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June 5, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate drops 4.5pc to US$933/TEU, but up 11.8pc to USWC
  • US trade groups express concern over Trump's Paris agreement departure
  • Box shipping industry to make total profit of US$1.5b in 2017: Drewry
  • Global box shipping industry to see volume growth in 2017: Alphaliner
  • Deltamarin to build containerships for Eimskip, Royal Arctic Line
  • Euroseas to buy 2,788-TEU ship from its JV, Euromar
  • Shipping Corp of India's annual profit of US$27m hit by weak rates, demand
  • US firms missing out on billions of dollars on cross-border trade: UPS
  • UPS names Lauren Zhao as new MD for Hong Kong and Macau
  • Airfreight growth continues but outlook uncertain, says WorldACD
  • Ex-UIC freight director Hans Kersten to be new FIATA head
  • Dogfight between Kung Fu Panda and Hello Kitty breaks out over Asian skies

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 4, 2017
  • Bahri inks JV agreement with Saudi Aramco, Lamprell & HHI to build Middle East's largest maritime yard
  • CMA CGM reaffirms commitment to sustainable development
  • PPG appoints new members in India
  • Publication dissects major casualty response
  • Stakeholders call for ensuring adequate draught, augmenting terminal & warehousing facilities for developing sustainable waterways in North-East
  • Transworld Shipping Agencies felicitated for handling highest number of container vessels in Cochin
  • Adani Ports begins berth construction at India's first transhipment port in Vizhinjam
  • Contech Logistics excels in multimodal integrated logistics solutions for ex-im trade
  • Digital India seen heralding revolution in Indian economy
  • Facility for Online Generation of Rotation Number by Shipping Lines/Agents
  • FIEO seeks uniform GST rate for textiles & leather sectors

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Perserverance the key to survival of P&Is, says American Club CEO
  • Saudi Arabia eyes VLCC construction at Ras Al-Khair
  • Spanish dockers to strike from Monday
  • COSCO Energy takes delivery of new LNG carrier
  • Sri Lanka ports minister confirms Hambantota deal to be renegotiated
  • COSCO remains vague on reason for trading halt
  • Polaris Shipping ventures into Supramax segment with Dongkuk Steel contract
  • Hyundai HI orders up more than three-fold
  • COSCO yards deliver Ultramax bulker and agree rig deferral
  • Samsung HI wins Coral FLNG project
  • Trafigura confirms massive tanker order at HHI, New Times

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • EU ramps up air freight security, with more nations labelled 'high-risk'
  • 'Trump's Paris pullout won't hold up transport sector's efforts to reduce emissions'
  • More volatility expected as transpacific spot rates rebound after weeks of decline
  • Analysis: seems like Groundhog Day for CMA CGM's promised IPO
  • Hapag-Lloyd to cut more than 1,000 jobs after UASC merger
  • Walmart turns employees into delivery drivers to compete with Amazon
  • Royal Cargo gears up to meet the growing demand in Philippines cold chain

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Trafigura backs $1.35 billion tanker newbuilding spree
  • VIDEO: Newport News delivers Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
  • LNG fueled PSV awarded four year contract
  • MARAD: $9.8 million available for Small Shipyard Grants
  • Modular battery system could be a game changer
  • Gulf Island gets four tug order from Bay Houston
  • Norway: Trade Minister announces all-electric tourism boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Brazil Port State Control to inspect all converted VLOCs before loading
    Short space of time between Polaris vessel incidents prompts new safety measure
  • Between the Lines: Capacity changes
    Increasing vessel size on major trade lanes has led to a collapse in the number of services offered.
  • Simulate Stellar Daisy incident to find answers, says ClassNK chairman
    Proper investigation is achievable even as the VLCC-turned-VLOC was lost in high seas
  • Can Yang Ming win back clients' confidence?
    Taiwanese carrier needs to demonstrate more strength to earn shippers' trust
  • Songa's Billung bets on 'supply-driven' rises in bulker prices
    Limited newbuild orders will provide upside to secondhand prices, says industry veteran
  • An ugly figurehead
    The US president has carved himself a crude mahogany effigy, and mounted it proudly on a coal-fired monstrosity
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Improving conditions for container market lead to optimism that supply and demand are coming back into alignment, but order overhang remains
  • Blockchain to force transparency on shipowners looking for finance
    Industry warned that access to money will be subject to openness and real-time monitoring
  • BW LPG's Ackermann takes Panama Canal toll rises in his stride
    Canal is helping to support demand for LPG, says boss of world's largest VLGC fleet
  • Growth of intra-regional trade spells bad news for box lines
    Technology revolution puts carriers reliant on big ship success at risk, says DSF
  • Defending LOF
    Letter to the editor: It is in the industry's interest to help maintain a capable salvage sector
  • Protest and progress
    Letter to the editor: Shipping was well-represented at climate change negotiations
  • Offshore markets to bottom out by end-2018, says Rystad Energy partner
    Global offshore exploration and production expenditures to recover from next year after higher sanctioned amounts in 2017
  • Hyundai and Lloyd's Register to develop LNG-fuelled bulkers
    Project announced amid tighter environmental regulations in shipping
  • Judy Murray quits ABS
    Corporate director of media communications to pursue freelance writing career
  • First US and Africa floating LNG export projects make headway
    Samsung Heavy Industries wins $2.5bn vessel order for Coral FLNG project
  • Falcon Energy cancels $654m jack-up orders
    Builder Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding Industry takes a hit
  • Navig8 vessel attacked in the Gulf of Oman
    Navig8 Providence is second product tanker to be attacked this week in the Middle East

