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January 16, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • China's economy weakens as December exports and imports contract
  • Continuous dialogue key to working out US-China trade impasse: experts
  • MSC launches major clean-up after 300 boxes fell off MSC Zoe
  • Maersk switches focus on box manufacturing to reefer market
  • Tropical Shipping boosts refeer services between Caribbean and Halifax
  • DB Schenker partners Magento to offer merchants e-commerce platform
  • Hapag-Lloyd appoints Maximilian Rothkopf as its new chief operating officer
  • Hong Kong enjoys another record breaking year for air cargo
  • Cathay, Cathay Dragon cargo volume dips 4.9pc in December
  • North Afghanistan opens new air cargo route to Turkey, Europe

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • FIATA World Congress 2019 to be held in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lines in physical container inspection pilot to eliminate risk
  • US container imports at new high in 2018 but 2019 has its challenges, says analysis
  • ZIM to commence next phase of blockchain-based B/L initiative
  • Despite Brexit uncertainty, UK exports to India up by 27 pc
  • PSA facilities handle over 9 pc more containers in 2018
  • T. K. Ramachandran takes charge as Chairman of VOC Port
  • Tata Steel in plans to develop Subarnarekha port in Odisha
  • Air freight demand flat towards end of last year
  • Brexit & trade concerns seen benefiting air freight
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines expands strategic partnership for the operation of B747-400F cargo aircraft
  • Qatar Airways is Official Airline Partner of Qatar-India Year of Culture 2019
  • SpiceJet's SpiceFresh flags off its first cargo shipment to Hong Kong & Dubai from Guwahati
  • Govt likely to extend key incentive scheme to more exporters
  • China to restrict imports of scrap steel, aluminium from July

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Golden logistics for all that glitters
  • Pressing on with trans-Asian railway network
  • The latest from Zürcher Kies und Transport
  • US railway provides solid help to industry
  • ALC appoints Kirk Coningham as CEO
  • Taking next blockchain technology step
  • Turkish Cargo joins Animal Transport Association
  • Agility opens new hub in Bahrain
  • Denmark eases pocket wagon ban
  • Mosolf expanding advisory board
  • More about scrubbers and sulphur
  • First Middle East carrier awarded Iata CEIV Pharma...
  • Eiltrans to augment Night Star Express network
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Port of Hamburg gets direct link to Singen terminal
  • Rune Dybedal to chair NSOCC
  • Clarkson paints sceptical picture of shipping in 2019
  • Emirates adds freighter destination in Latin America

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • Expecting demand boom, Samskip introduces pre-Brexit peak surcharge
  • Supply chain radar: DSV bids for Panalpina at Sfr170 a share
  • US shipper fury as container lines announce 'insane' street turn fees
  • AirBridgeCargo expecting an 'exceptional' year as its global network expands
  • In a tight market, heavylift operators must be 'more competitive and work together'
  • Zim offers time- and cost-saving blockchain-based electronic bills of lading
  • Steady industry growth and surge in digitalisation a recipe for success at PSA
  • New York agrees $35m settlement with FedEx over illegal cigarettes
  • Panalpina appoints Christian Stingl head of marketing and sales for Europe
  • Jesper Thomsen and John Gilleran now key advisers to Kontainers
  • Market Insight: Q&A with Hans Willam - lessons from 45 years' experience in logistics

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • Entire Jackson Offshore Operators fleet now has contract coverage
  • ReCAAP: Asian piracy falls to lowest level since 2007
  • Lyons back as Mjølner President and CEO
  • ABS grants AiP for advanced Wind Turbine Transport Vessel design
  • Eniram energy management solution pays off for La Méridionale

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • Court approves Aegean Marine restructuring
    Mercuria improved its offer in December, heading off a rival bid and gaining support from a critical group of creditors
  • Hong Kong has a unique foundation for growth
    Hong Kong's core strengths face serious competition. However, as the Lloyd's List Business Briefing has heard, it has advantages nowhere else can match
  • Port of Antwerp secures $3.4bn investment from Ineos
    The Port of Antwerp has been chosen by Ineos as the location for a €3bn investment hailed as the biggest...
