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February 3, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • France's CMA CGM signs vessel sharing agreement with Iran's IRISL
  • Modern Terminals names Keith Saunders as Hong Kong managing director
  • January manufacturing PMI shows further Chinese contraction
  • Canadian National profit up 21pc to US$2.5 billion as revenues rise 15pc
  • Eurogate's 2015 container volume falls 2pc to 14.5 million TEU
  • East and Southern Africa expand box handling facilities as demand rises
  • Chinpo Shipping fined US$125,698 in Singapore over arms shipment
  • Savannah to receive 4 more ship-to-shore cranes from Konecranes
  • Air cargo industry's top concern is health of the global economy: survey
  • AeroGround wins control of ground-handling at Berlin airports
  • Alaska's Anchorage airport forges public private partnership

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Criteria for entry into force of BWM Convention not yet reached - further ratifications needed, says IMO
  • Dry bulk shipping seen needing to shape up
  • Falling demand from China upsets business at leading global shipping cos
  • Liberian Registry reaches 4,000-ship milestone
  • Methods to obtain verified gross mass
  • Relay Shipping gets Top Steamer Agent award
  • Ryder Lines sets new record in CBT dispatch
  • Vietnam lifts ban on import of Indian groundnut
  • JNPCT continues strong performance in Jan. 2016
  • Record movement of trailers at Chennai Port
  • Vizag Port to surpass last year's cargo handling: Dy Chairman
  • $ 1 trillion needed for developing India's infrastructure!
  • DICT paves way for better operations of road transporters
  • Centre bans zero duty import of capital goods for power generation, transmission projects
  • RBI keeps key rates unchanged
  • Chinese growth likely to slow this year: IMF

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Armenia upgrades interstate road to Europ
  • Great start to the year for Fiata
  • New British cargo airline receives AOC
  • Austria says "yes" to last mile locomotive
  • New MD at Brazil-based handling provider
  • Oshawa on the up and up
  • Samskip acquires Züst & Bachmeier
  • Freight locomotives cover 10 million km in Kazakhstan
  • From Germany to Madrid and on to Toronto
  • "Höegh Tracer" sets out on maiden voyage
  • Qatar Airways boosting Pakistan and cargo network
  • Race for space now on in Hamburg
  • Sending freight the Silk Road way
  • Reinforcement for Eurotunnel's security
  • Three majors for Zim
  • Cargo volumes stay stable in Singapore
  • Simonetti takes on new position at Contship

