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February 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco anticipates 2017 earnings will triple to US$205 million
  • Hapag-Lloyd scraps seven old UASC box ships to keep fleet young
  • Hapag-Lloyd to call at Mombasa, Dar in a new Africa service
  • Japanese Big Three start new joint venture ONE in good financial shape
  • US Army Corps gives green light to Virginia harbour dredging
  • CMA CGM receives first of three 20,600-TEU box ships on order
  • Maersk take-over makes Hamburg Sud drop VSA, rejig Americas loops
  • Mozambique's Maputo up 22pc to 18.2 million tonnes in 2017
  • IMF predicts global economic output in 2018 to beat 2017
  • 'K' Line, NYK, Toyota and Chubu Electric boost LNG short sea use
  • Gothenburg docker strife persists, diverting ships, cargo to Stockholm
  • NYK strikes charter deal with unit of French electric company
  • Animal transporter ARK sues PANYNJ over contract breach at JFK
  • Shenzhen's SF Express deploys drones in PLA military drills
  • Walmart, Japan's Ratuken tie up in online grocery delivery deal
  • DHL presents 'barometer' to predict demand for global air-sea cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • NYK concludes charter agreement for LNG carrier
  • JNPT introduces transparent & people-friendly PAPs policy
  • Paradip Port Trust sets monthly volume record in Jan.
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals at JN Port to commence operations today
  • 'Continued focus on in-country infrastructure development will help connect smaller producers in India to global markets'
  • 'Single window clearance digital platform for stakeholders across the supply chain spectrum will enable them to consolidate their market competencies'
  • A well-balanced & positive Budget
  • E-waybill seen bringing greater transparency & enabling hassle-free movement of goods
  • National Logistics Portal to be developed, announces Finance Minister
  • Budget increases allocation for infrastructure
  • Highlights of Budget 2018-19

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hector restructuring
  • Tool to simplify US-Canada cross-border shipping
  • Cape Town runway project cleared for take-off
  • Team Germany ready to go for gold
  • Rotterdam up in the cloud with IBM
  • Torwegge enlarging facilities
  • Arpin's back-up for China office
  • Europa's management conference sets pace for 2018
  • Jadeweserport to act as spare parts logistics hub
  • Louisville airport welcomes new executive director
  • Major US railroad to extend transcon routes
  • Lufthansa Cargo puts outsized car in Eurowings' belly
  • Booking & more made easy with smartphone & co
  • Normandy ports steady in 2017
  • Westlake Tyres inks pact with TIP Trailer Services
  • Hellmann's advisory board complete
  • Hapag-Lloyd's North America region in new hands
  • Cargojet starts new transcontinental services

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • More US-flag ships found substandard post-El Faro
  • Peter Döhle and Costamare merge chartering operations
  • AI-powered navigation tool launched to reduce human error on the bridge
  • Shortsea carrier Scotline goes ordering for fleet renewal
  • Chemical tanker recovery more likely in 2019, Stolt-Nielsen says
  • DOF moves to the final part of restructuring programme
  • ONE shipping alliance opens for business
  • Handysize excluded in updated Baltic Dry Index
  • Waigaoqiao shipyard receives Newcastlemax orders from Foremost Group
  • HMM wins shipping contract from GS Caltex
  • DSME offloads subsidiary DeWind
  • Belgium launches decarbonisation think-tank
  • Fukuoka Shipbuilding buys compatriot yard
  • U-Ming wins maiden Vale contract, orders two VLOCs

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • UPS reports 40% profit swing for 2017 and expects more growth his year following Trump's tax cuts
  • Collaboration in retail logistics the key to competing with the 'gorilla' in the room
  • Maersk and Hamburg Süd revamp Asia-west coast South America service network
  • International business the star performer for ID Logistics last year
  • Air freight hits new records at Durban as volumes and services increase
  • Why cutting spending on your supply chain will cost you more money
  • 'Steady' Mike White becomes the fifth president of CNS in eight years
  • Uffe Ostergaard named successor to Hapag-Lloyd legend Wolfgang Freese

