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November 14, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Renewed calls for HMM to merge with SM Line
  • Foreign ownership restrictions in China to be lifted in all shipping sectors
  • OOCL cancels Trans-Atlantic sailings over Xmas-New Year period
  • Democrat-led House likely to back Trump's China trade war
  • South Carolina Ports Authority posts biggest box volume ever in October
  • Expeditors Q3 net income skyrockets 35pc to US$163m
  • YCH Group signs MoU with Sasseur Group to enhance customer services
  • China's closely controlled internet could be adopted in developing nations
  • B&H Worldwide opens new Singapore FSL for FL Technics
  • Saudia Cargo flies 100 tonnes of wrestling equipment to Riyadh
  • Twenty tonnes of pine nuts flown from Afghanistan to China

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • CMA CGM revamping its CIMEX 2K2 service
  • Hapag-Lloyd registers higher EBIT in nine months
  • Panama Canal registers record tonnage
  • RCL registers improved liftings & freight income in Q3
  • Yang Ming registers increased revenues & volumes in Q3
  • Revenue Department decides to extend facility of uploading digitally signed documents to all types of exports under ICES
  • Modern infrastructure being built at a rapid pace: PM
  • Air cargo entering a new growth phase in India
  • Global air freight demand up 2 pc in Sept.
  • Sagarmala invests INR 125 cr. in Krishnapatnam Railway Co.
  • Union Home Minister reviews work on Integrated Check Posts
  • Shippers & LSP Business Forum on CTL 2018 to comprehensively focus on key topics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Green efforts at the Red Sea
  • Communication system to improve Polish rail network
  • GAC opens new Dubai South contract logistics complex
  • Call for lower CO2 targets in freight transport sector
  • Hullwiper and Scamp introduce new solution in Gibraltar
  • Port of Hamburg joins inland shipping network
  • Turkish Cargo even more involved in pharma logistics
  • New rolling stock for Ukraine Railways
  • USD 21 million for Resilience360
  • HHLA remains on track for full year
  • Dimor Group scoops up Waco
  • 3,000 years of Chinese culture to Luxembourg
  • More rotations between Germany and Netherlands
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AF KLM has soft heart for pets
  • Yang Ming sees improvement in Q3 figures
  • Problems in Italy hamper growth
  • Airline problems impact parent company

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • Poulsson warns of threat to global trade from US sanctions
  • Blockchain scheme delivers marine insurance claims benefits
  • Big ship demand gives hope to box ship charter market
  • CSSC's leasing unit seeks Hong Kong listing
  • Cargo warning as theft blights supply chains
  • LNG supply vessels - a growth story in the making

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • Volga-Dnepr VP van de Weg: why we decided to stop working with brokers
  • How long can CEVA go on haemorrhaging more than $1m a day? ask analysts
  • Geodis and DHL Freight target truck driver shortage with new initiatives
  • Wan Hai orders 20 new box ships to meet market ambitions
  • Shipping remains 'cautiously optimistic', but is wary of protectionism
  • Jesse Norman new transport minister after Johnson resigns over Brexit
  • Ken Russell takes the chair at Rail Freight Group as Tony Berkeley retires
  • China sanctions don't faze Oakland's new reefer project, Cool Port

