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May 13, 2019
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 12, 2019
  • 57th Shipping Cricket Tournament a grand success
  • Cross-sector cooperation & increased focus on R&D seen essential for shipping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • Ship recycling needs the Hong Kong Convention, seminar told
  • US FMC discusses licensing rules for ocean transportation intermediaries & procedures for monitoring ocean carrier alliances
  • Exports of agricultural & processed food products up last fiscal
  • India expected to export 10-11 mt of iron ore pellets to China this year, say traders
  • Iron ore exports see significant drop in FY19
  • US sanctions on China boosted India's exports to global markets, say analysts
  • Abu Dhabi Ports signs MoU with Dell to enhance digital transformation journey
  • DP World Chennai works towards enhancing road safety around the port
  • Om Prakash Dadlani appointed DPT spokesperson
  • Rotterdam Port setting up food hub
  • T. Venugopal appointed Secretary, Deendayal Port Trust
  • Vizag Port all set to increase capacity
  • BLR Logistiks' logistics park at Dighode, Nhava Sheva becomes operational
  • WCO's key priorities under new Strategic Plan outlined at Kochi conference

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Containers push up revenues
  • Power supply for freight wagons
  • PSA and SATS set up sea-air connectivity in Singapore
  • TRL CEO Rob Wallis steps down
  • Hawaiian Airlines renews digitisation partnership
  • Azerbaijan and Russia join forces on Eurasian route
  • Southeast Asian expansion of APL's JTV service
  • Raben snaps up majority shareholding in Sittam
  • Turkey: Railport to handle 105,000 teu in first phase
  • Football and logistics
  • Intermodal leads the way in HHLA's Q1/2019
  • Open: Norway's first low-carbon distribution terminal
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Platooning works better than expected
  • Paycargo picks Lionel van der Walt as CEO USA
  • China Airlines to introduce new freighter model
  • Result significantly up in the first quarter
  • New cargo route between Bosporus and Portugal

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Soft demand pushes Maersk to slash Asia-Europe FAK rates as peak season looms
  • US business fury at 'catastrophic' higher trade tariffs on Chinese imports
  • Disruptors like Amazon should watch out for the next generation of disruptors
  • Weaker market and Q1 revenue dip brings high-flying IAG Cargo back to earth
  • Restructure delivers the goods: Deutsche Post-DHL reports Q1 results
  • IMO 2020 fuel quality rules left to member states to enforce
  • Spain arrests five in Guatemala corruption investigation
  • Swiss affairs radar: Kuehne + Nagel job cuts talk overshadows Panalpina's AGM
  • Supply chain radar: DHL Global Forwarding has got its house in order - is it now ready to bite?

Marine Logweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • MARAD advisory warns U.S.-flag ships of Iran threats
    With tensions between the U.S. and Iran ratcheting up, the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning of growing threats to U.S.-flag ships. Yesterday, it issued an MSCI (Maritime Security Communications with Industry) advisory
  • Vard explores concepts for Canadian Coast Guard future fleet
    Vancouver, B.C., based Vard Marine, Inc. reports that the Canadian Coast Guard has awarded it an engineering services contract to explore concepts for the Coast Guard's future fleet renewal program. Vard says
  • Wiernicki demystifies digital
    ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki explored the transformational potential of digital technologies in the offshore industries at this year's OTC event in Houston.Conference 2019. "The digital oilfield is a
  • Keppel FELS to build North Sea offshore wind converter station
    A consortium consisting of Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS and Stavanger, Norway, based Aibel AS, has secured a contract from grid operator TenneT Offshore GmbH for the design, engineering, procurement,
  • Damen wins order from Hamburg operator for ASD 2411 tug
    Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Germany's Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer GmbH & Co. KG for the supply of an ASD Tug 2411, to be named Jan. The vessel was
  • Chesapeake launches first of four sisters for Vane
    Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md., has launched the tug Salisbury, the first in a series of four sister vessels being built for Vane Brothers. The new tug is a Subchapter M compliant push
  • U.S. seizes sanctions-busting North Korean bulker
    The United States has seized a sanctions-busting North Korean bulker not on the high seas, but through the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Final decisions and new beginnings for IMO at MEPC 74
    Environmental regulators are about to make the final adjustments to 2020 sulphur cap and tackle GHG emissions
  • From the News Desk: Green agenda set to dominate MEPC discussions
    The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee, the organisation's supreme environmental authority, opens on Monday
  • Open-mouthed at IMO openness
    The IMO has taken a small step towards transparency and openness by giving observers public access to meeting documents the...
  • US move on tariffs concerns owners and financiers
    Witn an election looming in the US in 2020, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his 2016 election promise...
  • Don't turn a blind eye to 2020 problems, Greek owners urge IMO
    The world's largest national shipowners' association warns that upcoming IMO meeting is 'last chance' to address 'severe challenges' stemming from...
  • DHL forwarding margins improve further
    Freight forwarding division makes headway despite fall in air and ocean volumes
  • Hong Kong port alliance aims to help operators survive
    Alliance dispels fears about higher rates, instead billing the grouping as a way to offer better packages and service to...
  • D'Amico's tanker chief bullish on market prospects
    The Rome-based company is increasing its exposure to the spot market to capture more of the expected market strength
  • US exporters cannot rely on China's LNG growth
    Top US LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has changed tack overnight, signalling it is now looking beyond China for sales of...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Clean shipping, dirty tankers and blue ocean hot air
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping in...
  • The Interview: Andrew Bardot
    The chief executive of International Group is about to quit one of the most high-profile jobs in marine insurance and...
  • Daily Briefing
    China tests sniffers to inspect vessel sulphur emissions | Ports are key to 2050 emissions targets, says IMO chief |...
  • US raises tariffs on China imports
    Against the backdrop of a US president who believes other countries' trade barriers and tariffs destroy American businesses, the US...
  • Fortunes turn for Esaf trade
    Dynamar's latest report on the East and Southern Africa box market forecasts growth in the region's container throughput numbers of...
  • US seizes North Korean bulk carrier for sanctions violations
    Indonesia's maritime authorities originally detained the handysize bulker Wise Honest off their country's coast in April 2018

