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April 20, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • HK up 17pc in March to 1.7 million TEU, S'pore by 6.7pc, Shanghai by 14pc
  • APL to start China Australia Service, calling at Japanese, Korean ports
  • Mega alliances up rates 10pc while independents only win 1pc hikes
  • Maersk ups rate by US$125/TEU from US, Canada to West Africa June 1
  • China trade surplus US$23.9 billion, beats street by $10 billion
  • MSC alters Europe-Med service, adds Beirut and Naples skips Limassol
  • China Merchants' completes takeover of forwarding giant Sinotrans
  • Heavy swell, sand storms stop operations at Jeddah and Jubail ports
  • Cargo risk at sea/port continues to rise in 2016, ship damage costs spike
  • US transport creates 3,500 jobs in March, down from 8,100 in February
  • Singapore to dredge West Jurong Channel from April 20 to June 30
  • United posts 20.3 pc cargo growth in first quarter, sales rise 13.4pc
  • Airbus is sued over 'questionable' sales tactics, export financing hits snag
  • Delta records slight decline in cargo revenues and traffic
  • IAG Cargo starts new freighter service from Madrid to Basel

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • JNPT/JNCH on the path of facilitating faster clearance of import containers
  • Phase 1 of JN Port's mega fourth container terminal expected to be operational by end-2017
  • Port of Antwerp gets off to strongest start ever
  • Port of Los Angeles sees impressive throughput growth in March 2017
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port creates new record in single-day handling
  • ACTL partners with Konoike Transport to form Trac1 Logistics
  • Allcargo Logistics' Mundra CFS completes 10 years
  • Cabinet approves signing of protocol between India & Portugal for avoidance of double taxation
  • Significant export growth in March has given a boost to the sector & the economy as a whole, says FIEO President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Data platform connects already over 20,000 vehicles
  • Data exchange when booking container shipments
  • Vopak expanding at the port of Santos
  • Des Moines to lose lots of jobs to Chicago Rockford
  • Twice a week to Pordeone
  • Increasing share of tank cars
  • Good start to 2017 for the port of Antwerp
  • Brussels welcomes more Qatar Cargo services
  • Three to strengthen RoadOne's management team
  • Switzerland: cargo transport boosts sales
  • Veracruz on Grimaldi's agenda
  • Offering services in Aberdeen
  • SATS unveils e-commerce air hub
  • Del Signore replaces Laura as Pangaea's CFO

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Fredriksen makes last-ditch court bid to block DHT-BW tanker deal
  • Decision-maker: Jorge Barakat, Panama Maritime Authority
  • Chinese yards new shipbuilding orders dip 25.4% in Q1
  • FSL Aframax employed through Teekay revenue-sharing agreement
  • EMAS served USD195 million demand by China's ICBC
  • Gulf ports set for consolidation, says Sohar CEO
  • EU, Japan protest over DSME bailout
  • Falling steel prices hit ship demolitions
  • SM Line takes fleet to 30 with more ship purchases
  • Listed bulker owners diverge on second-hand asset strategies

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Princess pollution case whistleblower collects $1 million
  • VIDEO: Tuco introduces fish farm cat
  • Strong crude exports from North Sea, GOM
  • Med's largest high-speed cat will debut in 2018
  • Antifouling foul? More tin sneaks in
  • Pipelay vessel snags long term charter from Petrobras
  • LNG fueled ferries to have MAN Cryo fuel-gas supply systems

