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February 22, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Agility confirms merger talks with Panalpina, but no deal yet
  • 2M cancels Asia-north Europe sailing in March to hold up rates
  • Hamburg sees China rail freight takes off, hits 135 million tonnes
  • Seaspan receives 2nd 10,000-TEU SAVER containership in four-unit series
  • Kerry sets up new JV with E-Services Group to tap e-commerce in China
  • Upgrades enable Congo's ICTSI terminal to handle 2,500 TEU ships
  • Oakland orders tallest ZPMC cranes for 2020 for US$30 million
  • MOL tests underwater drone to check hull and outboard foulingv
  • EU expected to clamp down on CO2 from trucks to fight global warming
  • DHL wins logistics contract from Becton Dickinson in India
  • South America's container trade bounces back after 3 years decline
  • Cathay January cargo slips 3.4pc, but passengers up 7.4pc
  • Troubled South African Airways restructures into three business units
  • WFS opens pharma facility at Copenhagen airport to tap rising demand
  • Atlas Air 2018 profit and revenue soars on e-commerce boom

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates transformation & grows revenue in 2018
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk initiates demerger & separate listing of Maersk Drilling Holding
  • CMA CGM India looks forward to a healthy grape season in 2019
  • COSCO SHIPPING Lines & Bolloré Transport & Logistics sign MoU to develop new synergies
  • IRClass to focus on business opportunities in Greece
  • Ships built in India to get priority in chartering under revised guidelines of Shipping Ministry
  • Tiger Logistics bags 3 key honours at the BTVI Business Leadership Awards in Mumbai
  • Continuing container growth takes throughput at Rotterdam port to a new high
  • IT infrastructure to be revamped to upgrade logistics: Prabhu
  • Commerce Minister in efforts to establish a dialogue with export promotion organisations
  • All roads lead to Shangri-La, New Delhi for CONquest 2019 - Business Forum & Northern India Multimodal Logistics Awards 2019 today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Will the bride be wooed?
  • How much to haul a box along the New Silk Road?
  • Ihro builds new facility and upgrades vehicle fleet
  • TX Logistik joins German transport forum
  • Developing zero emission railway maintenance gear
  • Laurels for GAC in India
  • US Air Force carries aid to Central America
  • Pete Janda joins Next Trucking as CFO
  • Gefco expands its hub in Ontigola
  • Interrail's Uzbekistan train on firm footing
  • Den Hartogh and MOL set up new partnership
  • Air Tanzania returns to Zimbabwe
  • FM Logistic opens pharma warehouse in Romania
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Semitrailers accepted on Antwerp-Barcelona shuttle
  • DP World acquires P&O Ferrymasters
  • Full year figures for Spanish Ports confirm good 2018
  • PIA adds two new UAE routes from Peshawar

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • APMM reports $120m profit in Q4 18, but has no high hopes for new year
  • New multi-million pound ro-ro terminal for port of Tilbury gets the green light
  • 'Digital leadership and efficiency improvements' drive Agility profits up 14.5%
  • Two-month wait for cargo aboard fire-hit Yantian Express
  • More integration and air cargo cooperation needed for intra-Africa trade to succeed
  • WTO meeting spawns a split, with multinational e-commerce rules drive
  • HMM chief CK Yoo in shock resignation
  • 'Well-earned' promotion for Mike Duffy and Mike Simpson at WFS
  • Market Insight: Kuehne + Nagel-DSV deal - the No's have it, for now
  • Supply chain radar: Maersk results out - don't panic yet, a new blue star is born

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Brunvoll to deliver propulsion systems for zero emissions, zero crew Yara Birkeland
    Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with the Kongsberg Group covering delivery of propulsion systems for Yara Birkeland, the world's first fully electric and autonomous containership. Brunvoll's delivery includes
  • Navy exercises option with VT Halter Marine for third berthing barge
    VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $39,808,087 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of an Auxiliary Personnel Lighter
  • Herbert-ABS releases offshore stability evaluation solution
    Herbert-ABS Software Solutions LLC has announced the launch of its HECSTAB offshore stability evaluation Software which allows naval architects to easily evaluate multiple design options for non-ship shaped offshore assets. "HECSTAB is
  • Netherlands heavy hitters take a serious look at methanol as a marine fuel
    A consortium of leading Netherlands maritime companies and the Royal Netherland Navy have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector. Major
  • Private equity makes more acquisitions in the tug and barge sector
    Private equity investors have been on the acquisition trail in the tug and barge sector, with both Vancouver, Wash. headquartered Tidewater Transportation & Terminals and Muskegon, Mich. based Andrie, Inc. finding new
  • Fleet Xpress keeps latest Lindblad expedition ship connected
    Lindblad Expeditions has opted for Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress to provide connectivity for its new U.S.-flagged expedition ship, National Geographic Venture. The expedition ship, designed to explore the coastal waters, shallow coves and
  • Alaska Tanker Company opts for Ecochlor BWMS
    Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) is to retrofit the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) on board three of its VLCCs with an option for a fourth vessel. The installations will start in
  • U.S. based ship operator to fit CROE scrubbers in 35 ships
    Parsippany, N.J. based CR Ocean Engineering, LLC, reports that it has been awarded a contract for exhaust gas scrubbers by a major U.S. based shipping company that will take the total number

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Contships buys seven more feeders for about $44m
    Latest acquisitions include five from Hartmann group and two from ICL Holdings
  • Teekay expects higher US crude exports to boost tanker demand
    Teekay expects US crude exports to rise to 4m bpd in the second half of the year from the current...
