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January 7, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Big east-west shippers see 2015 contract rates fall as much as 14pc: Drewry
  • Baltic Dry index slides to all-time low as China bulk imports slacken
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port creeps up on Hong Kong - tops 20 million TEU in 2015
  • Beijing to spend US$460 billion on new railways over next 5 years
  • Kuehne + Nagel picks Singapore as base to serve ASEAN region
  • Danes check out business deals in Iran, Maersk in talks, MSC makes move
  • China's November services trade deficit widens to US$15.6 billion
  • Taiwan opposition leader says cross-strait semiconductor deal too risky
  • New York-New Jersey November box volume up 3.3pc to 500,608 TEU
  • Hong Kong-listed builder to study feasibility of Nova Scotia box shop
  • Big challenges loom in British forwarding in 2016, BIFA chief warns
  • CP-NS railway bid part of renewed trend of cross-border mergers
  • CN and CP fined US$6.4 million for overcharging for grain haul
  • Israel creates first aviation cyber innovation security centre
  • IATA expects weak demand for air freight to continue into 2016
  • Top Nigerian aviation consultant says sector restructuring long overdue
  • FedEx Freight changes booking system to base rates on US zip codes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • ASSOCHAM conference to deliberate on Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways as Catalysts for Maritime Development
  • Spot rates see all-round surge
  • Adani Ports & MSC's Terminal Investment to jointly develop major transhipment hub at Mundra Port
  • Ravi Parmar appointed full-time Chairman of Kandla Port Trust
  • Truck rentals down by 2-2.5 pc in Dec. 2015
  • INR falls sharply against dollar
  • Manufacturing PMI contracts for first time since Oct. 2013
  • Assocham Conference Programme
  • Businesses expect to recover in global trade, says survey

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hawaiian names new rep for South Korea
  • Algerian forwarder invests in trucks
  • Semitrailer starts life with a cruise
  • Eco ISO for Lan Cargo
  • Gecas selects SVP for cargo programs
  • Leviathan in London
  • New CSO for freight car provider
  • Single shelter for rail forwarders
  • Latin American cargo decline continues in November
  • Congratulations to ISS
  • Agility collars contract in Japan
  • Trailer maker names successor for sales division
  • Saudi Arabia suspends services to/from Iran
  • Marked modal shift in Switzerland
  • Container carrier back to Iran
  • Imperial snaps up Van den Anker

