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January 22, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • IMO 2020 triggers payment delays, cost overruns in scrubber retrofits
  • Shanghai retains world's busiest box port title, but growth slows
  • Kuehne + Nagel says it intends to accelerate development in Asia Pacific
  • Trade war blamed for first drop in US imports from Asia in 10 years
  • Box throughput at Oakland declines 1.8pc in 2019 to 2.5 million TEU
  • Drewry calls on liners to exercise restraint when ordering new ships
  • Chinese export growth slows to three-year low to 0.5pc in 2019
  • China Merchants brings in investors to expand its Brazilian terminal
  • Alphaliner: Newbuild deliveries up ship capacity to 24.05 million TEU
  • Fortune 500 CH Robinson sees more sourcing diversification in 2020
  • XPO to spin off North American, European transport, logistics units
  • Sold out Air Cargo 2020 to bring together aviation, logistics players
  • SAS appoints Charlotte Svensson as new CIO and vice president

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • Implementation & impact of the IMO regulation on the shipping industry
  • Navigo Shipholding maritime asset investment platform established
  • New guidelines for carriage of seed cake in containers published
  • Sea Cargo Manifest & Transhipment Regulations update
  • Swissterminal & DP World enter a strategic partnership
  • 'The implementation of the National Logistics Policy will create a single-point digital platform for all supply chain stakeholders & facilitate cooperation rather than unhealthy competition'
  • Blue Dart extends its successful First Time Buyer Programme
  • Domestic cargo terminal to be inaugurated at Surat Airport this month-end
  • Indian skies are in for very promising times; win-win opportunities await all stakeholders in the civil aviation sector: Hardeep Singh Puri
  • IndiGo launches direct flights connecting Kolkata with Doha & Dubai
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi & his Nepalese counterpart inaugurate integrated check post at India-Nepal border
  • Voluntary disclosure of information regarding non-compliant drones flying in India
  • FIEO's wishlist for Budget 2020-21
  • CONquest 2020 Business Forum in New Delhi facilitates an engaging conversation on the relevant issues in cargo & logistics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • An eye on bank notes
  • Saving 53 t of CO2 emissions at one go
  • DP World invests in Swissterminal
  • Tigers opens new facility in Sydney
  • Cargo sales director North America for Chapman Freeborn
  • Cincinnati airport opens cargo maintenance hangar
  • Verona - Lübeck nonstop twice a week
  • Car manufacturer chooses longest types of trucks
  • Kuehne + Nagel focuses on Asia
  • DB Schenker supports aid project on Lesbos
  • Danelec Marine greets investor
  • VX Capital orders three more converted B737 freighters
  • Premium service for general cargo across Europe
  • Kamag contracts Röthlein for spare parts logistics
  • New partner for IBA
  • Improving safety for port operations
  • Viva Cargo: Mexican LCC enters air freight market
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • Yet another Europe-Asia container capacity crunch rears its head
  • DP World increases its European footprint with 44% stake in Swissterminal
  • Shipping's bill for meeting IMO 2050 emissions target could be $1.4trn
  • DHL: 'we over-invested in Blue Dart, but we're in India to stay and get it right'
  • Hong Kong port loses a million teu as PRD undergoes a 'transformation'
  • Heathrow freight services could be hit as Vanderlande handler dispute escalates
  • Who is (should be) afraid of Amazon? asks German bank
  • $100m investment pulls an EV start-up out of stealth mode
  • Market Insight: K+N clicks 'undo' in Asia - here's the new 'unified regional management team'

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • Brandi Smith named program director for Columbia-class submarine program at NNS
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that Brandi Smith has been named program director of the Columbia-class submarine program at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division. In this new role, Smith will
  • USCG responds to grounded dredge barge
    The Coast Guard was today responding to a grounded dredge barge in the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas. Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received notification Monday evening that the dredge
  • VIDEO: BC Ferries battery hybrid duo arrives in British Columbia
