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June 13, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Los Angeles May up 7.8pc to 828,662 TEU, beating all-time 2017 record
  • Hutchison takes delivery of 2 postpanamax quay cranes in Hong Kong
  • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing to begin January 2020
  • TDC slashes HK export growth forecast to 2pc due to US-China trade war
  • Beijing to roll out national security export controls on sensitive tech
  • US-China trade war could spur world economy into a crisis, leaders warn
  • Kalmar unveils industry's first lithium-ion powered medium forklift
  • CN Rail expects AI automation to save up to US$301 million in three years
  • ICTSI invests in expanding Croatia's terminal to cater for mega boxships
  • BIFA reports 'massive interest' in five-hour online customs training course
  • After retail stock-up frenzy, LA port expects cargo volumes to slow down
  • Arrest warrants issued for 5 Volga-Dnepr Airlines' aircraft: Ukrainian court
  • Qantas looks forward to AA's link up to serve Australia and New Zealand
  • Schiphol and Atlanta airports to collaborate on cargo in trade alliance
  • Air Canada to finalise Transat US$389.4 million takeover by July
  • Air cargo stoic in face of 'cyclical' market declines since November

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • SAL Heavy Lift flies high with new crane extension - the Fly-Jib
  • Restrictions on import of peas
  • DPT activates Disaster Management Plan in view of ensuing cyclone "VAYU"
  • Warehouse leasing crossed 25-mn sq. ft mark in 2018; grew by more than 45 pc y-o-y
  • Commerce Minister promises all support to exporters
  • Stakeholder groups give wide-ranging suggestions in pre-Budget consultations with Finance Minister
  • G20 recommends digital tax for multinational technology companies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Emission-free and super-silent in the city
  • EFL charters Qatar Airways Cargo service to Pittsburgh
  • New chartering manager for dship Carriers
  • Sealogis forms new freight forwarding division
  • Third converted B757 freighter for Asia Pacific Airlines
  • Helikon relies on Ship Money
  • A golden truck to celebrate 50th birthday
  • Achim Martinka named VP Germany at Lufthansa Cargo
  • First gas-powered truck in Memmingen
  • From coal power station to logistics site
  • Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
  • IAG Hangar 51 programme invites to Spain
  • Operating results at five-year high
  • American P&I Club appoints prominent maritime lawyer
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New hinterland connection for Zeebrugge
  • PISR complies with STCW
  • Kenya Airways finds GSAs for new routes to Europe

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Vietnam the big winner in the US-China tariff war, but is it legal?
  • Airfreight handlers hit by double-whammy of labour shortages and rising costs
  • Ceva and CMA CGM unveil cross-border service for ocean boxes in Asia
  • Europe needs to refocus if its transport sector wants to compete with China
  • Forwarders review block space bookings for air cargo, looking for lower rates
  • Market Insight: 'Immature procurement' & trade management risk - carrier freight quotes come under fire
  • CFO Nicolas Burr to leave Hapag-Lloyd in February
  • Xavier Prévost to lead IT and business solutions at FM Logistic

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ABB introduces new compact turbocharger models
    Responding to increasing demand for compact and efficient turbocharger technology for marine engines, ABB Turbocharging has launched the new A255-L and A260-L turbochargers. Optimized for small and medium bore two-stroke diesel and
  • Boat rental company operated illegal charter business, says USCG
    The Coast Guard has issued a notice of violations to a recreational boat rental company operating as an illegal charter business out of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. On May 19, Coast Guard
  • CRS reports on Navy's plans to add more unmanned vessels
    The surprise item in the Navy's FY2020 budget submission was a request for funding for two large unmanned surface vessels. Now the Congressional Research Surface has issued a report, Navy Large Unmanned
  • VIDEO: Captain of cruise ship in deadly Danube collision gets bail
    The captain of the Viking River Cruises ship involved in a deadly collision that sank a River Danube sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 can be released on bail, a
  • C-Innovation wins major RLWI contract
    C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) group affiliate, has won a significant contract to perform Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) activities for BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The initial
  • Humera Ahmed joins LISCR
    Humera Ahmed has been appointed Vice-President of Legal and Business Development of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. She comes to LISCR with
  • Aviation has FOQA, now shipping gets BOQA
    Similarly to the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) systems widely used in commercial aviation, the marine Bridge Operational Quality Assurance (BOQA) solution from Birkeroed, Denmark, headquartered Danelec Marine BOQA provides a structured
  • Oshima and DNV GL launch ultra green Ultramax design
    A new bulk carrier design from Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
  • Could ammonia be shipping's clean new fuel?
