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April 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg Sud details disappointing year, outlines future east-west plans
  • Union Pacific profit up 5.5pc to US$1.15 billion as revenue rises 0.53pc
  • Carriers refuse to speed ships, despite shippers' pleas based on low oil
  • Shanghai port company SIPG considers stake in Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping
  • Busan March volumes rise 1.9pc 1.63 million TEU - 7.2pc up on February
  • APMT opens 'first fully automated' box shop at Rotterdam's Maasvlakte II
  • No need to cut bunker quality via blending with oil prices so low: IBIA
  • Mega ships to hit ports with demands for new costly upgrades: TT Club
  • Intra-Asia ships to speed up as low oil cut costs: BIMCO analyst
  • Brussels Airport volume up 9.7pc to 120,000 tonnes, March rises 8.2pc
  • West coast congestion brings fed-up shippers to Ohio's Rickenbacker field
  • Korean Air wins Airbus bid as provider of wingtips for Airbus A330neo

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Terminal officially opens
  • Asia-ECSA service launched
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders five new containerships
  • Indian yards to demolish more vessels for scrap metal supply
  • MoS highlights govt initiatives to promote ship repair industry
  • MSC to add new direct service to transatlantic network
  • No vanillas any more: Ways to employer branding for logistics companies
  • SCFI Asia-North Europe spot rates keep falling
  • Shipping schedule reliability improving, but could do much better
  • Strong tanker market extends peak season high earnings
  • Transworld Group Chairman selected winner in Outstanding Category of the prestigious Asia & The Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
  • Car exports drop 1.66 pc in FY15
  • India to sign MoU with Iran to develop Chabahar port
  • Coal Ministry told to keep tabs on rail-link projects
  • Theme paper for FFFAI's Biennial Convention at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai during May 21-23, 2015
  • Exports to remain weak in 2015-16 on poor global demand: Fieo
  • INR recovers against dollar after three-session falling streak

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pushing out the frontiers in Eastern Europe and Asia
  • Piles and piles of wood to haul
  • New temperature-controlled offer to Amsterdam
  • Luxport invests in heavylift facilities
  • DB Schenker Rail UK retains Royal Mail contract
  • Susanne Sorg reinforcing GS1 Germany
  • Geis sees turnover jump
  • Volga-Dnepr begins validating ACC3 status
  • First stone laid for new Dunkirk terminal
  • Europa's new technology to the aid of operators
  • Boeing picks last year's best suppliers
  • Contship's Milano rail hub up and running
  • Airnautic lands in Nantes
  • Maasvlakte II officially opens with a bang

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio Tankers building on strong quarter
    Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Tankers generated USD40.7 million in net income in 1Q15 on USD106.7 million in revenues. While net income represented a 23.6% drop from 1Q14, Scorpio's earnings on an adjusted basis, which excludes special items, increased from USD1.9 million last year to USD39.3 million
  • News insight: Master recounts migrant rescue
    A Campbell Shipping fleet ship recently plucked to safety three fishermen who were stranded on their capsized vessel in South Africa. It is the type of rescue that commercial ships routinely carry out, and the obligation for which is written into maritime regulations. But on 22 October 2014,
  • Golden Ocean sells ships, leases ones back, and postpones deliveries
    Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has sold eight Capesize vessels and leased them back. It has also sold a further six units and postponed deliveries of newbuildings to raise cash in a weak market. The company has sold eight ships to
  • Wilson in refinancing deal
    Listed Norwegian shortsea bulk carrier operator Wilson has entered into a refinancing agreement worth EUR175 million (USD192 million) that includes EUR20 million to cover costs of new projects. The agreement, which was signed with DNB and SR Bank, will replace an existing mortgage finance-based
  • Carriers in last-ditch effort to restore rates
    Container lines have their backs against the wall as they rally behind sharp general rate increases (GRI) for the Far East and Europe trade later this week. Following three unsuccessful attempts over the past months, carriers will be pushing for hikes of between USD730 and USD1,300 teu on spot
  • HPH Trust posts losses in 2014
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holding Trust (HPH Trust) posted a loss of HKD16 million (USD2.06 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. This represents a huge tumble compared with its HKD3 million profit in 2013, due to the recognition of one-off impairment loss.
