BRIEFS

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28 April 2025 - Year XXIX

Independent journal on economy and transport policy

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BRIEFS

March 2, 2018

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APL launches three new Asia to Latin America services Seaspan back in black with US$175 million profit after $139 million loss DP World's volumes globally up 10pc to 70 million TEU, remains big on Canada DHL Express: Cross-border online B2B will rise to US$1.2 trillion US recyclable exporters head to alternate markets after China ban US holds talks on steel imports with Chinese economic official Development of terminal 3 to start at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port Maersk bullish on North American box trade as economy strengthens Perishable sector fears reefer box shortage will persist in 2018 SF Express secures regulatory approval for Ezhou Airport project China Southern Airlines to launch London-Wuhan service in May Sydney-Dallas flight may be chopped if codeshare not approved

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More trains head west Three new Fusos boost Berlin delivery fleet Heppner gains foothold in the Netherlands Grant received for eco-friendly locomotive WCA world conference - a magnet for Air Partner Hertzog & Partner reinforced in Austria K Line and Uyeno Group push for LNG Digital platform launched by K+N Jacobs' new and old VP global operations Airbus rolls out first ultra-long range A350 DP DHL introduces new fee Trial train runs between Ndola and Dar es Salaam Rail shippers elect new representatives Hush hush service for Jaguar Land Rover Axing jobs and reinforcing wagon load traffic Faster processing for Emirates' cargo clients in Dubai Merger a major driver for Hapag-Lloyd

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MARCH 1, 2018
US Tri-State cluster outlook: more rivals, higher taxes Team Tankers enters MR sector with USD206 million deal MPC Container Ships books USD2.5 million 'start-up' loss Blockchain: Is shipping prepared? Australia-Timor-Leste LNG deal on the horizon, but obstacles remain Yangzijiang Shipbuilding profit up 67% in 2017 Human factor remains critical in cyber-security insurance policies 'Horror ship' detained in Australian port Autonomous shipping a 'huge opportunity' for UK Bahri profits again in retreat following lower spot rates COSCO makes domestic energy play through PetroChina acquisition Danish shipping voices concerns over global sulphur cap enforcement Pacific Basin Shipping returns to profitability in 2017

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MARCH 1, 2018
Capacity increases may put transpacific container rates under more pressure February air freight rates hit by 'demand lull' after strong start to 2018 Boxship owner Seaspan looks to second-hand vessels to boost its bottom line Evolution due for automotive logistics as manufacturers drive changes Air Partner appoints Romain Vasset to French freight sales team Bob Bandos takes over from Lars Heisselberg at GAC Americas

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MARCH 1, 2018
GE to develop world's largest offshore wind turbine Navy takes delivery of LCS 14 Cloud based solution helps SolstadFarstad save fuel SEA\LNG coalition adds two more Japanese members World Fuel Services to open Tampa Bay fuel supply location BAE Systems set to close Mobile shipyard Bob Bandos named GAC Group VP Americas Subsea 7 to acquire Siem subsidiary and two vessels