    Ammonia can be safely and effectively applied as a marine fuel to reduce harmful emissions according to a new research paper by C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • UK's upcoming 2050 net zero emission law leaves shipping untouched - for now
    The government has decide to leave the matter with the IMO
  • PGNiG more than doubles Plaquemines LNG purchase agreement
    From 2023, the Polish Oil and Gas Company will receive a total of 3.5m tonnes per annum of LNG from...
  • Globus lines up fleet refinancing as loss narrows
    The market is now at much better levels in terms of rates than those recorded in the first two months...
  • Cargill cuts shipping emissions on chartered fleet
    The world's biggest charterer of dry bulk vessels has said it has cut carbon emissions from its shipping fleet by...
  • DNV GL in tie-up with Japanese shipyard on bulker designs
    Classification firm DNV GL has entered a strategic co-operation with Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding. The co-operation will explore new bulk vessel...
  • Data is driving all-sector refocus for maritime
    A thought leadership seminar hosted in London this week by Rightship and the UK P&I Club learnt that finding a...
  • Thomas Cooper merges with Penningtons Manches
    Shipping law firm Thomas Cooper is to merge with UK top 50 business and private client solicitors Penningtons Manches, with...
  • Americas Awards celebrate excellence in maritime
    The Lloyd's List Americas Awards celebrate excellence in shipping at a time when industry players are under enormous pressure to...
  • Small ports can still benefit from big ships
    Cargo proximity and critical mass can be more important in terminal selection than vessel handling capacity
  • SIPG sets price for $700m bonds issue
    Issuance at the Hong Kong bourse is expected to complete early next week
  • Hapag-Lloyd finance chief Nicolàs Burr to stand down
    CSAV to lose executive board seat at German carrier as Burr returns to roles in Chile
  • Daily Briefing
    Baltic tanker earnings slump even as Russian exports climb | Southeast Asia OSV players living off scraps | Iran condemns...
  • Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering sought for BC Ferries newbuilds
    Canada's BC Ferries floated an expression of interest last week, stating that the ship-to-ship bunkering solution is for five new LNG-fuelled vessels
  • Brightoil tankers sale raises $200m
    Cash-strapped Brightoil has seen its marine transport business suspended after its entire fleet of five very large crude carriers, four...
  • Largest LNG terminal in the Nordics officially opens for business
    The terminal can also facilitate LNG bunkering, supplying the super-chilled fuel to ships such as icebreakers and others operating in...
  • Port of Corpus Christi expected to dominate US crude exports
    Corpus Christi crude exports will surpass Port Houston in the next decade, says Wood Mackenzie

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Montreal efficiency measures cut dwell times by two-thirds
  • US shippers increase BC port routings
  • ELD mandate a 'game changer' for Canadian shippers
  • No clear path for EC block exemption ruling
  • Railroads' approach to intermodal shifts 'inward'
  • Uber Freight: Shipper metric priorities need reboot
  • US warehouses, ports prep for reefer volume boom
  • Shippers, carriers brace for new Russian port fee
  • Intra-Asia slowdown spells gloom for east-west trades

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Algoma closes $100m Oldendorff deal
    Algoma Central has closed a $100m deal with Oldendorff Carriers, bumping up its stake in the CSL International Pool while grabbing a trio of ships in the process. Algoma orders new bulker, posts first quarter loss The Canadian shipowner announced on Wednesday it now owns 40% of the pool, which counts Marbulk Shipping and CSL Americas as members. Additionally, Toronto-traded Algoma acquired the
  • Too early? Shipping investors have yet to price in scrubbers
    With IMO 2020 six months out, observers say it is likely to be too early for scrubbers to affect share prices
  • Virgin Voyages appoints first female Canadian master
    The Tom McAlpin-led owner hires Wendy Williams to command Scarlet Lady for next year's inaugural season.
