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January 19, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL takes delivery of sixth and final 21,413TEU boxship, the OOCL Indonesia
  • Cosco's new 20,000 TEU vessel first boxship to achieve cyber certification
  • Maersk, IBM team up to develop blockchain 'pipeline'
  • Dredging works around HK's Kwai Tsing box terminal 8 to last 3 months
  • US Navy charges two destroyer captains with negligent homicide
  • DP World Sokhna handles 13,000 TEU PIL ship deployed on Red Sea service
  • Get GO Global to takeover Singapore's LOGIS Consolidators
  • Temasek and Kuehne + Nagel create joint venture to invest in technology start-ups
  • HKIA makes history handling over 5m tonnes of cargo and airmail in 2017
  • Cathay, Cathay Dragon fly 10.2pc more cargo in December
  • Hactl's Mark Whitehead hands over reins to Wilson Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • "K" Line, MOL & NYK announce completion of necessary legal process in all countries/regions for their container shipping alliance
  • BIMCO launches new innovative contract editing solution
  • Canada implements regulation for shipping operations in the Arctic
  • Nitin Gadkari calls on states to cooperate with one another & with the Centre to expedite projects for inter-linking of rivers
  • Deendayal Port plays key role in bringing oil tanker fire under control
  • VOC Port signs concession agreement for developing shallow draught berth to handle construction materials
  • FIATA & FFFAI leaders announce FIATA World Congress 2018 in New Delhi
  • Date of Shipment/Dispatch
  • Eminent logistics solutions providers to grace CTL & BHP 2018

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rastatt? Never again!
  • 20 new trucks for Mansfield transport firm
  • New workshop system with multi-brand expertise
  • Greiwing starts services at new DG warehouse
  • Liebherr crane duo to play for Epas
  • Euro Airport Basel-Mulhouse continues to grow
  • D&B - top marks for Gebrüder Weiss
  • GO acquires Logis
  • Speedier trains in Minnesota
  • Volumes at port of Gothenburg stand APM test
  • Ethiopian rewriting chapter of African aviation history
  • SAS searching for new chairman
  • Samskip and DC Logistics Brasil ink pact
  • Kazakhstan purchases 300 shunters
  • Cosco Shipping Ports on the rise
  • Another new rotation from SF Airlines
  • Kelly becomes CCO of Gecas
  • ONE, two, three, go!
  • Emirates to rescue A380

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • Ocean Network Express gets final regulatory approval
  • Insurers play waiting game over Sanchi loss
  • Swedish company plans inland waterway container shuttle service
  • Hijacked tanker released after six days
  • China Steel Express continues fleet expansion with double Capesize order
  • St Lawrence Seaway traffic sees big increase in 2017
  • Crew safe after fire on board oil tanker at Kandla
  • Tokyo aims to commercialise autonomous navigation by 2025
  • Mercator wins first dredging contract of the year
  • SM Line to start solo US

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • IATA to review air cargo load factor calculations after Project Selfie revelations
  • Ocean Network Express cleared for April launch as last regulatory barrier is cleared
  • Idle containership fleet falls below 100 as demand for tonnage remains tight
  • Bad news for 380 XPO staff as M&S announces end to logistics ops in Neasdon
  • Stuck in the 20th century: what globalisation should look like in the 21st
  • 'Code red' storm causes Dutch and German transport chaos
  • The compelling argument for a digital freight platform

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • BAE San Diego awarded $34.7 million Navy contract
  • OSD adds Azistern 2870 harbor tug to its portfolio
  • Turkey's MISHA Shipping to install DESMI BWMS fleet wide
  • VIDEO: Baleària reports progress on LNG fueled smart ferry duo
  • U.S. dredging industry takes delivery of four new vessels
  • SEACOR joint venture to add hybrid PSVs
  • U.S., Canada regulatory policy reform high on 'wish list'