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Slowing Chinese teapots demand threatens tanker rates
    Independent players are to hit the brakes in crude buying this quarter
  • Panamax bulkers reach $13,000 per day as congestion builds up off east Australia
    Spot fixture seen at $25,000 per day from Brazil to China for iron ore shipment
  • Let's get personal over pay
    Words are wind. It is action we need over the UK's appalling gender pay gap, not more useless chatter
  • Over one third of Southeast Asia's abducted seafarers still missing
    ReCAAP continues to advise ships to re-route or exercise enhanced vigilance
  • Yang Ming to add Southeast Asia-Australia service
    New rotation will be carried out by eight midsize ships via a slot exchange co-operation
  • VLCC earnings gain another $3,700 in one session
    Owners turn even more bullish as Saudi and Iraqi cargoes for early May loading emerge
  • CargoSphere boss says digital buzz kick-started by Maersk
    Cloud-based freight rate platform sees interest from container lines for first time in 18 years of business
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries reports strong recovery in new orders
    South Korean shipbuilder sees market bottom and says a recovery is on the way
  • Innovate to survive, advises Stena Bulk
    Weak chemical and product tanker freight rates prompt action to stay ahead of the pack
  • Analysts go 'all-in' on dry cargo
    High hopes abound for the dry bulk sector, even if analysts cannot agree on why
  • US maritime group backs plan to tighten Jones Act regime
    Proposal by Customs and Border Protection aims to create more American jobs and reinforce national security
  • Bahri plans to switch VLCC fleet to the Saudi flag by end-2017
    Nineteen vessels out of 37 are already registered
  • Euronav and ISM prepare to refloat tanker grounded off Indonesia
    Diving survey is currently in progress
  • Port of Antwerp's overall cargo volumes lifted by box throughput
    Further gains in the first quarter offset by lower liquid bulk figures
  • Seanergy Maritime charters out capesize bulker
    Employment could bring in up to $10m in net revenue
  • DSME head pledges to improve management and business processes
    Remarks come after bondholders accept South Korean shipbuilder's debt restructuring terms
  • FSL Trust aframax tanker employed under revenue sharing deal with Teekay
    Tanker deal welcome following auditor scrutiny and executive departures from trust

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • TransFX wants to help shippers hedge against truck rate hikes
  • Brazil takes first step toward privatizing port authorities
  • Grimaldi adds Veracruz to trans-Atlantic ro-ro loop
  • India looks to aid port development in Sri Lanka
  • Detention-demurrage fight heats up for last word to FMC
  • Fog, larger alliance ships cause massive Yangshan delays
  • European 'digital' trains offer real-time container visibility
  • Crowded Persian Gulf port market ripe for consolidation

