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January 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • ILWU, PMA reach chassis deal, but terms undisclosed
  • Cosco Group declares 2014 profit after 3 years of losses
  • Cosco Piraeus expansion underway as hostile Greek government takes helm
  • 2015 containership fleet to increase 7.8pc as orders keep rising
  • Eastern US braces for transport shutdown in face of blizzard
  • UASC buys 2,000 reefer boxes to own youngest fleet afloat
  • Ubercab moves into UberCargo in HK, enraging vested interests
  • Old Oakland army base forges rail link to containerise bulk
  • US denies Bangladesh duty-free status because of poor factory safety
  • Kuehne + Nagel, British American Tobacco extend logistics collaboration
  • CMA CGM to start academy to instil values and corporate culture
  • Sluggish German exports, production shrink in for 2nd month
  • South Korea's air cargo increases 5.4pc to 369 tons in 2014
  • Price war: GoAir slashes fare to vie Air India and Jet Airways
  • Etihad Cargo deploys Hermes Logistics IT for real time transparency
  • Chinese funds to help build two airports in Djibouti
  • Centurion Air Cargo and AWAS settle debt dispute out of court

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Dangerous Goods Transport Information
  • John McCain makes strong pitch for repealing US' Jones Act
  • Maersk Line gets new AEO number
  • Port of Amsterdam signs MoU with Gujarat Maritime Board
  • Sanghi to develop port facilities in Gujarat
  • Huge potential for trade between India & US: Obama
  • India to surpass Chinese GDP growth in FY17: IMF
  • PHDCCI expects Indo-US trade to hit $ 100 bn by 2018
  • Pakistani manufacturers demand 15 pc duty on Indian cotton yarn imports
  • Ravi Parmar to be Chief Guest at Gujarat Junction 2015 Cargo & Logistics Awards
  • TSSIA's export-import training course from Feb. 2

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DSV Road places massive trailer order
  • Project Partners and CSS expand cooperation
  • Yusen Logistics delivering to Russia
  • Romcargo inaugurates Black Sea ferry service
  • Homtrans now 100% Rieck group subsidiary
  • Basel-Mulhouse: new cargo terminal up and running
  • Rolls-Royce powering Chinese traction
  • Wincanton wins BAE contract
  • ECA compliant thanks to new KR software
  • New IAG offer for Aer Lingus
  • Takeover of Sersa Total Track completed
  • Ceva and DHL bigger in Chicago
  • CEO retires after 33 years with CSA

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Box shipping groups attacked for beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) claimed today that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year were sent to
  • NewLead doubles its fleet
    Greece's NewLead Holdings has announced the addition of five bitumen tankers to its fleet through purchases and leasing agreements. Three chemical/bitumen tankers - the 2009-built, 5,887dwt Captain Nikolas I and 3,416dwt Nepheli and the 2008-built, 2,888dwt Sofia - were purchased for an aggregate
  • Concordia captain risks 26-year sentence
    Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has denied he might try to flee Italy, where prosecutors are seeking to jail him for 26 years over his role in the cruise ship's loss in January 2012. Italian press agency ANSA quoted Schettino as saying that he was "definitely not" a potential
  • Box shipping groups attacked for beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) claimed today that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year
  • News insight: Libya - risks to shipping escalates
    The continued fighting in Libya between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Islamist militias have been see-sawing along the strategic coastal road and ports of the country. Unable to shift the militias effectively on the ground, the LNA, as part of its anti-Islamist 'Operation Dignity',
  • Strong tanker market keeps old ships afloat
    A strong VLCC market could reduce tanker demolitions and see orders for other ship types converted into tankers, according to a shipbroker. Two units now earmarked for storage had previously been reported as sold for demolition, said US-based tanker broker Charles R. Weber in its weekly market
  • DCT Gdansk begins building $325M terminal
    Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk has officially handed over to Belgian construction major Besix the site of a new terminal that will raise its capacity to 3M teu. The project, already under way at Poland's largest container terminal for two years, is financed by a group of commercial
  • Three injured in Surabaya cargo ship fire
    Three men were injured in a fire onboard an Indonesia-flagged cargo vessel while docking at a shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia. The 5,276 dwt, 2005-bulit Mentari Pratama, owned by Mentari Sejati Perkasa PT, had one of its gas cylinders exploded during welding work on Saturday. The three men were
  • Shipbuilder JES International unveils new shareholders
    Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder JES International said today that two investors have subscribed to new shares it is issuing to them. JES, which owns the Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry shipyard in China, said Brilliant Choice International and one Sun Yiyi would buy a total of 183M new ordinary
  • China's wheat, corn imports dive in 2014
    China, the world's largest wheat consumer and the second-largest corn consumer, has recorded less imports of wheat and corn for the whole of 2014, official customs data showed. The nation imported a total of 2.97M tonnes of wheat and 2.6M tonnes of maize in 2014, down by 46% and 20.4% year on year
  • Ulsan Port aims to cut loading accidents
