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January 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • World's biggest ever box load - 18,601 TEU - docks at London Gateway
  • China to learn from Israel's IAI on how to make its own civil aircraft
  • Gulftainer's Khorfakkan port breaks world box productivity record
  • Chittagong breaks record, tops 2 million TEU a year sooner than targeted
  • Vietnam posts first trade deficit in 3 years as Chinese imports rise 12.5pc
  • Gdansk will open tenders for new deep-water External Port in late 2016
  • Work complete to up Evergreen's Colon Terminal capacity to 2 million TEU
  • Moving closer: India and China to study regional trade pacts
  • Taiwan's air and sea transport concerns form alliance to exploit e-commerce
  • Consumer Confidence Index in US increased to 96.5 in December
  • Saudi Arabia faces US$98 billion deficit as oil revenue drops
  • Oil to fall to US$30 - perhaps $20 - before rebound, says analyst
  • Warm weather threatens deliveries on ice road in Canada's far north
  • German court rules against Etihad-Air Berlin cargo code share deal
  • American Airlines joins American Red Cross to aid Texas tornado victims
  • KL relief aid for flood victims held up by Tamil Nadu customs red tape

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Bahri Board approves purchase of two second-hand VLCCs
  • CMA CGM service to call at Zeebrugge port
  • Cochin Shipyard becomes first licenced Indian shipyard to make LNG vessels
  • Evergreen celebrates a new berth at its Colon Terminal
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appoints Shubhendu Das as Managing Director of Indian subsidiary
  • Trade suffers at Mumbai Port due to shortage of labour, Customs red tape, says MANSA
  • UASC announces record breaking load of 18,601 TEUs on board
  • ZIM Black Sea Service Express (ZBX) seasonal reefer service to commence in Jan.
  • Double record for port of Antwerp in 2015
  • Gadkari inaugurates capital dredging at Mormugao Port
  • JN Port & JNPCT handle record throughput in calendar year 2015
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for US currency
  • Onion exports drop 18 pc
  • Textile exports hit by US legislation: Ficci

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BDP names new HR head
  • Takeover to create major logistics service provider
  • New MD for HHLA's intermodal subsidiary
  • SF Airlines is first Chinese B767-300BCF owner
  • TIR finding favour again in Russia
  • New service links Med and Black Sea
  • Christmas gift for Crowley
  • Metzger bowing out of Migros
  • Kerry opens new IT development centre
  • Abidjan airport wants to grow freight business
  • Pruning operating costs again
  • HSBC counts on pickup of global trade
  • World's biggest quay cranes to be erected in February
  • GAL moves to new premises
  • Bombardier delivers Q400 cargo-combi aircraft
  • More intermodal services between UK and Italy

