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April 30, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • NYK replaces chairman after reporting loss of US$400m in 2018 FY
  • DP World Q1 box volume in the UAE falls 8.8pc
  • CMA CGM switches terminal in Le Havre for ECS weekly service
  • Maersk charters 5,936 TEU box ship from Global Ship Lease for US$5.3m
  • Canadian ports led by Prince Rupert outperform USWC rivals
  • Panama's Colon port busiest facility in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Chinese investments in Philippines shipyard still welcomed
  • Norwegian Air gets new deal from Boeing due to problemed 737 aircraft
  • Aeroflot continues to be China's Favourite International Airline
  • Kansas City airport's air cargo traffic drops 5.9pc in March

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • Change of terminal in Le Havre for CMA CGM's ECS
  • End of US-China trade war seen boosting box shipments of grain, wheat & soyabeans
  • HMM aiming at strengthening market positionin Russia through new direct services
  • HMM intends consolidating relationship with 2M Alliance
  • Höegh Autoliners launches directmonthly service to Mackay, Australia from Europe & US
  • MOL returns to profit
  • MOL's latest newbuilding LNG carriers to transport US shale gas
  • ONE takes delivery of another 14,000-TEUer
  • OOCL registers improved volume & revenue in Q1
  • Port of Long Beach has second-busiest Q1
  • Arun Maheshwari appointed Jt MD & CEO of JSW Infrastructure
  • Capt. BVJK Sharma joins Adani Group as Director-Ports
  • Containers lead cargo volume at Antwerp Port
  • JNPT hosts training programme on emergency management

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Speed queen of the freight gateways
  • Joint efforts on the Eurasian rail route
  • Improved starting power for locomotives in Brazil
  • Dematic builds in Atlanta
  • Zeaborn group takes full ownership of Zeamarine
  • Mixed results for Q1/2019 in Antwerp
  • United Cargo names two new European GSA
  • China trains boost trade through the port of Duisburg
  • B&H Worldwide signs contract with AOG-247
  • Key appointments for Imperial Logistics in China
  • ONE banks on synergy effects
  • Connecting Alaska's most remote areas
  • Canadian carrier enhances its intermodal activities
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bolloré Logistics to apply Cargo Wise One globally
  • Air Charter Service strengthens board of directors
  • World container throughput recovers, says RWI/ISL
  • All Nippon Airlines concludes eventful fiscal year

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • Supply chain radar: CH Robinson hammered, and rightly so - more trouble ahead
  • Cosco Q1 profits up; a good indicator that 'we are over the worst'
  • Maersk launches online customs clearance service for ocean customers
  • Acquisitions pay dividends for Xpediator as revenues triple and profits soar
  • Hong Kong Airlines pilots quit as financial problems clip carrier's wings
  • Analysis: greed powers value for major North American railroads
  • Amazon's digital freight brokerage platform goes live
  • Russians eye Ilyushin replacement for AN-124
  • Supply chain radar: Cosco Shipping Holdings - when solid financials mean nothing
  • Supply chain radar: Showdown time looms for DSV - so what gives?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • Government of Canada awards contract for four large naval tugs
    Canada's Ocean Industries, Inc. has been awarded a C$102 million (about US$76 million) contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada, to build four tugs that will replace the Royal Canadian Navy's five
  • WISTA USA holds AGM and conference
    Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) USA held its Annual General Meeting and Conference April 26, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pa. Boriana Farrar, Vice President Counsel Business Development Director at Shipowners Claims
  • Sovcomflot to roll out Fleet Ops solution
    Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company, is to roll out a Wärtsilä Fleet Operations solution for its fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers. The aim is to promote sustainable development, and to increase the
  • MMTA helps fund maritime training at three tech high schools
    The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) reports that three technical high schools - Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, and Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical
  • Wellboat will have PG Flow pump systems
    PG Flow Solutions AS has booked a contract to deliver pump systems for a fish farm wellboat that Norwegian shipbuilder Aas Mekaniske Verksted is building for Brønnbåt Nord AS. The wellboat is
  • Knud E. Hansen books design contract for Finnlines trio
    Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the basic design of three large RO/RO vessels, based on the Finnlines / Grimaldi

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • Zenon Mouskas dies in Cyprus, aged 77
    A long career in the industry included serving as a director of the Baltic Exchange from 1988 to 1993 as...
