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BRIEFS
October 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC orders five new ultra large box ships from DSME for US$762m
  • Data recorder on MSC ZOE working when boxes were lost at sea, carrier says
  • Maersk to only charge customers for 'cost recovery' to comply with IMO 2020
  • Box ships deployed on US and Europe trade lanes continue to balloon in size
  • Portugal invites foreign companies to bid for tender to build new box terminal in Sines
  • FESCO launches faster car-carrier train service from China to Russia
  • FedEx comes to the aid of APAC businesses to expand in Europe
  • Iberia Airlines fined US$181,969 after death of animals during transportation
  • Boeing may produce a new freighter aircraft based on the B767 design
  • EL AL Cargo links up with cargo.one digital booking platform

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Exports from EOUs/SEZs cross $100 bn
  • National Grid for Ports to be developed: Mandaviya
  • Aveny bags 'Emerging Warehousing Company of the Year' award
  • Declining trend in exports not good for the economy, says FIEO chief
  • DPIIT launches website & mobile app for IPR
  • Indian cooperatives sign three MoIs with Sri Lanka for milk supply
  • Indian economy fundamentally strong & can face the cyclical effects, says MoS Finance

International Transport Journalweb site
  • CCTT vice chairman honoured
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands its pharma hub in Belgium
  • Adding 100 LNG-/CNG-tractors to fleet in France
  • Alberto Cabrera joins Jaxport
  • New container industry standards in the making
  • Avia closes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn
  • DHL Express: EUR 131 million for expansion in South Korea
  • New transloader at rail hub in Texas
  • New CEO for UTA
  • UECC boosts use of LNG
  • Menzies Aviation chooses Hermes CMS
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • German railways call for measures to combat climate change
  • Emons invests EUR 13.5 million in new logistics facility
  • Mieloo & Alexander hires sales manager for German branch
  • Happy birthday, American Airlines Cargo!
  • A matter of trust in Pakistan

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Users and polluters will pay in drive towards major cut in transport emissions
  • XPO may be eyeing M&A trail return as it brings in GE's Aris Kekedjian
  • Up to 165 Panalpina jobs may be lost as DSV relocates Basel operation to Denmark
  • LNG: the fuel of the future for containerships, or a 'disastrous' option?
  • Ports need to be sharing technology and data for smoother operations
  • HR VP Michael Mitchell steps up as interim COO at CCM
  • Volga-Dnepr said to be flying through more financial turbulence
  • On the wires: Easy does it at JB Hunt - well, almost...
  • Q&A with Carnival's Kaczmarek - scrubber critics lack experience or knowledge of systems
  • Market Insight: Cosco Shipping - 'So far, no spillover from the tanker story'
  • Shippers should open talks on container contracts now, says Drewry

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • USCG releases draft specs for Waterways Commerce Cutter variants
    The U.S. Coast Guard is pressing ahead with its plan to replace the capabilities of 13 Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC) and 18 River Buoy Tenders (WLR) with a new class of Waterways
  • VIDEO: VT Halter launches LNG bunkering ATB barge
    Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has launched the Q-LNG 4000 ATB barge just a few weeks after its naming ceremony. The 324' x 64' x 32'.6 Q-LNG 4000 is the barge component of
  • MPA pulls bunker license, cites "magnetic interferences"
    Mass Flow Meters were supposed to end bunkering scams, right? Apparently not if there's a magnet involved. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker craft operator license
  • CWind develops hybrid SES offshore wind CTV
    From mid-2020, the world's first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship will be operating as an offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV). Chelmsford, U.K., based CWind has reached a long term charter agreement
  • Capsized car carrier to be disassembled
    The capsized car carrier Golden Ray will not be righted and refloated in a fully intact condition. Salvage experts engaged in the response have determined that this cannot be done safely. Consequently,

