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December 11, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai off 5.2pc to 34.9m TEU in 11 months, Nov slips 1.9pc
  • Canadian PM Trudeau denies political ties to Huawei arrest
  • European Court to rule on UK's right to revoke EU withdrawal
  • US revises Shipping Act to prevent alliances becoming all powerful
  • VW hints at 2nd plant in US, Ford collaborates avoid tariff hikes
  • MSC revises related container fees in US, starting from New Year
  • Hutchison Omani Terminal 3 ups volumes and orders new cranes
  • US scrap paper and metal exports increase despite China restrictions
  • Record iron ore shipments from Canadian Arctic to Europe-Asia
  • MacGregor deck winches deliver improved capability to 8 HK tugboats
  • AIT Worldwide buys UK's ConneXion World Cargo according to plan
  • Morgan Stanley: Watch out FedEx/UPS - Air Amazon will eat you up
  • Lufthansa Cargo invests in more tech startups to digitise supply chain
  • DHL opens first automated e-commerce unit for NJ mail delivery

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • Chittagong port registers all-time high throughput in Nov.
  • DHL partners with SGS to expand Flexitank shipping service for liquids
  • First Jacques Saadé award presented
  • Liberian Corporate Registry appoints Anthony Perea new MD
  • MOL to participate in construction, ownership, operation of FSRU for Jawa 1 gas-fired IPP project in Indonesia
  • SCFI Asia to Northern Europe spot rates up
  • DP World closes Unifeeder Group acquisition
  • Full consignee details required in Kenya
  • PSA inks MoU for Singapore's proposed smart port
  • Due date for GST filing extended
  • Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts plans to set up 10 handicraft parks to assist small exporters
  • New Agri Export Policy seen providing stability
  • New Industrial Policy to focus on scaling up Indian manufacturing
  • India condemns Chabahar attack
  • Leading airlines to participate in South East Air Cargo Conclave & Awards 2018 on Dec. 14 in Chennai
  • New e-learning course on WCO SAFE Framework of Standards

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DP granted right to mass produce e-delivery vans
  • Hauling more than 1.8 billion t
  • Peters returns "home" to Hoyer
  • No easy time for the Swedish Club
  • USD 100 million for Shipa launch
  • Swissport Iata CEIV Pharma certified in Canada
  • Pollution to plunge with repowered locomotives
  • PSA and Sutd prepare ground for Tuas
  • New chief driver for Rail Cargo Group
  • Clipper strengthens partnership with Asda
  • Kenya airports spearheading Tiaca quality initiative
  • Airports South Africa welcomes new CEO
  • APL and CNC choose Singapore
  • Vehicle train connecting seven countries
  • DSV opens new facility in Memphis
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • 2,000th Boeing aircraft soaring high in China

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • AA's Tristan Koch to become managing director at Coyne Airways
  • Moody's downgrades Maersk's credit rating amid fears for box shipping sector
  • FMC to standardise container detention and demurrage across the US
  • MNX Global Logistics acquires acquires express division of NGL
  • Maersk aims to cover itself with an alternative to cargo insurance
  • Agility expands its digital platform to target e-commerce and urban deliveries
  • Analysis: supply chain slowdown could turn into a horror movie for the star players
  • Amazon Go eyes London's West End for first non-US store
  • Asean and EU to allow unlimited cargo flight rights
  • HNA Group's terrible year set to continue into 2019
  • Supply chain radar: the Maersk family is down $5.6bn in 2018...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • VIDEO: LCS 15 completes acceptance trials
  • Avondale Shipyard buyer gets private equity investment
  • Marine Jet Power welcomes new COO
  • 5,000th Neopanamax transits Panama Canal
  • Grimaldi to fit 12 RO/RO ships with Silverstream air lubrication systems
  • ODU and Lavle USA to open Marine Electric Propulsion Lab
  • Australia's SeaLink Travel orders double ended RoPax cat
  • Singapore to host next Global Maritime Forum summit