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Multi-purpose survey vessel coated with Ecospeed in Poland
    In November Ecospeed was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel Imor in Gdansk, Poland. The 32,5-meter catamaran is owned by the Maritime Institute in Gdansk and was designed to perform a range of tasks such as oceanographic measurements, hydrographic or geophysical operations and bottom inspection. Due to...
  • Fishers Pulse 8X metal detector rated #1 by Homeland Security
    JW Fishers Pulse 8X has been rated the best underwater metal detector by the US Department of Homeland Security's SAVER program. The System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program was established to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. Located within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, the SAVER...
  • Surprise Gift: Port Everglades Breaks Its Own Single-Day Passenger World Record
    BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- Officials at Broward County's Port Everglades knew Sunday, December 20,2015, was a busy cruise day, but they didn't realize how busy. Port Everglades actually broke its own world record for the most cruise passengers to embark and debark in a single day - 53,485 guests. The...
  • APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles Sets New Record with the Largest Container Ship Call ever at a US Port
    The newly launched 18,000 TEU-class capacity CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin deployed on maiden voyage for French-based line's trans-Pacific Pearl River Express Service linking major ports in China with US West Coast. - 11,200 containers handled during 56 hours of port operations, including one shift of nine cranes at 29 gross moves...
  • Small, Thin Genset Muffler Fits In The Tightest Of Spaces
    Fitting a generator and its exhaust system into a new build or a retrofit can be challenging, especially in a confined engine room. Marine Exhaust Systems solves the space problem with its new whisper-quiet Series 4 Thinline Wall Pack Generator Muffler. Currently designed for up to 35 kW gensets, the muffler...
  • RINA - QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award
    Innovation is key to success in all sectors of the maritime industry, and such innovation will stem from the development of research carried out by engineers and scientists in universities and industry, pushing forward the boundaries of design, construction and operation of marine vessels and structures. The Royal Institution of...
  • Cruise ship Marco Polo leaves Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen after 10th Special Survey
    Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Launched in 1964 as the Aleksandr Pushkin, she was in for her 10th special survey and general...
  • Adani to expand its JV terminal with MSC outfit at Mundra Port
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has announced expansion of the container terminal it runs at Mundra port in India's northwestern state of Gujarat through an equal joint venture with Terminal Investment Ltd S A and convert it into a transhipment hub for the Middle East and South...
  • Jaya settles dispute with MMA
    Singapore-listed Jaya Holding has entered a settlement deed with MMA Offshore Asia (MMA) over alleged breach of warranties in the purchase of its offshore marine businesses. Both parties have reached a full and final settlement of the arbitration proceedings, effective today. According to Jaya's filing to Singapore stock exchange, the company and...
  • Havila Shipping seeks way out of financial difficulties
    Havila Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services company, has entered into an agreement with its secured and unsecured bank lenders to reduce amortisation for three years, postpone maturities and replace all existing covenants, subject to bondholder approval and a minimum NOK 200 million equity issue. The agreement calls to cut annual...
  • NYK to shed assets as volatile markets bite
    Credit: Daniel FerroJapan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha could sell or scrap more ships as its chief Tadaaki Naito declared the company would keep assets light in volatile businesses, in his New Year message. Naito alluded to the container and dry bulk sectors, which are grappling with structural overcapacity. He said, "The outlook for...
  • Weaker Chinese fuel oil demand to weigh on tankers
    A VLCC, pictured. Photo: Southern Cross MaritimeVolumes of fuel oil imported to China are expected to continue to fall, reducing long-haul fuel oil trades on VLCCs and suezmax tankers, according to a report issued by Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. China is the third-largest global importer of fuel oil but imports have...
  • Oriental Energy sets up Singapore office
    Chinese LPG importer Oriental Energy has opened an office in Singapore as it looks to expand trading and chartering operations. China is set to import high amounts of LPG to feed its propane dehydrogenation plants, with imports expected to top 8 million tonnes of LPG for 2015. Representatives of LPG shipping companies and trading...
  • Chinese shipyard declared bankrupt
    State-run shipyard Zhoushan Wuzhou Ship Repairing & Building Co Ltd has been declared bankrupt by a local court in Zhejiang province. According to sources, Zhoushan Immediate People's Court has accepted a filing by Zhejiang Shipping Group regarding the bankruptcy of its subsidiary shipyard, following an accumulation of debts of about RMB911...
  • MSC restarts Iran service
    Photo: AffeldtMediterranean Shipping Co has resumed calls to Iran after suspending services in 2012 in response to trade sanctions imposed on Tehran for its nuclear programme. The Geneva-based carrier partially restarted operations in April 2014, using a third-party feeder service that enabled cargo to be transhipped at Jebel Ali, Dubai...
  • Port productivity not a priority for lines, says terminal operator
    Photo: PAShipping lines are showing more interest in working with terminals to improve port productivity but it is not prioritised and there is a huge opportunity for improvement in the area, according to a major multi-location terminal operator. The operator introduced pricing incentives for better productivity to its commercial contracts with...
  • Crew is safe and ship ready to go, says Swiber
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings has confirmed with IHS Fairplay that no crew was injured from its ship running aground in Mexico. Moreover, Swiber told IHS Fairplay that the 1,475 dwt anchor handling tug supply, Swiber Torunn, did not sustain any damages after encountering strong winds and rough sea swells on...
  • China's Honghua enters Middle Eastern market with rig order
    Hong Kong-listed rig-builder Honghua Group has secured an order of an ultra-deep drilling rig with Kuwait Drilling Company (KDC) worth HKD194 million (USD25 million). The contractual price for the construction of the rig is relatively low after taking account of its specification and capability for operating in harsh environments. The contract...
  • Box ship sales to pick up in January, says shipbroker
    London-headquartered shipbroker, Braemar ACM, expects sale and purchase activities of container ships to pick up in January. Braemar ACM said that the anticipated low pricing for the container vessel market will attract more buyers. According to the shipbroker, one of the telling signs for the increased activities is in the 2,000...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Protectionist tactics': Etihad anger at court ruling on airberlin codeshare flights
  • BIMCO's high hopes for 2016 already waning
  • Analysis: the 'Black Horses' that may find riding out a sluggish freight market difficult
  • ANA first Japanese carrier to buy 'non-cargo-friendly' A380s
  • Zim delays New York IPO due to weak market conditions
  • DB Schenker has competition concerns after ORR probe into box rail markets
  • Seoul-Incheon's Kwang-Soo Lee appointed to TIACA board