  • China CSSC profits surge 350% in 1Q15
    Shanghai-listed China CSSC Holdings has announced net profits of CNY124 million (USD20 million) for the first quarter of 2015. This figure, announced 24 April, represents a jump of 349.9% from the previous year and more than the total CNY44.2 million net profit for the whole of 2014. The company's
  • Hanjin Shipping could return to black in Q1
    Hanjin Shipping could return to the black in the first quarter of 2015 as the power of cheap oil rubs off on the company, said an analyst. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analysts Yun Hee-do and Lee Chang-won have forecast a net profit of KRW30 billion (USD27.9 million) for first-quarter
  • Philippines replaces Indonesia to be China's top nickel trader
    The Philippines has replaced Indonesia as the biggest nickel ore exporter to China in 2015, as the result of an export ban on unprocessed nickel ore imposed in Indonesia. In the first two months, China's nickel ore imports from the Philippines jumped 25% year on year (y/y) to 1.97 million tonnes,
  • Think-tank shares reforms to curb Manila port congestion
    The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has proposed several policy and infrastructure reforms to tackle Manila ports' long-standing congestion. The government think-tank, in its policy note, has called for a directive that will divert cargoes bound for, or coming from, the south of
  • Otto Marine creditors file winding-up applications
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine stated in its filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that its creditor has filed a winding-up application against the company with the Singapore High Court. The creditor has made separate claims of approximately USD200,000 and EUR900,000
  • Scrap prices fall with oversupply, monsoon
    Ship recycling is increasingly becoming a buyer's market, as there is no let-up in the number of bulkers being sold for demolition while the imminent South Asian monsoon season would discourage breaking activity. Following the recent buying of Capesizes and with many vessels arriving for beaching
  • Dredging works off Hong Kong Coliseum begin
    Dredging operations are being carried out off Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, for approximately 10 months, a notice of Hong Kong Marine Department said. The dredging works that started on 23 April are being carried out by one grab dredger and one hopper barge. One tug will provide assistance. The

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Swiss WorldCargo caught in a crosswind as rate revaluation impacts supply chains
  • Gulf ports get ready for the big league as investment floods in to boost capacity
  • Royal salute as the hi-tech Maasvlakte II opens to give port of Rotterdam a boost

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Great Lakes Towing frees grounded bulker
  • Golden Ocean moves to strengthen its cash position
  • Maersk Line picks Sperry for 80 ship upgrades
  • Conrad starts construction of BHGI designed ATB
  • Horizon delivers second 80 ft towboat to FMT

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Port of Olympia funding program backs projects in four small cities
  • Yang Ming marks maiden voyage of new 14,000 TEU container ship
  • Coast Guard holds vessel for number of safety violations
  • Reconstruction work set to begin on Sea-Tac Airport center runway
  • Boeing taps John Shannon as Space Launch System VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio's Bugbee sees pools as its contribution to consolidation
    Pools would afford Scorpio the benefits of consolidation without the disruption of acquiring the vessels themselves
  • Low bunker costs protecting lines from sub-zero rates
    SeaIntel says rates situation is less dire than in 2011 or in 2013 due to falling oil prices
  • Scorpio Tankers expenses erode income
    Although there were some higher expenses, the fleet's earning power has increased dramatically
  • HPH Trust posts softer underlying performance in first quarter
    Singapore-listed trust dragged down by lacklustre throughput in Hong Kong
  • Euronav warns against speeding up tankers
    It serves little purpose to go faster, despite the temptation in a hot market to grab as many cargoes as possible, says owner
  • Cosco Pacific's first-quarter profit up 20%
    Port arm of Cosco Group enjoys 6.6% growth in box throughput
  • Ultra large boxships don't define the alliance, says APL president
    Kenneth Glenn says the company will focus more on land-side cost reduction
  • Heat stays in VLGC spot market
    Spot rates climb to $96 per tonne, with expectation of further rises this week
  • Shippers urge co-ordinated oversight of box line alliances as regulators prepare to meet
    Cargo interests split on future relations with the big four global liner shipping partnerships
  • SITC reports 74% hike in first-quarter profit
    Hong Kong-listed intra-Asia player benefits from lower bunker costs despite falls in freight rates
  • Staying on the line
    Avoid post-accident micro-managing because if you treat professionals as idiots, that is exactly who you will be soon employing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • ILWU to idle Bay Area ports to protest police killing of African Americans
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 in the Bay area will use its monthly stop-work meeting on Friday to idle the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to protest recent police killings of African Americans. The executive board and membership of Local 10 aligned its "Union Action to Stop Police...
