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April 30, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Iran seizes Maersk Tigris, shows it too can stop, hold ships as Saudis do
  • Oakland dockers to walk out and rally against police violence
  • Teamsters' strikers picket trucking firms over drivers' independent status
  • Piracy rises 10pc in first quarter after global downturn: IMB Report
  • Hutchison accelerates development of Sohar Port's Terminal C in Oman
  • John Deere logistics chief sounds off on shipping alliance failures
  • Temporary reduction of JIT transit slots to cross the Panama Canal ends
  • Singapore buys GAC EnvironHull's eco-friendly, diver-free hull cleaning system
  • Dalian carrier, yard, Lloyd's Register produce low-ballast ship design
  • International Association of Ports and Harbours meets in Hamburg June 1
  • Changi airport cargo falls 4.2pc in March, but still up 0.8pc year on year
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes freighters to 5 US cities with Orlando launch
  • Controlling interest in France's second cargo airport in Chinese hands

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix via its subsidiary CMA CGM LOG
  • Shipping industry disappointed but not surprised by EP vote on regional CO2 measures
  • Tuscan Ventures successfully exits LCL Logistix to CMA CGM Group
  • Hiranandani's floating LNG terminal at Haldia by 2019
  • Mumbai Port Trust felicitates key Port users
  • AITUC backs transport sector strike today
  • Gateway Distriparks announces record profits for FY 15
  • FDI shoots up 63 pc in Feb.
  • INR turns sharply weak on month-end dollar demand
  • eBL & banks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More orders in Europe, fewer in Brazil
  • All Supply Mombasa Shipchandlers a new name
  • Huge new HGV fleet for France
  • Contract logistics enhances bottom line
  • Still no sign of a safe haven
  • Consultancy deepens footprint in southwest Germany
  • TMH to deliver 68 locomotives to Russian Railways
  • Air Arabia adds sixth destination in Pakistan
  • New PSA terminal in Damman
  • Emons opens up in Georgia
  • New link between Rostock and Verona
  • Growth across all divisions
  • Fast disaster response delivered to Nepal by air
  • "Maersk Tigris" detained in Iran

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM takes majority holding in Indian logistics group
    Third-ranking global container line operator CMA CGM has taken a majority stake in leading Indian logistics operator LCL Logistix as part of a major drive to expand its forwarding and intermodal operations this year. The Marseilles-based group did not say initially what stake it had taken in the
  • Subsea 7 profit rises but outlook remains challenging
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed-to-surface contractor that is listed in Oslo, increased its net profit in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), but warns of a challenging outlook. Group net profit rose to USD151 million in 1Q15 from USD131 million a year earlier, while revenues fell to USD1.18
  • Updated: Iran action against Maersk ship likened to hijack
    A container ship detained by Iranian authorities is still anchored off the port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf, IHS Maritime AISLive data shows. Iran arrested the 5,400 teu Marshall Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris yesterday, after it was approached by several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary
  • Updated: Fire extinguished on evacuated car ferry
    The fire aboard the car ferry Sorrento was reported to be under control this afternoon - 24 hours after the evacuation of its 156 passengers and crew. Spanish news agencies said that the authorities were waiting for it to be completely extinguished before sending personnel aboard the vessel prior to taking it under tow, probably to the port of Palma in Majorca.
