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February 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reorganises globally, makes Hong Kong Asia-Pacific headquarters
  • New general strikes to close Greek container ports for 48 hours
  • AADA bunker surcharge drops to US$125/TEU and $250/FEU
  • Hanjin back in black with a profit of US$6 million despite 15pc sales decline
  • Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal LLC files for bankruptcy
  • Curtis Foltz to be replaced by Griff Lynch after 6 years as GPA chief
  • Heung-A Shipping extends SCS Kyushu service to call at Moji Port
  • Shipping exec in divorce battle saves self by bribing hitman
  • Agility appointed to handle UK automotive aftermarket exhibition
  • Port of Rotterdam innovative website starts to bear fruit, say creators
  • Passage of whale off Georgia closes channel to US Navy and shipping
  • Iran ready to buy 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris to rebuild fleet
  • Amazon dismisses tales it is looking to run its own transport, logistics
  • JAL, ANA post strong April to December profit despite cargo decline

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Fraternity favours the setting up of a Cargo Community System, reveals AMTOI panel discussion
  • Coir traders to add more African, Latin American markets
  • India likely to import a record volume of wheat over the year
  • Indonesia likely to sign pact with India for rice import
  • APM Terminals Mumbai introduces solar power
  • Call to bring down handling charges at ports
  • Jaitley likely to propose construction of four new Major Ports in Budget 2016-17
  • Adani Enterprises registers consolidated revenue of INR 33,073 cr. in 9MFY16
  • Import restrictions on natural rubber affecting tyre manufacturers
  • Smart cities to need $ 150 bn investment, says report
  • 9TH CTL-BHP 2016 - CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
  • EU likely to miss sugar export quota this season
  • Ministry of Shipping endorses & extends support to CTL & BHP 2016 conference & expo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Truck mileage heading for 30 billion km mark
  • Net income takes big jump in Q4
  • Czech haulier makes major investment in new HGVs
  • Finnair Cargo implementing Mercator's Sky Chain
  • GPA director stepping down
  • New rail service plant for North America
  • Ubimax opens new office at Frankfurt airport
  • Network for sub-Saharan imports and exports
  • Envirotainer and Air China Cargo ink MLA
  • Waggon lessor augments fleet
  • CFO swapping companies
  • Seaintel confirms rise of schedule reliability
  • Hactl and CKS to develop air cargo support services
  • Three into one equals Key Logistics
  • HHLA bracing itself against the tide

