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February 26, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate up 1.2pc to US$916/TEU, off 4.9pc to USWC
  • Recyclable waste exporters face hard times after China enforces ban
  • Colombo transshipments up 20pc to 436,303 TEU, overall cargo up 16.4pc
  • Shell vessel serves Rotterdam's new LNG bunkering facility
  • Potential to use mega ship sparks China-India service upgrades
  • Growth in Asia-US Gulf trade prompts calls for extra services
  • South Korea charges US Commerce Department with unfair trade practices
  • Maersk sets sights on carving out its own niche landside
  • Maersk-owned APMT Pipivav docks Maersk's intra-Asia 9,662-TEU ship
  • Bangladesh to 'fast-track' Bay Container Terminal project
  • CEVA 2017 profit up 7.6pc to US$154 million as revenues rise 2.8pc
  • Valencia port handles 4.8 million TEU, up 2pc in 2017
  • CMA CGM unveils unique liquid transportation system at Berlin fair
  • Intermodal Asia comes to Shanghai World Expo on March 20-21
  • Australia thanks Israel for thwarting Etihad bombing attack
  • IAG Cargo 2017 revenues increase 8pc to US$1.32 billion
  • Shanghai Pudong to top Hong Kong as busiest passenger airport
  • BIFA backs NIC report clamouring for action on Heathrow's third runway

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
  • CMA CGM enhances its offerings in Nepal
  • Hamburg Süd gets more than 8,000 new containers
  • Makeeia Shipping Services announces maiden service from Kandla to Umm Qasr
  • The outlook for container shipping in 2018: An analysis
  • World's first LNG-fuelled bulk carrier delivered
  • APM Terminals Pipavav adds new "Cl1" Far East service
  • Sanjay Bhatia takes charge as Chairman, Deendayal Port Trust
  • TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
  • American Airlines Cargo named International Carrier of the Year by Airforwarders Association
  • PIL, PSA & IBM conclude successful blockchain trial from Chongqing to Singapore via Southern Transport Corridor

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Eyes on the Atlantic
  • 2018 spend in Texas focuses on maintenance
  • New spare parts centre for Krone
  • Port of New Orleans extends commissioner board
  • Thrilling times for Atlas Air
  • New EEX service from APL
  • Rail reconstruction progressing on Taman Peninsula
  • Centennial celebration for Auto AG Group
  • New CEO for Miami-Dade's aviation department
  • MSC unites Haropa and Africa with new service
  • Intermodal Linz - Koper connection launched
  • Kale and Cargonaut to create digital corridor
  • Heppner acquires 40% of Eurobeta
  • Top brass reshuffle at ADP
  • Box volume upswing continues in 2018, says RWI
  • Dnata improves fleet equipment in Australia
  • New train connects Romania and Germany

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • Wisdom Marine confirms two Kamsarmax orders at JMU
  • Dry bulk orders are 'killing' the market
  • Djibouti terminates DP World port concession
  • ITF and maritime employers agree on new wage framework
  • Indonesia delays cabotage plans
  • China, North Korea trade plunges as sanctions bite
  • German ship mortgage lender OVB outlines growth plans
  • PIL, PSA, IBM conclude blockchain trial along China-SEA route
  • Finnish shipyards rising from the ashes

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • CEVA Logistics is well-positioned to deliver 2018 targets, says CEO
  • 'Drastic' rate drops on Transpacific bode badly for carriers ahead of negotiation season
  • IAG Cargo annual revenues beat the €1bn mark, as airlines reap the rewards of the capacity crunch
  • Sea freight becomes more realistic option for fragile fruit, as new packaging extends shelf life
  • 'Eye-opening' white paper reveals critical issues in US Customs' automated environment

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • Algoma Innovator heads for Canada
  • Tanker repels pirate attack 160 miles off Somali coast
  • Seventy-four year old tugboat sinks under tow
  • Thome adds waste management to performance monitoring software
  • VIDEO: NASSCO delivers ESB 4

