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BRIEFS
March 24, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL profit up 1,149pc on US$1.15 billion Long Beach terminal sale
  • Asia-Europe off 3.6pc to US$797/TEU, USWC falls 3.8pc to $1,549/FEU
  • Chandlers face increasing hassle supplying ships in port
  • Zim back in black with US$12 million profit after $44.6 million loss
  • Georgia Ports Authority adds 400,000 TEU capacity to Port of Savannah
  • Bangladesh approves development of its first deepwater port
  • Aqaba terminal to serve as gateway to Iraq, as box volumes rise
  • HR Lines offers feeders between Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia
  • Neptune Pacific buys Pacific Direct to boost competitiveness
  • US coronavirus scare prompts FMCSA to waive Hours of Service rules
  • ProjectPitch offers 'masterclass' in project cargo handlers at Antwerp
  • Mass groundings develop as coronavirus fear spreads worldwide
  • Challenge Air Cargo offers China-Europe flights via Tel Aviv, Liege
  • Menzies Aviation names Jennifer Gourley its new Americas CFO

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • CMA CGM cancels PCS for reefer exports to all Chinese ports from March 23
  • IMO Secretary-General stresses vital need to maintain commerce by sea & protect seafarers' welfare
  • Liberian Registry announces electronic closings & remote mortgage recordings
  • Ministry of Shipping contributing towards achieving $5 trillion economy target: Minister
  • Export of masks, ventilators & textile raw material used for masks & coveralls prohibited
  • Many recommendations to boost SEZ sector implemented
  • DGS issues instructions on operations of vessels & ports
  • Freight forwarders will be pivotal to economic revival: FIATA
  • Exporters call for facilitative measures to tide over current situation
  • Over 7 pc growth in trade seen with FTA & PTA partners
  • S&P lowers India's GDP to 5.2 pc for 2020
  • Call to extend filing of IT/GST returns
  • MoU inked to drive digitalisation & data standardisation in maritime industry

International Transport Journalweb site
  • China - Europe freight transport back on track
  • Kale taps into African market
  • Linz to become Turkish Cargo's 90th destination
  • New managing director for Bolloré in Tunisia
  • Covid-19: more compensation for Swiss railways
  • Geodis expands air and rail capacities
  • The Moody blues about the storm ahead
  • New TOS operative in the port of Livorno
  • Yusen acquires additional shares of AB Logistics
  • ClassNK: changes at the helm
  • VPI: workshops must stay open
  • Fake handbags and Covid-19 test kits intercepted
  • United Cargo schedules 40 weekly charters
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A.P. Moeller - Mærsk bolsters board's financial skills
  • Timocom: quick response in difficult circumstances
  • Sleipnir rides into the Netherlands
  • Contract for maintenance train service awarded

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • Coronavirus may lead to 'largest decline in shipping volumes in living memory'
  • Call to 'designate seafarers as key workers' to keep supply chains moving
  • Comment: Coronavirus may mean the end of just-in-time, as we know it
  • Work together, and keep your eye on the ball, urges forwarder
  • OOCL 2019 carryings and revenue up, but pessimism rules the waves this year
  • Fung family and GLP Group offer to privatise Li & Fung at 150% premium
  • The mathematical conundrum called the 'knapsack problem'
  • BIFA: coronavirus and force majeure
  • Notes from the Covid-19 epicentre - agonisingly, we crave peak death rates
  • Supply chain radar: Ominous signs for DHL as Amazon builds its own delivery network

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • VIDEO: Navy to deploy hospital ship Mercy to Los Angeles
    In a matter of days, the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will sail from San Diego and dock in the Port of Los Angeles to help lift the burden from local medical
  • HII makes leadership changes at Newport News
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is making changes to the leadership team at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Julia Jones has been promoted to vice president of manufacturing and facilities, where she
  • More oil moves into storage
    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to its maximum capacity by purchasing 77 million barrels of American-produced crude oil. Last week, DOE announced a
  • Duluth Seaway Port Authority awarded $10.5 million infrastructure grant
    The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has been allocated a $10.5 million MARAD Port Infrastructure Development grant, "The Port of Duluth is integral to transporting the food, materials, and other vital goods from
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding employee tests positive for coranavirus
    An employee at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a message to Ingalls employees dated yesterday, Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said that the shipbuilder is
  • LNG carrier operator opts for advanced Nippon Paint Marine hull coating
    Piraeus, Greece, based gas carrier operator Gaslog Ltd has opted to apply Nippon Paint Marine's A-LF Sea hull coating as part of its current drydocking program. An advanced ultra-low friction coating system,
  • Car carrier giant to cut fleet size
    Oslo, Norway, headquartered RO/RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen says that, with the coronavirus situation evolving rapidly across the globe, it is taking precautionary steps to adjust its operations and safeguard its liquidity going
  • Damen Shipyards Group names Marc van Heyningen as new COO
    Marc van Heyningen will become the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Damen Shipyards Group effective April 1, succeeding to Jan-Wim Dekker, who became Chief Commercial Officer on 1 January. "We warmly