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • One GDMA scandal defendant pleads guilty, another heads for prison
  • Nichols Brothers delivers second of two Lindblad coastal cruise ships
  • Leslie Controls wins $5.65 million Virginia class valve contract
  • Project aims to develop low carbon ship for Pacific region
  • BIMCO develops two 2020 bunker clauses
  • Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines orders 20 containerships plus 8 options
  • STX gets LR AIP for LNG fueled 50,000 dwt tanker design
  • Kirby buying 27 tank barge CGBM fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • Navios Partners unveils long-term dry bulk charters
    With the latest charters, the partnership has contracted out 45.8% of its availability for 2019 and 31.5% for 2020
  • Asia to dominate energy demand by 2040, forecasts IEA
    Geopolitics will play an increasing role in the energy business in the period to 2040, as US production and Asian...
  • BIMCO adopts sulphur cap bunker clauses
    The industry body will release the two new clauses covering general compliance and transitional period in December
  • Geodis launches digital freight marketplace
    Open platform launched for shippers and forwarders to book multimodal transport claiming to be a neutral middleman service and devoid...
  • Maran clinches two suezmax resales at Daehan
    Angelicoussis tanker arm set to add two options to pair taken over from Norwegian order
  • ABP pledges $84m to upgrade Immingham terminal
    ABP guarantees job security for existing British Steel workers at the Immingham facility, while promising a number of new positions...
  • Source of bad bunker cases stumps industry experts
    CIMAC reports that there is no clear cause for this year's fuel bad bunker cases and testing could not identify...
  • US exports to Asia decline as imports reach peak levels
    Analysts warn the Trump administration's efforts to make China trade on a level playing field may lead to a fall...
  • From the Newsdesk: Five things to look out for this week
    Lloyd's List Editor Richard Meade offers the inside track on the stories shaping shipping
  • Standard Asia sets out tie-up benefits for Ping An clients
    Both fixed premium and mutual facilities will be available through the agreement, with each partner for their own underwriting and...
  • HHLA confirms positive outlook after container throughput rises
    Volumes were up at Elbe River terminals, but growth remains anaemic and feeder throughput fell, while storage fees also slumped...
  • DFDS freight volumes hit by Brexit uncertainty
    Company increases revenues, but Brexit uncertainty, concern over Italian debt and Turkish lira depreciation slow European growth
  • Terminal sale boosts SAAM's third-quarter profit
    SAAM posts $15.1m net income for third quarter of 2018 on the back of strong performances from terminals in the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Australia demands end to IMO secrecy | A winter boost for clean tankers | Capacity management driving transpacific rates boost
  • CSSC Shipping plans IPO in Hong Kong
    After the listing, CSSC International and CSSC Group will remain the controlling shareholders. It did not disclose how many shares...
  • Guangzhou to acquire nearby port as consolidation moves gain pace
    Guangzhou Port Co plans to pay Yuan503.8m ($72.4m) for a 52.5% stake, representing a more than 300% premium over ZPSEG's...
  • China Navigation Co to develop low-carbon vessels
    Swire Shipping's parent is investing $2.5m initially to design, build and operate a pilot vessel and will evaluate its commercial...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • SM Line CEO: No plan or path to merger with HMM
  • New cranes will allow Chittagong port to run at full capacity
  • DP World's JNPT Nhava Sheva India terminal wins MSC-led call
  • Port Panama City operations recover amid hurricane repairs
  • Shippers' post-Brexit supply chain prep builds
  • Tech deficiency hurting ocean freight invoicing accuracy

