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April 20, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Teamsters, electricians give Canadian Pacific warning of rail strike on Saturday
  • LA-LB terminals agree to shift to lower trucker pick-up fees
  • Asia-Europe rate war looms as capacity is set to bulge
  • 13th Singapore Maritime Week April 21-29 sees new opportunities
  • First China-Japan trade talks in 7 years seek common ground
  • Port of Antwerp to offer LNG to small ships, barges
  • Rotterdam musters stake holders to reduce inland congestion
  • Shippers face fines for using Chittagong waterfront as warehouse
  • JNPT's DP World leads in productivity, but APL wins on turn times
  • CMA CGM contracts to run Nigerian container terminal at Lekki
  • Flydubai marks Africa expansion with Kinshasa flights
  • IAG takes 4.6pc of Norwegian Air Shuttle as step to bigger share
  • Indian e-commerce booms as Amazon, Flipkart takes 80-85pc share

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • ONE Line launches East India operations
  • The Nautical Institute issues new guidance for polar shipping
  • Hamburg port's container transporters run on green energy
  • Major Ports set to pioneer water recycling & desalination
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo further facilitates pharmaceutical shippers
  • Dachser Asia Pacific scales new heights
  • DGFT asks industry to implement internal compliance programmes on export control
  • WTO sees strong global trade growth in 2018 & 2019

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ONE becomes visible
  • More than 150,000 carloads shipped without incident
  • Logistics specialist optimises ramp operations
  • Solid Q1 result
  • Q1 mostly strong for port of Antwerp
  • First BAe 146F readies Jota for cargo charters
  • Palfinger welcomes new CEO
  • Ryder acquires MXD
  • Canada to boost port of Montreal's intermodal facility
  • Enhancing short sea shipping between UK and NL
  • Porath leads Porath in Poland
  • Etihad Cargo leases Opticoolers
  • New rail line to aid mining in Chhattisgarh
  • Dnata GDP certified in UK
  • Dachser to invest EUR 188 million in 2018
  • Electronic trade platform launched in Tanger Med
  • New head for UPS in USA

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • Ship Finance plans USD150 million convertible note issue
  • Antwerp box capacity under pressure as Q1 traffic increases
  • Scrubbers the solution to sulphur cap, says industry veteran
  • APL's Sartini lays out customer strategy
  • Sinokor poised to be major intra-Asia carrier with Vroon fleet
  • Reefer scrapping market picks up
  • Piracy attacks on the rise in west Africa

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • 'Encouraging start' to 2018 for Panalpina as profits leap in Q1
  • Delayed AOC for new cargo airline in Germany frustrates Volga-Dnepr
  • Time pressure on carriers to decide on scrubbers or more expensive greener fuel
  • Analysis: Break-up talk of 'sleeping giant' Wincanton may be just market noise
  • XPO integrates last-mile delivery data with Google and Amazon voices
  • US pilots hit out at FAA study into single-pilot cargo aircraft
  • Industry hits out at 'unfair' plan to make UK hauliers pay in new clean air zones
  • Ports can help reduce ship emissions by using a 'polluter pays' fee system

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • AWO responds to Senate vote against Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
  • Silver Ships creates feature packed fire/rescue demo boat
  • Austal wins contract to build two more Pacific Patrol Boats
  • DSME CEO set to stay for another three years
  • Wärtsilä to maintain Viking Grace LNGPac system
  • MSHS Group makes Brazilian acquisition
  • Havila brings PSV out of layup for Total charter
  • Response to gas pipeline fire continues