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • Collaboration needed on decarbonisation, says ONE chief
    The ONE chief executive says the industry needs to raise money to fund decarbonisation technology
  • Coronavirus: Greek shipping industry pledges help for nation's health system
    Moves comes as Greece cracks down on ferry travel, closes public spaces and allows citizens out of their homes only...
  • Tanker owners seek floating storage floor amid imploding oil market
    Numerous chartering deals have failed in the past three days and are being renegotiated as oil traders, refiners and owners...
  • Hamburg denies container equipment shortage
    Carriers can still find empties for European exporters
  • Coronavirus: Cosco gifts protective gear to Greek coast guard
    Chinese group makes 'significant' donation through Piraeus port authority it has controlled since 2016
  • Yard Talk | Target for new orders looks a tall order
    Demand for both LNG carrier and large containership newbuildings this year may fall short of expectations due to the coronavirus...
  • Vale to temporarily close Malaysia terminal
    Vale has decided to close the Teluk Rubiah iron ore terminal from March 24 to March 31, with an expected...
  • Coronavirus: All UK shipping workers could be classed as 'key'
    Exemptions seem designed primarily for those on ships and in ports, and should not be abused for personal convenience, legal...
  • Coronavirus: Wallenius Wilhelmsen to mothball vessels
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen also says it will delay land-based projects, cut capital expenditure and axe planned scrubber fits
  • High inventory levels dash hopes of a quick recovery
    As the global economy grinds to a halt, high levels of inventories will put paid to a restocking boom
  • Dry bulk operators 'coping' with virus disruptions
    Measures have been put in place to minimise disruptions. There are some crew quarantine delays being reported, but these incidents...
  • New regulations widen powers of FMC
    A year after its introduction, the latest update to US shipping law can be seen as a vote of confidence...
  • US shipping stocks fail to catch a break
    It can feel that with a few notable exceptions, shipping stocks in public markets cannot catch a break. But what...
  • In crisis, communication is key
    'We all have a part to play in standing in solidarity with our seafarers and supporting our industry through this...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Floating storage at record as coronavirus cripples crude demand | Maersk suspends guidance on coronavirus fears |...
  • Brisbane further eases port entry restrictions
    Despite this watering down, the 14-day restriction policy for all vessels still applies at the other 20 Queensland ports. Shipping...
  • Seven seafarers kidnapped in attack on MSC containership
    This is the first incident in the area this year. However, there were four incidents at Port Libreville and the...
  • Shanghai eases crew change ban
    Despite the move to avoid draconian impositions on crew movement, the Shanghai government asks shipping firms to 'try as much...
  • FSL Trust names Markus Wenker as new chief financial officer
    At Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank, Wenker established a growing ship finance unit
  • Coronavirus threatens box shipping demand, says OOIL
    OOIL warns that a further escalation of the coronavirus outbreak will hurt global economic growth and container shipping demand
  • Australia's major backfill LNG project now on hold
    Independent oil and gas producer Santos no longer aims to sanction the Barossa backfill LNG project in the first half...
  • Coronavirus: No uptick in containership arrivals at the San Pedro Bay ports
    The declining ship arrivals and container traffic bode ill for any future turnaround as they are already weakening employment along...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen shrinks fleet on coronavirus demand dip
  • USDOT grant to increase rail productivity at Port of New Orleans
  • Truck driver scarcity cripples container flow at India's JNPT
  • Coronavirus business closures chill US, European import demand
  • JOC Rankings: Trans-Atlantic container growth continues despite US-EU trade spat
  • ECMC's new committee to raise project cargo safety awareness

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • Capes see modest gains in 'upside-down' dry bulk market
  • Pangaea suspends quarterly dividend on coronavirus impact
  • American Maritime Partnership opposes Jones Act waiver request
  • Danaos insiders file for sale of up to 45% of shares stake
  • With Covid-19 spreading, shipping conferences take to the internet
  • Chembulk joins legal battle against Valero in Chem Ranger dispute
  • Golar Power gets green light to switch on Sergipe in Brazil
  • Hornbeck Offshore fails to complete bond swap
  • Sun Enterprises to double aframax tanker orderbook at Daehan
  • Scrubber adopters make the best of narrowed fuel spreads
  • 'Mental agony': Seafarers being abandoned during outbreak, charity says
  • Tankerska Plovidba eyes expansion after taking over ferry line
  • Natixis arrests Cido Shipping VLCC chartered to Trafigura
  • Vale to keep Malaysian iron ore terminal operating
  • Scrubber payback pushed out to four years as spread narrows again
  • Spot VLCC earnings plunge as charterers hold back in Middle East
  • Samherji trying to back out of $271m Eimskip takeover due to virus
  • Insurers braced for the financial fallout from spread of coronavirus
  • KKR-backed hedge fund manager reveals 5% Euronav stake
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen to scrap and lay up ships as car market seizes up
  • Clarksons: Concern deepens for boxships and car carriers
  • 'Look beyond tomorrow' to win through tough times, says Torm
  • Italian shipowners face battle for survival by coronavirus spread
  • P&O Maritime Logistics confirms move into MPP sector
  • Seven crew kidnapped from Greek boxship off Gabon
  • OOIL sees full-year profit double, despite market turmoil
  • ASEAN banks less exposed to offshore after 'kitchen sinking' in 2017