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • Charter market starts 2018 on firm footing
    High fixture activity drives unseasonal rate boost and lifts confidence for the year ahead
  • Seacor forms platform supply joint venture with Cosco
    New entity SEACOSCO agrees to buy eight newbuilding ships from Cosco's yard unit
  • Ince chairman Herring relocates to Piraeus
    Star lawyer to head Greek office
  • Between the Lines: Demand growth slowed in late 2017
    Fourth quarter continues to grow but will it continue to meet capacity growth?
  • 'Brain drain' could leave cargo rotting at UK ports
    Shortage of qualified vets could delay mandatory health checks on food and plant products post-Brexit
  • Daily Briefing
    Rolls-Royce is considering selling off most of its struggling marine business as part of a wider restructuring of the company...
  • Countdown begins: Three to ONE
    Within a few weeks, customers will find out whether preparations for the new Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express have gone...
  • Supply remains the elephant in the room for box shipping
    Spectre of overcapacity and cascading hangs over carriers as orders resume
  • Stena Bulk eyes product tanker expansion as earnings prospects brighten
    Rates could push up from the second half of 2018, says Erik Hånell
  • Minister hails UK maritime taskforce to tackle gender inequality
    High-level group to help bolster female representation and promote women in senior roles
  • New Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express gets final approval
    Joint venture between MOL, NYK Line and K Line set to start operations on April 1 following decision by South...
  • China deploys more vessels to tackle Sanchi oil slick
    Four oil patches discovered over an area of 101 sq km, spreading from 69 sq km earlier
  • Dry bulk market well positioned to continue recovery in 2018
    Analyst estimates demand will grow by 3.6% and supply by just 1% this year
  • Oiltanking, Vopak and Gasunie to build LNG terminal at Hamburg
    Joint venture aims to help widen the use of LNG as a cleaner fuel for vessels and trucks in Germany
  • SM Line unveils new transpacific service
    Move comes as compatriot line HMM downplays any potential partnerships on the transpacific trades
  • UK issues new guidance on seafarer minimum wage rights
    Employers who fall foul of the regulations are liable for fines of up to 200% of the underpayment
  • Fire breaks out on oil tanker off Kandla port
    All 26 crew members were evacuated from the burning vessel off the coast of western India
  • Union Maritime confirms release of tanker attacked by pirates
    All 22 crew members reported to be unharmed
  • GasLog Partners raises $111m from public offering
    Units sold in the offering will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  • Happy in your work?
    People who are happy in their work are likely to be more productive than workers driven by fear
  • Shipowners are embracing digital technology
    Even naming ceremony goes digital

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • New Orleans studies second container terminal
  • Freight visibility push to trigger automation
  • Intra-Asia carriers beef up India-China services
  • Trans-Pac carriers' contract rate pushes hinge on capacity
  • Air cargo shippers brace for continued high-flying rates
  • Swedish ro-ro carrier plans inland container shuttle service
  • Ocean Network clears last regulatory hurdle

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • Shipbuilding countries must join forces to end vicious subsidy cycle
  • Pacific Richfield sells unwanted AHTS vessel to Vietnam buyer
  • Fukuoka named as builder of chemical tanker duo for Odfjell
  • LR1 tankers still changing hands despite soft prices
  • Mystery shrouds Jamaica auction buyer
  • Greeks pounce on third Chevron aframax tanker
  • Olimpex scraps veteran product tankers
  • Ray Car Carriers sells two PCTCs to Hyundai Glovis
  • Pareto emerges as buyer of TEN suezmaxes
  • Hansa Treuhand tanker set to hit sales market
  • XT Shipping emerges as buyer of K Line bulker
  • Oceanbulk and Augustea bid for Giuseppe Bottiglieri fleet
  • Teekay LNG's Eduard Toll makes Northern Sea Route history
  • Stena Bulk extends MR charters
  • Sigtto convenes floating LNG group
  • Cyprus to launch FSRU tender for 2020 start-up
  • Oriental Energy contracts pair of VLGCs at Jiangnan
  • PLN delays small-scale LNG project bids until May
  • Bunker tanker to go under the hammer
  • Carnival ship gets hip with bespoke onboard brewery
  • AP Moller to lead assortment of top shipowners at Davos forum
  • Shipping heads for another big year in debt markets
  • Middle East to Asia trade set to soar
  • Asian casualties behind rising tide in global tally
  • Lifeboatman and son protest over plans to withdraw vessel
  • Mercy Ships fundraiser tops $670,000
  • Hinchliffe hosts his final Twelfth Night
  • Posco bulker shows off LNG and manganese
  • Oetker brothers join forces to grow dry bulk interests
  • TS Lines turns to Japanese yard for pair of feederships
  • Imabari in new waters with Minaminippon stake
  • CEC review to go ahead
  • DSD boosts HMD orders to $160m
  • Almi Marine offloads oldest bulker in first deal since 2012
  • UK Club gives mooring operation warning ahead of IMO discussions
  • Poseidon Shipping makes new effort to dispose of panamax
  • Demo guru McIlvaney warns of global graveyard of rotting ships
  • VLGC sector faces 2018 'balancing point' ahead of hope for next year
  • How handy is a general shipping index that can't handle handies?
  • Gard wins Hamburg loss of hire battle
  • Passengership safety rules still open topic of discussion at IMO
  • Period enquiries rise but capesize owners wait it out
  • NGM tanker becomes scrap candidate after bulker deal
  • Yamal LNG eyes charter market as Arctic project accelerates
  • Keen buyers gather round Vard's $120m stranded DSV newbuilding
  • Steady rise in OSV demand for first time since 2014
  • Nordisk chief Rygh makes an early exit
  • Clients already playing market against shipowners
  • Vard took in 20% of contract price before Harkand sank
  • FD&D mutuals follow P&I clubs in freezing premiums in 2018
  • Experts sense end to drought for shipping IPOs in New York
  • Betting on Tufton: why pension funds are even looking at shipping
  • Seatankers set to sell Chinese-built bulkers
  • Kmarin affiliate takes steps to join Vale project with 10 VLOCs
  • Probe into tanker disaster should act as catalyst for improvement
  • Fujairah owners quietly grow dry fleet
  • China Steel Express heads back to CSBC for bulker pair
  • Neu family feud exposes claims that stock trades threaten owner
  • Ciner rides high on neo-panamax charter rate revival
  • Bunker prices face volatile year as crude surges and 2020 looms
  • Ramanathan steps down from top role at PCL
  • Tianjin Xingang becomes the latest shipbuilder to enter the VLOC sector
  • Charter market takes unseasonal turn for the better
  • Fredriksen orders kamsarmax bulker quartet in China
  • Neu listing doesn't come cheap
  • Maritime UK sets up task force on gender imbalance
  • Berenberg Capital shipping drive enters research phase
  • BW Dry Cargo denies Newcastlemax order
  • GSL hunts acquisition opportunities
  • Neu family feud exposes claims stock trades threaten stability of shipowner
  • Karlog Shipping bulker remains in India
  • Rebel Italian owners form new assocation
  • Azerbaijan plans $1.4bn of newbuilds by 2021
  • Jefferies: Product tanker owners fair for next two years
  • Fletcher: OSV undergoing survey, not laid up
  • Bondholders complete Bibby Offshore takeover
  • First Ship Lease cashes in boxship to trim debt
  • Mokster PSV secures two-year deal
  • Settlement talks bring hope of Seadrill 'compromise'
  • Malcolm Paul to chair James Fisher
  • Ocean Network Express secures final regulatory signoff
  • More owners pile in for ultramaxes
  • Shearwater scoops big survey contract
  • Crewman dies after India tanker blaze
  • Berge Bulk seafarer thwarts MDO theft
  • Total agrees multi-year PSV deals with Vroon
  • Crude tankers face Red Sea drone threat
  • Hawaii breaks ground on Kapalama Container Terminal
  • Union Maritime says crew and ship released
  • UK calls for minimum wage for seafarers