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • Demolition prices start to slide
    Demolition values lose a 2018 high seen in mid-March
  • IACS needs to become more agile, chairman warns
    IACS chair announces changes to the technical body's membership and application criteria and calls for greater transparency within the association
  • Five things to watch: Regulation
    Environmental regulation is the long-term trend, but shipping must first contend with a wide-reaching transparency regulation coming soon
  • Five things to watch: Ship finance
    Say goodbye to your banker next door. Say hello to a global array of new lending products
  • Tariff worries drag VLGC rates to eight-month low
    US-China trade war fears trigger counter-seasonal weakness in VLGC markets even before tariffs are imposed
  • The Interview: Ravi Mehrotra
    Few have had a career comparable to that of Ravi Mehrotra, the 76-year-old Foresight executive chairman who has built a...
  • Five things to watch: Marine insurance
    Technology and industry consolidation are making the marine insurance sector stir up historically high levels of interest
  • Goldilocks picks another fight with Noble amid restructuring spat
    The investment fund says the letter from Noble's chairman 'is riddled with assumptions and inaccuracies'
  • Pacific Basin to honour its share award scheme for $5.5m
    Payment of about $5.5m will come from the company's internal cash resources
  • Driver shortages and Brexit concerns driving shortsea market
    A hard Brexit could be a blessing for smaller terminals with spare capacity
  • BHP trims 2018 iron ore guidance
    The giant machines that pick up and empty fully-loaded rail cars of iron ore caused a setback for the miner...
  • Five things to watch: Law
    Several cases before the London courts are tied up with the actions of some of the world's more controversial regimes
  • Seadrill seeks new business after restructuring approval
    CEO says Seadrill is talking with major oil services companies and that John Fredriksen is sticking around
  • StealthGas eyes better market for small LPG carriers as building marathon ends
    Greek owner takes last of four 22,000 cu m semi-refrigerated vessels from Hyundai Mipo, bringing its 26-ship programme to a...
  • Diana Shipping gets higher rate for Cargill time charters
    Both are dry bulk vessels and expected to generate about $16m in gross revenue
  • Union marches with Pride for greater workplace inclusivity
    Union attended the LGBT+ Pride march in London in both 2016 and 2017
  • The women who move the world
    Women's networking and support group is to focus on empowering women to lead
  • Ship Finance to offer $150m in convertible notes
    Ship Finance also intends to grant the underwriters an option to purchase additional notes of up to $22.5m
  • Viewpoint: Biting the hands that feed us
    Is there anything that will make the bulk of the population think more benevolently about the ships upon which they...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • Incentive program, rail link help drive up NY-NJ port auto traffic
  • ELDs seen reshaping US truck shipping patterns
  • Global demand keeps China port volume up
  • E-commerce drives double-digit warehouse rent hikes in top markets
  • Russia says Asia-Russia rail transit time now considerably shorter
  • KCS's New Orleans-Dallas rail shuttle to begin in May
  • Port of Antwerp unveils barge congestion action plan
  • India hopes tender changes jump-start interest in Chabahar project