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Japan energy giant Jera gears up for US cargoes
    Incoming player says it is considering trading its destination-free cargoes from 2018 and is open to working with all shipowners on future business
  • Bimco cautions dry bulk optimism but positive on liner consolidation
    Regional manager for Singapore says association is stepping up its activities in new outpost to reflect membership and development in the region
  • Singapore Chamber broadens horizon
    The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), which is well established with charter parties on Bimco forms, is keen to broaden the scope of its offerings and geography. Business development manager Patricia Chua says one of her major tasks is to educate the maritime community to be more specific when nominating Singapore as the seat of arbitration in contracts. The SCMA's attitude diffe
  • Arbitration expects boost from third-party funding
    Arbitration in Singapore is expected to be boosted by the advent of third-party funding. Parliament has passed an act permitting the practice, and maritime lawyers expect it to come into force in the next few months. "There have been cries for this, so I think it will take off," said maritime lawyer Felicia Tan of Incisive Law, a local firm that operates in partnership with Ince & Co. Third-par
  • Arbitration gains ground in Singapore
    Cases on rise from six recorded in 2009 to 46 last year
  • Ince & Co Singapore expands into infrastructure
    Infrastructure development in the frontier markets of Asia has led to greater demand for legal expertise in the field. Law firm Ince & Co has begun targeting this market out of its Singapore office with the appointment of an expert in projects and maritime infrastructure. Transactional lawyer Ton van den Bosch has joined after several years as general counsel for Philippines-based International
  • Doyen of Singapore maritime law busy as ever
    When Dato Jude Benny - arguably Singapore's most high-profile shipping lawyer - announced in 2013 that he was stepping down after 25 years at the helm of Joseph Tan Jude Benny (JTJB), many people thought the move was a precursor to retirement. Nothing could have been further from the truth. "Rumours of my impending retirement have been greatly exaggerated," said the legendary lawyer when TradeWi
  • Debt-collecting exercises run law firms off their feet
    Perception that lawyers make money when times are tough appears to be holding true in Singapore
  • Shipmanager Bernhard Schulte sets sights on offshore sector
    One of the worst-performing areas of shipping could turn out to be a revenue generator with its sights set on FPSO and FSRU projects
  • Oil and gas downturn hits demand for project cargoships
    Wind energy sector fills some of the void left in Asia by struggling offshore industry
  • Golden Stena Weco eyes expansion in chem-tank trades
    Singapore-based player sees opportunities to acquire tonnage if sluggish freight market and vessel oversupply persist
  • Sembcorp plans ahead with skills upgrade and acquisitions
    While Sembcorp Marine has been consolidating its capacity, it is making use of the downturn to secure a stronger future by boosting its capabilities, especially on the gas side. As part of a workforce consolidation exercise, Sembcorp Marine has been reallocating excess manpower from drilling to non-drilling work. Engineering capabilities for new sectors it is branching into are being enhanced wit
  • Sembcorp Marine readies for market upturn
    Singaporean shipyards have been in business for decades so are no strangers to market volatility. They face a prolonged downturn, but remain confident that business will improve in the medium to long term. Sembcorp Marine president and chief executive Wong Weng Sun believes that oil prices will eventually stabilise at a range that can support the growth of offshore projects. He points out that de
  • Shipyards retrench in face of offshore woes
    Singapore's two largest shipyard groups - Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Corp - have switched to survival mode as offshore downturn continues
  • Players in local markets face tighter conditions
    Regional areas served by Singapore's offshore hub have been raising the bar for shipowners, by strengthening cabotage rules to protect their own oil service companies. The island nation lacks its own offshore fields but this has not stopped it from building up the area's largest fleet of offshore support vessels (OSVs), with 449 ships flying the Singaporean flag. Singapore, and Southeast Asia in
  • Crisis batters OSV hub
    Dollar output of Singapore's offshore sector has almost halved over the past two years and the outlook remains bleak
  • Q&A with CMA CGM veteran and APL chief executive
    Nicolas Sartini discusses the challenges and changes implemented at Neptune Orient Lines' liner arm APL since taking the helm
  • Lion City still roars despite setbacks
    Protracted market downturn has done little to dampen Singapore's vibrancy as a leading global shipping hub with glimmers of optimism starting to emerge in some sectors
  • Excelerate tightlipped as sales talk continues to swirl
    There was only one question everyone wanted to ask the Excelerate Energy team on its stand at Gastech this month. Who is going to buy the company and when? Talk on the likely sale of the company by its loan shareholder - oil and gas magnate George Kaiser - started in 2015. But, in September last year, things got a little more serious when JP Morgan was appointed to oversee the process. Since th
  • MPC Container Ships 'favours' Oslo for full listing
    Executives say new boxship asset play company will join major exchange this year after $100m equity raise opens door to capital markets
  • Shipping employers group claims success in piracy pay debate
    IMCA says groups demonstrated that there is no need for more financial security for wages during hijackings.
  • John Fredriksen drops legal bombshell in DHT takeover twist
    Frontline takes legal action to blow up VLCC deal between two owners and force shareholders to consider its own takeover pitch.
  • Diana Shipping linked to Foremost bulkers
    Two post-panamaxes from Chao family-controlled company said to be part of Diana purchase.
  • Solvang says Clipper offer not a fair value
