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BRIEFS
March 15, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • More co-operation noted between CMA CGM and APL ahead of takeover
  • MTR's Hong Kong-Guangzhou express rail link approved over protests
  • Gulftainer 2015 volume up 4pc, handles 19,561 TEU from single ship
  • Evergreen, CMA CGM to merge Asia-Adriatic service to cut capacity
  • Canadian Pacific rules out hostile bid, hopes to get CSX on board
  • Scots dockers to strike in protest of changed working conditions
  • 66pc of GOP voters oppose TPP trade deal after seeing what's in it
  • MacGregor upgrades cargo system of two 14,000-TEUers to boost capacity
  • United first to introduce biofuels into daily operations at LAX
  • Changi Airport facilitates partners to gain IATA pharma handling cert
  • Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation announce new Asia cargo agreement
  • American Airlines Cargo expands cold chain facilities worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • "K" Line enhances INDFEX-1 & CIX-2 west India services
  • AEO status makes more sense than ever, says UK freight forwarding association
  • Box spot rates on key trade lanes show no improvement
  • CMA CGM improves its service between US Gulf / East Coast & West Africa
  • Maersk subsidiary SEAGO announces new Liverpool service
  • MISC & AET to merge chemical & product tanker fleets
  • MOL appoints Chief Country Representatives in move to enhance intra-group synergy & cooperation
  • South of Africa on the head haul?
  • Port of Amsterdam welcomes 397-m long ship
  • Projects worth INR 1,20,000 cr. to be showcased before potential investors at Maritime India Summit 2016: Gadkari
  • CONCOR commences new train service for import containers at Adani Kattupalli Port
  • Kerala CM launches work on Kozhikode light metro project
  • Lufthansa Cargo reaffirms its commitment to Indian market

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Track renewal in Sweden's far north
  • Indian traction for Myanmar
  • Hapag Lloyd included in blue chip index
  • Marketing vital for German logistics companies
  • AA Cargo enhances temperature-controlled network
  • New partners for Senior Logistic Consultants
  • Railway takes 10,000 HGVs off Russian roads
  • Which are the cleanest vessels? ESI reveals all
  • Chill out with UPS
  • Mersey Maritime announces industry awards winners
  • Acquisition adds sensitive freight services to portfolio
  • What to do with idle ships?
  • Shaheen adding Manchester to network
  • Megaships give POLB a rollicking start to 2016

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Why Seaman Guard Ohio case touches an Indian nerve
    The case of the Seaman Guard Ohio's 35 crew and guards currently serving five-year prison sentences in south India on illegal weapons charges, highlights the need for international maritime operators to conduct thorough due diligence - not only on national laws,...
  • Helios VLGC pool boosts capacity
    The scope of the Helios very large gas carrier (VLGC) pool will rise by 36% with the addition of ships from Oriental Energy to those of founding members Dorian LPG and Phoenix Tankers. "The Helios Pool will increase its market presence...
  • Two killed during Taiwanese vessel oil spill investigation
    Two people are reported to have died after a helicopter crashed when taking part in a pollution investigation off Taiwan on a grounded ship, TS Taipei. The vessel is said by local media to have spilled some 14 tonnes of oil. The helicopter crashed while returning for six...
  • OSV owners prefer to cold-stack vessels outside Singapore
    Singapore's offshore supply vessel (OSV) owners are not benefiting from cold-stacking their vessels in the port of Singapore after the extension of port dues concession introduced by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore last year, IHS Fairplay has learned. At first, the MPA extended the...
  • Analyst Pareto raises 2016 VLCC earnings estimate by 15%
    As spot freight rates for VLCC tankers soared at the end of last week, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo have raised their estimate for VLCC earnings this year by 15% to USD48,750/day. "The VLCC market tightened dramatically last week, with several last-minute March...
  • Tanker and dry bulk values remain under downward pressure
    Values of crude oil tankers and dry bulk carriers have remained under downward pressure, shipping analysts at DNB Markets in Oslo say. VLCC resale values have fallen to USD96 million, 2.0% lower than a month ago and 4.0% below...
  • Hong Kong port statistics show true extent of dismal final quarter
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released figures that show a dismal fourth quarter throughput story with total volumes falling more than 25% including huge drops in China-related inbound and outbound volumes. Total cargo throughput fell by 25.5% to 56 million tonnes in the final...
  • Is it the time right time to order speculative tanker newbuildings?
    Traditionally when earnings are good within a shipping sector we see a surge in speculative newbuildings orders, especially when shipyards have capacity and prices are attractive but does this mean the time is right to order tankers? First off there...
  • Less than half of Golden Ocean's share offer taken up
    Retail investors have subscribed for just about 15 million of the 34.3 million shares that Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, offered to them, the company said in a statement. The shares were...
  • Japanese ship orders halved in February
    The decline in newbuilding orders in Japan continued in February, with newbuilding orders halving year-on-year to seven ships, according to statistics released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association. After recording substantial year-on-year increases in newbuilding orders in 2015, Japanese shipbuilders saw their streak snapped in the...
  • Seoul court vetos Samsun Logix's rehabilitation plan
    South Korean bulker owner Samsun Logix has encountered difficulties in its attempts to pull out of receivership, with the Seoul Central District Court rejecting its second rehabilitation plan. Justice Yoon Joon felt that given the bleak outlook for dry bulk shipping, Samsun Logix's proposed repayment...
  • Port expansion hopes fade as Moody's downgrades Adani's Abbot Point
    Moody's on 14 March downgraded the Adani Abbot Point Terminal (AAPT) in Australia three notches to a high-risk Ba2 investment grade, which effectively makes any investment in the port speculative and a substantial credit risk, a Moody's spokesperson told IHS Fairplay. The downgrade was based on continued weak coal market conditions,...
  • China to establish international maritime centre
    China is to establish an international maritime centre within the year so as to protect its sea rights, Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, has said in a report at the annual session...