  • Cuts in China's coal imports force panamax earnings to slide
    Panamax earnings, which have slipped below supramax, may rise to $13,500 per day in March, according to Maritime Strategies International
  • Between the lines: Ultra large tonnage impacts Asia-Europe trade
    The liner industry is braced to receive around 400,000 teu of 'mega vessel' capacity this year, which is destined for...
  • Better late than never when it comes to container shipping
    For every year between 2012 and 2018, the average delay for late arrivals remained stubbornly between three and four days...
  • SDTR signs 10 kamsarmaxes at Dalian Shipbuilding
    SDTR Marine is 60% owned by China's Shandong Shipping and 40% by Singapore's Transcenden Global Pte
  • Brexit vote is 'beginning of a process, not the end', says UK ports body
    Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to be defeated on Tuesday evening when she puts forward her proposals before Members...
  • Maersk Honam to be rebuilt in South Korea
    The stern section of fire-damaged Maersk Honam is to be shipped to South Korea for a new bow section to...
  • Stena partners Hyundai Glovis in European shortsea car carrier venture
    A subsidiary of Stena and German car carrier Glovis Europe has filed a merger application to the EU for a...
  • PSA terminal volumes increase 9%
    Almost half of the group's volumes come from its Singapore terminals
  • Daily Briefing
    What the latest China trade data tells shipping | Trade war threatens US box terminals after record year | Gender...
  • HHIC-Phil secures court approval for rehabilitation
    HHIC-Phil reportedly had $1.3bn of outstanding debts, borrowed from Filipino banks and South Korean lenders
  • Asian sea robbery at lowest in a decade
    A total of 76 incidents of piracy and armed robbery, comprising 62 actual and 14 attempted incidents, were reported in...
  • Torm facing FSLT claim over tanker redeliveries
    The vessels were returned in 'an untradeable condition and in breach of the redelivery provisions of the bareboat charters', FSLT...
  • Shanghai International Port Group records 10.9% profit decline
    Company made Yuan1.25bn of investment gains from a 4.13% stake in the Postal Savings Bank of China during the first...
  • Singapore bunker sales flat as box traffic rises
    The first full year of operations at CMA CGM-PSA Lion Terminal gave the port a major boost, lifting Singapore's container volume
  • US in talks with Qatar over sending LNG to Europe
    Trump administration wants Europe getting less LNG from Russian pipelines, more from the US Gulf and Middle East

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • India's tariff guide for privatized terminals revised
  • US high court rules against forced trucker arbitration
  • Wind blades shipped to Russian wind farm
  • AAL chief: Tight demand good for MPV/HL market
  • Lack of air cargo surge marks weak trans-Pacific
  • Consumer goods shippers need new sales channels
  • Blockchain to expedite Veracruz port exports
  • Unreliable ocean service cramps Europe shippers

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • UK ports 'concerned' over nixed Brexit deal
    British Ports Association urges government come up with alternative plans to avoid messy withdrawal from European Union.
  • Navig8 principals take control of Feen Marine Scrubbers
    Renamed FMSI to increase capacity five-fold under leadership of Nicolas Busch and backing from partner Gary Brocklesby.
  • Golden Ocean buys back as DNB Asset Management trims stake in bulker owner
    While Golden Ocean has increased its shareholding, DNB Asset Management has slightly reduced its stake
  • New 2020 low sulphur fuel tests show positive results
    Tests for the consistency and quality of new types of IMO 2020 compliant fuels have been positive.
