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February 24, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine has bank's backing in liquidity crisis, appeals for time
  • Build-up to Chinese New Year fails to drive up air freight demand
  • Vancouver sees container traffic rise 5pc in 2015 to record 3.1 million TEU
  • CMA CGM adds St Petersburg shuttle service to Hamburg and Rotterdam
  • Panama Canal expansion nears end as sill reinforcements done
  • Zimbabwe to meet half of food staple needs from Zambia, Ukraine
  • Canadian National to buy its shares under repurchase scheme
  • 58,500 American bridges 'structurally deficient', new analysis finds
  • MacGregor to deliver Pusnes bow loading systems to Cosco shipyard
  • United Mechanics reject company contract offer as deadlock continues
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3pc in 2015, slow growth blamed
  • Mobile app for cargo goes into operation at Delhi International Airport
  • XPO dumps 7 Con-way terminals but keeps truckload shipping business unit

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Accidents & Knee - Jerk Reactions
  • Container service reliability takes a dip in 2016
  • Moore Stephens alerts shipping employers to High Court decision on UK pension rules
  • Sea-Land reunion held at Yacht Club, Mumbai
  • Gadkari outlines plans to develop logistics hubs, ports
  • KPT Chairman to meet a cross-section of people, including the general public, every Wednesday from March 2
  • Shipping Ministry to issue tenders for roping in consultant for Colachel port by March
  • Reduced logistics cost seen imperative for 'Make in India'
  • Fiscal incentives, exemption from service tax sought for MSME sector in Budget
  • Govt to reduce export duty on iron ore to 10 pc
  • Jharkhand inks MoUs worth INR 62,000 cr.
  • USTDA signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh to help develop Vizag as Smart City
  • Chinese iron ore imports drop after New Year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wagon hire company goes from success to success
  • Building materials raise SHT sales
  • New railfreight corridors go into service
  • Stowage-planning now available in real-time
  • Swissport - all-rounder in Anchorage
  • Bank reinforces shipping management team
  • Solving planning puzzle with new software
  • DB wagons whispering across Europe
  • Clear View attendees call for 100% e-freight adoption
  • Teesport: quay reconstruction completed
  • Handheld tablets for warehouse staff and couriers
  • Icao bans lithium-ion cargo shipments on pax planes
  • Belgian HGV maker clocks up half century
  • Message from Singapore
  • Vendor manager joins GAC
  • NOL tables last-ever (?) results