  • UK Club gains 5.4m gt in 2019 renewal round
    The three P&I clubs that have declared renewal round outcomes so far - UK, Gard and North - all say said their...
  • Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug completes maiden bunkering operation
    The truck-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for MOL's newbuild tug boat, Ishin, took place in Sakai Senboku Port - it marks the...
  • Maersk outlook points to volatile year ahead
    Trade tensions, slowing growth and rising fuel costs all threaten to derail container shipping's recovery in 2019
  • Freight bodies welcome post-Brexit security waiver
    The measure is designed to give businesses more time to prepare for changes to EU-UK trade arrangements in the event...
  • Viewpoint: Hunting Stellar Daisy
    The use of specialist underwater equipment to locate Stellar Daisy has provided an object lesson to the shipping industry that...
  • HMM president CK Yoo to resign
    He admitted it was not easy to leave at this 'critical moment' but noted that the company had become much...
  • Daily Briefing
    Calls for scrubber research as lobby lays into EU | Mixed fortunes for P&I Brexit strategy | UAE lifts ban...
  • Maersk revenues rise despite slow demand growth
    Volume increase from Hamburg Süd acquisition boosts Maersk figures as rising rates are offset by increasing bunker costs
  • MOL set to seal LNG bunker vessel charter deal with Singapore's Pavilion Energy
    The vessel will also be the biggest of its type to be used for LNG bunkering in Singapore port waters
  • Samsung Heavy clinches $775m LNG newbuild quartet
    Orders will help SHI to meet its 2019 order target set at $7.8bn as it expects strong demand for new...
  • Indonesia signs long-term LNG deal to take Mozambique gas
    With the latest Pertamina deal, the joint venture has secured over 9.5m tonnes per annum of offtake
  • DNV GL's sustainability chief joins climate network to drive low-emission transition
    He is stepping away from DNV GL to take up leadership of the Norwegian national climate network, an initiative led...
  • Ports sector failing to take cyber security seriously
    As dangers increase, experts warn it will take a major incident before the ports sector takes steps to protect itself

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Double-digit hikes in trans-Pacific contracts forecast
  • Adani making inroads in Indian container market
  • Carrier earnings show scale of low-sulfur risk
  • Flexport's $1 billion injection retriggers scale questions

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Kemp projects spread between high, low sulphur fuels
    There is going to be a significant difference in the prices of low and high sulphur fuel oil once the IMO's emissions cap kicks in next year, Charles Kemp of Baker & O'Brien said Thursday. Speaking at TradeWinds' IMO 2020 Disruption Forum in New York Thursday morning, Kemp said there was effectively no price floor for the high sulphur fuel and that refineries are only now upgrading to produce the
  • Analysts: Investors not yet factoring in scrubbers
    The IMO's impending emissions regulations are the talk of the shipping industry. But Wall Street? Not so much. Neither Deutche Bank's Amit Mehrotra nor Wells Fargo's Mike Webber believe investors are taking scrubbers into account when valuing shipping stocks. "I do think in some point scrubbers will play a role in equity valuations, but it's probably wishful thinking for that to be the case now
  • IMO 2020 presents 'unknowns'
    Compliance to the sulphur-limit rule will cause "conflicts with transition", says Andrew Smiley of Koch Supply & Trading
  • Chalos: IMO 2020 enforcement will be a 'disaster'
    Shipping lawyer George Chalos has highlighted what he expects to be heavy-hande US enforcement of the IMO's looming emissions regulations. Speaking at TradeWinds' IMO 2020 Disruption Forum Thursday afternoon in New York, the maritime attorney told the assembled that the US Coast Guard uses "a hammer where a flyswatter will do". He said the agency has already collected half a billion dollars in f
  • Shipowners call IMO 2020 switch-over challenge 'solvable'
    Compliance to the regulation is 'a positive thing for the industry and planet Earth', says Fednav chief executive Paul Pathy.