  • Bonderup plots family time after departing XO Shipping
    Departing XO Shipping chief executive Ejner Bonderup has opened up further about his departure from the Danish company. Bonderup departs as chief executive of XO Shipping TradeWinds reported earlier today Bonderup was exiting the position and would be replaced by two existing executives. In a subsequent interview Bonderup said he was leaving XO with a very solid and healthy, capital base and no
  • Kalani highlights white knight role in riding to DryShips' rescue
    George Economou's DryShips was probably headed for insolvency and a bankruptcy filing if not for the help rendered by Kalani Investments in righting the ship. DryShips says disclosure of Kalani dealings puts it in clear Diana Containerships lawyers say 'silly and absurd' fraud claims make no sense That is one of several contentions made by Kalani in asking a judge to dismiss the securities frau
  • Diana Containerships lawyers say 'silly and absurd' fraud claims make no sense
    Lawyers for Diana Containerships are not mincing words when it comes to their call for a New York court to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit over dealings with Kalani Investments. "Absurd" and "silly" are just two of the words hurled at the plaintiffs as defendants argue that claims of securities fraud are baseless. "Plaintiffs' case suffers from another glaring deficiency: It makes no sense," write
  • DryShips says disclosure of Kalani dealings puts it in clear
    George Economou-led owner contests shareholder fraud lawsuit on grounds it had legitimate intentions and revealed them fully in $700m equity raise from financier
  • Shanghai's box volume hits another all-time high in 2018
    Box throughput at the world's largest container port increases to over 42 million teu as China's international trade expands
  • Norwegian orders new ship for Regent Seven Seas
    Frank del Rio-led cruise major plans to spend €475m ($542m) on the sister ship to Seven Seas Explorer.
  • Fitch downgrades Soechi as leverage rises
    Fitch Ratings has cut its assessment of Indonesian tanker owner Soechi Lines as leverage rose. The agency said the long-term issuer default rating was downgraded to B from B+ with a stable outlook. Its net leverage after the third quarter rose to five times from 4.6 times in 2017, Fitch said. Persistent under-performance at its shipyard was the underlying reason for its relatively high debt pro
  • Diana Containerships gets delisting notice
    Simeon Palios-led company's shares are at $0.89 before the opening bell.
  • Jackson secures 'at least' two OSV contract extensions
    Jackson Offshore Operators has extended at least two of its deepwater offshore supply vessels, sending charter coverage to 2020. The "firm, non-cancellable, long-term contract extensions" include the Lightning and the Squall, both 4,357-dwt vessels built in 2015. "These extensions demonstrate our clients' satisfaction with our outstanding service and are a testament to the hard work and dedicati
  • Seaport redraws 2019 bulker rate forecasts on demand drag
    Multiple macro-economic headwinds have led Seaport Global to dial down its dry cargo rate forecasts for 2019. Increased trade tensions, a slowdown in China and Beijing's restrictions on coal imports are denting demand in the sector, at a time IMO 2020 rules are expected to help boost scrapping of older ships, says analyst Magnus Fyhr. Koch emerges as charterer of first 2020 Bulkers newbuilding
  • Court approves Hanjin's Subic restructuring plan
    A Philippines court has approved the rehabilitation scheme filed by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's Subic Bay shipyard. The Korean yard group applied for the restructuring process last week. The HHIC-Phil yard is reported to have defaulted on $400m in bank loans. Chinese shipbuilders eye move for Hanjin yard after filing Domestic tanker and ferry owner Dennis Uy was reported to have e
  • Fredriksen's Ship Finance International strikes suezmax deal with Repsol
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has secured a time charter for one of its spot-trading suezmax tankers, sources say. Oil major Repsol is understood to have fixed the 156,000-dwt Everbright (built 2010) for a year at $23,000 per day. Fredriksen's Ship Finance International strikes again for container vessels Ship Finance International eyes tanker market after boxship spending spree
  • JES eyes takeover by blockchain company PLMP
    Chinese shipyard group in talks with buyer as it receives demand for loan payments.
  • Cracked cargoship banned for a year by Paris MOU
    A general cargoship with hull cracking has been barred from Paris MOU ports for a year. It is the second time the 2,900-dwt Nila (built 1978) has been banned by the organisation. A first offence attracts a three-month exclusion. Corroded cargoship banned by Paris MOU The port state body said the ship was detained in Russia's Kavkaz port in October, its third detention in the last three years.