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • Global Ship Lease agrees double CMA CGM charter
    Feedership owners continues streak of CMA CGM deals after merger with Poseidon Containers
  • Greek Shipping Awards 2018: Winners unveiled
    Platsidakis, Palios, Frangou, Kassidokostas-Latsis and Wiernicki among those honoured as Contship Management, Euronav, Clarksons Platou Hellas, BNP Paribas and Signal...
  • Hansa Heavy Lift files for insolvency
    US owner of HHL says insolvency is because of 'an extremely challenging operating environment in the global shipping industry'
  • CMA CGM backs Maersk's zero-carbon plan
    French carrier offers support for Danish rival's efforts to remove fossil fuels from shipping by 2050
  • Oil cuts to balance market, analysts say
    The agreed cut equates to 36 very large crude carriers, or 2.5% of the global crude tanker market, said Jefferies
  • Trafigura orders four gas carriers
    Overall shipping fixtures for the financial year ended September 2018 amounted to 4,190. This figure is up from 4,151 in...
  • Utah coal merchants eye port in Mexico
    There is a premium for finding new export outlets for US coal, and exporters are doing all they can to...
  • Moody's lowers Maersk rating
    The ratings agency said the financial flexibility offered by $5bn worth of Total shares is also positive, allowing Maersk to...
  • ADP inaugurates Cosco container terminal
    Cosco Shipping Ports Abu Dhabi Terminal will be expanded next year to accommodate 2.5m teu per annum, hosting services both...
  • Little return for carriers from Asia-Europe growth spurt
    Demand has risen in the final quarter of the year but utilisation rates remain too low for a significant movement...
  • Qingdao to build new VLCC berth
    The project will be the second VLCC berth in the Dongjiakou port area, which is a key bulk cargo distribution...
  • APL will merge intra-Asia trades with CNC
    APL takes over sister company CNC and consolidates intra-Asia business under CNC brand
  • Aldo Grimaldi, former head of Italy's shipowners' association, dies at 96
    The Italian shipowning world has lost 'one of its most famous protagonists', says Confitarma president Mario Mattioli
  • Lloyd's List Outlook 2019: Regulation
    In 2019 regulators will settle final details around the 2020 sulphur cap and try to offer greater clarity on greenhouse...
  • Cargo carrier sinks off northeast China
    Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport said the incident happened about 20 nautical miles to the northeast of...
  • IMO takes next steps on autonomous shipping regulation
    Safety regulators agree a two-phase approach which will wrap up by May 2020 and will consider regulatory changes or additions
  • Maran Gas orders LNG carrier at DSME
    The 173,400 cu m gas carrier is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2021
  • Daily Briefing
    Lloyd's List Outlook 2019: LPG | Top 10 flag states 2018 | The Lloyd's List Podcast: The future of salvage...
  • Top 10 flag states 2018
    Our Top 10 flag states list for 2018, ahead of our annual Top 100 most influential people in shipping series...
  • Cosco Shipping considers London listing
    The talk comes as CSH is seeking financial resources to repay the bridge loan provided by the Bank of China...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • Brazil truckers block road, in support of minimum freight rates
  • Virginia port says more truck appointment slots available
  • New low-sulfur fuel clauses clarify time charters
  • Less 'flashy' logistics tech holds most immediate payback
  • Hansa Heavy Lift files for bankruptcy
  • CMA CGM ships first locally-booked India smart container
  • Asia-Europe volume rebounds as contract talks begin