  • Diana capesize finds new work with Koch Shipping
    Diana Shipping is set for sharply reduced revenue from one of its capesize vessels, brokers say. The 177,000-dwt Houston (built 2009) has reported been fixed by Koch Shipping for 14 to 17 months at $10,500 per day. The ship is coming off a one year charter to Clearlake Shipping at $19,000 per day. Diana could not be reached for immediate comment.
  • Germany learns harsh lesson in life: You reap what you sow
    Ownership of vessels is still flowing out of the country as the financial fallout continues from over-ordering ahead of an inevitable economic correction
  • China Minsheng Trust makes strategic stride into offshore
    Beijing-based trust has gone from secondhand bulker acquisitions to corporate asset plays alongside China Merchants Group
  • Capital Gas inches up LNG order tally at Hyundai Heavy
    Low newbuilding price for options and allure of market prospects could entice others, with slots to follow suit
  • Insurers battle it out in Brillante Virtuoso $77m 'scuttling' trial
    Eyes of marine insurance world on UK high court as war risk underwriters attempt to prove owner deliberately caused the loss of suezmax tanker
  • JLT snatches sought-after NYK Line P&I account from Aon
    Insurance broker JLT has won one of the biggest protection and indemnity accounts in shipping after it snatched the business of Japan's NYK Line from rival Aon. Blue-chip NYK's diversified fleet of 720 owned and chartered vessels ranks it among the top-five shipping companies in the world and makes it one of the most sought-after accounts in the P&I broking business. JLT launches fresh P&I push
  • Chinese buyer snaps up ageing bulker from Ocean Freighters
    Greek bulker owner Ocean Freighters is said to have sold a 17-year-old panamax bulker to a Chinese buyer. Brokers say the 74,000-dwt Pontonikis (built 2002) has been sold for about $7m, in contrast to estimates of $7.3m to $9m by VesselsValue and Maritime Strategies International. Ocean Freighters paid compatriot Maran Dry Management $56.5m for the DSME-built ship, then named Anangel Gallini, i
  • Contships moves in on two deals for seven feederships
    Nikolas D Pateras-led company seeks to grow feeder fleet
  • The new power behind Poten & Partners
    BGC Partners achieved a long-term goal to enter shipping when it acquired Poten & Partners. Top executives at both companies tell TW+ about the drivers of the deal and what the future holds for the venerable brokerage
  • Carnival says its scrubber washwater is clean
    Study finds scrubber discharge complies with land waste water discharge limits
  • StealthGas hatches new growth venture alongside mystery investor
    Platform will provide capital for expansion at a time the equity markets are not attractive, shipowner says.
  • Hellenic Bank secures warrant in case over allegations of loan default
    Hellenic Bank has secured an order to arrest an Interorient Shipmanagement-controlled bulker over allegations of a loan gone bad. A warrant to arrest the 33,755-dwt Orient Alliance (built 2012) was issued in Eastern District of Texas federal court Tuesday. It comes after the Cypriot bank sued the ship's eponymous registered owner, alleging it failed to live up to the terms of a $20.5m refinanci
  • Adnoc shipping arm unveils 25-ship expansion project
    Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc L&S) has laid out its expansion plan for group shipping needs, saying over 25 vessels will be added to its fleet during the next five years. The shipping arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) said the ships will include crude carriers, gas tankers and bulkers to enable more of its parent's energy and commodities sales on a delivery basis. Those ships wil
  • Is Germany's 'bad bank' the solution to warehousing troubled debt?