    South Korea's Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) is launched a risk assessment consultation to further reduce accidents during loading and unloading cargoes, the port announced on 23 January. Ulsan Port mainly handles oil, chemicals, and other liquid cargo. The consultation will run from March to
  • VLGC rates heading towards $100/tonne mark again
    Shipbrokers predict that rates to transport LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGC) will hit the $100/tonne mark soon. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Gulf-Far East route at $87.375/tonne, up from $73.188/tonne a week ago. At current bunker prices in
  • South Korea to probe raising of Sewol ferry
    South Korea began an underwater probe to decide whether to lift up Sewol, which capsized during a routine Incheon-Jeju trip on 16 April 2014, leaving 304 of 476 passengers either dead or missing. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, a 2,000-tonne barge Hyundai Boryung carrying experts
  • US box port crisis worsens
    Congestion and delays at US West Coast container terminals could last well beyond a labour contract settlement, a prominent shipper group representative has warned. Bruce Carlton, president of the Virginia-based National Industrial Transportation League, maintained that operations on the waterfront
  • Emergency dredging begins off Hong Kong's Lamma Island
    An emergency dredging operation has been kicked off at Hong Kong's Lamma Power Station Navigation Channel. A small fleet of vessels, including two grab dredgers, four hopper barges, two tugs and one survey boat, are deployed for the three-month project, a statement of the Hong Kong Marine
  • China's ore, LNG imports up more than 10% in 2014
    China imported a total of 933M tonnes of iron ore and 19.89M tonnes of LNG in 2014, up 13.8% and 10.3% year on year respectively, data from Chinese customs showed. Iron ore imports in December climbed 29% y/y to 86.85M tonnes, according to customs data. The tumbling iron ore prices have led to the
  • Falcon Energy extends bid for CH Offshore
    Falcon Energy Group has extended its bid to acquire all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital of CH Offshore. CIMB Bank Singapore branch has acted on behalf of the Singapore-listed offshore services provider for the extension of its voluntary conditional cash offer from 17.30 on 26
  • JGC wins award to expand Petronas LNG facility
    Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation has clinched a $502M contract to expand Petronas' LNG shipping and storage complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Petronas' LNG complex is one of the world's largest LNG production facilities and currently has eight production trains with a

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Crowley scholarships help three SUNY Maritime students
  • Offshore leasing plan gets few industry cheers
  • Bollinger Shipyards announces key promotion
  • Cruise giant Carnival in MOU with China Merchants
  • Schettino: I won't run away
  • Italian operator orders Damen ASD 2810 for Ancona

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of closed East Coast ports
  • Coast Guard rescue teams search for plane crash survivors
  • Iconic carpet being replaced at Portland International Airport
  • Log shipments to Japan resume at Port of Everett
  • Washington state grant funds heading to Port of Moses Lake

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Bank ship finance to bounce back in 2016, says Petrofin
    Meanwhile non-traditional lenders are plugging part of the gap
  • Greek shipping waits as Tsipras unveils new government
    Shipping is part of a new 'super-ministry' including economy, infrastructure and tourism
  • Market awaits DHT's take on aframax crude tankers
    Company's results are likely to offer an insight into vessels' earning power
  • Carnival and China Merchants form alliance to expand in Chinese cruise market
    Companies to explore opportunities in jointly owning ships and developing terminals
  • Illegal weapons rental widespread, say PMSCs
    Cost-cutting practice common after price collapse
  • Eitzen secures $100m loan as part of restructuring
    Chemical tanker owner tells Lloyd's List it plans to increase loan to $150m shortly
  • DSME expects strong newbuilding demand for giant boxships and LNG carriers in 2015
    But South Korean giant has dim outlook over offshore shipbuilding, due to falling oil prices
  • IRISL court ruling changes nothing, say lawyers
    EU expected to redesignate Iranian shipowner
  • More capesizes sent for scrap
    Ten sales in past fortnight and more units are being touted in the market
  • Hellenic Carriers chief executive increases shareholding
    Brother disposes of 26.2% stake to pursue political career
  • Eight more VLCCs taken on time charters
    Latest tankers could be used for crude storage, reducing the number of VLCCs competing to carry cargoes
  • GSI will post a full-year profit of around $24m
    Gain is due to proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
  • Work begins on expanding Cosco's Piraeus terminal
    Port likely to be hot topic for new Greek government
  • HNA arm closes deal with Cronos, continuing container leasing expansion drive
    Deal brings Bohai Leasing Co 80% of Cronos, building on earlier acquisition of Seaco
  • Boxship scrapping set to remain high after near-record level in 2014
    More than 1m teu removed from the fleet through demolition in the past three years, Clarkson Research estimates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Manitoulin Transport Buys LTL business, expands in Alberta
    Canadian trucking operator Manitoulin Transport made its second acquisition in Alberta in the past six months, buying the less-than-truckload division of Hi-Way 13, Camrose, Alberta. The acquisition is part of a long-term strategic effort by Mississauga, Ontario-based Manitoulin to expand in energy-rich Western Canada, especially in Alberta and Manitoba. Manitoulin has been...
