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November 26, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to raise Asia-Europe rates US$1,000/TEU from December 1
  • Baltic Dry Index plunge continues, signals slower growth worldwide
  • CMA CGM upgrades NEMO service adding call at La Reunion Island
  • US says China to improve legal protections of American trade secrets
  • Rotterdam expects six 24-hour anti-automation strikes in Dec, Jan
  • Bombardier issues profit warning as business jet production slows
  • Port of Long Beach mulls cutting free time for boxes to three days
  • Port of Alabama to expand box terminal and add CN Rail link
  • Port de Barcelona's Jan-Oct box throughput up 3pc
  • Dachser establishes Road Logistics branch in Turkey
  • Two DHL parcels with explosive materials seized in Cairo Airport
  • IATA boss says government help urgently needed to help Brazilian airlines
  • Boeing rents two 747-8 freighters to Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • CMA CGM adds 3 new calls to NEMO service
  • Cochin Shipyard to raise around INR 600-700 cr.
  • Reducing costs seen necessary to make coastal shipping more conducive for auto logistics
  • Shipping's Co2 reduction goals exceed govt commitments, says trade body in advance of UN climate conference
  • VW now exports Vento to Argentina
  • Pravir Krishna takes charge as Joint Secretary (Ports)
  • CONCOR's ICD Tondiarpet now functioning independently with enhanced Customs services
  • FFFAI, along with Ministry of Commerce & Industry, to organise INSTC Conference on Dec. 22 in Mumbai
  • Govt levies anti-dumping duty on carbon black imports from China, Russia
  • India seen missing export target for 2015-16
  • Interest Subvention Scheme rechristened Interest Equalisation Scheme
  • Zinc imports by China surge to highest level since 2014

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Riding a green wave
  • Overnight deliveries now six times per week
  • Magsped finds new CEO
  • Eurasian container transit traffic very promising
  • Closer links between Dunkirk and Valenciennes
  • Deepening the international footprint
  • BRC certification for packaging renewed again
  • Court penalises corruption at Frankfurt airport
  • Wabco is Tata's supplier of the year
  • Auctioning off Kingfisher's moveable assets
  • Steel wagon production underway in India
  • 15 years through thick and thin
  • Upgrade for EAX
  • ATR now represented in China
  • Distribution centre opens in Malaysia
  • Major step forward for Rail Baltic project
  • Skies still cloudy over Asian airfreight
  • Bifa's Steve Parker is new Clecat president
  • Greening up the Baltic

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Hyundai Group could sell HMM, says analyst
    An HMM vessel. Credit: Malte SchwarzThe manner in which cash-strapped Hyundai Merchant Marine is offloading stakes in affiliates suggests its parent company Hyundai Group is planning to divest the shipping line, an analyst has suggested. KDB Daewoo Securities analyst Jay Ryu said in a report that HMM, South Korea's second-biggest shipping...
  • Super-Eco orders MR2 tanker pair
    South Korea's Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has won a contract for the construction of two 50,000 dwt chemical/products tankers. The order for the Medium Range 2 pair was placed by Piraeus-based Super-Eco Tankers Management Inc, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2017. The Panamanian flag vessels will be built...
  • Joint Finn-Swede maritime move to reduce Baltic shipping pollution
    Viking Grace: Credit: Jukka KoskimiesThe TEN-T core ports of Turku, Naantali and HaminaKotka in Finland along with Stockholm in Sweden have teamed up with Äland-based Viking Line to invest EUR8.1 milion (USD8.6 million) in measures to cut shipping's environmental impact in the Baltic Sea and improve maritime links between the...
  • Piracy agreement expands scope to address other maritime crime
    Djibouti Code of Conduct will broaden scope beyond piracy, it was agreed at its new training centre (pictured). Credit: IMOSignatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct have agreed to look beyond piracy and broaden the code's remit to address other maritime crime in the region, including marine terrorism, environmental crimes, human trafficking and...
  • Shipowner Naess fixes Ultramax below market rate
    The Baltic Dry Index's deterioration to an all-time low has made it a charterer's market.Naess Acquisition LLC, the ship-owning arm of Swiss ship management firm Doris Maritime Services, has stunned dry bulk shipping market by fixing one of its Ultramax vessels at below-market rates. Market sources told IHS Fairplay that the...