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • BIMCO warns of another tough year for shipping
    he year 2015 was a tough one for shipping and the outlook for this year threatens further challenges, with weak global economic growth and oversupply of capacity plaguing many sectors of the industry, according to one leading Danish analyst. The negative indicators seen at the end of...
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging market leader Strabag Wasserbau
    Dutch dredging and maritime services group Boskalis has agreed with Austrian construction group Strabag SE to acquire the dredging activities and assets of its German subsidiary Strabag Wasserbau for EUR70 million (USD76 million). Strabag Wasserbau, known until 2013 as Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH, is the German dredging market...
  • Ocean Signal Appoints Marinplus as Exclusive Distributor in Sweden
    Ocean Signal has appointed Marinplus AB as its exclusive distributor in Sweden. Marinplus will now supply a comprehensive range of Ocean Signal products, including its rescueME devices and SafeSea portfolio of GMDSS products. A leading provider of user-friendly and innovative solutions to the boating industry in northern Europe, Marinplus is well placed...
  • First ever dual-fuel cement carrier delivered
    Greenland has extended the reach of LNG as a marine fuel. Credit: Andrew MarrinkDutch shipyard Ferus Smit has put down a new marker for the industry with the delivery of a dedicated cement carrier powered by dual-fuel machinery. The 7,300 dwt Greenland is the world's first-ever dry bulk cargo vessel...
  • Bulker operator Hayne Shipping taps into government fund
    Richard Yang Jin-ho. Credit: Hayne ShippingSouth Korean bulker operator Hayne Shipping has turned to the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) to raise KRW2.5 billion (USD2.1 million) for working capital. The company, led by Richard Yang Jin-ho, will issue bonds that will be underwritten by KODIT, set up in 1976 to offer financial...
  • Korean shipbuilder HHI could slash more jobs in 2016, warns chairman
    An HHI shipyard. Credit: HasenpuschSouth Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, could shed more jobs as it fights to restore profitability in 2016. Its chairman Choi Gil-seon, said in his New Year's address that more consolidation is needed to overcome a slowing world economy and a tough shipping...
  • No rebound in 2016, says 'K' Line chief
    Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeThere will be no sustained recovery in the dry bulk or container shipping sectors this year amid overcapacity in the industry and slowing demand for raw materials from China, said 'K' Line president and CEO Eizo Murakami.In his New Year's address, Murakami said that while falling bunker...
  • Alan Tung drops 'acting' label at OOIL to become permanent CFO
    Two years after being appointed acting chief financial officer of Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL), the parent company of box ship and terminal operator OOCL, executive director Alan Tung can finally hang the CFO nameplate on the door to his office.Tung replaced Ken Cambie as acting CFO after the ship finance...
  • Supply growth, financing in focus as tanker market enters new year
    A crude tanker. Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeAs the crude oil market remains well supplied with production and prices consequently low, the demand side remains encouraging, but increasing supply of tonnage raises questions about the sustainability of the current strong cycle in the tanker business. At the same time, investors are...
  • Cambodia's largest port plans 2016 listing on CSX
    Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), the operator of Cambodia's largest port, plans to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in the first half of 2016. The listing, which will allow SAP to take advantage of tax incentives offered to companies that list on the CSX before 2017,...
  • Tanker revival will not last forever, says MOL executive
    It is unrealistic to expect the robust tanker shipping segment, driven by the contango market that has traders buying cheap crude oil to store and wait for higher prices, to last forever, said Junichiro Ikeda, CEO of Japan shipping company, MOL.In his New Year's message, Ikeda acknowledged that although the...
  • Haifa and Ashdod to handle 3.5 million teu by 2021
    Israel is forecasting throughput growth of 40% at the Mediterranean container ports of Haifa and Ashdod over the coming five years. According to Israel Ports, Co., (IPC), the body that oversees the development of the country's three commercial seaports at Haifa, Ashdod, and Eilat, the ports will handle around...
  • Ship runs aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico
    A vessel belonging to Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings ran aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico, on 2 January. According to local media, strong winds and waves with the height of up to 2 m slammed into the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico during that time, while 2008-built, 1,475 dwt...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • 'Another year of flat-lining growth' as air freight volumes suffer from 'lacklustre' global trade
  • Are the US west coast ports 'big ship-ready' - or perhaps not quite yet?
  • The 2016 Loadstar 'Watchlist' : which high-flyers are at the crossroads?
  • Japanese shipping giants warn of 'severe' business climate
  • Container weighing harmonisation still a far cry
  • Major challenges for forwarders in 2016, says BIFA

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Crowley buys more boxes
  • ST Marine books orders worth S$344 million
  • USCG updates on Western Rivers situation
  • NTSB opens El Faro accident docket
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging operation
  • BIMCO releases Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • International Shipholding Corp. gives third strategic plan update
  • ZIM adding new boxes to specialty container fleet
  • Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter returns from 52-day patrol mission
  • APL container vessel makes first call to Guam
  • Cargill selling crop insurance arm to Silveus Insurance Group

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Show me the money: Doom and gloom...ex and then more gloom
    Container lines braced for profit erosion after terrible third quarter
  • New Year VLCC rate jumps in Worldscale terms, but earnings soften
    2016 Worldscale flat rates are based on much lower bunker prices
  • Handies open 2016 near all-time low
    Limited coal and minor bulk cargoes keep rates at depressed levels
  • DHT sells suezmax tanker to pay debt
    Fourth-quarter financial report to record $800,000 loss on sale of DHT Trader
  • Europe and Japan might yield surprising uplift for shipping, says BIMCO
    Industry group expects tanker earnings to hold firm but container and bulker rates to remain pressured
  • NTSB mulls further El Faro black box search
    Images show VDR missing from navigation bridge
  • Maritime associations launch cyber security guidelines
    Document promotes risk-based development of cyber security defences
  • Beijing formally unveils China Cosco Shipping Group
    Xu Lirong is appointed new entity's chairman
  • Bauxite mines pollution threatens Malaysian exports to China
    NGOs threaten to halt transport of ore to east coast ports
  • Carriers will have to idle more capacity than in 2009 for rates to recover
    Potential revenue gain of $13bn seen if carriers repeat 2010 rate rebound
  • Genting Hong Kong completes purchase of Lloyd Werft
    Subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to buy a 30% stake worth $18m
  • Shalabh Mittal quits Mercator parent's board
    Chief executive's son will continue to serve as boss of Singapore-listed subsidiary Mercator Lines Singapore
  • Hyundai Heavy sets 2016 order and sales targets lower than 2015
    HHI chief executive sets sights on returning to profit this year
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry's $13m convertible bond cancelled
    Bond offering was to partly finance LNG business in China
  • US court rejects Cosco Busan pilot's bid to reinstate maritime licence
    Capt John Cota had appealed a decision by the US Coast Guard
  • RasGas cuts price of LNG sold to Petronet by almost half
    Revised agreement requires Petronet to buy an additional 1m tonnes of LNG per year up to 2028
  • Going forward in apprehension
    If you are looking for an illustration of real confidence in the coming year, look no further than the shippers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Terminal pricing changes could offer $3 billion savings, McKinsey finds
  • Spot reefer rate shows unexpected strength
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL president, dies at 90
  • Spot rates spike ahead of Chinese New Year
  • NY-NJ port handled record number of lifts in November
  • US regulators shut down Northeast LTL trucking firm
  • Port Tracker forecasts drop in North Europe container traffic
  • Weak factory data roils China markets
  • Alan Tung finally installed as CFO at OOIL
  • Antwerp calls for Rotterdam alliance to meet China challenge
  • JNPT throughput barely increases in December
  • Cambodia's profitable Sihanoukville port plans to list in 2016
  • No recovery in shipping this year, 'K' Line head says
  • New APL service in maiden Guam call

