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April 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Malaysia rescinds earlier rejection of China's Belt and Road railway scheme
  • Panama expects fresh flow of Asian boxes as LA dockers block automation
  • Shipping lines oppose French call for vessel slow down to cut emissions
  • US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: US-China trade talks near final round
  • Shipper, forwarders less satisfied with box carrier services
  • Iran's flag carrier IRISL up from 23rd to 13th place in world box shipping
  • LA-based CIMC Intermodal Equipment's box chassis output up record 53pc
  • US railways praise Trump for minimising red tape obstruction
  • Trucker shortage increases as regulators make it easier to quit field
  • Gulftainer handles 2 million TEU at Iraq Container Terminal in 9 years
  • Budapest airport 2018 cargo volumes leap 14.9pc to 146,113 tonnes
  • Amazon pilots protest poor pay, working conditions, demand better deal
  • Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai still the top three of world cargo airports

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • 123 countries have now ratified treaty for enhancing free flow of maritime trade
  • Agreement inked to boost uptake of LNG as ship fuel
  • APM Terminals launches Gothenburg Gateway
  • Bahri to expand presence in Asia-Pacific
  • CEVA Logistics & Goodpack launch TYRECUBEin Singapore to facilitate tyre supply chain
  • Container shipping stakeholders advised to closely monitor dynamic & volatile conditions expected in 2019
  • FIATA Logistics Academy launches three new digital courses
  • France urges shipping speed limits to slash industry emissions
  • New port call on MSC's California Express service
  • Proposal puts anti-corruption formally on IMO agenda
  • Q1 2019 sees fewer maritime piracy incidents
  • South Asia remains popular destination for ship breaking
  • India's exports of finished steel fall 34 pc while imports rise 4.7 pc
  • Cosco Shipping Ports to develop huge logistics park in Guangzhou
  • ICTT registers noteworthy performance in Q1 2019
  • Chinese govt to cap coal imports in 2019 to help domestic producers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Time for greater collaboration
  • Laurels for DSV, Geis and Noerpel
  • Cargoline reports strong growth in Germany
  • New majority shareholder for West Atlantic
  • GHG emissions study reveals fuel savings
  • A vision takes shape
  • Switzerland: railfreight traffic growing
  • Sifax Group appoints three key managers
  • Spanish Ports continue on growth path in 2019
  • Doha airport back on growth trajectory
  • Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
  • Sam Ruda takes over
  • Bremenports invests in long-term project in Iceland
  • Competition authority clears Papuan partnership
  • Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
  • Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • New Digital Container Shipping Association is aiming to make a splash
  • MPV and heavylift sector facing mid-term headwinds as global trade slows
  • New logistics park could be an e-commerce air freight bonus for Leipzig Halle
  • New York City congestion charge plans don't faze logistics players
  • Boxing clever can help reduce the growing cost of empty container repositioning
  • Zencargo raises $20m to take on the 'antiquated business' of freight forwarding
  • Rising fuel costs and capacity surplus push Lufthansa into loss
  • Supply chain radar: JB Hunt's capital allocation is at a crossroads: will Warren come calling?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • MJP books multi-vessel Taiwan Coast Guard order
    Uppsala, Sweden, headquartered Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been awarded a multi-unit, multi-year contract with CSBC Shipyard to provide propulsion for 15 Taiwan Coast Guard (TCG) 100-ton class vessels . The 34-meter
  • VIDEO: Metal Shark to build next gen Miami-Dade fireboats
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build the next generation of fire boats for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade has selected the Metal Shark "50 Defiant X" fireboat, a
  • Frank Coles rolls out new strategy for Wallem
    Frank Coles is putting his stamp on Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group, where he became Chief Executive Officer last October after stepping down as Transas Leader at Wärtsilä Voyage Solutions. With over
  • Environmentalists protest Carnival London AGM
    Activists from environmentalist group Stand.earth used today's Carnival Corporation's annual general meeting (AGM) in London to stage protests against the cruise giant's environmental policies. Pointing to revelations in recent U.S. court filings,
  • Tanker owner "shocked" to be on OFAC sanctions list
    Italian tanker operator PB Tankers said yesterday that it was "shocked and concerned" that it had been designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control as subject to sanctions aimed

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Scorpio Bulkers announces sale and leaseback deal
    The firm will sell six ultramax vessels that it will take back on eight-year bareboat charters
  • Diana Shipping continues with share buyback programme and fleet sale
    Greece-based bulker owner also maintains pace of fleet disposals with fifth recent panamax sale
  • Rio Tinto cuts iron ore production guidance due to cyclones and fires
    Rio Tinto expects full-year iron ore output at 333m to 343m tonnes from a previous forecast of 338m-350m tonnes
  • Brightoil chairman steps aside after bankruptcy ruling
    The move comes as the privately run company is mired in financial troubles, amid attempts launch to workout plan led...
