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January 15, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore's container throughput hits record high in 2019 lifting 37.2m TEU
  • Penang detains Dutch cargo ship for anchoring illegally
  • OOCL updates cancellations of Asia-Europe round-trip sailings
  • New cleaner marine fuel costs dampen Hapag-Lloyd's 2020 profit outlook
  • Abu Dhabi Ports box liftings surge 47pc to record 2.5m TEU in 2019
  • DHL Supply Chain to manage Nestle's warehousing needs in Myanmar
  • Dubai to host 5th TOC Middle East in 2020
  • Airfreight demand sinks in Nov with AAPA seeking vigilance among sector
  • DHL Global Forwarding regains C-TPAT anti-terrorism approval in Americas
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines to start Tokyo-Taipei route in Q1

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • Far Shipping Feeder hosts trade meet in Kolkata
  • IRClass aiming high in 2020
  • MOL launches 'Lighthouse' information platform for customers
  • Countervailing duty slapped on copper wire rods from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam
  • PSA Group's global throughput volume up in 2019
  • E-commerce growing, but overall air cargo demand still facing headwinds
  • GHAL & ESR to develop 66-acre logistics & industrial park near Hyderabad airport
  • Qatar Airways Cargo announces freighters to Osaka

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Daily service between Belgium and Poland
  • Drugstore chain dm relies on Loxxess
  • Transinvest shareholder celebrates 80th birthday
  • Electric start to 2020
  • A trio for battery hybrid LNG powered PCTC
  • Chinese cargo carrier opens first international route
  • Freight forwarders benefit from apprenticeship service
  • Marc Fürstner joins advisory board
  • Another bridgehead on the north-south axis
  • Swiss interest group shares know-how
  • Terminal de Flandres starts "cold ironing" operations
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Infosys partners with Gefco to support digitalisation
  • Interroll strengthens innovation team
  • Scheduled routes system bears fruit
  • Big news from Airbus and Airlander
  • MOL enhances LNG carrier fleet

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • Ruthless DoJ hunts down final air cargo price-fixing 'scapegoat' Maria Ullings
  • Louisa Hosegood joins Bis Henderson Consulting as digital and strategy director
  • Suez Canal greenlights ships using HFO and bans use of open-loop scrubbers
  • FAA eases ban on parts of Middle East airspace for cargo-carriers
  • Schedule reliability is key to efficient container shipping and supply chains
  • 2020 will be a better year for investment in maritime and logistics start-ups
  • FedEx in big-money push to head off unionisation by US workers
  • Time running out to apply for UK Brexit training grants

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • CMA names its 2020 Commodore
    Lois Zabrocky, Chief Executive Officer of New York, N.Y. headquartered tanker operator International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW), has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2020. Zabrocky follows
  • Damen to be main contractor for German MKS 180 Multi-Purpose Combat Ships
    Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group says that the German government has announced its intention to select it as the main contractor - with partners Blohm + Voss and Thales - for the supply
  • Is House starting on path to carbon-free U.S. maritime industry?
    The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation today held a hearing on "The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation." And, while much of the focus was on
  • TTB: How can Jones Act operators find financing solutions that work?
    In a tough market, how can inland and coastal operators finance projects such as newbuilds needed when the costs of Sub M compliance make keeping older tonnage on the water increasingly expensive?
  • Kongsberg and DNV GL ink digital data sharing agreement
    An agreement signed yesterday by Kongsberg and classification society DNV GL will enable customers of Kongsberg's Vessel Insight data infrastructure solution to collect and transfer data from vessels to DNV GL, which

