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February 1, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Savannah's full-year cargo volume grows 7.5pc to 4.35 million TEU
  • Commissioned study pitches LNG marine fuel as best economic option
  • Big carriers to use scrubbers, small fry use blends to meet IMO rule
  • MSC wins financing to install exhaust scrubber systems on 86 ships
  • LNG shipping has potential to become the liquid market in future
  • Veoneer JV wins for hands-off self-driving truck tests in Sweden
  • GAC Forwarding & Shipping (Shanghai) renamed GAC (Shanghai)
  • New Orleans sets container volume record of 591,253 TEU in 2018
  • Enterprises Shipping opts for Envirocleanse ballast water treatment
  • Changi air cargo volume rises 1.4pc to 2.1 million tonnes in 2018
  • Japan's ANA takes 9.5pc of Philippine Airlines to boost belief in Asia
  • AA 2018 profit falls to US$1.4 billion despite record cargo volume

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Ernst & Young recommends amendment of GST law to allow zero rate import cargo transportation for Indian flag ships
  • HMM holds PSA-Hyundai Pusan New Port sales contract signing ceremony
  • ITIC e-learning video highlights dangers of switch bills of lading
  • TKM Global handling heavy lift DG Sets from South Korea to India
  • Mumbai Port Chairman launches water taxi service app
  • Expectations from the Union Budget
  • Nitin Gadkari stresses upon need to optimise capacity utilisation & reduce congestion on roads
  • Smart borders for seamless trade, travel & transport is WCO's theme of the year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Security first, politics second
  • Dominique Lebreton appointed foreign trade advisor
  • Haulier joins UK pallet network
  • ABC mandates ACG to finance a B747-8F
  • Hg buys stake in Transporeon
  • Stena to deploy new ferry on Irish Sea
  • SPC Logistics wins Hoyer representation
  • Laurels for UK railfreight operator
  • Ceva Logistics renews partnership with Fincantieri
  • Slight upswing for Marseille Fos in 2018
  • Riga airport has cargo ambitions
  • Senior management changes at MOL
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Increasing rail connectivity in India and Italy
  • Tarros adds Marseille to GPS service
  • Fedex delivers Super Bowl trophy
  • Japanese carriers to end mail codesharing with UPS
  • Telematics raises efficiency of pharma transports in Sweden

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • 'Unsustainable' Team Lines to close its doors next month
  • Supply chain radar: DSV + Panalpina - the grand plan is still intact, but the Danes mull over other options?
  • Gefco delays IPO 'until market conditions improve'
  • ONE carriers continue to haemorrhage money in Q3, but try to stay buoyant
  • Start-up cargo carrier Zhengzhou Airlines ready for take-off
  • Loan repayment deferred again: HNA Group still mulling Swissport's future
  • Tough times for Europe's hauliers - freight rates soften as diesel prices rise
  • Chris Allen first business development manager for Asia at B&H Worldwide
  • Andrew Kirkwood takes over as CEO at BluJay Solutions
  • Harm van Weezel is Associated British Ports' first chief information officer
  • Market Insight: Q&A with Fauad Shariff - digitisation is often a matter of 'garbage optimisation'

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Navy awards Newport News $15.2 billion two-carrier block buy
  • Denmark issues new order on maritime cyber security
  • Swedish Club: Engine room fires require swift and effective response
  • Baleària newbuild is first LNG fueled ferry to operate on Mediterranean
  • Kirby to acquire Cenac Marine Services fleet for $244 million