  • Scorpio Bulkers says grains will provide strength
    The company's investment in Scorpio Tankers might have been its best yet, says president Robert Bugbee
  • Chinese yard set to deliver dual-fuel VLCC by 2021
    DSIC chairman Liu Zheng says the company is revving up its efforts to help shipowners build greener ships
  • Africa free trade deal could spur port development
    'Shipping people are not convinced there are going to be hundreds of little coasters running up and down on the...
  • China-Iran crude imports slump as cargo-tracking opacity rises
    On the face of the available data, oil exports from Iran to China appear to be significantly declining as the...
  • Shift in grains trade beneficial for bulkers
    The price difference currently is about $30 per tonne and is unlikely to disappear in the short term, says BullPositions'...
  • Flex LNG secures new $550m pipeline
    A sale and charter back of two ships and a bank facility for two more keeps the cash flowing
  • Attritional losses now posing bigger burden, says IUMI
    IUMI says 21 total losses were recorded last year, continuing a general downward trend witnessed since 2010. The reduction was...
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings posts a jump in profits
    Cosco Shipping Lines, CSH's home-grown liner shipping unit, saw liftings up 3.7% to 4.3m teu in the three months, while...
  • Ports must be part of global digital network
    The should be more co-creating and co-operating for mutual benefit while moving away from the traditional paradigm of proprietary information...
  • Maersk launches online customs clearance service
    Digital customs brokerage designed to reduce paperwork, intermediaries and time though one-stop shop for clearances
  • Sulphur cap will spur boxship demolition
    Drewry has said there is 1.15m teu of 'low-hanging fruit' that could potentially be scrapped this year
  • Daily Briefing
    Iran-China crude flow is moving via ship-to-ship transfer network | Will Stellar Daisy lessons be learned too late? | From...
  • Alliance Mineral Assets in deal to produce lithium in China
    A binding JV agreement will be signed by the two parties in late June
  • Southernpec licence suspended by MPA
    The suspension arose from 'an enforcement check' on a bunkers tanker operated by Southernpec/p>
  • US inland waterways benefit from Panama Canal
    The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority recently announced that it is preparing to launch the first container-on-barge service on the Ohio...
  • Aramco sells first LNG cargo
    Aramco hired a former Pavilion Energy executive to start up the gas trading desk in Singapore
  • Australia closer to first LNG imports
    The Port Kembla liquefied natural gas project consortium, Australian Industrial Energy, has agreed to charter in a 170,000 cu m...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • How wary should truck brokers be of Amazon?
  • India's private ports gain ground on public rivals
  • Europe customs platform propels Maersk's integrator push
  • Logistics demand for US offshore wind blowing strong
  • Uber-SAP pact brings instant truck pricing to TMS

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • COFCO's Alessio La Rosa opens up on factors driving 'eco' charter strategy
    The global head of freight at Chinese-owned, Geneva-based trading house warns of soft dry market ahead and says shipyards need to get real about pricing
  • Six bulkers set to join Seacon Ships Management's operated fleet
    Chinese outfit is growing its fleet but downplaying a name change
  • Scorpio Bulkers to hold onto sister stake
    Scorpio Tankers investment questioned as 'really weird' by Deutsche Bank's Amit Mehrotra.
  • Exmar confirms Jiangnan Shipyard VLGC deal
    Exmar confirmed that it has found a new builder for two VLGCs after an initial deal for the newbuildings fell through earlier this year. Exmar set to finalise VLGC newbuilding order at China's Jiangnan Shipyard The Belgian shipowner said Monday that Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard will build the Belgian shipowner two LPG-fueled 86,000-cbm gas carriers. TradeWinds reported last week that the Chi
  • Braemar ACM cool on possible Trump bump for tankers after latest Iranian crackdown
    Donald Trump's latest sanctions swipe at Iran is unlikely to send tanker rates spiking in the same manner as his previous action last year, a leading shipbroker says. The US president last week shocked the market with a decision to end all waivers on Iranian sanctions when they expire on 2 May 2019. US takes world by surprise with waiver decision Trump: No more Iranian crude waivers As TradeWi
  • Unibros Shipping swoops on MR tankers amid Greek optimism for product market
    Ship type gains popularity among Greek players with sistership duo joining the low-profile owner
  • Valhalla Management Services sells second supramax bulker
    Valhalla Management Services is set to offload a second supramax bulker. Shipbrokers said the US-based company's 51,000-dwt V Green Heron (built 2002) has been sold for $6.2m. The sale of the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding-constructed vessel, which is due for special survey in December, comes nearly five years after Valhalla was set up as a sister company to New York-based bulker player TBS. It w
  • Cosco tanker arm under performs other businesses
    China Cosco Shipping's tanker subsidiary slumped into a loss for the first quarter, underperforming other group units of the Chinese state conglomerate. Shanghai and Hong Kong-listed Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) has reported a net loss of CNY 84.9m ($12.6m) compared with a net profit of CNY 563m during the first quarter of 2018. Revenues fell to CNY 2.4bn from the year-ago level o
  • Scorpio Bulkers stock shoots up after first quarter report
    US-listed bulker owner beats first-quarter estimates while seeing lower revenue.