    BC Ferries' two newest hybrid electric ships arrived at Ogden Point, Victoria, British Columbia, on January 18, 2020, on board the semi submersible transport vessel Sun Ocean. Built at Damen's Galati, Romania,
  • Harvey Gulf makes key hire to grow subsea business
    Harvey Gulf International Marine CEO Shane Guidry is looking to grow the company's subsea business and has hired John Dunn as Vice President of Sub-Sea Vessel Operations. Dunn, who was formerly with
  • Kongsberg gets EU funding to demo two autonomous vessels
    Kongsberg is to install and test autonomous technology on two vessels in different operational environments, with the help of EUR 20.1 million (about $22.3 million) in funding from the EU's Horizon 2020
  • ABS and Hyundai Heavy complete Smart-ship JDP
    Marking completion of a landmark joint development project (JDP), classification society ABS has verified the smart functions of shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries' Integrated Smart-ship Solution, issuing the first Product Design Assessment (PDA)
  • China's first Robert Allan designed DF tug enters service
    Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. reports that the first ever dual-fueled RAstar 3800-DF tug was recently delivered to China's Ningbo Zhoushan Port Company Ltd. Named Yong Gang Xiao

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • West African pirates hijacking larger vessels to maximise ransom returns
    West African gangs are extracting $30,000 to $50,000 per kidnapped crew member from insurance companies
  • Police probe Marshall Islands flag employee's death in New York
    Marshall Islands registry representative says police are investigating the death of Antonio Litman
  • Marubeni and Klaveness merge panamax pool activities
    The combination of existing fleets in the MG Harrison Shipping and Baumarine Pools will see the venture with a fleet...
  • Port of Karachi bans open-loop scrubbers
    The Pakistani government will force ships at the Karachi port to switch to closed-loop scrubbers or compliant fuel oil. Karachi...
  • Fafalios urges care over R&D fund scheme
    GSCC leader takes IMO to task for 'imperfect' 2020 regulation and warns that $5bn research proposal could lead to 'bottomless...
  • UK unlikely to take back control of liner block exemptions until 2024
    'The Competition and Markets Authority may or may not think about it, but my suspicion is that they will just...
  • DP World cancels leave in fight with Australian maritime union
    The union and DP World have clashed for years over automation and outsourcing
  • Malaysia's palm oil flows to India at risk from diplomatic spat
    Having gone ahead with its plan to ban imports of refing palm oil from Malaysia, India also wants to place...
  • Shanghai port to buy stake in Ningbo-Zhoushan
    Two harbours, both located in the Yangtze Delta Region, a key economic powerhouse in China, have been competing heavily with...
  • Marine accident reports remain inadmissible in English courts
    Mr Justice Teare has reaffirmed that detriment to incident investigations that might come about if MAIB reports were allowed to...
  • DP World expands European inland operations
    After expanding into logistics and shortsea shipping, DP World is now growing its inland multimodal presence in Europe
  • UK agrees treaty with US to protect Titanic wreck
    The UK and US governments have passed legislation giving themselves the power to grant or deny licences authorising people entering...
  • China could start exporting VLSFO as domestic output perks up
    Sinopec and PetroChina earlier revealed plans to produce about 14m tonnes this year, enough to cover about 80% of China's...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Libyan crude exports paralysis deals blow to aframax tankers | Sludge risk may rise as bunker stream...
  • China Merchants restructures Sinotrans Shipping
    Sinotrans Shipping runs a dry bulker fleet of 75 ships with 5.8m dwt in capacity, while also having a stake...
  • South Korea to send forces to Strait of Hormuz
    The expansion of the unit's sphere of activity is to guarantee safety of South Koreans and freedom of navigation of...
  • EU-led naval mission in Gulf gets more support
    France's foreign ministry said the new mission will constitute a 'useful instrument' in safeguarding the freedom of navigation by ensuring...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • NJ classification bills crimping independent truckers signed into law
  • Container line-shipper relationships fail to evolve
  • North American intermodal fortunes tied to coastal import share?
