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October 26, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL Q3 revenue slumps 12 pc with plummeting rates
  • Lukewarm reception to latest Hong Kong port congestion reduction efforts
  • Sluggish container trade outlook with slowdown in world trade
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) to invest US$1.2 bn in phase three expansion project
  • Evergreen signs order for ten 2,800-TEU ships from Japanese shipbuilder Imabari
  • Maersk fits out 12,900 boxes with Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE reefers
  • Iran plans to invest US$120 billion to expand its shipping fleet
  • South Carolina ports see September's container volumes rise 11pc to 167,549 TEU
  • Complications prompt India to re-tender Mumbai offshore box shop
  • Barge sinking near oil refinery closes Houston Ship Channel: USCG
  • Cathay Pacific's freight head has faith in new Cargo Services System
  • 12 freight forwarders qualify for Lithium Battery Certification for Air Transport scheme
  • UPS joins Tunisian airline to provide express service to African capitals

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2015
  • DNV GL releases new guideline on cargo liquefaction for safer bulk trade
  • Link Shipping's RoRo PCTC coastal service launched from New Mangalore Port
  • London P&I Club says digital cameras can provide vital evidence in defending claims
  • UASC reefer offering continues to expand
  • Vigilance still seen as crucial though piracy High Risk Area in Indian Ocean reduced
  • WISTA India holds its 3rd AGM after a successful year of growth
  • Cashew exports down in H1
  • General Motors exports 3,000 cars to Mexico
  • Apple exporting countries object to India's decision to import only via one port
  • Grand gala opening of Seabird CFS at KPCT
  • CCEA approves one-time fund infusion to revive & complete languishing National Highway projects
  • Railways, Adani Power sign power purchase agreement
  • Centre levies anti-dumping duty on several goods
  • FY15 sees highest coal import in India
  • India advised to enter into FTAs to protect textile & apparel industry
  • IOC's Paradip-Durgapur LPG pipeline to be ready next year
  • World Bank prescriptions for transaction cost reduction & ease of doing business
  • PM heaps praise on Gadkari

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Small unmanned aircraft - A Christmas nightmare?
  • Transport performance on a par with 2008
  • New branch founded in Colombia
  • Container terminals linked up online
  • Europe's biggest single B787-9 order
  • Week 44 flanked by spectacular events
  • Port of Tuticorin goes digital
  • Lower revenue and less freight for UP
  • EPA honours environmental and energy efficiency
  • Sunny skies for ABC in September
  • K+N taking up space in Zal
  • New rail terminal in Calais port
  • New rates for container trains from China to Iran
  • K + N opens office in Santo Domingo
  • UIA reports cargo traffic surge
  • Box rates still in free fall
  • Expectations show signs of wilting