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • New Capesize pool highlights growing bulker trend
    When Capesize Chartering Ltd was born in February 2015, it was an information sharing-platform, not a pool. As of this month, it is a pool, the world's largest in the Capesize class. The story of how its four high-profile partners - Golden Ocean, Star Bulk,...
  • Navios tightens cost controls to weather slump
    NYSE-listed Navios Holdings has deferred payments on its two perpetual preferred stocks to further bolster its cash position and weather what it believes will be an extended slump. "We have adopted measures to reduce our cash requirements without having to sell off assets," said...
  • Hapag-Lloyd returns to profit
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd delivered on its promise to return to profitability after the integration of CSAV's container shipping business last year. Its preliminary unaudited results released today show operational earnings (EBIT) at EUR366.4 million (USD404 million) for 2015, against a loss of EUR382.8 million in 2014. The merged...
  • Safety the main focus for Singapore's MPA in 2016
    Safety and training are two large areas of focus for the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for 2016. Speaking at a media briefing, Lucien Wong, chairman of MPA, highlighted that although the port of Singapore retained the 'Best Seaport in Asia' for the 27th time in...
  • HSH ship finance leader heading to DVB
    German state bank HSH Nordbank is losing its global head of ship finance, Ingmar Loges, to its Frankfurt-based competitor DVB Bank. The 52-year old will join DVB as co-division head of global shipping at its Amsterdam office as per 15 April. Serving alongside co-division head Frans van...
  • Data: Year-to-date newbuilding orders in freefall
    January and February 2015 were not great months for shipyards. Only 161 vessels of more than 10,000 dwt were ordered. By comparison, nearly 500 orders were placed in the same period in 2014, and 2013 saw 306 newbuildings registered by yards across the world in January and February. In the year...
  • NOL back in the black after logistics unit sale
    Neptune Orient Lines posted a USD707 million net profit for 2015 as the sale of its logistics unit lifted annual earnings by USD888 million, but collapsing freight rates in the fourth quarter and...
  • Container volumes surge at India's Vallarpadam port
    Container volumes handled by International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Cochin port in southern India has exceeded last year's volumes, with 42 days still remaining for the completion of the current financial year (2015-16) on 31 March. Last year (2014-15) the facility operated by Dubai's...
  • 'Business as usual' for struggling Japanese carrier United Ocean Enterprises
    Japanese tonnage provider United Ocean Enterprises, which filed for bankruptcy protection last November, has pledged to continue business as usual, according to its trustee. Lawyer Hajime Shinji has been appointed as trustee for the company, which received permission from Tokyo courts to begin reorganisation in December 2015. United Ocean...
  • China's crude imports expected to stay firm in 2016
    China's oil imports, which hit a record 330.9 million tonnes in 2015, is expected to remain strong as the country continues to stockpile on crude, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. Notwithstanding a slowdown in economic growth, China's oil imports hit an amount that could fill more than 1,100...
  • Maersk: breaking yard pollution tests needed 'for level playing field'
    Maersk will carry out soil testing as one of its first efforts to introduce an international standard of shipbreaking at yards in Alang, India, where Maersk plans to break its...
  • Hindustan Petroleum books VLGC
    Indian LPG trader Hindustan Petroleum has chartered-in the newly built VLGC Gas Taurus for two years, brokers have told IHS Fairplay. They said HPCL took the vessel, which is owned by Wideshine Enterprises, the parent company of LPG tanker operator Tianjin Southwest Maritime, for...
  • Chinese coal mine closures could help dry bulk market
    Plans to close large numbers of mines producing low grade, highly-polluting coal in China could turn into good news for the dry bulk shipping market in case this leads to a reversal of recent sharp decline in Chinese coal imports, shipping analysts at Arctic in...
  • Stop ordering, scrap more ships and wait, Cremers advises dry bulk shipowners
    Dry bulk shipping clients of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group are losing USD10,000-12,000 a day with no respite in sight, according to Peter Cremers, executive chairman of the giant ship management company. "If you have 20 ships, you need deep, deep pockets. Our clients are losing money...
  • Damen CSD350 to create 200 km inland waterway in Nicaragua
    Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has sold a cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 to Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, the national port authority) and tourist agency INTUR that will create a 200 km waterway along a section of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. The first Damen CSD bought by INTUR, it...
  • Comment: Troubled Tianjin port finds positives in second car market
    There has been scant good news from the northern Chinese city of Tianjin since the deadly explosions of August 2015 that resulted in loss of life and took a heavy economic toll including a dramatic fall in cargo throughput at the city's port. The automotive sector suffered badly from the...
  • BHP Billiton posts USD5.7 billion loss
    Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted on 23 February its first loss in over a decade, as commodity price slumps across all commodities wiped USD7.8 billion off company profits. In the miner's first half fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) report for 1 July to 31 December 2015,...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • India eyes 20,000 new jobs in air cargo in logistics and infrastructure revamp
  • ICAO approves temporary ban on rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger aircraft from April
  • 'Something has to give', says Drewry, as container terminal operators face a 'critical turning point'
  • NOL racks up its third successive year of losses, reporting $181m of red ink in 2015
  • Crane Worldwide sees supply chain technology as the key to continued growth in Asia-Pacific
  • Shipping and steel in a dangerous deflationary dance

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Ottawa calls in help on shipbuilding strategy
  • Beacon Finland signs service deal with Rio Marine
  • BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV
  • VIDEO: Down Under Cruise & Dive adds Evolution
  • All American Marine to build survey vessel for Corps
  • Tor E. Svensen to step down from DNV GL role
  • Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS
  • Gibdock mobilizes giant wind farm installation jack-up

