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July 2, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 2.1pc to US$701/TEU, USWC soars 24.5pc to $1,720/FEU
  • LA-LB ports see cargo volumes from China and HK slump due to trade war
  • Ports in China handle 5.5b tonnes of cargo between Jan-May, up 6.7pc
  • Tanger Med opens new terminals to attract more box traffic
  • FedEx's integration with TNT leaves firm with Q4 loss of US$1.97b
  • UK enlists help of logistics experts to prevent hard border with Ireland
  • Davies Turner's express China-UK rail service faster than expected
  • DB Schenker boosts South Asia network with new subsidiary in Bangladesh
  • Cathay is ready to change fleet deployment to match unsteady cargo demand
  • Cargolux starts services from Luxembourg to Jakarta
  • The Netherlands considers air cargo tax to protect the environment

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • APM Terminals' MedPort Tangier in Morocco inaugurated last week
  • BCBA organises seminar on Customs Post Clearance Audit & GST Return Filing
  • Creating common information technology standards to make industry more efficient for both customers & shipping lines, summit told
  • DHL Express' 'Yellow Yatra' arrives in Delhi to help SMEs succeed beyond borders through e-commerce
  • HMM to join THE Alliance
  • Maritime Cook Islands Ship Registry appoints new CEO
  • MOL to launch annual safety campaign on July 15
  • OOCL's new proforma of LL4 & LL5 on Asia-Europe trade
  • Port of Rotterdam's Wilheminahaven DordrechtInland Seaport becomes future proof
  • Sea change in shipping seen from Jan. 2020
  • APSEZ & Wilhelmshaven Freight Village Container Terminal to jointly promote trade & shipping
  • Benefits of PCS 1x highlighted at roadshow
  • E-challan system in place to check traffic violations
  • India's annual coal demand up 9.1 pc
  • PM Modi & President Trump agree to facilitate early meeting of Commerce Ministers to sort out trade issues
  • WCO launches new integrity development tool

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine to join THE Alliance
  • Cargo-carrier SW Italia showing interest in buying into Alitalia
  • Freightliner owner Genesee & Wyoming to be acquired in $8.4bn deal
  • DP World continues its diversification with billion-dollar Topaz Energy & Marine deal
  • Belarus bottlenecks may see booming Asia-Europe rail freight hit the buffers
  • 'Port automation may not always deliver expected results'
  • Emirates SkyCargo appoints first Emirati female cargo managers
  • Monika Schaller appointed vice president of corporate communications at DP-DHL
  • Against the odds: It's coming...
  • New company secretary Angela Morgan completes ABP's new executive team
  • On the wires: Temasek the 'Saviour' invests little in Li & Fung as it cashes in top dollar from CapitaLand

Marine Logweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Port Canaveral gets $1.5 million in state funding for new fireboat
    The Canaveral Port Authority will receive $1.5 million in funding from the State of Florida to support the acquisition of a specialized fireboat to provide marine firefighting and rescue capabilities for Port
  • Philly Shipyard to appoint CFO with "deep government contracts experience"
    With no ships on its current order book Philly Shipyard has declared its intentions to "go gray" and seek U.S. government contracts. It has already succeeded in becoming one of four shipyards
  • PPG wins $78 million MSC coatings contract
    Pittsburgh, Pa., headquartered PPG (NYSE: PPG) reports that it has been awarded a five-year, $78 million contract by the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide coatings, solvents and technical services
  • FERRIES 2019 will include tour of leading maritime training facility
    Marine Log's FERRIES 2019 conference and expo, which this year is being held November 5 & 6 at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, will offer a full program
  • VT Halter starts construction on third Navy berthing barge
    VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has started construction on the third Auxiliary Personnel Lighter - Small (APL(S)), a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
  • Seaspan hands over Canada's first OFSV
    Seaspan Shipyards officially handed over Canada's first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin to the Canadian Coast Guard in a June 27 ceremony held aboard the vessel. Built
  • Wake Media appoints Andy Ford as Operations Director
    U.K. based specialist maritime and offshore marketing agency Wake Media has appointed Andy Ford as Operations Director, effective July 1. Reporting to Managing Director Steve Parks, Ford will be responsible for enhancing,
  • DP World acquires Topaz Energy in $1.1 billion deal
    Dubai headquartered global port operator DP World has acquired Topaz Energy and Marine Limited from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity/Affirma Capital in a deal valued at $1,079 million. Topaz,
  • New MARAD warning on regional conflict and piracy
    The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a new advisory (2019-007) warning of violence due to regional conflict and piracy in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • How to shine a light on shipping's grey areas
    Some flags are playing a cat and mouse game with sanctions busters, others are happy to turn a blind eye...