  • Navigator Holdings to ride US ethane-based petrochemical boom with versatile fleet
    New York-listed owner of handysize and midsize tankers is well positioned to take advantage of rising exports from the US amid shale expansion, says chairman David Butters
  • Further de-bottlenecking will increase demand for LPG shipping - Butters
    All sizes of LPG carriers would benefit from more exports from the US Atlantic coast and Canada's west coast, says Navigator chairman
  • Pacific Radiance wins more time for takeover
    Restructuring Singapore OSV owner Pacific Radiance has gained more time to complete a buy-out by a mystery investor. The company said it has extended debt moratoria that were due to expire on Monday. The country's court has extended the agreement to 14 March. Pacific Radiance will seek more time at a hearing on that date, it added. Last month, the company said an unnamed owner had agreed to bu
  • Bonderup departs as chief executive of XO Shipping
    Former Norden dry cargo boss is being replaced by two existing staff members.
  • New Aegean Marine bankruptcy plan gets go-ahead
    It took 30 minutes in a Manhattan courtroom for Aegean Marine's Chapter 11 to take a big step forward
  • Sovcomflot blames low market for delayed IPO
    The company's CEO sees green shoots appearing in freight markets, which could help expedite Sovcomflot's part-privatisation.
  • Flat-earthers go on cruise to edge of the world
    A flat-earth cruise sounds like a potentially dangerous venture if it gets close to the edge of the world. But the Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) is undaunted, promising a jaunt in 2020, the Guardian reported. The navigation of the vessel could call into question their beliefs, however. "Ships navigate based on the principle that the Earth is round," Henk Keijer, a former cruiseship
  • Dutch yard duo held talks over Uljanik takeover
    Dutch shipbuilders Damen and Royal IHC have held talks over a potential takeover of Croatia's struggling Uljanik Group. The country's economy minister Darko Horvat told the Hina news agency that the pair were invited to carry out due diligence, but have not yet done so. The yards have reportedly said they are now not interested in bidding for the shipbuilder, which operates the Uljanik yard in P
  • Dole opts for newbuildings at Chengxi
    US owner Dole Fresh Fruit has opted for Chengxi Shipyard in China as it renews its fleet. Broker Clarksons said the company has signed up at the yard for two 1,830-teu feeder boxships for delivery in 2021. Dole eyes Chinese newbuildings as fleet ripens for renewal No price has been given for the order. Dole has 15 vessels including reefers, with three feeders built in 2015 and 2016 at Hyundai
  • Nissen sheds sixth bulker since September 2018
    The 82,000-dwt Crystal Star finds buyer at about $24m, brokers say.
  • Norwegian cruise destination set to curb number of ship visits
    Authorities move to protect picturesque Bergen and Unesco World Heritage fjords
  • Buamim out at Gulf Navigation
    Middle East tanker owner's chief executive quits as new shareholders come on board.
  • Star Bulk confirms sale of supramax as ER capes swell fleet
    Older vessel exits the fleet as final two ships arrive from one of three 2018 M&A transactions.
  • BW Group strikes again for BW LPG shares
    Latest buyback comes in addition to a string of purchases before Christmas.
  • Euronav chief sheds light on its scrubber sceptic stance
    Paddy Rodgers talks scrubber bans, changing environmental views and how two ULCCs are part of its back-up plan.
  • Viken Shipping locks suezmax into two-year contract
    Period rates for crude tankers remain firm with buoyant market mood for the coming quarters
  • Norway ports group leader urges input from stakeholders on cruise rules
    Cruise Norway managing director Inge Tangeras believes Norway's long coastline gives it the capacity to take even more cruise tourists and detailed research is needed before restrictions are placed on ships visiting Bergen. "We haven't seen facts on the table yet," said Tangeras of the situation in Bergen. "The whole process is not based on facts, measurements, analysis, discussion and involveme
  • Jefferies tips Cosco for profit fall as box rates dip
    Jefferies is expecting a fall in profit for Cosco Shipping Holdings as boxship rates fall. Transpacific levels have endured a sharp decline, the analyst said. Cosco and its new acquisition OOCL both have their largest market share in these trades. Finance costs related to the OOCL takeover will also weight heavily this year, Jefferies added. Costs hit CNY 952m ($140.77m) in the third quarter,
  • Small is best as Toisa OSV buyers bag big discounts
    Buyers of offshore support vessels from Greece's bankrupt Toisa group have been securing significant discounts in recent auctions, but owners still have to be aware of changing market focuses when trying to negotiate deals. That is the message from Maritime Strategies International (MSI), whose offshore analyst Ferenc Pasztor has been crunching the numbers to compare distressed sale prices with f
  • Euronav takes $3m hit from suezmax sale
    Tanker giant Euronav will book a loss of $3m from selling a suezmax for conversion. The 158,000-dwt Felicity (built 2009) has gone to a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms, it said on Tuesday. But the cash generated on the transaction after repayment of debt will be $21.1m. The vessel has been delivered to the new owner and will be converted into an FPSO. The capital lo
  • Maersk Honam to be rebuilt at Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Cosco Shipping heavy lift vessel expected to take one month to transport hull to Korea.