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Star Bulk offloads capesize newbuidings
    New York-listed bulker owner sells quartet for $148m to pay instalments on orderbook.
  • US LNG export plant takes in first gas
    The first of many export plants begins process of receiving and chilling natural gas.
  • Shipping joins in stock price plunge
    Maritime shares slide amid China-fuelled global rout, with Scorpio Bulkers leading in US.
  • Australian arrest rules change radically
    Clyde & Co says flood of OW Bunker lawsuits taking advantage of shift from English rules.
  • MSC returns to Iran
    Iranian official says boxship docked at Shahid Rajaie for first time in six years.
  • Gas ships wait near Indian port to offload
    Strike ended at major Indian LPG import facility, but a queue of cargoes waits to unload.
  • Two more detained by US for ORB deficiencies
    Coast Guard detains eight vessels, including Baltimar Zephyr for oil record book.
  • Arctic Securities hot for hydrocarbon stocks
    Norwegian investment bank includes Fredriksen, Troim, Sohmen-Pao and Hoegh in its top picks.
  • Lindblad adds another
    Nasdaq-listed owner snaps up Chilean cruiseship for runs to Galapagos Islands.
  • ST Marine busy in Q4
    Temasek Holdings-controlled shipyard wins orders worth $344m during the last three months of 2015.
  • DHT confirms $26.5m sale of suezmax
    Tanker owner makes good on plan to divest some older tonnage in high market.
  • Three drunk crew held
    Russian cargoship's master among those arrested by Danish police after going off course.
  • Precious confirms scrap sale
    Thai owner continues to rejuvenate fleet with disposal of 1995-built handysize.
  • Seafarer dies as wave hits
    Crewman on Schoeller boxship goes overboard off UK in big swell; another injured.
  • CMA CGM orders double
    French container line reportedly adds 1,700-teu ships to orderbook in China.
  • Sinha takes top job
    Personnel director replaces retired AK Gupta as managing director of India's SCI.
  • Bimco: Brace yourself for challenging year
    Tricky 2016 awaits with Chinese economy creating a new normal, Peter Sand says.
  • SeaBird changes CEO
    Norwegian seismic vessel owner replaces former boss Dag Reynolds with Frenchman Christophe Debouvry.
  • Prosafe job delayed
    Statoil pushes back charter of accommodation ship for UK project into 2017.
  • WSF goes fourth
    US ferry owner orders ship number four in Olympic class for $122m.
  • Hyundai Heavy lowers order sights for 2016
    South Korean shipbuilding giant pencils in lower newbuilding and revenue figures for this year.
  • K Line to keep spending
    President Eizo Murakami pledges investment in energy transport and other sectors.
  • Shape up or ship out
    MOL CEO Junichiro Ikeda calls on divisions to prove their worth in tough markets.
  • Polarcus stretches Turkish deal
    Middle East owner wins two more years of seismic management work from Turkish Petroleum.
  • BSC torches trio
    Fleet modernization drive sees Bangladeshi owner send three multi-purpose ships for recycling.
  • Genting takes rest of shipyard Lloyd Werft
    Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to take full control of German shipyard.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Kerry Logistics opens new IT development center
  • Ruscon increases container handling 6.3% in 2015
  • Momentum Transportation acquires fellow Jacksonville intermodal service provider
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL executive, dies at age 90
  • Report: Mafia responsible for fraudulent exports of Italian food
  • Chinese port groups partner on terminal development
  • Executive Moves: UPS and Diaz Trade Law
  • GRI Roundup: CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
  • Container rates skyrocket on major east-west trades
  • El Faro investigators may return to scene of wreck in second effort to find 'black box'
  • Canada fines railways $6.8m for surplus grain revenues

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Guidelines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Bunker clauses in the spotlight as shipowners renew charter contracts
    Bunkers clauses have 'failed to take into account' 50% drop in bunker prices.
  • Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil at six-month high on tight supply
    There should be ample supply by January 20.
  • Guidlines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Chemoil's Americas business to become Glencore from January 1: source
    The brand Chemoil will continue to exist outside of the Americas.
  • Cold ironing 'less appealing'
    When compared to other emissions reduction methods.
  • Cyprus: Oil product sales fall 11.5% on month in Nov
    Bonded bunker fuel, MGO sales to ships drop.

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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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