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Letter from the Editors: Richard Clayton and Neil Wiese
    Dear Readers, For over 130 years IHS Fairplay magazine has delivered news and analysis focused on the shipping industry to enable readers to make informed decisions about everything from day-to-day operations to long-term financial investments. Now we are taking an important next step in the
  • Pullmantur impairs Royal Caribbean
    Royal Caribbean has posted better than expected results as Caribbean sales by North American brands outweighed Latin American weakness for Spain's Pullmantur brand. The cruise major reported net income of USD228.8 million in 3Q15 versus USD490.2 million in 3Q14. Excluding a USD299.3 million
  • Stevedore killed in Helsinki port
    A stevedore died after becoming trapped between two containers in the port of Helsinki. The incident happened on 22 October at Vuosaari Harbour: the main cargo handler, dealing with box and ro-ro operations, at the Port of Helsinki, which consists of three harbours. The unnamed stevedore was
  • Icon Offshore clinches contract with ExxonMobil
    Icon Offshore has secured a short-term contract to supply two anchor-handling tug/supply vessels (AHTSs) to oil major ExxonMobil. The contract is worth MYR7.7 million (USD1.8 million). According to the Malaysia-listed offshore services provider's filing to Bursa Malaysia, ExxonMobil Exploration &
  • China to keep importing bauxite as aluminium demand grows
    China is expected to remain the world's largest consumer of aluminium and will thus continue importing huge amounts of bauxite. China is both the largest consumer and importer of bauxite in the world, accounting for approximately half of global imports of the aluminium-making ingredient. Italian
  • South Korea helps develop overseas ports
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Korea on providing financial assistance for port development in developing countries. This would encourage greater exports and imports to and from South Korea
  • Tianjin blast continues to affect ports' throughput
    Throughput at China's top eight container ports showed a modest fall in September as the after-effects of the deadly August blasts at Tianjin port continue to weigh on the numbers. Volumes at Tianjin, which is China's sixth-largest container port and the tenth-largest in the world, dropped by more
  • EMS Energy signs LoI worth USD570 million
    Singapore-listed marine solutions company EMS Energy signed a binding letter of intent (LoI) worth USD570 million for the supply, testing, and commissioning of up to six sets of major equipment package (MEP) for rigs. According to its filing to the Singapore Exchange, the LoI was signed by newly
  • KDB offers help to DSME, with strings attached
    The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has voted to assist beleaguered shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), but has imposed conditions. KDB on 23 October said it would provide a KRW4 trillion (USD3.5 billion) injection into the struggling company but DSME would have to undertake
  • APM shares slip to 52-week low
    Shares in Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk (APM) slipped by 7% to a 52-week low after the company on 23 October issued a profit warning due to weaker-than-foreseen container shipping development. By mid-morning local time, APM shares traded at DKK9,740 (USD1,450.20), down 7% from the opening
  • Belships records more losses
    Belships, the listed Norwegian owner of four dry bulk carriers, has reported a deepening of loss for both the third quarter of 2015 and the first nine months of the year on weak markets and impairment charges. Group net loss in third quarter of 2015 amounted to USD4.1 million, compared with USD2.6
  • APM issues profit warning on worse than anticipated container market
    A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish shipping giant, has issued a profit warning on worse than foreseen development of the container shipping market, which impacts its Maersk Line unit, the company said in a statement. "The container shipping market has deteriorated beyond the Group's expectations
  • Sembcorp Marine 3Q15 profit down 77% on sinking offshore rig market
    Singapore-listed Sembcorp Marine's third quarter of 2015 profits plunged 77.4% on a year ago amid a deepening slump in the offshore rig building business and higher finance costs. The offshore services provider posted a profit of SGD31.5 million (USD 22.75 million) for the third quarter that ended
  • Ezra posts 24% increase in profit after tax
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezra Holdings' profit after tax increased 24% year on year (y/y) to USD67 million for the financial year (FY) 2015 that ended on 31 August 2015. However, the company's net profit for the FY 2015 dropped 3% y/y to USD43.7 million, although the company's

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Maersk issues profit warning as container line feels the ripples of weak peak season
  • Cargo crime is on the increase in Europe, with truck hijacks becoming more violent

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • German owner to convert containership to LNG fueling
  • Swiftships gets $10.9 million Iraq award
  • PSV to be converted to wind farm service vessel
  • DryShips to acquire Nautilus Offshore Services
  • Fednav takes delivery of first BWTS equipped Laker
  • Maersk trims profit guidance, sees shares fall

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Sea-Tac Airport breaks records with summer passenger totals
  • Federal Maritime Commission Oks new OTI licensing rules
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases updated transport numbers
  • Coast Guard suspends search for reported man overboard
  • International Shipholding places hold on scheduled stock dividend payments

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Capesize shows 'promise' as BCI rises 11%
    More interest in Brazil-China route although some say the uptick will not be sustained
  • Maersk to re-flag six UK boxships
    Maersk to have no UK-flagged container vessels 'within a few years'
  • Bunker buster: OW test case goes nuclear
    ING says pay, Pappas wants to take it all the way
  • OW Bunker ruling: U O ING $1bn
    Whatever the legal position, the outcome is unfair to shipping and bunkering
  • Impairment loss weighs on Belships
    Delivered fleet remains on time charter at 'favourable' rates
  • Asia-Europe carriers pin hopes on November price push
    Latest GRIs cannot come soon enough as spot market continues to bring little joy for lines
  • Nanjing Tanker posts stronger results
    Net profit topped $75m in first nine months
  • Plentiful VLGC availability chips away at owners' sentiment
    Market looks well supplied with vessels for November loading programme
  • OOCL Asia-Europe revenue slumps 32.2%
    Trans-Pacific and Intra-Asia volumes emerge as bright spots as Asia-Europe plummets
  • Cosco Singapore says FPSO delivery delayed by nearly two years
    Delay due to changes in technical requirements
  • Maersk Line full-year forecast cut by $600m
    Continuing freight rate crisis knocks liner business contribution to group
  • China slowdown threatens container securities
    Weaker Chinese growth may raise lessee default risk for struggling global shipping lines
  • Inmarsat inks strategic pact with China
    Partnership will see company's satellite communications used in China's One Belt, One Road project
  • Cosco Singapore warns of loss in the third quarter
    Falling oil prices, shipbuilding slump and weak dry bulk market hurt shipbuilder
  • Wessels Reederei converts feedership to LNG fuel
    The company received a seven-figure government grant for the project
  • DryShips buys six-ship fleet from Nautilus Offshore Services
    All six vessels are on time charter to Petrobras through 2017

