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BRIEFS
February 4, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • HPH Trust net profit up 6pc to US$374.2 million as revenues rise 5pc
  • Baltic dry index slips to new low as demand continues to fall
  • Cheap bunker may lead to faster vessels increasing capacity: BIMCO
  • TraPac may take part of Oakland's Outer Harbour after PA's exit
  • CMA CGM hikes rate from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka US$300/TEU March 3
  • Damco launches China B2C Logistics Programme for e-commerce
  • India must be more port centric to catch up to China: port manager
  • UPS quarterly profit up 193pc to US$1.33 billion as revenues rise 1pc
  • Aviation firms test drones for inspection of aircraft, infrastructure
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo extends re-ups with Frankfurt Cargo Services

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Centre to give priority to developing five waterways: Gadkari
  • Employers asked to be ready for STCW 2010
  • New service to commence soon between Chittagong & Kolkata under Indo-Bangla Coastal Shipping Agreement
  • World fleet doubled in last three years
  • ZIM announces organisational restructuring
  • Basic pension of Group 'C' & 'D' retirees of Major Port Trusts & Dock Labour Boards to increase by 5.69 pc
  • JNPT contributes to CM's relief fund
  • Ministry of Shipping focusing on mechanisation, efficiency, capacity at Major Ports
  • Dedicated warehouse for Toyota Tsusho India inaugurated at Adani Logistics Park, Patli
  • India to buy more crude oil from Africa: Pradhan
  • Turkish cos keen to invest in Indian infra sector

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Quick climb up career ladder
  • New members for CTL
  • BDB representative for Elbe advisory committee
  • First Dreamliner for Saudia
  • Stepping up Iran-Europe general cargo services
  • Reaching the magic 4,000 vessel mark
  • New communication director for supply chain specialist
  • Panalpina introducing new software
  • US railway invests in network and freight cars
  • Vinci participating in Iran airports' expansion
  • Fair winds for La Rochelle in 2015
  • Bench and Hellmann cooperate
  • New front man for Trans-o-flex
  • Pegg to lead Atlas Breakbulk Alliance
  • Airfreight growing - but only slowly
  • Cutting edge safety system for new Gotthard tunnel
  • East Timor port goes to Bollore