  • China-US East Coast spot fall suggests West Coast diversions easing
    Spot rates in the China-U.S. East Coast lane are falling back down to historical levels, a sign that vessel diversions driven by West Coast congestion may be easing. Click to enlargeEastbound spot rates on the China-East Coast lane were down 9 percent Monday from the prior week, according to the Shanghai...
  • West Coast diversions help NY-NJ hit record volume
    The Port of New York and New Jersey's container volume in March set records for container lifts and 20-foot-equivalent units, aided by the lingering impact of labor disruptions on the U.S. West Coast. Click to enlargeNew York-New Jersey handled 559,264 twenty-foot-equivalent units of full and empty containers in March, surpassing the...
  • Trial of ex-Crowley official enters third week
    The trial of Thomas Farmer, a former Crowley Liner Services executive accused of antitrust conspiracy, has entered its third week in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Farmer, a former vice president, price and yield management, at Crowley, was charged two years ago in an indictment alleging he participated...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics Welcomes 47th Location to Its Global Network
    ITASCA, ILLINOIS - AIT Worldwide Logistics has added a new office in Rochester, New York, to its expanding global network. The 28,000-square-foot facility is led by Branch Manager Tom Iuppa who joins AIT with nearly three decades of international supply chain experience. Iuppa, a licensed customs broker, oversees a team of...
  • General Mills plans multimodal British distribution hub
    International food shipper General Mills plans to speed distribution of its goods to British customers by moving into a multimodal logistics facility near Manchester, England. The $18 billion foods company is expanding in Europe, where net sales increased 3 percent in the fiscal quarter that ended Feb. 28, accounting for fluctuating...
  • CEVA adds senior sector operations talent to propel customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy
    Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, 27 April, 2015 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the appointment of two senior executives with deep sector-specific operations expertise to further drive its customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy. In its Contract Logistics business line, CEVA has established an industry sector and...
  • National Private Truck Council Names Fleet Advantage Recipient of the 'Member of the Year Award'
    Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management today announced it was named the 2015 Allied Member of the Year by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Fleet Advantage received the award during the NPTC's Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held...
  • LARRY COYNE HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    London, UK, 27th April 2015 - Larry Coyne, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Coyne, who founded Coyne Airways 22 years ago, picked up the Cargo Airline of the Year award at a dinner in central London, UK,...
  • US ports move toward truck appointment model
    Rich Ceci starts work at 4:30 a.m., but others arrive even earlier. In recent weeks, truck drivers have lined up before midnight outside the GCT Bayonne container terminal in New Jersey. Some mornings, the queue has stretched for miles. When gates open at 6 a.m., the traffic jam moves into the...
  • US logistics real estate markets get tighter, pushing up rents
    Shippers' capacity worries aren't confined to transportation modes. Warehousing and logistics space is getting tight in key U.S. markets as well, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Demand for logistics facilities exceeded supply in those markets in the first quarter of 2015, the property management company said in a report on...
  • Intermodal services to Virginia port delayed, cut after barge hits bridge
    The Port of Virginia's efforts to curb congestion took a literal hit Sunday morning after a barge struck a rail bridge, forcing Norfolk Southern Railway to delay five intermodal services and end two. According to the railroad, a barge on the Elizabeth River struck an NS railroad bridge, knocking it out...
  • Container terminal opens at Saudi Arabia's King Abdul Aziz Port
    Saudi Global Ports has opened its newest container terminal in Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Port. A joint venture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, global port terminal operator PSA International and the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund, the SGP terminal welcomed its first vessel last Thursday. The terminal on the Arabian Gulf...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: James Hertwig, Florida East Coast Railway
    Florida East Coast Railway's President and CEO proposes solutions to facing shippers for 2015, namely port congestion and truck driver shortages. ...
