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January 9, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • APL introduces new CSX service linking four ports in the Philippines
  • ONE achieves record shipshore moves in Singapore
  • Growing protectionism major concern of Japanese shipping executives
  • NY-NJ port lengthens gate hours to handle backlog of holiday containers
  • US-Asia box space shrinks ahead of Lunar New Year
  • Shipping firm lands 'no-deal' Brexit ferry contract but has no ships
  • Box ships stranded for days at Indonesian terminal that lack capacity to cope
  • GAC wins 3 awards in the 2018 National Business Excellence Awards
  • SpiceJet starts daily air freight service from Guwahati, Kolkata to HK, Dubai
  • Air Charter Service sets new monthly revenue record in November
  • Founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, dies aged 87

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Freight derivative trade volumes up in 2018
  • BMCT welcomes first regular service call of HMM's CIX service
  • Deendayal Port & KICTPL create history in the new year by berthing the longest ever vessel
  • 'It is reasonable to expect 2019 to be a year of growth for the logistics & airfreight sectors'
  • Prabhu highlights benefit of extending interest subsidy
  • Power-packed event deliberates on the changing times in cargo & logistics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lithuanian forwarder to test CNG truck
  • SMEs to benefit from innovative e-commerce offer
  • Gianclaudio Neri heading up Ceva Italy
  • Rhenus acquires Core Management Logistics in UK
  • Contecon Guayaquil combatting carbon emissions
  • American Airlines beefs up Argentinean meat business
  • Shuttle to link Kiel-Norwegenkai and Hamburg-Billwerder
  • Share Logistics nets 25% of Asthon Cargo
  • Khryapov appointed CEO of United Wagon Company
  • Linking China and the Philippines
  • Expanding SF Airlines has hub plans for Chengdu
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New York's shortline railway under new management
  • Facility for hazardous materials
  • Qatar Cargo adds second Mexican destination to transpac...
  • Sören Stark succeeds Thomas Stüger
  • MSC and Messina finally engaged

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • 2M announces blank Asia-Europe and transpacific sailings for Chinese New Year
  • Shippers hit in the wallet by rising cost of inland UK container transport
  • More questions raised over Seaborne's ability to operate Ramsgate ferries
  • IATA: air cargo volumes lost momentum towards the end of 2018
  • Founder Richard White's long way to the top at WiseTech
  • Fuel price spread sheds doubt on economic case for scrubbers
  • Top line growth the aim as John Pearson takes the helm at DHL Express
  • Supply chain radar: struggling with liquidity
  • Marine casualty claims specialist Victor Fenwick joins law firm HFW
  • LongRead: The pharmaceutical phenomenom sees another bumper year

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • EC to investigate Fincantieri acquisition of Chantiers de l'Atlantique
  • ABS opens new state-of-the-art global headquarters
  • Huntington Ingalls announces executive changes
  • TEN says two 36 month charters will generate $33 million revenues
  • Vestdavit to supply davits for latest Esvagt windfarm SOV newbuilds
  • Deck carrier takes large loads from small ports through tight waterways
  • NASSCO-Norfolk gets $91.4 million Navy contract mod
  • BIMCO: China open loop scrubber discharge ban not yet total

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Union calls for Brexit ferries to have UK crews
    Union sees the possibility of a World Trade Organisation-rules Brexit as an opportunity to boost employment in the UK
  • New York port authority completes rail link
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the opening of the rail facility would advance its strategic...
  • Gestioni Armatoriali restructuring deal completed
    Deutsche is understood to have purchased a $90m non-performing loan owed by Ravenna-based operator from fellow Germans Commerzbank in 2015...
  • London Gateway turns up Brexit heat to gas mark 5
    Former England rugby star Phil Vickery was joined by Michelin-starred chef Barry Vera, who went up against lorry driver Cliff...
  • New shipbroking venture launches in Singapore
    TCT Shipbrokers - as the new entity will be known - will in the first instance focus on containership and multipurpose vessel...
  • North's Dybedal to chair NSOCC
  • Hanjin Heavy yard in Philippines files for rehabilitation
    Total assets of the Subic-based yard stood at about $1.64bn
  • Crude tanker earnings fall amid Opec worries and oversupply
    There are around 18 newbuilds to be delivered in the first quarter of 2019, with 10 in January alone
  • MOL Chemical Tankers acquires Nordic Tankers
    Nordic Tankers will be renamed MOL Nordic Tankers A/S and all existing management and employees will remain in the company
  • Shipper survey reveals openness to rate premiums
    Sea-Intelligence compiled its findings via data from online freight platform Cogoport, assessing nearly 800,000 rate offers focused on the Indian...
  • Daily Briefing
    China bans open-loop scrubbers in ports | Green sheen dulls ship safety warns ICS | Lloyd's List Weekly Podcast |...
  • Fatal chemical tanker fire off Hong Kong
    The 17,500 dwt, 2010-built vessel is owned by Vietnamese firm Aulac Corporation
  • Singapore to trial methanol as ship fuel
    Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University and not-for-profit lobby group Methanol Institute are co-funding the project
  • Excelerate among bids for Philippines LNG terminal project
    Apart from the PNOC bid, Excelerate is the only company to be taking on the project on its own
  • Nanjing Tanker plunges on first relisting day
    The first delisted company in mainland China approved to return to the main board since Beijing resurrected the country's stock...
  • Sapura Energy wins contracts worth $185m
    The company expects to see higher utilisation of its assets with the new contracts as it gears up for long-term...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • US retailers tempering import plans
  • India's major ports dodge brunt of strike
  • Santos's Asia service shake-up worries shippers
  • Asia-Europe trade set for sharp capacity cuts
  • Shippers rush for LA-LB storage amid backlog
  • Tough road ahead for freight data standardization
  • 2M first with Lunar New Year sailing cuts