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • Golar LNG in early talks with BP on FLNG
    Gas shipping specialist has not identified vessel yet for project, but could head to Keppel for order.
  • Bounce in Scorpio Tankers stock amid debt questions
    Company's stock is still wildly below strike price as management considers strategy
  • General Ore loan clinched as family legal spat rolls on
    Court documents reveal refinancing secured last year for $50m loan from DNB
  • AG Shipping buys first MR2 with more in sight
  • NRP takes two more Nordic Hamburg handysizes
  • Commodities have key role to play in ING's Asian ship finance growth
  • Shipping bankers adjust to new realities
    Major banks are sticking with Singapore, although some are taking a cautious approach
  • City state still major centre for maritime
  • Youroukos adds more Schulte panamaxes to fleet
  • Niche outfit PIL not interested in big boxships
  • Diversifying out of the box for PIL
  • 'National carrier' PIL straps itself in for the long-haul
    Teo Siong Seng says he was flattered by last year's talk that shipping giant Cosco was set to buy his family owned business
  • Oslo fund delays help lift Rehder ship sale prices
    Hamburg-based shipmanager says investors missed the boat as it ditches Norwegian equity project and finds buyers elsewhere
  • Montoir celebrates milestone on LNG transshipment journey
    Owner Elengy is in talks on more term deals and CEO expects rising US exports to increase spot activity
  • Global number of charter-free FSRUs doubles in year
    Projects abound but developers are making bigger demands of companies
  • Terminal thinks big with broad range of services
  • Newbuilds square up for project business
  • Smit Lamnalco sponge-scape is the icing on the cake at Sigtto meeting
  • Singapore's offshore sector opens doors to new breed of player
    Carnage facing Singapore has seen newcomers take advantage of low asset prices to prepare for a market upturn - whenever that may come
  • Two shipyards still key to Kim Heng story
  • Kim Heng eyes 'work horse' assets at distressed prices
    Anchor handlers bought for a song allow outfit to undercut its opposition
  • HBA to clean up on backlog of rig maintenance
  • HBA looks to Uber model in pursuit of offshore projects
    Founder and chief executive Hassan Basma says leasing rather than owning will allow offshore-sector newcomers to take advantage of opportunities
  • Retiring Miclyn Express boss eyes mentoring role
    Veteran positive about offshore outfit's prospects
  • Leaving behind a lasting legacy
  • UK offshore wind projects energise workboats activity
    Steady rise in numbers of UK workboats a clear sign of how renewable energy is creating vessel demand
  • Walk-to-work vessels prove popular amid summer rush
  • Vroon Offshore team on the run aims to raise hospital funds
  • Shoreline to provide cyber and fraud cover
    COFR pioneer links up with XL Catlin for integrated crime-insurance policy
  • Greek owner slams Iraq over handling of fatal bulker crash
  • Carbon deal does not leave everyone happy with IMO's stance on emissions
  • World Bank and IMF set to begin discussions on carbon pricing
  • Australian detentions fall despite safety fears on foreign-flag ships
    Report reveals welfare standards may actually be improving amid government concerns
  • Iran poised to publish Sanchi probe findings
  • IMO carbon deal poses challenge for shipping's capex
    Target to slash shipping emissions set to have immediate effect on investment decisions on how ships comply with sulphur regulations
  • Slower speeds make for safer whale crossing
  • Graffiti message to IMO slightly misses its mark
  • Tough time for tanker owners before market picks up in 2020
    Top brokers forecast ongoing pain in run-up to the IMO's 2020 cap on ships' sulphur emissions
  • Ciner backs $240m project for suezmax newbuilds
    Turkish owner ready to invest in up to four new suezmaxes to diversify fleet
  • Shell locks Eletson LR2 newbuilding into period charter
  • China's Unipec secures VLCC tonnage at low period rates
  • Ognibene returns to lead own tanker management platform
    Former Heidmar boss says new outfit Concord Maritime is bullish on crude carrier market recovery
  • Shandong Shipping aims to secure pack of 10 MR tankers
    Qingdao-based outfit believed to be aiming to hit 10 ships in its ongoing MR tanker drive but company calls the latest report of a transaction premature
  • ZPMC on hunt for semi-sub conversion candidates
    With markets improving, AMPTC aframax becomes latest tanker to make the switch
  • Methanol offers shipping a clean, quick pathway to carbon cuts
    IMO member states have agreed on a decarbonisation target, and the means to start is largely in place, says Gregory Dolan, chief executive of trade association Methanol Institute
  • Teekay joins digital push to give pool partners a 'bird's-eye view'
    Vancouver-based owner seeks to bring in more ships with online digital dashboard
  • Glencore nets rate cut for charter extension
  • Atlantica set to cash in with supramax sale
  • Korea Line snaps up H Vogemann's only remaining capesize
  • Gulnak grows in dry bulk with handy buy
  • Dianik emerges as buyer of Roth panamax