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • OSG extends litany of American Shipping charters
    Nine American Shipping Co (AMSC) tankers will stay in the employ of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) for the foreseeable future. Monday afternoon, the two jointly announced OSG was exercising options to extend charter agreements with the Norwegian tanker owner. Overseas Shipholding Group returns to black "Our decision resolves the uncertainty associated with approaching contract maturities," OS
  • Gourdomichalis brothers seek to recover ship after seizure
    Pacific Gulf Shipping simply described a shipping company, court papers say
  • Bunge chief executive to step down amid investor pressure
    Soren Schroder will serve as US grain trader's CEO until successor is named as board member Kathleen Hyle takes top seat.
  • UK ports 'anxious' over Brexit vote delay
    Ro-ro ports could 'face real challenges' if UK were to part ways with European Union (EU) without a deal, according to British Ports Association.
  • Hansa Heavy Lift hits the buffers
    Oaktree pulls the plug on insolvent German heavy lift operator
  • Fredly buys even more Hunter
    Arne Fredly has bought another round of shares in Hunter Group. Hunter Maritime to pay $132m after tender offer After spending nearly $1m strengthening his position in the Oslo-traded VLCC specialist last week, Fredly's Apollo Asset bought 15,994 Hunter shares Monday at NOK 41.5 ($0.37). Fredly still owns more than 102 million shares of Hunter, or 26.71%. Monday, Hunter shares closed at $0.37.
  • UAE investor buys major Gulf Navigation stake
    Goldilocks Management says finance facility owns part of the share.
  • Global Ship Lease inks two more charters with CMA CGM
    The combined Global Ship Lease-Poseidon Containers has inked additional charters with CMA CGM. The 6,882-teu UASC Bubiyan and UASC Yas (both built 2015) will be leased to the French company for five years at $25,910 per day each starting in the second quarter of 2019. Global Ship Lease fixes ship with CMA CGM Poseidon announces five-year deals with CMA CGM "These new long-term charters with CM
  • Maersk Broker Bulk Chartering merging with Wonsild Dry
    Maersk Broker has taken the latest step in its dry cargo growth story by taking full control of Wonsild Dry. The merger will see Wonsild Dry integrated into Maersk Broker Bulk Chartering in January 2019, over three years after Maersk Broker first bought into the company. Maersk Broker buys into Wonsild Dry Wonsild set to open new coal-trade venture in Bangkok Maersk Broker chief says first hal
  • Analyst likens Opec meeting to US sitcom Seinfeld
    Uncertainty over whether Opec would cut oil production last week amounted to "Festivus to forget", Wells Fargo Securities analyst Michael Webber wrote ahead of the cartel's meeting. Webber's reference to Festivus harked back to an episode of US sitcom Seinfeld, in which viewers learn the character George Costanza's father, Frank, celebrated on 23 December, rather than Christmas Day. "When George
  • Asia to Europe box volumes finally rising
    But Drewry says rates have yet to follow suit to any meaningful degree.
  • Color fixes $141m financing for cruiseferry
    Nordea and DNB among those backing new facility for Color Magic.
  • Per Wistoft launches ship swap-shop
    Former UACC boss returns with global trading platform for cargoships.
  • Jinhui makes small profit on supramax sale
    Hong Kong owner offloads 2002-built ship to Bao Fortune.
  • Havyard seeks to loosen bond covenant
    Norwegian yard has suffered from agreed delays and late orders.
  • Tufton in talks to buy eight Offen product tankers
    Deal part of a wider effort to sell 10 tankers managed by German shipping company, sources say.
  • 'Youth unemployment' is scourge of OSV sector
    Possible return of stacked modern ships muting rate recovery, MSI says.
  • Aldo Grimaldi dies aged 96
    Grimaldi Holding president was a pioneer of fast ferries in the 1960s.
  • Analysts count cost of Opec cuts on crude tanker market
    Are tanker owners set to see history repeat itself, or will the US floodgates provide some relief?
  • Trafigura: tanker charter market tight ahead of 2020 deadline
    Trader and owner finding it tougher to secure tonnage as owners foresee better supply-demand balance.
  • Force majeure as militia seizes Sharara field in Libya
    Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared a force majeure at the Sharara oil field after militia seized it over the weekend. It blamed 'civilians' attached to the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), alleging physical threats were made to oilfield employees to get them to halt production. The shutdown of Sharara will result in a daily loss of 315,000 barrels a day, with an additional loss
  • Gulf Energy Maritime tied to $64m LR2 market exit
    Gulf Energy Maritime looks to have exited the LR2 market with the sale of two tankers in a transaction brokers say provides an important price point for such tonnage. Product tankers ride out of downcycle with a 'Christmas Miracle' The shipowner placed the 114,000-dwt Gulf Vision (built 2012) and Gulf Valour (built 2013) on the market in October, as TradeWinds reported at the time. Now brokers
  • EMAS anchor handler heads for the auction block
    Lewek Penguin to come under the hammer in Singapore on 18 December.
  • EMAS Offshore CFO Hsu resigns
    Restructuring Singapore OSV owner EMAS Offshore is looking for a new CFO. It said finance chief Hsu Chong Pin resigned on 7 December. "The board would like to express its appreciation to Mr Hsu for his contributions during his tenure with the company and wishes him well in his future endeavours," it added. In October, the subsidiary of Ezra Holdings made another attempt at restructuring its bal
  • Product tankers ride out of downcycle with a 'Christmas Miracle'
    Stars have finally align for the underperforming sector with healthy products trades, easing oversupply and regulatory boost.
  • BW Offshore scrapping laid-up FSO for $20m
    Oslo-listed BW Offshore (BWO) is scrapping a laid-up FSO built in 1980. The 361,000-dwt former ULCC Belokamenka will be recycled in compliance with the Hong Kong Convention, the company said. The Japanese-built unit, previously known as Berge Pioneer, has been stacked in Indonesia since completing a contract as a crude oil terminal for Rosneft off Murmansk, Russia, in late 2015. The sale has ra
  • Norsepower harks back to the past to harness future energy
    The ultimate future fuel may mean going back to the past to take advantage of carbon-free wind energy. The shipping industry has been sceptical about modern sail concepts, but there is a proven technology - first developed in the 1920s - that has shown demonstrable fuel savings in real-life tests on commercially operating ships in the past few years. Maersk Tankers goes back to the future with w
  • COSL orders 12 PSVs at Wuchang and Liaonan yards
    CNOOC company renewing offshore fleet with big domestic contracts.
  • Cosco MPP rescues British sailor 2,000 miles off Cape Horn
    Mission involved two ships as well as maritime rescue centres in Chile and the UK.
  • MSC pays California air quality violation fine
    Containership giant falls foul of US state's environmental regulations for the second time in 2018.
  • Angelicoussis back at DSME for more LNG tonnage
    Greek shipowner takes newbuilding tally at South Korean shipbuilder since 1994 to 101 ships.
  • COSCO Shipping linked with potential London listing
    Chinese giant may take advantage of new tie-up between London and Shanghai exchanges.
  • Maersk credit rating downgraded at Moody's
    Danish container line is expected to face increased market and execution risks, says rating agency.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • FMC's demurrage report a 'promising beginning'
    Innovation teams of industry stakeholders "will meet on a limited, short-term basis to refine commercially viable demurrage and detention approaches."
  • ITC determines Chinese aluminum hurts U.S. industry
    In the first government self-initiated AD/CVD case since 1985, the ITC voted 5-0 that imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China materially injure U.S. industry.
  • Moody's downgrades Maersk rating
    Shipping giant retains investment grade rating, but Moody's expects it to operate at a higher leverage.
  • APL, CNC Line to consolidate intra-Asia business
  • Agility investing $100 million in digital logistics arm
  • Ship recycling platform launches
  • Panama Canal, Port of Itaqui sign agreement
  • Volga-Dnepr Group opens operations base in Houston