  • Concordia looks to expand as markets turn
    Concordia Maritime, the listed tanker company in the Gothenburg-based Stena Sphere, plans to grow its fleet as both the crude oil and product tanker markets have turned, the company said in its quarterly report. The company reported net profit of SEK28.1 million (USD3.3 million) in the first
  • DHT reports strong improvement in 1Q15
    DHT Holdings, the New York-listed crude oil tanker company managed from Oslo, has reported a strong improvement in result in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) on a firmer market and bigger fleet. Group net profit amounted to USD23.2 million in 1Q15 compared with a loss of USD0.5 million in the same
  • Dawei port project on the move
    One of the parties involved in the development of Dawei port has confirmed movement on the project, while declining to give details. Dawei is planned to be a mega-port on Myanmar's coast, well-connected to Thailand by yet-to-be-built transport infrastructure. The plan is backed by the Thai
  • Rickmers worried for Maersk crew's safety
    Rickmers Shipmanagement is "seriously concerned" about the crew of the Maersk Line containership it manages and which is being detained by Iran near the port city of Bandar Abbas. US authorities confirmed on 28 April that at approximately 13:00 local time, the 5,400 teu, Marshall Islands-flagged
  • Sinopacific delivers first SP AHTS
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has successfully delivered its first independently designed medium-sized anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) offshore vessel in the SP series on 28 April. Ossoy, the first of four newbuilds in the SPA150 AHTS series, was delivered to Russian shipowner FEMCO Group at the
  • Samudera posts higher profit in Q1
    Singapore-listed container shipping company Samudera Shipping Line posted a profit of USD6.1 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015, much higher than its USD0.4 million profit in the first quarter of 2014. The first quarter's higher profit was recorded despite a year-on-year (y/y) drop
  • UOBKayHian places top picks for offshore companies
    Singapore-based brokerage house UOBKayHian has listed offshore service companies Ezion Holdings, Triyards Holdings, and Sembcorp Industries as top picks. Analysts from UOBKayHian have set a target price for Ezion at SGD1.58 (USD1.20) per share, while the stocks are currently trading at SGD1.23 per
  • CMES' profit surges 22.6% in Q1 2015
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) on 29 April posted a profit of CNY225 million for the first quarter of 2015, surging 22.6% from the same period of 2014. The company recorded revenue of CNY1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2015, rocketing 106.2% year on year (y/y), and its
  • China crude steel production down 1.7% y/y in Q1
    China's crude steel production fell 1.7% year on year (y/y) to 200.1 million tonnes in the first three months of 2015, making the first quarterly decline in recent years. For irons, the national production also dropped 2.3% y/y to 176.5 million tonnes, with the steel production up 2.5% y/y to 266.4
  • FLNG and commercial ships bode well for SHI
    Even as drillship orders are drying up, orders for floating LNG (FLNG) vessels and commercial ships would augur well for Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), analysts believe. The second-biggest shipbuilder in South Korea on 28 April posted a KRW11.6 billion (USD10.78 million) profit for the first
  • Sainty Marine posts $292m loss in 2014
    Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder Sainty Marine sank to losses of CNY1.8 billion (USD292 million) in 2014 on huge asset impairment that resulted from its loans extended to shipbuilder Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry. For 2014, the company took a provision of CNY1 billion for non-performing loans it had
  • China VLCC buys two used VLCCs for $165m
    China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans&CSC, has bought two second-hand VLCCs from Sinokor Merchant Marine for a total of USD165 million, bringing its fleet in service to 33 VLCCs. China VLCC signed the vessel acquisition contracts with Sunrise
  • HHI's prospects bright despite Q1 loss
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could still turn a profit for 2015 even as restructuring costs resulted in a loss of KRW138.8 billion (USD129 million) in the first quarter. The result was worse than the KRW58.4 billion loss for the first quarter in 2014. Excluding the KRW161 billion in
  • Nautilus International denounces Sewol captain's life sentence
    Nautilus International, the trade union and professional organisation for maritime professionals, has denounced the life sentence handed down to the Sewol ferry captain on 28 April. Lee Jun-seok, 69, was originally sentenced to 36 years in prison on 11 November 2014 for negligence and for after

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • XPO Logistics swoops in $3.5bn takeover of ND - famous red brand will disappear
  • Two-runway Heathrow just not delivering the goods for the UK air cargo sector
  • Poor information flow from carriers worse than blanked sailings, say angry shippers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Iran: Court ordered Maersk Tigris detention
  • Crowley sells 1982-built tug to Island Tug & Barge
  • De Beers firms up newbuilding order at Kleven
  • Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards
  • IHI takes ¥9 billion hit from Brazilian shipyard venture
  • UASC's latest: Ultra large and ultra eco-friendly

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Vancouver Port Commission Oks Crude-By-Rail safety resolution
  • Seattle port board selects HMSHost for Sea-Tac Airport environmental award
  • Repair work forces closure of Coupeville ferry terminal
  • Port of Port Angeles Strategic Plan available for online public comment
  • Final lock gate installed for Panama Canal expansion project

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Diana confirms brace of new acquisitions
    Scorpio cape and Torm kamsarmax could be among the tail-end buys in marathon spree
  • Boxes lift Cosco as dry bulk slips
    Income from container shipping business increased but dry bulk fell in line with other major players
  • CSICL sees continued fall in net profit
    But flagship unit of Chinese state shipbuilding giant receives support from Beijing's naval orders
  • DHT's six new VLCCs poised to boost earnings 'tremendously' in hot market
    Tanker owner plans to increase time charter coverage gradually
  • Danaos eyes further boxship opportunities
    But Greece-based owner plays down asset-play deals due to shipbuilding capacity overhang
  • Seaspan rejects ship-widening as panamax prospects improve
    Gerry Wang says owner will only order 20,000 teu vessels on back of charter deal of at least 15 years
  • Aronnax: Dynamic positioning the future
    The invention of DP created an appetite for new vessel types, but training needs to keep apace
  • Boxship safety forum seeks to build critical mass
    CSSF members now represent 5.5m teu of capacity, or a quarter of the world's tonnage
  • Strong VLCC earnings boost CMES first-quarter profits
    But gains of China Merchants Group unit partially eroded by losses in dry bulk sector
  • Anchored boxships fall to zero outside LA/Long Beach
    Southern Californian ports clearing cargo backlog but labour issues not settled yet
  • Is $60,000 per day the new normal for VLCCs?
