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BRIEFS
May 9, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Greece to seek increased Chinese investments in port projects
  • One CMA CGM vessel leaves China every 3 hours within OCEAN Alliance
  • Expanded Panama Canal welcomes biggest box ship to date
  • US trade deficits with Mexico and Japan in goods hit decade high
  • Malaysia's Wesport to spend US$180 on building out new terminal at Port Klang
  • Indonesia's New Priok terminal set to transform south-east Asian shipping
  • Somali piracy returns costing shipping US$1.7 billion
  • Maersk innovation pioneer to drive disruptive sustainability for Nor-Shipping
  • UPS names Mark Vale as growth and emerging markets president
  • HK mobile smuggling racket busted in India, 11 officers transferred
  • Cargo plane carrying UPS packages crash in West Virginia killing two
  • Schiphol Cargo handles record volumes in Q1

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • 'No hiding place' for sub-standard shipping
  • Baltic Dry Index falls 10 points
  • Business restructuring at COSCO Shipping International (Singapore)
  • Dachser introduces weekly LCL railway service from China to Europe
  • DP World wins Dubai Quality Award
  • Global maritime piracy up in first quarter of 2017
  • InterManager expandsglobal membership, including first ship registry member
  • International publication lists Ganga cruise as one of the 'six river cruises to take in 2017'
  • New CMA CGM agency in Iran
  • SCFI rates fall
  • NMPT saves life of ship crew
  • Roundtable discusses ways to expand US-India collaboration in supply chain & infrastructure initiatives
  • Finance Minister calls upon Japanese companies to set up facilities in India
  • India & Georgia to complete feasibility study for proposed Free Trade Agreement in 6 months
  • Mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy to be completed early to synchronise roll out with GST
  • Monitoring of export obligation fulfilment under EPCG & Advance Authorisation Schemes
  • Update on GST roll out

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "In times of change"
  • Foundations for digitalisation in place
  • Expanded intermodal service capabilities in UK
  • Four times larger
  • Chinese investing in wagon plant in Canada
  • Thome opens new training grounds
  • New rail competence centre in Stuttgart
  • Two new long-term leases signed
  • Budapest airport to open new express freight facilities
  • Hugo Trumpy on the move for Intermarine
  • Saddle Creek adds new business development director
  • Presenting favourable figures for 2016
  • Up to 120 freight trains per day
  • EIB warehousing loan for Barcelona port
  • Air Cargo Europe starts under good auspices
  • Opening up in Munich

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • North Korean shipping sanctions take on urgency in US
  • Goldin portfolio management platform seals its first deal
  • New player shakes up the e-procurement pricing model
  • RCCL confirms two Icon-class orders from Meyer Turku
  • Cracks found on another Polaris ore carrier
  • Crew fears prompt benchmarking move
  • DP World launches investigation into Jebel Ali accident
  • Marine sector warned of physical cyber threat
  • Nordic American Tankers swings to loss in Q1 2017
  • DHT board rejects Frontline offer - again
  • Regional port overcapacity a necessity to beat congestion, says Erasmus professor
  • US maritime commission clarifies Big Three merger decision
  • Vallianz Holdings issues profit warning for 2016, Q1 2017
  • Samsung HI resumes work partially, DSME, HMD continue with cost cuts
  • COSCO Shipping International widens losses, sells yards to parent
  • Pan Ocean pursues Sinoriches for USD1.4 million
  • Baltic Dry Index marks third consecutive week of falls

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Contship Italia eyes growing intermodal business as Gioia Tauro battles for transhipment traffic
  • Nerves jangle as shippers and forwarders wait to hear who is bankrolling Yang Ming
  • CarPal helps logistics operators break into e-commerce last-mile services
  • KLIA Customs seizes record haul of pangolin scales from Africa
  • Training gears up as port of Liverpool eyes a return to its glory days
  • Etihad calls up Ray Gammell as interim CEO to replace Hogan
  • VIDEO: Quay crane collapse at Jebel Ali causes only minor injuries