  • Transpacific carriers succeeding with bunker charges
    The narrowing spread between high- and low-sulphur fuel could mean that transpacific carriers already have their costs covered
  • Tristar orders six tankers from Hyundai Heavy
    The 25,000 dwt oil and chemical tankers will be chartered by Shell and delivered between 2020 and 2021
  • Stars will 'start to align' by third quarter, says Alphatanker
    Alphatanker sees the foundations being laid for a strong year in 2020 that it thinks will be similar to 2015
  • Songa Bulk to merge with AGS
    The former dry bulk player is moving into the to seismic business
  • New Malaysia rail link gives options for shippers
    Current volumes are low however and market penetration will ultimately depend on end-to-end supply chain costs, analysts warn
  • Hutchison upgrades Felixstowe cranes
    New remote-controlled electric powered cranes will allow port to cope better with peaks in demand
  • Carriers seek digital standards to boost services
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will provide a blueprint for developers to create new services and products to a common...
  • Busan may perform first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation in Asia
    Hapag-Lloyd has opted to fit retrofit boxship Sajir with a 6,500 cu m tank and this predisposes the shipping line...
  • BW Group increases stake in Epic Gas
    The company is still short of its target as the deadline day surrounding a takeover arrives
  • Daily Briefing
    Venezuela 'false berthings' off Trinidad further obscure oil exports | HHI wins another LNG carrier order from Capital Gas |...
  • Singapore detains PDVSA vessel
    The arrest comes several weeks after BSM confirmed it would be handing back all the tankers it manages for PDVSA
  • Race to the wire in Vancouver
    GCT's legal move comes at a crucial moment as the Canadian parliament is considering national legislation that would amend current...
  • SMBC leads in project financing for Modec, Mitsui's FPSO
    Mitsui & Co and Modec last year signed a letter of intent with Eni for a 15-year fixed term FPSO...
  • Cosco Shipping shuffles management
    Mr Sun remains as a director and the deputy party secretary of the Cosco Shipping group
  • Cameron LNG begins commissioning first train
    The company expects to begin LNG production this quarter and phase 1's three trains will have a projected capacity of...
  • Chevron bids $33bn for Anadarko Petroleum
    The deal would boost Chevron into the ultramajors, increasing its presence in the Permian and US Gulf, and giving it...
  • Box lines launch Digital Container Shipping Association
    Container line standards body formed after finally receiving regulatory clearance from the FMC that will allow it to provide a...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Customs to run 24/7 at fast-growing Manzanillo port
  • US-Mexico truck delays forecast to last weeks
  • Will container shipping embrace data standards?
  • LA automation vote delay opens door for compromise
  • India port reforms fuel productivity gains
  • Apollo closes DCLI-Blume deal
  • Massive tunnel-boring machines delivered down under

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Intertanko's proposal to cut sulphur was ahead of its time
    I am convinced our plan would have provided a much better, cleaner outcome
  • Sanko Line orders first newbuilding in seven years
    Sanko Line has turned to Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for its first newbuilding order in seven years. The Tokyo-based shipowner has commissioned an 82,000-dwt bulker for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2020. Sanko disclosed the order for the scrubber-fitted vessel in a single-'line statement on its website last week but did not reveal the shipyard, the price or its motivation in placing the
  • Haji-Ioannou company sues Sri Lankan state oil company
    A company linked to Cypriot billionaire Polys Haji-Ioannou is suing Sri Lanka's state oil company for $8m, alleging unpaid bills and a wrongful arrest. Argos Shipping, registration company for 34,995-dwt Argos (built 1996), filed suit in Houston federal court Monday alleging Ceylon Petroleum Corp chartered the tanker, failed to make agreed upon payments, then had the ship arrested in Sri Lanka an
  • US port ban on Carnival ships could be 'catastrophe'
    Federal judge may temporarily prohibit Arnold Donald-led company for violating probation linked to environmental offences.
  • Lawsuit: OHT ship damages Navy newbuild in crash
    A crash involving an Offshore Heavy Transport ship did more than $60m in damage to Huntington Ingalls' Mississippi shipyard and an under-construction US Navy warship, a lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges. The suit accuses the 64,900-dwt Hawk (built 1989) of losing control as it delivered a floating drydock to the US shipbuilder's Pascagoula, Mississippi facility 29 March, hitting a
  • Scorpio Bulkers strikes sale-and-leaseback for six more ships
    Emanuele Lauro-led bulker player has agreed to sell the ships to Chinese conglomerate AVIC International.
