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January 13, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai still top box port, up 3.5pc to 36.54 million TEU, but profit off 4pc
  • More ship deliveries mean more overcapacity and more lay-ups: Alphaliner
  • EU stuck in difficult spot in granting 'market economy status' to China
  • China's shipping bankruptcies to surge as dry bulk rates fall
  • BIMCO unveils guidelines to prevent cyber attacks on board ships
  • Adani Ports to develop Mundra transshipment hub to challenge Mumbai
  • Use crane barges seaward of docked ships to ease congestion: expert
  • US and South Africa agree to stop blocking each other's farm trade
  • Higher labour costs drive out Irish truckers from their domestic market
  • Port of New York and New Jersey to clamp down old, polluting trucks
  • Stifel Logistics Confidence Index hits record low at 45.4 points
  • Bombardier freighter crashes in Swedish mountains, killing two aircrew
  • Emirates' to double daily LA-Dubai flights to export US fruit and veg
  • Hainan Airlines LAX-to-Hunan Dreamliner flights start January 21
  • European airlines post flat '15 cargo as passenger numbers rise 4.3pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Allcargo undertakes a noble CSR initiative by setting up skill development center for villagers of Maharashtra
  • ASSOCHAM conference on coastal shipping & inland waterways today
  • KYC norms for shipping lines / freight forwarders, etc.
  • Shipping seen remaining volatile & indispensable in 2016
  • Whiskey & the Ghost
  • DICT adds a new rake
  • Govt likely to propose hike in peak Customs duty on steel
  • INR declines further against dollar
  • EU approves FedEx's acquisition of TNT Express NV

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A wealth of new Fiata members in December
  • Card for lightning quick Beltoll payments
  • Radiant picks industry stalwart for SVP post
  • ECSA tells ports to take action
  • CEO swapover at Port Canaveral
  • Spain says "yes" to eco-combie vehicles
  • New links in vast Pacific
  • WFS making acquisition in USA
  • Swedish rail operator purchasing six-axle locomotives
  • Cooperation for St Petersburg
  • Key to expand packets and parcels division
  • Major European cargo airlines react to volume drop
  • Cargolux appoints new regional director
  • 10,000 more HGVs take to the rails
  • Ports of America offering intermodal transfer service
  • Minority stake gives access to France

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Ocean Signal Appoints Ocean Safety as Exclusive UK Distributor
    Ocean Signal's innovative range of safety products is presented by new distributor for the first time at London Boat Show London Boat Show 2016, ExCeL London, 8th to 17th January Ocean Signal has further strengthened its presence in the UK with the appointment of marine safety equipment specialist Ocean Safety as its exclusive...
  • Current VLCC rate fall not expected to derail outlook
    Spot freight rates for VLCC tankers have fallen sharply in the past few days, but this is not expected to derail an expected good year for the sector, shipping analysts said. The VLCC rates have fallen to about USD...
  • Rise in Asian ship attacks reported for 2015
  • Seafarers call off Marseilles ferry blockade
    New ferry company MCM has begun operating services between the French mainland and the island of Corsica following yesterday's decision by French seafarers to call off their strike to protest at the arrival last week of another new company in the France-Corsica ferry trade, Corsica Linea. MCM, which...
  • Marine insurer Norwegian Hull Club looks to expand product base
    Norwegian Hull Club CEO Faz PeermohamedThe new CEO of one of the world's biggest pure marine insurers has said it will look to expand its product base. In an interview with IHS Fairplay, the Norwegian Hull Club's Faz Peermohamed, who officially took responsibility for the 15-year-old marine insurer on 1 January,...
  • Weak Chinese coal demand to weigh on Capesizes
    The number of Capesizes that were demolished in 2015 was significantly higher than in 2014, but the picture for these bulkers remains bleak as China's coal imports continue to slow, according to Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. Iron ore and coal are the main cargoes for such vessels, which are rarely used...
  • SPP yards should be sold separately, say workers
    Workers of South Korean shipbuilder SPP Shipbuilding, which is in the process of being sold, have issued a statement saying they are amenable to the company's three yards being sold separately. Since mid-2015, when SPP's main creditor Woori Bank declared its intention...
  • Australia ports hit by rolling tug strike
    A tug workers' strike on Australia's eastern seaboard has disrupted shipping with further nation-wide industrial action scheduled by a union representing engineers during the following week. Bulk coal, general cargo and container shipping came to a standstill on Tuesday, 12...
  • Shaky start for offshore firms
    Offshore firms hit by falling oil prices in 2015 stepped into 2016 on an equally shaky footing. The oil price environment volatility felt by the sector was reflected in Southeast Asia-based offshore companies' quarterly financial results. Singapore-listed EMAS offshore has recently announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016....
  • Ship repairer Nordic looks on the hunt for opportunities
    Singapore-listed ship maintenance company Nordic Group (Nordic) is seeking new opportunities in 2016 in the maintenance sector as well as through mergers and acquisitions. The company has predicted that demand for specialised vessels will grow in 2016, and is planning to capitalise on...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Investigators recover flight recorders following West Atlantic freighter tragedy
  • Consigning 'teenagers' to the scrap yards may help solve chronic boxship overcapacity
  • IMF believes carbon tax on shipping and aviation fuels could raise $25bn
  • Lufthansa Cargo to axe major service for Lat Am cut flowers and perishables
  • New York/NJ port authority updates rules for older trucks operating at terminals
  • Haulage industry in need of a woman's touch as driver shortage worsens
  • United Cargo celebrates opening of Newark TempControl Centre
  • Kamaljit Hunjan appointed new SVP healthcare at CEVA Logistics