  • Australian shippers face strike action, surging port charges
  • Early rise in low-sulfur fuel price triggers Maersk increase
  • Drewry expects 6 percent average MPV/HL rate growth in 2020
  • JNPT customs joins Indian crackdown on carrier terminal pricing

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • Sulphur cap rules working out well, IMO says
  • Coronavirus 'not likely a material headwind' for cruise
  • Dry shipping markets left behind as Asia packs up for the holidays
  • Fledgling luxury cruise outfit expands fleet to five ships
  • Bimco issues Iran, Strait of Hormuz warnings
  • Pirate group fires on MSC multipurpose off Nigeria
  • Security costs 'not justified' in Red Sea and Indian Ocean
  • South Korea expands navy operation to Strait of Hormuz
  • d'Amico pays down debt as MR period deals hit 10-year high
  • Pakistan bans open-loop scrubber discharges in Karachi
  • Foresight founder still driving force behind diversified shipping group
  • Unibros tanker repels pirate boarding attempt off Lagos
  • P&I clubs prepare for digital revolution with approval of blockchain bills of lading
  • Synthetic LNG: Future fuel or fictional Shangri-La?
  • Turkish court poised for trial over killing of captain on Ince Denizcilik bulker
  • Jaldhi Overseas makes quick profit with tanker flip
  • Piracy and geopolitical tension heighten security risks for shipmanagers
  • Kassian Maritime asset play gives extra push to Niriis panamax fleet
  • Liberty One ready to order world's first methanol MPP
  • Captured tanker crewman died from malaria, colleague says
  • VLGC sector set fair for 2020 and beyond as US exports ramp up
  • IMO 2020: So far so good but still a long way to go
  • Schulte Group establishes maritime asset investment platform
  • Pertamina International picks up small chemical tanker
  • US crude exports jumped 47% in 2019 with Asia top destination
  • MSC books two more LNG-fuelled cruiseships worth $2.2bn

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • United Airlines posts strong profits despite MAX headwinds
    Carrier says it reached full-year earnings target a year early.
  • Canada to take up USMCA ratification next week
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will push for swift passage in Parliament in a welcome development for the Canadian trucking companies that dominate cross-border freight market...
  • Triumph beats earnings estimates, quintuples carrier payments business
    Asset quality mostly improved but net interest margin compressed by 62 bps.
  • Phillips 66 and partner drop plans for renewable diesel plant in Washington
    Companies cite permitting issues, but the market for the product remains hot on environmental regulations.
  • Boeing: Expect 737 MAX flight ban to last into summer
    Boeing estimates regulators won't lift the 737 MAX grounding until mid-year, at the earliest, which means the production line might not restart until 2021.
  • Commerce takes over swath of US firearm export controls
    The department said the shift of certain firearms from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List does not decontrol these items but changes...
  • For US ports, 'gloves are back off and we are able to ship to China again'
    Everything from driverless trucks, the U.S. tariff war with China and the growth of ocean ports was discussed during the opening day of the National...
  • Bloomberg proposes national clean-truck voucher program
    Presidential candidate's Clean Transportation Plan calls for 15% of new trucks to be pollution-free by 2030.
  • Commentary: Davos 2020 is about supply chains, disguised as climate change
    The World Economic Forum opened today. Climate change is the most-feared risk of respondents to a WEF poll. Brian Aoaeh comments that disruption of global...
  • Is blockchain finally ready for prime time?
    Blockchain is a popular subject of discussion and dissection, but is it really the savior of all things logistics?
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 1/21
    Trucking Freight Futures markets were closed on Monday; Futures forward curves point to flat year-over-year rates.
  • Hydrogen costs could fall quickly for heavy-duty trucks
    The cost of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucking could drop 50% by the end of the decade, making it competitive with other clean energy options...
  • Commentary: Is saving coal a fool's errand?