  • Fast-growing logistics company TQL expands in North Carolina
    Total Quality Logistics, one of the largest U.S. logistics companies and truckload freight brokers, is expanding in North Carolina. The opening of the second TQL office in North Carolina follows rapid expansion in 2014, when the company's revenue topped $2.1 billion. The third-party logistics provider will invest $750,000 in its new...
  • ILWU Local 8 shuts down Portland container terminal Tuesday
    Dockworkers at the Port of Portland, Ore. shut down the port's only container terminal on Tuesday to protest the firing of some longshoremen last week. Elvis Ganda, North American CEO of ICTSI, which operates Portland's Terminal 6, said International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8 refused to provide vessel, yard and...
  • Box shipping owners attacked over unsafe beach scrapping
    Leading container shipping groups are under fire from a safe shipbreaking campaign group for continuing to send vessels to "sub-standard" beach demolition yards on the Indian sub-continent. NGO Shipbreaking Platform (NSP) said on Tuesday that 641 out of 1,026 vessels demolished last year were sent to such beach-based facilities in India,...
  • UASC orders 2,000 reefer containers on eve of South America debut
    UASC will expand its reefer fleet by 2,000 containers to capture a greater share of the north-south trade.United Arab Shipping Co. has ordered 2,000 refrigerated containers as it prepares to expand into the South American liner trades. The Dubai-based carrier is set to launch services from Europe and Asia to the...
  • Northeast blizzard delays rail, truck shipments
    Railroads and trucking companies said shipping delays would be unavoidable Tuesday in the wake of severe winter weather that dropped as much as 2 feet of snow in some corners of the Northeast. Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation, which together have a duopoly over all east-west freight rail traffic east...
  • West Coast congestion leads carriers to add tonnage to the trans-Pacific
    Congestion on the West Coast, which has led to delays of one to three weeks on nearly all trans-Pacific services, has led carriers to inject significant additional tonnage into the trans-Pacific to maintain a semblance of schedule reliability, Alphaliner said. Alphaliner said on Monday that the ongoing port congestion has led...
  • Indian logistics provider Gati rides e-commerce growth to robust profits
    Gati Ltd., India's leading express distribution and supply chain solutions provider, on Tuesday said the growth of e-commerce helped increase net earnings by 60 percent in its third fiscal quarter, which ended on Dec. 31. Net earnings reached Rs. 14 crore (about $2.3 million), compared with $1.4 million for the same...
  • US retains status as Japan's largest export market
    In a sea change in Asia-Pacific trade among the world's three largest economies, the United States retained its status as Japan's biggest export market for the second year in a row in 2014, edging out China. Japan is the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China and is heavily dependent...
  • NS says it's turned a corner on rail service
    Norfolk Southern Railway said poor network velocity cost it some domestic intermodal volume in the fourth quarter, but the railroad said overall service has turned a corner, allowing it to better handle expected domestic and international intermodal traffic growth this year. The railroad told investors Monday morning that its efforts to...