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Brazil poultry shippers in a flap over Itajai port closure
  • NY-NJ drayage truckers snap up chassis ahead of mega-ship arrivals
  • Feds delay decision on new rail line bypassing Chicago
  • Rotterdam port plans offshore energy project support site
  • Shippers to benefit from UP Colorado rail maintenance
  • 'Smart' trailers, boxes set to enhance shipment tracking
  • New Matson ship to increase US-Samoa sailing frequency
  • Canal proposes lower tolls for New Panamax backhauls
  • Growth slows at JNPT despite productivity push
  • Nagoya, Yokkaichi ports form joint venture
  • Sri Lanka to revisit controversial Hambantota port deal
  • Above average air cargo growth slows
  • Trans-Pacific spot market ends four-week decline
  • Cosco vague on details behind ongoing stock suspension

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Hanssons' share buy takes NAO stake to 10%
    Executive chairman and son invest $1.21m in offshore vessel owner a day after buying more NAT shares.
  • Ocean Rig creditors clash over proposed settlement deal
    Term lenders say Highland raised its demands. Highland says term lenders playing 'hardball'.
  • CMB Financial Leasing finds its 'dream deal' with Peter Gram
    CMBFL hopes to open the door for more transactions with Norway's traditional shipowners.
  • Seacor shareholders gain from OSV spinoff
    Shares of offshore vessel holding company notch gains during the first day of trading.
  • Ernst Russ and Pareto working to start investment firm
    Shipowner joining forces with Norwegian bank to jointly target the German market.
  • Panama Canal looks to change toll structure
    Two-tier toll structure being proposed for panamax and neo-panamax LPG carriers.
  • Coral FLNG project receives green light
    Eni-led development finally gets the go ahead in what will be the first of its kind in Africa.
  • GMS takes novel approach to offshore scrapping
    If competitors sign promises to scrap, it may grease the wheels of a deal
  • Arc7 LNG carrier lines up for Russian naming
    Christophe de Margerie is to be the centre of attention in St Petersburg tomorrow
  • Odfjell shares ambition for chem tanker consolidation
    Kristian Morch says mergers and acquisitions could be on the cards but Oslo-listed owner will not 'bet the farm' to get a deal done
  • The Fjords newbuilding to be fully electric
    Norway's trade and industry minister Monica Maeland was on the water today as Norwegian sightseeing vessel operator The Fjords revealed the name of its second state-of-the-art newbuilding project. Maeland was onboard the company's existing hybrid-electric vessel Vision of the Fjords (built 2016), moored at Tjuvholmen in Oslo for Nor-Shipping, to formally announce the new ship will be called Futur
  • Trafigura to develop competitive advantage
    Commodities giant's big ship leasing deal comes at a time of low newbuilding prices, Affinity analyst notes.
  • Dof Subsea set for Oslo bourse return
    Mons Aase-led company reveals IPO plans and targets further growth in the tough offshore market.
  • Belships adds Imabari newbuilding
    Oslo-listed shipowner adds ultramax for eight years in a deal that includes a purchase option.
  • Navig8 Product tanker attacked by pirates
    Assailants fire shots at oil carrier but armed security team onboard manages to keep the vessel safe.
  • Solstad Offshore fixes and sells PSVs
    Oslo-listed owner wins long-term contract from ConocoPhillips while it also offloads 1996-built ship.
  • Odfjell successfully taps Oslo bond market
    Expanding chemical tanker owner raises more than $59m to help it refinance existing bonds.
  • Five minutes with Kristin Holth
    Kristin Holth, global head for shipping, offshore and logistics at DNB, talks about the challenges for shipping and the need for more hours in every day
  • Seismic player PGS postures for upturn in oil and gas spending
    PGS executive optimistic for renewed growth as analysts foresee improvement in 2017
  • Rickmers forced into bankruptcy by HSH Nordbank
    Germany's HSH Nordbank says it will no longer discuss restructuring of debt owed by Rickmers Holding, forcing the company to file for bankruptcy. The Bertram Rickmers-led boxship and marine services company submitted a term sheet last month for dealing with the bank debt. But late on Wednesday, Rickmers Group said that HSH Nordbank "surprisingly denied approval of the term sheet". Rickmers Grou