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Shippers urged to be their own advocates on trade policy
  • China imports en route have shot at beating US tariff clock
  • ILWU Canada to continue talks amid strike vote counting
  • Panama Canal draft limits lift trans-Pacific spot rates
  • GCT to expand Vancouver port capacity
  • Cosco accelerates logistics push beyond ocean, ports

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Viking Ocean Cruises hit with $10m lawsuit over Viking Sky drama
    Passengers have suffered numerous side effects from 23 March incident, including nausea, exhaustion and nightmares, lawsuit alleges
  • Shipping stocks remain stable amid Trump's tariff hike
    Shares for boxship, dry bulk and tanker sectors move less than 4% since trading day began.
  • International Seaways sights VLCC storage work and sales of veteran product tankers
    International Seaways is keeping an eye out for IMO 2020 related VLCC storage business at the same time as renewing its fleet with the potential sale of older tonnage. International Seaways back in profit during first quarter International Seaways reveals 2019 charter performance as first quarter profit awaits DHT Holdings has 'lost interest' in VLCC buys after tanker asset price spikes New Yo
  • Performance Shipping narrows loss
    Simeon Palios-led boxship player cuts vessel costs but brings in less revenue.
  • ABN AMRO man takes over scandal-hit Danske Bank
    Denmark's Danske Bank has appointed a new CEO in the wake of the Estonian money-laundering scandal. Chris Vogelzang was at Dutch bank ABN AMRO between 2000 and 2017, the last eight years as a member of the bank's management board and head of its global retail and private banking activities. Previous Danske CEO Thomas Borgen quit in February. He was found to have done nothing wrong, but accepted
  • Legal altruism? Shipping lawyers make the case for mediation
    London remains the main centre for shipping arbitration, but leading lawyers on Friday made the case that mediation should be more widely used to help avoid the need for these tribunals in the first place. A seminar at the first London International Disputes Week, hosted by legal firm HFW, was attended by barristers, lawyers and clients from the UK, China, Nigeria and elsewhere. Panellist Andrew
  • Arrested Greek bulker to be sold after bitter legal row
    A Greek bulker under arrest in the UK is to be auctioned following a fierce legal fight. The 36,000-dwt Alkyon (built 2015), owned by Stallion Eight Shipping and managed by Ariston Navigation, is lying near Falmouth, but will now be sold on 18 June through sealed tenders by admiralty broker CW Kellock. A high court order dated 2 May names NatWest Markets and Royal Bank of Scotland as the claiman
  • Belships shows 2020 hand with bunker price hedge preferred to scrubbers
    Bulker owner Belships has shown its IMO 2020 hand following its takeover by Frode Teigen and the arrival of a new chief executive. Oslo-listed Belships has inked a deal to hedge the price differential between compliant 0.5% sulphur fuel oil and 3.5% sulphur fuel oil, it told investors today. Elias Kulukundis considers buying more Belships shares Belships continues buying spree with ship number
  • DHT Holdings has 'lost interest' in VLCC buys after tanker asset price spikes
    Escalating VLCC asset prices have past the point where DHT Holdings would be interested in buying tankers, company executives say. New York-listed DHT is also batting away the option of IMO 2020-related storage contracts given the age of its ships and the impact of idling tankers on future performance. Tanker owner DHT Holdings returns to profit spurred by strong VLCC spot performance DHT Holdi
  • Euronav boosts board with former Angelicoussis executive and Ensco chief
    Euronav has recruited two high-profile new directors as it enters a new era under the leadership of Hugo De Stoop. New Euronav boss Hugo De Stoop connects to company's roots and future challenges Hugo De Stoop plans to follow shipping's Arsene Wenger by remaining 'close to the action' Crude tanker asset prices 'too elevated' for takeovers, says Euronav chief executive Former Angelicoussis Ship
  • Awilco LNG prepares for improving but volatile gas market
    Awilco LNG is looking to a stronger market after logging a loss in the first quarter of 2019. Oslo-listed Awilco counts 106 LNG carriers of 150,000-cbm or more on order presently, of which 40 do not have time charters in place. Tor Olav Troim's Golar reveals 'significant progress' on LNG carrier spin-off New spot venture and refinancing provide two 'triggers' for Awilco LNG It explains an extr
  • Britannia pays back $10m to members despite loss