  • Chinese New Year tailwind lifting Asia air freight demand
    HONG KONG - Air freight on the Asia-North America trade is riding a tailwind that filled freighters and bellies in the last quarter of 2014, and after a brief holiday dip the volumes are again on the rise.Shippers are trying to get their cargo out of China before a later...
  • China the frontline in alliance fight for Asia-Europe market, Drewry says
    HONG KONG - China is the main battleground for the world's four mega shipping alliances, that collectively depart from 10 mainland ports every week to North Europe in 74 weekly voyages, according to Drewry Maritime Research.Of the vessel tie-ups, the 2M Alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. has...
  • Survey finds rail service improving for US grain exporters
    Farmers and grain handlers in the U.S. Midwest are experiencing improved rail service, according to a recent survey from a group that has been a vocal critic of rail delays, congestion and shipping rates in the past year. The survey of 42 grain handlers in Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and South...
  • Truckers, motorists renew call for US fuels tax hike
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the deadline for passing new federal highway spending legislation approaching May 31, the largest U.S. business lobby joined with groups representing truckers and motorists to urge the new Congress to raise the federal fuels tax. Calls for raising the fuels tax to restore the federal Highway Trust...
  • Procurement increasingly takes a back seat in BCO-carrier negotiations
    As the service contracting season in the eastbound trans-Pacific gears up, internal tensions within many large shipper organizations between a procurement and a logistics mentality will once again play out as contracts totaling billions of dollars are negotiated and signed between now and May 1. Yet interviews with shippers suggest that...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Reefer runs aground
    Authorities in the US are racing to free a Seatrade reefer that ran aground in the Delaware Bay early Tuesday morning.
  • Cal Dive critical
    Wall Street is rife with speculation that Cal Dive International is planning to pursue a Chapter 11 restructuring in the US.
  • Siem sheds reefers
    A leading Norwegian reefer operator is preparing to part ways with two of its eldest vessels.
  • Blizzard batters US coast
    A severe winter storm in the US has crippled much of the nation's north-eastern seaboard.
  • Kalavryta leaves US
    A tanker anchored for months off the US laden with 1m barrels of oil has started sailing towards Gibraltar.
  • Diana takes rate cut
    Greece's Diana Shipping has fixed out a panamax for up to a year at a slightly reduced daily rate.
  • NewLead takes five
    NewLead has taken its fleet to double figures after snapping up five tankers from private Greek owner Harmonia Shipping Management.
  • Antwerp in record growth
    Belgium's port of Antwerp has claimed record cargo growth in 2014 as volumes hit 199m tonnes, a rise of 4.3% year-on-year.
  • Danes unify operations
    Sister operations Nordic Tankers and Herning Shipping are merging their Danish offices as part of a new financial restructuring.
  • Syriza's new super-ministry
    Greek election winner Syriza has officially announced its plan for the new governmental scheme that will see the ministry of shipping and the Aegean under the umbrella of a so-called super-ministry.
  • Giants take Eitzen stakes
    Leading banks and hedge funds have emerged as major backers of Eitzen Chemical in the wake of an $850m restructuring.
  • GE adds PSV
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has added a new platform supply vessel to its tally through its wholly-owned subsidiary Greatship India.
  • NAP starts ahead
    Greece's Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP) has posted a profit of $2.55m in its first 44 days of operation since completing its US IPO.
  • Schettino facing 26 years?
    An Italian prosecutor has asked a court in Grosseto to impose a 26-year sentence on Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino, who is charged with multiple manslaughter.
  • Gas owners take a tumble
    A plunge in the share price of some of the world's largest VLGC owners may have opened the door for investors.
  • Eitzen loan confirmed
    Eitzen Chemical has confirmed a $100m loan that forms part of an $850m restructuring.
  • Drifting bulker towed
    A drifting Greek bulker has been towed safely into port after losing power in gales off Algeria.
  • TAS wins trio
    Malaysian shipbuilder TAS Offshore has sealed orders from a new client worth MYR 143.24m ($40m).
  • Profit in sight for DHT
    Wall Street expects its largest VLCC owner to book a positive finish to 2014.
  • Joshi in at SCI
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has a new government-appointed financial director.
  • Carnival in new China pact
    Carnival Corporation is furthering its Chinese expansion plans with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could see the company joining forces with China Merchants Group (CMG).
  • Fund enters GasLog MLP
    OppenheimerFunds has become a major investor in Peter Livanos-backed GasLog Partners.