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • Wan Hai, Interasia to launch new loop
    Wan Hai Lines and Interasia Lines are introducing a new service between Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Dubbed t...
  • MTB referred to Senate Finance Committee
    The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2017 was referred to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, a day after the House passed it und...
  • Sen. Tim Scott blocks all trade nominees until further notice
    Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is blocking advancement of all trade nominees until U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer more substantively ...
  • Carriers, terminals tell FMC free time issues are not a systemic problem
    Liner carriers and marine terminal operators on Wednesday laid out their cases for why there's no need for the Federal Maritime Commission ...
  • Commerce finalizes duties on polyester fiber imports from China, India
    The U.S. Commerce Department has finalized countervailing duty rates that it will assess on imports of fine denier polyester staple fiber f...
  • Hawaii breaks ground on Kapalama Container Terminal project
    The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division broke ground on the Kapalama Container Terminal project, the largest capita...
  • BDP International opens Kenya offices
    Global logistics and transportation solutions provider BDP International (BDP) has opened new offices in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. BDP s...
  • PSA inks environmental sustainability agreement with Sunseap
    Port operator PSA Corp. has inked a 21-year solar power purchase agreement with Sunseap Group. The agreement will "enhance the eco-friendl...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2018
  • Crude barely moves as higher US production stifles rally
    US crude stocks fell last week, marking the ninth straight draw, despite a sharp slowdown in refinery activity and higher production, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday.
  • US DATA: EIA says fuel oil stocks up for second consecutive week
    US fuel oil stocks rose 964,000 barrels, or around 3%, to 32.056 million barrels for the week ended January 12.
  • Japan's Nov bonded bunker fuel sales jump 14% from Oct to 2.55 mil barrels
    Japan's bonded MDO segment also recorded robust gains of 247.4% month on month to 40,637 kiloliters in November.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Bunker suppliers may cheer robust S Korean electronics, auto exports
    Uptrend could extend into the early half of 2018 as bunkering demand picks up in tandem with increased cargo and container vessels fixed by domestic exporters.
  • Missing Union Maritime tanker released from pirates
    The MT Barrett was at anchor off Benin, West Africa, when it went off the radar on January 10.
  • EIA expected to estimate 189 Bcf draw: survey
    Responses to the survey ranged for a withdrawal of 166 Bcf to 208 Bcf.
  • Hess to lay off 13% of workforce in cost cutting move
    Hess would eliminate about 300 positions across the company in 2018.

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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
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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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