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • The Interview: Hing Chau
    New Wah Kwong chairman Hing Chau took an interestingly inland bound path before eventually finding his way back into the...
  • Marine sector told to embrace insurtech or die
    'In the future there will be two types of underwriters, those that embrace digital opportunity and those that cease to...
  • A lesson for China tanker investors
    CSET's share price has been surprisingly resilient after the US sanctions on one of its major subsidiaries were imposed on...
  • Load factors: Growing trade strains weigh on transatlantic trade
    Load factors on the transatlantic should tighten in the fourth quarter off the back of significant cuts to supply. However...
  • US tariffs on Turkish steel to have little impact on dry bulk market
    Volumes of steel moving to the US from Turkey had corresponded to about three handysize vessels per month in 2018...
  • Cosco Shipping's tanker unit denies vessels are 'going dark'
    A Dalian Tanker official says that none of its vessels has turned off the AIS on board
  • Reducing engine power to ensure 2030 target gets Greek backing
    Union of Greek Shipowners will support Greece's submission to IMO that advocates different reductions for different shipping sectors
  • France urges EU tax on ship fuel
    France wants the European Union to work on creating a tax on aircraft and ship fuels as part of a...
  • Scrubber installations could reverse slow steaming
    An influx of scrubber-fitted ultra large containerships may see carriers try to use speed as a competitive advantage
  • Gazprom Neft sets up shop in Singapore and eyes lube sales post-IMO 2020
    The opening of an operations office in Singapore will allow Gazprom Neft to expand its production and logistics network more...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Lower West Africa ship charters trigger tanker earnings collapse | MSC confirms options for five new ultra-large...
  • Pakistan may have called off long-term LNG tender
    Spot prices in Asia have failed to break the price point required to support long-term offtake arrangements this year and...
  • 2020 Bulkers to make first dividend payment
    The company also agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with Oslo-listed leasing company Ocean Yield for two newcastlemax newbuildings
  • Yinson agrees $5.4bn FPSO contract with Brazil's Petrobras
    Yinson has been expanding its reach recently and earlier this year it also sealed deals in Nigeria

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Seeing competitive edge, container lines double down on scrubbers
  • J.B. Hunt upbeat on intermodal turnaround
  • Altamira growth speeds up despite slowing Mexican economy
  • US import tariffs can sometimes be avoided, but at a cost
  • India moves closer to regulatory mechanism for shipping costs
  • Markets win out over 'chronic' truck driver shortage