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Canadian government to review emergency tug bids
    The Canadian government will review the procurement process for two emergency tow vessels after complaints by Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime. Nordic American Offshore's future unclear after merger with Horizon called off Tidewater inks long-term deal with Horizon Maritime The company, a partnership between the aboriginal Heiltsuk Nation and Horizon Maritime Services, alleged in August the government
  • Norwegian wins upgrade from Bernstein
    Shares for Frank del Rio-led cruise major have been taken to outperform on improved stability in 'uncertain' environment.
  • Crude tanker rates dropping, but not setting off alarms
    Crude tanker rates are dropping, but remain at a "healthy" level, analysts say. Spot charter rates have seen big drops from the two-year highs reached in late November and December - with suezmax rates falling by more than half - thanks to Opec production cuts and Saudi Arabia looking to further cut exports. The Baltic Exchange's assessment of time-charter equivalent rates for VLCCs, for example
  • Weighing up the pros and cons of shipowners' Xmas share buy-back spree
    The benefits of buy-backs are not clear-cut, says equity analyst, as market capitalisation, liquidity and volatility issues must be weighed against pure balance-sheet mathematics
  • Brussels raised competition fears around Fincantieri takeover of STX France
    EU competition watchdog to probe deal, says it could harm cruise ship market
  • Beijing to limit use of open-loop scrubbers in Chinese ECAs
    The world's largest maritime trading nation steps up preperations for the IMO 2020.
  • Oldendorff Carriers ships out brace of veteran vessels
    German bulker giant Oldendorff Carriers is selling its two oldest ships for further trading. Fredriksen heads the field on newcastlemax bulker projects Global bulker giant Oldendorff flourishes as S&P strategy propels growth The 77,000-dwt specialized selfunloaders Carol (built 1990) and Berni (built 1991) have been sold to an undisclosed Chinese owner for a land reclamation project. TradeWind
  • Big name trio join Baltic Exchange Council
    Guy Hindley, Denis Petropoulos and Andy James replace Lambros Varnavides and John Hadjipateras
  • Norwegian orders two ships for Oceania Cruises
    Frank del Rio-led cruise major will spend €1.15bn ($1.46bn) to launch both 1,200-guest vessels as part of new Allura Class focused on upscale market.
  • EU wants Italy, Spain to toe line on port tax
    The European Commission (EC) has proposed that Italy and Spain align their taxation of ports with state aid rules. In Italy, ports are fully exempt from corporate income tax, while in Spain, they are exempt from corporate income tax on their main sources of revenue, such as port fees or income from rental or concession contracts. The EC said this can provide them with a competitive advantage in
  • Fednav strives to stay ahead with next phase of newbuilds
    Canadian bulker owner joins forces with Japanese shipyards to develop 'generation four' vessels
  • Japan gives A-bomb certification to Korean yard workers
    A Japanese district court has awarded official certification as atom bomb survivors to three South Korean men who said they were forced to work at shipyards there during World War Two. The Mainichi daily said this appeared to be the first ruling of its kind. The men, now in their 90s, will be known as "hibakusha", due to being present in Nagasaki when the US dropped the bomb in 1945. The ruling
  • Late flurry lifts 2018 newbuild haul past 1,000 ships
    Newbuilding orders in 2018 snuck above 1,000 ships following a late rush of activity, according to data from Clarksons. Tanker spike keeps S&P at near record levels Bumper year for LNG carrier orders as 2018 tally passes 60 Samsung ends 2018 on a high with LNG carrier number 18 It counts 1,017 new ships contracted by the close of last year, down from the 1,155 vessels put in the book in 2017 b
  • Bondholders sue HSH over privatisation 'losses'
    German group alleges value of capital instruments depressed by lender ahead of sale to new owners.
  • Fincantieri and Scenic Cruises circle Uljanik
    Two potential buyers carry out due diligence on trouble Croatian yard group.
  • MOL suspends master after drinking reports
    Japanese company says it is conducting an investigation into captain's conduct on day of collision.
  • Hornbeck aims to swap $200m of notes for new loans
    Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is trying to stretch its debt maturity by launching a new notes exchange offer. The US OSV player wants to swap up to $200m of its 5.875% bonds due next year for term loans expiring in 2025. Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon These will carry interest of 9.5%. The loans will be guaranteed by second-priority interest in the collateral securing the
  • Baillie Gifford takes even bigger position in Kirby Corp
    Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford & Co has more than doubled its stake in Kirby. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Baillie Gifford bumped up its position in the New York-listed, Houston-based offshore player to 12.84% from 5.25%. Kirby Corp scoops CGBM 100's fleet The firm now owns 7.7 million shares, up from 3.1 million. Kirby is one of two maritime companies
  • Sentinel Marine spending $46m on newbuildings
    Aberdeen owner Sentinel Marine is spending £36m ($46m) on three new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVS). An unnamed Chinese yard is building the trio, named Cromarty Sentinel, Trafalgar Sentinel and Viking Sentinel. The move creates 80 jobs for the owner. The vessels will be delivered by the end of 2020. Rory Deans, chief executive of Sentinel Marine, said: "This is a speculative inv