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MARCH 1, 2018
Obituary: Shipping stalwart Captain Cecil 'Cess' Smylie dies, age 83 Career stretched from P&O officer to Fairdeal's UK manager and master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners New SevenSeas fund targets bulkers up to ultramax size Fund backed by Greek duo Diamantis Pateras and Nautilus offers investors high capital protection D'Amico remains positive despite wider losses Update: DIS may take a 'wait and see' approach towards scrubber installation, says chief executive Marco Fiori A well matured port As BIMCO reveals its second dry bulk terminal vetting report, we ought to see 'good' terminals boasting about their achievements Howe Robinson launches dry index The Howe Robinson Dry Index represents deadweight fleet share and will be reviewed annually Pyxis counts benefits from $27m refinancing Greek tanker owner wins $4.3m debt write-off as new banking relationship replaces Commerzbank facility KR says delay in IMO 2020 sulphur regulation implausible Slim chances of a postponement, says Korean Register's executive director Kim Yeon-tae MPC Container Ships upbeat despite loss in first-ever fourth-quarter results Hamburg-based, but Oslo-listed, outfit now operating 58 ships, from a standing start UK eyes hi-tech future for shipping Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hails 'new era' of shipping and pledges to do 'everything possible' to create a thriving hi-tech... Noble plunges to $5bn loss amid rescue talks Majority of losses came from exceptional items, such as losses on non-performing trade receivables Fatal explosion on general cargo carrier Vessel was carrying coal from Russia to Turkey Kidnapped Seatrade crew released in Nigeria Four seafarers on their way home following Gulf of Guinea kidnapping Why it's time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it's a tool to help us transform a... China chasing South Korea on vessel order numbers Seoul-based think-tank cited increasing number of domestic orders in China as well as government support as reasons for threat to... Yangzijiang profits jump on reduced impairment losses Shipbuilding margin declined due to a $190m provision made for expected losses on construction contracts SSME probed on alleged bribery links to former president The shipbuilder is accused of handing over about $736,000 to former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak in exchange for favours Bahri sees 53% drop in net profit on weak spot market rates Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia saw revenue for 2017 fall 11% MPC Container Ships continues vessel acquisitions on improved outlook Group still considers current secondhand vessels values attractive despite rising prices Prime Tanker buys HSH Nordbank's stake in FSL Trust Move follows sale of HSH Nordbank to buyout consortium headed by two US private equity players for $1.2bn Seaspan charts new strategic course Growth opportunities amid a changing but still fragmented landscape for independent lessors Bunker suppliers to face financing and insurance challenges over sulphur cap rules Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Molholt warns of consolidation due to fuel price hikes Stellar Acquisition III fund in merger deal with tech company Shipping sponsors of latest maritime-flavoured 'spac' tell Lloyd's List why they are putting their money into a non-shipping business

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MARCH 1, 2018
Logistec expands in US Gulf market with acquisition TRAC shifting chassis to Chicago to alleviate congestion Mexican shippers shift goods from Pacific to Gulf ports US truckload rates post double-digit rise in 12 months Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast Savannah dredging halfway complete, inner harbor is next Cost reductions aid RCL's return to profitability in 2017