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • DNV GL issues update on Tier III NOX regs
  • First X-Stern hull arrives at Ulstein Verft
  • EU funded project develops new bridge designs
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Kerri McClellan
  • Polarcus to restructure, could still face impairment charges
  • Alfa Laval names Ross Glendinning Senior VP, Service
  • Denmark seeks tougher sulfur emission limit enforcement
  • W&O acquires EMI

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Longview Port Commission terminates current CEO
  • Drewry's Benchmark Club reports freight rates down during fourth quarter
  • Crowley Maritime names McClellan vice president/deputy general counsel
  • Port of Port Angeles cancels airport modification public meeting
  • Agreement with Chembulk Tankers expanded by Inchcape Shipping

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Panamax steady amid fresh BDI lows
    Despite slight rebound at end of 2015, fundamentals kick in to draw down rates
  • Prime Shipping orders two chemical tankers with Chinese shipyard
    Tanker company has an option to add two more to its orderbook
  • Baltic Dry Index hits record low second day in row
    Oversupplied markets drag overall index down
  • Product tanker rates mostly up on light distillates flows
    But market not yet in full action after holidays
  • CMES secures $76m time charters with BP and CPC
    China Merchants Group unit also sells six ageing handymax bulkers
  • Polarcus agrees debt restructuring with stakeholders
    Low case forecasts still see cash exhausted in 2017
  • Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group to complete restructuring
    Zhejiang province eyes further consolidation of the regional port industry
  • Challenging year blunts share traders' preferences
    Shipping companies' preferred shares fell during 2015 with most dry cargo issues ending at steep discounts to par value
  • Asian shipping lines resume calls to Iran
    Hanjin, HMM, Evergreen started Iran port calls in 2015
  • Lloyd's List most read stories 2015
    A strong showing by the ever-popular Lloyd's List Top 100 and Next Generation, while the world's biggest ship MSC Oscar continued to turn heads, the Costa Concordia master continued to raise eyebrows and Hoegh Osaka just simply turned over
  • Mitsubishi-led consortium sells stake in Brazil shipyard amid slowdown and scandals
    Price tag for sale of the 30% stake is said to be 'symbolic'
  • Angelicoussis confirmed as buyer of Star Bulk and Scorpio capes
    Fresh seven-vessel haul puts Greek owner at forefront of industry 'big guns' snapping up big bulkers in distress
  • Gener8 Maritime sells MR tanker for $17.5m
    Gener8 Consul will be delivered to buyer next month
  • North Europe container volumes forecast to continue decline in 2016
    The way only a few industries are still shifting sourcing and output to Asia may be contributing to the slowdown, says Hackett report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • US truck capacity still climbing toward peak, latest data show
  • Ports America to operate Baltimore intermodal facility
  • KCS 'cautious' going into 2016
  • West Coast ports' volume up in November
  • Teamsters file labor charges against New England trucking firm
  • JDA's transportation management software to use Inttra
  • Ukraine to drastically overhaul customs processes
  • Air France faces fresh strikes
  • Trans-Atlantic tops other container trades in profitability prospects
  • Adani Group and MSC aim to make Mundra India's largest port
  • Slide show: Trends poised to shape 2016
  • Lines need to cooperate with ports to boost productivity, terminal exec says
  • DP World: We are trying to restore normalcy at Nhava Sheva Terminal
  • Modest round of GRIs planned before Chinese New Year
  • Contract rates follow spot market decline on major trades, Drewry says