  • Eastern Bulk Carriers sets growth sights high after returning to Australia
    Tidemand family company Eastern Bulk Carriers has returned to Australia after over half a decade amid a growth effort which could see its fleet double in the coming years. Kristin Tidemand says family is fully committed to Stove Belships at centre of S&P talk as it gears up with bulker buys Bard Osland, a former Thoresen and Island View Shipping man who joined Eastern Bulk in 2016, is relocat
  • Maersk claims digital customs clearance first
    Danish boxship giant Maersk Line says it has become the first liner operator to offer digital ocean customs clearance. Easy boxes? Maersk claims instant booking first Its online platform has launched in Germany, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and Spain. And the aim is to roll it out worldwide by the end of this year. "This new one-stop shop allows us to timely and efficiently
  • New RCCL cruiseship pays $964,000 to transit Suez
    A new Royal Caribbean cruiseship has paid fees of $964,000 to transit the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority said the 169,000-gt Spectrum of the Seas (built 2019) passed through the waterway from north to south during its maiden voyage on Friday. It is carrying around 3,700 passengers and 1,700 crew. The ship left Germany on 10 April and is destined for Shanghai, China. Revenues from the can
  • Pangaea Logistics Solution puts on record-setting power plant implosion party
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions is not the type of outfit to stand overly tall or make especially loud noises as it pursues its trademark niche-trading opportunities. The New York-listed company operates quietly and below the radar from a base that is also off the beaten path in the traditional sailing mecca of Newport. Yet here it was on a Saturday morning in April hosting more than 100 gue
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping set to sell supramax in latest fleet renewal move
    Eagle Bulk Shipping is plotting the next phase in its fleet renewal programme with the sale of its final Diamond 53 supramax. CEO: Eagle Bulk spared 'contagion' of capesize woes Eagle finds scrubbers a good fit for smaller ships New York-listed Eagle Bulk is in the process of selling the 53,360-dwt Thrasher (built 2010), according to dry cargo market sources. Some brokers are reporting a $10m
  • More boxships to be scrapped as IMO 2020 approaches
    IMO 2020 rules will prompt owners to speed up boxship scrapping - but it hasn't happened yet. Shipping consultancy Drewry said progress on recycling has been "slow thus far". It said the lack of visibility regarding extra fuel costs associated with IMO 2020 is making it more difficult for lines to plan much further ahead. "One such area of uncertainty is with demolitions," it added. Louis-Drey
  • Ernst Russ eyes more ships as profit rises
    German shipping asset manager Ernst Russ Group is targeting more ship acquisitions after profits rose in 2018. NRP buys Hammonia from Peter Dohle and Ernst Russ It said that last year, the focus was on expanding the fleet through direct vessel investments and substantial equity holdings. Its ElbFeeder joint venture established in 2017 was increased to seven vessels. Another ship was acquired a
  • AVIC International begins shipbuilding exit with yard sale to China Merchants
    AVIC International manages to divest insolvent Weihai yard for $92m as Beijing pushes for consolidation among state-owned companies
  • New BP LNG carriers shave $2m off fuel costs
    UK major BP has hailed the fuel-saving design of its new LNG carrier fleet as it took delivery of the last in the series of six at DSME in Korea. BP emerges in the market for time-chartered LNG tonnage The company now operates the 173,644-cbm British Partner, British Achiever, British Contributor (all built 2018), British Listener and British Mentor (both built 2019). Sistership British Sponsor
  • Polarcus appoints ex-Citigroup banker Monish Sahni to board