  • Wells Fargo: Orderbook closes in on 2022 LNG ship requirements
    Sufficient speculative LNG carrier newbuildings have been contracted to meet the expected needs of the market in 2022, according to Wells Fargo Securities analysts. In the latest issue of their "Bottoms Up LNG" report, the Michael Webber-led team said the uncommitted portion of the LNG orderbook has been gradually building and now represents "an increasing risk" at 23% of the fleet. LNG buyer la
  • Christiania Shipping off to a flying start
    Chemical tanker specialist Christiania Shipping has risen from the ashes of its loss-making predecessor to report positive operating profit for 2018. Fifth generation of Eitzen family set to join Camillo Eitzen on comeback trail "In 2018, we have successfully implemented several changes to re-establish Christiania Shipping as an efficient and streamlined shipowner, charterer and operator," said
  • JP Morgan linked to LNG carrier newbuilding move
    Bank understood to be contracting its first vessels in the sector for energy major
  • Suezmax earnings double those of VLCCs
    Healthy crude exports from West Africa, in particular Angola, are pushing suezmax earnings to the highest since February.
  • Nordic American Tankers closes busiest period ever as things peek up
    Nordic American Tankers' "busiest period ... ever" has positioned it well for the pre-IMO 2020 rally, a letter from the company Wednesday said. "In 2Q2019, we have seen the normal seasonal downturn in that quarter," the letter read. "We expect a significantly improved tanker market ahead. After positive Q1, Nordic American Tankers shares soar "We must remember that political unrest is often goo
  • Pacific Green headhunts Oslo scrubber chief from rival
    US-listed scrubber supplier staffing up new Norwegian sales office
  • Howe Robinson's boxship guru Dowell to step down
    Paul Dowell is ready to hang up his boots after 22 years, but he believes the sector still has a lot to learn
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO to leave next year
    Hapag-Lloyd's chief financial officer Nicolas Burr is to leave the company next year to oversee new projects in South America. Hapag Lloyd PR man gets a 'buzz' over apiarist role Burr will take over new projects in Chile after he leaves the company on 29 February 2020, according to a release from the Hamburg-based boxship giant. "The supervisory board sincerely likes to thank Nicolas Burr for
  • Supreme Court hands Swedish Club lifeline in bulker fire CTL appeal
    Controversial case handed back to high court to decide on payout from loss of Greek-controlled Renos in 2012 blaze.