  • Canadian niche player McKeil Marine moves into tankers
    Ontario company reported to have bought vessels from Turkey's Transal
  • Goldenport Shipmanagement returns to Cosco for pair of ultramax bulker newbuildings
    Dragnis family books two vessels at Chinese giant's Yangzhou yard
  • Clarksons shares continue 2019 rebound after Pre-Close trading update
    Shipbroker sees stock price recovery extended after trading update this morning.
  • Tanker owner Uljanik seals $25m loan
    Croatian owner Uljanik Plovidba has signed a $25m loan deal to refinance previous debt. An unnamed overseas lender is providing the cash to pay off loans linked to vessels, it told the Zagreb stock exchange. In November, the company said it had arranged more refinancing to lower its costs. It added that remaining funds needed to refinance an existing facility would be secured from alternative s
  • Tanker FFA volumes up 20% in 2018
    Tanker forward freight agreement (FFA) volumes jumped 20% in 2018, according to Baltic Exchange figures. Derivative volumes hit 321,962 lots last year, it said, while the bulker figure was up 1.4% at 1,196,929 lots, the most since 2008. Dry options volumes rose by 44% to 268,976 lots - similar levels to 2016. A lot is defined as a day's hire of a vessel or 1,000 metric tonnes of cargo. Panamax
  • Drugmaker drops oil trading business after six months of massive losses
    Less than six months after entering the business, Vistin Pharma is closing its energy trading operation after racking up almost $12m in losses. IMO 2020 focused trading fund suffers major loss Shipping leaders start countdown to IMO 2020 The Norwegian drugmaker, which specialises in producing diabetes medication, started its oil trading operations in September 2018. The unit aimed to take adva
  • Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon
    Analyst tips Tidewater, Scorpio and Harvey Gulf to be active in 2019.
  • MOL Chemical snaps up Nordic Tankers from private equity owner
    Deal with Triton creates 75 ship chemical tanker vehicle.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets plans C shares conversion as growth efforts accelerate
    Move comes after capital raised in October has been largely invested.
  • James Fisher takes over UK and Saudi companies for $17m
    UK tanker and marine services group James Fisher is expanding again with takeover deals worth £13.1m ($16.7m). It has agreed to buy 100% of Martek Holdings in the UK and 60% of Saudi firm Murjan Al-Sharq for Marine Contracting (MSMC). Martek is costing '9m, with another '1m potentially due depending on profit targets for the year ending 28 February 2020. It was founded in Rotherham in 2000 and
  • JJ Ugland: 2018 a better year after bulker boost
    Private Norwegian shipowner JJ Ugland has enjoyed a stronger 2018 after bulker markets improved. It said that following two years of imbalance and weak shipping markets, conditions came closer to a balance last year. "Overall, 2018 has been better for us than the previous two years," it added. The sector showing most improvement was the dry cargo market, where stronger rates paved the way for a
  • Diligent Holdings ups ante in supramax market with Queen
    Greece's Diligent Holdings has added a fourth supramax to its steadily growing fleet, a year after entering the segment. The 58,100-dwt Queen Halo (built 2010) joined the company's fleet last month under its new name Queen, Equasis shows. Brokers had reported the vessel's sale last October for about $15.3m, but the identity of its buyers was not revealed at the time. Supramax purchase shows in
  • Z&G Halcoussis emerges with Densan supramax bulker
    Traditional Greek company makes its first sale-and-purchase move in five years
  • Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years
    VLCC and aframax segments proved most active as cash buyer GMS puts total demolition value in South Asia alone at $1.5bn
  • Former CSIC exec Sun Bo arrested in China
    Ex-China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) executive Sun Bo has been arrested in China on suspicion of bribery and abusing powers. The Xinhua news agency cited the Supreme People's Procuratorate as saying that the former general manager and deputy chief of the leading Party members' group at CSIC was held after the completion of a probe by the National Supervisory Commission. The case has been h
  • Hanjin yard files for rehabilitation in Philippines
    Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has said its Philippines shipyard has filed for rehabilitation. In a regulatory filing, the shipbuilder said HHIC-Phil, which operates the Subic yard, will carry out an insolvency scheme. Orders have been tailing off as owners remain cautious on newbuildings in most sectors. The yard was founded in 2004 and has 16 vessels - 14 aframaxes and
  • One dead as chemical tanker suffers explosion off Hong Kong
    Authorities say police craft, fireboats and government helicopter deployed in rescue effort.
  • Panama Canal trims one foot off allowable transit draft
    Authority says ships exceeding new requirements may be forced to off-load cargo to pass.
  • POSH picks Contractor to lead subsea division
    Former Kreuz Subsea chief executive rejoins industry with role at Robert Kwok-backed outfit.
  • Borneo Bulk crew sends SOS to ITF over abandonment
    Crew of Malaysian-owned general cargoship seek to secure back pay
  • EU urged to include Indian subcontinent recyclers on approved list
    As updated list of approved EU recyclers kicks in, top names push Brussels to judge applicants on merit and not location

