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April 2, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk seafarer in Ningbo hospital tests positive for Covid-19
  • Kerry Logistics profit soars 55pc to US$488m, as sales rise 8pc
  • Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping to spend US$119m on four new bulkers
  • Steps taken to ensure Panama Canal remains open amid pandemic
  • APM Terminals Barcelona is still up and running, no delays
  • Port of Virginia expedites distribution of Covid-19 test kits
  • Shipping containers to house intensive care units for coronavirus patients
  • Port of Oslo to receive 3 electric Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes in 2021
  • Airfreight traffic may shrink by one-fifth in 2020: IATA
  • US offers financial lifeline to airlines in exchange for an ownership stake
  • Polar Air Cargo appoints Network Cargo as Canada GSA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New Eurasian rail service launched
  • Red Sea Gateway opens a new chapter
  • Fruit producer thanks truck drivers
  • ESR adds new logistics facility to Greater Tokyo portfolio
  • Heinrich Grieshaber dies
  • Emirates Skycargo calibrates cargo ops
  • Erontrans to be new partner for 24plus in Poland
  • First delivery of oil in flexitanks completed
  • Kai Althoff to become new CEO at 4flow
  • One Swiss belly to Beijing, two series to New York
  • K Line to adjust previous forecasts
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Kerry Logistics grows despite difficult environment
  • NEE: no tolls for railfreight during the corona crisis
  • Robert Berganus wins key role in contract logistics
  • Night-time closure for traffic on the Rhine
  • More Latin American carriers link the world

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • Air freight volumes shrinking fast - but there may be a glimmer of hope
  • MSC offers storage in terminal yards to help prevent import congestion at ports
  • Manila terminal chief pleads with owners to collect cargo as reefers pile up
  • Australian dockers' union in quarantine dispute over Chinese box ship
  • 2019 a better year for container lines as rates rose and fuel prices fell
  • Comment: how to keep your customers calm in the coronavirus crisis
  • Four phases of the coronavirus pandemic - or just snakes and ladders
  • Premium access in a war economy - every little helps
  • EXCLUSIVE Market Insight: Agility by name and strategy in China

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • Conrad reports 2019 results and backlog
    Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. yesterday reported its 2019 results and backlog. The company reported net income of $86,000 and earnings per diluted share of $0.02 for the twelve
  • USCG gives guidance on who is a "marine critical infrastructure worker"
    The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 11-20) intended to help state and local officials identify essential marine critical infrastructure workers. The MSIB notes that the uninterrupted
  • New low flow rate BWMS wins USCG and IMO type approval
    France's Bio-UV Group reports that it has received IMO and USCG type approval for its next generation low flow rate ballast water management system range. The Bio-Sea L Easy-to-Fit system had to
  • One-time coal-fired power plant site to be an international hub for offshore wind
    Over the past 18 months, the transformation of Brayton Point in Somerset, Mass., has reached significant milestones as the landscape shifted from its historic use as a coal-fired power plant to an
  • Social distancing, and more, comes to Sanmar Shipyards
    Turkey's Sanmar Shipyards, one of the world's leading builder of tugboats, today released some details of the steps it is taking to deal with the problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak. It
  • VIDEO: Ingalls launches LPD 28
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched amphibious transport dock, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on March 28. "I am thrilled to get Fort Lauderdale in the water, so we can
  • Restructuring will see Solstad Offshore shed 37 vessels
    Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered Solstad Offshore ASA reported yesterday that a majority of its creditors - including secured lenders, leasing companies, industrial shareholders and key bondholders - have established a common plan to

