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BRIEFS
June 1, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd introduces US$1/TEU EBS, sets $55/TEU peak season surcharge
  • APL speeds up US last mile delivery by boosting Eagle Express X service
  • US first-quarter GDP revised downwards to 2.2pc annual rate
  • Demand for new homes in US boosts household good imports
  • Kuehne + Nagel uses WeChat to expand services to China-based exporters
  • DHL eCommerce expands Hong Kong distribution hub for S China exports
  • Former Tiaca chief Doug Brittin is new DTI director of operations
  • Cathay Pacific's Q1 cargo boosted by volume from Indian sub-continent
  • MAB Kargo strives to attain CEIV-Pharma accreditation
  • Finnair starts new Hanover route, raises frequency over summer

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • APL expedites US last mile delivery via enhanced Eagle Express X service
  • FFFAI participates in RAME 2018 Conference in Cameroon to promote FWC-2018
  • First ONE container arrives at Dadri
  • Revised regulatory changes to China Customs Advance Manifest (CCAM)
  • Alibaba plans investing billions to develop smart logistics network
  • Economy seen set on the path of recovery
  • GST special refund fortnight to process all types of claims
  • Relief for exporters as govt makes rules for meeting export obligation more flexible
  • Total exports from SEZs in April amounted to INR 20,548 cr.: EPCES
  • Pak PM bets on higher economic growth through CPEC & better access to the sea

International Transport Journalweb site
  • It's a people business...
  • Working in tandem for groupage services
  • Self-learning algorithms for road transport
  • New traction sent from USA to Saudi Arabia
  • Eurofos opens training centre doors
  • More options between Canada and Australia
  • Garbe building first logistics centre in Austria
  • Aashto's executive director bowing out
  • 24 locomotives for harsh Arctic environment
  • Record first cargo quarter for Air Charter Services
  • Launch of Belgian-British container service
  • Successful Q1 for Descartes
  • Emirates engineers change A380 landing gear themselves
  • Heavier trains with up to 25 t axle loads in NSW
  • P&O Ferrymasters opens first office in Turkey
  • New connection to Cuxport
  • The new choice: France, a partner for your trade...

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • GasLog eyes 'phenomenal' Chinese LNG demand
  • Ship Finance in second container ship deal in two and a half months
  • Nordic American sells old Suezmaxes ahead of new arrivals
  • China will continue to drive global LNG imports, Höegh LNG says
  • Sustained pace of scrapping of VLCCs could shrink fleet this year
  • IM Skaugen seeks Singapore court protection for restructuring
  • Hydrogen, methanol in carbon-free fuel mix
  • Flex LNG acquires LNG carrier newbuilding pair
  • Yangzijiang a value company, shipbuilding business stable

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • Cargo chaos in Brazil as truckers' strike hits fuel deliveries and closes factories
  • Maersk leads call for action to combat the threat of more containership fires
  • The sorry tale of Atlas Air and its pilots - a change of focus is needed
  • Alibaba and Cainiao investment in ZTO Express - more than meets the eye
  • Auto import tariffs would kill 157,000 US jobs
  • CP reaches tentative deal with Teamsters, ending rail strike
  • Lars Winkelbauer from DHL to Polar Air; Robert Hyslop from Polar Air to DHL
  • The grocery store of the future will be online and your virtual personal shopper
  • GAC appoints Rudi van Niekerk to manage Nigeria business

Marine Logweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • VIDEO: LCS 11 completes acceptance trials
  • Marine industry mourns Jack Gallagher
  • I.M. Skaugen asks Singapore court for moratorium on creditor claims
  • USCG warns of ethylene vapor hazards
  • Former OW Bunker Singapore CEO gets prison sentence
  • MAD dredge to have Wärtsilä equipment package
  • Evac to acquire Cathelco
  • Methanol: The path to zero emissions, says study

