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October 22, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port's new 10m TEU box terminal to be completed in 2020
  • UK economy dealt 'fresh blow' by another Brexit delay: finance group CEO
  • ADT handles milestone 10 million containers at Khalifa port
  • Dynamic pricing has potential for forward contracts between carriers and shippers
  • GPA expands auto processing operations to handle 1.5 million ro-ro units annually
  • Indian logistics sector to grow 8-10pc over medium term: ICRA forecast
  • Conference in London to focus on information warfare in the maritime environment
  • US air cargo volumes show big declines with top trading partners
  • IAG Cargo partners Cargo Signal to provide new cargo monitoring service
  • Virgin, Delta open new cargo export facility at London Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • APM Terminals Gothenburg to double rail volumes by 2022
  • CEVA Logistics appoints Niels van Namen tohead Global Healthcare Business Development
  • CMA CGM Group's brands being reorganised in Russian Far East
  • DSV announces plans for Panalpinaheadquarters & continued presence in Basel, as integration progresses
  • HMM organises well-attended customer meet in Delhi
  • MSC not to use the Arctic short cut
  • Stakeholders prepare for a sea change from 2020
  • Tanker deliveries surge & demolitions slump, says report
  • Clarification regarding steel import
  • Maharashtra withdraws subsidy for export of milk powder
  • Vegetable oil imports fall in Sept.
  • Dachser wins the 2019 IMD Global Family Business Award
  • Vessel with record draught handled at Deendayal Port
  • MSC commences dedicated reefer rail service in Spain
  • New Rules of Origin initiative to help firms better utilise trade preferences
  • China struggling to overcome impact of trade war as GDP growth skids
  • South East Air Cargo Conclave & Awards 2019 in Chennai on Dec. 11
  • US imposes tariffs on a record $7.5 bn worth of EU goods

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Across three waterways
  • Technology is not the problem
  • Switzerland: private rail company buys freight locomotives
  • Goldbeck builds multi-user warehouses for Nosta Logistics
  • Succession secured at Harder logistics
  • Trade conflicts have an impact on Rotterdam's Q3
  • 330 more new trucks for Maritime
  • El Al lands on digital cargo booking platform
  • BMW group extends contract with Bergé Gefco
  • Wolfurt on the way to becoming a paperless terminal
  • Envirotainer upgrades pharma ULD network
  • New head for Ceva's global healthcare business development
  • New services between Great Britain and Portugal
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New office in Wiesbaden
  • Port of Dunkirk appoints head of environmental policy
  • 77 Belarusian trucks to be delivered to India
  • Port of Virginia invests in new equipment
  • "Project Sunrise": Longest range - less cargo

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Antwerp and Zeebrugge port merger talks back on track
  • E-commerce driving a cross-border logistics boom in South-east Asia
  • Insurers call for SOLAS to be revised to prevent more fires on containerships
  • The drive to cut transport emissions has begun, but only moving slowly
  • Comment: the global trade slowdown - is it really that bad?
  • Ocean plastic waste linked to Chinese merchant ships
  • On the wires: The bullish view - full upside for APMM & Vopak
  • On the wires: Does bruised and battered Sinotrans deserve to be dirt cheap?

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Waterways industry pioneer Charlie Jones dead at 101
    The Waterways Council reports that yesterday afternoon, industry pioneer Charles "Charlie" Jones passed away. He was 101. Jones was Chief Executive Officer of Charleston, W. Va., headquartered Amherst Madison, Inc., a family
  • Blockchain and DNA based fuel tracking set to launch
    BunkerTrace, a blockchain and DNA-based fuels tracking solution, is to launch commercially following a successful trial in the Netherlands The solution, which adds DNA markers to fuel at every stage of the
  • Karin Gaskill promoted to VP human resources at three TOTE companies
    Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered TOTE, LLC has promoted Karen Gaskill to the newly created role of vice president of human resources for three of its four operating companies: TOTE Services, TOTE Maritime Puerto
  • ICT at sea: Inmarsat publishes best practices guide
    As day-to-day operations at sea become ever more reliant on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), satcom services provider Inmarsat has published a practical guide to help ship managers build onboard networks that
  • Containership fires: Time for action at IMO says IUMI
    This year has already seen an alarming number of containership fires including Yantian Express, APL Vancouver, Grande America, E.R. Kobe and KMTC Hong Kong. The escalation is of growing concern to IUMI
  • ABB, Keppel cooperate on autonomous tug for Singapore ops
    ABB and Keppel O&M's technology arm, Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech, plan to jointly develop the technology for autonomous vessels and retrofit a 32-meter harbor tugboat with digital solutions. The aim
  • Maritime Partners christens second in newbuild towboat series
    Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners, LLC (MP) recently christened the 2,600 hp towboat M/V Ouizee at the John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas. The new 2,600 horsepower towboat is the second
  • Golden Ray: Responders report white smoke coming from ship
    White smoke was yesterday reported coming from the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which remains on its side in St.Stephen's Sound, Georgia. By afternoon the Unified Command responding to the situation (USCG,

