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January 14, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL cancels sailings in response to slack time after Chinese New Year
  • Athens Stock Exchange suspends trade in Piraeus Port shares
  • Tug workers go on strike at Australia's 5 biggest east coast ports
  • ICHCA & FEPORT to sign MoU at the ICHCA conference this March in Spain
  • South Korea December exports fall 13.8pc, worst since 19pc drop in 2009
  • World's biggest co-ro ship makes inaugural call at Halifax
  • House Democrats urge rejection of CP bid for Norfolk Southern
  • FedEx launches mainland customised freight with China-wide delivery
  • Thailand set to emerge as ASEAN logistics hub, says Frost & Sullivan
  • PACTL breaks Pudong cargo record in 2015, up 6.47pc to 1.6 million tonnes
  • United posts 5.1pc increase in air freight in 2015, passengers up 1.5 pc
  • US Hellfire missile accidentally sent to Cuba by Madrid freight forwarder
  • Worldwide Flight Services to acquire NY's Consolidated Aviation Services

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Container shipping seen having a challenging 2016
  • Ministry of Shipping highlights initiatives taken & opportunities unveiled in 2015
  • Bengaluru-based co. to set up natural stone park near Krishnapatnam Port
  • CBEC launches online tracking of uncleared cargo
  • Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Mumbai Port's second liquid chemical berth at Pir Pau
  • India Inc urges govt to implement structural reforms to revitalise investments
  • India not to hurry imposing minimum import price on steel
  • Indonesia mulling importing rice from India & Pakistan
  • INR recovers marginally against dollar
  • Role of banks in foreign trade redefined by RBI in 2016

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Chéreau passes into Spanish hands
  • New trailers for truck lessor
  • UPS changes legal positions
  • 2015: freight up at Basel-Mulhouse airport
  • Extended ro-ro facilities ready in Klaipeda
  • Swiss forwarder withdraws from Mexican market
  • New intermodal service to Florida and Canada
  • Kersten spearheads Wolf's advance
  • Detra Mediterranean Shipping takes to the water
  • Private wagon owners call for better policies
  • Airbus delivers most aircraft ever
  • Sievert expands plastics industry activities
  • Ceva appoints SVP global healthcare operations
  • US railroad reorganizing coal routes
  • K Line expanding fleet
  • Hactl and Pactl break records
  • K + N arm in arm with Glaxo Smith Kline

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Traffic drops but Seaway plans toll increase
    The St Lawrence Seaway plans a 2% toll increase for 2016 even though it handled almost 9.5% less traffic by tonnage during 2015 than in 2014. The Seaway is retaining its existing toll incentive programmes and adding a new Gateway Incentive programme for traffic...
  • Saga confirms Meyer Werft cruise order
    Saga Cruises (UK) and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have confirmed a cruise ship order from last September, when they signed a memorandum of agreement. The 55,900 gt vessel will have an overall length of about 234 m and beam of 30.8 m with a scheduled completion date of summer 2019. The...
  • Record monthly Chinese iron ore imports fail to fire up Capesize market
    All-time high monthly iron ore imports to China failed to turn Capesize spot rates higher, highlighting the scale of overcapacity in the sector. China imported 96.2M tonnes of iron ore in December, which was 17% more than in the previous month and and...
  • Sinokor Merchant Marine, Dong-A Tanker access new Korean shipping fund
    The Korea Maritime Guarantee Insurance Co, South Korea's first shipping guarantee insurance scheme, has just completed its maiden ship financing deal. Local ship owners Sinokor Merchant Marine and Dong-A Tanker have secured KRW30 billion (USD24.8 million) in financing from the KMGIC. Launched in August 2015 as...
  • HHIC's Subic Bay yard undergoes due diligence
    The Subic Bay yard of South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC), which has filed to be managed by its main creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB), is now undergoing due diligence to see if its debts can be repaid. The yard executes the majority of HHIC's orders, due to...
  • Japan shipbuilders association head calls for government support
    Shipbuilders Association of Japan chairman Shigeru Murayama has urged the country's government to support the shipbuilding industry as he expects 2016 to be a tougher year for shipping. In his New Year's speech, Murayama said Japanese shipbuilders will also invest in energy-saving technologies to...