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • VIDEO: NNS installs giant caisson that will speed submarine production
  • Governor Murphy moves to get NJ offshore wind back on track
  • Norway's latest zero emission ferries feature PBES battery systems
  • BAE San Diego wins Navy contracts worth $54.8 million
  • GC Rieber secures three year time charter for Polar Onyx
  • Ship manager to upgrade bulker fleet to Fleet Xpress
  • Another guilty plea in Fat Leonard bribery case
  • Two oil majors announce major U.S. GoM deepwater finds
  • Baltic Exchange tweaks BDI weightings, drops Handysize

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Container shipping's first dedicated crypto currency launched
    First-stage rollout of a new blockchain application to streamline ocean freight bookings
  • Stolt-Nielsen sees no improvement for chemical tankers until 2019
    Chief executive looks to reduction in orderbook and an improvement in supply-demand fundamentals
  • Dorian LPG agrees lease financing amid newbuilding worries
    New York-listed VLGC owner stays in the black on strong operating performance last quarter
  • UK publishes review of maritime growth study
    Department for Transport launches Maritime 2050 initiative to plan for long term
  • The Who's Who of Container Shipping
    Power can be defined in so many ways. Is it about money, leadership, risk-taking or - in the shipping industry...
  • Power List 2018: Containers
    Lloyd's List Containers takes a look at those individuals who we think had the most influence on the industry in...
  • UK to boost funding for cadet training, say sources
    Doubling of Smart+ funding to make a 'massive difference' to the supply and demand of British seafarers
  • Daily Briefing
    Companies specialising in initial coin offerings are targeting shipping market participants as potential token buyers, but the ever-growing community of...
  • CSSC Holdings losses raise prospect of delisting
    Risks of delisting warning from Shanghai Stock Exchange mitigated by a proposed cash injection from investors
  • Twenty-twenty dispute resolution: Why and when to mediate
    Early dispute resolution can save time and money
  • Baltic Exchange applies changes to BDI
    New Baltic Dry Index, which will not include handysize, will be weighted according to ratios of time-charter assessments set at...
  • Salvage crews trying to remove oil from Sanchi
    Chinese authorities say decision has yet to be made on whether or not to salvage the sunken tanker
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi agree business venture
    Companies will jointly explore opportunities to improve vessel design capabilities, cost competitiveness and to score more orders in future
  • Chinese newbuilding price index continues to rise
    But brokers tell shipyards to cherish immediate opportunities rather than pin hopes on owners' continuing appetite
  • ONE starts accepting box shipping service bookings
    ONE, K Line, MOL and NYK will be operating on the same service simultaneously over the transitional period
  • HMM signs 5-year crude oil shipping deal with GS Caltex
    Shipping line will transport 19m tonnes of crude oil from the Middle East to South Korea between July 1 next...
  • Dominion's Cove Point LNG terminal begins production
    US group's facility in Maryland to supply liquefied natural gas to Japanese and Indian energy companies
  • Navios Maritime Midstream Partners favours cleaner fuels over scrubbers
    Tankers outfit reports profits dented by finance costs
  • Japan's NS United reports profit, eyes scrubbers
    The company posted profit attributed to its parent of ¥6.28bn for the nine months to December 31, a 96.2% increase...
  • MPC Container Ships adds another feeder boxship to its fleet
    Purchase of vessel for $10.5m follows deal for two secondhand boxships earlier in the week
  • GasLog Partners posts higher profit for 2017
    Results lifted by addition of two more vessels to its fleet amid stronger-than-expected demand for LNG last year
  • Sea skills for the future
    More commitment needed to help British cadets secure employment on UK-flagged vessels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Amid record volume, Montreal port advances terminal plan
  • Trucker RoadOne targets US Southeast with acquisition
  • Port of Virginia sets date for NIT trucker appointments
  • HMM to offer Chittagong direct service
  • Western Canadian ports, rails flex up after peak season delays
  • Roadrunner says turnaround plan will restore service, profits
  • Belarus eyes becoming major China-Europe cargo hub
  • Maersk calls boost APMT Pipavav, but challenges remain
  • Dutch shippers push state to apply local Schiphol air cargo rule

