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February 22, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate off 23pc US$332/TEU, Asia-Med off 24pc, USWC off 19pc
  • HK stats not in, Singapore off 10pc to 2.49 million TEU, Shanghai off 7pc
  • G6 Alliance announces Asia-Europe cancellations in schedule update
  • Greek agency okays Cosco's Piraeus bid, but others must approve too
  • Moody's: Strong dollar to boost imports and 2016 US box volumes 2-4pc
  • Eco groups sneer at Maersk efforts to upgrade Alang shipbreakers
  • US east coast ports enjoy stellar 2015 at 7.9 million laden TEU, up 12.6pc
  • Antwerp tops Hamburg as Europe's No 2 container port at 9.7 million TEU
  • DHL dismisses 'false rumours' of plans to sell DHL Global Forwarding
  • Hapag-Lloyd to test cloud-based IT to improve data flow with ports
  • Volumes in North America's freight sector are flat in January: Cass Index
  • Intermodal Asia conference returns to Shanghai in March
  • Arctic shipping infrastructure conference in Montreal from March 23-24
  • Singapore to test drones for last mile delivery on university campus
  • Atlas Air Worldwide profit up 34pc despite US$37 million cartel legal bill
  • Air France-KLM cargo narrows quarterly loss while widening yearly loss
  • TNT to exit Iran after FedEx takeover to comply with US law

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • China Cosco Shipping Group formed post-merger
  • DNV GL approves first vessel to comply with IMO Polar Code
  • ICS welcomes progress on ILO seafarers' identity documents convention
  • MOL launching trial use of big data to promote growth of maritime cluster
  • Swedish Club maintains steady performance
  • India to import oilmeal
  • Tea exports to Pakistan increase 56 pc
  • Anil Diggikar inaugurates JNPT-APEC Port Training Centre seminar
  • APM Terminals Mumbai opens new medical centre for all truckers serving Nhava Sheva
  • Governor of Gujarat visits Kandla Port
  • ICTT Vallarpadam surpasses last fiscal's throughput
  • Land allotted for truck parking yard at Vallarpadam
  • Air Logistics Summit today
  • KRCL to soon launch track-doubling work on Roha-Veer section
  • Govt likely to impose anti-dumping duty on phenol imports
  • L&T Infra Debt fund plans to raise INR 400 cr.
  • MIP on steel products will lead to further erosion in engineering exports: EEPC
  • New Duty Drawback rates announced
  • A booklet in Gujarati on the importance of exports
  • Mumbai Port open to suggestions from the trade for better facilitation: Yashodhan Wanage
  • TSSIA's export-import training course from today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Satisfying results
  • Swedish freight railway expanding in Norway
  • MOL piling up data to benefit maritime cluster
  • CSX targets USD 200 million productivity savings
  • Inna for president
  • Arik Air starts raising West African frequencies
  • New partners in Scandinavia
  • Weighty caterpillars move over Med
  • Tiaca board welcomes Fedex Services MD
  • Gulf Air - double double dailyw to Jeddah
  • Eurotunnel: results and compensation claim
  • Kazakhstan to upgrade key road link
  • Port of Brake tables expansion plans
  • Quikjet launches operations
  • Transport expert joins Lineage Logistics
  • A "for sale" sign on DGFF? Definitely not

