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March 27, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Kerry Logistics profit up 10pc to US$125 million as revenues rise 6pc
  • Panama Canal reports 'unusual increase' in ships waiting to transit
  • Shanghai's SIPG wins 25-year container terminal concession in Haifa
  • Shippers warned of major changes afoot on trucking landscape
  • Pacific International Line buys 55pc of Mariana Express Lines
  • Militant ILWU wants contract offer rejected, demands more pay, less work
  • Increased trucking in Los Angeles port sign of ending container backlog
  • West coast dockers of ILWU to vote on perk-filled labour contract
  • RCL ups capacity of ships on Singapore, Manila, Vietnam services
  • Second severe winter has US railways scrambling to normality
  • Gdynia's volume down 3pc in first two months of 2015 to 69,034 TEU
  • Ho Chi Minh City Maritime Vocational College buys VSTEP Class A simulator
  • GAC to provide shipping agency services to Thorco in Singapore
  • FMC commissioner demands congestion information from carrier alliances
  • Mumbai tops with 33pc of Indian air cargo, Delhi has 25pc, Chennai has 14pc
  • Thai Airways to end all freighter services on March 29 in restructuring
  • Air New Zealand and Air China to launch Beijing-Auckland service

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Cabinet approves declaring 101 additional inland waterways as National Waterways
  • InterManager President outlines ship management mantra to navigate shipping industry challenges
  • Salvage & wreck removal seen beset by chronic problems
  • Coal imports likely to shoot up by 19 pc
  • Dairy products may be exported to Russia soon
  • APM Terminals Mumbai welcomes China Shipping vessel
  • Cabinet okays Major Ports rail linkage
  • CONCOR's perishable cargo centre launched
  • EoIs invited for infrastructure projects at Kandla/Tuna
  • Sagarmala Project receives 'in-principle' approval from Cabinet
  • CONCOR recognised as 'Most Efficient Miniratna'
  • Govt awards contracts for 17 projects to develop mega food parks
  • Indian economy to grow 7.8 pc in 2015-16, faster than China: ADB
  • INR plunges on month-end dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The skies are ablaze
  • Wabco cooperates with Hendricksen
  • Tarros enhances GPS service
  • CSAV CFO following Hapag-Lloyd's Peter Ganz
  • UK extends grant to help refuel gas-powered trucks
  • Maersk Line orders ice-class containerships - again
  • GE delivers first RH locomotives to Australia
  • Andrew Kemp first "Fiata fellow"
  • Takeover in Poland
  • Rwandair adds Lusaka on Kigali-Jo'burg string
  • One head for two brands in France
  • La Spezia's new cranes arrive
  • SBB Cargo steaming deeper into profit zone
  • Shippers going global
  • JAL delivering cool food to France
  • Chinese company sets up shop in Duisburg
  • SIPG to build new Haifa port