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Hurricane Patricia shuts Manzanillo, Mexico, port
    As the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere barrels toward Mexico's Pacific coast, the country's largest container port has suspended operations, thousands have fled the coastline and the nation is preparing for impact. Category 5 Hurricane Patricia was less than 100 miles southwest of the port of Manzanillo Friday...
  • Landstar revenue, profit increase despite headwinds
    Landstar System defied a drop in fuel surcharge revenue and a softer flatbed market by increasing total revenue and profit and raising truck capacity to record levels in the third quarter. With a weak freight outlook, however, Landstar may throttle back capacity expansion in 2016. Steady dry-van demand, increased truck revenue...
  • Savannah reports volume gains for September
    The Port of Savannah posted increases of 5.6 percent in full containers, 13.4 percent in full import containers, and 7.3 percent in total 20-foot-equivalent volume during September. The overall volume of 317,411 TEUs was the highest for any September at Georgia Ports Authority terminals, and represented Savannah's seventh consecutive month of...
  • US maritime regulators to re-examine contracting rules
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has voted to seek comments on possible changes to rules covering contracts that govern most ocean container shipments to and from the United States. The FMC plans later this year to propose changes to shipper-carrier service contracts and non-vessel-operating common carrier service arrangements. The commission said...
  • As talks continue, UPS pilots authorize strike
    After four years of negotiations, an overwhelming majority of 2,500 UPS pilots voted to authorize a strike against the largest U.S. transport operator. The 2,252-to-8 vote gives the Independent Pilots Association the authority to request a release from federally mediated negotiations with UPS and to call a strike once talks are...
  • US maritime regulators approve new rules for intermediaries
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission voted 4-1 to change licensing and financial responsibility requirements for ocean transportation intermediaries, despite objections from one commission member. The new rules, more than two years in the making, require OTIs to renew their licenses online every three years beginning in late 2016. The rules also...
  • Watch XPO's Jacobs talk strategy, logistics with JOC.com
    XPO Logistics Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs spoke with Alessandra Barrett, senior content editor, at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, about his company's fast growth through about $7 billion in acquisitions this year. Jacobs, a keynote speaker at the conference is close to completing the acquisition of...
  • Planned container hub aimed at easing Moscow congestion
    A planned $350 million container hub serving Moscow is aimed at handling increased cargo flows, reducing urban congestion and speeding distribution into central Russia. The 4.3 million square foot complex, dubbed Bely Rast, in the Dmitrov area, is intended to help shippers save on the estimated 10 to 12 percent in...
  • OOCL reports third-quarter drop in rates, revenue
    Credit: Nige BrownPlunging rates and excess capacity caused Orient Overseas Container Line's third-quarter revenue to fall 12.2 percent despite an uptick in volume. Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.'s latest quarterly operational update for its OOCL unit followed Maersk Group's announcement that it had cut its 2015 profit outlook by $600 million because...
  • Tianjin pulls down throughput at top China ports
    Throughput at China's top eight container ports showed a modest fall in September as the after-effects of the deadly August blasts at Tianjin port continue to weigh on the numbers. Volumes at Tianjin, which is China's sixth-largest container port and the 10th-largest in the world, dropped by more than 25 percent...
  • Saluting rail innovators, at a time innovation is needed
    Lawrence J. GrossI was saddened several weeks ago to hear the news of the major restructuring and downsizing of Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown Services, the sole remaining North American operator of the RoadRailer technology. I can't claim to be objective on the matter, because my involvement with RoadRailer spans the...
  • China-US spot rates decline with little appetite for GRIs
    HONG KONG - There was little to excite container shipping lines in the east-west trades in terms of spot rates this week, with the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing a weakening of Asia-U.S routes and flat prices on the China-Europe and Mediterranean lanes.Spot rates on the Shanghai-U.S. West Coast route...
  • Brad Jacobs' grand design for engineering growth
    For the last four years, Bradley S. Jacobs has been one of the more interesting people operating in the global freight supply chain. Like the portfolio of companies he's building, the XPO Logistics CEO is rapidly broadening that description to fit the global stage. Consider this: Since Jacobs and his private...
  • Blue Dart Express profit rockets on strong revenue, fuel cost savings
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading express air and logistics service provider, posted a 74.5 percent jump in net earnings in the second fiscal quarter, as operating revenue grew robustly, helped by lower fuel costs and new business strategies. The Deutsche Post DHL Group company earned approximately $8.3 million in the three...
  • Berth productivity: one way for carriers to keep cutting costs
    With container spot rates plummeting and contract rates weakening in their wake, ocean carriers, having essentially no control over pricing, are intensifying their efforts to uncover cost savings. That's why improving productivity at the berth, which allows lines to maximize slow-steaming while remaining on schedule, is taking on a higher...
  • APL drops Fujairah from India-Mideast feeder rotation
    Singapore-based container carrier APL announced it is discontinuing an existing call at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on its Middle East Express, or SMX, service, effective this month. As a result, the intra-regional loop now has the following port rotation: Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Sohar, Oman; Karachi, Pakistan; and back to...
  • AirBridgeCargo traffic growth continues to outpace Europe rivals
    LONDON - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines continues to outperform its European rivals with traffic soaring 28 percent in September despite the steep slump in its domestic economy. The all-cargo airline transported 46,826 tons last month taking traffic for the first three quarters of the year to 379,338 tons, an increase of around...
  • Auto parts import growth from Mexico drives steady recovery
    Cross-border shipments of auto parts from Mexico are outpacing growth in containerized imports through U.S. ports in a market roiled by West Coast port congestion and diversion to air freight during the first half of this year. Mexico's share of the value of U.S. auto parts imports rose to 33.8 percent...