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • New round of shipping bankruptcies is near
    New York lawyers speaking to IHS Fairplay are confirming heightened inquiries about the bankruptcy process from shipowners and their lenders. The question ahead is whether many of these shipping companies can actually be rehabilitated - or whether they face liquidation. "It's not rocket science...
  • Daimler ramps up Med-China shipments
    Europe's leading car carrier ports Bremerhaven and Zeebrugge are going to face greater competition from the Slovenian port of Koper in the major Europe-to-Far East trade in the coming years as greater contingents of Mercedes export vehicles are heading south. German car manufacturer Daimler/Mercedes-Benz announced this...
  • Blue O'pen Consortium wins Blue Gate Antwerp remediation contract
    A contract has been awarded by the City of Antwerp, ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen, and Waterwegen en Zeekanaal via a public-private partnership (PPP) under which Blue O'pen will convert the last urban wasteland along the River Scheldt, at the southern edge of Antwerp, into...
  • Growing Asian LPG demand could absorb excess VLGCs
    While one very large gas carrier is being built every week this year, LPG demand and consumption is growing in Asia. Due to this, VLGC rates might not decline as steeply as previously feared, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa in a recent report. China's LPG...
  • Clubs should have done more for member renewals, says P&I broker
    One of the market's leading P&I brokers has said he believes the clubs could and should have done more to help members with the 2016/17 renewals. David Mahoney head of P&I at broker Aon said that while other areas of...
  • Golden Ocean restructuring secured after successful share placement
    A restructuring programme of Golden Ocean Group Ltd, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has been secured after a successful completion of a private placement of shares, the company said in a statement. The company placed...
  • Seafarer id cards 'will succeed where MLC fails'
    Access to shore leave for seafarers is expected to improve with technical amendments to electronic seafarer identity documents (SIDs) agreed this week. Seafarer charities welcome the development, but emphasise that SIDs highlight where the Maritime Labour...
  • Investment decision on Browse FLNG likely to be delayed
    Final investment decision on Woodside Petroleum's Browse floating LNG vessel project is likely to be postponed from this year to 2017, as uncertainty about gas prices grows. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman revealed this during a conference call to discuss the company's results. Woodside is Australia's largest independent oil...
  • Korea Investors Service puts Hanjin Shipping on watchlist
    South Korean ratings agency Korea Investors Service has put the country's biggest shipping company Hanjin Shipping on a watchlist for a potential downgrade, as there is no imminent recovery in dry bulk shipping. It has maintained a BB+ rating for Hanjin Shipping's unsecured bonds and a B+ rating...
  • Santos hit by USD1.9 billion loss amidst tumbling oil prices
    A 48% drop in drop in the price of oil continues to barrel Australian LNG producers, with Santos reporting a net loss of AUD 2.7 billion (USD1.9 billion) on top of Woodside's USD2.4 billion dollar drop in profits reported earlier in the week. Santos reported a 20% drop in sales revenue...
  • Asia piracy-free in January 2016
    Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy agency ReCAAP information sharing centre's (ReCAAP's) January report indicated that there were no piracy activities in Asian waters in January, although nine armed robbery incidents were reported for the period. The nine incidents included two Category 2 incidents, two Category 3 incidents, and five Category 4 incidents. All nine...
  • Detained bulker kept dead seafarer in freezer
    A seafarer, killed in a shipboard incident on the bulk carrier MV Kanaris, was stored in the ship's freezer, alongside food provisions, as crew sought help 260 miles of the coast of Papua New Guinea. The Marshals Island bulk carrier was later detained in Gladstone Australia for breaches of the...
  • Cargo ship catches fire and sinks off Indonesia
    An Indonesia-flagged cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Java Sea, off Pulau Bawean, Indonesia. Lintas Belawan, 8,294 dwt, was initially under way from Tanjung Priok to Makassar, Indonesia. However, the 2006-bulit vessel caught fire in its engine room at around 08:40 h local...
  • Hapag-Lloyd pilots collaborative stowage planning system
    Hapag-Lloyd started to pilot a collaborative, cloud-based stowage planning system that makes stowage plans and cargo data available to vessels in port and to terminal operators. The software, XVELA, aims to reduce incidents of unexpected changes issued at short notice and waiting times for the shipping line and terminal. It provides...
  • US questions need for SOLAS container weight guidelines
    Long-awaited guidance on how the US will implement and enforce a new SOLAS amendment to rules on container weight verification may not get published, according to the US Coast Guard's top policy official Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, the agency's Assistant Commandant for Prevention...
  • Finance hopes shift from private equity to private debt
    With US capital markets shuttered to shipping and private equity in rapid retreat, alternative finance purveyors of 'private debt' are coming to the fore, experts have told IHS Fairplay. Prospects for raising common equity in the US market is effectively dead for the foreseeable future. "I don't...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Analysis: Maersk facing stress rather than distress, but profits likely to be under pressure
  • No relief for carriers as spot rates resume downward spiral after Chinese new year holiday
  • Atlas Air on the up after 2015 results, and now eyes growth from Southern acquisition
  • Air France-KLM cargo losses grow - but freighter operations improve
  • Frank Appel 'unequivocally' denies sale of DHL's forwarding and freight business
  • COSCOCS: China's new shipping giant, hoping to sail through the downturn
  • INTTRA promotes Inna Kuznetsova to president and chief operating officer
  • Janet Jiang takes over as regional manager China for Cargolux
  • TIACA appoints FedEx's Frank Newman to the board as Sarah Prosser steps down