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Grimaldi takeover of Finnlines nears completion
    Grimaldi Group's Baltic subsidiary, Finnlines, will become wholly owned as soon as the Grimaldi Group and its subsidiaries, Grimaldi Deep Sea and Grimaldi Euromed, have informed the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HSE) of its intention to exercise its right of redemption under the...
  • Two more Scandinavian banks report higher impairment charges in shipping
    Two major Scandinavian lenders to shipping have reported an increase in their impairment charges related to the shipping sector. DNB, the Norwegian financial services group, said that the net amount of impaired loans in its transportation and communications business area, that includes shipping, increased to NOK1.10 billion (USD129.2 million)...
  • North P&I Club Highlights Risks Of Explosions During Cargo Fumigation
    North P&I Club has published a new free-to-download loss prevention briefing warning its members of the hazards associated with routine fumigation of agricultural products on ships. The warning follows an explosion of pesticide gases on a panamax vessel, loading corn at Paranagua, Brazil, at the end of December 2015. This resulted...
  • USCG upgrades Zika advice amid maritime concerns
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has updated its safety information on the risks associated with the Zika virus to include the potential transmission of the virus via sexual contact or via blood transfusion. In response to concerns aired by the maritime industry, the USCG bulletin (at...
  • Court rules against Australian crew mutiny
    Australian seafarers are again staging a sit-in on board a vessel after learning that their jobs in the domestic trade would go to foreign crew on 'third-world' wage rates. Maritime Union crew on board bulk carrier CSL Melbourne in the port of Newcastle refused to sail the...
  • Bulk carrier goes aground off Singapore's port limits
    A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier is stranded on a reef off the port limits of Singapore, after trying to avoid vessel traffic at a fairway. The 56,853 dwt vessel Ocean Carrier, is managed by China-based Hongda Ship Management. Initially, the 2012-built vessel had embarked on a voyage, transporting iron ore from...
  • Political risks may hinder Myanmar's port development, analyst says
    Political risks may hamper the growth of port development in Myanmar, according to UK-based consulting firm Drewry Maritime Advisors, following the country's recent change from military rule to a democratic government. Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions...
  • Analysis: How South Korean economic stimulus could help shipping
    The South Korean government is implementing an extended stimulus package in the hope of turning the country's recent disappointing economic performance around. Demand shifts in Asia have hit South Korean industries in recent years. The additional KRW6 trillion (USD4.94 billion) stimulus package is designed to...
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries cuts loss while HMD returns to profit
    South Korea's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, narrowed its annual loss for 2015 to KRW1.36 trillion (USD 1.14 billion) from the record loss of KRW2.2 trillion it incurred for 2014. Its subsidiary, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), managed to restore profitability by winning more orders, although the main shipyard was hampered by a...
  • Shandong Shipping may buy Dorian VLGC
    Chinese state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation is likely to acquire a very large gas carrier that Dorian LPG is currently building at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Shandong Shipping said in a filing to China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations that its LPG shipping subsidiary Pacific Gas...
  • Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha receives funding offers, postpones rehabilitation plan submission
    A glimmer of hope has appeared for Japanese bulker operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, which applied to its country's courts for civil rehabilitation in September 2015. The company was supposed to submit a plan for rehabilitation on 3 February. The deadline has been extended to 1 March as a 'white knight'...
  • BV classes world's largest specially-built asphalt carrier
    Classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the 37,000 dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor, which has recently been delivered to international shippers Sargeant Marine. Built by AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding (ADS) on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, the vessel is the first of two designed by the...
  • Taiwan implements environmental management system at all major ports
    Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) expects to have an independently audited environmental management system in place for all ports under its jurisdiction by the end of 2017. TIPC secured EcoPorts certification for the ports of Keelung and Taichung at the end of last year and has targeted...
  • Tumbling profits put credit ratings of Japan carriers under pressure
    Two of Japan's big three shipping lines sailed into the crosshairs of Moody's ratings agency, with the outlook of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines being reviewed to negative and K Line heading for a downgrade as weaker than...
  • China Cosco Shipping to kick off operation in Shanghai
    China Cosco Shipping Corporation, the newly formed entity through the merging of Cosco Group and China Shipping Group (CSG), will begin operation in Shanghai on 18 February, according to local media. The combined entity will be led by Xu Lirong, the current chairman of CSG, while Wang Haimin, the current...
  • Australia detains coal carrier for MLC breaches
    Australian port state control on 3 February detained Panama-flagged 85,959 gt coal carrier Hope 1 in the port of Newcastle for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Newcastle Mission to Seafarers tipped off the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) this week after receiving a complaint from its counterpart in...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Freight forwarders back new president's drive to fight Customs corruption in Nigeria
  • Freight crime the main fear for pharma executives, as gangs become more sophisticated
  • Maersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing rules
  • Airline battle brews in Gulf as Iran eyes regional hub role
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiation still to come
  • Delta's Anderson announces retirement in all-male shake up

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40
  • Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service
  • Chouest Gulfport venture Topship gets $11 million incentive
  • ABS issues guidance note on cyber security
  • Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone
  • Aqualis Offshore to do FMEA study for LNG bunkering barge
  • Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes
  • Scotland's Briggs Marine orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
  • Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
  • Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Maritime Commerce Club names Amos "Old Salt"
  • Drewry eyes earnings picture for LNG shipping segment
  • Rail carload traffic numbers down during month of January
  • Vancouver Fraser port board taps Eugene Kwan as vice chair
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of continued Greek strike