  • Smit to salvage Star Centurion wreck
    Dutch salvage specialist to carry out complicated salvage job on capsized pipelayer.
  • China sees big surge in year-end crude imports
    Oil imports up over 10% for the year to new high, while piped and shipped gas imports jump nearly 32%.
  • One dollar 'bribe' lands forklift driver in Changi Prison
    Guilty man said to have demanded money in return for not delaying container lorry drivers.
  • There is still volatility ahead - but that is not such a bad thing
    Slower growth and higher interest rates suggest the world's economy will face a bumpy year ahead, writes Alexandre Tavazzi, global strategist at Pictet Wealth Management
  • Chinese shipowner joins converts to LPG fuelling
    Seven VLGCs for Tianjin Southwest Maritime are now set to blaze trail with fuel choice, as others consider making the switch
  • Safety failings contributed to Haizhou Shipyard's decline
    Fatal accidents said to have played a part in once-thriving repairer's financial woes

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • Exclusions for $200 billion in China tariffs on hold
    U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer indicated in a letter that ongoing trade talks will play a role in whether the Trump administration eventually will establish an exclusion process.
  • Maersk to use Avantida platform for street turns
    The carrier will use the Belgium-based service to approve the triangulation of containers in the United States and Canada.
  • Commentary: Rotterdam's weighty role in supply chains
    The Port of Rotterdam, which ranks 10th worldwide in terms of total throughput, can transport goods to a consumer base of about 40 million people.
  • USTR starts furloughs amid government shutdown
    "Excepted personnel will ensure USTR continues to conduct operations, including trade negotiations and enforcement."
  • NEWS FLASH - Teamsters: Supreme Court decision 'great victory' for drivers
    The union says truck drivers will be prevented from waiting their rights through private arbitration agreements; the decision may spark class action lawsuits against owner-operator fleets.
  • Executive Moves: TOTE, CSA, PTV, FM and more
  • UPS offers Saturday export service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 15, 2019
  • FUTURES: Rising equities, tighter supply outlook push crude higher
    Crude futures settled higher Tuesday as the market traced equities higher against a backdrop of an increasingly bullish macro-supply picture.
  • Hafnia, BW Tankers merger operationalizes; eyes higher demand
    "All the core elements are in place," Andreas Sohmen-Pao, chairman of the merged company said at an industry event.
  • Bunker operations in Malta restart as weather conditions improve: port authority
    Bunker operations in Malta restarted late Tuesday morning, after weather conditions improved.
  • FUTURES: Oil maintains uptrend on expected crude draws
    Early movers had mostly headed into green, paring back losses from Monday's worry over China's trade performance, a market strategist at IG said.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • IMO 2020 set to curb container capacity as ships scrapped, retrofitted: Drewry
    Drewry also said that the supply-demand balance will benefit from a reduced appetite for ULCVs among the major carriers.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Dec bunker fuel sales rise 0.3% on year to 4.31 mil mt
    LSMGO posted a record high monthly volume of 190,800 mt for 2018, surging 35.8% month on month.
  • Japan banks set to resume Iran oil transactions after regulatory clearance: sources
    The Japanese banks will be able to issue letters of credit for relevant deals after clearance from Japanese and US regulatory authorities, a source said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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