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Opinion split on green bonds for tanker companies
    'What investors are saying here is that use of proceeds is just as important as the underlying ethical improvement. Tanker...
  • Maersk raises earnings expectation
    Danish line records ebitda of $1.7bn in third quarter and lifts full year outlook
  • Atlantic grains offer dim prospect for bulker demand
    More significantly for bulker demand, says SSY, projections for Saudi Arabia's corn imports have been cut by 1.5m tonnes
  • Belgian port majors in merger talks
    Talks with a view to the '(phased) build-up of a possible merger' will take an estimated two years
  • Brussels battles Beijing's Belt and Road
    Infrastructure deal seeks to make financing more transparent and ensure environmental standards are met
  • Temasek's Keppel Corp offer renews yard merger speculation
    Sembcorp Marine's share price was boosted on Monday as investors digested the news of an equity injection into Singaporean conglomerate...
  • Total enters marine fuels venture with Zhejiang Energy
    The new Sino-French operation will supply 2020 sulphur cap compliant fuels to Zhoushan region
  • Keppel O&M and ABB team up on autonomous tug pilot project
    ABB touts the joint project - which will draw on its experience with a remotely operated ferry in Finland - as potentially...
  • Epic Gas completes refinancing of 20 ships
    The facility, which was mediated by a number of financial institutions, will refinance 20 of Epic's LPG carriers and potentially...
  • CMA CGM launches trade finance platform
    Shipfin Trade Finance programme to be rolled out in Asian markets to digitalise financing options
  • Chimbusco secures 4m tonnes of LSFO
    Chimbusco is a joint venture of Petro China and Cosco Shipping, the latter of which has already stored away 80%...
  • LNG carrier spot rates poised for surge as market tightens
    As global LNG prices rise, leading to open Atlantic-Pacific trading windows and increased seasonal demand for floating storage, the excess...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: DNV GL thinking said to be too 'fossil-centric' | LNG marine fuel 'no better than gasoil or...
  • White smoke seen from capsized vessel near US port
    Salvors, on hand from all over the world, are still developing a plan to disassemble and remove Golden Ray's hull...
  • US authorises Plaquemines LNG for exports
    The facility will include up to three marine loading berths for ocean-going ships capable of receiving LNG carriers up to...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Environmental regs guarantee higher container freight rates
  • Tariffs, overcapacity reshaping project supply chains
  • Charleston port touts coming boost in throughput capacity
  • Small US trucking firms 'maintaining' positive outlook: Bibby
  • CMA CGM offers new trade finance product
  • European hub ports avoid global trade slowdown
  • WeWork's valuation collapse raises Flexport questions