  • Endre Rosjo builds R-Bulk fleet as it returns to profit in 2018
    The Norwegian investor Endre Rosjo is boosting the fleet of the limited partnership R-Bulk. The company, in which Rosjo has a 75% stake, has bought the Oshima built 50,000-dwt Yunga (built 2010), its annual report says. Expanding M&M Bank seeks to raise more equity Rosjo joins big guns at M&M Bank UK based online platform VesselsValue says the bulker is worth 12.7m. The purchase came during
  • Feline stowaway survives a month in a container
    An orange tabby cat has pulled off an astonishing feat of endurance by surviving a whole month in a container being shipped from China to Canada. The emaciated six-year-old female was found among pallets and foam pellets in a box that arrived in Vancouver from Shenzhen. CBC cited the animal charity SPCA as saying the animal had no food or water. So how did it stay alive? By licking the condensa
  • Cargill forecasts upside in bulker rates despite current market weakness
    Trading giant says recovery in Brazilian and Australian iron-ore exports and a US-China trade deal can push up earnings later this year
  • NAO PSV out of winter layup for Apache deal
    Emanuele Lauro-led Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has brought a platform supply vessel (PSV) out of winter layup for a new term contract. Public offshore firm was never the plan, says Emanuele Lauro Apache has awarded a trio of one-year deals for work off the UK, Seabrokers said, with the 4,200-dwt NAO Thunder's (built 2013) contract starting in May. Broker Westshore lists the ship as fixed to
  • Layup list to shrink as PSVs bask in endless summer
    Clarksons Platou Securities is tipping a big fall in laid-up platform supply vessels (PSV) as a buoyant North Sea market basks in an "endless summer." Turner Holm, managing director of equity and credit research, and analyst Sven Sele, said the sector is "unseasonably strong", with 2019 the strongest first quarter for spot rates since 2014. Pareto finally offloads PSV trio SD Standard Drilling
  • Tristar confirms six chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    The Dubai-based Tristar Group confirmed it has ordered six 25,000-dwt IMO type 2 chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for delivery between 2020 and 2021. The ships have been placed under a long-term charter contract from oil major Shell and it is understood the order involves Eships, the tanker arm of Tristar. Meiji Shipping back at Hyundai Mipo for Shell product tankers Eugene Mayne
  • IMO 2020 switch won't be pretty, says Koch Supply & Trading executive Andrew Smiley
    Shipping vice president says frustration will be felt months ahead of deadline as traders and charterers try to keep using high-'sulphur fuel for as long as possible
  • Fred Cheng breaks 2019 capesize sales drought with flurry of activity
    The longest recorded lull in capesize S&P activity may have come to an end - but don't expect a meaningful upturn any time soon, brokers say
  • Pareto finally offloads PSV trio
    Norway's Pareto has finally succeeded in selling three platform supply vessels (PSVs) acquired from Bourbon seven years ago. Brokers said the 3,300-dwt Antenor, Asterie (both built 2004) and Bourbon Atlantide (built 2003), owned by Pareto's 3B Offshore, have gone for $0.88m each. Clarksons said A1 Offshore of Denmark has snapped up Antenor and Bourbon Atlantide, with Asterie going to Raj Shippin
  • Can DNV GL claim to be shipping's largest class society?