  • Turkey-Greece ferry link starts operations
    Direct Turkey-Greece service promises to cut the transit time between Europe and Turkey for truck traffic and reduce congestion at...
  • EU starts special trade system for dealing with Iran
    Marine insurers and shipping companies may be hoping for re-opened doors, but after the recent tanker attacks in the Gulf...
  • Containerships are maritime's biggest polluters, EU data shows
    The European Commission publishes the results of the first Monitoring, Verification and Reporting regulation report period
  • Former Höegh Autoliners executives face US cartel indictment
    Two shipping executives agreed with competitors to fix, stabilise, and maintain rates charged to customers of international ocean shipping services...
  • Australia secures lion's share of China's rising uptake of LNG imports
    It is also not a given that Australia may overtake Qatar as the world's top LNG exporter this year, the...
  • HMM to join The Alliance as full member
    HMM has until now been an associate member of the 2M group with Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Maritime Cook Islands registry appoints Chatzigeorgiou to top job
    Angelos Chatzigeorgiou takes the helm of the Maritime Cook Islands registry
  • DP World agrees $1.1bn takeover of Topaz
    Topaz buy adds 117 vessels to DP World's fleet in logistics services push
  • K Line to form joint venture for coal and LNG carriers
    The joint venture, to be based in Taipei, is expected to start operations in October 2020
  • BW Offshore names Marco Beenen as chief executive
    Former BW Offshore chief executive Carl K Arnet has been appointed to run BW Energy
  • Daily Briefing
    Skuld only IG club with underwriting surplus | Data and technology herald 'sea change' in marine insurance | CSIC strikes...
  • KS Energy units sign drilling deal while cancelling Cosco newbuild
    Oil and gas services company KS Energy expects to write off $26.8 m in costs relating to the construction of the KS Orient...
  • Mitsui & Co and JOGMEC pick up 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2
    The 19.8m tonnes per annum Arctic LNG 2 is expected to start production in 2023
  • Maersk's Skou applauds ordering discipline as boxship sizes peak
    'You are going to drive the company into bankruptcy if you want to grow by 10% to 20% in a...