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Drewry Tanker Forecaster sees freight rates holding steady
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of January
  • DOT calling for nominations for port statistics working group
  • Port of Portland schedules Troutdale Airport open house
  • Boeing selects Muilenburg as company's board chair

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • North loses further 2m gt in renewal round
    But club insists it is 'stronger' after 4% year-on-year gain
  • DVB poaches Loges from HSH Nordbank
    Industry veteran to relocate from Hamburg to Amsterdam
  • Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
    Preferred shareholders of Navios Maritime Holdings will be disappointed at the news that their dividends will be suspended, assuming they heard it, says Lambros Papaeconomou
  • Supramax rates supported by Pacific trade
    Rates surge as Asian players return from the lunar new year holidays
  • Forwarder association calls for clarity on new box weight data requirements
    Fiata complains about alarming lack of information from shipping lines
  • Doubt cast on 'uneconomic' US crude exports
    IEA medium-term outlook dampens sentiment, but tanker owners try to stay upbeat
  • Evergreen succession battle heats up as group chairman's post is abolished
    KW Chang ousted by half-brothers and Bronson Hsieh no longer holds vice-chairman title
  • Navios defers preferred dividend payments
    Move will boost savings from shareholder payouts to $41m as bulker owner braces against 'unprecedented' market
  • Panama Canal warns of El Niño draught restrictions
    Unusual dry season could lead to restrictions on vessel transits from April
  • Yilport completes Tertir acquisition
    Turkish terminal operator gains 10 terminals in $330m deal
  • Classification societies' work under scrutiny at El Faro hearing
    El Faro was on list of 10% of vessels most at risk under US compliance programme
  • First US LNG cargo looms as Asia Vision prepares to load
    US cargoes will change the face of global LNG trading
  • DNV GL's Tor Svensen to retire from class work in summer
    Champion of safety at sea will assume professorship role at Strathclyde University
  • CSAV merger boosts Hapag-Lloyd's financial result
    German line posts operating profit of $406m for 2015
  • Box line doldrums set to continue
    High demand growth will not return, Maersk says
  • NOL reports narrower fourth-quarter loss of $77m
    UPDATE: NOL incurs $707m 2015 profit due to gain from sale of logistics unit
  • Noble Group forecasts net loss
    But company's cash balance at end-2015 remains solid at $1.95bn
  • Vessel supply holds VLCC spot rate in check
    Charterers gain upper hand as mid-March loading dates materialise
  • Hopes for LNG cargo boost from Venezuela and Russia joint venture
    An LNG export project in Venezuela would have to compete with pipeline options
  • Sinotrans Shipping expects considerable loss for 2015
    Owner blames depressed dry bulk rates and slowdown in China
  • Brazilian police investigating Keppel unit's contracts inked with Petrobras
    Keppel reiterates zero tolerance position against any illegal activity
  • Golden Ocean Group gets approval to increase share capital
    Approval paves way for company to finalise private placement transaction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • US truck volume growth brakes on high inventories
  • SOLAS verified gross mass VGM IMO container weights
  • Ex-Sea Star president to ask Supreme Court to overturn price-fixing sentence
  • Port, freight project backers eye $500 million in TIGER grants
  • Shippers have fewer Africa liner service options
  • Evergreen's changes leave Chang succession unclear
  • Port of Nagoya remains Japan's top export hub by value
  • Turkey's Yilport closes Portugal port group acquisition
  • Forwarders want better container weight direction from lines
  • Hapag-Lloyd rides CSAV merger to profitability
  • India's Vallarpadam transshipment terminal on pace for record year
  • Coast Guard was planning to inspect El Faro month of sinking
  • Some solace for Tianjin in 'parallel market' for cars
  • Logistics unit sale lifts NOL but falling rates, volumes hit hard