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Shippers want transparency in air freight bookings and to deal direct with airlines
  • Red tape tying up preparations to comply with new container weight verification rules
  • Members get free eAWBs in WCA push for new forwarders to join WIN system
  • What's next for piracy? China has its own view
  • Digitising the supply chain: the awareness imperative
  • Alibaba gears up to compete with Amazon on logistics
  • ColdEx invests in a hi-tech initiative to go the extra mile for customers in India
  • Crane Worldwide appoints Andrew Barnes as its UK sales director

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Vancouver Shipyards gets $65.4 million in NSS contracts
  • BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality
  • VIDEO: MHI delivers AIDAprima
  • ABB unveils new fuel saving concept for larger ships
  • Dinner boat captain charged with using dead woman's ID
  • Wartsila launches new 4,000 kW transverse thruster
  • Three die in Tappan Zee bridge tugboat accident

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Port of Seattle CEO promotes Dave Soike
  • Boeing CTO/Senior Vice President announces plans to retire this July
  • Crowley presents scholarships to four Williams-Mystic students
  • Port of Port Angeles Commissioners name Steve Burke to District 2 position
  • Americold taps Carl Fowler as senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • AgTC supports USCG on box weighing rules
    Shippers' group calls for carriers to provide their own tare weight for containers and calculate their own VGM
  • Greek-owned fleet continues to expand
    Survey finds Greeks control 15.8% of world fleet and gaining share except in crude tankers
  • Singapore: Staying Strong
    Ahead of Singapore Maritime Week, Katherine Espina takes a look at what Singapore is doing to win the transhipment game amid the current container shipping downturn
  • Future of shipping: smaller crews and more shoreside control
    Increasingly affordable connectivity will change the shipping industry, according to Lloyd's Register marine marketing director Luis Benito
  • Viking Supply Ships moves to lay up entire PSV fleet
    Owner cuts PSV losses in favour of operational savings in continued weak market
  • Dragnis family looks to acquire all of Goldenport's vessels
    Goldenport directors will seek to dissolve company if proposed transaction is successful
  • Singapore box volumes fall 7.7% year on year
    Singapore port moves 3.2% fewer containers in February than in previous month
  • Noble Group unit incorporates natural gas solutions subsidiary
    Subsidiary to supply gas to power generation, transportation, energy and industrial sectors in Mexico
  • Port of Virginia container throughput up 24% year-on-year
    February 2015 volumes affected by snowstorms
  • ClassNK joins USCG Alternate Compliance Programme
    Programme allows NK-classed, US-flagged vessels to receive certificate of inspection based on reports from ClassNK
  • Finland and Japan ink strategic pact
    Initiatives to include greater use of Northern Sea Route
  • Frightened by an uncharted future
    The plunge into exciting new ways of navigation brings a lot of new risks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • In Long Beach, city college helps train harbor truckers
  • Samsung taps liner service from Mexico to Miami to avoid border
  • US shippers want existing container weight rules unchanged
  • Miami container volume jumps by double-digits
  • 2015 figures foreshadow Hong Kong's steep challenges
  • Asia-Europe to remain sluggish yet volatile, Drewry says
  • India's Kattupalli Port gets new Concor train service
  • South Korea carriers add Indochina services to meet growth
  • Kerry Logistics' US acquisition expands global network
  • Cochin truck strike in fifth day
  • Congestion-free West Coast hits Hong Kong air cargo growth