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • India, Nigeria in top five sea crime hotspots, says IMB 2015 report
    In the EMEA region and the Indian subcontinent, India and Nigeria are among the five countries in whose waters the lion's share of crimes at sea were reported in 2015, according to the latest International Maritime Bureau's...
  • HPH Trust books throughput decline and flat revenue in 2015
    Singapore-listed Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), which owns deep-water container terminals in Hong Kong and mainland China, announced a 1% decline in throughput and flat revenue growth for 2015. Throughput at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) expanded by 4% year-on-year driven by solid US transshipment business and empties, while at...
  • Balearia orders 'first' Mediterranean LNG ferry
    Balearic Islands ferry specialist Balearia has placed a EUR175 million order with Spain's La Naval shipyard for a "smart" LNG and solar-powered cruise ferry. The order for the vessel, which Balearia says will be one of the largest ferries in the world, and the first LNG-powered passenger ferry to be...
  • Slideshow: Modern Express rescue operation in pictures
    The towline is passed from the Modern Express to the Spanish tug Centaurus.
  • India to extend relief granted to vessel sharing pacts from anti-trust law
    India is set to extend an exemption granted to vessel sharing agreements (VSAs) among container carriers from the purview of the country's anti-trust law. The exemption given for a one-year period ends on 4 February. "We have recommended extension of the exemption granted to vessel sharing pacts from the provisions of India's...
  • MSC Cruises orders two 6,300-pax vessels from STX France
    MSC Cruises has added two enlarged 6,300-passenger cruise ships to its orderbook at the STX France shipyard via a new order worth a total of EUR1.6 billion. The two new vessels were already on option at the yard which is already building two 5,700-Meraviglia-class passenger vessels at the yard for...
  • Hanjin turns huge loss into USD6 million net profit in 2015
    Hanjin Shipping edged into the black in 2015 with its USD6 million net profit representing a half-a-billion dollar turnaround from the huge 2014 loss as the carrier managed to offset declining revenue with lower costs and the rationalisation of service lanes. The vast bulk of Hanjin sales revenue is...
  • Insurers urge more help for bulker crews to avoid accidents
    A dearth of sufficiently detailed operational guidance for bulk carrier shipowners and operators is making crews more vulnerable to problems, and owners more susceptible to claims, insurance and surveyor representatives have told IHS Fairplay. In the 2015 casualty report from the European...
  • Suez posts fall in container and bulk throughput
    The Suez Canal has posted a year-on-year fall in throughput of containers and container ships in 2015. The number of containers shipped through the canal fell by 2.3% compared with 2014, to 41.2 million teu. The number of container ships that transited the canal fell 3% to 5,941,...
  • Hyundai Glovis to expand shipping operations
    Having maintained four consecutive years of profits, Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has set its sights on expanding its shipping business. The company wants to expand into LNG carriers and product tankers, and is unfazed even after losing a tender launched by Korea Gas Corporation...
  • HMM in talks with banks, to sell Hyundai Securities stake in open sale
    Amid growing talk that HMM could enter receivership, the company admitted today that it is in talks with its creditor banks, but stopped short of saying if it would come under the latter's management. In a filing to the Korea Exchange on 2 February 2016, HMM said, "In order to restructure...
  • VLGC rates firm as ships head West
    Even as more very large gas carrier (VLGC) newbuildings are being delivered this year, freight rates have remained firm, putting the ball firmly in the ship owners' market. Ship brokers told IHS Fairplay that the growth in US export capacity is helping to...
  • CH Offshore profit down 80.8% from low vessel utilisation
    Singapore-listed CH Offshore's second quarter of 2016 net profit plummeted 80.8% year on year to USD1.05 million amid challenging offshore supply vessels market. The lower profit was in tandem with the company's reduced revenue of USD5.6 million in the second quarter that ended on 31 December 2015, down 36.5% on a...
  • Maybulk issues profit warning for FY 2015
    Malaysia-listed dry bulk player Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has issued a profit warning for the full-year 2015. The company warns investors and shareholders to exercise caution while trading stocks in Bursa Malaysia, as the company has projected losses for the fourth quarter of 2015 and full-year 2015, mainly due to a...
  • Floating storage is back in crude tanker spotlight
    Floating storage absorbed a huge amount of tanker capacity in 2008-10. An increasing number of shipping analysts and tanker executives believe a resurgence of this trade could be nigh. The economics of floating storage hinge on a 'contango' in oil pricing, a situation wherein...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • More turbulent water ahead as container shipping industry faces a $5bn loss this year
  • SwissWorld Cargo eyes roll-out of CEIV certification across its hubs
  • Keith Saunders appointed Modern Terminals Hong Kong managing director
  • UPS Q4 profit surges, gives robust outlook
  • Maersk Line shifts Asia HQ to Hong Kong
  • Outer Harbour Terminal files for bankruptcy
  • XPO Logistics to axe 190 Con-way LTL jobs as efficiency measures begin

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Chinese yard to build Zentech-design liftboats
  • BP pulls plug on Field Support Vessel contract with Oceaneering
  • GD NASSCO awarded $12.6 million LCS 2 contract mod
  • Jensen Maritime to design McAllister Tier IV escort tugs
  • Coast Guard authorization act sent for signature
  • DNV GL certifies first ECDIS to meet new standards
  • New e-learning program on onboard coatings maintenance
  • ABS and COSCO sign Arctic shipping cooperation agreement
  • Vard Marine to design icebreaking vessel for Chile