    A 'bad bank' set up to wind down a loan portfolio linked to more than 250 vessels is making headway
  • Banks provide biggest worry for German shipowners
    Shipowners' representative blames banks' own regulatory burdens and strategic decisions for further shrinking fleet numbers
  • Supply chain key to cruiseship deals, says VSM boss Luken
    Asked why Germany has been so successful in securing cruiseship contracts, German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) chief executive Reinhard Luken pinpoints "specialisation and communication flow". "If you do this business over several decades, you build up a network, a very complex supply chain, where you know your players and where you have trusted relationships," he says. Bu
  • German yards in shipbuilding sweet spot as boom in cruise orders continues
    Backbone of German shipbuilding keeps orderbook close to record €20bn
  • KG financing not to blame for oversupply, says Kortum
    Model has been given a bad rap, according to KG pioneer who lost his shipping empire
  • Affinity's Fagerberg jumps to expanding start-up Avenir LNG
    Small-scale shipbroker specialist Mats Fagerberg is joining newly formed Avenir LNG as the company starts to grow its team. Fagerberg, who was previously a managing partner at shipbroking company Affinity (Shipping), joined Avenir this week as commercial director. Avenir LNG gears up for next phase of fundraising Taking on what is a new role for Avenir, Fagerberg acknowledged that he will now b
  • Craig Stevenson head hunts CFO to lead all-new Diamond S
    Owner has been seeking new finance chief since Capital Product merger, with well-known names in play
  • Euronav buys fuel oil cargoes for 2020 ULCC storage play
    Listed tanker giant starts to make use of its two ULCCs as it bets on price and quality of fuels from 1 January
  • Scrubbers: The good, the bad and the sludgy
    What went right, what went wrong and what lessons have been learnt by the ship operators who fitted scrubbers early on?
  • Soren Skou sets out list of concerns clouding AP Moller-Maersk's outlook
    Trade war, IMO 2020, slowing global growth and Brexit among considerable uncertainties seen by Danish shipping giant.
  • Coral Shipping picks up Japanese product tanker
    Coral Shipping has purchased its sixth tanker since July 2017. The Athens-based company has emerged as the buyer of the 47,400-dwt MR2 vessel Morning Haruka (built 2005). Brokers reported the $10.5m deal in December, when some identified Greek peer Econav as the buyer, despite its denial. Coral managers did not confirm the purchase by TradeWinds' press time, but online shipping directories sho
  • Latvian Shipping said to be withdrawing from small MR sector
    Latvian Shipping, a subsidiary of trading giant Vitol, is said to be selling the remaining two 37,000-dwt product tankers in its owned fleet. The Riga-based company has tentatively agreed to sell the Kandava and Krisjanis Valdemars - ice-class vessels delivered from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in 2007 - to European interests at $11.8m each, several brokers report. There have been rumours that Atlantic
  • Fleet investments cut Fjord 1 profit
    The Oslo-listed ferry company is on a mission to electrify all its vessels
  • Teekay Tankers sits on dividend and inks additional leaseback deal
    Teekay Tankers has moved to boost its balance sheet by holding back dividends and raising its tally of sale-and-leaseback deals. Teekay LNG boosts fleet and earnings with 15 newbuildings BlackRock bumps up tanker positions with fourth quarter flutter Frontline shares fire after DNB upgrades tanker peer group New York-listed Teekay Tankers has a policy of paying between 30% and 50% of net incom
  • Teekay LNG boosts fleet and earnings with 15 newbuildings
    President and chief executive Mark Kremin says incoming fleet will raise income "significantly" in 2019
  • TGS picks up Brazil survey contract ahead of licencing auction
    Company secures its third Brazilian project in 12 months, just before the 16th licencing round commences.
  • Expanding M&M Bank seeks to raise more equity
    Maritime & Merchant Bank plans to raise up to $30m in equity in a new share issue after sharp growth in 2018. Chief executive Halvor Sveen told TradeWinds the company does not have a concrete time schedule for the effort. Reederei Nord executives join M&M Bank shareholder rolls "We are still a very young company," he said. "So our prime focus is to build the platform stronger and better which i
  • Diligent Holdings snaps up third vessel in five months
    Greek owner linked to purchase of 2008-built Japanese supramax bulker
  • Maran Tankers' firmed option kick-starts Daehan's year
    Suezmax newbuilding represents first contract for Daehan Shipbuilding this year
  • Eurobulk expands fleet with $9.5m purchase of panamax
    Eurobulk has bought a 13-year-old panamax from Nissen Kaiun of Japan, US and European brokers say. The Greek shipowner is said to have purchased the Imabari Shipbuilding-constructed, 76,000-dwt Osmarine (built 2006) for $9.5m. Eurobulk did not respond to requests for comment. The market has an appetite for panamaxes of this age, and a number of deals have been concluded in recent weeks. For ex
  • Shipowner fleets stay put in 'difficult' P&I renewal
    Scandinavian clubs see gains in otherwise quiet renewal season bar battle for SK Shipping business
  • AP Moller-Maersk shares slump on 2019 outlook 'shock'
    World's largest shipowner sees stock tumble amid concerns over its view for this year.