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Marine insurers call for car carrier re-design after Modern Express loss
    Marine insurers may well be on a collisions course with the maritime market after the Modern Express incident prompted further calls for action from underwriters. Insurers have expressed concern over the safety of car carriers following the accident earlier this week. It has seen the association that represents the world's marine insurers call...
  • Meyer Turku receives gantry crane as investment kicks in
    Meyer Turku, the Finnish subsidiary of Germany's Meyer Werft group, has said it will buy a new 1,200-tonne gantry crane at a cost of EUR30 million (USD32.7 million). The crane will be delivered in 2018. This is the...
  • Shipbuilder HHIC deteriorates into loss
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, which is being managed by its main creditor Korea Development Bank now, incurred a KRW228 billion (USD193.4 million) loss for 2015, reversing a KRW71.7 billion profit for 2014. HHIC attributed the loss to cancelled bulk carrier orders...
  • India's inland waterways authority promises assured depth dredging contracts
    Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the agency tasked with developing the country's vast network of unexploited waterways for moving cargo, will opt for assured depth dredging contracts. This is to assuage one of the main concerns of private investors looking to put money into inland water transport sector -...
  • Quiet VLCC market worries analysts
    Activity on the VLCC market is less than the beginning of last year and spot freight rates languish under USD 50,000 per day as a result, which is troubling shipping analysts at Pareto Securities in Oslo. "Despite decent activity last week rates...
  • Pacific Carriers asks to lower time-charter rates
    As the dry bulk freight market continues to worsen, Pacific Carriers Ltd, the holding company of Malaysian Bulk Carriers, has caused a stir among Japanese ship owners by unilaterally paying half the agreed rates on long-term chartered-in tonnage. Sources in Japan's shipping community told IHS...
  • Royal IHC building unique dredger for DEME
    The multifunctional 15,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger that Netherlands-based Royal IHC is building for Belgium dredging and offshore giant DEME Group will be able to work in shallow water, environmentally-vulnerable areas, and dredge hard soils. Named the Bonny River, it will be...
  • Dry bulk gloom hits China's shipbuilding industry
    The Baltic Dry Index's deterioration to a historic low in 2015, has battered China's ambitions to be the world's top shipbuilding nation. Figures compiled by Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa show that based on the mainstream deep sea ships (bulk carriers over 20,000 dwt, crude and product tankers...
  • Bolloré to build new Timor-Leste port
    Paris-listed Bolloré Group was selected to build and operate a new USD424 million port close to Dili, capital of Timor-Leste. The project involves construction of a container and general handling cargo port on the southwest side of Tibar Bay, around 10 km west of Dili. The...
  • Record 2015 throughput not enough to boost Westports profit
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holdings (Westports) posted a 1% drop in net profit in 2015 despite recording all-time high container throughput of 9.05 million teu for the year. The company's net profit reached MYR504.9 million (USD119.8 million), slightly below the 2014 figure. Revenue rose 7% to MYR1.68 billion in the...
  • Indonesian port operator to upgrade seven eastern ports
    Indonesia's state-owned port operator Pelindo III has budgeted IDR1 trillion (USD72.4 million) to upgrade and develop seven ports in the eastern part of the huge Southeast Asian archipelago. The ports are Kalabahi Port, Lorens Say Maumere Port, and Waingapu Port that are located in East Nusa Tenggara, Sape Port in West...
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding diversifies into FPSOs
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding which has specialised in bulk carriers, has diversified into FPSO chartering as new ship orders have declined. MES has 14 bulkers on order and it expects to complete the last of those orders in 2018. On 1 February, MES established an FPSO Business Section...
  • Songa Offshore SE closes offices, plans to cut 200 onshore jobs
    Songa Offshore SE has closed offices in South Korea and Aberdeen, Scotland, and plans to reduce 200 onshore jobs as part of its corporate restructuring programme. Bjornar Iversen, CEO of Songa Offshore SE, attributed the rationale of office closures and job cuts to the depressed offshore drilling market, owing to...
  • Lloyd's Register wins USD0.7 million Hambantota port inspection job
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has secured a contract worth GBP0.5 million (USD0.7 million) to handle key safety and quality checks at LAUGFS Gas' liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal at Hambantota port, Sri Lanka. Under the contract signed with Sri Lanka-based LAUGFS Holdings, the LR team will cover...
  • US Coast Guard authorisation seeks Obama sign-off
    Moving LNG on US-flag vessels, bolstering security at foreign ports, and enhancing Arctic navigation were some of the provisions included in a US Coast Guard bill that now awaits White House approval. The Coast Guard Authorisation Act, which provides USD9.1 billion to the...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • 'Whopping' yield decline brings a 'new normal' to global air cargo markets
  • Full ahead for IRISL as it prepares to rejoin global liner trades after sanctions are lifted
  • Kalitta Air falls foul of pilots calling for better conditions
  • Trucking revenue keeps CH Robinson on the road to growth
  • SeaLand Atlantico a maritime alternative for Mexican perishables exports to the US
  • ZIm announces regional reorganisation and executive promotions
  • Nadia Ribeiro rejoins CEVA as head of South America cluster

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • TSB Canada reports on foundering of self propelled barge
  • MacGregor claims major advance in handling loads at depth
  • DEME orders new generation trailing suction hopper dredge
  • High Pressure SCR completes certification testing
  • Nordbay has a bad day

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Jensen Maritime nets contract to design pair of escort tugs
  • Coast Guard Port Captain lifts Coos Bay restrictions
  • Department of Homeland Security expanding Coast Guard maternity leave
  • Retail federation calling for East Coast labor stability
  • Alaska Airlines adding flight between Spokane, Anchorage