  • Dramatic end to Australia's Portland dispute as security guards remove crew
    Security guards ordered five Australian crew members from the bulk carrier Portland in the early morning on Wednesday (13 January), ending a 60-day sit-in. The guards then escorted new crew onto the vessel, which is now en route to Singapore, where it is to be sold for scrap. The...
  • Commentary: Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder (VDR) - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that, in addition to a fixed casing...
  • Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that in addition to a fixed casing attached to the bridge, data must also be recorded in a 'float-free' capsule that can...
  • Transport and trade integration projects central to Asia's economic future
    China's transport infrastructure and trade-focused regional development plans, together with an increasing number of trade liberalisation agreements, will support Asia Pacific in remaining the fastest growing and most dynamic region in the world economy in 2016. New analysis from IHS chief Asia Pacific economist, Rajiv Biswas, notes that Asia Pacific...
  • Dispute arises over Singapore's first ship arrest of 2016
    Singapore's first vessel arrest in 2016 took a twist when the vessel's first owner claimed that the vessel was arrested without merit.Jascon 18 was seized on 7 January under the instruction of local law firm Rajah & Tann, according to Supreme Court of Singapore's records. The vessel's first owner, Nigeria-based oil...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Carrier ready to put in $75m to get Cargolux China off the ground in 2017
  • Maersk Line still the largest container line in 2016, but is not immune to overcapacity and weak demand
  • Act now to reduce aviation's $300m annual bill for damage to ULDs, call by IATA
  • India could edge China from top growth spot this year
  • Two key factors will dominate the consumer goods supply chain in 2016
  • Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Willard wins order Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Derecktor to build second hybrid research vessel
  • Former ST Marine execs face additional corruption charges
  • ABS Group to develop intelligent maintenance strategy for FLNG fleet
  • Wartsila develops zero-emission ferry concept
  • Organizers pull plug on SMM Istanbul 2016
  • Iran releases U.S. sailors after brief detention

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Port of Olympia sees savings by paying down 2008A bonds
  • Coast Guard Cape Disappointment base holds annual tribute to lost mariners
  • Willard Marine receives order for Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Fred Felleman sworn in as Seattle Port Commissioner
  • US rail freight traffic delivers negative week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Dutch container giant CARU acquires ECB Group and CCA
    Merger predicted to create a company that generates $32m-$43m in turnover in the Netherlands alone
  • Singapore to grant more port dues concessions for boxships
    New reduction to take effect for a year, starting on Friday
  • No help for panamax as index slides to record low
    Along with capes and supramaxes, panamax pushes Baltic Dry Index to fresh low
  • Maersk to appeal Russian antitrust decision on GRIs
    Move follows decision last month that five lines violated competition law
  • Real LNG production growth will occur after 2016, predicts Wood Mackenzie
    Pace of project start-ups, and threat of prolonged outage at Yemen, creates downside risk to LNG cargo supply this year, argues energy consultancy
  • Danieli leaves Zim in good shape to weather coming year
    Chief executive confident Israeli line has the right strategy as a global niche carrier
  • Andreas Sohmen-Pao tapped as chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation
    BW Group chairman replaces Michael Chia of Keppel Offshore & Marine, who has been SMF chairman for six years
  • Patrick box terminals across Australia face 24-hour strikes
    Union members ramp up industrial action
  • Product tanker rates buoyed up by gasoline and naphtha trade
    Middle distillates market helped by cold weather and improved River Rhine barge traffic
  • China imports record levels of iron ore in 2015
    Full-year imports rise by 2.2% to 952.7m tonnes
  • Shandong Shipping lists on China's over-the-counter equity exchange platform
    Depressed dry bulk market has eroded the company's profit
  • Dae Sun Shipbuilding secures Viken order for tanker pair
    Vessels to to be delivered in 2018
  • Dryad warns of growing threat by Islamic State to shipping along Libyan coast
    Three recent raids highlight IS threat especially east of Sirte
  • Petrobras cuts its five-year investment budget by 25%
    Brazilian oil producer reduces estimates for oil production

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • CSX sees flat intermodal volume ahead
    CSX Transportation forecasts flat intermodal growth in the first quarter, as the loss of international intermodal business to Norfolk Southern Railway is expected to offset domestic volume increases gained from highway conversions and a key customer shifting loads away from its eastern U.S. rail archrival. CSX Chief Sales and Marketing...
