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June 27, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • British Columbia's port workers and employers ratify new contract
  • FedEx sues US government following incident involving Huawei shipment
  • LA Port Authority sued for breaking agreement to build new terminal
  • Evergreen adopts conservative outlook despite 24pc rise in revenue
  • US combat ship strikes berthed dry bulk vessel in Montreal, crew safe
  • Container ships to benefit from proposed Panama Canal toll changes
  • Seminars aim to tackle Heathrow truck congestion
  • ReCAAP and Indian Coast Guard stage piracy workshop
  • Volga-Dnepr rejects court's order to seize planes saying its unlawful
  • Canada's second airline, WestJet, renews its ULD deal with Jettainer
  • Singapore Airlines boosts pharma cool chain corridor with new deals

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • Liberian Registry cements position on Paris MoU & Tokyo MoU White Lists
  • NYK ranked top company ready for low-carbon transition
  • Call for hiking import duty on primary aluminum
  • Indian spot iron ore cargo volume strengthens
  • V.O. Chidambaranar Port creates new single day record in handling rock phosphate
  • FreightBro signs MoU with The National Association of Freight & Logistics, Dubai
  • Better logistics & infrastructure seen helping exports touch $ one trillion
  • Need for export-led economy stressed
  • AMTOI hosts interactive session on GST in Kolkata
  • FedEx sues US Department of Commerce

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ready, steady, LN-Go
  • Imperial Logistics doubles work for VDL Nedcar
  • Knapen and Krone combine their strengths
  • Zufall logistics founds IT company Ifano
  • Hill Dickinson boosts commodities team
  • From the southern gateway to Switzerland
  • Work in progress at Alaska's air cargo hub
  • Speeding up rail transports to Romania
  • Bolloré Logistics creates new subsidiary
  • Younger generation takes over the helm at Med-X-Press
  • Pilot to improve the transport of dangerous goods
  • East Midlands Airport announces cargo ambitions
  • Gaining a strong presence in Bangladesh
  • Laying the foundations for logistics hub
  • François Davenne will be director general of UIC
  • Honours for CMSA and OPC in Latin America
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Lots of news from Korean Air Cargo

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • FedEx founder Smith slams US 'protectionism' and 'opaque' export rules
  • Transpacific carriers gamble with peak season GRIs, but blank more sailings
  • Authorities launch clampdown on fake 'Made in Vietnam' labels on exports to US
  • Volatile markets push inventory levels up as supply chains are reassessed
  • FedEx profits tumble in 'a year of both challenge and change'
  • Blockchain consortium out to tackle misdeclared cargo
  • US port officials want giant cranes off Trump's tariff list
  • Supply chain radar: Kerry Logistics targets the largest air freight forwarder in Turkey?
  • On the wires: It's all noise! FedEx CEO Fred Smith is up for the e-commerce fight
  • Supply chain radar: DSV + Panalpina - 'Trouble in paradise'?

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • Two former Höegh Autoliners execs indicted
    An indictment of two former Höegh Autoliners executives has been unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Ingar Skiaker and Øyvind Ervik have been
  • Coralius carries out its first ARA LNG bunkering
    Espoo, Finland headquartered Gasum reports that its 5,800 cu.m LNG bunkering vessel, Coralius has carried out its first ship-to-ship bunkering in the port and refining area of Rotterdam, one of the most
  • Can blockchain solve the problem of misdeclared dangerous goods?
    Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), founded by blockchain technology specialist BLOC and the Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF), reports that a consortium has been established to explore the use of blockchain in tackling the
  • More charges brought in deadly duck boat case
    Two more employees of Ripley Entertainment, Inc. have been indicted in relation to the deadly sinking of the 1944-built duck boat Stretch Duck 7 that sank in Table Rock Lake, Miss., last
  • Red & White Fleet's Joe Burgard to speak at FERRIES 2019
    Joe Burgard, President of San Francisco's Red & White Fleet, is among the industry leaders who will be speaking at Marine Log's upcoming FERRIES 2019 conference, which this year is being held
  • Damen completes Europe's first dredge conversion to dual fuel operation
    Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has completed the conversion of the 117 m dredge Samuel de Champlain to dual-fuel operation on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and marine gas oil (MGO). The first conversion
  • Veth delivers 4,000th thruster
    Racine, Wis., based Twin Disc reports that its Veth Propulsion subsidiary has delivered its 4,000th thruster. To commemorate the accomplishment, Tim Batten, managing director, and Erik Veth, resigning managing director, traveled to