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Owners fall 'back to earth' as VLCCs drop back to $135,000 per day
    Earnings frenzy settles as tanker fixtures fail and oil firms relet
  • Former Swire and Clarkson chairman Hughes-Hallett dies
    James Hughes-Hallett, the former chairman of Hong Kong's Swire Group and Clarkson, has died after a long illness at the age of 70. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Hughes-Hallett joined the diversified trading and transport Swire group in 1976 and rose to lead it for 10 years from 2005. He became chairman of the London-listed shipbroker in 2015. Ill health forced him to step down from leading Clarks
  • Dof Subsea bondholders demand more information on refinancing
    Dof Subsea has proposed a short deferral of an upcoming bond payment after bondholders demanded more information ahead of a vote on the firm's refinancing plans in two weeks. Dof eyes $22m in new equity to help rescue Dof Subsea An instalment of the firm's senior unsecured bonds (DOFSUB07), which are due in 2020, was scheduled for 22 October but could be postponed for 17 days. The bonds' truste
  • Ridgebury clinches scorching $98m sale of 18-year-old VLCC trio
    Red hot tanker freight market yields lucrative asset play for US owner
  • Bimco tweaks sanctions clauses to boost 'contractual certainty'
    Shipowners' organisation wants to avoid disputes after US action against Venezuela and Iran
  • Chartworld pleads guilty in US pollution case
    Greek owner and Nederland Shipping admit presenting falsified documents to US Coast Guard
  • Golden Ray insurance bill to top $200m - the largest yet in 2019
    Wreck removal, hull damage and cargo loss to send costs soaring for insurers of grounded car carrier
  • Don't write off classic panamaxes - they could still offer attractive returns
    Overlooked sector might yield opportunities for 'distressed play', VesselsValue says
  • Greek tankers move to the fore in high-stakes Venezuela trades
    Opec member still finds companies prepared to ship its oil in face of US sanctions
  • Global shipping bank lending plummets in 2018, Petrofin says
    China Exim, BNP Paribas are top dogs among shipping banks, as industry's overall business shrinks dramatically
  • AET unveils its carbon-cutting, LNG dual-fuel shuttle tankers
    Shuttle tankers claimed to be the cleanest, most technologically advanced ever built
  • Reshuffle at Stena Bulk as product tanker chief Johnny Schmolker quits
    Duo promoted to fill roles vacated by Swedish group's executive
  • Costamare delivers spark in sluggish demolition market
    Greek owner offloads 28-year-old unit at robust price
  • 3 Maj accounts blocked after legal action launched
    Croatian shipbuilder says it does not recognise claims for payment as overdue
  • Insurer and owner devise Rhodanus salvage plan
    Cargoship remains aground off Corsica after missing turn despite warnings
  • Novatek readies Kildin Island for LNG ship-to-ship transfers
    An area off the Russian coast to the north of Murmansk has been readied for LNG transshipments ahead of winter. Novatek to end LNG transhipment in Norway Shipping sources involved with the business said the ice-free area off the south-east coast of Kildin Island has been prepared with the harbour tugs, cryogenic hoses and large fenders required for the operations. They said transshipments are e
  • US sanctions over Cosco begin to trickle down to LNG carriers
    All eyes on undelivered Arc7 ships and trading vessels as fears mount they could be shunned
  • Ultragas sells oldest LPG carrier but denies link to sanctioned Caroil
    Chilean shipowner Ultragas has sold its oldest LPG carrier, but has denied reports that it went to a Cuban-controlled company suspected of violating US sanctions by trading oil from Venezuela to Cuba. Several brokers told TradeWinds that the shipowner had offloaded the 20,600-cbm Nordic Gas (built 1994) to Caroil Transport Marine for $9.5m. 'Madness' persists as Dynacom ties up tanker fixtures a
  • Unmanned research ship to recreate Mayflower voyage
    IBM-backed project to unlock secrets of unexplored ocean
  • In Greece, long-term worries cast shadows on tanker joy
    Tanker players in Greece are feting bumper freight rates, but lingering concerns about long-term challenges are spoiling the party
  • TVL Marine returns to Kyokuyo for new boxship
    Taiwanese owner adds second feeder vessel at Japanese yard
  • Gard appoints new CFO after departure of Steinar Bye
    Arendal-based P&I club appoints Christian Pritchard-Davie to fill position left vacant for months
  • Cut engine power to meet greenhouse gas rules, Greece and shipowners say
    The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has expressed support for Greece's proposal to meet short-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals by limiting the power of ship engines. Shipping is raring to go, but the global mood music sounds bleak Under the terms of the proposal, bulk carriers and tankers would reduce their main engine power by half and containerships by two-thirds. The measure should
  • VIPs turn out for opening of Schulte's Cyprus training centre
    Germany's Schulte Group has further committed itself to Cyprus by opening an upgraded maritime training centre for its shipmanagement arm BSM. During Maritime Cyprus, the company hosted a hospitality event to mark the inauguration at the Marina Beach Bar, attended by more than 500 guests, including clients, Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides and officials from the department of merchant shipping. T
  • Socar and Glencore battle over bill for ship laden with tainted oil
    Thenamaris-owned tanker in limbo for six months, racking up a potential demurrage bill of more than $3.1m
  • Shipping is raring to go, but the global mood music sounds bleak
    Although the tonnage balance looks healthy, gloomy economic news is sapping business confidence
  • Scrap means scrap, says seller TCC in capesize row with GMS
    Kenneth Koo-led shipowner goes to court to block bid by cash buyer GMS to trade demolition candidate
  • Polish importer issues formal invitation for LNG carrier duo
    Expansionist-minded trader gets down to business on shipping by issuing tender
  • Shell puts out call for Barcelona LNG bunker vessel
    Major currently has enquiries in the works for at least five new LNGBVs
  • Dr Peters reveals fleet details after VLCC sale
    German group has another five tankers under management, but cannot comment on individual transactions
  • Singapore catches second bunker player using magnets to cheat clients
    Maritime Port Authority wastes little time revoking companies' bunker craft operator licence
  • Troim's 2020 Bulkers set to start rewarding shareholders
    Owner set to return "significant part" of current market cap to investors over next two to three years
  • Ocean Yield adds 2020 Bulkers to client list with newcastlemax deal
    Ocean Yield has increased its exposure to the newcastlemax sector with a sale and bareboat charter back deal with 2020 Bulkers. Ocean Yield buys dual-fuel ethylene carrier from Navigator The Tor Olav Troim-backed bulker owner has agreed to sell two of its newbuildings to the Oslo-listed leasing company for $42m per vessel, net of a $5m sellers' credit. The acquisition includes a 13-year bar

