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April 10, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore needs to rethink its shipping strategy: government minister
  • Trend to upscale box ship capacity is not losing its appeal soon: Cosco
  • Maersk builds on transportation logistics and unwinds its energy business
  • Dachser's global 2018 net revenue up 6pc to US$6.6b
  • OOIL, Cosco, JD Logistics form online logistics platform joint venture
  • Latin America ports experience 7.7pc rise in cargo volume in 2018 to 53m TEU
  • ICTSI Manila buys four RTGs from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
  • Qantas Freight to upgrade fleet leasing two B747-8Fs from Atlas Air
  • AirBridgeCargo launches 'abc premium' service for urgent shipments
  • Mexican auto part exporters turn to air cargo to avoid border gridlock

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • AMTOI's workshop on family business highlights key topics
  • CMA CGM Group receives International Maritime Centre (Corporate) Award in Singapore
  • Freight sector given more guidance on trade in endangered species in event of no-deal Brexit
  • IRClass continues to grow its operations in Asia Pacific
  • Simple checks seen defeating shipping industry fraudsters
  • DGTR extends anti-dumping duty on select four-wheeler aluminium alloy wheels
  • Electronic information exchange under IMO convention now mandatory at ports
  • JN Port routes more than half of its container traffic through DPD in March
  • Maersk Trade Finance plans outlay of $ 200 m for India's SMEs

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UK: Maritime Intermodal officially launched
  • Field trial for digital freight documents
  • Cargo-partner creates "quick transport order" option
  • Arpin Group promotes Lemme to IT SVP
  • NWSA gets green light for terminal 5 project
  • Southwest Cargo reveals refreshed product offering
  • Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
  • DHL Supply Chain builds cargo hub in South Carolina
  • NAS lands in west and southeast Africa
  • Trailer maker picks operations boss
  • WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
  • New north-south axis over the Brenner Pass
  • Kerry Logistics signs MOU with Sitthi Logistics
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bertrand Schmoll joins Tiaca board
  • Port of Gothenburg launches bunkering app
  • Etihad Cargo renews agreement with RFS provider

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Taxpayer-funded additional ferries for 'no-deal' Brexit already running
  • NAR: Japan Post privatisation heads to finale with up to $12bn share sale
  • Saudia Cargo set to realign its marketing and sales to join SkyTeam Cargo
  • Carriers making heavy weather of punctuality - but it's not all their fault
  • Trump's tariff threat hits European economies at a bad time
  • IMF cuts 2019 growth outlook again, with risks 'skewed to the downside'
  • Supply chain radar: Flexport targets $1bn in sales this year - and the joke is on who, exactly?
  • Panalpina veteran Neil Dursley new chief commercial officer at Chapman Freeborn
  • Port of Dover Cargo appoints Nik Scott-Gray as general manager
  • Supply chain radar: XPO's shrinking share count is doing the trick
  • Supply chain radar: 'Ceva 2022' - just a mean, lean money-making machine?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • GAO: Navy's estimate of Columbia Class cost "not realistic"
    A GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report says that Navy's cost estimate to construct 12 Columbia class submarines-$115 billion-is not realistic because it is based on several overly optimistic assumptions, such as
  • Chinese yard plans to build 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier
    China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is planning to build a 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier - the largest ever ship of this type, reports classification society DNV GL. DNV GL signed a joint development project
  • ABB to supply solutions for second Lindblad icegoing cruise ship
    ABB is to supply power, automation, propulsion and digital systems for the second icegoing cruise ship to be built for Lindblad Expeditions by Ulstein (see earlier story). ABB will deliver a full
  • Harvey Gulf to retrofit LNG-fueled PSVs to battery-hybrid
    The first LNG fueled platform supply vessel in the America's will soon be even more efficient and environmentally friendly. Harvey Gulf International is to retrofit its Harvey Energy with an energy storage
  • Interlake orders newbuild Great Lakes bulker
    under an agreement recently signed with the Interlake Steamship Company, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is to construct the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years The
  • Keppel Singmarine to develop autonomous tug
    Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has begun the development of an autonomous tug that is expected to be one of Singapore's first autonomous vessels when the project is completed in
  • Wärtsilä launches hi-res K-band radar
    Wärtsilä has launched its RS24 high resolution radar, the world's first commercially available K-band maritime radar. By detecting far smaller objects and at a much higher radar resolution than conventional S or

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Digitalisation will create greater uncertainty for shipping
    Digitalisation will bring transparency to entirely new levels and the industry needs to adapt to this new reality, because it...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    If you're not already signed up to attend our Smart Ports Forum, you might just about be able to secure a...