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Commentary: OTI licenses frozen by shutdown
    Newly minted entities that had hoped to begin offering forwarding and NVO services at the start of 2019 are stuck until the FMC can resume issuance of licenses.
  • Number of containership fires is 'shocking'
    Allianz consultant is concerned that risk is being normalized in the shipping industry.
  • Union Pacific stock climbs with COO announcement
    Jim Vena, a 40-year veteran of Canadian National, is joining the U.S. railroad on Monday.
  • Port Jersey rail facility opens to fanfare
  • Executive Moves: ProTrans and GTMaritime
  • OIA Global hires former TRAC CEO
  • Retail imports level off after rush to beat tariffs
  • Executive Moves: Poseidon and ITOPF

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Sanctions-hit Iranian crude output lowest since Jan 2014: Platts OPEC survey
    OPEC crude production in December tumbled month on month
  • OPEC cuts, US-China trade talks empower oil bulls
    Crude futures settled higher Tuesday
  • Bosporus reopens after being closed by snow: sources
    The Bosporus reopened to southbound vessels Tuesday afternoon after being shut
  • US weighs Venezuela sanctions as output forecast to fall below 1 mil b/d
    The US issued new Venezuela sanctions Tuesday ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro
  • Wood Mackenzie sees buoyant North Sea exploration, M&A prospects
    The North Sea oil industry is set for a recovery in exploration drilling and healthy levels of mergers and acquisitions this year
  • Fuel oil traders lease storage in NWE to secure tankage before IMO 2020
    The softening backwardation in the Northwest European fuel oil market has begun to make traders inquire and obtain storage tanks' contracts in the region
  • FUTURES: Crude strengthens on trade talks progress, weaker dollar
  • NWE fuel oil sinks to negative territory on ample cargo availability
    The 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barge physical to paper fuel oil structure has softened
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sweden's Lysekil operating normally after glitch resolved: sources
  • Bosporus Strait shut due to heavy snow: sources
    The Bosporus Strait -- linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara -- had been shut as a result of heavy snow
  • Nigeria's NNPC says on course to end gasoline imports by end-2019
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • OUTLOOK 2019: Growing LNG marketplace to drive spot shipping rates in 2019
    For 2019, the spot market will be equally strong or even stronger than what we have seen in 2018

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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