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • ATA reports turnover rate climbed during third quarter
  • Horizon flight attendants, pilots approve new labor contracts
  • NYK Cruises' ASUKA II again named top luxury liner
  • Freight transport services index revised for October, November
  • CBP accepting 2016 applications for Reimbursable Services Program

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Posidonia organisers project 'biggest ever' 2016 event in Greece
    Sectors providing new levels of demand include maritime hubs and travel services while some banks are back, too
  • Roy Hill plans third iron ore shipment
    First cargo was shipped in December
  • Tankers: Bulls and bears battle it out
    Tanker industry split as it struggles to reach agreement on prospects, though bulls may win the day
  • Biafran militants publish photo of seafarers they say are facing death
    Nigerian armed forces taking threat to blow up vessel seriously
  • Somalia records a year free of piracy
    But the threat is undiminished on global scale, IMB figures show
  • HPH Trust reports profitable year
    South China operator boosted by parent company's terminal divestment but like-for-like underlying profit still up despite slight drop in volumes
  • Modern Express en route to Bilbao
    Spanish authorities approve entry, arrival expected Wednesday morning
  • Falling demand continues to vex supramax rates
    Hopes fade for a market uptick after the Chinese New Year holidays as index hits yet more historic lows
  • Hanjin Shipping returns to profit in 2015
    Carrier says difficulties in container shipping market to persist in 2016
  • Nasdaq warns TOP Ships over low market valuation
    Second breach of listing requirements for owner with growing tanker fleet
  • Samsung Heavy Industries posts $994m net loss for 2015
    Losses attributed to cost increases from vessel building
  • Pacific Carriers renegotiates long-term charter rates amid dry bulk malaise
    Kuok-owned carrier cuts rates by half to some Japanese owners, with 70 ships involved
  • Star Bulk sells 2011-built capesize vessel for $23.3m
    Latest sale continues efforts to build liquidity in anticipation of difficult year ahead
  • Cosco and China Shipping shareholders approve restructuring plan
    Three Hong Kong listed entities received over 99% of the votes approving the reorganisation
  • Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding to enter FPSO chartering business
    Company looking to diversify business portfolio
  • Stena Bulk to set aside option for product tankers at CSSC Offshore
    Company satisfied with number of IMOIIMAX vessels in fleet at this stage
  • Former Ports America Outer Harbor files for bankruptcy
    Update: Oakland finalising plans for orderly exit of terminal operator as Ports America takes action to protect its brand
  • VLCC spot earnings average $65,000 per day in January
    Softening market expected in second half of year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • US Congress looks at ways to fund port projects faster
  • E-commerce powers growth in UPS volumes, profit
  • Modern Terminals appoints new CCO
  • Retail group calls NY-NJ dockworker strike 'troublesome'
  • Virginia Port Authority extends Richmond lease, adds crane
  • FMC's Dye to work with companies on port congestion
  • Processes for new SOLAS container weight form in the works
  • Gil Carmichael, transportation policy leader, dies at 88
  • 3PL Services Directory, 2016
  • Zim rejigs organization to boost profit on key routes
  • Terminal disruption slows growth at India's biggest port
  • Traffic declines, revenue flat at HPH China operations
  • Expanded Suez Canal off to rocky start
  • Hanjin swings to black with $6 million net profit
  • China's top online shopper uses DHL to grow foreign market