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Intercargo: Liquefaction still a major risk for dry bulk
    No loss of life or ship from liquefaction reported in 2018, but the preceding decade saw more than 100 lives...
  • Adapt to new finance trends, shipowners told
    Ship finance conference in Greece hears that the ship finance landscape may have changed for good but that 'corporate', 'green'...
  • Turkey ratifies ship recycling convention
    Turkey's accession adds to the IMO convention's chances of ratification but crucial states are still missing
  • Kirby Corp to acquire 99-vessel fleet
    Cenac's fleet moves petrochemicals, refined products and black oil on the Mississippi River, its tributaries and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
  • CMA CGM supports CEVA valuation
    CEVA shareholders would be better sticking with the company rather than selling out for the price offered by CMA CGM
  • Tanker market buoys Capital Product results
    A rebound in product and crude sectors has helped Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners to better-than-forecast profits ahead of the spin-off...
  • Hutchison Ports opens terminal in Thailand
    The Hong Kong-based port operator is still eyeing more capacity-building opportunities in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy
  • Fleet fundamentals support feedermax values
    The lower cost of secondhand tonnage and rising demand means feedermax vessels could make a smart asset play
  • UK haulage rates facing a perfect storm
    Lack of capacity and port congestion help to drive up costs
  • Norden gets 10-year Indian coal deal from Sembcorp
    The shipowner will move coal from Indonesia and South Africa to India until 2029
  • Team Lines to cease trading
    Demise of Team Lines confirms pace of consolidation in feeder segment, with Unifeeder acquiring IMCL in 2010, Feederlink in 2012...
  • Swedish dockworkers issue notice of more strikes
    The SDU has informed employers that workers will down tools intermittently at port facilities in Sundsval, Holmsund and Karlshamn from...
  • MSC crew freed after Gulf of Guinea ordeal
    Kidnapped crew members returned home after a month in captivity
  • Viewpoint: Endorse the port
    BIMCO's vetting of facility quality at dry bulk terminals would benefit the rest of the industry if it were to...
  • Hyundai Heavy to acquire DSME from Korea Development Bank
    KDB chairman Lee Dong-gull says the deal will 'raise the fundamental competitiveness of Daewoo, at a time when the threat...
  • Daily Briefing
    PDVSA sanctions threat could curb tanker upside | American Club urges caution over Venezuela sanctions | DSME gets approach from...
  • Fleet fundamentals support feedermax values
    The lower cost of secondhand tonnage and rising demand means feedermax vessels could make a smart asset play
  • UK haulage rates facing a perfect storm
    Lack of capacity and port congestion help to drive up costs
  • Norden gets 10-year Indian coal deal from Sembcorp
    The shipowner will move coal from Indonesia and South Africa to India until 2029
  • Team Lines to cease trading
    Demise of Team Lines confirms pace of consolidation in feeder segment, with Unifeeder acquiring IMCL in 2010, Feederlink in 2012...
  • Swedish dockworkers issue notice of more strikes
    The SDU has informed employers that workers will down tools intermittently at port facilities in Sundsval, Holmsund and Karlshamn from...
  • MSC crew freed after Gulf of Guinea ordeal
    Kidnapped crew members returned home after a month in captivity
  • Viewpoint: Endorse the port
    BIMCO's vetting of facility quality at dry bulk terminals would benefit the rest of the industry if it were to...
  • Hyundai Heavy to acquire DSME from Korea Development Bank
    KDB chairman Lee Dong-gull says the deal will 'raise the fundamental competitiveness of Daewoo, at a time when the threat...
  • Daily Briefing
    PDVSA sanctions threat could curb tanker upside | American Club urges caution over Venezuela sanctions | DSME gets approach from...
  • Japan's big three remain cautious
    NYK sees the tanker market remaining firm and both the LNG carriers and offshore businesses are expected to maintain high...
  • MOL reorganises for better safety and service
    The goal is to establish MOL as "the world leader in safe operation", the company says in a statement
  • Hong Kong tests emission-sensing drones
    The system can produce results within minutes while scanning emissions from as far as 50 metres from exhaust plumes
  • ONE posts better-than-expected results
    Revenue topped $3bn in the three months, during which the company lifted 1.1m teu on the transpacific trade and 757,000...
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings rallied in fourth quarter
    The state-owned shipping giant said its container lifts and port throughput increased substantially year on year
  • Wood Mackenzie predicts slower growth for FLNGs
    Lacking economies of scale, FLNG projects are likely to be limited to small scale and remote locations as they compete...
  • Product tanker market to face bumpy road into second quarter
    The second half of this year should fare better than the first six months, says Concordia Maritime's chief executive Kim...
  • Port of Savannah had another record year
    The first half of the port's expansion project was completed in 2018 as it finished work on dredging the outer...
  • Gil Ofer launches MaritimeTech Accelerator programme
    The mentorship-driven start-up accelerator partnership will be the first of its kind to target the maritime industry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • New Bangladesh customs process to speed cargo
  • Newbuild strategy creates advantage for Zeamarine
  • Mexican container growth slows on import shift
  • Platform pegs NVOs as quote resellers
  • Trans-Pacific volume strength holds for now
  • European ports bet on tech for Brexit relief
  • Global energy evolution lifts project cargo
  • US tax deadline rush boosts wind logistics