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Sanmar books two more for Svitzer, adds floating dock
  • Chinese yard launches two X-Bows in same week
  • C-Innovation adds AUVs to its fleet
  • IMF staffers urge carbon tax on shipping
  • Austal hosts LCS 16 keel laying ceremony
  • TOTE carries out first Jacksonville LNG bunkering

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Greenbrier breaking records with first fiscal quarter numbers
  • Ports America Chesapeake to operate Port of Baltimore intermodal box service
  • Orient Overseas International Limited included in FTSE4Good Global Index
  • Trade between NAFTA partners down during month of October
  • Horizon Air making changes to face of leadership team

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Greece seeks higher offer from Cosco for Piraeus port
    Chinese terminal operator confirmed as sole bidder for 67% of PPA
  • CMHI to acquire $658m of new shares in Dalian Port
    Move makes CMHI second largest shareholder in the major port
  • Suezmax rates rise on strong demand in West Africa and Black Sea routes
    Rates also supported by continued delays at the Turkish Straits, say brokers
  • Sinotrans Ltd to issue $228m in bonds
    All money will be used to replenish working capital and support business development
  • Capesize plunges 15% on day to record low
    Index on clear downward path as demand dwindles
  • Tankers aged 15 to 20 years leap in value
    Twenty-year-old suezmaxes saw a 57% rise in value in 2015
  • Supramax Index slumps to seven-year low
    West Africa trip via east coast South America to north China, S5 route, reaches lowest level yet reported
  • Newcastle coal trade flat
    Fuel imports cited as important growth opportunity at port
  • Australian ports hit by Svitzer tug strike action
    Delays expected as engineers' strike escalates
  • Port of Shanghai orders nine hybrid RTG cranes
    With new orders, the port will have 21 rubber tyred gantry cranes that will eliminate 5,300 tonnes of CO2 per year
  • Trafigura names Chin Hwee Tan as Asia-Pacific chief executive
    Former asset manager will be based in Singapore
  • Fujian Huadong Shipyard signs leasing agreement with Minsheng Bank
    Ship repairer also mulls plans to become a rig builder
  • SIPG posts weaker results for 2015
    Net profit expected to slide by 4%, the first decline over the past four years, according to a preliminary earnings report
  • POSH Terasea to move Shell's Prelude FLNG to Australia
    Joint venture to tow world's biggest floating production facility over 3,000 nautical miles from South Korea
  • Paragon Shipping sells panamax bulker to partly repay loan
    Part of remaining Bank of Ireland facility will be written off

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • Tote Maritime bunkers first LNG-powered container ship
    TOTE Maritime's Isla Bell bunkering at the Port of Jacksonville.TOTE Maritime successfully bunkered the world's first liquefied natural gas fueled container ship at the Port of Jacksonville. The bunkering of the Isla Bella will become a regular occurrence at the port as the ship plies the Jones Act trade to Puerto...
  • Oakland throughput drops in December
    Container throughput at the Port of Oakland in December declined 8.3 percent as both imports and exports were down compared to a relatively strong December 2014, according to numbers posted on the port's website. Last year at that time, job actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union were crippling Los...
  • Wintry blast hits Midwest, accidents close two Interstates
    Winter storms sweeping across the Midwest contributed to crashes that closed two Interstate highways in Indiana and slowed truck traffic from Illinois to the Northeast on Jan. 12. Two crashes involving more than 40 vehicles and several jackknifed tractor-trailers closed I-74 near West Harrison in Southeastern Indiana. The route may be...
  • New England's Land Air Express makes cuts as it restarts
    Land Air Express of New England, the trucking company shut down for 10 days by federal regulators for safety violations, is back up and running, but on a smaller scale. The regional less-than-truckload company closed two terminals in New Jersey and has laid off some employees, according to a Jan. 11...
  • Greece asks sole bidder Cosco to improve offer for Piraeus port
    Greece today confirmed Cosco Pacific is the only bidder for a majority stake in the Piraeus Port Authority and immediately asked the Chinese company to submit an improved offer for control of the nation's largest port. The Greek privatization agency said it expects to assess the Hong-Kong based group's revised offer...
  • CSX changes intermodal division leadership
    Bill Clement, head of CSX Transportation's intermodal business, will be leaving the company, part of the second wave of management changes at the Jacksonville, Florida-based railway in less than six months. Dean M. Piacente, formerly vice president the company's chemicals division, has been tapped to replace him, the railroad said Tuesday....