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Non-US marine insurers can now quote Iran business, IUMI confirms
    But ongoing Washington restrictions could hold back return by P&I clubs
  • Hyundai claims it is owed another $178m in bitter dispute with Fred. Olsen
    Hyundai's claims hold no merit and will be vigorously refuted, declares Norwegian offshore company
  • Panamax hits new record low
    South American grains moving east the only flicker of hope for market now
  • Product tanker rates soften amid chartering lull
    Despite dips this week, market is strong by historical standards
  • Tidewater cuts loss with a quarter of fleet in lay-up
    Loss eased by lower impairments as 70 vessels are stacked at end of 2015
  • The fall and rise of Euronav
    Anatomy of a transformed crude tanker company
  • Idle box fleet falls in lead-up to Chinese New Year
    But numbers will soon rise with analysts anticipating a post-new year deluge
  • Marine insurance faces challenging 2016, warns Dieter Berg
    IUMI conference will highlight effective underwriting in a changing environment
  • Navios Partners axes remaining cash distributions
    'Painful' but 'very viable' decision to redirect cash towards potential acquisitions, says Angeliki Frangou
  • Tianjin blast could cost marine insurers $3bn
    Assessment efforts hampered by attitude of Chinese authorities, IUMI warns
  • London Gateway reaps rewards of UK storms
    River Thames port has received 25 ad hoc calls diverted from Felixstowe in recent months due to high winds
  • Correction
    Photo error in tanker hijack story
  • Bourbon to keep up to a fifth of fleet stacked as 13 more ships are laid up
    Currency gains mask fall in full-year revenue in continued market slump
  • Iron ore exports from Port Hedland to China fall 12%
    Lower demand from China and cyclone port closure affect export volumes
  • Royal Caribbean sees 42% rise in 2015 adjusted net income
    Figure excludes $399.3m non-cash impairment charge incurred from Pullmantur brand refocus
  • Civmec completes purchase of Australian shipbuilder
    Acquisition to help strengthen company's presence on Australia's east coast
  • Hyundai Group unveils measures to help shipping line HMM
    Conglomerate to sell three financial subsidiaries via open bidding
  • Damen gets government approval to buy stake in Vietnam yard
    Partnership to gradually reduce Vietnamese authorities' share of the business
  • ABS inks pact with Cosco on trans-Arctic shipping
    Partners to expand Cosco's use of the Northeast Passage, explore navigational routes in the Northwest Passage and develop ice-class ships
  • Norway exempts annual fees for laid-up offshore support vessels
    Exemption expected to save the industry around $265,000
  • Maersk Line picks Hong Kong for Asia region HQ
    Carrier cuts number of regional offices to seven
  • Suezmax market sees mixed sentiment on week's fixtures
    Flurry of Middle Eastern inquiries contrasts with sluggish activity elsewhere

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • Hub Group rounds out tumultuous year with double-digit profit
  • USA Truck profit up, revenue down
  • Ryder System to rein in leased fleet growth in 2016
  • Class 8 truck orders plunge
  • Truck pricing drops, volumes rise at CH Robinson
  • CP: NS merger would meet STB standards
  • Oakland bankruptcy won't deter Ports America investment elsewhere
  • Lynch to succeed Foltz as Georgia ports chief
  • Late sales kicks Brazil shoe exports up
  • Greece ports prepare for third strike this year
  • Container shortage forces Russia rail service cuts
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port relaxes customs process for exports
  • Europe, Asia-Pacific stalled air cargo growth in 2015
  • Bollore wins deep-sea concession in Timor-Leste
  • US East Coast ports grab nine-month 2015 container market lead
  • Container weight rules require new SOPs, shipper finds
  • Simonetti takes on Contship Italia VP role