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2018
  • KUWAIT'S KPC RAISES SHARPLY JAN OSPS FOR NWE AND US, LOWERS OSP FOR ASIA BY 65 CENTS/B
    Kuwait Petroleum Corp has lowered the price differential for its crude oil loading in January and destined for Asia by 65 cents/b from December to a discount of 35 cents/b to Platts Oman/Dubai, the company said in a notice Monday.
  • Oil consolidates lower as equity rally fails to allay demand growth concerns
    An afternoon rally in equity markets failed to move crude markets higher Monday, and the oil complex settled just off of intraday lows.
  • US State Department sees increased interest from Congress in targeting Russian energy exports
    The US Congress appears increasingly interested in legislation targeting Russian energy exports to counter Moscow's aggression against Ukraine since the Sea of Azov incident, a top State Department official said Monday.
  • UKC-WAF clean tanker rate hits 3-year high amid low tonnage
    Freight rates to carry a 60,000 mt clean product cargo from the UK Continent to West Africa on a Long-Range tanker vessel strengthened to a three-year high of w170 Friday as demand for clean cargoes, mostly gasoline, drove rates up amid a very tight positioning list, meaning low tonnage.
  • ICE low-sulfur gasoil futures speculative net long positions at fresh 17-month low
    Speculative net long positions on ICE low-sulfur gasoil futures fell 27,126 contracts to 39,916 contracts in the week to December 4, a fresh 17-month low, according to Intercontinental Exchange data.
  • China's Qingdao port to build fourth VLCC terminal, to cater to independents
    China's Qingdao Port International is planning to build new berths that will be able receive VLCC and oil product tankers, such as Long Range-class vessels, as well as storage facilities in Shandong province's Dongjiakou region, which will cater to local independent refiners, the company said last Friday.
  • Asian middle distillates extend losses on bearish fundamentals; high freight rate
    The Asian middle distillates arena extended losses in the first week of December as a result of still-weak fundamentals -- mainly sluggish demand and a supply overhang -- as well as costly freight rates.
  • Oil, commodities trader Trafigura seeks to grow US crude exports
    Swiss-based commodity trader Trafigura is seeking to grow its position in exporting crude in the US after its global traded volumes jumped by 7.5% this year.
  • Rotterdam bunker sales down 7.1% in third quarter
  • Poor weather at Novorossiisk pushes some bunker demand to Istanbul: sources
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Platts MOC Singapore fuel oil traded volume surges in Dec, cargo premiums drop
  • FUTURES: Crude stable on OPEC cut pledge as US output caps uptick
  • Shanghai LSMGO, LSFO demand sees uptick ahead of Jan 1, 2019 ECA

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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