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • Flag registries drop Iran-linked ships amid sanctions scrutiny
    Flag-shopping is one strategy to evade scrutiny used by about 40 tankers and gas carriers shuttling crude, fuel oil and...
  • IMO facing call to adopt HFO ban in Arctic
    The US, Norway, Finland and other states are backing a heavy fuel oil ban in the Arctic, but with a...
  • Hyundai wins suezmax orders from Central Group
    The 158,000 dwt tankers are due to be delivered in the first quarter of 2021
  • Oldendorff to take delivery of four new bulkers
    A naming ceremony for the newbuildings will take place at the Japanese yard in March
  • Beazley puts UK regional marine lines into run-off
    The lines collectively account for only 5% of the insurer's overall global marine book
  • PSA overcomes challenges to achieve volume growth
    The group will continue to build on its global network of ports and make greater use of technology to boost...
  • Softbank deal boosts shipping technology investment
    Size of venture capital investments rise as the maritime technology market matures
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Iran's flag-shopping subterfuge fleet drags registries into sanctions net | Russian diluent heads for Venezuela via Gibraltar STS...
  • Sempra unit boosts western Mexico oil products terminal capacity
    The agreements signify growing shipments of refined oil from California, where Chevron, Marathon and BP all have stakes in the...
  • Panama Canal to cut slots and impose more charges as drought hits operations
    If water levels on Gatun Lake, which supplies water to the locks, improve the charge could be lowered and the...
  • Third Chinese port announces sulphur cap violation
    It is the third such case reported in China over the past two weeks since the roll-out of the 2020...
  • Singapore sees improved container traffic, but bunker sales dip
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao has been reappointed as chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation
  • Eagle LNG picks Matrix to build Jacksonville plant
    Eagle LNG has been supplying liquefied natural gas as marine fuel to Crowley Maritime's combination container vessels plying the US-Puerto Rico trades...
  • Blast ruptures part of key Malaysian gas supply pipeline
    Multiple outages at the Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline heighten the risks of a supply shortfall at Malaysia's Bintulu liquefied natural gas complex

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • As market changes, SMC3 adds truckload software
  • Winmore software update designed to speed 3PL bid process
  • Mexican state drops law requiring truckers to pay for annual permit
  • European airports: Time to reform outdated airline slot system
  • India mulls privatizing stressed public cargo facilities to regain growth
  • Flexport dominated maritime startup investment in 2019
  • Transplace acquisition expands collaborative shipping

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • US: Look out for cyber attacks in Middle East Gulf
  • Psara Energy's appeal thrown out, but arbitration continues
  • Sovcomflot postpones Polarcus redelivery after winning more work
  • Oldendorff Carriers mounts christening spree for four bulkers
  • Navig8 follows up Ridgebury captures with GNMTC addition
  • Medmar-linked bulkers arrested in India for unpaid bunkers
  • CMA CGM must tackle its $20bn debt and liquidity, analysts say
  • Maersk Tankers aims to keep new dads with parental leave boost
  • Regional Container Lines sends two boxships to the breakers
  • Court to decide on Bourbon Corp liquidation this month
  • Navig8 follows up Ridgebury captures with GNMTC addition
  • Medmar-linked bulkers arrested in India for unpaid bunkers
  • CMA CGM must tackle its $20bn debt and liquidity, analysts say
  • Maersk Tankers aims to keep new dads with parental leave boost
  • Regional Container Lines sends two boxships to the breakers
  • Court to decide on Bourbon Corp liquidation this month
  • Tersan Shipyard goes in for the krill with high-tech hull
  • IMO regulation costs tipped to boost tanker scrapping in 2020
  • Sanko Line snaps up secondhand kamsarmax bulker
  • Eight pirates try to board Mediterranean Shipping Co boxship off Togo
  • Dynacom Tankers in advanced talks for $470m tanker splash at New Times
  • Golden Union sells oldest capesize in reviving demolition market
  • Hoegh LNG eyes bond sale after clinching $80m loan deal
  • Unisea sells newly built aframax tanker duo in likely asset play
  • Lenders seek to sharpen teeth of green demolition sale contracts
  • Jiangsu New Hantong returns to tankers with Carl Buttner order
  • First VLCC demo deal for 2020 concluded as Bahri and Bihar scrap older tankers
  • P&O Maritime loses out to AW Ship Management in UK contract
  • Shell LNG charters set to earn Korea Line over $1bn