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • Weekly briefing: Little cheer for containers, floating storage reignites tanker rates
    Port groups call for government support to keep trade in essential goods moving amid the coronavirus crisis, but severe disruption...
  • Health crisis raises questions for marine insurers
    HFW senior associate Matthew Wilmshurst said most of the burden from the virus would fall on insurers' clients
  • Greek shipping ramps up help for nation's medical workers to fight virus
    As equipment acquired by the Union of Greek Shipowners', the Onassis Foundation, the Prokopiou family and others is flown into...
  • London arbitration sees continued growth
    'London remained far out ahead as the venue of choice for international maritime arbitrations,' says LMAA president
  • Dry bulk faces 'inevitable disruptions'
    China is in a recovery mode right now, dry bulk owners tell Capital Link audience
  • Tanker fleet sees 'once-in-a-generation' opportunities from oil demand shock
    'The storage is really kicking off, and this is about to change this market and change 2020 completely' - Frontline...
  • Moody's to review CMA CGM credit rating
    Capital structure is too weak to maintain current rating unless balance sheet can be recapitalised
  • Citi's Parker says shipping cannot wait for regulators on decarbonisation
    Citi's veteran shipping chief believes shipping companies should not wait for the IMO to make more rules relating to decarbonisation...
  • Boxship owners face up to falling charter rates
    Supply-side constraints will benefit non-operating owners when container demand re-emerges from coronavirus slump
  • BIMCO urges stimulus measures to keep shipping afloat
    Keeping ports and terminal open is critical, says BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Peter Sand during Capital Link's online shipping forum
  • Swedish Club imposes general increase after combined ratio hits 5%
    'We have continued to advance during 2019, delivering one of the strongest solvency ratios in marine and P&I,' insists Lars...
  • Shipping in the crosshairs of the EU emission strategy
    Controls on carbon emissions are likely to extend beyond European shipping companies, EU-flagged vessels and intra-EU voyages
  • Cash remains king in the coronavirus era
    The last question and answer period of this week's 14th Annual Capital Link International Shipping Forum was as much about...
  • The Alliance braces for slump in demand
    Transpacific trade to see largest reduction in services as volumes decline
  • Equipment supply moves from shortage to congestion
    Deluge of containers heads to Europe and US in face of collapsing demand
  • Vitol grows Singapore bunker business
    Vitol Bunkers will be in a strong position to provide a seamless 'end to end' delivered bunker supply service in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: IMO calls for improved treatment of crews during outbreak | Coronavirus fallout may derail decarbonisation | Container...
  • Scrubber boom about to end, says yard executive
    The deputy head of China's largest shipbuilding group has noted vanishing interest among shipowners for exhaust gas scrubber installations. The...
  • Scrubber cheerleader Scorpio postpones retrofits 'where possible'
    Some 51 tankers in Scorpio's fleet of 137 product tankers have yet to have scrubbers installed as of March 27...
  • MSC prepares to store cargoes at transhipment hubs
    Suspension of transit service aims to bring goods closer to final destination
  • Melbourne port workers refuse to unload Cosco containership
    Industry association Shipping Australia has condemned what it called a 'rogue action', calling it unconscionable
  • One dockworker dies in California while another is hospitalised in Delaware
    'The waterfront is a tightly knit community and if a member of that community succumbs, we all share the grief,'...
  • Canada to boost crude oil exports to the US by nearly 1m bpd
    TC Energy made the announcement as Canada's petroleum industry attempts to weather a massive drop in prices due to demand...
  • Regulator to examine challenges facing US supply chain system
    'We know shippers do not have sufficient access to refrigerated containers, ports are facing excess numbers of empties, and terminals...
  • Financiers split on how virus is undermining ship finance
    Another expectation of the coronavirus fallout is that it will sideline the trend towards putting greater importance on environmental, social...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • Shipping executive Jim Amoss dies; led effort to reopen US-China trade
  • Alameda Corridor to make 2020 debt payments despite downgrade: interim CEO
  • Savannah extends truck closures to all Saturdays in April
  • Review clears way for major Vancouver terminal as competing plan persists
  • Heavy transport sector moves big cargo despite market turmoil
  • Mexico's Pacific ports brace for deeper volume declines
  • Blanked April sailings soar as carriers prep for sharp demand drop