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • China's Kunlun Shipping linked to imports of sanctioned Iranian LPG
    Vessels are turning off their automatic identification system transponders while in Iranian waters and conducting ship-to-ship transfers off Malaysia and...
  • Scrubber retrofits boost charter rates
    VLCC and capesize rates were $3,000 and $2,000 higher in June because of scrubber fittings
  • Middle East Gulf risks not yet sufficient to override owner obligations, lawyers say
    'Any deviation potentially exposes owners to a claim in damages and may also invalidate their P&I cover,' said Stephenson Harwood...
  • Singapore Shipping Association elects first female president
    The three other senior industry executives also voted in as SSA Council members are from Cosco (Singapore), Pacific International...
  • India expands tanker escort operations in Hormuz Strait
    At least five Indian-flagged tankers have been escorted since Operation Sankalp was launched at the end of last week in...
  • Transpacific ocean freight in line for big July rate rise
    Blank sailings and pre-tariff advance orders both support lines' plans for general rate increases of $300-$400, according to digital rates...
  • Zhoushan poised to beat Singapore on LSFO price
    A local Zhoushan official says fuel producers are ready to start operations once the tax refund policy rubber stamped by...
  • Maritime governance should have a future as well as a past
    Koji Sekimizu has launched his ambitious project to study maritime governance by way of a PhD Fellowship at the World...
  • Applicants invited for new maritime governance study programme
    The IMO's secretary-general emeritus has been encouraged to focus on maritime governance after finding no books and no university courses...
  • Oman Shipping places VLCC order with DSME
    OSC heads to the South Korean yard for three scrubber-fitted 300,000 dwt VLCCs to be chartered out to oil majors
  • Daily Briefing
    Electrofuels will drive shipping's decarbonisation | Trump urges naval protection for Hormuz Strait | Call for more women in shipping...
  • Philippine National Oil Company in LNG tie-up with Dubai's Lloyds Energy
    Lloyds Energy's project is aimed at ultimately building a power plant to sell electricity to the wholesale spot market
  • Hutchison Port Holdings Trust chief Gerry Yim to step down
    Incoming chief executive officer Patrick Lam is managing director of Yantian International Container Terminals, which is also a member of...
  • Shipmanagers on board with IMO's gender equality theme for Day of the Seafarer
    Shipmanagement company Wallem's chief executive warns against attempting to supplant people with machines as it joins the IMO's gender equality...
  • Samsung C&T, PTSC to build Vietnam's first LNG import terminal
    The Thi Vai LNG project awarded to Samsung C&T and PTSC will support Vietnam's push to switch from coal to...
  • Awilco LNG downplays loss of WilForce's remaining time charter
    The vessel sustained hull damage on reported contact with bulk carrier Western Moscow in late May
  • Torm installs scrubber on another tanker
    The 49,999 dwt product tanker is being fitted with a scrubber at the Fayard shipyard in Denmark

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • New NEXT yard aims to boost Long Beach drayage efficiency
  • Schneider expands intermodal as truck competition heats up
  • More trans-Pacific blank sailings announced
  • Innovation key to easing EPC challenges
  • India's JNPT cracking down on import charges
  • CMA CGM ramps up block containerized rail for Indian shippers