  • HSH eyes $1.7bn cut
    HSH Nordbank is seeking to accelerate its disposal of bad shipping debt, a leading executive says.
  • Cruises cancelled
    The German administrator of bankrupt Peter Deilmann Reederei has cancelled all scheduled trips for the Deutschland cruiseship as a buyer remains elusive.
  • Suez Canal revenue up
    Revenues from the Suez Canal rose to $445.5m during December.
  • Egypt inks $2.2bn LNG deal
    Egypt's Egas has awarded contracts worth $2.2bn to import 75 LNG cargoes over two years.
  • Bohai bags Cronos
    China's Bohai Leasing Co has completed the acquisition of container leasing company Cronos Limited from two US hedge funds.
  • Apollo lifts Baltic stake
    Apollo Management has increased its stake in bulker owner Baltic Trading, latest regulatory filings show.
  • Pellets prompt expansion
    The UK's Port of Tyne is investing £25m ($38m) to expand its multi-functional deep-sea facility at South Shields.
  • CH Offshore bid extended
    Falcon Energy Group has given shareholders in CH Offshore another two weeks to accept its takeover offer for the company.
  • Osaka set for discharge
    Hoegh Autoliners says it is expecting to receive permission to begin unloading the Hoegh Osaka imminently.
  • RGL ups the ante
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with speculation that RGL Shipping of Singapore has exercised an option to construct another bulker at Bohai Shipbuilding in China.
  • High hopes for Tankships
    sTankships Investment Holdings only has ten ships to its name but a growing number of forecasters believe the tally will increase significantly in the months to come.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • Winter storm threatens to snarl freight networks
  • Port of Antwerp announces 2014 freight volumes
  • NS reports fourth quarter and full-year 2014 financial results
  • U.S. cabinet secretaries pitch FTAs and Cuba trade
  • Meat trade groups press for TPA renewal
  • China will accept all U.S. apple exports
  • MSC to offer transatlantic service to Boston, Philadelphia
  • NS to close Roanoke office, relocate functions
  • UASC orders 2,000 reefer units
  • ILWU, PMA reach tentative chassis agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 27, 2015
  • New Greek government to stop Piraeus port sale
    Cosco deal will be 'reviewed'.
  • New York, New Jersey marine terminals to reopen Wednesday
    As 'historic' storm systems fizzles out.
  • Little demand for 'ultra low sulphur fuel oil'
    'While MGO prices are so low no shipowners are interested,' says European player.
  • Distillates storage terminal to start in next few weeks
    Facility is on UK's northeastern coast.
  • Rotterdam on track with LNG bunkering infrastructure
    Port sees opportunity to become LNG hub to mirror its conventional marine fuels hub status.
  • Arbitrage volumes will be 'trimmed'
    Traders have hired up to 20 VLCCs to store product while oil prices are low.
  • New York port remains closed Tuesday
    But weather not as severe as first thought.
  • Fujairah's storage capacity could grow faster than expected
    Conference warned that supply could outstrip demand.
  • Bunkering unlikely on US East Coast on Tuesday
    As stormy conditions take hold.
  • Dutch JV to launch LNG bunkering barge in 2016
    Plans to sell and supply LNG directly to ship in ARA region and nearby ports.
  • BDN declaration still in need of review
    But working group members at IMO sub-committee had divergent views on the best way forward.
  • Port to be developed as regional bunkering hub
    Facility to be extended by over two kilometres for increased maritime activities.
  • Shipyard launches 'world's first' hybrid superyacht
    Vessel is 30% more fuel efficient than similar sized counterparts, says yard.
  • Shipbuilding group to develop hybrid power systems
    Group takes controlling interest in engine manufacturer.
  • US shipping firm delays mass scrubber order
    Extends expiry for option to buy 40 scrubber units.
  • India may lift bunker tax on scrapped ships
    Applies to fuel left in vessels going to scrap yard.
  • UK bunker player extends supplies across Scotland
    Firm starts MGO supplies at Glasgow, Rosyth, Leith, Greenock.
  • Denmark's first LNG bunkering project wins EU backing
    Building work to complete by mid-year.
  • Bunker Holding employs support staff
    Staff to develop training and education programmes for group.
  • BP Marine to 'end fuel oil bunker sales' in US, Panama
    Following a review of its marine fuel oil retail sales activities in the Americas.
  • Oil spill recovery efforts continue in Hawaii
    After a 95-foot towing vessel sank last Thursday.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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