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Nigeria closes borders for election period
    Nigeria's sea and land borders are currently closed as the country enters lockdown for presidential elections. In a statement an Interior Ministry spokesman said yesterday: "President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all Nigeria's land and sea borders... to allow for peaceful conduct
  • Struggling South Korean port seeks out cargos
    South Korea's Masan Port is taking urgent steps to attract more cargo. The port, in Gyeongsang Province opened in January 2015, but is not seeing the hoped for business. A meeting between Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials and the port on 20 March sought ways of revitalising the port. This
  • Ports shut, oil price up as Yemen descends into chaos
    Yemen sank further into chaos as Saudi Arabia led an aerial assault on Houthi rebels this morning. All the country's ports have been closed. In its Operation Decisive Storm, the 10-state Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital, Sana'a. Reuters
  • New container terminal for Montreal
    The Port of Montreal has selected Termont Montreal Inc. to be a partner in the construction and the operator of a new 600,000 teu container terminal. Construction will begin this summer on the Viau container terminal and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. If the port's container traffic
  • Cosco Zhoushan wins up to seven Maersk boxships
    Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard has won an order for up to seven ice-class containerships from Denmark's Maersk Line, which will be a first for the shipbuilder in the construction of containerships. The order is for five 3,600 teu feederships with an overall length of 200 m and the
  • Salvage fund raises questions
    A fund where industry players all chip in to create a pool sufficient to subsidise the salvage industry to meet current risks, has received mixed reactions. Speaking at the International Salvage Union annual members' day in London yesterday, Reed Smith lawyer Richard Gunn said shipping stakeholders
  • Stolt-Nielsen bond placement exceeds floor by wide margin
    Stolt-Nielsen, the London based chemical carrier, tank terminal, and container operator, says it has placed senior unsecured notes with investors for an amount of NOK1.10 billion (USD143 million), well above the planned minimum amount. The five-year bonds carry a floating coupon at three month
  • Higher volumes drive CMP turnover, operating profit higher
    An increase in ro-ro, container and dry-bulk freight volumes helped Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), the Swedish-Danish port operator, to increase both turnover and operating profit last year. "In 2014 CMP increased its turnover by 7%. Its operating profit also improved, reaching SEK89.5 million
  • Terminal Link wins Kingston port concession
    After years of false starts, Jamaica will finally privatise operations at the Kingston container terminal, the country's prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller has confirmed. Terminal Link, the joint venture between CMA CGM and China Merchant Holdings International, has won the concession. During a
  • Korea P&I Club reveals innovation plan
    The Korea Protection & Indemnity Club (Korea P&I Club) announced a three-year plan for management innovation to overcome issues and increase growth. Through its press statement, Korea P&I Club said, "We have progressed rapidly in the 15 years since we began operating in January 2000. However, our
  • Australian pilots take a stake in company
    Award-winning Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) is now owned and run by a consortium of its employees. ARP, which won the IHS Safety at Sea new technology award in 2013, took over the business from Brisbane-based company Torres Industries on 20 March 2015. "It just made a lot of sense for employees to
  • HMM selling bulk business division
    South Korea's second-largest shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is selling its bulk business division to improve its financial status. According to the country's newspaper Seoul Economic Daily, Lazard, which handles all affairs related to selling HMM's bulk business division, has received
  • Chronic problems afflict salvage work
    Responses to marine casualties may be held back by rising costs, muddy legislation, and outdated contracts, said a salvage specialist. LOC Group shipping director Nick Haslam believes there is a need by stakeholders to discuss and support measures to improve salvage efforts. Haslam had issued a
  • KSS Line seals another deal with Trammo Gas
    South Korean LPG and chemical shipping specialist, KSS Line, said on 26 March that it has sealed another timecharter contract with a subsidiary of Houston-based ammonia trader, Trammo Gas. KSS Line, led by CEO Lee Dae-sung, said Trammo Gas' subsidiary, Trammo Navigation, has agreed to charter a
  • Yang Ming Marine back to profit in 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine reported a profit of TWD411 million (USD13 million) for the whole year of 2014, returning to black from the TWD2.9 billion loss in 2013, the stated company on 25 March. The carrier recorded TWD134.7 billion in revenue in 2014, up 13% year on year (y/y), and its
  • CSSC and CSIC swap top executives
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the two giant state-owned shipbuilding conglomerates, announced a swap of top executives. Hu Wenming, former chairman of CSSC, was appointed on 25 March to fill in CSIC's newly created chairman position,
  • Bankruptcy risks loom for container carriers
    A business advisory has warned that container carriers still face liquidity issues amid a race to build bigger and more fuel-efficient ships. In its annual outlook for the container shipping industry, AlixPartners noted that 15 listed container carriers' total debt declined 15% through the end of

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival splits nine new ships between Fincantieri and Meyer
  • Third K-Line exec cops plea, gets prison sentence
  • Plan for giant Trinidad ship repair yard moves ahead
  • Carisbrooke Shipping selects Wake Media for public relations
  • BAE San Diego gets $16.7 million for USS San Diego SRA
  • Rolls-Royce to power seabed mining vessel
  • Hull Vane yields fuel savings for super yacht
  • ITF task force backs Latin American, Caribbean cabotage
  • Maersk Line orders seven 3,600 TEU box ships
  • AWT in collaboration with Veson Nautical
  • Carnival Corporation makes two key appointments

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Port of Seattle numbers better than 2014 budget
  • Senate Oks William P. Doyle as Federal Maritime Commissioner
  • Drewry releases report covering multipurpose shipping market
  • Port of Tacoma honors trio with this year's Summit Awards
  • Carloads down, intermodal up in latest weekly rail traffic report

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shipping levy could give new lease of life to LOF
    Turning individual risk into a collective risk may help halt decline of use of Lloyd's Open Form
  • Daily rail shuttle to link Marseille terminals
    Direct service between Marseille and Fos box facilities to commence in May
  • Is NOL ripe for merger - again?
    The pared-down Singapore line suddenly looks like a good prospect for another hungry line
  • Shockwaves at Hapag-Lloyd as CSAV chooses new finance chief
    Peter Ganz steps down in favour of Nicolas Burr as new shareholder exercises right to pick executives
  • LA and Long Beach explore collaboration opportunities
    US rivals open talks on efficiency initiatives following FMC consent
  • Maersk kickstarts new round of orders with feeders for Seago
    Danish Line picks Cosco Shipyard to build seven 3,600 teu ships for Intra-Europe trades
  • Capesize rates still flat in a market without momentum
    Steady volumes in the Pacific fail to spark a break-out from loss-making levels
  • Speed should take precedence over confidentiality in refuge requests
    Sosrep says vessel and cargo owners and salvors must proactively share timely information when seeking refuge
  • Dunkirk dredging project gains EU funding
    EU pledges $600,000 to technical design studies into improving access to world's biggest boxships and capesize carriers
  • Support the restructuring or we go bust, Ipsen tells Torm stakeholders
    Plan to give Oaktree a controlling equity stake in Torm is the best we have, chairman tells AGM
  • CMA 2015: LNG-fuelled future for shipping presents risks and opportunities
    More owners are interested in using LNG as marine fuel but development of supply chain remains slow
  • CMA 2015: Ship Finance International eyes investments in large post-panamax boxships
    John Fredriksen-controlled lessor reluctant to put money into offshore sector
  • New VLGC pool run by Dorian and Phoenix Tankers to start next week
    Helios LPG pool begins operating on Wednesday from offices in London and Singapore