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • Global Ship Lease fixes ship with CMA CGM
    New York-listed containership player extends a separate charter with French liner giant.
  • CEO Butters: Navigator picking up steam toward 2020 and beyond
    The best is yet to come for Navigator Holdings, chief executive David Butters said Monday. After posting $600,000 profits for the third quarter and besting analysts' predictions of a $0.03 loss per share by four cents, Butters said 2020 could be a record-setting year for the company ahead of a transition to a petrochemical producer and exporter. Navigator Holdings taps Nordic bond markets for $7
  • Fednav boss Pathy comes out fighting against scrubbers
    Paul Pathy tells TradeWinds Forum in Tokyo exhaust gas cleaning systems damage the environment.
  • Globus Maritime is back in the black
    New York-listed bulker owner nets first profit in four years amid a better time charter market.
  • Fidelity lowers Scorpio Tankers stake
    Billionaire investor Abigail Johnson offloads almost 10.7 million shares, bringing interest down to less than 3% and removing top institutional stakeholder status.
  • Holed frigate sinks following Tsakos tanker clash
    Helge Ingstad goes down after collision with Tsakos vessel tore open its hull.
  • Diana Shipping gets higher rate on kamsarmax
    Simeon Palios-led buker owner expects to earn $5.44m off the hire lasting at least 13 months.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen starts share buy-back
    Oslo-listed car carrier owner Wallenius Wilhelmsen is starting a share repurchase programme worth up to NOK 25m ($2.94m). The company said it wants to cover management's share incentive scheme, as well as an annual discounted share purchase programme for Norway-based employees. Open-market deals will be carried out from now until further notice, it added.
  • LNG rates hit 'another record high'
    Strong demand out of Asia keeps outpacing expectations, Deutsche Bank says.
  • Navios Partners holders to get portion of Navios Containers
    Navios Maritime Partners investors will receive a slice of equity in sister company Navios Containers as the push to take the boxship asset play public continues. Roughly 2.5% of the outstanding equity in Navios Containers, or 855,050 common shares, will be distributed to Navios Partners shareholders on 3 December, should the company get the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission to
  • Novatek's LNG shipyard to cost $1.77bn
    Russian energy company puts price on planned facility near Murmansk.
  • ADS Crude Carriers brings in Polarcus man as CFO
    Ben Boiling joins from 1 January to strengthen management team.
  • Bimco adopts IMO 2020 bunker clauses
    Owners' body approves charter additions dealing with new fuel rules.
  • Tidewater downbeat on OSV upturn as earnings miss
    US OSV giant strikes sobering note ahead of crucial merger vote.
  • STX gets approval for LNG powered MR tanker
    STX and Lloyd's Register have signed off on designs for a medium range tanker powered by LNG. More to come for AET after 'leap of faith' on LNG-fuelled tankers The shipbuilder has incorporated LNG-fuelled propulsion into its existing design for 50,000-dwt vessels and has now received approval in principle from the class society, a statement explains. EK Choi, chief technical officer of STX, sai
  • Tugs avert bulker reef grounding
    Operation launched after Japanese vessel lost power off New Caledonia.
  • Navigare branches into suezmax tanker market
    Navigare Capital Partners has extended its development across the shipping markets with a shift into suezmax tanker ownership. The Danish investment firm has confirmed it is the buyer of the 156,000-dwt Shamrock (built 2011) from US-based leasing company Icon Capital. The tanker is believed to be changing hands for $31m having already been on time charter to Navigare Capital. Icon selling it
  • Shipping alliance responds to scrubber criticism
    Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020, a newly formed and growing global association consisting of 25 major maritime companies with over 2,000 ships from across the commercial shipping, ferry and cruise industries, are concerned and disappointed by the 1 November Tradewinds opinion column, "Era of using scrubbers will go down on wrong side of history". We believe this article is misleading a
  • Scrubber debate flares up with 'sulphate' versus 'dieselgate' claims
    Clean Shipping Alliance spokesperson Hamish Norton takes the lead in defending the use of scrubbers through 'settled' science, while critics continue their media campaign
  • Japan looks at ship speed controls to tackle emissions
    Government officials now drawing up controversial IMO proposal
  • Rescued migrants refuse to leave cargoship in Libya
    Stand-off involving 95 people in Misrata has been continuing for three days.
  • Navigator Holdings books strong third quarter results
    Shipowner secures new contracts and makes progress on funding terminal project.
  • CGG charters Eidesvik research ship
    Norway's Eidesvik Offshore has fixed out a research ship to CGG. The 5,200-dwt source vessel Veritas Viking (built 1998) has been booked for five months with options attached. The deal starts this month. "Eidesvik has entered into a partnership with Vestland Management for the source scope of work on this contract and with these two companies joining forces I am very confident that we will deli
  • Altana lifts SD Standard Drilling stake beyond 5%
    Altana Funds of the Cayman Islands has lifted its holding in Oslo-listed PSV owner SD Standard Drilling to 5.02%. The company acquired 380,000 shares and now has 28.9m. The slice is worth NOK 40.17m ($4.72m) at Tuesday's price of NOK 1.39 each.
  • SunStone orders two more expedition cruiseships in China
    Miami-based SunStone Ships has signed a deal for two more Infinity-class expedition cruiseships at China Merchants Heavy Industry. SunStone sells Victory Cruise to American Queen Steamboat Contract signing sees China mount cruiseship challenge The vessels are the fourth and fifth in the series. Sunstone said it is in talks for additional vessels and it is expected that the remaining five op
  • Tokyo Century fires warning over Japanese bank funding
    TradeWinds' Tokyo conference hears cheap regional bank finance needs to stop.
  • DFDS sails into Brexit headwinds
    Danish ro-ro giant says uncertainty around UK exit hitting volumes.
  • SRI seeks to put seafarers' rights back on the agenda
    Mariners are still being criminalised and many countries are not carrying out commitment to protect seafarers' rights, says group
  • Color Group goes for second bond issue
    Norwegian ro-pax owner to add to $82m raised earlier this year.
  • Noble restructuring approved as loss slashed
    Creditors back forming of new trading and bulker company to overhaul huge debt.
  • James Marshall's Berge Bulk linked to capesize quartet
    Transaction would double the Singaporean owner's purchasing activity in the sector this year.
  • Dof: challenges remain but recovery signs appear
    Norwegian owner says North Sea now one of most active OSV markets.
  • October ship orders lowest for more than two years
    Only 38 vessel contracts logged by Clarksons last month.
  • Subsea 7 heading to Taiwan for $150m-plus contract
    Norway's Subsea 7 has scooped a substantial new wind farm contract in Taiwan. Its Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC) unit will work on the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project for YunNen Wind Power Company. It will supply and install the export and inner array grid cable system in a deal worth between $150m and $300m. The Yunlin offshore wind farm is located 8km off the coast of Yunlin County within the
  • Kirby Corp scoops CGBM 100's fleet
    Expanding US tank-barge giant adds 27 inland units.
  • Greeks charter out LR2 tankers amid firming mood
    Some Greek shipowners have extended front cover for some of their long-range-two (LR2) product tankers, as the segment shows signs that it is moving up from the bottom. Product tankers set for significantly better 2019, says Lauro Colonial Navigation, Byzantine Maritime's US tanker and LPG offshoot, has reportedly fixed the 112,000-dwt tanker Ashley Lady (built 2010) to Vitol for a year. The ta
  • Asian thirst for North Sea crude boosting ton-mile demand
    Region's highest output in a decade is generating more cargoes for suezmaxes and VLCCs, says Poten.
  • Britannia could escape hefty bill from frigate collision
    Norwegian warship looks like it will be saved as investigators are trying to determine fault.
  • Ex-Morgan Stanley banker tipped as next Noble chairman
    Hong Kong commodity trader set to appoint private equity partner "within weeks".
  • Machete wielding robbers target AM Nomikos bulker
    Greek-owned ultramax boarded; master and chief officer threatened and tied-up, cash stolen.
  • China Nav eyes low-carbon solution to Pacific island shipping
    Owner looking at initial investment of $2.5m to design, build and operate low tech freighter.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • Trade policy could hurt some U.S. ports
    Facilities with exposure to steel and aluminum trade likely will see the earliest impact.
  • China denounces U.S. export ban affecting chipmaker
    China also joined other countries in opposing a transparency proposal sent to the WTO by the U.S. and four other members earlier this month.
  • California ports of entry brace for migrant caravan
  • Round 5 for Russian export license extensions
  • Wan Hai orders 20 container vessels