    Offshore survey company Polarcus has appointed a new director to its board and approved a new employee incentive plan at its annual general meeting (AGM) in Dubai on Monday. Monish Sahni will serve as a director of the Oslo-listed company until Polarcus' 2020 AGM. Duncan Eley dips into his pocket to raise stake in Polarcus Investment? Shipowners told they need to earn it Trafigura seals new fi
  • John Fredriksen's Flex LNG strikes $420m sale-and-leaseback deal for two ships
    John Fredriksen's Flex LNG has inked a sale-and-leaseback deal with Hyundai Glovis for a pair of modern vessels as part of a $550m financing package. Flex LNG, which is eyeing a US listing, valued the 10-year transaction to refinance bank debt on the two ships at $420m. John Fredriksen's Flex LNG set to sail onto New York Stock Exchange Spotify-style Fredriksen's Flex inks time charter with s
  • Tribunal orders liquidation of ABG Shipyard
    India's National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the liquidation of heavily indebted shipbuilder ABG Shipyard. A last-minute plea by bidder Liberty House failed, the Economic Times reported. The steel group claimed its offer for the yard exceeded its liquidation value. ABG Shipyard creditors vote for liquidation Lenders had previously rejected two bids from Liberty House. Last year, S
  • David Frischkorn says firms with shares under $5 need self-help
    Veteran banker has a keen eye on shipping equities and wonders why reverse splits are not used more often
  • Search and rescue drones take flight in UK
    Drones have not had the best publicity in the UK of late, with sightings of rogue machines grounding flights at airports. But the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is hoping to showcase its more useful side with a new search-and-rescue trial. Drones set to be maritime game changers, but hurdles remain Drones will be tested as extra "eyes in the sky" off the coast of Essex over the next
  • Deutsche Bank calls off Commerzbank merger
    Deutsche Bank has called a halt to a merger with Commerzbank. Talks began last month between the two German shipping lenders over a combination. But, after careful analysis, Deutsche Bank said it had discontinued discussions. Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank start merger talks "A combination with Commerzbank would not have created sufficient benefits to offset the additional execution risks, restruc
  • Qatar LNG mega-order offers silver lining for Samsung Heavy Industries after loss
    Samsung Heavy Industries has booked a loss for the first quarter of 2019 but the largest LNG carrier newbuilding order in history unfolding for Qatar Petroleum offers hope for the full-year. Qatar Petroleum launches tender for LNG carrier mega-order Form and identity of new South Korean shipbuilding giant taking shape Huge Qatar LNG carrier shipyard tender imminent Seoul-listed Samsung saw its
  • APL master guilty in military cargo case
    APL and one of its masters have been found guilty in Hong Kong of importing Singaporean military vehicles without a licence. The offence took place three years ago, the South China Morning Post reported. APL slaps fuel surcharge on boxes Captain Pan Xuejun was given a three-month suspended jail term by the district court. The court also imposed a fine of HKD 90,000 ($11,474) on APL and HKD 9
  • Cargill's Gert Jan van den Akker leaves Golden Ocean board ahead of retirement
    Cargill executive Gert Jan van den Akker has resigned from the board of Golden Ocean. He has been a director of the John Fredriksen-backed bulker owner since April 2015. Golden Ocean stock springs back with Vale iron ore volumes set for boost No successor has yet been announced. Earlier this month, the Financial Times reported that van den Akker plans to retire from his day job at Cargill in
  • Worker dies in bulker crane fire
    A 28-year-old port worker has died after jumping from a burning crane in India. Dravin Rai leapt from the cabin to save himself at Haldia on Saturday, the Hindustan Times reported. A net held by colleagues 50 feet below could not prevent terminal injuries. The crane had been unloading coal from a bulker at the port. An investigation has begun.