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Landside LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Land-based LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Advisors to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • Port of Corpus Christi VLCC ready by 2021
    Project timeline predicated on approval of dredging budget for next fiscal year.
  • Cobelfret company gets larger slice of Euronav
    Chateauban ups stake in New York-listed tanker owner at least twice in recent months.
  • Kirby benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Clean tankers to turn up this summer, CEOs say
    Long-awaited turnaround in rates still predicated on inventories continuing to decline, fewer newbuildings.
  • Kirby's Q4 benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Eletson bonds down after missed interest payment on $300m debt
  • AMP confirms bulker sale but denies owning it
  • The shipping banks are back, but 'smart capital' will cost
    Lenders have regained their confidence - but gone are the days when relationship bankers could justify hefty loans on paper-thin margins
  • Pyxis hints at further investments following finance deal
    Valentis says Greek MR owner's private shares deal was a winner on two counts, and only one of them is trading liquidity
  • Fredriksen and Troim keep up dry fleet growth
    Rivalry in newcastlemax sector hots up with John Fredriksen's Seatankers inking latest pair in China
  • Restructuring yard's private and state owners scrap over restart
    Qingdao city-owned Huatong Group and former employees are fighting a $600m bid by private Yangfan Group to reopen bankrupt Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding
  • Shipping's cryptocurrency pioneers look beyond Bitcoin
    Amid first freight deals using buzz-heavy online currency, vision for industry sees other blockchain-backed financial tools playing a wider role
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Partners to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • 'Nibbler' Evermore Global gets a taste for tankers with bites of Frontline
  • Growing irrelevance signals end of TSA after 30 years in existence
    US liner talking shop no longer fit for purpose as transpacific operators eye new solutions to volatile rates
  • Lego's lastest Leviathan is ship in a bottle set
  • Diana extends Hapag-Lloyd tie on panamax
    Ongoing charter of panamax containership comes as rates remain steady over the last 12 months.
  • Songa quietly lifts containership fleet
  • Energy at heart of geopolitics amid Russian gas imports to US
    As the investigation continues into whether Vladimir Putin helped Donald Trump become US president, a Russian LNG cargo helps Boston stay warm as energy plays role as a political weapon
  • FLNG and floating regas-to-power set to keep new chief busy
  • Majority of cold-stacked OSVs face being frozen out of market
    Pareto's Synnove Gjonnes whittles down the daunting list of 1,100 cold-stacked OSVs to about 450 ships that may come back - but only if the market normalises
  • PSD 2 crew continues fight for unpaid wages
  • Trump effect scuttles promise of Obama's signature deal with Iran
    The Iran nuclear deal sought to relax sanctions, but North Of England P&I Club deputy global claims director Mike Salthouse fears its days may be numbered
  • PHP slams NGO Shipbreaking Platform yard claims
  • Sanchi probe hopes 'black box' will lift lid on voyage
    Fears mount that voyage data and voice recordings will be limited as stricken vessel was fitted with first-generation recorder
  • Green beach bin adds fun to throwing rubbish away
  • Dynacom denies VLCC demolition sale
  • DHT Holdings lands period charters for pair of VLCCs
    Two crude tankers find one-year time charters on 'well-balanced' terms with oil majors
  • Champion bareboat charters bring MR tally to 21
  • Ex-Enzian chief Grunder linked to new tanker outfit
    Name of former Enzian boss on new German tanker company as Swiss operation put into liquidation
  • MOL wing pays healthy rate as MRs lead clean period charters
  • Avin purchases Ancora Investment suezmax
  • Allseas ends tanker hiatus with modern suezmax duo
    Bodouroglou company ends 12-year absence from sector by acquiring RS Tankers' last vessels
  • New Greek player appears on dry bulk horizon
    Despite growing consolidation in Greek shipping market, upstart ventures keep sprouting
  • Investors to take haircut on Orion bulker bought in boom
  • Ovenstone puts small MPP vessel on the auction block
  • Lorentzen set to reap rich rewards on sale of bulker
    Investors linked to the Oslo-based company confirm they are selling the second of three handysize vessels to take advantage of the rising valuations
  • GoodBulk tipped to clear out older capesize tonnage
    New York-listing hopeful secures speedy profit from oldest bulker with two secondhand sisterships said to be up for sale
  • Costamare and Peter Dohle kick off Blue Net Chartering
    One of worlds largest boxship tonnage provider today formed by two respected names.
  • Ticker tape greets Torm team in Times Square
    Product tanker giant celebrates its arrival as a US public company fresh from $100m fundraiser.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • EUROGATE's box volumes slip in 2017
    EUROGATE handled 14.41 million TEUs in 2017, slipping 1.4 percent from 2016, according to figures released by the container terminal operat...
  • Port of Rotterdam full speed ahead on digitization
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has teamed up with IBM on a multi-year digitization initiative to transform the port's operational environm...
  • Companies unveil emissions reduction technologies near Port of LA
    Two emerging technologies - one geared toward reducing emissions of airport equipment and the other that could curtail emissions from draya...
  • Executive Moves: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hoyer Group, CEVA and CSafe Global