  • SGX and port "possible" terrorist targets
    Singapore government says threat remains at highest level in Lion Republic in recent years.
  • DBS suspends coverage of Noble Group
    Singapore bank says recent events make it difficult to anticipate potential outcomes for company.
  • Tavlarios out at Aegean Marine after miss
    UPDATE: Bunker supplier says it continues work on plan to reduce costs and sell ships. Stifel responds with upgrade.
  • Falcon Energy cancels rigs and hires adviser
    Singapore-listed outfit also plans informal talks with holders of bonds maturing in September.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • HMM box volumes skyrocket on Asia-U.S. West Coast trade
    South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) saw its volumes skyrocket 73 percent year-over-year on the Asia to U.S. West Coast...
  • SCFI rises 4.9%
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange's Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose 4.9 percent from last Friday's reading of 853.43 to a reading of...
  • Trump's Paris agreement departure troubles trade groups
    President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday has some U.S. industry organiz...
  • Walmart begins testing associate delivery service
    Walmart has started testing an associate delivery service, in which trucks move orders from fulfillment centers to stores for pickup, but i...
  • Port of Vancouver, Wash. nears completion of $250m rail project
    The Port of Vancouver USA is nearing completion of its decade-long, $250 million freight rail infrastructure project, dubbed the West Vanco...
  • Descartes jumps deeper into 'pool' distribution
    Logistics systems provider Descartes Systems Group has acquired the assets of Progressive Computer Services, known as PCSTrac, for $11.25 m...
  • Port of Los Angeles FY 2017/18 budget totals $1.17b
    The Port of Los Angeles' budget for fiscal year 2017/18, which will begin July 1, 2017, budget totals $1.17 billion, the port said Thursday...
  • Hanjin Heavy delivers safety-certified autonomous vessels
    Hanjin Heavy Industries, in collaboration with Alpha Ori Technology, has built the first ships to be classified with Lloyd's Register's cyb...
  • Intermodal rates rise for seven consecutive months
    Intermodal rates rose 2.7 percent in April 2017 compared to the same 2016 period, down slightly from a 4.8 percent year-over-year increase ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 2, 2017
  • Rosneft inks deals with Kurdistan, Thais, Philippines to widen oil cooperation
    Deals with Kurdistan see several projects to build on supply contract
  • Statoil puts VLCC on subjects for Sture-Canada voyage in late June: sources
    Statoil is the equity holder for the bulk of the Oseberg loading program, which consists of seven cargoes of 600,000 barrels each in June.
  • Argentinian refiners buy Suezmax of Nigerian Forcados crude: sources
    A group of Argentinian refiners have purchased a Suezmax-sized cargo of Nigerian Forcados crude for delivery in mid-June, Latin American sources said Friday.
  • Top oil industry figures play down immediate peak demand threat
    Consensus swirls around 2040s-2050s for demand to peak
  • Mexico's Salina Cruz crude-loading port closed by bad weather: ministry
    No tankers had been programmed for departure on Friday, according to the port's web site.
  • Global shipping emissions strategy not impacted by US' Paris pull-out
    "General consensus exists within the industry that we will play our part in matching the spirit and ambition of the Paris Agreement on climate change," Esben Poulsson, President SSA says.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Japan's MHI, MHPI target delivery of new SOx scrubbers from 2020
    The new open-loop system scrubber will alos result in considerable space savings.
  • President Trump says will pull US out of Paris climate accord
    - Trump will pull US out of global deal, seek new terms - US cannot formally exit until 2020 - Decision opposed within administration, CEOs

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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