  • More action on liquefaction needed, say marine insurers
    'Liquefication risk needs to be addressed, says IUMI's Hemme Hammer. Credit: Cefor_933316P&I Clubs and marine insurers have issued a warning to owners that the danger of cargo liquefaction remains real and have urged that steps are taken to reduce the risk. The Gard P&I club has published new guidance to its...
  • Tanker group takes initiative to clarify seafarer training approaches
    Psychologist Claire Pekcan co-authored the reportNew safety training resources from Intertanko to be published next year could prove useful for ship operators of all ship types and trades. The Information paper on safety management initiatives in shipping, written by psychologists Claire Pekcan, vice-chair of Intertanko's human element in shipping committee (HEiSC), and...
  • South Korea's SW Shipping files for court protection
    SW Shipping bulker Sea Honesty (ex-Aegean Sea). Credit: HasenpuschMid-sized south Korean dry bulk shipping company SW Shipping has applied for court protection. IHS Fairplay learnt that the application for corporate rehabilitation was made at Seoul Central District Court on 20 November. Four days later, the court also issued an order preventing SW Shipping from...
  • Maersk Line sees consolidation opportunities
    Credit: Maersk LineMaersk Line chief operating officer (COO) Soren Toft said Neptune Orient Lines was not its only potential acquisition target, but declined to comment on whether the Danish carrier planned to make a formal bid.NOL recently named Maersk and CMA CGM as carriers interested in its acquisition, but has...
  • Malaysia works with World Bank to ink new national ports strategy
    The World Bank is assisting Malaysia to develop a national port strategy to better position its ports sector as a critical facilitator of economic growth. A 10-month study that will provide recommendations that make up the core of the new strategy is underway and due to be completed in the first...
  • China Merchants plans to invest in Lithuanian port gateway
    HONG KONG - Chinese leaders seldom miss an opportunity to punt their One Belt, One Road trade strategy, and when premier Li Keqiang met with Lithuanian prime minister Algirdas Butkevicius in east China's Suzhou City, he called for more progress in joint railway and port projects. "As 2016 will mark the...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Cargologicair 747 primed and on the runway, just waiting for clearance from the CAA
  • Can CMA CGM actually afford to finance the biggest takeover in shipping history?
  • Home deliveries the key battleground in omnichannel retailing this Christmas
  • IoT and the supply chain: the complexity of staying connected
  • Amazon challenger Jet.com set for $500m investment
  • Container market dynamics challenge big ship economics, says Maersk
  • CSafe provides Lufthansa with fleet of RKN containers for Cool/td-Active

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Swedish owners order LNG fueled tanker series
  • Great Lakes cadet awarded Crowley scholarship
  • Rolls-Royce to showcase MTU innovations
  • IMO ballast water convention set to enter force?
  • Electric Boat gets Navy awards worth $149.4 million
  • Seismic survey vessel to become wind farm worker hotel

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Trucking association releases October tonnage index numbers
  • Marcon International brokers sale of oceanographic research vessel
  • Port of Everett invites public to Holiday on the Bay event
  • WSS warns of fallout from R-22 refrigerant ban
  • Crowley Maritime opens new government services office

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Canadian Coast Guard rescues drifting Tote-owned cargo ship
    Ro-ro North Star reported southward bound under its own power
  • Panamax index hovers above 10-month low
    Overall rates decline but there is talk of coal tonnage picking up in Asia as BCI jumps 33% this week
  • Gothia Tanker Alliance orders four LNG-fuelled tankers from Chinese yard
    Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding to deliver newbuildings featuring dual-fuel/LNG propulsion from 2018 to 2019
  • IMO could push through ballast water convention as tonnage figures teeter at 35%
    With Indonesia and Morocco ratifying and Finland about to, the IMO says stalled convention could be in force in November 2016
  • Big four tanker owners eye promising fourth quarter
    Fourth-quarter spot bookings already stand out, but pressure on market could loom around the corner
  • China's 10 biggest ports handled fewer containers in October
    Volumes drop as exports fall for a fourth straight month
  • Topaz falters as long-term charters end
    Offshore operator records lower revenue and profit in difficult market
  • Maersk Line plans to keep deployed capacity flat in 2016
    Carrier cites agility as key in period of unpredictable growth
  • Oldendorff cuts orderbook by 20 ships
    As dry bulk sector weakens on an oversupply of vessels amid slowing demand, owners are taking steps to redress the imbalance
  • Ardmore Shipping takes delivery of two newbuilding tankers
    New additions bring total number of vessels on water to 24
  • Shipping measures cut more CO2 emissions than most nations, says ICS
    Industry cut total CO2 emissions by more than 10% between 2007 and 2012
  • Indonesia and Morocco sign ballast water management convention
    Total number of ratifications now totals 46 flag states representing an estimated 34.1% of world fleet
  • Safe Bulkers announces $20m share-repurchase programme
    Buybacks to be funded with company's existing cash resources
  • Sharjah Ports Authority takes delivery of Damen ASD tug
    Tug built at Damen Shipyards Sharjah in Hamriyah Free Zone
  • SFI plays conservative in future tanker investment
    Dynamics in the offshore market make it a less desirable time to go big on tanker
  • Seadrill in talks to postpone newbuilding deliveries
    Company well positioned with new fleet when industry upturn comes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Descartes acquisition aimed at serving smaller customers
    Descartes Systems has acquired Oz Development in a $29.5 million deal that will allow the company to extend its access to small-to-medium sized customers. It's the third major acquisition for Descartes in what the Waterloo, Canada-based firm global logistics software developer has called a "breakout year." The acquisition fits into Descartes'...