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Shandong swooping for Dorian VLGC newbuild
    Shipowner's board gives 'not more than $81m deal' the green light, filing shows.
  • ExxonMobil preps deeper cuts in spending
    Tanker and offshore vessel charterer to cut capital and exploration expenses by 25% in 2016.
  • Maersk linked to Glencore tankers
    Brokers suggest four vessels are heading to Copenhagen-based owner in $150m deal.
  • Shandong swooping for Dorian VLGC resale
    Shipowner's board gives "not more than $81m deal" the green light, filing shows.
  • Royal Caribbean shares tank on outlook
    New York-listed cruiseship owner sees shares slump 14% after profit predictions miss analyst expectations.
  • Fesco promotes Sakharov as CFO
    Operating efficiency director steps up to replace Victor Belyakov at Russian owner.
  • Nigerian separatists hijack vessel
    The attackers threaten to blow up the ship with its crew if authorities do not release a detained leader.
  • Anchor-handler rates tumble again
    New round of fixing reveals sharp drop in North Sea spot numbers.
  • RCCL posts strong net profit for 2015
    Giant cruiseship owner keeps making more money; raises its earnings forecast for 2016.
  • Strike off as Eimskip inks wage deal
    Officers seal collective agreement with Icelandic owner, averting walk-out.
  • Meyer Turku yard considers lay-offs
    Finnish cruiseship specialist in talks with 100 workers over temporary redundancies in the summer.
  • HUBLine prices shares
    Malaysian owner gives a value to the first tranche of its newly introduced issue programme.
  • Royal IHC clinches another dredger order
    Dutch yard to build suction hopper unit for DEME of Belgium.
  • Korean orders drop to zero in January
    Shipbuilders failed to clinch a single new vessel contract last month as slump continued.
  • HMM seeks to cut high charter costs
    Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-Eun ploughing $25m of her own money into shipowner as it seeks to boost finances.
  • Avocet Arrow refloated in Argentina
    A Gearbulk-owned vessel is now continuing its voyage after grounding on the Parana river.
  • Lloyd's Register wins LPG terminal deal
    UK class society to carry out safety checks for Laugfs' new plant in Sri Lanka.
  • Cosco Corp in hopper dredger deal
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder wins new order from European buyer for a unit to be built at its Guangdong yard.
  • Hanjin Shipping returns to profit
    South Korean owner turns around loss of $396m in 2015 as bulkers reduce their deficit.
  • Dorian set to turn profit on VLGC resale
    New York-quoted owner lines up exit of final Hyundai Heavy newbuilding.
  • Putin in talks over SCF IPO
    Russian president summons company chiefs to discuss privatisation as country seeks to raise cash.
  • Cosco, ABS in Arctic alliance
    Chinese owner and US class society team up to cooperate on shipping at the top of the world.
  • Siem chases cancelled charter cash
    Norwegian owner to claim damages after five-year deal for Siem Marlin torn up by MEDS.
  • A&P Group seals double scrubber refit deal
    UK ship repair company set to use exhaust emissions expertise on two Condor ferries.
  • PACD sees top drillship charter expire
    Idan Ofer-backed outfit loses $240m in annual revenue as Pacific Khamsin ends Nigeria gig.
  • Charter rate slump downs CH Offshore
    Singapore-listed company sees net profit collapse by close to 80% due to market turmoil.
  • Star Bulk confirms sale of bulker Obelix
    New York-listed bulker owner says it pockets $23.3m in capesize sale.
  • Congress presses DOT on US-flag LNG carriers
    Coast Guard Authorization Act sets deadline for secretary of transportation to issue guidelines.
  • Top Ships announces MR tanker charter
    The New York-listed firm also reports reverse stock split and non-compliance notice from Nasdaq.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Supply chain reboot
  • Comments and Letters: The NVO in Amazon
  • The Bottom Line: Fuel, tolls, other variables

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
  • Rotterdam 2015 MGO sales increased below forecast
    Despite more than doubling, distillate sales did not make up for previous volumes of max 1.0% sulfur LSFO.
  • Weakening dry bulk market casts shadow over bunker demand
    Interest in lay up on the rise.
  • Fuel tester VPS announces two senior appointments
    Malcolm Cooper now Group Technical & Business Development Director, Steve Bee to join as Group Commercial Director in July.
  • ANALYSIS: Steering out of the red, South Korea oil demand hits record highs
    Demand for Bunker-C, or fuel oil, jumped 15.5% year on year in 2015 at 35.9 million barrels.
  • FACTBOX: China's new emission control plan for vessels
    Three ECA zones delineated -- the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Bohai Rim.
  • Harley Marine Asia receives bunkering license in Singapore
    The total number of marine gasoil suppliers adds to 60.
  • Oil futures decline on signs of Chinese manufacturing slowdown
    Oil futures turned lower Monday on weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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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