  • West Coast congestion points to need for greater shipment visibility
    At its worst, the months of congestion and gridlock at West Coast ports left beneficial cargo owners nearly blind in trying to pinpoint where their shipments were in the supply chain. Unlike the visibility it has given industry stakeholders under normal conditions, technology couldn't even save the day. The sophisticated...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: Port Everglades, Jim Pyburn
    Labor and port congestion will continue to be top issues facing shippers this year, said Jim Pyburn, Director of Business Development, Port Everglades. At TPM 2015, he provides commentary on the year ahead as well as an update on intermodal investments and overall business at the port. ...
  • US to import more from Far East, export less
    U.S. consumer spending and new homebuilding are forecast to grow so steadily this year that imports from Far East Asia are likely to grow by a faster-than-expected 4.5 percent, year-over-year. At the same time, the lingering effects of West Coast port congestion, combined with the strong U.S. dollar and slowing Asian...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: C.H. Robinson, Sri Laxmana
    Sri Laxmana, Director of Global Forwarding, Ocean Services, C.H. Robinson, comments on challenges the shipping industry faced in 2014 and what is ahead, including thoughts on various ways the Panama Canal expansion may impact West Coast volumes. ...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: CargoSphere, Neil Barni
    At TPM 2015, MIT's Dr. Chris Caplice gave a TED-style talk on the future of transportation and touched on the basic human needs of collaboration and individuality. Neil Barni, president, CargoSphere, discusses the reasoning behind their sponsorship of this session and the paradigm change needed in contract management. ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Danaos profit surges
    Danaos has posted a first-quarter profit that was well ahead of analyst estimates as the company slashed costs amid a more modest revenue increase.
  • 'Be prepared' for migrants
    Shipowners should be prepared to deal with rescue operations when transiting waters where migrants are increasingly making dangerous crossings, the North of England Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club said today.
  • Waterway nears key milestone
    Crews are gearing up to carry out installation of the last of 16 lock gates on the expanded Panama Canal, marking a key milestone in the project.
  • Olympic in golden VLCC sale
    Onassis-backed Olympic Shipping has caused a flurry of excitement in the tanker market having sold one of its VLCCs at an eye-catching price.
  • CSSC into gas?
    The shipowning arm of Chinese state shipbuilder CSSC has reportedly added a couple of gas carriers to its orderbook at group shipyards.
  • Milaha boosts profit
    Qatar's Milaha has seen strong performance from all core segments boost the company's revenue and profit for the first quarter.
  • D'Amico into LR1s
    Italy's D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) is entering the LR1 sector with a new order in South Korea.
  • Scorpio Tankers starts strongly
    Scorpio Tankers inched up its dividend as it reported a strong first quarter profit in a rising market with the promise of more to come in the coming quarter.
  • Wilson fixes $189m loan
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has secured EUR 175m ($189.4m) of new loans that have refinanced virtually all its ship-mortgage debt.
  • Scorpio in $111m sale
    Scorpio Bulkers has continued moves to bolster its balance sheet with the sale of three additional newbuildings today.
  • CSCL on the rise
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has built on the annual profit of 2014 and saw its earnings surge during the first three months of 2015.
  • Varun Shipping on notice
    Varun Shipping of India has been given 30 days to respond to complaints from investors over delayed dividend payments.
  • Sembcorp weaker in Q1
    An increased number of repaired ships was not enough to prevent Sembcorp Marine's profit from sliding 15% during the first quarter.
  • Ferry sale probed
    A former Venezuelan minister has denied corruption connected to the purchase of three ferries in 2013.
  • Jefferies lowers dry forecast
    Jefferies has hauled down its dry bulk rate forecasts given further complications in demand.
  • Crewman dies
    A crewman found unconscious on a cargoship has died off Newport, Australia.
  • HMM cancels orders
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has torn up contracts for two bulkers only two weeks after reports that it was looking to sell its dry cargo division.
  • Passengers evacuated
    Passengers have been taken off an Indonesian ro-ro ferry that grounded in a storm off Sumatra.
  • Golden Ocean 'Doing the right thing'
    Shares in Golden Ocean posted modest gains in Oslo this morning after the owner sold 14 vessels and pushed back a series of newbuidlings.
  • Scorpio fixes duo
    Scorpio Tankers has fixed two of its recently delivered vessels at high daily rates as the tanker market continues to show signs of recovery.
  • Drug tug raided
    UK navy and border force officers have found cocaine on a tug off Aberdeen.