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MARCH 1, 2018
Global Ship Lease to buy boxship for $11.3m Vessel will be renamed and go on one-year charter with CMA CGM. Fitch: Improved boxship profits may be tough to maintain Overcapacity may keep freight rates down, impeding profit growth, the credit ratings agency says. Talk of multi-ship order for LNG carriers goes round market Mystery surrounds the names in the frame for up to 12 vessels and whether concrete orders will emerge Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors Hemmingsen defends sales of Maersk Energy units Tanker market blues can be rosy for futures Vettosi writes an alternative script for Italian shipping 'horror movie' Advisor reacts to withdrawal of banks with plans for $180m shipping fund and Gestioni restructuring Norwegian bareboat proposals to offer certainty, not questions Concerns over new rules to allow separate flag registration for bareboat ships are unfounded, writes Mats Sather of Nordisk Defence Club Aegean Marine defends HEC Europe buy Aegean activists may find courts as only recourse But legal experts say hurdles are high to questions of board judgement as fallout continues over HEC acquisition and related share offering Georgiopoulos set to exit Gener8 with $8m payday Handsome rewards for top executives as Euronav prepares to take control Fredriksen committed to righting Seadrill John Fredriksen expects to be 'cleaning up' the 'madness' of Seadrill for another five years despite clearing a bondholder hurdle this week Zhejiang Ouhua fights to prevent shipyard closure Local government said to have stepped in to assist with Ouhua's cash issues Torp takes over the helm at Thor Dahl Maersk gambles on Baltic feeders A new generation of super-large feeder vessels into the Baltic has raised overcapacity fears Car carriers pay a heavy price for years of bar-room collusion Europe sends a positive signal as leading car carrier companies are stung with damage to their reputations and heavy fines for years of price fixing and market manipulation Skou wants to take on FedEx and UPS - but can Maersk deliver? The brave new dawn of integrated 'container logistics' would put the Danish shipowner into competition not only with the US parcel giants, but tech heavyweights such as Amazon Small boxship price surge as demand drives sales Sub-3,000 teu ships have seen values rise around 10% as flurry of deals reflect outlook Sovcomflot campaigns its new green credentials Edison closes in on small-scale LNG ships Experts chart their courses for LNG growth during the next three years Exmar's barge-based FSRU begins its journey to Bangladesh via Singapore Naftomar purchases first LPG ship in three years Greek owner boosts fleet with fully pressurised gas carrier Kumiai Navigation enters small LPG carrier sector Japanese firm adds another vessel size in effort to diversify portfolio TMS Cardiff Gas stealthily slides up LNG newbuild tally Company has added at least one newbuilding at a rival yard as it cements business for three of its ships Growing liquidity set to transform LNG industry Producer Cheniere and trader Vitol lead discussions on dramatic changes under way in the industry Aase questions future of laid-up anchor handlers as class expires Improvements in offshore mean DOF is relearning how to use the word 'positive' about market prospects SolstadFarstad believes slow recovery under way DOF chief pinpoints three reasons to be cheerful despite Q4 loss Methanol is 2020 ready, but faces questions of practicality and scale Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping is pushing methanol as a marine fuel and has the MR newbuildings to prove it, but questions of viability remain Ships built of composite materials found to have significant fire risks Report calls for safety rethink with growing use of lighter materials in shipbuilding Nautisk links with Japanese firm in global Ecdis deal NYK technology keeps an ear out for machinery safety Optimarin records its best year yet Stink bugs blighting car deliveries to New Zealand Binnacle to guide Noonan in new life after Chembulk Nautical name sets consultancy direction for outgoing CMA commodore Fairdeal Group pays tribute to 'true gentleman' Cecil Smylie LOOP VLCC loading may only be 'stopgap' solution Other terminals will be better located to cope with flood of US crude exports Suezmax rates stay flat despite fixing activity LR1s fixed amid volatile spot market Howe Robinson adds brokers to chem-tank desk Aeolos scraps two VLCCs as demo market bursts into life Lomar reduces its chemical tanker exposure Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors Seaspire confirms handy bulker buys LMZ Shipping orders kamsarmax bulker newbuildings S-Bulkers resurrects fleet growth Falcon sinks talons into handysize sale profits Indonesia coal drives another panamax deal Dianik and SteelShips disclose S&P activity Green changes can save shipping from its own greed, Pappas says Dry bulk players are already over-ordering but new rules will put a lid on ship supply, Star Bulk CEO tells Cyprus conference

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MARCH 1, 2018
NEWS FLASH: Trump says 'Section 232' tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press on Thursday that he will assess 25 percent tariffs on steel ... New CTPAT requirements to be rolled out in May or later U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won't announce new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) until ... Seaspan: Second-hand containerships may be more attractive than newbuilds The new chief executive officer of the containership lessor Seaspan Corp., which in the past, has primarily invested in new ships that it c... North American freight market 'increasingly positive' in January The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in January 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight In... TRAC expands U.S. Gulf Coast chassis fleet Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the ... SimpliShip offers instant freight interface for forwarders The freight forwarding marketplace technology provider SimpliShip on Thursday told American Shipper it has begun offering an instant freigh... Another liner shipping crypto-token emerges A new crypto-currency-backed platform for the shipping industry this week said it would begin offering crypto-tokens in April to transact o... State owners sell HSH Nordbank to private investors The German federal state owners of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, have agreed ... Port of Virginia rolls out truck reservation system to handle rising volumes The Port of Virginia today officially launched the first phase of implementation for its new motor carrier appointment system, dubbed the ...

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MARCH 1, 2018
US DATA: EIA says Dec residual fuel oil exports to Panama jump 36.6% on month US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 683,000 barrels in December, up 36.6% from 500,000 barrels a month earlier. Oil weakens after Trump vows tariffs on steel, aluminum NYMEX April crude fell 65 cents Thursday to $60.99/b, as equities pulled oil lower for the third straight day. Malaysia Pengerang to boost demand for tankers: experts Incremental demand from upcoming refineries, such as the one in Pengerang, will help absorb some of the surplus tonnage. TANKERS: Direct VLCC load at LOOP expected again as early as March: sources "I am not sure what the next one will be, but I am confident it will happen in March," a shipping source said. SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts discontinues Saudi Aramco Posted Bunker Prices The prices will be discontinued effective March 1. FUTURES: Crude largely steady post EIA data Refinery rates also fell, signaling the maintenance season is still in full swing, ANZ Research said Thursday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee

Tehran

It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people

PORTS

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

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik

Istanbul/Marseille

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive

Helsinki

New orders value growth slows

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Neuilly-sur-Seine

New historical peak also for the classified fleet

PORTS

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

CUSTOMS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

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%)

SHIPPING

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.