  • Shipping is struggling to attract digital talent
    Maritime companies get a fraction of the digital talent pie compared with other sectors and costly recruitment is compounded by...
  • Greater sanctions due diligence urged after US labels Iran troops as terrorists
    'It is not possible to go to the Iranian equivalent of Companies House and check shareholdings. And even if you...
  • Shell tweaks lubes to make way for low-sulphur transition
    Shell plans to roll out new product first in Singapore from June 1, followed by other key ports
  • Scorpio offshore strategy paying off
    Scorpio and Nordic American Offshore chief Emanuele Lauro believes fortunes will turn in the offshore sector
  • US box imports begin rising again
    High-spending US consumers behind a rise in imports in March
  • Betting on the unknown
    Scrubbers will only win the day if the spread between low- and high-sulphur fuels remains high
  • Reported piracy and sea robbery lowest in Asia since 2007
    No crew abductions reported during the first quarter in Asia but anti-piracy body maintains its advisory to avoid high-risk areas...
  • Capesizes scrape off the bottom
    Market participants anticipate a recovery in the second half of the year
  • Maersk Product Tankers makes headway in challenging market
    The past year was financially challenging for Maersk Product Tankers, with the lowest spot market rates for a decade. Even...
  • Swedish Club in the red after poor investment returns
    The free fall in equity markets in December last year led to the booking of a negative investment return of...
  • Plane sailing
    Most conferences are a combination of speakers and networking. If the speakers can be heard online, where does that leave...
  • Singapore to develop digital technologies to manage vessel traffic
    The VTMS will use smart algorithms to predict high traffic areas and avoid potential collision situations
  • ONE opts for scrubbers but keeps faith in compliant fuels
    ONE's move comes as boxships' take-up of scrubbers accelerates
  • Daily Briefing
    Libyan crude exports hit buffers | Financiers in shipping 'limbo' | Gulf of Guinea dominates piracy count | US renews Venezuelan...
  • Singapore lines up quintet of autonomous ship projects
    MPA is co-funding five projects anchored by Singapore's leading maritime names and classification societies that will advance the port nation's ambition...
  • Singapore launches developer space for maritime innovations
    Dubbed the Maritime Innovation Lab, the new facility serves as a co-creation platform for maritime innovations
  • Maersk backs SME trade platform
    Backed by Maersk Growth, the IncoDocs platform offers a library of trade document templates with smart auto-fill, copy and compliance...
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Infographic: Growth tests Mexico's freight network
  • India's FY box trade robust despite challenges
  • Argentina's TecPlata welcomes first container ship
  • Retailers project low double-digit US import growth
  • Maersk expands trade financing in India
  • CMA CGM: CEVA turnaround top priority
  • Analysis reignites questions on Flexport's volumes

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • BHP freight team likely to escape job cuts
    Aussie mining giant reportedly looking to trim part of its workforce by up to 30%.
  • Viking Cruises heads deeper into Chinese market
    The Swiss cruiseship owner partners with China Merchants to create cruise line for Chinese market.
  • Heated secondhand MR tanker market favours young tonnage
    But the upside in asset values for older tonnage cannot be ruled out due to strong prospects for earnings
  • Spliethoff scoops up more Hansa Heavy Lift ships
    The Spliethoff Group continues to raid Hansa Heavy Lift. This time, the Dutch company made a sweep for five more MPP tween deck vessels from the bankrupt German shipowner. The deal includes the 20,100-dwt Pieterscracht (built 2012), formerly known as the HHL Kobe, and four 19,450-dwt ships, the former HHL Lagos (built 2011), HHL Fremantle (built 2011), HHL Richards Bay (built 2010) and HHL Tokyo
  • Norwegian's del Rio: Consumer thirst for experiences will grow
    Millennials want experiences instead of more things, Norwegian Cruise Line chief executive says.