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • BlackRock ups stake in Matson
  • Turkey joins list of states ratifying ship scrapping convention
    Instrument deposited at IMO as country formalises commitment to green recycling
  • Navios Partners reveals $199m in finance deals as profit slumps
  • Qatar's $11bn newbuild plans show scale of LNG ambitions
    Confirmation the Middle Eastern state is looking to build 60 LNG vessels reflects the increasing importance of natural gas in global energy trade and shipping
  • SWS ends its VLCC drought with order from CSSC Leasing
    CSSC's leasing arm inks four newbuilds on speculation as Chinese yard hails first VLCC order since 2014
  • CMA CGM lines up 10-strong boxship contract in China
    French liner giant appears to be hedging its bets on the all-important 2020 fuelling choice
  • Eastern Pacific launches tech start-up hunt in Singapore
  • Capital Product Partners rides rate surge back to profit
  • UASC cash paying off Hapag-Lloyd bond early
  • Maersk Tankers sells veteran as newbuildings deliver
  • Novatek's Arctic LNG ambitions grow
  • As China strengthens, is HSH shift a goodbye to German ship finance as we know it?
    With Germany in retreat from ship lending, rebranding of HSH to HCB could be more than just a change of letters
  • Azuma Shipping sees profit fall
  • Essar Shipping cuts loss as lid kept on costs
  • Kirby buys Cenac Marine Services fleet of inland vessels
  • Rising bunker costs hurt Cosco's container and heavylift units
    Cosco Shipping Holdings and Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers both expect to report heavy falls in 2018 net results.
  • Brittany Ferries' new LNG ro-pax delayed at FSG
  • Ineos aims to expand fleet of Dragon-class gas carriers
    UK-headquartered petrochemical producer says midsize ships will be needed to move US cargoes to Belgium
  • Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2
    Battle rages over whether project developer Novatek will choose either Chinese or South Korean yards as the technology partner for its next ice-breaking LNG carriers
  • Lawsuits and bankruptcies see investors target governance
    US-based companies try to separate from the pack in an industry with a poor track-record on good standards
  • DSIC's offshore unit enters court-ordered restructuring
    A local court has deemed the offshoot of state conglomerate China Shipbuilding Industry Corp unable to meet debt obligations.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets bullish on investment opportunities
  • Iino paying special dividend bonus for 120th anniversary
  • Tanker king Fredriksen injecting $100m into Norwegian Air Shuttle
  • HHI seeks Samho listing as loss bigger than expected
  • Eastern Pacific strikes $730m charter deal with CMA CGM
    Newbuilds locked into 10-year deals at estimated $40k per day
  • Viken Shipping confirms sale of elderly LR2 tanker trio
  • Venezuela warning: tanker trades face chaos as Caracas unravels
    Vessel owners face heightened risks in dealing with state oil company PDVSA - whose operations are worsening by the day
  • Cerberus set to become top dog in German ship finance
    But shipowners voice concern as hedge fund poised to become Germany's leading financier
  • Energy majors forge path on projects for LNG-fuelled VLCC newbuildings
    Price premium, trading range and infrastructure availability are likely to be key determinants in uptake for large tanker projects
  • Dof fixes out PSV pair as market heads 'in the right direction'
    Timecharters for Oslo-listed owner continue trend of vessels leaving lay-up and returning to work.
  • Dof fixed out PSV pair as market heads 'in the right direction'
    Time charters for Oslo-listed owner continue trend of vessels leaving lay-up and returning to work.
  • Tanker partially submerged after hitting rocks
  • NYK gloomier on bulkers as it posts loss
  • Tankers drag Stolt-Nielsen profit below forecasts
  • K Line turns red as boxships struggle
  • KDB pressing ahead with mega-merger of world's two largest shipbuilders
    Korean state lender confirms plans to sell its DSME stake to Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Rates continue to soften for LNG units amid slow trading
  • Evalend signs up for VLCC newbuilds at Hyundai Heavy
  • Transmed to cash in on kamsarmax newbuildings
  • Upgrade by S&P Global gives Swedish Club extra credit
    Boss Lars Rhodin says credit rating will open up new markets for the mutual as it steps up cross-selling of services
  • MOL unifies shipmanagement as profit falls
  • KDB signs conditional deal to sell DSME to Hyundai Heavy
    Korean state lender says proposal would include liquidity support of $2.25bn for restructured shipbuilder; approach also to be made to Samsung over potential merger.
  • Kumiai drops oldest VLGC as it gears up for newbuilding
  • Anchor fund backs NYK Line's ambitions to grow cruise line
    Investment fund Anchor Ship Partners to help shipping giant finance development of its Asuka brand
  • China orders first speculative LNG carrier newbuildings
  • EMAS Offshore CFO jumps over to Atlantic Navigation
    Hsu Chong Pin is shifting to the UAE as part of a management renewal that has been underway since new shareholders came on board last July.
  • SK Shipping in first capesize scrap deal of the year