SHIPPING

COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector

Madrid

In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%

SHIPPING

New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans

Washington

The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it

SHIPPING

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

SHIPYARDS

International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard

Casablanca

It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019

LOGISTICS

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

INDUSTRY

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

SEAFARERS

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.

TRADE

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

TRANSPORTATION

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.

LOGISTICS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

PIRACY

Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025

London

Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits

SHIPPING

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

SEAFARERS

International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers

London

ITF and ICS: a historic moment

LOGISTICS

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

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo

Rome

Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

SHIPYARDS

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

TRADE

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%

NEWS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping

Brussels

It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives

SHIPYARDS

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

SHIPPING

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)

SHIPYARDS

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

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales

Hong Kong

Revenues grew by +11.0%

PORTS

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%)

PORTS

The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved

Genoa/Civitavecchia

INDUSTRY

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%)

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth

Schindellegi

The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)

Valencia

Transhipment traffic decline

PORTS

The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement

Naples

ASSOCIATIONS

SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity

Milan

The association currently has 74 members

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased

Barcelona/Algeciras

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara

Noise

Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio

PORTS

PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna

Genoa

Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day

PORTS

The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved

The Spice

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

NEWS

US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa

Tampa/Beirut

38 dead and over a hundred injured

COMPANIES

In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa

TRANSPORTATION

MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight

Rome

PORTS

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

ASSOCIATIONS

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

PORTS

Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia

Milan

Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

SHIPPING

Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions

Copenhagen

Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

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%)

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense

Rome

The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy

PUBLICATIONS

The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented

Genoa

Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty

PORTS

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

PORTS

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%

PORTS

Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa

Genoa

Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship

SHIPYARDS

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

INSURANCE

Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur

Genoa

The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona

Joy Taurus/Verona

Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods

RIVER TRANSPORT

EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti

London

International competition launched

SAILING LIST

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PORTS

Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record

Ankara

Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad

PORTS

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

OFFSHORE

DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms

Second Right/Washington

Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros

SHIPPING

Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria

Rome

Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail

LOGISTICS

In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%

Rezzato

Turnover stable

SHIPPING

Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth

Keelung/Taipei

Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues

LOGISTICS

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

SHIPYARDS

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

LOGISTICS

Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles

Brussels

AWARDS

Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"

Miami

The event has reached its eighteenth edition

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%

Hong Kong

Revenues up +16.8%

LAW

The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht

Joy Taurus

Company ordered to pay back rent

NEWS

A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel

SHIPYARDS

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.

CRUISES

Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year

Miami

Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026

SHIPYARDS

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.

NEWS

Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement

Panama

Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges

PORTS

Colombo West International Terminal has become operational

Ahmedabad

It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs

MEETINGS

The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday

Genoa

PORTS

The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro

Joy Taurus

MEETINGS

"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday

Rome

It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises

PORTS

MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami

Miami

It can accommodate three large ships at the same time

PORTS

In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%

Ravenna

Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

COMPANIES

Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession

Genoa

Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company

MEETINGS

The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th

Genoa

SHIPYARDS

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

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

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

MEETINGS

"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

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global

Rome

Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"

CRUISES

MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona

In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant

SHIPPING

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

INDUSTRY

Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment

Bulls

Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment

MEETINGS

The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa

Genoa

It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector

SHIPYARDS

Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece

Piraeus

Increase of five units compared to 2023

PORTS

Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier

The Spice

MEETINGS

Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker

Genoa

It will be held tomorrow in Genoa

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

ASSOCIATIONS

Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport

Rome

He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant

OFFSHORE

Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana

Milan

The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.

MEETINGS

Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini

Genoa

The company was established on 19 February 1925

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed

Bentivoglio

Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024

SHIPPING

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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