  • International Seaways reveals 2019 charter performance as first quarter profit awaits
    International Seaways has opened the book on its first and second quarter charter performance ahead of what is expected to be a profitable start to 2019 for the New York-listed tanker owner. BlueMountain continues International Seaways sell off International Seaways' eyes open to tanker and LNG growth says Lois Zabrocky The shipowner, spun-off from Overseas Shipholding Group, saw its modern VLC
  • Clarksons: potential still there for 'big beast' boxship orders
    There is still potential for container lines to order more "big beasts" of shipping, according to Clarksons Research. Writing on its website, analyst Trevor Crowe said mega-ships of more than 20,000 teu are "unequally spread" across carriers. Prospect of mega-boxship order rush recedes This means "order potential at the top end still exists, but it may for now be limited to a few projects per a
  • Incoming IACS chairman Arun Sharma hopes to lengthen tenure for his successors
    Indian Register of Shipping chair says one year in the role is too little time for great accomplishments
  • IRISL denies seizure of boxship in Libya
    Iran's IRISL has denied reports that a boxship has been held in Libya due to US sanctions. No ship has been seized, Iran Front Page cited IRISL managing director Mohammad Saeidi as saying. US takes world by surprise with waiver decision "There are disagreements with the Libyan government over a ship, but it has not been seized, and we are in talks to settle the differences," he added. The Liby
  • Ship sales not enough to boost Iino profit
    Japanese owner Iino has seen annual earnings drop despite selling off vessels. In the year to 31 March, it made JPY 4.26bn ($38.1m) on a net basis, from JPY 4.79bn the year before. Revenue was down to JPY 81.33bn against JPY 84.84bn, while operating costs fell to JPY 68.81bn versus JPY 73.16bn. It has 57 vessels operational, with five more on order. Iino paying special dividend bonus for 120th
  • Reliance behind $963m Samsung FPSO deal
    India's Reliance Industries has emerged as the company behind a big new FPSO contract at Samsung Heavy Industries. Seoul-listed Samsung said last week it would deliver the unit from its Geoje facility to an Asian client during the first quarter of 2022. Clarksons identified Reliance as behind the deal. The KRW 1.1 trillion ($963m) contract adds to the seven LNG carriers banked by the shipbuilde
  • Milaha sees profit rise despite mixed markets
    Qatar-listed owner hurt by weaker dry market, but lifted by better utilization at offshore.
  • Tug and barge owners warned over Singapore piracy spike
    Four incidents in westbound lane of the traffic separation scheme since February, says ReCAAP.
  • China's ICBC Leasing lifts lid on Bunge newbuilding charter terms
    Leasing giant is getting more upside than reported, but is mum on profit sharing
  • Tan Binh pounces on JX Ocean bulker
    Aggressively expanding Vietnamese bulker player's appetite for handysize tonnage remains strong.
  • Ocean Network Express aims to return to profit in 2019
    Japanese container line joint venture upbeat on future prospects, at it puts poor start behind it.
  • Japanese top trio face slow road to recovery
    MOL, NYK and K Line's improved finances inextricably tied to events at ONE, says analyst.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • Diversified soybean markets could raise containerization
    U.S. soybean exports have fallen in the past year in part because of the drop in exports to China due to tariffs and swine fever. The drop has resulted in a more diversified export marketplace.
  • Boston: The New England shippers' port
    The Port of Boston invests in marine terminal infrastructure to handle regional cargo going on and coming off increasingly larger containerships.
  • Business, labor united in support of infrastructure investment
    Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer wrote a letter to President Trump on Monday to outline priorities for Tuesday's meeting about infrastructure.
  • Japanese shipping companies expect better year ahead
    Results of NYK, MOL and "K" Line suffer from loss by their joint venture, Ocean Network Express.
  • Containership demolitions forecast to rise
    But because so many containerships are relatively new, the pool of candidates for scrapping is limited.
  • Grassley op-ed: USMCA dead if tariffs don't go
    "There is no appetite in Congress to debate USMCA with these tariffs in place," the Senate Finance Committee chairman wrote in The Wall Street Journal.
  • OOCL acquisition boosts COSCO
  • Executive Moves: Avianca and NOPB
  • Executive Moves: Transplace, TIACA, WISTA USA
  • Mississippi woman charged with CDL fraud
  • Hamburg Süd christens Polar Mexico in Veracruz
  • Budapest, Xi'an Xianyang airports agree to cooperate
  • OFAC takes aim at election tampering
  • KORUS Environmental Affairs Council to meet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2019
  • US senators urge White House to stay out of IMO 2020 implementation
    Republican US senators urged the White House to let tougher international marine fuel sulfur standards take effect without interference
  • Pompeo touts oil price drop, says US working to find supplies for Iran's customers
    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted Friday's drop in Brent crude oil futures.
  • Es Sider premium to Med dated widens as clashes unscore infrastructure risk
    Libyan crude differentials climbed Monday.
  • Hamburg bunker fuel tight on Russian crude quality issues: sources
    Bunker fuel availability in the German port of Hamburg was tight on quality issues.
  • Japan's MOL 2018 revenue falls on product transport segment, bunker bill
    MOL is assuming a bunker price of $435/mt for fiscal year 2019 ended March 31, 2020.
  • Asian middle distillates pause for price direction; awaits China export quotas
    The gasoil market might be on track for a sustained recovery as recent developments including a pick-up in demand in China and SE Asia and scheduled turnaround season tightened supply.
  • FUTURES: Crude lower on Trump comments, awaits fresh cues
    "The underlying bullish fundamentals have not really changed."

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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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