  • Kuehne+Nagel starts to rank liner services by carbon footprint
    Shippers are leading the fight against carbon emissions by choosing 'clean' liner services
  • Lawsuit claims Valero may have provided defective fuel to more than 100 ships
    Refining giant blames Trafigura for off-spec fuel delivered to vessels
  • Two TMK execs quit after groping and stalking claims
    Two executives from Lloyd's of London underwriter Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) have resigned after allegations of sexual harassment were made. One was accused of groping colleagues at what was termed by a Bloomberg report as a "booze-fuelled party", while the other was alleged to have stalked a junior employee. The news comes three months after an investigation by the news agency into the "deep-seate
  • Advantage Tankers sues to free tanker
    Turkish shipowner Advantage Tankers is looking to recoup $10.3m in a Manhattan federal court over an alleged wrongful arrest in South Africa. According to court papers, the 156,644-dwt Advantage Sky (built 2010) has been held in Durban since last August, caught up in a controversy over legal disputes in New York state courts and London's High Court with the ship's previous owner. The defendant i
  • Signposts to the future: Five things we learned from Nor-Shipping 2019
    Oslo found shipping at a crossroads, but underneath the anxiety there are reasons for optimism
  • Oshima Shipbuilding and DNV GL launch alternative-fuelled bulker design
    Oshima Shipbuilding and class society DNV GL have launched a new design of bulk carrier that would use half the energy of conventional vessels and utilises wind, LNG fuel, battery and solar power. DNV GL's Knut Orbeck-Nilssen calls on shipping to keep safety at forefront of industry's mind DNV GL teams with Keppel on LNG newbuildings The Oshima Ultramax 2030 bulker design has an energy efficien
  • Vital global food production needs an ethical supply chain
    Swiss NGO Public Eye turns spotlight on traders' role in generating seaborne agricultural cargoes - and the ships that are carrying them
  • Euronav aims for bond tap
    Belgium's Euronav is preparing to tap into a bond issue to boost its funding. The Euronext-listed tanker giant said its subsidiary Euronav Luxembourg has arranged a fixed-income investor call for 13 June, with the help of Arctic Securities, DNB Markets and Nordea. A tap issue of its $150m senior unsecured bond issue may follow, subject to market conditions, it added. The company told TradeWinds
  • Meteor Management buys supramax and eyes growth into tankers
    Meteor Management, a Bulgarian shipmanagement company backed by commodities trader Eleen Marine, is expanding its supramax fleet and says for the first time it is considering investing in the tanker market. Meteor general manager Andrei Filipov confirmed that his company's clients have bought the 55,400-dwt Eria Colossus (built 2008), which has been renamed Eleen Sofia. Brokers reported that Japa
  • Geared handysize bulker sextet up for sale
    Six geared handysize bulkers are circulating in the sale-and-purchase market by their Cyprus-based owners, Greek brokers have reported this week. The vessels are the 37,000-dwt Western Aida, Western Boheme and Western Fedora (all built 2012), and the 37,400-dwt Western Carmen, Western Lucrezia and Western Tosca (all built 2013). The ships have been with the same owners since they were built at S
  • Thomas Cooper scales up with Penningtons Manches merger
    UK shipping law firm gains access to resources of top 50 partner for international expansion.
  • 'Likely lad' Alan Wilson makes way for rising stars of the North
    North P&I Club managing director Alan Wilson has retired. Wilson, along with chief executive Paul Jennings, was associated with the dramatic growth of the protection and indemnity mutual over the past four decades. Insurer North P&I reshuffles senior staff More than $380m wiped off P&I mutuals' free reserves The pair worked at the club as it grew from an insurer with just two million gt of shi
  • Ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design hoves into view
    Dutch-lead research project analyses how to safely introduce the gas as a marine fuel
  • Wellard eyes ship sales as debt deal collapses
    Australian livestock carrier group Wellard is contemplating ship sales after a standstill deal with noteholders failed. The company had agreed the halt in April in respect of certain defaults existing under its notes. Algoma and Wellard ships cancelled at Uljanik This was scheduled to end on 30 September, with Wellard to grant certain security to the noteholders. But it has been unable to do t
  • ABP wins approval to switch bond from Libor to Sonia
    UK port group becomes first borrower to secure bondholder approval for switch from discredited benchmark.
  • Novatek could build 17 new Arctic LNG carriers
    Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project will need between 15 and 17 Arc7 LNG carriers, according to CEO Leonid Mikhelson. The Interfax news agency cited him as saying: "We're doing transhipment in Murmansk and Kamchatka, and we now need to decide the issue of transporting LNG to these points. Sovcomflot and Cosco agree Arctic LNG carrier joint venture "Calculations show that we probably need to build 15
  • Brightoil VLCC and aframax sales raise over $200m
    Hong Kong tanker owner still has one VLCC, three aframaxes and six bunker tankers to be sold.