  • 'Extreme' scrapping extends
    Muhieddine Shipping of Syria has scrapped its oldest bulker as dry cargo demolition continues at an extreme rate.
  • SITC builds profit
    Hong Kong containership owner SITC has been boosted by lower bunker prices as it posted higher earnings in the first quarter.
  • Golden Ocean rings changes
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean has bolstered its position in a loss-making dry cargo market with a series of sales deals and newbuilding delays.
  • Indian deal sealed
    India and Bangladesh have finally signed an agreement to run river-sea ships along the coast between the two countries.
  • New run to Oman
    Iran and Oman have agreed to start a new direct shipping line next month.
  • Jindal orders 10
    Jindal Steel of India has reactivated its newbuilding plans with an order for 10 mini-bulkers in Bangladesh.
  • Creditor move downs Otto
    Shares in Otto Marine fell almost 10% Monday after a creditor filed a court application to wind up the company over a $1.2m debt.
  • Fredriksen down £2bn
    John Fredriksen has lost £2bn ($3bn) of his fortune over the past year due to the collapse in the offshore and bulker sectors.
  • CHO suffers legal delay
    CH Offshore's legal proceedings against Venezuelan oil company PDVSA over unpaid charter hire have been delayed.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • AGOA, GSP make headway in Congress
  • Libyan crisis puts strain on marine shipping
  • Port of Sohar expands capacity to 6 million TEUs
  • iContainers starts door-to-door ocean service
  • Bangladesh factory tragedy remembered
  • Truckload rates up 5.1% in March
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Tacoma
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: American Waterways Operators and Deutsche Post DHL Group
  • Drivers strike at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Truckers plan strike at California ports' marine terminals
    Protest to take place at LA and Long Beach ports.
  • Scorpio Bulkers to sell newbuilds for $111 million
    Enters agreement for two Capesize vessels and one Ultramax dry bulk vessel.
  • Taming Emissions
    'Slow steaming is here to stay' was sounding a little less convincing at the beginning of 2015.
  • Singapore arrest for crude tanker
    Vessel is flagged to Singapore interests.
  • Sail as slowly as trade allows, says tanker operator
    Extra bunker costs involved in steaming fast are hard to recoup.
  • Contaminated crude oil cargo on the move
    Could end up as bunker fuel, says market expert.
  • New staff at Dan-Bunkering's Shanghai office
    Vivian Yu has been employed as finance and administration manager.
  • LNG bunkering planned for Canada's east coast
    Small-scale LNG project would include bunkering.
  • Big variations in discounts for alternative ECA fuels
    Biggest savings compared to LS MGO seen from Russian suppliers.
  • Hong Kong sets example with low sulphur rules
    'Landmark shipping legislation' could influence China's environmental policy.
  • Softer bunkers boost box line's profits
    Operating costs down by 6%.
  • Bunker spill reported in northern New Zealand
    Clean-up efforts hampered by bad weather, authorities said.
  • Authorities foil fuel smuggling plot
    Ship was bringing diesel fuel into Singapore.
  • USCG LNG bunkering guide may advance industry, lawyer says
    US law firms says guide extends USCG's jurisdiction beyond quayside facilities.
  • Japanese shipowner orders fuel-saving newbuildings
    With wind pressure reduction design.
  • Danish shipping firm in bunker saving move
    Company targets 3% cut in annual bunker bills.
  • GAC: MFM offers better control to bunker industry
    'You can never go wrong with transparency for long term customer relations,' says spokesman.
  • ECA lifts European refiner's bottom line
    Baltic bunker markets 'growing gradually'.
  • Container shipping: 'Hoping for better days won't work'
    Companies must 'ruthlessly target costs'.
  • Growing acceptance of alternative ECA fuels
    But operators need strong incentives to choose them over more widely available and familiar LS MGO.
  • Report: Demand for LPG as bunkers expected to grow
    Gas identified as a possible solution to 'stringent' environmental rules.
  • Djibouti to house NATO counter-piracy office
    Representatives from both sides signed an anti-piracy cooperation agreement last week.
  • Statoil prepares for 'crude price recovery'
    By cutting investments less than its rivals.
  • MPA signs technology agreement with R&D firm
    Agreement includes use of emission reduction technology for port vessels.

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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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