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • UAE bulk port orders Damen ASD 2913 tug
  • VIDEO: OSU picks Gulf Island to build research vessels
  • FMC clarifies why it rejected Tripartite Agreement
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo steps up cooperation with Mitsui
  • OSV fleet's DCF value is 2.5 times its market value
  • Wartsila invests in turbocharger service capabilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • NAT's difference of opinion
    Nordic American Tankers' annual report and first-quarter results make for two very different reads
  • Merchant ship fired upon by skiffs off Iran
    Attack followed by suspicious approach on second vessel in same area
  • Onassis buys new suezmax duo from Arcadia
    Legendary tanker name takes 2017 spending to about $275m as seller welcomes fourth of six-ship HHI tanker series
  • Scorpio Tankers sells another two MR product tankers
    Continued asset disposal by bullish owner could raise eyebrows as total sold this year hits 10 vessels
  • Capital Maritime fixes first of five ex-Hanjin containerships
    Neo-panamax Hanjin China is renamed Athenian and fixed for four to six months at $33,000 per day
  • Handysize bulker earnings post weekly loss again amid weak Pacific demand
    Weighted average at 19-day low but some trades could recover later this month
  • Data Hub: Charter Rates
    Fixture activity on the wane and rates stagnating, but owners will go into the quiet summer period better prepared than last year
  • NAT posts first-quarter net loss
    But result is substantially improved from the fourth quarter of last year
  • Trafigura unlocks Myanmar market for bigger product tankers
    Subsidiary Puma Energy opens the country's largest fuel terminal and largest marine jetty for MR tankers
  • SHI to unveil comprehensive safety plan by June
    Move comes as shipbuilder resumes partial operations after crane accident that claimed six lives
  • Rotterdam port authorities take over container rail service
    Goal is to boost service competitiveness and ensure further environmental sustainability
  • Vopak inks joint venture to develop gas terminal in Canada
    Location will allow shorter shipping times for gas carriers to Asia as compared with the US Gulf coast
  • Algoma net losses widen on a lack of vessel contract gains
    Weaker seasonal demand and vessel dry docking schedule also to blame
  • DHT shoots down latest Frontline offer
    DHT walks Frontline through its reasoning to show 'just how off the mark' the offer was
  • FMC clarifies stance on Japanese lines' pre-merger talks
    Proposed tripartite agreement falls outside the Shipping Act's scope

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Amazon, CVS, DollarTree fuel Kansas City distribution boom
  • Fewer 'no shows' key to service contract evolution
  • E-commerce imbalance tips ArcBest into loss
  • Japanese container trade shows signs of improvement
  • Panamax ship values jump on rising charter rates
  • Shippers partly to blame for port congestion, report argues
  • DP World probes Jebel Ali crane collapse
  • Maersk adds Pipavav to North Europe service
  • March air freight growth hits seven-year high