    Latest IACS data shows it depends on which figures you are looking at
  • Tsakos Columbia phases out cash payments for crew
    Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement has phased out cash payments to crew by masters. ShipMoney has rolled out an electronic payment solution on 90 ships, including tankers, boxships and bulkers, following a trial. Seafarers employed on Tsakos-owned vessels operated by Columbia Shipmanagement will have "complete control and access to their wages while onboard ship, including the timing and currency of
  • Equinor fixes two PSVs from Eidesvik and Havila
    Equinor has fixed two platform supply vessels from Eidesvik Offshore and Havila Shipping. Eidesvik's 6,200-dwt Viking Queen (built 2008) and Havila's 4,000-dwt Havila Clipper (built 2011) have been fixed for a firm period of four months, plus options. The vessels' respective contracts will both commence this quarter, according to filings from the shipowners on Tuesday. No further details abou
  • Green activists target Carnival AGM in London
    Green activists wearing gas-masks have been protesting at US cruiseship Carnival Corp's AGM in London on Tuesday morning. Environmental group Stand.earth said the action at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hyde Park was aimed at shareholders. It said their "sombre message" is that "Carnival pollutes" and urged the shipowner to switch to cleaner fuel. Judge may ban Carnival from US ports for waste
  • Nordic marine insurers see hull premium income soar
    Cefor members register upturn in hull income as Gard and Alandia grow, but protection and indemnity rates slip further
  • ITF targets Germany's Bluships
    The International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF) has started an inspection and auditing campaign on labour standards involving the ships of Johann MK Blumenthal (Bluships) following the detention of one of its vessels in Australia. ITF reveals state of food stores on German bulker German bulker probed after crew complaints The union said it would use its global network of 147 inspectors ar
  • Arne Blystad moves into seismic sector with AGS merger
    Norway's Arne Blystad is moving into the seismic survey sector through a merger of his Songa Bulk with Houston-based Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS). The Oslo-listed company, which sold its bulker fleet to Star Bulk Carriers last year, said it will assume the assets, rights and obligations of AGS by issuing shares to AGS investors. Songa deal linked to Star Bulk stock slump Blystad trims Songa Bulk s
  • Greece loses $1.35bn Hellenic Shipyards appeal
    Greece has lost an appeal against an arbitration award of more than EUR 1.2bn ($1.35bn) in a case involving Hellenic Shipyards. The Athens court of appeal rejected the government's request to set aside the 2017 decision in favour of Middle East group Privinvest. Court approves Skaramangas liquidation The case related to Greece's default on payments to Privinvest, which is the controlling shareh
  • BW Group builds Epic Gas stake to 69%
    Singapore's BW Group has added a significant chunk of Epic Gas stock as its takeover offer nears the deadline. The voluntary bid to acquire all outstanding shares in the VLGC owner has won 1.32m shares, or 1.87% of the company, as of 11 April. Together with previously received acceptances, BW Group has now received a total of 9.95m shares or 14.12%. BW Group offer wins just 0.07% of Epic Gas sh
  • More problems for owners as Panama Canal cuts draft level again
    Shipowners are facing having to offload cargo in the Panama Canal after the allowed draft level was reduced again. Panama Canal restrictions pose tanker problems The canal authority said: "Based on the present and projected levels of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces that, effective April 30, the maximum authorised draft for vessels transiting the neo
  • Yantian Express gets Freeport departure deadline
    But salvor looking to obtain paperwork allowing it to sell some cargo to satisfy security interest.
  • Rio Tinto shipped 14% less iron ore due to cyclones
    More bad news for capes as Aussie mining giant says second quarter also likely to be impacted.
  • BSM behind PDVSA aframax arrest
    Ship manager fed up with waiting for Venezuelan oil major and tanker owner to pay its bills.
  • Shell-Keppel LNG bunkering venture reaches milestone
    Dual-fuel Keppel Smit Towage tugs said to be achieveing fuel efficiencies of 5% using LNG.
  • Pacific Basin handysize bulker damaged by fire in US
    The overheating of a crew member's personal electronic device is thought to be cause of fire.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Matson takes delivery of three new cranes
    The cranes are part of a $60 million terminal expansion and modernization project at its Honolulu hub.
  • Section 301 bringing crowd of new drawback filers
  • CBP's COO to oversee commissioner functions
    Kevin McAleenan, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner who recently was named acting Homeland Security secretary, has appointed Chief Operating Officer John Sanders to oversee the duties of commissioner.
  • Flowspace raises $12 million in Series A funding
    Canvas Ventures led the funding round for the on-demand warehousing and fulfillment startup, which was founded in 2017.
  • Tampa's Big Bend Channel project done a year early
    Work began in October on the $63 million project, which was expected to take 18 months to complete.
  • A carrier group for the digital era
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will focus on driving standardization, digitalization and interoperability in container shipping.
  • J.B. Hunt's Q1 profits grow slightly
    Intermodal volumes fall by 7 percent, but a 10 percent increase in revenue per load helps the segment increase revenue by 2 percent.
  • EU approves first round of U.S. trade talk topics
    The European Commission is given the "green light" to begin formal negotiations with the U.S. on agreements regarding conformity assessment and eliminating tariffs on industrial products.
  • CN to invest $80 million in Minnesota
  • CBP's Easter egg hunt
  • Rhenus introduces air freight CO2 reduction program

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Zanganeh says US refusal to grant Iran waivers would disrupt oil market
  • Fujairah port expects crude storage to more than double by 2022
  • US crude stocks expected to build amid refinery doldrums and export slowdown
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Scrubber uptake, orders nearly double in six months to April: DNV GL
    Falling futures values for high sulfur fuel oil have incentivized scrubber uptake.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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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