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • Executive Moves: Los Angeles Harbor Commission, Port of Vancouver USA and Acuitive Solutions
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has appointed Commissioner Jaime L. Lee to president. Lee was nominated by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...
  • Seatrade/Streamlines, Hapag-Lloyd sign slot charter deal
    Refrigerated (reefer) and perishable transport specialists Seatrade and StreamLines have entered into a slot charter agreement with Hapag-L...
  • House Ag Committee clears 2018 Farm Bill
    Overcoming Democrat objections over individual eligibility requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit...
  • Unions serve Canadian Pacific with strike notice
    Class I railway Canadian Pacific revealed Wednesday it received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train ...
  • BIMCO: Shipping feels impact of soybean tariffs
    BIMCO says there is already some some evidence that China's higher tariffs on U.S. soybeans is being felt in the shipping industry. "The u...
  • Chinese firms investing $1b in Khalifa Port FTZ
    Abu Dhabi Ports in the United Arab Emirates and Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation and Investment Co. Ltd. (JOCIC) of China said 15 Ch...
  • AI shifting shape of logistics
    DHL and IBM this week outlined the areas where artificial intelligence will make the biggest impact in logistics. "AI is enabling a shift ...
  • Port Houston thrives in Q1
    Port Houston handled 9.7 million tons of cargo during the first quarter of 2018, up 2 percent from the corresponding 2017 period. Cargo sh...
  • Boeing delivers first 737-800 freighter conversion
    Boeing delivered its first 737-800 passenger plane converted to freighter service this week to GE Capital Aviation Services, which in turn ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2018
  • OPEC looks to create conditions to boost upstream investment
    OPEC and its allies have moved the goalposts on their production cut agreement from rebalancing the market to fostering a more bullish market to incentivize upstream investment.
  • Oil majors see reserves slip for fourth straight year
    Western oil majors saw their oil and gas reserves fall for a fourth straight year in 2017 and are replenishing more oil reserves than gas despite an industry trend to rebalance the production mix towards cleaner-burning natural gas.
  • Total hopeful of obtaining waiver if US reimposes Iran sanctions
    Total remains committed to its South Pars gas investment in Iran, but the company's CEO said Thursday he is hopeful of obtaining a waiver from the US Administration if it withdraws from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposes sanctions.
  • US moves closer to oil, gas lease sales in Alaska's ANWR
    The Trump administration has started the regulatory steps to hold at least two lease sales in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the next decade, as required by the tax bill Congress approved in December.
  • NYMEX May crude settles lower on Omani minister remarks
    NYMEX May crude fell 18 cents to settle Thursday at $68.29/b, turning into negative territory when the Omani oil minister was quoted downplaying the likelihood of sharply higher prices.
  • European fuel oil, bunker prices hit multi-year highs on firming crude
    The 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barge market and Rotterdam 380 CST delivered bunker fuel has hit 3-1/2 year highs in the wake of rising ICE Brent futures.
  • High prices undermining WAF bunker demand -- sources
    Bunker fuel demand at West African ports such as Lome and Dakar has been waning over recent months due mainly to high prices, sources said.
  • Finland's Neste mulls whether to produce 0.5% sulfur bunkers
    Finnish oil refiner Neste is currently assessing whether or not it will produce 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels for when marine fuel sulfur limits drop to that level in 2020, a company representative told S&P Global Platts Wednesday.
  • European fuel oil heads to Red Sea as summer air-con demand kicks in
    The first indications of summer air-conditioning demand emerged Thursday after two vessels were heard on subjects to take fuel oil from Europe for discharge in the Red Sea.
  • Fuel oil market begins to experiment to produce 0.5% marine fuels
    Low sulfur crudes, low sulfur straight run, gasoline and gasoil are some components.
  • Future of scrubbers still shrouded by dark clouds ahead of IMO 2020 rule
    "Scrubbers as a solution [to meet compliance to IMO's 2020 rule] is off the table for now," said Eastport Maritime's Mike Beviss.
  • FOB Singapore 500 ppm sulfur gasoil cash differential flips to positive territory
    Compounding the bullishness, demand has also started to gain momentum, sources said.
  • FUTURES: Crude rises further on US EIA stock data
    Analysts surveyed Monday by S&P Global Platts were looking for US crude stocks to have risen by 625,000 barrels for the same period.

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