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • High-impact snowstorm to hit northern states later this week
    Snow, wind, ice will make trouble for weekend truckers.
  • Massive R&D needed to decarbonize deep-sea shipping beyond 2050
    Oceangoing vessels challenge scale of newly introduced carbon-free power technologies for short-sea shipping and ferries, World Shipping Council CEO John Butler tells U.S. lawmakers.
  • Amazon lifts third-party seller ban on use of FedEx Ground
    Amazon lifts ban on third-party sellers' use of FedEx Ground and Home Delivery
  • What is lithium used for?
    Also called "white petroleum," lithium has become a critical element in the global tech and electric vehicle industries.
  • OmniTRAX names new president, chief operating officer
    The Denver-based short line operator promotes from within for the new roles.
  • Winmore announces integrated software exclusively for logistics service providers
    The company describes Winmore 360° as the world's first LSP-focused integrated software for every stage of the transportation RFP process and tendered lifecycle.
  • American Airlines delays starting 737 MAX service until June
    Pushing back reintroduction of the 737 MAX into airline schedules has become a predictable routine. American Airlines now says it won't start flying the plane...
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 1/14
    Trucking Freight Futures open the week lower on Monday as SEA to LAX (VSL) continues to slide.
  • FreightWaves & The Wall Street Journal To Partner on The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report
    FreightWaves to sponsor the digital news product + deliver custom content that will include data-driven items from SONAR
  • FMCSA plans large truck crash study
    First survey since 2003 will help inform autonomous vehicle development.
  • Shipper-owned containers bring much-needed flexibility to maritime shipping
    Few freight forwarders currently offer shipper-owned containers due to the lack of market transparency in their sourcing.
  • Celadon moves quickly to sell Hyndman Transport headquarters in Canada
    U.S. federal judge clears Celadon Group to proceed with sale of Ontario facility to Wyndham Street Investments for C$12 million in a deal that could...
  • Snowstorms keep closing roads in Northwest US (with forecast video)
    "Oversized vehicles prohibited" on one interstate, another major route shut down.
  • Delta beats 2019 profit estimates, sets revenue record
    Operating revenue for cargo operations at Delta Air Lines fell 13% for the fourth quarter ($187 million) and the full year ($753 million) compared to...
  • Watch while you work: FreightWavesTV introduces daily lineup of streamable programming
    Stay connected to the world of freight throughout the workday with FreightWavesTV.
  • California representative introduces crude-by-rail bill
    The bill would prohibit the transport of crude oil via rail if the Reid vapor pressure of the crude oil exceeds 9.5 pounds per square...
  • Former air cargo executive extradited to US to face price-fixing charges
    Former senior VP at Martinair faces charges in connection with a price-fixing conspiracy.
  • WTT?!? weekday wrap: in-cab cameras, Walmart driver pay, nuclear verdicts, and more
    We gear up this week with a man charged on Thursday with shooting a truck driver on I-269 outside Memphis, Tennessee, after an in-cab video...
  • Today's Pickup: Zonar offering over-the-air updates for Cummins engines
    Zonar has enabled over-the-air updates for Cummins engines, plus key freight index rises and Connecticut senator asks mapmakers to include truck-specific warnings for low bridges.
  • Transplace acquires collaboration platform Lanehub
    The companies share a vision of network optimization through continuous moves.
  • Commentary: Trans-Pacific lane is the trade war truth barometer
    Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect tomorrow, January 15. Read CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco's take on how that trade...
  • New Boeing CEO tries to contain 737 MAX crisis
    Boeing has a new CEO who is tasked with restoring a culture of safety and shoring up the bottom line, but suppliers are now having...
  • Avoiding logistics breakdowns by winter-proofing hauling operations
    Logistics operations during the winter require companies to train employees, ensure preventative equipment maintenance and offer services that protect temperature-sensitive shipments.
  • Walmart added 134 stores, four distribution centers in Mexico in 2019
    Walmart Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) unit in Mexico reported the company opened 134 new stores in that country in 2019, its largest expansion in Mexico in...
  • Panama Canal adds fees as climate change pinches ships
    All shipping interests through Panama Canal face new fees as water levels drop to 'historic' lows.
  • Leadership transition spotlights ITG Transportation's staying power
    It's helpful for new brokerages to study the staying power of brokerages like ITG, especially in volatile markets.
  • Texas couple sentenced in statewide truck tire theft scheme
    A Texas couple was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution after being convicted of orchestrating an organized...
  • Commentary: What 'The Box' teaches us about revolutionary change
    "The Box - How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson makes the case that the shipping...
  • Sliding sales prompt restructuring at Daimler Trucks
    Daimler Trucks is executing structural changes around the world because of sliding sales.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2020
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Japan boosts Abu Dhabi's leased crude storage capacity amid supply risk
    Japan has agreed to boost Abu Dhabi's leased crude oil storage capacity to 1.3 million kl, or 8.18 million barrels, from 1 million kl.
  • All policies, technologies needed to achieve 1.5 degrees target: IEA chief
    A host of policies and technologies will be needed across every sector to keep climate targets within reach, Birol said.
  • MGO-0.5%S spread shrinks in Americas on weather, demand fundamentals: sources
    The gap between spot prices of MGO and 0.5%S marine fuel bunkers continued to be talked narrow to open the week, as warmer weather in New York played a key role amid weaker supply-demand fundamentals, sources said Monday.
  • EMEA product tanker rates pressured with stable marine fuel prices
    Clean tanker vessel owners experienced market softening on the back of fundamentals, with Mediterranean owners in particular having enjoyed skyrocketing rates for large parts of December, as new 2020 Worldscale flat rates fail to support indications at firm levels.

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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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