  • Maersk slashes 2015 profit outlook on weak container shipping market
    LONDON - The Maersk Group today slashed its 2015 profit outlook by $600 million due to a deteriorating global container shipping market. The owner of Maersk Line, the world's biggest ocean carrier, said it now expects a full-year underlying profit of $3.4 billion, down from a previous estimate of $4 billion. This...
  • Weak global trade drags down air cargo
    HONG KONG - Asia's air cargo markets weakened in the third quarter, hampered by slowing global trade and tough comparisons with last year, with the industry still holding thumbs for a pre-Christmas bump to push up full-year traffic figures. "The region's carriers experienced a 1.1 percent year-over-year decline in air cargo...
  • G6 suspends a trans-Atlantic service as spot rates fall
    G6 Alliance carriers have suspended a trans-Atlantic service, the latest sign liners are pulling back capacity after spot rates hit the lowest level in more than a year. The move follows the downgrading of a trans-Atlantic service by members of the 2M Alliance. G6 carriers - APL Logistics, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant...
  • Key Brazilian box port Itajai closed as heavy rain makes channel dangerous
    Shippers are facing delays at the port of Itajai after local pilots closed the southern Brazilian container gateway because of strong currents from the River Itajai-Açu and massive silting they caused. Itajai - Brazil's second-largest container port and a major chicken export gateway, with more than 1 million 20-foot equivalent units...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Firm orders Jones Act compliant vessels
    Green Shipping Line (GSL) orders vessels from US builder for cabotage trade
  • Ports brace for Patricia
    Mexico's Manzanillo Port remains open, but ship transits slow as hurricane nears.
  • Merkel votes for shipping support
    Shipowners welcome positive pledges from German chancellor at Bremerhaven national conference.
  • Fain says 'double-double' getting done
    Royal Caribbean chief executive says effort to bolster profitability is on track.
  • UK broker alleges fraud by Dubai outfit
    Century Marine goes to police after accusing Malin Marine of replicating website.
  • Savannah sees record September throughput
    Georgia port reports 7.3% increase in container volumes in strong year for facility.
  • Bahri buying VLCC pair in $157m swoop
    Saudi company set to pick up two tankers at a price which suggests firming asset values in the sector.
  • G6 suspends US run
    Group of lines halts AX4 service from Europe due to seasonal demand changes.
  • Bahri buying VLCC pair
    Saudi company picks up two tankers at a price which suggests firming asset values in the sector.
  • RCCL sees another profitable quarter
    Cruiseship owner posts strong Q3 result as it launches $500m share buyback.
  • RCCL profit keeps growing
    Cruiseship owner posts another strong quarterly result as it launches $500m share buyback.
  • Cable-layer for sale
    US marshall to auction off laid-up OPI offshore barge.
  • Tanker on the block
    Turkish vessel arrested in Malta will be sold by mortgagee.
  • Dolphin returns Sanco ships
    Oslo-listed company receives notice of termination for the charter of two seismic survey vessels.
  • Golar nets FSRU funds
    China Merchants Bank steps in with loan for newbuilding and refinancing package.
  • Monjasa adds hotel ship
    Danish owner reveals new offshore wind farm design being built at Fayard.
  • HNA boosts its Dorian stake with $7m buy
    Chinese group grows its holding in New York-listed VLGC owner with second major acquisition.
  • DryShips makes $120m offshore play
    George Economou lending his US-listed company $50m to buy six-ship fleet of Nautilus OffShore Services.
  • Ferry double for US shipyard
    All-American Marine to build two 150-pax vessels funded by Deepwater Horizon pay-out.
  • OW Bunker appeal fails
    UK Appeal court again turns down plea, leaving owners open to having to pay twice for fuel.
  • Jefferies hikes fourth quarter VLCC forecasts
    Analyst Doug Mavrinac's sums show Wall Street tanker giants will beat expectations in 2015.
  • Cosco agrees to FPSO delay
    Chinese shipbuilder says unit ordered in 2012 will be handed over in 2017 due to technical changes.
  • London Club seeks 5%
    A general increase of 5% is to be sought by the London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association, the second of the International Group protection and indemnity clubs to announce its renewal strategy.
  • OOCL revenue hit in Q3
    Asia Europe decline takes toll on Hong Kong-listed container line's third quarter income.
  • Icon ships out AHTSs
    Malaysian-listed offshore vessel owner enters short-term agreement for two ships with ExxonMobil.
  • Pelni in haze evacuation
    Worsening smoke levels in Indonesia could see state owner PT Pelni take children from most toxic areas.
  • Ezra finishes strongly
    Subsea vessel owner books positive annual result as it sees challenges and lower rates ahead.
  • Maersk issues profit warning; shares crash
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • Docker dies in Finland
    Finnlines says worker for stevedoring subsidiary trapped between two boxes on ship in Helsinki.
  • Boxship runs aground
    BF Fortaleza towed to Maloy, Norway, after incident on Thursday morning.
  • AP Moller-Maersk fires profit warning
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • Maersk fires profit warning amid box slump
    Trouble in the container shipping market sees Danish heavyweight slice its full year forecast.
  • TGS earnings shrink
    Seismic survey player hit by cuts to exploration spending in third quarter.
  • Fleet write-down bashes Belships
    Norwegian owner increases Q3 loss as it takes impairment hit on value of its bulkers.
  • Fire strikes Royal Caribbean's Splendour
    After engineroom blaze on cruiseship, 21 people are treated for smoke inhalation.
  • GATX preps sale of some shipping assets
    Railcar leasing company plans to divest much of marine portion of portfolio management division.
  • Panama reaffirms open date for widening
    All signs point to April startup for expansion of the Panama Canal, agency says.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Maersk fires profit warning
  • OOCL Q3 revenues drop 12.2% on Asia-Europe woes
  • NY/NJ Port Authority approves new intermodal rail terminal
  • Grimaldi to acquire remaining shares of Finnlines
  • Environmental review planned for Terminal 5 expansion in Seattle
  • Chinese automotive 3PL to use JDA for transportation solutions
  • South Carolina attracts more out-of-state manufacturers
  • UPS pilots vote to authorize strike
  • Debris washing up in Bahamas linked to El Faro
  • CMA CGM decreases frequency on Europe-Africa loop
  • K + N opens first office in Dominican Republic
  • FMC to examine service contracts, NSAs
  • House committee approves multi-year transport bill just one week ahead of deadline
  • Prologis net income skyrockets in Q3
  • Port of Savannah continues record run