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • Golar venture backs away from Fortuna FLNG project
    Golar potentially looking for other backers as Schlumberger pulls out of OneLNG
  • Lloyds List owner Informa gets green light for UBM merger
    UK competition authority approval paves way for Lloyd's List parent company to strengthen publishing and events portfolios, as Seatrade Maritime's...
  • US slaps steel and aluminium tariffs on the EU, Canada and Mexico
    The US administration on May 1 delayed the decision after initially hitting countries including Japan and China with the tariffs
  • Alibaba to invest $16bn in smart logistics
    Cainiao, Alibaba's five-year-old logistics arm, aims to act as the 'brain' of the global logistics industry
  • TT Club boosts bottom line despite hurricane impact
    Attritional claims range-bound thanks to balanced book
  • AET secures $578m credit facility for capex spending
    BNP Paribas, DBS Bank and four others provided a credit facility that is expected to fund part of MISC's future...
  • Tide has turned between Chinese lessors and Greek shipowners, says lawyer
    Some leasing companies are travelling to Greece on a weekly basis and have even established teams dedicated to Greek owners
  • Yangzijiang shares rise 4.3% after stock buyback
    Company says it is ready to purchase more of its shares on weak prices
  • Maersk Honam containers released to customers
    Containership casualty will go for repair following further evaluation
  • Fairfax ups its ante on Seaspan to $1bn
    Seaspan will seek diversify over time into the broader infrastructure sector, according to chairman David Sokol
  • Ship Finance International takes four neo-panamaxes
    Update: New York-listed lessor eyes more boxship tonnage with first-quarter earnings plagued by weak tanker income
  • Frontline shares soar as first-quarter results beat expectations
    Update: Frontline Management chief executive Robert Macleod sees positive signs from crude inventory cycle, scrapping and potential relaxation of Opec cut
  • Strike at India's major ports deferred until June 20
    Shipping ministry to hold talks with the labour unions on June 18 to revise wage structures
  • Höegh LNG loses Ghana FSRU contract
    Update: Egyptian Natural Gas in talks with Höegh Partners for early termination of a five-year charter for Höegh Gallant
  • Forced to choose the Marshall Islands over Greece
    Poseidon Shipping's Spyros Eleftheros identified a shortage of crew from Greece as the main culprit of the Greek flag losing...
  • Greek seafaring at a crossroads
    A revitalised interest in a career at sea collides with increased financial obligations for Greek seafarers
  • Ports America shakes up management
    Michael Hassing leaves the company as new chairman and chief executive appointed

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • Eyeing 19,000-TEU ships, Virginia ports get $350 million for deepening
  • US regulators add some flexibility to trucker ELD work rules
  • Maersk: Indian container growth rate sharpest since 2016
  • XPO Logistics to buy 770 big rigs as LTL demand rises
  • Shanghai's spring fog leads to US import shipment delays
  • China shippers risk delays if they lack advance customs filing
  • US LTL truckers ODFL, Saia add terminals, capacity seeking density
  • Trucker, BCO collaboration turns around LB's TTI