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • AHTS is first vessel certified to meet IMO Polar Code
  • Damen dredge will help boost Nicaraguan tourism
  • Ballast water reporting rule set to take effect
  • Bouchard christens new 250,000 bbl ATB in New Orleans

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Cleanup treams respond to oil sheen in Columbia River
  • Teamsters mechanics reject final United Airlines offer
  • Trucking association calling for America's Road Team nominations
  • Port of Portland names Kincaid Compass Award winner for 2015
  • Southwest Airlines adding flights from PDX to LA Basin airports

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns customers to prepare for box weighing
    Containers without VGM will not be accepted, line says
  • Bleak outlook from Deep Sea Supply as OSV market worsens
    Company exits North Sea spot market through anchor handler sales
  • Container throughput growth in China falls to record low
    Handling at Shanghai down 5.8% in January
  • Swedish Club anticipates modest tonnage gain on 2016 renewals
    A 5% pick-up in gt expected at tomorrow's deadline, says marine mutual
  • Cheniere slumps to almost $1bn loss
    Cheniere poised to send out first US LNG cargoes in a matter of weeks
  • Shipowner groups support global CO2 reporting scheme by 2018
    Collaborative ICS calls for IMO member states to think about setting shipping equivalent of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
  • Box rates slump to new depths
    Feb 19, 2016: Widespread overcapacity pushes freight rates to lowest levels of 2016
  • Capital markets remain tough to crack for shipping, owners are told
    Companies urged to reach out more to investors in uncertain times
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    The introduction of ultra large containerships has seen capacity skyrocket on the Asia-Europe trade, with inevitable consequences for rates
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Monthly
    Hopes of a turn in fortunes on the back of the final GRIs of last year diminish as spot market rates crash across the board at the start of 2016
  • Between the lines: Fuel efficiency - the hidden truth behind going green
    SeaIntel chief executive Alan Murphy examines and analyses the main industry drives and developments of the past month
  • Rickmers Maritime incurs $129m loss in 2015
    Shipping trust takes $148m non-cash impairment hit last year
  • US shippers reiterate call for Solas changes
    Meeting with USCG and FMC over container weighing
  • China Cosco Shipping Group eyes top tier in global container shipping
    Chairman Xu Lirong seeks more market influence in global shipping sphere
  • Asia January sea robbery figures down from year ago
    Nine reported incidents last month compared with 11 incidents in January 2015, ReCAAP says
  • South Korea to build new passenger terminal at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port
    New terminal to help handle increase in Chinese tourists
  • GasLog completes refinancing of six ships
    Refinancing encompasses all debt maturities for GasLog and GasLog Partners due in 2016 and 2017
  • Vale iron ore production increases amid price slump
    Iron ore majors ramping up production and cutting costs in battle for market share
  • Vallianz taps into Middle East Islamic bond market
    Bond issuance comes after subsidiary's refinancing exercise completed
  • Hyundai Group chairwoman buys $24m in new HMM shares
    Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-Eun and her mother receive 6m shares in total
  • US east coast 2015 box import growth tops west coast rivals
    West coast plays catch-up having resolved problems of congestion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Oakland ends lease agreement with Outer Harbor Terminals
  • Mega-ship christening sends message to US ports to prepare
  • Brazilian chicken exporters aim to capitalize on weak Real
  • Evergreen names successor of deceased founder
  • TOTE says deterioration of El Faro wasn't 'show stopper'
  • Obama administration advised on how it can fight port congestion
  • Shippers warn SOLAS could raise trucking costs
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns shippers over SOLAS container weight mandate
  • Hanjin Shipping watchlisted for credit downgrade
  • US third-party logistics providers controlling more LTL freight
  • Intermodal corridor to halve Russia-India transit time
  • Rickmers Maritime sinks to loss
  • $1.5 billion needed for India's Vadhavan port, consultant says
  • Cloud-based stowage system aims to boost port productivity
  • Asia-US spot rates have China holiday hangover
  • Asia-Europe spot rate slide speeds up after Chinese New Year