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Who will pay for port productivity?
    In a column nearly 10 years ago, I took note of the first ship to call at what was then called the Ceres Paragon Terminal in Amsterdam. A quantum leap in innovation and vision, it was the world's only container ship berth where the vessel pulls into a slip and...
  • Panama discusses new locks for 20,000-TEU ships
    A year before its scheduled completion of a $5 billion-plus expansion, the Panama Canal Authority is discussing the idea of building even larger locks to allow head-to-head competition with the Suez Canal. Workers are installing 22-story lock gates on new locks that are scheduled to begin operation April 1, 2016, and...
  • Nigeria closes ports, land borders until presidential election ends
    The Nigerian government has closed its ports, including Lagos, and land borders, and won't open them until midnight Saturday to allow for "the peaceful conduct of the (presidential) elections." The closure took effect midnight Thursday and will end once the polling for the election between President Jonathan Goodluck and Muhammadu Buhari...
  • Panama Canal works through vessel backlog after 'unusual' traffic increase
    Officials at the Panama Canal are working their way through a significant vessel backlog after an "unusual" increase in the number of ships awaiting transit began to back up on either side of the waterway weeks ago Thursday, there were 35 vessels active in the Panama Canal zone, 20 moving and...
  • Maersk Line kick-starts $15 billion capital program with seven ship order
    Maersk Line has kick started its $15 billion ship investment program with its first order in more than four years for seven ice-class container vessels. The Danish carrier didn't reveal how much it is paying for the 3,600-TEUs ships that will be built by China's Cosco shipyard. The ships, which are...
  • Aggressive investment yields growth for Gulftainer
    Gulftainer's goal to triple volume over the decade through aggressive investment came a step closer in 2014 after the terminal operator increased handling 8 percent year-over-year. The United Arab Emirates-based port management and logistics company achieved a total of 6.4 million TEUs across its global portfolio in 2014, a year marked...
  • To handle congestion, Virginia port shifts rubber-tire gantries to PMT
    The Port of Virginia is shifting three rubber-tire gantry cranes to the newly reopened Portsmouth Marine Terminal to handle overflow from larger terminals, and expected to have two of the the yard cranes ready for use today. The yard cranes are being moved by barge from Norfolk International Terminals, across the...
  • Baltimore ILA members approve local contract
    Members of Baltimore's largest International Longshoremen's Association voted to end 18 months of uncertainty by approving a local labor agreement that supplements the ILA's coastwide master contract. Local 333's approval of the contract followed rejection of the deal last month. Wednesday's vote totals were not immediately available but the margin reportedly...
  • No slowdown as data shows solid Asia-Pacific air cargo growth
    HONG KONG - Air freight carried by Asian carriers grew by a solid 12.8 percent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period in 2014, according to data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The pre-lunar new year shipment rush was early this year,...
  • Kerry Logistics hatching plan to enter 'chaotic' China courier market
    Edwardo Erni, Kerry Logistics executive director and managing director of China and North Asia, takes questions from reporters at the company's 2014 results announcement.HONG KONG - Kerry Logistics plans to build a regional express delivery platform in China and across the Asean region to capitalise on a rapidly growing segment...
  • Rumours of NOL-OOCL merger get industry talking
    HONG KONG - Speculation has been rife in the Singapore media about a possible tie-up between Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and fellow G6 Alliance member Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International Ltd. (OOIL), but a closer look at the business of the two carriers reveals that merging their operations would create...
  • Rapid progress from new Southern California chassis model
    Earlier this year before the three major equipment-leasing companies formed a gray chassis pool in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Direct ChassisLink Inc. was positioning 300 chassis into a marine terminal in Long Beach while Flexi-Van Leasing was pulling 280 of them out of the same facility. Thanks to the gray, or...
  • Diesel price drop threatens LTL carriers' profit
    The recent plunge in U.S. diesel fuel prices is mixed news for less-than-truckload carriers, who are spending less at the pump but getting less in fuel surcharges. With prices expected to continue to drop and remain low throughout the remainder of the year, LTL carriers stand to lose up to 8...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival readies spending spree
    Carnival Corp made waves today after unveiling a multibillion-dollar newbuilding campaign that will involve the construction of at least nine cruiseships over the next four years.
  • GasLog to extend options
    GasLog aims to extend options for six LNG carrier newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • These boots are made for walking out
    Workers at Italian shipyard group Fincantieri have gone on strike over the vexed question of microchips in their workbooots.
  • Bulker behemoth takes shape
    John Fredriksen's coronation as the capesize king of Wall Street was all but completed today with the approval of a merger between Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge Shipping.
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO quits
    Hapag-Lloyd is replacing CFO Peter Ganz with his opposite number at CSAV as the two container lines merge.
  • Torm explains final steps
    Torm is expecting to secure agreement by St George's Day on a restructuring deal that will see Oaktree Capital take control of the company by St George's Day.
  • Maersk orders seven
    Maersk Line has officially launched its five-year $15bn fleet renewal plan with an order for seven ice-class containerships.
  • Wightlink sells St Helen
    UK owner Wightlink has sold a veteran ro-pax into Italy less than a year after it suffered a deck collapse.
  • Rumours swirl around NOL
    Neptune Orient Lines is once again the subject of takeover rumours with Asian rival OOIL the favourite name in the frame.
  • Ferry stuck in Greece
    A passengership that grounded on Wednesday night at a Greek port is still stuck with 227 people on board.
  • Torm in final furlong
    Torm has won a short-term waiver from lenders as it reaches for the finishing line in a restructuring deal with Oaktree.
  • Scan Master refloated
    Three tugs have successfully pulled a tanker from a rocky Norwegian beach.
  • Franbo fixes finance
    Newly listed Taiwanese owner Franbo Lines has secured $32m of funds towards its bulker newbuildings.
  • Stolt smashes target
    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen has surpassed its fundraising target by selling bonds worth NOK 1.1bn ($141m).
  • Bibby to Burma
    Bibby Offshore has won a subsea contract for a support vessel in Myanmar.
  • MPPs feel crude pressure
    Lower oil prices are proving a double-edged sword for some shipping sectors, with multipurpose vessels being one of them.
  • Commodore Jr
    Captain Panagiotis Tsakos has worn the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA)'s commodore hat.
  • All in the family
    The sons and daughters of several prominent owners stole the spotlight at a conference in Stamford Wednesday during a session that offered a rare glimpse at the inner workings of family-controlled shipping companies.
  • RCL adds ship in China
    Royal Caribbean Cruises is to base another of its Quantum-class ships in China, the company has confirmed.
  • Indian double for Swiber
    Swiber has won a second major engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract in India.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shippers seek 'all-in' pricing, better cargo visibility
  • Former Commerce secretaries to Congress: Approve TPA
  • Winter storms cost Port of Virginia half a million dollars
  • NS increases profits 5% to $2b
  • Naturalized U.S. citizen arrested for illegal exports to Russia
  • Houston fares well in February container market
  • New Orleans' maritime cargo leaps up 28% in 2014
  • Maersk Line orders seven ice-class containerships
  • UPS doubles compensation for CEO
  • Hapag-Lloyd picks new CFO
  • Oil field company to pay $232.7-million fine for illegal exports
  • Oil, rail industries educate responders to crude oil derailments
  • Senators introduce Crude-By-Rail Safety Act
  • Sign of Great Lakes spring: Soo Locks are now open