    Even older very large crude carriers are securing impressive charter rates as market takes on new shape
  • Logistics industry set for shake-up
    Consolidation on cards as XPO Logistics buys majority stake in rival Norbert Dentressangle
  • UASC joins big ship league
    World's largest LNG-ready boxship launched in Mokpo, South Korea
  • DHT's spot VLCCs rake in $60,300 per day in first quarter
    Shipping revenues quadruple for the New York-listed crude tanker owner as the bull market shows no signs of letting up
  • Costamare and York Capital hold talks over extending term for buying boxships
    Greece-based owner posts sharp increase in first-quarter profit
  • Sewol master gets stiffer sentence
    Appeals court eases jail terms for 14 other crew members
  • Peel Ports seeks to boost northern cargo interests
    Cargo200 initiative will target cargo owners using Liverpool2

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • JAXPORT begins service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 29, 2015) - JAXPORT began service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub today as nearly 1,000 new VW Jettas, Beetles and Golfs rolled off the auto ship Chesapeake Highway. The cars, which were produced at VW's Puebla, Mexico factory, will be processed by AMPORTS before being transported to dealerships...
  • As contract carriers add capacity, spot truck demand softens
    U.S. spot market dry van truck rates fell for the fourth straight week in the week that ended April 25, a sign contractual truck capacity is relieving spot market pressure. The average national spot rate for dry van tractor-trailers dropped 2 cents to $1.87 per mile, as the the number of...
  • U.S., Honduras Sign Agreement to Promote Agricultural Development and Trade
    Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS, April 29, 2015 - Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Honduras Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Jacobo Paz today signed an agreement to support agricultural development and trade in Honduras. Through the Food for Progress Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service will provide the government of Honduras with...
  • Research note: US electrical imports increase with China the main supplier
    U.S. imports of electrical goods in dollar value terms expanded 6.3 percent in 2014, the fifth consecutive annual expansion, partly because of a strengthening consumer sector. The trade outlook for 2015 looks positive, with import value expected to increase 5.9 percent, reaching an approximately $330 billion. Click to enlargeMost U.S. imports...
  • NS earnings decline on weak intermodal, coal volumes
    Norfolk Southern Corp.'s earnings fell 16 percent in the first quarter on weak intermodal volumes and a struggling coal market, the company reported Wednesday. Railway executives, said they're still hopeful that service and profit will dramatically improve by the second half of the year. Net income in the first three months...
  • Velox Transport Services Expands Leased Fleet With Ryder to Support Business Growth
    MIAMI, April 29, 2015 - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced today that Velox Transport Services, LLC, a Miami-based independent carrier serving markets across the U.S., has expanded its fleet with 40 tractors and 40 refrigerated trailers (15 tractor trailers in Miami and 25 tractor trailers in Jacksonville) under...
  • NVOs ask regulators to ease contracting restrictions
    Non-vessel-operating common carriers are asking the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to lift "unnecessary, burdensome rules" governing their contracts with shippers. The request came in a petition by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, which asked the commission to revisit its rules on NVO Service Arrangements and NVO Rate...
  • Marad backs NY-NJ, Mississippi River container-barge routes
    Planned container-on-barge services on the Mississippi River system and between marine terminals in New Jersey and New York have won designation by the U.S. Maritime Administration as part of Marad's marine highway initiative. The New York-New Jersey container-on-barge service will link Port Newark Container Terminal with the Red Hook terminal in...
  • Steel imports down in March for second consecutive month
    Falls Church, VA. April 29, 2015. Steel imports fell for the second straight month in March - and the fourth of the last five months - as shipments from Russia, Brazil and Mexico fell significantly. Imports totaled 3.59 million net tons in March, 3.4 percent less than in February, but 10.9 percent...