    Railroad expert Jim Blaze writes about coal, a key commodity hauled by rail. The amount of coal being hauled by rail is declining. Why? And...
  • Truck manufacturers call for EU investment in gas infrastructure
    Signatories call on policy makers to expand natural gas infrastructure to evenly cover the whole EU territory.
  • Snow, ice returning to recovering Midwest freight markets (with forecast video)
    Trucks going back to Midwest markets hit by recent snowstorm. But another storm heads there soon.
  • WTT?!? weekday: SONAR diesel fuel forecaster and more [with video]
    We gear up into this frigid week with a wild ride of headlines and industry updates. First, some bad news: a fatal shooting at a...
  • Bankruptcy auction canceled as White Willow's $14.5 million bid for Taylor Express approved
    Bankrupt Celadon Group Inc. canceled its Wednesday asset auction of Taylor Express after approving White Willow Holding's $14.5 million bid.
  • Today's Pickup: New survey highlights optimism among shippers
    Shippers in a Morgan Stanley survey are optimistic over the macro environment and expect rate improvement moving forward. Plus, Chinese New Year impacts and supply...
  • Celadon drained cash of Canadian trucking business, former Hyndman executive alleges (with video)
    Ex-chief financial officer of Hyndman Transport accuses Celadon in affidavit of depleting funds generated by profitable core business in Canada and hurting former drivers' and...
  • Commentary: What the Wright brothers teach the sea freight world about cross-industry pollination
    The story of two bicycle mechanics from Ohio can provide inspiration for an industry facing a multitude of challenges.
  • Grain groups in Canada want assurances for rail option
    Organizations may lobby Parliament to declare rail service an essential service so that access remains available during events such as labor strikes.
  • Cargo volumes dropped at major European airports in 2019
    Global trade tensions and a weakening economy took a toll on air freight.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2020
  • US crude stocks expected higher as refinery demand, exports ease
    Nationwide US crude storages are expected to add 500,000 barrels during the week ended January 17, expanding to about 429 million barrels, analysts survived by Platts said.
  • Financial burden of IMO 2020 falling on dry bulk shipowners
    Dry bulk ship owners are bearing the financial burden of increased marine fuel costs in the wake of IMO 2020, as time-charter rates for Panamax ships in the South Atlantic inversely correlate with 0.5% sulfur marine prices at key bunkering hubs.
  • FUTURES: ULSD futures sink as global flu risks weigh on demand outlooks
    Distillate futures lead the oil complex lower Tuesday as the market eyed weakened demand outlooks after the first confirmed US Cornoa virus case.
  • REFINERY NEWS: CNOOC's Huizhou to produce first VLSFO late Jan/early Feb
    The barrels will be produced from a residual hydrotreater and blended with other materials to meet the bunker standard.
  • TANKERS: Asia Aframax rates crash on weak cargo demand, excess tonnage supply
    The key Persian Gulf-East rate fell to w157.5 Monday, a drop of w85.5 from the high on January 6.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Shipping needs at least $1 trillion investments to halve GHG emissions by 2050
    Full decarbonization by 2050 will require further investments of some $400 billion over 20 years.
  • IEA's bullish view of Q4 2019 demand could help OPEC in 2020, if it holds up
    "We are very bullish [for] Q4 2019," Barrett said
  • Merchantability of low viscosity Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargoes in Platts MOC
    Platts understands that residual marine grade fuels with a viscosity of at least 30 CST are currently considered broadly deliverable
  • Scaling up hydrogen will reduce costs up to 50% by 2030: council
    Scaling up will be the biggest driver of cost reduction, the council said.
  • China's Fuhaichuang makes first high sulfur condensate purchase for Mar delivery
    The company last week purchased the cargo, of Qatar's low sulfur field condensate, via tender for delivery to Fujian in March, sources said.
  • UAE's ADNOC, Eni to collaborate on CO2 storage
    ADNOC has pledged to lower its greenhouse gas emissions and boost CO2 storage.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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Arrival ports by:
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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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