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • TIL share buyback nears $60m goal line
    Teekay spinoff has purchased 13.3% of its own Oslo-listed shares in deals worth $59m.
  • Petrobras cuts outlook
    Offshore industry takes another hit as major customer cuts spending outlook again.
  • Navios Maritime hit with debt downgrade
    Moody's cuts views on debt held by the Piraeus-based bulker owner, and sees cash crunch ahead.
  • Kay arrested at Malta yard amid conversion
    Swiss-controlled former icebreaker is seized by shipbuilder in $43.4m legal fight.
  • Tanker owners take turn in stock decline
    Sinking shares come as VLCCs plunge, oil prices sink and analyst calls crude tanker peak.
  • Greece asks for more from Cosco Group
    Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund confirms China giant is lone bidder for Piraeus.
  • Engineer crushed on ferry
    UK worker dies after becoming trapped in lift shaft on Irish Ferries' Ulysses.
  • Libya looks to load oil
    NOC trying to export crude from Ras Lanuf on Greek aframax for first time since 2014.
  • Rieber stretches polar deal
    British Antarctic Survey exercises option for Norwegian owner's Ernest Shackleton.
  • Saga confirms cruiseship order
    UK group signs final contract for vessel due from Meyer Werft in 2019, plus option.
  • Svitzer adds two more
    Maersk company orders ASD tugs at Sanmar Shipyards for Ichthys LNG project.
  • Fire hits MHI cruiseship
    Blaze breaks out on Aida Cruises newbuilding at Nagasaki yard.
  • MPC brings in Peter Ganz
    Former Hapag-Lloyd CFO will oversee German asset manager's shipping business.
  • No time to be a hero
    Evercore says it's too early to buy into battered dry cargo shares.
  • Marenave warns of further losses
    German bulker and tanker owner will fall into negative equity for 2015 as it enters talks with banks.
  • Yards slashed 3,000 jobs
    Figures reveal scale of redundancies at HHI, Samsung and DSME in 2015, with more to come.
  • Petrofac axing 160 jobs
    UK oil and FPSO company reducing wage bill to stay competitive.
  • Dae Sun books tanker duo
    Korean shipyard wins products pair from Norway's Viken Crude.
  • Austal CEO stands down
    Andrew Bellamy set to leave Australian shipbuilder after five years in charge for career break.
  • Seaport takes bite out of Costamare target
    Analyst clips 16.7% from outlook for containership owner's New York-listed shares.
  • Claro family vehicle exits tug owner SAAM
    Marinsa sells stake in Chilean port services outfit to CSAV shareholder Luksic group.
  • Minerva expands into West Africa
    Mercuria Energy Trading-backed bunker outfit starts physical supply operations from small tanker.
  • Sea Trucks vessel arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has detained a recently delivered deepwater pipelaying vessel.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • U.S. sets import duties on coated paper from select countries
  • BIMCO: Shipping should brace itself for yet another challenging year
  • EC to provide $11m for IMO Maritime Technology Cooperation Centers
  • IATA: Airfreight volumes decline 1.2 percent in November
  • Boeing patents container handling plane
  • PACTL handles record amount of airfreight in 2015
  • Sparrows Point Terminal becomes Tradepoint Atlantic

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 2016
  • A Look at Marine Fuel Quality Trends - Present and Future
    Keith Forget reviews key quality trends revealed in the VPS database.
  • IMO energy-efficiency project can start following funding
    Will help less developed countries with technology aimed at reducing GHG emissions from shipping.
  • TOTE completes first LNG bunkering
    World's first LNG powered containership bunkered while undergoing cargo operations at Jacksonville.
  • Bunker tanker gets upgrade
    On hydraulics.
  • Emulsion fuel peforms well in trial
    New Zealand ferry tries out specialist fuel.
  • IMF paper proposes carbon tax on aviation and shipping fuels
    Post-Paris policy document says it could raise $25 billion annually for climate finance.
  • Emusion fuel peforms well in trial
    New Zealand ferry tries out specialist fuel.
  • Platts Pre-Report Survey of Analysts' EIA Data
    2 million barrel injection to U.S. crude stocks expected.
  • Marine fuel management technology firm expands to Mexico
    Sees 'significant opportunity' to market system for monitoring fuel consumption to vessels active in oil sector.
  • Deltamarin sells stake in scrubber joint venture
    All scrubbers, water treatment units to carry Langh Tech trademark.
  • New appointments at Cockett Marine Oil's Singapore office
    Company targets Japanese market with new hires.
  • Brightoil launches e-commerce platform
    Group launches four products catering to individual and corporate users.
  • OIL 2015: High inventories, weak crude weigh on Americas bunkers prices
    Bearish sentiment prevailed in most bunker fuel markets in the Americas.

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