  • Union rallies in Washington to save Philly Shipyard
    Union officials want Congress to step in and save Philly Shipyard. Members of the AFL-CIO's Metal Trades Department rallied in Washington DC Tuesday morning, in part to urge legislators to get the Pennsylvania shipbuilder a government contract. US shipbuilders say they can handle LNG carrier challenge Matson receives newest Philly Shipyard-built fleet addition "With the US shipbuilding industr
  • Cruise CEOs: public view on big ships needs changing
    Carnival Corp chief executive Arnold Donald says bigger ships are more efficient.
  • Clarksons and FIS launch digital shipbroking platforms
    Two of shipping's best-known broking shops have launched digital platforms that aim to bring trading processes together in one place - without replacing human brokers. Clarksons, the world's largest shipbroker, has launched Sea.Live, a web-based app for the "seamless" management of fixtures from start to finish. Meanwhile, Freight Investor Services (FIS), a specialist in forward freight agreemen
  • Tributes flow for former Clarksons chairman and 'mega-broker' Hugh McCoy
    Tributes are flowing for former Clarksons and Baltic Exchange chairman Hugh McCoy who died this weekend. McCoy joined Clarksons from Cleaves & Company in 1983 and was later an influential figure at The Hadley Shipping Company until retiring in 2015. Clarksons said McCoy was widely regarded as one of the most brilliant S&P brokers of his generation and was appointed chairman in 1992, leading the
  • John Fredriksen set for profitable private product tanker deal with Vitol
    Shipping tycoon John Fredriksen is set to pull off a tidy piece of sale-and-purchase business in the product tanker market. Fredriksen moves bulkers from private firm to Golden Ocean in 'bombed out' market Fredriksen turns focus to plan succession strategy and mergers Fredriksen's Seatankers is understood to be closing in on a gain of around $6.5m from the flipping of the 115,700-dwt Sea Tana
  • Crewman arrested seven years after faking own death
    A Chinese seafarer has been arrested more than seven years after allegedly faking his own death. The crewman named as Zhang, 40, is facing a fraud trial after he claimed compensation from a shipping company, prosecutors in Shanghai's Hongkou District said, according to the Shanghai Daily. Most of the nearly CNY 800,000 ($120,000) payout was used to settle debts and his father's medical fees, as
  • Smit lifts the lid on dangers of Maersk Honam salvage
    Company says insurers need to be aware of the extent of hazardous waste disposal following mega-boxship fires
  • Sovcomflot signs for first Arctic LNG 2 carrier
    Russian gas producer Novatek has said state shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has signed a firm contract for the first LNG carrier for its Arctic LNG 2 project. A deal had been expected at the far east Zvezda shipyard since January. Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2 Sovcomflot strikes $149m loan for LNG carrier A representative of the company told the Kommersant daily: "Sov
  • New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'coiled spring' of maritime stocks
    Wall Street's newest shipping company and the industry's likely next representative in the US capital markets are among the fresh names added to a basket of stocks with a positive outlook covered by Clarksons Platou Securities. Evangelos Marinakis and Craig Stevenson Jr-backed Diamond S Shipping and John Fredriksen's Flex LNG have both been handed initial buy ratings by analysts led by Frode Mor
  • ER Capital disenchanted with shipping
    Erck Rickmers reveals that shipping is no longer at the forefront of his family-owned business.