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Second export cargo loads at Enterprise
    Aframax tanker Angelica Schulte pulls up to Enterprise Product Partners dock in Texas.
  • Gasoline moves push up clean tanker rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Crewman dies on Japanese bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Gasoline moves push rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Golar buys back shares
    The LNG carrier owner and operator said the buyback was part of swap agreement.
  • Two saved from sinking tug
    US Coast Guard rescues crew from capsized vessel off New Orleans.
  • Crewman dies on bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Ro-pax blocked in Marseille
    French workers target first call of Corsica Linea ship as ferry war with privatised SNCM hots up.
  • Stabbert buys pipe-layer
    US shipowner builds fleet by taking Deep Constructor from Technip.
  • China VLCC locks in pair on period deals
    Parent China Merchants also warns of small loss following disposal of veteran bulkers.
  • Mercator "quitting Singapore"
    Banks could take over assets of Indian owner's Lion City bulker subsidiary, TV report claims.
  • Polarcus seals $587m restructuring
    Middle East owner agrees debt and charter reduction package as it bolsters finances.
  • Greeks top second hand spending in 2015
    Allied data shows Hellenic owners outspent international rivals in each core area during 2015.
  • Berg in at Wilhelmsen
    Retiring CFO Nils Dyvik to be replaced by private equity executive.
  • Australian tug crews to go on strike next week
    Operations in the country's biggest ports likely to be disrupted if workers walk over labour agreement.
  • TAG Offshore adds AHTS
    Indian owner buys 1999-built vessel formerly operated by France's Bourbon.
  • Danske upgrades GasLog after falls
    Bank places buy rating on shipowner after "unjustified" selldown in December.
  • Riverside signs lease
    New ferry service to Vancouver is a step closer after deal with harbour authority.
  • Japanese pulling out
    Shipbuilders to give up stake in Brazilian yard Ecovix due to low oil price and Petrobras scandal.
  • Boxship delayed at Hanjin
    Korean shipbuilder pushes back $72m vessel by three months.
  • HAL no-brainer
    Federal judge overturns $21.5m judgment against Holland America Line.
  • Betting on big, Gener8 sells smallest ship
    Georgiopoulos says New York tanker owner focusing on larger vessels as it unloads MR.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Agreement in Principle' for recycling plant in Abidjan
    Ecoslops on course to meet its growth objectives.
  • Oil prices losing ground
    Brent touches an 11-year low.
  • Platts Report: China Oil Demand Grew 1.5% Year over Year in November
    Fuel oil, gasoil demand contracts.
  • Falling bunker prices help drag down freight rates
    But some of the fall was the result of carriers granting shippers reductions to secure cargo.
  • Japan's JX settles Q4 fuel oil prices down around 17-19% on lower costs
    JX's fuel oil prices are used as benchmarks by industrial buyers in Japan.
  • High sulfur fuel oil Med-North arbitrage seen open on weaker NWE
    Increased bunker demand in the Med to be partially covered by NWE cargoes, sources have said.
  • Port of Rotterdam sees record number of VLCCs for fuel oil in 2015
    'Demand for fuel oil is slightly lower.'
  • OW: Ship arrest denied
    US court spurns ING move.
  • Bomin's bid for to buy bankrupt bunker player collapses
    But Bomin has purchased some of the company's bunker inventory.
  • External: Global Risk Management
    Bunkerworld Latest News / 21h
  • Danish sniffer data suggest better ECA compliance than EU average
    However, data for EU non-compliance figures are calculated differently.
  • South Korea orders bunker tanker registration
    Vessels have until mid-2017 to comply.

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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
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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