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • Deans to replace Butters as Navigator CEO
    Harry Deans is set to replace David Butters as chief executive of Navigator Holdings in August. The London-based, New York-listed tanker owner announced the move, effective 22 August, after the close of trading Wednesday. "I am honored to be given the opportunity to fulfill the role of chief executive officer at Navigator and I look forward to working even more closely with the Navigator managem
  • Expensive scrap boxships 'to be laid up' as recycling rates fall
    Bangladesh budget outcome takes cash buyers by surprise with additional blow of sliding prices
  • Formosa Plastics Marine sells MR tankers in fleet renewal drive
    Taiwanese shipowner's MR trio fetches below market price due to tank coatings
  • US Supreme Court delivers victory for shipowners on punitive damages
    The 6-3 majority opinion says allowing punitive damages would create 'bizarre disparities' in the law
  • Star Bulk's Capralos elected to International Olympic Committee
    US-listed Star Bulk now boasts a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) among its ranks. The IOC, guardian of the international Olympic movement, today elected the company's non-executive chairman Spyros Capralos as a member. Known in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic ideal, as the "immortals" due to their elevated position in sports, the IOC's 95 active members have the sensiti
  • Exmar refinances longstanding debt
    Nicolas Saverys-led company's Dutch subsidiary fully repays unsecured bond issued five years ago.
  • Report: US Navy interested in Subic Bay yard
    The US Navy appears to have thrown its hat into the ring for the shuttered Hyundai Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) shipyard at Subic Bay. According to a report from US military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Navy is "exploring the viability" of the Filipino shipyard as a repair and maintenance facility, ostensibly in a bid to push back against China's growing influence
  • First Turkish FSRU newbuilding heads for new home
    Turkey's first floating storage and regasification newbuilding is en route to its new base near Izmir as the existing unit in place there casts off for a new destination. Turkish contractor partners home in on FSRU newbuild The FSRU Turquoise was seen heading west through the Indian Ocean this week after its delivery from Hyundai Heavy Industries earlier this month. The ship is due to arrive off
  • Maersk Line launches bid for share of digital bookings
    Danish operator's new portal is further sign that online freight booking is coming of age
  • Brokers seek to make predictions in an unpredictable market
    Volatility, information overflow and digitalisation are changing the face of the shipbroking business. That was the view of a panel of experts at this week's TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Athens, who discussed the prospects and challenges of the shipbroking business. "I used to be opinionated and more than 50% [of the time] I was also correct," Oino Shipbrokers managing director Vasilis Kakouli
  • Tsakos Energy Navigation would consider LNG spin-off, says chief executive
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has thought about spinning off its two-ship LNG business into a separate entity and has had talks on fleet mergers. Tsakos Energy seeks to widen LNG presence When questioned on the spin-off option on an LNG panel at the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum in Athens this week, TEN chief executive Nikolas Tsakos said: "I do not exclude that possibility." Tsakos further revea
  • Chengxi pays Klaveness $875,000 for bulker deficiencies
    Chengxi Shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has agreed to pay $875,000 to TorvaldKlaveness in a London arbitration over deficiencies in a bulker carrier. In an exchange filing, China CSSC Holdings-the Shanghai-listed flagship unit of CSSC-said Chengxi would be compensating the Norwegian owner for issues related to the torsional vibration damper on the ship. The 71,900-dwt sel
  • Ghassan Ghandour tipped to double his VLCC fleet with secondhand swoop
    Ghassan Ghandour is being strongly linked with the purchase of a secondhand VLCC in a move that would double his interest in the sector. Two secondhand VLCCs and MR tankers attracting interest Ghandour sells fourth VLCC - at Daewoo Cosco bags order for up to eight bulkers Ghandour - who has a history as a significant player in the big tanker market - is being connected with the acquisition of a
  • Two more OSVs reactivated in North Sea
    Improved North Sea rates have spurred owners to move two more OSVs out of layup. Broker Westshore said Bourbon's 4,800-dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) Bourbon Mistral (built 2006) is back in the game after being stacked for 926 days in Bergen. Sverre Farstad back with new OSV venture There are now a total of 52 PSVs operating in the North Sea, against 32 still laid up. Utilisation is running
  • Croatia downplays Chinese interest in 3 Maj
    Croatia has said China's CSIC does not look likely to invest in domestic shipbuilder 3 Maj. The Tportal website cited economy minister Darko Horvat as saying CSIC has no serious intention of entering in a strategic partnership. Algoma hull holds the key for 3 Maj yard The yard is owned by struggling Uljanik Group, which is undergoing bankruptcy restructuring, but 3 Maj is not part of this. "At
  • Rosatom: Northern Sea Route needs $12bn investment
    State providing some of the money to develop Arctic route, nuclear agency says.
  • Oman Shipping Co books VLCC newbuilding trio in South Korea
    Tankers have been contracted with time charters already in place
  • Novatek ships first Yamal LNG to Japan
    Russian producer sends gas to Tobata under deal with Total.
  • Norwegian frigate set for demolition after 2018 collision with Tsakos tanker
    Norway has decided not to repair a frigate which collided with a Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) tanker last year. The Helge Ingstad sank after coming into contact with the the 113,000-dwt Sola TS (built 2013) in Norwegian coastal waters. Watch the real-time raising of Helge Ingstad The frigate was raised and stabilised, but investigations have shown that it will cost the Norwegian state betwee
  • Boxship demolitions on course to double as feeders head to beaches
    Smaller vessels are bound for breakers, but charter market is improving for bigger tonnage
  • Greek brokers in the limelight at Hellenic Shipbrokers Association event
    Greek shipbrokers took centre stage across town from Athens last week, where a flurry of discussions and parties revolved around the traditional biennial meeting of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association (HSA). New shipbroking outfit launched in Athens About 1,000 guests gathered for the main event at the Pireas 2019 shipbrokers' dinner, which was held at the Athens Metropolitan Expo on 21 June.
  • Spot and time-charter rates for LNG carriers diverge
    Enquiry for multi-year time charters is running red-hot while daily levels are languishing
  • Scrubber fitting starting to sway supply in major shipping markets, says Clarksons Platou Securities
    A flow of vessels out of the market for scrubbers to be installed boosted rates for big tankers, large bulkers and containerships in the past month, according to Clarksons Platou Securities. Major tanker owners feast on profitable time charters from US shale player Occidental Petroleum No summer slump in S&P, says Clarksons Platou Asia's Rowe Trump administration places sanctions on Iran Vesse
  • Ann Fenech: Bright Star ruling will deter auction buyers
    Lawyer Ann Fenech still fighting for rights of bulker in face of controversial Maltese ruling.
  • Fresh Carriers inks rare reefer newbuilding order at Kitanihon Shipbuilding
    Tokyo-based reefer operator to build medium-sized vessels at Japanese yard
  • Major tanker owners feast on profitable time charters from Occidental Petroleum
    Shipowners providing tonnage to US energy company include Angelicoussis, Onassis and DHT Holdings
  • Banks to sell Hanjin stake to recoup Subic cash
    Five Philippines lenders are seeking to sell out of South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction to recoup losses on the group's failed Subic Bay yard. RCBC head of strategic initiatives, John Thomas Deveras, told reporters that it has a 20% stake in Hanjin after $149m of its exposure was converted into equity. ICTSI: shipbuilding is dead in Subic Bay Hanjin Heavy stock falls 10% after
  • Fund forms new operating company after Dolphin Drilling bankruptcy
    Strategic Value Partners sets up debt-free Jersey holding company to keep the fleet trading.
  • Shipping's stark choice: invest in cleaner ships or pay a high price
    Approach taken by Poseidon Principles may become embedded as the cost of ignoring IMO 2020 outweighs that of compliance
  • PL Shipping back in expansion mode with bulker buy
    Low-profile operator adds to small list of Greek handysize acquisitions so far this year
  • Crew safe after Indonesian cargoship sinks
    Seaspan boxship picks up 16 seafarers off Gresik.
  • New Saga cruiseship damaged hours after leaving yard
    Police begin investigation after incident in Germany.
  • Cido Shipping founder Hyuk Kwon cleared of tax evasion
    South Korean company pursuing its own appeal following overturning of 2013 verdict against ex-CEO
  • Qatar's $12bn LNG order may boost vessel prices
    Korean yards may see backlogs approach $60-65bn, the highest since 2015, on newbuilding surge.
  • Brazilian and Iraqi bribes end up costing TechnipFMC $296m
    But fine reflects a 25% reduction after company made "substantial cooperation" to US investigation
  • Hutchison Port Trust reports changing of the guard
    Singapore-listed container terminal operator to have new chief executive from middle of July