  • Concordia Maritime's cleaners tackle plastics menace
    Swedish owner Concordia Maritime has hailed a "fantastic turn-out" for its second coastal clean-up drive in the Gothenburg archipelago. More than 100 people gathered to collect rubbish from the shoreline and filled numerous sacks to the brim on Saturday, it said. Try the Concordia Maritime plastics quiz Concordia tankers to gather microplastics data The event was organised by the tanker compan
  • Genting cuts loss to $213m as revenue rises
    Cruiseship and yard player Genting Hong Kong saw a "slight improvement" in 2018 as it reduced its red ink. The company said the net deficit last year was $213.3m in 2018, compared to $244.3m in 2017. Genting buying controversial $250m superyacht Revenue was $1.6bn, up from $1.2bn, mainly due to the inclusion of the first full-year operation of two Dream Class vessels and higher third party reve
  • Crew rescued from burning ro-ro off Saudi Arabia
    All 31 seafarers have been rescued safely from a burning Egyptian ro-ro off Saudi Arabia. Houston Ship Channel closed again as storm hits clean-up operations The incident involving the 756-lane-metre Al Fayrouz (built 1980) took place 60 nautical miles west of Fursan island on Monday, the Almowaten website said. The report said the vessel had been "completely burned". French rescue authorities
  • AP Moller-Maersk's venture capital arm invests in IncoDocs
    Maersk Growth says it wants to use its capital and expertise in shipping and logistics to help the online trade documentation tool provider expand
  • Shearwater wins Barents Sea work for Norwegian Government
    Shearwater GeoServices is to conduct an offshore survey in the Barents Sea on behalf of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The one-month contract comprises seismic data acquisition and full data processing both onboard and onshore, commencing in the third quarter. Survey work will be conducted by Shearwater's vessel Amazon Conqueror (built 2015), which is equipped with Isometrix technol
  • Singapore ready for IMO 2020
    The world's largest bunker port says it will be able to meet demand for both high sulphur fuel and low sulphur fuel when the IMO 2020 kicks in.
  • BULL builds tanker acquisition war chest with $84m raise
    Indonesian tanker owner Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL) is looking to raise IDR 1.2 trillion ($84.3m) as it eyes fleet expansion. The rights issue will involve 3.31bn new shares sold at IDR 275 each for a total of IDR 909.7bn, it said in a notice published in domestic media. BULL buys Pappas product tanker as fleet expansion plans kick off BULL taken off Pertamina blacklist Existing investors will
  • V.Group leads tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen of Dania Ship Management
    V.Group has paid tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen, an executive at joint-venture partner Dania Ship Management, who died while on business in the US. Jensen was in New York when in died on Monday, the company said, without revealing further details. "Lars was very well liked by colleagues and clients around the globe," a statement posted on the V.Group LinkedIn group said. "His pleasant beari
  • Reach Subsea adds contracts worth $8m
    Norway's Reach Subsea has clinched new subsea survey and inspection contracts for the 2019 summer season. The combined firm value is NOK 70m ($8.2m), it said, without naming the clients. "These contracts also contain optional periods, which, if called upon, would increase the firm contract value considerably," it added.
  • Damen Mangalia looking to recruit after orders boost
    A run of new orders has prompted a recruitment drive at Damen's Mangalia shipyard in Romania. Damen acquired a stake in the shipbuilder from DSME of Korea last year and operates it with the other major shareholder, the Romanian state. The economy ministry said that new contracts will allow the yard to operate at full capacity this summer, according to SeeNews. Atle Brynestad lines up second $18
  • DNB Asset Management builds holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline as stock climbs
    DNB Asset Management has topped up its holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline in a move which positions it as the largest outside investor in the company. Frontline sees shares spike as Pareto Securities predicts tanker turning point John Fredriksen's Frontline excited by upside-down VLCC market in 2019 Funds managed by DNB snapped up an extra 350,945 shares in the Oslo and New York-listed tank
  • New German ship-finance trends emerge amid shake-up of banks
    Anyone attending the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Hamburg would have been immediately struck by how the German shipping industry has changed. A few years ago, such gatherings were populated by a splattering of KG (limited partnership) managers and tens of shipping bankers. It is a sign of the times that their numbers were exceeded by ex-shipping bankers in new roles last week - and that is a t