  • Maersk unit loses permit for Los Angeles port automation plan
    The debate over automation in the Port of Los Angeles has gone well beyond the local level to reach the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Low-sulfur price indicators bullish; true view months away
  • Mexico sets container port investment priorities
  • BNSF Dallas ramp gets chassis flexibility
  • ODFL includes shippers in 'holistic' disaster relief plans
  • California truckers want clarity on clean-air goals
  • EU deal to spur Vietnam container trade
  • Wind drives project cargo on the Great Lakes and Seaway
  • Phillip Brown joins SAL's Houston office
  • HMM move to THE Alliance cuts 2M trans-Pacific coverage

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Euronav continues buyback program
    Euronav has bought back another swath of shares, this time more than 1.1 million on both Brussels and New York markets. The Belgian tanker giant reported Monday that it had spent €9.2m ($10.4m) on the buybacks, bringing its total holding to 4.5 million shares, or 2% of the company. Plato, Conrad, Bob Marley and high spirits: Euronav bids farewell to Rodgers Euronav began buying back shares in D
  • Japan hopes foreign workers can boost yard productivity
    Faced with an ageing and declining population, the world's third-largest shipbuilding nation will grant visas to yard workers for the first time since World War II
  • Hagland Shipbrokers unites European offices with a rebrand
    All four of RG Hagland Shipbrokers' offices in Europe are to operate under the company's new name, Hagland Shipbrokers, following a rebrand. RG Hagland adds F3O broking team in Aberdeen The move will unite the offshore broker's branches in Norway, Denmark, Germany and Scotland under the same visual identity, email addresses and web page. Following the consolidation, Hagland Shipbrokers will com
  • Diana Shipping panamax wins contract extension at lower rate
    One of Diana Shipping's panamax bulk carriers has had its existing timecharter extended by around another year at close to a 10% rate cut at a time spot rates are climbing. Diana Shipping offers another buyback The 77,529-dwt Atalandi (built 2014) will remain on charter to Uniper Global Commodities for 11 to 13 months from 7 July, the New York-listed shipowner said in a release Monday. The gr
  • First LNG cargo of 2019 moving east along Northern Sea Route
    Northern Sea Route opens to Arc7 LNG carriers for summer season
  • Kidnapped tanker crew freed in Nigeria
    Pirates release men from Greek-controlled Apecus, Indian government says.
  • Castor Maritime puts $10m in shares on shelf
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner plans to use proceeds for fleet expansion or general business purposes.
  • Japanese duo buy into Arctic LNG 2
    Russia's Novatek has brought two more investors on board for its Arctic LNG 2 project. A consortium comprising Mitsui & Co and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) have agreed to buy a 10% stake. Their participation also provides for the long-term LNG off-take of 2m tons per year by the Japanese partners. "We welcome the consortium of Mitsui and JOGMEC as partners in our Arct
  • Titan LNG turns up heat in LNG bunkering sector
    Naming ceremony feature fierce debate, sweet treats and live bunkering
  • Team Tankers tied to $8.2m sale and leaseback transaction
    Team Tankers, the shipowner chaired by Morten Arntzen, has sold one of its vessels to an Asian buyer, multiple brokers say. Key shipping players party onboard the Christian Radich Banks: Scrubber financing is 'very risky' The 13,400-dwt Sichem Paris (built 2008) has changed hands in an $8.2m deal, it is claimed. Shipbrokers believe the tanker has been chartered back to New York-listed Team Tan
  • Paris MoU detentions down but IMO 2020 compliance questions loom
    Fewer vessels held or banned in 2018 after port state control checks
  • Cosmoship wades deeper into handysize bulk carrier sector
    Nick Savvas-led outfit buys fourth unit this year with plans to grow its fleet numbers and capacity
  • DFDS hires fresh finance head as new strategy takes shape
    Karina Deacon is to join DFDS Group as its chief financial officer, following Torben Carlsen's promotion from the position earlier this year. DFDS targets acquisitions in new five-year plan DFDS plans unsecured offering to refinance maturing bonds Deacon start work in the role on 1 January 2020, according to an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Monday. Carlsen was promoted to president and chief
  • John Angelicoussis sells oldest bulk carrier for demolition
    Greek shipowner John Angelicoussis is disposing of its oldest bulker, sources say. European brokers say the 246,000-dwt ore carrier Zhongte (built 1989) has gone for scrap. A price of $426 per ldt, or $15.4m, is being placed on the ship in a sale that includes 600 tons of bunkers. Occidental Petroleum pulls plug on VLCC deal with major owners Angelicoussis back at Daewoo for another LNG new
  • AP Moller-Maersk adds $145m to buyback amid upgrade and trade war cease fire
    AP Moller-Maersk has stepped up its share buyback efforts with a $145m investment in its own securities during the past week. It follows a $105m move on its A and B shares a week earlier as the world's largest shipowner began a $1.5bn programme. AP Moller-Maersk scoops shares worth $105m in first stage of buyback Maersk Line launches bid for share of digital bookings Soren Skou sets out list o
  • Economou's Classic wins $20m payout in COA default row
    Bulker owner to be compensated for force majeure despite the fact that charterer could not have performed contract in any case
  • HMM to leave 2M to join THE Alliance
    Carrier will be fourth member as group extends partnership for another 10 years
  • BW Offshore and BW Energy reshuffle management after spin-off
    Meanwhile, one of BW Offshore's FPSOs has had its contract in Nigeria extended for a further six months
  • Hyundai Mipo adds two more tankers worth $76m
    South Korean shipbuilder continues order run with European deal.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets boosts fleet with containership deal
    Vessel comes with long-term charter and is the third purchased since March capital raise
  • K Line teams with Taiwanese on bulkers and LNG
    U-Ming and Kuang Ming also involved in company that will service Taipower contracts.