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Choppy waters ahead for LNG shipping
    Accelerating fleet growth and changing trade patterns cast shadow on LNG shipping this year
  • Diana Shipping acquires three panamaxes from chief executive's daughters
    En-bloc transaction marks first time Diana has acquired vessels from related entities
  • Prudence is wise, says DHT's Munthe
    Leading crude tanker owner says its actions are sensible business, rather than a battening down of the hatches
  • BDI falls below 300 points for first time
    Index weighed down mainly by supramax and handysize
  • NAO keeps PSVs on the water as revenue slides
    Owner views lay-up as a risk to vessels' systems
  • DNB profits rise to $795m for 2015 but shipping impairments surge
    Industry's biggest lender performs in line with analyst expectations
  • Great Eastern Shipping profits boosted by crude carriers
    Time charter yield of GES's crude carriers increased significantly by 60% in 2015
  • Moody's downbeat on MOL and K Line
    Rating agency downgrades MOL and puts K Line under review for downgrade in wake of revised results for expected full-year earnings
  • XL Catlin bottom line hit by nat cat and takeover costs
    Operating income at Lloyd's insurer down 30% to $706m
  • Lines' schedule reliability remains high in December
    Wan Hai scores highest on-time performance in the final month of the year as carriers continue to outperform 2014 levels
  • Grimaldi to redeem remaining shares in Finnlines
    Arbitration proceedings opened to buy up last 2% of Finnlines shares
  • UN's Ban Ki-moon calls on IMO to 'translate' Paris Agreement into tangible results
    UN secretary-general pays visit to newly appointed IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim in London
  • Georgia Ports director steps down
    Griff Lynch to succeed Curtis J Foltz as the new executive director
  • Russia and China weigh on HHLA results
    Revenues down as throughput at key terminals falls
  • Beazley sees full-year profits up 8% to $284m
    Dublin-based Lloyd's insurer mulls return to London
  • MHI's shipbuilding and transport division reports rise in commercial ship orders
    Division's operating income is up 31% in first nine months
  • HHI reports $1.1bn loss
    Pain continues from offshore collapse, but shortfall was less than the $1.8bn posted for the previous year
  • Offshore weakness weighs on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering results
    Tough operating environment in upstream segment projected to persist well into 2017
  • MES results weighed by losses in offshore vessel building segment
    Subsidiary incurred $32m losses in second quarter due to repeat vessel design changes
  • Ardmore Shipping reports $5.4m profit for fourth quarter 2015
    Despite positive outlook, results snap four-quarter streak of higher earnings leading to 10.3% share price drop
  • Capital Product Partners secures new employment for two container carriers
    Both charters to commence in April 2016
  • Safe Bulkers clinches amended $145m credit facility with DNB
    Offer from owner's major lender will ensure 'comfortable' repayments to 2022, says company
  • Westports sees 12% rise in 2015 profit before tax
    Strong container throughput, lower fuel costs and reduced administrative expenses boosted results
  • Navios Maritime Partners makes rare dividend suspension for an MLP
    Wall Street surprised, though analysts pragmatic about company's decision
  • No truth to Dorian LPG newbuild sale rumour
    Company would not sell a new VLGC at that price, says gas shipping source
  • DHT Holdings posts 14% increase in fourth-quarter net income
    Tanker company benefited from strong market, vessel additions and lower bunker costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • US Customs expected to extend certain ACE deadlines
  • US exporters urge Coast Guard to delay SOLAS container weight mandate
  • ODFL gains LTL business, despite economic slowdown
  • LA meets emissions reduction goals ahead of schedule
  • Acquisitions not enough to offset volume decline at Roadrunner
  • Lisa Wieland named Boston port director
  • ABF Freight lays off workers, cuts costs as LTL volumes drop
  • Ukraine slashing tariffs to attract containers railed from China to EU
  • Europe's automated terminals face steep hurdles to productivity targets
  • CSCL mega-ship runs aground in Elbe River
  • HHLA revenue, profit down on China, Russia slowdown
  • India's biggest port moves forward on container weight rules
  • Taiwan ports get serious about emissions control
  • Reform likely to ease India rail development
  • DP World Nhava Sheva upgrades gate automation
  • GLP expands China footprint amid slowdown
  • 'K' Line, MOL credit ratings reviewed as profits slide