  • Troubled New England trucker no longer in TRNet carrier group
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Land Air Express of New England is no longer a member of The Reliance Network, a coast-to-coast alliance of regional LTL trucking companies. The Williston, Vermont-based carrier and the The Reliance Network are parting ways as Land Air Express shrinks its LTL network after being shut down for...
  • Virginia port container volume up, despite December dip
    The Port of Virginia's container volume topped 2.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units for the first time as its terminals posted a 6.5 percent increase in TEUs during 2015, despite a decline in December volume. Virginia's container volume for the year 2015 totaled 2,549,270 TEUs, including empty boxes, compared with 2,393,038 TEUs in...
  • Long Beach free time proposal highlights congestion threat
    A proposal by the Port of Long Beach to reduce the amount of time allowed for the storage of containers at marine terminals from four days at present to six work shifts has brought into sharp focus the congestion issues that cargo interests face not only in Southern California, but at all major gateways...
  • New company established to run Yokohama container operations
    The municipal government of Yokohama in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture has set up a new company to operate the prefecture's ports in Yokohama and Kawasaki in an integrated manner. The new company will seek to make the operations of the two ports' container terminals more efficient and boost their international competitiveness, the Yokohama...
  • Port Canaveral lands first container service
    Seatrade Group's StreamLines, N.V. plans to add a call at Port Canaveral to its weekly Blue Stream container ship service between the Caribbean and Central America and Europe, giving the Florida port its first regular container service. The vessels will call Canaveral on their way from Central America to Europe, and...
  • NS and CP battle for shareholder support
    Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways clashed again over a proposed merger, with the former making another case for consolidation and the latter showing off again how it's boosting efficiency independently by combining operations. CP's release of a white paper detailing synergies to be gained at Chicago via the tie-up of...
  • 'Bloated' inventories blamed for freight shipment decline
    Stubbornly high inventories, contraction in manufacturing and consumers who spent fuel savings in restaurants and bars rather than on holiday gifts pushed freight volumes down in December, the Cass Freight Index shows. Truck and rail freight volumes measured by the index dropped 4.9 percent from November and 3.7 percent year-over-year. That...
  • Shipping outsider targets last Brazilian-owned container line
    A new player in the shipping business is making a move to take a majority stake in Log-In Logistica, leaving the three largest global container lines that were interested in the Brazilian coastal carrier and terminal operator out in the cold. Manubi SA, which is a new player in the iron...
  • Class action complaint to FMC targets ro-ro lines
    A class-action complaint filed with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission seeks damages for alleged shipping act violations by 10 roll-on, roll-off carriers already entangled in criminal and civil price-fixing investigations. Cargo Agents Inc., International Transport Management Corp. and RCL Agencies filed the FMC case in the wake of guilty pleas by...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Elman boosts Noble stake
    Commodity giant's founder increases his holdings in wake of credit rating downgrades.
  • Chile files lawsuit over LR Mimosa spill
    Government lawyers demanding that affiliate of Greece's Empire Navigation cover costs
  • Economou's stake in DryShips rises
    George Economou takes more of DryShips through loan conversion; reverse split eyed.
  • VLCCs sink to less than half of 2015 peak
    Rates plunge as West Africa help fails to materialise in January; TD3 at $51,000 per day.
  • DNB Markets places buy rating on Frontline
    Analysts upgrade tanker owner after stock falls, suggesting profit of over $300m for this year.
  • Svenning: 15-year-old ships not for scrap
    Fearnley Consultants managing director says history shows vessels of this age won't be demolished.
  • US energy exports grow from gases
    Forecast from government agency sees LNG and LPG as growth play for US energy exports.
  • Fire hits Strahlmann ship
    Firefighters tackle blaze in accommodation block of German vessel off UK.