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • DHT tops estimates as it inks $300m loan
    New York-listed tanker owner sees smaller-than-expected dip in first-quarter earnings.
  • Eagle delivers slimmer-than-expected loss
    Supramax and ultramax specialist sees revenue rise on chartered-in ships.
  • Genco trims loss to just below estimates
    Chief executive John Wobensmith says New York-listed bulker owner ready to pursue growth.
  • Ocean Yield doubles profit in first quarter
    Kjell Inge Rokke-backed lessor eyes expansion despite weakness in offshore segment.
  • Is TEN's next buy in the VLCC sector?
    Maxim Group analyst speculates that next strategic alliance could translate into large tanker deals.
  • Drewry: vegoil and chemicals fleets rising
    Weak CPP rates push more of fleet to chemical and vegoil trades, but shakeout looms.
  • Analysts pull down NAT targets amid silence on dividend
    Credit Suisse and Maxim respond to tanker owner's quarterly report amid lender restrictions.
  • Bahri looks to team up with HHI on 'big data'
    Leading tanker owner plans deeper relationship with Korean yard for new technology.
  • Axia says size and capes key to dry recovery package
    Three buys and two hold ratings among the five new owners under coverage of Axia analyst.
  • Crane at Jebel Ali collapses after collision
    One man suffers a fractured leg and arm as CMA GMA-owned boxship hits a DP World port wall.
  • LNG carrier evades pirate attack
    Vessel came under fire after leaving Nigeria LNG's Bonny Island plant
  • Seabird secures two-month charter
    Oslo-listed seismic vessel owner set to deploy 1987-built ship in South America.
  • GasLog Partners to raise dropdown cash
    Analysts see potential for a third vessel drop-down before year's end as company raises cash.
  • Seven buyers circle HSH Nordbank
    Anbang Insurance linked to pursuit of restructuring shipping lender.
  • DNV GL in the red
    Shipping blamed for class society's first loss in 30 years.
  • DHT Holdings tipped for profitable quarter
    Analysts expect Frontline takeover target to log black numbers in opening three months of 2017.
  • LNG carrier evades piracy attack
    An LNG carrier and its crew has emerged unscathed from a piracy attack off Nigeria. The BW Group owned and managed 150,000-cbm LNG Lokoja (built 2006), which is on long-term charter to the Nigeria LNG project, is understood to have come under fire after leaving the Bonny LNG terminal at the end of April. A BW Group spokesman said: "I confirm that LNG Lokoja managed to evade pirates with defensiv
  • China hands over three Somali pirates
    Somalia to decide fate of men alleged to have attempted April bulker hijack.
  • Energean to tender for $500m FPSO
    Greek group wants unit for Karish gas project off Israel.
  • ASL Marine expects red third quarter
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner is set to report a net loss for the three-month period ended March.
  • Olympic buys brace of suezmax tankers
    Onassis company picks up pair of new tankers from fellow Greek owner, brokers say.
  • Vernicos expands with Middle Eastern tug
    Greek owner finalises first acquisition for 2017 with deal for 20-year-old ship.
  • Stoic reaction to DHT letter at Frontline
    Robert Hvide Macleod quotes 19th-century Norwegian playwright after opening latest rejection letter.
  • Baltmed reefer abandoned in South Atlantic
    Greek ship took on water after hitting iceberg; crew safe.
  • Scorpio Tankers confirms double sale
    Deal will see debt repaid and draw a writedown in the owner's second quarter numbers.
  • FMC: Big Three did not 'jump the gun'
    US commission clarifies reason for rejecting Japanese owners' boxship merger.
  • Four more ships targeted by robbers
    IMB reveals spate of boardings in Asia, Bangladesh and Venezuela.
  • Clarksons: S&P liquidity at post-crash high
    Rise in bulker, tanker and boxship deals contribute to new benchmark figures, brokerage says.
  • Parakou Shipping's CC Liu dies
    Hong Kong Shipowners Association pays tribute to founder of bulker and tanker group.
  • Analysts positive on dry cargo stock retreat
    Trio of leading analysts decline to ring alarm bells following pullback in bulker stocks and rates.
  • Crew rescued after cargoship sinks
    Oil sheen spotted after Fortuner developed crack off the Philippines.
  • Sea Trucks enters into liquidation
    Insolvency proceedings begin at Nigerian offshore group but operations continue as normal.
  • Nordic American Tankers starts 2017 in the red
    Suezmax specialist's adjusted numbers came in better than Wall Street analysts had anticipated.
  • H Vogemann heads to China for bulkers
    German owner reported to have booked four ships at Taizhou Kouan.
  • Chengxi Shipyard scoops KLC quartet
    Chinese yard wins four new bulkers from Korean owner.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • BNSF picks up steam in Q1
    Source: Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock BNSF's freight revenues from coal for the first quarter of 2017 rose 23.2 percent from last year's first ...
  • DP World inks MoU with India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
    Dubai-based port terminal operator and logistics company DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian National I...
  • European Commission approves Toyota-Vanderlande deal
    The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderlande by Toyota Industries Corp. under the EU Merger R...
  • Big containerships arrive on both coasts
    Both the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and the Virginia Port Authority have seen record size containerships call their term...
  • ATSG's net earnings, revenues soar in Q1
    Air Transport Services Group, Inc., (ATSG) a provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation, reported net earnings of $10 millio...
  • Great Lakes iron ore shipments rise in April
    Iron ore shipments in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.8 million tons in April 2017, an 8.8 percent increase from the same...
  • CargoLogicAir receives third Boeing 747 freighter
    British cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) has received its third Boeing 747 freighter in the last 18 months, the company said in a statemen...
  • FMC reviews 24 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 24 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...
  • Trump would 'certainly consider' raising gas tax
    President Donald Trump said he would "certainly consider" raising the federal gas taxto fund infrastructure development during an interview...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • ANALYSIS: Traders looking past US crude draws amid major selloff
    - Strong US refinery activity stokes oversupply concerns - Money managers bearish across oil futures complex - Traders downplaying streak of crude stock draws
  • Oil futures rise slightly on possible OPEC supply deal extension
    NYMEX June crude settled 21 cents higher at $46.43/b. ICE July Brent settled up 24 cents at $49.34/b.
  • Panama Canal Gatun locks maintenance postponed: authority
    Routine lock maintenance that had been tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday has been postponed. No date has been set for the maintenance.
  • St. Petersburg bunker prices hit 5-month low on falling crude
    The Russian Baltic port of St. Petersburg is experiencing the lowest price levels for 380 CST fuel oil, used as bunker fuel for shipping, for five months
  • ANALYSIS: Iraq's rising fuel oil exports a sign of refinery issues, growing militias
    - Iraq reduced fuel oil injection into crude stream this year - Now exporting 200,000 mt/month from Khor Al-Zubair - Fuel oil shipped to Fujairah and then Singapore
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude remains higher on Saudi minister's comments
  • ASIA FUEL OIL MOC: Fuel oil loadings completed for 3.037 mil mt traded in Mar
    The loading activity has taken place mostly at terminals in Singapore, and southern Malaysia, which are in the Straits region.
  • ANALYSIS: As prices fall, OPEC looks to Q3 for optimism
    - OPEC officials maintain market is rebalancing - Cut extension details still in flux - Market has priced in extension, say analysts
  • Saudi Oil Minister Falih confident output cut deal will be extended by 6 months or more
  • India's HPCL mid-May bunker stock arrival to ease Mumbai tightness
    About 10,000 mt of 380 CST bunker fuel was loaded from HPCL's refinery in Visakhapatnam Thursday.

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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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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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