    P&I club digs into its coffers to reward members out of healthy reserves
  • Clarksons sees tentative shipping recovery but headwinds remain
    Research director says LNG and cruise are hot to trot but supply-demand balance not looking positive for bulkers this year
  • Former Gotland CEO takes top Swedish army job
    Former Rederi AB Gotland CEO Jan-Eric Nilsson has landed a top job with Sweden's army. The company said the executive had been offered and accepted a position with the leadership staff at the Armed Forces headquarters. Gotland adds another bulker for tanker conversion The marine engineer has been assigned "the degree of command," it added. "The gradual deterioration of the security policy situ
  • 14 injured in blast on Saipem pipe-layer
    Fourteen crew have been injured in an explosion on a Saipem-operated pipe-layer in the Caspian Sea. The Italian company said the the incident occurred on Wednesday evening on the 7,200-dwt Israfil Husneyov (built 1990). The vessel is working on the Shah Deniz II project. On Thursday, the seafarers, all employees of Saipem, were taken to hospital. "The incident was related to maintenance operat
  • Shanghai court collision cases on the rise
    China's Shanghai Maritime Court says vessel collision cases are on the rise. It has taken on more than 200 disputes in the last four years, which numbers increasing each year. Chemship: cause of tanker clash not yet known Greek bulker blamed for collision off Singapore "Rapid economic growth is bringing more ships to the city and the sea lanes pass through some traditional fishing areas," said
  • US seizes North Korean bulker for sanctions busting
    Action thought to be first-ever detention of a North Korean vessel for violating sanctions.
  • Marco Polo Marine continues to post red ink
    But Singapore offshore company expands drydock capacity in anticipation of increased work.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Freight forwarders and NVOs drawn to Miami
    South Florida market continues to attract a steady flow of newcomers aiming to get their piece of the freight.
  • Economist: Solid growth for rest of 2019
    Inflation surprise is one of the biggest risks to economic growth for the remainder of the year, FTR senior economist Bill Witte said Thursday.
  • Increased tariffs add 'insult to injury' for soybean farmers
    Soybean farmers along the Mississippi River have dealt with historic flooding during 2019.
  • FMC wants details on joint terminal ventures
    Ports America, Ceres and SSA Marine plan a joint venture in Charleston and Savannah, while TOTE subsidiary and Luis Ayala Colon want to partner in San Juan.
  • Khouri outlines 'disruptors' for container shipping
    The FMC chair says if freight rates don't improve to recoup carriers' cost of capital, the industry "points toward more consolidations, mergers and acquisitions."
  • CBP confirms 301 duty raise time frame
    The agency issued guidance on Friday detailing the specifics of the tariff increase from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods from China.
  • Industry reps want customs in WTO e-commerce talks
    Australia, Japan and Singapore are leading the World Trade Organization e-commerce initiative.
  • U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship
  • Reinhart inducted into hall of fame
  • Redwood Logistics acquires Eminent Global
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach report record Aprils
  • Savannah-Central America service launched

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 10, 2019
  • Singapore residue stocks rise to two-year high, imports at two-month high
    Singapore's commercial stocks of residues rose 12.4% to 26.498 million barrels in the week to Wednesday, data from Enterprise Singapore showed.
  • Dardanelles bridge construction delays shipping, bunker operations
    The construction of a new bridge across the Dardanelles in Turkey is delaying journey times for ships.
  • Container line Hapag-Lloyd orders 10 scrubbers ahead of IMO 2020
    Container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered emissions-cleaning scrubber equipment for 10 of its vessels.
  • TANKERS: Owners resort to idling VLCCs as returns fall below operational expenditure
    "With earnings so low, [a few shipowners are] doing short voyages, so that the pain is over a lesser amount of time," a shipbroker said.

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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
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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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