  • DHL names new Express Americas CEO
    DHL has named Mike Parra, a long-time logistics professional, to the position of CEO DHL Express Americas, replacing Stephen Fenwick, who is retiring Dec. 31. Parra will leave his current post as CEO of Express U.S. operations and become CEO of DHL Express Americas Jan. 4, 2016. Greg Hewitt, who led...
  • Oakland terminal experiments with extended hours
    The Oakland International Container Terminal is piloting a program of night and weekend gates to help relieve congestion, a strategy that is expected to go port-wide at the Northern California port in early 2016. Oakland has a high concentration of transactions at each terminal, and as a result long truck queues...
  • Malaysia developing national port strategy with World Bank
    Port of Tanjung Pelepas The World Bank is assisting Malaysia to develop a national port strategy to better position its ports sector as a critical facilitator of economic growth. A 10-month study that will provide recommendations that make up the core of the new strategy is underway and due to be completed...
  • Maersk Line eyeing more than NOL for acquisition
    Maersk Line Chief Operating Officer Soren Toft has said Neptune Orient Lines is not its only potential acquisition target, but he declined to comment on whether the Danish carrier planned to make a formal bid. NOL recently named Maersk and CMA CGM as being interested in its acquisition, but has since...
  • National strike affects work on Panama Canal expansion
    Work on the nearly complete expansion of the Panama Canal was affected this week by a 24-hour national strike by a construction workers' union protesting alleged court corruption and a possible increase in the nation's retirement age. Suntracs, the largest union in Panama, called the walkout Tuesday. It was the latest...
  • Nordic Hamburg: LNG container ships still commercially viable
    TOTE's LNG-fueled Isla BellaThe sharp drop in bunker prices has not undermined the competitiveness of new liquefied natural gas-powered container feeder ships for the North/Baltic Sea sulphur emission control area, according to German shipowner Nordic Hamburg. The company has six 1,400 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container ships with dual-fuel engines on order at...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Scorpio Bulkers sells sextet for $227m
    New York-listed shipowner offloads four newbuildings and two capesizes on the water.
  • Gazprom signs up for Cameroon offtake
    Russian giant's reported deal for Golar LNG project's volumes FLNG 'inflection point'.
  • Tribe wants to halt LNG export project
    Canadian LNG terminal sees challenge from local group living near proposed site.
  • West Africa heats up for suezmax tankers
    Rates gain by $1,380 per day as fixture volume improves on benchmark route.
  • US ro-ro loses power
    The ship loses propulsion as it transits western coast of Canada.
  • US pol tries to end crude export ban
    US congressman seeks to add rider ending the 40-year old ban to pending bill.
  • Safe Bulkers shares surge out of the gate
    New York-listed owner's stock price reacts positively to preferred share buyback plan.
  • Tankers queue in Venezuela
    Vessel build-up reported as cargo suppliers start to require pre-payment by PDVSA.
  • Nordic full of optimism
    Chemical tanker owner posts improved result in the third quarter and raises full year forecast.
  • Singapore extends exemptions
    Container lines free from competition laws provided they are allowed to sign individual contracts.
