectations." Hanjin Shipping
  • 'Difficult' negotiations ahead for Greece
    Speakers at the 6th Greek Shipping Forum in Athens welcomed the spirit of compromise between the Greek government and its international lenders last week, making possible a four-month extension of its loan deal. "It's good that the two sides have come closer together, that a short-term
  • Netwave VDR receives German agency approval
    Netwave Systems BV announced that its new NW-6000 VDR (voyage data recorder) has received a Type Approval Certificate from BSH in Hamburg [the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency]. The NW-6000 is certified to meet MSC 333 (90) requirements and can be installed on vessels requiring a VDR
  • CSSC raises USD575 mil.
    China State Shipbuilding (CSSC) has raised EUR500 million (USD575 million) by selling three-year term bonds to replenish its working capital. The euro bond has a coupon of 1.7% per year, a statement of CSSC said. It was the first time that the group had raised funds by issuing euro bonds. The bond
  • Vallianz doubles net profit in FY 2014
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Vallianz Holdings (Vallianz) has doubled its full-year net profit to USD20.4 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 as compared with USD10.3 million in FY 2013. The strong net profit was backed by the company's revenue, which surged 669% to
  • South Korea strengthens maritime safety inspection
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has assigned 22 safety inspection officers at the headquarters of the ministry and regional offices of maritime affairs as a follow-up measure after the Sewol disaster. Through a press statement on 16 February, the ministry said, "The newly appointed
  • Missing tanker found off Mati City, Philippines
    Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP information sharing centre has reported that missing tanker MT Rehobot had been found off Mati City, Philippines. According to the report, the Philippines Coast Guard received information about a grounded ship in Barangay Cabuaya, Mati City, on 23

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • McDermott and Petrofacs in SURF marketing alliance
  • HOS sells four OSVs to MSC
  • Conrad Shipyard to build first LNG bunker barge in U.S.
  • State of Coast Guard? Under heavy strain
  • Rolls-Royce to power 17 Qatar Coastguard patrol craft
  • Gladding-Hearn books order for high-speed ferry
  • Maersk Group turns in record profit

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Randy Lewis as environmental, engineering services boss
  • American Trucking Associations releases January tonnage index
  • Crowley Liner Services group adding chassis, ISO tanks, boxes
  • Port of Seattle CEO discusses plans for future of organization
  • Matson reports numbers for fourth quarter, full year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Shipowners' claims 99% renewal retention
    Net gain in members and premiums for small vessel specialist
  • US rail firm buys Freightliner
    UK largest container rail operator acquired in a deal worth $755m
  • Maersk Tankers hits profit while oil division struggles
    Long range two product tankers are the saviours for Maersk Tankers, but picture is less promising for Maersk Oil
  • Ahrenkiel picks up eight boxships from HSH distressed debtors
    German bank looking for more platform deals in 2015
  • Spanish ports brace for industrial action
    Ports fear strike action as negotiations between the Spanish government and unions over port employment reforms get underway tomorrow
  • Siem cuts quarterly losses but warns of uncertain future
    Dramatic fall in oil prices and Russian sanctions of grave concern for reefer industry, says Norwegian operator
  • China State Shipbuilding Corp's bond sales in euro are more than five times oversubscribed
    Chinese state yard group raises $567m for working capital amid falling financing costs in Europe
  • Banks nervous about lending to offshore supply sector
    Oil price crash is making banks think twice about providing finance to offshore supply industry
  • Gard sees biggest renewal gains since 2007
    Double-digit growth in owners' tonnage, says P&I club
  • Kuehne+Nagel ocean volumes continue to grow ahead of market
    Meanwhile ocean profits come under pressure from currency fluctuations and freight rate pressure
  • Nigerian pirates free three VLCC hostages
    Kalamos crew members held since February 3 to be repatriated after hospital check-up
  • APM Terminals net profit jumps nearly 17%
    Virginia sale and healthy volume growth helps profits climb to $900m
  • MOL prepares for big impact of Panama Canal on its growing LNG fleet
    Canal will be cheaper than other routes but challenges exist for LNG carriers transiting the expanded canal next year
  • Tough year for Damco
    Freight forwarding unit records worst return on invested capital performance of all Maersk businesses
  • Genco and Navig8 Crude Tankers agree to merge to form tanker giant
    Georgiopoulos to lead new company, which will have 28 VLCCs once newbuildings are delivered
  • Maersk Line raises the bar with record fourth quarter as full-year profit soars
    Update: Danish carrier signals even stronger 2015 performance: no plans to increase vessel speeds despite lower fuel prices
  • Surplus tonnage will eventually be soaked up by wave of new LNG cargoes
    'Don't panic' says senior LNG expert at Informa LNG conference
  • Maersk group posts record $5.2bn profit as container line powers ahead
    Update: Divestments, shipping and ports underpin group result as oil business slips into red, record fourth quarter for container sector
  • Matson posts 31% profit growth in 2014
    Market growth in Hawaii and Guam underpinned results
  • Seaspan sets terms for 18,000 teu charters
    Lines would have to commit for at least 15 years because of greater risk, says Gerry Wang