  • Beware of tweets and false news based on guesswork and wishful thinking, Bimco warns
    Inaccurate reports about VLCCs unloading US oil in China reveal the fragile state of tanker markets
  • TNG expects better MR rates from IMO 2020
    Croatian MR owner Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) is expecting better rates this year as the effects of IMO 2020 legislation begin to be felt. CEO John Karavanic said: "The shift to low-sulphur fuel oil is expected to result in a significant increase in demand for compliant fuels together with the dislocation of global refining capacity. TNG secures more MR tanker cover Trafigura moves for TNG
  • Deutsche Bank cuts Scorpio Bulkers on weaker rates
    Weaker bulker rates have caused a cut in Deutsche Bank's (DB) first quarter forecast for Scorpio Bulkers. Analyst Amit Mehrotra said it has cut its estimate for EBITDA to $14m from $23m, versus a consensus view of $24m. Scorpio Bulkers and Ocean Yield seal double ultramax sale and leaseback Scorpio's Bugbee: Eve of IMO 2020 will be 'chaos' This reflects softening spot rates, he said. "While S
  • Star Bulk brings in Pareto to boost liquidity
    Greece's Star Bulk Carriers is trying to boosting its liquidity in a deal with Pareto Securities. Star Bulk and ER Capital abandon $115m capesize deal The bulker owner said it had signed a market maker agreement from Tuesday. "The purpose of the agreement is to enhance liquidity in the trading of the company's shares, listed on Oslo Stock Exchange," it added. A market maker usually undertakes
  • ICS, ASA and ECSA team up to combat geopolitical threats
    Trio hope closer ties will help prevent "unwelcome" regional or unilateral initiatives harmful to shipping.
  • Shipping sees fewer incidents of piracy in 2019
    Kidnapping risk in Gulf of Guinea persists, but IMB points to improvements in Nigeria and Indonesia
  • Containership comes under fire from skiff off Ecuador
    Security threat off South American nation escalates with first reports of gun fire targeted at ship.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Proposed U.S. tariffs in reaction to EU aircraft subsidies
    The USTR has listed for retaliation about 315 items, including agricultural products, apparel, ceramics, metals and kitchen goods.
  • Commentary: Strikeout for MLB's Cuban baseball deal
    The White House on Monday declared that an agreement to offer Cuban baseball players "a safe and legal path" to Major League Baseball teams is illegal.
  • CMA CGM to own 97.89 percent of CEVA
    The French shipping giant plans to delist CEVA from the Zurich Stock Exchange and set up an operational center in Marseilles.
  • WTO panel finds duties on Canadian softwood unfair
    There is no word yet on whether the Trump administration might appeal the ruling.
  • Grassley again pushes for removal of 232 tariffs
    The Iowa senator linked removal of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico to a favorable congressional consideration process of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Dublin Express leaks up to 100,000 gallons of fuel oil
    The Hapag-Lloyd containership was verified as the source of tar balls located in a New York park, according to a command of state and federal agencies and the responsible party.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Mandatory electronic information exchange in effect
  • TSA establishes surface transportation advisory panel
  • 'Threat of escalating tariffs' slows Long Beach activity
  • MercuryGate's Wooden donates $5 million to university
  • CN to invest $505 million in projects across four states
  • Georgia Ports Authority orders 20 RTG cranes
  • Bad weather blows liner schedules off course
  • Brazil auctions off six port terminals
  • Executive Moves: CCM, Coldharbour, Chapman Freeborn

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • STEO HIGHLIGHTS: EIA boosts Brent, WTI forecasts as market expects higher prices
    The US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday raised its forecasts for WTI and Brent prices as it said market activity indicates that recent inventory withdrawals and unplanned supply distributions have participants bracing for higher oil prices.
  • Trans-Pacific container rates strengthen, space utilization rises
    Container rates on trans-Pacific routes jumped over the first few days of April as increases sought by carriers at the end of March gained some traction.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude weakens amid signs of cracks in OPEC+ facade
    Crude futures edged lower in Tuesday trading to settle below five-month highs amid profit-taking and easing of global supply concerns.
  • Japan's MOF approves multiple deliveries of bunker fuel from one barge from Apr
    Japan's Ministry of Finance has approved multiple deliveries of bonded bunker fuel from one barge across the country from April, an official at the ministry said Tuesday.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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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