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • DHT Holdings puts six VLCCs onto time charters
  • Fincantieri to draft new business plan amid virus uncertainty
  • Catastrophe scorecard: first quarter sees US-listed shipowners slump 42%
  • Covid-19 toll doubles on chartered ANEK Lines ship
  • Hornbeck Offshore runs out of cash, heads to bankruptcy
  • Floating storage demand for LNG shipping set to rise, Poten says
  • Trafigura and Fredriksen's marine fuel play names Anders Gronborg as CEO
  • Cosco's tanker arm foresees charter compensations for Dalian sanctions
  • Bargain hunters seek silver lining and innovation as S&P market stalls
  • Regulator allows Samherji to drop $217m Eimskip takeover
  • LNG newbuild prices fall as fresh orders grind to a halt
  • Boomsma Shipping signs wind propulsion deal for MPP
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines repatriates 1,000 Filipino crew
  • THE Alliance culls another 20 sailings as virus cuts into demand
  • K Line books $49m impairment loss on investment securities
  • Whatever follows coronavirus, shipping will inevitably change
  • MSC gears up for Chinese recovery with focus on 'essential' cargoes
  • Hoegh LNG floats speedy rival FSRU solution for Cyprus
  • Augustus Maritime turns nickel ore export ban on its head
  • Floating storage picks up even before oil price war officially begins
  • Coronavirus confirmed on Royal Arctic Line newbuilding
  • US Supreme Court draws line under 16 - year Athos I saga
  • Pan Ocean makes break into VLCCs with first newbuild, but will others follow?
  • Open hatch bulker giant Grieg Star cuts losses amid tough markets
  • Frontline's MacLeod: Floating storage opportunity 'generational'
  • Kristian Gerhard Jebsen set to sell more modern tankers as strategy shifts
  • Subsea 7 ditches forecasts due to virus and oil price double whammy
  • Lightship brings in Genco's Sune Fladberg as CEO as it eyes growth
  • Siem Offshore pushes back $1bn debt payments to avoid liquidity crunch
  • Vale warns resumption of lost capacity 'could be slowed'
  • Cruiseship collision sinks Venezuelan warship
  • MOL to 'manage market exposure' in face of Covid-19 threat
  • Vitol acquires Sinanju Tankers in move into Singapore bunker market

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • No COVID-19 found on CMA CGM Marco Polo
    French carrier reports entire 500-vessel fleet is free of coronavirus cases.
  • Ocean shipping services continue to deteriorate
    Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.
  • SeaCube CCO: 'Foodstuffs are still moving'
    Coronavirus-caused supply chain disruption has led to port congestion but has not burned reefer market.
  • Maersk completes $545 million Performance Team acquisition
    Global container carrier sails deeper into North American warehouse and distribution services.
  • FEMA relief shipment diverted to LAX
    Another government-underwritten load of medical supplies is headed to Southern California to help respond to the coronavirus.
  • US Customs expands services for-hire program
    Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen said additional reimbursable services agreements help Customs and Border Protection facilitate commerce during COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Maritime History Notes: America's hospital ships
    The Comfort and Mercy, now assisting America through the COVID-19 pandemic, started as crude oil tankers.
  • Commentary: April Fools! Who's the loser in phase one?
    CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco provides commentary on how the Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China has not worked as thought, at least...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 1, 2020
  • Vitol acquires Singapore's Sinanju Tankers Holdings to strengthen bunkering presence
    As part of the deal, Vitol has acquired a fleet of 15 modern Singapore flagged bunker tankers including Singapore's first LNG bunker tanker.
  • Prompt Northwest European HSFO swap spread in steepest contango since Nov 2008
    The prompt Northwest European high sulfur fuel oil paper swap has moved to its steepest contango in 11 years as demand vanished from markets as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Russia's Spimex starts publishing bunker export prices
    Russia's St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange has started publishing exchange prices for bunker fuel at Russian ports for export delivery, it said Wednesday.
  • Euronav sees loss on 2019 VLSFO hedge, expects support for crude tankers
    The collapse in the oil complex has been a double-edged sword for crude oil tanker giant Euronav, which purchased a significant volume of bunker fuel in 2019 but which sees a 2020 upside from a firming crude tanker market.
  • OIL FUTURES: Oil extends decline amid US crude build, Saudi export surge
    Oil settled lower Wednesday as a large US crude build and a flood of Saudi Arabian crude loadings highlighted global oversupply concerns.
  • ChemChina becomes first to blend imported crudes at Yantai port bonded tanks
    Yantai, a port on the Bohai Sea in Shandong province, is the second port in China to offer such a service after Qingdao Dongjiakou port.
  • European, African refiners start to shut down as storage runs thin
    South Africa's Engen refinery said late last week it had opted for a "temporary controlled shutdown".
  • Port of Kiel delays start of cruise season due to COVID-19
    "All cruise sailings are suspended but we do carry passengers (essential travel) on most routes in and out from Scandinavia," a spokesman said.
  • North Asian bunker demand diverts to S Korea on competitive prices
    South Korea is seeing a diversion of demand to its ports on attractive Marine Fuel 0.5% prices.

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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
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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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