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • International Group pool will pick up Sanchi P&I tab
    Condensates not covered by CLC, Bardot confirms
  • US targets owners and ships in fresh North Korea sanctions package
    Trump says measures targeting more than 50 ships and maritime transport companies are the 'largest-ever' set of sanctions against North...
  • Augustea-Oceanbulk bid for Bottiglieri was 'invited and supported' by the banks
    Joint venture formed by Augustea Holdings and Oceanbulk Maritime to bid for Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione tells Lloyd's List it...
  • Is piracy in the Gulf of Guinea here to stay?
    Lack of international military force as an option means this is largely a national affair
  • Tanker targeted off Somali coast
    Dryad security analyst warns assailants may have been fishers protecting equipment
  • Record US crude exports offer tanker owners small respite
    LOOP aids 2m bpd exports from the US but tanker sentiment is shadowed by Opec cut and newbuildings
  • Sanchi disaster: Marine insurers will count the cost
    However, the final bill will not be known for some time, experts say
  • Maersk bets the farm on container transport logistics strategy
    Danish carrier wants to become a full-service transport operator, but will its vision pay off?
  • Is MSC set to be the big winner from Maersk's plan to become a global integrator?
    MSC could have the most to gain over the next few years from Maersk's grand plan to re-shape the future
  • J. Lauritzen sees challenging year ahead after $45m loss for 2017
    Dry Bulk Tankers and Gas Finance
  • Onboard guards exchange gunfire with attackers during Nigeria piracy attempt
    More attacks should be expected while pirate group is still at large, warns security expert
  • Ocean freight rates stable on major east-west trades
    Spot prices flat as lunar new year holiday period begins, with Asia-Europe prices up slightly compared with 2017 and transpacific...
  • The Interview: Jan Dieleman
    Cargill shipping boss is a strong supporter of the new low-sulphur regulations, but he worries that soft penalties will lead...
  • Ferry explodes in Mexico injuring passengers
    Cause of the explosion is unclear
  • Indonesia postpones law to control who can ship coal
    The trade ministry has been given six months to a year to revise the regulation
  • DP World accuses Djibouti of illegally seizing Doraleh port
    Company says seizure of terminal 'is the culmination the government's campaign to force the DP World to renegotiate the terms...
  • DSME workers protest executive's 'insensitive' text after fatal accident
    Executive subsequently apologised for his actions
  • Containership demand growth enough to improve market fundamentals
    Overall demand growth however likely to be weaker than in 2017, says BIMCO
  • US set to impose fresh sanctions on North Korea
    Trump administration to unveil biggest set of sanctions against the rogue state to date, Reuters reports
  • Korea's shipping blockchain consortium gets more members
    The number of members has jumped to 38 from 15 last May
  • Shipping Corporation of India signs MoU with Petronet LNG
    Agreement aims to combine expertise of both companies to explore, build and develop LNG infrastructure near the Indian coast, SCI...
  • StealthGas adopts wait and see strategy in disposal of older tonnage
    Gas carrier firm in no rush to replace older ships after taking delivery of newbuildings over the past three years
  • PIL, PSA and IBM complete blockchain trial
    Proof of concept for the blockchain-based supply chain platform was tested between August to December last year
  • Tanker thwarts armed attack off Nigeria
    Pirates armed with AK-47s made seven efforts to board vessel and fired at it
  • Oil majors expect compliant marine fuels produced from residuals as post-2020 choice
    "It will not be a distillates' world," says ExxonMobil official

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • As US truck capacity tightens, reefer shippers board the rails
  • New intra-Asia calls put APM Terminals Pipavav back on growth track
  • US recyclable exporters find new markets after China ban
  • Tight air cargo capacity challenges Seattle crab exporters
  • Tight US transport capacity speeding up digitization
  • NY-NJ terminal upgrade's goal is 25 percent turn time reduction