  • Reederei NSB completes first Panamax widening project
    MSC Geneva has been widened during an innovative procedure at a yard in China. Photo: Reederei NSBPanamax container ships are difficult to employ in today's competitive market. To ensure and extend the profitable operation of these ships, Reederei NSB developed a concept to widen a container ship rather than lengthen it....
  • CMA CGM buys 'strategic' stake in Indian logistics company
    CMA CGM has acquired a strategic stake in LCL Logistix, one of India's leading freight forwarders and logistics firms. CMA CGM LOG, the French carrier's freight forwarding and logistics arm, which carried out the transaction, did not reveal the size of the stake nor the purchase price. Mumbai-based LCL Logistix, which generated...
  • CMA CGM adds Kattupalli, India, to NEMO service itinerary
    CMA CGM said its New Europe Mascarene Oceania (NEMO) service will call at the Kattupalli International Container Terminal, an emerging alternative gateway on India's southeastern coast. The weekly service links North Europe and the Mediterranean with ports in the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Malaysia. The new port call, scheduled...
  • Costamare, York Capital may extend ship investment deal
    Greek shipowner Costamare and York Capital Management, a U.S. equity fund, are considering extending the life of their investment joint venture that has already spent more than $1 billion on new and secondhand container ships. Costamare, which trades on the NYSE, made the announcement as it reported sharply higher first-quarter income...
  • China Cosco again scotches merger rumors then posts first-quarter loss
    HONG KONG - China Cosco Holdings reported a first-quarter loss of $166 million just hours after being forced to make its second unusual trading announcement of the month as rumors that the carrier would be merged with China Shipping Container Lines continued to galvanize the market.The carrier's loss-making quarter was...
  • Shipper acknowledges paying higher trans-Pacific contract rates
    Based on the rates one importer has negotiated in its annual trans-Pacific contracts, it appears likely that shippers may have to ante up for freight rates that are substantially higher than in the past few years. Despite mounting overcapacity and a pattern of failed general rate increases over the last year,...
  • Damco's Jurupa Valley facility awarded Sam's Club "IDC of the Year" for the third year running
    California, 29 April 2015 - Damco, one of the world's leading third party logistics providers, today announced that its Jurupa Valley facility in California, USA, has won the prestigious Sam's Club IDC of the Year award for the third year in a row. Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, is...
  • Profit at India's Gati jumps 59 percent on e-commerce growth
    Indian logistics and trucking major Gati Ltd. says e-commerce growth helped drive consolidated net profit up 59 percent year-over-year in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31. Fiscal year 2014 net earnings totaled Rs. 57 crore (about $9 million), compared with Rs. 35.5 crore (about $5.6 million) in the previous year....
  • Lufthansa defers construction of new Frankfurt cargo center
    Lufthansa Cargo says it is delaying the construction of a new freight center at its Frankfurt hub "by at least two years." Parent Lufthansa Group said the freeze on spending on the "LCCneo" facility would improve its financial position. "Air cargo is a core business for us, and Lufthansa Cargo is an...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Avance sees US gas booster
    US LPG exports will keep fleet utilisation above 95% this year, Avance Gas president Christian Andersen told shareholders.
  • China Cosco OKs Vale pact
    China Cosco Holdings said its board has approved a very large ore carrier (VLOC) cooperation agreement with Brazil's Vale on the same day that the miner denied seeking 50 giant newbuildings.
  • Costamare hopes for new York deal
    Costamare is hopeful its partnership with private equity giant York Capital will be extended.
  • Sustainable solutions
    Concordia Maritime chief executive Kim Ullman is adamant a tanker market recovery is taking hold but insists owners still need to stay away from shipyards.
  • Fiori: 'New or nothing'
    D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) made good on a long-held ambition to enter the long-range-one (LR1) tanker sector with an order for two ships at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) in Vietnam this week, its chief executive says.
  • Atlantic defies downturn
    Singapore-listed Atlantic Navigation Holdings has increased first quarter earnings in a difficult offshore market, but is staying cautious on fleet expansion.
  • Low rates hurt Havila
    Havila Shipping has seen red in its first quarter bottom line, blaming a weak spot market for offshore vessels.
  • Blue Water's epic voyage
    Denmark's Blue Water is to attempt a record-breaking transport of two hulls from Singapore into the Caspian Sea.
  • Bugbee winks back
    Robert Bugbee was in a characteristically positive mood as he looked beyond the present restructuring effort at Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) on a conference call with analysts last night.