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2015
  • Profits climb for cruise line
    Bunker costs down even as fuel purchases climb.
  • OW: Most assets tied up in oil deals
    Which will now go to company estate.
  • Maersk Line slashes earnings outlook
    'The container shipping market deteriorated beyond the group's expectations.'
  • OW: London appeal decision raises 'more questions than answers'
    P&I Club says industry deserves better.
  • MPA: LNG bunker licences linked to demand
    But can expect more than one to be issued in run up to pilot programme.
  • Dry bulk operator struggling despite emergency loans
    'The company is in a difficult situation, but it is operating and earning some money.'
  • Piraeus port strike: Bunkering unaffected.
    Two-day action having little impact on ship fuel supply.
  • Enagas developing LNG bunkering at Euskadi
    LNG bunkering tests currently being conducted, says company president.
  • Global Risk Management hires staff
    Fuel hedging firm adds to Danish team.
  • Firms eyeing Nigerian state bunkering contract
    NNPC starts bidding exercise.
  • Global Risk Management hires Controller
    Andri Stefansson is based in Middelfart, Denmark.
  • Greek, French bunker players team up
    'Our new operational scheme will be ready in November.'
  • EU MRV: 'Amount of data required is daunting'
    Shipping industry understands need for CO2 monitoring but fears documentation requirements will make it an expensive and onerous regulation.
  • No talk of cutting oil production at OPEC meeting
    Russia is 'not going to change position' and cut production, says OPEC delegate.

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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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