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • ONE says third-quarter loss was smaller than forecast
    The joint venture of Japan's three largest shipping companies said it benefited from the rush to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of threatened tariff increase.
  • Canada inclined to wait on U.S. before passing USMCA, CEO says
    The CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Canadian Parliament will likely want to see how legislative consideration of the pact shakes out in the U.S. first; Mexico seems willing to move more quickly, former deputy USTR says.
  • Commentary: Patience tried by export license backlog
    Now is the time for export compliance officers to explain to senior management the reasons for the delays in BIS and hold the line on compliance.
  • C.R. England increases driver pay again
  • Executive Moves: BluJay, OmniTRAX Energy Solutions
  • Rotterdam puts Internet of Things platform into operation
  • Averitt Express releases supply chain survey
  • FMCSA declares Ohio truck driver imminent hazard
  • Caterpillar equipment rolls off ship at JAXPORT

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Crude futures diverge after US production reports swings WTI into negative territory
    Crude futures retreated from session highs in afternoon trading Friday and settled mixed after rising US production estimates stoked market concerns of a supply overhang in 2019.
  • Rare jet cargo heads to NY harbor amid weakness in Med
    A Medium Range tanker, the Nave Capella, loaded 35,000 mt of jet fuel from Augusta, Italy, and was heading to New York Harbor in a rare move, according to S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow Thursday.
  • Enterprise seeks US approval for deepwater Texas port to load VLCCs in 24 hours
    Enterprise Products Partners is in the process of securing federal approval to build a deepwater crude export terminal off the coast of Texas with the capacity to load VLCCs within 24 hours, CEO Jim Teague said Thursday.
  • Cargoes of Venezuela-bound US diluent halted by Trump administration sanctions
    Several cargoes of US diluent bound for Venezuela were abruptly halted Tuesday following the Trump administration sanctions on PDVSA, sources said.
  • Gibraltar bunker market braces for rough weather
    The ports of Gibraltar and Algeciras are expected to close late Thursday because of bad weather forecast to arrive later, the port authorities said, affecting bunker fuel market operations.
  • M100 fuel oil cargo sold to US Atlantic Coast due to US-Venezuela sanctions
    A cargo of Russian M100 fuel oil was sold for loading into the US Atlantic Coast, multiple sources said Thursday.
  • US Sanctions on Venezuelan oil industry pushes Houston ex-wharf IFO 380 to monthly high
    US sanctions on exports of crude and crude products from Venezuela were seen priced into Houston IFO 380, bunker sources said.
  • JAPAN DATA: Japan takes record US crude oil in 2018, imports 199,138 b/d in Dec
    Japan imported a record 199,138 b/d of crude oil from the US in December and the total US crude shipments in 2018 reached an all-time annual high, allowing the North American producer to break into the top 10 supplier list for the first time last year, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
  • India in talks with US on extension of Iran oil waivers: official
    India is in talks with the US to extend a waiver permitting it to continue importing Iranian oil after March, an Indian oil ministry official said Thursday.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Singapore HSFO swap cracks at year-to-date highs on tightening supply
    Front-month February FOB Singapore 180 CST HSFO/Dubai swap crack spread was assessed at 77.4 cents/b as of 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) Wednesday, the highest since December 10 last year.
  • Iran tries to find more buyers for oil sales on domestic exchange to bypass sanctions
    The bourse, which Iran has used to sell its crude in the face of US sanctions on international sales, will also be used to offer gas condensates.

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