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Dry bulk markets are strengthening, says Pacific Basin
    A boost to demand from higher commodity volumes and a reduction in supply owing to IMO 2020 low sulfur fuel regulations are giving a boost...
  • Port of Oakland says 2019 growth reflects strong economy in North California
    Port of Oakland has seen an uptick in volumes this year and is optimistic about remainder of 2019.
  • IBM stock slides after revenue miss
    Despite revenue miss. IBM continued over two straight years of earnings beats.
  • Information technology firm eTrac in partnership with delivery group
    eTrac, CLDA enter partnership to draw more last-mile carriers into eTrac database
  • Tosca to acquire reusable packaging provider Polymer Logistics
    Polymer Logistics, which produces reusable packaging and display solutions, is being acquired by Tosca, a U.S.-based supply chain solutions provider.
  • U.S. Congress debates federal independent contractor model
    Democrats, labor consider California's AB5 a "good first step"
  • CSX improves operating ratio in the third quarter
    CSX's operating ratio improved despite declining revenues in the third quarter.
  • The practicality behind retaining warehousing workforce in a tight labor market
    To reduce labor turnover, businesses will have to understand the needs of their workforce and look to innovate and optimize activities in and around the...
  • Air Canada extends schedule blackout for Boeing 737 MAX into February
    Air Canada said Wednesday that it has removed the Boeing 737 MAX from its flying schedule until February 14 because ongoing regulatory uncertainty could cause...
  • EVs to the rescue: Lessons from a California blackout
    "Electric cars are part of the solution, not the problem."
  • Judge upholds $26.5 million jury award, refuses to grant new trial in fatal road-rage truck crash
    A judge recently declined to reduce the jury award of $26.5 million and refused to grant a new trial in a fatal road-rage crash in...
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/16
    East Trucking Freight Futures on Tuesday continued to lead a lackluster market.
  • EC approves bridging loan for collapsed Thomas Cook subsidiary Condor
    Condor cargo operations will be business as usual
  • Canadian Trucking Alliance head bemoans 'bastardized' freight marketplace, Driver Inc
    Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, calls out "small but growing" segment of the trucking industry that is circumventing regulations, including the practice...
  • Nasty Nor'easter still on track to slam New England (forecast video)
    Coastal flooding, 60-mph winds possible as Nor'easter makes beeline toward I-95 corridor. Freight delays on the ground, in the air likely.
  • How blockchain is making the supply chain more trustworthy
    Kayla Matthews explains some of the global uses of blockchain in logistics and supply chain.
  • Shipping firms to pay $1.8 million fine for troubled reefer ship
    A U.S. Coast Guard investigation in February discovered the Nederland Reefer's chief engineer had devised a scheme to illegally dump oily bilge into the sea.
  • Commentary: Wolfgang Lehmacher - a profile in supply chain, innovation and technology
    Market Voice Brian Aoaeh has a fascinating interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher, an expert on global supply chains (and much more)!
  • Today's Pickup: Study suggests managing electric grid would offset power demands of EVs
    A new study says that proactively managing the electric grid by utilizing excess capacity in electric vehicle batteries could ease peak demand and lower overall...
  • Big flames, not a lot of impact: California tank fire contained, I-80 reopens
    The explosion and fire were near a refinery, but initial reports that they were at a refinery were incorrect.
  • US tariffs take heavy toll on China (with video)
    September saw China record its lowest monthly export growth to the U.S. since 1996 as the trade war inflicted more damage.
  • Port Report: MSC adds to big ship trove with latest $762m order
    World's second largest container fleet continues push with ultra-large container ships.
  • Canada's outlier trucking bankruptcy reveals millions owed to U.S. lender (with video)
    Court filings show that FTI, the Canadian sibling of HVH, had more than C$18 million in debts including C$16 million to U.S. Bank in one...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2019
  • Persian Gulf-Europe freight at 11-year high could hit jet arbitrage: traders
    Clean Long Range tanker rates from the Persian Gulf to Europe soared to an 11-year high Tuesday, raising concerns about the workability of the jet arbitrage, traders said.
  • Asian regrade slumps to near 1-year low as gasoil extends bull run, jet bearish
    Singapore (Platts)--15Oct2019/1153 pm EDT/353 GMT Expectations of a further bull run in the Asian gasoil market amid strong fundamentals, coupled with a sluggish jet outlook has led the Asian physical regrade to widen to a near one-year low, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • USGC crude exports flowing despite 128% VLCC freight spike
    Total volumes of US-origin crude exports are expected to see minimal impacts from spike in US Gulf Coast-loading VLCC freight rates of more than 128% since September 25
  • S Korea's 380 CST bunker premium drops to 2-month low on HSFO destocking
    The premium of South Korean delivered 380 CST bunker fuel to benchmark Mean of Platts Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil assessments dropped $22.32/mt week on week to a two-month low of $107.93/mt Tuesday on HSFO destocking ahead of IMO 2020.
  • Fujairah takes Argentina's Escalante crude for LSFO production
    Flows of Argentina's heavy-sweet crude Escalante to Fujairah, UAE, have been seen in recent months, as the grade is sought to produce low sulfur fuel oil at the emirate's two crude processing facilities, Platts trade flow software cFlow indicates.
  • European VGO market under pressure from rise in freight rates
    The European vacuum gasoil market has come under pressure of late, with the rise in freight rates globally impacting the arbitrage to the US, leading to a build in stocks, sources said

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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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