  • Maersk Drilling sets date for listing as AP Moller extends $12bn energy divestment
    AP Moller Holding will take stake of more than 40% with a one-year lock-in period.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets targets $75m from latest capital raise
    Move comes after last tranche of capital was fully invested to take fleet to 12 ships.
  • GTT boss on his move from outer space to inner spaces
    Philippe Berterottiere admits he had a bumpy start at GTT, but the LNG cargo system designer is riding high now. Its share price is soaring, it has a bulging orderbook, and a whole new business area is opening up
  • Barclays: "Toes back in the water" for offshore investors
    Sector headed for "multi-year growth trajectory", but bank warns there is "still plenty to worry about".
  • Samsung Heavy bags deal for four LNG newbuildings
    Appetite for gas carriers shows no sign of slowing as order rush seen last year continues into 2019.
  • PaxOcean sells second jack-up newbuilding to Noble
    Robert Kuok-backed yard group providing two thirds of financing in repeat deal with US firm.
  • Bremerhaven yard scores from Genting Hong Kong cruiseship conversions
    Takeover by Asian cruise player generates plenty of work for long-established passengership specialist
  • Japan to propose limits on ship power to cut emissions
    Government officials to press the IMO to develop ideas around ships operating at 42% and cutting speed to achieve a 30% improvement in efficiency
  • Yuzuru Goto leaves Japan's K Line after 17 years
    A well-known face in the LNG industry is leaving Japanese shipowner K Line after 17 years. Yuzuru Goto has handed over the reins of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) to Hiromichi Kato, the new managing director of the London-based arm of the business. A London lad at heart Owner shows its KARE-ing side Goto will continue to work with two companies with which he has previously cooperated closely: Greek

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Maersk calls 2019 a year of 'considerable uncertainties'
    The company says freight rates are higher as it begins contract negotiations with North American shippers.
  • HMM CEO tells employees he's resigning
    C.K. Yoo is credited with helping HMM navigate a difficult period and last April was offered a three-year contract extension.
  • Port of Long Beach looks to deepen, widen channels
    With deeper channels, longer and wider ships will be able to move to and from berths without having to wait for high tides.
  • Up to two months to discharge Yantian Express cargo
  • Symbia buys Chicago-based iD Commerce + Logistics
  • Suez Canal has record-setting 2018
  • Executive Moves: OmniTRAX, MARS, Corpus Christi

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
  • Rally slows as crude market caught between record US production, exports
    Crude futures settled largely flat Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration said US crude stocks rose 3.5 million barrels to 454.51 million barrels last week.
  • Shipowners with scrubbers should not hedge 2020 HSFO price risk: Goldman Sachs
    Shipowners with scrubber-equipped vessels continuing to use fuel oil next year after the IMO's marine sulfur limit drops are best advised to avoid hedging their fuel requirements at first to maximize savings, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs.
  • Shipping giant Maersk sees best fuel efficiency in six years
    Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk, the largest consumer of marine fuel in the world, has reduced its bunker consumption per container carried to the lowest level in at least six years.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • S Korea's S-Oil to supply $2.3 billion of oil products to Saudi Aramco this year
    The refiner said it will supply the products at international market prices.
  • CSA 2020 "disappointed" with European Commission criticism of scrubbers
    The EC proposal is based mostly on speculation, Adams said.
  • Dubai's ENOC partners with India's IOC to expand in marine sector
    The companies will jointly develop cylinder oil compliant with the IMO's global sulfur cap for marine fuels, ENOC said.
  • Colombia's Ecopetrol to export heavy sour Mares Blend crude to Asia this week: program
    The tanker is believed to have Asia as its destination.
  • Bosporus Strait shut due to heavy fog: sources
    The Bosporus Strait was closed for 12 hours, although operations were back up and running with delays as of Wednesday morning.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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