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Distillate stocks tying up tankers
    EIA says floating storage and long transits for tankers stemming from Europe's high distillate stocks
  • Asian LNG demand fell last year, EIA says
    Slow economies and fuel substitution impacted the region's LNG demand.
  • S&P downgrades Economou's Ocean Rig
    Credit ratings agency questions impact of DryShips restructuring talks.
  • Teekay gets calls for floating storage
    New York-listed firm says shrinking onshore storage capacity spurs floating storage calls.
  • S&P cuts outlook on Maersk Group debt
    Agency affirms Danish giant's credit rating but warns of potential future downgrade.
  • Slumping shares still end week higher
    Despite declining Friday, marine stock indexes closing week above last week's mark after wider markets rally.
  • Ocean Yield to watch spending in storm
    Arctic says Oslo-listed owner will have plenty of opportunity but could be cautious.
  • Write-offs dent POSH's fourth quarter result
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner posts deeper red in 2015 but pushes up its operating figure.
  • Teekay LNG bullish on newbuilding loans
    MLP executives say $800m in debt under negotiation; confident of covering Yamal ships.
  • Hanjin Shipping tipped to exit VLCC sector
    South Korean owner understood to be in process of selling its only large tanker.
  • DNB Markets: Gener8 a takeover candidate
    Norwegian finance house suggests stock price could have rivals interested.
  • Gener8 a takeover candidate, DNB Markets says
    Norwegian finance house suggests stock price could have rivals interested.
  • Onorato group seals $620m refinancing
    Italian owner clinches deals for bonds and loans with JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and others.
  • Sado Steam Ship returns to black
    But Japanese ferry owner fails to match forecast and is more pessimistic for 2016.
  • SFL disposes of old anchor handler for $20m
    New York-listed owner sells 1999-built offshore support vessel chartered by Deep Sea Supply.
  • Rickmers plunges to $130m Q4 loss
    But most of Singapore boxship owner's deficit is a non-cash impairment charge.
  • Bunkers stolen from ex-Norden capesize
    Thieves reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • DESS BTG facing 'challenging position'
    Deep Sea Supply says Brazilian joint venture feeling the strain of tricky market.
  • Bunkers stolen from ex-Norden capesize bulker
    Thieves reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • Rieber swings the axe as loss grows
    Norwegian seismic shipowner has laid off 28% of crews and a quarter of onshore staff in depressed markets.
  • Golden Ocean sells out $200m share issue
    John Fredriksen's bulker company meets condition for debt freeze as it seeks another $20m.
  • Dof Subsea maintains profit in Q4
    Norwegian offshore owner "pleased" with slightly reduced results as utilisation stays high.
  • BW Offshore set to sack 35% of onshore staff
    FPSO specialist says most redundancies set to be completed within first quarter of 2016.
  • Panama Canal faces possible draft restrictions
    Unusually dry rainy season leaves level in Gatun Lake at record low for this time of the year.
  • Bunkers stolen from Norden capesize bulker
    Robbers reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • Aegean master guilty of 'magic pipe' cover up
    Captain said to have obstructed US Coast Guard investigation into pollution aboard Greek MR.
  • Hearing on El Faro probes route choice
    TOTE management and crew grilled on heavy weather decisionmaking and stability factors.
  • Aegean skipper guilty of 'magic pipe' cover up
    Captain said to have obstructed US Coast Guard investigation into pollution aboard Greek MR.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Spot container rates drop 14.2%
  • G6 Alliance voids multiple sailings on Asia-Europe loop
  • MOL, Class NK collaborate on Big Data project
  • Port Metro Vancouver 2015 throughput declines despite container growth
  • Antwerp receives vessel with draft over 15.5 meters
  • USCG: Don't expect delays to SOLAS container weight regulations
  • Shanghai port volumes fall 7% in January
  • FedEx announces $0.25 dividend
  • UPS confirms appeal of FedEx-TNT deal approval in Brazil
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3 percent in 2015
  • Hyundai seeks to improve finances via charter rate reductions, asset sales
  • CORRECTION: Port of Houston sets container handling record in 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: USCG tells shippers not to expect delays to SOLAS container weight regulations

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Bonds proposed as alternative credit solution
    Said to work around the concerns buyers and sellers have about traditional credit terms.
  • Amendment to BDN text on sulfur ready for formal IMO approva
    New text for supplier's declaration to allow supply of high sulfur fuel to ships that use scrubbers.
  • Shipowners expect to use separate fuels for ECAs when global cap falls to 0.5% sulfur
    But price spread between 0.1% and 0.5%S product would be too small at today's oil price, says Cepsa.
  • Residual fuel oil stocks highest since 1993: EIA
    Bulk of the build came from the Gulf Coast.
  • Caribbean Panamaxes hit 20-week low on slow market, high tonnage
    Worldscale 2016 rates have dropped due to cheaper bunker fuel

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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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