  • GMP Securities dumps shipping unit
    Boutique Canadian bank likely not last to feel the sting of protracted slump in shipping equities.
  • Reinsurance rates drop
    Paul Jennings hails advantageous renewal that produces improved terms for all ships.
  • NITC wants 25 tankers
    National shipowner plots deals to buy or build ships to boost its capacity by 6m tonnes.
  • SBM clinches Falklands job
    Dutch FPSO owner to carry out preliminary work for Premier Oil's new venture off UK-run islands.
  • Prosafe rejigs $1.6bn debt
    Cyprus floatel company has option to skip two $65m payments after bank talks.
  • Ro-pax breaks moorings
    TT-Line's Spirit of Tasmania hits car ramp at Melbourne in high winds.
  • Cosco Corp takes yard
    Singapore-listed group buys repairer Cosco Xiamen from two sister companies.
  • Mixed bag of shipping stocks lead slump
    Though tankers pull back from top decliners' list, New York-listed shipping sees another plunge.
  • Fire strikes cruiseship at shipyard MHI
    Blaze breaks out on Aida Cruises newbuilding at Nagasaki yard.
  • Drillships delayed at DSME
    Korean shipbuilder and client agree to push back two units by up to three years.
  • SMM calls off Istanbul event
    Tense political situation and market downturn lead to cancellation of February conference.
  • Ship orders plunge 43%
    Clarksons figures show toll on shipyards' orderbooks in 2015 as shipping slump stretches on.
  • Wartsila goes greener
    Finnish group unveils design for zero-emissions battery-powered ferry.
  • Star Bulk makes its case
    Financial update reveals lower yard payments and reduced operating costs, with Deutsche Bank seeing figures as "modest positive."
  • Shipyard behind Jascon 18 arrest
    Unnamed Singapore shipyard said to be party behind arrest of newbuilding vessel.
  • Teekay expects boost from US crude exports
    New York-listed tanker giant says end of ban will increase demand in the long term.
  • Dorian director resigns
    The director joined Dorian as part of investment from Chinese firm and Jeb Bush-backed fund.
  • Dryad warns of more attacks
    IS likely to continue to carry out attacks along Libya coast to further its ambitions.
  • Singapore firms call for more help
    Local business group wants review of rising costs of doing business in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Obama highlights trade opportunities in State of Union
  • Port of Oakland container volumes fall 4.9% in 2015
  • 2M Alliance prepares for Chinese New Year
  • U.S. countervailing duties on hot-rolled steel from Brazil
  • CARU Containers acquires two container supplier companies
  • St. Lawrence Seaway handles 36m tons of cargo in 2015
  • Porto Itapoá takes delivery of additional cranes
  • Dachser begins operating under new trade name in U.S. market
  • Executive moves: Emirates SkyCargo, Troy Container Line and DHL
  • NS restructures regional divisions as opposition to CP takeover mounts
  • North American freight volumes down despite record online sales
  • K + N to partner with global healthcare company
  • Slumping coal shipments hit CSX's bottom line in 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Bunker fuel availability at Suez might return next week
    Tight Suez market could see relief next week.
  • Singapore bunker sales figures show impact of new sulfur limits
    Sales of ECA-compliant LSMGO up almost threefold, but remains small share of total sales.
  • Singapore clocks up new bunker sales record
    Preliminary figures for 2015 show total sales up 6.5% from 2014 at 45.2 million mt.
  • Australia: Industrial action hits ports
    Further stoppages planned.
  • Tanker firm: '2015 was a very good year'
    'I would note that a low oil price is good for NAT,' says CEO.
  • TOTE completes first Jacksonville LNG bunkering
    World's first LNG powered containership bunkered while undergoing cargo operations.
  • Wartsila cuts ferry emissions
    Vessels developed in line with Norway clean air rules.
  • IMO launches vessel energy efficiency training course
    Online course is free of charge.
  • Ship arrest without merit, says Sea Trucks
    Dispute between a group subsidiary company and shipyard, it says.
  • Bad weather disrupts bunkering at Turkey's Istanbul port: sources
    Situation expected to ease on Wednesday, say sources.

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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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