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Fitch says disruptions will lead to permanent loss for West Coast ports
    The credit ratings of major West Coast ports will not be significantly impacted in the short to medium term by the cargo-handling disruptions that occurred during the protracted dockworker contract negotiations, but continued labor problems would cast the ports as unreliable, and would likely lead to permanent cargo diversion, Fitch...
  • US short line acquires largest UK container on rail firm
    Genesse & Wyoming has agreed to acquire 95 percent of the shares of Freightliner, the UK's second largest rail freight company, in a £490 million ($760 million) deal that significantly expands the US rail operator's European footprint. Freightliner, which is majority owned by Bahrain-based Arcapita, is the UK's largest hauler of...
  • Kuehne+Nagel now the largest NVO in U.S. import trades
    Kuehne+Nagel in 2014 became the largest non-vessel operating common carrier serving the overall U.S. import market, knocking longtime leader Expeditors International out of the top spot, according to PIERS, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS. K+N, the Swiss-based third-party logistics provider that is the world's largest ocean freight forwarder, handled...
  • Marad: Loose lips could sink Jones Act ship orders
    Merely suggesting that U.S. domestic ships might be built overseas is enough to jeopardize U.S. orders for ships in Jones Act trades, U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen told a congressional budget hearing Wednesday. "Even the discussion of potentially changing the build requirement is enough" to make financiers wary of backing...
  • 65 percent of shippers in JOC survey say they'll divert from West Coast
    The last two months of U.S. West Coast congestion appear to have cemented many shippers' plans to divert cargo to other ports, according to a recent JOC.com survey. Sixty-five percent of 138 shippers surveyed this week said they plan to ship less cargo through U.S. West Coast ports this year and...
  • Home Depot adds $1 billion in e-commerce revenue
    Home Depot hammered home a big gain in e-commerce in 2014, increasing online sales by 36 percent or $1 billion after overhauling its e-commerce direct fulfillment network. The Atlanta-based retailer, No. 3 in JOC.com's ranking of the Top 100 U.S. Importers, opened two direct fulfillment centers dedicated to e-commerce last year,...
  • Rep. Hahn: FMC should investigate PMA actions
    Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., urged the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate the Pacific Maritime Association's "unilateral" curtailing of night, weekends and holiday hiring of dockworkers during recent West Coast longshore contract negotiations. The PMA suspended hiring of International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers for premium-pay shifts in response to what employers...
  • North American intermodal volumes plummet in runup to West Coast settlement
    North American intermodal volumes plummeted as U.S. West Coast port congestion came to a head last week before union and waterfront officials at last brokered a deal Friday evening. Intermodal traffic on U.S., Canadian and Mexican rail networks dropped 32,049 units last week, down 13.3 percent year-over-year, according to the Association...
  • Savannah continues investment with new rubber-tired gantries
    The port of Savannah will add 10 electric-powered rubber-tired gantry cranes this summer, increasing the number of RTGs in the port's container yard operations to 146. The RTGs continue a pattern of heavy investment that is credited with helping the port sidestep congestion that has plagued other U.S. ports over...
  • Brazil trucker blockades enter second week, disrupt soy exports
    A week of road blockades and protests by Brazilian truck drivers is delaying deliveries to ports, reportedly causing fuel shortages in some areas and threatening key exports. Protests over fuel tax hikes spread to 10 of Brazil's 26 states last week, with truckers using their rigs to block more than 70...
  • Kuehne+Nagel posts record results on strong air and ocean volumes
    Kuehne+Nagel posted a new record result in 2014 driven by a return to profit from its inland division and what it described as market-beating growth in sea and air freight traffic. The Swiss-based global freight forwarding and logistics group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization grew 4.5 percent to 17.5...
  • APM Terminals, most profitable Maersk Group unit, aims for $1 billion 2016 profit
    APM Terminals restated its target of booking a $1 billion net operating profit after tax in 2016 as it emerged as the Maersk Group's top performing division last year. The Hague-based company, which operates 64 container terminals around the world, achieved a 14.7 percent return on invested capital in 2014, compared...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • DRYS sees red
    DryShips racked up a loss in the fourth quarter but George Economou is confident that the diversified Greek operator will triumph over turbulence in key markets.
  • Suezmaxes sparkle
    Asset values are on the rise in many corners of the tanker market but some segments are seeing greater gains than others.
  • 'No value' in Copenship arms
    Copenship's subsidiaries, including its dry-bulk and multipurposeship (MPP) arms, have been written off as providing no value for the company as its bankruptcy continues in Denmark, the latest filings reveal.
  • Ridgebury's strong finish
    Ridgebury Crude Tankers (Ridgebury) made waves Wednesday after reporting a fourth-quarter profit that exceeded gains generated by some of its closest competitors in the same period.
  • Egos aside
    The big VLCC merger between General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers was not as driven by a common partnership with Oaktree Capital Management as might be assumed in the market.
  • Milaha makes more
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has posted a rise in profit for 2014 as its tankers and gas carriers improved.
  • Lauritzen slashes loss
    Danish bulker and gas carrier owner J Lauritzen has cut back its 2014 loss despite big one-off impairments and provisions in the final quarter.
  • ABG to be sold?
    The controlling shareholders of loss-making ABG Shipyard are in talks to sell the business, Indian reports claim.
  • Tankers boost FSL
    Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) has benefited from higher spot tanker rates to post stronger fourth quarter and full year earnings.
  • Rem held back in Q4
    Norway's Rem Offshore has seen profit fall in the fourth quarter as financial losses rose.
  • Ahrenkiel buys eight
    Hamburg's Ahrenkiel Steamship has taken on eight boxships from the distressed loan portfolio of HSH Nordbank.
  • Gener8 ready to roll
    General Maritime (Genmar) and Navig8 Crude Tankers have confirmed a tie-up that will run 46 ships, including 28 VLCCs.
  • Algoma on the rise
    Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation has posted stronger fourth-quarter earnings as profit jumped for products tankers and domestic bulkers.
  • DFDS ups earnings
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has posted an improved profit for 2014 as North Sea freight operations boosted its bottom line.
  • Kalamos crew freed
    Three seafarers kidnapped from a Greek VLCC off West Africa earlier this month have been released.
  • Wisdom ordering again
    Taiwan's Wisdom Marine has lined up another bulker newbuilding contract in Japan.
  • Maersk to sell bank stake
    AP Moller-Maersk is lining up another huge asset disposal as it finally decides to cash in on its holding in Danske Bank.
  • Maersk posts record profit
    Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has unveiled its best-ever annual profit in 2014 as Maersk Line prospered and Maersk Tankers rebounded from a loss in 2013.
  • Write-downs dog DESS
    Deep Sea Supply (DESS) has sunk to a loss of $12.2m in the last quarter of 2014 hurt by over vessel impairment costs.
  • Golar LNG posts loss
    Golar LNG has reported a fourth quarter loss of $38m driven mainly by write-downs of $32.7m, the company confirmed Wednesday.
  • Tanker giant born
    General Maritime and Navig8 Crude Tankers have finalised terms of a merger that will create one of the world's largest owners of VLCCs, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Diamond six dumped
    Diamond Offshore has received notices to cancel up to six long-term rig charters in a move that could cost it $750m in lost revenues.
  • Solstad ends in the red
    Foreign exchange losses have pushed Solstad Offshore to a fourth quarter loss of NOK 363.4m ($48m), figures just released show.
  • Bunkers to be unloaded
    Work to remove bunkers from a DFDS general cargo vessel that ran aground off Scotland last week is expected to begin Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • Port Disruption Damage Ticker
  • A.P. Moller Maersk reports record $5.2 billion profit for 2014
  • Kuehne + Nagel meets 'ambitious' financial targets for 2014
  • Seabury forecasts annual ocean freight growth at 5.3% through 2018
  • Matson reports higher profits in 2014
  • FPS introduces new LCL service connecting the Netherlands with Russia
  • JDA study finds lack of usage in inventory, transportation systems
  • Air freight market heats up as West coast port congestion worsens
  • Service Announcements: Hyster, Finnair Cargo and CEVA Logistics