    Board of Oslo-listed gasship owner weighs in on tender offer made by Steensland family.
  • Algoma and Nova seal short sea joint venture
    A strategic partnership between Swiss and Canadian owners is ready to go to business.
  • DryShips buys additional kamsarmax
    Former United Ocean ship believed to be the latest heading for DryShips stable.
  • Ferry group 2Go pushes up 2016 earnings
    Philippines ro-pax owner benefits from logistics growth and cost efficiencies.
  • Vigor buys drydock for $20m
    US shipbuilder to tow new facility from South Korea.
  • Siem Offshore books extra $60m loss
    Owner updates annual figure due to currency hedging in Brazil.
  • Doubt cast over Fincantieri's STX takeover
    Talk of a challenge as Fincantieri chief executive Giuseppe Bono visits Saint Nazaire today
  • Patient Diana wins applause for share sale
    Analyst says $70m equity issue to back triple bulker buy has been done at above net asset value.
  • Global Ports Holding set for London listing
    Expanding Turkish cruise terminal operator eyes further expansion through $250m IPO.
  • Gotland takes full control of tanker trio
    Swedish owner buys out partner Laurin Maritime's 50% stake in MRs.
  • Swiber unable to redeem $114.5m bond issue
    Court-managed owner misses date for Singapore dollar issue.
  • Essar Shipping cargo volume jumps 22%
    Indian bulker and VLCC player benefits from doubling of coastal business.
  • Algoma raises $20m from property sales
    Canadian owner offloads office buildings and land to raise money for fleet renewal.
  • Seafarers missing after Black Sea sinking
    Ukraine-owned general cargoship splits in two 14 nautical miles off Russian coast.
  • Korea Line books LNG pair at Samsung
    Contract marks a change from the owner's previous preference in the LNG market.
  • Russian region seeks two ferries
    Arkhangelsk wants new additions to fleet this year.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • AS survey on ocean carrier alliance changes
    The consolidation from four ocean carrier alliances on major east-west trades into just three is sure to have a huge impact on the shipping ...
  • AMP: Domestic shipping industry supports stricter Jones act enforcement
    The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the domestic shipping industry's primary trade organization, said Tuesday it strongly supports U.S...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage index slips again in March
    Domestic truck tonnage fell for the second straight month in March 2017, slipping 1 percent compared with the previous month, following a r...
  • Sen. Schumer calls for crude stabilization mandate following CSX derailment
    U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the Departments of Transportation (USDOT) and Department of Energy (DOE)...
  • Siemens to launch global logistics headquarters in Dubai
    German engineering and technology conglomerate Siemens plans to launch a global logistics headquarters in Dubai, including itsportfolio for...
  • ACI: Airfreight volumes soar in February
    Global airport cargo volumes surged 7.8 percent in February from a year prior,according to Airports Council International (ACI). The trade...
  • Cathay boosts cargo volumes in March
    Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, recorded a combined 15.4 percent year-over-year incr...
  • IMF increases 2017 global growth forecast
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is raising its outlook for the worldwide economy in the coming year. The IMF yesterday released its ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Oil falls sharply after data shows US gasoline build
    NYMEX May crude settled $1.97 lower Wednesday at $50.44/b. ICE June Brent settled down $1.96 at $52.93/b.
  • US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks at lowest level since February
    Domestic stocks ended the week at 38.784 million barrels, a draw of 1.361 million barrels from last week.
  • HSFO Med-North jumps to three-week high despite feeble Med market
    The spread hit minus $3.00/mt late Tuesday, a rise of $3.50 on the day, after reaching lows of minus $7.75/mt last week.
  • Novorossiisk halts loading operations amid storm warning: port authority
    The Russian port of Novorossiisk has issued a storm warning and halted loading and mooring operations at its Sheskharis oil terminal at 9 am local time (0700 GMT),
  • REFINERY NEWS UPDATE: South Africa's Sapref to undergo maintenance from May 1
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • TRADER NOTE: Fuel testing company VPS hires business development manager
    Fuel testing company Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has hired Paul Parkinson as business development manager for oil condition monitoring
  • Nordic Marine Oil adds new bunker barge at Skagen
    The company has added the 3,824 dwt barge M/T Ristna to its fleet at the northern Danish port and the vessel is now operational
  • TRADER NOTE: Executive director of fuel oil trading leaves Castleton Singapore
    Grimm had been with the company since 2012.
  • Royal Vopak expands terminal storage at Port of Santos, Brazil
    The expansion will add 16 new tanks with a capacity of 61,000 cu m to the terminal.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Canadian fuel retailer buys Chevron's 57,000 b/d refinery in BC
    Alberta-based Parkland Fuel Corp. said late Tuesday it has signed a deal with Chevron Canada to buy the latter's 57,000 b/d refinery at Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • OPEC hopes to convince more non-OPEC producers to cooperate in market management: Barkindo
    All eyes on May 25 ministerial meeting in Vienna
  • UAE talks up OPEC compliance based on own figures, says further cuts ahead
    - UAE to average over 140,000 b/d in H1 cuts - Minister dismisses need for ADNOC IPO - UAE developing spare output capacity
  • TANKERS: Port fees at Saudi Ras Tanura, Khafji to rise from May
    The increase in the charge will see a VLCC pay $85,000 from the current rate of $30,000, according to a VLCC shipbroker.

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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
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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