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • HFO 'could disappear' from marine fuels market in 2025
    If output level from oil producers continues downward trend, says DNV GL business director for LNG-fuelled ships.
  • Transition to new rules in North American ECA 'relatively easy'
    Market better prepared for shift to 0.10% limit than previous ECA sulphur cap.
  • Firm releases video guide for shipowners switching to LSFO
    In Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
  • Cruise lines told to 'clean up your act' in bunker fuel protest
    Australian MP gets thrown out of parliament for heavy fuel oil stunt.
  • Ample supplies despite drawdown in Singapore fuel oil hub
    Chinese demand is down by 30%.
  • MPA says no evidence of Noble 'malpractices'
    Noble Group's market value has fallen by about $1.8 billion.
  • IMO's global bunker sulphur limit could face legal challenge
    1.00% a better option, says Refinery Automation Institute president.
  • Brightoil sees bright future
    Softer crude will stimulate demand for bunker fuel.
  • Fuel-saving electric propulsion system launched
    Systems maker says demand for electric propulsion has been growing.
  • Chinese oil trader closer to bunkering acquisition
    Company wants bigger slice of Hong Kong market.
  • Brightoil quashes buying rumours
    For commodities house Noble.
  • Petrobras sees disruption in bunker supplies
    Development affecting bunkering at the key Latin American port of Santos.
  • Crude advances to two-week high
    As US crude production last week recorded the smallest increase since January.

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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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