  • Germans focus on research
    German shipping companies are teaming up with HSH Nordbank to launch a new foundation that will take over research into business administration, technology and market analysis.
  • Crew stuck off South Africa
    More than 20 seafarers are stuck on a bulker for more than a month off South Africa.
  • PNSC profit slips
    Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) has seen earnings eroded by higher costs over the first nine months of its financial year.
  • Crewman dies in hold
    A crewman has died and three colleagues were in a critical condition after a possible asphyxiation incident on a Polish boxship in Denmark.
  • IHI to restructure EAS
    Japan's IHI Corp could restructure its Brazilian investment Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS), which is facing serious financial problems.
  • CMA CGM into India
    France's CMA CGM has reinforced its position in India with a new logistics investment.
  • Subsea 7 profit up
    Subsea 7 has remained in the black during the first quarter despite a sluggish offshore market.
  • Maersk Tigris crew safe
    A commercial dispute is reportedly behind the seizure of a Maersk-chartered boxship by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Oceanteam gets $16.5m
    Oceanteam Shipping has secured financing to upgrade its offshore vessel fleet through a revolving term loan facility.
  • Syrian service planned
    Iran is planning to launch a direct shipping line to war-torn Syria.
  • Double for DEME
    Belgian owner DEME has a signed a deal with Dutch shipyard IHC to build two new eco dredgers.
  • Bourbon battles downturn
    French offshore shipping group Bourbon has seen revenue cut in weak first quarter markets.
  • Tsuneishi toughs it out
    Tsuneishi Holdings saw a modest 2.2% increase in revenue for 2014 to JPY 289.9bn ($2.4bn), figures just released show.
  • MacGregor to sack 220
    MacGregor is sacking 220 of its staff as the company looks to respond to the weakening offshore and commercial shipping markets.
  • DHT triples dividend
    DHT Holdings has tripled its dividend payout to shareholders as revenues jumped fourfold at the US-listed tanker owner.
  • Paragon bulker held
    US-listed Paragon Shipping has seen one of its panamax bulkers detained in the US west coast port of Kalama.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: Jacobs hails transformational XPO deal
  • XPO Logistics swoops up Norbert Dentressangle for $3.5b
  • Trade advocates wrestle with TPA 'poison pill'
  • Rail, port operations in Baltimore not affected by unrest
  • Panama Canal installs last lock gates
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix
  • CBP needs to lay out scan-all alternative, says congressman
  • C.H. Robinson increases net income 14.3%
  • U.S. economy stagnant in Q1
  • Marseille Fos sees record March container volumes
  • Obama picks Coast Guard official to head TSA
  • Report: Rents rising in U.S. airport cargo areas
  • Long Beach considers expanded cement terminal
  • Backlog of containerships outside ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach disappears

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • WTI rises as US stockpiles drop
    Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma fell 514,000 to 61.7 million barrels last week.
  • Report sheds insight into LNG fuel use on Canada's west coast
    Says Vancouver can 'become' North America's west coast LNG bunkering hub.
  • Korean port official highlights 'exciting' LNG bunkering project
    'Our aim is to preempt the rapidly evolving maritime transport industry.'
  • Alfa Laval patents wash water cleaning technology
    Technology ensures the scrubber's compliance in hybrid or closed-loop mode.
  • Singapore fuel oil glut could influence market for months
    But some players expect cargo arrivals to taper off towards the end of May.
  • 'Stay flexible on vessel design,' says short-sea operator
    Samskip CEO wants to see joined up thinking on environmental legislation.
  • Shipbuilder releases LNG patents to small companies
    Daewoo Shipbuilding is making more than 100 shipbuilding-related patents available to South Korean companies.
  • ECA rules: What's going on?
    Tighter sulphur caps on bunker fuel have been introduced in Europe without disruption, but compliance levels are unclear.
  • Dan-Bunkering to expand US operations
    New office in Stamford, Connecticut to start business from May 1.
  • Revamped website for Total Lubmarine
    Marine lubricants supplier upgrades in line with customers' websites.
  • Singapore: Arrested bunker tanker up for auction
    Vessel was seized last year in a dispute involving OW Bunker.
  • Seaspan: Demand for modern tonnage persists
    Despite lower cost of bunker fuel in current market, says CEO.
  • Study: Asia Pacific to 'dominate' marine lube market by 2016
    Due to growth in low-cost shipbuilding and increased domestic consumption from China.
  • Louisiana bunker player buys new tanker
    Design phase reaches final stages.

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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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