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • Analyst slams Aegean Marine for HEC buy
    Stifel analyst Ben Nolan calls Jonathan McIlroy-led bunker supplier's acquisition of Hellenic Environmental Centers 'indefensible' and 'cronyism'.
  • US warns against deceptive North Korean shipping tactics
    Federal agencies have sent out an advisory alerting the global shipping industry of the rogue nation's use of vessels to evade UN sanctions.
  • US blocking Wilh Wilhelmsen's Drew deal
    US is now the second front in Wilhelmsen's fight to consolidate marine chemicals market.
  • Three BP Shipping tankers set for sale
    Oil major said to be on verge of $36m sale of medium range vessels.
  • Crew rescued from Vietnamese cargoship
    Hoa Phuong vessel had got into difficulty off Ha Tinh province.
  • Krasnoye Sormovo appoints new boss
    Russian yard promotes Mikhail Pershin to acting director general.
  • Now profitable RBS continues to carry shipping provisions
    Royal Bank of Scotland took additional provisions on its rapidly shrinking shipping business during 2017, its annual report reveals. Berenberg buys $300m loans from Commerzbank A £168m ($235m) charge for the year was lower than the £394m carried in 2016, when the bank's shipping book was much larger. The bank's annual report, which announced the lender's first profit in 10 years, showed RBS sti
  • Oil from Sanchi hits Japan
    Coast guard says matter found on islands highly likely to be from sunken suezmax.
  • Clarksons Platou Securities tips VLCC newbuilding price rise
    Rising newbuilding prices are positive for the tanker market with the cost of a new VLCC set to climb further, Clarksons Platou Securities says. Sinokor locks away four VLCC newbuildings to GS Caltex Analyst Frode Morkedal says newbuildings are inching up across the board with the rise in crude tankers contrary to the weak freight market. "It's more a function of recent reductions to yard capac
  • Turkish warships 'threaten to sink drillship'
    Eni vessel at centre of row over Cypriot field.
  • Somali pirates shoot at Leopard tanker
    Suspected Somali pirates have exchanged fire with an armed security team onboard a Leopard Tankers ship in what is believed to be the first incident in the region this year. Shots were fired from pirates in three skiffs at the 50,000-dwt Leopard Sun (built 2013) last night 165 nautical miles from the Somalian town of Hobyo. A security team onboard the tanker, owned by the Vitol and Grindrod join
  • Eimskip pushes up profit in fourth quarter
    Icelandic container line also enjoys higher revenue.
  • J Lauritzen books a loss in 'year of transition'
    Danish owner has laid foundations for better performance but profit is out of reach in 2018, chief executive says.
  • Wisdom Marine continues bulker order push
    JMU is the latest Japanese yard to scoop newbuildings from Taiwanese owner.
  • Sovcomflot scrapping trio of aframax tankers
    Russian owner set to collect over $20m from demolition of millennial tankers.
  • Dof loses $108m in fourth quarter
    Norwegian owner hit by higher costs in final three months.
  • Indonesia postpones coal cabotage plan
    Foreign bulker owners breathe sigh of relief for now.
  • Subsea 7 and Schlumberger forming joint venture
    Norwegian owner and US giant in talks to build on 2015 subsea alliance.
  • Sealink cuts losses, but still remains in the red
    Malaysian offshore vessel shipbuilder and operator says market is improving despite loss.
  • SembCorp Marine set to remain independent
    Majority shareholder says it will continue to support company "through the cycle".
  • Thoresen offloads bulker for further trading
    Thai owner clears out older tonnage just days after bringing in more modern vessel