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Matson profit slips but beats expectations
    US containership owner expects moderately lower volumes in 2016.
  • Brazil launches car carrier investigation
    Competition authority starts probe into nine ro-ro operators suspected of running 'international cartel'.
  • China's natural gas demand to grow 10%
    Crude imports will continue to grow, but more slowly.
  • FPSO outlook sours for Oslo-listed Bluewater
    Parent Aurelia sees annual floater results increase but braces for tough 2016.
  • Samos tipped to join capesize buying spree
    Inglessis family company said to have snapped up latest bulker bargain.
  • DSME assembles taskforce on ship orders
    Korean shipbuilder aiming to manage risks from contracts as losses mount.
  • Advantage ship released after Vafias seizure
    US lawsuit accuses Geden Lines of failing to redeliver, or pay charter hire, for CV Stealth.
  • Anchor-handler rates hit $140,000 per day
    Shortage of tonnage forces charterers to pay £100,000 and NOK 1m per day in North Sea.
  • Solvang reduces its share in VLGC
    Norwegian owner sells slice of vessel partnership company.
  • Navios sees green shoots amid red ink
    Angeliki Frangou finds some positives in unprecedented dry downturn.
  • North P&I Club pushes up tonnage by 4%
    Protection and indemnity firm says it has emerged stronger after "tough" renewal period.
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports strong operating result
    German boxship owner says it has reached its earnings targets for 2015 as CSAV deal pushed up revenue.
  • Yilport seals $330m deal for Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Filipino killed in fall on bulker
    44-year-old dies after 13-metre plunge on Transmed vessel off Malaysia.
  • UK Chamber endorses Cameron's new EU deal
    Shipping's representative body says "Brexit" supporters should do more to explain its impact on economy.
  • First Ship Lease sees profit spike in 2015
    Singapore-quoted owner's bottom line climbs despite slip in fourth quarter performance.
  • Hanjin 'eyes property and share sales'
    Korean shipowner reportedly lining up disposals of treasury stock and a London office building.
  • Ultrapetrol changes Nasdaq markets
    Buenos Aires-based owner says stock will now trade on Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Chang's Evergreen succession feud boils over
    Rival offspring make their moves against late Taiwanese billionaire's legal heir Chang Kuo-wei.
  • Sale saves NOL from fifth loss in succession
    Huge gain from logistics deal brings first annual profit since 2010.
  • Yilport seals $300m deal for Portugal's Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Loges looking west in new DVB role
    HSH's former global head of shipping to head rival's western hemisphere operations from Amsterdam.
  • Mercator Singapore bulker heads to beach
    Ship lined up for sale sent for disposal in India.
  • Eagle Bulk secures a few extra days for talks
    Latest forbearance period runs until the start of March.
  • Sanoyas reveals bulker orders
    Japanese yard confirms six deals for dry cargoships in the last nine months of 2015.
  • Noble Group profit warning braces for loss
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • Nord/LB, Offen team up on loan restructuring
    German bank and owner form joint venture with Caplantic to entice institutional investors into shipping.
  • Reach exceeds expectations with small profit
    Norwegian subsea shipowner stays in the black despite falling rates in challenging offshore market.
  • Noble Group expects to post Q4 and full-year losses
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • McDermott looks to tap Indian market with joint venture
    Tie-up builds on collaboration that saw duo win Vashishta Deepwater Greenfield development.
  • Yard group Austal sees mixed demand picture
    Australian shipbuilder points to European enquiry but Middle east slump as it reports lower first-half result.
  • Swiber obtains consent on covenant amendments
    Singapore-listed offshore-focused contractor latest company to see financial constraints eased.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • ICAO lithium battery ban on passenger planes set for April 1
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Red Sea container service
  • DOT seeks members for work group on port performance
  • Port Hueneme harbor deepening moves closer to start
  • Freight forwarder network to use CargoSmart on-demand services
  • UASC joins ISC/Mid East-ECNA loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Novorossiisk: Rail delays prompt firmer fuel prices
    Could last to mid-March, sources say.
  • Ecoslops raises capital to expand production of marine fuel from ships' oily waste
    Aims to accelerate production of the recycled fuel at a variety of locations throughout the EMEA.
  • Development of IMO in-use sampling guidelines hit snags
    Seen as 'incomplete' without dealing with sulfur verification aspect; safety concerns raised.
  • China Shipbuilding Industry transfers unprofitable units to parent
    CSIC is one of China's largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups.

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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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