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • NWSA focused on keeping commerce moving during pandemic
    Ports of Seattle and Tacoma still operating normally but handling less cargo.
  • OOIL profits swell with Long Beach sale proceeds
    "IT strength and capability" helping Orient Overseas (International) Limited service customers during coronavirus crisis.
  • Free flow of ocean cargo at rising risk from coronavirus
    Ocean shipping has functioned well during the outbreak but pressures are mounting.
  • How coronavirus affects US river-barge market
    Petchem shippers are keeping inland barge owners busy, but upside could be temporary.
  • Boeing shuts down assembly lines in response to pandemic
    Boeing will stop making planes for two weeks at most of its plants to protect workers from the coronavirus.
  • Countries cut red tape to speed up cargo relief flights
    Some countries are making it easier for airlines to adjust operations in response to the coronavirus crisis, but the airfreight community wants greater cooperation from...
  • US lets up on import tariffs for Chinese medical supplies
    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative acknowledged, "the imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese imports has resulted in an overall decline in the availability...
  • Singapore tanker operator fined $1.65 million for oil bilge dumping
    UNIX Line's tanker, Zao Galaxy, discharged the contaminated water overboard in early 2019 during a voyage between the Philippines and California's Port of Richmond.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 23, 2020
  • Mexico maintains crude production in February at 1.673 million b/d
    Mexico maintained its crude production in February despite a drop in international crude prices, official figures published over the weekend show.
  • PetroChina Liaoyang to keep March gasoil export steady from February
    State-owned PetroChina's 180,000 b/d Liaoyang Petrochemical refinery in northeastern Liaoning province, plans to export 120,000 mt of gasoil in March, steady from February, a refinery source told S&P Global Platts Monday. The gasoil export has been steady at 120,000 mt since January.
  • Bangladesh to import cleaner 0.005% sulfur gasoil from July 2020
    Bangladesh will start importing 0.005% sulfur gasoil, instead of the existing 0.05% sulfur gasoil, from July 2020 in a bid to ensure a cleaner environment, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, or BPC, chairman Md Shamsur Rahman told S&P Global Platts on Monday.
  • VLSFO cracks hit 6-month low as demand tanks
    Cracks for 0.5% marine fuel against Brent have fallen to their lowest levels in six months amid falling demand for marine fuel and an oversupply of product in the region due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • US crude stocks likely extend run higher as economics favor storage
    US crude inventories likely continued to build last week amid strong storage economics and historically weak refinery runs, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Monday.
  • Brazil's Petrobras removes workers from Lula Field FPSO amid COVID-19 concerns
    Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras removed eight workers from an offshore floating production unit over the weekend amid concerns about a potential COVID-19 outbreak offshore.
  • German 2020 emissions could fall 30-100 mil mt on COVID-19 outbreak: Agora
    Germany could exceed its 2020 climate goal of a 40% cut in CO2 emissions over 1990 due to the coronavirus crisis and the mild, windy winter just passed, think-tank Agora Energiewende said Monday.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen acts to trim costs amid challenges due to COVID-19 spread
    The shipper has withdrawn the 2019 proposed dividend, cancelled scrubber installations to limit capex.
  • USGC middle distillate exports to Europe at 950,000 mt in March, zero so far in April
    A total of 950,000 mt of US Gulf Coast middle distillate shipments is currently scheduled to arrive in Europe in March as of Monday, with 670,000 mt bound for Northwest Europe and 280,000 mt set to arrive in the Mediterranean, data from S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed.
  • Gibraltar bunkering operations resume as bad weather eases
    Bunkering operations at the port of Gibraltar have resumed with no disruptions, a spokesman for the port authority said Monday.
  • Asia braces for more energy demand destruction as nations lock down cities
    Plummeting oil and gas consumption in China is likely to be replicated in the rest of Asia's developing countries as the coronavirus outbreak triggers more lockdowns and transport disruptions.
  • North Asia's March bunker fuel demand mixed; slight recovery in Hong Kong
    "Demand [in Hong Kong] is still slow, but it is much better than in February when it dropped by around 60%," a supplier said.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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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