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • Djibouti government seizes container terminal
    DP World said the Djibouti government on Friday illegally seized control of its Doraleh Container Terminal. The Dubai-based terminal opera...
  • Trade community wants answers on impending alcohol excise tax cuts
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has yet to implement alcohol excise tax cuts mandated through recently enacted national tax reform...
  • Executive Moves: ITS Logistics and Port NOLA
    Third-party provider ITS Logistics has promoted Jamie Lawson to the role of chief financial officer. Lawson joined ITS Logistics in 2014 a...
  • IAG Cargo grows volumes, revenues in 2017
    IAG Cargo, the airfreight division of International Airlines Group, saw its commercial revenues rise 8 percent to 1.08 billion euros (U.S. ...
  • UPS taps Workhorse for electric trucks
    UPS Inc. has placed an order with transport technology and equipment maker Workhorse Group Inc. for 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks. T...
  • U.S. adds shipping companies to North Korean sanctions
    The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday added another 27 shipping companies, along with 28 vessels, to ...
  • Agility's earnings rise on higher revenues in 2017
    Agility's net profits for the full year in 2017 jumped 16 percent to 68.5 million Kuwaiti dinars (U.S. $227.8 million) compared with the pr...
  • APHIS opens Vietnam field office
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has opened a new office in Hanoi, Vietnam, t...
  • DHL expands Brussels hub
    DHL Express has opened a new cargo processing facility at Brussels Airport, which will nearly quadruple its handling capacity to 42,000 shi...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
  • US Treasury unveils new sanctions on North Korea trade
    The US Department of the Treasury unveiled sanctions Friday aimed at the illegal trade of petroleum products, coal, and other goods with North Korea.
  • Oil rebound gathers steam lifting ICE Brent above $67/b
    ICE April Brent rose 92 cents Friday to settle at $67.31/b Friday, as the oil complex has made a V-shaped recovery this month buoyed by tightening US crude stocks and stability in equity markets.
  • India vies for Saudi participation in its oil sector
    India has invited Saudi Arabia to participate in its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) program, Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Friday during a visit by his Saudi counterpart Khalid al-Falih, according to a statement from the Indian petroleum ministry.
  • Libya's Elephant oil field shuts down due to protests
    Libya's 90,000 b/d Elephant oil field has been shut since early Friday due to protests by local tribes and guards, sources said.
  • No spot bunker availability at Durban amid unplanned Sapref maintenance
    Bunker fuel at Durban, South Africa, was tight Friday as the effects of local maintenance began to bite, with no 180 CST fuel oil available for spot sales at the port, market sources said.
  • FEATURE: Refiners tease plans for 2020 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels
    "It will not be a distillate world going forward, as some have said. There's still going to be a lot of residual fuel oil in what ships are using."
  • US' World Fuel Services bunker sales fall about 16% in 2017
    US-based World Fuel Services' marine fuel sales for 2017 fell by about 16% year on year to 26.5 million mt, the company said late Thursday.
  • Taiwan's CPC limits bunker fuel supply at Hualien for pipeline repairs
    Taiwan's state-owned refiner CPC issued an alert late Friday saying it will only be able to supply bunker fuel at Hualien port by tank truck, and not by its pipeline, due to a potential pipeline leakage caused by the recent earthquake that hit Taiwan on February 6.
  • ExxonMobil plans to announce new 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels in late 2018 or early 2019
    ExxonMobil plans to announce its new grades of 0.5% bunker fuels for use in 2020 after global marine fuel sulfur limits are cut, either late this year or early next year, the company said Thursday.
  • BP announces new 0.5% sulfur marine fuels for 2020
    In a private meeting with shipowners in London Monday, the company demonstrated two fuels set to be available in Northwest Europe.
  • FUTURES: Crude fairly stable, market awaits fresh cues
    Crude oil prices failed to continue their bullish streak this morning, as the market had already reacted to it last night, Avtar Sandu, senior commodities manager at Phillip Futures, said.
  • Iraq wants to produce 2 million b/d of refined products by 2022
    Iraq has signed an initial agreement with Kuwait's al-Afraj company to coordinate on projects, including a refinery in India.
  • TANKERS: Absence of seasonal freight spike hit Teekay bottom line
    The company wuld consider further sale and leasebacks for the company's fleet as the market remains weak.

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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
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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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