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • LA City Council veto of APM Terminals permit predicted
    Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.
  • USMCA conversation intensifies on Capitol Hill
    A coalition of interest groups held a "day of action" on the renegotiated trade pact as lawmakers heard testimony regarding Mexico's recently passed labor reform legislation.
  • LA, Long Beach see Southeast Asian trade growth
    Larger container volumes with Asia partially have offset a decline in trade with China and Hong Kong.
  • Tech Connections: Matching expectations and services
    Drewry's Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.
  • CDP: Not enough investment in meeting IMO target
    Retrofitting vessels and slow steaming are two short-term options to reduce emissions while more transformative technologies are developed, according to a new study.
  • DSV extends offer period for Panalpina by 15 days
    The offer period, which originally was set to end Wednesday, will now conclude July 17, said DSV, which reserved the right to extend the period up to a maximum of 40 days.
  • Witnesses: Digitization would aid infrastructure
    A Senate subcommittee is told technology should be incorporated into surface transportation reauthorization.
  • NEXT adding Long Beach container yard
    The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.
  • Executive Moves: From law to logistics
  • Acting CBP commissioner resigns
  • House passes T-HUD appropriations package
  • Schneider introduces intermodal ramp in Indianapolis
  • Two forwarder executives sentenced for price-fixing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 26, 2019
  • US-led effort to limit IMO 2020 compliance would not cut fuel prices: study
    "The US is well positioned to support the global shift to lower sulfur marine fuels, both at the refinery and crude production levels," the study said.
  • Saudi Aramco signs crude supply, storage, refining deals with S Korean companies
    Saudi Aramco signed an agreement with Hyundai Oilbank to supply Arabian crude oil to the company.
  • Japan's METI closely watching Strait of Hormuz, may work with others
    The governments of Saudi Arabia, UAE, the UK and the US issued a joint statement Monday calling on Iran to halt any further actions which threaten regional stability.
  • North Sea BFOE crude market could face waning demand: traders
    The four grades' differentials ticked up in recent trading sessions, boosted by firm buying interest in the MOC process.
  • ADNOC sees UAE working with allies to secure energy supplies
    "Now is the time for wisdom, diplomacy and the concerted efforts of the international community," Jaber said.

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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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