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Interunity wins order seizing Navig8 funds
    Shipowner affiliate sues pool operator over $2.33m in alleged damage to chemical tanker.
  • Norden sues over damage to bulker
    Operator files Texas lawsuit against Intership Services on allegations of spotty cargo hold wash.
  • China Cosco finance chief steps down
    Tang Runjiang 'has no disagreement' as Deng Huangjun moves up from Cosco Pacific.
  • Sinotrans Shipping loss widens in 2015
    Chinese bulker and boxship owner sees deeper red in annual bottom line in a "more depressed market".
  • Owners have sell-high knack nailed down
    Clarksons study shows most tanker and bulker sales take place when rates are strong.
  • MHI's delayed cruiseship finally delivered
    Fire-hit AIDAprima handed over in Japan as yard counts cost of $1.6bn loss on two-ship contract.
  • Rem raids DNB Markets for new CFO
    Ola Beinnes Fosse set to join offshore shipowner in the summer.
  • Somali kingpin gets 20 years in jail
    Belgium court reveals hefty sentence for major piracy figure Mohamed Abdi Hasan.
  • 10-year term for man in cruiseship cocaine ring
    Norwegian Cruise Line crewman sentenced for role in alleged scheme to move drugs from Honduras to US.
  • Chambal sells first of five aframaxes
    Indian group offloads 2006-built tanker for book loss as fleet disposal begins.
  • Harland & Wolff laying off 60 workers
    Fred Olsen shiprepairer needs to shed staff due to oil and gas downturn.
  • Dorian's Helios pool takes Oriental eight
    Chinese outfit slots series of gas carriers into Helios LPG Pool.
  • Pyxis Tankers listing deemed safe by Nasdaq
    Products tanker owner's share price worth more than $1 for 10 days straight.
  • Monster Valemax order shows 'our biggest fear'
    JP Morgan analyst welcomes
  • Canada snubs Davie's newbuild bid
    Unsolicited $752m offer to build icebreakers and multipurpose ships rejected by government.
  • Goldman cuts Navios Midstream holding
    Goldman Sachs Asset Management sells a large slice of its interest in VLCC MLP.
  • GOGL fails to sell out offering
    John Fredriksen bulker company comes up short with secondary share sale.
  • Vehicle carrier spills fuel in Los Angeles
    Ray Car Carrier-owned ship involved in oil leak at the US west coast port.
  • VLCC rates rise has 'good level of support'
    Analysts optimistic after earnings raced up in past week.
  • Wartsila wins NLNG maintenance deal
    Finnish firm signs contract for six Nigeria LNG carriers.
  • TAS fights AHTS newbuild cancellation
    Malaysian shipbuilder says scrapping of deal for two offshore vessels is not valid.
  • Nathalin aframax deal sets new price level
    Brokers reach for their red pens to ink in new tanker benchmark.
  • Hanjin Shipping aiming to raise $1bn
    Korean shipowner to sell more ships or cut jobs to refinance debt.
  • Two dead, one missing in NY smash
    Divers recover second body from wreck of tug that was in collision with barge.
  • Boa Offshore receives refund of $84m
    Norwegian owner gets $13m and $71m in interest and principal payments from Mingde over delayed ships.
  • Concordia takes extra cover in products
    Stena company signs three-year charter at time when owners are covering up.
  • Viking Supply lays up last two PSVs
    Offshore vessel owner blames weak market for decision to stack remaining supply ships.
  • India exempts VSAs from competition
    Owners free to sign vessel sharing agreements for another year without competition commission referrals.
  • MPC Capital wants to double assets
    Hamburg boxship group aiming for portfolio of EUR 10bn in medium term.
  • Indian growth set to boost crude tankers
    Conservative estimates expect country to see growth in oil imports of over 4% per annum.
  • Scottish container port faces industrial action
    Grangemouth port workers reportedly set to strike from Tuesday over pay and conditions.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Clinton pledges greater anti-dumping enforcement
  • Port of Los Angeles posts record February throughput
  • Helicopter crash leaves two dead in containership post-rescue effort
  • PwC: Cargo carriers must disrupt themselves, or be disrupted
  • HKIA reports sharp drop in February cargo volumes
  • AA Cargo expands temperature-controlled network
  • England's airports report mixed February cargo volumes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Russian Gazpromneft Marine Bunker's 2015 sales down 8% on year
    Claims 21% share of the Russian bunker market.
  • IBIA joins Trident Alliance as strategic partner
    Want to promote compliance with sulfur regulations and a level playing field across the industry.
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea ECAs to seek NOx limits
    Proposal likely to be submitted to IMO in October, further building the case for LNG-fueled ships.
  • Singapore February bunker sales rise 3% on year to 3.5 million mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015.
  • Singapore Data: Feb Bunker Fuel Sales Rise 3% On Year To 3.5 Mil Mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015 when the port saw sales of 3.4 million mt.
  • Heavy Singapore fuel oil trading seen unlikely to congest terminals
    Some terminals can handle both clean and dirty products.
  • TENDER DATA: Pakistan's PSO buys up to 180,000 mt of LSFO for April-May
    Loading over April to May

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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