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • Mood improves as Greek shipping seeks new direction
    As Greek shipping goes from strength to strength, home country may have to do more to diversify and develop into a full-blown maritime cluster, writes Harry Papachristou
  • Size matters for Greeks looking to obtain financing
    Lending to shipowners in Greece has become a three-class society, says ship finance expert Angelos Roupas-Pantaleoneon
  • World Tankers ties up MR duo
  • Greek shipping should stop paying lip service to the past
    Despite its progress and successes, there is still something oddly backwards-looking in the way Greek shipping views itself and the way in which it sells its vision
  • Swiss tonnage tax 'still live issue'
    Ex-Geneva mayor pledges to press for new maritime tax regime to make landlocked country more attractive
  • Penfield taps Hong Kong for aframax pool partners
    Connecticut-based commercial manager also looks to Heidmar veteran Gronseth to help expand operations
  • Biggest ports in Greece come to life as giants pour in millions of euros
    Shiprepair and container volumes on the rise since privatisation of Piraeus and Thessaloniki
  • Lunde launches digital shop for ship financing
    Banking veteran Dagfinn Lunde and Greek co-founder Marina Tzoutzouraki set out to revolutionise S&P financing
  • Pappas to make most of upturn in dry bulk
    After reclaiming top spot amid Wall Street bulker companies, Star Bulk Carriers CEO is bullish about sector's future
  • Greek banks edge back into shipping
  • Economou on the art of perseverance
    Major Greek shipowner discusses how he weathered the latest market upheavals, his future plans and reveals he could live on just €1,000 a month, if he had to
  • Marine fuels industry braces for 2020 sulphur cap shock
    'Mom-and-pop' outfits among those who face jolt to the competitive landscape due to heavy capital requirements of upcoming emissions rules
  • Lines split amid surcharge furore
    European lines lambasted for emergency fuel surcharges amid signs that Asian peers have broken rank
  • China Navigation confirms boxship quartet order
  • PIL quits Nigeria line revival
  • Pateras doubles down on boxships
    Greek shipowner aims to become one of the world's biggest feedership operators
  • MarineTraffic pieces the shipping world together
    Internet start-up shows that shipping in Greece isn't just about owning vessels
  • Sentiment climbs for spot LNG carriers in second half
    Shipowners are settling in for an expected upturn in charter rates for the latter part of 2018
  • Wisdom Marine charters out debut LPG newbuild
  • Sohmen-Pao sets sights on Dorian
    BW LPG launches $1.1bn bid to consolidate VLGC market
  • Flex LNG CEO set to return to US
  • Skar's exit sees Golar lose two executives in a month
    Chief technical officer quits hot on the heels of senior vice president
  • GasLog yet to select LNG ship for FSRU job
  • Gas Natural eyes existing LNG ships over newbuilds
    Maritime transport director Jorge Zickermann talks vessel chartering, floating regas and LNG bunkering
  • First end users line up Gas Natural's for small-scale system
  • Cheniere raids market for LNG carrier period haul
    US producer takes raft of ships out of the market on 12 to 18-month deals but owners are unable to discuss them
  • Panagopulos pushes fast-forward on LNG bunker future
    Perhaps the most advanced plan to catapult shipping into the age of low carbon emissions has Greek masterminds
  • Eager investors wait in the wings as offshore's pulse picks up
  • Nes senses tougher PSV hunting in an improving offshore market
    Martin Nes wants extra PSVs but says a better market is giving owners more confidence on vessel values
  • Shipowners can cover drug losses despite court ruling, lawyers say
  • Review proposes shake-up of Canadian pilotage
    Ex-Canadian Coast Guard commissioner Marc Gregoire tackles complaints over cost, monopoly and transparency with his reform proposals for the Pilotage Act
  • Missing electrician believed to have committed suicide
  • China goes on hunt for illegal sea sand miners
    Three Chinese provinces have joined their law-enforcement fleets in a crackdown on illegal offshore sea sand mining - but shipowners in the trade appear unruffled
  • Shipping must succeed in drive to meet new sulphur regulations
    IMO cap set for 2020 is the first big test for shipping to show it can clean up its act
  • Rudd returns with Vortex Shipbroking
    Experienced tanker broker opts to go it alone with new UK outfit
  • Guggenheim-backed owner doubles VLCC tally at DSME
    Low-profile player Maritime Partners said to up order for duo to be used by Hartree
  • Daitoh to renew chem-tanker fleet
  • Ship Finance International to keep 15-year-old VLCCs
    Boss Ole Hjertaker says tankers locked in with Frontline are 'not fully' old
  • Smart Tankers looks to more growth in VLCCs
    Small and plucky Greek owner keeps finger on the pulse of the market through spot business
  • Siem's newest car carrier slides into business
  • Carnival arms push ageing cruiseships to Germany
    Midsize vessels prove popular at both ends of quality spectrum
  • Kouros denies claims supramax is for sale
  • Offen poised to exit capesizes
  • Emarat sells supramax as prices hold ground
  • Top Ships growth continues with new ATM in place
    Tanker owner eyes possible share sales as latest newbuilding arrives.
  • Top Ships eyes $14.3m ATM offering as growth continues
    Tanker owner eyes possible share sales as latest newbuilding arrives.
  • Ifchor expands with Seattle office
    Broker's US presence bolstered by Anthony Larson-led offshoot.
  • Golar LNG says Schlumberger out of OneLNG
    LNG shipping rates provide some tailwind but a major FLNG project faces delays.
  • Hoegh calls time on Ghana FSRU job
    As Egypt asks for redelivery on company's regas unit and wait continues on Chilean project.
  • Fairfax pumps another $500m into Seaspan
    Fund takes total investment in boxship owner to $1bn to boost acquisition firepower.
  • Ship Finance snaps up boxship quartet
    John Fredriksen company adds 14,000-teu ships backed by Asian charters.