  • Library ship and bulker collide in Argentina
    Logos Hope avoids serious damage in incident in Parana River.
  • DP World strikes again with $1.1bn Topaz takeover
    Dubai ports and shipping group snaps up Middle East OSV operator from Renaissance Services
  • Samsung adds $120m 'special-purpose' ship
    South Korean yard inks deal with European client.
  • Grimaldi ro-ro caught in Senegal cocaine seizure
    Incident in West Africa is second involving Italian-owned vehicle carrier in less than a year
  • Singapore's Smart Port Challenge seeks its maritime unicorn
    MPA-led start-up competition paid out grants totaling almost $500,000 last year.
  • Singapore suspends Inter-Pacific Petroleum's bunker craft licence
    Maritime Port Authority has now removed permits from three companies in a little under a year.
  • Unipec now major player in suezmax and aframax trades
    Chinese company among top ten charterers in two other major tanker sectors, says Poten.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • FreightWaves acquires American Shipper
    "American Shipper journalists, contributors and sponsors will now have access to the world's largest audience for transportation and logistics news and content. Best of all, like all commentary and news content offered by FreightWaves, all American Shipper content will be available without a restrictive paywall," said FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller.
  • Los Angeles City Council vetoes permit for Pier 400
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.
  • HMM will switch from 2M to THE Alliance in April
    The change will happen around the same time that HMM starts taking delivery of the first a dozen 23,000-TEU containerships.
  • E-commerce and Type 86 pilots coming soon
    Customs is using the pilots to get more information on nontraditional supply chain actors, a senior CBP official said during a conference last week.
  • Wieland selected as CEO of Massport
  • Longer freight trains plague emergency responders
  • DP World to acquire Topaz for $1.1 billion
  • Lawmakers want more time for LNG by rail permit
  • FMC reviews 17 OTI license applications
  • Genesee & Wyoming to be acquired in $8.4 billion deal
  • Four companies to form coal, LNG joint venture

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • MARINE FUEL 0.5%: Premiums over HSFO rise in June on growing demand
    The Asian low sulfur fuel oil market saw a surge in premiums to high sulfur fuel oil in the first half of June.
  • ICE July Singapore HSFO open interest up 16.7% to 13.66 million mt
    The arbitrage trade has not been workable due to strength in 3.5% sulfur FOB Rotterdam Barge prices, which cut cargo flow to the east, traders said.
  • Taiwan's CPC mulls to sell another LSFO cargo for Q3 on weak utility demand
    "Demand [for LSFO] is low. We may sell a low sulfur fuel oil cargo for August or September," the company source said.
  • FUTURES: Oil up more than 2% as OPEC looks to extend supply cuts
    "In the winter period it would be difficult to exit the deal, when demand is falling and in the summer period, demand rises," Novak said.
  • TRADER NOTE: HK's Brightoil board goes through a shake-up
    The resigned directors held the view that material information about the company was not provided to them in a timely manner.
  • OPEC and allies set to consider nine-month oil cut extension
    "I think it's most likely nine months, but we have to talk to other ministers," Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said.

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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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