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
  • GAC Trinidad & Tobago receives latest ISO certification
    Firm awarded with ISO 9001:2008 certification.
  • Qatar Coastguard opts for Rolls-Royce high-speed engines
    $24.5-million contract also includes waterjets propulsion systems.
  • Military port deal struck between Russia, Cyprus
    Agreement allows Russian military ships to dock at Cypriot ports.
  • Research institute bags EPA contract for emissions testing
    Scope of $20-million deal includes evaluation of all types of fuels and additives.
  • Price hike for dock services imminent at Houston oil storage facility
    Despite alleged complaint.
  • WesPac signs LNG bunker barge contract
    Envisages building additional vessels.
  • Maersk Line efficiences cut bunker spending by $98 million
    Sustainability Report repeats fears that ECAs are being weakly enforced.
  • MPA to enforce revised bunker regulations from September
    Changes to SS600 and SS524 were announced last year.
  • DFDS sees profit rise
    CEO calls results a 'solid performance'.
  • Maersk Line reaps the benefits of falling bunker costs
    Annual profits up by 50%.
  • Analyst: Team approach best way to minimise credit risk
    Can Ertem speaks at Gibraltar conference on Thursday.
  • Bunkers pumped off DFDS ship
    Thought to involve 150 metric tonnes of fuel.
  • Qatari fuels supplier stays in black
    Company had disposed its bunkering facility in 2013.
  • Finnlines in profit for 2014
    Company reduces fuel consumption by 7%.
  • Brightoil books H2 profit growth
    Company benefits from OW Bunker's fall.
  • Dan-Bunkering head leaves Singapore branch
    No comments over the move which has been reported by Danish media as a 'dismissal'.
  • South Korea market facing limited bunker avails
    Offers from majority of suppliers to start from March onwards.

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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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