    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock U.S. Chamber of Commerce adds two to International Affairs division; Hoyer Group appoints chief financial o...
  • HMM inks $177m contract with South Korean oil refiner
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea's largest ocean carrier, signed a long-term crude oil shipping contract today with GS Caltex, an...
  • Knight-Swift reports 'encouraging' Q4 2017 results
    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., the new parent company formed from the $6 billion merger of Phoenix-based trucking giants Knight...
  • ONE officially begins accepting bookings today
    Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE), the newly merged entity that brings together the container shipping divisions of Japan's three large...
  • Trade organizations voice support for Trump's infrastructure plan
    Trade organizations representing seaport authorities, truckers and soybean farmers have all weighed in on President Donald Trump's comments...
  • Miles named director for Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
    Jeff Miles, who recently worked as a senior executive with the North Carolina State Ports Authority, has been picked to serve as director o...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Oil rises as dollar stays weak, Goldman sees upside
    Oil futures rose Thursday, pushing NYMEX crude $1.07 higher to $65.80/b, with the dollar still in the doldrums and Goldman Sachs forecasting a big rally in oil prices over the next six months.
  • Gibraltar bunkering resumes as weather improves: port authority
    Bunkering operations at the port of Gibraltar resumed Wednesday night.
  • IMO sulfur cap 'continues to cause headaches' for industry in lead-up to 2020: Panellists
    The impending sulfur cap on marine fuels as of 2020, imposed by the International Maritime Organization, continues to cause headaches for the bunker industry with only two years left to compliance.
  • US DATA: EIA says November fuel oil imports highest since July
    US imports of fuel oil in November increased by more than 40% compared with October.
  • US DATA: EIA says November residual fuel oil exports to Panama up 53.85% on year
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 500,000 barrels in November, up 53.85% from 325,000 barrels in the same month a year earlier.
  • IFO 380 CST prices in the Americas rise to start 2018 on higher Brent, fuel oil
  • TANKERS: Hyundai Merchant Marine, GS Caltex ink $178-mil shipping deal
    Under the deal, HMM will transport 19 million mt of crude from the Middle East to South Korea over a five-year period from July 1, 2019.
  • TANKERS: Saudi Arabia's Bahri takes delivery of latest VLCC
    The Lawhah is the second of five VLCCs to be received this year from the South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Diesel, middle distillates fundamental to oil demand growth: Gunvor
    High maintenance globally in 2018 for the Middle East, Europe, US will cause demand for crude to dip in the first half of the year, Fyfe said.
  • Bunker supplier Aegean faces pressure to reshuffle board amid challenges
    The shareholder group has nominated Raymond Bartoszek, Donald Moore, David Kirshner and Tyler Baron to the board.
  • TANKERS: Americas freight rates move inversely to rising bunker fuel prices
    Reduced speeds can be negotiated on charter parties for laden voyages and thereby reduce bunker fuel consumption.
  • FUTURES: Crude holds steady after EIA posts build in US stocks
    "If the [crude oil] inventory continues building on from here, it will be a cause for concern," said Janu Chan, senior economist at St George Bank.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Japan's JXTG shuts Marifu CDU for turnaround until early Mar
    This is a scheduled turnaround.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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