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
  • World risks over-reliance on shale to plug oil supply gap: IEA
    The world risks relying too much on US shale to fill a looming supply gap caused by under-investment and lackluster growth prospects from the likes of Russia, Brazil and Canada.
  • IEA's Birol urges OPEC to 'behave' responsibly and maintain 'comfortable' market
    OPEC and other key oil producers should "behave responsibly" to ensure continued "comfortable" market conditions, said IEA's Birol.
  • No clear reason for bunker fuel-related engine failures: CIMAC
    No clear reason has been found for the spate of bunker-fuel related engine failures on ships earlier this year, the International Council on Combustion Engines has said.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Storm at Novorossiisk halts crude loadings; operations normal at other Russian ports
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • ANALYSIS: US condensate faces hurdles as regular arbitrage supply to S Korean buyers
    This year saw rising volumes of the US' main condensate export grade head to Asia, with several South Korean end-users making purchases.
  • Petrolimex moves to wind up Brightoil Petroleum's Singapore subsidary
    The application will be heard by the court at 0200 GMT on Friday, November 23.
  • FUTURES : Crude lower on expected US stock build, Trump comments
    Hopefully, Saudi Arabia and OPEC will not be cutting oil production, Trump said in a tweet.
  • Gibraltar bunker premium in Oct-Nov widens on curtailed supplier ops
    Macoil was heard to have stopped offering at the port.
  • Robust demand for 'top of barrel' products to challenge refineries: IEA
    Strong demand growth for chemical products in developing economies has supported growth of some oil products.

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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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