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Ningbo Zrich takes supramax spending to $50m with Samudera ship
    Chinese shipowner's acquisition is said to be fifth in as many months, according to VesselsValue
  • Japan to link with France in effort to diffuse Gulf tensions
    France and Japan are reportedly readying an $18.4bn loan to the Islamic republic
  • Carnival seeks $778m in debt
    Carnival Corp is looking to inject hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh debt into its balance sheet. The Arnold Donald-led company is offering €600m ($778m) in 1% senior notes set to mature in 2029. Proceeds from the debt will go toward "general corporate purposes", the New York-listed cruise major said in an SEC document filed Monday. UBS downgrades Carnival shares to neutral as outlook di
  • Russia working on Northern Sea Route cargo shuttle service
    The proposed state-run venture would defray the high costs in the arctic shipping lane
  • Companies trade claims after off-spec fuel leaves bulker adrift
    The Nordic Bulk-owned supramax underwent a two-week blackout after being supplied with off-spec bunkers last year.
  • Ostensjo orders four wind farm vessels from Gondan yard
    New ships will be a third less polluting than current vessels.
  • Golar LNG nets second power plant and FSRU job in Brazil
    Company says floating storage and regasification unit selection is underway with start-up due in first half 2020
  • Secretive anti-scrubber group emails traced to shipowner headquarters
    TradeWinds has investigated the source of releases by the anonymous Environmental Protection Alliance - with unexpected results.
  • Maersk cheers market with profit upgrade as fuel price falls
    Danish giant makes surprise increase to annual profit forecast after stronger performance in its Ocean division
  • Bahri boosted by better tanker and LPG carrier rates
    Saudi state shipowner pushes up earnings in third quarter
  • Iran unveils plan to build 200 ships for $300m
    Government eyes construction of cargo vessels to boost domestic industry.
  • Nakilat profit jumps 10% as LNG carrier operations improve
    Qatar owner also boosted by cost-cutting and rising LPG carrier rates.
  • Total teams with Zhejiang Energy to push LSFO in China
    French major's agreement follows pledge in April to explore opportunities for bunker supply in country
  • GS Caltex signs new Hyundai Glovis VLCC in $178m deal
    South Korean refiner charters Samho newbuilding to carry oil from Middle East
  • VLCC values could jump 50% over next two years as term rates rise
    Surging period charter numbers leading to rising tanker prices, Cleaves says
  • Genting looks to turn $74m profit on controversial superyacht
    Malaysian group hangs for-sale sign on luxury vessel once owned by fugitive financier Low Taek Jho
  • Iran's ISOICO to repair holed suezmax Sabiti
    Yard says it will pay part of the costs of patching up tanker hit by missiles
  • CMA CGM offers financing to shippers
    Cash-rich French line wants to help customers develop their business with new joint venture
  • Temasek looks to gain control of Keppel with partial offering
    State-backed investor to undertake 'comprehensive strategic review' of company if successful
  • Scrap prices surprise as Petrobras auctions off three tankers
    Demolition broker Ed McIlvaney says recent VLOC and suezmax sales can be viewed as expensive
  • Value Maritime closes first separate scrubber lease financing
    Dutch manufacturer claims breakthrough deal with Beequip
  • Pacific Radiance out of pocket after losing PSV arbitration case
    Singapore owner to pay $4.55m after Hong Kong tribunal rules against it in SWS delivery row
  • Awilco LNG seals leaseback deal with Chinese lender
    Norwegian owner to close new 10-year facility for its two LNG carriers with CCB Financial Leasing.
  • Epic Gas refinances 20 gas carriers with $201m facility
    Singapore LPG carrier owner and operator also has $10m available for potential vessel acquisitions
  • Singapore to extend rebates for car carrier operators
    Maritime Port Authority to offer discounts on port dues for PCTCs for another three years
  • SSY: Floods and strikes set to boost Indian coal imports
    Extend monsoon season and industrial action set to curtail domestic production, says shipbroker