  • Maersk Line undaunted
    COO Soren Toft says Danish line waiting in wings should CMA CGM fail to seal NOL deal.
  • SeaEnergy exits third party management
    UK offshore manager hands over responsibility for its ships due to low oil prices.
  • Gothia orders eco-tanker quartet
    Swedish alliance of owners heading to Avic Dinheng for new dual-fuel ships.
  • ClassNK tightens boxship rules
    Japanese class society drafts guidelines for new vessels following MOL Comfort loss.
  • Container exit boosts HUBLine
    Malaysian owner posts positive results for Q4 after quitting boxship business this year.
  • DSME resumes work on VLGCs
    Government lifts ban on VLGC construction imposed after second deadly fire this year.
  • Topaz profit down 38%
    Offshore vessel owner sends more ships to MENA region as it makes less during Q3.
  • Mercator faces bulker arrest action
    Maybank serves notice it will enforce mortgage security over 2010-built Prem Chitra.
  • Wartsila wins hotel ship
    Finnish design firm clinches contract for conversion of seismic vessel into accommodation unit.
  • SeaEnergy exits management
    UK offshore manager hands over responsibility for its ships due to low oil prices.
  • GTT and CAT end fight
    Settlement halts 10-year legal row over LNG carrier tank technology.
  • Jinhai bulker placed on sales block
    Second Chinese shipyard auctioning panamax sub-contracted by Rongsheng Heavy Industries.
  • UASC volumes drop 5%
    Middle East line's boss Jorn Hinge says Asian decline "unheard of".
  • A close shave
    Swedish reefer grounds just metres from petrol station in Turkey's Bosporus.
  • RCCL completes $200m spend
    US cruiseship owner has bought back 2.1m shares since 23 October.
  • Icon adds to backlog
    Malaysian offshore supply vessel operator ties-up charter as third quarter profit drops over 70%.
  • NOL deal could set new liner sector record
    CMA CGM's potential purchase would surpass Maersk's takeover of P&O Nedlloyd for size.
  • NOL takeover to boost Westports
    Analysts see 20% shift in cargo from Singapore to Malaysian if CMA CGM deal goes through.
  • Keppel taps bond market
    Singapore group issues notes under its $3bn multi-currency medium term note programme.
  • Ardmore taking MRs
    Irish owner linked to two units from fleet of Frontline 2012 by tanker-market sources.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • Freight in TIGER's eye
  • Domestic air cargo's mixed results
  • Florida's freight railroad
  • In the shadow of an epidemic
  • The first container crane
  • How big are the big ships calling U.S. ports?
  • The Big Ship squeeze
  • APL's U.S.-flag service eyes commercial cargo
  • California export worthy of a toast
  • The next case for TPP
  • 2016 outlook
  • Obama's Trade Legacy
  • What's the next big acquisition?
  • 2015: 'The year of M&A'
  • Person of the Year
  • The TMS Effect: Impacts on the Efficiency of Shipper and 3PL Domestic Freight Execution
  • Comments and Letters

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
  • US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks draw for first time since September
    Most of the draw in stocks came on the US Gulf Coast.
  • Singapore prices firm as 'fundamentals kick in'
    'We don't see much arbitrage cargo in December.'
  • OW: Dutch cases likely to follow UK decision
    Although right to recourse for supplier still exists.
  • Swedes take up dual-fuel option
    With four-ship order.
  • Bomin: Softer pricing ahead for LNG
    As supply expands.
  • ECA 'sniffer drones' could start flying out of Hamburg
    Drones could be monitoring ships' emissions before the end of next year.
  • Turkish supplier deploys country's 'largest bunker barge'
    Arkas Bunkering adds sixth barge to its bunker delivery fleet.
  • Lay-up demand rising at Falmouth
    Which could stimulate local bunkering demand.
  • Additional orders placed for IMO II MAX-class tankers
    Company orders three 'environmentally superior' vessels from Chinese yard.
  • Award for marine waste heat recovery system
    Technology can deliver 5% fuel savings for vessels.
  • Shipping firm charters 'eco-design' MR tanker
    Vessel consumes about 25% lower fuel than earlier MR tankers.
  • World's biggest bunker fuel provider sees huge drop in sulphur claims
    Notes of protest sent to IMO also sharply lower since 0.10% ECA sulphur limit.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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