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Storage window opens, but not for long
    Wells Fargo's Webber says floating storage economics work for two to three months.
  • Shell: China LNG demand growth to slow
    Oil executives see challenges for China and other LNG importers to keep up pace.
  • Clipper ship arrested in charter dispute
    Haimark Line claims cruiseship incident helped drive it into bankruptcy.
  • New life for storied US cruise ship?
    The SS United States, which has not sailed in 47 years, may ply the oceans again.
  • Shells delays FID on LNG, offshore plans
    Capex cuts continue as energy markets remain weak.
  • 'DHT not battening down the hatches'
    Executives say actions have been prudent as they look to build a company with long legs.
  • Diana bags bulker trio in distressed deal
    Simeon Palios-led owner buys three panamaxes from his daughters.
  • Quick fix: guess Friday's BDI number here
    TradeWinds challenges its well-informed readers to predict the latest lurch in key bulker index.
  • Krasnoye closes on Azeri tanker order
    Russian yard in talks over two crude and products carriers for growing Caspian Sea trade.
  • Frangou: We could buy dry and layup
    Greek tycoon says option open to purchase bulkers and make money while they sit idle.
  • Golden Flame to torch second panamax bulker
    Greek owner scrapping second vintage vessel in quick succession.
  • NAO turns red in 2015 but keeps paying
    New York-listed owner reports loss for the fourth quarter and the full year but maintains payout of $0.12 per share.
  • Maintenance failings blamed for deck collapse
    UK report says neglect contributed to fall of mezzanine level on Wightlink ferry.
  • Crude carriers offset dry slump at GES
    Indian shipowner makes more money in the third quarter thanks to a good performance from its tankers.
  • CSL faces Aussie crew protest
    More domestic seafarers refuse to leave their ship in row over cheaper foreign seafarers.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard falls to net loss
    Korean shipbuilder slips into the red for Q4, but posts operating profit.
  • A2Sea jack-up capsizes off Denmark
    Barge overturns following grounding last week after tow line broke.
  • Hyundai Heavy reports "shocking" results
    World's largest shipbuilder posts ninth consecutive quarterly operating loss due to offshore business slump.
  • Western Bulk Shipholding seeks speedy solution
    Arm of Oslo-listed company writes to shipowners to request rate cuts.
  • Damen clear to buy Asian yard
    Dutch shipbuilder wins state approval to buy 70% of Song Cam Shipbuilding in Vietnam.
  • Giant CSCL boxship runs aground
    One of the world's biggest vessels stuck in Elbe river en route to Hamburg.
  • Annual loan impairments increase to $265m at DNB
    Norwegian bank pushes up 2015 profit, but the shipping book continues to be under pressure.
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries cuts net loss by 24% in 2015
    Restructuring Korean shipbuilder reduces red ink as revenue rises by nearly a quarter.
  • Capital charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Hub Group reports higher profits in Q4 2015
  • CORRECTION: Coast Guard bill heads to President

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Norbulk equips 70 vessels with onboard cat fines test kit
    Helps detect abrasive catalytic components in the fuel oil before it enters the system.
  • GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Landings into Asian demand centers rise
    Freight rates continued to fall last week continuing January's trend.
  • Aqualis Offshore wins LNG bunker barge study
    Says the LNG bunkering/transport barge will operate offshore in the US.
  • Greek port workers' unions plan 24-hour strike Thursday
    This is the second strike in two weeks.
  • UAE's Topaz adds 100th offshore support vessel
    AHTS vessels make up one-third of fleet.
  • Nigeria seeks EU help in fight against oil theft, corruption
    Theft cost the West African country some 250,000 b/d and billions of dollars in lost revenues.

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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
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- country
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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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