  • Portland Maritime team joins Ocean Shipbrokers
    London Bridge-based brokerage grows again with five additions.
  • Phenolic compounds blamed for Houston bunker woes
    VPS identifies cause of fuel problem that led to more than 80 ships experiencing mechanical issues.
  • D'Amico building new digital fleet HQ
    Rome base to boost Italian group's data collection and efficiency.
  • Olympic Subsea sees hope for OSVs
    Norwegian owner says activity increasing in subsea and renewables markets.
  • Petrobras keeps SolstadFarstad OSVs
    Brazilian major renews deals for anchor-handlers and a CSV.
  • MPCC turns a profit in first quarter
    Expanding boxship owner says it is still in start-up phase as it aims for 100-strong fleet.
  • KOTC sells VLCC as tankers dominate recycling market
    Kuwait Petroleum subsidiary offloads second oldest tanker in 'as is' sale.
  • Frontline turns red as rates decline
    John Fredriksen tanker company's markets hit by high fleet growth in first quarter, CEO says.
  • Wuhan XG moves into boxships with new order
    Chinese owner inks feedership deal at Ezhou Guangda yard.
  • Hoegh LNG drives up earnings
    Norwegian owner's revenue increases, with more to come from Hoegh Esperanza.
  • IM Skaugen files for Singapore restructuring
    Oslo-listed gas carrier company takes shelter from creditors to reorganise business in "trying times."
  • Mitsubishi targets scrubber supply market
    Japanese shipbuilder teams up with sister company to meet demand for sulphur cleaning system.
  • Essar sells its last capesize bulker for demolition
    Deal comes amid rising prices for dry bulk tonnage in Pakistan.
  • ABN AMRO bolsters Singapore ship finance team
    Dutch bank relocates colleague from Oslo and recruits former NORD/LB banker to Asia team.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • House diving into water bill next week
    Congress will consider the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 next week. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman ...
  • Port Manatee, Argentina trade relationship growing
    Port Manatee and Argentine are working together to strengthen their trade relationship. The port said Argentina is its No. 1 source of imp...
  • NAFTA trade growth steady but slowing
    The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Canad...
  • MPC Container Ships records profit, doubles revenues
    MPC Container Ships ASA, together with its subsidiaries, recorded a net profit of $500,000 for the first quarter of 2018, up from a net los...
  • IATA: Air cargo growth rebounds in April
    Growth in global air freight volumes rebounded in April after slowing considerably the previous month. Cargo demand jumped 4.1 percent for...
  • Metal duties to hit NAFTA partners, EU
    U.S. duties of 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for aluminum imported from EU member countries, Canada and Mexico will take effect Frida...
  • Rich subsidiary ROAR acquires Integra Logistics
    Buffalo, N.Y.-based ROAR Logistics announced it has acquired Integra Logistics Services , based in Houston. "With this acquisition, ROAR f...
  • Executive Moves: CSX and Loadsmart
    CSX Corporation announced Wednesday that James Schwichtenberg has joined the company as vice president and chief safety officer. Schwichte...
  • CP conductors, engineers back at work
    Canadian Pacific said it reached a tentative four-year agreement with CP conductors and locomotive engineers and a five-year agreement with...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 31, 2018
  • ICE Brent/WTI spread sharply wider as US production grows
    US refinery utilization was its highest since January.
  • Mexico to impose tariffs to US products; follows US move on Section 232 protection
    The tariffs are a response to US tariffs from Mexico.
  • Canada to buy Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline for C$4.5 billion
    Purchase ensures pipeline work during summer.
  • Turkey's Tupras switches from fuel oil to bitumen production: traders
  • Piraeus bunker fuel discount to Istanbul shrinks on bullish Greek factors
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Japan's Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, MHPS launch new scrubber ahead of IMO rule
    The launch comes as srubbers are gaining more traction to meet IMO's upcoming 2020 rule.
  • TRADER NOTE: Brightoil Petroleum Singapore makes Stephen Qi Jun acting CEO
    Jun's appointment comes after Wang Wei ceased to be CEO effective May 21.
  • TRADER NOTE: Marine fuels trader KPI Bridge Oil hires four bunker traders
    Meanwhile, the company's Istanbul-based bunker trader, Cihan Birdogdu, has relocated to New York.
  • Fujairah bunker sales seen to have fallen more than 20% in H1 on Qatar diplomatic impasse
    Any upswing in oil prices could bode well for Fujairah's storage industry, as could better macroeconomics.
  • ANALYSIS: Saudi, ADNOC OSPs expected to rise on firm market structure, stronger demand
    Sources said the volumes were partly to make up for the lost Saudi crude from its allocation cuts.
  • TANKERS: Key Persian Gulf-China VLCC route breaches w50 for first time in 4 months
    The VLCC market got an upward boost due to the firm bunker prices which had stayed over $400/mt for the past 5 weeks.
  • Singapore Jun ex-wharf 500 CST bunker fuel term inked at MOPS minus $2-$2.50/mt
    The levels were stable compared with May term discounts of minus $2.50/mt.
  • Singapore Jun ex-wharf 380 CST bunker fuel term inked at MOPS plus $3-$4/mt
    The levels were rangebound from May term premiums of plus $2-$6/mt.
  • DRY BULK: US-China trade dispute, truck strikes, coal rules halt Panamax action
    "The market is not looking its best at the moment," a shipowner said, adding "even the Pacific market is coming off, derivatives included -- recovery is yet to be seen."
  • FUTURES: Crude falls in mid morning trade on API inventory data
    "Further downside risk into today [Thursday] could persist given expectations for US oil inventories to rise into the week ended May 25," OCBC's Gan said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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