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • Trudeau, Liberals poised to secure re-election with weaker support
    Preliminary results in Canada's federal election point to a minority government that will require the support of parties, which may push for stronger environmental policies.
  • Zombie storm threatens Japan with rain, wind and floods
    Freight flows in and out of Japan may again be disrupted owing to the presence of ex-Typhoon Neoguri, located to the south east of Osaka,...
  • Trucking supervisor charged with payment fraud
    Chow Chi-yeung (42), a former logistics supervisor with cross-border trucking services company Extrans International of Hong Kong, has been charged with fraud.
  • UPS expands drone, other operations for healthcare companies; broadens e-commerce reach for smaller businesses
    UPS expands drone operations, healthcare and e-commerce services
  • Manitoulin acquires Montreal freight-forwarder ACS
    Canadian transportation and logistics firm makes second acquisition in two weeks, purchasing a company specializing in moving refrigerated cargo and renewable energy components across the...
  • Moody's sees 'significant' drops in Powder River Basin coal production
    Coal production in the region could fall significantly in 2020, affecting rail volumes.
  • FreightWaves announces 2020 FreightTech 100
    The FreightTech 100 highlights the most innovative and disruptive companies across the freight industry, featuring both cutting-edge upstarts and top-notch traditional powers.
  • Commentary: Fresh opportunities bring new entrants into asset-based trucking
    Charley Dehoney writes about Jelani Hawkins, a former NFL player who has gone into trucking. Read about his new career.
  • Wing teams up with FedEx, Walgreen for milestone drone delivery
    FedEx Express [NYSE: FDX] on Friday used an unmanned aerial vehicle instead of a truck for last-mile residential deliveries on behalf of pharmacy retailer Walgreens....
  • Commentary: Will auto companies bring blockchain into real-world supply chains first?
    The global auto industry may be the first industry to use blockchain extensively. Read how and why.
  • Commentary: Port of Alaska's resiliency puzzle
    Logistics in Alaska can be both amazing and frustrating. Alaska is the most expansive and diverse logistics laboratory in the United States. Take the largest...
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/21
    South and West freight futures tumble Friday, weighing on National average.
  • Improved ocean freight results boost Maersk's 2019 outlook
    Better fuel prices, capacity and cost management help push up results for worlds largest ocean carrier.
  • Commerce tightens export controls for Cuba
    The Trump administration said it is taking this latest regulatory action to further restrict the Cuban government's efforts to support Venezuela's Maduro regime.
  • Volvo Ventures invests in cybersecurity startup to protect its connected trucks
    AB Volvo through its venture capital group is investing in an Israeli cybersecurity startup while also combining all of its autonomous ventures into a single...
  • Drones will land ecommerce deliveries in your backyard soon
    Flytrex is an Israeli on-demand small payload drone delivery company that will be delivering products ordered online straight to the consumers' house.
  • Shipping stock, Italian style
    An exclusive Q&A with Carlos Di Mottola, CFO of Milan-listed D'Amico International Shipping.
  • CMA CGM launches trade finance service
    France-based carrier says its new Shipfin Trade Finance products will be made available in Europe and the U.S. next year.
  • SAP pivots to margins and profit
    SAP now appears to be emphasizing profitability and widening cloud gross margins over organic revenue growth.
  • Severe storm threat continues across South
    Severe thunderstorms possible across several southern states. Strong cold front tracking through region.
  • Today's pick-up: Sunrise may not be seen until 2023
    New York to Sydney flights not to take off til 2023, Qantas CEO says. Kentucky needs infrastructure
  • Blockchain for fishing scallops to help reduce food fraud
    IBM Food Trust platform is collaborating with Raw Seafoods to use blockchain to create visibility within the seafood supply chain, starting with scallops fished in...
  • Hyderabad Airport launches air cargo charter program
    Air cargo charter operations are unusual in India
  • For Freight's Sake [podcast] - Valuations and Venture Capital
    FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Dynamo Managing Partner Jon Bradford team up on this show about their vision and view of where the world exists...
  • Analysis: Delta-LATAM joint venture has strong cargo upside
    The joint venture between Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) and LATAM Airlines (NYSE: LTM) proposed last month was motivated by synergies on the passenger side, but...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2019
  • US crude inventories likely higher last week on continued refinery maintenance
    US crude inventories likely climbed last week as refinery maintenance reduced demand while exports slipped, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Monday.
  • FUTURES 5: Macroeconomic concerns weigh on crude
    The oil futures complex edged lower Monday on continued concerns about economic growth and bearish fundamentals.
  • Angola faces uphill battle to reverse output decline
    Angola's battle to stem its steep production decline is proving to be a long one, with hopes resting on the country's new licensing round, the first since 2011, along with the outcome of reforms by President Joao Lourenco.
  • Ecuador's Petroecuador restarts crude exports, lifts force majeure
    Ecuador's state-run oil producer Petroecuador restarted exports of heavy sour Oriente and Napo crudes early Sunday, according to a letter sent by the company to its clients Sunday.
  • MARINE FUEL ROUNDUP: Varo to supply IMO 2020-compliant fuel at Bremerhaven
    European downstream oil company Varo Energy has started VLSFO supply at Bremerhaven, Germany, in addition to existing supply at Hamburg, Germany, the company said in a statement Monday.
  • Saudi Aramco arm seeking to boost oil trading volumes by a third by 2022: executive
    Saudi Aramco's trading arm is seeking to boost its traded volumes of crude and refined products by a third to 6 million b/d by 2022 as it hunts for more storage globally, the CEO of the division said on Monday.
  • Tight HSFO supply in Singapore raises arbitrage premiums over European values
    Tight supply of high sulfur fuel oil in Singapore pushed premiums to a one-month high for derivative contracts measuring the arbitrage to Asia from Europe, amid rising freight rates and a shift toward low sulfur bunker fuels.
  • VPS launches new test for wax appearance temperature for VLSFOs
    The new test will help address bunker fuel quality issues.
  • Singapore HSFO market strengthens amid limited resupply of cargoes
    High freight costs and increasing demand for low sulfur fuel oil ahead of IMO 2020 was deterring traders from replenishing high sulfur fuel oil stocks in Singapore, limiting supply and supporting sentiment, sources said Monday.
  • Qatar Petroleum launches VLSFO bunker supply at Ras Laffan
    Between June 2017 and August 2019 it has supplied more than 1.5 million mt of bunker fuel at Ras Laffan.
  • Total, ZEG ink deal to develop LSFO market in China as IMO 2020 looms
    The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding concluded by Total and ZEG in April.

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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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