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • VLCC market propels DHT Q4
    Tanker owner hits profit marks and says its shares are "attractive investment."
  • Capital Product charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.
  • Capital charters two boxships
    The diversified tanker and boxship firm announces new charters for redelivered vessels.
  • Ardmore share price plunges after miss
    New York-listed products tanker owner sees stock shed 13% as dividend declines.
  • Navios Partners drops after payout chopped
    MLP sees market value tumble after investor payout is iced but purchasing kitty well-stocked.
  • DNV and Russians signal detente
    Deal aims to push through rules for classing ships plying Arctic waters.
  • Petrobras exec faces 12 years in jail
    The $2.1bn "Lava Jato" case grinds on as TMT head remains out of reach.
  • Ship inspector lied to HK crash inquiry
    Wong Kam-ching convicted of perjury in trial relating to life-vests on board Lamma IV ferry.
  • Safe Bulkers pushes out debt again
    Greek owner wins deal from DNB to push back $145m loan by two years.
  • General strike to hit Greek ports
    Dockers to participate in industrial action against Syriza's new insurance and pension plans.
  • HMM creditors demand 30% charter cuts
    Korean owner needs to slash fleet costs if it wants to access fresh funds.
  • Navios Partners ends dividend as profit falls
    The bulker and boxship company said cash needed as dry powder for S&P deals.
  • Ardmore stays bullish despite earnings miss
    Anthony Gurnee-led owner falls short of forecasts in the final quarter of 2015.
  • Lyubov talks go on as crew wait
    14 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers still in limbo in Spain as cargoship manager changes.
  • Tidewater reduces third quarter loss
    New York-listed owner sees cost reduction programme bear fruit hot on the heels of payout suspension.
  • Drifting cargoship anchored off UK
    RNLI says Aasvik lost power south-east of Tenby on Monday.
  • WEC Lines launches new run
    Dutch feedership operator linking Iberia to northern Europe.
  • Subsea 7 renews long-term North Sea deal
    Offshore vessel owner clinches strategic agreement with six oil companies as it buys back more bonds.
  • Mitsui Engineering lowers 2016 forecast
    Big losses from the construction of four ships hurt the Japanese shipbuilder in the first nine months to December.
  • Vietnamese bulker burns off Haiphong
    Firefighters tackled blaze in accommodation block of South Star in Tonkin Bay.
  • Arpeni Pratama delays bond payments
    Indonesian shipowner keeping hold of cash until restructuring is complete.
  • Daiichi seeks cash from creditors
    Bankrupt Japanese owner delays rehabilitation plan as it chases new investment.
  • Bourbon lays up another 13 PSVs
    French owner says demand decreasing and more stacking could be carried out as it combats downturn.
  • BP cancels Oceaneering charter
    Oil major scraps deal for Houston company's offshore support vessel.
  • Jungerhans orders up to eight feeders
    German owner heads to China for four firm 1,000-teu ships, with options.
  • Bourbon lays up another 13 offshore supply ships
    French owner says demand decreasing and more stacking could be carried out as it combats downturn.
  • Maersk Line consolidates Asia HQ in Hong Kong
    Danish liner giant downsizes Singapore operation as it combines two Asian regions into one.
  • Maersk Line shifts Asia regional HQ to Hong Kong
    Danish liner giant downsizes Singapore operation as it consolidates two Asian regions into one.
  • Songa Offshore to slash staff and close offices
    Arne Blystad-backed drilling rig operator latest offshore company to announce staff cuts.
  • HPH Trust ends the financial year in the black
    Hong Kong and China port operator says to focus on tariffs and cost improvements in 2016.
  • Resolve recruits Costa Concordia salvage master
    Industry veteran joins Florida-headquartered company as part of its global expansion.
  • Subsea 7 set to exit Singapore for KL
    Rising costs of doing business in Lion Republic said to be behind decision to switch cities.
  • GSL to buy up $28.4m in bonds
    New York-listed containership owner to use excess cash flow to cut debt.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: GPA chief Foltz to step down
  • OOIDA rolls back N.Y. highway fee on truckers
  • Coast Guard bill heads to President
  • Yusen Logistics posts soaring profits
  • U.S.-flag lakers see decline in January volumes
  • Estes Express expands use of solar power
  • Executive moves: The Greenbrier Cos. and CargoTec
  • U.S. steel imports tumble 12.6% in 2015
  • Port of Gothenburg volumes rise 3% in 2015
  • Port of Los Angeles terminal fails to meet air quality standards
  • Port of Oakland task force seeks to reduce drayage wait times
  • Global air cargo growth slows in 2015
  • Kewill, INTTRA expand partnership
  • Aramex looking at additional acquisitions
  • Cargo flights suspended as airline workers in Brazil, Argentina go on strike

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
  • 180 CST fuel market shrinks on regulation, market economics
    Fuel becoming obsolete with just pockets of demand persisting.
  • US DATA: EIA says fuel oil stocks saw largest weekly build since November
    US residual fuel oil stocks rose nearly 1 million barrels in the week that ended Friday.
  • COSCO, ABS to work jointly on trans-Atlantic shipping developments
    Voyages between core Asian, European ports could be cut by 4,000 miles
  • Russian refineries cut January throughput on poor economics
    Attractiveness of Russian fuel oil exports deteriorated significantly due to weak fuel oil prices in NWE.
  • Egypt's EGPC opens $400 mil letter of credit for Q1 fuel imports: report
    500,000 mt of fuel oil is required monthly in Egypt.
  • ExxonMobil to bring 6 upstream projects online in 2016, add 250,000 boe/d capacity
    Refineries investments to generate higher value product yields: bunker fuel oil to ULSD
  • Novorossiisk bunker prices rebound as product overhang clears
    Earlier weather delays now cleared.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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