  • Angelicoussis back at Daewoo for another LNG newbuild
    Greek owner takes year-to-date gas carrier order tally at favourite Korean yard to five.
  • Orbis takes bigger position in Golar
    Orbis Investment Management has grown its leading stake in Golar LNG to 10%. The Bermuda-based firm now owns more than 10.1 million shares of the gas carrier owner, up from the 8.9 million disclosed in February, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Fresh contenders limber up as floating LNG comes of age The firm was founded by South African billionaire Allan Gray. The next
  • Blank Rome attorney joins LISCR
    F. Humera Ahmed is joining the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) as vice president of legal and business development. Ahmed was previously an attorney at Blank Rome where she worked on both maritime and financial cases. Legal changes could enhance Luxembourg flag appeal for LISCR "Humera is a very energetic, self-confident, knowledgeable and proactive person," said regist
  • JERA spells out shipping structure as it shifts into LNG bunkering
    JERA splits its shipping business by charter length, procuring LNG vessels based on concluded free-on-board contracts and, or, tolling agreements. JERA executive officer Yuichiro Kato, who is in charge of LNG shipping, said economics and safety are high priorities when vessels are being evaluated, alongside charter term, tank size and propulsion. JERA to have 'inherent' exposure to LNG bunkering
  • Kato reveals JERA's shift to a flexible LNG shipping strategy
    Trading giant outlines ambitions to grow its fleet and free-on-board LNG portfolio
  • Ind-Aust Maritime confirms Torm product tanker deal
    Ind-Aust Maritime has emerged as the buyer of a Torm MR product tanker. Sources at the Indian shipowner confirmed to TradeWinds this week that it had purchased the 45,500-dwt Torm Gunhild (built 1999). Torm said last week that it had lined up a deal to sell the ship for $6m ahead of taking delivery of four 2011-built MR tankers it had purchased for $83m. Four MRs in, one out at Torm The Torm G

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • USTR official: Urgency of passing USMCA 'cannot be overstated'
    A House Agriculture Committee panel heard testimony from Trump administration ag officials on Tuesday during a hearing that widely touched on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Three dead after tanker explosion in Russia
    The blast occurred Tuesday in the engine room of the M/V VF Tanker-16 and caused three other crew members to go to the hospital, vessel owner Volga Shipping Company said.
  • Is supersizing ports the answer?
  • Fitch Ratings: 3D printing could reduce trade
  • Monaco Maersk sets loaded containership record
  • Senate Finance clears ITC nominations
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO Burr leaving company
  • CMA CGM makes first call at Port Tampa Bay

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ANALYSIS: Diesel, jet 2020 curve structures diverge ahead of IMO
    Ahead of the implementation of the International Maritime Organization's lower sulfur cap on marine fuels next year, the structure of middle distillates forward curves looks quite different for diesel compared with jet fuel.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall to 4-week low amid soft holiday trading
    Total inventories at the Middle East bunkering hub dropped 0.5% over the past week to 23.889 million barrels, the lowest level since May 13, data compiled by S&P Global Platts showed.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude tumbles as US supply continues to climb
    Crude futures tumbled Wednesday following a US crude stock build reported by the US Energy Information Administration.
  • Hanwa Singapore facing $20 million payment issues for MGO
    "The cause of this case is that we have not followed the original trade conditions of receiving an advance and L/C settlement," said the official.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Trade deal could boost UK's N Sea crude flows to S Korea: traders
    "It's a pre-deal but it should open the door to Forties in Korea," a trader said.
  • Trafigura posts rise in H1 oil, LNG trading volumes as profits jump
    "Whilst all of the division's books performed well during the period, the crude oil, gasoline, LNG and wet freight desks were the standout contributors," the company 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
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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